After a while, Lu Ban hurried over.

"Lord, what do you command?"

Qin Yun put down the fold in his hand.

"The shells can't keep up, we have to think of a way!"

Lu Ban paused: "Lord Wang, I have already worked overtime to make it, unless we give up making guns and concentrate on making cannonballs, it will be difficult to increase the speed." ”

"No way!"

Qin Yun vetoed it, it was useless to have a gun or a gun, and the most important thing was that Qin Yun was preparing for the future.

"Is there any other way to increase production!"

Lu Meng paused: "In fact, the biggest factor restricting production at present is iron, and the Qiongzhou steel mill has not been able to build it, and the main consumption of shells is this iron sheet." ”

Qin Yun suddenly thought of something.

"No, you don't necessarily need iron, and although the effect is greatly reduced, there are a lot of raw materials."

"What do you mean?"

Qin Yun said with a smile: "You recruit ordinary craftsmen from the people, let them mine stones, put explosives in the hole in the center, and then make a trebuchet to replace the cannonballs." ”

As soon as Lu Ban heard this, he said: "Good idea, as long as there are enough stones, this cannonball will be produced continuously." ”

Qin Yun said: "It's so decided, this shell is called a flowering bomb, which is used to fight at close range, of course, you can't stop the artillery shells, find a way to make more." ”

Lu Ban nodded: "The minister will order the Ministry of Works to summon the stonemasons." ”

Qin Yun waved his hand and said: "Don't be so troublesome, just use money, ten yuan is a hollow stone the size of a human head, I think some people are willing to mine." ”

"Yes!"

After Lu Ban left, Qin Yun summoned Wang Muzhi again.

"Lord Wang, how much money is left in the account?"

Wang Muzhi said bitterly: "Lord, there is no money, there was already a deficit yesterday, Lord, do you want to postpone conscription?" Or is it delaying the progress of other projects? ”

Qin Yun smiled bitterly: "Even so, it can't change the fact that there is no money." ”

Wang Muzhi groaned: "Lord Wang, it's time to take out the Jiaozi bill you said before." ”

Qin Yun slowly got up and walked to the window, he had never thought about these issues before, but now that he had mastered the fiefdom, there were too many things for him, the prince, to take care of!

Finance, military, people's livelihood, economy, officials' money, where to ask for money.

It stands to reason that today's Qiongzhou is simply unable to support a big war independently.

But Qin Yun understands that if this battle is not fought, Qiongzhou will have neither a day of peace nor a chance for development.

And Jiaozi, in the final analysis, is a paper currency endorsed and issued by the government, and Qin Yun originally wanted to wait for the palace to get on the right track to issue this Jiaozi.

But now, the financial gap is too big, but it is in vain for the people not to buy it if they issue it rashly.

Qin Yun suddenly thought of something.

"Send an invitation letter to a wealthy family with more than 100,000 taels of wealth in Qiongzhou, saying that the king wants to invite them to dinner."

Wang Muzhi said: "Does the prince want these rich people to pay for Jiaozi?" ”

Qin Yun waved his hand and said: "No, this kind of thing is different from a silver ticket, once it is issued, it is equivalent to opening a magic box, and this king does not dare to guarantee that it will be printed and distributed indefinitely after getting used to it." ”

"And it will take time for the people to accept it, but we can issue bonds."

"Bonds?"

Wang Muzhi wondered.

Qin Yun said with a smile: "That's right, the bonds are issued by the palace and purchased by the people, and when the deadline is up, the palace will pay the silver taels and interest." ”

"This king calls it the royal debt."

Wang Muzhi said: "Lord Wang, people are suspicious, everyone will not buy it." ”

Qin Yun said with a smile: "It depends on your ability, this king will allocate 100,000 mu of new land to you." ”

Wang Muzhi waved his hand again and again: "I can't do it, I can't do it!" ”

Qin Yun said: "This 100,000 acres of new land is a mortgage, if it is in the name of the palace, naturally no one dares to buy this bond, after all, who dares to ask the palace to pay back, but you Wang Muzhi is different, you are the biggest minister in Qiongzhou." ”

"What's wrong with you selling some land and making some money?"

