The Emperor of Heavens

Chapter 273 Leek 1

OK, I got it. I will fix this, and the price of fireworks will be back to normal in less than a day.

After Zhou Long had a general understanding of the situation, he went back. Even though the warehouse was filled with new-generation hot weapons, Zhou Long still felt that it was not enough.

First, Snake Spear and Thorny Pig were sent to solve the problem. Sparks, or black gunpowder, must be in the hands of the country.

Then Bai Chenxiang was called in. She was now mainly responsible for the empire's finances. She was not interested at first, but she was a miser. The original family background of the Min family made Bai Chenxiang have a clear understanding of money.

Brother, you are looking for me, Bai Chenxiang came in casually. She originally thought that after Zhou Long became a god, there would be a lot of gap between him and ordinary people like them. Obviously, she thought too much. Zhou Long has always been Zhou Long.

Well, that's the thing. How about the nationwide road construction you proposed last time? Zhou Long tried to speak with a gentle look because he felt that Bai Chenxiang was a little bit wrong.

Well, Bai Chenxiang instantly became energetic when she heard about the road construction. When Zhou Long thought he would hear good news, Bai Chenxiang said the cruelest words with her clever little mouth, "There is no money." Why build a road for no reason? Do you know how much money the empire will have to withdraw for this matter?

Wait a minute, you just said you have no money? Zhou Long first waved Bai Chenxiang to stop and then looked at Bai Chenxiang with a look that said, "Do you think I'm a fool?"

Bai Chenxiang nodded her head to indicate that she was right.

How could it be possible? Zhou Long stood up in shock. He had seen the money in the treasury recently, and he had never seen it in his life.

How is it impossible? If you want to build a school, a free one, then that doesn't cost any money. You also want to build a hospital and a police academy, which all cost money. Do you think those will just come from the wind?

Okay, okay, don’t get excited. Seeing that Bai Chenxiang was getting more and more excited, Zhou Long decided to calm her down first.

You see, I want to make a special vehicle that can be used throughout the country. Then, not only will the logistics be fast, but it will also be much faster than ordinary horse-drawn vehicles. And when we conquer the entire continent, this vehicle will be all over the continent. So you see, no matter how good the thing is, I will work hard, right? Zhou Long could only persuade Bai Chenxiang with emotional appeals and logical explanations.

Brother, it's not that I don't want to do it, it's just that I don't have money. Bai Chenxiang is helpless. She knows that everything Zhou Long does is beneficial to the people, but who makes him do the best and spend money like water. Even if Zhou Long comes up with a new tax method, it can't withstand Zhou Long's creation.

Since he really had no money, Zhou Long wanted to cheat Xiangxiang.

Bai Chenxiang was not afraid of Zhou Long's trick because she really had no money. Even the Taoist sect Zhou Long had just built was now extremely poor.

OK, I get it. Zhou Long finally gave up.

Then you call the Pope and the chief priest and tell them that there is something important. Zhou Long saw that Bai Chenxiang couldn't think of a good way, so he could only call someone smart to come together to think of a solution.

Soon several people came, and Qian Renxue followed them. When she heard that Zhou Long had something important to discuss, she came to see what it was. She was also used to Zhou Long's frequent small meetings. Although everyone didn't have any good suggestions or methods, brainstorming and letting everyone feel involved was a good method.

You should have known this on the way here! The empire is running out of money in less than half a year. Money is not everything, but not having money is absolutely impossible. Zhou Long said seriously.

Bai Chenxiang nodded her head in agreement to indicate that there was nothing wrong with what Zhou Long said.

Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong wanted to laugh. Did they realize it now? Zhou Long's method of treating money as if it were not money has only worked now. In the past, in Wuhun City, the Wuhun Hall had a deep foundation and could completely afford the transformation of the entire venue. But this method would be different in the whole country. There are not many cities like Wuhun City in the mainland, let alone in the current Wuhun Empire.

So everyone should think of ways to come up with some good suggestions. Zhou Long admitted that he had indeed taken a big step.

I can ask a few old guys in the Worship Hall to take out some money and collect a few hundred million gold soul coins. Qian Daoliu thought about it and didn't see a good way, so he said what he could think of.

In fact, you made a lot of money by reselling firearms before. We can try it again, Bibi Dong said tentatively.

No, this is really not possible. We didn't take it seriously when we sold it to those kingdoms before because we could definitely take them down in the future. But now we can't sell firearms to the two empires. Zhou Long hesitated for a moment and made a decision. Although this has advantages, it also has many disadvantages.

By now, firearms were no longer a secret, but they had not yet been fully popularized throughout the continent.

Then we can try to sell national bonds and give some future benefits to the family and those sects and let them bid. Qian Renxue had also been in the power class before and knew a lot about some things.

It still won't work, this will still cultivate new nobles. Zhou Long thought about it and refused.

Now, if there is really no other solution, we can only sell firearms to the two empires, but this is not the first choice. And what the teacher said can only treat the symptoms but not the root cause.

Zhou Long began to pace back and forth in the hall, thinking quickly, he had learned so much history, how could he not even understand the issue of money?

Money, money, money. The thought lingered in Zhou Long’s mind for a long time.

It was also the first time for several people to see Zhou Long like this.

Leeks, yes leeks. Zhou Long yelled, which startled several people.

What leeks? Brother, do you want to eat leeks? Bai Chenxiang didn't understand what Zhou Long meant.

Don't interrupt, Zhou Long hurried back to the table. Picked up paper and pen, and wrote a lot of nouns. A few people walked over and saw that they were all words they knew, but what did this have to do with money?

Zhou Long wrote dozens of words, big and small, and then put down the pen with satisfaction. However, when he saw the pen in his hand, he wrote another noun.

Seeing the puzzled faces of the few people, Zhou Long asked mysteriously, "Which of you has ever done business?" Zhou Long asked Bai Chenxiang, Bibi Dong, and Qian Renxue.

Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue shook their heads, but Bai Chenxiang nodded. When she was in the family, she used to send letters or objects to other places for a certain price. Isn't this also considered a business?

That's good, come and smell the fragrance. Zhou Long grabbed Bai Chenxiang and whispered some names in her ear for her to find.

Since I have heard of them, they are just some common names of people and professions.

Everyone should know what Tang San did to carry forward his Tang Sect!

Huh? They were stunned for a moment, then they thought of the cause and effect of the incident.