Ji Chuan said helplessly," I've done some calculations. Building a steel mill and manufacturing Napoleon cannons will require a large amount of funds. The Liao King's estate only has a few thousand taels of silver to give to the construction division. It's not enough!"”
"With just a few thousand taels of gold, we can't even build a third of the steel mill!”
" Uh…" Zhu Zhi was a little surprised. He had really forgotten about this.
Was Liaodong rich?
Rich, but not completely rich.
Every year, the imperial court gave Liaodong more than one million taels of military expenditure, and this year's military expenditure was around 1.2 million taels.
This was a large sum of money. Taking one-tenth of it would be more than enough to build a steel mill and cast Napoleon cannons.
However, this money could not be touched.
This silver was for the military expenses of the Liaodong Army. Not only could it not be touched, Zhu Zhi had to think of a way to pay out of his own pocket to make this silver even more.
This was because this was his own army. This was not Zhu Yuanzhang's army, nor was it Zhu Yunwen's army. It was Zhu Zhi's own army.
This was the capital that Zhu Zhi would have to use in the future!
Zhu Zhi would chop off the hands of anyone who dared to touch the military expenses of the Liaodong Army!
Even he himself couldn't do it!
Therefore, whether it was building a steel mill or manufacturing Napoleon cannons, Zhu Zhi could only pay for them from the Liao King's residence.
However, the Liao King's residence did not have much money in his pockets.
All these years, his salary as a vassal king had been thrown unceremoniously at the three guards of Guangning. Only now did Zhu Zhi realize how poor he was when he wanted to build the factory.
At most, the Liao King's residence could only come up with six thousand taels.
This also made Zhu Zhi feel a little annoyed.
He had the blueprints and the mechanics, but he had no money!
However, it seemed like there was a solution…
"The steel mill still needs to be repaired, and the cannons also need to be built.”
Zhu Zhi thought for a moment and said,"You don't have to worry about the silver. This king will handle it. Wait here for this king."”
He found a remote place with no one around and said in his heart,"System."
"Yes."
" Open the shop interface."
"Alright."
The system panel opened, and Zhu Zhi searched for the " Glass Factory Design Blueprint ".
"Glass factory blueprint, price: 50 Exchange Points."
In terms of money, glasswork was the best choice in the Ming Dynasty!
Low cost, high price. It was just some ordinary products, but with good marketing, it could be sold as luxury accessories!
"Buy!"
"Exchange successful. You have received the 'Glass Factory Design Blueprint.' You have spent a total of 50 exchange points.”
A blueprint for a glass factory appeared out of thin air in Zhu Zhi's hands. He grabbed the blueprint and rushed back to find Ji Chuan.
"This is the blueprint. Can you handle it?”
Ji Chuan took the blueprint and looked at it carefully."This is a very mature blueprint, and it's much simpler to build than a steel mill. The cost won't be too high, and the raw materials are very cheap. Within half a month, the factory and the first batch of finished products would definitely be produced!”
"Very good!"
Zhu Zhi nodded and said,"Temporarily stop the steel mill and cannon manufacturing. Do your best to build this glass factory!"”
"Yes!"
……
The efficiency of top-notch technical workers far exceeded Zhu Zhi's imagination.
He had thought that Ji Chuan was just bragging that he could build this glass factory in half a month. He didn't expect the Construction Division to finish it in less than ten days!
The factory and equipment were built in seven days, the first batch of glass products were developed in two days, and the test was completed in one day.
Godly speed!
Without any experience, he had built a complete assembly line in just ten days with just a blueprint and produced the first batch of qualified glass products!
Ji Chuan was truly a talent!
The first batch of products from the glass factory was brand new. Zhu Zhi brought Guo Ming and rushed over impatiently.
"Your Highness."
After seeing Zhu Zhi, Ji Chuan bowed politely.
Guo Ming was stunned when he saw Ji Chuan's aloof attitude. Half a month ago, he thought these guys were refugees.
"Stop talking about useless things. Is everything ready?”Zhu Zhi went straight to the point.
"Your Highness, please follow me."
Ji Chuan led the way, and the three of them arrived at a room in the factory. There was a long table in the room that was covered with a black cloth.
"What are you hiding? Why are you being so mysterious?" Guo Ming muttered.”
Ji Chuan heard his muttering and smiled without saying a word. He lifted the black cloth on the long table.
"Your Highness, please take a look. This is the first batch of glass products.”
On the long table, there was a dazzling array of glassware. There were all kinds of glass teacups, glass pots, glass vases, and so on. They were exquisitely made and were completely transparent. They were as clear as lake water and flickered with crystal light.
When Guo Ming saw this scene, his eyes almost popped out."This, this is such an exquisite glass artifact. It's unique, unique!”
He came from a military family, and Mrs. Guo was also a wealthy family. He was a person who had seen the world.
However, he had never seen such an exquisite glassware like the one on the table!
Heaven's crops!
What a high-quality glass artifact!
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