Chapter 726: Boost domestic demand

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　　 The golden sunlight poured into the Imperial Study Room, bringing a touch of warmth. ??
　　 Pang Yukun groaned for a while and said, "In this case, this steam engine cannot be given to the Dutch, but it is a pity. Five hundred thousand taels of silver is not a small amount."
　　 "Don't worry, you can't sell it now. Maybe it will be sold in a few years. Lin Wentao has been improving the steam engine, and it will not be too late to sell this to them after the steam engine of the country is replaced." Xiao Ming smiled lightly.
　　 Brandon’s eagerness to buy steam engines gave him a preliminary assessment of the level of Western steam engines. At least this shows that the steam engines in Da Yu are more advanced than those in the British.
　　" The emperor said that if this is the case, the next official will go back and beat him, otherwise I don't know how long Brandon will stay in Qingzhou." "Pang Yukun frowned.
　　According to Brandon's plan, he should have left Qingzhou long ago and returned to Relanzhe City, but now he obviously regards Qingzhou as a treasure, and he is interested in hunting treasures in Qingzhou.
　　 Speaking of this steam engine, Xiao Ming remembered the last auction, and he said, "By the way, the last auction did not add a lot of money to the treasury."
　　 "A full 18 million taels of silver." Upon hearing this, Pang Yukun showed the look of the miser when he saw the treasure.
　　 Xiao Ming nodded. It is no wonder that Pang Yukun was a little shaken to Brandon's suggestion. This steam engine is a cash cow.
"In that case, the government office now has the money to lay the cement roads and improve the farmland." Xiao Ming said, now that the country is full of waste and needs a lot of money to resume production, plus the construction of the royal workshop, This money is everywhere.
　　 But he asked Pang Yukun to spend a lot of money in order to stimulate domestic demand and promote the circulation of the country's silver, so as to revitalize the country's business.
　　 After all, people need money to buy things, and their money is usually only obtained by selling food and coolies.
This infrastructure is booming. People can make money by relying on coolies. With money, they can buy industrial products. The sales of industrial products can promote industrial development, and industrial and commercial exhibitions can provide more tax revenue for the country. , This is a virtuous circle.
　　 Because of this, Xiao Ming asked Pang Yukun to spend the money from the treasury.
"The emperor, the next official, and the old Fei Ge have already drawn up the amount of money needed for each state. When this money goes down, the roads, schools, and government-run workshops in each state will be established." Pang Yukun said, bowing, and he couldn't see it in the Bowen Academy. With few books on government affairs, Pang Yukun can now understand the causality.
　　 "That's good, now the barbarians are ready to move, and we don't have much time left. Once the barbarians wake up and abandon Goryeo and directly attack the Great Yu country, then it will be a fierce battle."
　　 After a pause, he continued: "In addition, you leave one million taels of silver to Lin Wentao and 6 Tongs, so that they can have enough silver to study crafts."
　　 "Yes, the emperor." Pang Yukun replied very simply. He didn't understand the role of these crafts before, and now these crafts have brought such a big change to the country, he has no reason to object.
　　 In fact, it is not only him, more and more officials are beginning to attach importance to the exhibition of industry and commerce.
　　Of course, the fact that officials can think this way has a lot to do with Xiao Ming. As the so-called one is the emperor, one courtier, Xiao Ming attaches so much importance to these things, and the ministers naturally choose what they like.
　　Pang Yukun made a decision on these two things, and Brandon is still relying on his official office and refused to leave.
　　 Back to the government office, Brandon immediately eagerly leaned forward, and he said; "Dear Pang Fu, what did your Majesty the Emperor say? Can we bring a steam engine back?"
　　 Brandon said, and Rod translated the words again.
　　 shook his head, and Pang Yukun said; "The emperor ordered the officer not to sell the steam engine to you, because this is the highest secret of our country, Brandon messenger, you should go back."
Brandon showed a trace of unwillingness. He said: "Pang Fu, now this steam engine is sold by you to merchants in the country, how can this be a secret? Since we can't buy a steam engine from the government office, it can Buy from other merchants?"
"This is not okay. Every steam engine sold in the country is registered. No merchant can take the steam engine out of the country. Otherwise, the government will severely punish both parties who sell the steam engine, and hope that Brandon's messenger will not violate the emperor. Your majesty's order, otherwise the official will have to drive you out of the Great Yu Kingdom." Pang Yukun said sternly.
　　 Brandon still refused to give up. He spread his hands, "Pang Fu, Dayu and the Dutch are not enemies. I think we have a lot of places to collaborate."
　　 Faced with Brandon's death hammer, Pang Yukun shook his head, and simply found an excuse to go out.
　　 "Earl, what do you do now?"
　　 Pang Yukun disappeared, and Brandon and his group could only stare at them.
Looking at Rod, Brandon no longer has the arrogance he had when he first came to Qingzhou~EbookFREE.me~ He said angrily; "What else can we do now, it is obvious that the people of Dayu have never believed us. Just like we did to them."
Rod said: "Master Earl, what I mean is that the steam engine of the country is not important. It is who gave them the technology of the steam engine. In short, I don't believe that a backward indigenous country will have such a high level in such a short time. Technology."
　　 "You don't believe it, of course I don't believe it either, but now the facts are right in front of us. This emperor of the Great Yu Kingdom is really not a simple character." Brandon said.
"Yes, according to what we know, the emperor explained the source of these techniques when he was still the king of Qi. He said it came from a missionary, but a missionary can’t know the craftsmanship that we don’t have in Europe, so I have always suspected. , All these technologies come from the emperor, but the emperor is aloof, no one dares to ask him this." Rod said.
　　 Brandon nodded slowly, "Yes, it's a pity that he is the emperor of the Great Yu Kingdom. He doesn't want to say it, no one can force him to say it."
He sighed and said again; "But in this way, we must maintain the current good relationship with Great Chongqing. When I return to the Netherlands, I will tell the Congress about this in detail, so that the Congress will finally decide how to communicate with Great Chongqing. In addition, During your stay in Qingzhou, you should learn as much as possible about the various technologies in Qingzhou. Even if you get one, you can make money in Europe."
　　 Brandon’s enthusiasm made other people enthusiastic, didn’t they come here all the way to get rich overnight?
　　 At this time they suddenly realized that in addition to commodities such as porcelain, they had another way to make money. 8