After the special expenditure for the Yellow River renovation was decided, Lin Jingchun went crazy because of poverty.
Mosquito meat is also meat. Although the Water Ice Division cannot be the main supplier of the finance, because it provides cold drinks all year round, some people in Zhongdu have developed the habit of eating cold drinks in winter. Therefore, the Water Ice Division provides cold drinks all year round. It can provide a considerable amount of income to the Ministry of Finance.
Therefore, Lin Jingchun kept a close eye on the accounts of the Shui Bing Department, and also asked the Shui Bing Department to develop more more competitive cold drinks and put them on the market, open up the sales of cold drinks as soon as possible, and make the general public familiar with cold drinks.
All in all, you can make as much money as you want, and you will be crazy if you are poor!
In addition, Lin Jingchun was not satisfied because the current scope of making money for the Shui Bing Company could only be limited to Zhongdu and Yanyunzhong directly governed areas. He also requested to open up markets in other areas besides Zhongdu directly governed.
He plans to open the Cold Drinks Factory of the Water Ice Division to other areas of the Ming Dynasty, such as Guanzhong, Shandong and Henan, double investment, expand production, expand the factory, and recruit more people to make ice.
Looking at this posture, this guy is quite prepared to monopolize the cold drink market in Ming Dynasty.
Of course, in the face of the relatively low prices of private cold drinks, even the official benefits are well controlled in terms of cost, and there are not so many twists and turns. Compared with the Southern Song Dynasty, which is full of milk, honey and fruits, the rich and powerful Specializing in high-end cold drinks, the cold drinks of Ming Dynasty are certainly far inferior.
Xin Qiji could only say that he had never tasted a cold drink of this level, and he was not willing to eat it, because fruit honey was still considered a high-end product in the Republic of China and could not be eaten casually.
When I was in the army earlier, the army had direct supply of ice.
In order to prevent soldiers from suffering from heatstroke due to too hard training during the hot season, Su Yonglin specially approved a batch of ice cubes to provide ice water to the military camp. At that time, Xin Qiji liked to drink ice water with the soldiers and bite the ice cubes that had not melted. It has a crunchy texture in your mouth and is very satisfying.
Even now, he is obsessed with this feeling. Sometimes when the weather is hot, he will put a glass of ice cubes on the table in front of him. While doing business and writing articles, he will pick up a few ice cubes and bite them crunchily. It feels very good. Cool.
Of course, it's not like he doesn't like the high-end cold drinks provided by the Southern Song Dynasty. Some of them are free of charge. Of course he is happy. Prostitution is one of the important sources of human happiness.
After arriving in Lin'an, Xin Qiji, as an envoy to the Shang Dynasty, lived in a more high-end and luxurious post station than before. It is said that this was specially built by the Southern Song Dynasty to welcome the envoys of the Ming Dynasty. The materials used were on the same level as those in the imperial palace. .
Xin Qiji may not necessarily believe what the officials of the Southern Song Dynasty said, but it has to be said that it is indeed extremely luxurious. There are many things that Xin Qiji has never seen in Su Yonglin's palace.
Speaking of which, Su Yonglin had no idea of building another palace after inheriting the palace built by Wan Yanliang. At most, he just repaired and renovated the palace he left behind, and then invested all the royal construction funds into the expansion of Zhongdu and the maintenance of the outer city wall. aspect.
Su Yonglin said that within ten years, the current Zhongdu will be expanded two to three times to absorb more people and build it into the political, military and economic center of the north. From this point, it will connect the Central Plains to the south, Liaodong and Northwest China to the north, and revitalize the north. economy.
He wanted to build a large number of excellent Chidao after the Yellow River renovation was completed, using Zhongdu as a hub to connect the Central Plains with Liaodong and northwest grasslands, and promote economic and cultural exchanges in the three aspects, so that the three aspects would become more integrated into one.
He said that this is called national identity, and it is necessary to allow the three parties that have been separated for a long time to complete this identity, so that the Ming Dynasty can maintain long-term stability.
Then we need to fully open up shipping lanes here, so that Zhongdu can be directly connected to Lingnan and Nanyang across the sea, and even Liaodong can be connected to Lingnan, so that exchanges between the two sides can become more frequent and the gap between the north and the south can be shortened in terms of time and space.
