I, the King is a killer

Xiao Yun smiled and patted on the seat.

Then he said, "tell me, what can this thing do? Let me see if your brain works. "

Tuoba tianer can only say: "the basis of a region's economic development is the circulation of goods. In the past, the circulation of goods could only rely on carriages, ox carts, or people carrying people, but now with this, I'm afraid one person can transport 100 kilograms of goods and travel a long distance, which can speed up the exchange of all goods and the production speed, And it will reduce the cost of some finished goods, make the goods cheaper and make it easier for the people to accept. "

Xiao Yun opened his eyes wide and said strangely, "Wow, you know?!"

"I'm not a fool!"

"Oh... Ordinary dignitaries don't know."

"Hum!"

It has to be said that Tuoba tianer's brain is enough.

It's just limited by the trivial things facing the hall on weekdays.

I always feel that power struggle is the most important, but it is always easy to forget the root of the world.

What is fundamental?

It can make everyone's life better!

"During my time in the Northern Wei Dynasty, whether it's dawangting or other places, in fact, I'm constantly observing the advantages and disadvantages of the Northern Wei Dynasty. In fact, this kind of thing is very obvious. The real big problem is like a tiger crawling on my head. It's so conspicuous."

"So... What is the problem of the Northern Wei Dynasty?"

Xiao Yun said with a smile, "what do you think?"

"The imperial court is corrupt, officials are corrupt, dignitaries dominate the city, and the people are powerless."

Tuoba tianer's words are unequivocal.

But Xiao Yun shook his head directly.

Then he said: "in fact, these are not the key. The reason for corruption is that there are too many bodies, too many positions and too many people who eat vegetarian meals. However, as long as the imperial court has enough money, it can actually feed them. The same is true of official corruption. As long as the supervision is obtained, the place where officials are corrupt can be used for construction. For example, he reported 1000 Liang for a road and 900 Liang for corruption, but the road is built after all, isn't it? If there is enough money, even such corruption can be dealt with in the past. As for bullying the market, what people are powerless. To put it bluntly, dignitaries always have to get a lot of money. They eat meat and only let the people below drink some soup. If there is not much meat, the soup is naturally clear, but if there is enough meat, the soup is generally thick soup, at least it won't make people starve to death, right? "

Tuoba tianer frowned and said, "there is only so much money. The most important thing for rule is to make the most balanced distribution of limited money. That's right!"

"Who says there can only be so much money?"

"This..."

Xiao Yun patted his bicycle with satisfaction and said, "the advantage of the Northern Wei Dynasty is that it has a long history and developed culture. Whether it's dignitaries who want to travel better, or scholars and poets who like to travel, no matter what the purpose is, the roads built in the Northern Wei Dynasty are really good! I don't know what the sun moon country is like, but in terms of road construction, the Northern Wei Dynasty is indeed much better than the Qin state. If there is no corresponding means of transportation for such a good road, isn't it a waste? "

"Just use this?"

"Yes, let's use this. It also comes to another feature of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Although the Northern Wei Dynasty has a wide area, it can also be said that it is vast and sparsely populated. The most important point is that the distance between cities is too large. Each city is a complete self-contained system, so there will be a lot of places to transport, but the quantity is very small, so it is not worth using too many and too large means of transportation, Like a carriage or something. And the cost of those things is too high. "

Xiao Yun went to the table and wrote and drew on it.

"Ten stone grain, which is always money, is bought from farmers and transported to the processing workshop in the city, or shelled for storage, or made from wine. If it is transported by carriage, people eat horses, chew, carry, load and unload, it will take the same consistent money. In this way, even if the value of grain is forcibly raised, the things made will also be very expensive, In a disaster year, or when people can't survive and need to turn around and buy back food, the price will naturally become higher. It's impossible to sell and buy consistently. This price may turn to two or three times. It's a price that people can't accept at all. Everyone yells that the grain merchants are too black. They are black, but even if the grain merchants don't earn a penny, The grain price will not be lower than twice. Isn't this a waste? "

"Well... I'm afraid most of the money will be wasted in transportation."

