Chapter 217 Jiuding of National Fortune, Liyang Shending, City Chain that Never Sleeps,
Chapter 217 The Nine Cauldrons of National Destiny, the Liyang Divine Cauldron, the Evernight City Chain, and the East Wasteland is boiling
Bactrian Palace.
As Emperor Yongsheng spoke.
Gu Jinnian was full of curiosity. Emperor Yongsheng must have a hidden agenda when he said this.
But the method of smelting meteorite gold is somewhat incredible.
Gu Jinnian knew how strong the meteorite gold was. It required a monk from the Sixth Realm to smelt it. The Ministry of Industry had to use earth fire to smelt a small part of the meteorite gold and then forge it into a battle armor.
The process is extremely troublesome.
Now Emperor Yongsheng dares to say this, how can we not make people curious.
Follow Emperor Yongsheng forward.
All the way to the Ancestral Temple.
After entering the Ancestral Temple, the voice of Emperor Yongsheng could not help but sound.
"Jin Nian."
"Do you know about Daxia Dragon Cannon?"
Emperor Yongsheng opened his mouth and asked a very strange question.
"Know."
"In those days, Taizu relied on the Daxia Dragon Cannon to quell the chaos in the Ten Kingdoms."
Gu Jinnian said.
Gu Jinnian still remembers this period of history.
"kindness."
"But the Daxia Dragon Cannon was not developed by Taizu. At that time, the Ten Kingdoms also had dragon cannons, and even the Fuluo Dynasty and the Dajin Dynasty also had artillery. You know why the Daxia Dragon Cannon is something that all the major forces in the world want to obtain.
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Emperor Yongsheng continued to speak and asked Gu Jinnian.
"this"
Gu Jinnian didn't understand.
"Because Taizu once obtained a divine weapon."
"Dynasty Artifact."
Emperor Yongsheng came to the statue of Taizu and then knelt down to worship. Gu Jinnian was not idle either, kneeling behind Emperor Yongsheng and worshiping Taizu.
At the same time, my heart was extremely shocked.
Dynasty Artifact.
What is this?
"The Immortal Sect has nine great artifacts, and the Buddhist Sect has nine great Buddhist artifacts. Why doesn't the dynasty have nine great artifacts?"
Emperor Yongsheng spoke, and after saying these words, he stood up, and then a national destiny condensed in his body and disappeared into the statue of Taizu. Under the Taoist platform, a golden door appeared.
Emperor Yongsheng walked towards the inside.
And Gu Jinnian also walked in.
As Emperor Yongsheng entered, he soon entered a black space.
This was a separate space. A black ancient cauldron appeared in front of Gu Jinnian. The ancient cauldron was about three feet high and one foot two feet wide.
The body of the tripod is pitch black and there are many patterns on it, which makes it look very wonderful. The patterns look like flames and it looks extremely extraordinary.
Moreover, within this cauldron, wisps of black gas filled the air, extremely extraordinary and primitive, as thick as a mountain.
"This is?"
Gu Jinnian was a little curious and looked at Emperor Yongsheng and asked.
"The Nine Tripods of National Destiny, the Liyang Tripod."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke up and explained the extraordinary nature of this thing.
"The Nine Cauldrons of National Fortune?"
Gu Jinnian was a little shocked.
"The dynasty also has nine artifacts?"
"What is the function of this tripod?"
Gu Jinnian was really curious this time. He had always thought that only Confucianism, Immortality, Buddhism, Demon Clan, Swordsmanship, and Martial Arts would have the nine great artifacts. He really didn't expect that the dynasty would also have them.
"This cauldron has only one function, and that is to temper. It can temper all items in the world. Things tempered by this cauldron will be extremely powerful, just like the Great Xia Dragon Cannon."
"Every major dynasty has dragon cannons, but they are not as powerful as the Daxia dragon cannons. The fundamental reason is this."
"After the Daxia Dragon Cannon is tempered, its power increases tenfold."
"This is also the reason why Taizu was able to pacify the ten kingdoms and establish Daxia."
"Each of the Nine Tripods of National Destiny is of extraordinary value, surpassing any of the nine supreme instruments in other systems."
Emperor Yongsheng was extremely confident when he said these words.
"I see."
Gu Jinnian now understood what the Great Xia Dragon Cannon was. He didn't expect that it was actually because of a dragon cauldron.
"Then where are the other dragon tripods?"
Gu Jinnian asked curiously.
After hearing this, Emperor Yongsheng was a little angry.
"If I knew where the other dragon tripods were, I would have snatched them long ago."
"The National Destiny Dragon Cauldron is Daxia's top secret. No one else knows about it at all. Of course, some people can't rule out the possibility of guessing."
Emperor Yongsheng replied.
Gu Jinnian nodded, understanding this.
"According to this, the Fuluo Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty also have Dragon Cauldron, right?"
Gu Jinnian asked.
"I don't know about the Fuluo Dynasty. There should not be any, but the Dajin Dynasty must have it. The Dajin Dragon Rice is famous all over the world. This dragon rice must be related to the Dragon Cauldron."
"The Central Continent Dynasty must also have dragon cauldrons, but half of the dragon cauldrons have not yet appeared. It is most likely related to the destiny."
"The destiny has come, and the Dragon Cauldron was born. If the destiny had not come, the Dragon Cauldron would not have been born."
"Jinnian, there is one thing that my uncle would like to remind you. You have obtained a lot of nine weapons. These things may not seem to be of much use now, but sooner or later, these things will be of great use."
"It's just that we have to wait until destiny comes."
"No one knows when destiny will come, and no one knows what will happen when destiny comes this time."
