Buried alive in the Qing Dynasty

So now he would rather push back the time to unify the world, and first settle the four most difficult provinces of Jiangbei, Jiangnan, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang.

However, solving the problem of averaging fields only delayed the arrival of the great cycle, and could not allow Daming to break out of this historical cycle.If you want to jump out, the only way may be to take the lead in industrialization!

To take the lead in realizing industrialization, Zhu Heqi can think of ways right now. One is to establish a financial system that can provide funds for industrialization.

The second is to establish an education system that can provide talents for industrialization in batches.

The third is to actively participate in international zero-yuan purchases to grab markets, raw materials, and funds.

Four, it is to end up as a capitalist or to support and train industrial and commercial capitalists...

And these four methods seem to be inseparable from the selection and training of talents.

Therefore, after the results of the imperial examination competition in the second year of Ming Wang Jianguo came out, Zhu Hechi devoted most of his energy to the cultivation and further selection of talents.The number of candidates for this imperial examination competition is unprecedented.There are a total of 98 people on the list of Jinshi that was finally announced—there were 2000 people on the list of Jinshi, and two were missing in the final imperial examination, and I don’t know where they went?

And these people are undoubtedly the best among the well-educated intellectuals in the six provinces of Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Jiangnan, Jiangbei, and Zhejiang.

However, it is impossible for Zhu and Qi to train so many outstanding candidates at the same time, so since late February after the end of the imperial examination competition, he has been personally in charge of the induction training for this group of new candidates, and he has also tried to select no more than ten candidates from them. Focus on training a "true genius".

In late August, after several rounds of screening, Zhu Heqi finally selected seven talented Jinshi.

They are Huang Luzhuang in Yangzhou, Dai Zi in Hangzhou, Chen Hao in Zhangzhou, Guo Zhongzhu in Leizhou, Su Zhe in Chaozhou, Geng Zhong in Suzhou, and Wang Wenxuan in Huizhou.

These seven people are all talents, and one of them should be Dai Zi, who is famous in history for being good at designing and producing!

But the smartest among them is indeed not Dai Zi, but Huang Luzhuang from Yangzhou.This person is less than 20 years old, but he has already learned both Chinese and Western, especially good at machinery.

On a newly leveled open space next to the Wenhua Hall in the Forbidden City in Nanjing, Yan Yuan, Leibtzny, Zhuge Zhengyang, Dai Zi, Chen Hao, Guo Zhongzhu, Su Zhe, Geng Zhong, Wang Wenxuan and others gathered together In the hall, surrounded by Zhu and Qi, they happily watched Huang Luzhuang sweating profusely riding a manual two-wheeled wooden bicycle in circles.

The structure of this two-wheeled bicycle is a bit similar to that of later generations of bicycles, with two wheels in front and one behind, and a seat in the middle for people to sit on.But its driving method is very peculiar, instead of being stepped on by feet, a pair of bell cranks are used to drive the wheels by hand.

Although this bicycle is a bit tiring to ride, this Huang Luzhuang is indeed a rare talent, and he is also a mechanical genius that Zhu Hechi urgently needs!

Chapter 512 A small step in industrialization

Seeing Huang Luzhuang sweating profusely, the geniuses onlookers talked in low voices.

"The design of this car is really ingenious, the wheels can be driven by cranking the crank... What a wonderful workmanship!"

"It's a coincidence. I'm just a little tired. I can't walk too far because my arms are weak."

"That's right, it would be even better if you could put this crutch underneath and step on it with two feet..."

"That can't be done. Your feet have to be ready to step on the ground at any time, or you will fall... Look, didn't he step on it?"

"Two wheels are not stable, so it's fine to use three wheels. The front wheel can turn continuously, and the back two wheels support a cushion. Isn't that all right?"

"Teacher Lai, your method is better..."

Zhu and Qi folded their arms while watching people riding bicycles, while listening to a group of geniuses commenting.

I have to say that the smartest among them is Leibtzny, who after just looking around a few times, actually invented a kid's stroller!

