Steel Dynasty - Chapter 500

[Chapter 500 So sweet]

The atmosphere in the main hall was a bit solemn.

The eyes of Pang Yukun and Niu Ben moved following Xiao Ming’s figure.

After pondering for a while, Xiao Ming said: “I understand what you are thinking, but the situation in the court is ever-changing, and we should wait for the opportunity.”

“Yes, Your Highness.” Pang Yukun and Niu Ben were overjoyed, this sentence was enough to make them excited, because this It was equivalent to Xiao Ming indirectly admitting a certain possibility in the future.

The two of them were so excited that Xiao Ming couldn’t help but shake his head. He said: “You need to be strong to make iron. I don’t want you to put too much energy into this matter, but to make the country stronger step by step. Do you understand?”

Pang Yukun and Niu Ben nodded after hearing this.

After saying this, Pang Yukun thought of something and said: “Your Highness, I just passed by Dongshi and found many people depositing money in the bank in front of Qingzhou Bank. Among them, I also saw Zhu Wuliu. This shows that this propaganda has some It works.”

“Zhu Wuliu? Isn’t this Zhu Sansi’s brother?” Niu Ben asked with interest.

Xiao Ming nodded, “Yes, it is Zhu Sansi’s younger brother. Now Zhu Sansi is in charge of the Ryukyu garrison in Ryukyu. Zhu Wuliu is also actively responding to the government office. This family is a model for the feudal country and should be the focus of support. That’s right.”

“No, Zhujiacun, the village outside Qingzhou City, is the most supportive of His Highness. The official thinks that Zhujia Village should be given priority to set a model for the country. What does Your Highness think?” Pang Yukun said with a smile.

Xiao Ming nodded. He is now promoting the development of private capital so as to revitalize the feudal country’s economy. After all, the more prosperous the business, the higher the business tax will be.

“In that case, let’s go to Qingzhou to have a look, and talk about this matter with the people of Zhujiacun.” The haze in Xiao Ming’s heart dissipated a little, and the intrigue was still very tiring.

In comparison, he still likes to slowly build his own fiefdom.

At this time, the three people agreed to go to Dongshi. When they arrived, the villagers in Zhujia Village had not yet finished their business, and the villagers who had already done so did not leave, but were waiting for their fellow villagers.

Xiao Ming’s arrival immediately attracted the attention of the villagers, and Zhu Wuliu was pushed to the front by the villagers.

“Your Highness… Your Highness!”

Zhu Wuliu stammered, still very nervous when he saw Xiao Ming.

Xiao Ming smiled, patted him on the shoulder, and said, “I am very happy that you can come to Qingzhou Bank to deposit money, which shows that you trust me.”

“His Highness is determined to make decisions for our people. We don’t believe who His Highness trusts. “

Besides, if it weren’t for His Highness, we wouldn’t be able to contract the road to the city.” Zhu Wuliu scratched his head and chuckled.

“In that case, I still have a way to make money. Are you willing to continue?”

“A new way?” Zhu Wuliu’s eyes lit up. During this time, he has been thinking about holding three hundred taels of silver. He wanted to do something else, so he said: “Of course we are willing. As long as His Highness gives us a chance, we will not let him down.”

Other villagers in Zhujia Village also agreed. Once the life becomes rich, who is willing to go back to the hard life? , each of them wants to make more money.

“Okay, I have a white sugar production process that I can hand over to you. If you are willing, you can go back to the village to build a white sugar workshop. You can go to the workshop area to learn the specific process. How about it?”

“White sugar? “

“The villagers looked at each other, not knowing what Xiao Ming was talking about.

Xiao Ming suddenly understood when he saw the confused expressions on their faces. He said, “Let’s go to the Qingzhou workshop in six days. I will ask the craftsmen to wait for you.”

Zhu Wuliu smiled shyly, and he put He bowed his body at ninety degrees and said “yes” loudly.

At this time, the business in the bank was basically completed, and Zhu Wuliu and the young people in the village were playing and heading towards the village.

Seeing that the villagers of Zhujia Village had left, Xiao Ming and Pang Yukun entered the Qingzhou Bank. People’s deposits could best understand the current livelihood situation of the feudal country. He asked the bank manager: “How much money did they deposit this time?”

” Returning to Your Highness, a total of 300 households came to Zhujia Village this time and received a total of 2,000 taels of silver. Among them, Zhu Wuliu had the most money, a total of 353 taels, and the others received around 5 taels.”

Pang Yukun heard this .

Suddenly he felt bright. It seemed to him that the people of the feudal country had indeed become much richer in the past two years. This five taels of silver was simply unimaginable before.

“Your Highness, if a Zhujia Village is like this, if the people of the entire feudal country come to deposit money, this will indeed be a big sum. Now I finally understand the importance of the Qingzhou Bank.” Pang Yukun said with a smile.

Xiao Ming was also very satisfied. He said: “Continue to publicize during this period to let every common person know about the bank. Only in this way can the bank play its real role.”

As the two were talking, there was another The common people wanted to enter the bank to ask about the money deposited, but when they saw Xiao Ming and Pang Yukun, they ran away immediately. In desperation, the two had to go back separately, so as not to affect the bank’s official business.

In the next few days, Xiao Ming continued to use various methods to promote Qingzhou Bank.

Hot air balloon advertisements, writing on the walls of the village, newspapers, and continuous publicity gradually made Qingzhou Bank known to the people, and more and more people went to the bank to deposit money.

At the same time, the production of white sugar did not stop. As expected, the first batch of white sugar was born in the workshop seven days later.

“Is this white sugar? It’s really white, like snow.” Zhu Wuliu took three young people to the workshop area as promised. When a piece of white sugar was boiled, he exclaimed.

Xiao Ming felt excited when he grabbed a handful of white sugar as fine as sand. Two years later, he finally saw white sugar that was similar to modern white sugar.

With this, he can produce more food.

“Your Highness, this is rock candy.” Before Xiao Ming could react, the craftsman brought out another basket of rock candy as big as peanuts.

This rock sugar is what he taught these craftsmen. It is very simple, just melt and then crystallize the white sugar. This is rock sugar.

Take a piece of rock candy and put it in your mouth, and a sweet and greasy feeling will immediately arise in your mouth. This feeling is very enjoyable, it can be said to be fresh and sweet.

“Gudong.” Looking at Xiao Ming’s expression of enjoyment, Zhu Wuliu swallowed hard. The newly brewed sugar had a strong sugar aroma, which was too tempting.

Hearing this voice, Xiao Ming smiled knowingly: “You’re welcome, you guys should try it too.”

“Ai.” In response, Zhu Wuliu couldn’t wait to pick up a piece of rock candy from the box and stuff it into his mouth.

Under the infiltration of saliva, the rock sugar began to melt. The eyes of Zhu Wuliu and the three young people opened wider and wider, and the four of them said in unison: “It’s so sweet!”

(End of this chapter)