After the earth-shaking trouble, Chen Zhengtai stopped for a while.

In fact, the entire Chen family was already in a state of turmoil, not because of verbal wars and meticulous porcelain.

But at this moment, the University Research Institute and Erpigou Jianye sent a large number of people to explore outside the pass.

On the grassland... The Chen family established an isolated city in Shuofang. With the financial resources of the Chen family, Shuofang was finally much more lively. With the laying of wooden tracks, Shuofang became more prosperous.

There are already 50,000 households in this Shuofang area.

A large number of people realized that the days deep in the grassland were much more comfortable than those in the pass.

Most of the people in the pass have no land. Even if there is one, the land is limited. Although the new grains are replaced, it is just enough for the family to eat and drink.

But in the grassland, the reclamation order has been issued, and a large amount of land has been turned into grain fields, and the same policy of Yongye Field in the pass has begun to be implemented, but... the conditions are much wider. No matter who comes to Shuofang, he will provide 300 acres of land as Yongye Field.

Even... they also provide grain, pig breeds, and chickens.

Not only that, there are a large number of ranches here, so the price of meat is several times cheaper than that in the pass.

The Chen family has invested a lot of construction here, and because of the lack of manpower, the salary of craftsmen is more than twice that of the inner city.

With the bonus of various discounts, gathering areas began to appear near almost every station. According to some calculations, if the population of various gathering areas and pastures is added, the Han people's household registration has reached 80,000 in the area outside the pass.

The Chen family has begun to set an example, and half of the people have begun to migrate deep into the grassland. The large population has also accumulated a large amount of grain and excess meat in the barns in Shuofang City because they can't eat it for a while, so they have to pickle it as a reserve. Countless furs are also continuously transported into the gate.

In Shuofang, a large number of copper, iron ore and coal mines have been unearthed, especially coal, with a much better quality than those in Zhengxian County, and the quality of iron ore is also incredible.

So... along this area of ​​ore veins, the city that was once famous for its mineral production in later generations has now begun to build workshops after workshop, using wooden rails to connect with the city.

Of course, there are actually many people who are difficult to have confidence in this place.

After all, many people know that this is the prosperity brought by the Chen family. The wealth accumulated by the Chen family in the pass is continuously transported to the Shuofang. Such development is only a moment. When the Chen family's wealth is exhausted, the good days outside the pass will naturally end.

There are many people who have this idea.

But now... all the Chen family and the people from the research institute have been scared by Chen Zhengtai.

A large number of surveys of geology began outside the pass, and the latest maps were drawn differently, and a large number of people were sent to inquire about the situation of the grassland departments.

At the same time... an ambitious plan has been placed on Chen Zhengtai's desk.

The wooden tracks still need to be laid, but they no longer connect Shuofang and Chang'an, but lay a horizontal wooden track about a thousand miles long with Shuofang as the center. This track started from Daijun in Hebei and continued to the border of Tubo.

To ensure the project, a lot of labor is required, and at the same time, it is necessary to ensure that there will be no damage to the grassland along the way.

Not only that, the wooden tracks from Chang'an to Shuofang have begun to be overwhelmed because of the frequent exchanges. So...there are two choices at present. One is to continue laying new wooden tracks and adding lines. The other is very violent, laying the rails directly.

The research institute has exploded, crazy... There are too many problems here. Where did the Tang Dynasty have so much steel? It can even be so luxurious that it lays these steel on the ground.

How can this steel be so valuable? How can we ensure that such valuable things will not be damaged?

In addition, rails are laid and used to transport horse-drawn trucks. So... when will the cost be recovered?

In addition, there are many other problems such as cow hair and uneven terrain. How to lay steel to ensure a smooth fit.

A long time later, the research institute finally came up with a list. The one who sent the list was Chen Zhengkang. This person was already considered a relative of Chen Zhengtai and was considered a cousin. There was a reason why he asked him to send him off. Chen Zhengtai has been very perverted recently and is like taking the wrong medicine. No one dared to provoke him. It is the most suitable for him to let Chen Zhengkang come, after all, it is a family.

Chen Zhengkang shrank timidly and carefully delivered the list to Chen Zhengtai.

Chen Zhengtai looked at it and then handed it to Wu Zi beside him.

Wu Qingnian said: "To build railway tracks, it costs 19.4 million yuan. Thirteen steel smelting workshops of the same size as Erpigou Steel Workshop, and more than 39.400 craftsmen and laborers are needed; a large-scale development of Shuofang Mine is needed, and at least six iron ore and three coal mines are needed. There is still a large-scale purchase of logs within the customs; seven workshops of the same size as Erpigou Machinery Workshop are needed...."

Wu Ju is pronounced word by word.

Chen Zhengkang was trembling. In fact... the delivery of this list was the result of preliminary discussion. After the list was drafted, everyone knew that the cost of this plan was too large. Maybe the entire Chen family would be sold, so they could only barely make up such a number.

Because of this, everyone thinks that as long as you give this thing, Chen Zhengtai will only give up in the face of difficulties.

