I really don't want to be a rebel [infrastructure]

Of course Luo Shixing knew that the waiting time was long, and of course some people didn't believe it, and said directly: "Even if the shipment is slow, it won't take that long, right?"

Luo Shixing said patiently: "It's useful, think about it, everyone, only the Tiantangming Hall has been installed in the palace, and even His Majesty's bedroom has not been installed with electric lights. Naturally, the needs of His Majesty and the palace must be put first, and the palace is finished. And the East Palace."

When he said this, everyone thought that Donggong could let it go for a while, who doesn't know that Donggong is a family of invisible people?

But then Luo Shixing mentioned Princess Taiping and the Wu brothers, this... everyone dare not snatch it, only Junchen's kind of thing that suddenly ascended to heaven dared to frame Princess Taiping and the Wu brothers.

Although Wu Chengsi knew that he must be the priority, but he not only wanted to furnish his own home, but also wanted to help sell electric lights. He also had some economic sense, so he could tell at a glance that this thing must be popular, and it could improve people's living conditions. , and it is unique in the world, they will have the final say on how to set the price at that time.

That's why Luo Shixing said that he was the one who was most worried about the electric lights not being shipped out. Wu Chengsi hurriedly asked, "Where is the road repair now?"

Luo Shixing explained: "It is still on the road next to Xiuzhou City. The original roads of the previous two rebellions were severely damaged. In fact, even if they were not destroyed, those roads would not meet the standards for transporting ice glaze."

Wu Chengsi:? ? ? ?

After tossing for a long time, even the roads inside Jiaozhou haven't been repaired?That's really waiting until the Year of the Monkey!

Wu Chengsi frowned and said, "It's better to find a way to build the road with all your strength."

Luo Shixing immediately shook his head and said: "No, Jiaozhou has now become the largest supplier of grain and rapeseed oil in the whole of Lingnan, so we must ensure enough time for cultivation. Most of the time in Jiaozhou is three crops a year. , Rapeseed flowers must also be planted, which is an important source of tax revenue for Jiaozhou. What's more, even if these are resolved, there is not so much money."

Wu Chengsi had an instant headache, and he even wanted to get Luo Shixing to Zhongyuan, but he was worried that there was no other place to produce Bingliuli and rapeseed oil except Jiaozhou.

Princess Taiping on the side said decisively: "It's easy to be short of money. Let the court allocate funds. The road construction should have been paid by the court."

Luo Shixing quickly waved his hand: "No, no, the state can already pay taxes now, and the imperial court is now spending money, there is no need to allocate funds, everyone, wait patiently, wait patiently."

To build roads for electric lights, and then empty out the national treasury, this is putting the cart before the horse. If there is another war, and the court can't afford the money to fight the war, isn't he a sinner through the ages?Luo Shixing would never do such a thing.

Shangguan Wan'er on the side suddenly said: "The princess used to collect donations for Jiaozhou before, and it's the same now. As long as the money problem is solved, wouldn't it be fine to recruit people from other places to build roads?"

Princess Taiping's eyes lit up: "That's right, this is a matter of accumulating virtue and doing good deeds."

Luo Shixing looked shocked: "But we really don't need it anymore. Really, it's not easy for everyone to make money, so we don't need it anymore."

Everyone couldn't laugh or cry when they saw how seriously he spoke. This child is really... naive.

Like their class, how can they worry about making money?It was all money that ran into their hands on their own initiative.

There are too many ways for them to get money, but thinking about the experience of this child, he was not originally from a wealthy family. It is said that the yard of his real Assassin’s Mansion has not been repaired, and most of the places are deserted. , Even a small piece was used for farming, and for a while, I still felt a little fond of the poor child.

Princess Taiping patted his head. She was almost ten years older than Luo Shixing, so it wasn't awkward to do this.

She said with a smile: "Okay, you don't have to worry about this matter. It will be good for us if the road is repaired. I like the seafood you got last time. It's a pity that I'm not lucky."

When she said this, someone immediately asked curiously: "Seafood? What are they?"

When Luo Shixing offered seafood, there were not many people present, and this matter was not widely spread, and the Zhang brothers did not want to spread the word to Luo Shixing, so many people only knew about it at this time.

Princess Taiping immediately described all the dishes on the seafood banquet vividly and vividly, and then brought out the banquet held by Luo Shixing in the mansion before. The dishes of the two banquets were different, but the same points were never seen before. , and the taste is very good.

After Princess Taiping told everyone that the palace banquet was tasteless, she concluded: "Words can't describe its deliciousness."

Everyone felt yearning when they heard it, and Luo Shixing said helplessly at this time: "Many of those dishes are unique specialties in Jiaozhou, and it is very difficult to get them out. The most important thing is that the transportation costs too much. This time it is With His Majesty's accession to the throne, I only do it once when I come to attend the grand ceremony, and I'm afraid I'll have to wait a long time for the second time, or the state treasury won't be able to function properly."

