Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 503 Being Invited to the Palace
Soon, Sun Xiangfu published a series of investment plans for the industries under the name of Xingfu Village in the newspaper, as well as the welfare reform plan for factory workers. Immediately, there was a scene of enthusiasm and joy in the Weinan New Industrial Zone. What money, even pension, can be worry-free, which makes the workers unhappy.

Once the benefits were announced, many migrant workers who originally planned to work here for two years and return to their hometown after earning some money were willing to stay for a long time. Moreover, in many factories, for the first time, workers collectively reported their resignations and quit jobs. The situation, including the workers of Liulichang under the royal name, although the products they make are of high value, it does not mean that the wages of these workers are high, and the iron rooster-like character of Empress Changsun cannot be generous.

Therefore, the managers of the factory urgently asked the proprietor for instructions, and then announced to follow up the pace of the smelter, shipyard and other industries under the name of Xingfu Village, implement the medical reimbursement system, and the retirement pension system, and then Sun Xiangfu was invited into the harem by the servant .

"Zhengming! Why didn't you say hello to us on such a big matter?" In the Palace of Lizheng, Changsun Wuji said very depressed.

The leather goods factory, furniture factory, wood factory, several large food canning factories, glass factories, etc. that he helped Empress Changsun take care of were almost overturned by the series of actions of Xingfu Village. This follow-up, but Just sacrifice 30% of the profits in vain, and the high medical expenses that will be borne every year in the future. You must know that the total number of workers in these factories is more than [-] to [-], and the annual profits are several hundred More than [-] guan, on the whole, it almost cost him nearly [-] million guan of profit every year.

"Hehe, this is a corporate behavior. Does the owner of the factory have to get everyone's approval to increase wages and benefits for workers? Moreover, after discussion, the effect will not be so good. Now, all factories, for the sake of workers If we don't lose it, we quickly follow up on these benefits, which is much more effective than going to the proprietors to ask for it.

Also, Changsun Shangshu, we are the managers of this country, and making money is not our main goal. I believe you will not fail to see how much benefits this will bring to the country! "Sun Xiangfu explained to Changsun Wuji with a sly smile, but his eyes turned to the empress Changsun who had an unattractive complexion from time to time.

After Changsun Wuji listened to Sun Xiangfu's words, he immediately lost his temper. How could he not see the benefits to the country here!The workers have settled down and started to focus on making profits for the factory. This will improve the production efficiency and production quality of each factory. In addition, once this news is announced to the whole country, more people will be willing to come to work in Weinan, making Weinan's industry more developed.

The burden of spending on the common people is reduced, and more money will be spent on consumption, which will stimulate business. At least, the new phase of real estate in Weinan was quickly sold out as soon as it went on sale. Since the first half of last year, A number of real estate projects have been launched for sale. Up to now, the real estate projects have been launched every three months, and almost all the houses have been sold out. Now, there are more than 20 working families living in the community housing, accounting for more than [-]% of all workers in Weinan. , In the next two to three years, almost all workers will be able to buy a house.

This welfare policy has played a positive role in promoting both the long-term stability of the Tang Dynasty and the economic development of the Tang Dynasty. The most important thing is that it can make those guys who have opened factories in Weinan and made a lot of money, A little blood is not because the two of them make a lot of money, and other factories can't just make money and don't spend it.

However, it is useless to say this, women have a privilege, that is, they are unreasonable.

I only heard Empress Changsun say, "I know one thing. What you have done has caused a sharp increase in the industrial expenditure under the name of the royal family. It may cost millions of pennies a year. Tell me, how do you compensate for these losses?" To the Royal."

"Uh, this, you can't count it on the minister! The Xingfu Village collective represented by the minister has the largest industry in Weinan. Your annual expenditure has increased by 100 million yuan, and our village collective may have 300 million yuan! However, it is a blessing to suffer more of this kind of loss, after all, the beneficiaries are all the workers and the country.”

"Hmph, you have too much money in a small happy village. It's a disaster rather than a blessing. Naturally, I am willing to suffer more, but my royal family has huge expenses, and there are usually situations where it can't make ends meet. How can I afford such a burden?" Big loss, no matter what, you have to fill this hole for me."