This ambitious plan requires countless money to support.

Therefore, Chen Zhengkang was mentally prepared. After reading it, Chen Zhengtai would be furious and scolded him for a few words, then scolded him again, and finally drove him out, and then gave up the matter.

After Wu Xi finished reciting, he raised his eyes and looked at Chen Zhengtai: "Mr., what do you think?"

Chen Zhengtai pondered for a moment and said, "It's much cheaper than I thought."

Chen Zhengkang: “…”

He suspected that he had auditory hallucinations.

Chen Zhengtai then said, "I didn't expect to save so much money. I thought it would cost at least 20 to 30 million yuan. I think this is a good thing. Everyone has worked hard. I'm afraid there's not much hard work these days. Zhengkang, although you are my cousin, I am the prince granted by the imperial court. The Chen family is also my decision, so I rely on the small and small to say, you have done a good job, this plan seems to be feasible. I will immediately carry out the preliminary work, first build a test site, and verify it. In addition... Wuhu... I have been thinking about it, you have to find a way to study the principle of boiling water. Do you still remember boiling water?"

"Remember." Wu Xi thought for a while and said, "When boiling water, it produces force, just like a windmill and a waterwheel. Why... mentor... what do you think?"

Chen Zhengtai said: "Think about it, windmills and water wheels... can be pushed away by wind and water, but the only thing is that these two things cannot be separated from wind and water. But since we can get the same thing when boiling water, can we boil water on the carriage?"

Wu Qi's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but say, "I understand what my teacher meant. He boiled water in the carriage and breath came out. This breath promoted the chariot movement, right?"

Chen Zhengtai couldn't help but look at Wu Xi with jealousy: "That's probably what it means."

This person is really smart and evil. Can it not be envious and jealous?

"The principle is one thing, but how can such a small force be promoted? I have to think of ways from other directions. In my spare time, I can discuss with the people of the research institute, and maybe I can get some inspiration from it."

Discuss...

Chen Zhengtai could already imagine that in the early stage, Wu Yu had discussed with the nerds from the institute. After a while, Wu Yu was pressing these nerds to beat them on the ground.

"It's hard for you."

Chen Zhengtai then looked at Chen Zhengkang and said, "You have to spend more time. Go back and tell the institute and start preparations immediately. You need to use all the manpower and material resources and money, don't worry."

Reality and imagination are really different!

Chen Zhengkang was only a little bit late to kneel down and howled, Your Highness, don’t do this.

But Chen Zhengtai looked relaxed. At this time, he really treated the money as dirt.

You know, the Chen family is easy to make money, only two million yuan, and there will be more in the future.

This is thanks to Zhu Wenye’s husband. If it weren’t for him, he wouldn’t have the confidence.

Chen Zhengtai said: "Go and do it."

"Here." Chen Zhengkang obediently responded. After all, he didn't dare to talk too much. He bowed and went.

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In the study, Wu Yu looked puzzled. In fact, for her, she was not in a hurry to see the car that Chen Zhengtai told him. She had probably read the physics books in junior high school. The principle was ready-made, and the next thing was how to make this power available.

But what she wondered was: "Mr. I spent so much manpower and material resources and could only practice one. Is it worth it?"

Chen Zhengtai glared: "Why did he spend so much manpower and material resources?"

Then, he patiently explained: "Did the mines we dug out, workshops we built, and craftsmen we trained disappear out of thin air? No, no, they did not disappear, but this money became people's salary, minerals, and roads. Roads can make transportation convenient. When people have salary, they have to buy food, clothing, housing and transportation. In the end, they still have to buy my car, the rice we planted in Shuofang and the meat we raised in Shuofang, and finally they still have to buy our cloth. After spending the money, it did not disappear out of thin air, but instead transferred from a store.

Moved to another person, then from this person to the next shop. So we spent 20 million yuan, but in essence, we created countless value. What we got was more available steel and more convenient transportation, so that it could provide us with more help in the grassland. Do you know? There are countless Hu people in this grassland, who are more adaptable to the grassland than us. If we want to eat them, we have to play to our strengths and avoid our weaknesses, use our strengths and hide our weaknesses. To put it bluntly, we will kill them with money."

Wu Xi thought about it, and she seemed to have begun to understand something, and said, "So that's it, so... you should not care about temporary gains and losses when doing anything. This is the reason why wise people think far-sightedly, right?"

Chen Zhengtai said: "Is this a wise man's long-term thinking? But because, if I only have ten coins of money in my hand, what I can think of is just where to fill my stomach tomorrow. But if I have one hundred coins or one thousand coins in my hand, I have to think about what I should do next year to get more profits. If I have ten thousand coins, I have to think about my descendants...how to get my protection. But if I have one million coins, ten million coins, or even tens of millions of coins? When I have such a huge wealth, then what I consider should not be the gains and losses in front of me, but the welfare of the people of the world. In the process of seeking the world, I can benefit my family. Why not do this?"

