Chapter 982: amazing
Chapter 982 Amazing
"Is it 7.9 million catties?"
Emperor Hongzhi still found it unbelievable.
This number is a bit scary.
How many days has it been.
"Your Majesty, servant girl, listen to this number..." The **** obviously didn't have a deep understanding of this number.
But for Emperor Hongzhi, this number was too scary.
The province of Huguang is only 9 million catties. Since Emperor Taizu Gao, this number has always been the same and has not changed.
The imperial court’s demand for ironware is more and more, and less is less.
As far as the current output is concerned, it can indeed be maintained.
But who doesn't want more and better.
This pig iron is the most important material of the country.
Sometimes, if the output of copper is insufficient, even iron is needed to make iron coins.
This is precisely because iron itself has its value, it can be forged weapons, it can be used as a variety of agricultural tools, and it can be used as cooking utensils, which are widely used by almost all subjects in the world.
However, because the output of pig iron is not high, the imperial court often has some scruples about the production of ironware, and it will save where it should be saved.
But the common people are even more different. If a pot is broken, they will not think about replacing it with a new one.
The blacksmith shops all over the world, their biggest business is not production, but repair.
In the army, Daming widely used firearms, such as cannons, but a cannon requires thousands of catties of iron. Therefore, the imperial court has always been cautious about the casting of cannons.
And because of the need to save iron, iron shells are often not used in artillery. What to use? Many artillery are directly stuffed with stones, or some iron filings and gravel.
This makes it impossible to improve the range and accuracy of the gravel and iron filings that cannot be seamlessly bonded to the barrel.
But now... in that far away Hexi, so much pig iron has been delivered in a short period of time.
Emperor Hongzhi frowned: "Did someone see those pig irons delivered?"
"Yes, there is an endless stream of carriages and horses. Many warehouses and warehouses are being put into storage. A lot of people have been recruited for the warehouses, which cannot be ignored."
"And...and..."
Emperor Hongzhi sternly said, "And what?"
The **** said: "Besides, it is said that there are convoys coming in one after another... Hexi has an astonishing amount of iron, and four-wheeled carriages are widely purchased by merchants. As soon as they hear that the price of iron is going up, they act immediately. It was extremely fast, immediately recruited manpower, and set off without stopping three months ago, the servant thought...the servant thought that the 7.9 million catties...was more than that."
Emperor Hongzhi: "..."
He has seen the power of these merchants.
This is a bunch of lunatics.
In an instant, countless words emerged.
Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help turning his head and glanced at Xiao Jing.
Xiao Jing took a step back, without closing his mouth.
What a crime to do this, this is...
Whoever provoked whom.
Xiao Jing looked at Emperor Hongzhi tremblingly, but he was actually a person without shame.
If a person becomes a **** and feels ashamed, how can he survive.
So in Xiao Jing's heart, there is only fear.
Emperor Hongzhi gritted his teeth: "I'm really stupid..."
"No no no, Your Majesty, you are not dull, you are wise." Xiao Jing replied subconsciously.
Emperor Hongzhi said: "I am not stupid, why do I ask you whether this theory of the wealth of nations is good or bad?"
"..."
This is a bit heartbreaking.
This is an insult.
Xiao Jing's face was dull, but he bowed down: "Your Majesty will die, all of this is because of your stupidity, your brain is not clear, and it has nothing to do with Your Majesty. Your Majesty is very wise..."
"Enough!" Emperor Hongzhi thought, how could Fang Jifan speak so nicely, but when Xiao Jing uttered these words, they were also talking about Shengming, but there was always a bit of irony.
Is this sarcastic?
Xiao Jing's face turned pale with fright.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Emperor Hongzhi snapped.
"This... this..." Xiao Jing almost blurted out, so Your Majesty is just as stupid.
Fortunately, he is an old and clever ghost, so he is not likely to say such deadly words.
Emperor Hongzhi gritted his teeth and said, "What are you still doing, go get the book."
"Book, what book?" Xiao Jing was confused.
