Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading

Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in oicq.net -> Historic -> Illegitimate son of Song Dynasty

The Illegitimate Son of the Song Dynasty Volume 4 Chapter 700 Wenchang Conference (Part 2)

Previous page        Return to Catalog        Next page

    ?

    Regardless of what they thought, Yang Yi continued: "Growing mulberry and raising silkworms, the most labor-intensive part is leaf harvesting. After increasing the leaf harvesting speed by four or five times, one person can raise two or three times more silkworms than before. In this way,  , do you still have to worry about Guangnan¡¯s small population?

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Due to the warm climate and shorter winters in Guangnan, she can raise more silkworms every year than in Suzhou and Hangzhou, so the annual output will not be worse than that in Jiangnan;

    It is true that the area south of the Yangtze River is densely populated, but the wasteland has basically been reclaimed. Even with this mulberry leaf picker, the total amount of silkworm cocoons is unlikely to change much. There is no need for us to build it. The most we can do is set up cocoon baking,  Silk reeling and weaving factories will do;

    In other words, in Jiangnan, unless we pay a high price, we will not be able to control the source of more silkworm cocoons.

    Guangnan is different from Jiangnan. There are still few farmers growing mulberry and raising sericulture there, and there is a large amount of slope land suitable for growing mulberry that has not been reclaimed. With the advancement of the construction of one port and two roads in Guangnan, Guangnan is bound to have a huge impact.  With the development of China, population increase is inevitable;

    ¡°When we go to the supporting farmers there to raise silkworms, we basically monopolize the cocoons produced there.  Of course, there are many alternative ways. There is a lot of unowned wasteland over there. We can buy it with a small amount of money to grow mulberry and raise silkworms ourselves.  "

    "Let's plant mulberry and raise silkworms ourselves?" Wang Zhicheng, a wealthy businessman in Suzhou, couldn't help but blurt out, and what he asked was what everyone wanted to ask. It's not a problem to buy some wasteland, but let everyone go to Lingnan to raise silkworms. Isn't this a joke?  I really can't believe this was said by Yang Yi.

    Yang Yi pointed at his brain and said: "You probably think my brain is broken, right? In fact, you haven't used your brain. I haven't asked you to go to Lingnan to raise silkworms in person. Why are you anxious? There are many people in Nanyang  Well. Why can't we invite some people from Nanyang or other places to raise us? Hahaha"

    Yang Yi said the word "please" very seriously, and ended up laughing.  The people sitting here immediately sensed the underlying meaning. Yang Yi didn't say hire, but said "please". This was just to get some free labor!  Everyone who heard this unique idea was very excited.

    "Sir, is this possible?" Lin Ruhai asked cautiously.

    "If I say it's okay, he can do it. The imperial court has always advocated the simultaneous development of agriculture and mulberry trees. We go to Lingnan to plant mulberry and raise silkworms to help develop Lingnan. To increase tax revenue for the imperial court, as long as there is no trouble and I am responsible, who can  Do you still dare to find trouble with the trading company?

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????) Not only will this not cause any trouble, I can also obtain some policy concessions from the court), I will know the specific benefits when the time comes;

    ¡°And there is one more thing I want to tell you. I plan to ask the eldest princess of Qin to serve as the honorary chairman of the West India Trading Company.  Well, the eldest princess of Qin State will also invest a few hundred shares. We can just give her some dividends appropriately. She will not participate in the daily management of the trading company.  It¡¯s just a name. Do you have any objections?  "

    The twenty-six people sitting here were all very happy after hearing this. The mountains in Lingnan are high and the emperor is far away.  Having Yang Yi in the way was enough to reassure them, and then they pulled out the banner of the eldest princess of Qin State.  Isn¡¯t that a win-win situation?  The benefits are endless!

    As for whether the eldest princess of the state of Qin will be criticized by the ministers of the DPRK and China when she serves as the honorary chairman, this is a matter between Yang Yi and the eldest princess of the state of Qin.  These people don't care about so much.

