It is limited to ten days. Within ten days, whether it is trees, stones, coal or lime, grain, or livestock outside the city, the more can be brought into the city, the better. This palace has ordered the Ministry of Works to put all the idle young people who built the city into the transportation process, and the Ministry of Households will pay for their wages. Personnel not designated by the Ministry of Industry can discount the amount based on the weight and market price of the materials being transported. I estimate that the longest siege of Donglu will last no more than half a year. Now everyone in the imperial court must be fully prepared and prepared for the worst. Once the Donglu besiege the capital for a long time, the defenders and people in the city will consume a lot of money, so they must be prepared for a rainy day. "
Right now, apart from having to worry about water, other supplies also need to be collected and purchased in large quantities.
Since he didn't know whether Huang Taiji would launch an siege when he arrived, a certain prince could only stock up as much goods as possible.
A certain prince believed that Huang Taiji would not let his braided army attack the capital immediately, at least until he defeated King Qin's army before taking action.
No matter how weak the battle strength of the army of more than 100,000 Qin Kings is, and their scale is so large, they will always distract the braids.
If you want to divide your forces and repel them, you must dispatch at least four bannermen, and they must all be pure braids.
Using the Han army or King Sanshun's troops to defeat the reinforcements from the Great Dynasty is nothing more than a daydream.
Although the regular army in the late Ming Dynasty was not very powerful in combat, it was still able to make the pigtails dare not underestimate the enemy's carelessness.
If Huang Taiji really wants to conquer the capital in one go, he must implement the strategy of "besieging the city first and attacking reinforcements first".
First send troops to surround the capital, dig deep trenches, and then dig holes in the ground. This two-pronged approach cuts off the capital's connection with the outside world, slowly approaches the city wall, and even breaks out of the city.
After repelling the reinforcements from King Qin's army, he mobilized the main force for a strong attack. In the early stage, he continued to bombard the city wall with heavy artillery, and then ordered the Han army and King Sanshun's troops to attack.
After a stalemate, he dispatched his elite troops, that is, pure braided armored soldiers, and even Bagala took the lead in the charge. As long as he could break the defenders' defense line at one point, he could break into the city.
Instead, it was a certain prince who attacked the city, and he arranged the strategies and tactics like this. Huang Taiji may have new ways to play, and a certain prince had no way of knowing, but there were always just these types, and they could not escape this range.
If he could pull off the weird trick of using a large number of airships to airdrop a bunch of bagaras, he would really impress a certain prince!
"Furthermore, starting from tomorrow, in addition to the quota for grain merchants' own consumption, the grain merchants in the city will pay four taels of silver per stone for polished rice and flour, three taels of silver per stone for brown rice and coarse grains, and two taels of silver per stone for rice. Purchase all prices. Anyone who refuses to sell will be punished as a crime of hoarding grain with evil intentions, and will be escorted to the Metropolitan Procuratorate for detention pending trial! During the process of purchasing grain, grain dealers are asked to sign a supply and sales agreement. Once there is a breach of contract, such as Leaving part of the grain without authorization and selling it at a high price privately will be punished as defrauding the court, driving up prices, and speculating!"
In essence, I am a fellow traveler with you. I know your virtues too well, but I still can’t deal with you profiteers? ? ?
The mace is in my hand. During this special period, I can strike however I want!
This palace occupies the commanding heights of righteousness. Whoever dares to disobey will be beaten until his whole family submits!
It won't be long before something that opposes me will appear outside the city.
At this time, if another group of colleagues appears in the city, the city may not be able to be defended.
In order to nip problems in the bud, all walks of life must be put in order first, especially those related to Minsheng.
"Your Highness, four dung dealers in the capital want to see you!"
"...Declare it!"
Why are they here to join in the fun now?
But thinking about it, these four are also the first batch of merchants to seek refuge with him, and they can be regarded as the "Queen's Dung Beetle".
He has a good brain and is very good at solving problems. He contracted the public toilet project in Beijing and enjoyed full tax exemption.
In the entire Ming Dynasty, they were the only fully tax-free industry recognized by the imperial court, and even the ladies in the special service industry had to pay taxes.
Using the full tax-free treatment in exchange for a public toilet project is a mutually beneficial move. At least the court does not have to spend money, and the sanitary conditions in the capital have been greatly improved.
Following the advice of a certain prince, the manure merchants also embarked on a scientific, rigorous and standardized management path, and transformed into four agricultural fertilizer companies: Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Panasonic.
The meaning of the name "Agricultural Fertilizer Company" is literal, which is easy to understand.
Since these four companies account for more than 70% of the market share, they are basically in a monopoly position and do not need to pay taxes. They can be said to be making money every day.