Well, a genius is a genius, and this IQ is incomparable to ordinary smart people...

But this Huangluzhuang is also a genius. Ordinary people can't make a hand-cranked bicycle even if they want to use their brains!

And no one paid him to do it, he was just interested in machinery, he designed it and made it himself, so he made it, this is the standard genius!

In addition, through a series of teaching and assessment of mathematics, physics, and magic knowledge, Zhu Heqi has been convinced that Huang Luzhuang has an extremely high IQ.

It seems that the work of improving the textile machinery can be entrusted to him... Zhu Heyi has obtained all available spinning machines, looms, and silk reeling machines through the widowed women of the Weaving Girl Palace these days, and the royal family still in the palace. Mulberry trees were planted in the garden, and silkworms were raised.He also formulated sulfur black and sulfur blue, and was still looking for raw materials for the preparation of aniline purple, and tried to improve textile machinery by himself.

However, his specialty is not in machinery. Although he can also do woodworking and make counterweight trebuchets, he can't handle more complicated textile machinery.

Thinking of this, Zhu Heqi winked at Yan Yuan, and Yan Yuan immediately took out a wooden whistle and blew it.

Already out of breath, Huang Luzhuang hurriedly stopped the test drive, got off the car, walked up to Zhu Heqi, wiped his sweat and said to Zhu Heqi: "My lord, it seems that the student's handcart needs to be improved... Maybe it could be converted to pedals."

Zhu Heqi nodded and said with a smile: "There will definitely be a good market for bicycles... When you improve it, Gujia will give you three thousand silver dollars. If you go to open a bicycle factory, you will definitely be able to transfer money to it." .But before that, there is a better deal for you."

Huang Luzhuang was not very interested in doing business, but he still asked respectfully: "My lord, what do you want the students to do?"

"Spinning machines, looms, silk reeling machines..." Zhu Heqian said to him with a smile, "I will arrange a job as a servant for you. But you don't have to be on duty at the servant's office, just be responsible for improving those textile machines. How much do you need?" The manpower and funds will be allotted to you!"

Huang Luzhuang was overjoyed when he heard the words, bowed his head and said: "Students receive the decree!"

In fact, he is not very willing to be an official. The reason why he took the imperial examination is to make his parents happy. Now he can be an official and do what he likes at the same time, that is really lucky.

"Wen Kai!"

Zhu Heqi then called Dai Zi's name again.

"The students are here."

Dai Zi is older than Huang Lvzhuang. He is 26 years old this year. He is not only interested in machinery, but also in metallurgy and firearms manufacturing.

Zhu Heqi smiled and said to him: "Your intelligence is not below that of Lu Zhuang...but your interest is not in machinery but in smelting iron and firearms. Then the lonely family will give you the management of an iron factory first! This iron factory chooses The site is in Puzikou, Jiangbei, and half of the construction has been completed, but the candidate for the manager has not been decided yet, you go and try it, Gu Ye will give you the name of a servant."

"Students receive the order!" Dai Zi looked much calmer than Huang Luzhuang, but he just received the order without showing much joy.

In fact, he still prefers to be an official in the attendant.

Zhu Heqi then said to the others: "Chen Hao, Guo Zhongzhu, Su Zhe, Geng Zhong, Wang Wenxuan...you all also hold the official positions of servants, and you will continue to study with Academician Lai while working as servants from tomorrow. Bar."

The intelligence of these five students is actually not inferior to that of Huang Luzhuang and Dai Zi, but Zhu Heqi has no place to make good use of them for the time being.Moreover, their new learning can only be regarded as an introduction, and after a few years of further study, they will definitely become great talents.

And these five people are extremely satisfied with being able to serve in the attendants.Zhu Heqi's attendants are similar to Kangxi's South Study Room. Although attendants are only equivalent to walking, they have taken such important positions when they first entered the officialdom, and their future prospects can only be described as limitless.

