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- Shortly after the beginning of spring, the Manchu Qing court completed its first imperial examination after entering the customs. Fu Yijian, a native of Dongchang Prefecture, Shandong Province, was selected as the number one scholar in the first subject. @Immediately afterwards, the Manchu and Qing court executed Zhu Changzi, Prince of Lu, who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty last year, and Zhu Yousong, the captured Hongguang Emperor, on charges of "malicious generals", and launched a purge of the Ming Dynasty clan.
At the same time, the reorganization of the Green Camp Han Army after the Manchu and Qing Dynasties entered the Pass was basically completed. In addition to the Eight Banners of the Manchu, Mongolian and Han Dynasties, a large number of surrendered troops from the Ming Dynasty were officially incorporated into the regular Manchu and Qing forces. The second large-scale southern expedition began. Hundreds of thousands of Manchu and Qing troops were divided into three groups and marched southward from three strategic directions: west, central and east.
The West Route Army set out from Shaanxi and was responsible for pacifying Sichuan. It was led by Prince Su Hauge. Its main generals included Dorobel Nikan, the commander of the army guard Obai and others. The opponents will be Zhang Xianzhong's Daxi Army, which controls half of Sichuan, and the Sichuan Ming Army, headed by the famous female general Qin Liangyu, who is partially loyal to the Longwu court.
The central army set out from Henan and was responsible for the direction of Huguang. It was headed by Dorobele Leke Dehun and commanded by King Kong Youde of Gongshun, King Geng Zhongming of Huaishun, Commander of the Guards Bo Hui, General Babutai of Zhenguo and other Manchu and Han Eight Banners.
Luck Dehun¡¯s opponents were Li Guo, Hao Yaoqi and other hundreds of thousands of remnants of Dashun¡¯s army left behind after Li Zicheng¡¯s death, as well as the Ming army under the command of He Tengjiao, the governor of Huguang. At this time, the remnants of the Dashun Army had officially surrendered to He Tengjiao, and they were unanimously declared to the outside world.
The surface strength of the Huguang Ming Army is far stronger than anywhere else, so the Manchu and Qing Middle Route Army mainly plays a strategic containment role to prevent the Huguang Ming Army from reinforcing the other two routes.
The Eastern Route Army was the real main force in this southern expedition and was responsible for pacifying the regimes of King Lu and Emperor Longwu on the southeast coast. Dorobelebolo served as the coach, and the main generals under his command included Gushan Ezhen Tulai, Gushan Ezhen Han Dai, guard commander Duude, forward commander Nushan, Angbang Zhangjing Tong Yangjia, Lvying Jiangnan Admiral Li Chengdong and others.
Li Chengdong was a subordinate of Gao Jie, one of the four towns in Jiangbei of the former Nanming Dynasty. He had the strongest military force among the Ming Dynasty surrender troops in the south of the Yangtze River. He was cruel and cold-blooded. He even personally led the Jiading Three Massacres. Because of his hard work and meritorious service, Li Chengdong was awarded the official position of Jiangnan Admiral by the Manchu Qing court, taking charge of most of the Green Camp troops in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. This southern expedition. Li Chengdong's troops will serve as the vanguard of the East Route Army.
The armies of the three armies in the west, middle and east are advancing and retreating in a well-established and relaxed manner. The battle lines span thousands of miles from east to west, and bloodshed is about to come.
The Manchu Qing court headed by Prince Rui Dorgon was at the peak of the rise of a dynasty. The entire Qing court was full of confidence from top to bottom, believing that the overall situation of the world had been decided, and even couldn't wait to start a large-scale war in Hebei. During the land enclosure movement, hundreds of thousands of hectares of land were forcibly divided and awarded to the nobles of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty. Countless common people or gentry and landlords had their families destroyed, and they regretted it.
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May 5, 1646. March 20th, the second year of Longwu in the Ming Dynasty, was the beginning of summer.
It started to rain in Guangdong, which had not been raining all this time. The belated spring rain seemed to be abundant and covered a wide area, which made the people of Guangdong who were worried about the drought overjoyed.
