"I wasn't greedy at all..." Lin Ruoxi argued while fixing her hair.
It's not that Lin Ruoxi was greedy. When Qin Mo proposed a 30/70 split with Wang Yushi, Wang Yushi thought Qin Mo would take 70%. But Qin Mo insisted on taking 30%, which moved Wang Yushi deeply. It was all for Xiao Ba!
Qin Mo had no way of explaining to them what scale a state-owned super-large steel enterprise could grow to in a world without competitors. Its 30% stake wasn't that hot, but if the bigwigs took 70% of the shares, it would be strange if the little eight and the little two didn't fight each other in the future!
Several officials, including the Left Vice Minister of Commerce and the Right Vice Minister of Works, were ultimately not granted an audience with Prince Heng. As officials of the third rank, they would have been treated with the highest honors in any noble's territory, but Prince Heng only sent his concubine to meet them, and they dared not show the slightest dissatisfaction.
What is Prince Heng's status in the Great Xia Dynasty now? Everyone knows that the current emperor's throne was given to him by Prince Heng. Someone who doesn't even care about the throne would care about your third-rank official position.
"My lord is currently engaged in spiritual cultivation and is unable to receive guests. He apologizes for the inconvenience to you gentlemen!"
"No delay, no delay! We're a newly opened government office, and we don't have much to do anyway. Waiting is no problem, waiting is no problem!"
Lin Ruoxi took out several thick plans and distributed them to several officials from the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Commerce, asking them to carefully review them page by page.
"Actually, I can make decisions on some minor matters. Gentlemen, please see if the requirements mentioned here can be met. If they can, our master craftsmen can begin exploring the mineral veins, selecting sites, and laying foundations next month. The better the cooperation from all of you, the sooner we can start production and generate profits!"
The vice ministers, who had been in officialdom for over ten years, found this "plan" quite novel. At first glance, it seemed crude and straightforward, but upon closer examination, it was concise and direct, and easy to understand.
The ministers quickly figured out how many people, how much food, and how much land the client needed to provide.
But when they saw the part about Party B, the high-ranking official, they doubted they had read it correctly, because the amount of money Party B needed to provide was astronomical.
"May I ask, Your Highness, is the Dangtu Ironworks... going to cost ten million silver coins?" Zhang Haoying, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works, asked incredulously.
"Hmm! This is the budget for the first phase of the project. We will make further decisions based on the situation later. If the local officials and people cooperate well with us, the second phase of the project will require an additional investment of at least 20 million Hong Kong dollars."
"It will be harmonious, it will definitely be harmonious, Your Highness Lin, please rest assured. I, Zhang, will live in the workshop from now on. If anyone dares to have any wicked ideas, I, Lin, will risk losing my official hat and exterminate their entire family." Zhang Haoying's face turned red as he swore an oath to make this guarantee.
"A steel workshop worth tens of millions! ... That's unheard of!"
"Actually, my lord said that calling it a workshop is just a convenient way of saying it; it should actually be called... a factory!"
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