"So, it's not that I am a wise man, but thanks to the grandparents of Zhu, and thanks to the great and small clans in the world, they had to stuff the wealth that had been passed down for dozens of generations into my hands. I felt embarrassed myself, and tried my best to stop them, saying that they could not be used, you gave too much, but they just refused to follow me. I said I couldn't, and they wanted to scold me, and I refused to ask for this money, so they showed their evil spirits and had to beat me. What do you think I could do? I had to reluctantly take all the money. But the simple wealth was not

It is meaningful, it is just a piece of waste paper, especially such a huge wealth. If it were just hidden in private, wouldn’t you be afraid? If it were me, I would be scared and I would be so scared that I would not dare to sleep. Therefore... I have to spread this wealth and use this money to strengthen my foundation, which is also beneficial to the world, so that I can feel at ease. Do you really think that I have been struggling with the essence of the porcelain for so long just to get people’s money? Wu Yu, don’t think so badly about my teacher. As a teacher, I am a person who compares with Guan Zhong and Leyi, but some people have misunderstandings about me."

Wu Qi looked at Chen Zhengtai admiringly and focused: "Yes."

She is an extremely smart person, not to mention that she is in a complex growth environment, so that Wu Qi developed a vigilant mentality from childhood.

To put it bluntly, it just refuses to trust people easily.

But facing her mentor, she found that she had no resistance. Everything her mentor said makes sense and everything she said is trustworthy!

At this time, Chen Zhengtai said again: "The next thing we have to do is to sell Jing porcelain like crazy, and sell as much as we can produce. As long as it is still rising, there will be no one selling in this market, and there will always be only people buying. When a market only buys but not sells, its price will only continue to soar. The more people buy, the more Jing porcelain will be kept privately stored, and they will believe more deeply in the value of Jing porcelain. They will believe that Jing porcelain will continue to rise. Anyone who has complaints about Jing porcelain will be attacked by them. Therefore, in the future, we will be like fish in water in this market. No need to worry about other things. We will just export our Jing porcelain to the market. There is no need to worry too much about other things."

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At this time, in the palace.

Li Shimin was leaning quietly on the bed in the bedroom of Ziwei Hall.

Queen Changsun, who was standing beside her, gently added a high pillow to him.

The couple actually didn't like to have outsiders to serve him when they were alone, so whenever Li Shimin came to his sleep, Empress Changsun would take care of Li Shimin himself.

But... Li Shimin today seems particularly silent.

He was holding many newspapers recently, watching here one by one, and Empress Sun, the company chief, was talking to him, and he was also absent-minded.

After reading dozens of newspapers in one breath, Li Shimin still put down the newspaper in confusion.

Empress Changsun smiled and said, "Your Majesty, why are you absent-minded today?"

Only then did Li Shimin turn his attention to Empress Changsun and say, "I'm studying fine porcelain."

Empress Changsun said in a gentle voice: "Then Your Majesty must have a high opinion."

"No." Li Shimin was confused and frowned, "I read a lot, but the more I read it, the less I understood. I only know this thing, it is just rising. Everyone says it is reasonable, but Chen Zhengtai said that the risk is huge, and everyone is careful of the dike. However, the newspapers that are opposite to Zhengtai Zhengfeng said that Zhengtai is exaggerating, which is really a ill-intention."

Empress Changsun subconsciously said, "I think... maybe what Zhengtai said must make sense."

"I think so too." Li Shimin said seriously: "So I have always been very alert to this Jingci. But... now all over the world... except for the news newspaper, everyone says... this thing will rise, and in reality... it is indeed the same. At the beginning of the month, he was thirty-three stakes, and the middle of the month was thirty-five, and it was almost the end of the month, and it had exceeded 40 stakes. This is clearly the opposite. Look at this study newspaper, this is an article written by Zhu Wenye. He predicted at the beginning of the month that the price would reach 40 stakes. Sure enough... what he expected was right. Just yesterday, he predicted that by the end of next month, he was afraid that the price would exceed 45 stakes."

"Ah." Queen Changsun was startled and couldn't help but say in surprise: "Only one porcelain bottle?"

"Yes, there's only one porcelain vase." Li Shimin was also puzzled and said, "Now the whole world is crazy. Think about it, you bought a porcelain vase and spent twenty cents at the beginning, but as long as you hide it, it can increase from five to ten cents a month. Are you scary? Those craftsmen worked hard all year round, without eating or drinking, how many five cents a day can they earn? How many ten cents a day can they earn? "

Empress Changsun couldn't help but be dumbfounded and said in a tangled manner: "Who is right?"

"Didn't you say I don't know?" Li Shimin shook his head and then smiled bitterly: "I want to know, that's fine. I'm afraid I've made a fortune long ago. I feel very sad when I think about it. I don't have much money in the treasury, but I heard that the Cui family secretly bought countless bottles, and its assets would be more than three million yuan. Although this is just a rumor, it's not groundless. If this continues, wouldn't all the aristocratic tribes in the world be rich, and I'm the only poor man?"

As he said that, Li Shimin sighed depressedly!

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