Chapter 976 The Imperial Edict Arrives
Sheng Ze paused, a rare flash of embarrassment flashing across his face. He sighed softly, "I knew I couldn't hide it from you, but as long as I delay for another month, the situation will ease."
The treasures left to him by his father did not contain much cash and gold. The expenses for armaments and cold-proofing during this period were dozens of times that of the Hubei Northern Army in previous years. Those things really could not last too long.
As for antiques, calligraphy and paintings, it is not easy to sell them now. It is better to find another way to get the money.
"Do you want to wait until our caravan sells the thermal supplies to the six northwestern states?" Shen Qingqian raised her eyebrows, obviously disagreeing.
Sheng Ze was helpless, "This is the only way for now."
Shen Qingqian was speechless. "Have you forgotten that we have more than just warm clothing to sell for silver?"
Let’s not talk about anything else, just talk about the planting base. If you take any of them out, they will be snatched away like crazy.
Sheng Ze was not good at farming after all, and his focus was not on that. The first thing he thought of at this time was not the planting base. He frowned and said, "You mean gunpowder weapons?"
If I sell gunpowder weapons, I can quickly accumulate a large sum of money, but wouldn't that just cause more trouble for myself?
Shen Qingqian was stunned. She had actually forgotten about this.
After a moment, Shen Qingqian organized her words in her mind, and when she spoke again, Sheng Ze felt as if he had suddenly become enlightened.
"If that's the case, then I suggest we bundle and sell some of the crop seeds from the planting base and the weapons that have been eliminated by the Hubei Northern Army to other forces."
Isn't this what the United States does in modern times? It sells its obsolete products to other countries at high prices, provokes wars in other countries, and then makes profits from it.
Although it is a bit unkind, now that they want to use a small place like northern Hubei to pry open the big cake of the entire Dajin, they naturally have to use some extraordinary means.
As soon as Shen Qingqian finished speaking, Sheng Ze hugged her in his arms and kissed her hard on the face.
"Qianqian, you're my lucky star!" Sheng Ze was unusually excited, though he couldn't show it on his face. "It just so happens that the Ebei Army needs to replace its weapons this month. Elder Qin is sad that those things will become unusable so soon, and Brother Shen also thinks it's a waste. Now that you've come up with a solution, they'll definitely be very happy when they know it."
Old Qin and Shen Xiao worked together to develop a new weapon, which is a combination of cold weapons and hot weapons. The manufacturing process is not particularly complicated and is more suitable for mass production than the previous ones. Manufacturing began half a month ago. Yesterday he received news that 10,000 sets have been made.
At this rate, it will be just around the corner for the entire 100,000-strong Hubei North Army to be fully equipped.
Now that Shen Qingqian has proposed a solution to the old weapons, Qin Lao and the others will no longer have to worry.
Shen Qingqian was a little confused by his sudden action. After coming back to her senses, she couldn't help but laugh and said, "You must be in the game, otherwise how could you not think of such a simple method?"
As long as they can always have equipment that is more advanced than the weapons they sell, they don't have to worry about others counterattacking.
In history, a Jedi counterattack like China's is extremely rare. Ultimately, it depends on the vision and pattern of the people in power. As long as the upper level does not make mistakes, the situation below will not be too bad.
At this moment, Xu Yang's calm voice came from outside, "Master, the imperial edict has arrived."
Shen Qingqian and Sheng Ze looked at each other, here it comes
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