Empress Changsun's angry look is too fake, so fake that Sun Xiangfu almost wants to laugh, with a net income of several million guan a year, is he still 'not making ends meet'?It takes someone to believe it!
Not to mention that Wangjiang Tower has now opened more than a dozen branches, which can earn nearly one million yuan in profits for the royal family every year. Profitability has also increased significantly. As for the output of the waterway transfer company and the factory in Weinan, which are getting more and more on track, Sun Xiangfu does not calculate carefully with Empress Changsun, just because Changsun Wuji has been frantically building commercial plazas for more than a year. Use up more than half of the profits of the royal family, otherwise, the royal family will also be troubled by making too much money.

Moreover, in the second half of this year, the first commercial plaza will begin to officially open. At that time, the royal family's financial resources will naturally flow in. Waiting for the commercial plazas in various places to open one after another, I dare not say much. The annual profit is tens of millions, exceeding It is also possible for the Xingfu Village collective.

If you want to say where the money comes from, through trade, millions of dollars flow in from the outside every year. The internal output of Datang has been increasing exponentially. This is the main reason. It's more than ten thousand coins, but now, the copper mined from various mines and the new coins minted are almost this amount.

And by this year, Datang's fiscal and taxation is likely to exceed 500 million guan, because not only the industrial development within Datang has brought a huge increase in fiscal and taxation, but the newly included regions and populations have also made Datang's The group of tax creators has more than doubled, and it is naturally easy to double the tax revenue.

"Your Majesty, just tell me what industry you're interested in! All the industries under my name are operated in cooperation with others, and the annual dividends are only a million yuan. I will give you my private money. It's not appropriate."

Sun Xiangfu suddenly spoke so bluntly, which made Empress Changsun look embarrassed and a little embarrassed.

"You, your tens of millions of investment projects, my royal family, at least take a certain part."

"Oh, that's what you said! It doesn't matter how much you want, because this is the same as Weinan's welfare project. It is a country, and the people benefit, and I invest at a loss."

"A loss-making investment? You, Sun Zhengming, can do it?" Empress Changsun looked at Sun Xiangfu with her beautiful eyes full of disbelief.

"I am the one who suffers, and the common people benefit. I still have the possibility to do it." Sun Xiangfu puffed up his chest, and said that I am very upright and selfless.

"Just to be clear, let's talk about it. If it is really beneficial to the people, you can't let your family suffer. You should pull more people into the water."

Hearing this, Sun Xiangfu is short of giving Changsun Wuji a thumbs up, you are really sinister.

"My lady, Changsun Shangshu, this tens of millions of investment is to let the shipyard build a steel structure keel sailing fleet to explore species in overseas continents. You should know that the steel price of our Datang is expensive. This kind of steel A ship with a structural keel and outsourced steel plates is extremely expensive. After budgeting, the cost of one ship may reach 20 guan. I plan to build 1000 ships, which is 1000 million guan. The investment of [-] million guan may be just I have found some overseas islands for the imperial court. Maybe, we will discover a new continent for us. Maybe, we can bring back many magical crops and medicinal crops to the new continent. Of course, it is also possible that they will be swallowed up by a violent storm. After all, even in the best case, it may not bring much profit, so..."

"The power of the sea cannot be resisted by humans. Why do you invest so much in exploring the sea?"

Although Changsun Wuji is also from the north, he is very knowledgeable. His understanding of the sea is not comparable to that of Empress Changsun. This time I heard that Li Shimin boarded the ship from Beisha Port and went to Lingnan by sea, but he was shocked. Jump, no matter how big and strong the new water steamer is, it will not be able to withstand the strong winds and waves at sea. In case of any accident, the country will be over. Before Lingnan's fleet frequently operated at sea, this era was Not many ships dare to go by sea because the accident rate is too high.

"Because there are some possibilities overseas! When I introduced Champa rice, I collected a lot of news about overseas on the coast. At the same time, I also witnessed some overseas wonders. If our Tang Dynasty wants to dominate the world, we must first What I have done is to understand this world, how many continents, how many races, how many people, how many crops that can be eaten by humans, how many metals that can be used..."

As Sun Xiangfu talked more, the curiosity of Changsun Wuji and Empress Changsun was also seduced by him. In the past, in their cognition, Datang was the place with the most abundant products. However, later, Champa Rice , cauliflower, blueberries, etc. crops were introduced to make them realize this mistake.

