Two days after the commonplace brawl between young people, the teahouse was closed and a sign saying it was closed.

Someone gave the shopkeeper a sum of money early in the morning, saying that he had chartered the teahouse for a day. The money was generous, and the shopkeeper of the teahouse was a person who observed words and emotions in the market, so he knew that the people who came today were not trivial, so he hurriedly asked someone to clean up.

This teahouse is located near the original fair market, and it is a three-storey attic, which is a condescending place with a panoramic view of the neighborhood.

In the morning, after the bell of the bell and drum tower struck nine times, a group of people poured into the teahouse, and there were a few people guarding outside.

There was no tea in the attic on the third floor, but the window was opened, and more than a dozen people stood there and said something and the teahouse shopkeeper couldn't hear it, but he saw a big man from the Ministry of Industry in the crowd, and there was also Chen Jian, who had heard a lot after the shopkeeper met many years ago.

A few people looked there with binoculars for a while, and some people took out a map drawn with a hot air balloon, and there were really a few acquaintances in this group of people that Chen Jian knew.

"Mr. Chen, all pavilion manors must have a name or a theme to have a taste. You brought it up, and you thought about it. ”

Jian Chen knocked on the glass on the window lattice and said with a smile: "I think, how about this theme called 'Future'?" ”

"The future? There is more than one future, and now is the right moment. Some people mean that this exhibition should be better to show that it is strong, that some things are easy to talk about, that if they can not fight, they will not fight, so that they will retreat in the face of difficulties, and surrender without a fight. If the theme of 'the future' is the same, then we are the 'present' and others are also 'now', if the future is the same, those people are afraid of the future us, not the present us, in the final analysis, they are afraid of the future, not us. ”

Jian Chen shrugged and said, "It's the same." It is enough for them to know that we are closer to the future. ”

"Even so, there is an opinion that ...... Isn't it built grandiose, like the venue of an athletic conference, where some of our epic culture and other things are exhibited? ”

"This is not in our plan, you can add it if you want. Tomb robbers dig graves in order to turn money into reality, how many of them are elegant thieves who admire the things of the ancients? The reality is strong, and some people spontaneously and consciously admire the epic culture; The reality is weak, and there will only be some tomb robber-like characters. Of course, I strongly support some things that show the level of architecture, but it is not necessary to get some calligraphy and painting that we can only understand for the time being, and there will be opportunities in the future. ”

Wai Lang, a former member of the Ministry of Workers who had been in contact with him a few years ago and had taken photos in Minjun together, said: "What I mean is that this exhibition hall with the theme of 'future' will be handed over to us. Don't worry too much about things like whether the whole is matched or not. I don't think I need much space, and the market for the exhibition I plan to exhibit will be enough. ”

"What are you going to do?"

"This is still being studied, and it is actually quite fast to do, and it has been completed in three or five years. Let's lay the foundation first. ”

"How do you get the house next to it?"

"Most of the people here are citizens, and like Mincheng, the kind of brick and cement buildings that are made into three or five floors can save a lot of space. You can also choose to outsource, and now the preparatory committee of the minerals, metallurgy and infrastructure investment company is almost ready, and there are many people in Mincheng who specialize in this industry, and it is not a problem to transfer a batch. We don't care if we pay the wages or something, but we don't care about the wood, masonry, cement, etc. ”

Pointing to the slum huts in the distance, Jian Chen said, "Anyone who has some property will not go to live in a building." For these poor people, it is the same wherever they live, and the only thing that affects them is the shops, which are given to them on the first floor. How to get it, the company will study it, and there are a lot of houses like those in Mincheng, including animal-powered water towers, pottery pipes, canals, disinfectants, toilets and other things, all of which have experience. ”

Wai Lang, a member of the original engineering department, nodded and said: "I have seen those buildings in Mincheng, they are small and unbearable, but if they can match these things you said, it is not impossible." Even wood is used a lot, so it's best to prepare it early. ”

"This time it's probably going to be less wood. There are all kinds of black oil in the oil workshops produced by our party and the coke workshops in Minjun, just like the bamboo tendons that have been tried in Mincheng to make partitions with oil and cement in recent years, so there is no need for wooden frames, and we have to go back and try if it works. ”

Bamboo bars and cement, although a bit crazy, are not impossible, and can greatly save wood, but also make the space of the building more spacious than the wood frame structure.

