"Is it seven million and nine hundred thousand jin?"

Emperor Hongzhi still felt unbelievable.

This number is a bit terrifying.

How many days has it been?

"Your Majesty, I heard that it was this number..." The eunuch obviously did not have a deep understanding of this number.

But for Emperor Hongzhi, this number is too scary.

The province of Huguang is only nine million kilograms. Since Emperor Taizu Gao, this number has always been this and has never changed.

The court said more and said less and less about the demand for iron tools.

As far as the current output is concerned, it can be maintained.

But who doesn't want more to be better?

This pig iron is the most important material of the country.

Sometimes if the copper output is insufficient, iron is even needed to make iron coins.

This is precisely because iron itself has its value. It can forge weapons, become a variety of agricultural tools, and become cookware. This is almost something that the subjects of the world are widely used.

However, because the production of pig iron is not high, the imperial court often had some concerns about the production of iron tools to a greater or lesser extent, and the areas that should be saved will be saved.

The people are even more different. If a pot is broken, they will not think about changing it to a new one. They are often repaired and repaired. If a farm tool is broken, it is obviously full of holes, but they are reluctant to replace it, so they still repair it.

The biggest business of this blacksmith shop that is spread all over the world is not production, but repair.

In the army, the Ming Dynasty widely used firearms, such as cannons, but the amount of iron required for a cannon was thousands of kilograms. Therefore, the court was always cautious about casting artillery. To put it bluntly, it was impossible to afford it.

And because of the need to save iron, iron shells are often not used in artillery fire. What should we use? Many artillery fire cannons are directly stuffed with stones, or some iron filings and gravel.

This makes it impossible to match the cannon barrel, and the range and accuracy cannot be improved.

But now... in that distant Hexi, so much pig iron has been sent in just a short time.

Emperor Hongzhi frowned: "Someone saw those pig irons coming with their own eyes?"

"Yes, there are endless cars and horses, and many warehouses and warehouses are entering the warehouse. There are many people recruited in the warehouse, which cannot be leveraged."

“And…and…”

Emperor Hongzhi sternly said: "And what."

The eunuch said: "And, it is said that there are convoys behind them, which are being transported one after another... There is an amazing iron production in Hexi, and the four-wheeled carriages are widely purchased by merchants. When they heard that the price of iron is rising, they acted very quickly and immediately recruited people. Three months ago, they set out non-stop. I thought... I thought that these 7.9 million kilograms... are more than just."

Emperor Hongzhi: "..."

He had seen the power of these merchants.

These are a bunch of lunatics.

In an instant, countless words emerged.

Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but look back and glanced at Xiao Jing.

Xiao Jing took a step back, his mouth not closing.

What a sin to do? This is...

Whoever you provoke.

Xiao Jing looked at Emperor Hongzhi tremblingly. In fact, he was a person without shame.

If you become a eunuch, how can you survive if you feel ashamed?

So Xiao Jing had only fear in his heart.

Emperor Hongzhi gritted his teeth: "I am really stupid..."

"No, no, Your Majesty, you are not stupid, you are wise." Xiao Jing replied subconsciously.

Emperor Hongzhi said: "I am not stupid, why do you ask about the good or bad of this theory of wealth?"

“…”

This is a bit heartbreaking.

This is an insult.

Xiao Jingmu had a face, but he bowed down: "I died a lot. All of this is stupid and stupid, and he has no connection with Your Majesty. Your Majesty is very wise..."

"Enough!" Emperor Hongzhi felt that why Fang Jifan's words were so nice, but when Xiao Jing said this, it was also about sage, but it always had a little ironic meaning.

Is this a satirical mockery?

Xiao Jing was so scared that his face looked like a mortal.

"What are you talking about?" Emperor Hongzhi said sternly.

"This...this..." Xiao Jing almost blurted out, then His Majesty is stupid.

Fortunately, he is an old clever guy, so he doesn't say such a dying thing.

Emperor Hongzhi gritted his teeth and said, "What are you still doing while standing there? Go and get the book."

