System, help me become the empress

Chapter 183
Since the appearance of the "snow plow", the system has defaulted to the start of the second industrial revolution. Although the progress bar shows little, the new blueprints of oil exploration and oil processing plants are already available for purchase.

The 'internal combustion engine' currently researched by the Shengong Bureau is still in its infancy, bulky, and can only drive some light machines. It is still a long way to go to replace the 'steam engine' to provide kinetic energy.

After Xu Youxi learned about the progress of the 'internal combustion engine' at the Shengong Bureau, he found that the problem of oil refining was imminent.So, he exchanged two blueprints from the system and asked Xu Ling to arrange a group of workers to go to Wenxia County to improve the original temporary refinery according to the blueprints.

These things have just been arranged, and it's just time to make an appointment with Pei Yao.

Pei Yao originally planned to go back to Beijing years ago, but unexpectedly encountered a snowstorm in the north and was blocked halfway, so she simply changed her itinerary and went to inspect the warehouses of several other odd goods stores one by one.

As a result of this inspection, many problems were found, such as unqualified warehouse management, messy purchase personnel, poor storage of goods, etc. In order to deal with these matters, Pei Yao took a lot of time and did not return until the end of March. to Beijing.

"When I go out this time, the cities and counties outside are completely different from before." After sitting down, Pei Yao began to share with Xu Youxi what she had seen on the road.

"Why is it different?"

Xu Youxi listened patiently.

"I just feel that people's life is better and they have money in their wallets. The roads are smooth and smooth, and there are no beggars on the streets. Children have places to go to school, young people have places to work and earn money, and there are old people or disabled people. Placement."

"There is a 'Daqian Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital' in Shangjing, and now many cities and counties have followed suit. The county governments build local hospitals and recruit powerful doctors from the people to come to see a doctor. It is much easier for ordinary people to see a doctor."

"That's great, I'll go and see it if I have the chance."

These changes that amazed Pei Yao, a large part of which are due to Xu Youxi letting the local officials write the 'year plan'.

When these officials can't figure out what to plan for next year, they can only copy Beijing's policies.

If they go to Beijing to build roads, then their plan for next year is to build roads; if they go to Beijing to build sewers, then they also plan to build sewers; if there are hospitals in Beijing, they will also build a local hospital.

Now the imperial court allows localities to collect a small amount of local tax on the basis of national tax, but there are very strict regulations on the collection of local tax, the amount cannot be greater than national tax, and it is open and transparent.

In addition, local officials can also borrow from banks, but if the bank visits and confirms that the money is used for urban and county construction, basically the interest will be very low.

"Dong Shangyi is leaving the odd goods shop."

When Pei Yao heard this, she lost her mood for drinking tea: "Why so suddenly? Is it because the salary is not satisfactory or the treatment is not enough? These are all negotiable! If he really misses home, we can also arrange for him to go to his hometown The shopkeeper..."

Pei Yao knew that Dong Shangyi was very talented in business, so why didn't Xu Youxi know about it?
"It was Dong Shangyi who took the initiative to come to me. He said that he had learned a lot at the Qihuo shop during this time and was very grateful, but he still hoped to make a career out of it. It happened that he had some inspiration recently and planned to go out. Go it alone."

Pei Yao sighed regretfully and said, "Then I can't keep him anymore. It's strange, why did he ask you to tell me, do I usually look fierce?"

"That's not true, because he hopes to cooperate with the imperial court for his next business, and it happens that I can give him some help."

"What type of business?"

"Do you know the Civil Information Bureau in Jiangsu and Zhejiang?"

Pei Yao nodded: "I know, she is quite famous."

Xu Youxi thought about it for a moment: "Dong Shangyi wants to set up an organization of the Civil Credit Bureau that can be sent to the whole Daqian territory."

"This is indeed a good thing for the common people, but can he earn money from this?" Pei Yao questioned, "The civil credit bureaus in wealthy areas have already formed a large scale, and he won't get any benefits by squeezing in at this time; Like some remote areas, how much it costs him to send a letter, and it is not easy to earn back the principal."

Pei Yao shook her head, and pointed out the problem sharply: "I am afraid that only the imperial court is willing to cooperate with this kind of business that only pays but not earns. No, it should be that only His Majesty may agree."

After listening to Pei Yao's analysis, Xu Youxi said, "The imperial court has no money now. I originally wanted to persuade Dong Shangyi to delay this plan, but he said that he will solve all the money problems. I only hope that the imperial court will recognize this institution." , the sender should not be blocked everywhere."

"How to say?"

"I've seen his plan. He doesn't make money by sending letters. He plans to build a civil transportation network across the country. The real value is here. At that time, there will be a lot of businessmen who want to cooperate with him. In the past, long-distance transportation relied on horses instead of walking. Dong Shangyi plans to use tricycles and bicycles newly manufactured by Shengong Bureau to replace horses, and relay goods between places to reduce costs. He also studied the New Deal, how to use this Policy advantages, he has worked hard."

Pei Yao recalled it at this time: "If Qihuopu's warehouse can use his transportation network to send goods to merchants everywhere in the future, it will save us the time and money to build our own fleet. Cost-effective."

"I gave him some ideas, and he went back to revise it. The treasury has no money for the time being, so I informed Yang Zhuiyue to lend a sum of principal for this project, which can be regarded as the shares of the imperial court."

Xu Youxi has been thinking about this matter for a long time. Since Dong Shangyi has the courage to do it, even if she really loses it in the end, it will be a matter of a few hundred thousand taels at most, and she can't afford it.

"The treasury is out of money? Last year's harvest was not bad, and the business tax was not a small amount. The strange goods shop alone made a net profit of several million taels of silver last year. How could it be spent so quickly? Even during the reign of Emperor Chongjiu There is a lot of construction everywhere, and there has never been a situation where the national treasury ran out of money so quickly."

"Sigh, this year's expenses are a bit high." Xu Youxi has a headache when he mentions money, "The imperial court has launched many new projects, and they all cost money."

Xu Youxi didn't want to go into too much detail, so he simply changed the subject and said, "Did you know that Bao Youjin signed up for the 'Going to the Countryside' project, was he assigned to Guangdong?"

"I don't know, when did it happen?"

"It's been more than ten days, and Mu Qing said that he wrote to you, but you may have inspected other warehouses at that time, so you didn't receive it. I have to go to Guangdong in a few days. The last time the British businessman should send the negotiated goods I brought it here, I have to go over and talk to him again, and then I will drop by to see how Bao Youjin is doing."

"Give me a copy of the address, and I will write to a friend there to ask him what he needs to prepare."

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That night, when Xu Youxi returned to the palace, he received a secret report from He Jiangyi, saying that a merchant ship from Great Britain had arrived, and he had already settled the person down, waiting for Xu Youxi to pass by.

　Thank you ladies and sisters for catching bugs, it has been revised.

　　
　　
　
(End of this chapter)