Yanchang Oilfield has already produced oil, and a certain prince came here later. It is very difficult to monopolize the oil field. The only way is to control the downstream industrial chain, that is, to establish a petrochemical plant to process crude oil, which can provide refined oil to the court.
The coal reserves in Shaanxi and Shanqian are measured in billions of tons. It would be crazy to transport coal from Shanqian to Datong to Jifu. For a certain prince, it was enough that he could control the Kailuan Coal Mine.
Among commodities that consume bulk raw materials, imported cement can be obtained locally, at low cost, and can be widely promoted, creating a lot of wealth. In the future, a large amount of cement will be used in the construction of imperial offices and wealthy gentry’s residences. cement.
The first step is to find a partner with money in his pocket, preferably a local snake in the Jifu area. The seven nobles are perfect for this job. With the Kailuan Coal Mine as an opportunity, we can start a second big project. It just fell into place.
As long as there are no special requirements, it is not too difficult to bake ordinary cement, that is, "Portland cement". You only need to find a brick kiln and purchase some corresponding equipment. The cement produced may be better than the cement developed in Europe in the 19th century. Even better.
The process is not complicated. As long as you read the schematic diagram, brick-burning workers can change their careers to become cement-brick makers, and their salary can be significantly improved. This is definitely a good way to get the best of both worlds.
After hearing the prince's explanation, the respectful Hou Wu Weiying thought of what he had just said, and apologized with shame on his face: "I am stupid and ignorant of His Majesty's holy will. I rashly spoke inappropriate words, which is very clumsy. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me. If what Your Highness says requires two taels of silver, I will not hesitate to do my best to raise 50,000 taels of silver!"
Wu Weiying couldn't guarantee whether he could get this amount, but he had to show his attitude of admitting his mistake first and let the prince see it. Otherwise, he might not have his share of such a big deal.
Liu Kongzhao, the sincere uncle who had just spoken after Wu Weiying, also blushed. He immediately scolded his colleagues for being ignorant and leading himself into a trap: "I have been too rude just now, I hope your highness will punish you!"
The former prince didn't seem to have finished speaking, and he didn't know the whole story, so he got hot-headed and interrupted abruptly, which was really rude. I think the prince is also thinking about himself. If this thing is made, it will definitely require a lot of silver.
The prince must have realized that the follow-up affairs would be very costly, so he summoned everyone to allocate the 350,000 taels of silver from the Zijin Bond. With this money, it would be much easier to build a cement factory.
Yao Ji secretly laughed in his heart: Why should I punish you? You don’t have a giant ball daughter to make up for it!
"You two dear sirs, you don't have to do this. You only need to concentrate on running the Kailuan coal mine and cement factory with you dear sirs. Once the new city starts to build the city wall, the amount of cement will be huge, so the factory needs to raise funds immediately, otherwise it will It will affect the early start of construction.”
A certain prince's plan is to ask Chief Engineer Zhang to install reinforced concrete pillars in the city wall he designed to increase the wall's ability to withstand strikes. It is best to pour one pillar every five meters and arrange it in a W-shaped staggered manner to form a chain. formula structure.
In this case, it should be stronger than a city wall with a pure masonry structure. Even if dozens of Hongyi cannons blast against a city wall, it will be difficult to destroy the city wall in a short time and then breach it.
As long as the city wall does not collapse, the defenders can still occupy the terrain advantage and be able to attack the invading enemies from a high position. It will be difficult for a hundred thousand braids carrying a large number of heavy weapons to capture the new city.
Including the imperial city, a certain prince wanted to ensure that the new city, which cost about six million taels, would not be conquered by the enemy in a single battle. This was the largest stronghold of the Ming army in the north and must be guaranteed to be absolutely indestructible.
Needless to say, there is no need to say more about the scum of the Castle of Geranze. The defensive capabilities of the new city must exceed those of Constantinople nearly two hundred years ago. At least it must be impeccable in appearance. It is best to let the enemy see the outline of the new city. There are plans to withdraw troops.
Zhang Guowei can imitate a bastion-like building based on the design sketch provided by the prince, while Yao Ji needs to replace the new city with cement and a steel frame, so that it will not be strong on the outside but weak on the inside.
"I plan to use 50,000 taels of the 350,000 taels of silver redeemed from the Zijin Bonds to open a cement factory in the capital, specializing in the production of cement. The remaining 300,000 taels will be used to establish an investment group to specialize in management Kailuan coal mine and cement plant, and invest in other profitable projects."
Yaoji found that the funds he had raised through the Zijin Bond seemed to be a bit too much. Even the 30,000-strong Donggong Guards would not need so much money for the time being.
