Chapter 43 Shanxi Merchants
Zhang Youzhi said: "Sir, I have something to say."
He Xi said, "That's all."
Zhang Youzhi said: "The lower officials can't solve the problem of transportation. We can only use the old method below. In the past, military rations could be transported to the border. Now I think it can be done. It just costs a lot." Zhang Youzhi paused slightly as he said this. He seemed to be waiting for He Xi to digest his words.
In fact, there is nothing to digest. It's just a stupid way.
It's a big loss, but it's not necessarily impossible.
However, He Xi also knew that Zhang Youzhi may not fully understand the transportation problems he faced.
Steel-making is cheaper on a larger scale. It would be too time-consuming to build a steel-making furnace bit by bit locally. He Xi thought of transporting one directly. That thing cannot be pulled down by a horse-drawn carriage.
The transportation problem is a hundred times that of food.
It's just that these specific technical problems are not very clear to the people here. Maybe Ge Tiangong is here, and Ge Tiangong can understand.
He Xi sighed leisurely when he thought of this.
Zhang Youzhi seemed to have captured He Xi's emotions, but he had some misunderstandings and said: "If you allow Shanxi people to host this steel plant, you don't have to worry about not only the money to build the steel plant, but also the cost of connecting the railway. . It will even help the imperial court to capture Shanxi."
He Xi was stunned when he heard what Zhang Youzhi said, and a term jumped out of his mind.
That is Shanxi merchants.
Today's Shanxi merchants are still in their infancy.
Shanxi merchants truly took shape after decades of engaging in the salt industry. It prospered for hundreds of years. Although today's Shanxi merchants are incomparable to Shanxi merchants in their heyday. But Shanxi merchants, no, Shanxi merchants are still quite powerful.
This strength foundation comes from the business talent of Shanxi people, and also from the long-term preservation of Shanxi in the north during the war in the late Yuan Dynasty. It is natural that the accumulation in Shanxi, which has the least damage, is higher than other places.
Naturally, tens of millions of taels cannot be obtained. Even if every one of the big businessmen in Shanxi today extracts oil, there won't be so much oil and water. But there are more than just Shanxi businessmen behind them.
It should be noted that Shanshan and Shaanxi are integrated. They are all interconnected in terms of business.
These people’s networks don’t all need to use their money.
Anyway, everyone can see how profitable the steel complex is. Even if steel is not very profitable, many people value the steel industry. It is the source of many industries. Once the steel industry moves, the following industrial chains will be affected. Gotta catch a cold.
This kind of control must be obtained even if it doesn't make much money. With such power, you don’t make much money, you just don’t want to make money.
There are many ways to make money.
And who knows Shanxi best? Naturally, he is a native of Shanxi. Shanxi was originally the base camp of Wang Baobao, and the Mongols began to operate the Shanxi area from the time of Genghis Khan. Therefore, the local gentry in Shanxi actually have very little regard for Hu and Han concepts.
These people actually did not take sides in the struggle between Beijing and Nanjing. Otherwise, King Jin would not have made such a big fuss in Taiyuan.
If the Shanxi people can be brought on board, Beijing's strategy for Shanxi will become a local battle. Not only He Xi understands the benefits of this, but others also understand. ap.
"Sir, you can give it a try." Qu Neng said.
Shanxi is too important. The reason why He Xi doesn't play Shanxi is because Shanxi is difficult to play, not because he doesn't want to play.
Now there seems to be an opportunity. He Xi hesitated.
"Sir, even if there is a national debt, the court's money is not easy to get. After all, anything can happen in a war. If you can save some money, just save some." Yang Shiqi hesitated for a while, sighed, and said.
He Xi sighed inwardly after hearing Yang Shiqi's words.
He knew Yang Shiqi. It’s not that Yang Shiqi doesn’t know the importance of the steel industry. Opening up the steel industry to allow private capital to enter is of great concern. But he also knew that Ming Dynasty seemed to have abundant finances.
, but it is actually not optimistic.
How much money will be spent on future wars is a figure that no one can tell.
