I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

Wu Changqing continued to wander the streets, savoring the real life of these hundreds of years ago.

After shopping for a while, he met Sun Daoming in a rice shop.

It seems like a chance encounter, but Sun Daoming is waiting here on purpose.

A porcelain shop that Wu Changqing visited before was Sun Daoming's business.

The shopkeeper hired by the Sun family recognized Wu Changqing and reported the news to Sun Daoming.

Then Sun Daoming came to his own rice shop and made a coincidence.

He took great pains to meet Wu Changqing and see if there was a chance to get one or two cooperation projects.

The Tong family's BMW dealership, the Chen family's perfume soap shop, and the Wu family's cloth factory are all businesses that Sun Daoming is jealous of. He also wants to squeeze in and get a piece of the pie.

Not only him, but other businessmen in Nanjing have this idea, but they suffer from no way.

"I have seen Wu Guogong."

Sun Daoming hurriedly saluted, and Wu Changqing signaled that there was no need to do more. Along the way, he has been recognized several times, but those who recognized him guessed that he was visiting privately through micro-services, so they were very knowledgeable and did not make much fanfare.

"What's your price of rice here?"

Wu Changqing grabbed a handful of rice and asked.

"Returning to the Governor, the rice I have here is divided into several price points according to the quality and taste. The high-quality rice is about five dollars and one stone, the middle rice is four dollars and one stone, and the inferior rice is only three dollars and one stone."

Sun Daoming didn't dare to lie in order to claim credit, all he said was the real price.

The reason why he dared to say this is mainly because the price of his rice is 20% cheaper than that in the north, and his price is already very good for Wu Changqing.

Wu Changqing looked at the three kinds of rice separately, and found that the high-quality rice was of the highest quality, with large and plump grains. Medium rice grains are also large, but the shape is rounded, and the taste of this rice is slightly worse.

The inferior rice is finely broken rice grains, and some even rice flour, with some rice bran in it. This is because the rice milling technology is backward, so it is too crushed.

This kind of rice is generally used to feed chickens and ducks in later generations, and people are definitely unwilling to eat it.

"What is this rice milling tool? How can the rice be crushed so much that the rice bran is not cleaned up?"

Wu Changqing asked, he hadn't paid attention to this aspect, and he really didn't know how the ancients milled rice.

"Master Hui, we use a stone mill driven by water, because the water flow is sometimes turbulent and sometimes gentle, resulting in unstable power, which will happen to the milled rice grains. This kind of inferior rice with a small amount of rice bran is actually the best quality of the people. Love because it's cheap."

Wu Changqing was a little surprised by Sun Daoming's words. He thought that the tools of this era were purely handmade, but he did not expect that the ancients had already used water power on a large scale.

But it's actually quite easy to understand when you think about it. A big grain merchant like Sun Daoming, who sells millions of catties of grain every year, uses pure hand to grind rice until what year and month.

"This rice milling technology is too outdated. Another day I will get an advanced rice milling machine to reduce the cost of rice milling."

Wu Changqing said that he now urgently needs to manufacture a large number of machinery, thereby freeing up more labor.

Although the population in his jurisdiction is close to ten million, human resources are very scarce, because most of them have to farm. Only by releasing more labor can we promote the establishment of various large factories.

Sun Daoming was secretly surprised when he heard the words. Hydraulic rice milling is already a very advanced rice milling technology. In the north or other places lacking rivers, donkeys or manpower are still used.

However, such an advanced technology was backward in Wu Changqing's eyes, and he even said that he would have to create a more advanced machine.

What kind of machine is that, Sun Daoming can't imagine.

If someone else said such a thing, he couldn't help but sneer a few words.

But now it was Wu Changqing who said this, but he didn't dare to have any doubts. After all, Wu Changqing has done enough miracles, and it doesn't seem like a big deal to have another magical rice mill.

"My grandfather cares about the people, and it is a blessing for the people. I am afraid it will cost a lot to make this machine, and the villain is willing to contribute a small amount. After the grandfather manufactures the machine, it can be used by one of the villains. "

Sun Daoming said that of course he didn't have a lot of money and no place to spend, but mainly wanted to sell Wu Changqing's favor. As long as he participated in the capital contribution, when the machine came out, Wu Changqing would definitely be embarrassed to lose his share.

Judging from Wu Changqing's previous behavior, it is obvious that he is not a stingy person.

"Oh, it looks like your business is doing pretty well, and you've made a lot of money. Since you have assets, it happens that I have several projects that require a lot of investment, so you can think about it. Maybe there's no way you can make a lot of money. , but it’s okay to make a little money.”

Wu Changqing needs a lot of upfront investment to make matches, salt, and cigarettes, but he doesn't have that much spare money, so his money must be used to support the army first.

Because the tax he set is relatively low, the tax received is far from enough to support the army, and it is maintained by the profits of perfume, soap, cloth and other commodities.

However, the income brought by those commodities is only enough to maintain the army and the administrative system. If he wants to reinvest in other areas, he has to find a way to raise funds from the private sector.

In fact, Gu Yanwu, Qian Qianyi, Ruan Dacheng and the others did not understand his low tax policy, because it was completely unnecessary.

Even if there is a little more taxation, the people in Jiangnan will still be able to survive, and the taxation in other places is higher than that in the regions under their rule.

Much higher.

In times of war, expanding the army and unifying the world is the most important thing. For this purpose, it is understandable to sacrifice some people appropriately.

At least, Qian Qianyi and others can understand.

However, Wu Changqing was determined not to raise taxes, and kept trying to find ways to reduce the pressure on the people.

I have to say that in terms of dealing with the common people, there is no one in power in the world who has done so well as Wu Changqing.

And this also makes Wu Changqing's regime relatively poor at present, and it is all supported by the profits of those new commodities.

However, in Wu Changqing's territory, the common people and businessmen are richer than other places. Those people are not poor in money. Some big landlords and big businessmen have buried hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of taels in the cellar. silver.

It is meaningless to bury the money in the cellar. It only makes sense to dig it out and put it into the market.

Therefore, Wu Changqing encourages business and inventions, just to get those big landlords and big businessmen to put their money into the market.

"How dare you be greedy for profit when you do things for the grandfather of the country, as long as you don't lose money, the villain will do his best to help the adults."

Sun Daoming suppressed the joy in his heart and expressed his loyalty.

Not to mention that there is still a small amount of money to make, even if it is a loss, he will agree.

If you don't see Tong's family, you have to fiddle with the unprofitable cement in order to gain the favor and support of Wu Changqing, and then obtain the production rights and management rights of BMW cars.

The current BMW car business has long been maddening countless businessmen, among which hundreds of times the profit, which businessman does not vomit blood when he sees it? There is a kind of profitable business, called the business of others.