"Cao Min knocks to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the Regent! I wish Your Highness..."
The Zhang family in the east of the inner city, the Liu family in the west of the inner city, the Sun family in the east of the outer city, and the Li family in the west of the outer city knelt down and kowtowed to the ground when they entered the courtyard.
Since the prince has become the regent of the Ming Empire, this title of real power must be added when meeting, so as to show enough respect.
"Okay! No courtesy! Just tell me if you have something to say!"
For these four people, there is no need for courtesy, but there is no need to be flat. "Freedom from rituals" applies to civil servants, military officers and their families. For ordinary people who have no merit, it is better to let them kneel.
"Your Highness, Cao Min and others heard that the government officials were sounding gongs on the street to announce that Donglu was about to knock down the gate. They felt deeply in their hearts that they were incompetent and unable to solve His Highness's problems, so they could only donate five thousand taels of silver each to do their best! "
Zhang's story was what the four of them had discussed in advance. After finding out from the Yamen that the news was indeed true, they made an appointment to come together.
The previous risky move was considered the right one, and the four companies benefited greatly. Now facing a second choice, you must not hesitate, especially if you let other merchants take the lead.
"Haha, you are very thoughtful and discerning. But are you so sure that I will defeat the Donglu? Aren't you afraid that the capital will be captured by the Donglu?"
Being able to get 20,000 taels of silver from Dung Valve is already a lot. At least businessmen in other industries are not as aware as they are. They are probably still weighing the pros and cons at this moment.
"Going back to Your Highness, Cao Min and others have seen the airship immortal creature, and they have no doubts about the true inheritance of His Majesty Taizu Gao Emperor. Although Donglu is more fierce, His Highness has the magic to defeat the enemy. This time he will be able to turn the tide and save the world. Defeat Donglu!"
Zhang Dafei felt that with the prince's intelligence, if there really was no way to deal with Donglu, he would be on his way to Tianjin to board the ship by now.
As long as the prince remains in the capital, it means that he has a trump card to defeat the enemy that has not yet been revealed, and it is even several times sharper than the airship.
"To be honest with you, you really guessed it right this time. I do have the magic to defeat the Donglu, so I won't be afraid of the Donglu knocking at the pass. During the siege of the city by the Donglu, you should take care of yourself as usual. business, but the dung men cannot leave the city, and all the filth must be used as materials for gold juice. I don’t need the silver you want to donate, but I can use it to pay the wages of the dung men in your respective companies. Regardless of whether the capital is under siege or not, all public toilets in the city must be cleaned on time and must not be overstocked, causing pollution to the surrounding environment. If you work hard, I will reward you after you retreat from the enemy. I believe you also know the new city As with the situation in Zhongcheng, within ten years, there will be millions of people living in those two places. You will naturally know how big the market will be by then. I don’t need to elaborate on the specific matters, right?"
As long as you are not a fool, you will know that the market in Beijing will more than double in the future, and the extra market share needs to be divided up urgently.
If I really can't eat the extra portion, I'm afraid there will be one, or even multiple, competitors that are comparable in strength to myself.
The four major dungeons all covet the new market, but it is no better than here in the old city. The markets are all brand new. Anyone who touches it without the prince's permission will have their claws chopped off.
"Your Highness is so sorry. Cao Min is deeply grateful. I will do my best for Your Highness and I won't dare to delay!"
Only by sharing the worries of the prince well, will he have his own share of the big pie in the future, otherwise it will only be greedy.
Instead of having so much money, they would still reward themselves with those two markets. The four of them were really happier than when they got the tax-free treatment.
Even if there were only one place for the four families to divide, instead of two, they would be satisfied.
"In the New Town and Midtown, whoever gets the market will be responsible for building public toilet projects. You must be prepared."
A certain prince would not benefit from these "royal dung beetles" in vain. Some of them were bound, and he could not let profiteers take advantage of him.
"Your Highness, please rest assured that Cao Min and others will ensure that the project proceeds as scheduled!"
Of course, the shitheads know the prince's intentions and rules. The price for gaining the market is to build public toilets at their own expense. This is mutually reinforcing, and they are willing to accept this condition.
"During the siege of Donglu, the lime mines outside the city could not be mined normally, and public toilets needed lime to suppress odors and sterilize. Companies such as yours must purchase large amounts of lime in advance and stock up in advance to prepare for up to six months."
It doesn't hurt to tell these "imperial dung beetles" the worst time to rescue the siege. As long as the main force of the braid does not withdraw from the pass, it can threaten the security of the capital at any time. At this time, it is necessary to be cautious and patient in order to remain invincible.
"Cao Min obeyed the order and immediately started buying a large amount of lime when he got back!"