That is to say, on the borders of other countries, there may be many novel crops like Champa rice, cauliflower, and blueberries. If they are all harvested in Datang, how much benefit will it bring? They just thought about it , I feel great.

"Can Zhengming be sure?"

After listening to Sun Xiangfu's words, Changsun Wuji and Empress Changsun stopped talking about money. Instead, they were more worried about safety because of the danger of the sea.

Sun Xiangfu shook his head and said, "When traveling in the vast sea, how can there be any full confidence? In order to make the fleet safer, we can only invest at all costs to make the hull stronger and grasp more of the sea. Temperament, in order to return safely."

"This is an act of merit for thousands of years. I believe many people want to share some of the credit for it. If Zhengming releases the news and allows other companies to participate in the investment, I am afraid that you may not need to pay for the capital."

"Uh, well, there may be a crop overseas that can produce thousands of catties per mu, which can be used as vegetables and grains. I don't know if Mr. Changsun is willing to invest in the fleet! You just know that the construction of the ship alone requires an investment of 1000 million. There are also more than ten thousand sailors and boatmen. For five years or even longer, their labor costs alone may be millions of dollars in expenses, all the equipment on the fleet, food consumption, and Others, such as medicines, tools, purchases, etc., will also cost a lot of money. The biggest sum of money is the pension bond for the crew, how much is paid for returning safely, and how much is paid for being buried in the sea..."

Sailing is the most expensive thing to burn, especially when Sun Xiangfu is trying to be safe at all costs. Therefore, after hearing Changsun Wuji's suggestion, Sun Xiangfu was the first to ask him for investment, and, What was thrown out was still a must-have crop for crossing, potatoes.

Since it is a matter that is beneficial to the country, the royal family naturally wants to take a small part. However, Empress Changsun is immersed in the unhappiness of losing millions of profits. The money may not be much, but it can provide some support in terms of policy , So, Sun Xiangfu and his eldest grandson Wuji came up with a more feasible plan.

Before leaving the palace, Sun Xiangfu handed a note to Empress Changsun.

"What is this?"

"Prince Pu's food list."

"Food list? What are you doing with this?" Empress Changsun asked in surprise.

Sun Xiangfu replied, "King Pu begged you to allow him to study agriculture under my sect two days ago. You should know that! I told him that you need to be in good health before you can engage in farming. He is only less than 12 years old, and his weight has reached [-] to [-] catties. If he continues like this, he may be plagued by serious diseases and will not live a long life. Therefore, for his own good, I ask the empress to urge him to follow the list on the recipe. Eat and keep your weight under control."

After hearing Sun Xiangfu's words, Empress Changsun was taken aback, and said in surprise, "Really?"

Sun Xiangfu nodded with a serious face, "If people are overweight, they are prone to various diseases, and if their heart and lungs are overburdened, they are prone to failure. This is a medical principle. Your mother can send an imperial physician to come over and ask."

When Empress Changsun heard the words, she no longer had any doubts, and said in a broken voice, "Since the imperial physician's order was known earlier, why didn't he play it earlier, it really deserves to die, someone, go and deliver the decree, and punish him with half a year's salary."

As Empress Changsun said, she hastily opened the note, and saw that it read: Breakfast, a bowl of porridge, an egg, and a cucumber.

For lunch, two servings of green vegetables, one bowl of rice, three taels of various fruits, no meat.

As for Sun Xiangfu, at this moment, he felt guilty towards Imperial Physician Zhen, and it was really embarrassing to ask him to shoot.

"Did Zhengming miss something? Why is there no dinner?"

"People who lose weight, why do they need dinner? After every afternoon, the Empress must have someone closely monitor King Pu. He is not allowed to eat, and at most drink a glass of milk to supplement nutrition. This is for the sake of his body!"

"Well, I will definitely let the servants supervise the implementation, and, Zhengming, thank you very much." Empress Changsun nodded to Sun Xiangfu.

"The empress is polite. This is the duty of the minister. If there is no other matter, the minister will resign. You must remember that this diet must be adhered to. After a period of time, he will naturally develop a habit and it will not be so uncomfortable. .”

After Sun Xiangfu finished speaking, he resigned. The food list he made for Li Tai was enough for a person like Li Tai who does not engage in physical labor to maintain basic nutritional supplements. However, for a fat man, he only ate this Ordering food, it is estimated that it will be very painful.

(End of this chapter)