Sun Xian was stunned after hearing this, and then looked at Han Du with strange eyes.
"Why would you, sir, think that the workshop will lose money?"
Han Du thought that Sun Xian was afraid of being punished by him, so he smiled lightly and said in a gentle tone: "It doesn't matter, if you lose, just lose. I just want to know a number, and I don't mean to blame you."
"Don't worry, no matter how much money the workshop has lost over the years, I will make up for it for you."
Anyway, it’s not your own money. Even if you are your own money, as long as you can buy 40% of Zhu Biao’s shares, you will make a lot of money!
"Ahem..." Sun Xian glanced at Han Du cautiously, "The workshop has probably made two to three hundred thousand yuan over the years. The students haven't calculated it carefully..."
"It doesn't matter, it's better to lose..." Han Du nodded with satisfaction. Forty percent of this amount was considered to be about 100,000 yuan, which was enough for Zhu Biao to retreat.
"Sir." Sun Xian said hesitantly, interrupting Han Du.
"Huh?" Han Du raised his eyes and looked at him.
"It's not a loss, it's a profit." Sun Xian couldn't understand why his husband seemed to be eager for the workshop to lose money.
"It's not a loss? How can you not lose money?" Han Du immediately screamed, if you didn't lose money, how could I let Zhu Biao retreat in spite of the difficulties?
If Zhu Biao knew that the workshop had made two to three hundred thousand yuan, he would definitely be even more reluctant to sell the shares to himself.
"How did you earn it?" Han Du was a little angry.
Sun Xian couldn't understand what his husband was thinking, and quickly explained: "Did you forget, sir? The workshop is to make steam engines and spinning machines. The profits from both are good, so it will naturally make money."
"Didn't the Emperor buy enough steam engines?" Han Du was surprised.
Sun Xian nodded: "It is true that the complete set of steam engines did not sell many, but sir, maybe you have forgotten that steam engines can break down. We can make a lot of money just by making repair money."
"Steam engines also consume a lot of lubricating oil, which is also very profitable."
That's it...how did I forget this? Han Du slapped his forehead in frustration.
"What about the spinning machine? I remember that many people imitated it, right?"
Sun Xian smiled and nodded: "Sir, you are right. There are indeed many people imitating it, and the price is much lower than us."
Just when Han Du was slightly relieved, Sun Xian continued: "However, those who imitate only know it but don't know why. So no matter how they imitate, it is much worse than ours."
"Therefore, there are still many people who want to buy our spinning machines. Although the price will be a little more expensive, they will last longer!"
Han Du was speechless. How could he lose money and make Zhu Biao quit?
"Don't you have anything to spend money on?"
"Yes!" Sun Xian replied quickly, "I just bought the land to lay the rails. Isn't that the money spent?"
Although I only bought a few miles of land, since the price was almost double the market price, I spent a lot of money. Moreover, buying land costs only a small amount of money, but what really costs money is laying rails.
But even so, there is still so much money left on the workshop's books.
"Didn't I ask you to go to the house to withdraw it? How to use the money from the workshop?" Han Du frowned.
Sun Xian smiled and agreed: "Where is the money that is not money? Since there is money in the workshop's account, why bother sir?"
Han Du shook his head slightly, and it was hard to blame him.
But now there is a problem, what should Zhu Biao do?
"Can you...can you spend the money now? It would be best if you spend two or three hundred thousand dollars in debt?"
"Ah!!!" Sun Xian couldn't help but be surprised. This was the first time he had seen such a request in so many years of life.
People have always only talked about being diligent and frugal, but there is no such thing as spending money, right?
"Ah what? I just asked you if you could sit down!" Han Du was worried.
Sun Xian smiled bitterly and said, "Student, student, I really haven't thought about it. Why don't you ask sir for instructions?"
He doesn't know how to spend money, which makes Han Du a little disappointed...
"For example, should the workshop be expanded?"
"This... shouldn't be necessary, right? The current machinery workshop is quite large, and there are still many empty rooms." Sun Xian was puzzled. The workshop is obviously still very spacious, why should it be expanded?
Han Du was a little unhappy, but he couldn't tell him clearly. He could only continue to remind him: "What about everyone's salary? Has it been increased after so many years?"
"Well...not really." Sun Xian didn't understand why the salary should be increased. Unless the official upgraded his rank, he had never heard of anyone getting a salary increase.
Although the salaries of apprentices and craftsmen are different in the mechanical workshop, as long as the apprentices can become craftsmen, the salaries of all craftsmen are the same, and the salaries of all master craftsmen are the same. Same thing.
That is, there is no difference between the same levels.
"That's good, let's increase everyone's salary and spend all the money as soon as possible." Han Du ordered nonchalantly.
I don’t know how many people could not earn money in their lifetime, but Han Du gave it up with a single word.
