Two months after many masters left the imperial capital, Ren Baqian and the empress finally moved into the new palace of the imperial capital.
Then the six departments moved in together. With the relocation of these departments, the imperial capital became a true imperial capital, the political and economic center of Dayao.
The wharf and railway tracks next to the imperial capital also make the imperial capital one of the most important commodity distribution centers.
The hundreds of thousands of people who migrated here, together with the influx of officials from the DPRK and China, as well as those businessmen who had heard the news long ago, made the imperial capital prosperous in a short period of time.
The opposite of prosperity, of course, is conflict among nations.
The conflict between the Gu clan, the Jing clan, and the Izumo people.
Even if the empress punished them heavily, it would still take some time for those reckless and straightforward mountain people to settle down.
But Ren Baqian didn't pay much attention to this matter, he had too many things to pay attention to.
For example, the two masters who split their troops.
For example, various commodities of the Commerce Department.
For example, two primary schools and an evening school are being prepared.
For example, the planned health care street for foot therapy, bathing and massage... Cough, I haven't had a chance to go there yet.
"Your Highness, this has recently appeared on the market." Zhu Zhuo from the Department of Commerce put several things in front of Ren Baqian.
Two glasses, three kinds of toothpaste, a bottle of perfume, a pair of sunglasses, and a packet of salt.
Ren Baqian knew at a glance that these things were not sold by the Commerce Department.
The appearance of the glass looks similar, but the color is slightly greenish compared with the ones I sell, and there are bubbles.
As for the toothpaste, the commercial department sells Jiechiling toothpaste, and these three types are Jizhiling, Jiezhiqing, and Jiefanghuo toothpaste. Ren Baqian had a strange expression on his face and almost made him laugh.
I didn't expect Kang Shuaifu's instant noodles to appear in this world. Sure enough, profiteers are the same no matter which world they are in.
Ren Baqian was not surprised by technology leaks and imitations.
Including glass, these things are not very high-tech content. Even if it is glass, it has been sold for so many years now, if you want to find out how to make it, there is always a way.
"Those Izumo people are very courageous." Zhu Zhuo commented.
"It's not that they are bold, it's because someone made them bold." Ren Baqian laughed.
For example, glass, although the production method is not completely secret, but it is not easy for the Izumo people to obtain the production method, and even if they can do it, they dare not.
As for who is supporting them... Anyway, they can't run away from the adults in the court.
Ever since I opened the door and let the government and businessmen collude together, this kind of distortion of the combination of interests will definitely develop and grow.
But it doesn't matter, he has already released the method of making soap and the like.
What the imperial court should do is to guide the development of the market and open up new markets, rather than turning every commodity into a monopoly.
And those interest groups that colluded with government and businessmen got the best admission ticket.
It's better to imitate things that I don't care about and develop as the blood of this mutant than colluding with government and businessmen to create some crooked ways.
So far, those guys have managed to hold their own—if you don't look at the bootleg brands.
But there are two things that people must never touch... Salt and iron, both of which are exclusively owned by the state, can be said to be one of the largest sources of taxation for the state.
Ren Baqian picked up the bag of salt and twisted it with his fingers, it was a bit rough.
"Where did it come from?" Ren Baqian asked softly, he believed that no one would dare to sell this thing to Lancheng and the imperial capital.
"Izumo, in some small and medium-sized cities and towns, a lot of this kind of salt has flowed into the market recently, and the price is half cheaper than ordinary salt."
Ren Baqian nodded slightly, the price is half cheaper than ordinary salt, those ordinary people who are not well-off naturally like it.
But this thing is not something that anyone can get their hands on, whoever touches it will die.
"Understood, I will ask someone to check. You have done a good job. As for other things, let them sell them, and then gradually reduce or even shut down toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, perfume, and glass factories to develop other projects." Ren Yachi said.
"The glass factory will also be reduced?" Zhu Zhuo was a little surprised, knowing that the profit of the glass factory is not low.
"Reduce it by half!" Ren Baqian naturally knew that the glass factory could bring a lot of profits, but he really didn't have so many people on hand. The stalls are getting bigger and bigger, and the manpower is getting scarcer.
Anyway, I made the most lucrative sum. Now that someone successfully imitates it, there will be more imitations on the market soon.
Instead of competing with them, simply reduce the number of glass factories, and only keep some of the most profitable factories such as silver mirrors, or some canning and bottle factories, and the manpower of other factories will be transferred to participate in other projects.
Although the glass factory is a royal industry, the Ministry of Industry also owns 30% of the profits. To reduce the number of glass factories, Tong Zhenye must be notified.
"By the way, there is no need to close the glass factory in Yacheng." Ren Baqian reminded.
Yacheng is close to the sea, and it is one of the three major outlets of Izumo. Now Ren Baqian is asking people to count the seafood in the East China Sea. He is going to make those seafood into cans.
Especially things like kelp and seaweed, which have a large output and are cheap, can replace vegetables, and are rich in nutrition, which is the best.
In Ren Baqian's vision, canned fish is sold to Izumo, while canned aquatic plants are sold to Dayao inland.
"Understood, my lord." Zhu Zhuo, the returnee who took the initiative to join Ren Baqian and was in charge of the Commerce Department, would support any resolution made by Ren Baqian, and he would at most raise some doubts of his own. No matter whether Ren Baqian answered or not, he would resolutely carry it out. .
After dealing with the affairs of the Department of Commerce, Ren Baqian called in officials from the Department of Education to inquire about the elementary school and supper.
There are two primary schools, one is mainly for the ancient youths, and the other is mainly for the Jing and Izumo youths.
In addition to campus construction, there is also the issue of teachers.
Although there are intelligent robots, teachers also need a part. This part of the teachers, Ren Baqian has already made a plan, that is, the students who will graduate from the high school at the end of the year. Half of these students come from ordinary families. It is estimated that most of these students will enter various departments, and the teachers will Select from this group of students.
In addition to the issue of campus construction and teachers, the most important thing is how to get the people to send their children to primary schools.
You must know that not everyone in this world will send their children here eagerly when they see the school enrollment. For most people, school is not their goal.
Even without any tuition and fees.
For ordinary people, literacy is not the first option.
Even in some impoverished places in China, this was the case a few years ago. Parents were more willing to let those children do some housework within their ability to reduce the burden on adults, and when they were older, they went out to work early to reduce the pressure on the family.
Although this world is different, it is not much different. If the aptitude is not bad, they would rather their children practice martial arts or learn how to hunt.
This was the case in Lancheng before. In the past few years, with the development of the school and the emergence of various new products, the thoughts of the people in Lancheng have changed a little.
However, the ancient people here in the imperial capital all moved out of the 60,000 mountains, so they have no idea about going to school.
What kind of knowledge changes fate, bullshit, fists are the last word.
Therefore, how to let them send their children to school is also something that Ren Baqian needs to think about.
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