Lime is not in short supply at this time, it is easy to buy, and the mineral reserves around the capital are not low, so mining is not difficult. As long as you bring enough money, manpower and vehicles, you can transport several months' worth of supplies in ten days.
"Okay, I have other matters waiting to be dealt with, so I won't leave you here!"
Now that we have talked about the work and the benefits, we can get rid of these "royal dung beetles" and there is no need to keep them to eat.
Because Shang Shanjian has already opened a restaurant and noodle shop in the inner city, anyone with money in his pocket can go there to taste the food on his own if the weather is good, or if the weather is bad, he can ask his servants to buy for him.
The things made there, except that the knife skills and presentation may not be as exquisite as those at Houdi, are guaranteed to be more than 90% similar to the imperial cuisine in terms of taste and texture.
A meal, not counting drinks, usually starts at ten taels of silver, but it’s expensive in its own right. Like entertainment venues, high-end dining venues are also equipped with unprecedented flushing toilets and water pipes.
This can solve the urgent needs of many people, and it is divided into two parts for men and women. While providing relief services, it greatly improves its own grade.
As the class goes up, the amount of consumption will naturally increase. Many wealthy gentry in the capital will not care about the cost of a meal for the sake of their face in front of their relatives and friends.
"Your Highness! The "Jingshi Daily" that was produced today has been printed!"
"Send ten copies to the Queen Mother!"
"yes!"
"You're here just in time, bring one for each person... no, three!"
There are no more, but the latest court orders and important news are published on it. Once it is put on the market, it will be sold out immediately.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for the reward!"
The four dung bosses happily took the newspapers and resigned. After leaving the residence, they lowered their heads and read carefully, because they all got the news from Shuntian Mansion.
The orders executed by Shuntian Prefecture were issued after discussions at the imperial meeting. Even the officials of the imperial court had to read the "Jingshi Daily" to understand all the details.
On the front page of the newspaper, the summary of the news was written in extra large fonts - Donglu is about to close down!
Just these six words were enough to make the newspaper sell out of stock, because this was the first time since the prince supervised the country and the emperor moved to the southern capital.
In order to get the latest news, all VIP users who had paid for the subscription sent their servants to stay near the newsstands on the street, and some even went directly to the newspaper office and printing factory to block the news.
If it weren't for the fact that these two important places were protected by factory guards, with thousands of people squatting and waiting for the newspapers to be printed, there would have been murders by now.
The special issue that was urgently printed today was priced at ten cents, but the extremely hot sales scene was as if it was at a 50% discount or even free of charge.
"Give me ten copies!"
"Give me twenty portions!"
"Give me a hundred copies!"
"Fart! How can there be so many???"
"Huh? Leave some for me!"
"How dare you make a fool of yourself!"
There was already a sea of people in front of the printing house. At first, few people knew about the printing, but they couldn't stand the gossip. Many wealthy gentry got the news from official friends who attended the court meeting.
At this time, officials in all departments are working overtime, and the news can only be informed by officials sending servants. Only at this time can the special friendship between officials and businessmen show its due value.
Nowadays, the Metropolitan Procuratorate is strict in detecting corruption, but it cannot stop relatively obscure actions, such as arranging for the children of officials who have no future in the imperial examination to work in a certain company.
I only drink tea and read newspapers when I go to work, but my monthly salary is not much at all. The price is to reveal some important and life-threatening news in the court as soon as possible.
Of course a certain prince knew about similar things, and there was no need to go into details. The backlog of cases in the Metropolitan Procuratorate was enough to keep everyone in this department busy for more than a year.
At this time, the newsboy could not reach his own newsstand to sell newspapers. As soon as he walked out of the door of the printing factory, he was surrounded by a group of adults.
Fifty newspapers were sold out in less than half a minute. If everyone hadn't given enough copper coins, it would have been a veritable robbery!
This move gave Gong Yonggu, the prince-in-law who was in charge of the printing factory, the illusion that he was printing money...
Since the founding of "Jingshi Daily", similar scenes have only occurred in the first few months.
It has been quiet recently, the purchasing order is very good, and there is almost no need for factory guards to maintain it.
But today is different from the past, and its importance is comparable to the day when the prince was in charge of the country.
If he hadn't gone to the temple to participate before, he would have had to buy a newspaper to understand the situation.
Especially for those wealthy gentry who are still undecided at the moment, the content in the newspapers can almost determine whether they leave or stay.
At this time, Jinzi's gadgets were not as important as newspapers, and the news they published could very well determine the life or death of some people.
Min takes food as his first priority, so life and death are naturally more important than eating. If you can't live, you still have to eat shit!