"The only thing we can know at the moment is that after the destiny comes, the world will undergo huge changes."
"The eight realms transcend everything from ancient to modern times."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke up and asked Gu Jinnian to pay attention to the nine weapons he had obtained.
"knew."
Gu Jinnian kept these things firmly in mind.
"But uncle, if you want to activate the Liyang Cauldron, you will have to pay a high price, right?"
Gu Jinnian asked key questions.
"kindness."
"If you want to activate this cauldron, you need a large amount of spiritual crystals. If it is just spiritual crystals, it is actually easy to handle. If you want to temper it and increase it, you must bless the national destiny."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke up and pointed out the extraordinary features of this Liyang Cauldron.
Simple tempering consumes spiritual crystals. If you want to temper it perfectly and increase the power, you need to consume national luck.
"National destiny?"
"With Daxia's current national destiny, isn't it enough?"
Gu Jinnian looked at Li Yang Ding and asked.
"It's definitely enough."
"If it's not enough, what can I do with you?"
"Jin Nian, tell me the truth, what exactly do you want to do with this Tianwai Meteor Gold?"
“What’s the point of building a 10,000-strong golden cavalry force?”
"I think it's better to build the dragon boat and treasure ship you mentioned with all your heart."
Emperor Yongsheng still couldn't understand the meaning of building a golden cavalry.
To be honest, it would be better to build Tianqiong 1 and Ocean 1. He now feels that these things are more powerful and there is no need to waste time on conventional military units.
"It's of great use."
"But it's hard to explain."
Gu Jinnian thought for a while, hesitating whether to explain something like standard gold.
"Can I make money?"
But he didn't expect Emperor Yongsheng to think about it and ask such a question.
"able."
"You make more money."
Gu Jinnian nodded.
"Then I understand."
"In one month, I will create 10,000 battle armors."
"You will supervise the country during this period."
"Since I can make money, I can build weapons and armor here with peace of mind, and by the way, I can increase the power of gunpowder."
Emperor Yongsheng said, he didn't think so much anymore. Anyway, Gu Jinnian was confident, so he started to build weapons.
"As commanded."
"But uncle, how much more powerful can gunpowder be?"
Gu Jinnian asked curiously.
Daxia's artillery shells are very lethal, but they can only deal with some ordinary soldiers. However, they are not that powerful for warriors of the third realm or above.
The main reason is that the explosion range is also small.
"It's not a big problem to enhance it ten times."
"Theoretically, with the help of the Liyang Cauldron, you can continue to refine it, but the further you go, the more power of national destiny you will need."
"But I feel that the effectiveness of Liyang Cauldron is definitely more than this. When the destiny comes, Liyang Cauldron will definitely increase in power."
"Now, we can only inject the power of national destiny. If there are too many, I won't be able to part with them, and there is no great need."
Emperor Yongsheng thought for a while and gave this answer.
There was nothing wrong with what he said.
Gu Jinnian thought for a while and then spoke.
"In that case, uncle, you can refine the meteorite first and create ten thousand battle armors."
"I have already improved the gunpowder. The Ministry of Industry will study it carefully. The power of the gunpowder should be increased several times. If the Ministry of Industry researches well, it will not be difficult to increase it ten times. At this time, it may be better to use the Liyang Cauldron to increase the power."
Now that we know that Liyang Cauldron can increase the power of gunpowder, it is better to wait for the Ministry of Industry to improve the gunpowder before tempering it to increase the power.
More powerful.
"good."
Emperor Yongsheng nodded and agreed.
"Leave this matter to me."
"However, there are two things that you should be concerned about now, Jinnian."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke out.
"Uncle, just say it bluntly."
Gu Jinnian asked.
"First, the matter of Jixia Academy is now here. Jixia Academy has delayed it for you for so long. If it continues to be delayed, I think Jixia Academy will not continue to delay it for you."
"Secondly, this time in Jixia Academy, the first level should be a test on how to play Go. Can you play Go in this year?"
Emperor Yongsheng asked.
"Go?"
"not good at."
Gu Jinnian also knew that Jixia Academy was extremely famous for its Go skills. Su Wenjing had been studying Go diligently before, but he knew nothing about Go at all.
Even backgammon is mediocre. I have seen some jokes before, about an ordinary person facing a Go master, and then played a random game, mistakenly thinking it was backgammon, and then beat the national player.
Later, when I really came into contact with a Go master, I realized that this kind of thing was all a joke. Go is about layout, long-term and short-term. Short-term layout is fighting, and long-term layout is based on chess.
Although there is a saying that one move determines the outcome, it is impossible to say that one wrong move can change the course of the entire game.
The main reason is that the opponent is not stupid. If you don’t know how to play chess, you can play casually and they will lay it out step by step. Even if you win a piece by luck at the end of the game, what will happen? The overall situation has been lost, the dragon has formed, and you have no effect.
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Therefore, if Gu Jinnian does not have any expectations in terms of chess skills, it is impossible to win this thing.
"That's right."
"Do you know why you can't?"
Emperor Yongsheng seemed to be very satisfied with Gu Jinnian's answer and raised this question at the same time.
"Why?"
Gu Jinnian was curious.
"Because I didn't teach you."
The next moment, Emperor Yongsheng said confidently.
As soon as these words came out, Gu Jinnian fell into silence.
How should I put it? You are wrong to say this, and you are quite right, because Emperor Yongsheng did not teach himself the way of chess.
But are you right? Gu Jinnian doubts whether his old uncle's chess skills are good enough.
As if aware of Gu Jinnian's suspicion, Emperor Yongsheng directly pulled Gu Jinnian out of the space.