Zhu Heqi then said to Leibzny, Yan Yuan, and Zhuge Zhengyang: "Academician Lai, Yi Zhi, Zhengyang... it's getting late, you three should go home early, we have to go together tomorrow Take a look at the Jiangnan Cement Factory!"

The cement factory he was talking about opened on the edge of Qixia Mountain, where a lime mine was discovered, and there was also clay nearby, and it was also close to the Yangtze River, which was convenient for coal transportation.

The construction of this cement factory has recently been completed, and the kiln has been started to trial-produce cement, but the quality of the product is still not satisfactory.

So Zhu Heqi decided to take Leibzny, Yan Yuan and Zhuge Zhengyang to take a look and see what could be improved.

After saying goodbye to Leibzny, Yan Yuan, and Zhuge Zhengyang, Zhu Heqi took a few guards and went straight to Chuxiu Palace.

When Zhu Heqi first moved into the Forbidden City, he lived in the Hall of Martial Arts. Until recently, he moved into the newly completed Wenhua Hall.At the same time, the Hall of Martial Arts began to be overhauled again.

At the same time, the Chuxiu Palace, which originally belonged to concubines, has also been repaired and can be used for people.So Qiu Shuzhen, Ye Yuling, Bei Jiaxin, Zhou Yubing, Yang Ziyun and Aoi Saiwu all live there now.

Now Zhu and Qi have three sons and three daughters, but they are still young, and they all live with their mothers, and they all live in Chuxiu Palace.

In addition, because Wu Tu, the hostage, lived with Yang Ziyun, he also had a small room in Chuxiu Palace.

According to the rules, Zhu Heqi himself lived in the Wenhua Palace. Every night, he turned over the sign and asked the concubines to come to sleep, but he still slept in the Chuxiu Palace most of the time.

It's only when the whole family enjoys themselves together that they are happy!

Moreover, all the concubines of Zhu and his harem are involved in housekeeping, so Zhu and his concubines have to hold family meetings with them from time to time, as usual, they have to check the accounts at home, and sometimes they have to discuss with their wives about investing and starting a business thing.

The property management methods of his No. [-] Family in the World and the court of the Ming Dynasty are completely different.

On Zhu Heqi's side, public and private are quite distinct!

For example, the Forbidden City where he lives now is public property, not his personal or royal property.

The Zhinu Palace (actually a textile research institute) outside the north gate of the Forbidden City is Zhu Heqi's private property.

Zhu Heqi has varying degrees of shares in the North Brewery, the Nei Gunpowder Factory, the Xihuo Nitrate Factory, the East Factory Official Bank, and the South Apparatus Factory, all of which are private properties.

The newly built Pukou Iron Works and Jiangnan Cement Plant are also Zhu Heqi's private property, and he has a large stake in them.Zhu Heqi also acquired some land in Nanjing City and in the private field area of ​​Songjiang Prefecture.

In addition, Zhu Hechi is still a king who gets his "salary"... His "salary" was 50 taels a month at the beginning, but now it has risen to [-] silver dollars.

It looks like a lot, but it has to be used to maintain the expenses of his big family, and all the court ladies and servants who serve his family have to pay salaries, which is really not ample.

Fortunately, Ye Yuling, as the founding hero of the new Ming Dynasty, also has a salary of the Duke herself, and can get five hundred silver dollars every month.

Including this income, Zhu and Qi's family would have [-] silver dollars per month in salary alone, which is enough for now.

Chapter 513

Zhu Heqi is only 27 or [-] years old this year. He is still young. He has excellent physical strength and fast pace. He walks like the wind. He walked from Wenhua Palace to Chuxiu Palace in a short while.

The female officials and maids guarding the gate of Chuxiu Palace saw him coming, and immediately went inside to report.Then I saw the main gate of Chuxiu Palace opened wide, and the great concubine Qiu Shuzhen had already led her sisters who were comfortable standing inside to welcome her...

