"Is it 7.9 million catties?"

Emperor Hongji still found it incredulous.

That's a staggering number.

It's only been a few days.

"Your Majesty, slave maid, listen at the time, it's this number......" The eunuch obviously didn't have a deep understanding of this number.

But for Emperor Hongzhi, this amount is too scary.

Huguang Province, but only nine million catties, since Emperor Taizu Gao, has always been this number, has not changed.

The imperial court's demand for iron tools is said to be more and less.

As far as the current production is concerned, it can indeed be maintained.

But who doesn't want more than the merrier?

This pig iron is the most important material for the country.

Sometimes, if the production of copper is insufficient, it is even necessary to use iron to make iron money.

This is precisely because iron itself has its value, it can be used to forge weapons, it can become a variety of agricultural tools, it can become cooking utensils, which is almost something that is widely used by the subjects of the world.

It's just that because the output of pig iron is not high, it is that often the imperial court has some scruples about the production of ironware, more or less, and where it should be saved, it will be saved.

And the people are even more different, a pot is broken, will not think of replacing it with a new one, often tinkering, a farm tool is broken, obviously it has been riddled with holes, but it is reluctant to replace, still tinkering.

The blacksmith shops all over the world, their biggest business is not production, but repairing.

In the army, the Ming Dynasty widely used firearms, such as artillery, but a cannon, the amount of iron required is thousands of catties, therefore, the imperial court has always been cautious about the casting of artillery, to put it bluntly, it can't afford to play.

And because of the need to save iron, in artillery, iron shells are often not used, what to use, many artillery, directly stuffed with stones, or some iron filings and gravel.

As a result, gravel and iron filings that could not fit seamlessly with the barrel could not improve the range and accuracy.

Can ...... now In that far Hexi, so much pig iron was sent in a short period of time.

Emperor Hongzhi frowned: "Those pig irons, someone saw them shipped with their own eyes?" ”

"Yes, the carriages and horses are endless, and many warehouses and warehouses are in storage, and the warehouses have recruited a lot of manpower, which is not biased."

"And...... And ......"

Emperor Hongzhi said sharply: "And what. ”

The eunuch said: "Moreover, it is said that there is a convoy behind it, which is being transported one after another...... Hexi, the amount of iron produced is amazing, and the four-wheeled carriages are widely purchased by the merchants, as soon as they hear that the price of iron has a tendency to rise, they act very quickly, and immediately recruit manpower, three months ago, they set off non-stop, the slaves and maids thought ...... The slave maid thought that the 7.9 million catties were ...... And that's not all. ”

Emperor Hongji: "......"

He had seen the power of these merchants.

It's a bunch of crazy people.

In an instant, countless words popped up.

Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but turn his head and glanced at Xiao Jing.

Xiao Jing took a step back, his mouth not closed.

What kind of sin is this......

Recruit who to provoke.

Xiao Jing looked at Emperor Hongzhi tremblingly, in fact, he was a person who had no shame.

If a person becomes a eunuch, if he is ashamed, how can he live?

So in Xiao Jing's heart, there was only fear.

Emperor Hongzhi gritted his teeth: "I am really stupid ......"

"No, no, no, Your Majesty, you are not stupid, you are sage." Xiao Jing replied subconsciously.

Emperor Hongzhi said: "I am not stupid, why do I come to ask you about the quality of this theory of wealth of nations?" ”

“……”

It's a bit of a heart-wrenching one.

It's an insult.

Xiao Jingmu had a wooden face, but he bowed down to the situation: "The slave and maid are dead, all this is because the slave and maid are stupid, their brains are not open, and they have nothing to do with Your Majesty, Your Majesty is very ......."

"Enough!" Emperor Hongzhi felt that Fang Jifan's words were so good, but when these words came out of Xiao Jing's mouth, he was also talking about Shengming, but there was always a little irony.

Is this irony?

Xiao Jing's face turned pale with fright.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Emperor Hongzhi said sharply.

"This ...... This ......" Xiao Jing almost blurted out, then Your Majesty is stupid.