If we want to activate most of the dead money within half a year, we must forcefully launch the two extremely money-burning super projects of petrochemicals and gold mines.
According to the previous agreement with Zuo Maodi, at least 100,000 barrels of crude oil shipped from northern Shaanxi every year, at 5 taels of silver per barrel, totaled 500,000 taels.
Of course there is no problem in letting the Ministry of War purchase this kind of dark stuff to burn pigtails and bandits. The Ministry of War is very interested in anything that can be used to defend against enemies, and some moths collude with the Ministry of Household Affairs and can enrich their own pockets.
However, if it were instead paid by the East Palace in advance, without the need to allocate funds from the Ministry of Household Affairs in advance, then the moths would not be able to eat the "dark food" worth half a million taels of silver.
If the coachmen in Shaanxi can transport 200,000 barrels of crude oil, it will be worth one million taels. Zuo Maodi will definitely encourage the strong men to tinker with this deal, because as long as there is a buyer, the oil field will be most effective. Fast.
Five taels of silver per barrel is just the basic price. If special circumstances arise, it can be raised by about one or two taels. A certain prince has already set aside this money. Adding the cost of building an oil refinery, the total price for this year and next will be two hundred. Five hundred thousand taels.
Regarding the gold mines in Shandong, a certain prince planned to hold four large gold mines by himself, and let the governor Yan Jizu develop the other six gold mines with smaller reserves.
Each of the four gold mines mined by himself plans to recruit 20,000 miners, and the monthly salary alone will cost at least 160,000 taels of silver, which will cost 3.2 million taels this year and next.
Yaoji believes that before all this huge sum of money is spent, every gold mine should mine gold, otherwise some people's heads will be moved. Yaoji will never show mercy to parasitic organisms like this borer. of.
The total cost of the East Palace Guards, gold mines, oil fields, and telegraph network for two years totaled 11 million taels. Including the rear mansion, the east factory, and the inner factory, the cost might climb to 12 million taels, or even higher.
Therefore, Zijin Bond cannot continue to sleep. It must be activated as soon as possible. Letting money make money is the real thing. Without enough money, Zha Ming will have to be defeated by the gangsters and braids.
It has to be said that raising elite troops is indeed very expensive. Thirty thousand horses will cost 5 million taels of silver in less than two years, and each person averages more than 80 taels per year.
If weapons, armor, food, wages, medicines and many other materials are included, it is really not high. Even so, it is a level that the court cannot bear.
Except for the Yulin Army such as the Yongwei Battalion and the East Palace Guard, the tribes in western Liaoning can enjoy such generous treatment. Even the Baigan Army being repaired in the south cannot guarantee that they will receive their pay in time.
The truth of "a cannon fires and a thousand taels of gold" is always true!
From ancient times to the present, war has been a money game for adults. Without enough money, even big countries are unable to launch a decent war.
The Holy Mud Empire and its ally the Spanish False Teeth Empire have already run into huge financial deficits. Without the support of a certain prince named Zha Ming, they will have to sue for peace with the Anti-Erha Alliance in a few more years because they really have no money to continue the war.
The empire has no money to pay wages to its subordinate troops, and the war zone has long been plundered by the locust army. After it reaches the point where nothing can be looted, if the emperor orders an attack, all the ministries will tolerate the difficulty and obey the order. Once the conflict is planned, mutiny is also said indefinite.
Based on the total strength of the Erha Alliance of 500,000, each soldier only receives two taels of silver. Without food, the salary alone would cost ten million taels for the whole year.
Maybe King Philip could still piece it together, but his partner Ferdinand could not come up with the money anyway, otherwise he would not have allowed Wallenstein to command the locust army to attack the city.
After nine years of shirking the blame, France saw that its partners were unable to move and the Erha family announced that they would personally send troops to join the war. This directly led to the Erha family, which had become a high-level bankrupt, to kneel down and sue for peace in 1648.
Although they had been defeated repeatedly on the battlefield before, Ferdinand's army could continue to fight as long as they had money. The problem was that their emperor's wallet was already empty, and he couldn't even find anyone willing to finance it.
Wallenstein was no longer lawless, but he killed King Gustav of Sweden on the battlefield, and his army of 150,000 locusts did not require imperial funding. Only after the emperor took over did he realize that raising these animals required huge military expenditures. .
If you don't feed them enough, they will turn around and eat you!
For most armies, especially mercenaries, having no money means having no morale. Without morale, there will be no combat effectiveness. The direct consequence of lack of combat effectiveness is defeat.
The locust army can't do anything else, but its biggest specialty is that it can make their new master suffer defeat until he vomits!
France was able to participate in the war because Prime Minister Richelieu had saved a very strong family fortune for Louis XIV.