As economic changes take place, the population of the capital will grow, and the housing problem will soon become a problem.

On the one hand, the factory handicraft industry is developing, and the land annexation in the countryside is also underway, and there will be a large influx of people into the cities. In any case, as a capital city, there are many kinds of relief and charity, whether out of kindness or stability.

On the other hand, once the power change is completed, those power machinery textile mills, flour mills, silk reeling factories and the like that are not handicraft factories will also be relocated from the valley area to cities with lower transportation costs, more convenient employment of labor, and convenient and rapid sales to complete the flow of capital.

Chen Jian estimates that it will not take long, especially with planned guidance and purposeful investment regardless of cost, this cycle will be much faster than relying on the natural development of economic feedback demand.

The key problem stuck in it is the hydraulic or animal boring machine, this problem is solved, whether it is a cylinder, a cannon can have a quick leap. Even if it is only three or five horsepower at the beginning, it is enough to bring about a terrible economic change, and this change in the relations of production has already begun, like a crib is ready, waiting for the moment when it falls to the ground, perfect adaptation.

Those people from the Indian company here saw the price of land in Mincheng and wanted to prepare for a piece of the pie as soon as possible, although the situation in Mincheng was different from here, they did not notice the difference.

The reason for the rapid rise of land in Mincheng near futures exchanges, marine insurance, banks, etc., may not be the same reason as the future rise here, but it is also mutually reinforcing.

If the capital's new complexes such as banks, Indian companies, and exchanges had been able to take advantage of this large-scale redevelopment to take root in the vicinity, land prices would have risen even if the power revolution had not been completed for the time being.

There is an inland river nearby, the first cement road and a new type of hard pavement, and the location is not remote, which is very suitable for future growth.

Pulling more capital and the families of the old era into the water and participating in the profits of the new era can also change economic and social relations more quickly. In addition, it is really to find a way out for the unemployed and those who have migrated to the cities in the throes of these changes, and at the same time to facilitate the organization of activities in the future.

A large country with a large population, the technological revolution has just begun, and the world market is not yet vast, and engaging in the kind of completely laissez-faire and "diligent" that a small country can engage in is a dead end, and it will inevitably be forced into the cycle of small peasants.

Tens of thousands of people can be easily shaken and can immigrate overseas to relieve pressure. Hundreds of thousands, millions of people, the current organizational power of the ruling stratum is turned upside down, and the reactionary ideas of feudal petty peasants and handicraft petty-bourgeois socialism will soon become the mainstream.

As long as the capital is stable for another ten or eight years, problems should not arise too soon, so that the old and conservative groups in the capital will join forces and use the power of yeoman farmers, handicraft guilds, and the bottom to exterminate new interest groups and capital groups.

It is best if something happens after the interest group in Minjun grows up and becomes too big, and the most critical thing is that the transition must be as smooth as possible in the past few years, so as to give those people in Minjun time to accumulate strength and a period for the spread of ideas.

If you want people to invest and want the transformation interest groups to invest money to give those urban displaced people a way out, you can only tell them that it is profitable to do so, and you can tempt or lure them for this goal, and you can even use reasons such as showing national prestige to try to win over people with different ideas and ideas to invest as much money as possible.

The larger the project, the faster the development of various industries, the more urban displaced people can be accommodated, and the easier it is for the commercialization process near the capital to develop quietly.

