The train was speeding on the railway, and the general affairs envoy Zhao Wenfeng knocked on the door of Emperor Su He's private room.
After receiving permission, he walked into the box and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the train will arrive at Songjiang County Railway Station in half an hour."
Emperor Su He said, "Songjiang Mansion is coming.
My time is a bit tight and I can only stay in Songjiang Mansion for three days.
I must rush to Kaifeng Mansion in late June.
Let the Yellow River divert its course successfully in time, otherwise the farming season will be delayed.
The new channel of the Yellow River has no water, and the severe drought in Shandong cannot be solved. Most of the fields planted with corn and sweet potatoes cannot be irrigated.
During this period, crops are growing rapidly and require a lot of water.
If the Yellow River is blocked, it will easily lead to large-scale harvest failure in Shandong.
After you get off the bus, inform the Songjiang governor's office and ask them not to be extravagant and prepare too many welcome ceremonies. "
When Zhao Wenfeng heard Emperor Su He's order, he immediately exited the carriage and waited.
After the train docks, he will immediately find Songjiang Governor Li Tianyang and inform him of the emperor's decision.
Liu Rushi watched General Zhao Wenfeng exit, and she said curiously: "Husband, in your mouth, it is Songjiang Prefecture, and in Zhao's mouth, it became Songjiang County.
Is it the same as Shuntian County? Shuntian County consists of Shuntian Prefecture, Tangshan Prefecture, Zhangjiakou Prefecture and other places. "
Emperor Su He happily praised: "So, your guess is correct.
Songjiang Prefecture in the narrow sense indeed refers to the original Songjiang Prefecture.
As a county, Songjiang County is too small to have only one mansion.
The imperial court allocated one prefecture each to Songjiang County from Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
In a broad sense, Songjiang Prefecture refers to Songjiang County. It is already a habit, and it is easy to say it smoothly.
When I'm not paying attention, I always make the wrong call.
The status of a county is equal to that of a province, and the official in charge is a second-grade official.
There is no room for error in the official title.
It doesn't matter which name you use in private, it's hard to break the habit. "
Liu Rushi listened to Emperor Su He's explanation, and she began to talk about the Songjiang Mansion in her impression.
The more things Liu Rushi recalled, she fell into memories and said with some nostalgia: "Songjiang Mansion has a great reputation. When I was a child, my father often went to Songjiang Mansion to do business. When he came home, he told me interesting stories about Songjiang Mansion.
When I think about it now, I feel like everything is unpredictable. "
Emperor Su He saw that Liu Rushi was in a low mood, so he took the initiative to change the topic and talk about other things.
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The train whistle kept sounding, reminding everyone in the carriage that the train had arrived.
Emperor Su He and his party, surrounded by Qilin Guards, walked out of the special train.
Emperor Su He looked at the local Songjiang County officials headed by Governor Li Tianyang and Chief Envoy Sun Guiwen who were waiting anxiously on the train station platform.
The officials of Songjiang County are all gorgeously dressed.
Wearing Suzhou embroidered silk clothes and boots made of cowhide.
From this point of view, we can understand how wealthy Songjiang County is.
The imperial court has corresponding fixed amounts in salary and treatment for officials at each level.
A certain official stands out from the crowd. He may be corrupt or have a wealthy family.
If all officials are like this, it can only mean that the local government is extremely wealthy.
When Li Tianyang and the officials of the governor's Yamen saw the arrival of Emperor Su He, they immediately bowed and saluted.
After Emperor Su He let them get down, he ordered: "It's still early now. Governor Li will take my group of people to visit the prosperity of Songjiang Mansion."
Before Su He got off the bus, he didn't even wear a dragon robe in order to see the situation in Songjiang County.
The accompanying officials did not wear official uniforms, but changed into regular clothes.
Emperor Su He asked Concubine Jing Liu Rushi and other entourage to wait in the temporary palace.
