Chapter 37 Plan to make money (Thanks to the problem child for 500 coins,)

"Stop owner, please speak slowly, speak slowly, I, Wang Banban, bring me a pen and ink to write it down."

"No, your top priority now is to have an army that listens to you.

When you have completely seized military power, you can use your army to set up granaries in various places to provide disaster relief, and absorb people with broken families into the army.

When the time comes, these people will be your die-hard loyalists. Let the eunuchs and literati cultivate their knowledge in the army, train them to be loyal and patriotic to their family and country, and support war through war.

In less than two years, you will have a strong army that can fight wars and govern the people."

Chen Ye knew Chongzhen's concerns, but running a big country was like cooking a small meal, so there was no need to rush.

"Think about it, why do the people of Ming Dynasty keep rebelling?

It’s not that I’m hungry, it’s that your relatives have consumed too much money and food, and natural disasters have continued, so you’ve increased your wages drastically.

It can only defend against the slave establishment and suppress uprisings, but there is no effective way to provide disaster relief, and you can't come up with money. This means that the people are forced to rebel against the people because of the official pressure.

The Chinese nation has been the most lovable nation since ancient times. As long as we let them have enough to eat and live a stable life, they will live their small lives in a down-to-earth manner."

"I also know this, but I can't do anything. I have no money and no one."

"Haha. No money? No one? No way? What do you have? Face! The most worthless face! You ruined the Ming Dynasty with your face, ruined the backbone of our Han people for hundreds of years!"

The more Chen Ye spoke, the more excited he became, and the words he spoke without mercy revealed the facts that Chongzhen was least willing to admit.

Why couldn't Chongzhen get money? Why was he often forced by his ministers? It was because he was too shameless, and he was unwilling to bear the stain, let alone protect the people who worked for him.

"When you put down your face, exonerate your ministers, and have the courage to correct your mistakes, then someone will protect your face."

"I, I, the shopkeeper, let's talk about other things."

Chongzhen turned his back and clenched his fists. It was really uncomfortable to have him pointed at his nose and say that Chongzhen was a national sinner.

But when he was facing someone who didn't like him at all and was not in the same world as him, he couldn't do anything even if he was scolded.

"Okay, let's talk about how to make you rich and able to start a business. In my opinion, the easiest way is to open a factory.

I will bring some of my industrial equipment to you, and you will use the manpower to process it before putting it in the display window, and I will ship it."

"Then shopkeeper, what should this factory do? There are also many workshops in Ming Dynasty, and craftsmen can directly transfer them to the factory to work."

"Factories, Ming Dynasty now has the largest number of various mineral and forestry resources, and can develop coal mines, iron mines, gold and silver mines, etc.

The electrification industry cannot be developed in the short term, and the power plants are not even there yet. You don’t quite understand it, so I still have to go back and find some information for you to read.

Let’s talk about the training of the new army. You have spent money to buy a lot of things. Let me take pictures of the capital to see where it is suitable for construction.”

"How does the shop owner plan to take photos? The highest place in the palace is the roof of Fengtian Hall. I can arrange for someone to take photos for the shop owner."

Chongzhen asked curiously, but Chen Ye did not reply. He released a signal receiver from space, and then took out a DJI drone.

After starting the signal receiver and then using his mobile phone to access DJI's flight control program, Chen Ye controlled the drone to fly.

Seeing the drone rising and the gradually expanding field of view on the drone's screen, Chongzhen felt that his already thick nerves couldn't bear it.

"So this is what the capital looks like? With this artifact, I can know how the people outside the city are living without leaving the palace."

"This thing is also of great use in the military. In the future, you can distribute it to generals in the army. His zoom lens can see clearly two kilometers away.

It is easier to use than the human eye, and with the signal receiver, it can fly more than 20 kilometers, making it even more powerful in battle."

Chongzhen nodded with a clear face and then looked around the capital.

"Shopkeeper, I saw it. The address I designated is here. The review will be held here the day after tomorrow. Well, it seems that Li Aiqing is gathering them?"

Chongzhen pointed at a group of people moving at the north gate and looked at the scenery outside the city before continuing the discussion with Chen Ye.

"The location for the review in the north is not bad. The new army can be trained there in the future. This is my plan.

The first batch of new troops, based on the number of people in the Beijing camp, as well as the Jin Yiwei and Jiao camp, can select at least 30% of the elite and clean people.

There can be about 40,000 people, and they can be organized into the first phase of the Ming Dynasty Royal Teaching Corps. In this way, there will be a professional army that does not need to farm every day and only needs normal firearms training.

I will go back and bring you lathes and seamless steel pipes, and in two months you will have at least 40,000 guns.

Then buy some normal clothes and equipment to help them quickly form combat effectiveness, so that by the middle of the year, half of them can set off to support Jinzhou."

"Shopkeeper, how much does this arrangement cost, not counting food and wages?"

When Chongzhen heard this arrangement, he felt that it was not a lot.

"Forty thousand people, not counting food and salary, if each person invests 1,000 yuan in equipment, it would be 40 million. Including camp construction and equipment installation, it is conservatively estimated to be 100 million."

"One hundred million means ten thousand taels of gold and one hundred thousand taels of silver. What if we include food and salary?"

"Including food and salary, if you want people to work for you, the treatment must be good. Ordinary soldiers will receive food and accommodation as usual.

An extra pound of salt and half a pound of sugar will be given out every month. Only military coupons will be issued for salt and sugar, and a military coupon sign will be set up in the capital. Things in the military coupon supermarket can only be purchased with military coupons.

Let them or their family members directly use the military coupons to redeem them. At the same time, the military coupons can also be used to buy some other clothing and small items. Together, these are enough for a family soldier to live a good life."

"If this is the case, I only need to print a large number of military coupons, and even reduce food and salary, which is another huge savings."

Chen Ye was defeated by Chongzhen's idea of ​​saving money. People who are used to poverty really have no foresight.

"It seems that you still need to improve your financial knowledge. For the time being, I only want to exchange military coupons for salt and sugar. There will definitely be families of military families who can't finish the salt and sugar and want to sell it. Then the military coupons for salt and sugar can become circulating currency.

Moreover, the factory I open can also allow their family members to enter, and their children can go to school for free. Under these conditions, who would not be loyal and fight for your words?"

By using military personnel to drive their families, and then using their families to drive surrounding areas, sophisticated materials and low prices will allow military coupons to circulate quickly and replace the existing currency. By then, Chongzhen will be even richer.

With the technology of the Ming Dynasty, Chen Ye casually eliminated some of the banknote printing machines in modern times, and they could print banknotes continuously without worrying about being counterfeited. The technology was too far ahead.

"It's just the first few months that are tiring. When our factory is completed in the later period, we will have money to support it."

"That's right. I have now contacted merchants from Shanxi. After a while, I will receive tens of thousands of taels of silver every month, which is converted into tens of millions.

Coupled with the sales in the capital, although the mirror sales are almost full, clothes, lighters, etc. are selling better because of the price reduction."

Chongzhen did some calculations in his mind and felt that he could still afford the price, not to mention that there was an account department that could withdraw the money, which was already an expense of the account department.
Chapter completed!