One million strings of cash was the equivalent of a county's annual tax. However, Mo Jiazi could reach that amount with the Mechanical City of the Mo Family, which covered only a few acres.
And in the entire Tang Empire, perhaps only the bank of the Mo Family's village and the national treasury had such a large amount of cash. The Mo Family's son had not made a move yet, but he had spent a million strings of cash. Once again, the people of Chang 'an were not disappointed, and they all cheered.
"This is Mo Jiazi, the Mo Jiazi who creates miracles again and again. Even if the world has thought that he is at the end of his rope, he can be reborn every time." The people of Chang 'an could not help marveling at Meton's generosity and Meton's miraculous means.
Mo Jiazi built the Mechanical City of the Mo Family so beautifully. Everyone thought that it was a wasteful act. With such a good building and such cheap goods, he would definitely lose money. But in the end, they found that they were the real fools compared with Mo Jiazi. With the annual turnover of one million strings of cash, even 20% of the profit was a terrible figure.
People often thought that they had estimated Mo Jiazi as much as possible. However, Mo Jiazi always gave them unexpected surprises.
"This city lives up to the name of the Mechanical City of the Mo Family!" A scholar looked at the five big words of the Mechanical City of the Mo Family in the sky and praised.
This time, no one refuted. The Mechanical City of the Mo Family designed by Meton not only had the magical Mo Skill, but also its design itself had magical functions. It was said that the Holy Land of the Mo Family lived in seclusion deep in the mountains and no one had the fate to see it. However, Mo Jiazi moved it to the most prosperous city in the world. Although it did not have powerful lethal weapons, it had many benefits for the people. It not only became the treasure bowl of the Mo Family Village, but also the fortress of the Mo Family Village to defend against the aristocratic families.
In a sense, the defensive power of this Mechanical City was not inferior to the legendary Mechanical City. As long as this city existed, the Mo Family Village in Chang 'an would be in an invincible position.
The next day, the legend of the Mo Family's Mechanical City continued. With sufficient supplies and a surge in fame, the daily sales reached a new high, rising to 3,500 strings of coins.
In the following days, the Mo Clan's sales in Mechanical City dropped, but it remained stable at more than 2,000 strings of coins per day. There was even a saying in Chang 'an City, "If you want to buy something, go to Southern City!"
Although this result was slightly inferior to that of the East and West Cities, the areas occupied by the three cities were also worlds apart. The Mechanical City of the Mo Family created the greatest value in the smallest space. In Chang 'an City where every inch of land was worth gold, it could be said to be a crane in a flock of chickens.
The merchants in Chang 'an were even more stimulated. Every year, a big cake of nearly a million strings of cash was placed in front of them. The so-called ban of the aristocratic families was no longer an obstacle to them. As for the commission of 10% of the turnover, it was not a problem at all. In a short period of time, all the big merchants in Chang' an City had moved into the Mo Family's Mechanical City, which made the Mo Family's Mechanical City even more famous.
On this basis, the Mo Family Village even announced that they would launch the "Ten Paths, Ten Cities Plan", which was to build a mechanical city of the Mo Family in the capital of each of the ten paths of the Tang dynasty to create an ecological chain of the Mo Family.
"Ecological chain?"
In the palace, Li Shimin could not help but raise his eyebrows. He was not unfamiliar with the new words that came out of Mo Jiazi's mouth. However, this was the first time he heard the word "ecological chain", so he could not help but ask curiously.
"Uh!"
Meton paused and glanced at Emperor Wei and Li Tai beside him. He said, "This word evolved from the Mo Family and the branch of geography when they investigated the Maowusu Desert."
"Let's hear it!"
Li Shimin looked at Li Tai, who had been running around the Tang dynasty for the past few years and had lost a lot of weight, and said.
Li Tai said, "The reason why the Maowusu Desert has spread so quickly is because the local ecological chain has been broken. The ecological chain can also be called the food chain or the food chain. On the grasslands, the green plants are the food of the herbivores, and the herbivores are the food of the carnivores. Some of the smaller carnivores are the food of the larger carnivores. Through natural evolution, a delicate ecological balance has been formed."
"For example, the grass is eaten by rabbits and rats, and the snakes eat rats. The foxes eat rabbits and rats, and the eagles eat rabbits, snakes, and rats, and so on. The feces and corpses of these animals nourish the grass and make the grass grow vigorously, so that the herbivores have enough food. This cycle goes on and on, like a chain. This is the ecological chain."
"Every drink and peck has its own God's will. I didn't expect that the natural world also has the Taoist nature and the Buddhist karma." Li Shimin sighed.
Li Tai nodded and said, "Yes, not only that, these food chains are indispensable. If there are fewer eagles, the rabbits and rats will overflow. They will dig holes everywhere in the grassland and eventually destroy the grassland. If there are fewer rabbits and rats, the foxes, snakes, and eagles will lack food and their numbers will decrease sharply. In the end, the number of animals on the grassland will be balanced. This is the magical ecological chain. "
"It's a bit like the mulberry fish pond!" Li Shimin suddenly realized.
Meton nodded and said, "The mulberry fish pond is the simplest ecological chain, but the ecological chain on the grassland is extremely complicated. Your Majesty, have you ever imagined that we, the cunning and cruel wolves, are an indispensable part of the grassland? Once there are fewer wolves, the overflowing rabbits and rats will eat the grassland full of holes and eventually destroy the grassland."
"It seems that the most correct thing I've done is to bestow a million hectares of desert to Mo Sha. The Mo family has stayed in the desert for three years. Not only have they rejuvenated the desert, they've also developed sand tables, ecological chains, and other miraculous knowledge." Li Shimin sighed.
People often say that gold will always shine. How many people in this world have good conditions, rich resources, and the most suitable life, but in the end, they did not achieve anything. However, the Mohist family could still shine like gold even in the desert. This really made Li Shimin look at them in a new light.
Meton said modestly, "Your Majesty is too kind. After the Minister saw the ecological chain on the grassland, he was greatly moved and decided to build an industrial ecological chain that belongs to the Mohist family. The Mohist family's mechanical city is the most important part of the ecological chain. The Mohist family has a research and development department and the most advanced workshop in the world. From now on, the goods produced by the workshop can be directly sold in the Mohist family's mechanical city. The profits can also be used to continue the development of the Mohist family's skill.
Li Shimin nodded and said, "The Mo Clan's mechanical cities are enough to allow the Mo Clan to attack and retreat. If nothing unexpected happens, as the Mo Clan's mechanical cities are built one after another, in this battle between the Mo Clan and the aristocratic families, the Mo Clan will definitely be the one laughing in the end."
Anyone could see that the Mohist family, with the Mohist family's mechanical city, would eventually break the blockade of the aristocratic families. However, Meton took two years to build the Mohist family's mechanical city. If he were to build ten more, it would definitely take several years.
Meton wanted to solve the Mohist family's worries before the expedition to the west in March next year. A few months was probably not enough time.
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