Hand over the jade seal first [Infrastructure]

Xiao Zirong just felt a little hot on his face, but now he feels hot all over his body after hearing Xiao Xuexing's words.

There is absolutely no problem with what Xiao Xuexing said. He persisted before because his life and death were unknown, and he wanted to give an explanation to Xiao Yu under the Nine Springs, so he kept looking for it.

So there is no problem in saying that Xiao Xuexing persisted for his sake.

But I don't know why, coupled with his eyes and tone, it just... makes people's hearts flutter.

Xiao Xuexing watched Xiao Zirong's ears turn red with satisfaction. On the one hand, he wondered if Xiao Zirong felt differently towards him, and on the other hand, he felt that Xiao Zirong might not be used to such straightforward expressions of emotion.

So he directly changed the subject and asked: "The news on the way I came here is relatively closed, have you dealt with everything here? Is there anything difficult to deal with? Tell me, and I will solve it for you."

When Xiao Xuexing said this, he completely forgot that he wanted to make Xiao Zirong stronger. According to his logic, it is necessary to train his younger brother, but the obstacles in the process of training should also be set reasonably. People are difficult to deal with, so he will take action to ensure that Xiao Zirong grows up physically and mentally.

Hmm, no problem.

Xiao Zirong came back to his senses, tried his best to suppress the unruly heartbeat and said softly: "There is nothing difficult to solve, they have no foundation, and I am not afraid of them if I have foundation."

After hearing this, Xiao Xuexing teased him and asked, "Aren't you really afraid?"

Xiao Zirong raised her chest: "Of course I'm not afraid, won't they sue if I can't solve it? It's not good to sue my uncle, but I can still sue you."

Xiao Xuexing thought that the letter Xiao Zirong wrote to him was different from the emperor's father and son, and immediately felt better. He patted his younger brother's head and said, "Good job, remember to do this in the future, and if you can't solve it, leave it to me, and you don't have to worry about it." Psychological burden, you have too many things to do, no time to spend with them, the establishment of the industrial zone is the most important thing."

Xiao Zirong was persuaded in this way, and happily let go of her psychological burden.

If there is a background, why not use it?When you can leapfrog to fight monsters, you are brave, but if you can't win, you have to do it yourself, you are stupid.

Xiao Zirong felt that he was very smart and would definitely not make such a mistake.

Xiao Zirong, who threw away the burden, happily took Xiao Xuexing to see his plan. Before he came, he had written the plan a little bit, but at that time it was written in the form of regulations, but now it is written In the form of a table, after all, some projects are going hand in hand.

For example, dredging and brick kilns have been done similarly, but it will continue for a while, especially dredging.

The mud used for burning bricks is not ready to be used after being dug out. It takes time to weather, and after weathering, the next step of processing can be carried out. Generally, it takes several months to weather, so dredging is an uninterrupted process.

Then there is the brine pool and the salt factory. These two places are not close, and there are no official roads there, only some dirt roads walked by the common people, so what Xiao Zirong needs to do is to build the road first.

But road construction requires cement, and cement requires limestone. There are limestone mines in Jinling, but it is difficult to find a place to manufacture large quantities of cement, so there must be a cement factory.

These are basically carried out at the same time, because the speed of disarmament is fast enough, but these soldiers need to re-register their household registration after returning home, and there is no way to grant them land before their household registration is confirmed.

It was cheaper for Xiao Zirong without farming, and he hired these people directly.

That's right, it's not counted as corvee, but hired, with money and food and housing. Many people signed up enthusiastically, and even some people who originally owned land came to join in the fun.

Xiao Zirong sighed at this point and said, "That's why I said to increase revenue and reduce expenditure."

Xiao Xuexing looked at the form listed by Xiao Zirong with a very serious expression. He thought Xiao Zirong was just used to being frugal before, but only now did he realize that his brother is really a big spender.

According to the normal process, corvees are generally collected during the slack season to do these things. Naturally, the cost is not much, but it is true that the efficiency is slow. It may not be possible to build a cement factory or a salt factory in a year or two, let alone a glass factory. .

Xiao Zirong's current method has indeed improved efficiency but...it really costs money.

Xiao Xuexing, who has never worried about money since he took office, is worried for the first time whether his earning speed will not be able to keep up with his younger brother's spending speed.

But he didn't stop Xiao Zirong.

He can see that Xiao Zirong is also selective in doing these things. What he is doing now can make money, but the upfront investment is just a lot.

According to Xiao Zirong, these things can become the pillar industries of Jinling.

Once there is a pillar industry, Jinling can enter a good cycle.

But how could Xiao Xuexing tolerate Xiao Zirong putting all his wealth into these things?

