Li Jun finally said the most concerned issue for those present, especially the words Li Tingzhi, who is in charge of the affairs of the Secretariat, liked to hear: "If we want to implement the reconstruction plan, we will need a large amount of silver immediately. This silver can be raised from two aspects. One is to sell some technologies mastered by the Chaoting, such as cement production technology, steel production technology, and arms product production technology. In order not to control these technologies in the hands of one or a few people, I decided to sell them through open bidding and a few more.

"These technologies can not only be used for military equipment, but also for people's livelihood. Although it is necessary to control them at this stage, they will not play any other role except to make the combat effectiveness of our army develop greatly. Building a strong army is certainly our goal, but not our only goal. In addition to a strong army, the court also requires the people to become rich, live a happy life, and live and work in peace and contentment. It is precisely from these considerations that I decided to convert the production technology of cement, steel, steam engines, machine tools, ships, rubber, shipbuilding, bicycles, and mining rights to private production and mining."

Li Jun’s plan is to convert from state-owned to private, and the court will no longer manage the production of these industries, nor will it participate in the development of technology. In fact, this is a huge plan to develop industries. If these industries that are currently very profitable to private, it will naturally lead to the emergence of a number of emerging industries.

For Chinese people, the good and bad between state-owned and private-owned enterprises should be something that I remember deeply. Not to mention anything else, when Emperor Wu of Han defeated the Huns, due to the exhaustion of finance, he appointed Sang Hongyang to manage finances, nationalized the salt and iron, and "competed for profit with the people", which was very famous inconvenience to the people. These industries have been converted to state-owned enterprises, so who dares to challenge him? He can use inferior products as good ones, use falsehoods to spread the real world, and the unlucky ones are not the people, so Emperor Wu of Han was ridiculed by later generations. Of course, there is also a positive consequence, that is, Emperor Wu of Han raised a large amount of funds to be used for foreign wars and created the first prosperous era of the Chinese nation.

It is better to share profits with the people and compete for limited resources among the people. It is better to develop with the people, optimize and combine resources and make the best use of them, so that they can bear fruit. To put it in a very famous modern saying, it is better to compete with the people for a small bun, and it is better to make the bun bigger so that everyone can eat.

It is precisely based on this idea that Li Jun decided to convert these industries into private enterprises, and then stimulate technological innovation through other measures and generate benefits through management. It will not take long before the Southern Song Dynasty will enter the factory era from the current handicraft workshops, have certain industrial capabilities, and then give birth to some new industries in a timely manner. It can be imagined that a long industrial chain will appear in the Southern Song Dynasty. By then, all industries in the Southern Song Dynasty will inevitably be a prosperous scene, the people will live a happy life, and achieve a truly prosperous country and a strong army.

Li Tingzhi said with a keen political vision: "The emperor is wise! What the emperor said is indeed a precedent for a generation and will create a prosperous era for our dynasty. However, I think at this stage, these industries are closely related to the army. If they are transferred to the people, it may cause inconvenience to the court. Please think twice."

As Li Tingzhi said, these military industries are urgently needed by the army at present. The large-scale replacement of equipment in the army has not yet ended. If it starts at this stage, a large amount of silver can be raised for reconstruction, but this will add variables. Perhaps not only does not achieve the positive goal, but will instead cause chaos.

"Xiangfu's worries are not redundant." Li Jun admired Li Tingzhi's words very much and said: "In order to avoid the occurrence of chaos, we must be prepared. We must proceed in steps and stages. We cannot be in place at one time. We can achieve the goal through multiple sales."

Li Tingzhi nodded and agreed: "If this is the case, the Chaoting will inevitably have a large sum of money. Machine tools, steam engines, shipbuilding, steel, rubber, bicycles, and weapons manufacturing are money-making industries that make money every day. If the Chaoting intends to sell it, the wealthy businessmen among the people will definitely be happy."

