At the Beijing Railway Station, Liu Jin saw Ali Pasha off with a smile on his face, and Moses and his party also breathed a sigh of relief.
I can finally take a good rest.
These days, Liu Jin was very tired from accompanying Ali Pasha, Moses and his team around factories, schools, ports, etc. in the Beijing-Tianjin area.
Now that I have finally won an order of 30 million taels of silver, my merits have been fulfilled, and my efforts have not been in vain.
Although the order of 30 million taels of silver seems incomparable to the Egyptian Canal, which has a market value of hundreds of millions, anyone who understands economics understands it.
The virtual market value is just the market value, and it has no driving effect on the real economy. The listed companies in later generations are worth tens or hundreds of billions each, but their annual operating income may only be several billions or tens of billions.
It seems that the profit is even lower.
An order of 30 million taels of silver, this is an order of real money, and it is also a huge order. It can fill up the Miyun Arsenal in one go.
There are tens of thousands of muskets, a hundred artillery pieces, and tens of thousands of sets of armor and weapons. Although the quantity is not bad, compared to the annual production volume of the arsenal, it is only two or three months' output.
Since ancient times, the business of arms and weapons has been a business with huge profits. If you just sell three melons and two dates, you will get your money back, and the rest will be profit.
An order of 30 million taels of silver can drive the development of steel factories, mechanical processing factories, handicraft workshops, leather workshops, transportation and logistics and other industries.
For the Ming Dynasty's economy, it makes no sense that this is a powerful injection of living water, and it is also extremely profitable. All links and industries can profit from it, which is enough to feed a large population.
It can also allow many factories, workshops, etc. to update new machines and equipment to maintain technological leadership. This is why the bald eagles of later generations are very keen on selling arms.
Making money is one aspect, but more importantly, it can benefit many industries and fields, create a large number of jobs, and at the same time update its own arms and weapon technology, and always maintain its leading edge. It can be said that there are many benefits.
"I must ask His Majesty for a few days of paid leave. The weekends during this period have been spent visiting various places with Ali Pasha."
Sitting on his four-wheel carriage, Liu Jin was thinking about how to ask Emperor Hongzhi for leave.
Back at his house, Liu Jin was about to be lazy. It was already ten o'clock and he was on a business trip. He would not go to work today and would stay at home to take care of his baby.
With their unremitting efforts, Li Zhen and Xu Waner became pregnant again. There were more children, and the house was very lively. However, Liu Jin was usually too busy and did not have much time to spend time with the little one. This made Liu Jin
I feel that I am not a qualified baby daddy.
"Old Liu~Old Liu~"
At this time, Zhu Houzhao's voice came, and it could be heard that this guy was very excited, as if something happy had happened.
"...If this guy doesn't study electricity and magnetism well, why did he come here to see me?"
"Could it be that there has been a breakthrough and progress in electromagnetic technology?"
Liu Jin was speechless for a while. Just when he was thinking about being lazy, this guy came.
Zhu Houzhao was a genius. After the train came out, Liu Jin deliberately guided him to study electromagnetic technology. If a breakthrough could be made, electricity would be available and radio technology could also be developed.
Once radio technology is developed, it will be very important to the Ming Dynasty. No matter how large the vast territory is, it will not be afraid of it, and it can control everywhere anytime and anywhere.
Liu Jin does not expect this guy to be able to develop other advanced technologies soon. He just needs to develop radios, so as to facilitate the exchange of confidence between various places.
The land area is so large that the exchange of information is really slow.
"It shouldn't be that fast, right?"
"In just a short time, he has figured out that magnetism generates electricity and electricity generates magnetism. Is there any big breakthrough that can be made?"
Liu Jin carefully thought about the primitive technologies related to electromagnetism and felt that it would be impossible for Zhu Houzhao to develop any results so quickly.
"Old Liu~Old Liu~"
While thinking, Zhu Houzhao had already arrived at Liu Jin's study.
This guy didn't regard himself as an outsider at all. Every time he came, he went straight to the study. In the past, when Liu Jin was not married, he would go straight to Liu Jin's room.
"Your Highness~"
Liu Jin quickly stood up and said respectfully.
"No need, no need~"
Zhu Houzhao waved his hand to show that there was no need to be polite, and then said excitedly: "Haha, I have a younger brother~"
"Do you have a brother?"
When Liu Jin heard this, he was slightly startled. He was the only son of Emperor Hongzhi. When did he have another son?
But his head turned rapidly, and he soon thought of a possibility.
"Queen, does she have it?"
"Haha, yes, news just came from the palace."
"Haha, I'm going to be an older brother. I have a younger brother."
