The empress listened to his nonsense and didn't bother to argue. She took a sip of tea and said: "When I compete with the King of Wei, I should use culture to conquer martial arts. I disdain such small means."
"I knew it. How could your Majesty care about this? I even believe that if the King of Wei had a headache and wanted to die, your Majesty would send me to cure him and decide the outcome."
"That's stupid." The empress said bluntly, "Luck is also strength, you said it."
Jiang Fan opened his mouth, but he didn't expect her words to be used here.
"But now King Wei may have another headache." Jiang Fan said with a smile.
"The battle between Jin and Xia?" The empress immediately thought of this matter.
"Do you think Xia has ulterior motives?"
Jiang Fan thought for a while: "It's very possible to attack Wei with fake Taoism."
Seeing that the empress was silent, Jiang Fan suddenly said: "What are you waiting for?"
The empress looked at him: "Wait for an opportunity."
"Could it be that we wait until Xia and Wei confront each other?"
The empress said calmly: "The fighter planes are changing rapidly, but this is not what I am waiting for. Don't worry about this matter for the time being. Tell me about the cement."
Jiang Fan knew that she had her own ideas, so he said: "Well, let's get down to business. You saw the cement just now. Since you proposed that I make it, then I also have a proposal..."
The empress looked at him and said, "Say."
Jiang Fan moved forward and asked, "How about... we join forces?"
partnership? The empress was stunned. She had never heard of this word.
"That is, I will work, you will pay to build a factory to make cement, and we will share half of the profits. How about that?"
The empress obviously didn't expect such an idea from him, and her sword eyebrows couldn't help but frown.
Jiang Fan quickly said: "Look, I have skills but no money, and you have money but no skills. Isn't it just right for us to cooperate? Moreover, the cement is in the hands of you and me, so you can rest assured, right?"
The empress frowned slightly: "You want me to do business as a merchant?"
Jiang Fan said: "You don't have to worry about it. I'll take care of everything. You just need to set up a private treasury and wait for the money to be collected."
"Why, you are not greedy for money." The empress was a little confused.
Jiang Fan said with a smile: "But you need money, a lot of money."
Seeing that the empress did not reply, Jiang Fan moved forward and said, "I said, this is feasible. Although you are rich all over the world, this private treasury is different from the national treasury. It is completely your private treasury. If you have any special needs, , you have a lot of money to use, but others don’t know about it and won’t plan for it. Think about it, is it a good trump card... Oh, secret hand? "
"Private Treasury..." The empress seemed a little moved. Jiang Fan quickly hit the snake and stuck it on the stick.
"Don't underestimate my ability to make money. I once said that as long as I am willing, I will definitely be richest in the world. Just say that this cement is a mountain of gold and silver. What's more, I also have the skills to make wine. The art of cooking, the plow, four-season fruits and vegetables, ceramics, tea making... which one is not priceless?"
The empress was finally moved. As Jiang Fan said, once these things are released, they will not only benefit the country and the people, but also bring wealth as big as the sea. The concentration of wealth in the world is more conducive to centralization of power.
Seeing that she was interested, Jiang Fan dropped another bombshell: "Don't forget, I even have...salt and iron!"
As soon as the words salt and iron were spoken, the empress' eyes suddenly froze and she was silent for a while.
There's nothing I can do about it. My future happy days will depend on this. If we don't have some special relationship, why don't I always be trapped in Yangdu City? Can suffocate me to death...
"Did you know that salt and iron are owned by the state, and making and selling them privately is a capital crime?"
In order to realize his plan of freedom as soon as possible, Mr. Jiang smiled and rubbed his hands and continued to cheat: "That's why I roped you in. It's a royal industry. Who can say no?"
Indeed, in this era, everything belongs to the emperor.
"But doesn't this mean plundering people's wealth?" the empress said hesitantly.
Jiang Fan waved his hand: "How is it possible! There are business laws in this. You must know that circulation is the real wealth."
"Circulation?"
The empress was surprised. This was the first time she had heard of this theory.
Jiang Fan chuckled. Although he studied liberal arts and was not very proficient in business, this basic theory was not a problem for him.
After thinking about it for a while, in order to make the empress, who had no foundation at all, understand it, Jiang Fan removed the proper nouns and conceptual theories and tried to explain it in a popular way.
"For example, when we build a factory, do we need to buy a lot of things? Will the money stimulate production? Then do we need to recruit a lot of craftsmen? Do these people have a source of livelihood? And when they have money, will they improve their income? Consumption? And further promote the prosperity of all walks of life? We produce a large number of products, do we need to transport? Does this provide opportunities for logistics... er, car and horse shops? And when these good things enter the market, does it greatly increase the desire to buy? ? Will the market become more prosperous? Will things like cement and curved plows greatly improve labor efficiency? Will it create greater wealth?..."
Seeing that the empress was listening seriously, Jiang Fan continued: "And this circulation is not limited to domestic circulation. We can sell those luxury goods that consume people's hearts to the other four countries and even the grasslands, plunder their wealth, and then use these to buy them Strategic materials, such as grain, of course, can also be used to build Qin."
The empress's eyes lit up: "What a great idea!"
Jiang Fanlin Linzongzong said a lot more, and finally concluded: "...The final result is that the country becomes stronger and the people become richer. So, this is the power of circulation!"
The more the empress listened, the brighter her eyes became. Finally, he suddenly stood up and said, "Is this circulation?"
"good!"
"Circulation creates wealth..." The empress thought about the connection and felt more and more that this would trigger a huge change.
"Circulation can create wealth, but only prosperous business can promote circulation. What can promote business prosperity? Three elements, firm decision-makers, correct policies, and rich products."
Jiang Fan decided to expand this topic. Although the Empress may not be able to digest so many things at once, this is a good opportunity.
"I believe His Majesty can make a firm decision-maker, and I believe His Majesty can also make correct policies. Of course, I will also make suggestions to His Majesty. And most importantly, where do the rich products come from?"
The empress had entered into his thoughts and listened extremely seriously.
"Naturally, it starts from the manufacturing industry, but the current manufacturing industry is extremely rough, there is no new technology, and there are no better products. Therefore, if the manufacturing industry wants to progress, technology is the first. Science and technology are the primary productive forces..."
"Science?" The empress could understand the literal meaning of productivity, but she had never heard of the term science.
I had so much fun talking about it that I almost forgot what era this was. Jiang Fan quickly said: "This is the knowledge I practice. Because it is divided into many subjects, I call it science."
The empress said: "So, science is your real knowledge and the foundation of all your incredible abilities?"
She caught the key almost instantly.
Jiang Fan said: "Yes, but this thing is too complicated to explain. I will explain it to you slowly when I have the opportunity in the future."
The empress looked at him deeply: "Continue."
"If you want to improve productivity, you must require technological progress, and this is exactly what I have - the secret key!"
At this moment, Jiang Fan had a strong aura and seemed to be as strong as the Empress.
