From Chief to Ball

Someone gave the shopkeeper a sum of money early in the morning, saying that he would book the teahouse for a day.The money was given generously, and the shopkeeper of the teahouse was a man of observation in the market, so he knew that the people who came today were not trivial, so he hurriedly asked someone to clean them up.

This teahouse is near the original fair market, and it is a three-story attic. It is a condescending place where you can see the whole surrounding area.

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 still a few people guarding outside.

There was no tea in the attic on the third floor, but the window was opened, and a dozen people stood there talking and couldn't hear the teahouse shopkeeper, but they saw a big man from the Ministry of Industry in the crowd, and another one who had been there for many years. After meeting the former shopkeeper, Chen Jian has heard a lot about it.

Several people looked there with binoculars for a while, and someone took out a picture drawn with a hot air balloon. There were indeed a few acquaintances Chen Jian knew among this group.

"Mr. Chen, every pavilion and manor must have a name or a theme to be interesting. You brought up this matter, so you can think of a name."

Chen Jian knocked on the glass on the window sill, and said with a smile: "I see, how about this theme called 'future'?"

"The future? There is more than one future, and now is this moment. Some people mean that it is best to show the strength of this exhibition, and some things are easy to talk about. If the theme is "future", then we are "now" and others are "now". If the future is the same, those people are afraid of us in the future, not us in the present. In the final analysis It’s the future that’s afraid, not us.”

Chen Jian shrugged and said, "Same. It's enough to let them know that we are closer to the future."

"Even if this is the case, some people's opinions are... Should it be built more grandly, like a venue for a sports meeting, and some things like our epic culture will be displayed in it?"

"This is not in our plan, you can add it if you want. Tomb robbers dig graves in order to realize the real money. How many of them are elegant thieves who admire the things of the ancients? Reality is strong, and some people come here spontaneously." Admiring epic culture; the reality is weak, and only some characters like tomb robbers will come. Of course, I strongly support some things that show architectural standards, but it is not necessary to make some calligraphy and paintings that we can only understand. There will be opportunities in the future.”

Turning his head aside, the former member of the Ministry of Industry, Uiro, who had contact with him a few years ago and took photos together in Fujian County, said: "I mean this exhibition hall with the theme of 'future', and leave it to us. Does the whole match? You don’t need to pay too much attention to things like that. I guess it doesn’t take much space, the street market is enough for the exhibition I plan to do.”

"What are you going to do?"

"This is still under study, and it's actually quite fast to do. It will be completed in three to five years. Let's lay the foundation first."

"How about the nearby houses?"

"Most of the people here are citizens. Like Fujian City, they are built into three-to-five-story brick and concrete buildings, saving space and freeing up a lot. You can also choose to outsource. Now this mining, metallurgy and infrastructure investment company The preparatory committee is almost ready, and there are quite a few people in Mincheng who specialize in this industry, and it will not be a problem to transfer a batch of them. Just pay the wages and so on, and we don’t care about wood, masonry and cement.”

Pointing to the poor huts in the distance, Chen Jian said again: "Anyone who has some property will not live in a building. For these poor people, it doesn't matter where they live, and the only ones affected are those shops. This Just give them the first floor. The company will study how to do it. A lot of houses like Mincheng have been built, including animal-powered water towers, pottery pipes, canals, disinfectant powder, toilets and other things. We have experience .”

Wailang, a former member of the Ministry of Industry, nodded and said: "I have seen those buildings in Mincheng. They are extremely small, but if they can be matched with the things you mentioned, it is not impossible. Even a lot of wood is used. You really want to do the best. Get ready early."

"Maybe less wood is used this time. The oil workshops produced by our party and the coke workshops in Min County have all kinds of black oil, just like the bamboo tendons that have been tried in recent years to use oil and cement as partitions in Mincheng. There is no need for a wooden frame, and we have to go back and try to see if it works.”

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

As the economic change takes place, the population of the capital will increase, and housing issues will soon become a problem.