"Come on, uncle, I must teach you what chess is all about today."
After saying this, Emperor Yongsheng really took Gu Jinnian to the Yangxin Hall.
And let people prepare the chessboard and chess pieces.
The chess pieces made of ivory felt very good to the touch. Emperor Yongsheng placed one chess piece, then took out four more and dropped them around.
"Jin Nian, this means that if you are surrounded, if you are not angry, you will be eaten by others, do you understand?"
Obviously, in Emperor Yongsheng's mind, Gu Jinnian didn't understand what Go was at all, and he taught novices a lot of knowledge, but Gu Jinnian still knew a little about these things.
He explained, but unexpectedly Emperor Yongsheng frowned directly.
"It is a joy to learn and practice it from time to time."
"If you review the past and learn the new, you can become a teacher."
"You don't understand this? Although it is the basics, everything in the world starts from the basics."
"Keep learning."
Anyway, Emperor Yongsheng insisted on dragging Gu Jinnian to learn chess.
A full two hours later.
Gu Jinnian was forced to learn some basic Go rules, including some incomplete chess records and the like.
Regardless of whether Gu Jinnian was happy or not, Emperor Yongsheng was very happy anyway. If the court meeting was not about to begin, Emperor Yongsheng would have wanted to drag Gu Jinnian to play a game of chess with him.
Finally, Emperor Yongsheng went to the morning court.
Gu Jinnian stopped by to see the Queen Mother, maybe he hadn't seen her for a long time.
in this way.
Until after noon.
There was nothing she could do, she was so popular that the Queen Mother forced herself to stay for a meal and made the old man happy before Gu Jinnian left.
After learning that there was an artifact like the Liyang Cauldron, Gu Jinnian also had many ideas.
The Sky Dragon Boat and the Ocean Treasure Ship need more detailed research, including the improvement of gunpowder, and the ground war machines can also be improved.
Previously, Gu Jinnian gave up on the ground war machine because of the trouble of smelting meteorite gold and various reasons.
It's different now. Since there is a way to solve it, there is no need to give up this ground war machine.
in this way.
Gu Jinnian returned to the city that never sleeps and began to develop on two fronts.
On the one hand, Gu Jinnian continued to improve the dragon boats and treasure ships, making them as detailed as possible so that the Ministry of Engineering could speed up the creation of corresponding objects.
On the other hand, Gu Jinnian cannot fail to deal with Daxia's Everlasting City.
Just like that, ten days passed in the blink of an eye.
In the past ten days, everything seemed extremely calm, and only three things were communicated to the court.
First, Gu Jinnian replaced the emperor to supervise the country.
Second, the Ministry of Industry is expanding and recruiting soldiers. The Ministry of Industry has issued a notice to recruit all kinds of craftsmen across the country, giving them stable salaries, providing food and accommodation, and if their skills are stable, they can get official positions.
Of course, this official position is similar to a stable and guaranteed income, and it recruits students and workers at the same time. The salary is not much, but food and accommodation are provided, the age is limited, and the family is clean.
After the announcement of the Ministry of Industry was released, it received a huge response in an instant. All counties and prefectures began to be busy introducing people to Kyoto. After all, such a good thing as eating imperial food is rare in ancient and modern times.
In particular, the salary provided is indeed not low. The monthly income of craftsmen in the Daxia Dynasty is about twenty or thirty taels of silver. Not counting opening their own shops, a pure craftsman may only earn twenty taels of silver.
The Great Xia Dynasty gave craftsmen a minimum of 20 taels of silver, plus a subsidy of ten shi of rice a year. They also had a place to live and were stable for a long time. How could this not be attractive?
At the same time, the Ministry of Industry also urgently set aside a thousand acres of land outside Kyoto to build Tiangong Pavilion.
It's just a waste of money anyway.
The third is the development of Daxia Evernight City. In the past ten days, the popularity of Daxia Evernight City has not decreased but has increased. The number of people in Kyoto has decreased, but there are more and more foreign tourists, and its reputation has been established.
Therefore, the city that never sleeps in Daxia is even more lively, and the business is extremely scary. The sales of long rice, official salt, and mirrors are the hottest.
Especially for Longmi and Mirror, there are already people like scalpers. For Longmi, which is twenty-two and one stone, they receive twenty-five taels of silver, and then sell it for thirty-forty taels of silver, and they sell as much as they get.
People in Kyoto do not sell, mainly people from other prefectures and counties come to make the difference. Each household is limited to one stone a month. Depending on the specific situation, it cannot be too indulgent.
But for this situation, Gu Jinnian did not attack it for the time being. Anything that exists is reasonable, and a blind suppression has little meaning. It is better to let nature take its course. With this group of scalpers here, it can promote the goodness of Jiangzhong Longmi.
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However, the number of people from Kyoto entering the city that never sleeps in Daxia has decreased, which is not a good thing.
In order to increase the heat, Gu Jinnian released some big tricks, including sugar, high-quality oil, and some condiments, all of which were sold at low prices.
Especially white sugar. White sugar was not a particularly expensive thing in the Great Xia Dynasty, but it could only be owned by the upper class. Even in Kyoto, every household had some white sugar, but most of it was for holidays or festive occasions.
Only then will it be taken out.
One tael of white sugar costs about five taels of silver. This is the market price, and it is often unavailable.
Basically they are only for rich people.
But in the city that never sleeps in the summer, the price of sugar has dropped to one tael of sugar and one tael of silver. After deducting costs, etc., there is a profit of about 20%.
As for good oil plus some condiments, such as chili powder, and things like MSG and soy sauce, they are all sold at a profit of 20%.
