jdhmnovel Chapter 934 His Highness the Crown Prince Understands Me!
Chapter 934 His Highness the Crown Prince Understands Me!
Hu Weiyong didn't care whether Li Shanchang had been fooled or not.
As far as Hu Weiyong is concerned, if Li Shanchang can bring benefits to Liaodong, then you are my benefactor, my patron, and I would even call you my godfather.
However, it is obvious that Yang Dianfeng can bring several related industries to Liaodong with just a little effort, such as woodworking, papermaking, printing, pharmaceuticals, aquaculture, and transportation. In the blink of an eye, he can set up a large number of workshops that require manpower, and even form an industrial chain.
In this situation, you, Li Shanchang, are at most my dearest friend and relative.
Hu Weiyong looked at Yang Shaofeng with a big smile and chuckled, "Your Highness, do you think there are any other ways to make these Bone Strengthening Pills and Health Preservation Pills?"
Yang Shaofeng was slightly taken aback and asked, "What other methods?"
Hu Weiyong continued rubbing his hands together, chuckling awkwardly, and said, "They are the two pharmaceutical workshops I saw in Ningyang County and Dengzhou Prefecture before."
"I was thinking, since Ningyang County and Dengzhou Prefecture can set up pharmaceutical workshops, could we in Liaodong also set up a pharmaceutical workshop using our bone-strengthening pills and health-preserving pills?"
"After all, there are many medicinal herbs in Liaodong, and many of them are hard to find in the interior of China."
"Like deer antlers, deer penis, deer blood, and deer tendons."
"And tiger bones, tiger tendons, and tiger skin."
"Ginseng, Asarum, Schisandra, Saposhnikovia divaricata, Gentiana scabra, Aconitum carmichaelii, Paeonia lactiflora."
"Many of the medicinal herbs here are either not found in the Guanzhong Plain or are of even higher quality."
"If we make good use of it, wouldn't we be able to create several large workshops?"
Zhu Biao nodded slightly and said, "Hu Buzheng's idea is not bad."
“Liaodong is bitterly cold, and only half the year is suitable for farming.”
"If the pharmaceutical industry can be developed, people will have another way to earn a living."
As Zhu Biao finished speaking, Hu Weiyong was overjoyed.
His Highness the Crown Prince understands me!
However, Li Shanchang glanced sideways at Zhu Biao and Hu Weiyong.
Greedy, so incredibly greedy!
Most importantly, neither of them managed to get what they wanted!
After careful consideration, Li Shanchang simply looked at Zhu Biao and asked, "May I ask Your Highness, what is the most important thing in Liaodong right now?"
Zhu Biao paused slightly, then replied, "Relocating people to Liaodong for reclamation and mining will alleviate the burden of overpopulation in some prefectures and counties within the Great Wall, and will also allow the resources of Liaodong to be developed for the benefit of the Ming Dynasty."
Li Shanchang shook his head directly and said softly, "What Your Highness said, including the bone-strengthening pills and health-preserving pills that the Imperial Son-in-Law made, are actually means, not ends."
Seeing the confusion on Zhu Biao's face, Li Shanchang, while secretly hating Song Lian, continued, "Your Highness must remember that all methods serve the purpose of achieving your goal."
"The purpose of what I am saying is to prove the value of Liaodong, and to prove the value of Liaodong to the entire Ming Dynasty."
"Whether it's alleviating the burden on the population or developing the resources of Liaodong, it's all about proving the value of Liaodong."
"Only in this way can the court and the government work together to develop Liaodong and make Liaodong inseparable from the Ming Dynasty."
"The same is true in other places."
"For example, Dali."
"The reason why the prince consort instructed those farm directors to petition for water boots was also to prove the value of Dali, so as to make Dali and the Ming Dynasty an inseparable whole."
"Even if in the future... even if in the future someone proposes to give up Dali or Liaodong, considering the value of Dali and Liaodong, there will be others who will jump out to oppose it."
"..."
Li Shanchang patiently imparted his years of experience and insights as prime minister to Zhu Biao.
Yang Shaofeng stared blankly at Li Shanchang.
Is that what I think?
Yes, that's exactly what I think.
Just like Liu Cixin, he's just an electrician, what the hell could he possibly know about "The Three-Body Problem"?
Yang Shaofeng was pondering things randomly in his mind, while Li Shanchang continued to impart his experience.
"Does the Ming Dynasty currently lack pharmaceutical workshops?"
"No shortage."
"What the Ming Dynasty lacks now is coal mines, iron mines, copper mines, silver mines, gold mines, oil mines, or any other miscellaneous mineral deposits."
"In order to make the entire Ming Dynasty closely connected as a whole, we used coal and iron mines to develop steam engines and build railways. That was the means."
"The increased speed of the flow of goods and the resulting opportunities for work, which make people richer, can all be seen as benefits."
"In the end, everything is for the original purpose."
"..."
"The Ming Dynasty doesn't lack pharmaceutical workshops or medicines; what it truly desperately needs is coal and steel from Liaodong."
"Medicinal herbs cannot prove the value of Liaodong; only coal and steel can prove its value."
"Therefore, it is enough that the bone-strengthening pills and health-preserving pills can help the people make money. The most important thing right now is to vigorously develop the mineral resources in Liaodong while reclamation and settlement."
"As for the pharmaceutical workshop..."
Li Shanchang said meaningfully, "Whether it's making money or not, the pharmaceutical workshop is obviously much easier. Growing and harvesting herbs is also easier than mining."
"Although making pharmaceuticals is not as lucrative as working in the mines, it is not as dangerous either."
"I have heard a saying that working in a mine is like eating food in the mortal world and doing work in the mortal world."
"The people will resist from the bottom of their hearts."
At this point, Li Shanchang turned his gaze to Yang Shaofeng: "Your Highness, am I right?"
Yang Shaofeng exclaimed twice, then echoed, "Ah, yes, Prime Minister Li is absolutely right, that's what I was thinking too."
Even Liu Cixin doesn't understand The Three-Body Problem.
What the hell do I know about the Liaodong Development Project?
Zhu Biao frowned in thought, while Hu Weiyong was completely dumbfounded.
What about my huge pharmaceutical workshop in Liaodong?
I originally planned to open pharmaceutical workshops throughout the dozen or so prefectures of Liaodong, so that the people of each prefecture could benefit from them.
Now look what's happened! Just because of a few words from you old scoundrel, my huge Liaodong pharmaceutical workshop is gone!
That's your mother!
You give back the opportunity for the people of Liaodong to make money!
Hu Weiyong cursed inwardly, but Li Shanchang turned his gaze to Yang Shaofeng: "So, how long will it take to get the steam engine, the railway, and that rotary tiller we talked about before ready for the Prince Consort?"
As Li Shanchang finished speaking, several idioms immediately flashed through Yang Shaofeng's mind.
See the picture poorly.
Xiang Zhuang performs a sword dance.
Point to the mulberry tree and curse the huai tree.
Stealing something while it's convenient.
That old scoundrel Li Shanchang is clearly using the opportunity of imparting his experience to the black sesame dumpling maker to urge me to build steam engines, railways, and rotary tillers for him!
That's your mother!
Yang Shaofeng was also cursing the inhuman Grand Secretary of the Ming Dynasty in his heart, but he smiled and said, "Don't worry, Prime Minister Li. Steam engines and railways are hard to come by, but rotary tillers are a piece of cake."
Li Shanchang's face lit up with joy, but Yang Shaofeng quickly changed the subject: "However..."