In Zhang Weiying's planning, the big iron company is a very important link. After the implementation of the five-year compulsory military service system, many young people will return to the local area from the army every year, and they are all flexible in mind and strong in body after five years of training, and have great ambitions.

It takes a lot of people to start a mine and a simple processing workshop, but once all these people go to work, the family's fields are left uncultivated. It would certainly be unrealistic to gather young women together for five years to study needlework, embroidery, or medicine, leaving only the elderly and children in every family, and leaving them to take on the burden of providing food for the whole country.

Zhang Weiying's solution is that the big iron company should first set up a farming group, take on the heavy responsibility of farming, and at the same time build a new type of farm, which not only solves the problem of farming, but also solves the problem of the resettlement of retired soldiers, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone, v Weiying's starting point is good, the problem is what is the relationship between the farming group established by the big iron company and the farmers, he did not say, if it is to do good deeds and help in vain, it will definitely not work, and cooperation without interests is not long-term cooperation. If you want to share some benefits in farming, the state tax and the landlord's rent are not very much, and there is no surplus grain for you to share if you want to.

Apocalypse thought of this problem and immediately pointed it out, and everyone realized that this was a matter when they heard it, and they were all thinking about what to do. Who knew that Zhang Weiying once again said confidently: "Your Majesty, the minister knows that it is necessary to ensure that the peasants' rations cannot be moved, and he also knows that the big iron company cannot help in vain, and the cooperation of everyone with interests can last for a long time, and it is not difficult for the minister to do this after thinking about it for a long time." ”

As soon as everyone heard Zhang Weiying say that it was easy to do, they all looked at him and listened to him say how easy it to do, and Tianqi couldn't help but say: "It seems that the British Duke has been prepared for a long time, how can it be easy to do?" ”

Zhang Weiying asked with a smile: "The big iron company is a company with many people having shares, but I heard that the emperor also has a company called 'Red Tree', I don't know if it's true?" ”

Tianqi saw Zhang Weiying mention the Red Tree Company, and immediately became vigilant, he thought for a while and said: "In May, I asked Xu Guangqi's Bo College to engage in good seeds, Xu Guangqi wanted to test the funds, and at that time, the imperial court had no money and no one was willing to pay, so I took out the money from the imperial store and set up a Chishu Company, which allocated money to the Bo College every month, and it is said that there have been great results. What does the British company mean when it comes to Red Tree? Do you want to take a stake now? However, I said at the time that there is no such shop in this village, and now I am afraid that it will be very, very expensive to buy shares. ”

Zhang Weiying said with a smile: "The minister knows that he will not agree to take a stake in the emperor now, and he can only blame the minister for not having a vision at that time, and he can't blame others ☆ When the Bo College began to promote high-yield crops such as corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan and other places, the farmers praised it but did not like it too much, because these things have a bad taste and are not easy to store, and everyone only eats when they are not eaten by the disaster. However, he heard that the Polytechnic Institute has already bred varieties with higher yields, and if these can be popularized, it will increase the yield on a large scale. ”

Apocalypse frowned and said, "We are now discussing the resettlement of retired soldiers, why is the British Duke suddenly interested in new varieties of grain?" That thing has only been planted for one season and is not yet mature, and it will take a few more seasons of testing before it can be promoted and applied, and I haven't figured out what price to sell it for, so I can't invest money in vain. ”

Zhang Weiying said: "Your Majesty, the minister heard that the Bo College seems to be using hybrid cultivation technology to make new varieties, and the minister of the Bo College does not know how to cross-breed it, but the minister wants to test only one season to have a big increase in production, and it is not impossible to double the output in a few more seasons." What the minister meant was that if the emperor handed over these new varieties to the Big Iron Company to promote, the Big Iron Company would be able to gain profits from the increase in production, and wouldn't the Big Iron Company and the farmers be happy? ”

Apocalypse narrowed his eyes and didn't speak, not to mention how depressed he was in his heart, why did he hit his head with the idea again? Seeing that Tianqi didn't speak, Zhang Weiying thought that Tianqi didn't understand, so he went on to explain: "For example, in the past, one mu of dry land could produce one stone of grain, and farmers could pay one bucket of taxes and two buckets of rent to leave seven buckets of rations. Now the yield of planting new varieties can reach one and a half stones, and after paying the tax of one and a half buckets and the rent of three buckets, there is still one stone and five liters left, and in addition to the rations of the seven buckets of peasants, there are still three and a half buckets, which can be used as the remuneration of the big iron company for helping to farm the fields. ”

Tianqi shook his head and said: "The British Duke doesn't seem to have figured it out, all the shareholders of the Big Iron Company have a share, but the Red Tree Company is my private company, even if the new varieties can be left with three and a half buckets per mu, it seems that it should belong to the Red Tree Company, right?" Besides, if you have planted all the fields, don't the peasants feed the lazy people if they don't work and eat grain for nothing? ”