Wang Muzhi smiled bitterly: "Lord Wang, this is to let the ministers be the sinners who bear the infamy of the ages!" ”

Qin Yun: "Wrong, it's not that we won't pay it back, when the finances are free, we will pay it back." Besides, this group of pirates not only robbed us of our money, but after so many years of accumulation, as long as we fight down, won't this money be returned? ”

"Moreover, with the foreshadowing of bonds, it will be much easier to issue seeds in the future."

Wang Muzhi groaned: "Okay, the minister will let go, don't have this face." ”

Qin Yun patted Wang Muzhi on the shoulder: "You are the prime minister of this king, the prime minister of the Liang Kingdom, and the prime minister of this Great Xia in the future, besides, with the relationship of Yingying, how can this king make it difficult for you." ”

"Don't worry, just do your best!"

Qin Yun smiled, and Wang Muzhi was furious.

This is to make him make a military order.

"Don't worry, the prince will raise money!"

Qin Yun waved his hand: "Go, be careful not to get tired of your body, the king of Ming Japan will play such a play with you." ”

Wang Muzhi sighed and bowed out, Qin Yun retracted his gaze, and was also a little embarrassed.

After all, people live the way they hate the most.

"It's all these damn pirates, cut off my development!"

At this time, Jiang Yingying stepped forward with a ginseng decoction.

"Lord, this is specially boiled for you by my mother-in-law, she said that she must let me watch you drink it!"

Qin Yun grabbed Jiang Yingying: "How has Granny Jiang recovered recently?" ”

Jiang Yingying sneered: "Mother-in-law is recovering very well, but there is always an annoying fly." ”

Fly?

Qin Yun, who paused a little, laughed: "You mean Elder Wang, right?" ”

Jiang Yingying nodded obediently: "Lord Wang, drink it quickly, otherwise the soup will be cold." The mother-in-law said that when her eyes were better, she wanted to select some children from the academy to learn martial arts. ”

Qin Yun: "Okay, they become talents, and I have a steady stream of talents in Qiongzhou." ”

Qin Yun took the soup bowl and took a sip.

"This soup is delicious, you can taste it too!"

Jiang Yingying's face flushed: "No, my mother-in-law said that this is specially for men." ”

Qin Yun chirped his lips, suddenly felt a little hot and dry, and then looked at Jiang Yingying's dress today, wearing a bandeau red dress, a purple mandarin duck belly pocket bulging, red lips are delicate, some rouge is wiped on his face, and a pair of small hands are rubbing the corners of his clothes helplessly.

Qin Yun squinted his eyes and asked, "Say, what kind of heart does Granny Jiang have?" ”

Jiang Yingying: "Mother-in-law...... Mother-in-law said that this is a child-sending soup! ”

Qin Yun dragged Jiang Yingying over: "What are you shy?" Now you are the princess of this king. ”

After finishing speaking, he picked up Jiang Yingying and came to the bed.

Jiang Yingying got up automatically at the moment: "Lord Wang, let the slave family come, you are tired these days." ”

Qin Yun smiled silently and pulled down the curtain.

……

The next day, the main hall of the Liang Wangfu was full of friends, and a group of wealthy families from Qiongzhou gathered together, they didn't want to come, but they couldn't withstand the scare of Jinyiwei.

One by one, they came to the top of the main hall with a nervous mood.

"The prince has arrived!"

As a waiter said aloud, a group of rich people sat down.

"Meet the prince!"

Qin Yun glanced at it, waved his hand and said, "Everyone, please get up!" ”

Qin Yun sat on the throne, and Wang Muzhi stepped forward.

"Lord Wang, the minister has a book to play!"

Qin Yun looked extremely impatient.

"Don't you see the heads of the family in front of this king today? Don't talk about business, come to fish on the fish. ”

As soon as the words fell, everyone saw a salmon being brought up, and the cook killed the fish in front of him, how bloody the picture was, and the heads of the family beat the drum in their hearts.