"However, no one expected that this year's rain would last for more than a month, which would trigger a rare major flood. No one knew that this flood would combine with the crisis of the Manchus moving south to form a major disaster in Guangdong's modern history.
The relatively stable Guangdong continues to attract an influx of refugees from northern provinces. Even because Zhao Youheng sent troops to quell the "Jingjiang King's Rebellion" war, many disaster-stricken refugees from Guangxi also entered Guangdong.
Zhao Youheng is now buried in a sea of ??books and articles sent by officials from all over Guangdong almost every day. The free time is to organize manpower to divert the massive refugees from various places, or to meet with the new army generals and scattered officials from the north who fled from Huguang, and to integrate and analyze all internal and external information about the enemy and ourselves. Always be prepared for the upcoming southern expedition of the Qing troops.
As for the trade cooperation agreement left by the previous visit of Chinese and American diplomats, Zhao Youheng, who had not yet fully digested it, neither agreed nor rejected it. Instead, he wrote a simple "to be discussed" reply letter and put it aside for the time being. At least on the surface. It can be regarded as an attitude that formally accepts diplomatic contact between the two sides.
Today, Zhao Youheng rarely put aside all official duties and held a banquet in his house. Because the direct grandson of the Zhao family is one month old.
¡°Zhao Youheng got a son in his later years, and he succeeded in getting a legitimate grandson. The family was not yet complete, but the family was full. For him, it was another kind of comfort in tense moments. In order to reflect the optimistic spirit of sharing and having fun together, Zhao Youheng also sent a steward to set up a relief station at the city gate to provide gruel and steamed bread to homeless beggars.
Although no invitations were widely distributed for the full-moon banquet held by the direct grandson of the Zhao family, it still attracted congratulations from many Guangzhou officials and squires. Even Wang Changyan of the Qiongzhou Military Preparation Road, who was far away in Qiongzhou, showed up in Guangzhou on time on the day of the banquet. The gift of the cart surprised the people of Guangzhou who were watching on the street, but most of themThere was not much resentment or jealousy in his eyes.
"Guangdong Governor Zhao Youheng is a good official, and the people of Guangzhou know it well. At a time when refugees are surging outside the city, prices are soaring inside the city, and war in the north is imminent, Zhao Youheng is working hard to stabilize the situation in Guangdong. In the past year, the Zhao family has sold off their property many times to take the initiative to help refugees outside Guangzhou, which has also been praised by the people.
Most of the visitors came uninvited without invitations, so Zhao Youheng could only make the etiquette as thorough as possible. After the semi-public family dinner was over, Zhao Youheng had time to count the gifts piled up in the front yard one by one. Zhao Youheng, who considered himself incorruptible, nodded happily, but he would also give gifts to everyone at the right time. Those who congratulated returned the congratulations one by one.
The direct grandson of the Zhao family is full moon, and most of the guests with real invitations are relatives. Among them, Liu Yaoyu, his brother-in-law, is naturally the first to do his part. In addition, there are also several relatives of the Zhao family who fled south from Shandong last year.
????These Zhao clan members initially stood by and watched the case of ransacking all the houses of the Liu family in Shandong, for fear of affecting themselves, and watched helplessly as the Liu family's son-in-law Zhao Youheng was implicated and demoted to Qiongzhou. Nowadays, the situation is changing, with the Qing Dynasty entering the customs, Shandong falling, and the Zhao family also falling into a big pit. Some of them died, some were reluctant to surrender their family business, and a few who were strong-boned but timid could only go south to avoid disaster. .
In addition to his own financial support, Zhao Youheng also had to rely on his status and the face of his brother-in-law Liu Yaoyu to shyly greet Qiongzhou or Guangzhou in private, and finally settled these Zhao clan members.
In order to repay the Qiongzhou Wang family for their help to the Zhao clan in trouble, and to commend the Qiongzhou Wang family for their strong support in the formation of the Guangdong New Army, Zhao Youheng fulfilled his promise and announced his surrender to the King of Lu to supervise the country, Wang Changyan, the legitimate son of Wang's family, was recommended to serve as the seventh-rank supervisory censor of Guangdong Province. Within a few months, he was promoted to Qiongzhou Military Preparation Road and took control of the local power in Qiongzhou, which can be said to have given the Wang family enough face.
