Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

The moon in Daqian is very round.

Qin Ming personally thinks that it is at least rounder than the one in Yan Dynasty.

When I was young, I didn’t know the moon and called it a white jade plate.

As he grew older and had a family, he became too busy and even worked harder at night.

I don’t even have time to look at the moon.

When I opened my eyes the next day, it was already afternoon.

Looking at the messy clothes on the side, Qin Ming put on one at random and came to the imperial study.

"His Majesty."

Chen Shimao had received the news a long time ago, but he didn't come to disturb the father and daughter because they were celebrating yesterday.

But he understands his students best.

Waiting here early today.

In addition to him, Qian Cai, Song Dingsheng, Wu Shizhong and others were also here.

"What's the big deal?"

Qin Ming asked curiously after sitting down.

He had originally wanted to call people over today, and now that they were here, it would save him some trouble.

"Your Majesty, the application of electricity has been put on the agenda, and several power stations have been built. Street lights are now installed in the capital, but the coverage is not very wide."

"Do you think there are any other uses for this electricity?"

"Of course there are many other uses."

Qin Ming knew that when this new science and technology began to develop, everyone was like a blind man groping in the dark, crossing a river by feeling the stones.

Electricity definitely requires a lot of things as carriers.

They used to use coal and oil as resources.

Now that electricity has been developed, we naturally need to find opportunities to apply it.

In addition to the telegraph, many other things can be powered by electricity.

"Not to mention the light bulb, it's mainly in the communications field."

Qin Ming told them about the situation of the telephone lines. Everyone present was stunned after hearing that they could make long-distance calls by burying the telephone lines.

They didn't expect that Qin Ming would take such a big step.

Before this, Qin Ming had already placed the assembly of the telegraph in Yan Dynasty.

In a few years, they might be able to make their own telegraph.

In that case, Qin Ming would lose his advantage on the battlefield.

But what if they could abandon the original method of transmitting text and directly connect through phone calls.

And knowing the various situations happening on the battlefield would enable the Qin army to make greater strides.

"There's actually this kind of thing. It seems we really need to vigorously develop power stations everywhere."

"Yes."

Qin Ming spoke with a smile and asked about the national treasury issue at this time.

"The recent series of wars has already transported a lot of supplies out of our territory. Can the imperial court still sustain it?"

"It's okay, just ask the factory to make more."

Wu Shizhong nodded and spoke seriously.

"But Your Majesty, many things have gone up in price. A white steamed bun that used to cost one cent now costs three cents to buy two."

Hearing the price increase ratio, Qin Ming also sighed.

Inflation is a very troublesome problem in any era, but fortunately, the price control here is still very reasonable.

"Teacher, this is the inflation I told you about before."

"Well, I've already made preparations."

Chen Shimao is very reassuring. Qin Ming had told him about this theory a long time ago.

Although he is a modern man, he has not really participated in how to manage inflation.

So this difficult problem was handed over to Chen Shimao.

Chen Shimao lived up to expectations and used many means to curb this problem.

But it is obvious that Wu Shizhong brought up this matter not because he couldn't handle it.

But there is another reason.

He rubbed his hands and said to Qin Ming:

"Your Majesty, I know that you and Prime Minister Chen can handle this matter, but there is one thing that is very troublesome now. The salary growth rate of our workers is not high."

"What do you mean?"

Qin Ming gave him a strange look, and Wu Shizhong began to explain:

"When they first entered the factory two years ago, they earned a lot of money. Some people could even eat and drink lavishly every day. But now, although their wages have increased, they can buy less than before."

"I don't know if you can understand what I mean."

"I see."

Qin Ming understood what Wu Shizhong wanted, but rashly raising wages in all factories would also be a huge expense.

After sighing, he looked at Qian Cai.

"What do you say?"

As the Minister of Revenue, Qian Cai always carried an abacus with him.

He took out a small abacus from his sleeve and fiddled with it carefully for a long time.

He said with a serious face:

"It can go up, slowly."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Seeing that Qin Ming was about to nod, Wu Shizhong immediately thanked Qin Ming.

Qin Ming also spoke to Qian Cai at this time:

“Then give them a raise.”

"Your Majesty, when the price goes up, I need to find a few countries that can take advantage."

As the Minister of Revenue, Qian Cai was in charge of the national treasury and dealt with silver every day.

The ability to transfer money from the left hand to the right hand is naturally powerful.

But silver cannot be created out of thin air, so it needs to be obtained through transactions with some overseas dynasties.

This is the only way to ensure that their wages will not fall behind in price increases after they are paid more.

"can."

Qin Ming has already negotiated with many small countries along the way, so there is no need to worry about the lack of market.

As soon as their goods are delivered, they will be sold out at any time.

This is the benefit of being the first to develop.

They can have many more technological advantages than others.

The goods made are easy to sell everywhere.

Things like the bicycles they make are now very popular in Southeast Asian countries.

In order to make the bicycles useful, the kings of various countries even spent money to buy large quantities of cement, asphalt and other things from Qin Ming.

Buy it and pave your own road.

These smooth roads allow a lot of their goods to flow.

People will also be able to move between places more efficiently.

After chatting with them and dealing with state affairs in the evening, Qin Ming prepared to go back.

The war with Yan Dynasty has not ended.

He will not stay in the court for long and will prepare to leave tomorrow.

At this time, Chen Shimao called him.

"Your Majesty, please wait a moment."

"Teacher, is there anything else?"

Qin Ming was a little surprised.

There were only two of them left in the imperial study.

At this time, Chen Shimao suddenly whispered:

"Your Majesty, have you ever considered marching west?"

Qin Ming was startled by these sudden words.

After confirming that Chen Shimao was not joking, he immediately asked him:

"Western Expedition? Where?"

"The entire Western Region."

These four words made Qin Ming's heart skip a beat, and she looked up at Chen Shimao in disbelief.

"But teacher, why?"