Qin Yun sandwiched a piece of fresh fish belly, and his cooking skills were excellent, but he was the sea expert Ding Crab he recruited before, he was born as a fisherman, and killing and selling fish is his strength.

Qin Yun dipped the wasabi and put it in his mouth: "Don't come out, this fish is very delicious, send it to all of you." ”

It seemed to be frivolous words, but none of the people present dared to squeak, they were afraid of being killed, and one of the heads of the family who were anti-Qin Yun before were all hung with sky lanterns.

A rich man really couldn't stand this, so he bowed down tremblingly and said, "If the prince has something to say, please speak up!" ”

Qin Yun didn't pick up, but looked at Wang Muzhi.

"You just said that you have a book to play, what are you playing?"

Wang Muzhi said: "Lord Wang, you are very interested in our newly opened up fertile land, and they also secretly communicate with grassroots officials with each other, and use the bad land in their hands to replace our fertile land. ”

"Lord Wang, you can't spew blood, how dare I?"

"Lord Mingjian, we will never dare to fight the idea of Gongtian."

"Wang Muzhi, what are your intentions to provoke our relationship with the prince?"

Qin Yun waved his hand: "Okay, don't be impatient. As for this king, he is not an unsympathetic person. ”

"In this way, the latest 100,000 acres of fertile land have all been rewarded to the prime minister, if you want the land, look for the prime minister."

Everyone was stunned, all the 100,000 acres of new land were given to the prime minister?

You must know that it is not their kind of sand field, but a new field specially sent by Qin Yun to renovate, and it also repairs water conservancy facilities.

In ancient times, in fact, the rich did not have a good way to invest their money except to bury it in the cellar. And buying land is an idea rooted in the hearts of every rich person, after all, the silver is gone, but the land is there, and the children and grandchildren also have endless blessings.

Qin Yun's previous idea was to ban the sale and purchase of land, but can banning the sale and purchase of land really prevent land annexation?

Difficult!

The desire of the human heart is greater than the sky, and they will try their best to make money for themselves.

In fact, this group of wealthy people just wanted to put their money in a safe place, to find a place to maintain its value and stable income.

Qin Yun continued to eat fish, just looking at Wang Muzhi, he didn't say anything, but it seemed that he had said everything.

After finishing the meal, Qin Yun got up.

"Everyone, eat well, drink well, this king is still busy with military training, farewell!"

"Congratulations to the prince!"

After Qin Yun left, all the family heads gathered in front of Qin Yun.

"Lord Wang, what does Your Highness mean by this?"

Wang Muzhi said: "You should know that now the Liang Wangfu is at war with pirates, and this big war together is ten thousand taels of gold. ”

"There is no money left in Qiongzhou Mansion, the old man is cheeky and goes to beg the prince, he agrees to take out the land, you guys This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

Someone frowned and said, "Didn't the prince say that it is not allowed to buy and sell land at will?" ”

"It's impossible for the prince to slap himself in the face!"

Wang Muzhi said with a smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, these 100,000 fertile fields are now under the command of this official, and they are the official's. ”

"Whether to sell or not is naturally up to the official, but after all, the prince is the prince, and we can't disobey what he says. I have a good idea. ”

"Listen, everybody!"

"Your Excellency, just say it."

Wang Muzhi said: "My lords, there is no doubt that the prince is short of money now, but it is only temporary, after all, you also know that there is a sugar and salt business, and the prince will never be short of money in the future." ”

"This official wants to use the 100,000 acres of land in his hand as collateral to borrow money from you for a one-year, two-year, and five-year term."

"After maturity, the principal and interest are paid, and the longer the term, the higher the interest. Moreover, you can sell this IOU to anyone at any time, and the prince said that he only recognizes the IOU and does not recognize anyone. ”

A group of rich people suddenly realized that they were asking them to pay for a long time.

No way!

"Lord Wang, the landlord's family has no surplus food, farewell!"

With that, one of them turned and left, and the rest followed.

After everyone left, Qin Yun walked out of the screen with his hands in his hand, and Wang Muyi's face was helpless: "Lord Wang, you also saw it, it doesn't work!" ”

Qin Yun smiled: "Don't worry, this king still has a way." ”