I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

Mao Wenci spent a few days in Nanjing, but found nothing.

The big men among the civil officials were unwilling to pay attention to him, but some of the military generals wanted to contact him to see if they could get their family over.

However, these people did not have much weight in speaking in front of Wu Changqing.

Man Dahai, who has a little weight, also chose to refuse to meet him in order to avoid suspicion.

The big reason for this situation is that people in this interest group are very optimistic about the future development of this group. Staying in this group is already the best choice, so naturally there is no need to hook up with Mao Wenci.

Not only will it not do any good, but it will also arouse Wu Changqing's suspicion for no reason, so a fool would do this.

In desperation, Mao Wenci could only give up the idea of ​​peace talks.

However, he did not return immediately, but chose to go to the street to inquire about the information. You can't go back to Beijing empty-handed, it's more or less disadvantageous.

If you can find out any useful information, you can also atone for your sins.

However, he couldn't go to such confidential places as the steel factory and the steam engine R\u0026D and manufacturing plant, so he could only stroll around the city of Nanjing to see the life of the local people.

Of course, some useful information can also be obtained from these market life.

"This rickshaw is really convenient."

Sitting in the rickshaw, Mao Wenci sighed with emotion.

This rickshaw is a new model launched by BMW. The biggest difference between rickshaws and BMWs is that they are pulled by manpower, not by horses.

Therefore, their body size is relatively small, generally only one person is seated, and two people can be seated when squeezed.

Compared with BMW, rickshaw has many unique advantages, such as its power comes from human pulling, and its running cost is low.

Now that the population of Nanjing has increased greatly, it is dozens of times cheaper to hire a coolie than to raise a horse.

In this era, manpower is so cheap, even a human life is not as precious as a horse.

BMW was originally in the high-end market, but the high-end market was limited, so after the initial market blank dividend, Tong Youwei began to enter the cheap market.

This kind of rickshaw is much rougher and cheaper than BMW, and can serve ordinary people with a little money.

In addition to selling these rickshaws directly, Tong Youwei also built a rickshaw shop for himself, hired a large number of coolies, and then sent them to the city to provide transportation services.

Not to mention, the effect is surprisingly good.

People with a little money like to experience this new mode of transportation, which is comfortable, labor-saving, and inexpensive. From the south gate to the north gate, the ten-mile road is only twenty or thirty cents.

After Wu Changqing learned about the rickshaw dealership, he also supported him in making the industry bigger.

To this end, Wu Changqing even issued a new order prohibiting the carrying of sedan chairs and officials from sitting in sedan chairs.

It takes four people to lift a sedan chair, and only one to pull a rickshaw, which is faster and more comfortable. Moreover, three labors are directly saved, and the extra labor can be used for other things to create wealth.

Wu Changqing will support anything that can liberate the labor force.

At the same time, the smaller size of rickshaws can also ease the congestion in Nanjing.

Nowadays, the population of Nanjing is increasing, and the traffic pressure is also quite large.

As for the rickshaw, because it is simple and unobstructed, it is inconvenient for some women who want to travel. This is an unexpected joy.

Wu Changqing wants to change the current social atmosphere without being too radical. Let those women get used to showing their faces on the street first, and then transition to allowing them to work in various industries, so it will be less obtrusive.

"That is, for an old man like you, taking a rickshaw is the best choice. There is no place in Nanjing that I am not familiar with. Wherever you want to go, taking my car can save a lot of time. It doesn’t delay things, and it’s comfortable to sit on.”

Because Mao Wenci asked the rickshaw driver not to go too fast, so the driver pulled it very easily, and even had a word to say.

"How much money can you make a day doing this?"

Mao Wenci asked.

"Hey, if you can't make much money, you can earn hard money. Most of the money will be handed over to the car dealer. We are lucky to be rewarded by the master. We may earn a hundred cents a day, and when we are unlucky, ten A few cents, on average, about one or two silvers a month."

The driver replied.

Mao Wenci breathed a sigh of relief, the monthly income reached one or two, but he actually said that it was not much.

The words of the coachman made Mao Wenci smell an invisible force. You know, working as a soldier in the north just earns so much.

Mao Wenci couldn't help sighing in his heart, the South is really too rich.

There are already five such concrete roads in Nanjing. Where is the cement, it is clear that the silver is white.

This kind of cement sells for fifty taels of silver per ton in the north. For this road, the amount of cement used is at least several hundred tons, which is tens of thousands of taels of silver.

These five cement roads add up to the equivalent of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

So much money is used to pave the way, and Mao Wenci is envious in addition to envy.

Moreover, compared with the brick houses outside the city, this cement road is not worth mentioning.

It is said that more than 2 million taels of the brick house project was invested, just to let those untouchables have a house to live in. Mao Wenci had to admire this kind of handwriting.

In exchange for the Qing court, it would definitely not be able to take out this money, and it would be impossible to use it for the common people.

From these projects, Mao Wenci saw Nanjing's incomparably strong financial and national strength.

And fighting, to a large extent, is equivalent to playing for money. If you have money, you will not worry about not being able to recruit soldiers.

Nanjing is so rich, how can we defeat it?

Mao Wenci also vaguely saw a very important question, that is, is it really beneficial to the court to keep dragging on? Is this peace talk really necessary?

Although the success of the peace talks can buy time for development, the South is also developing during this period of time. Is this really catching up, rather than the gap getting bigger and bigger?

After thinking of this, Mao Wenci became more and more flustered.

Afterwards, Mao Wenci visited Nanjing's restaurants, casinos, shops, east-west markets and other places, all the scenes,

All are showing the amazing strength and vitality of the city.

Mao Wenci finally came to a conclusion similar to that of Hong Chengchou, Fan Wencheng, Kong Youde and others, that is, the only way for the Qing court to win the final victory was to conduct a comprehensive decisive battle as soon as possible.

The longer it drags on, the more detrimental it is to the Qing court.

Back at the residence, Mao Wenci sorted out his thoughts, worked hard all night, and wrote down his experiences.

The next day, he hurriedly left Nanjing and returned to the north. He had to report his experiences and suggestions so that Dorgon could make up his mind as soon as possible.