Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

“Electrolytic silver?”

Daqian, in the imperial study.

Chen Shimao looked at Qin Ming in surprise.

"Aren't you worried that our trip might cause some gossip?"

"I already have a plan. Let's give them a heavy blow first."

Qin Ming spoke slowly, and then told Chen Shimao the principle of electrolysis of silver.

The reason why silver is precious in this era is that silver mines are difficult to find.

Sometimes due to technical limitations, production is not very high. Scarcity makes things valuable, so the value of silver and gold is very high.

Although silver mines are difficult to find, silver is found in many metal mines.

It’s just that it’s a little troublesome to get silver out of these metals during the refining process.

Fortunately, with the development of industrial level, Qin Ming and his team have now mastered some physical and chemical techniques.

In this way, silver can be quickly extracted from the smelting of various ores.

This will allow silver production to increase dramatically.

Silver is the hard currency of this era.

After Qin Ming mastered the recent breakthrough in electrolytic silver technology, he now had the right to print money!

While silver has not yet depreciated, he will produce a huge amount of silver and destroy the economy of Western Shu in one fell swoop.

Then the troops came in to harvest.

Of course, Qin Ming put the timing of the troops entering the scene at the last moment.

"I see."

After hearing Qin Ming's statement, Chen Shimao felt extremely terrified.

If they could produce a large amount of silver, they could buy out all the surrounding countries before the silver depreciated in just one or two years.

But Qin Ming's methods are more than that.

You have to know that they mastered this technology several steps ahead of others.

If they want to exchange silver for resources in the future, they can be said to have an innate advantage.

If others want to master this technology, they will probably have to overcome many technical difficulties.

When they really break through various technical barriers and reach the same level as Qin Ming, and smelt silver together, they will find that silver is no longer valuable.

"Okay, I'll arrange for someone right away. How much money are you prepared to invest in the early stages?"

After understanding Qin Ming's words, Chen Shimao immediately prepared to help him make arrangements.

But before that, Qin Ming reminded him:

"Only gold will be accepted for recent transactions. Silver will not be accepted in the future."

Daqian often traded with other dynasties, and they all used silver to exchange goods.

If the technology of electrolytic silver develops gradually in the future, it will definitely be meaningless for Qin Ming to collect silver, and it will also depreciate if he keeps it in his hands.

Chen Shimao understood what he meant and agreed.

Then Qin Ming continued:

"It depends on how much silver the workshop can produce recently."

"Well, I'll go and see for myself."

Chen Shimao was just about to go.

Qin Ming waved his hand and said:

"I'll go. Oh, and bring Qian Cai along."

……

In the afternoon, just as the craftsmen in the workshop started working, they saw a group of people walking in from outside.

After seeing who was coming, their faces showed surprise at first, and then full of vigilance.

What was surprising was that Qin Ming came, and what was wary was Qian Cai following behind him.

Qin Ming treated them very well. Every craftsman received a lot of benefits and advantages from Qin Ming, and Qin Ming was also very attentive to them.

So every time people see Qin Ming, many people will come up and say hello.

But the money is different.

This guy is trying every possible way to save money.

Every month they use various methods to reduce their budget.

The audit never ends.

This also made many craftsmen look angry every time they returned from the Ministry of Revenue.

Basically, every two weeks, a few people would have a big fight with officials from the Ministry of Revenue.

After seeing them, a group of craftsmen immediately surrounded them.

"Your Majesty, you are here."

“What’s supposed to come has come, and what’s not supposed to come has also come.”

Someone in the crowd said something in a sarcastic tone, and Qian Cai, who was standing next to Qin Ming, suddenly looked unhappy.

He naturally knew that these people did not have a good relationship with him.

The last time he scaled back the opening of his workshop, people even threw stones at his house.

However, he did his job and did not think he had done anything wrong. Instead, he felt that these people were difficult to get along with, and both sides still disliked each other.

"I'm not willing to come yet."

Faced with their malice, Qian Cai simply spat and muttered.

His actions immediately made many craftsmen feel unhappy.

Some people even secretly surrounded him, wanting to kick him when the guards next to him were not paying attention.

Seeing that their conflict was so intense, Qin Ming immediately waved his hand at everyone and stopped them.

"You may become very good comrades in the future. Don't worry, everyone. From today on, you will have no conflicts."

Qin Ming had long known that Qian Cai had conflicts with the people in these workshops.

However, the technical conditions at that time had not reached the current level, so this contradiction could not be resolved.

The reason for their conflict was mainly due to lack of money.

Sometimes this money needs to be used to cover various expenses.

It is normal to save money and materials, and Qin Ming understands him very well.

However, the workshop's research must not stop, and they also need a lot of silver to pave the way. If there is enough silver, everything will be solved.

At this time, Qian Cai could no longer stay still. He asked Qin Ming:

"Your Majesty, what exactly did you call me here to see? I have nothing to say to them. Even if they have some technology, it has nothing to do with our Ministry of Revenue."

"No one asked you to come here, just get out of here."

"What a plague god, it's annoying just to look at him."

Several of the most senior craftsmen were already utterly rude.

"Your money, if put into his hands, will be used with a little effort and achieve full results."

Qin Ming began to give advice, and after hearing this, several senior craftsmen present fell silent.

Qian Cai next to him also asked:

"What silver? Have they developed a technology that can earn silver?"

“Almost, but instead of earning silver, they make it.”

Qin Ming spoke with a smile, and then pulled Qian Cai into the attack and defense.

As soon as he entered the workshop, Qian Cai was shocked by the scene before him.

There were hundreds of guards standing around the workshop.

The entire spacious factory building was covered with black gauze.

Only the innermost area, where you can go around in circles, is their workbench.

The space of a factory building is very large, but in such a large space, more than 80% of the area is used to protect technology.

More than a dozen layers of protection have been set up from the outside to the inside.

The scale of this protection is already outrageous.

They haven't even protected electrical technology in this way.

"what is going on?"

Now even Qian Cai was a little curious. Qin Ming pulled him through layers of mechanisms and finally followed several highly skilled craftsmen to the operating room.

As soon as he arrived here, Qian Cai's eyes widened.

"This...what is this?"