Huangfu Wuxia had brought the Graphene. As for grain, Feng Jun had quite a bit stocked up; there was some at Liba Beach and some at Pacify Arms Mountain, and together it was enough to pay for this shipment.
However, there was not much grain left afterward, so Feng Jun planned to procure another batch soon.
After the transaction, he simply brought Zhang Caixin and the other two back to Luohua Manor.
They had stayed over there long enough this time that all three women's hair had grown considerably, so they first had to quietly get their hairstyles sorted out—this sort of cover-up had become habitual and would not be mentioned separately in the future.
After that, Feng Jun brought up the matter of introducing basic industry to the Kunhao Plane.
Zhang Caixin said she simply could not understand this approach. "Basic industry... is that really necessary? I think we should focus on cultivation. Government affairs aren't something we need to worry about, are they?"
Feng Jun shook his head with a laugh. "There's nothing wrong with focusing on cultivation, of course. But if we have the ability, why not help our fellow countrymen? Wouldn't it be better to eliminate outdated production capacity and travel light?"
Zhang Caixin had been an arts exam student and did not know much about economics, but she still said, "I understand eliminating outdated production capacity, but could it lead to deindustrialization? Like Mairei Country... industrial hollowing-out?"
"That's a good question, but eliminating outdated production capacity does not mean deindustrialization," Feng Jun replied seriously. "Once you have mastered product iteration technology, naturally you can abandon the technologies you had before."
"Outdated technology has many drawbacks: high energy consumption, severe pollution, heavy demand for manpower, low production efficiency..."
At this point, Zhang Caixin could no longer