In this way, the entire city that never sleeps is boiling again.
Food is the most important thing for the people.
You have to eat this stuff every day. What people in the Xia Dynasty eat on weekdays is nothing more than boiling it with some bad oil, and then adding some salt, spicy or weird things to it as a condiment.
This was still the Daxia Dynasty, but the Xiongnu and Fuluo dynasties were basically cooking. Everything was boiled, sprinkled with some salt and boiled. You could eat it if you liked it, and you could eat it if you didn't.
Nowadays, salt, monosodium glutamate, soy sauce, high-quality oil, sugar and other daily necessities are available.
How could the people not be excited?
The price is cheap and the portion is large, so during this period, Daxia Evernight City is full almost every day. If some relevant rules had not been issued, the queue would have reached Kyoto.
This is not the only horror.
In Kyoto, countless businessmen are trying their best to purchase these condiments, especially some restaurants.
Whoever has condiments will have a booming business.
All the nobles in Kyoto sent out their servants, and even some princes and princes, as well as six ministers came to see Gu Jinnian, hoping that Gu Jinnian could provide some of these condiments internally.
There's really nothing you can do about it. Think about it, what you eat every day is just salty or a little sweet. Other than that, you can't do anything else with it.
But things are different now. All kinds of weird condiments have appeared. There are many cooks in Kyoto, and they immediately understand how to use these things.
If an originally mediocre dish is sprinkled with MSG, poured with soy sauce, and cooked over high heat, will it taste any worse?
I won’t say it’s the best in the world, but for countless people, it’s the best.
For this matter, even the prince, King Qin, and many people in the palace came to Gu Jinnian to ask for these condiments.
After learning about this matter, Gu Jinnian was naturally not stingy. The methods of making these condiments were not difficult. He almost found acquaintances who came to his door and sent a cart to them.
Moreover, in order to allow those businessmen who bought shops to earn money, Gu Jinnian provided internal channels to give these condiments to them at cost prices. Those who opened restaurants could just use them. If they did not open restaurants, they could let them
Take it home or give it as a small gift to customers.
This small gesture moved these businessmen so much.
To be honest, I was a little scared when I bought a shop before. After all, a shop can easily cost several million taels, or even ten million taels for a shop.
If you really lose money, you will lose all your money. It is not an exaggeration to say that you will go bankrupt.
However, after several operations, Gu Jinnian made Daxia Evernight City more interesting and playable. He then made a large number of Evernight City play guides and included all their shops.
At the same time, their supply of goods is also strictly inspected by Daxia Evernight City to ensure that they are not fake before they can be sold. As for the prices, they are also very fair. They know that businessmen like them want to make money, so they allow high prices.
There are also people who are willing to lower the price, which doesn't matter, as long as it is kept under a condition that everyone can accept, and the price is unified to avoid quarrels between shops.
With this kind of support, their business can be said to be making money every day.
All the previous worries disappeared at this moment. I did a survey a few days ago. In Daxia Evernight City, the best business is selling rouge and gouache. It is somewhat famous in itself, and with the blessing of Daxia Evernight City.
On the best sales day, I made 170,000 taels of silver, and all the merchants in the Evernight City were shocked.
What is the concept of earning 170,000 taels of silver a day?
That’s five million taels of silver a month.
Of course, this is the most prosperous day, but the sales on weekdays also reach 100,000 taels, and the lowest store's single-day income exceeds 10,000 taels.
Moreover, most of the shops with low income are restaurants. After all, there are restaurants in the Evernight City. Some of the restaurants they open are naturally not as good as those in the Evernight City in Daxia.
Therefore, Gu Jinnian provides various condiments internally, with low prices and stable quantities, but they are not allowed to be sold.
After taking this measure, the major restaurants in the city that never sleeps are full.
The Daxia Restaurant is a landmark, and is basically occupied by tourists from outside the city. The guests of these small restaurants are basically people from Kyoto who are not particularly rich, but are definitely not poor.
After all, these condiments are in short supply every day, and the restaurant has them in stock, so business is naturally so good.
It can be said that this group of businessmen have completely given up their worries. Now they go around the city that never sleeps every day if they have nothing to do, and at night they calculate how much money they have earned.
They will also be compared with each other.
But the most outstanding one is a businessman who came to Kyoto two months ago. He is very famous in the Longxi area. His ancestors have been doing business for three generations and have accumulated a lot of knowledge.
It's a pity that I almost lost money in business some time ago. I started a banknote business with others, and in less than three years I only lost a little bit of my capital.
After coming to Kyoto two months ago, with the remaining five million taels of silver, I planned to spend the rest of my life in Kyoto.
By chance, I learned about the store in Daxia Evernight City. Without saying a word, I used all my connections and even mortgaged my ancestral home, including all assets.
I bought 14 million taels of silver and bought seven shops selling supplements.
In half a month now, the net profit has reached one million taels. It can be said that the bet was right, and a group of businessmen are envious of it.
It is no secret that the city that never sleeps makes money. The merchants who bought the shops all regretted why they did not buy more shops at that time.
The merchants who did not buy the shop felt extremely regretful and regretted why they did not buy it at that time.
But the ones who regret the most are those businessmen who rented it at first and then sold it to others. In order to earn tens of thousands of taels, they missed the way to make a fortune.
It can be said that some people are happy and some are worried.
But everyone knows one thing, Daxia Evernight City really makes money, businessmen make it, and Gu Jinnian makes it.
Jiangzhong long rice, official salt, monosodium glutamate, soy sauce, chili powder, and other daily necessities attract countless people to come and buy them.
