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Chapter 892 Labor Issues (Third Change)
The last decree is naturally to correct the content of the memorial issued by the ceremonial supervisor who guides the luxury style in the south of the Yangtze River.However, Emperor Chongzhen also added one more, that is, student aid.Those who donate to children who go to children's schools for one year and can graduate will receive preferential treatment.

This decree, based on the ancestral system, does not kill the rich with a single stick, but only gives many conditions, but guides them to be good.For officials with privileges, who can also highlight their status, they have the least resistance.However, if it were changed from the past, many people would probably murmur that the emperor was too lenient.But under the background of Nanxun Town, who dares to make irresponsible remarks on the imperial power?
Of course, these decrees are just outlines, and the specifics still need to go through formal procedures to announce them to the world.

After Emperor Chongzhen was busy with these things, one day passed.

Early the next morning, he specially promoted Chen Youming to be the mayor of Nanxun Town.The reason why it is a special order is because Chen Youming is just an ordinary person, so giving him a fame and making him an official in the local area is a special order.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't want this incident to eventually affect the Husi trade in Nanxun Town. He was familiar with Chen Youming, and Chen Youming was also familiar with the Husi trade. With Chen Youming's support, he has reason to believe that Chen Youming can bring the affairs of Nanxun Town back to the right track as soon as possible.

Therefore, Chen Youming's unexpected joy was to become the No. [-] village head of Daming.The first head of the township is also the head of the township with the greatest background.

After finishing all this work, Emperor Chongzhen revealed his identity. Naturally, it was impossible to continue private visits in microservices, so he went straight to Suzhou Mansion, preparing to return to Beijing.

As for the maritime trade matter, with the help of this incident, Jin Yiwei searched out a lot of information about the businessmen. For those with large transaction volumes, they have been sent to Wang Chengen, the admiral of the East Factory, who will continue to investigate secretly.

Of course, Emperor Chongzhen could also see the prospects of sea trade from the business of Husi.Regarding sea trade taxation, I also had some ideas. I brought Wen Tiren and Sun Chuanting to communicate in the chat group, and almost got results, and Sun Chuanting carried out the implementation.The first formal official transactions with the Portuguese and the Dutch will end soon, and generally speaking, both parties are quite satisfied.

Emperor Chongzhen only rested for a few days in Suzhou and was ready to return to Beijing. Before leaving, Liu Mao hurried to see him.

Emperor Chongzhen saw that he seemed to have gained a lot of weight, and felt a little displeased, so he asked coldly: "Liu Qing, I put Daming Road and Bridge Company in charge of you, and asked you to build more roads for Daming. These days, Jiangnan hasn’t seen any signs of starting construction. Could it be because of entertainment, you forgot the business?”

Liu Mao was shocked when he heard this, and quickly bowed and replied: "Your Majesty will value you as a humble minister, so I will try my best to do my job, and I will never forget the grace of God."

After confessing his feelings, he quickly explained: "When I arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, I gathered wealthy households as usual to preach the politics of roads and bridges. However, the land in the south of the Yangtze River is different from that in the north, so that the progress of my minister's road construction was delayed. No progress."

"Oh, what's the explanation?" Emperor Chongzhen was a little surprised when he heard this, and asked a little curiously.

According to his personal experience, on the Jiangnan side, whenever it rains, the roads are muddy, and it is inconvenient for people and vehicles to come and go.The benefits of cement roads should be best reflected in Jiangnan!Why is it that the construction in the north did not delay the process, but in the south, the process was delayed?
At the beginning, it was originally planned that Liu Mao would go directly south to build the first concrete road in Ming Dynasty.However, the rapid changes in the war in the north were a bit unexpected, so all the manpower and material resources of the cement factory were used in the north. In the end, the first cement road was built between the capital and Tongzhou.

When Liu Mao heard Emperor Chongzhen's question, he quickly replied: "Returning to Your Majesty, the wealthy businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River are indeed very interested in cement road construction, but they are a little worried that the imperial government's policy will change after the road is repaired. I took it back; the second is that road construction in the south of the Yangtze River is much more expensive than in the north, and rich businessmen pay more money, so there is a bit more money to be collected. The third is that the local government also does not cooperate, and various situations..."

Emperor Chongzhen became even more confused after hearing his explanation.He can understand the first reason, and this is not a problem; what the hell are the second and third reasons?Why is road construction in the south more expensive than in the north?How could the local government not support such a favorable move?
Or Liu Mao had thought of this a long time ago. After he finished speaking, he took out a memorial from his sleeve, handed it over to Fang Zhenghua, and presented it to the emperor, saying: "Your Majesty, the reasons for this are all recorded by me, and the facts are all there. , Your Majesty, please take a look!"

When Emperor Chongzhen heard it, he became even more curious, so he quickly unfolded the memorial and read it.After reading it, he suddenly realized that Liu Mao hadn't lied to him.

It turns out that the business and trade here in the south of the Yangtze River is prosperous. If roads are to be built, especially those busy roads, if they are to be replaced with cement roads, the impact will be great.The delayed trade volume is definitely not a small amount.This is one of them!

Second, the people in the south are busier than those in the north. Not to mention that there are two crops and three crops in farming, even ordinary people are busy in the morning and evening. Even women from ordinary families can use textiles and other activities. Earn money.People in the south of the Yangtze River, if they really have leisure time, it is mostly after the autumn harvest.

Therefore, generally speaking, the government will not enlist the people to perform hard labor during the busy farming season. The opposition of the local government is actually based on this point, and it is not selfish.Liu Mao said that the cost of building cement roads in the South is high because first, the indirect costs during road construction are high, and second, labor costs are high.

It is for these reasons that after Liu Mao finished building the cement road from the capital to Tongzhou last winter, he came to Jiangnan for a while, but the road was still not completed.

Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen had finished reading it, Liu Mao bowed again and said, "Your Majesty, the construction of cement roads requires a lot of manpower. It is really inconvenient to collect a large number of people during this period. If there are enough manpower, I will not be able to repair it." Good way, willing to accept the crime!"

At this time, the construction of cement roads does not have the construction machinery of later generations, so it is natural to rely on manpower to pile them up.Liu Mao's words focus on the biggest problem, which is actually the problem of manpower.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but frowned slightly, and became thoughtful.

If road construction affects farming, even if it hinders the people in the south of the Yangtze River from weaving and sericulture, Emperor Chongzhen is unwilling.But on the Jiangnan side, it would be inappropriate to wait until after the autumn harvest every time.After all, in this way, there will be less time for road construction throughout the year.Moreover, after the autumn harvest, the south of the Yangtze River will also cool down, and the land will be frozen hard, which will make road construction more difficult...

He thought about it, and suddenly remembered the decision he had made before. Now that they are connected together, it's just a solution!

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