Crossing the God of Warring States System

Chapter 267 Investment and Return

After a while, Xue Wen came over with a bunch of bamboo slips, and said to Zhou Zihao, "This is information about business, people's livelihood, education, and the development of the army in the past few days."

Xue Wen knew that Zhou Zihao usually preferred to stay at the Prince's Mansion, but he was very concerned about all aspects of information about Qi State, which was something he admired.

And Xue Wen is also very proud to be the butler of the Prince's Mansion, and now he is complimented everywhere he goes, which makes him feel that he has a sense of accomplishment in his life.

Living in this world, everyone has their own pursuit. Originally, Xue Wen's wish was to survive, but later he was adopted by his adoptive father, recommended to enter the palace, and then Zhong Wuyan arranged to enter the prince's mansion.

Xue Wen has seen too much about the lives of princes and princesses. Many of them are spoiled and spoiled since childhood, and have a bad temper, which makes people difficult to serve. He is still very panicked by the sudden appearance of the prince of Qi, but he still has to work hard. .

However, as his life with Zhou Zihao progressed, he realized that a good life has really begun.

Zhou Zihao said: "Okay, I'll take a good look at the changes now, thank you for your hard work."

Xue Wen hurriedly said: "I am not miserable, the king is the hardest. Even if outsiders don't know that you are managing government affairs in the Prince's Mansion, they can understand where the changes come from."

Zhou Zihao likes people like Xue Wen who like to do practical things, because Xue Wen can do everything he verbally arranges very well, as if he has never forgotten something.

"In the past two days, go to the cashier to get some more money, go back and make up your body, don't wear out your old bones, or I will be embarrassed." Zhou Zihao said looking at the haggard Xue Wen.

When Xue Wen heard Zhou Zihao talking about money, he patted his head and said, "I forgot to remind you, the money is very much needed now, so save it."

Zhou Zihao was puzzled: "Have you not been making money lately? Why are you financially stressed?"

Xue Wen said: "The king is unaware of something. Although he did make a lot of money in business, it only made up for the vacancy in the previous treasury."

It turns out that as investment in shipping, agriculture, and education becomes deeper and deeper, these are now very money-consuming projects, and most of them can only be put in but not out.

But there is no way around this. A century of education is the foundation, and education cannot be interrupted. Only by allowing more children to receive education, will the future development become more and more smooth.

There are only a few people who can read now, and most of them are nobles or rich people, and the people at the bottom hardly know how to read. This is the status quo.

Agriculture is an experiment done by Zhou Zihao. The division of many experimental fields requires the relocation of local people and they cannot be left without a place to eat, so this is another expense.

Although King Qi has the right to use any piece of land to do things he wants to do, but Zhou Zihao will not do this, because it is no different from ordinary slave owners. Nowadays, many new crops are still in the seedling stage, which can be regarded as investment A relatively large piece.

Then there is Jingqi's shipbuilding industry on the seaside, and the amount spent on each ship is also very huge.If it were an ordinary fishing boat, it could still be profitable by renting it out, but this is a ship that aims to cross the Atlantic Ocean, so it can only be maintained by investing financial resources and manpower.

With all these things, Qi State is still short of financial resources. Fortunately, the Qi State Chamber of Commerce is making money every minute, otherwise Zhou Zihao would have to eat dirt.

Zhou Zihao said: "It doesn't matter if there is a temporary shortage, you let those people in the palace not worry, and continue to spend on these items."

Xue Wen said: "Of course I know, I just remind you, but is the expenditure in these areas a little bit more?"

Xue Wen's learning to read and write was taught by his adoptive father, and he also studied hard in the palace, so that he can be qualified for Zhou Zihao's arrangement, but he still feels that the expenditure on education is too much.

Because before, spending on education was dispensable, but now it is the most important.

Zhou Zihao said earnestly: "Education is very important. If you don't know how to read, can you understand what I write for you?"

"No." Xue Wen shook his head.

Zhou Zihao continued: "The investment in education can cultivate more talents belonging to our country, instead of just relying on introducing others."

Xue Wen was a little puzzled, "But this time span is too big, we can definitely recruit those capable young masters directly, wouldn't it be better this way."

Zhou Zihao said: "Of course we cannot stop recruiting, and there is no conflict between the two parties when starting construction, because those capable and righteous people will choose us after we become developed, not to mention the treatment here is good."

Xue Wen said: "This is true."

Then, Zhou Zihao took a look at the changes in business, which mentioned the loom he put out.

Under the management of Dong Changsheng, this loom became the first weaving factory in the Warring States Period, and the income of the weaving factory was divided into two ways, Qi State accounted for 80.00%, while Dong Changsheng personally accounted for 5.00%, and the chamber of commerce accounted for 15.00%.

The reason for this division is to stimulate the enthusiasm of the businessmen. It may seem that there are very few individuals, but when Dong Changsheng saw the income, he still couldn't calm down for a long time.

Because of just five points of income, his personal assets suddenly became the top few on Linzi's rich list.

15.00% will be given to the chamber of commerce to maintain order and develop new projects. After all, it is impossible for Zhou Zihao and Xue Wen to intervene in everything, as long as they are responsible for the general direction. Only the accountant will keep an eye on it, and there will be no mistakes.

For food, clothing, housing, and transportation, clothes come first. Solving the problem of wearing clothes for everyone is the greatest progress, not to mention the advancement of looms. I believe that the impact of automation will surprise the countries in the melee.

Of course, the biggest harvest is still in Qi State, because while the Qi State Chamber of Commerce makes money by selling clothes, it also recovers a lot of raw materials from various countries and can continue to make a lot of clothes.

The clothes are not only strong, but also very easy to wear. In this harsh environment, wearing good clothes can greatly improve the survival rate. Not to mention winter, but hunters who usually go hunting in the mountains, having good clothes may save him a lifetime Life.

It seems that this loom has triggered the reform of clothing manufacturing and promoted the progress of civilization, which is a big step forward.

"Energy income of [-] yuan."

The system suddenly prompted, which made Zhou Zihao tremble.

Zhou Zihao smiled and said, "I just finished talking about progress, and the reward from the system came, and it was a big sum, which is really impressive."

It took so long to accumulate only 100 million before, but now I have an extra [-]. It seems that I can do a lot of things I want to do. The most important thing is that I am no longer a first-level trumpet.

Zhou Zihao was thinking about how to use energy to develop the Qi country, he could no longer be a quail, he had to explode.

(End of this chapter)