After seeing the relatively luxurious palaces in Jinan Prefecture, he had already sent a telegram to inform various places that there was no need to build palaces in various places.
Restaurants used by local governments to entertain guests could be used as temporary palaces.
Emperor Su He rarely had the opportunity to go on tour, and there were so many palaces built in various places that he couldn't use them.
No one else dares to live in this kind of palace, so it can only gradually become deserted and waste a lot of money.
Governor Li Tianyang asked most of the governor's Yamen officials to step down.
He changed his clothes and led the group to visit Songjiang Mansion.
Songjiang Prefecture is the core place of Songjiang County.
It has many well-known attractions.
Li Tianyang looked at the accompanying personnel such as Emperor Su He and Prime Minister Wei Shiming. He could only think silently in his heart before heading to the place to visit.
These locations can demonstrate his abilities without annoying Emperor Su He and other officials.
They took a carriage to the busiest dock in Songjiang Prefecture.
The soldiers of the Qilin Guard, with pistols on their waists, defended the guards.
The local garrison in Songjiang Prefecture pretended to be on daily patrol and stood guard around the convoy.
Li Tianyang was very happy. He received great preferential treatment and could ride in the same carriage as Emperor Su He.
Emperor Su He said happily: "Li Aiqing, Songjiang Mansion is developing so fast.
Last year, Songjiang Prefecture surpassed Guangdong Prefecture to become the prefecture with the highest tax amount, with a narrow gap of five million taels of silver coins.
The imperial court's tax collection is now mainly commercial tax, and Songjiang Prefecture can pay huge taxes, which shows the prosperity of business here.
Li Aiqing, please take me to understand the business environment of Songjiang Prefecture. "
Geographical and human factors work together, coupled with the clustering of a large number of government-run enterprises.
The business environment in the north is very different from that in the south.
The north is dominated by government-run companies, mainly engaged in heavy industry and high-tech industries.
Especially Shuntianfu, as the seat of the capital of the Dahua Dynasty, has a strong political atmosphere.
If a brick is thrown at the crowd, it will hit the fifth-rank official, and the businessman will definitely be suppressed.
A large number of businessmen gathered in Shuntian Mansion, and their main purpose was not to do business.
Instead, join parliament to formulate regulations and industry standards for various industries.
The benefits this can bring are far beyond those of normal business.
When Governor Li Tianyang heard Emperor Su He's request, he clenched his fists excitedly.
The direction of the dock he chose perfectly met the requirements of Emperor Su He.
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The largest dock in Songjiang Prefecture is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River in Songjiang Prefecture.
The inland terminal and the ocean terminal together form a huge terminal area.
A large number of merchants complete transactions here.
A large group of them arrived at the dock, but they did not attract the attention of the merchants.
The transactions at Songjiang Wharf were too frequent, and a large number of people often came and went, so no one paid attention.
Emperor Su He listened to the dialects from all over the dock.
The Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions have a tradition of thousands of different pronunciations, and there are many types of dialects.
He saw two businessmen doing business, each writing down their requirements on a piece of paper.
There are so many dialects that even hiring a translator cannot translate accurately.
Many businessmen still don't know Mandarin.
When Prime Minister Wei Shiming saw this scene, he sighed with emotion: "I want to thank the First Emperor for his writings and carriages traveling in the same direction.
Without the unification of words, normal communication between two places far apart would be impossible. "
Emperor Su He knew very well the inability to communicate.
When facing officials from Jiangnan and Guangdong and Guangxi, he rarely met with these officials face to face and read the memorials written by them.
Because he couldn't understand what these courtiers who couldn't speak Mandarin and had strong dialect accents were saying.
When primary school students everywhere grow up and learn Mandarin from an early age, this problem will not occur.
Governor Li Tianyang pointed to the wide sea of the Yangtze River and looked at the various types of cargo ships flowing on the water.