Zhu Houzhao nodded happily and smiled from ear to ear. It seemed that the news really made him extremely happy.
"How do you know he's the younger brother? Couldn't it be the younger sister?"
Liu Jin was speechless.
Before the baby was born, you knew it was a boy?
"Of course I know, it must be my younger brother~"
"Humph, I have always wanted a younger brother, so that I can teach him to ride horses and archery, teach him to march and fight, and teach him how to make steam engines and trains."
"If it were a younger sister, it would be boring. We definitely wouldn't be able to talk together."
Zhu Houzhao said confidently that he had already thought about what he would do with his younger brother in the future.
"…Your Highness, how old are you this year?"
Liu Jin was speechless. What kind of trick was Emperor Hongzhi playing? Historically, Zhu Houzhao has been the emperor for more than a year now. Zhu Houzhao is already sixteen years old and will be seventeen soon after the Chinese New Year. Emperor Hongzhi
He also gave him a younger brother and sister.
Well, it seems that in ancient times, this was not unusual.
Soon, Liu Jin realized that he was in the Ming Dynasty, not later generations.
If in future generations, I am already in high school and my parents have a second child, many people's mentality will collapse. Many only children will not be able to accept being an older brother for no reason.
But it was different in ancient times. Not to mention the royal family, even in ordinary families, many times, because there were many children, the age difference between brothers and sisters was relatively large. The difference between the oldest and the youngest may be more than ten or twenty years.
It's normal.
As for the royal family, that is, Emperor Hongzhi, this weird one, only has one woman. If there are other emperors, none of them have three palaces and six courtyards. Some of the crown princes are already in their thirties and forties, and they will continue to be born in the future.
This Zhu Houzhao is only sixteen years old now, and it seems that it is nothing to be an older brother again.
The reason why I was surprised was because there was a gap of more than ten years. What did Emperor Hongzhi do?
"I'm sixteen~"
Zhu Houzhao replied without thinking.
"Your Highness is already sixteen years old. Time flies so fast."
When Liu Jin heard this, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Liu Jin, the focus now is not on me, but on my mother. She is already in her thirties, and the risk of getting pregnant again is very high."
"As you know, I actually had a younger brother, but he died when he was just over a year old."
"This time, I will never allow such a thing to happen again."
"So I came here to find you. No matter what, you must find a way for my mother to give birth to my brother safely, and my brother will grow up healthily."
Zhu Houzhao was also speechless for a while. What I'm talking about now is that I want to be a brother, but you are concerned about my age.
Then he also issued orders to Liu Jin in a very domineering manner. As the elder brother, he was happier and more excited than his father, and at the same time, he was more nervous.
"Zhu Houzhao is still a very filial person. I don't know why he was so blackmailed in history~"
Looking at Zhu Houzhao in front of him, Liu Jin couldn't help but sigh.
In history, Zhu Houzhao, Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty, was almost the same as a faint emperor. He reused eunuchs and eunuchs, restarted factory guards, befriended villains far away from Xianchen, built leopard houses, indulged in sexual activities, liked all kinds of beasts, etc.
In the writings of historians, he was demoted to a state of complete disgrace, without any merits or achievements.
But is this really the case?
Liu Jin now finally understands why later generations of archaeologists still need to refer to unofficial histories. This is because the pen in the hands of historians is not fair. Guest officials record what an emperor did, and all dynasties like to revise books and change history.
changed beyond recognition.
"Your Highness, don't worry too much. The technology of Daming Medical College and Tai Hospital is enough to ensure the queen's health, and it can also ensure the health of your sister."
Liu Jin smiled and said.
"He's a younger brother, not a younger sister~"
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately curled his lips and said.
He must not want a sister. If she is a sister, she will definitely not be able to play with her. She will definitely not like military affairs, nor machinery, nor will she like doing research. He is better as a younger brother. If he is unhappy, he can also give her a spanking.
"Okay, okay, it's my younger brother~"
Liu Jin smiled and said.
"I'm worried too~"
"My mother is already thirty-five. The risk of giving birth to a child at such an advanced age is really too great. But now that I have one, it must be born. I also want a younger brother. My father and my mother would also like to have one."
A younger brother."
Zhu Houzhao said with a sigh.
Giving birth to children at the age of thirty-five is completely normal in future generations. There are a lot of children born at the age of forty, but it is indeed considered an advanced maternal age. The medical technology of future generations is advanced, so there is nothing to worry about.
But this is the Ming Dynasty, and there are indeed many things to worry about. The key is that Queen Zhang has not been pregnant for more than ten years. Now she is pregnant again, and she is still an advanced maternal age. It is no wonder that Zhu Houzhao is both happy and worried, so hurriedly