Being rich enough to squander enough to win this war is called being rich enough to be willful!
Louis XIV was able to spend his whole life in military affairs and was not troubled by money until his death because he had a capable prime minister who worked for him when he was a child.
This is strikingly similar to Emperor Wanli. The only difference is that after Richelieu's death, King Louis did not settle the scores, but Wanli seemed much more narrow-minded.
Lao Zhangtou was regarded as the leading minister in the late Zha Ming Dynasty, but after his death, Emperor Wanli's behavior was to repay a favor with a grudge. When he was about to take the blame himself, he realized that the blame was not so easy to shoulder.
Zhang Juzheng's talents have been witnessed. It can be said that as long as Lao Zhang is still the chief minister on the first day, Zha Ming's reign can be extended by one day. Zhang Juzheng can handle all matters big and small, and the young Wanli Xinxin will not be burdened at all.
Master Apocalypse Tank learned this lesson, but the talent in the imperial court was far inferior to that of Lao Zhangtou, so he could only blame Jiu Qiansui, which shows his cleverness.
Some people just don't believe in this evil and insist on taking the blame themselves. As a result, they will die directly!
He is the only one in history who can destroy a good hand of cards, drive a group of loyal people to death, and be treated like a monkey by his father-in-law!
For example, if Governor Yuan was still alive, he would pat his chest in front of the scapegoating emperor and say that he would allow Guan Ning's ministries to support themselves, and the court would not need to allocate one tael of silver or one stone of food and grass, so he might be directly granted the title of Marquis!
Although mercenaries are not directly affiliated with the emperor and are only loyal to a certain general, their combat operations are unambiguous and their cost performance is much higher than that of the imperial troops.
If Zha Ming's neighboring countries also had such troops, the cash-strapped emperor would definitely seriously consider it.
Why did Brother Li, the courier, lead a large army to the city, but only one general, Tang Tong, came to serve the king?
Because everyone from all walks of life knows that the emperor has no money, and if he goes there, he will die in vain, and there will be nothing to gain!
Therefore, a certain prince Cai worked hard to make money. When he took over the deal, his internal funds plus Taicang's total amount was less than one million taels of silver.
Now there are more than 10 million taels of silver in the accounts of the East Palace and the Ministry of Revenue, which is completely different from before.
This is not enough. Only by earning 50 million taels within two years can we survive the current difficulties.
This money must be earned for the Ministry of Accounts, and my own share cannot be counted.
If it is lower than this number, it will not only be unable to stop the invasion of the Donglu, but will also allow the rogue bandits to take advantage of the loopholes.
After Yao Ji passed through it, he discovered that what he inherited from his father was not the Ming Dynasty, but a pot!
I get up early and work hard at night, and I can't make any money even after a day's rest. I just want to be a serious patchwork general!
If you make up for it well, you can turn the crisis into safety.
Otherwise, you will either go into exile overseas or be defeated and die!
Thinking that you can still win the battle without money, go to Emperor Sui Yang's place and teach him, and you can get the title of Emperor's Master!
"As for the cement formula and refining process, as well as the required equipment, I have stated it in this policy. All you need to do is to buy a large-scale brick kiln, and I will let the relevant departments build it. Equipment for project use. The formula and process must be kept highly confidential and must not be leaked to the outside world, especially those responsible. If there is any violation, I will definitely punish them severely."
In Yaoji's eyes, civil servants are used to run the court, and military generals are used to protect the family and the country. If the nobles are unable to do both, they can only serve as money-making tools for themselves.
However, they are willing to do so. As long as they have free money as a reward, their subjective initiative can be stimulated. With the double insurance of Kailuan Coal Mine and Cement Factory, they are not afraid that they will not sacrifice their lives for them.
"I will try my best to obey the imperial edict and order the cement factory to start construction as soon as possible!"
Xinlehou Liu Wenbing took the lead, and the other six nobles also collectively bowed and saluted. They believed in what the prince said, and they could tell from the ramen shop.
Everyone chose the buyout model of five thousand taels of silver, so that they could sit back and enjoy the gains. The prince also participated in dividends, and except for the 20% of the earned money that was subject to tax, he kept it for himself.
In this way, a certain prince pocketed thirty-five thousand taels worth of franchise fees in one day just for his ramen shop. This money was paid out of the investment group's account, even if it was a separate investment by the nobles.
When construction starts in the new city, I believe the tallest building to be erected will be a ramen shop. Ordinary labor may find it too expensive, but high-income officials won't care.
A bowl of fragrant ramen can relieve the depression caused by work pressure to some extent. For officials who earn more than ten taels of silver a month, a bowl of ramen is really not expensive, and you can even eat a bowl every day.