"Book, what book?" Xiao Jing was confused.

Emperor Hongzhi said: "The wealth of the country!"

Xiao Jing did not dare to be negligent, so he took the book obediently.

Emperor Hongzhi had an impression of all this.

It was precisely because of the impression that the eunuch said in one breath that made him realize clearly that what the eunuch said was actually coincided with some principles in the theory of wealth.

He lowered his head and quickly opened several familiar chapters, looked down at the invisible hand... Isn't this invisible hand bustling all over the world for profit, and the bustling all over the world for profit!

Of course, there is no such simplicity... and... the oversupply, the relationship between production and supply and demand, and...

Reading again at this time is actually two different realms from reading before.

The former is confused and feels that it is exaggerated. Now, when reading it, it compares to what happened in reality, as if there is a corresponding relationship between each part...

He was sometimes silent, sometimes frowned, and sometimes recited in a low voice.

After a long time, Emperor Hongzhi was enlightened and murmured: "I understand that the root of it lies in the supply and demand of the market... The terrible thing about merchants is that they hoard goods for profit; but their greatest benefit lies in the amazing action they generate by being driven by interests."

Think about the eunuchs in the world, the iron ore of local governments, the pig iron produced, the time and geometry of their transportation along the way, and even... the quality of pig iron they produce... and the output... not to mention the loss...

Emperor Hongzhi seemed to have begun to see some clues, but there were too many things in his mind... unexplainable things.

Suddenly, he suddenly said, "Summon Liu Wenshan!"

"Liu Wenshan is nothing more than my son's house!"

Zifang is Zhang Liang, the three heroes of the Han Dynasty.

People in later generations all believed that this person had strange strategies and strategies and was a strategist.

This Liu Wenshan, alone, wouldn’t this article on the wealth of the country become a way to enrich the country and strengthen the army?

During the Han Dynasty, pig iron, war horses and food were the most important strategic resources. This alone was enough to force Emperor Hongzhi to care about it.

Emperor Hongzhi walked back and forth with his hands behind his back, looking inexplicably excited.

The Wealth of Nations is a blueprint.

In this blueprint, there are both analysis of merchants, analysis of the market, and new views of the monarch on taxation and national governance.

If Liu Wenshan is right on this point, what else?

Emperor Hongzhi raised his eyes: "There is still the scum in the world..."

"No, no, I will summon the king and not be in power. Whoever brings me the scum in the world in the future will I not forgive him."

Xiao Jing said: "Your Majesty, isn't it? Even if the King of Scum in the World has changed his name?"

Emperor Hongzhi was silent.

This seems like a tricky thing.

The tricky thing is that it is not something you can change your name by yourself.

This king of scum on earth did not serve as an official title, but he accomplished a great feat. A broken ship arrived at the extreme west and returned. From then on, it opened a new chapter of Hongzhi's voyage to the West.

This ship is destined to be recorded in history. Even if the ship's name is changed, will I still tamper with history specifically for Wang Bushi?

There are so many emperors in the Ming Dynasty, but they still have hidden bad records in the Ming Dynasty. None of them have been revised. They are a king who has changed his history without recognizing it. Do they recognize it?

Moreover, it is said that those who went out to sea after that regarded the King of Scary on Earth as a spiritual totem. It was so dangerous in the sea. Countless soldiers left their hometown and entered an unknown future. They were also nervous. People had no spiritual support, so they regarded the King of Scary on Earth as a mascot.

If you change your name rashly...

Emperor Hongzhi sighed: "Don't change!"

"Go and ask someone."

"Sister obeys the order."

"Come back!" Emperor Hongzhi glared at Xiao Jing.

Xiao Jing hurriedly turned around and looked at Emperor Hongzhi.

Emperor Hongzhi said: "You talk too much."

Xiao Jing: “…”

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Chapter 4: The power switch at home is always short-circuited. When the power switch is turned on, it will be cut off every once in a while. I don’t know what’s going on. I’m late, sorry.
Chapter completed!