Three Kingdoms: Everything Can Be Gamified

Chapter 248
Zhang He has no interest in money, mainly because after taking Zou Yu as his concubine, it seems that he has never been short of money...

The problem is that just because he is rich does not mean that Bingzhou is rich, and he cannot use his own money to subsidize Bingzhou.

It's okay to brush up on political achievements. Zhang He remembered that most of the official articles he had read before were like this.

Unfortunately, he planned to use this trick: Wherever he went, a group of harem came out to help him improve his political achievements.

"In Bingzhou, what business is the most profitable?" Zhang He asked casually.

Nongsang relies on improved crops, which can solve the problem quickly.

In places that are not suitable for growing food, dwarf kapok trees or cotton can be planted.

Regardless of the dwarf kapok tree, the yield per mu is much lower than that of cotton, but the cotton fiber is good, so it can take the mid-to-high-end route.

"In the past, it was basically trade with the Southern Huns and Xianbei..." Jia Xu thought for a while and replied.

"As far as the current situation is concerned, how can we still trade with Xianbei?" Zhang He complained.

Emperor Han died on Budugen's side, it would be good if he didn't fight, and trade?

What left Zhang He speechless the most was that Emperor Han died on Budugen's side, and in the end the only person to be liquidated was Dong Zhuo.

It's as if everyone's courage has been completely wiped out during the Tanshihuai period.

Even after Tan Shihuai died for a long time, one or two still retained the fear of Xianbei.

Not to mention the grandson of Budugen Tanshihuai, who is considered the orthodox heir.

"Xianbei is now divided into three parts: Budugen, Kebineng and Eastern Xianbei." Jia Xu replied, "The three forces are all vying for the position of Chanyu. Thanks to their civil war, there is no big difference." The scale goes south."

Zhang He understood that if Bu Dugen had a problem, he could join forces with Ke Bineng or even join forces with Dong Xianbei for trade.

Maybe if you are lucky, if Kebi can defeat Bu Dugen, that can be regarded as revenge for His Majesty.

"The only way is foreign trade?" Zhang He was not satisfied.

"Basically, Bingzhou's environment is similar to Liangzhou's after all, and the suitable place for farming is the Taiyuan area. Of course, the area in Yunzhong is also suitable, but without the protection of the Great Wall, Hu people often come here." Jia Xu replied road.

Many people in Yunzhong County are unfamiliar, but they are no strangers in later generations, after all, they are all within Inner Mongolia.

The capital Hohhot is in Yunzhong County, not to mention Baotou, Ulanqab and Bayannur.

Baotou is in Wuyuan County, Bayannaoer is in Shuofang County, and Ulanchabu is slightly north of Yanmen County.

It is not difficult to see from this that, not to mention Outer Mongolia, Inner Mongolia is China's inherent land!

It is also because this is not a grassland, and there are several rivers flowing through it, which is a natural farming area.

It is not difficult to see why Xianbei must occupy this place.

After all, it's not that people don't want to farm, but that the soil structure of the grassland is not suitable for farming.

From another point of view, China has never completely conquered the grasslands. Apart from the vast land, sparsely populated and cold weather, the core problem is that the land here is not suitable for farming.

"That is to say, there is no other way but border trade?" Zhang He was a little dissatisfied.

"There are quite a lot of minerals here..." Jia Xu thought for a while.

mineral?Zhang He thought for a while, and if he wanted to talk about mines, the first thing Bingzhou thought of was coal.

The problem is that this device is smoky and poisonous. Some people think it is not good after trying it, so it has not been popularized.

To say that there are also a lot of iron ore here, Jingxing has a lot of iron ore, but the main mineral is coking coal.

Since there is an upper limit to agricultural production, it is only natural to develop industry.

There is iron on the one hand, and coal on the other. If there is no large-scale iron-making, isn't this a waste?
Especially with the coming of summer, Zhang He has the idea of ​​going out to earn extra money, but the weather doesn't allow it, so let's do something else first.

"Smelting workshop, large-scale?" Zhang He proposed the idea, but Jia Xu and others were caught off guard.

The monopoly of salt and iron has been cancelled, and in theory, it is certainly not a problem for the government to run an iron factory.

Speaking of the abolition of the salt and iron monopoly before, there are still government-run iron workshops and salt farms.

Later, due to various reasons, it closed down.

The main reason is that other aristocratic families entered the game.