All aspects of the construction of the Everlasting City, regardless of cost, are almost completed.
The artificial lake and rockery are very suitable for literati to go on an outing and the whole family to come and play.
A horse racing field and archery range have also been specially opened for tourists to come and play.
The business of Daxia Restaurant is getting more and more popular day by day. The advanced concept, sauna room, essential oil massage, including a series of gameplays have attracted countless businessmen to come and have fun.
As long as you can think of it, Daxia Restaurant can arrange it.
Everything is in order, but what the people are looking forward to the most is the Garden of Beasts. Gu Jinnian specially designated an area and built it into the Garden of Beasts. All kinds of beasts are in the garden, and there are iron fences and heavy soldiers.
guard.
Gu Jinnian has even asked people to start preparing entertainment facilities such as ocean parks and water parks.
But all of this must be done slowly, and people must always be interested in it. When they get tired of one project, they can open up the next one.
The plan for the city that never sleeps can be said to have achieved great success.
Moreover, Gu Jinnian even ordered that all the people of Kyoto in Daxia will have an opportunity to visit the city that never sleeps in Daxia for free once a month. This can be regarded as a preferential treatment for the people of Kyoto.
As soon as the news came out, countless people in Kyoto praised Gu Jinnian.
At the same time, Gu Jinnian took out all the thousands of shops in the night market street and rented them to the people of Kyoto. It was just a lottery, and anyone who was a Kyoto citizen could come and draw lots.
Once you get a quota, you can enjoy the right to rent a shop. It cannot be transferred and is only allowed to be operated by individuals. You can sell anything as long as it does not violate the laws of Daxia.
It is equivalent to driving people to become rich.
The purpose of this is actually to stimulate people's consumption outlook and values, and let people know that doing business can make money.
Moreover, everything that happens in Daxia's Evernight City is for publicity, so that everyone in the Daxia Dynasty knows the benefits of the Evernight City.
It is beneficial to businessmen, and they can buy shops and make money.
It benefits the people, makes life convenient, and makes shopping cheaper.
It benefits the government and the court. The terrifying taxes are enough to make the local government and the court have money. With money, they can do more things.
It can be said that this is a win-win situation.
Because of this, the influence of Daxia Evernight City is growing, relying on various publicity.
Now in the entire Daxia Dynasty, who doesn’t know about the city that never sleeps in Daxia?
Not to mention other things, official salt, long rice, these condiments, and extremely precious white sugar are sold at the same price as if they were given away.
There are even businessmen in several counties who have joined together to plan to replicate the city that never sleeps in Daxia.
We are negotiating with the local government to ask them to grant land. As long as they can grant land, several large chambers of commerce are willing to spend money, and we will do it like the city that never sleeps in Daxia.
The local officials were naturally happy, and some county governments did not want to report to the court. After all, this kind of thing was not a big deal.
But after careful inspection, these businessmen hesitated.
Because they can't sell rice, sell sugar at low prices, and make some weird things.
After careful research, they discovered that Daxia's Sleepless City was not as simple as they imagined.
Of course, if you have to copy it, it’s not impossible to do it regardless of the cost, but there are certain risks.
But these days there are some who are timid and some who are not timid. In the end, various places offered discounts and asked the Ministry of Household Affairs.
It stands to reason that it is a good thing that local businessmen want to build this kind of commercial city to promote people's consumption and are willing to pay taxes. But what I didn't expect is that the Ministry of Household Affairs did not hesitate at all and abolished them all.
Private construction is not allowed, and a special notice was issued.
Never allowed.
Now more people know that this city that never sleeps in Daxia is the business of the imperial court, and it is not everyone’s turn.
However, there are policies from above and countermeasures from below.
Not only the entire Daxia Dynasty in Daxia Evernight City knew about it, but other dynasties also knew about it.
Businessmen from the Fuluo Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty, as well as some other small countries, came to study.
Some people are already planning to expand this business to other countries.
Although it cannot be as low as Gu Jinnian's, this is a technical problem, but everyone understands the business logic of Daxia Evernight City.
It's nothing more than attracting customers through low prices on certain items, and then making money by selling the shop.
After understanding this, many people became interested.
At this moment.
In the city that never sleeps.
Wang Qixin placed a thick stack of lists in front of Gu Jinnian and said.
"Master Hou, this is a list made by the Ministry of Industry."
"The development of the Ministry of Industry will be divided into three levels in detail. The first is to recruit a hundred times the number of workers on the current basis and build a Tiangong Pavilion. In this way, it is expected that the Ministry of Industry will have one million craftsmen, plus it will focus on cultivating new workers.
It only takes three years for this new batch of craftsmen to take over, and their work speed must be several times that of the current craftsmen."
"Two hundred thousand taels of silver will be invested in the first year, and one hundred thousand taels of silver will be invested every year thereafter."
"It is estimated that there were as many as two million craftsmen at that time."
Wang Qixin said, this is the simplest expansion. In the first year, because of the need to build Tiangong Pavilion and recruit people, it will naturally cost a lot. It will be much better in the future. One hundred million taels of silver per year will be stable.
"Two hundred thousand taels of silver?"
"What about the second one?"
Gu Jinnian asked.
"Recruit five million workers, build four Tiangong pavilions, two million active craftsmen, and train three million."
"It requires an investment of 400,000 taels of silver in the first year, and at least 200,000 taels of silver per year thereafter."
"In three years, five million craftsmen will be stabilized."
Wang Qixin replied.
"The third type."
Gu Jinnian is still a little dissatisfied. The Daxia Dynasty has a large population. Now that there are dragons in the river, the birth rate will definitely reach an extremely exaggerated level in two or three years. In other words, it will not be long before the population of the Daxia Dynasty.
