Chapter 165: Preparing for the Sea
"What an auxiliary minister, he is really the God of Wealth, and in one afternoon, he made eight million dollars."
In the Penglai Hall of Daming Palace, Li Longji held twenty-four "flying money" of 100,000 yuan in his hand, and he was almost toothless with a smile.
After a day of blood transfusion and pushing, he now has a feeling of being reborn, his energy is vigorous, his wrinkles are less, his skin has become firmer, and even his black hair has become more and more, and the whole person seems to have returned to before he was fifty years old.
At the beginning, there were some worries, over the years, he was about to go crazy seeking immortals, but in the end, he was disappointed again and again, the higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment, and he was really worried that this time would be the same.
Seeing this clear and obvious change now, he was finally convinced that Xiao Qubing really didn't lie to him, he could really be thirty years younger and live sixty more years.
Thinking that he had pursued for so long, thinking about it day and night but not getting it, being disappointed again and again, and suddenly realizing his desperate wish, Li Longji was so ecstatic that he could not restrain himself.
This Xiao Qu's illness is simply a gift from heaven to me!
"Back to Your Majesty's words, who said no, but the King of Lanling still said that he would have no money when he arrived in Luoyang, so he had to go to the South Sea to transport gold, precious stones, and spices." Wang Chengen, who witnessed the myth of earning eight million in half a day in the Lanling Palace, said respectfully.
"Oh? How so? Li Longji glanced at Yang Guifei suspiciously, Yang Guifei also looked puzzled, Li Longji said, "What is he going to do?" So much money? ”
"Your Majesty, what King Lanling wants to do in the next few months, King Lanling asked me to present it to Your Majesty. Please ask Your Majesty for your approval. Wang Chengen hurriedly handed over a thick notebook.
Although it is said that Li Longji appointed Xiao Qubing to stay in the eastern capital. Henan Yin. gave Xiao Quzhi the autonomy to act arbitrarily, but at Li Mi's suggestion, Xiao Quzhi still decided to report to Li Longji in advance no matter what he did.
Originally, Li Longji didn't look at the music, but Xiao Quai's performance was sparse, and he had to give this face. He took the note and looked it carefully, and after about a quarter of an hour, he closed it. exclaimed: "What a Lanling king, he is really wealthy, and he is resolute in his work, he is going to use money to smash Tubo and Silla to these countries." If he comes like this, Tubo will be destroyed, and Silla will be destroyed. ”
Pushing the time forward a little, the Lanling Palace, the council room, Li Xian was also very puzzled and asked Xiao Quai: "The auxiliary ministers have entered the account of eight million yuan in half a day. Why do you still say that you are short of money? ”
In his opinion, Xiao Quzhi should not be short of money, and he received eight million yuan just now. Removing the 30% handed over to Li Longji, there are also 5.6 million yuan that can be used by the Four Seas Trading Company and himself.
Coupled with the previous earnings of the Sihai Trading Company and Wang Jie's family property, Li Xian thinks that his group, even if he uses it lying down, will not be able to use it up in two years, not to mention that the Sihai Trading Company is still making money, how can he be short of money?
"Do you think the same way?" Xiao Qubing looked at several henchmen, Gao Shi, Wang Changling, Du Fu, and several new henchmen, Zhang Yan, Jiang Qing, and Jiang Yi.
Several people also looked at Xiao Quai, and nodded again and again, which means that well, that's how we think. Li Qi said: "Master, what are you going to do, spend so much money?" ”
"We have a lot of money at our disposal, but we have more places to spend money, and I've summarized a few." Xiao Quzhi took out a plan book and said, "First of all, shipbuilding. In addition to this rush to build five large ships and more than a dozen medium ships, as well as the refitting of hundreds of new clippers.
I am also going to build three invincible ships, and after the fleet departs from Guangzhou, the three invincible ships will begin to design and develop and prepare materials. My requirements for these three big ships are to serve for more than 50 years, lead for more than 30 years, and strive for excellence in everything, so the cost of this item is incalculable.
Secondly, we will definitely encounter pirates and big food fleets when we go to sea this time, naval battles are inevitable, although our ships are much better than theirs, and we are not afraid of them, but I hope to be able to crush them, which requires improvement, research and development of weapons for naval warfare. ”
The big cannibals have dominated this waterway for so many years, and now Datang wants to cruise the seas, and there must be a life-and-death duel between the two. For the robber nature of this group of big cannibals, Xiao Qubing knows too clearly.
In history, during the Anshi Rebellion, the big food caravan saw that Guangzhou was empty, so it turned into a pirate from a normal businessman, besieged the city of Guangzhou, and the Guangzhou assassin escaped from the battle, so the big food soldiers entered the city and plundered the warehouse, burned the houses, and then floated away by boat.
"It is often said that science and technology are the primary productive forces. As you can see, the reason why our Shihai Trading Company can make so much money today is because only we can make such perfect crystals and glassware, and only we can produce white sugar and rock sugar, so we have the final say on everything, and the rules are set by us.
There is also the snack truck of Sihai Trading Company, why are grilled chicken wings, lamb skewers, and spicy tang sold so expensive, but they still sell so well, it is because the employees of our Sihai Trading Company and Zuixianlou have developed a chili oil hot sauce with a very beautiful taste and no bitterness.
This is the power of technology, which can be used not only to make money, but also to be used on the battlefield. Think about it, if our eight-bull crossbow can shoot five hundred paces away, and with only three people, it can be fired once in four or five breaths; The enemy's ballista, on the other hand, can only shoot three hundred paces away, and it takes eight operations to fire once in ten breaths, so we can destroy the enemy ship without waiting for it to come into their range.
Therefore, I decided to set up an engineering bureau to recruit all kinds of professionals, especially skilled craftsmen in the manufacture of weapons and armor, and to encourage them to carry out all kinds of research and development innovations, and to buy all kinds of whimsy and ideas at a high price.
Strive to improve the weapon at any cost before going to sea, test thousands of times and improve the weapon, these skilled craftsmen come to Luoyang, and enjoy the highest treatment, and their research and development projects are supported as much as possible, which is a big expense. ”
"Even so, we won't be short of money anytime soon." Li Xian is quite pragmatic, although he also learns Confucianism, but he will not be as pedantic as ordinary Confucianism, and he feels that what Xiao Quzhi said is not in line with the avenue, all of which are strange and skillful, and the way is also small.
Xiao Qu's words, he only thought it was novel at first, but when he thought about it carefully, it was also very simple. At least the money handed over to him, the big butler, is real, if it weren't for the exclusive technology mastered by the Four Seas Trading Company, the money would not have been earned, and without money, no matter how reasonable it was, it would not have been possible to do anything.
"It may be that Brother Yanjian doesn't know how much it costs to engage in R&D and innovation, but you are also right, there will be no shortage of money in a short period of time." Xiao Quzhi continued: "There are other expenses, and when I finish speaking, you will feel that this family is not good." (To be continued.) )