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Chapter 198 Double Talent, Smart Man Yao Guangxiao

"Okay, so what are you going to do about it?"

Zhu Biao asked Xiao Han.

"Buy it. I still have some spare money in my house, so I can buy all these iron ores."

Xiao Han said.

"What if they don't sell it?"

Zhu Biao asked.

"Not selling?"

"How can you not sell it?"

"How can they not support the imperial court's actions? Has the imperial court treated them badly?"

Xiao Han chuckled.

Zhu Biao:…

"There's no difference between buying and selling by force and robbing, right?"

Zhu Biao's mouth twitched slightly.

"Do not."

"The difference is huge. As long as you pay the money, you have gone through the process, which is reasonable."

"Robbing without giving money, after all, it doesn't make sense."

"The money we Daming can give them is enough to give them face, what else do they want?"

A glint flashed in Xiao Han's eyes.

"This is civilized robbery. I guess you won't give them a price they are satisfied with."

Zhu Biao looked at Xiao Han and said.

"more or less."

"The important thing about civilized robbery is not the robbery, but that it is not civilized. We, the Ming Dynasty, should be reasonable."

Xiao Han laughed.

"It seems to be the same."

"Ah."

"Wearing clothes, although you still look like this, after all, it looks better than running naked."

Zhu Biao chuckled.

"Haha."

"if not."

"A bare butt really doesn't look good."

Xiao Han smiled and said, as if you are very aware.

"Row."

"It has to be you."

"Civilized people are different. After all, they are still different from mud-legged people like us."

Zhu Biao nodded.

"By the way, why don't we leave some craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry there so that if the blast furnace breaks down, it can be repaired."

Zhu Biao asked instead.

"I definitely have to stay."

"Not only do we want to keep it, we also want the Ministry of Industry to leave an agency there to be responsible for management."

Xiao Han said.

"Establish an institution?"

"Aren't you going to take over this factory?"

Zhu Biao asked in surprise.

"I would like to take over, but it is too far away from Yingtian Mansion, and it will be very inconvenient for me to manage it."

"And it's not convenient to directly transfer people from the Ministry of Industry to perform maintenance."

"The most important thing is that the imperial court has paid for this blast furnace ironworks. If it is put under my name, it is somewhat inconsistent with the laws of the Ming Dynasty."

"This is different from paper mills and agricultural and sideline production lines."

"Although you get money for the paper production line, it comes from you, not the Ministry of Household Affairs. The same goes for the agricultural and sideline production lines."

"As for the blast furnace ironworks, because it requires a lot of money, the Ministry of Transport provides the money from the imperial court."

"It doesn't matter to you or me, brothers, but if future generations follow suit, once this opening is opened, future generations may have many situations where they take the imperial property for themselves, which is not conducive to the development of our Ming Dynasty."

Xiao Han explained.

"But you've already paid half of this blast furnace ironworks."

Zhu Biao was a little confused.

"It's simple. Half of the subsequent income from the blast furnace ironmaking plant is mine."

"But I only have share rights, but no ownership rights."

"At least, that's what it says on the surface. Anyway, if I want to get involved in management, no one in the court will object."

"After all, I am the British Duke of the Ming Dynasty and a high official in the imperial court."

Xiao Han said.

"What difference does it make?"

Zhu Biao frowned, a little confused.

"The difference is huge."

"Do you feel the same between taking it down directly and interfering as a court official?"

"I am directly the boss of the former, and I work for the imperial court in the latter, but I am just at a higher level."

"If I were the boss and I died, this blast furnace and ironmaking plant would belong to my son and be my personal wealth."

"But I am an official. Once I die or retire, the power to control the blast furnace ironworks will be returned to the court."

Xiao Han said.

"I see."

"But to be honest, it doesn't really make any difference."

"After all, you are dead, do you think your child can stop serving the court?"

"What, you still want your descendants to be idle princes?"

The corners of Zhu Biao's mouth curled up.

"Cough cough."

"That's true for me, but when it comes to others, the difference is still very big."

Xiao Han coughed twice.

"That's true."

Zhu Biao nodded, deeply convinced.

"By the way, when the iron factory comes out with production, we will just create a fleet equipped with iron armor."

"You don't need all the equipment, at least one or two ships, with iron armor and cannons."

Xiao Han said to Zhu Biao.

"Ok?"

"Are you ready to directly organize a fleet expedition to Fuso?"

Zhu Biao said in surprise.

In his expectation, the expedition to Fusang would have to wait at least a few more years, until the Ming Dynasty had enough powerful warships and had dealt with the Japanese pirates along the coast.

"of course not."

"You also know." "The coast of Ming Dynasty is not very peaceful, and the Japanese pirates have no respect. If there are not a few powerful warships to protect them, then they really dare to snatch the goods we send to Bago by sea. .”

Xiao Han said.

"Can't you?"

"If we start directly from Panyu, we won't be able to go very far."

Zhu Biao was slightly startled.

"Ugh!"

"Do you think we only have Japanese pirates here?"

"to be honest."

"Who are those Japanese pirates?"

"It's just pirates composed of a few Japanese who hired some desperadoes from our Ming Dynasty."

"They say they are Japanese pirates, but in fact, aren't they just a few Fuso Ronin leading the Ming pirates?"

