Chapter 120: Reborn
As a supporting project in Beijing, the brick factory can also be regarded as a key project. After all, the inability to supply bricks and stones on a large scale in a short period of time is directly related to the speed of Beijing city construction. Because of this, He Xi values the brick factory even more than the Zunhua Iron Factory.
After all, the iron factory already has certain rules. And the brick factory has many technical problems.
In order to solve these problems, many people were indeed transferred.
However, Xie Lun also learned that many of these people will be lost. After all, technical talents are the talents that He Xi values most. At the same time, other people may not value him much, and Xie Lun is not among them.
In an instant, he had already calculated an account. He had enough technical personnel, thirty-six steam engines, and thousands of skilled workers. Even if he did not make bricks, he could do a lot of things. The brick factory could start. of.
Xie Lun asked: "What's the lowest price of the brick factory?"
Yang Shiqi said: "One hundred thousand taels, this cannot be less. However, if you are interested, I can help you with this loan."
Banks in this era had very few rules and regulations. Although He Xi had created many, most of them were blank. What Yang Shiqi did was not illegal. More importantly, Yang Shiqi was also thinking about He Xi.
The brick factory that He Xi put up for auction was the most difficult to sell. Not to mention anything else, the cost price of the thirty-six steam engines alone, plus the supporting machinery, would be tens of thousands of taels, plus the land, production capacity, etc. Wait, the price of one hundred thousand taels is almost the cost price.
But most people are not interested.
No one wants to do a losing business.
Therefore, Yang Shiqi thought of a way to help Xie Lun, that is, to tie up He Xi himself.
Xie Lun thought about it for a long time and said, "Then please Brother Yang, please report to your lord."
The relationship between Yang Shiqi and Xie Lun is just one of countless private transactions.
It was just because of Xie Lun's special status that He Xi took another look. After all, the various virtues of elite capital were not enough for He Xi to rely on for the future. Although capitalists like Xie Lun may not be any better, at least they are much better than those powerful people.
However, these private deals are over. This feast of wealth redistribution is about to begin.
He Xi didn't go to the scene at all. Just sitting in the mansion and listening to people report the situation.
Yang Shiqi went to host the event. It was rare for Yao Guangxiao not to travel around and play chess with He Xi.
He Xi was also very curious and said, "Brother Yao, why don't you become a monk now?"
Yao Guangxiao has grown his hair again since he followed He Xi, but even with his hair, Yao Guangxiao still behaves like a monk in many things, let alone going to a Buddhist temple, which is almost like arriving at his own home.
Yao Guangxiao said: "Amitabha, the poor monk and the master have not finished their mortal relationship. Today is the day when the master is reborn, so the poor monk will naturally come to see you."
He Xi said: "Reborn?"
Yao Guangxiao said: "Exactly."
He Xi pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "What a rebirth? I really hope I can take off my mortal body and replace it with immortal bones."
He Xi could understand what he said to Yao Guangxiao.
Today's incident, no matter how dirty it is, in fact, He Xi created a group of vested interests in the new law, just like Shang Yang's reform, created a group of military heroes, all of whom came from Shang Yang's Anyone who dares to touch Shang Yang's laws will be killed by these people. The group of people created by He Xi may not yet have such thoughts or such a deep understanding, but once the new law is truly repealed, they will feel the pain.
A painful pain that makes people have to resist.
Before that, if the higher-ups wanted to abolish the new law and kill He Xi, they would label He Xi as a heretic in the court and list all of He Xi's old subordinates. He Xi's theory was banned. Ruin all He Xi's achievements.
It may be possible to erase He Xi's name from the history of history.
But now, around the city of Beijing, there are more than a million people living according to the rules and regulations established by He Xi. Once it is abolished, letting them return to their original lives will be worse than death.
With this group of people, if you want to repeal the new law, it is not enough to simply kill He Xi, clean up He Xi's people, and ban He Xi's teachings.
This is also the most difficult level of reform.
Cultivate a group of supporters of the new law. A group of stakeholders in the new law. Or a new class. If the new law does not have the support of these people, the old law does. After all, the old law has been running for so many years and no one has benefited from the old law. It would be extremely strange.
The struggle between the two is not equal at all.
But now, the new law and the old law are finally on a relatively equal footing.
This is what Yao Guangxiao said was reborn.
Yao Guangxiao said: "Why not replace it with a keel?"
He Xi knew that the dragon bone that Yao Guangxiao was asking about was actually the throne.
With the support of this group of people, He Xi actually has a chance to compete for that position, which was completely absent before.
He Xi said: "How can a dragon be as good as an immortal? Although a dragon can fly up to the nine heavens, it will one day return to dust. Only immortals can live forever."
What He Xi meant was that as an emperor, he was only for a short time, and his true pursuit was to have his own theories spread through the ages.
Yao Guangxiao smiled and said: "In this way, Kong Sheng should be regarded as one of the gods."
He Xi laughed when he heard this.
Confucius respected ghosts and gods and kept them at a distance. There is a big gap between Confucianism and the theory of gods. Many great Confucians are atheists, but now Yao Guangxiao has concluded this absurd conclusion from He Xi's words, and He Xi cannot refute it.
It's laughable enough.
Yao Guangxiao also laughed immediately. In his laughter, he was a little disappointed.
He actually wanted to assist He Xi in becoming emperor. It's not just his ambition, but some trends that Yao Guangxiao doesn't want to throw cold water on now. Many people cannot shed tears until they see the coffin. Although He Xi has trained these people. But it is simply impossible to expect these people to be grateful to He Xi.
And He Xi distributed the money to them to promote the current production model and strengthen his own power. There is no doubt about this. But it also reduces the chips in his hands. Allow yourself to be passive.
Although the overall cake has grown bigger, He Xi was able to mobilize the power of this cake before, but now it is not necessarily the case. In terms of the power that He Xi can mobilize, if He Xi directly mobilizes the power, it is estimated that there will not be much growth. The power that He Xi mobilizes indirectly will require a lot of negotiation.
So, has He Xi’s direct subordinate strength grown?
This is really hard to say.
But the enemy's opposition must have grown a lot.
Although He Xi is trying to make a bigger cake, one thing cannot be denied. Just like the rise of Liaodong, it has actually started to grab orders from many places in the south. It is like after the opening of the sea, many people in coastal areas stopped farming. Going to sea affects the power and interests of landowners everywhere.
How can He Xi's rapid development have no impact on other regions and other stakeholders?
Naturally it is impossible.
Therefore, the backlash will be greater when He Xi encounters it. But all these backlashes will be directed at He Xi. After all, He Xi was the leader of the reform movement and was hated by all the opponents.
As for He Xi's partners, they may not have thought about supporting He Xi. There are only a few people who are willing to support He Xi. Most people actually just want to make money from the environment He Xi built. They will not resist unless their interests are harmed. I don't want to put my life and property on this fight.
This is not just human nature. It is also the weakness of the capitalist class.
In Yao Guangxiao's view, He Xi has great risks and becomes a pioneer. It was after the opposition beat He Xi to death that other people felt the pain and knew that the opposition would not let them go. Only when these people united and counterattacked under the command of another person could they win.
This kind of pain that cuts through the skin and touches the soul cannot be felt by any words.
This is why Yao Guangxiao asked He Xi if he wanted to be emperor? Because Yao Guangxiao felt that when He Xi faced such a crisis, it might be a good idea to attack others first. The so-called preemptive strike is to charge against the highest power.
Of course, Yao Guangxiao wouldn't dare to do it to Zhu Yuanzhang. But to the prince and the people behind the prince.
After all, the enemy and ourselves are already very clear.
Some people died, but not completely...
