Xu Kuang then asked about the business conditions of several recent textile factories. After hearing that the daily turnover was more than 100,000 gold coins, Xu Kuang finally showed a smile that he had not seen for a long time.
But at the same time, Xu Kuang also understood that textile factories were on the right track, and now it was time to find new ways to attract money.
Otherwise, once the textile factory's financial path is cut off, the entire Mogu Ridge will fall apart in a short time.
Xu Kuang looked at the crowd and said to them:
"Today's meeting will end here. Zhuge Duan, Ryan, and Jenny, you three will stay here for a moment."
Soon, there were only four people left in the conference room.
Xu Kuang asked:
"Do you have any new ways to make money?".
Jenny asked:
"Isn't this enough?".
Xu Kuang smiled and said:
"It's enough, but it's too monotonous. If someone with ulterior motives targets it, it will be very painful."
When Xu Kuang said this, the three of them understood the deep meaning behind it.
A country cannot have only one pillar industry, just like a person cannot walk with only one leg.
Ryan pulled out a piece of paper and started writing.
Xu Kuang walked to Lane and found that what Lane wrote about were mostly agricultural and sideline products.
Xu Kuang raised his eyebrows slightly and suddenly realized something.
In a few days, the first crops planted this year will be harvested.
He couldn't help but ask:
"The food planted at the beginning of this year will be harvested soon. Grandpa Ryan, have you made arrangements?"
Ryan smiled and said:
"Of course, I am also going to ask the young master to swing the sickle for the first time.".
Zhuge Duan interrupted at this time:
"Lord, there may be a heavy rain in January. I suggest that the harvest of all products be completed within this month.".
As soon as these words came out, the three of them looked at Zhuge Duan.
"Okay, just follow what Mr. said."
Jenny and Ryan looked at each other, but didn't say anything else. Having been with Mr. Zhuge for so long, of course they had seen what he was capable of, so naturally they were convinced of it.
Xu Kuang nodded. He suddenly remembered something and asked:
"In your opinion, will this heavy rain fill the Pearl River below Mushroom Ridge?"
Zhuge Duan's mind was spinning very fast, and he immediately understood what Xu Kuang meant.
"In my opinion, it's enough for the Zodiac to drive on the water."
Xu Kuang was relieved when he heard this. He nodded and said to Zhuge:
"The navy will strengthen training in the near future.".
"yes.".
Xu Kuang said:
"Grandpa Ryan, stop writing. I have thought of what to sell. Sugar. Spring is coming to an end soon. We can replant all the plots with corn."
Xu Kuang thought of the corn starch and corn syrup made from corn in his previous life. Although he didn't know how to do it, it didn't prevent the system from knowing it. He could just go to the mall to exchange it.
"Also, our iron processing is considered to be the strongest in the nearby area. If the ordnance production capacity is sufficient, we can switch to the production of hardware. In short, we cannot hang ourselves on the textile road."
"You three, just worry about opening up trade routes. There will always be a way."
The three of them saluted Xu Kuang together.
Xu Kuang then thought of a way to make high-strength liquor, which was also a way to quickly exchange money.
Mushroom Ridge is obviously not short of money now, but who can guarantee that Viscount Baihua will avoid attacking?
There are no guarantees.
…
Birch City.
Viscount Baihua glanced at the piece of cotton held by the servant and asked:
"How much can this piece of cloth be sold for?".
"Five gold coins, if you buy more, you can negotiate the price."
Viscount Baihua asked again:
"How many horses can this thing sell in a day?".
The servant replied again:
"In Baihua City alone, tens of thousands of pieces of cloth are sold a day."
Viscount Baihua sat up straight and began to calculate in his mind.
After a moment, he looked at Forio, who had been silent for a long time.
"Boy, your information is very useful.".
Forio breathed a sigh of relief and wanted to add fuel to the fire while it was still hot.
"It would be a pity not to have such a good deal in your hands. It would be better if you...".
Viscount Baihua rejected the proposal and said to Forio:
"No, this is not good. You have to remember that I am still a viscount, not a bandit. In this case, I will send a letter to Xu Kuang first to see what his tone is. If he understands the situation, I won't say anything more. , it would be embarrassing if he didn’t recognize the situation.”
Although Forio wanted Viscount Baihua to send troops directly, the current situation had reached his psychological expectations, and he would not say anything more.
Forio stood up and said to Viscount Baihua:
"Then I'll take my leave."
"Let's go, let's go back to your territory. You have been here for so long and you have exhausted my territory.".
Forio is not a fool. How could he not understand what Viscount Bai Birch said?
Furio's heart ached and he said flatteringly to Viscount Baihua:
"I brought 10,000 gold coins before I came, so I will give them directly to His Excellency the Viscount."
Viscount Baihua nodded and said:
"Although it's not much, it can be regarded as your filial piety towards me.".
Forio cursed secretly in his heart. Viscount Baihua obviously meant that this was just about the younger generation honoring their elders, and it had nothing to do with other things.
Forio decided to... endure it.
…
five days later
The first batch of 500 Type 56 semi-automatic rifles assembled by arsenal workers were released.
Xu Kuang thought for a while, and it won't be long before automatic firearms can be used. The problem facing automatic firearms now is that the barrel's durability is too poor.
But this is not a problem. If he upgrades a few more levels and unlocks a few more branches of the technology tree, he will probably be able to synthesize qualified metals.
Xu Kuang distributed the first batch of guns and personally supervised the performance of the first batch of guns.
Xu Kuang personally fired dozens of shots and found that there were no problems, so he ordered it to be put into production.
It turns out that all the 38-year-old stamps and other stuff obtained through the lottery were handed over to the Security Bureau.
The first batch of wheat planted was also mature, and Xu Kuang ordered people to harvest it.
Strangely enough, wheat in this world can be fully ripened in just two months, and can be grown several times a year.
If not, it would be difficult for this world to have such a large population.
"[Mission: Tuntian] has been completed, and the reward is: ZB-26 Czech light machine gun × 2, 7.92mm Mauser rifle ammunition × 2000, and professional experience × 1000."
Xu Kuang smiled, these two machine guns came at the right time.
Xu Kuang handed them over to Zhang Damiao smoothly.
Now Mushroom Ridge's weakness turns out to be artillery fire.
Xu Kuang signed in for a long time, but he didn't sign in and produced a cannon.
Fortunately, there are enough shells.
While Xu Kuang was wandering around, Ryan came to report that the messenger from Viscount Bai Hua had arrived.
Xu Kuang sighed after hearing this. Sure enough, what was supposed to come came.