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? together out of the blue and white, everyone stood up and expressed their stance: "Everything depends on the princess."

    Yang Yi smiled faintly and said: "Besides, it is much closer for products to go to sea from Qinzhou than from Hangzhou and other places. This saves a lot of transportation costs. In the long run, our investment in Guangnan will cost more.  It¡¯s more profitable than investing in Jiangnan.¡±

    "Yes, yes, the Duke of the country has a far-sighted vision, and the villains will never be able to catch up."

    "That's right, that's right. The Duke of Guo has a strategy in his mind that is hard for anyone to match. We just have to listen to the Duke of Guo. That's right."

    ¡°Do you have anything to ask about cotton planting?¡± Yang Yi then asked calmly.

    Yes, of course, cotton is a new industry that no one has ever been exposed to. It can be said that among the four main products, people have the most questions about cotton.

    Ji Zhongliang, a wealthy businessman from Yangzhou, immediately asked: "Your Excellency, now cotton is grown more in the south, and it is easier for the people to accept it. If we promote it, it will get twice the result with half the effort. Why don't you choose to promote cotton in the south instead of in the north?"

    This is a good question. In addition to being easy to promote in the south, Ji Zhongliang probably also saw that the mountains in Lingnan are high and the emperor is far away. He is planning to do some free labor planting in cotton planting. In this way, it is comparable to signing contracts with farmers.  What kind of contract saves a lot of costs?

    Yang Yi replied:?As far as I know, cotton likes heat, good light, tolerates drought, and avoids stains, and is suitable for planting in loose and deep soil.  In the south, there is more rain and a humid climate. Cotton is prone to diseases and the yield is not as high as in the north. You may have heard that the climate in Gaochang is dry and hot, but cotton grows well in Gaochang and the yield is much higher than in the south. Therefore, I  Only then decided to promote cotton in the north.  "

    In fact, Yang Yi didn¡¯t know much about the habits of cotton, but in later generations, the north of the Yangtze River was the main cotton-producing area, while the south of the Yangtze River planted less cotton. There must be an internal reason for this;

    As for whether it was the reason mentioned above, I don¡¯t know.  In his opinion, since this trend appeared in later generations, it would not be wrong to promote cotton in the north.

    There is another issue Yang Yi needs to consider. Jiangnan was originally one of the most economically prosperous areas in the Song Dynasty. However, in recent years, with the imperial court relocating a large number of people to the Jinghu area, the development of Jinghu has begun to take shape. Now  Coupled with the development of Lingnan, the economic center of the Song Dynasty must gradually shift to the south;

    "There is no doubt that this will cause the competitiveness of the northern economy to become weaker and weaker, and people's livelihood will deteriorate more quickly. However, the folk customs in the north have always been relatively strong, and what will be the consequences after the people's livelihood tends to decline?

    Some people may feel aggrieved. The south is so rich, the north is so poor, and I can fight better than you

    Once this kind of mentality arises, it can easily lead to mutual hatred between the north and the south, which can lead to social unrest.

    This is by no means an unfounded worry, so far.  There was still a strong dispute between the North and the South in the Song Dynasty;

    This is particularly evident in the struggle between the old and new parties. Most of the old parties are from the north.  Sima Guang, Han Qi, Wen Yanbo, Lu Dafang, etc. are all from the north;

    " Among the new party, there are Wang Anshi, Lu Huiqing, Zhang Dun, Cai Jing and so on.  Most of them are from the south. It is not an exaggeration to say that the struggle between the old and the new parties is a struggle between the north and the south.

    This kind of antagonism between the north and the south must be eliminated. Therefore, while vigorously developing the south, the economy of the north must also be taken into consideration. Otherwise, the huge gap between the rich and the poor will definitely aggravate the antagonism between the north and the south.

    Since cotton is a good choice to support the northern economy, Yang Yi naturally chooses to promote it in the north. He will not say these thoughts himself, except for the explanation he just made.  Lin Ruhai and others had no objections out of their trust in him.