Princess Taiping thought about it seriously and said: "From this point of view, the point of Jiaozhou is not the lack of money, but that it is easy to make ends meet if you do this."

Luo Shixing nodded, as expected, the empress's daughter is very good at focusing.

However, during Wu Zhao's reign, although Princess Taiping was also able to participate in politics, she was ordered by her mother not to be too prominent. Therefore, everyone did not know that Princess Taiping's political literacy was higher than many people.

Wu Chengsi said: "As long as you can ship these things out, you have the final say on what price to charge, and you will naturally have money when the time comes."

Luo Shixing thought to himself, how could I not know?But isn't this an endless loop?Because there is no road, it is inconvenient to transport things, and if things cannot be transported, they cannot make a lot of money.

Rapeseed oil can actually make money, otherwise the state capital would not dare to build ports, but for infrastructure costs, these are not enough.

Shangguan Wan'er suddenly asked: "Before I heard that His Majesty's pearl shirt was presented by Jiaozhou. It seems that Jiaozhou is rich in pearls. It is not difficult to transport this thing. Why didn't the assassin think of a way?"

Luo Shixing immediately said: "The quality of Jiaozhou pearls is average, and the output is not stable, so they cannot be used as a source of long-term income. However, I will hold a pearl feast in the next two days, and I will shoot some better quality sea pearls and freshwater pearls. You can take a look if you are interested.”

Wu Chengsi immediately asked: "Can you still eat roasted whole lamb?"

Luo Shixing laughed loudly: "Whatever you like to eat, I will make it for you."

Everyone's thoughts fluttered when they heard it. Whether they like pearls or not, it's good to participate once. At least they can see what the dishes that the princess and the others are full of praise are like.

In fact, another purpose of Luo Shixing's desire to hold a Pearl Banquet is to let everyone see the effect of electric lights.

The effects of Paradise and Mingtang cannot be seen as simple houses. After all, these two buildings cover a large area and use a lot of electric lights, and Luo Shixing put in a lot of effort to make them look majestic and beautiful.

At that time, if someone buys an electric light and feels dissatisfied that it has not achieved the effect of heaven and Mingtang, it will not offend people. People who can afford these things now can't easily afford to offend.

After the ceremony, when Luo Shixing returned to the mansion, he looked at Cheng Jing and said with a smile, "It feels like we haven't rested since we arrived in Luoyang."

Cheng Jingwei kissed his forehead and said: "It's been hard work, I'll take a good rest after I go back."

Luo Shixing has been running around for Jiaozhou to open up business routes these days. It seems that he has given various gifts to please Wu Zhao, but in fact, he is not using the emperor's status to advertise Jiaozhou. ?

Pearls and ice glaze, which are loved even by the emperor, are bound to become popular among the people.

Luo Shixing's current target is not ordinary people. Although he knows that it is easier to make money from ordinary people, he thinks it is unnecessary. Since the electric light has appeared, as long as it continues to develop, it will be popularized sooner or later, and the current restriction on electric light is tungsten. The second material is the power generation of the power plant.

These were all limited by the lack of certain resources in Jiaozhou before and could not develop. After harvesting a wave of money from nobles and wealthy households, he will find a way to improve both of these aspects. It will be easier for the court to do it than him. too much.

Thinking about it this way, I still feel that I am a bit chivalrous in stealing from the rich and giving to the poor.

Strike while the iron is hot, half a month after the grand ceremony is a time of celebration, Luo Shixing held the Pearl Banquet directly on the third day, but this time Wu Zhao was not invited, but the two male favorites beside Wu Zhao came.

The emperor had his own entertainment time, not to mention she had to deal with government affairs and other things. Of course, the most important thing was that if the top-quality pearls on display caught Wu Zhao's fancy, would he give it or not?

Luo Shixing felt sorry for the money if he gave it away, but it would be embarrassing if he didn't give it away, so forget it.

On the day of the banquet, Luo Shixing originally thought that at most ten or twenty people would come to join him, and Princess Taiping and Wu Chengsi had to invite friends to come over, but unexpectedly, almost half of the capital's dignitaries were attracted.

Most of the people here are familiar with Luo Shixing, only a small number of Luo Shixing have never seen it, and the dignitaries in Beijing also have circles. Luo Shixing has always been in the circle of the royal relatives of Princess Taiping and others, and is not good to people outside. Familiarity is also normal.

In order not to make a mistake, he directly grabbed Xue Shao as a strong man and pulled him, "Hurry up, hurry up, introduce me, it will be bad if you neglect the distinguished guest."

He didn't communicate much with Xue Shao, but the relationship between Xue Shao and Princess Taiping seemed very natural. Obviously, the relationship between the two should be pretty good.

Xue Shao naturally agreed with all his mouth, and when Luo Shixing asked him about the first stranger, the smile on Xue Shao's face faded a little, and his voice seemed to come out of his throat and said: "This is the person who is now The celebrity in front of His Majesty, Yushi Zhongcheng Lai Junchen."

Luo Shixing: Shit, why is this person here?He didn't ask for it!