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Chapter 296: Insufficient material production! Large-scale promotion?

【"His Majesty."】

[“Can you please persuade His Highness Ji Changxi?”]

【“The current expenditure of Dayu Research Institute.”】

[“My Ministry of Revenue can’t take it anymore!”]

[The Minister of Revenue had a sad face and complained to Chen Huaixin.]

【certainly. 】

【Not really.】

[The Ministry of Revenue was really emptied by the Dayu Research Institute. ]

[It’s just that now all parts of Yu Country are asking for money, and Ji Changxi urges the Ministry of Revenue to pay every few days. Even with the support of commercial taxes, the Ministry of Revenue’s reserves are still rapidly declining. ]

[Because the consumption of Dayu Research Institute is exactly like running water! ]

【in this way.】

[I'm afraid it won't last for a few years. ]

[The national treasury is really running out of money! ]

【“Until then.”】

[“My head.”]

[“I’m afraid your majesty will chop it off!”]

【The Minister of Revenue thought of such a future.】

[It’s not that he hasn’t thought about increasing revenue and reducing expenditure, but given the current situation in Yu Country, even if he saves more, he can’t save much money, because most of the projects are at about the same progress. He can’t just stop one place and let other places continue to move forward, right? ]

[If that happens, it will definitely cause a huge uproar in the local area, and his head will also be lost! ]

【so. 】

[He could only turn his attention to Dayu Research Institute.]

[If the expenditure of the research institute can be limited, the national treasury can at least remain stable! ]

【And want to limit it...】

[“I can only ask Your Majesty for help!”]

[The Minister of Revenue looked at Chen Huaixin eagerly.]

【Chen Huaixin also suddenly felt a slight headache.】

[Of course he knows.]

[Why does Dayu Research Institute need so much money and food? 】

[Because Ji Changxi invented the steam engine, the related supporting facilities also need to be researched and built. However, since they don’t want to really promote the steam engine in a short period of time, the huge profits that should have been obtained have become a money-eating beast today! ]

【"after all."】

[“If you are not prepared.”]

[“Then the steam engine will be released.”]

[“The problems brought about by the Industrial Revolution in your mind will explode in my country!”]

[Chen Huaixin didn't want to see that three or two-year-old child go to work beside his father, nor did he want to see the entire Chang'an city become a mess.]

[He may not be able to completely change the drawbacks of the Industrial Revolution, but at least he can find a way to transfer it to other countries! ]

[This is what he is already doing, but he has not yet completed it. ]

[But Ji Changxi's research work has never stopped. ]

[The Minister of Revenue also noticed the difficulty that his Majesty was in at the moment.]

[Of course he is not some stupid subordinate, but he comes with answers. ]

[After crying for a while, he changed the subject and said, "Your Majesty, construction projects like steam treasure ships and railways should be temporarily stopped, right?"]

[“We have other alternatives in Yu country. It won’t be too late to build it after the treasury is full!”]

[The Minister of Revenue said this not to delay the matter, but because he had seen the steam treasure ship and the train, he knew the potential of these two things and how much benefit they could bring to the country of Yu.]

[However, due to the current state of the national treasury, it is impossible to build both at the same time, not to mention that in addition to these two things, Dayu Research Institute also has other projects that also require a lot of money! ]

[Even if there is silver from Japan, it has nothing to do with money, because Yu Country's material production is limited. If he allocates all of it to the Dayu Research Institute, then Yu Country's other projects will no longer need to continue! 】【"So."]

[“The most critical question.”]

[“Isn’t the material output still insufficient?”]

【Chen Huaixin grasped the key point of the contradiction.】

[The Minister of Revenue thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Your Majesty, this is it!"]

[The money and food he mentioned is not just money and food. The Ministry of Revenue is responsible for the distribution and mobilization of materials, which are more important than just silver and gold! ]

【"because."】

[“Having money doesn’t necessarily mean you can buy things!”]

[“Even though Yuguo’s material output is increasing year by year.”]

[“But it still cannot meet the engineering needs of various places!”]

[Especially for the railway that Ji Changxi intends to lay, the manpower required is actually the easiest to solve, because if no one can be found in Yu Country, the generals can be asked to capture them! ]

[But the problem of steel production is not so easy to solve. In other words, after Ji Changxi's improvement, the quality and output of Dayu's steel are now far better than a few years ago.]

[But this is still in short supply! ]

[“Except for steel.”]

[“There are also wood, coal, tung oil, etc.”]

[“I have asked the relevant personnel to increase production as much as possible.”]

【"but……"】

[When the Minister of Revenue said this, a trace of shame appeared on his face.]

[Of course he knew that these things had nothing to do with him, because his Ministry of Revenue was only responsible for regulating distribution, not construction. But when the project leaders in various places begged him to allocate more so that the people could live better, but he was powerless, he still felt very helpless.]

[“And if we can temporarily stop the construction of steam treasure ships and railways.”]

【“Then the engineering needs in various places will be greatly alleviated.”】

【"His Majesty."】

[“Steamboats and railways are good.”]

[“But other projects have the greatest impact on improving people’s lives!”]

[The Minister of Revenue reiterated his thoughts.]

[And Chen Huaixin certainly knew that what the Minister of Revenue said was right. Steam treasure ships and railways were indeed very good, and could even make Yuguo's development advance by leaps and bounds. However, other projects, such as cement roads and water conservancy construction, were equally important! ]

【"even."】

[“To put it in an extreme way.”]

[“Treasure Steamships and Railways.”]

【“We benefit more.”】

[“Because only the imperial court can truly make use of them!”]

[“But other livelihood projects benefit all the people!”]

【Chen Huaixin exhaled.】

【but. 】

【Even so.】

[He still hopes that both the engineering and the research of Dayu Research Institute can be promoted together, so that Dayu's development speed will be faster! ]

[And to achieve this, it is necessary to increase material production. 】

[If you want to increase material production, you must rely on steam engines! ]

【"so."】

【“I need it.”】

[“When it failed to mitigate the drawbacks of the Industrial Revolution.”]

[“Are we going to start promoting steam engines on a large scale?!”]

(End of this chapter)