He introduced: "Your Majesty, the Yangtze River is an important waterway that connects many provinces in the south.
Water transportation is extremely cheap, and our domestic products are mainly sold domestically.
Businessmen can earn a lot of money by selling a small number of high-value products to Europe and other places, and we can also collect a lot of export taxes.
Commodities from Sichuan were transported to Songjiang Prefecture via the Yangtze River, and then transferred to Shandong.
Even with all this trouble, the freight is about 60% cheaper than shipping directly to Shandong.
The low cost of water transportation has promoted the continued prosperity of business here in Songjiang Prefecture.
This is still shipped inland, to major governor-general offices or foreign countries.
Going directly to the sea from the Yangtze River will be cheaper.
The Yangtze River is also the only channel for goods from inland provinces along the way to go to sea.
Songjiang Prefecture guards the Yangtze River, a major artery, and its current development is normal. "
Emperor Su He looked at the busy river, nodded and said: "The good location is indeed one of the reasons for the rapid development of Songjiang Mansion.
But the location of other places in the south is not very different, and many provinces have coastlines.
The development of these places is far less rapid than that of Songjiang Prefecture. "
Li Tianyang was very happy when he heard what Emperor Su He said.
With the emperor's comment, he will definitely be able to rise to prominence in the future, which proves that Emperor Su He recognizes his ability.
Emperor Su He was hanging out on the dock, pretending to be merchants purchasing supplies.
He suddenly pricked up his ears and heard several businessmen talking in Mandarin.
“The price of white sugar is too cheap now, and this is all due to the impact of Nanyang sugar cane.
We, the Guangxi Chamber of Commerce, are prepared to raise the price of sugarcane.
As long as the price of sugarcane rises, the price of white sugar will naturally rise.
White sugar has become an important raw material. Even if it increases by one cent per catty, we can earn a lot of silver coins. "
“Our biggest opponent is the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce.
But their main experience now is focused on the competition for European routes and the resources of the Governor's Mansion. This is a good opportunity for our group of businessmen. "
"I grow a lot of sugar beet in the north. In addition to the increase in sugar cane, I will also drive the increase in sugar beet in the north."
"We don't know if it's against the law or not, but we must not let the officials catch us."
"Don't worry, brothers. I've read through the laws carefully, and there are no charges similar to ours."
Emperor Su He frowned when he heard these hurtful words.
If capital wants to carry out primitive accumulation, it has only two choices: to squeeze its own citizens inward or to plunder other countries outwards.
He has secretly pushed for everyone to go overseas to enhance their interests, and there are also some unscrupulous people who are preparing to cause trouble at home.
Li Tianyang stared at these people. He was so angry that he wanted to send patrols now to arrest them all.
Emperor Su He continued to visit the dock, and he came to a huge building on the dock.
Li Tianyang introduced: “This is the trading market of the terminal.
In addition to regular transactions, they will also trade technology or company shares here.
Company share trading is still a concept brought by caravans from Europe.
In this way, businessmen know that the company's shares can be sold at high prices. "
Emperor Su He listened to many companies selling their company's shares.
He thought that the businessmen here in Songjiang Prefecture had already sprouted capital.
Unexpectedly, they are good at absorbing various systems. This seed has gradually developed and will soon grow into a towering tree.
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Li Tianyang took Emperor Su He and entered through the side door of Songjiang Prefecture Industrial and Commercial Bureau.
They watched the officials of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau working.
Li Tianyang pointed to the businessmen who came to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau to handle matters.
“Your Majesty, the Industrial and Commercial Bureau is the government agency that has the closest relationship with these businessmen.
In addition to Songjiang Prefecture's strategic location and the flexible thinking of businessmen, our ability to develop so well is also closely related to the performance of officials and yamen.
If we want to make the business environment good, we must improve the efficiency of officials in the Industrial and Commercial Bureau.
Every businessman who comes to do business can rate the official responsible for handling the matter.
