Chapter 274 Let’s Build a Road
Of course, before the advent of the industrial age, even if the method of making glass really spread, it was not something that ordinary people at that time could possess.
Zhao Yuanxi intends to follow the previous porcelain marketing method and open up the sales market from top to bottom.
Although Ying Zheng was tempted, he couldn't help but ask curiously, "What do you want to do with all this money?"
As far as he knew, the Queen Mother was now earning at least a thousand gold coins a day, not including her income in Yunzhong County. This was enough for her to spend for several lifetimes. If the Queen Mother was someone who liked a luxurious life, it wouldn't be surprising, but her material desires were very low. Adding a few dishes on weekdays would make her happy. Ying Zheng didn't understand what her motive was for making so much money.
"Of course I like money! Don't you like money?"
Of course, Ying Zheng also liked it. Every war would consume several years of savings in the Qin treasury. If Qin had not become much richer in recent years, it would not have been able to afford his foreign conquests over the years.
Because he spends a lot of money, he needs to make more money. This is his reason.
“But you make money and don’t seem to spend it.”
"Who says you have to spend all the money you make? Increasing revenue and reducing expenditure will lead to better development. Besides, I simply like making money."
In her previous life, she was able to support herself so well because she knew how to make money and how to spend it.
However, after being reminded by Ying Zheng, Zhao Yuanxi indeed realized that she spent too little money. If she just made some small money, it would not have much impact on the economy of Qin.
But now a large amount of money is flowing into her pocket, but very little is spent. Over time, the Qin Dynasty's monetary system will inevitably be impacted.
She really needs to learn how to spend the money!
"Do you want to build a big palace?" Zhao Yuanxi asked suddenly.
Ying Zheng was stunned and didn't understand what the Queen Mother meant.
Zhao Yuanxi lowered his head and thought for a moment. "It's not cost-effective to build a large palace now. I'll build it for you when I make more money. It's better to build the road first!"
She still couldn't control her desire to spend every penny wisely.
The palace can be built, but it is not the most important thing.
As the old saying goes, if you want to get rich, build roads first!
If you want to make Qin rich and powerful, it is always a good idea to build more roads.
She still remembered the trip back from Yunzhong County, which almost cost her her life.
Ying Zheng understood the Queen Mother's intention, and with confusion and disbelief in his eyes, he asked, "You want to build a road for me in Qin?"
"Don't you want to build roads? I remember you've already recruited a lot of workers to build straight roads and highways within the Qin territory!"
Zhao Yuanxi raised an eyebrow. "Don't you think I don't spend money? Isn't this a way to spend money? But I didn't build this for you for free. Except for government vehicles, any carriage passing through that road will have to pay a toll!"
She can earn less, but she cannot lose everything, otherwise she will have no future.
Ying Zheng's throat choked slightly, and he couldn't help but remind him, "Do you know how much this will cost?"
"You don't need to worry about that. If I have money, I'll do more repairs. If I don't have money, I'll do less. As long as you give it to me, that's all."
"I can allocate some laborers to you to build the road, but the road must be built according to the standards of our Qin State. As for the toll you mentioned—"
This really touched upon Ying Zheng's blind spot. The roads in Qin were all built by conscripted laborers. The government would only provide a small amount of food, and many laborers needed to bring extra dry food. Naturally, no additional charges would be made once the roads were built.
But now that the Queen Mother said she would bear this expense, it meant that the food consumption of the people would also have to be paid for, so it seemed reasonable for her to collect some tolls.
"Just collecting carriages?"
"Of course, we can't stop pedestrians from walking! Those who ride in horse-drawn carriages, ox-drawn carts, and donkey-drawn carts enjoy the convenience, so they should naturally pay a reasonable fee for this convenience."
"I can promise you this, but it must be within a certain time limit."
"Eight years." Zhao Yuanxi said without hesitation. In fact, this period of time would not be enough to make back the investment based on the current productivity, but this was the longest time the system gave her. If she was gone, it would not matter whether the route was charged or not. Besides, she was still confident that she could earn back the money.
Ying Zheng frowned. This number was totally unreasonable. Unless the Queen Mother planned to charge a high toll, it would be possible to recover the money within eight years. But if the amount was too high, those people would not choose to take that road at all and would find ways to avoid the toll booths.
He didn't believe that the Queen Mother didn't know this.
"This is a losing business!"
"It's no loss. You forgot, I have many members of the Mo family under my command. They are very capable!"
Ying Zheng then remembered the abilities of the Queen Mother's subordinates, and his brows softened. "They are indeed formidable."
Zhao Yuanxi wanted to continue praising them, but when she thought of what Ying Zheng had done before, she dared to say that she had praised them to the highest heavens and he would take her people away the next moment.
I'm not afraid of thieves stealing, I'm afraid of thieves thinking about it, so I still have to keep a low profile.
Zhao Yuanxi said, "I'll have Meng Xi discuss the details of the road construction with the current Chief Engineer. Once the plan is finalized, they will report to you."
She is now focused on developing her new business and trying to sell these glassware at a good price.
Ying Zheng nodded slightly, looked down at the mini version of Xianyang Palace in his hand, and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
Zhao Yuanxi was also happy to see that he really liked this little thing. "If you like it, I can make you some more and bake the entire Qin Palace complex."
As a figurine fanatic, Qin Shi Huang owned tens of thousands of terracotta warriors, so it's not surprising that he liked these things.
"Okay, thank you." Ying Zheng looked at her without blinking, with joy that could not be hidden in his eyes.
This look reminded Zhao Yuanxi of the way Fusu looked at her. She wondered if Ying Zheng was as cute as Fusu when he was a child. It was a pity that Zhao Ji couldn't draw a portrait of little Ying Zheng. Otherwise, she could wait for the system to come out and let the system replace the Q-version figurine with the real little Ying Zheng, so that she could see what he looked like when he was a child.
She must be many times cuter than the tall one in front of her.
As expected, cubs of any animal are the cutest, with pandas being the only exception.
Zhao Yuanxi sighed in his heart.
"I'm glad you like it. You're welcome. Here are some glass lamps. I'll have someone send them to you later. This will be convenient for you to light up when reviewing memorials at night."
"But this thing is just like porcelain, no, it's more fragile than porcelain, so be careful."
Zhao Yuanxi was muttering while searching for something to give him, and did not notice Ying Zheng's excited expression at the moment.
The ball system that was playing around in the system space suddenly stopped, looked at the suddenly rising favorability value, and took a breath of cold air. Oh my god - she wouldn't really succeed!
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