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Sending Harding away, Xiao Su and the others were relieved, the impact of Harding's remarks was huge, but I couldn't help but admit that the fresh breath brought by this old man was refreshing. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

In fact, the problem of stock trading is not a new thing in the empire, many people join hands to invest in the operation of the industry according to the proportion of capital to calculate the shares, and the transfer of these shares becomes equity trading, but this kind of equity transfer and trading is mostly carried out between acquaintances, not to mention the real equity transaction, if you want to establish a stock exchange, the imperial financial department may have to send someone to Haosheng to inspect the operation of the stock exchange in the countries of the Western Continent, and futures trading is probably more troublesome, but it can effectively avoid the risk of agricultural products, just this one benefit is enough to think about it, grain is cheap and hurts the peasants, and the grain shortage peasants dieIt is undoubtedly not enough to rely on the establishment of a grain reserve mechanism to regulate this pair of contradictions, and if it can be adjusted by futures trading, it can undoubtedly reduce this risk to a lower level.

The sale of mortar yards and rubber mills is a bit unacceptable, these two products can not only make huge profits for the empire, but also allow the empire to always maintain control of these two strategic products, which is very important, but Harding's words are also very reasonable, these two products are important materials related to people's livelihood, the imperial people need them extremely hugely, especially mortar, now the output of more than a dozen mortar yards is even one-tenth of it is difficult to meet, which seriously restricts the empire to promote its huge infrastructure construction plan, if these mortar yards can be sold, you can rearrange the construction of more mortar yardsThe huge income can also stimulate more private funds to pour into these industries, which can not be ignored.

"Your Majesty, this Mr. Harding's suggestion does have its merits, the minister is thinking that the stock exchange and the futures exchange are a matter of time, the positive impact of these two institutions is obvious, and Melly is also part of the empire, if it is more suitable there, it is not impossible to establish it there, not to mention that as Mr. Harding said, as long as the conditions are ripe elsewhere, we can also establish a second one, and now Melly can also accumulate some experience for us in the trial. Su Qin finally broke the silence, he supported Harding's suggestion.

"As for the sale of the mortar yard this is a good suggestion, the mortar production process is not complicated, it is very difficult to keep it secret, it is better to take this opportunity to fully develop and seize the market, and the needs of the empire are already an unimaginable number, so the minister thought that it was necessary to sell and build more mortar yards, and the minister silently estimated that the empire alone still needs to establish at least twenty or more mortar yards and expand their production, perhaps in order to barely meet the construction plan implemented by the empire, as for the civil construction, the minister did not dare to count。 ”

"Well, I also agree with this point of view, the rubber factory is open for sale, and the Imperial Political Axe can retain the necessary equity, but the sale object must choose a person who is absolutely loyal to the Empire, fortunately, our gunpowder invention has not yet been officially industrialized, otherwise let the old man Harding know, I don't know what to think. Wu Feng nodded slightly, supporting Su Qin's opinion.

"Your Majesty, the manufacture of gunpowder must not be announced to the public like mortar and glue, the military use of this kind of thing is too huge, it can only be in the hands of the imperial political axe, the minister feels that this kind of thing is very likely to change the way of the war in the future, even if it is urgently needed by the people, it can only be used by the military or the political axe. ”

Xiao Tang was shocked, although the invention and production of gunpowder was the first invention of the Imperial Science and Technology Development Department, but in fact, this kind of thing had appeared a long time ago, especially the civilian firecrackers and the trumpet guns in the army had been widely used as early as the Tang River Empire, but it has not attracted people's attention, and the Imperial Science and Technology Development Department just perfected the formula of gunpowder and began to use it for other purposes, especially in military use. For example, the Ministry of Science and Technology Development has been researching a kind of firecracker, placing gunpowder in a closed metal tube, using the driving force of gunpowder combustion to push the metal projectile out, it is said that the range has exceeded the bow and crossbow, and it can also launch multiple metal projectiles at a time, although it is still under further development, but this has made Wu Feng and Xiao Su and the two privy envoys of the Privy Council dimly see a new dawn shrouded in the empire.

"Brother Xiao is right, the formula of this kind of thing must not be revealed to the outside world, the empire should list it as a first-class secret and seal it, isn't the Ministry of Science and Technology Development and the Privy Council have been studying the effect of gunpowder in the improvement of weapons?