Fortunately, he is an old clever ghost, but he will not say such a thing as death.

Emperor Hongzhi gritted his teeth and said, "What are you still doing in a daze, go get the book." ”

"Book, what book?" Xiao Jing's heart was in turmoil.

Emperor Hongzhi said: "The Wealth of Nations! ”

Where did Xiao Jing dare to slack off, and obediently took the book.

Emperor Hongzhi had an impression of all this.

It was precisely because of his impression that the eunuch's words in one breath made him soberly realize that what the eunuch said coincided with some principles in the Wealth of Nations.

He lowered his head, quickly opened a few familiar chapters, and looked down, his invisible hand ...... This invisible hand, isn't it that the world is bustling for profit, and the world is bustling for profit!

Of course, it's not that simple...... And also...... The relationship between supply and supply and demand, and ......

Reading it again at this time, it is actually two realms from reading it before.

The former is confused and feels exaggerated, but now that I read it, I compare it with what happened in reality, as if there is a correspondence everywhere......

He was silent at times, frowned at times, and whispered to him.

After a long time, Emperor Hongzhi was empowered and muttered: "I understand that the root of this lies in the supply and demand of the market...... The terrible thing about businessmen is that they hoard goods for profit; But the greatest benefit lies in their amazing ability to act because they are driven by profits. ”

Think of the eunuchs guarding all over the world, as well as the iron mines of the local government, the amount of pig iron produced, and the time they spent transporting along the way; Even...... The quality of the pig iron they produce...... And the yield... Not to mention, the loss in it......

Emperor Hongzhi seems to be beginning to see some clues, but there are too many more in his mind...... Something that can't be explained.

Suddenly, he suddenly said, "Summons Liu Wenshan!" ”

"Liu Wenshan is nothing less than my son's room!"

The ovary is Zhang Liang of the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty.

Later generations all believed that this man was a strategist and a strategist.

This Liu Wenshan, just this article on the wealth of the country, has it become the way to enrich the country and strengthen the army?

In the Han Dynasty, pig iron, war horses, and grain were the most important strategic resources, and this alone was enough for Emperor Hongzhi to be concerned.

Emperor Hongzhi paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, excited and inexplicable.

The Wealth of Nations is a blueprint.

This blueprint includes an analysis of merchants, an analysis of the market, and 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: "And that scum ...... the world"

"No, no, summon the king, whoever mentions the scum of the world with me in the future, I will not spare him."

Xiao Jing said: "Your Majesty, isn't it, even with the name of the scum Wang Bushi in the world, he has also changed his name?" ”

Emperor Hongji was silent.

It seems like a tricky thing to do.

The tricky part is that it's not something you can do with it.

This human scum Wang Bushi has completed a great feat, a broken ship, arrived in the extreme west, and returned to the sea, since then, opening a new chapter in the Western Ocean of the Hongzhi Dynasty.

This ship is destined to go down in history, even if the name of the ship is changed, do I have to tamper with history specifically for Wang Bushi?

There are so many sons of heaven in the Ming Dynasty, in the Ming record, there are still obscure bad deeds, this has not been rebuilt to the record, for a Wang Bushi, the history of the history has been changed beyond recognition, do people recognize it?

And it is said that those who went to sea after that, all of them regarded this human scum Wang Bushi as a spiritual totem, how dangerous it is in this sea, countless soldiers have left their hometowns and entered an unknown future, in their hearts, how can they not be worried, people have no sustenance in their hearts, and they regard this human scum Wang Bushi who returned safely several times as a mascot.

If you change your name hastily......

Emperor Hongzhi sighed: "Don't change!" ”

"Let's go get someone."

"The slave obeys."

"Come back!" Emperor Hongzhi glared at Xiao Jing.

Xiao Jing hurriedly turned around and looked at Emperor Hongzhi.

Emperor Hongzhi said: "You talk a lot." ”

Xiao Jing: "......"

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Chapter 4 delivered, the electric switch at home is always short-circuited, open the electric switch, and break it every once in a while, I don't know what's going on, it's late, sorry.

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