72 There is no time when you are not short of money
Emperor Chongzhen originally thought he was rich. After all, after raising money, plus the proceeds from property confiscation, it was a large amount of original capital, already reaching the scale of one million.
The subsequent output of the glass factory has been a steady stream. If you include the newly added glass products this time and the glass produced through the mold pouring method, it is now estimated that there should be a net profit of 20,000 taels per month. Waiting for the future scale
After it goes up again, even if the gross profit margin drops, the monthly profit will still rise.
It was precisely because of this confidence that Emperor Chongzhen told Zhou Yuji that money was not a problem, and he was indeed not lying.
However, on this day, he and Zhou Yuji went to the War Bureau to learn the details and make calculations. Emperor Chongzhen was a little dumbfounded.
If you want to make sophisticated ordnance, for example, a crude bird gun has a lifespan of only about 30 rounds and is easy to explode, and the cost is about 2.3 taels; while a standard bird gun can have a lifespan of about a hundred rounds, and each one costs about
3.8 taels.
Of course, this is still the price before. By the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, it had risen to about 4 taels. And it is foreseeable that it will be even more expensive in the future!
After the expansion, Zhou Yuji's troops had tens of thousands of troops.
If half of the people were musketeers, that would be 5,000 people. Just for this item, the cost of the muskets alone would cost 20,000 taels of silver.
Then it is estimated that if a musketeer scraps a musket according to training, then the contribution of 5,000 people in muskets is 40,000 taels of silver.
This is actually calculated based on the lowest limit. If it is a musket with a flintlock device, the cost will be even higher.
In addition, gunpowder, lead bullets, armor, knives, food, etc. for training musketeers also cost a lot of money.
Also, in Emperor Chongzhen's expectations, the more powerful the army, the better. At present, Zhou Yuji has only expanded it to 10,000 people, and it will be expanded again in the future. Coupled with the troops of Sun Yingyuan, Huang Degong and other generals, they can truly obey his orders.
The troops must be at least 100,000, which is not too much, right?
Not counting the silver reward, raising such an elite army costs at least 400,000 yuan a month!
However, the national treasury’s tax revenue is only about two million a year, and it may not be collected yet.
Even if it could be received, it would still be less than 200,000 yuan a month. It would not be enough to just support the army without spending any money elsewhere.
The most important thing is that these are troubled times, with wars and rebellions happening everywhere. Materials such as steel, gunpowder, food, etc. are basically getting more and more expensive.
In Emperor Chongzhen's original impression, the cost of an army was basically military pay. As for ordnance, he originally thought the cost was only about one-tenth.
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen actually understood why the imperial army was so inexperienced.
Even if he has money and allocates funds for the army, the result is only one-tenth of the sophisticated ordnance. This alone has to be exploited by officials at all levels. When it is actually in the hands of the army, it is absolutely pitiful.
It’s amazing that such an army can fight!
The prerequisite for having a strong army is to have money, enough money!
Emperor Chongzhen's head hurt when he thought of this.
Money, money……
We were short of money before, we are still short of money now, and we will probably still be short of money in the future!
Yeah, it would be great if there was a cornucopia!
No, one cornucopia is not enough, it would be better to have ten or eight cornucopias!
I don’t know when I will not be short of money!
Thinking of these, Emperor Chongzhen naturally thought of one person, and that was Liu Weichao.
Moreover, when encountering difficulties, he is now accustomed to consulting Liu Weichao.
Touching the mobile phone hanging on his chest, Emperor Chongzhen finally held back and decided to sort out today's affairs before asking Liu Weichao for advice in an organized manner.
Thinking like this, he was also a little curious. I wonder if Liu Weichao had developed that software? If he could help him make money earlier, he would have more energy to help himself!
Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen decided to find Concubine Tian. Before asking Liu Weichao for help, it would be best if he could give Liu Weichao something.
Emperor Chongzhen somewhat understood this kind of human relationship. After all, he was not the kind of emperor who didn't have to think about others since he was born.
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Let’s talk about Liu Weichao. Early the next morning, before he even got up, he received a message from Emperor Chongzhen. When he opened it, he saw various pictures of the clothes he wanted.
"This is so efficient!" Li Weichao had to sigh, and then carefully selected some photos, which basically included every part of the clothes. After sorting them, he left the small room.
Zhang Weijiang didn't come back until he went to bed last night. Today was Saturday again, so he was sure that Zhang Weijiang was still sleeping.
So, Liu Weichao walked to the master bedroom and was about to knock on the door when he heard noise coming from inside.
After hearing this, Liu Weichao couldn't help but shake his head, turned around and went back to do his own business first.
About an hour later, the door to the master bedroom opened, and Zhang Weijiang stretched and walked out.
When he saw Liu Weichao sitting on the sofa watching TV, he couldn't help being a little surprised and said: "The sun really comes out from the west. You are not working overtime on weekdays. No, you are working overtime when you are at work. When you are not working, you are busy with your work."
software, why do you have time to watch TV now?”
Liu Weichao smiled and said, "I'm waiting for you!"
After he finished speaking, he added another question: "Have you finished talking on the phone early in the morning?"
"I wanted to cook again, but her mother drove her out of bed!" Zhang Weijiang said as he also sat on the sofa, and then asked: "What are you waiting for me for?"
"If you ask me, you two are so sticky, you might as well get married!" Liu Weichao suggested with a smile, and then got down to business, "Don't you want that set of clothes? I found a lot of detailed pictures and sent them to you.
, let’s see if we can make one?”
Upon hearing this, Zhang Weijiang was a little surprised and said quickly: "Wait a minute, let me take a look."
After he finished speaking, he immediately stood up from the sofa, rushed into his room, then walked out with his cell phone in hand while reading.
"Hey, it's true! It's the one I'm looking for!" Zhang Weijiang sat down on the sofa and said a little surprised, "It's really yours. I can actually find so many detailed pictures, okay!"
"That's right, this is not a problem for me!" Liu Weichao responded with a smile after hearing this.
Zhang Weijiang, who was always talkative, did not follow his words, but looked at the pictures seriously.
After a while, he raised his hand and patted Liu Weichao's knee, and said in surprise: "Okay, it really helped me a lot. Now, Mingxiu's birthday gift will probably be solved!"
After he finished speaking, he stood up and walked to his room while saying, "I'm going to go find the tailor and ask if it can be made and how long it will take to make it."
When Liu Weichao heard this, he was waiting for this sentence and quickly stood up and said: "Brother Zhang, I will go with you!"