Emperor Hongzhi said: "The Wealth of Nations!"
Xiao Jing didn't dare to be negligent, he took the book obediently.
Emperor Hongzhi was impressed with all of this.
It was precisely because of his impression that what the **** said in one breath just now made him realize clearly that what the **** said actually coincided with certain principles in The Wealth of Nations.
He lowered his head, quickly opened several familiar chapters, looked down, the invisible hand... this invisible hand, isn't the world bustling for profit, and the world's hustle and bustle for profit!
Of course, it’s not as simple as that…and…supply exceeds demand, the relationship between production and supply and demand, and…
Reading it again at this time, and reading it in the past, are actually in two realms.
The former was confused and thought it was exaggerated. Now reading it, compared with what happened in reality, it seems that every place has a corresponding...
He was sometimes silent, sometimes frowning, and sometimes reciting in a low voice.
After a long time, Emperor Hongzhi was enlightened, and murmured: "I understand, the root lies in the supply and demand of the market... The scary thing about merchants is that they hoard goods for profit; but their greatest benefit lies in They are driven by interests and have amazing action power."
Think about the guarding eunuchs all over the world, as well as the iron mines of local governments, how much pig iron they produce, how long it takes them to transport along the way, and how much it costs; even...the quality of the pig iron they produce...and the output...not to mention, Lost in it...
Emperor Hongzhi seems to have begun to see some clues, but there are still too many... unexplainable things in his mind.
He suddenly said, "Call Liu Wenshan!"
"Liu Wenshan is nothing less than my son-in-law!"
The ovary is Zhang Liang, one of the three heroes in the early Han Dynasty.
People of later generations all think that this person has ingenuity and strategy, and is a strategist.
This Liu Wenshan, just this article on the wealth of the country, isn’t it the way to make the country rich and the army strong?
During the Han Dynasty, pig iron, war horses, and food were the most important strategic resources. This alone was enough for Emperor Hongzhi to take care.
Emperor Hongzhi paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, looking inexplicably excited.
The Wealth of Nations is a blueprint.
In this blueprint, there are not only the analysis of merchants, the analysis of the market, but also the monarch's new views on taxation and state governance.
If Liu Wenshan is right on this point, what about other places?
Emperor Hongzhi raised his eyes: "There is still that scum of the world..."
"No, that's not right. If the king is not an official, whoever mentions the scum of the world to me in the future, I will not forgive him."
Xiao Jingdao: "Your Majesty, did you change your name even with the name of that scumbag king?"
Emperor Hongzhi was silent.
This seems like tricky business.
The tricky thing is that this is not a name that can be changed by oneself.
This scum of the world, Wang Bushi, has accomplished a great feat, a broken ship, arrived in the extreme west, and returned. Since then, it has opened a new chapter in Hongzhi's voyages to the West.
This ship is destined to be recorded in the annals of history. Even if the name of the ship is changed, do I still have to falsify history for the sake of Wang Bushi?
There are so many emperors in the Ming Dynasty, and there are still some obscure and bad records in the Ming Dynasty Records. They have not reconstructed the Records. For a king who is not an official, the history books have been changed beyond recognition. Do people recognize it?
Moreover, it is said that those who have gone to sea since then have regarded this scum of the world as a spiritual totem. The sea is so dangerous. Countless soldiers have left their hometowns and stepped into an unknown future. Uneasy, people have no sustenance in their hearts, so they take the scum of the world who has returned safely several times as a mascot.
If you change the name rashly...
Emperor Hongzhi sighed: "No change!"
"Go hire someone."
"Slaves obey orders."
"Come back!" Emperor Hongzhi glared at Xiao Jing.
Xiao Jing hurriedly turned around and looked at Emperor Hongzhi.
Emperor Hongzhi said: "You are the one who talks too much."
Xiao Jing: "..."
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Chapter 4 is delivered, the switch at home is always short-circuited, the switch is turned on, and it breaks after a while, I don’t know what’s going on, I’m late, sorry.
(end of this chapter)