From Chief to Ball

Besides, Chen Jian didn't want to take advantage of it. He not only bought the land, but bought the land in the name of mining, and the land price would be high.

Normally, even if such a person wants to mine, it is in the name of buying cultivated land, pastures, firewood mountains and the like.

The price difference among them was a bit big, Chen Jian readily took out the money, and this side readily agreed.

He bought a piece of land of about [-] mu, and surrounded all the places where Zhao Si found the oil seedlings. With the land deed, Chen Jian was not in a hurry to drive those people away, and waited for the students in the technical school to practice the impact drilling method and gradually become proficient. , Improve several important details.

After buying the land, I visited Heyuan Mountain to discuss another matter.

It was completely different from Chen Jiangang's attitude when he came here two years ago, but no one mentioned such things as Chen Siwen saving his life, just pretending that it never happened.

At that time, Chen Jian brought three or four people to Nan'an. He Yuanshan thought that Chen Jian just wanted to start a small business, but he was a little surprised that the business was so big that two years later.

Originally, I thought it was just to take care of it, but now it seems that the two of them can have a good chat and help each other.

Ye Yuanshan asked others to retreat, but only entertained Chen Jian alone, and Chen Jian didn't mention what Chen Siwen mentioned.

"Mr. Chen is not about buying land this time, is he?"

"Of course not. I want to build roads and dig rivers."

He Yuanshan clicked his tongue, frowned, and said, "Building roads and digging rivers is a major matter of people's livelihood. It just needs the approval of the council to allocate manpower, financial resources, and corvees."

Chen Jian said with a smile: "I paid for it myself to find someone to dig rivers and build roads. It's not for the people's livelihood in the county, and naturally there is no need for a meeting to discuss it. I pay for it, and do my best when I'm free, so I don't miss out on farming work."

"This is a good thing! It's a great thing. It is said that Mr. Chen has a kind heart, and your Mexican party takes people's livelihood as its own responsibility in your actions. I admire this."

He Yuanshan thought to himself, if you pay, there will be fewer idlers in Nan'an.Moreover, farmers in the slack season also have money to earn. This is not coercion and coercion. If you don’t pay much, people will not go.

After thinking about it for a while, I realized that as long as the river and road were built in Nan'an, it would be a great thing for the county.

Once the river road is completed, it will also be his achievement as the leader of the county, so why not do it?

"It's just that...my road is not to repair the original post road or river course, but to build a new road from scratch. This is not my own business. I have to give an explanation from the county. After the road is completed, after 99 In addition, I also have the right to collect toll taxes and fees."

Hearing this, Yuanshan immediately became vigilant, and Chen Jian quickly explained: "You can rest assured, I don't rob post roads, I don't rob Minhe, I just build a road where no one has a road. "

"But... there is no way to rely on this?"

"But the law is not inaccurate. The law does not prohibit it, so can't the county and county be adjusted appropriately? As long as it does not violate the national law, the laws of the county and county can be appropriately modified. Besides, this is a good thing. It has never been done before. If it is done, it will be done. In the future, when there are roads and rivers to be built, we can use Nan’an as an example.”

He Yuanshan thought about it for a while and asked, "Mr. Chen, what's going on with your river?"

"It's profitable. I don't destroy the original post road, and I don't block the river. The original traffic is normal. If people think my road is more convenient, they will naturally go from me. As for the traffic fee, That's normal. Think about it, if you take the original route, the cost will be cheaper than going from me, so naturally no one will take my route."

Yan Yuanshan smiled and said: "Is this what you said about letting go, the invisible hand?"

Chen Jian also smiled and said, "That's right. You see, as long as there is money to make, the roads and canals in Nan'an will be built, and rich people from all over the country will learn from them. For the people, it is convenient; As far as the country is concerned, rivers and roads are criss-crossing; this is of course a good thing. How can making money by building roads with good intentions compare with making money?"

He Yuanshan thought for a moment, and asked, "If it is profitable, someone will build roads and rivers. What if there is no profit? This is laissez-faire. I'm afraid the money will not go to the unprofitable place." ?”

Chen Jian laughed and said: "That's too right. Where there is no profit, that is for the government. We workshop owners and capitalists have no obligations to the poor there, and we have no money to make. Repair it, then It is kindness; there is nothing wrong with not cultivating.”

Ye Yuanshan also smiled and said: "That's true. If roads are built in such unprofitable places, what use are we officials? Then it is really letting freedom solve everything. I'm afraid your argument is impeccable." However, Mr. Chen, what you said is inconsistent with what your party says. Aren’t you most concerned about the livelihood of the people at the bottom? Ordinarily, your road should be built in remote areas.”

Chen Jian shrugged and said: "Get rich first and then get rich later. You have to believe in the virtues of our workshop owners and big businessmen. Besides, the party's property can't afford to build this road. I personally pay for it, and it doesn't represent the party. Our party There are not many people who are in the National People's Conference, and they are not the king of China, this kind of thing is still far away."

