back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 419

The silver coin of Dashun is an extremely well-made silver coin. It was made by the Dashun imperial court order Qian Jian, and was ordered by the Emperor Lu Chengqi of Dashun to distribute it to civil and military officials as salaries, as well as the imperial army, frontier army and Xiang army. The official currency of military pay.

This silver coin, an alloy made of silver, cupronickel and tin, weighs about five cents, six cents and seven cents.On the front is the pattern of the Dragon Flag of Dashun and the four regular characters of "Dashun Silver Coin"; on the back is the pattern of Xuande Gate of the Imperial Palace in Chang'an City, and the words "Dashun Hongxiang Two Years".On the side of the silver coin, there are anti-wear protrusions, which feel very good to the touch.It is not easy to counterfeit.

As soon as Dashun launched such silver and gold coins, they were immediately frantically sought after by neighboring countries.However, such silver coins and gold coins are strictly controlled by Dashun, and the circulation is not large, so there are too few outflows.Rareness is the most precious thing, and it naturally becomes a rare thing.

Lu Chengqi knew all these things.With the growth of the Supervision Department, many spies entered other countries and obtained a lot of first-hand information.After hearing Zhou Zhiruo's words, Lu Chengqi could immediately understand what was going on, and said with relief and pity: "It's all thanks to Zitong, tell me, what do you want me to reward my good queen?"

Zhou Zhiruo said quietly: "How dare my concubine ask for a reward? Your Majesty said that the cotton spinning factory can make money, but in the hands of my concubine, the cotton spinning factory has been losing money..."

Lu Chengqi was taken aback for a moment, he hadn't expected this.But after thinking about it, Lu Chengqi understood.Lu Chengqi knows the benefits of cotton, but the common people in the world don't know it!Even if it was published in "Dashun Minbao", it would be useless until the production volume came up.These days, the common people are used to silk and linen, and cotton spun clothes have not been popularized yet. Only people in Guangnan West Road, Yunnan and Guizhou know that there are such things that can be made into clothes.In this way, limited by production and sales, losses are also reasonable.

Having figured this out, Lu Chengqi laughed loudly and said, "Why should Zitong be troubled, it's just a loss of money. Business, that's how it is, there are profits and losses. If you make steady profits without losing money, how can it be considered a business?" Woolen cloth!"

"Your Majesty hasn't read the account books, so naturally he doesn't know how much he lost. Just to buy the fields, he spent millions of dollars. Although the fields in the Sixteen States of Youyun are cheap and not very fertile, but the quantity is large, and the money Silver must be indispensable. Coupled with the employment of farmers and women who weave cotton, the monthly wages have to be over 200 guan. Adding in the construction of factories, etc., the annual loss is not less than [-] million guan..."

Zhou Zhiruo's resentment was not without reason. Huangzhuang seemed to make a lot of money, but it spent even more.Previously, all the funds of the Supervision Department were paid from Huangzhuang, and the Military Weapons Supervision also had to subsidize some.Now that the Supervision Department has its own network, the required funds are not too much, and the Military Weapons Supervision has invested heavily.Originally, Huangzhuang supported tens of thousands of people, and there were more than a dozen orphanages dragged down. Now, with the loss of the cotton mill, it seems that they can't make ends meet.

Lu Chengqi stroked Zhou Zhiruo's beautiful hair, and comforted him: "Even if you lose money, so what? It's not a skill to make money, it's a skill to spend money! I'm so good at spending money, Zitong should admire me very much."

When Zhou Zhiruo heard this, she was angry and funny: "Your Majesty!"

"Okay, okay, I know I was wrong. Who taught you the Nine Yin White Bone Claw, it couldn't be Mei Chaofeng, right?" After Zhou Zhiruo used the femme fatal skill of pinching someone, Lu Chengqi Had to surrender.Women seem to be born with this trick, and it hurts so much to pinch someone.Fortunately, Zhou Zhiruo was considered virtuous, taking into account Lu Chengqi's face, she didn't use much force.Lu Chengqi's expression was also in place, and Zhou Zhiruo was overjoyed seeing this.

The two quarreled for a while before Lu Chengqi said: "Zi Tong, actually losing money is not necessarily a bad thing."

Zhou Zhiruo didn't know why, she blinked her bright eyes and asked silently.Lu Chengqi is the emperor, so he looks at the problem from a different angle: "Think about it, Huangzhuang now supports tens of thousands of people. Among these tens of thousands of people, there are at least tens of thousands of households, right?"

Zhou Zhiruo nodded, and seemed to understand what Lu Chengqi was referring to. "Huangzhuang has supported tens of thousands of families, which is a matter of immeasurable merit. The living expenses of these tens of thousands of families will support many people. Such as firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, tea, basic necessities, food, housing and transportation, which households do not use ? Driven by consumption, more people can have work, which is a great merit!"

Zhou Zhiruo had never thought about this question, and Lu Chengqi's words undoubtedly shocked her greatly. "Youyun Sixteen States, I decided to change it into a cotton plantation and a horse farm. In this way, the fields will no longer produce food. In the Jiangnan area, good fields will be reclaimed, full-time farming and silkworm raising. At that time, the north and the south will communicate with each other, drivers, loading and unloading Yes, boat runners, grain sellers, cotton sellers, horse sellers... all these people are able to make a living thanks to Huangzhuang's blessing. In this way, Huangzhuang's shoulders are dozens of Tens of thousands of people, even more than a million people's work. Zitong managed the Huangzhuang like this, helped me stabilize the hearts of the people, and stabilized the Dashun community, Zitong is the number one hero!"

After hearing this, Zhou Zhiruo felt that she was so powerful for the first time.But she still has doubts: "But if Huangzhuang doesn't make money, then tens of thousands of people won't be able to support them?"

Lu Chengqi smiled and said: "In the first year of investment, it always costs more. It always costs money to buy land and build a factory. But now Huitong Bank is slowly improving, and the silk factory is also making profits. Let’s talk about the business with Liao and Wa. After this year, we will start to make a profit next year. By then, I will have more things, and I need Huangzhuang to develop and produce..."

After hearing this, Zhou Zhiruo put all her unhappiness behind her and began to calculate how much money she could make.Lu Chengqi smiled and said, "Zi Tong has become a little money fan!"

"Isn't it okay to be a little money fan?" Zhou Zhiruo pursed her lips after hearing this, and turned her head away, pretending to ignore him.

Lu Chengqi said with a smile: "How can it be bad? Zitong is in charge of my money bag, so naturally the more the better. If one day Zitong doesn't give me money, I will be poor and useless..."

Hearing Lu Chengqi's miserable words, Zhou Zhiruo gave a "puchi" smile and said, "Your Majesty, don't mention this Huangzhuang, the whole world belongs to you, how can you be poor and white?"

Lu Chengqi sighed: "Although it is said that under the whole world, there is no king's land; on the shore of the land, there is no king's minister. But if I really demand too much from the people, it would be strange for the people in the world not to rise up. Chen Sheng Wu Guang is still like yesterday; the yellow scarf How can you dare to forget the chaos? Never forget the past, and guide the future. Since I have become the emperor of Dashun, I must be responsible to the people. Zi Tong knows the book and the etiquette, so he must understand this truth. I have Zi Tong as a virtuous wife, and I will Can achieve the great cause of ZTE!"

(End of this chapter)