Zhang Weiying said: "People want to live a better and better life, and instead of growing food, they can grow vegetables and raise livestock to increase their income, so that the elderly can also use it." In addition, although the young men and women have joined the big iron company, they also have their share of the rations produced in the fields, and the young people collectively farm and eat food, and the old people and children in the family are not eaten in vain. As for the difference between the Big Iron Company and the Red Tree Company, the minister thinks that it should not be so clear, it is not good if they are all the emperor's companies and they have to be divided inside and outside. ”

Tianqi shook his head and said: "This is not good, my brother still has to tell a clear account, today you have hit me on the head three times, one is to let me train palace maids in the palace every year to train palace maids from all over the country to learn technology, let them become women after leaving the palace, and teach ♀ some palace maids to enter the palace from a young age and work in the palace until they are twenty-two years old before leaving the palace, and I can also think of training them in a targeted manner; The second is to let the big iron company resettle retired soldiers in various places, so that the soldiers can have a better and more stable life after retiring from the army; I can't figure out this third idea when it hits the head of Akaishu, how can a joint-stock company and a private proprietorship company be confused? Do you think so? ”

When Tianqi and Zhang Weiying were arguing, everyone was watching and didn't speak, anyway, it had little to do with themselves, so there was no need to get involved, and now when I saw Tianqi asking everyone, I couldn't stop talking, and after thinking about it, I didn't have a positive answer, everyone meant that when the British public said it was reasonable, but everyone would not clearly support ♀ it, Wen Zhenmeng of the Military Administration Department spoke, he said: "Your Majesty, the whole world is not the king's land, and the guest who leads the land is not the king's minister." ”

Tianqi was overjoyed when he heard this, and said: "It seems that Lord Wen is still sensible, but I will not learn from those greedy emperors to treat the world as their own, but I don't want to easily discard the things I have bothered to save." ”

Wen Zhenmeng said: "The emperor misunderstood, the minister means that the emperor is the Son of Heaven, and the whole world is yours, so why hide your private secrets?" As the so-called Son of Heaven is selfless, the Son of Heaven is selfless, and the world is for the public. If we can promote the increase in production and improve the variety to benefit the world, and at the same time solve the worries of retired soldiers, the emperor can be described as the supreme saint and benevolent king! ”

At first, everyone thought that Wen Zhenmeng was taking a stand and slapping the sycophants of the apocalypse, but they didn't say anything but looked down on him in their hearts, but now they saw that he echoed Zhang Weiying's words, and they admired his courage in addition to appreciation.

Sun Chengzong spoke at this time, he said: "The British Duke began to say a sentence, he said that everyone has interests in cooperation can last for a long time, although this Chishu company is the emperor's sole proprietorship, but the emperor will not take the money he earns to spend his own expenses, will be used to invest in more projects." If Chishu Company only invests but does not reap, I am afraid that it will not continue to develop, and everyone will not want to kill chickens and eggs, right? ”

As soon as Tianqi heard that his teacher was still reliable, he could tell the truth to help at the critical moment, and said happily: "Sir is really a person who knows me, I am not distressed about money, the problem is that this Chishu company provides funds for the Bo Academy, and many projects of the Bo College cannot be made without funds." High-yielding new varieties of grain crops are only one aspect, and in the future, new materials, new farms, new guns, new gunboats, and other things will have to be developed by the Bo Academy. ”

Zhang Weiying immediately got up and apologized: "The minister didn't expect it to be so far-reaching, please ask the emperor for forgiveness, today I learned that the emperor set up the Chishu Company for the development of the Bo College and not for his own personal use, and the minister was ashamed and felt inexplicably undeserved." In this case, the minister has a suggestion, I wonder if the emperor can approve it? ”

Apocalypse said: "If the British public has something to say, please say it, as long as it is reasonable, I will not allow it." ”

Zhang Weiying said: "The emperor began to say that he hadn't figured out what price to set to promote the new varieties of grain, so how about the big iron company to promote the two divisions?" For example, after paying taxes and rents, and then leaving enough rations for the peasants, there are still three and a half buckets left per mu, how about the Chishu Company and the Big Iron Company divide the three and seven buckets? ”

Tianqi thought for a while and said: "Those who contribute will get seventy percent and those who will be wise will get thirty percent, and such long-term benefits are reasonable." In this way, Bo College will definitely be able to enhance its research and development capabilities with long-term benefits, and it may not be able to have the money to cultivate a large number of talents. It is also a good thing to ensure the stability of the country's food in the big iron company after retirement, but in this way, it is a big pot of rice, will it develop a lazy habit? One monk carries water to drink, and three monks have no water to drink! ”

Wen Zhenmeng began to say a lot of truth, afraid that the apocalypse would be unhappy, and now he joked and said: "Your Majesty, no one will be lazy when he goes home as a soldier and has a job and a daughter-in-law." The minister heard that the origin of the name of the big iron company is that the emperor wants to run the company very large and very long, if there are businesses in all counties across the country, isn't it in line with the emperor's original intention? ”

Tianqi thought for a while and said, "Master Wen has a point. ”

Wen Zhenmeng said: "Retired soldiers entering the big iron company are equivalent to holding an iron rice bowl, and then eating the big pot of rice that the emperor said. ”