There will be millions and millions.
Then the role of craftsmen is even greater, which involves all aspects, including national military affairs and people's livelihood, all of which are inseparable from craftsmen.
This is also the reason why Gu Jinnian strongly supports the Ministry of Industry.
"If it is the third type, build a new city near Kyoto in Daxia, recruit five million craftsmen, and train tens of millions of craftsmen."
"At the same time, Tiangong Pavilion branches were set up across the country to teach people to become craftsmen."
"If this is the case, the required cost will be too great. In the first year, at least 600,000 taels of silver will be invested. In the second and third years, it will only increase rather than decrease. After that, it will be at least 300,000 taels of silver every year."
"Master Hou, I know that Master Hou has a bigger intention, but I don't recommend this."
"If so many workers are recruited due to a temporary emergency, once the court is stabilized, the large number of craftsmen will become a burden to the court and cause greater trouble."
When Wang Qixin spoke, he naturally hoped that Gu Jinnian would pay attention to the Ministry of Industry, but he also knew that it would be enough. If it was too exaggerated, it would inevitably end in the future.
If these two problems cannot be solved, it will be a huge hidden danger and trouble.
One is the issue of follow-up income. Now the Daxia Dynasty needs craftsmen, and there is a lot of waste waiting to be done. Naturally, the more the better, even if it cultivates tens of millions of craftsmen, it will be no problem.
Because it will come in handy later.
But what about twenty years later?
What should we do when the Daxia Dynasty no longer needs craftsmen? How can these craftsmen survive?
But the most frightening thing is that if Tiangong Pavilion branches were set up in every prefecture to train children to become craftsmen, how much would it cost? It is simply unimaginable.
can face such problems.
Gu Jinnian just thought for a moment and then spoke.
"Just follow the third plan."
"Don't be afraid if there are many craftsmen. Once the Great Xia Evernight City is established in the entire Eastern Wasteland, or even the entire Divine Continent, it will not be enough."
"If it can't be done, millions of craftsmen will be nothing. The dragon boats and treasure ships alone are enough to support these craftsmen."
"I know that the issue that Mr. Wang is most worried about is the follow-up training. You don't need to worry too much about this."
"In the first few years, we invested money in it. After these craftsmen were trained and started to make money, we stopped investing money and allowed people to send their children to the Tiangong Pavilion branch to learn skills and charge corresponding tuition fees."
"For poor people, they can borrow money to study, become craftsmen in the future, earn money, and then return it to the court in proportion every month."
"Don't worry, Mr. Wang, the future Great Xia Dynasty will be even more in need of craftsmen."
Gu Jinnian spoke up and directly adopted the third option.
There is no other reason.
The dragon rice in the river can solve the food problem of the people in Daxia.
And with the future planting of Daxia Longsui, and the Ministry of Industry will naturally invent some farming tools, the food supply in the Daxia Dynasty will only become more and more abundant, and people will not starve to death.
As a result, the population will increase and it is possible to increase tenfold in a short period of time.
After all, there were few entertainment facilities in ancient times, and the only way for people to have fun at night was to create humans.
Combining the above, the number of craftsmen will definitely be in short supply in the future.
"But this."
Wang Qixin still felt that it was a bit exaggerated and wanted to explain a little more, but Gu Jinnian shook his head and said.
"Sir Wang, craftsmen are not just good at blacksmithing. In the future, they can be trained in various fields, including those related to people's livelihood."
Gu Jinnian spoke up.
He couldn't explain too much. In Wang Qixin's eyes, craftsmen might just be those who forged iron, but in fact, Gu Jinnian believed that craftsmen developed in a diversified way and would do whatever makes money in the future.
After all, they are all handicrafts. If you cultivate all kinds of skills, businessmen will naturally ask craftsmen to work.
Even at that time, the money given by the court was not valued by others.
"I understand."
Wang Qixin nodded, not really understanding, but simply trusting Gu Jinnian.
"Then what should I do with the money?"
"Master Hou?"
Since you choose the third option, the next biggest problem is money.
Six hundred million taels of silver, not a penny less.
Building a new city and taking care of a group of people's eating, drinking and sleeping habits is no small matter.
"Wait another month."
"In one month, the Great Xia Evernight City will completely affect the whole country. At that time, people can be sent to discuss with the governors of the seventy-two counties about building the Evernight City."
Gu Jinnian spoke up.
He is not worried about the money. In a month, Daxia Evernight City will open a chain store, and Gu Jinnian is not going to make a fuss. The situation in Kyoto Evernight City is here.
It is overcrowded every day, and even the space allocated is a little smaller.
"Build a city that never sleeps in all seventy-two counties?"
"Master Marquis, don't you say that every county is so prosperous?"
The latter spoke and looked at Gu Jinnian. He knew that Daxia Evernight City would open a chain of branches sooner or later, but he did not expect that Gu Jinnian would open so many branches at once.
"It is impossible for a county to support a city that never sleeps."
"And the land area of all cities that never sleep must be twice the size of the city that never sleeps in Kyoto."
"Don't worry, Mr. Wang, I am well aware of the business aspect."
Gu Jinnian spoke calmly, and these words completely silenced Wang Qixin.
Because I was right, everyone was not optimistic about it before, but the problem is that Gu Jinnian not only did it well, but also did it beyond imagination.
Soon, Wang Qixin left.
Gu Jinnian promised that the money would be delivered to Wang Qixin within two months at the latest, so that Wang Qixin could do it with great fanfare now.
At present, Daxia's treasury, plus the money deposited in Evernight City, are enough to carry out the preliminary work.
