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Chapter 812 The competition has begun

The newcomer has a new atmosphere. If you become the prime minister, you will not make any noise. I am really sorry for this position. It is unlikely that Xiao Guicao will happen in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Kou Zhun tried to attack the cooperative, but the emperor came forward, and Lu Mengzheng betrayed it, which was not worth the loss. Fortunately, Kou Zhun was a tenacious person, and he reflected on the reasons for his failure.

As a new prime minister and Ye Hua's student, it is too difficult to overthrow what the teacher left behind... Of course, fortunately, he just succeeded to the throne, and Da Zhou could not bear the consequences of continuous phase exchanges, so his position will be stable in the short term.

But he also had to make some noise, otherwise he would be really done.

After a brief silence, Kou Zhun quickly took action... His goal this time became an overseas territory.

Kou Zhun instructed to issue a trade bill, stipulating that iron ore, coal, rubber, olives, tobacco, sugar, cotton, indigo, grain and other materials must be made in Dazhou.

In other words, it is not allowed to be sold to local merchants, and all of them must be sent to Dazhou for processing.

He then promulgated a more severe decree, requiring that the territories cannot trade privately, and should also be sent to the port of Dazhou first, and then the transportation to the destination can be approved after paying taxes.

These two laws immediately caused an uproar.

Take Tianzhu as an example. The cotton produced by Tianzhu cannot be sold to local cotton spinning factories, even factories opened by Han people, and can only be sold to factories in Dazhou. Then the cotton cloth is woven from the Dazhou factory and sold to Tianzhu.

If the cotton from India wants to be sold to Dashi, it must be transported back to the port of Dazhou and pay taxes to Dazhou before it can be transported to Dashi.

"Master, this Kou Zhun is crazy about money. He is robbing!"

Zhao Kuang's face turned pale with a rage. He leaned over and said, "Master, do you want me to take action and destroy Kou Zhun?"

Ye Hua gave him a blank look, "You are so bearded, you can do whatever you want, just poke a hole in the sky!"

Zhao Er smiled embarrassedly. He was just talking angry words. Not to mention him, even if His Majesty the Emperor wanted to abolish Kou Zhun, it would not be that simple.

Zhao Er was really angry. He said angrily: "Master, the situation in Tianzhu has been different from before in the past. It would be fine if he did this in the past, but now he still did this, it was just a matter of not being happy!" Zhao Er thought about it and laughed again, "The root of this matter is still in Kou Zhun, and he deserves it!"

It turned out that the rebellion of the Indians was suppressed, and tens of millions of people died, and the entire Ganges plain was covered with bones.

As a country with a large population, don’t underestimate the reproductive ability of the Indians. Just give them some time and they will be filled up soon and even give birth to more offspring.

But the Great Zhou didn't want to give the Indians a chance anymore.

From Guangnan East and West Road, Liangzhe Road, and Jiangnan East and West Road, a large number of immigrants were sent to two million people! They quickly occupied the rich and fertile soil on both sides of the Ganges River and built one farm after another.

This is also the national strength... I would never dare to think without a steamship.

In the southern part of India, Xu Shiling and Zhao Kuangyin have been in operation for many years and have nearly one million immigrants. With the offspring of birth, the number of Han people in India exceeds three million, and will soon exceed four million, or even five million!

In the past, Tianzhu was a piece of meat from Dazhou's mouth. They asked them to plant cotton and transport them all to Dazhou. Naturally, there was no problem. The Governor's Mansion was so happy.

But now the situation is different. The main force in producing cotton has become Han people. From an economic perspective, they feel that it is profitable to set up a textile factory in Tianzhu.

Not to mention the livestock of India, just a few million Han people are a big market!

Moreover, India is closer to Dashi, Africa and Rome, and labor is cheaper. It is regarded as a production base and trade with surrounding areas, making greater profits.

After Zhao Kuangyi took over as Governor of Tianzhu, after investigation, Tianzhu had a cotton spinning capacity of about 300,000 ingots, and was still expanding rapidly. It is expected to exceed one million ingots within three years.

"Master, it's not that my disciples are gossiping, it's really Kou Zhun too much! Cotton spinning is a more promising industry in India, and it's absolutely impossible to let those stupid pigs and donkeys do heavy industry. In India, there are only two sources of wealth, one is salt and the other is cotton!"

"Kou Zhun's two laws were cut off from his disciple's arm! And he sent half of his salt shares in the previous episode. His disciple now has nothing but the governor's reputation, which is simply too much to deceive others!"

If it were someone else, Zhao Kuangyi would not come to complain, he would do it directly!

I think I've been in vain over the years?

What kind of character has never been killed!

Is it amazing that Kou Zhun assassinated Ibn?

Let me tell you, I killed the emperor didu of Eastern Rome!

When Zhang Yongde entered Europe, he still used the red pills I gave to open the way. The vain princes in Europe died no less than dozens of people, and those who rely on medicine all day long are even more uncountable.

In front of Zhao Er, Kou Zhun's knowledge was really unaware of it.

But unfortunately, Kou Zhun is also a disciple of his master.

Without the teacher's permission, the same schoolmates were killed, and Zhao Erke did not have the courage.