"Yes, let's take another example, such as iron."

"Iron?"

"Iron is very expensive wherever it is, isn't it?"

"Hum! In terms of iron, now the whole world can't compare with your state of Qin. Even in the Northern Wei Dynasty, most of our weapons are still bronze, which is not a little worse than iron. "

"Right? Why is iron used less? "

"Expensive!"

"Yes, it's very expensive. There are only a few places where iron can be made. Iron ore is mined. The mining cost of 1000 kg of iron ore should be about the same money, while 1000 kg of iron ore can only produce more than 10 kg of iron. Even if you calculate more, 100 kg is enough? The mining cost of this 100 kg iron alone is consistent money. What about transportation? There is no way to refine pure iron in the iron ore area. It needs to transport ore. The cost of 1000 kg of iron ore alone is more than consistent. "

"From the northern mining area to the ironmaking workshop of dawangting, 1000 kg of iron ore needs ten tons of freight, which can't be less."

"Isn't it?"

Xiao Yun smiled and said, "you know quite well about these figures."

"I'm also very concerned about these issues, okay? After all, the amount of iron determines the strength of a country. "

Xiao Yun nodded and continued, "in this way, a hundred kilograms of iron needs eleven penetration, which is equivalent to eleven liang of silver! What about the consumption of ironmaking? In addition to manpower, what else consumes more? "

"That's firewood, of course."

"Right?"

Xiao Yun said with a smile, "firewood, there is no other way. People carry it down from the mountain. Don't think I don't know. Your charcoal burning technology in the Northern Wei Dynasty is very developed. Most of your iron making methods use charcoal to burn. It has to be a kind of particularly good charcoal fire, right?"

"How do you know?"

Tuoba tianer was surprised and opened his eyes to stare at Xiao Yun.

It is often a secret about the technological level of a country. Xiao Yun, as a "foreigner", should not know this.

Xiao Yun said: "I don't have to ask, but I can guess that it must be the case. After all, the iron of the Northern Wei Dynasty didn't depend entirely on imports. You can still produce some by yourself, but with your technology, you really don't have any chance except using high-quality carbon fire."

"OK... OK, just think you're right."

Xiao Yun said, "when wood is cut down from the mountain, people need to carry it a little bit to a place where charcoal can be burned, then burn it into carbon, and then pull it to the ironmaking workshop by carriage. How much will it cost in transportation this time?"

"The price is the same."

"What are the specific figures?"

"If it is calculated according to refining a thousand kilograms of iron ore, it will cost about ten tons of money in firewood."

"Look, it's another ten pass, one ten pass on the left and one ten pass on the right. How much does it cost to get one kilogram of iron? In addition, the loss in forging and the transportation of finished products are progressing layer by layer. How much do you want to sell a kitchen knife with only three or two iron? "

Tuoba tianer was silent.

Because of this, the number is really terrible!

Before, she always thought that the ironmaking workshops and blacksmith shops were too dark and the profits were too large, so that the people could not use more ironware.

But now... Those blacksmith shops don't make much money.

Even if all the profits add up, they just barely maintain the operation of a store.

Xiao Yun looked at her expression and continued, "but if you can save half of the cost in transportation, how much can the final product, that is, a kitchen knife, be cheaper? Twenty percent? Or 30%? "

"At least twenty percent!"

"Yes, a kitchen knife has a balance of 20%. If all goods can be 20% cheaper?"

"This..."

"Moreover, because it is cheap, it is bound to increase sales. When sales increase, it can also increase the number of manufacturing. In this way, take kitchen knives as an example. Can 20% of all kitchen knives in the Northern Wei Dynasty be added?"

"There should be more..."

"Yes, this is the truth of spiral growth. As long as you save some money in one place, it will be a great benefit to all industries. Do you know the significance of transportation now?"