Nuclear Warlord

Chapter 341 Probably That's What It Means

Not only Gu Tiancheng is like this, but other ministers are also like this.

For a while, the Xuanzheng Hall fell into silence.

Seeing this scene, Emperor Ganwu finally felt better.

It's not just that he can't understand it, everyone can't understand it.

But he believed in Li Changfeng, so he said, "Since there is no objection to this matter, then the establishment of the Ministry of Electric Power and the construction of that... The matter of the hydropower station has been decided in this way, and Li Changfeng will be fully responsible."

As soon as the words were finished, Chen Dingyuan, Minister of the Household Department, stood up, and Emperor Qianwu's face suddenly became ugly.

Chen Dingyuan quickly explained: "Your Majesty, how dare I object to what you have already decided? I just want to ask, how much money will it cost to build this hydropower station?"

Hearing this, Emperor Qianwu's face relaxed, and he looked at Li Changfeng.

Li Changfeng thought for a while and said: "Because the location has not been determined yet, it is hard to say the exact figure, but it is estimated to be around 300 million taels."

Hearing this number, Chen Dingyuan sighed, cupped his hands and said, "Sorry Your Majesty, the treasury has no money."

Emperor Ganwu stared: "How could it be? As far as I know, Li Changfeng's property has to pay a lot of tax and silver every month. When he came back from the Japanese pirates, he paid 100 million taels, and foreign trade paid more than 100 million. How can there be no money? ?”

Chen Dingyuan called Qu and said, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince has earned us a lot of money, but he also spent a lot of money! Cannons and muskets are constantly being purchased, and they are very expensive! There are also various ammunition and grenades, by the way, and Which of the newly formed air forces doesn’t cost money?”

Speaking of this, Chen Dingyuan subconsciously glanced at Li Changfeng.

Most of the money was given to Li Changfeng.

Li Changfeng paid a lot of tax money, and took away even more.

He didn't dare to rely on anyone's account, and he didn't dare to rely on Li Changfeng's account, and every transaction was money and goods.

But he still held back, because there was nothing wrong with the money Li Changfeng earned.

He went on to say: "The other thing is that the construction of the railway is too expensive. Although the construction is done first and the payment is later, the first tender section plus two stations cost more than 200 million taels of silver. The second tender section will soon be completed. , also need more than 100 million silver, we must pay others, right?"

Hearing this, Emperor Qianwu felt a little dizzy, and all the officials frowned.

It is well known that the army costs money, especially the hot weapon army.

As for the construction of the railway, among other things, just the huge amount of steel and a lot of manpower used, it is known that it is very expensive.

One is related to national security and the stability of the army, and money must not be defaulted.

The other is related to national credit and cannot be defaulted.

It is indeed a bit inappropriate to start the hydropower project now.

Chen Dingyuan turned around and bowed to Li Changfeng: "Your Highness, it's not that I want to oppose your plan, I also want to use electric lights at home, but it's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, and the treasury really has no money!"

Li Changfeng smiled and nodded: "Master Chen's words are not unreasonable."

After speaking, he fell into deep thought.

Lack of money is indeed a problem.

You can't use your own money to build it, can you?

In fact, it's not impossible, he can take out millions of taels casually, and he can definitely make a fortune selling electricity in the future.

But he didn't want to start it.

The privatization of things related to the national economy and people's livelihood will be very scary, just like the electricity price rose to dozens of yuan after a snowstorm in a certain country in the previous life.

He doesn't need to use such a conscientious way to make money, but it's hard for others to say.

This is not in line with his ideal big work.

Li Changfeng immediately denied this idea.

So what to do?

Emperor Ganwu also had no choice but said helplessly: "My dear ministers, what can I do?"

Another moment of silence.

After a while, Feng Quji sighed, and said: "The old minister is also looking forward to the hydropower station, but he can't just empty the treasury, let's forget it for now."

In fact, most people think so.

Feng Quji opened the door, and other ministers also stood up to express their views.

"What the Prime Minister said is very true."

"I can understand your Majesty and His Highness's eagerness to develop me, but everything must be done steadily. Please think twice, Your Majesty."

"The veteran thought that the hydropower project should be forgotten."

"My minister agrees!"

"..."

Hearing this, Emperor Qianwu secretly sighed.

He wants Daqian to develop quickly, but he can only stare blankly if he has no money.

Emperor Qianwu said in a low tone: "Changfeng, why don't you put this project on hold for now, and continue when the treasury has money in the future."

At this time, Li Changfeng already had attention in his heart, and smiled slightly: "Why put it on hold? My son has a way to get the money."

As soon as this remark came out, the officials were astonished.

This is 300 million taels of silver, not [-], how can it be so easy to get?
Emperor Qianwu looked at Li Changfeng and said in surprise: "Changfeng, you don't mean to use the money to build it yourself, and let the treasury return it to you in the future? I tell you, this is absolutely impossible!"

This is the only thing Emperor Qianwu can think of now.

He knew that Li Changfeng would definitely be able to come up with so much money.

But he couldn't accept a dignified empire that borrowed money from a person, even if the person was his own son.

It's about Dagan's face, and it's about his face.

Hearing what Emperor Qianwu said, the expressions of all the officials became a little weird, and they all looked at Li Changfeng.

Li Changfeng couldn't help laughing: "Father, what joke are you kidding? It's not like you don't know how much the scientific research institute has invested. Where does my son have so much money?"

Emperor Qianwu twitched his face and did not speak.

He doesn't believe in such nonsense.

Li Changfeng has many industries and he is participating in dividends. No one knows how much money he makes better than him.

The scientific research institute is a waste of money, but Li Changfeng cannot be so poor that he can't even come up with 300 million taels of silver.

However, he also understood the principle of not revealing his wealth, so he did not expose this point, and asked doubtfully, "Then how do you get money?"

All the ministers also looked puzzled.

Li Changfeng smiled slightly and said, "It's very simple. Reform the Ministry of Railways into a shareholding system, use the expected future income of the railway to attract wealthy businessmen to invest, and transfer a part of the shares in exchange for funds."

Emperor Ganwu was dumbfounded on the spot.

Not only Emperor Qianwu, but also all the ministers in the Xuanzheng Palace were dumbfounded.

They don't understand any shareholding system at all.

Emperor Qianwu was stunned for three breaths before recovering and asked: "What are you talking about? Can't you explain it more clearly?"

Li Changfeng pondered for a while, and began to explain in the most easy-to-understand language.

"The shareholding system, you can understand that many people work together in partnership to do business, and those who pay more will get more shares, and when they divide the money, they will get more."

"Everyone knows that the longer the railway is, the more profitable it will be. In the past, all the investment income of the state belongs to the state. After the state sells some of the shares to individuals, these people can also participate in dividends. That's probably what it means."

(End of this chapter)