"Master, I really can't figure it out. Even though I knew Kou Zhun would oppose you, I would promote him? Isn't this causing trouble for myself?" Zhao Er complained.

Ye Hua smiled embarrassedly, "If Kou Zhun is not promoted, no one will object to me? The way of civil and military affairs is to be relaxed and relaxed. If you can't even understand this principle... you can only say that you have drunk too much water from the Ganges and are not clear-headed!"

Of course, Zhao Er did not drink the water of the Ganges River. He kept in mind the teacher's warning and went to Tianzhu. The first thing he did was to choose a relatively high and quiet position, establish the Governor's Mansion, and set up a ten-mile range, so that the Indians were not allowed to approach it.

The water and vegetables he drank were all grown by soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty themselves. Zhao Erke didn't have the courage to touch the things outside.

Ye Hua has been in the country for many years. He has made many arrangements and weaved a relatively complete set of rules, just like a computer system. After running for a long time, garbage will naturally occur. Ye's system also has loopholes and garbage. If Ye Hua continues to do it, at most, like those wise monarchs in history. In his later years, he will inevitably be "small"!

Now we need someone to break through the barriers and shackles left by Ye Hua and re-enter!

Of course, the premise is that this person cannot do anything wrong or make a fuss!

"Do you know what Kou Zhun is trying to exploit the territory?" Ye Hua said lightly.

Zhao Kuangyi was born in intelligence, so how could he not know that this was also the most depressing thing about him.

"Kou Zhun took out huge sums of money to subsidize factories and raise wages... and also stipulated that factories should take four or one off."

Ye Hua shrugged, "Did you say he did the right thing?"

"This... Master, you don't mean that everything is right or wrong, it mainly depends on where your butt is sitting! If we are like us, it is completely a waste of flesh and sores. But in the eyes of ordinary workers and even in the hearts of the rich businessmen in Dazhou, Kou Zhun's actions can be called a moral government!"

Ye Hua chuckled and said, "Then which side do you think the master's butt should sit on?"

"This..." Zhao Kuangyi pondered for a while and said with a wry smile: "Master, from the moment, it is necessary to sacrifice overseas territories to meet the needs of the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty. But one day, there will be more and more Han people in overseas territories, just like in India. Now it is three million. After five million or ten million, they will hate the cabinet's practices. At that time, the disciples will not be able to restrain them!"

"And, from the perspective of disciples, salary can only be increased, not reduced, and vacation can only increase, not decrease... The appetite of ordinary people is getting bigger and bigger, sooner or later, Kou Zhun will not be able to satisfy their appetite!"

Zhao Kuangyi was just talking, and suddenly someone muttered: "There are even more terrifying!"

Ye Hua and Zhao Er looked up together, and saw Brother Guo Xing quickly walked in from outside. He calmly opened his face, grabbed the watermelon juice on the table, drank it all, then wiped his mouth, and complained angrily.

"Those people in the cabinet are simply shitty, they are a bunch of idiots!"

Zhao Er glanced at him and said curiously: "Why, including Ye Xi?"

Brother Guo Xing was stunned and couldn't help but roar, "Don't misinterpret my meaning!" Brother Guo Xing raised his head and said to Ye Hua very seriously: "Brother, you know the disadvantages of the steam engine, aren't you?"

Ye Hua nodded, "The steam engine is huge in size and inefficient. It is a problem. Someone needs to burn the boiler specially... These disadvantages are insurmountable by the steam engine itself. We must explore new motivation. Why, do you have any ideas?"

"certainly!"

Brother Guo Xing said proudly: "My team has already proposed to directly use combustion to drive the machinery, and has made samples."

"Is it an internal combustion engine?"

"Yes!" Brother Guo Xing smiled and said, "Brother, you always predict the uncertainty. You are just an internal combustion engine that uses oil as fuel."

Ye Hua was overjoyed, "This is a good thing, it should be promoted!"

Brother Guo Xing snorted, "What are you promoting? I've hit a nail!"

Zhao Er said curiously: "Since it's a good thing, why can no one want it?"

Brother Guo Xingge said helplessly: "The current internal combustion engine is not yet mature and requires a lot of improvements. Those factories are used to using steam engines and changing them to internal combustion engines. Just replacing equipment will cost a sky-high price, which is just one of them!"

"There is something even more deadly?"

"Yeah!" Guo Xingge said helplessly: "The cabinet has passed a law that stipulates that overseas cotton can only be sold to those large factories, and has also given them the franchise power in overseas markets! Now, all factories can make a lot of money by lying in bed, and it would be strange if they are willing to innovate technology!"

Brother Guo Xing said angrily: "In the past, the eldest brother opposed it. Now, the surname Kou is even more stupid!"

Brother Guo Xing said to Ye Hua: "Brother, I'm here to come here this time, just because I want your help, or my sister-in-law can do it. We plan to build a new factory and use an internal combustion engine to defeat the steam engine! Tell those fools that if they don't make progress, there will be only a dead end!"

Before Ye Hua could speak, Zhao Kuangyi suddenly became interested. He found that this was a great opportunity. He wanted to give Kou Zhun a little color!
Chapter completed!
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