On the one hand, the factory handicraft industry is developing, and the land merger in the countryside is also going on, and a large number of people will flow into the city.In any case, as a capital city, there are many kinds of relief and charity, whether out of kindness or out of stability.

On the other hand, once the power transformation is completed, those non-handicraft factories with power machinery such as textile mills, flour mills, and silk reeling mills will also move from the river valley to lower transportation costs, more convenient employment, and quicker sales. mobile city.

Chen Jian estimates that it won't take long, especially in the case of planned guidance and purposeful investment regardless of cost. This cycle is much faster than the natural development of demand based on economic feedback.

The key problem stuck in it is the hydraulic or animal power boring machine. If this problem is solved, no matter it is a cylinder or a cannon, it can make a rapid leap.Even if there are only three or five horsepower at the beginning, it is enough to bring about a terrifying economic change, and this change in production relations has already begun, just like the crib is already ready, just waiting for the moment when it falls to the ground, perfect adaptation.

Those people from the Indian company here saw the land price in Mincheng, and wanted to prepare for a share of the pie as soon as possible. Although the situation in Mincheng was different from here, they didn't notice the difference.

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

If emerging buildings such as banks, Indian companies, and exchanges in the capital can take advantage of this large-scale reconstruction to take root nearby, the land prices here will rise even if the power revolution has not been completed for the time being.

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

Pulling more capital and old-age families 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 of life for the unemployed and migrants who are in the throes of change, and it is also convenient for organizing activities in the future.

A large country with a large population, the technological revolution has just begun, and the world market is not yet broad. The kind of complete laissez-faire and "hard work" that can be done in a small country is a dead end, and it will inevitably be forced to be reincarnated.

Thousands of people can be easily suppressed, and they can emigrate overseas to relieve pressure.Hundreds of thousands of people, millions of people, as far as the organizational power of the ruling class is concerned, the world will be turned upside down, and the reactionary ideas of feudal small farmers and handicraft petty bourgeois socialism will soon become the mainstream.

As long as the capital is stable for another ten or eight years, don’t cause problems too early so that the conservative groups and conservative groups in the capital will work together to kill new interest groups and capital groups by borrowing the power of self-cultivating farmers, beneficiaries of handicraft guilds, and the bottom.

It is best for the interest groups in Min County to grow up and become too big to get out of trouble before accidents happen. The most important thing is to be as smooth as possible in the past few years, to give those people in Min County time to accumulate strength and to spread their ideas. Expect.

Interest groups that want people to invest and transform themselves can only tell them that it is profitable to do so, and that they can be lured or deceived for this purpose, or even used to show national prestige. The reason is to attract people with different ideas and thoughts as much as possible to invest more money.

The larger the project, the faster the development of various industries, the more urban refugees it can accommodate, and the easier it is for the commercialization process near the capital to develop silently.

For this reason, Chen Jian avoided the issue of bamboo-reinforced cement mentioned by the former member of the Ministry of Industry, Wailang, and asked a person next to him: "We will be in charge of the exhibition hall with the theme of 'future', and you should also prepare for it. In a word , things that can be sold can be exhibited. Cotton cloth, silk, tea, handicrafts, brass, explosives, guns, armor, saltpetre, medicinal materials, wine, clocks, glass, porcelain, oil...anything you can think of , Those that can be sold for money, we choose the best ones to exhibit. There are many craftsmen in the capital, and there are many old handicrafts; Fujian County has a lot of strange things, as long as they are exhibited here, they will be shipped out in the future.

"Shop around, and take this opportunity to know which items sell well and which items don't. We are different from Spain. Spain is in the south, and locals can be forced to buy even if it's shabby. We don't have such a place yet, so we still It's up to you."

A person from Nanyang Company said: "This is also the reason why we are going to pledge a sum of money. Although the board of directors needs to agree, the opinions in the capital are unanimous. It should not be a problem for Mr. Chen to write another letter. The company's It means that some of the goods here can also be sold, and ships are still being built in the past few years, of course, the more things that can be sold, the better. We are really incomparable in Spain, and we can only look at it greedily."

