Jiang Fan is not angry. You are still playing around now. I used to urge you to study every day, but now it is better. When you work, you have become a nemesis, and you can't even hide away.
Seeing Yuwen Chengxin groaning in dissatisfaction, Jiang Fan thought about it, since today is like this, he might as well have a chat with Chengxin and Ba Qing.
Since he came back, Ba Qing has been in the mortal residence these days, and he obviously has a lot of things he wants to talk about.
It's better to finish talking to her and let her go back to Lishan with peace of mind. After all, there are a lot of things going on there, and she will inevitably be anxious if she stays here all the time.
It was noon. Mr. Jiang touched his belly and remembered that he hadn't eaten breakfast, so he asked someone to get some food at the small house in the middle of the lake, preparing to eat and chat with Ba Qing and the others.
Ba Qing came very quickly, obviously impatient to wait for the prince to summon him.
"Your Majesty is really big-hearted. He puts aside all the big things in his family and just plays with his children every day..."
Ba Qing was very helpless about what Jiang Fan had done in the past four days.
She is different from Jiang Fan. Although she is known as Shi Guanyin and looks calm and peaceful, she is actually a top-notch strong woman. If she is busy, Mr. Jiang's style of working and playing at the same time is far inferior to hers.
Jiang Fan said with a smile: "People have to rest, so work and rest should be combined."
Ba Qing complained a little: "That's it, the prince is involved in too many important things. If it weren't for the people coming from the grassland this time, I'm afraid he wouldn't be in a hurry."
Jiang Fan was a little embarrassed: "Then let's talk while eating."
Ba Qing was not polite. He took a small bowl of porridge, drank a few mouthfuls, and ate some side dishes. He saw that Jiang Fan had already devoured twenty meat buns, three bowls of porridge, and four dishes. I guess he also had it. I was seven to eight full before I spoke.
"Your Highness must not have read Lishan's annual report."
The Lishan annual report is a year-end summary of all Lishan departments. Although it is a summary, it involves many issues. Jiang Fan is too lazy to read it.
He touched his head and smiled.
Ba Qing rolled his eyes, this result was not unexpected at all.
Cheng Xin pouted: "Master has gone crazy playing, how can he still have time to take care of business?"
Jiang Fan glared at her: "I turned against you and you still accuse the master."
Yu Wencheng showed no signs of weakness: "My master said that you should do more and work harder when you are young, and don't regret it when you can't do it in the future."
Jiang Fan snorted: "I also said that to be successful in life, you must have fun."
Ba Qing quickly stopped the two people from bickering: "Okay, let's get down to business. The prince should take the time to read the annual report, and the governor is also waiting. Today, let's talk briefly about business matters."
Jiang Fan nodded: "How much did you earn this year?"
“Exceeded expectations…”
Ba Qing softly spit out a string of numbers. Jiang Fan was startled and Baozi almost choked in his throat.
I knew a lot, but I didn’t expect so much.
"...Now in this world...I am indeed the richest man."
Ba Qing smiled and said: "If nothing else, it has far exceeded the total wealth of the Qing Dynasty in its heyday."
"God... Lishan, it's only been three years..."
Yuwen Chengxin said with great pride: "Three years? Can other people's three years be compared with Lishan's three years?"
Ba Qing said: "It is indeed incomparable. Thanks to the great talent of the prince, Lishan is now on the right track. The construction is fully completed. Trade has reached the five countries and even started to travel to the three frontiers. Not to mention the luxuries of the princes and nobles, even ordinary people , who hasn’t ordered Lishan products yet?”
This is true. Perfume, glass, porcelain, books, paper, fine wine, etc. have long become essential items for the nobles of the five countries. And some common products such as fried tea, refined salt, soap, clothing, agricultural tools, wheelbarrows, textile looms, etc. have long been available everywhere.
As for steel, cement, and military rations, although they are supplied to the country free of charge, the costs are also borne by the country. They cost nothing and can even generate many derivative benefits. And like cement, in addition to supplying the country, it can be used by both nobles and civilians for construction, and it has almost transitioned from a best-selling product to a necessity.
Although Lishan still has twelve factories, each of them has many branch factories. Otherwise, it would be impossible to supply. Even so, the supply is still in short supply. Lishan is already planning to expand again within a year. Twenty-four branches.
Jiang Fan smiled and said: "I came up with the idea, but today's achievements are definitely the result of collective efforts and cannot be attributed to one person. This year, we must reward everyone well during the Chinese New Year."
Ba Qing said: "Be generous, you have nothing but money. Your Majesty may not know that the treasury of the State of Qin is not as good as yours."
Jiang Fan chuckled and said, "Don't tell her, wait until I hide my private money."
Ba Qing couldn't help but roll his eyes, look at your potential...
Too lazy to argue with him, Ba Qing mainly talked about the plans to be implemented in the future and the key issues currently facing him.
Broadly speaking, there are three plans.
First, expansion. It is urgent to expand the scale of production. Governor Zhang Zhiling has approved this matter and is in full swing.
Then, dig deeper. The so-called deep cultivation means in-depth strengthening of the strategy for the markets of the five countries. The markets of the five countries are so huge that even a giant ship like Lishan only touches the surface. Not only must we continue to expand the market, we must also strengthen cooperation and contact, and we must segment markets and products.
Ba Qing gave a brief introduction to each item. They all agreed with Jiang Fan's thoughts, but at the same time they also put forward many specific points. For example, in the segmentation of markets and products, Jiang Fan once again emphasized that products must be segmented, not only by category, but also by sales time. For example, at this stage, luxury goods must be sold to the four countries, but Qin has a limit. In addition, the export of tools to improve production efficiency must be strictly restricted. Of course, within the Qin State, careful consideration must also be given, and efficiency-improving tools and daily necessities must be popularized first...
The third item is expansion, but in order to distinguish it from the Five Kingdoms, Ba Qing prefers to call it an expedition.
The so-called expedition is the four-frontier strategy discussed by Ba Qing last year. The general idea has not changed, but as it initially unfolds, further adjustments and planning are needed in terms of sequence, strategy, etc.
In fact, the Lishan Caravan has opened the door to the Three Xinjiangs. Although it is only a preliminary step, it has also achieved gratifying achievements in some points or aspects.
Jiang Fan of Beijiang personally made the guide, so there is no need to say more. In southern Xinjiang, among Lishan products, the mosquito repellent water prepared by Laoguo and refined by Jiang Fan has become an unparalleled best-seller. No one would have thought that it was not clothing or perfume that opened the entrance to Southern Xinjiang, but this thing.
In Western Xinjiang, that is, the Western Region, perfume replaced mosquito repellent and became the three pioneers along with wine and tea.
Nowadays, the income of Northern Xinjiang is better than that of Northern Xinjiang because of the foundation of Ba Qing. However, the income of Western Xinjiang is still far from enough. Of course, this statement is also relative.
But obviously, as the market is opened step by step, it will inevitably grow by leaps and bounds like a snowball.
The last one is Dongjiang Shipping. In fact, in Jiang Fan's eyes, Eastern Xinjiang is not just about shipping, but about the vast ocean world. But right now, the most important thing is maritime transport.