The Chaoting is now expanding its military forces on a large scale and actively preparing for the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains. The military expenditure is extremely large and is an astronomical figure. Making money is inevitable. As long as the Chaoting is willing, the wealthy businessmen will definitely sharpen their heads and drill in. This money will naturally be a big sum of money.

"So, our price will not be low." Li Jun had a smile on his lips and said, "If the price is fair, you can't lose money, and you won't lose money."

After hearing Li Jun's words, Li Tingzhi, Chen Yizhong and Wen Tianxiang almost laughed out loud. They never expected that this was said from Li Jun. In their impression, Li Jun is a non-greedy person. The price Li Jun said is fair, and it is just a prelude to others. What they really have to say is not to lose money, and Li Tingzhi and the others don't want to laugh.

The Song Dynasty was one of the most unsatisfactory dynasties in Chinese history. The territory held in the Northern Song Dynasty was mainly the Central Plains, Lingnan, Southwest, Jiangnan, and the current northwest, Xinjiang, Northeast, and Beijing, which belonged to Chinese territory in the Han Dynasty, were not incorporated into the land. As far as I know, except for a plan to recover Yanyun, which is now the area around Beijing, Song Taizu did not have a plan to incorporate the northeast, northwest, and Xinjiang into the land.

The Song Dynasty was famous for its foreign wars, defeating one after another, and defeating for more than two hundred years. However, it does not mean that the Song Dynasty is useless and has some advantages, that is, its economic achievements may be regarded as a peak period in Chinese history. The economy is quite prosperous and developed. In addition to the rich areas such as the Central Plains, Jiangnan, and Huaihe River Basin, the Pearl River Delta was also developed, and its economic strength is quite considerable.

Of course, the development of the Pearl River Delta is actually a bitter thing. The reason why the Song Dynasty was able to develop the Pearl River Delta was because of the failure of foreign wars. A large number of people from the north fled to Lingnan, that is, the Pearl River Delta settled. With their intelligence, they developed the Pearl River Delta.

The development of the Pearl River Delta is actually a thing that makes all Chinese people feel indignant. Development is certainly a good thing, but the real reason for development is unacceptable. The Pearl River Delta has always been China's territory since the Qin Shihuang period incorporated its troops into the territory. However, it has always been regarded as a barren land, and officials have been demoted to this area in the past dynasties. What promoted the development of the Pearl River Delta was war. Every war in the Central Plains caused a large number of people to flee to this area to settle down, which accordingly promoted the development of the area.

What can be truly led by the central government and developed the Pearl River Delta region is the reform and opening up we are now carrying out. Everyone knows that Shenzhen is the first point of reform and opening up, just in the Pearl River Delta, and was set up to develop this area.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, due to the remoteness of Lingnan and the invasion of the Jin Dynasty, the Mongolian and Song Dynasty wars defeated many ordinary people and moved to Lingnan, causing unprecedented development in this area. Especially Guangzhou is the most prosperous city in this area, and there are many wealthy businessmen. If Li Jun’s plan was launched, it was a blessing for these wealthy businessmen.

Wen Tianxiang fully utilized his insight and said: "Your Majesty, I think the court should supervise well to avoid these technologies from flowing out of the country, especially the spy by the Tartars."

Although science and technology did not receive enough attention in ancient times and were included in miscellaneous studies, it was not that the ancients did not know its importance. All dynasties have taken some measures to strictly observe scientific and technological secrets. Wen Tianxiang's concerns were not redundant. These techniques closely related to military affairs, Kublai Khan, who was generous and resourceful, would not be unaware of their importance. If they knew about it, they would definitely send people to steal them.

"Of course, this is necessary." Li Jun agreed with Wen Tianxiang's proposal very much, saying: "Conserving the secrets of the court does not completely refer to military secrets, and technical secrets are also an important one. For this work, I have thought about setting up a special anti-espionage agency to do this work."

Li Tingzhi and the others had nothing to say about this proposal and agreed very much.

