Above the river, the breeze was gentle, and the steam-driven water and fire wheels were moving forward rapidly on the river surface. The bow of the ship stirred up countless white and crystal waves. Yan Liqiang, the governor of the Six Prefectures and the head of the Zhong family were on the deck of the water and fire wheels, drinking wine in the wind and guiding the country. It was so pleasant...

Today is the third day that the governors of the six prefectures have arrived in Qiyun County. After reading what they should have seen, Yan Liqiang took six governors on board the boat at the dock of Qinghe County, and then asked the boat to drive directly towards Pingxi City. Tonight, there will be a farewell dinner for Pingxi City. The six governors will return to their respective prefectures tomorrow.

As for Zhong Hongyan, the head of the Zhong family, after receiving the greeting from Yan Liqiang, he had been waiting in Qiyun County for several days, so that he could take a boat back to Pingxi City with the six governors today.

The steam ship that everyone is now riding is the second batch of steam ships built by the Manufacturing Bureau. The second batch of steam ships has once again improved a huge improvement compared to the first batch. Because a large number of top craftsmen joined the Manufacturing Bureau, many of those craftsmen used to build large ships, so the second batch of water and fire wheels have improved a lot compared with the first batch of hulls. At the same time, the steam engine and rudder installed on the ship have also undergone some changes. Now the performance of this second batch of water and fire wheels is more stable, and run faster on the water surface, adapt to new and stronger, and have less noise, and can basically be fully put into use.

The "No. 1 Water and Fire Wheel" specially made by Yan Liqiang was even more gorgeous and unique. The double-layer deck and many woods of the building were made of new paint technology used on the four-wheeled carriages. The boat also made springs to make sofa-like soft collapses and stools. The engine room that originally made noise was made of maple and cotton, which was even less noise. The carved beams and painted buildings on the boat were beautiful. In the place with chimneys, the whistle created by the craftsmen of the Manufacturing Bureau was installed for the first time. When the whistle sounded, the leisurely sound echoed on the river like the sound of a trumpet. It was really cool. When the boat arrived along the way, when the big flag of the Pingxi Palace hanging on the boat, the boats on the Xijiang River hurriedly leaned over, and many sailors on the boat cheered and greeted the ship from afar.

After arriving on this ship, the six governors felt their eyes open again. It was the first time they took such a ship. The comfort and speed of this cargo ship once again refreshed their understanding of taking a boat.

"This world trend is like the water of the stream in front of you, vast and endlessly surging. Because the general direction of the terrain of Ganzhou and the northwest is high in the west and low in the east, so the water of the stream in front of you flows from west to east. Everything seems simple in front of you, but contains the ultimate truth. What is this ultimate truth? In summary, it is just a sentence. The development and change of everything will always follow the direction of the least resistance. This is Tao. The so-called Tao is from high to low, that is, the least resistance

That path, this principle is placed between regions, between countries, and even between races and races in the entire Silver Continent. The same is true...." Yan Liqiang stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the scenery on the river surface and the river bank, with a high spirit. "If water wants to form a momentum, it must come from high, from high to low, so that water can pass through the stone and water can form a mulberry field, and the country can form a momentum, and the same is true. If the Han Empire wants to form a momentum, and want to prevail the world and sweep across the Liuhe River, can you tell where it is high?"

Hearing Yan Liqiang's question, some of the governors at the bow frowned, and some looked at each other. After pondering for a while, Gu Tongan spoke first.

Gu Tongan looked at Yan Liqiang humbly and humbly, and then said with a pun intended approach, "As long as there are wise monarchs and wise ministers, the Han Empire will regain its former glory and its power will be just around the corner!"

Yan Liqiang shook his head, "With a wise monarch, there are foolish monarchs, and there are virtuous ministers. A wise monarch may not meet a wise minister, and virtuous ministers may not meet a wise monarch. Therefore, throughout history, there are only a few things that wise monarchs and virtuous ministers can happen to meet together, and occasionally a flash in the pan. A court can last for 400 years. When a wise monarchs and virtuous ministers can meet together, it is less than a hundred years. Those with the highest state will never be here!"