The ancestor of the Wang family in Qiongzhou was Wang Hongjie, a famous official of a generation, a first-class famous family in Guangdong. This Wang Changyan was the direct descendant of the eldest son, and had always been a seedling carefully cultivated by the Wang family. However, Wang Changyan didn't have much talent, and because of his family's huge business, he lost his motivation to be positive and relied solely on the merits of his ancestors. Enyin was a student of Imperial College.
When the Qing Dynasty went south and Nanjing fell, Wang Changyan was lucky enough to escape back to his hometown. The status of a "Yin Jian" of the Imperial College is at best that of a civil servant. Being able to hold an official position in Qiongzhou Military Preparation Road is a step up from the ordinary, and he has become the protective umbrella of Qiongzhou's gentry in the local officialdom.
But in the original history, Wang Changyan was an out-and-out traitor. When the Qing troops entered Hainan, Wang Changyan's family surrendered, and he participated in suppressing the anti-Qing uprisings of people of all ethnic groups in Hainan many times. In the end, he died at the hands of the rebels, and his reputation was ruined. It brought shame to the ancestors.
Today, Wang Changyan was not engaged in official business. Instead, he walked arrogantly through the streets, bringing several large carts of gifts to express his congratulations. He also deliberately delayed leaving on the pretext of asking for advice on local official business. Just talk about the ability to be a person and an official. Wang Changyan has arrived home, but it makes Zhao Youheng secretly unhappy.
After the guests had dispersed, in the study room, Wang Changyan, who was in his thirties, showed off his talent. He was wearing an official uniform and official hat, and he was respectfully bowing to Zhao Youheng behind his desk.
"My mentor has worked hard on state affairs, and the scholars and the people know it. The students have little talent and little knowledge, and they can't sleep at night Although Guangdong Province is far away from the dangers of war, but the saint lives in peace and thinks about danger, so he can be safe for a long time. But now there are refugees everywhere, and food prices are soaring Your country is so troubled and everything is so chaotic that it is really difficult to make a difference with just the power of Lingnan Province. The country is in this critical situation. Those who are unintentional are drunk and dreaming, but those who are interested have no way to make a difference. The students are very uneasy and ask their mentors to give them some advice."
Wang Changyan seemed to have been prepared for it. First, he flattered Zhao Youheng to the sky, and then suddenly took a turn for the worse, expressing his bitterness about the current situation in Guangdong.
Looking at the "student" who was carrying this hand, Zhao Youheng thought about the other party just now, and seemed to hear some meaning.
With just some official encouragement, commenting on Wang Changyan¡¯s achievements in Qiongzhou, and thanking the Wang family for the gift, Zhao Youheng ended the meeting on the grounds of official business.
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At night, the candlelight was brightly lit in the Zhao family's study. Zhao Youheng was walking around the room in casual clothes, his steps were messy and his expression was very gloomy, while his wife's brother Liu Yaoyu, who was sitting on one side, was silent.
"I thought that the Wang family was dedicated to serving the country, taking the lead in donating money and food, and assisting the local government in running the new army. I naturally fulfilled my promise and reported it to the court. The rewards were clear. Otherwise, how could a mere prisoner be able to hold an important local position? !¡±
"In the past, a son of a Qiongzhou squire joined the new army, and later Wang Changyan was recommended as an official. Now he is an official for the Huang family and Zhang family. Do you think I am one of Yan Song's generation who sells his official position?! It's really ridiculous?! "
Zhao Youheng was tired from walking, so he stopped and pointed at the silent Liu Yaoyu with a very stern tone: "What I value is your ninth brother's ability and Nanhai Company's philanthropic contribution to the people and industry over the years. The imperial court They all see it! If you ask for an official position based on the amount of money and food you donate, I will be caught in an injustice!"