    Yang Yi would not interfere with the daily operation and management of the trading company, but he must be in control of the development direction. He was too lazy to explain further, and continued: "There is no need to worry about promoting cotton cultivation in the north.  Doubtful, if I am not sure, I will not choose the north;

    There are a lot of places suitable for growing cotton in Gyeonggi, Hebei, Hedong, and Shaanxi, so we just don¡¯t do it.  To do this, we must act as soon as possible and strive to fully roll out the above-mentioned areas next year;

    At the same time, there are a large number of unowned wastelands in Longyou and Hexi. In these places, the court encourages the people to reclaim them, and whoever reclaims them belongs to them.  As long as we invest a sum of money.  It doesn¡¯t matter how large a planting area you want to carve out;

    As for manpower, there are frequent rebellions in the Western Region, and the Forbidden Army is vigorously suppressing them.  There are not a few people captured, after these people are tattooed with words.  One is to be distributed into the army, and the other is to be sold into slavery.  The price is cheap and very suitable for us;

    In order to make cotton promotion smoother, and of course, to allow us to recover our investment faster, everyone immediately took action after the meeting to purchase cotton at high prices within the Song Dynasty and raise the price of cotton even higher. Then the people will see from it  When the profits are huge, we will rush to plant them. When there are more people planting them, we will buy them at a reasonable price.  "

    "My lord, how much does it cost per kilogram?"

    "It doesn't matter if it's ten or twenty guans. A quilt only requires four or five jins of cotton. Even if it's 20 guans per jin, the cost we spend is only about 100 guans. After processing it into a quilt, we can't sell it for a few hundred guans."  question;

    It¡¯s an exclusive business now. At this point, we can only make profits, not losses, so don¡¯t be afraid to spend money, speculate on it for me, and make people all over the world pay attention to it. Only in this way can they quickly stimulate their enthusiasm for planting cotton.  "

    "My lord, if the price rises too high, we will have to pay a high price when signing contracts with farmers. Wouldn't this be like shooting ourselves in the foot?"

    "The key to business is machine change. Do we need to worry about this? People have planted cotton voluntarily, so do we still need to sign a contract with them? After he grows cotton, we will give him a reasonable price, and he will  If you don¡¯t want to sell it, you have to process it yourself. The processing technology is in our hands, and if we can raise the price, we can keep the price down, so what¡¯s there to worry about?¡±

    After Yang Yi made the decision, what else could Lin Ruhai and others say?

    Yang Yi immediately took a pen and paper and recorded the amount of each person¡¯s investment.The family itself produced six million strings, which greatly stimulated Lin Ruhai and others;

    If Yang Yi didn¡¯t have full confidence in the trading company, could he have invested so much money at one time?

    Based on this understanding, they also rushed to throw money into it. According to the final statistics, the total amount of funds raised reached an astonishing 40 million yuan. From the first day of its birth, the Western Indian Ocean Trading Company has revealed its huge potential.  A majestic figure.

    The next step is to discuss the trading company¡¯s daily management regulations and various operational details.

    Yang Yi stopped interfering in these matters and left them all to Han Bi'er to discuss with them. This discussion lasted for three days before the various rules and regulations of the trading company were drawn up and written down. All shareholders signed and sealed them for confirmation.  .

    On October 28th of the third year of Wenchang, the West Indian Ocean Trading Co., Ltd. with initial assets of 40 million yuan was officially established, with its headquarters in Tokyo. Han Bier served as the first president, and Lin Ruhai, Shen Qingwen, and Ji Zhongliang served as vice presidents.  , in charge of the daily operations of the trading company.

    ?That is, from this day on, this commercial giant ship will show its astonishing power like a giant.

    *********************************

    ps: Thank you to the book friends of Fearless Aviator, ?Xuan?, Vampire II, Autumn Light, and Little Tiger from the Demon World for their valuable monthly votes and rewards. Thank you.

    Today, this broken computer is struggling with me again, so I have to postpone the update. I apologize to everyone.
Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report