The empress listened to his nonsense and didn't bother to argue. She took a sip of tea and said: "When I compete with the King of Wei, I should use culture to conquer martial arts. I disdain such small means."

"I knew it. How could your Majesty care about this if he is such a person? I even believe that if the King of Wei had a headache and was about to die, your Majesty would send me to cure him and decide the outcome."

"That's stupid." The empress said bluntly, "Luck is also strength, you said it."

Jiang Fan opened his mouth, but he didn't expect that her words would be used here.

"But now King Wei is probably going to have a headache again." Jiang Fan said with a smile.

"The battle between Jin and Xia?" The empress immediately thought of this matter.

"Do you think Xia has ulterior motives?"

Jiang Fan thought for a while: "It's very possible that he will attack Wei with fake Taoism."

Seeing that the empress was silent, Jiang Fan suddenly said: "What are you waiting for?"

The empress looked at him: "Wait for an opportunity."

"Could it be that we wait until Xia and Wei confront each other?"

The empress said calmly: "Fighters are changing rapidly, but this is not what I am waiting for. You don't have to worry about this matter for the time being. Tell me about the cement."

Jiang Fan knew that she had her own ideas, so he said: "Okay, let's get down to business. You saw the cement just now. Since you proposed that I make it, then I also have a proposal..."

The empress looked at him and said, "Say."

Jiang Fan moved forward and asked, "How about... we join forces?"

Joint stock? The empress was stunned, she had never heard of this word.

"That is, I work, you pay to build a factory to make cement, and we both share half of the profits. How about that?"

The empress obviously didn't expect such an idea from him, and her sword eyebrows couldn't help but frown.

Jiang Fan quickly said: "Look, I have skills but no money, and you have money but no skills. Isn't it just right for us to cooperate? Moreover, the cement is in the hands of you and me, so you can rest assured, right?"

The empress frowned slightly: "You want me to do business as a merchant?"

Jiang Fan said: "You don't have to worry about it. I'll take care of everything. You just need to set up a private treasury and wait for the money to be collected."

"Why, you are not a greedy person." The empress was a little confused.

Jiang Fan said with a smile: "But you need money, a lot of money."

Seeing that the empress did not reply, Jiang Fan moved forward and said, "I said, this is feasible. Although you are rich all over the world, this private treasury is different from the national treasury. It is completely your private treasury. If you have any special needs, , you have a lot of money to use, but others don’t know about it and won’t plan for it. Think about it, is it a good trump card... Oh, secret hand? "

"Private Treasury..." The empress seemed to be a little moved. Jiang Fan quickly hit the snake and followed it with a stick.

"Don't underestimate my ability to make money. I once said that as long as I am willing, I will definitely be richest in the world. Just talking about cement, it is a mountain of gold and silver. What's more, I also have the skill of making wine. The art of cooking, the plow, four-season fruits and vegetables, ceramics, tea making... which one is not priceless?"

The empress was finally moved. As Jiang Fan said, once these things are released, not only will they benefit the country and the people, but they will also bring wealth like an ocean. And the concentration of wealth in the world will be more conducive to centralization of power.

Seeing that she was interested, Jiang Fan dropped another bombshell: "Don't forget, I even have...salt and iron!"

When the words salt and iron came out, the empress' eyes suddenly froze and she didn't speak for a while.

There is no way, my future happy life will depend on this. If we don't have some special relationship, why don't I always be trapped in Yangdu City? It will kill me...

"Did you know that salt and iron are state-owned, and making and selling them privately is a capital crime?"

In order to realize his plan of freedom as soon as possible, Mr. Jiang smiled and rubbed his hands and continued to cheat: "That's why I roped you in. It's a royal estate. Who can say no?"

Indeed, in this era, everything belongs to the emperor.

"But doesn't this mean plundering people's wealth?" the empress said hesitantly.

Jiang Fan waved his hand: "How is it possible! There are business laws in this. You must know that circulation is the real wealth."

"Circulation?"

The empress was surprised. This was the first time she heard of this theory.

Jiang Fan chuckled. Although he studied liberal arts and was not very proficient in business, this basic theory was not a problem for him.

After thinking about it for a while, Jiang Fan removed the proper nouns and conceptual theories and tried to explain it in a simple way so that the empress, who had no foundation at all, could understand it.

"For example, when we build a factory, do we need to buy a lot of things? Will the money stimulate production? Then do we need to recruit a lot of craftsmen? Do these people have a source of livelihood? And when they have money, will they improve their income?

Consumption? And further promote the prosperity of all walks of life? We produce a large number of products, do we need to transport? Does this provide opportunities for logistics... er, carriages and horses? And when these good things enter the market, does it greatly increase the desire to buy?

?Is the market more prosperous? Will things like cement and Quyuan plows greatly improve labor efficiency? Then will it create greater wealth?..."

Seeing that the empress was listening seriously, Jiang Fan continued: "And this circulation is not limited to domestic circulation. We can sell those luxury goods that consume people's hearts to the other four countries and even the grasslands, plunder their wealth, and then use these to buy them

Of course, strategic materials, such as grain, can also be used to build Qin."

The empress's eyes lit up: "What a great idea!"

Jiang Fanlin talked a lot more, and finally concluded: "...The final result is that the country becomes stronger and the people become richer. So, this is the power of circulation!"

The more the empress listened, the brighter her eyes became. Finally, she stood up suddenly and said, "Is this circulation?"

"good!"

"Circulation creates wealth..." The empress thought about the connection and felt more and more that this would trigger a grand change.

"Circulation can create wealth, but only prosperous business can promote circulation. What can promote business prosperity? Three elements, firm decision-makers, correct policies, and rich products."

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"I believe His Majesty can make a firm decision-maker, and I believe His Majesty can also make correct policies. Of course, I will also make suggestions to His Majesty. And most importantly, where do the abundant products come from?"

The empress had already entered into his thoughts and listened extremely seriously.

"Naturally, it starts from the manufacturing industry, but the current manufacturing industry is extremely rough, there is no new technology, and there are no better products. Therefore, if the manufacturing industry wants to progress, technology is the first. Science and technology are the primary productive forces..."

"Science?" The empress could understand the literal meaning of productivity, but she had never heard of the term science.

I was so excited that I almost forgot what era this was. Jiang Fan quickly said: "This is the knowledge I study. Because it is divided into many subjects, I call it science."

The empress said: "So, science is your real knowledge and the foundation of all your incredible abilities?"

She grasped the key point almost instantly.

Jiang Fan said: "Yes, but this thing is too complicated to explain. I will explain it to you slowly when I have the opportunity in the future."

The empress looked at him deeply: "Continue."

"If you want to improve productivity, you must require technological progress, and this is exactly what I have - the secret key to the secret!"
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