After the railway law matter came to an end, Zhu Youxiao said: "It is said in the university that there is a way to make money.
I would like to use this sentence to reiterate a point today.
Because there is a way, you can make money."
All the ministers laughed together.
The original text of this sentence is "There is a great way to make money.
There are many who live it, few who eat it, those who use it are sick, and those who use it are comfortable, then the wealth will be sufficient."
It refers to sufficient wealth. way.
But now the great road Zhu Youxiao mentioned is a guide.
Zhu Youxiao also smiled and said: "I don't need to explain the importance of roads.
Everyone will understand.
How many minerals cannot be transported out of the mountains, and how much food rots and deteriorates because it cannot be transported out.
Wealth must be circulated to be useful.
The road is the channel of circulation.
It was decided to start road construction across the country.
We should not only build railways, but more importantly, we should build roads for public use.
We should use cement to build roads that are not afraid of rain and snow, so that all parts of the country can travel throughout the year.
They can all be connected together.”
Zhong Yuzheng, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, said: "Your Majesty, the imperial court does not have that much money to build roads across the country.
Moreover, the imperial court cannot afford the manpower and material resources it mobilizes."
Bi Ziyan said: "The money problem is easy to solve.
First borrow money from the bank, and then you can charge for the road construction.
In this way, it only takes a few years to pay off the construction cost.
The adjustment of manpower and material resources is indeed a troublesome matter. , we don’t have enough officials.”
Zhu Youxiao smiled and said: "Old Bige's idea of borrowing money first and then paying it back is a good one.
After we use new coins, especially when five coins are used as fifty coins, our coinage costs have been greatly reduced. , the bank has enough money to lend to the court to build the road.
As for the adjustment of manpower and material resources, I have another idea.
Why must the court build the road itself?
Why can't we contract out part of the construction project to the private sector?
It’s done” Sun Chuanting reacted the fastest: "Your Majesty is wise.
If we leave the roadbed leveling to the private sector, we will only need to pour the cement ourselves, which can indeed greatly reduce the number of our workers."
Zhu Youxiao smiled and said: "If you are braver, you can actually leave the cement pouring to the private sector.
We only need to survey the route and provide technical guidance."
Bi Ziyan said: "In this way, the burden on the imperial court will indeed be lighter.
But in this case, the quality of the construction cannot be guaranteed.
If there is cutting corners and shoddy quality, it will be troublesome."
Zhu Youxiao said: "To prevent the quality from failing to meet the standards, we have two methods.
One is quality supervision.
If you do not meet our requirements, we will not accept it, and we will not give you money and let you work in vain.
The second is quality During the guarantee period, if there is a major quality problem within ten or twenty years after you build the road, and it is confirmed that it is related to your construction, you will be punished according to the law and you will be fined ten times your income, and you will never be able to stand up again.”
Xu Guangqi said: "Your Majesty, this law is very good.
Then we must first establish the law so that people know what is not allowed, so that the punishment afterwards will be justifiable."
Zhu Youxiao said: "One thing does not bother the two masters.
Master Fang already has successful experience in the railway method, so the highway method will also trouble Master Fang."
Fang Congzhe said: "I will definitely live up to the holy hope."
Zhu Youxiao said: "I am going to establish a Ming Dynasty Highway Committee, and I will be the chairman myself.
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Zhong Shangshu will be the chairman of the executive committee, and officials will be drawn from the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Agriculture to form a committee.
The branch organized route survey personnel and transferred personnel from Dongchang, Jinyiwei, Independent Commission Against Corruption, and Economic Investigation Bureau to form a Quality Supervision Bureau, allowing the Ordnance Bureau to produce large quantities of We will build road construction machinery and set up a gunpowder blasting bureau.
We will recruit students from the Civil Service School to form a highway investment promotion bureau, and banks will issue highway bonds.
I will build roads in every village in my lifetime.
By that time, my dear friends, the Ming Dynasty will be established.
These roads are connected into a whole, which is a greater project than Qinchi Road, and everyone will leave their name in history because of this great project."
All the ministers said together: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live!"
Zhu Youxiao added: "Railway construction cannot be undertaken by the private sector now, so the royal construction team has to recruit more technicians and laborers.
I want to build two railways first, one from the capital to Nanjing, and one from Shanhaiguan to Shanhaiguan."
Together with the Mugu Hewei on the river, from here we can directly connect to Nurgan City by water.
In the future, we will also build it to Shaanxi, Hetao, and Sichuan, and eventually we will connect the whole country to railways. " When they heard about the Hetao, some ministers looked puzzled.
Isn't the Hetao in the hands of the Mongols now?
Zhu Youxiao saw this.
He waved his hand and said: "When the Eastern Military Region settles down, I will take back the Hetao." ” The Loop incident is obviously not the issue under discussion now.
Zhu Youxiao added: "The exploration of shipping rivers across the country has begun.
Water transportation consumes less money and has a large carrying capacity.
Our country has a dense network of rivers.
We must vigorously develop water transportation.
I have ordered Chen Shilang to go to the south for exploration, and Zuo Shilang to go to Huntong River and Liaohe River Exploration, The naval generals are also surveying the sea routes, and the Qingjiang Shipyard is working hard to build various ships suitable for rivers, lakes and seas.
Soon we will dredge the rivers, blow up the rocks, build docks, and the scene of thousands of sails racing will soon appear. in front of us."
All the ministers were also excited.
The emperor was willing to put his focus back at home, which would satisfy the civil servants more than grabbing space outside.
And through roads and river networks connecting the world, everyone likes to see it.
Soon, the Ming Dynasty Highway Commission was established.
Zhong Yuzheng was so busy every day that his left foot could not catch up with his right foot.
He lost several pounds, but his complexion was much better than usual.
The Quality Supervision Bureau under the committee is responsible for managing road quality issues; the Highway Investment Promotion Bureau is responsible for bidding in various places to attract private capital and human resources; the Route Exploration Bureau is responsible for delineating routes and considering the impact on agriculture and rivers ; The Gunpowder Explosives Bureau is responsible for providing explosives for construction to deal with difficult-to-pass places such as mountain peaks on the route.
The Highway Anti-Corruption Bureau, composed of personnel from Dongchang, Jinyiwei, the Independent Commission Against Corruption, and the Economic Investigation Bureau, is to ensure fairness in the bidding process and prevent power-for-money transactions.
It is directly managed by Wei Zhongxian and is not under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty Highway Commission.
The road bonds issued by the bank are also issued by Daming Royal Bank alone.
The bonds are divided into three years and five years, with maturity interest rates of 20% and 40% respectively.
This was much higher than the bank's deposit interest rate.
Buyers came in droves, and the first tranche of 10 million yuan bonds was sold out within a month
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