He Ximing knew that allowing private capital to enter one by one of these sensitive enterprises, from banks to steel, would cause the court to become further passive in the future. But he had no choice, he even had an understanding.
One day in the future, none of the companies he established will belong to the imperial court. Whether it is purchased for various reasons, or it is occupied. In short, he disappeared into the imperial court's management sequence.
This is bound to happen.
No matter the future financial crisis, or the carving up of the court assets by the powerful.
He Xi said: "That's it. Zhang Youzhi, since you said you can get money, I will listen to you. Go down and prepare."
Zhang Youzhi was overjoyed, bowed and left together with Ge Tiangong without saying anything.
He Xi was not curious about who Zhang You was going to find. It is probably Shanxi Bank that will play a role. He Xi said: "I have one last worry, and that is the security issue. Although Datong is some distance from Yanmen Pass, there are no dangers, and Geng Bingwen is also a capable man. He has now eliminated the King of Jin and unified the northwest. The military and government are now ready to take action. If he knew that we were going to build a steel plant in Datong, I am afraid he would not sit back and watch."
When King Jin was in Shanxi, Shanxi did not pose a great threat to Beijing. But now that King Jin is dead and King Jin's forces have been cleaned up, the Shanxi army will naturally move at this time. After all, the mountains and rivers inside and outside Shanxi, plus There are many artillery pieces on board. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It does not require so many people to defend Shanxi.
Shanxi's desire to attack the outside world is very strong, and He Xi got such information from many places.
After all, the main force of the Northern Expedition, the army of the Beijing camp plus Henan, Shandong and other capitals, and the Shanxi army are not one and the same. The Shanxi army also knows that the Northern army seems to be very powerful, but it is just an appearance.
When Qu Tong heard what He Xi said, his heart lit up and he said, "Sir, if you don't tell me, I haven't thought of it yet. Can we devise a plan to lure Shanxi to attack?"
"If the Shanxi Army sits on the defensive, there is nothing we can do. But if the Shanxi Army leaves Shanxi, I am determined to prevent them from going back."
After He Xi heard Qu Neng's words, his heart moved and he said to himself: "Yes, you can lure the snake out of the hole."
He Xi has no problem in mastering the strategy, but when it comes to the specific tactics of how to fight, he is lagging behind many others. Qu Neng is a veteran with extremely rich experience.
Now that he has made a guarantee. He Xi believed it too.
What's more, Qu Neng has been working in the northwest for a long time, which is what he is good at after all.
He Xi thought for a while and said: "This is a good idea, but let the staff make a plan. In addition, we have to wait. First, we have to wait for the battle of Wei Hui Mansion to settle, and second, we have to wait for the railway As a result of the construction, no matter what, this railway will always need to be built. You can start it first, and if everything goes well, try it next year. If you can win Shanxi, everything is easy to say. If you can't win-------"
Although it is said that major changes occurred in Nanjing and Xu Da's death directly affected the Nanjing military earthquake. But the earthquake did not affect Wei Hui's front line. After all, Sheng Yong was Fu Youde's direct descendant. Fu Youde naturally knew that when fighting, the best state is to not be distracted.
It shielded him from all the wind and rain coming from behind.
And Sheng Yong also lived up to Fu Youde's regard for him.
It took two months to fight from Zhangde to Weihui. Sheng Yong fought and retreated. Although Sheng Yong was always retreating after fighting all the way, this better illustrates Sheng Yong's ability. The tactics of the Northern Army may be somewhat rigid. But the combat effectiveness must not be underestimated.
Sheng Yong can fight almost equally in every battle, and can retreat to the back right under his nose. Let the Northern Army lose its grip on the tail.
This battle was even regarded as an excellent training opportunity. Many recruits did not know what fighting was about. The two sides had encountered each other many times on the battlefield, so they became accustomed to it.
Sheng Yong's various firearms tactics grew up in the battles with the Northern Army as the enemy and the Northern Army as the division.
He Xi even had a feeling that he would be the number one force in the Southern Army in the future.
The brigade may have been tempered in these wars.