In fact, there is a more hidden reason. Nanyang Company is trying to extend its tentacles to Africa. The sales of some luxury goods such as ivory and gemstones in Fujian County are definitely not as good as those in the capital. It would be best to win over some families in the capital who are interested in investing.

The so-called envy of the Spanish colonies is just talking.Now Nanyang Company is not enough to affect the structure of the entire capital. If there is such a place, I am afraid it will not be their turn. The old rights will be allocated to the families in the circle.Roll up your sleeves and work with the old rights, and now it's almost ready, if you finish the work and win, it will be different, and then it will be more than just talk.

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

If you want to transport the spices back, you can only trade them in Wangbei City, at least at this time. The sea chart of the islands controlled by the Netherlands is not clear, and the risk is too great.Moreover, the Mo party has been operating in Wangbei City for several years, and it has joined the maritime merchants of the Ming Empire, involving the interests of some landlords and handicraftsmen of the Ming Empire, tearing apart their faces and forming a pirate group based in Wangbei City every minute. of.

In addition, the monopoly scope of Indian companies is no more than Malacca in name.If there is a real rush, it is hoped that the North City One Card and Capital City will set up a monopoly company from Malacca to here, and the Indian company will suffer terribly.

They knew what kind of person Chen Jian was. Sometimes he might use unscrupulous means, and he had been to the East China Sea Islands in the east, and he was also famous there.When the East China Sea Islands and the Mexican Party reach some tacit agreement, there is no need to leave any written contracts, and the life of the Indian company will be even more difficult.

Not only do they need Chen Jian, but they also feel that the real estate is profitable, and they can also use the family relationship to obtain the franchise rights of raw materials. In addition, some old guys who have not died after the war think that this is an opportunity to show their prosperity. Pledge Part of the money is not a problem either.

Regarding the issue of spices, Chen Jian also understands that the monopoly of the Mexican party is easy to attract people's hatred. It is better to cooperate with this Indian company and exclude others, which can be regarded as mutual use.

Eating food alone is sure to kill you. If you don’t eat spices alone, you won’t be able to make money for a few years. Wangbei City will take the opportunity to accumulate some capital, so you can do whatever you want. Just don’t put your main business on spices.By the way, sharing the spice profits can also force Indian companies to do business, don't go to India and go to Indonesia.

These family-controlled councils can basically pass a decision, but many people have already noticed the opportunity to make money before passing the decision. People like the money from the household department have always been active.

Now the name is not sure, but these people can come here with Chen Jian, which can already explain the problem. Behind the scenes, various franchises, monopolies, hoarding, and price increases have already begun.

This is the capital city, not Fujian County. Chen Jian is not qualified to be this autumn cicada. He can only share a few cups of gold and silver soup, so more people can only intuitively see a big cake in the future. , More people intuitively feel that times are about to change.

As far as he is concerned, he still made a profit after all.

Chapter 76 Artisans and laborers knock out the future

The people in the third-floor attic think that this exhibition is necessary for different purposes, and those who think it is necessary must be able to achieve certain purposes.

Chen Jian showed no hostility towards the profit-seeking, extremely self-interested people who were bent on making money standing next to them.

All these words that don't sound very good can be regarded as a manifestation of the realization of self-worth in life under the background of a specific era.

In the era of private ownership and commodity trading, gold and silver currencies are distorted into the inherent attributes of all human labor incarnations. Whether commodity producers and traders can complete the last leap into currency and worship currency gold and silver at this moment, many When people pursue the value of life and self-realization, they naturally work towards currency, gold and silver.

If you want to borrow the power of these people, it is impossible to persuade and guide with values ​​that do not belong to their world.

The conversation in the attic lasted for a long time. Some people were not interested in the theme pavilion of "Future", so Chen Jian did not discuss with them in detail what to exhibit.

Those people are right. The future, or the future that Chen Jian believes, belongs to everyone, and the spread of this future will proceed at an unprecedented speed.