Li Jun continued: "We cannot raise the money we need by selling off our technology and management rights alone. The reconstruction plan is about to be launched, and the money is urgent. Su Dingfang returned from overseas, and the raw diamonds he brought back came in handy. This batch of raw diamonds is not easy to come by. This was brought back from thousands of miles away from a foreign land at the risk of his life. We must use it well. Otherwise, it would be a shame for others' efforts. As the saying goes, good steel must be used on the edge."

As soon as he talked about this batch of raw diamonds, stars suddenly popped up in Li Tingzhi's eyes. The popularity in Li Tingzhi's eyes increased a lot, and he immediately said: "Your Majesty, I have ordered the jade workers to process this batch of raw diamonds. This raw diamond is really a good thing, very hard. If Huang Yongshan's steel was not strong and could be carved, there would be no way to use this batch of diamonds."

"Of course, otherwise how can diamonds be used as special knives?" Li Jun thought in his heart.

Chen Yizhong also said excitedly: "Your Majesty, I think that if we can sell this batch of diamonds to wealthy businessmen, we can turn the silver in their hands into silver in the treasury."

Wen Tianxiang immediately expressed his objection and said, "Emperor, the wealthy businessmen of all generations have been unkind and extravagant. If they sell these diamonds to them, they will be extravagant and will be very unfavorable to the court."

Although diamonds are of great value, they are indeed luxury goods and are optional. However, in a sense, the emergence of luxury goods is a barometer of the economy. Only good economic performance will lead to smooth sales of luxury goods. Poor economic performance is difficult for luxury goods to have good sales due to insufficient market demand.

This is an economic law, but this law is not completely correct, and sometimes fails. It is also possible that the worst economic state has the best sales channels for luxury goods. The reason is that the wealth is uneven, and a large amount of wealth is in the hands of a few people. For the sake of their grandeur, they naturally have to do some extravagant things. India may be the best example in this regard. India's economic performance is not good, but the demand for luxury goods is amazing, much more than China.

Wen Tianxiang’s worries are not just about being too unnecessary, but about being far-sighted.

"Li Shan's words are very correct, we must prevent this. Chen Yizhong's words are not unreasonable, and they are also feasible." Li Jun was ambiguous, which surprised Li Tingzhi and the others, and looked at Li Jun in surprise. Li Jun naturally understood their thoughts, and then said: "Su Dingfang and his friends brought back this batch of diamonds are both good and bad for us. If they are used well, it is a good thing for everyone to be happy. If they are not used well, it is a very bad thing. It feels like a person who picked up gold ingots walking on the edge of a cliff. Although it is happy, it is also a frightening thing. If they are accidentally taken, they will fall into the cliff."

Li Jun's metaphor is very reasonable, and Li Tingzhi and the others involuntarily nodded in agreement.

"I plan to sell a small part of it in the country for a batch of silver. In order to get a better price, an auction will be held at that time and those wealthy businessmen will be invited to participate in the auction. I, you, Liao Shenggong and others can come to the scene to support you, and even write inscriptions and find some painters. Anyone who has purchased diamonds can get the opportunity to draw the same image as us." Li Jun said with a clever mind, sighing in his heart: "It would be great if there was a photo machine, so there would be no need for a painter to be so troublesome."

This is not only an opportunity to show your wealth, but also a good opportunity to get close to the Supreme Lord of Jiuwu. It can improve your value. It can be imagined that those rich people will definitely flock to them when they get news.

In this way, it will inevitably be sold at a good price, so the money is naturally large. Li Tingzhi and the others have to admire Li Jun's business acumen.

However, what Wen Tianxiang and the others never expected was that Li Jun was inspired by the promotions of modern merchants and came up with such a creativity.

Li Jun continued: "As for the other part, we sell overseas, hold exhibitions overseas, and invite their wealthy businessmen and gentry to attend, which will promote the bulk business. Of course, for safety, the special forces are instructed to be responsible for safety."

