Iron Dynasty

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Overnight, Qingzhou was once again covered with a layer of bright white, but unlike previous years, merchants refused to stop their voices even in the cold and snow.

Merchant ships shuttled back and forth on the wharf. They unloaded coal, iron ore, cotton, grain, fur, saltpeter, sulfur and other commodities, and then transported Qingzhou produced soap, glass, fine wine, cotton clothes, briquettes and other commodities. .

They all want to make a lot of money during the New Year, after all, the New Year is the hottest days for businessmen.

"His Royal Highness, the underwear designed by the princess is really popular in Chang'an. The 8,000 sets of clothes we trafficked to Chang'an this time were sold out, earning a total of 80,000 silver."

It was the time for the fief to audit the accounts every Chinese New Year. He and Pang Yukun had been busy with this matter for the past two days, and at the same time summed up the lessons of the year and laid out plans for the next year.

For this matter, he asked Pang Yukun to let the six prefectures and the Youzhou prefectures added this year all go to Qingzhou for reconciliation.

Outside the government office, the army, chambers of commerce, mines, shipyards, military workshops and other institutions are no exception. In order to avoid corruption and bribery by officials, Xiao Ming has always maintained a high pressure on this matter.

In the future, the audit of the accounts will be carried out every year.

After reviewing the accounts of the Chamber of Commerce verified by the government, Xiao Ming picked up his pen and signed his name and stamped it with his own seal. The account of the Chamber of Commerce was approved.

"Eighty thousand taels of silver? Well, yes, this is only from Chang'an. If it is sold in other places, it will be a considerable income." Xiao Ming said.

"His Royal Highness is right. Now the cotton-padded jackets and clothes in the textile workshop are sold well in other places in the country. Our prices are cheaper and the quality is higher. Only this year we made 300,000 taels of silver. With this new type of clothing, the next official estimates that the textile workshop can make at least two million taels a year next year." Li Kaiyuan analyzed.

Xiao Ming nodded in agreement. The textile workshop was only established this year, and most of the time it was producing military uniforms for the Qingzhou Army. It was only in the second half of the year that foreign trade began.

Taking advantage of the non-taxation of Jinling, Jizhou, Chang'an and other places, his products have an absolute advantage in price.

After signing, Xiao Ming handed over the chamber of commerce accounts to Li Kaiyuan, and Li Kaiyuan was relieved immediately.

The account review at the end of this year is the most tense time for the entire fief. If there are any errors in the accounts, don’t think about passing this year comfortably. The accounts sent to Yizhou two days ago had some problems. The governor of Yizhou Yan Changhao was ordered immediately. Come to Qingzhou to check the accounts in person. If there are really problems with the accounts, Yan Changhao will be miserable.

"The textile workshop is now booming, but other products cannot be ignored. This year, the sales of soap and liquor are normal. The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce has brought in 3 million taels of income, but the sales of this glass has dropped a lot."

Recalling the data on the accounts, Xiao Ming frowned.

Li Kaiyuan explained: "His Royal Highness, there is no other way. Soap and liquor are all consumables. You have to buy them when you run out. But this mirror may not be changed for a long time. If you want to expand sales, you must find new ones. The market is good, and the officials dare to ask Your Highness when we can conduct maritime trade."

Mention this Xiao Ming frowned.

Rhode has just left, and he doesn't know whether the Dutch will accept this negotiation condition, but after Rhodes sees the strength of Qingzhou, he believes that the Dutch will have a new understanding of him.

In fact, from the beginning, he did not intend to completely drive the Dutch away, otherwise he would not negotiate with the Dutch at all.

The reason for the negotiation is to prevent the two sides from completely tearing their faces.

Compared with the conditions in Denzhou City, after Rod came to Qingzhou this time, he lowered his requirements for the Dutch. He had already allowed the Dutch to maintain their presence in Geranj.

The only thing the Dutch needs to do is that they cannot retain such a strong military force in Jeranj, because he will not station too many troops in Ryukyu in the future. If 100% of the Dutch army stays in Jeranj, this It will be a threat to him.

His minimum requirement is that the Dutch keep the necessary self-defense in the city of Jeranj. However, negotiations are like buying things. You must first see the price that is unacceptable and then slowly bargain. If you can get a low price, It could not be better.

"This will not be determined until the negotiation is over," Xiao Ming said to Li Kaiyuan: "But it won't be too long. We will win the Australian trade route at most next April."

Li Kaiyuan smiled and said, "Hey, then the next official will wait for the good news." After that, he retired and turned away.

Turning over the next account, Xiao Ming reviewed it again. This is the army's account. It lists the army's food consumption, ammunition consumption, and equipment purchases for a year.

The huge expenditures on the accounts made him a little frightened. This army is really a big money-eater. He finally understands why a country must continue to disarm in peacetime because its finances will be dragged down by the army.

After auditing the accounts for half a month, Xiao Ming finally came to the third Spring Festival in this world.

This time is different from the Spring Festival of the previous two years. He has a wife who will be with him for life and a person who can spend the Spring Festival together.

On the night of New Year's Eve, Xiao Ming took Fei Yueer and the servants of the palace to celebrate the festival, and the officials also spent the New Year at their homes.

Last year, because it was Cumin alone, Xiao Ming asked them to relieve their boredom. In fact, they still wanted to reunite with their families for the New Year.

A hearty meal was prepared, followed by a series of projects such as fireworks show and drama. The palace was lively and everyone’s face was filled with smiles.

"His Royal Highness~www.wuxiaspot.com~These fireworks are so beautiful."

Looking at the fireworks exploding above the palace, Fei Yue'er's eyes flashed with psychedelic colors.

"Yes, as beautiful as you." Xiao Ming's tongue was slick, but Fei Yue'er smiled sweetly.

At this time, he and Fei Yue'er stood side by side, with brilliant fireworks and a deep night sky above their heads, and beautiful women by their side.

Lying on the knees of a drunk beauty, awakening the power of the world, this situation suddenly made him feel heroic. He also looked at the sky, but Xiao Ming's eyes were the stars and the sea.

To live one more life, he should live it recklessly without leaving any regrets.

Closing his eyes, Xiao Ming seemed to be able to see a little bit of starry light. This was the evidence that the technology spar existed in his mind. Over the past two years, he has struggled to gain a foothold.

In the next time, he will truly play the role of the maker of his civilization and lead this civilization to glory.

(To be continued.)