For this reason, Chen Jian avoided the bamboo cement problem mentioned by Wailang, a member of the original engineering department, and asked a person next to him: "We are responsible for the 'future'-themed pavilion, and you had better prepare for it." In a word, what can be sold, can be exhibited. Cotton, silk, tea, handicrafts, brass, explosives, guns, armor, saltpeter, medicinal herbs, wine, clocks, glass, porcelain, oil, ...... Whatever can be thought of and can be sold for money, pick the best and show it. There are many craftsmen and old crafts in the capital; There are a lot of strange things in Minjun, as long as they are exhibited here, they will be shipped out in the future with a large amount of real money. ”

"It's a good idea to shop around and find out what's selling and what's not. We are not the same as Spain, Spain is in the south, even if it is rags, the locals can be forced to buy it, we don't have such a place, so it still depends on our own ability. ”

A person from Nanyang said: "That's why we're ready to pledge a sum of money. Although the board of directors still has to agree, the opinions on the capital side are unanimous, and it should not be a problem for Mr. Chen to write another letter. The company means that some of the goods here can also be sold, and it has been building ships in recent years, of course, the more things that can be sold, the better. We really can't compare with each other on the Spanish side, we can only watch and watch. ”

In fact, there is a more hidden reason, Nanyang Company is trying to extend its tentacles to Africa, some ivory, gems and other luxury goods in Minjun are definitely not as good as the capital, if you can gain a firm foothold in the capital, and at the same time win over some families in the capital who are interested in investing, it is the best.

The so-called covetousness of the Spanish colonies is just talk. Now the Nanyang Company is not enough to influence the pattern of the entire capital, if there is such a place, I am afraid that it will not be their turn, and the old rights will be distributed to the families in the circle. Roll up your sleeves and do it with the old right, and now it's almost hot, so if it's done and wins, it's different, and then it's not just talking.

As for the newly established Indian companies that have not yet made a single business, the enthusiasm for this exhibition is neither low nor low, and there are some factors of interest exchange.

If you want to bring back spices, you can only trade them in Wangbei City, at least at this time, and the sea charts of the Dutch-controlled islands are not clear, and the risk is too great. Moreover, the Mexican Party has been operating in Wangbeicheng for several years, and the maritime merchants of the Ming Empire have joined in, involving the interests of some landlords and handicraftsmen in the Ming Empire, and it is obvious that they have formed a pirate group based in Wangbeicheng in minutes.

In addition, the monopoly scope of Indian companies is nominally no more than Malacca. If it is really urgent, and Wangbei City and the capital city set up a monopoly company from Malacca to this side, the Indian company will be miserable.

They know very well what kind of person Chen Jian is, and sometimes he is likely to do whatever it takes, and he has been to the East China Sea Islands in the east, and he is also somewhat famous there. When the time comes, the East China Sea Islands and the Mexican Party have reached some tacit understanding, and there is no need to really leave any written contracts or the like, and the life of the Indian company will be even more difficult.

Not only did he ask Chen Jian, but he also felt that the real estate was profitable, and he could use his family relationship to obtain the franchise of raw materials, and some old guys who had not died after the war felt that this was an opportunity to show his prosperity, and it was not a problem to pledge some money.

On the spice issue, Chen Jian also understands that the Moxican Party's monopoly is easy to attract hatred, so it is better to cooperate with this Indian company and squeeze out the rest of the people, which can be regarded as taking advantage of each other.

If you eat alone, you will definitely die, and if you don't eat spices, you won't be able to make money for a few years, so you can take the opportunity to accumulate some capital in Beicheng, what should you do, don't put your main business on spices. By the way, taking away the profits of spices can also force Indian companies to do business, and don't go to India to Indonesia.

These family-controlled councils can basically be decided, but before they are passed, many people have already perceived the opportunity to make money, and the money of the Ministry of Households has always been active.

Now it is still nominally uncertain, but the fact that these people can come here with Jian Chen can already explain the problem, and all kinds of franchises, monopolies, hoarding, and price increases behind the scenes have already begun.

The autumn wind has not moved the cicada, this is the capital, not Min County, Chen Jian is not qualified to be this autumn cicada, and he can't get a few cups of gold and silver soup, so that more people can intuitively see a future pie, and more people intuitively feel that the times are changing.

For him, in the end, it was earned.