I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

People are just hearsay, no one really understands the situation.

Outside a makeshift tent in the distance, Ruan Dacheng and Ma Shiying were watching the hot project.

"I heard that the Governor wants to build 100,000 houses like this. That's too much money."

Ma Shiying said that based on the cheapest building of 22 taels, it would take 2 million taels to complete the plan. More importantly, these inputs are not yet as profitable as those in steel plants.

Ma Shiying also heard about Wu Changqing's plan, which is to build Nanjing into a super metropolis that can accommodate five million people.

According to the plan, 100,000 such red brick houses are far from enough, and more houses have to be built by the people and businesses.

Ma Shiying doesn't quite understand infrastructure of this scale.

"This is not a one-off, it will be carried out in three phases. The first batch is 10,000 buildings. When we have enough money, we will build the second phase of 30,000 buildings and the last phase of 60,000 buildings. The first two phases are used for low-cost rentals. , the last issue is for sale. Losing money is certain, but after all, it is for the people."

When Ruan Dacheng learned that Wu Changqing wanted to build Nanjing into a metropolis that could accommodate five million people, he was also shocked.

This idea is crazy, there has never been such a big capital city since ancient times.

This project is no easier than the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

However, after Ruan Dacheng thought about it carefully, he found that Wu Changqing's idea was not impossible.

In just three months this year, Nanjing's population has increased by more than 400,000.

If this trend continues, the goal will be achieved in two or three years.

"I don't understand why the Governor insisted on building such a large-scale capital city. The population has gathered in the cities. Who will plant the fields in the countryside?"

Ma Shiying said with emotion that he didn't understand the logic very well.

"The Governor explained to me that dense populations can drive industry and commerce. It does make sense when you think about it, because there are so many people gathered here, those factories can recruit so many workers. All need to eat and drink, and the market will become larger.

As for the rural land, people from the scientific research department are still researching some machines that can save manpower. It is said that, when that kind of machinery is successfully developed, one person can plant hundreds of acres of land. "

People like Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng have a set of strategies for fighting in the officialdom, but they are laymen on how to develop the economy. Naturally, they do not understand the siphon effect in economics.

If the economy wants to develop rapidly, it is obviously not feasible for the population to be scattered everywhere, and the cost of collaboration will be too high.

Only when the population gathers together can it provide cheap labor, various advantageous resources, and attract investment.

To give the simplest example, a family selling jelly can only make a penny for ten bowls of jelly, and in a small town can only sell ten bowls a day.

Then there will be no people selling jelly in this town, because the money earned is not enough to support themselves. However, after coming to the densely populated Nanjing, you can sell 100 bowls a day, then you can earn 10 cents a day, you can support yourself, and this industry will be born.

Other industries have similar effects.

In short, population aggregation can promote economic development.

This has been verified by time in later generations. The larger the population, the more developed the economy. The larger the population, the more investment opportunities and the better the investment climate.

As for the problem of rural areas, the smaller the population, the more land will be allocated, and the life will be better.

"I always feel that the Governor is a little overjoyed, and he is a bit aggressive in his actions. For example, providing free agricultural tools and housing to the people, these decrees are good, but the speed is too aggressive and it is easy to cause problems."

Ma Shiying sighed with emotion. Judging from his experience as an official, many decrees should be carried out step by step and not in a hurry.

Once too aggressive, good decrees can do bad things.

For example, providing agricultural tools to the people for free almost led to the loss of the steel factory and poor management. Although this problem was finally solved by issuing government bonds, the process was still quite thrilling.

And now with free housing, the problem is even bigger.

Wu Changqing just arranged the construction of the house and how to distribute the house after it was built.

This is not an easy job. For so many poor people, 10,000 houses are simply a drop in the bucket.

No matter who it is distributed to, the other people who don't get it will be dissatisfied.

If you are encouraged by someone with a heart, there will be a big mess.

The last person who played like this was Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty.

The original intention of Emperor Yang of Sui to dig the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal was good, and from a long-term historical point of view, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is also an absolute great achievement.

However, Yang Guang is too radical and ignores objective reality. In order to achieve their own goals, they did not hesitate to oppress the people excessively, causing chaos in the world.

"These problems naturally depend on us to find solutions, otherwise what's the use of us as officials?"

Ruan Dacheng said, as an official, no matter whether the decision of the leader is right or wrong, all they can do is to try their best to assist.

Ruan Dacheng smiled and continued: "Moreover, the Governor is not necessarily radical. You see that although he has carried out a lot of large-scale construction projects, he has not harmed anyone's interests, but has allowed most people to gain It's good, do you think it's good?"

There is an essential difference between Wu Changqing and Emperor Yang of Sui's construction. Emperor Yang of Sui obtained funds by squeezing the common people, while Wu Changqing raised construction funds by creating wealth.

Wu Changqing did not oppress the common people or the merchants by engaging in these major projects, but instead made them profit. The wealth needed for the construction was created out of thin air.

The logical relationship among this is really incomprehensible to most people.

However, Ma Shiying and others with high IQs already have some experience on how to create wealth.

It's all about making money elsewhere and increasing productivity.

Wu Changqing relied on this method to frantically plunder and create wealth from other places to support these big projects that benefit the people.

Once these large projects are completed, they can improve production efficiency and create more wealth, thus forming a virtuous circle.

"It's really wonderful, I seem to have seen the shadow of a dynasty that can achieve common prosperity."

Ma Shiying said with emotion.

In the past, the total amount of wealth was roughly constant, and officials and landlords could only get rich by exploiting the common people. And this will inevitably lead to irreconcilable contradictions between these two classes, which will lead to rebellion.

But now, Wu Changqing wants to lead them out of a path of common prosperity, which not only satisfies the luxurious life of officials and wealthy businessmen and landlords, but also allows the people to fill their stomachs.

If this one can be successful, then Wu Changqing's achievements are enough to go to Mount Tai to seal Zen.