"Hehe, you two seem to be in a more anxious hurry than me. I didn't say that gunpowder is also like mortar and glue, the current production of gunpowder and the scope of application have not been officially clarified, and its formula may still have a lot of room for improvement, although a batch of samples have been produced and a series of use experiments have been carried out, but in the war how much of a role this thing can play is still worth further discussion, thunder may be able to play a miraculous effect in the siege of the city, but the requirements for casting cannon barrels are too high, it seems that the iron-smelting department has not been able to come up with a completely satisfactory product, which also needs to improve the technical level of the metallurgical department, the fire gun has more problems, and the firing speed is too slow, there are many fire failures, and it is easy to get damp, alas, it seems that a new thing is never so easy to become mainstream. Wu Feng said with some regret, both the Fire Gun and the Thunderbolt have shown their powerful side, but the shortcomings and defects are also obvious, and if you want to improve and reform these problems, you can't do it in a short time.

"Your Majesty is not too anxious, as far as the minister knows, several large smelting workshops are trying to improve iron-making technology, the Imperial Science and Technology Development Department has provided them with a lot of help, and at the same time, it has also been hung with a million gold coins, if which smelting workshop can take the lead in smelting and forging iron quality breakthroughs, not only can enjoy the patent, but also can get a million gold coin bonus from the Ministry of Science and Technology Development, and now several large smelting factories are full of energy to start from the beneficiation, Large-scale experimental improvements were carried out in fuel and iron-making furnaces, and many technicians from the western continent were also hired to build a new type of iron-making furnace at a huge expense, hoping to make a breakthrough in the shortest possible time. As long as a breakthrough is made in this regard, the bottleneck that plagues the thunder can be solved. ”

Xiao Tang is also full of confidence in the current economic development situation of the empire, the only thing he is a little distressed is that the Ministry of Science and Technology Development spends too much budget funds, in the budget of the empire at the beginning of last year, the Ministry of Science and Technology Development put forward a budget of more than twice as much as he envisioned, so that almost all department chiefs are criticizing the Ministry of Science and Technology Development Lion Open Their Mouths, but this point is fully supported by His Majesty the Emperor, and now it seems that the funds of the Ministry of Science and Technology Development are still used on the blade, at least in stimulating the development of the iron smelting sector has achieved good results, a bonus of one million gold coins at least allows those iron-smelting factories to invest tens of millions of more imperial gold coins in technological transformation and expansion of production, so it is quite cost-effective.

"I'm not anxious, but seeing that such a powerful weapon can't be used in actual combat, don't you think it's intentionally uncomfortable? If we can solve these ills and defects, and deal with the heavy cavalry of the Liberians and the fortress passes with high walls and thick walls, I will have one more trump card in my hand, and the Eastern Continent will be called Keping!"

"Your Majesty, we are a little off topic again, Mr. Harding's suggestion, have you decided to do it? If it is determined that a stock exchange and a futures exchange can be set up in Luxor, then we must immediately send personnel to the Western Continent to study, and the Merry County side must also let the Ministry of Finance and the Governor of Tieliu arrange the deployment, a two-pronged approach. There are also matters related to the mortar yard and the rubber factory," Xiao Tang and Su Qin exchanged glances before pulling Wu Feng's imagination back.

"Well, I have decided, it is better to do it late than early, since Luxor has the most suitable conditions in all aspects, then Luxor will do it now, but Luxor is thousands of miles away from the interior of the empire, I think that the establishment of a stock exchange and a futures exchange there will at most be able to radiate to the Indean and the Central Continent, the empire still needs to establish these two institutions on the eastern continent to promote the further sustainable development of industry and commerce in the interior of the empire, everything can be learned, Luxor is one step ahead, Jiangnan or the East China Sea I also feel that I can choose a place to keep up, and I can't let the interior of the empire lag behind the territory in the west of the empire。 Strengthening the foundation is the foundation for the empire to remain strong. ”

The meaning of Wu Feng's words made Xiao Tang and Su Qin both nod their heads, only by keeping the empire itself in the economic lead and strong forever can the remote territories of the empire always maintain the centripetal force of the empire, in addition to cultural assimilation, this is also a crucial factor, the economic base determines the superstructure, which has long been proved by many examples, the empire will not suppress the development of other places, but it will never let the interior backward, this is a principle.

(To be continued)