Eagle-eyed and wolf-watching

Chapter 1549 The invisible hand!
An Miaoyi told Ye Mingsheng all these questions, and Ye Mingsheng couldn't help laughing and shook his head.

Seeing this, An Miaoyi pestered Ye Mingsheng and asked him to tell him what the invisible hand in the market was, whose hand it was, and why it was invisible in the market!

At that time, Ye Mingsheng was unwilling to tell her and just kept perfunctorily answering An Miaoyi. However, the more Ye Mingsheng did this, the more An Miaoyi wanted to know what this invisible hand meant.

Ye Mingsheng, who was helpless, finally told her that the invisible hand was an economic knowledge from the West. It meant that in a free market, while individuals pursued their own interests, they could achieve the optimization of economic efficiency through the natural adjustment of production and distribution by the market.

An Miaoyi didn't understand Ye Mingsheng's terms, so she asked Ye Mingsheng to speak to her in human language!

Ye Mingsheng also told An Miaoyi his understanding, that is, in addition to taxes and laws, the G government should reduce interference in businesses and allow these businesses to compete in a relatively fair environment, just like the survival of the fittest in nature. The business that survives such a cruel competition will be the best one!
When An Miaoyi heard these theories, she felt very novel, so she asked Ye Mingsheng, who proposed this theory, and where did your Majesty learn it from...

At that time, facing An Miaoyi who was like a curious baby, Ye Mingsheng really didn't want to say more, so he said he was tired and pretended to sleep.

Although Ye Mingsheng escaped this test, An Miaoyi was intrigued and would ask Ye Mingsheng questions whenever she had the chance. An Miaoyi also learned a lot from Ye Mingsheng. She understood what commodities, currency, and market supply and demand relationships are!

Through these studies, An Miaoyi also understood some of Ye Mingsheng's ideas!

Although Ye Mingsheng interfered with the economy through political means in the early days of the establishment of the Fengwu Army, he created a behemoth like the Dadongsheng Company!

But this is just a stopgap measure for Ye Mingsheng to gain more power and mobilize more resources to help himself achieve world domination!

In Ye Mingsheng's mind, a giant like Dadongsheng is deformed. The government should reduce its interference in businesses and use laws to create a relatively fair ZY market, allowing all businesses to compete and fight in it to see who will have the last laugh!
It was based on such an idea that Ye Mingsheng ordered the splitting of the Dadongsheng Company, which had made great contributions to the Fengwu Army's domination of the world, into several small companies, and allowed these small companies to produce and operate independently, and not to always think about asking GF for help.

An Miaoyi couldn't understand why Ye Mingsheng had such an idea. In her opinion, although Dadongsheng Company had some problems in its accounts, they could be solved as long as they were solved. Those who should be investigated should be investigated, those who should be arrested should be arrested, and whoever was K should be made to spit out the money. This way, these problems could be completely solved...

In An Miaoyi's opinion, it is not easy for Dadongsheng Company to have such a huge scale. The court should provide help and support so that they can exist better. It is a pity to split up Dadongsheng Company!
What's more, splitting up the Dadongsheng Company, in a sense, is actually weakening the power of the imperial court and the emperor himself!
So An Miaoyi totally didn't understand why Ye Mingsheng had such an idea. Shouldn't an emperor hold all the power?

An Miaoyi only remembered that the emperors in history books all tried their best to concentrate power in their own hands, and no emperor would try to reduce the power in his hands!
Although the Liaoyang Shanhe Mine incident this time is far from being comparable to the previous split of the Dadongsheng Company in terms of scale, this idea of ​​G retreating and the people advancing still gave An Miaoyi the same feeling as when Ye Mingsheng split up the Dadongsheng Company. Just like before, An Miaoyi totally did not understand why Ye Mingsheng did that!

There is a problem in the coal mine, so we should investigate what needs to be investigated and arrest those who need to be arrested. This is not a rare thing. It has happened before in the Great Zhou Dynasty. It happened before, it happens now, and it will happen more in the future, so why go to so much trouble!

We also want to sell 50% of the shares of Shanhe Mine. Isn't that enough? We also want to hand over the full production management to those businesses?

An Miaoyi remembered that the Shanhe Mine was one of the best coal mines in Liaoyang. Many soldiers of the Fengwu Army died in order to take over the mine. For this reason, Ye Mingsheng personally came to the Shanhe Mine to award medals to the soldiers who took over the Shanhe Mine and held a memorial ceremony for the sacrificed soldiers!
It hasn't even been ten years yet, Ye Mingsheng, don't you remember this incident?
Now you're giving away the Shanhe Mine like this, how will those sacrificed soldiers feel················

Thinking of this, An Miaoyi felt that she needed to have a good talk with Ye Mingsheng. Whether this policy of government retreat and people's advancement was feasible was still debatable. Even if you believed in your invisible hand, you couldn't act recklessly!
Just when An Miaoyi was thinking about how to talk, Qiqige hesitated and said:
"Madam, Manager Ren suggested that you could take over the Shanhe Mine!"

An Miaoyi was startled when these words came out, and then she asked:
"I take over this Shanhe Mine?"

Qiqige nodded and said:
"Yes! Manager Ren calculated that the Shanhe Mine is a large mine. The coal it produces each year accounts for one-tenth of Liaoyang's coal. Now Daqian is engaged in production everywhere, and the sales of coal are very good. Therefore, if you invest in the Shanhe Mine now, you will have the opportunity to make a lot of money in the future!"

An Miaoyi was also somewhat moved after hearing this, but hesitated for a moment and said:
"I bought a few more shops before, so I should have less than 10,000 taels of silver now!"

"Your Highness, your little treasury has 8,600 taels of silver in cash, but Manager Ren said that if you want to invest in the Shanhe Mine, you don't need to use a single tael of your silver!"