Hearing this, Yuanshan looked up at Chen Jian thoughtfully.

After a long while, he said: "The country has no canal law or private road construction law. Mr. Chen, I am afraid that you will lose all your money in the end. The regulations of the county cannot exceed the laws of the country. ...Even if I give you some compensation, but your money is trapped in it, there will be less in disguise."

"Brother Yuanshan, once the river is built and profitable, the canal law and the private road construction method will naturally follow. Is it possible that I am the only person in the world who seeks profit?"

"It's not up to me alone, it needs the approval of the county council."

"This is of course policy, not regulation, so it doesn't need to go through parliament."

"The 99-year period can only be talked about. After ten years at most, half of the policies can be vetoed or the county magistrate can say no."

"But within ten years, unless it violates the national law, only two-thirds of the number can be vetoed. Ten years later, because this road in Nan'an is more prosperous and convenient for business travel, it is difficult for everyone to discuss this matter in the future. Will forget Did the matter of building roads and digging rivers all over the world start in Nan'an? Don't you think of Nan'an's order to be far away from the mountains and dare to be the first in the world? If the policy is reasonable, the rest of the counties can be used immediately, and I am afraid they can stay in a hundred years. name."

Chapter 1 Sixteen Inaction

There is no doubt that the roads and canals built by capitalists will only appear in profitable places.

However, compared with the feudal era, when roads were only built in important military areas, corvee was required, and when corvee was collected, large households escaped small farmers and had difficulty taking care of their land and went bankrupt. This is still an improvement.

It is not the advanced nature of the capitalists, but determined by the social form.

This kind of progress requires money, and it also requires a lot of hired workers who do not rely on land or have nothing.

Without them, in a purely self-sufficient agricultural society, a large amount of labor for road construction can only rely on the bottom peasants, which is a waste of people and money.While beneficial to society in the long run, it will certainly cause social unrest.

Building roads and digging rivers is a good thing for the country and the people only when there are a large number of free laborers who are not tied to the land. Anyone who builds roads and digs rivers is advanced if they break the self-sufficient small-scale peasant economy.

Under the small-scale peasant economy, even if it is the master of Qingtian who builds roads and rivers, at most he will give some extra money for service.But for small farmers, it is totally not worth the money to waste their own land.There is no solution to losing the land and not being able to make a living. Therefore, great things like building roads and rivers often turn into civil uprisings and even change the sky.Even though it will last forever, it is in the name of tyranny.

Yuanshan's objection at the beginning was only because he thought that Chen Jian wanted him to conscript corvee, but when he heard that Chen Jian wanted to hire someone at his own expense, he no longer had any worries.

He felt that he didn't need to come forward himself, and doing things with money was a deal.Those who are willing to work will only do it if it is profitable, and it is all voluntary.

Dare to be the first in the world depends on whether it is possible to do it.

If it is done, it will be praised by all; if it cannot be done, it will be criticized by thousands of people.

Although Chen Jian said so much, Ye Yuanshan was not moved by these few words, but asked: "Mr. Chen must not be short of money. Since this is the case, whoever wants to come has already thought about it? There is only one thing, You have to know that there are regulations in the Apprentice Law, and the maximum salary cannot be exceeded to avoid chaos, or some farm laborers only go to repair roads and delay farming. Although there are many workshops nowadays, farming is still the most important thing after all.”

"I save it. I have my own measure."

"I can trust Mr. Chen in what he says. But..."

When it came to this point, Chen Jian didn't hide his secrets, and talked about the location and benefits of his construction of rivers and roads.

He took out detailed figures, and gave the number of visits to get the transportation cost and ore consumption. He didn't say anything that would be beneficial to him, but only talked about what changes would happen to Nan'an after it was repaired.

"Brother Yuanshan, once the canal is completed, the coal, iron, lime, stone, etc. needed by Mincheng can all come from Nan'an."

"Some workshops will also be built in Nan'an because of the convenience of raw materials. In Mincheng, after the price of these raw materials has been reduced, some merchants will also choose to expand their workshops. Mincheng is prosperous, and Nan'an is naturally prosperous. The shops along the river, The number of restaurants can be increased a lot.”

"In this way, a lot of business tax and business tax can be collected in the past. Residents have some spare money, which will be invested in transportation and shops. Only money can make money, and people's livelihood will not wither."

"Wealth in the world is not gold and silver, but the amount of things produced and circulated such as food, clothing, housing and transportation. The more circulation, the more wealth."

"Therefore, there are only advantages and no disadvantages in building this canal. I will neither interfere with farming, but also allow some poor people to work, so what is there to worry about?"

He Yuanshan looked at the figures, and listened to Chen Jian's statement, he also understood in his heart that once the canal and the wooden track road were repaired, the importance of Nan'an would rise to a higher level, and the prosperity would be far greater than it is now.

At that time, the fuel, ore, etc. needed by Mincheng can be transported down this canal as much as possible, which is much cheaper than coal transported from other places.