Zhu Di and Dusk haven't chatted with monarchs and ministers for a long time.

On the Shuntian side, the Fuyao Hall is still strong in the midst of criticism, from the Spring Festival to the beginning of autumn, it has received a large number of talents, and has continuously sent fresh blood to the workshop and the armory academy at dusk.

In the layout of Shuntian at dusk, only Huawei Real Estate has seen results, and it is already building mud rammed and brick buildings, while cement workshops, hydroelectric power generation, ball mill R&D workshops, and steelmaking workshops are still swallowing money.

Zhu Di deliberately understood before responding to the day.

So Zhu Di doesn't understand very much, what is the significance of these workshops that have spent a lot of money at dusk, swallowing money all day long, and the Times Commercial Bank will not be able to last for a few years.

Therefore, this summons also has the meaning of asking about dusk.

I saw the dusk and came in to salute.

Zhu Di gave tea without gifts.

The Son of Heaven measured it like this, not that Zhu Di did not doubt Dusk's layout in Annan, but that he wanted to do so to relax Dusk's vigilance, so he didn't plan to go straight to the point, and said: "Can your Times Business House still hold up?" ”

Dusk thought for a while, "If you only rely on the Times Commercial Bank, at most until the beginning of autumn, there will be a problem of capital circulation, but after Weichen returned to Yingtian, he sold dozens of sets of bright artifacts, adding up to hundreds of thousands of taels, in addition to the cost, there is also a large surplus of funds, which can be invested in Shuntian's workshop." ”

Thanks to Boss Zhu.

If Zhu Di didn't open the golden mouth, the rich and powerful people on Yingtian's side would not dare to buy manpower generation and its supporting facilities so wantonly, and the prince's east palace was also because Zhu Di opened his mouth, so he dared to install that set of manpower generation equipment.

This manpower generation equipment is profitable.

The cost of a set is up to 1,000 taels, but the lowest price sold is 17,000 taels, and the average price is 20,000 taels, so there is no urgent financial problem at dusk during this time.

Of course, this is just the early layout.

In the later stage, the entire prosperous area of Yingtian will set up lines to create a city that never sleeps, but it will have to wait for the results of the Shuntian Hydroelectric Power Workshop.

We have to wait for the cement workshop to study the cement.

Without cement, if you use stones to build the embankment, there is a safety hazard.

Dikes are not like bridges.

Like the Zhaozhou Bridge, a stone bridge that has stood for thousands of years, it is easy to repair.

But for a that has stood for hundreds of years, it is too risky to rely on stones alone, after all, the levee has to withstand the pressure of the flood peak, and the long flooding, or the reinforced concrete is safer.

Zhu Di bowed.

To be honest, although he is the king of a country, he is still a bit of a means of collecting money at dusk, but he can't do that kind of skinless and faceless thing, and the money he makes at dusk does not make up for his political measures.

What's more, Shuntian's Huawei Real Estate and Fuyao Hall also took him to play together.

"What will you do if the cement workshop, the ball mill workshop and the steelmaking workshop still don't bear fruit after the money is used up?" Keep throwing money into it? ”

Dusk was silent for a long time, and spit out one word: "Smash!" ”

How can industry do it without throwing money at it.

Moreover, this is something that will benefit generations, and what should be continued must be continued.

Zhu Di pondered for a long time, "Times Commercial Bank only relies on glass, soap and shower gel, which is no longer enough to support your skills, have you ever thought about this problem, if you can't get results in the end, you will be poor overnight." ”

Times Commercial Bank's market in Daming is almost saturated.

And profits have fallen again and again.

Now soap, lotion, and shower gel have entered the homes of ordinary people, and they are only used by the royal family, which are more high-end and high-grade, and the price has dropped a lot.

The price has fallen, which means that the profits of Times Commercial Bank are low.

Dusk smiled, "Don't worry, when Zheng Dajian returns, I will also let Times Commercial Bank involve other industries, such as medicine and agriculture, Your Majesty don't worry, I know the severity, salt and iron, especially salt, without your nod, I will definitely not touch it, but for the steelmaking part, I must implore Your Majesty to be a little more patient and give Weichen a little more time." ”

Zhu Di was able to allow himself to set up a steelmaking workshop in Suncheon, which was already very generous.

Salt and iron are untouchable national strategic industries.

Zhu Di bowed his head, "I know." ”

I thought about it, "What are you going to do about medicine and agriculture?" ”

Dusk smiled: "I want to get some vaccines to ensure the survival rate of my Ming newborns, so that the population of Daming can be increased, and at the same time, agriculture must be developed to ensure that the surging population can have enough to eat." ”

Hybrid rice can't be made on its own.

But sweet potatoes and potatoes can still be promoted, especially sweet potatoes, but unfortunately there are no sweet potatoes in Daming at present, so we have to wait for Zheng Dajian to return and see if the big ship caravan of the Times Commercial Bank has got sweet potatoes.

Zhu Di looked confused: "Vaccine? ”

Dusk bowed, "Yes, it's a vaccine, such as smallpox, which is a huge threat to newborns, if Weichen can get a vaccine to prevent smallpox, what a merit, but this is a bit difficult, and we still need to wait for time, talents, funds, and the progress of the times." ”

Medical R&D is not that simple.

The overall progress of industry is needed.

However, because he is now a father, Dusk plans to promote the launch of this project as soon as possible, and promote the development of related industries according to the needs of research and development, isn't it just throwing money.

I have it!

Talent?

If the Fuyao Hall is not enough, build another one in Yingtian, and the most important thing is to see if Zheng Dajian can bring back some medical talents from the West.

So you can start with the utensils project of medical research.

This requires the glaze workshop on Lao Li Zhongshan's side to launch several projects.

Thinking of this, he sighed, "Although Wechen has money, these things do require too much money, and it is far from enough to rely on the current economy of the Ming Dynasty and the money we earn from doing business to promote these things." ”

Zhu Di's eyes lit up, "Can smallpox be prevented?" ”

Twilight smiled, "Of course." ”

coughed, "In fact, not only smallpox, we can prevent many diseases, such as encephalopathy and the like, as long as there are talents, funds and corresponding technologies, we can try to develop them." ”

Encephalopathy is polio.

In fact, these things are very difficult, it is completely a matter of stepping up, and the most urgent thing is to develop some antibiotics.

Zhu Di was silent for a long time, "This requires a lot of money." ”

Dusk bowed, "So Wechen needs Gao Xianning to be the political envoy of Jiaozhi, and Wechen needs the Times Commercial Bank to develop vigorously in Jiaozhi, so that we can use the power of Jiaozhi to help me make progress in the Ming Dynasty." ”

Zhu Di couldn't cry or laugh.

Lao Tzu is here today to test your intention to place Gao Xianning in Jiaozhi, but now it's good, you have found an excuse, and you actually want to push Gao Xianning to the position of Jiaozhi Political Secretary in an open and honest manner.

It's a bit of a kick on the face.

I didn't get angry.

The main thing that Dusk said really made Zhu Di moved, what is the main symbol of a country's strength: population.

And Zhu Di knows that if he wants to fight Mobei and fight Yili, he will inevitably increase his troops, which requires population growth, but how to maintain population growth?

Economy is one factor, and another factor is the survival rate of young children, and smallpox, encephalopathy and other diseases are all shackles that restrict the survival rate of young children.

And then there's food.

If dusk can solve these two problems, and the population of Daming has skyrocketed, what if you give him Jiaozhi?!

Wait a minute!

Zhu Di suddenly woke up, don't forget to get down to business.

Did this kid collude with the prince and prepare for rebellion?