If the luxury of diamonds is sold too much in China, it will squeeze out limited funds and cannot be used for people's livelihood. Li Jun thought of holding exhibitions overseas to reduce the harm caused by diamonds.

"In this way, we have money and the reconstruction plan can be fully launched. With this investment of funds, there will be a prosperous scene in the south of the Yangtze River." Li Jun said confidently.

The reconstruction plan that is about to be launched is a very huge plan, requiring a lot of money. Ten ships of raw diamonds and two ships of gold are definitely not enough. Even if the income from selling technology is not enough, Li Jun is so confident. Although Li Tingzhi and the others believe in Li Jun's ability, they cannot believe that the future depicted by Li Jun will come true.

Wen Tianxiang hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, do you think the court is too optimistic?"

"This has been proven by modern economics for a long time, and it is not optimistic. I think it is a bit pessimistic." Li Jun secretly smiled at Wen Tianxiang and his conservativeness in his heart and explained to them: "Don't worry, Lu Shan, I dare to make a guarantee. It won't take much time. The prosperity of Jiangnan is even more important than the past. Lu Shan, think about it, for example, if you go to the vegetable market to buy vegetables once and use one or two silver, do you think, this tael of silver only serves the role of one or two silver?"

Wen Tianxiang, the ancient man, didn't understand these modern economic problems? He was stunned and said a little whispered: "Your Majesty, I can only buy vegetables for five cents at most, but I can't use one tael of silver, which is too wasteful."

Wen Tianxiang is a diligent person who cultivates himself. He would never spend a tael of silver to buy vegetables at once. It is indeed a bit unfair to him.

Li Jun, who was looking forward to the future, realized the grammatical problem in his words and hurriedly explained: "Don't mind Lu Shan, I'm giving an example, for example. In fact, if we spend one or two silver, the effect will be more than one or two silver, and it will be the effect of several silver. This principle is actually very simple. If I buy vegetables for one or two silver, the farmer will have an extra income of one or two silver. He will use it to spend money, buy pigs, sheep, farm tools, and other things. Those who have bought it for the farmer will also buy the necessary items like farmers. If this cycle continues, it will produce the effect of several silver.

"Our investment in this batch of silver will result in the effect of several batches of silver. We mainly invest in construction. Starting from construction, it will drive the development of all industries, and Jiangnan will naturally become a prosperous scene."

This is an amplification coefficient in economics, which means that when you consume one dollar, many a dollar will be generated due to constant consumption. As for the amplification coefficient, it depends on whether the economic performance is good or bad. According to my understanding, a consumption-oriented economic system produces better results than a saving-oriented economic system, because people are consuming rather than saving, so the effect will naturally be greater.

People have been lamenting for the Americans that it is not good to say that the Americans can borrow money to consume and use future money. This is not good. Chinese people advocate frugality, and if they can save money, they are not very enthusiastic about consumption. A very famous saying "long flow". In fact, our worries are redundant. It is precisely because the Americans like to consume that the American economic system is a consumption-oriented and sufficient demand makes the American economic system the strongest economic system in the world.

On the other hand, China's economic system often causes insufficient demand in some aspects due to insufficient consumption. The economic measures taken during the Southeast Asian financial crisis in the 1990s were to stimulate consumption and increase the driving force of demand, thereby driving the rapid development of China's economy.

What we really want to change is our Chinese people's own consumption concepts. If you should consume, you can't imitate the ancients bury money underground. After decades, hundreds of years, there will be no one who will be cheaper. Besides, normal consumption is a way to meet normal needs. Only by doing normal consumption can you get benefits, people can live a happy life, and have a happy life. Yan Jiansheng has enough money, is he living a happy life?

China's economic system needs to transform from a saving-oriented to a consumption-oriented, which is an inevitable trend, so there is a word "domestic demand" that has been mentioned very well in recent years.
Chapter completed!