"Who doesn't know that the Wang family in Ding'an, the Huang family in Danzhou, and the Zhang family in Danzhou have been married frequently over the years and have become one family. Among Qiongzhou, these three families are the only ones that are more domineering. They surround the land and the mountains as if they are their own backyards. The trend of joint ventures has spread among the local gentry. Officials, if I hadn't done it for the sake of the great prosperity of Qiongzhou's civil industry, and for your sake, I would have taken care of it long ago! If you are still dissatisfied, don't blame me for turning against you!"
After saying that, Zhao Youheng sat back down angrily, took a gulp of tea and stopped looking at Liu Yaoyu.
After burning the incense, Liu Yaoyu let out a long sigh, stood up slowly, and bowed his head slightly to Zhao Youheng: "What my brother-in-law said is exactly the kind of loyalty he has. It is said that everyone in Qiongzhou knows that without the help of my brother-in-law, there will be no strength of the three families." , Qiongzhou Xinye and Nanhai Company are no longer together today. This is a donation for the country, and it is also a way of seeking peace and tranquility for myself"
"Is there anyone else who can touch them at this time? If Qiongzhou and others are really responsible, how can they taint others' ears and eyes? Hum, what a Wang Changyan, beating around the bush, knowing that I am not happy, and asking you to be a lobbyist !¡±
The tea cup in Zhao Youheng¡¯s hand fell heavily on the desk with a crisp sound.
"We are country gentry and merchants. No matter how much money we spend on food, we can only seek wealth and security. If we cannot find wealth and security, we can only seek for ourselves." Liu Yaoyu remained unmoved and continued to talk slowly, " The world is restless and the country is divided. In the past, Zheng Zhilong slandered the sea, and in the later, Ding Chukui exploited the merchants. Fortunately, the scholars and people of our province found my brother-in-law, and the people's hearts are united. Only then can the crisis be reversed. Now the new armies of the three towns defend Lingnan, and my brother-in-law Lord Wang and Qiongzhou Squire are just trying to do their best to maintain the overall situation with one person's strength. If my brother-in-law thinks that someone has evil intentions, just pretend that he has never said this"
"I know that they secretly colluded with the Donglian Group to drive away Ding Chukui. I have allowed Huamei merchants to enter the mainland from Qionghai and Danzhou to do business. This is to facilitate the new business of the Nanhai Company and the Qiongzhou gentry. The ancients said : There are things to do and things not to be done. The general trend is overwhelming. I have no skills at all. Everything in Qiongzhou requires you, Ninth Brother, to think more and deal with it more. Don¡¯t let more heretics arise! Now I am a lonely tree trying to govern Guangdong by myself. It¡¯s difficult to control, and if you make the slightest mistake, you will be infamy for eternity.¡±
I saw my brother-in-law talking about the fact that the Qiongzhou squire fully supported him in seizing power and building a new army. Zhao Youheng's attitude softened a lot. After all, just half a month ago, Nanhai Company raised some money for itself and also provided a batch of low-priced relief grain and grass.
"Brother-in-law Ruoyan is serious. But" A glint flashed in Liu Yaoyu's eyes, and then he slowly raised his head and stared into Zhao Youheng's eyes, "If brother-in-law is really powerless, once the soldiers invade the country, or An Tai Then Ding Chukui and Li Chukui will appear in Guangdong, who will take care of them then?"
"Brother-in-law, the sage said: there is a difference between closeness and distance. If nothing else, we in Qiongzhou are worrying about us right now If we don't buy bones with a lot of gold at this time, how many squires and nobles are willing to advance and retreat with my brother-in-law?"
Liu Yaoyu continued to strike while the iron was hot.
Zhao Youheng was stunned for a moment, and his expression gradually became serious.
Strictly speaking, Ding Chukui was forced to leave by the current situation, not because of his own ability. More than ten years ago, even a gold-medal border official like Xiong Wencan would have been helpless with some local issues. But equally, if someone is really ruthless, the Qiongzhou New Deal, which has been developing well in recent years, will be destroyed in the collision and disappear.
Now that he is in sole control of the military and political affairs of a province, apart from being nominally subordinate to the imperial court of the King of Lu in Eastern Zhejiang, he is actually a separate state. He is no different in essence from the governor of Huguang, He Tengjiao, the governor of Jiangxi, Wan Yuanji, and the governor of Guangxi, Zhai Shishu. But without the support of the local area, especially the support of the Qiongzhou squires who consider themselves to be family members, it can be said that it is difficult for him to move forward.
