The railcar was parked at the Zhongping Railway Station. Qin Li sat in the seat by the window and stared at the people with large or small packages that were rushing to get on and off. It took more than 200 miles from Yuejing to Zhongping County, and the fare of one or two taels of silver. If it were in Qi State, the distance would take ordinary people for several days, and the weather would be sunny and lukewarm. In Ming State, the time was shortened to half a day.

A rail car brought the huge territory of Ming Kingdom closer, and shorter time means higher efficiency, faster circulation speed, and wealth. Along the way, the issues discussed by Yin Fu and Zhou Qiu made Qin Li gain a lot. These businessmen can always interpret a problem from another perspective.

Qin Li felt that the officials of Daqi should really listen to the principles of these merchants, and even His Majesty the Emperor should listen. The new emperor has ascended the throne for more than a year, and he is indeed extremely courageous. The new court policy also points directly to the current shortcomings of Daqi. However, Qin Li, who had been in Ming Kingdom for a long time, always felt that there was a big difference between Qi and Ming Kingdom. But if he really wanted to make a reason, he couldn't say a word. This long trip made him suddenly enlightened.

In Daqi, the emperor regarded merchants as tools for making money, but in Ming Dynasty, they regarded merchants as partners for creating wealth. In the past, Qin Li looked down on merchants like other Qi people. The so-called merchants simply transported goods from one place to another and earned the difference from it. They themselves did not generate any value. The goods they resold did not increase much. This view is actually a consensus from Daqi from top to bottom. This also led to the decline of Daqi merchants in the past.

But now, Qin Li no longer thinks so. Merchants can also create value, but the way they create value cannot be understood by ordinary people.

Yin Fu and Zhou Qiu are the top businessmen in the Ming and Daqi countries. Even if they talk about some topics casually, they were literally enlightened for a person like Qin Li, who was already extremely smart. Things that had been very confused before suddenly became clear.

A railcar full of grain rumbled out of Zhongping Station before them, Zhou Qiu was a little puzzled: "Brother Yin, the western region is drought this year, but Hulao, Yongjun and other places have a bumper harvest. The western region is not short of food. Why is your country still transporting grain to the western region on a large scale?"

"Balance the price of grain." Yin Fu smiled and said, "Hulao Yong County can indeed support the prefectures and counties that are short of food, but in this way, their regular liquidation positions will have a large shortage, and the market reaction is very sensitive. Once the shortage occurs, the price of grain will rise in response. Grain is undoubtedly the base price of all prices in the market. Once it rises, it will drive the price of all goods to rise, and will eventually affect the entire western land. Therefore, the court must mobilize grain from other places to enter the western land to ensure the stability of the grain prices and not allow it to fluctuate too much. The people are most sensitive to the rise and fall of grain prices."

"Will the large-scale adjustment of grain from other places affect the grain prices in other places?" Zhou Qiu asked.

"The Ming Dynasty today is drought and flooding, but other places have good harvests, and it is not a problem to stabilize grain prices. Besides, isn't it still importing grain on a large scale from your Qi State?" Yin Fu smiled. "Don't there any merchants under your brother Zhou to sell grain to us?"

Zhou Qiu smiled awkwardly: "That's right, but what we sell is Chenliang!"

"It doesn't matter, just have food." Yin Fu smiled, "After this year, these old grains will naturally be vacated from the warehouse to do something else."

"Can the Ming Dynasty always be fully closed?" Zhou Qiu was a little disbelief.

"It is not only full, but also according to the regulations of the court, the grain that is often closed must meet the needs of three years." Yin Fu said proudly: "It is precisely because of this policy that our Ming Dynasty's grain price has always been maintained at a low level. If you have food in your hands, you will not panic. If you are short of food, who wouldn't the common people want to store some food at home? Do you think so?"

"No one uses this to close the position a few times?" Zhou Qiu asked with a smile.

"Can officials dare to do this in Daqi?" Yin Fu asked back.

Zhou Qiu nodded.

"In our Ming Dynasty, no one dared to do this with his head on it. The Censorate became the Supervision Department, and the supervisory officials were all over the world. Do you know what rules did the Chief Minister Jin Jingnan set for their subordinates when he became the Chief Censor?"

"What rules?"

"If an inspector cannot find the problem, then it is the biggest problem itself." Yin Fu laughed and said, "With this rule, that guy, the inspectors are fine and want to find something for local officials. If you dare to move and close the position at night, the inspectors will come to your door to cause trouble. Next, wash your neck and wait for it to be snapped!"

