Two months after the experts left the capital, Ren Baqian and the empress finally moved into the new palace in the capital.
Subsequently, the six departments also moved in. With the relocation of these departments, the capital became a veritable imperial capital, the political and economic center of Dayao.
The docks and railway tracks next to the capital also made it one of the most important commodity distribution centers.
The migration of hundreds of thousands of people, the migration of court officials, and the merchants who had heard the news made the capital prosperous in a short period of time.
Of course, the opposite of prosperity was the conflict between the ethnic groups.
There were conflicts between the aboriginals, the Jing Tribe, and the people of the Yun Nation.
Even though the empress punished them severely, it would still take some time for the reckless and upright aboriginals to settle down.
However, Ren Baqian didn't pay much attention to this matter as there were too many things he needed to pay attention to.
For example, the two groups of experts who were sent out.
For example, the various products from the Department of Commerce.
For example, the two primary schools and one night school that were being prepared.
For example, the planned foot massage and health care street … Cough, he hadn't had the chance to go there yet.
"Your Highness, these have appeared on the market recently." Zhu Zhuo from the Department of Commerce placed a few things in front of Ren Baqian.
There were two glasses, three kinds of toothpaste, a bottle of perfume, a pair of sunglasses, and a packet of salt.
Ren Baqian knew at a glance that these things weren't sold by the Department of Commerce.
The glasses looked similar, but the color was slightly green compared to the ones he sold, and he could see the presence of bubbles.
As for toothpaste, the Department of Commerce sold Teeth Cleansing Toothpaste, and these three types were Teeth Cleansing Toothpaste, Teeth Cleansing Toothpaste, and Teeth Cleansing Toothpaste. Ren Baqian looked at them strangely and almost laughed.
He didn't expect that there would be a situation like Kang Shuai's instant noodles in this world. Sure enough, no matter which world one was in, unscrupulous merchants were the same.
Ren Baqian wasn't surprised by the leakage of technology and imitations.
Including the glass, the technical content of these things wasn't high. Even if it was glass, there would always be a way to find out the production method after selling it for so many years.
"The people of the Yun Nation are very bold," Zhu Zhuo commented.
"It's not that they are bold, but that someone made them bold." Ren Baqian laughed.
For example, although the production method wasn't completely confidential, it wasn't easy for the people of the Yun Nation to obtain it. Even if they could do it, they wouldn't dare to do it.
As for who the people backing them up were … in any case, those big shots in the imperial court could not escape.
Ever since he opened the door and allowed the government and merchants to collude together, this kind of abnormal combination of interests would definitely develop and grow.
But it didn't matter. He had already released the method of making soap and the like.
What the imperial court needed to do was to guide the development of the market and open up new markets, not monopolize every commodity.
And the interest groups that colluded with the government and the businessmen got the best ticket.
It was better to imitate things that he didn't care about and use them as the blood of this aberration to develop. It was better than colluding with officials and businessmen to come up with some crooked ways.
Up until now, those people still had a sense of propriety — if they didn't look at those pirated brands.
However, there were two things that absolutely could not be touched … salt and iron. These were monopolized by the state, and could be said to be one of the biggest sources of taxes for the state.
Ren Baqian picked up the packet of salt and twirled it between his fingers. It was a little rough.
"Where did you get it from?" Ren Baqian asked softly. He believed that no one would dare to sell this thing to Lan City or the capital.
"Recently, a lot of this salt has entered the market in some small and medium-sized cities and villages in the Yun Nation. The price is 50% cheaper than ordinary salt."
Ren Baqian nodded slightly. The price was 50% cheaper than ordinary salt, so ordinary people who weren't rich naturally liked it.
However, this thing wasn't something that anyone could get their hands on. Anyone who touched it would die.
"Got it, I will get someone to check. You have done a good job. As for the other things, let them sell them. After that, we will gradually reduce or even close down the toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, perfume, and glass factories to develop other projects, "Ren Baqian said.
"The glass factory is also going to be reduced?" Zhu Zhuo was a little surprised since the profits of the glass factory weren't low.
"Reduce it by half!" Ren Baqian naturally knew that the glass factory could still bring in a lot of profits, but he really didn't have that much manpower on hand. The business was getting bigger and the manpower was getting more and more scarce.
In any case, he had already made the most money. Now that someone had successfully imitated it, more imitations would soon appear on the market.
Instead of competing with them, he might as well reduce the number of glass factories and only keep some factories with the highest profits, such as silver mirrors, or some factories that produced cans. The manpower from other factories would be transferred to participate in other projects.
Even though the glass factory was owned by the royal family, the Ministry of Works still owned 30% of the profits. He had to inform Tong Zhenye about the reduction of the glass factory.
"By the way, you don't have to shut down the glass factory in Cliff City," Ren Baqian reminded.
Cliff City was by the sea and was one of the three major estuaries of the Yun Nation. At present, Ren Baqian was asking someone to calculate the situation of the seafood in the East Sea. He was preparing to make these seafood into canned food.
Especially things like kelp and seaweed, which were produced in large quantities and were cheap. They could replace vegetables and were rich in nutrients, which was the best.
In his vision, the canned fish would be sold to the Yun Nation, and the canned aquatic plants would be sold to the mainland of Dayao.
"Understood, my lord." Zhu Zhuo was an overseas returnee who took the initiative to seek refuge with Ren Baqian. He would support all of Ren Baqian's decisions and would at most raise some of his doubts. Regardless of whether Ren Baqian answered or not, he would resolutely carry them out.
After dealing with the matters of the Department of Commerce, he summoned an official from the Department of Education to inquire about elementary schools and supper.
There were two primary schools, one for aboriginal youths, and the other for Jing Tribe and Yun Nation youths.
In addition to the construction of the campus, there was also the problem of teachers.
Although there were intelligent robots, some teachers were also needed. Ren Baqian already had plans for these teachers. They were the students who would graduate from the high school department at the end of the year. Half of these students came from ordinary families, and it was estimated that most of them would enter various departments. The teachers would be selected from this group of students.
In addition to the construction of the campus and teachers, the most important issue was how to get the commoners to send their children to elementary schools.
One had to know that not everyone in this world would eagerly send their children to schools when they saw the enrollment. For most people, schools weren't their goal.
Even if they didn't have any tuition fees.
For ordinary people, literacy wasn't the first choice.
This was the case even in some poor places in China a few years ago. Parents were more willing to let their children do housework within their abilities to reduce the burden of the adults. When they were older, they would go out to work early to reduce the pressure on the family.
Although this world was different, there wasn't much of a difference. If their aptitude was good, they would rather let their children practice martial arts or learn how to hunt.
This was the case in Lan City in the past. With the development of the school and the emergence of various new products in recent years, the thoughts of the commoners in Lan City had changed a little.
However, the aboriginals in the capital had all moved out from the Sixty Thousand Mountains and didn't have any concept of going to school.
Knowledge could change one's fate. That was nonsense. Fists were the hard truth.
Therefore, Ren Baqian had to put in a lot of effort to get them to send their children to school.
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