There are many prestigious old officials and scholars in Guangdong, and the prominent families from all over the country who are envious of Qiongzhou are even more eager to take action. Ding Chukui can be ruthless in Qiongzhou, and there are some people behind him who are always adding fuel to the flames. This is why Qiongzhou's new policy has been difficult to promote outside Qiongzhou. Here's why. Strictly speaking, the Zhao family is still from another province and has a weak foundation in Guangdong. If he offends the only Qiongzhou squire who supports him 100%, the consequences will be unimaginable.
When Zhao Youheng thought of this, his heart skipped a beat. This was a kind of inner struggle and wavering pain. He couldn't help but watch the cause of supporting the Ming Dynasty that he had worked hard for half a lifetime collapse in such a situation, even if many of the mistakes were not his own fault.
"During the Jingtai period of the Kingdom of China, in order to help the border troops, the imperial court established the "regular prison" of the Imperial College. Compared with the stingy gentry in Guangzhou, Chaozhou, Huizhou and other places, our Qiongzhou Prefecture, which is sparsely populated, can??I will do my best for tomorrow. No matter how bad the Qiongzhou squire was, he was still from a scholarly family who was knowledgeable in new businesses, good at public affairs, and had a general understanding of critical situations. There were also two famous Confucian scholars, Hai Rui and Wang Hongjiu, who set an example. "
"There is no need for my brother-in-law to sell his official position and get a title. However, it is reasonable and reasonable for the Qiongzhou squire to donate money and grain to the court and be appointed as a prisoner under the circumstances of the country. Since then, my brother-in-law has also made an explanation and will not chill the hearts of the Qiongzhou scholars."
After Liu Yaoyu finished speaking, he bowed deeply again.
Regular prison, also known as "donation prison" or "Junxiu", has a nice name, but in simple terms, it is a kind of student recruitment in the Imperial College of the Ming Dynasty that relies on money to recruit. After the term of regular supervisors expires, local officials can be selected and awarded through job evaluation, which is one of the formal personnel promotion systems recognized by the imperial court. Among other things, Zheng Chenggong started his political career from the Nanjing Imperial College.
The implication is that Zhao Youheng does not need to directly use his official position to repay the donation of the Qiongzhou squire. He only needs to pass the responsibility directly to King Lu in the name of "donating to the Imperial College".
Now the King of Lu is making a big show in eastern Zhejiang. There are countless people who rely on donating money and food to become officials. The Imperial College is in name only. One more and one less regular prison is not a big deal.
What¡¯s more, in the history of the Ming Dynasty, there were people who stayed in the Imperial Academy until they were old and have yet to make their mark. Also a lot. Qiongzhou squire more often needs an identity and a sense of confidence. If he is really a loser, he probably won't be included in the reporting list. If we can really dig out a few talents like Chen Shangchuan from these regular prisons, it will be like truly cultivating our own direct lineage.
These are troubled times. As a feudal official who is well-read in poetry and books, it is important to cherish feathers, but once life and death are involved, it is not a matter of face.
The most important thing is that as soon as regular prison terms are opened, I believe that in addition to the Qiongzhou squires, there will be a large number of low-status small and medium-sized landowners or businessmen from all over Guangdong willing to seize this opportunity. The problem of money and food shortages will be greatly alleviated.
Especially now that there is a Guangfu Company in Guangdong that is obviously supported by the Huamei Eastern Union Group and has been fighting openly and covertly with the Qiongzhou Nanhai Company. If this opportunity can be truly used to win over Luo De and others, it will be very difficult for Zhao, who has been controlled by the Qiongzhou Squire for a long time. For Youheng, there is a new operational space.
Thinking of this, Zhao Youheng did not burst out emotionally this time. Instead, he stood up and walked slowly again. When he walked in front of Liu Yaoyu, he stopped and smiled: "You, you, you can even talk about bargains." That's all. I'll go back and write to Master Xiao and Master Chen, in order to help the country and imprison a number of scholars from Guangdong Province. However, King Lu's supervision of the country is far away in eastern Zhejiang, and the sea road is uneven at the moment. It is inconvenient to go there, so I will answer it as soon as possible. The supervisory students will temporarily stay in Guangdong Fu School."
