Chapter 318 Those who don’t plan for the overall situation cannot plan for one area!
The next day.
The weather is getting colder and colder.
The snow is getting heavier and heavier. When I open the door in the early morning, it is covered with white snow outside.
Wrapped in silver, there is a cold air.
Xia Zhibai got up early. After a night's rest, his whole body had recovered a lot. The fatigue of traveling and traveling for several days was really draining on his energy. Even after resting all night, he still felt a little tired.
He made himself a cup of strong tea.
I was not in a hurry to drink.
Put your hands tightly against the wall of the teacup, using the temperature of the tea to warm your hands.
It didn’t take long.
Fan Xin came over.
As one of the four civil servants assigned by Zhu Biao, Fan Xin’s responsibility in the past was not important, and he was far less valued than Fang Mo and Jing Man. Now Fang Mo is far away in Peiping, responsible for Zunhua Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. Regarding matters related to smelting, he mainly dealt with the relationship between the iron factory and the Yan Palace, and Jing Man was arranged to go to the south this time to follow up on the salt policy reform.
In the past two years, Fan Xin basically worked in the salt factory and the coal factory.
Fan Xin is actually tall and tall, but his temperament has always been relatively gentle. He rarely does anything impatient, and he is not very pushy. He does not fight or grab, but just does his job quietly.
Seeing Xia Zhibai, Fan Xin's eyes flashed with excitement, and he stepped forward and said, "Bachelor."
Xia Zhibai smiled and joked: "How does it feel to be the shopkeeper?"
Fan Xin blushed and said sheepishly: "Bachelor, please don't laugh at me. I used to see Fang Mo and Jing Man taking charge. Regarding the size of the store, I still thought it was a novelty. When I actually opened one, I realized that it would take a lot of effort to do it well.”
“It’s a coal shop that I opened on my own.”
“On the tenth day of the lunar month, I asked some people to take more, but turned a blind eye. As a result, more and more people followed suit.”
“I didn’t understand until then. , saying it and doing it are completely different. ”
"Just like the bachelor said, love the people."
"But like those people who always want to take advantage of others, they want to 'love', but it is really difficult to love, and in the end they have to be ruthless , Relying on talking will not achieve the effect, and it is difficult for the people to really listen. Only by showing a true attitude can people calm down and obey."
As he said this, Fan Xin couldn't stop talking. nod.
As a civil servant, he used to just process some data, read some books, and sit back and relax. Now that he is really responsible for something, he understands what is difficult and understands the 'restlessness' of the people. .
Xia Zhibai laughed and said, "You underestimate yourself a little too much."
"I looked at it yesterday and I think you did a good job."
"Official affairs are done in an official manner, which is very fair to the people."
"For the so-called Benevolence and righteousness, putting fairness aside is the greatest injustice. Nowadays, the moral decline in the world is very serious. We basically rely on all kinds of words and force to deter you. You can make people dare not act rashly in such a short period of time. So why not Ability?"
Fan Xin shook his head.
He still knows his situation.
Not that great.
Immediately, he looked at Xia Zhibai anxiously and asked, "Don't you blame me for making my own decisions?"
Xia Zhibai said, "What's so strange about this?"
“The matter is urgent.”
“You are not using this to benefit yourself, nor are you putting the money you earn in your pocket, you are just doing it to allow the people of Yingtian Mansion to survive the winter better. , What’s wrong with this? If you hadn’t done this, I might have blamed you.”
"As an official, you should make on-the-spot decisions based on the situation."
"If you always follow the rules, have no opinions of your own, and only know how to make assumptions, I will look down on such people." At this time.
Qingzhi took the initiative to defend Fan Xin and said: "Brother Xia, Clerk Fan has been doing a lot of things recently. When Brother Xia went south, Clerk Fan has been walking around, preaching Our Kyoto coal has already been in contact with salt merchants in Yangzhou, Suzhou, Ningguo, Zhenjiang, and Changzhou in just one month. Many salt merchants are interested in buying coal from us.”
“A rough estimate is that one million kilograms of coal can be sold a month.”
"In the past, the coal factory relied on the salt factory for relief and the salt shop to maintain production, but that will no longer be the case in the future."
"As long as these businesses can be negotiated, our Kyoto Coal Factory will Coal can be sent to all directions."
"At least it can be sold near Yingtianfu."
"This business will be much bigger than selling salt."
" It’s just that coal transportation is a problem, and the clerk has been worried about it recently.”
Qing Pheasant's face drooped.
Selling coal is a skill, but how to reduce costs is even more instinctive.
With the help of steam engines, their current coal output is actually not low. In addition, they have produced a lot before, but no one has bought it, so they have hoarded a lot. Now with Fan Xin's active solicitation, they have customers. source, but transporting coal becomes a problem.
It can be delivered to Yingtianfu on two legs.
But like Ningguo Mansion and Suzhou Mansion, it is too difficult to rely on two legs.
The cost is also very high.
We can't recruit hundreds or thousands of people to transport coal. Wouldn't the cost be sky-high?
Not to mention that their business covers all directions of Yingtian Prefecture, and the number of people transporting coal will continue to increase. Therefore, after weighing many times, Fan Xin gave up Taiping Prefecture in the east, Chuzhou Prefecture in the north, and Fengyang Mansion, because the waterway is inconvenient, it flows against the current.
Xia Zhibai nodded.
Transportation has been a big problem since ancient times.
Even a war is a test of logistical capabilities. There is a saying that the longer the war lasts, the more logistical capabilities are tested. For example, Yang Guang conquered Goguryeo three times, and Li Shimin also conquered Goguryeo many times. In order to ensure logistics, Ming Dynasty civilians had to be recruited.
Fan Xin thought rightly.
The steam locomotive has not yet been officially put into operation.
There was no railway built, and the Ming Dynasty lacked horses, so the most convenient mode of transportation was waterway.
Whether it is Suzhou Prefecture, Changzhou Prefecture, or Ningguo Prefecture, there is either a water flow from west to east, or a waterway from north to south. They are all considered to be along the water, and they can all be transported by ship, and the cost is relatively low. Much reduced.
But still very high.
Xia Zhibai said: "The transportation cost issue cannot be solved in a short time."
"But it is not a bad thing to spread the business first. Now the steam locomotive has taken shape."
“When Zhou Ning and other engineers come back from the south, I will speak to the court and recruit dozens or hundreds of people to work together to overcome the difficulties of steam locomotives. When steam locomotives begin to be officially put into operation, although the early costs will still be It’s very high, even higher than manpower, but as the technology becomes more mature, the cost will be significantly reduced.”
“We don’t look at temporary gains and losses.”
"It depends on the long term!"
"Those who do not plan for the overall situation cannot plan for a region."
Hearing that Xia Zhibai did not blame him, Fan Xin breathed a sigh of relief.
His self-initiation was actually very bold, and it would also make the already tight financial revenue even more tight, so he had to find a way to fill the vacancy from other places, but coal was still too expensive after all. It is not suitable to sell at high prices in the short term, only small profits but quick turnover.
He was also anxious about this.
(End of this chapter)