Although Zhu Hexi didn't show off the air of a heavenly family, but after all, they want to be a king's family, so there is still a little bit of etiquette and rules.All I saw was Qiu Shuzhen leading Ye Yuling, Bei Jiaxin, Zhou Yubing and Aoi to greet Zhu and Qi together.Yang Ziyun, who has just entered the palace, is already pregnant with a child, because the reaction is a little big, so there is no need to go out to greet her.

Several women coquettishly said "Welcome to the King" in Chaozhou dialect, not to mention how useful it is.Zhu Heqi smiled and nodded back, squinting his eyes and looking at the five women in front of him—this is the benefits of time travel!

The five of them have hung badges on their horse-faced skirts today... This is waiting for King Zhu Ming to pick it off.If someone has a menstrual event and is inconvenient to attend the bed, they will not be "listed".

However, Zhu Heqi did not "delist" today, but said to Qiu Shuzhen: "Shuzhen, you arrange it!"

"Yes." Qiu Shuzhen responded with a smile.

What Zhu Heqi asked her to arrange was to let her draw lots with several sisters, and whoever was drawn was who!

Moreover, there is no need to notify Zhu Heqi after the drawing is over. King Zhu Daming has to wait until he enters the dormitory at night to find out who is sleeping with him tonight, and there is some special program...

Qiu Shuzhen's eldest son, Zhu Xin, who was born to Zhu Heyi, is already four years old this year, and he looks like a tiger. Now he also came out of the house with his two sisters, Zhu Xiuying and Zhu Xiulan, and smiled at Zhu Heqi He saluted, and even called him "Father King", and he looked very well-behaved.

Zhu Heqi now has three sons and three daughters, a total of six children, and will welcome his seventh child within this year.However, compared with his father Zhu Tianwang, this number is still a bit short.

Zhu Tianwang has added thirteen siblings to Zhu and Qi in the past few years!

According to the method discussed by Zhu Heqi and Zhu Tianwang, the descendants of the two of them will all be enshrined in the jade certificate and counted as the royal family of the new Ming Dynasty. When Zhu Heqi becomes the emperor in the future, these people will have to be crowned kings .

Among them, Zhu Heqi's sons were all crowned princes except for the crown prince, while Zhu Tianwang's sons were all crowned county kings except for one of the Tang kings who inherited the territory of Dengzhou.

However, whether these princes and county kings can win the fief depends on whether the father and son Zhu Heqi and Zhu Tianwang can manage it.

According to the agreement between Zhu's father and son, the University Scholars Conference and the Prime Minister's Office of Zhongshu, on the territory of the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty, except for the three counties and one state of Penglai, Fushan, Ninghai, and Rongcheng in Dengzhou Prefecture, the Grant Zhu Tianwang, as well as Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, and Taiwan the title of King Yanping (King Yanping's fief will be split into three parts in the future), and no other vassal kings will be granted.

As for the princes, county kings, and other nobles of Ming Dynasty, if they can't get fiefs, they can't be hereditary and have to descend to succession.The prince was demoted to the king of the county, the king of the county was demoted to the duke, the duke was demoted to the marquis, the marquis was demoted to the earl, the earl was demoted to a viscount, and finally he was demoted to a baron... and then down to Baidingbuyi!

And all the lords can only have one son succeeding the lord, and the other sons are also white Dingbuyi!

The only way to make the title sustainable and allow more descendants to get the title is to obtain fiefdoms or even vassal states outside the two capitals and thirteen provinces!

And this fiefdom and vassal state, how can it be so easy to get?

So this son is too much to worry about!

Of course, these agreements are still "oral agreements" and have not become the "ancestral family law" of the new Ming Dynasty.

The matter of "ancestral family law" is very important, so you have to think about it!

Zhu Heqi nodded to his sons and daughters, and entered the main hall of Chuxiu Palace together with Qiu Shuzhen and Ye Yuling.

In the main hall of Chuxiu Palace, there is a throne that can sit two people side by side. There are several armchairs on both sides of the throne. In front of the throne is a desk with several thick thread-bound books spread out on it.