After Wang Qixin left.
Not long after, He Yan came.
It was Gu Jinnian who asked him to come.
"I've met the Marquis."
Seeing Gu Jinnian, He Yan immediately spoke up and bowed to Gu Jinnian.
"Your Majesty, you are so polite."
"Master Xunhe came here today mainly for one thing."
"The City that Never Sleeps in Daxia is going to open a branch city."
"We have chosen to be in the Seventy-Two Counties for the time being. Officials from the Ministry of Revenue will need to pay a visit then."
Gu Jinnian said that the matter of opening a branch city must be discussed with the Ministry of Household Affairs.
And hearing this, He Yan couldn't help but click his tongue.
He didn't expect that a branch city would be opened so soon, but after thinking about it, it made sense. The popularity of the city that never sleeps in Daxia right now is simply indescribable.
Countless people queue up every day, and there are even many ordinary people who travel hundreds or even thousands of miles just to see the prosperity of the Night City.
It's time to open a branch in another city. The products are good and you don't have to worry about not having customers.
"What does Mr. Hou mean?"
"Just tell me, I will handle it properly."
He Yan opened his mouth and directly asked Gu Jinnian what he wanted to do. Anyway, if Gu Jinnian asked, he would do it.
"A few things, please remember them, Mr. He."
Gu Jinnian spoke up.
"Master Hou, tell me straight."
He Yan nodded.
"First, there are currently hundreds of chips in Daxia Evernight City. After deducting all the people who have contributed to the chips, there are still seventy chips left. Half of these seventy chips are taken by me, and the remaining twenty chips are distributed to various local government forces.
, of course, just like everyone else, this money is still kept in the government, and this money will be needed in the future to build bridges and roads, or to subsidize the people, etc."
"The life of officials can be slightly improved, but it cannot be extravagant. The Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Revenue, and the Ministry of Personnel must be prepared to take precautions. If anyone is found messing around, he will be severely punished, ranging from dismissal from office to the whole family being sent to the border."
Gu Jinnian said, this is the first.
The city that never sleeps in Daxia will be built in the seventy-two counties, and money must be spent to benefit the officials of aristocratic families from all over the country. Only by tying up the interests will this city that never sleeps get better and better.
Although it sounds harsh, it is true. It is impossible to make everyone a saint.
I can only say that some policies should be relaxed, and everyone should be allowed to spend some money when they have money. After working hard for so many years, it is reasonable to feel comfortable.
Of course, it's almost okay. If you really dare to act recklessly, you will be punished.
"clear."
He Yan instantly understood what Gu Jinnian meant. Only those with vested interests can have a win-win situation. This is good.
"Second, let me inform you that Daxia Evernight City is tax-free for the first three years. As long as you do business in Evernight City, you can be exempted from taxes for the first three years, but you can't do anything illegal."
"The selling prices of major stores will not be adjusted. Except for a few fertile counties, similar to Jiangnan County, the prices of all stores will be doubled. In other places, the current prices will still apply."
This is the second thing.
The prosperity of Kyoto's sleepless city made Gu Jinnian know that his store was still selling cheaper, so he might as well raise the price significantly.
Hearing this, He Yan's face changed.
"Master Hou."
"Are the prices still going up?"
"Some places are relatively poor."
He Yan frowned. He didn't mean it couldn't be done. It was mainly in a small area. If you could sell a shop for 10 million taels, it would be no problem. But in some poor places, like Longxi County, you could sell a shop for 10 million taels.
Store, I'm afraid no one will buy it.
So what if it is popular? People have no money.
“Just go with this price.”
"Don't worry, Mr. He, these people who have already tasted the benefits will try their best to continue to buy shops. And there are many chambers of commerce in the Great Xia Dynasty that are planning to copy the Evernight City, so there is no need to worry about not being able to sell it."
"Furthermore, with the appearance of dragon rice in the river, Daxia will be prosperous in the future. Even if the people are poor this year and next, will they still be poor in three to five years?"
When Gu Jinnian said these words, he seemed extremely confident.
"That makes sense, I understand."
He Yan nodded, and he immediately understood what Gu Jinnian meant.
"Third, tell everyone that nothing will be changed except for the size. What Kyoto Night City has, other cities that never sleep will have, and they will be treated equally."
This is the third point, which is also very important. Anyway, it should be followed exactly as Kyoto never sleeps.
"Understood."
What words are kept in mind.
"There is no big problem for the time being. Don't be anxious about the store sales. Let the news out first and then discuss it with the governor of the seventy-two counties. If there are any princes and dignitaries, please also invite them. As long as you can
, we can make money together if we have money."
"The publicity is almost done. When you go to the cashier, you must pay in cash. First come, first served, last served."
"Excuse me, Sir."
Gu Jinnian opened his mouth and explained clearly.
"good."
"Don't worry, Mr. Hou, I will handle the matter immediately."
He Yan nodded and left quickly after speaking.
After He Yan left, Gu Jinnian couldn't help but let out a long breath.
The city that never sleeps in Daxia means too much.
When it comes to people's livelihood, Gu Jinnian wants to control the prices of some basic items, so as to ensure that prices will not skyrocket if any natural or man-made disasters occur in the future.
Firewood, rice, oil and salt, these things must be firmly grasped so that people can buy daily necessities at the cheapest price.
Secondly, to promote Daxia Baobao, we must also rely on the city that never sleeps in Daxia.
The Dajin Dynasty wants to achieve the effect of the gold standard through Dajin Longmi. How much dragon rice can be exchanged for one treasure banknote.
This method is indeed very good, especially the Dajinlong rice, which is famous all over the world.