But for Han Du, as long as Zhu Biao can sell his shares to him, it is worth giving up no matter how much he gives up.
Sun Xian felt very embarrassed after hearing this, and asked with a bitter look on his face: "Sir, this is more than 200,000 yuan. How much salary increase can everyone spend to spend it?"
There are only over a hundred people in the machinery workshop now, and it will cost more than 200,000 yuan at once, which means that more than a thousand yuan will be spread equally on each person's head.
Giving each person more than a thousand strings at once is simply outrageous!
"And sir, if you have money now, you can pay it off, but what will you do if you have no money in the future?" You can't owe your salary even if you have no money. It's easy for this thing to increase, but it's difficult to lower it.
Sun Xian's worries are not unreasonable.
Han Du thought about it seriously, and then he had to admit that he was indeed overthinking it.
Then he ordered: "Then first give each person a hundred guan, saying that I am grateful to them for their perseverance, but I will only give it this once."
"In addition, you should plan the workshop carefully, think about what else needs to be built, and build it as soon as possible. Anyway, the only purpose is to spend as much money as possible in the shortest possible time."
"Okay, sir." Sun Xian agreed.
When Han Du stood up, he gave another instruction: "If you haven't spent all the money, come back and report it to me."
"yes."
...
After Sun Xian's hard work, the workshop still didn't lose money.
Since he didn't lose money, Zhu Biao was naturally even more reluctant to sell his shares.
No matter what Han Du said, Zhu Biao showed an indifferent attitude.
In desperation, Han Du could only find another way.
'You think there's nothing I can do about it? Innocent! '
Han Du thought about it. Since there was no way to monopolize the mechanical workshop, he might as well get the circuit in his hands. The machine shop only makes steam trains, but the real value is the track lines laid on the ground.
"Your Majesty, I want to buy land." Han Du said to Zhu Biao with his hands in hand.
Seeing that Han Du finally gave up, Zhu Biao couldn't help but smile.
He said calmly: "If you want to buy land, go to Yingtian Mansion soon? Why do you still come to me to ask for it?"
If he only wanted to buy a little bit of land, he would indeed only need Ying Tianfu's nod, but he bought a lot of land this time, and it also involved many different counties.
Han Du told Zhu Biao his idea, and Zhu Biao couldn't help being shocked.
"Why did you buy so much land? Wait, your land stretches from the capital to Shanghai County? What do you want to do?"
Upon hearing Han Du's request, Zhu Biao instantly became curious.
Han Du did not hide it, "I want to build a track from the capital directly to Shanghai County."
Hiss... Zhu Biao's eyes widened and he looked at Han Du as if he were a madman.
"What do you want to do? Do you know how much it will cost?"
Han Du pretended not to know and replied dully: "The tracks currently laid are still too short. I just want to try if I can make the train travel on a long enough track." Running on track will make no difference."
Zhu Biao looked at Han Du with even more confusion. Just to let the steam train run, he spent such a high price?
This is crazy.
"Do you know how much this costs?"
Han Du was stunned for a moment, then said: "It's a bit much, but it's still worth it."
...Maybe you're the only one who thinks it's worth it? Zhu Biao couldn't help but glance at Han Du.
"Does the Emperor want to take a stake?"
Zhu Biao shuddered subconsciously and shook his head repeatedly: "No, you can do it yourself, as long as you are happy."
"Ah?" Han Du's face showed disappointment.
Zhu Biao quickly changed the subject: "Since you want to buy land, then I will ask the General Affairs Department to give orders to the counties to cooperate with you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." When Han Du walked out of the palace, a smile appeared on his lips.
...
With Zhu Biao's permission, Han Du found Sun Xian.
"Sir, are you looking for me?" Sun Xian walked in with a smile.
Han Du nodded, quickly put down the tea cup in his hand, and waved to Sun Xian.
Pointing towards the map on the table, "Here, come and take a look."
Sun Xian glanced at the map and was puzzled: "What are you going to do, sir?"
Han Du pointed his finger at the location of the capital, and then rowed eastward to Shanghai County.
"I want to build a railway track from the capital to Shanghai County. You can take people to check it out in person and choose the most appropriate route."
Sun Xian's eyes widened and he couldn't help but asked loudly: "Sir, do you want to build a railway track from the capital to Shanghai County?"
He built the railroad tracks himself, so he certainly knew how much it would cost to build such a track.
"Of course." Han Du nodded without hesitation.
Sun Xian couldn't help but swallowed his saliva and asked nervously: "Sir, do you know that the distance between Beijing and Shanghai County is eight hundred miles. Do you know, sir, how much does it cost to build such a long railway track?"
"You don't have to worry about money." Han Du waved his hand proudly, "You can still get it out if you empty out the Zhenguo Palace."
Only then did Sun Xian realize that it was rumored that the Zhenguo Duke's mansion was as rich as the country's, and now it seemed that was indeed the case.