Officials whose ratings are too low every month will be investigated by the Procuratorate. "
Li Tianyang talked about the local system here in Songjiang Prefecture.
When this local system first appeared, officials reacted violently.
This is equivalent to placing a tight curse on their heads.
However, Li Tianyang had an extremely tough attitude and suppressed a group of officials, allowing the policy to be implemented smoothly.
It's just that the Industrial and Commercial Bureau accepted this kind of treatment, and there was little opposition from the Songjiang Prefecture officialdom.
Emperor Su He observed the businessmen, their procedures and purposes of doing business in the Industrial and Commercial Bureau.
He sighed: "I can really see how your place is different from other places.
Other local policies and regulations, as long as the imperial court does not allow it, their yamen will not allow it.
It's the complete opposite here. As long as it's not prohibited by the imperial court, you allow businessmen to do it. "
Li Tianyang saw that Emperor Su He could figure things out after just observing for a short time.
He looked a little frightened, and immediately knelt down to plead guilty and said: "Your Majesty, I am not ignoring the law. After all, there is no precedent for these things, and the law is also blank.
But things are changing too fast now, and many industries will not have time to develop while waiting for regulations and systems to be formed. "
Emperor Su He asked Li Tianyang to become the governor and said: "I am not an old antique who clings to laws and regulations.
For some new things, you really need to give them room to develop, so that you can see whether the thing is good or bad.
By then, it will not be too late to issue regulations and management. "
Emperor Su He saw clearly that a relaxed business environment was conducive to the development and growth of businessmen.
The group of businessmen grew and capital began to sprout.
In order to grow, capital will inevitably promote the progress of productivity.
Emperor Su He visited various places in Songjiang Prefecture and returned to the temporary palace for lunch.
In the afternoon, he summoned representatives from all walks of life in Songjiang Prefecture.
Mainly local scholars and businessmen, listening to their suggestions for the development of Songjiang Prefecture.
After Emperor Su He met the last person, he asked the Prime Minister Wei Shiming who had been accompanying him: "Wei Aiqing, what do you think of Songjiang Mansion?"
Wei Shiming encountered something unusual today, and he has been thinking about it.
“Your Majesty, the situation of Songjiang Prefecture Industrial and Commercial Bureau can only be implemented in a few places such as Songjiang Prefecture.
The imperial court pays fixed salaries to officials, but Songjiang Mansion can give high rewards to officials.
Without this reward, which is several times higher than their salary, it is impossible to mobilize the enthusiasm of officials.
If other places imitate Songjiang Prefecture, they will fail to imitate a tiger and instead imitate a dog.
Regarding the merchants in Songjiang Prefecture, Chen found that they had banded together to form a chamber of commerce, hoping to monopolize the price of a certain commodity or monopolize an industry.
This is not an exception, but a common phenomenon here.
Chen believes that once an industry is monopolized by businessmen, it will lose its vitality for development.
The Metropolitan Procuratorate will inspect the monopoly companies of the Shaofu.
Private companies, without the supervision of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, will inevitably do whatever they want. "
Emperor Su He listened to Prime Minister Wei Shiming's analysis and nodded secretly.
The profit-seeking nature of capital will inevitably lead it to pursue monopoly, and only monopoly can bring the greatest benefits.
"Wei Aiqing, you are right.
Even if they are government-run companies, they must maintain full competition.
After monopoly, the industry becomes a stagnant water, which is not conducive to the development of the industry.
The cabinet should formulate relevant policies to prevent chambers of commerce from joining forces to create monopolies. "
Emperor Su He saw the situation in Songjiang Mansion.
He was happy and worried at the same time.
The budding state of capital is about to develop and grow. When capital is hatched, it will spread across the country at an extremely fast speed, and at the same time it will promote the development of productivity.
But capital must also be put in a cage, and capital must not be allowed to develop unchecked and leave nothing but chicken feathers.