But Gu Jinnian planned to rely on the triple blow of Daxia Evernight City, Longmi in the River, and Meteoric Metal.
A piece of Daxia treasure banknote can be exchanged for equivalent products in Daxia Evernight City, or directly exchanged for Jiangzhong Longmi. If that doesn't work, you can also exchange it for Tianwai Meteor Gold if you are willing.
These three trilogy must appear together in order to crush the enemy in the future currency war.
Seventy-two cities that never sleep in Daxia have been opened. As long as they prosper, it is impossible for the people in the Eastern Barren Territory to know about it, and it will inevitably attract major dynasties to imitate it. What Gu Jinnian can guarantee is that if these dynasty merchants imitate, they will definitely die.
Because they cannot provide firewood, rice, oil, and salt at low prices and sell them regardless of cost, they will only eventually collapse. The unlucky businessmen who buy the shops will be the ones who are unlucky.
It will take a while for Jiangzhong Longmi to be exported to various countries, and then word of mouth will be built up.
As for Tianwai Meteor Gold, it will amaze people all over the world in the near future.
At that time, the implementation of Daxia Baobao will become the most valuable currency. There is no need to do anything at all, and the people will make their own choices.
Do you want a treasure banknote that can only be exchanged for big golden dragon rice, or do you want a treasure banknote that can be used to buy things in the Evernight City, buy river dragon rice, and can also be exchanged for meteorite gold?
Anyone who is not a fool knows how to choose.
"If this plan is decided, it will provide a steady stream of silver income, surpassing the Central Continent Dynasty within ten years."
Gu Jinnian said to himself.
This plan can be said to be the biggest plan. If the plan is successful, as long as the Central Continent Dynasty did not intervene in the early stage, no one can stop it.
in this way.
In the blink of an eye, half a month passed.
There is still one month left until Jixia Academy opens.
In the past half month, Gu Jinnian has also been very busy, either going to the Ministry of Works or the Ministry of Household Affairs.
As Gu Jinnian guessed, Daxia Evernight City is becoming more and more popular. It may have been an exaggeration to say that the queue reached Kyoto before, but now it is really the case.
Kyoto, a city that never sleeps, can no longer meet the needs of the people of Daxia.
People from all counties couldn't help but come here because of its reputation. After they came, they went back and spread the word about what they saw and experienced. With a little exaggeration, people in each county expected that their county could build a city that never sleeps.
And businessmen are flocking here, even offering sky-high prices, wanting to buy shops from other people.
A shop with a price of 2.5 million taels was sold to 8 million taels each, and no one has sold it yet.
Everyone knows that the shops in Daxia Evernight City are like chickens that can lay golden eggs.
In the past half month, the entire Daxia Dynasty has been discussing the city that never sleeps, so much so that the Fuluo Dynasty and the Dajin Dynasty are also paying close attention to the developments in the city.
Moreover, according to reliable information, several chambers of commerce have joined forces with the chambers of commerce of the Fuluo Dynasty and the Dajin Dynasty to replicate the Great Xia Evernight City. Among them, the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce is the most active and has completed negotiations.
However, they can only be copied in other countries and cannot be copied in the Daxia Dynasty.
What is certain at present is that the Fuluo Dynasty approved three never-sleeping city plans, and the Dajin Dynasty even approved twelve never-sleeping city plans with a wave of its hand.
Completely follow the example of the Great Xia Never Sleeps City, free land and three-year tax exemption.
The major dynasties are not stupid. They know what the city that never sleeps means. They let businessmen invest money to solve the labor problems of the people. If they start it, they will collect taxes every year in the future. If they can't get it started, for the major dynasties, it is nothing more than a piece of land.
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At the very least, we might even build a new city to solve the problem of population and housing.
The Beast Garden has also recently opened, once again igniting the popularity of several counties around Kyoto.
Moreover, Daxia Restaurant has completed a counterattack, with full customers every day and extremely exaggerated revenue. As for the revenue of other shops, it has also doubled because of the Beast Garden.
As a result, many businessmen are even more jealous.
in this way.
At this juncture, the Ministry of Household Affairs released news that a branch city would be established in Seventy-Two County to accept the purchase of shops in advance.
As soon as the news came out, the door of the household department was knocked down, and countless businessmen flocked in. Some chamber of commerce presidents heard the news and came directly with cash.
This scene shocked He Yan.
Because it is too exaggerated.
but.
There is another thing, that is, the tax problem in Jiangnan and the new policy of sharing the land with farmers were effectively solved, and it was Chang Yuntian who solved it.
This matter, in the past, would have been quite a big deal. After all, Jiangnan's tax revenue accounted for a lot of Daxia's national tax, but now the limelight of Daxia's Evernight City has completely overshadowed Jiangnan's tax revenue.
The officials don't care about anything.
Gu Jinnian didn't care about this matter either.
But on the second day.
Two figures came to the city that never sleeps in Daxia.
It was Yu Yi and He Zhai.
The two of them were previously sent to Jiangnan County by Gu Jinnian to be responsible for implementing the New Deal.
More than two months, almost three months.
The two of them are back.
After returning from this trip, the two of them obviously understood more truth.
But it also brought a piece of news to Gu Jinnian.
It is related to the Great Summer Disaster.
The general situation is that during the Great Summer Disaster, the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce sold inferior medicines and other goods, causing soldiers to be infected and killed, or people to freeze to death.
Doing many evil things.
The second Honor of Kings competition is over.
Bonuses have also been distributed.
I heard from Wuya that there are many strong people.
Fortunately, I don't play this game, otherwise I would have been beaten on the head.