He turned his head to look at Xiao Zirong and asked, "What about the treasury? The tax revenue from these places was left to you before, so the treasury should have money, right?"

The treasury he was talking about was of course not the treasury of Qi State but the treasury of Jinling State.

After hearing this, Xiao Zirong scratched his face and said: "We can't use all the money from the treasury. The imperial examination needs a part of the money. It's going to be winter and we have to guard against snowstorms and spring tides next spring. The money there can't be used." move."

Xiao Xuexing rubbed his forehead: "Then you can't subsidize all your own money."

Xiao Zirong laughed and said, "Brother, don't worry, the salt factory belongs to the imperial court, but the cement factory and Liuli factory are both under my name and belong to my personal property. When the time comes, I will also buy the cement to pave the road."

Xiao Xuexing: ...

For a moment, he didn't quite understand that the entire Jinling Kingdom belonged to Xiao Zirong, so why would he engage in such a thing?

Xiao Zirong also knew that he might not understand this matter, so he explained: "It is clearer this way, so as to prevent someone from filling their own pockets in the chaos of accounts, Jinling is a place with great potential, and it can make money when it develops in the future, but correspondingly, Being able to make money will naturally attract some greedy people, if I don’t set the rules right from the source, I may not be very angry in the future.”

Xiao Xuexing basically has no principles when facing Xiao Zirong at certain times, and when he heard him say this, he said directly: "In this case, do as you like, but if you have no money, remember to tell me."

Xiao Zirong felt sweet in his heart, but not eating soft rice is his bottom line, so he said very seriously: "I can make money myself!"

Xiao Xuexing said indifferently: "Then treat it as my brother lent it to you, and then you will return it to me. The sooner you get these things together, the sooner you can make money?"

Xiao Zirong thought about it seriously, and it seemed that this was the truth, and couldn't help but give Xiao Xuexing a hug: "My brother is the best for me."

He couldn't help it, but he was also sensible enough, so he thought of letting go after hugging him.

As a result, just as he wanted to get up and leave, Xiao Xuexing pressed him into his arms again.

Xiao Zirong looked up at Xiao Xuexing, Xiao Xuexing nodded his nose and said, "It sounds nice."

Xiao Zirong chuckled, and just about to say something when he saw a maid come in to light a lamp.

Well, because the location of the power station has not been fully selected, Xiao Zirong is still using oil lamps here.

Only now did he realize that the time had passed for a long time and it was already night, and he couldn't help but feel a little depressed for a while. Before that, he wrote to Xiao Xuexing saying that he would take him to eat, drink and have fun.

As a result, people came all the way to see him, and he discussed political affairs for a long time without bringing them to play, and successfully made Xiao Xuexing follow him to worry about increasing income and reducing expenditure.

It's so remiss.

Xiao Xuexing noticed that Xiao Zirong, who had been quite happy just now, had gone limp in an instant, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Xiao Zirong glanced at him secretly and said in confusion, "Will my brother feel bored? I... that's all I know..."

He can't sing or dance, and he can't make people happy. Even Mu Lin can't compare with him. Anyway, he is very good at playing the piano.

Xiao Xuexing is surrounded by so many people who are better than Mu Lin, he has nothing outstanding, if it is not for the convenience of his status, I am afraid that Xiao Xuexing will not be able to pay attention to him.

After hearing this, Xiao Xuexing quickly understood what Xiao Zirong meant. He patted Xiao Zirong's head and said, "It's because I can't show up easily, otherwise people will find out that I'm lying when I ask for sick leave? And I don't know if you still What do you want to know, but there are many people who can sing, sing, and sing, but you are the only one in the world who can use thunder and lightning for his own use and can develop sulfonamide."

Xiao Zirong was still a little disappointed at first, but he couldn't help but smile when he heard him say that, that's right, no matter how powerful those people are, they can be replaced by even more powerful people.

But no one can replace him.

Xiao Zirong's emotions came and went quickly, Xiao Xuexing looked a little helpless, and didn't know how he suppressed those people.

It wasn't until the next day that the person he sent out to find out the situation came back to report to him that Xiao Zirong...was just a cutie in front of him, but among his subordinates, most of them felt that he was too cruel to mention it. The kind of name that makes people tremble with fear.

That's fine, it's not a bad thing to be fierce, otherwise his younger brother is not very old, so he might not be bullied.

After observing Xiao Zirong for three days and found that Xiao Zirong was doing well, Xiao Xuexing finally left reluctantly.

Because he was relatively secretive when he came, Xiao Zirong also quietly sent him away when he left.

After he left, Xiao Zirong looked at the frame going away for a while, then turned around and walked back vigorously: it's time to get the steam train out!