"Will this create some unjust prison?" Qin Li, who had been sitting quietly beside Zhou Qiu, couldn't help asking.

Yin Fu laughed: "How is it possible? The Supervision Department has only the power to investigate. Arrest the prisoner is the Ministry of Justice, and the trial of the prisoner is the Dali Temple. The Supervision Department dares to do anything, and can it get around the other two yamen?"

Qin Li suddenly fell silent.

"In the Ming Dynasty, no matter what the yamen does, there are several yamen around us. Who are we businessmen most afraid of? Officials from the Taxation Department, but if they do things randomly, I dare to go to the inspector to sue him. The Supervision Department supervises the world and takes care of everything." Yin Fu said with a smile: "So the officials of our Ming Dynasty yamen are definitely the most efficient and honest in the world. Of course, it is not surprising that there are a few rat shit. Every year, there are always a few lucky guys on the court who want to be lucky. In our Ming Dynasty, being an official is the hardest thing. But unlike the officials of your Daqi, who are powerful, you can smell the smell across three miles."

Zhou Qiu, Qin Li and others laughed awkwardly. Whether it was Zhou Qiu or Qin Li, they were very familiar with the officials of the Ming Dynasty. It was as Yin Fu said.

While speaking, the track car they were riding began to slowly start.

Two days later, their group had been replaced with a carriage and walked on the business road winding between the mountains from Yongping County to Hulao County. After years of expansion, this business road is now a world of difference compared to when it was just completed. The wide cement road is like a jade belt embedded in the mountains, moving forward all the way.

It is not as fast as a rail car. Even though the road is already spacious enough, there are so many people walking on it.

"This business road is so busy?" Zhou Qiu said in surprise. After walking for half a day, the group found a small shop on the side of the road, drank some water and ate something. There were always business opportunities in places where there were people. Along the way, there were not a large size and a very simple shop like this. One would appear within ten miles, and the business was quite good.

"The situation was special during this period," Yin Fu explained. "Isn't this canal going to be excavated? Merchants from all over the country will take their own people to drive wherever they go, and there will naturally be more people."

"I don't know how much material resources it takes to dig such a canal and how many people it uses!" Zhou Qiu sighed: "In our Daqi, I'm afraid I don't think about any project like this."

"It won't take many people." Yin Fu said disapprovingly: "For example, Cenzhou and other places in the remote western region will probably use labor-for-relief to mobilize a large number of people to join, but in Hulao and Yong County, it is not feasible. There is no corvee service in our Ming Dynasty. These merchants took their people to wherever they arrived because they undertook this project."

"I have heard of the businessman contracting national projects before, but I have never figured out the specific operation." Zhou Qiu said. "Can a businessman take on such a big project?"

"Of course not. Don't we have the Canal Corporation? Our Emperor's Majesty is good, but this name is weird and it's not easy to read in his mouth." Yin Fu smacked his lips, arranged the emperor's words casually, and then continued: "Canal Corporation has divided the entire project into countless small sections, and then announced these small sections for bidding. All merchants can take over. Each person takes over the work he can do according to his actual situation. In the end, whoever pays the lowest price will belong to whom this section."

"It's simple and clear. What if it can't be done well?"

"Every part of the project has a construction date and completion date." Yin Fu said with a smile: "If you can't finish it, it will be trouble for the merchants. If you complete it in advance, the more you earn will be yours. In our Ming Dynasty, if you do such a job, the merchants will have to advance their own funds first. After finishing the work, the boss will pass the inspection and then pay you. So, ordinary merchants with weak strength will not dare to bear this burden."

"Inheriting national projects, you can generally make a lot of money. Brother Yin, you have a wide connection and strong capital, so why don't you join in?" Zhou Qiu asked.

"We are more important to know ourselves. A journey is like a mountain. We can't play with this task of digging rivers, building bridges and building mountains. We think that if we lose face and make a big one, we will probably have problems." Yin Fu said: "This money is endless, so it's enough to make it. If we force ourselves into other people's fields, we're afraid that we will attract more resentment, which is not worth the loss."

"When I was crossing the capital, didn't you hear that the Ming Dynasty prince was going to cut the ribbon himself? Why did the prince get started before he went there?"

"That's a form. What should I do next? When Prince Wu goes, he will find a piece of land and symbolically draw two shovels. This is just a declaration that our emperor asked Prince Wu to officially appear in the political arena of the Ming Dynasty."

"Prince Wu was named King of Qi, hehe, this, hehe," Zhou Qiu laughed dryly.
Chapter completed!