There are also canals and rivers.
After the Yellow River is successfully repaired, it is necessary to dredge the canal, use the canal to further enhance the transportation connection between the east and west of the Ming Dynasty, and connect Guanzhong with the lands in North China and Jiangnan through the canal.
Such a variety of means of transportation can greatly enhance the internal connections and mutual recognition of a big country in the pre-steam engine era, which is conducive to the realization and maintenance of great unification.
After the war against the Southern Song Dynasty ended, Su Yonglin also stipulated the multi-capital system of the Ming Dynasty.
Based on the current territory, Zhongdu is temporarily the national capital, Kaifeng Prefecture is Nanjing, Chang'an Prefecture is Xijing, and Liaoyang Prefecture is Tokyo.
These areas are all under the direct jurisdiction of Zhongshu Province and are under the direct jurisdiction of the central government. They are symbols of the central government’s power and radiation of power in the local areas.
Xin Qiji could see that Su Yonglin's eyes were full of longing for a better future.
He does not have himself in his eyes, only the entire Ming Dynasty. He is doing his best to make the Ming Dynasty better and let the people of the Ming Dynasty live better.
He was looking for ways to develop the economy and people's livelihood. He kept the saying "If you want to get rich, build roads first" on his lips, he asked the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Industry to write this sentence and hang it in the department office hall.
The first thing all the officials in the ministry saw when they entered the hall was this sentence, and then they knew that the current main direction of the country's construction is transportation. Only when transportation is good can rapid economic development occur.
Therefore, in addition to the Yellow River Project, some small road construction projects in many places are also developing at the same time.
These small road construction projects may only be roads between villages and county towns, or even roads between two villages, but having roads and not having roads are completely different things.
These small road projects do not require much money and are fully affordable by local finances. The engineering technology is not complicated and the construction period is short. The local labor force is enough to afford them.
But in the past, no government would pay attention to such a thing, and they did not realize how important a road that allows business travelers to travel is to a populated area.
In and out, the economy of a place can be revitalized, and the resulting derivative businesses such as catering and accommodation can also feed a large number of people, allowing a large number of people to earn extra income, allowing the ever-increasing population to survive. Jobs and income needed.
Maybe it's not that they don't understand, but that they have never thought about making the lives of these people with their backs to the sky a little better.
They are afraid that if these people's lives get better, their status will be threatened, their privileges will be shaken, and they will no longer be so superior. They are worried that once these people's lives get better and they become capable, they will be liquidated. The sins of their past.
In such endless darkness, the first ray of light finally appeared.
The Ming Dynasty was on a completely different path.
Xin Qiji was very happy. He was bathing in the sunshine. Even though his food was not so luxurious, his spirit was extremely satisfied.
Zhao Hao met with Xin Qiji on June 15, which was also the day when Xin Qiji officially conferred Zhao Hao as the Emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty on behalf of the Ming Emperor Su Yonglin.
Originally, according to the requirements of the Ming Dynasty, Zhao Min needed to "kneel down" to receive the canonization, just like Zhao Gou did when he was canonized by the Jin Dynasty.
At that time, Shi Hao had no choice but to agree completely. However, after Zhang Jun and Chen Kangbo returned to Lin'an and took over the power, they strongly protested against this insulting clause.
On the night when Xin Qiji came to Lin'an, he was visited by these two men. They then protested and started a debate with Xin Qiji about the national style and dignity of the Song Dynasty.
At the end of the debate, Xin Qiji didn't want to be quick to talk to them, nor did he want to argue with them in such a boring place. It was not worth it to argue over such insignificant matters as whether to kneel or not.
So after being silent for a while, he agreed.
Zhao Xun was very happy about this and commended Zhang Jun and Chen Kangbo, thinking that they protected the dignity of the Song Dynasty and the emperor.
So when the canonization edict was announced, Zhao Min stepped down from the throne, stood in front of Xin Qiji and bowed to salute. He felt sorry in his heart and shouted "I thank His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty for the canonization".
Xin Qiji privately felt that Zhao Min must have been in great pain when he shouted these words.
Judging from his expression, it can be said that he almost didn't put on the mask of pain.
