Chapter 491: State-owned Enterprises and Imperial Businessmen
Ying Zheng said with satisfaction: "You can discover this. I am very happy, it shows that you are getting more and more knowledgeable about doing business.
I know that not only you have this question, but other people also have this question. You think that imperial merchants and state-owned enterprises are the same. In fact, you are completely wrong.
Let’s talk about state-owned enterprises first. What are state-owned enterprises? They are workshops and businesses run or controlled by the state. Their business scope usually includes energy, transportation, communications, finance, military industry and other fields. "
"Your Majesty." Gan Luo said, "Can you elaborate a little more? Wei Chen and others don't know much about this.
What is energy? What is communication? Your Majesty, please make it clear. "
"Your Majesty, please make it clear." The officials said at the same time.
Ying Zheng nodded and said, "It's normal that you don't understand. This is what the Imperial Master meant.
According to Emperor Shi, the energy field: exploration, production, processing, sales, etc. in the energy fields such as oil, natural gas, coal, and nuclear energy.
You may not know about oil, but I know that it is what the emperor needs. From now on, it will be the responsibility of the imperial court, and I will remember you. "
"No." Jiang Lu responded loudly.
"As for natural gas." Ying Zheng frowned slightly, "This is not something we can know now. I only know that there are many, many natural gases behind the Western Region, and all of this natural gas is hidden underground.
The wonderful thing about natural gas is combustion. A little bit of natural gas can be used for a long time. It can not only be used for lighting, but also as diesel.
This natural gas will be a very hot commodity in the future. Let’s wait until the Emperor Master comes out to talk about this matter.
Jiang Lu, in terms of energy, you are currently only responsible for oil and coal, and the main one between the two is coal.
After the emergence of the steam engine, the daily usage will be ten times and a hundred times as much as it is now. At the same time, I want to tell you that Emperor Shi has developed a steam plow truck.
It won't be long before I can bring out the steam plowing truck and let the people know that the future will be better and better. "
"Congratulations to your majesty, the Qin Dynasty will last forever." The officials clapped their horses and said.
Ying Zheng nodded slightly and said, "Let's talk about the communication field. Currently we only have telephones and telegraphs.
Whether you can realize these two communication devices in the future depends on you, Jianglu. "
The general immediately said: "Father, please rest assured, I will work hard to complete it."
"It's not about hard work, it's about determination." Ying Zheng became much stricter.
"I understand, I will definitely complete it," Jiang Lu said.
Then Ying Zheng nodded and said: "As for the transportation field. I don't need to say more. So far, cement roads, docks, and ports are all included in the transportation field.
Whether it is on land, in water, or even in the sky, it all belongs to the field of transportation. "
"Father," Jiang Lu said, "I heard from the emperor that after the cement road is built, it is called a highway.
Some roads are free and some have tolls. I don't know much about this. I hope to ask the emperor. "
"You should." Ying Zheng said, "The fact that you have this problem shows that you are eager to learn. I am very pleased."
"Thank you for the compliment, Father." Jiang Lu said excitedly.
Ying Zheng nodded with satisfaction and said: "Then comes the financial field. My husband once said that there was a kind of money bank in China, which is now a bank. I heard that there is also insurance and the like. I don't ask much about these. You can go there yourself. Just ask."
"No." Jiang Lu responded.
"As for the military industry, to put it simply, it means building military weapons and selling obsolete weapons. In this way, not only can the court have an income, but it can also deal with a batch of obsolete weapons, getting the best of both worlds.
But the military industry is not just about selling weapons, the most important thing is to research new weapons. Now, Da Qin's weapons look very powerful, but it won't take long before they will be eliminated and new weapons will appear. "
"I understand, I will ask the emperor's master." Jiang Lu said.
Ying Zheng nodded slightly and continued: "In addition, state-owned enterprises also have infrastructure construction, such as water conservancy projects and urban rail transit.
Regarding the construction and operation of communication and other fields, you should also ask the emperor about this.
I don’t have an imperial master who can explain it clearly. "
"No." Jiang Lu responded.
He already knew that his father only knew a rough outline of everything about state-owned enterprises. If he wanted to know more about it, he could only ask Qin An.
"Next, let me talk about Huangshang. Huangshang mainly deals in salt, tea, silk, medicinal materials, etc., as well as grain business.
I can tell you specifically what kind of business the imperial merchants can do. All businesses can be done, but they cannot compete with the common people for profit.
Huangshang pays attention to the high-end route. For example, the price of silk is divided into three types: one hundred taels, fifty taels and ten taels.
The imperial merchant wants to do silk business worth one hundred taels, and will never touch silk worth twelve and fifty taels. "
"My son, I understand. Thank you very much, Father, for clearing up the confusion." Jiang Lu said.
Since he started doing business, he has learned what high-end routes are, which are not affordable for ordinary people, and even families with few assets may not be able to afford them.
He already knew that Ying Zheng's purpose in asking him to establish Huangshang was to do business with everything used in the palace.
In this way, the palace expenses can be reduced, and at the same time, they can be sold to rich people who want to save face, which can make a lot of money.
It's like having two restaurants of your own.
Jiang Lu has many restaurants and hotels in Xianyang City. The hotels are on the high-end route and are basically visited by a group of nobles.
The restaurant takes a mid-range route, suitable for those who are slightly wealthy.
As for the local routes, Jiang Lu did not go there, but he had to give ordinary people a way to make money.
"Father, please rest assured that my son has been managing the royal merchants and state-owned enterprises well," Jiang Lu said.
"Okay." Ying Zheng said excitedly, "There are still ten days left, so prepare yourself and then go to the Emperor's Master with me."
"No." Jiang Lu responded equally excitedly.
Li Si came out and said again: "Your Majesty, Langya Shipyard has built more than a hundred ships. Now the news has spread, and more and more people want to buy ships. Please make your decision."
"Your Majesty, let's leave this matter to Wei Chen." Gan Luo stepped forward and said, "As the Prime Minister of Zuo, Wei Chen has not made any political achievements for the court. This is the best opportunity."
As soon as Gan Luo finished speaking, all the officials showed disdain. Are you doing this to make political achievements? You want to take over all the ships.
Just when everyone knew it, General Lu stepped forward and said, "Father, this matter should be left to Erchen. Now that Erchen is the person in charge of the imperial merchants and state-owned enterprises, Erchen feels that the new shipyard should belong to State-owned enterprises are responsible.
In the future, anyone who wants to establish a shipyard will need to obtain the approval of the court and be included in the scope of state-owned enterprises. "
"No." Gan Luo said, "Your Majesty has already said that you cannot compete with the people for profit. If the people want to establish a shipyard, how can the imperial court disagree?"
