Regardless of the rule of Zhenguan, the prosperous Kaiyuan era, or any prosperous era advocated, in fact, even in that era, there were still people who did not have enough to eat and lack of warm clothing.
Over the past five thousand years of China's history, it was actually after the reform and opening up that the people's problem of food and clothing was truly and completely solved.
Zhu Biao naturally knew how difficult it was to accomplish this. He was familiar with history books and understood that even those as wise and powerful as the ancestors of the Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty had not accomplished this feat. However, he is the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty and the future emperor of the Ming Dynasty, so it is normal for him to have some expectations about this matter.
Fortunately, Zhu Biao knew how difficult this matter was and had no intention of asking Han Du to solve it immediately.
Seeing that Han Du had eaten well, Zhu Biao waved his hand to remove the food.
"Why did you come to see me?"
"This is about coal mining. There is no big problem in coal mining, but the transportation is very convenient..." Han Du talked eloquently, and soon told Zhu Biao the whole story. Explain clearly.
"That's what happened. The Emperor was unwilling to pay, so I had no choice but to come to His Highness. After all, Your Highness, you also hold 40% of the shares."
"Do you want to build a thirty-mile cement road between the coal mine and the capital?" Zhu Biao pondered for a moment, then looked up at Han Du, "I'm afraid it will cost a lot."
Do you need to remind me about spending? Han Du couldn't help but complain, if the cost was small, he would have built it by himself, and there would be people running into the palace to fight with you and his son.
Han Du thought so, but in order to successfully get money from Zhu Biao, there still had to be a legitimate and sufficient reason.
"Yes, Your Highness, that's what I think. Doesn't the imperial court want to make cement and build cement roads at the border? But after all, cement roads have never appeared before, so I wonder if I can try to build a section first? What if? If there are any problems or defects in the cement road, we can know in advance and make improvements in advance, right?"
When Zhu Biao heard this, he laughed and said, "After such a big detour, to put it bluntly, you just want the court to pay for building roads for you so that you can sell your coal mines and make a fortune. If you want to take advantage of the court, just say so. Why are you doing so many twists and turns?" After saying this, his eyes were full of contempt for Han Du.
"Did His Highness agree?" Just be contemptuous. Han Du doesn't care. As long as he can get money, let alone a look of contempt, he can do whatever he wants.
"How is it possible? The imperial court's expenses are only legal. How could you be allowed to pretend to be public and enrich yourself and enrich your own pockets?"
Zhu Biao still refused.
Han Du's eyes widened and he looked at Zhu Biao speechlessly. What happened to the father and son? Why are they all acting like reincarnations of Pixiu, with miser-like virtues?
"Your Highness is right. The construction of this road will not only serve as a very important reference for the cement roads built by the imperial court in the future, but also provide the imperial court with an intuitive demonstration of the important role of roads in the development of the country." Han Du Yizheng In words, "I can guarantee that the gains gained by these courts alone will be far greater than the cost of building roads. It is a matter of great benefit and no harm."
"Then what? You can rely on this path to make a fortune by selling coal mines?" Zhu Biao glanced sideways at Han Du, as if he was looking at the fox tail hidden behind his butt.
Why do you have to focus on this? Zhu Biao, do you still have the generosity of a prince? Can you still consider issues from the perspective of the country?
Is that what you call taking advantage of the imperial court? The most I could do was follow the court and drink some soup.
Han Du was annoyed, "Your Highness, don't forget, I only own 10% of the shares of Coal Mine, but you, Your Highness, hold 40%. If you want to make a fortune, you must make a fortune. If you want to take advantage of the imperial court, it is you who hold the majority."
After saying that, he took a big sip of the tea in his hand as if to vent his anger, and knocked the teacup on the coffee table with a bang.
"So I will not take advantage of the imperial court, nor will I allocate funds to you." Zhu Biao ignored Han Du's actions and blew the tea in his spare time, causing the tea buds suspended in the water to tumble.
It's over.
Han Du looked at Zhu Biao disappointedly.
Just when Han Du was extremely disappointed, Zhu Biao said suddenly, "But I can provide you with a sum of money to build cement roads for you."
What is a hidden future, this is it.
Han Du's disappointed mood disappeared immediately, and he looked at Zhu Biao with a smile on his face, "Is your Highness serious about this?"
"nature."
It was really good, and Han Du felt relieved immediately. As long as someone provides the money, Han Du doesn't care whether it is from the court or Zhu Biao.
"However," Zhu Biao said suddenly.
The last thing Han Du wanted to hear today was, but, what's the point of these words?
"However, I can only give you one thousand guan."
"Qianguan?" Han Du stood up from the chair. "Are you kidding, Your Highness? The official road from the capital to the coal mine is now three feet wide. How can it be possible to build it with a thousand guan? I estimate that it will take at least 3,000 guan to repair it."
