Chapter 1146: I'm Looking Forward to the Birth of a Powerful Weapon (Part 1)
Chapter 1146
In my heart, I have always reported that Zhao Xu, the son of heaven who wants to repeat the prosperity of the Han and Tang dynasties, naturally hopes that the stronger the armament of the Great Song Dynasty, the better.
Zhao Xu, the Son of Heaven, listened carefully to Wang Yang's words, narrowed his eyes tightly, and began to carefully calculate in his mind.
"If the ordnance supervisor starts selling these things, it will inevitably cause a backlash from the officials of the Ministry of Industry and even the courtiers......" The Son of Heaven smashed his mouth, quite helplessly.
"It would be nice if there was a way to keep the Ministry of Industry from knowing......" Zhao Ji on the side couldn't help but roll his eyes and muttered in a low voice.
"Don't let the Ministry of Industry know? Hehe, the ministers of the DPRK and China are not stupid, once the ordnance superintendent starts selling these things to the people, how can they not know? ”
"Actually, it's not like there's no way to fix it." Wang Yang touched his chin, his eyes rolled several times, and such a sentence came out.
"How to fix it?"
"The Weapons Warden doesn't need to show up, let the businessman be the agent of the Ordnance Warden." Wang Yang stopped at the point.
But this sentence made Zhao Xu, the Son of Heaven, suddenly light up, and after gently rubbing his fingers, he turned his head and commanded Zhao Ji. "Brother I'm a little hungry, Eleven Lang, hurry up and let someone serve some food and drink."
Zhao Ji nodded in agreement, hurriedly left the front hall, and went outside the door to tell the people in the palace to buy wine and food.
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At the wine table, Zhao Xu, the Son of Heaven, asked Wang Yang in detail how he planned to use a merchant as an agent, and how to avoid letting the Ministry of Industry realize that he was being given a competition for business by the ordnance supervisor......
Wang Yang naturally gave a detailed explanation, and now the Ordnance Supervision is an important department independent of the Ministry of Industry, so the Ministry of Industry naturally has no way to know the internal operation of the Ordnance Superintendent.
As long as you find a suitable merchant, give a certain price discount, sell directly to the merchant, and then sell it to the market.
In this way, the ordnance supervisor will naturally be able to easily put aside the relationship. Wait for three years and five years, even if you are found out by the courtiers at that time.
Well, Zhao Xu, the Son of Heaven, doesn't think there can be anything, anyway, it has become a fait accompli by then, so what can the Ministry of Industry do if it is crooked?
Anyway, this kind of business done by the Ministry of Industry is like a special loss-making business, in this case, it is better to let the ordnance supervisor do it, and if you get the money, you can also invest in the research and development of new weapons.
In the end, Zhao Xu, the Son of Heaven, approved Wang Yang's method, but when he was full of wine and food and left Duanwang's Mansion, Zhao Xu, the Son of Heaven, stood on the steps, turned his head to Wang Yang and bowed slightly, and lowered his voice. "I'm looking forward to the birth of the kind of weapon you said that is far more powerful than the Yuanyu Stone Thrower......"
Watching Zhao Xu, the Son of Heaven, board the low-key and luxurious carriage, and go into the distance under the guards of the Imperial Guard, Wang Yang took a deep breath, and the corners of his mouth rose briskly.
"Sir, what about ourselves, do we really want to do that carriage business?" Zhao Ji, who was standing beside Wang Yang, invited Wang Yang back to the front hall, and the two continued to discuss the fortune plan that had been interrupted by the appearance of the Son of Heaven before.
How much profit can be made from such a thing as a vehicle? Zhao Ji really didn't think that this kind of thing could make a lot of money. After all, even if the things of the Ordnance Prison can really be sold outside, with just those few springs, can it really be better and more popular than other workshops?
Wang Yang smiled, took another sip of the wine leisurely, and then explained. "In the past, horses were scarce in my Great Song Dynasty, and almost except for a small number of war horses, it was difficult to have good horses in the market. Therefore, things like horse-drawn carriages are naturally rare. It's mostly some donkey carts, ox carts, ......"
"It's not as fast as a horse-drawn carriage, but it's a good thing to get around. But now, we already have horses in Da Song......"
"Nowadays, the total number of war horses in my Great Song Dynasty has almost reached 150,000, and every year, the pastures on the North Shaanxi Road alone can supply two or three thousand good horses that can become war horses."
"In addition to those good horses, there are also a large number of horses that have been eliminated and are not suitable for war horses, although they cannot be used as war horses, but there is nothing wrong with civilian use. Didn't you say before that even your house had purchased more than a dozen horses for riding? ”
"For a royal nobleman like you, ten or so horses are very ordinary, and in a noble family, three or five horses must be normal. Although young people feel heroic and cool when riding a horse, if they are old, they also want to be fast, but they can't stand the sun and wind......"
Wang Yang's explanation made Zhao Ji finally understand what was going on.
"You mean to say that this is the time to set up a carriage workshop?"
"Yes, it is a carriage workshop, and our goal at the moment is to produce a carriage that is both noble and generous, and absolutely comfortable.
After it is produced, it will naturally need to be sold, so a large shop, preferably outside the city, and there is an open space for many carriages......"
"But if you want to produce such a carriage, many of the parts that are missing will have to fall on the civilian goods of the ordnance superintendent." Wang Yang narrowed his eyes and began to laugh.
"Now that Your Majesty has agreed to my proposal, the original most worrying problem has now been solved, and the next thing we need to do is to find a way to buy a few workshops that make vehicles."
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Just do it, this is Wang Yang's style, and Wang Yang has not been in Bianliang in Tokyo for a few days, Wan Bin, a business giant with extremely rich business experience, has already handed over the business in his hand to his subordinates and hurried to Beijing.
Looking at this former Majesty's hidden residence, and now Wang Yang's mansion, Wan Bin's eyes were full of envy.
"Such a mansion, even now, is still in the hands of the royal family, I am afraid that there are few left, and this is still the mansion of His Majesty when he was the king in the past, and it was given to you, this meaning is really extraordinary, extraordinary......"
"Okay, your flattering words, I'm almost tired of hearing it these days, since Brother Tai has rushed to Bianliang, it just so happens that Brother Wan has a few things to talk to you about here." Wang Yang didn't talk nonsense with this guy, but went straight to the point.
He told the other party that the military weapons supervisor was preparing to produce civilian supplies in large quantities and then handed them over to the merchants for monopoly.
Wan Bin almost didn't think about making a decision on the spot. "This is no problem at all, what are you going to do with it?"
"Leave it to Wanhong Trading Company to handle this matter." Wang Yang thought about it and gave his own answer. "However, on the bright side, it can't be Wanhong Trading Company, I believe Brother Tai should understand what I mean."
“…… Oh, foolish brother understands, you can rest assured of this. Wan Bin just came back to the question, and immediately came to his senses, and smiled a little embarrassedly.
"In addition, I am also preparing a batch of funds to do business, and I am going to ask you what the shareholders mean?"
"How much capital needs to be contributed, what do you need Wan to do, you just have to tell it, there is no need to ask such a question." Wan Bin laughed, but still agreed without hesitation. "Believe me, the other shareholders will definitely not have any opinions."
“…… Since my brother trusts my brother so much, I can't help but make it clear that I am going to open a large workshop that manufactures all kinds of vehicles, and in the future, I am also going to set up a car shop specializing in long-distance and short-distance transportation. ”