"A wise ruler and wise ministers are just pointing out the country in the court. If this Han Empire wants to dominate the world, it depends on the fact that there are many soldiers and generals below. For example, the man of the past can pull out a million troops. If we can pull out three million troops, how can he dare to repeatedly invade the territory of our Han Empire? I, Ganzhou, had to have a million strong army, and how could the Seven Shatu tribes be arrogant in the Gulang Grassland for so long? The so-called power still depends on swords and guns..." Riestong said rudely.

"There are tens of millions of armored men in the previous dynasty and thousands of tiger generals, and they are unparalleled in the world, but they have died in three lifetimes because of the excessive taxes. How can this be the most powerful thing in the world?" Yan Liqiang asked Riestong with a smile.

"This..." Riestong couldn't speak at once.

"If a country wants to be strong, it must have a full treasury and abundant money and food. Therefore, the highest country is in the word "money and food!" Zhong Hongyan said.

Yan Liqiang smiled and shook his head, "In the eyes of robbers, the rich people who like to save money and hoard grain are all fat sheep to be slaughtered. If the country is only the money and grain hoarded in the official treasury, then such a country is no different from those wealth-guarding slaves? Once there is a change, the prosperity of a hundred generations can be turned into scorched earth in an instant!"

"I wonder where in the eyes of Your Highness, this Han Empire is so high that it can dominate the world?" Lin Zitong asked cautiously.

Yan Liqiang smiled, but did not say it directly, but pointed to the Xijiang under the boat board. "If we left Qinghe County Wharf today, two people would be on the same road with us, one of them had no money to take a boat, so he jumped into the Xijiang River and wanted to swim to Pingxi City, and another person was just taking an ordinary boat. We were sitting on a water and fire wheel. Who would you think in the end can reach Pingxi City first? If the boat and the swimming people conflicted with us, who would win in the end?"

"Uh..." Everyone on the deck fell into deep thought after listening to Yan Liqiang's words.

"For example, in the past, the embroidery girl from an ordinary family in Qinghe County, who worked for one year, could only barely allow her family to have clothes and wear clothes and earn a little money. But now, she is also an embroidery girl from an ordinary family in Qinghe County. If she enters the world's No. 1 factory and works for one year, she will not only be able to support the family and make the family full and warm clothes, but she can save more money every year, which is enough to allow the family to live a good life. The embroidery girl is the same person and in the same place, and does the same thing. Why can the latter live a better life than the former? The world's No. 1 factory recruits embroidery girls not doing good deeds. The embroidery girl also earns more money from the world's No. 1 factory and creates more wealth. The world's No. 1 factory also uses this money to hire more guards and people. Where do you think this money comes from?"

"For example, the archers and cavalry of the Dragon Ya Army, why did some people in the Seventh Division of Shatu have horses, but there were never any troops like archers?"

The so-called concept of productivity is too unfamiliar with the people in front of you, and it is confusing to explain it, so Yan Liqiang simply used a few things to explain it. Looking at the contemplative expressions of everyone, Yan Liqiang smiled, "You can think about this issue slowly, but there is one thing in front of you, and you still need strong support after you go back..."

"Oh, I wonder what your Highness needs to wait for support?" Borui asked.

"To be serious, it's not a support, but a profitable thing for you and I, everyone!" Yan Liqiang glanced at Zhong Hongyan, the head of the Zhong family, "I'm going to cooperate with the Zhong family to open a bank in the northwest..."

"Ah, bank, what kind of business is this?" Ries asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"Ahem, this bank is a bit like a money bank, but it is actually similar to a money bank..." Zhong Hongyan, the head of the Zhong family, stepped forward and looked at the governors with a smile. "In order to thank all the lords for their support, Your Highness told me that if several lords store the gold and silver in their hands in our Chatun Bank in the future, no matter how much they deposit, our Chatun Bank will not charge the cash withdrawal and storage fees for the deposit and withdrawal of gold and silver for the deposit and withdrawal of gold and silver for the deposit and storage of several lords. I hope you will support it more..."

What? If you deposit money at Chase Bank, you don’t have to pay cash withdrawal and storage fees. Is there such a good thing in the world?
Chapter completed!