"Do you need so many?" Zhu Biao's eyes narrowed slightly, and he pondered for a moment, "Then I will give you another 500 guan, giving you a total of 1,500 guan."
Han Du looked at Zhu Biao in disbelief, thinking that he did not hear what he said clearly, "Your Highness, I said that the total required is at least three thousand strings."
"That's right," Zhu Biao nodded, "I contributed 1,500 yuan. Based on my 40% share, that's an extra 10%. You should thank me."
Zhu Biao was only a few years older than Han Du, but he didn't know when he started to really want to see Han Du acting in a hurry.
"Then the emperor still has 50%? What about the remaining 1,500 coins? How about I trouble your highness to go find the emperor?" Han Du had no choice but to persuade Zhu Biao kindly, hoping that he could return from his old age. Zhu got the money from there. Anyway, Han Du had just had a bad experience with Lao Zhu, and he didn't want to go to Lao Zhu again.
"It's you who want to build the road, not me. The reason why I can pay you is because of my share of the shares. That's why I won't go."
'You, father and son, are just kidding me, right? 'Han Du was very angry.
After thinking about it, he said, "Fifteen hundred guan, let's build it 1500 guan. Originally, I planned to build it three feet wide according to the current official regulations. Now that there is not enough money, I might as well build it one foot five feet wide. Anyway, it is already so wide." It’s enough, I don’t care.”
Let's just play, let's just ride on the donkey and read the songbook, and we'll see who can outplay whom.
Anyway, this world belongs to your Lao Zhu family, and the people in the world also belong to your Lao Zhu family, so what does it have to do with me?
Why do I need to worry so much?
"Your Highness, please remember to send someone to deliver the 1,500 guan to the Treasure Bank Collection Office today. I'm waiting to use it, so there's no need to delay." Han Du said goodbye to Zhu Biao with a smile, and was about to get up and leave.
"Wait a minute." Seeing that he couldn't control Han Du, Zhu Biao had to start to soften.
Han Du stopped and sat down again. The old god looked at Zhu Biao, waiting for his next words.
Han Du is not in a hurry now.
"Father, even if I go to the palace, I won't get any money." Zhu Biao shook his head and sighed.
I don’t have money to talk about it.
Han Du was so disappointed that he stood up and left again.
Seeing this, Zhu Biao quickly waved his hand and held Han Du's arm down, "What are you in a hurry for? Although I don't want the money, I can order the counties along the way to dispatch corvees to help you build the road."
Huh? Yes, it can still be like this.
Han Du was a little annoyed. He was still fixed by modern thinking. In his original plan, he never thought of recruiting corvees. You must know that at this time, every household with labor force had to do some free corvee work for the government every year.
The biggest cost in building roads is actually cement and sand.
There is no way to deal with cement. All kinds of raw materials need to be bought with real money, and then the subordinate craftsmen can make them into cement. Originally, because of Han Du's shortage of manpower, he planned to buy sand. But now that Zhu Biao can help him recruit laborers, there is no need to buy it.
Anyway, the capital city is backed by the Yangtze River. There is a lot of sand along the river, and the quality is excellent. You can just take the peasants to dig it. What else will it cost?
"I wonder how many civilian men your Highness can recruit to serve as ministers?" Han Du asked tentatively.
"How many do you want?" Zhu Biao asked casually. I thought to myself, I will recruit as much as you want. Anyway, the corvee husbands did not need to spend anything on the court. Even the food problem of the corvee husbands was solved by the commoners bringing their own dry food.
However, although corvee service was hard and one had to bring one's own dry food, there was no regulation on how long one had to serve in a year. For a farmer with one hectare of land each year, one person would be required to perform corvée once.
Of course, don't think that this is easy. At this time, corvee service was still a very heavy burden for farmers.
With good luck, if you encounter officials who are considerate of the people's strength, they will usually conscript civilian laborers into corvee service for a month, and that's about it. But if you are not lucky and encounter some cruel officials, it is possible to conscript corvees for several months at a time, or even for more than half a year.
"How about twenty thousand?" Han Du said with a smile.
Zhu Biao looked at Han Du in surprise, "It's just a thirty-mile road construction. Why do you need so many civilians?"
"Time is money, my Highness." Han Jie sighed deliberately, "I dare not deceive Your Highness. My family is almost in trouble. I am anxiously waiting for the income from the coal mine to buy rice for dinner. If Your Highness can help Wei Chen recruit two Lord, how about I give His Highness a surprise?"
Zhu Biao looked at Han Du, hesitated for a long time, and finally made a decision.
"Okay, then I'm waiting for your surprise."
Seeing that Zhu Biao agreed, Han Du finally let go of the stone in his heart.
After many twists and turns, the matter was finally resolved satisfactorily.
