Chapter 1012 I Don’t Know How Dad Is Doing
Time flies, one month later, in Xianyang, Qin Dynasty,
Now that spring has turned to summer this morning, everything is lush and green.
It’s just that outside Xianyang City now, there are a few more places with thick smoke.
That's Da Qin's ironworks.
Before Da Qin, there was the latest iron-making method brought by Zhao Lang. Now it is divided into two parts, Da Qin's craftsmen and supervisors and the Moh family.
Large-scale iron smelting began,
But today, the iron smelting factory where Da Qin's craftsman is the supervisor is under martial law, because His Majesty, the second generation of Da Qin, is in the factory.
They must brace up their spirits to welcome His Majesty's review.
At this time, inside the iron smelting plant, the official responsible for the supervision of Da Qin Craftsman was introducing the current situation to Zhao Lang.
"Your Majesty, the current output of this iron smelting plant in one month is comparable to that of the previous year."
"And the quality has been greatly improved. It will soon be able to be fully supplied to our army in Great Qin. Later, the iron farm tools of the people will also be improved."
The officials became more and more excited as they talked. The output they obtained from this new iron-making method was far higher than before.
It won't be long before Great Qin can even supply a complete armored army.
This was completely unimaginable before.
But Zhao Lang on the side just smiled slightly.
These outputs do sound very good, but to be honest, they are still far from the quantities he said he wanted.
Not to mention the quality of the iron,
After all, steam engines have made some progress now. He wants a railway track, but he doesn't know how long it will take to get it.
Of course, we still need to encourage these people’s enthusiasm at this time, so he said,
"You have done a good job, and we will try to build a few more factories within two years."
“But remember, workers’ treatment cannot be lowered.”
Whether he is making iron and building railways or doing other things, his ultimate goal is to make Da Qin prosperous and powerful, and to make the people of Da Qin live a better life.
The person in charge of the factory naturally responded, but then said with some hesitation,
"Your Majesty, the Mo family's factory has stolen a lot of iron ore from us. Do you want to talk to them and fully support our development?"
The factories on both sides belong to different companies, but there is still competition between them.
There is only so much iron ore production now, if the other side has more, they will have less.
But Zhao Lang said calmly at this time,
"Each of you should do it according to his own ability. If anyone dares to use other means, he must act in accordance with the law."
With the experience of his previous life, he certainly knows that no matter who is dominant, it will not be beneficial to the development of any industry.
This is also true for merchants and royal caravans running in parallel.
Soon Zhao Lang had roughly finished reading the process of the iron smelting plant.
I took another look at the environment for the workers inside the ironworks, and then left here.
But on the way back, I asked with some confusion,
"Master, I have some doubts in my mind. The officials of the iron smelting plant are right. This business belongs to the Great Qin treasury, and these revenues naturally belong to the treasury as well."
"As for the Mo family's iron smelting plant, although you are the leader, you only pay part of the tax on this income. Why not fully support the treasury's iron smelting plant? This way, the treasury's income will be more, which will also be good for Great Qin."
Hearing the other party's question, Zhao Lang was not disgusted.
The other party can ask this question precisely because he is thinking about it, which is a good thing.
So he said calmly,
"It is never a good thing for one company to dominate. Without competitors, unless everyone has extremely high quality and is selfless, problems will easily arise."
Zhao Lang briefly explained to the other party.
Nu suddenly nodded and wrote all these down.
He slightly understood in his heart. No wonder his master always made preparations every time he arranged something.
Soon the group returned to the palace. When they arrived at the palace, Chen Ping was already waiting.
After reporting back on the progress of various government affairs, Chen Ping finally said with some doubts,
"Your Majesty, you have ordered each county to send more than ten different people to Xianyang after the autumn harvest this year. Why is this?"
When he saw this order, although he executed it, he still had some doubts in his heart.
Zhao Lang said with a smile at this time,
"Although each county will have official tax declaration and payment records, etc., if you want to truly understand the current situation of the world, you must listen to the voices of different people."
“Because they are the ones who live there all the time, they know what’s good and what’s not.”
"This is how the Qin Dynasty can maintain long-term peace and stability."
Of course he has a better way in mind, but he must take into account the current actual situation of Da Qin.
Rolling out across the board seems impossible now.
We can only lay a solid foundation first and give the people certain specifications from the perspective of the interests of Da Qin.
Only after this became a routine could Da Qin be slowly changed.
As for the possibility of local officials committing fraud, he was not particularly worried.
With cobwebs and farmers watching, it would be better to arrest a few officials who dared to commit fraud in the first place and kill the chickens to scare the monkeys.
Then slowly improve this matter, don't be anxious about anything.
After hearing this, Chen Ping nodded thoughtfully, and then said sincerely,
"Your Majesty is indeed wise!"
Zhao Lang replied with a smile at this time,
"Brother Chen Ping, please stop flattering me."
Zhao Lang called Brother Chen Ping. Even though Chen Ping was calm, his bones felt a little lighter at this time. Fortunately, he quickly came back to his senses and said,
"This is what I say from the bottom of my heart. Looking at all the sages and emperors in ancient times, none of them can compare to you."
After hearing this, the slaves on the side felt a slight sense of crisis.
These scholars are even more shameless than him when it comes to flattery.
Zhao Lang smiled at this time and no longer dwelled on this matter. He was about to ask other questions.
At this time, an attendant hurriedly walked in and reported,
"Your Majesty, Xiang Yu of Chu State has sent a congratulatory gift. Do you want to accept it?"
Now that several months have passed since Zhao Lang's enthronement ceremony, it's a bit strange that the other party is just sending gifts now.
But Zhao Lang said with a smile,
"Since it is a gift from the King of Chu, of course I have to accept it. Please bring the things over."
Soon, the attendants brought the gifts in.
Looking at the exotic but blood-stained items in front of him, Zhao Lang couldn't help but sigh,
"Ayu is demonstrating to me."
"But this is good, it shows that he still has fighting spirit."
If you have fighting spirit, you will naturally be able to lay a better foundation for Da Qin.
Zhao Lang quickly said,
"Put it in the warehouse and see if there is a chance to appreciate it with Ayu."
Of course the attendant should be.
After arranging these things, Zhao Lang stopped thinking about it.
Now the three countries of Chu, Qi and Han have gone there, but taking it there will not be a matter of time.
It still takes some time to develop.
He would have to wait at least fifteen or twenty years before harvesting.
What we have to do now is to steadily increase Da Qin’s national power.
Soon, the white horse passed by, summer passed and autumn came, and in a blink of an eye, it was already autumn.
On this day, Zhao Lang was playing with Zhao Hao and Zhao Anan. Suddenly a gust of autumn wind blew by, and fallen leaves floated down.
The two children happily chased the leaves,
Zhao Lang didn't know why, but he thought of his father who was patrolling outside, and couldn't help but question,
"I don't know how dad is doing."
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