"You don't want to pay me a tael of silver? What does that mean?" An Miaoyi asked in confusion:

"Manager Ren said that as long as you use those shops and houses as collateral, he can approve a low-interest loan for you. You can use this loan to invest in Shanhe Mine. The annual dividends from Shanhe Mine under normal production far exceed the interest on the loan. This way, you can get Shanhe Mine without spending a single ounce of silver!"

An Miaoyi was shocked when she heard this, and then asked in disbelief:
"Is it still possible to do this?"

Qiqige nodded and said:
"Manager Ren said yes. As long as Your Majesty is willing, he can arrange it for You at any time..."

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Luobi, in a remote valley in the north of the Erlunqin steppe, hides thousands of tents.

These tents did not belong to the Robe people, the masters of the Elunqin steppe, but to the Cumans, the mortal enemies of the Robe people. At this time, thousands of Cuman soldiers were resting in the tents.

In order to hide better and avoid being discovered by the Robe people, the Cuman soldiers hiding in the valley did not even dare to make a fire to cook. When they were hungry, they could only eat some flatbread and dried meat they carried with them, and when they were thirsty, they could only drink some melted snow water.

In the tent in the center of the valley, General Umar, who commanded the Cuman cavalry, was looking at the map in his hand very carefully.

Umar looked at the map, thinking about something. After a cup of tea, another burly and rough-looking Kipchak general, Alipu, also walked into the tent and spoke excitedly:
"Umar is thinking the same as you are. Darachi's troops have already entered Damao Mountain!" Umar, who was studying the map, was delighted when he heard this, and then he asked:

"How many soldiers does Dariyachi have?"

Alipu raised two fingers and said:
“There are about 20,000 soldiers!

Umar, who was originally very happy, froze his smile when he heard this number, and couldn't help but ask back:

"Why are there only these people? Where are Urigenbayar's troops?"

Alipu shook his head and said:
“Urigen Bayar is not with Dari Achi. The 30,000 soldiers under Urrigen Bayar should be in Damayuan, 50 miles away from Damao Mountain…”

As soon as these words came out, Umar looked at the map, and soon he found the coordinates of Damanyuan on the map. Looking at Damao Mountain and Damanyuan that were supporting each other, he knew that although the Robe people might not know that he was hiding here, they were not that stupid and were always on guard against his sudden attack!
Umar was a little conflicted when he thought of this. He had been hiding in this valley for several days. Although he had not run out of ammunition and food, he had already eaten most of the bread and dried meat brought by the troops. The reason why he was still staying here instead of withdrawing to the Cumans was that he wanted to replicate the result of the previous raid on the Robe royal court and launch a surprise attack on the Robe people again!

But it is obvious that the Robe people do not want to fall into the same pit twice!

Looking at the map in front of him, Umar was constantly weighing the pros and cons in his mind, considering whether to continue with his plan or withdraw now. After all, the order given to him by his cousin Habib was only to harass the Robe people. His previous raid on the Robe royal court could be said to be a remarkable achievement. Even if he withdrew to the Cumans now, he could still report to the mission!
Just as Umar was lost in thought, a tall, blond, blue-eyed old man broke into Umar's tent. As soon as he entered the tent, he asked Umar bluntly:

"General Umar, when are we going to leave this damn place? We've had enough of this place..."

Umar, whose thoughts were interrupted by the words, looked a little angry, but thinking of his cousin's instructions to him before leaving, he suppressed his anger, and gave Alipu a look to signal him to calm down, and then said in a deep voice:
“Abubakar, what do you think?”

Abubakar did not back down and continued:
"General Umar, you told me five days ago that you were going to return to Lesa, but now we are still in this damn place!"

"Umar, do you know that my men have been infected with malaria? They are the best gunners. They shouldn't have died here. It's all because of you bastards!"

Umar was able to hold back in the face of Abubakar's accusations, but Alipu on the side could not help it. He pulled out a knife and put it on Abubakar's neck.

"Who do you think you are to speak rudely to General Umar, you bastard?"

If an ordinary person were faced with a situation where a knife was at his neck, I believe he would quickly give in and say a few soft words to admit his mistake!
But Abubakar was not an ordinary man. He was also a ruthless man. Facing the scimitar on his neck that had reaped countless lives, he had no fear or dread. He met Alipu's gaze and spoke word by word in his slightly broken Kipchak language:
"I said you are bastards! You are damn liars! You deceived us!"

Alipu, who was already angry, became even more furious when he heard what Abubakar said. However, before he could do anything, Umar's voice came to his ears.

"Alipu calm down! Put the knife down!"

After hearing what Umar said, Abubakar's expression became very provocative. Although Alipu did not chop off his head, he did not put down the scimitar either. The two men were frozen here for a while...
Seeing this situation, Umar had to stand up from his seat, walked to the two of them and took Alipu's knife away from Abubakar's neck.

After doing this, Umar also explained to Abubakar:

"Abubakar, I did break the agreement, but I didn't do it on purpose. It was completely forced by the situation that I had to change my original plan!"

"Now I give you two choices. The first is that you and your people go back with us according to the plan. The second is that you go back on your own now!"

"You can choose either of these two options. I won't stop you!"

"You need to leave my tent now. I need to discuss important matters with my men!"

Abubakar, who was ordered to leave by Umar, shouted angrily:

"You are destroying your bridges! You damn liar!"

Just when Abubakar wanted to say something, Umar waved his hand and two guards came over with murderous eyes.

Seeing this, Abubakar had to leave the tent in dismay, but before leaving the tent, he still made a harsh statement:
“Umar, I will report this matter to General Slutsky! I swear I will make you pay the price. Don’t think that this matter can be let go…”

(I wish you all a happy Chinese New Year, all the best, and all your wishes come true!)