4362 years (1665 AD), March 2nd.

In Changping, Chu State, Jiang Dingzhen, the eldest son of the Jiang family, looked at the profits of the Jiang family's major factories, with a long-lost smile on his face.

His third brother Jiang Dingxiao couldn't help but said: "Brother, it seems that the steel plant is controlled by the cabinet, which is not a bad thing.

The profits of steel plants are now 30% higher than before the economic crisis."

Jiang Dingzhen looked at the cheerful third brother, and the less he knew, the less he would worry.

A year ago, the third brother knew that the Jiang family had been tied to the Chu State.

He was depressed for a few days, but quickly recovered.

He said that there are gains and losses, and when he enjoyed the policy support of Chu State, he accepted it happily.

Now you want to share the joys and sorrows with the Chu State but are unwilling to do so. This is too double standard.

I only want to enjoy the benefits and not bear the costs. This kind of good thing can't be found anywhere.

When Jiang Dingzhen heard what his third brother said, he was a little shocked. It was true. There are not so many people in the world who have the best of both worlds.

He also found that his third brother was a true optimist.

Jiang Dingzhen could not let her third brother be too optimistic.

He must let his third brother have a clear understanding of the current situation.

The situation in Europe is so tense, and the political changes in Chu State are also unclear.

As the eldest son of the Jiang family, he might be involved in a storm one day.

The third brother must shoulder the responsibilities of the family when the time comes.

When Jiang Dingzhen thought of this, he said with some regret: "Our family's industries are all related to steel.

The booming development of the steel industry is nothing more than large-scale industrial construction or large-scale engineering construction.

In the past year, industrial construction and engineering construction, except for the military industry, have all experienced a huge decline.

The prosperity of the steel industry was inseparable from the imperial court's investment in additional troops.

Since this year, newspapers and new radio stations have frequently reported on the arms race among various countries.

It was the arms race that led to the prosperity of the steel mills in our homes.

After learning about this situation, Dingxiao, can you still laugh?"

Jiang Dingxiao asked in surprise: "Brother, why can't I laugh?

Whatever the reason?

Our factory is making money, which is why I am happy.

Of course I know that the arms race will not continue endlessly, but the arms race is the preliminary preparation for war.

After countries prepare for war, if war does break out, our steel plants will receive more orders.

It will bring more income to our Jiang family, isn’t this something worth being happy about?”

Jiang Dingzhen listened to his third brother's statement and couldn't refute it for a while.

The third brother said this, but there is no flaw in his statement.

It can only be said that the two brothers have different views on the future war.

Jiang Dingzhen was born in the troubled times of the late Ming Dynasty, and he had a clear understanding of the troubled times since he could remember.

His third brother Jiang Dingxiao was born after Emperor Su He Dingding.

He had little impression of the war. At most, he had seen images of the war from documentaries.

It is precisely because of the different experiences they had when they were young that the two brothers have different cognitions.

When Jiang Dingzhen realized this, he knew that he could not convince his third brother.

Only when he sees the cruelty of war in person will his thoughts change.

When Jiang Dingxiao saw that his elder brother was not preaching, he stood up and said, "I'm going to talk to the Li family in Lucheng about the marriage.

Xiao Qi’s marriage should also be finalized.”

Jiang Dingzhen nodded and said: "The Li family in Lucheng is a well-matched family and will not disgrace our Jiang family.

Marry a virtuous wife, keep concubines and have sex with them.

If you are not a good match, you will never enter the door of our Jiang family."

Jiang Dingzhen saw his third brother walking out of the room and leaning on his chair in a daze.

He murmured: "It's been a troubled time, it's been a troubled time.

If Chu can win the war in the future, everything will be easy to say.

If Chu State really fails, the Jiang family’s property and their lives may not be saved.”

Jiang Dingzhen no longer thought about these things. He opened the black square box on the table and slowly adjusted the knob.

The sound started to become noisy, and then a clear sound came out.

"This is a business channel, now showing a news item.

Due to insect pests, domestic wheat harvests have failed, and flour prices have risen slightly.

Cabinet Prime Minister Xu Minghan personally issued instructions to immediately purchase 500,000 tons of wheat from Jin to calm domestic grain prices.

The price of white sugar continues to rise, and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce and the State Administration of Taxation jointly crack down on unscrupulous merchants who hoard it.

Steel prices continue to rise, and people complain that if steel prices continue to rise, they will no longer be able to afford iron pots and will have to use casseroles to stew."

When Jiang Dingzhen heard the news, he heard an unusual meaning.

Even if the price of steel rises sharply again, it will not affect the price of iron pots.

Among the prices of iron pots, the price of steel only accounts for a part, and more of the price is the profit earned by the processing link.

But this statement comes from the official, that is, the cabinet is dissatisfied with the steel industry.

According to the usual remarks of the cabinet, the price increase must be due to insufficient supply.

The problem of insufficient supply means increasing production capacity.

Increasing production capacity will definitely dilute the profits of current steel plants.

Under normal circumstances, the Jiang family would definitely not be willing to increase production capacity and reduce prices.

But the current situation is obviously not normal.

Jiang Dingzhen has put increasing the production capacity of the steel plant on the agenda.

He listened to the commercial channel's newsletter for a while.

With the existence of radio stations, you can really know the world's affairs without leaving home.

Radio stations can deliver news in real time and through sound, and are not as rigid as newspapers.

In order to promote broadcasting equipment, the empire sold radios extremely cheaply, and most people could afford them. The cheap ones only cost a dozen taels of silver coins.

The radio equipment for sending telegraphs cost tens of thousands of silver coins when it first appeared, but now it requires thousands of silver coins.

Comparing the two, it can be seen that the radio is really not expensive.

Ordinary working-class people are reluctant to buy a radio worth more than ten taels of silver coins.

They prefer to buy newspapers worth only a few pennies.

However, some hotels and restaurants do not have radios to play programs, so business will be much worse than that of their counterparts.

Jiang Dingzhen listened to the content on the radio. There were many advertisements for products and job recruitment information.

It can be seen that during this period of time, Chu State has gradually emerged from the economic crisis.

Because the arms race creates a lot of new demands, it leads to faster economic development.

"Chu's economy will continue to prosper, and cabinet officials believe that Chu has emerged from the economic crisis.

Chu's economic policies in recent years have been very effective, and the cabinet will continue to maintain relevant economic policies."

When Jiang Dingzhen heard this comment, he sneered.

If you deceive the ignorant people with these remarks, then some people will believe them.

But lying to him, a businessman who has been in business for many years, is full of loopholes.

He understands why the cabinet did this.

When people know everything, they can figure out why they are not doing well.

Sometimes it is difficult to be confused, and knowing too clearly and being unable to change can become extremely painful.

When Jiang Dingzhen thought of these things, he felt a little painful. He immediately turned the channel button, and soon a vicissitudes of baritone came into his ears. This was the Chu State Military Channel.

"Mr. Mi, what do you think of the increasing arms race among countries?

There are some extreme scholars who believe that you are provoking conflicts among countries.
To be continued...