Zhu Hexi pulled Qiu Shuzhen to sit on the throne together, and then asked: "Shuzhen, is it the day to pay the bill again?"

"Isn't it the beginning of the month again?" Qiu Shuzhen said, "Jiaxin has already done all the accounts for last month, and I just report it to the king today."

What Qiu Shuzhen wanted to report was not only the family's expenses, but also the monthly report of Zhu Heqi's family business.

The wives and concubines of Zhu and Qi are all busy with "careers".Qiu Shuzhen is the general manager, Da Boling is in charge of the textile industry of the Zhinu Palace, Bei Jiaxin is the accountant of the family, Zhou Yubing is in charge of the Chuxiu Palace, Yang Ziyun is in charge of the Wenhua Palace, and there is a maid who was born Aoi helped Zhu Heqi manage the magic laboratory next to the Wenhua Hall called the Magic Pavilion.

"The family's last month's expenses were 410 yuan, and the salary income was [-] yuan, plus [-] yuan for looking after the little dodder, and the total was [-] yuan."

Qiu Shuzhen pulled out a book of income and expenditure in the house, and after unfolding it, she ran her fingers between the rows.

This is a report-style account book, all major items, minor items, and miscellaneous items are clearly listed, and the income and expenditure are clear at a glance.In addition to the accounts, Bei Jiaxin also kept a bunch of bills, including invoices, tax invoices, and official bank account statements... This method of financial management is not only used by Zhu Heqi's harem, The Ming court, army, navy, Confucian school, and the factories, banks, and schools that Zhu Hexi participated in founding are also in use.There is even a special accounting class in the tax school under the Ministry of Households, which teaches people how to make accounts, reimburse accounts, and audit.

At the beginning of this new set of rules, everyone felt that they were not used to it, but now they have begun to get used to it. After getting used to it, the financial loopholes have been reduced a lot.

Qiu Shuzhen then lowered her tone: "In terms of industry, last month's consolidated book profit was more than 500 yuan. After offsetting the income and expenditure of the interest receivable and payable and the land rent, the expenditure was more than 800 yuan. The debt has already been paid. It has increased to 55 yuan... In addition, the expenses of Zhinu Palace have exceeded the budget by more than 5000 yuan. Yuling, you should be punished!"

Ye Yuling is also a thick-skinned girl, she just smiled when she heard Qiu Shuzhen's words: "My sister taught me that Yuling accepts punishment and accepts punishment..."

Zhu Heqi gave his beloved Aunt Dabo a hard look, and deliberately lowered his tone: "I will punish you severely tonight!"

Qiu Shuzhen is no longer a little girl, she already knew how her husband "punished" Da Boling, and just sighed: "Your Majesty, Zhinu Palace now spends more than 1 yuan a month...and it occupies a large piece of land! "

The Zhinu Palace is a textile research institute, not only trying to produce various dyes and machinery, but also cultivating excellent silkworm eggs, and planting a large number of mulberry trees and cotton.

A spinning mill, a silk reeling factory, a printing and dyeing factory, a weaving factory, a satin factory and a white silk and cotton yarn exchange are currently under construction.

If all these projects are completed, of course they will make a lot of money every day, and they may also promote the industrialization process of Ming Dynasty.

However, these projects are still in the stage of capital expenditure. Every month, only silver dollars go out, but no income comes in. Of course, the housekeeper Qiu Shuzhen will be dissatisfied.

And there are several projects that also burn money!

The iron factory and iron mine in Pukou, the cement factory and lime mine in Qixia Mountain, the coal mine between Longwang Mountain and Tanjia Mountain, and a Nanjing Liuli Factory are all projects that burn money... I have to say that this capitalism is really If you want to stand in a daze, the income from "shearing sheep" is really not enough, you must have international zero-yuan purchases to support it.

But before the international zero-yuan shopping business can get going, Zhu Heqi still has to determine the family law of his ancestors!

Thinking of this, Zhu Heqi changed the subject and said to Qiu Shuzhen, "Shuzhen... I have something to discuss with you."