"They can do this in our Ming Dynasty. The strength of those Yue and Zhan countries is still far from that of our Ming Dynasty. Do you think they will let it go?"

Xiao Han sighed softly.

"That seems to be the case."

"Dad only thought that the sea was not peaceful. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, he rashly opened the sea and was unable to protect it."

"I never thought that if I let it go for a while, these pirates would become rampant."

Zhu Biao also sighed helplessly.

"They won't be rampant for a few more years."

"When the Ryukyu Three Kingdoms completely surrender, our Ming Dynasty's armored fleet will be formed."

"We will build a naval base directly from there, go north to defeat the Japanese, and leave our old nest to them."

Xiao Han snorted.

"I'm looking forward to that day too."

"Mountains of gold and silver, hehe."

"Tell dad earlier. I guess dad can't help but beat them up."

Zhu Biao chuckled.

"It's not easy to do."

"Far away from the mountains and seas, if we don't have a suitable advance base and rush out to fight, I'm afraid we will end up like Meng Yuan."

"After all, it's not like Meng Yuan hasn't beaten them before."

Xiao Han shook his head slightly.

In this era, the world's navigation level was not very strong. The strength of the Ming Navy only increased after Zheng He's voyages to the West.

At that time, the Ming Dynasty was already the unrivaled navy force in the world.

At this time, there were no powerful naval forces in the world.

Although Japanese pirates are everywhere, they are actually occupying coastal islands. When it comes to ocean expeditions, they actually do not have the ability.

"That's true."

"The sea is changing, and if the warship is not strong enough, it will be really dangerous."

"Okay, it's getting late. I should leave. Remember to help me think about who should be sent to take charge of our Daming Hydraulic Blast Furnace Ironmaking Plant."

"Those who know business don't know technology, and those who know technology don't know business. It's difficult to handle."

Zhu Biao nodded.

"it is good."

Xiao Han responded and sent Zhu Biao away.

After Zhu Biao left, Xiao Han also fell into deep thought.

Daming Institute of Technology has not yet been officially established, and there are only three or two big cats and kittens. Talents who know both business and iron-making are not so easy to find.

"Xuan Yao Guangxiao."

After a moment of silence, Xiao Han spoke.

"Your Highness."

Not long after, Yao Guangxiao arrived in front of Xiao Han and saluted Xiao Han respectfully.

"Monk Dao Yan, have you read the Ming Dynasty's Iron Smelting Technique written by me?"

Xiao Han asked Yao Guangxiao.

"Your Highness, forgive me."

"I didn't just read it. It's just that your book was placed in the study room of the Duke's Mansion. I thought it was novel, so I couldn't help but take a look."

Yao Guangxiao was stunned for a moment, then spoke.

Xiao Han's "The Ming Dynasty's Iron Smelting Technique", an important industrial skill of the Ming Dynasty, was written not long ago. Not many people had read it, and they were all core members. Yao Guangxiao thought Xiao Han wanted to blame him for this.

"Not guilty."

"Now that you have read it, I just want to ask you, what do you think of what I wrote?"

Xiao Han asked Yao Guangxiao.

"The writing written by His Highness is of exquisite quality, and I think it is extremely wonderful."

Yao Guangxiao said immediately.

"What's so wonderful about it?"

Xiao Han continued to ask.

Everyone knows how to flatter, Xiao Han wants to know how much Yao Guangxiao has understood.

"His Highness's explanation of the art of iron smelting and alchemy is simply unprecedented."

"It's so exquisite. When I saw it, I couldn't help but marvel. Before that, I never thought that the relationship between Qi and alchemy could be so profound."

"Using a furnace to refine qi, and using qi to smelt iron, it can drive away earth and preserve gold. It is simply a masterpiece of the five elements' interrelationship and the art of qi training."

Yao Guangxiao opened his mouth and expressed his understanding.

"Well, so you understand it very well?"

Xiao Han's eyes lit up slightly. He originally thought that since he couldn't find someone who knew both ironmaking and economics, he would find a smart person to train him.

Unexpectedly, Yao Guangxiao not only read it carefully, but also understood it so deeply that he almost told Xiao Han about chemical reduction reactions that Xiao Han did not elaborate on.

"Some personal crude opinions are not worthy of His Highness's discernment. They are just a low-ranking official's job."

Yao Guangxiao bowed slightly.

"Ha ha!"

"It's true that you are playing tricks in the classroom, but you are in front of Lu Ban, and Xing Tianwu is a relative. Your understanding of this iron smelting technique has almost caught up with mine. Not bad, not bad."

"You have read my Ming Dynasty Economics. Let me tell you about your understanding of Ming Dynasty Economics. If you explain it well, I will give you a good job."

Xiao Han chuckled.

"Don't dare, don't dare."

Yao Guangxiao waved his hand and didn't dare to say anything.

"explain."

Xiao Han's eyes widened.

"That's right, please read the Economics of Ming Dynasty, Your Highness."

"Xiaguan's greatest understanding is that agriculture is the foundation and the bones of the Ming Dynasty. Without agriculture, there will be no establishment; work is flesh, without work there will be no strength; business is blood, and without business there will be no life."

Yao Guangxiao cupped his hands and said to Xiao Han.

"Good good!"

"What a great Yao Guangxiao. It seems that the chief officer of the Iron Smelting Department is none other than you."

Xiao Han clapped his hands and said.

(End of this chapter)