Yitong unscrupulously suppressed prices and smuggled, coupled with the lack of innovation in the official business and some people deliberately dragging its feet, in the end, it naturally failed to compete and went bankrupt.

"If the government wants money, of course it has to find a way to make money." Zhang He replied, "It's not that the government is completely in control. The government makes money, and the local wealthy families make money. Everyone builds a smelting workshop together. In terms of dividends, the government accounts for [-]%. Fifty percent, and the rest will be distributed among local wealthy families."

When Zhang He said that, the people around him began to feel a little excited.

If the smelting workshop grows bigger, the income will be very considerable.

Before the news gets out, do you want to participate?
Naturally, there were a lot of people waiting and watching, but those who were really familiar with Zhang He, if he came forward, then the business would definitely make money.

Let’s just say that the previous papermaking workshop and printing workshop were too profitable, which made the partners use their brains.

Zhang He spread the word here, hoping that the people around him would buy shares first.

It is one thing to bring your own people to make a fortune, and it will be much easier to hold accountable if something goes wrong.

At least it is impossible for them to give up a great future with a little profit.

It's just that he overlooked one point, most of the scholars under his command came from humble backgrounds.

In the end, it was Cui Guangping who held the second share. The Boling Cui family was indeed rich.

The second is Xun You. Although it is a collateral line, the Xun family in Yingchuan is still rich.

If you are not stupid, you will naturally invest in a business that is profitable without losing money.

Occupy the first share?If it is not counted by the government, it is naturally Zhang's firm!

"Unexpectedly, so much money was collected in more than ten days..." Zhang He sighed.

The site selection of the smelter, including construction and recruitment, was fully entrusted to Zou Yu.

Anyway, the financial expenses are disclosed, and shareholders can come to check the accounts.

It's a bit shameless, after all, Zhang He represents both the official major shareholder and the private major shareholder.

"I heard that iron can be smelted on a large scale, so everyone is naturally very curious." Zou Yu sighed, "But the actual implementation is a problem. After all, even the worst iron needs a lot of time to forge..."

It's okay for Zhang He to go out in person, but it's impossible for him to be in charge of the smelting work all the time.

"Leaving aside the purchase of iron ore, how about the purchase of coal?" Zhang He asked.

"I've already bought several hilltops, all of which seem to have relatively rich reserves... My husband wouldn't plan to use this for smelting?" Zou Yu was a little surprised.

She had heard that the iron smelted by this thing was not as good as charcoal.

"Improve the process, this is a good treasure for large-scale steelmaking." Zhang He smiled, "But since no one knows the value of this thing, then we want those coal mines ourselves. point."

The government came forward to buy the coal. Anyway, he is the major shareholder, so he will come forward how to manage it.

As long as there are no problems, other shareholders will also be on the sidelines in the early stage.

In the final analysis, Zhang He has never disappointed people, and he is not in a good state if he does not perform exceptionally.

"Having said that, have you done what you made?" Zhang He asked.

Kaolin is not unique to the south of the Yangtze River, Shanxi also has a lot of kaolin, and there is also porcelain in the Han Dynasty, but it has not been promoted.

Zhang He doesn't know whether the scale is too small, the quality is unstable, or the cost is too high...

But what he wants is not a porcelain crucible, which was used by many traversers to pretend to be aggressive, but there are actually better things.

"The cost of a cauldron made of graphite is not ordinary..." Zou Yu complained.

"The cost is high!" Zhang He replied.

Only by increasing the cost can the probability of being imitated be reduced.

Yes, what he wants is a graphite crucible, which is a type of crucible made of graphite, clay, silica and wax stone.

won't burn?This is just right!

Bring the materials, and Zhang He will burn them by himself!

　Accidental investigation found that the stock of kaolin in Shanxi seems to be quite developed.

　　By the way, I investigated and found that there were ceramics in the Han Dynasty, but they were really ceramics, glazed pottery.

　　Han celadon doesn't look blue either, and I don't know if it's the result of oxidation over time.

　　To be honest, there is no point in burning porcelain in troubled times, the focus is on iron making.

　　High-quality products are sold domestically, and low-quality products are concentrated and exported.

　　There may be only two chapters today, mainly about Calvin, and I have barely written two chapters until now. At 05:30, I was thinking about going to sleep and writing again when I got up.

　　Let's do this first, if you wake up with good energy, you can write a chapter. It can only be said that the spirit has not been very good in the past two days.

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