Chapter 65 The latest money-burning and money-making plan
Lu Yan had actually thought about this matter a long time ago, but because he had too many things at hand, he never took action.
After arranging Huang Zhong and Huang Xu to live in his house, Lu Yan decided to finally implement the matter.
However, we have to wait for Boss Cao to come back and talk to him first. Only by asking him to get Fu Guang from the Emperor's side, and with an awesome medical figure in charge, can Lu Yan's follow-up plan be implemented smoothly.
In fact, in this era, there are many doctors and doctors who can treat illnesses and save lives.
But these people either live in their own medical clinics or travel around to get medical treatment wherever they go. They are basically a mess.
Moreover, medicine and craftsmanship are both lowly professions nowadays. Most of them are inherited from families and cannot be scaled up.
Just like the medical clinics opened by Chen Liu and Xuchang today, the largest one only has three storefronts and two pharmacies.
Moreover, a doctor's level and knowledge range are limited, and most of the medicinal materials they sell are common. If they encounter some difficult diseases or diseases that are beyond the scope of their knowledge, they may be at a loss.
What Lu Yan is thinking about is to build a large-scale medical center with modern significance. It can even be said that it is a modern comprehensive hospital that covers various subjects, various categories, and has a clear division of labor.
"It's another money-consuming project..." Lu Yan rubbed his temples, thinking that he might have to quarrel with Mao Jie and Yi Ji again.
Although he felt very guilty, Lu Yan still walked around to the county governor's house and met Mao Jie and Yi Ji who were checking the accounts.
Lu Yan looked at Mao Jie and Yi Ji, who had their heads together and were carefully checking the numbers. He asked with some guilt: "You two, I have something to discuss with you. I don't know..."
"No money!" Mao Jie said without raising his head.
"..."
The words were already stuck in his throat before he left his mouth. You have made the Cavalry General very embarrassed!
"Well..." At this time, Yi Ji raised his head, with a helpless look on his face, and said: "Lu Xiuqi, Zilong's cavalry, Ziyi's Beiwei army, and the expansion of the workshop have really been burned down.
Too much money.
Alas! Now even the Xuchang court has to borrow money from us to survive, so Lu Qiaoqi, you’d better calm down for the time being!"
Damn it! Even the imperial court has to borrow money to survive? Or from my pocket... Oh no, borrow money from Chen Liu? Is Boss Cao already so poor?
"That's not right. You should be making a lot of money selling books and papers, right?" Lu Yan felt something was wrong, so he asked.
"I made a lot of money, but now I have invested it in the construction of the palace." Mao Jie said expressionlessly. From his look, he seemed to be a little dissatisfied with the construction of the Xuchang Palace.
Lu Yan was silent, Chenliu County should not have experienced such a lack of money for several years, and now that the emperor came, he and others were forced into such an embarrassing situation again.
But compared with the role of the emperor and the court, these financial burdens are nothing to mention.
Money, as long as it can be solved with money, it’s not a problem!
Lu Yan felt that it was time to open up some more money-making projects.
As soon as his mind turned, Lu Yan remembered something that happened a long time ago, so he said to Mao Jie and Yi Ji: "Last time I met a talented man who improved the damask weaving machine in the workshop. I believe he now has one."
some results.”
"Improved damask weaving machine?" After hearing this, Mao Jie's expression finally changed.
"That's right, I remember that he changed the silk weaving machines into twelve silk weaving machines.
This not only simplifies the damask production process and increases the production speed by four to five times, but also makes the jacquard patterns weaved more unique and richer through his improved damask weaving machine."
Just how profitable Lingluo satin was at this time, let’s give two examples to make it clear:
Zhang Anshi of the Western Han Dynasty owned a private workshop. His "wife made her own textiles, and her family had seven hundred children, all of whom were skilled in craftsmanship." Even the richest general Huo Guang.
"Miscellaneous Notes of Xijing" records that the Sanhua Silk produced by Chen Baoguang's family of Julu was famous throughout the country, and one piece was worth tens of thousands of dollars!
Isn't it scary?
But with the glass beads and jade in front, that seems to be it...
Although glass is profitable, in order to maintain its rarity, it can only be sold on a limited basis every month. Although it can be marketed in various ways, the quantity is limited after all.
Although there is no glass before Hualing, its advantage is that it is much larger in quantity. Maybe it will surpass the glass and become the second most profitable project in Chenliu County!
First of all, it goes without saying that the Han people's thirst for books and paper is endless.
"I said Changsheng, why didn't you mention this to us earlier?" Mao Jie asked with some dissatisfaction.
"That's right! This is a project that makes a lot of money. How can you, Lu Qiaoqi, not pay attention to it at all?"
In fact, it's not that Lu Yan doesn't pay attention to it, it's just that he temporarily forgot...well, temporarily.
Seeing Lu Yan's silence, Mao Jie glanced at him sideways and said, "Is it possible that you forgot again?"
What does "you" mean? Do I, Lu, often forget things?
Lu Yan curled his lips and wisely did not argue with Mao Jie about this matter. Instead, he explained: "At that time, the improvement of silk weaving machines was only based on theory and drawings. It would take a lot of money to actually build it.
It took a lot of time, so I didn’t disclose the news to anyone in advance.”
"is that so?"
After finding a decent reason, Mao Jie and Yi Ji, two current government affairs bosses in Chenliu County, let Lu Yan go.
With the support of another big money-making project, Mao Jie finally gave Lu Yan an opening after weighing it again and again and asked: "What did you want to say in the first place?"
Lu Yan made up his mind, so he found a larger piece of paper, wrote on it, and explained: "It's like this..."
After Lu Yan changed the entire piece of paper beyond recognition, Mao Jie and Yi Ji finally understood what Lu Yan wanted to express.
"Hospital?" Yi Ji chewed on the new name and said to himself: "There is only one word difference between this hospital and a medical clinic, but the meanings are completely different.
The medical clinic is privately run, but the hospital gives me the feeling of a small imperial court.
Medical officers in various departments perform their own duties, and drugs are distributed uniformly by the organization. Everyone's tasks are clearly divided and labor is meticulously divided..."
Yi Ji's words were exactly what Mao Jie was thinking. After a moment of silence, Mao Jie suddenly said to Lu Yan: "Chang Sheng, you said that if you can pay more attention to work on weekdays, will the people's livelihood under the Lord's rule be improved?"
Improved earlier?”
Lu Yan was spurred again, and he could only explain with a wry smile: "Xiang Xianxiao, every drink and every peck is destined. For example, the hospital we are talking about now, if we don't have enough funds, how can we support it?
What about the construction and initial consumption of the hospital?”
If you take too big a step, you will end up in trouble! How many cases and lessons have been learned in modern times where enterprises have broken their capital chain due to blind expansion and finally collapsed?
So sometimes it's not that Lu Yan doesn't want to move, but that he really can't move blindly!
Mao Jie was silent when he heard this. He felt that what Lu Yan said was right, "Some things really cannot be rushed."
But Mao Jie's sixth sense told him that Lu Yan must have some other little thoughts (for example: laziness)!
But those are all minor problems, as long as this guy can contribute the wonderful ideas in his mind from time to time.