Zhu Youjian: Taizu has an order! kill!

The entire capture operation lasted three full days.

Not only Xuanfu, but also surrounding towns were also cleaned up under martial law!

When Wei Zhongxian got the final summary seven days later, even he was secretly shocked.

This arrest included the eight major Shanxi merchants plus a dozen merchants of various sizes.

A total of 650 people were arrested!

Seventy-five million taels of cash were found!

In addition, various calligraphy and painting treasures worth 800 million taels, and real estate title deeds.

Good guy, if you convert it into one piece, that’s more than 8000 million taels!

This is equivalent to the tax revenue of the imperial court for several years!

Wei Zhongxian was frightened and secretly excited at the same time.

The emperor who has so much money will definitely be overjoyed, and he will definitely pay more attention to the factory guards.

No, after confirming that the data was correct, Wei Zhongxian hurriedly wrote the letter and sent it to the capital via the inn.

And he himself found Lu Xiangsheng and prepared to personally escort Zangyin to Beijing.

You can’t make any mistakes with this money!

In the capital at this time.

Zhu Youjian, who has not waited for news in recent days, has not even eaten well.

All he could think about was the money bags of the eight major Shanxi merchants.

Li Chen, who was sitting on a chair and sighing at the snacks, couldn't help but shook his head when he saw this.

"Let's ask if you can calm down a little bit."

"Looking at you like this, you would think the money was lost if you didn't know."

"steady!"

"Steady, do you understand?"

"There is no city at all."

Li Chen didn't even know what Zhu Youjian was worried about.

The factory guards at this time were not those ten years later, especially the leader was still Wei Zhongxian.

If this could go wrong, then there would be no need for this factory guard to exist.

Just break up and reorganize.

"Taizu, this is tens of millions of taels."

"With this money, why should I worry about being unable to revive the Ming Dynasty!"

"I can fight those dog Tatars however I want from now on!"

Zhu Youjian was unmoved by Taizu's ridicule.

This is a transaction worth tens of millions, not thousands!

Can he not be in a hurry?

Whether Ming Dynasty can develop in the long term depends on this wave.

"Look at you like this..."

"What happened to tens of millions taels?"

"At the peak of the Song Dynasty, the annual tax revenue exceeded [-] million taels."

"What you do is not even worth someone's annual income."

"It's just an emergency."

Li Chen rolled his eyes and poured cold water on Zhu Youjian.

It’s only tens of millions of taels, no matter how much it is, it’s not too much.

At this time, Ming Dynasty was like a colander, and money was needed everywhere to fill it.

If the economy cannot be restored quickly, these tens of millions will only last three to five years at most.

"The money of the Northern Song Dynasty has nothing to do with me."

"No matter how much they earn, they will never give me a tael."

"But right now this is real money."

"At least I don't have to worry about military pay in the past few years."

Northern Song Dynasty...

Zhu Youjian curled his lips and was speechless.

What happened to the money?

No matter how rich the Northern Song Dynasty was, it would be gone!

Although I am poor, I am so poor that I have the backbone!

I am not envious!

Li Chen glanced at this guy, smiled and said nothing.

He just made a joke to let Zhu Youjian relax.

Don't be fooled by money!

At this time, a young official suddenly walked in from outside the door.

Li Chen quickly hid his figure and shut up without speaking.

I saw the junior official walking up to Zhu Youjian and whispering something.

After retreating, Zhu Youjian touched his forehead and smiled.

"Taizu, Wang Chengen said that he has already solved it."

"Let's go over there and take a look."

Ok?

Li Chen was stunned for half a second when he heard this, and then he suddenly reacted!

Is the cement done? !

What the hell!

So fast!

"Hurry up!"

"Let's go there quickly!"

"This is a treasure worth thousands of gold!"

When he heard that there was progress in cement, Li Chen couldn't sit still.

After finishing speaking, the whole person turned into a golden light and disappeared into the side hall.

Zhu Youjian, who was about to say something, twitched slightly when he saw this.

But he could only tidy up his clothes and walk quickly towards the small courtyard where Wang Chengen was.

He also wanted to know what the cement that Taizu had been talking about was.

When Zhu Youjian hurriedly came to the small courtyard.

Just in time to watch Wang Chengen lift a sledgehammer and hit a raised block on the ground!

With a muffled sound, the lump was hit with a sledgehammer, but only some of its skin was scattered.

Although it looks a bit bumpy, it has obviously withstood the impact.

"Not bad."

"This is what happened!"

"Let's just say it's your method that's the problem."

"Okay, just get it done!"

Next to Wang Chengen, Li Chen was squatting on the ground looking at the gray-white object.

That's right...

This is indeed cement!

He really did it!

Suddenly, the joy on Li Chen's face could hardly be suppressed.

Lu Xun once said, if you want to get rich, build roads first!

With cement, he can build a highway leading directly to the border!

At that time, it will be much more convenient to mobilize troops or transport food and grass.

In addition to transporting grain and troops, once there is a convenient road, Li Chen can also rely on high-speed logistics to stimulate the Ming Dynasty's economy.

This is the basis for making money!

"Taizu, is this thing cement?"

"It looks a bit ordinary."

Zhu Youjian also came up at this time, looked at it carefully and gave an evaluation.

Li Chen, who was working on the follow-up development of YY, rolled his eyes when he heard this.

"how?"

"Shouldn't it be a brilliant and colorful place?"

"Come on, Wang Chengen, come over and tell your prince what this thing is like!"

Li Chen was too lazy to get to know this idiot.

He raised his chin and motioned to Wang Chengen next to him to come over and explain.

Wang Chengen, who was holding a sledgehammer, quickly put down the tool in his hand, bent over and nodded excitedly.

"Your Majesty, this thing is incredible."

"Not to mention that the cost is only one-twentieth of Sanhe soil, and the hardness is much higher than Sanhe soil."

"And the preparation is simple. You only need to mix clay, gypsum and lime in proportion, and then leave it for a period of time."

"It's as hard as stone! It's the best material!"

Wang Chengen, who originally thought Taizu had a problem with him, was completely convinced by now.

This is nothing short of miraculous!

He watched with his own eyes as the craftsmen mixed the three materials and made this object that was comparable to stone.

No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't figure out the reason.

But this does not hinder his judgment!

Compared to Sanhe Tu, this thing is truly superior!

"hiss...."

"Is it really that good?"

After hearing this, Zhu Youjian was stunned and couldn't believe it.

Did Taizu really do it?

This sounds like a real treasure!

"Okay, okay, everyone, shut up and listen to us!"

"You boy, go and get 500 taels of silver immediately and give them to the five craftsmen as rewards."

"Wang Chengen, since you took care of this matter, you will be responsible for it."

"We will allocate money from the internal treasury. What you have to do is to build a cement manufacturing plant as quickly as possible."

"We hope to see the factory land and start production before the end of the year."

"As long as you handle this matter well, we will definitely reward you greatly!"

Li Chen on the side breathed out, interrupting the conversation between the two.

Now that the cement has been completed, let’s put it into production quickly!

Li Chen couldn't wait to lay cement roads in Daming.

This requires [-]% of the transportation network!

The billowing silver will naturally come!