Seeing that Zhao Youheng finally compromised, Liu Yaoyu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly took out a letter from his arms. He solemnly handed it to Zhao Youheng: "Brother-in-law, this is the Nanhai Company's request to build a 'Yitun' in Danzhou. It wants to purchase 600,000 acres of wasteland. It will set an example for developing new agriculture and cultivate rice and Nanyang crops." . If this can be done, many refugees in Guangzhou can be resettled, and millions of kilograms of rice can be exported every year!"
??????????????Enclose 600,000 acres of farmland at once? ! Your sister's village is obviously buying and selling by force again! Zhao Youheng's hand shook and he almost lost his grip.
In the past, the Nanhai Company, no matter how powerful it was in Qiongzhou, could only purchase tens of thousands of acres piecemeal. Most of the time, several big local snakes of the Nanhai Company took the lead and mobilized landowners from all over the country to lease land to the Nanhai Company on the condition of shares.
Qiongzhou is famous for its vast territory and sparse population. Coupled with the many Shengli rebellions and population dispersion in history, the number of acres in many old land registers has long been unreal. Even in Ding'an County and Lingao County, which are now prosperously populated, there are still a lot of small and abandoned fields in the county. Let¡¯s not talk about whether these 600,000 acres of land are really wasteland. The size of this enclosure alone costs almost three to four hundred thousand taels of silver.
"Well, yes, it is worthy of praise for sharing the country's worries. However, this should be a matter for the Danzhou magistrate to deal with. What should I do?" Zhao Youheng remained calm, turned over it slightly, and put it back on the desk.
"Brother-in-law, in order not to hurt the local farmers in Danzhou, the labor force of Nanhai Company's Danzhou Yitun must be taken from the refugees in Guangdong. This is not the authority of the governor of Danzhou" Liu Yaoyu smiled slightly, and his eyes There was a glint of pride in his eyes, "Therefore, Mr. Fang believes that the resettlement of homeless people in Yitun in this area must be approved by the Guangdong Governor's Yamen."
"According to your wishes, part of the land purchase silver can go to the governor's office Haha, is this the idea that the governor of Fang has come up with for you? Can he let this meat come out?"
Zhao Youheng immediately guessed that the 600,000 acres of land occupied by the Nanhai Company was not simple, and some tough measures must be used to eliminate trouble. Moreover, based on the Nanhai Company's work style in the past, it was certain that many Qiongzhou officials had something fishy in it. Naturally, Fang Zhizhou didn¡¯t dare to go too far.So some of the benefits were obediently handed over to Zhao Youheng, and ostensibly they were disposed of at the expense of the Guangdong governor's Yamen to relocate the refugees for cultivation.
Liu Yaoyu quickly handed over his hand: "Purchase wasteland for 200,000 taels, and provide another 200,000 taels of "settlement silver" for the refugees to help the government attract people! In order to know the state, this settlement silver should not enter Danzhou."
Settling-in silver is a strange type of tax that Ding Chukui set for Qiongzhou in the name of investigating the illegal immigrants in Qiongzhou: refugees from other places who were hired by Qiongzhou's squires had to pay three qian of silver every year for three consecutive years.
Now Nanhai Company is actually willing to take the initiative to pay the Ding Chukui corrupt decree that has been abolished by Zhao Youheng, and it is also a one-time payment of 200,000 taels of silver.
Even if we follow Ding Chukui¡¯s calculation method and introduce 100,000 refugees to Qiongzhou in one go, the most we can collect is 100,000 taels of silver. How did you calculate the two hundred thousand taels? Could this be the reward that Nanhai Company had prepared for itself?
With two hundred thousand taels of silver, more than half of the annual salary expenses of the new army in the three towns can be covered. It is obvious that a group of people from Qiongzhou are sending money! Zhao Youheng was completely stunned now.
"Of course, it can also be regarded as five hundred thousand taels of silver to buy 600,000 wasteland, of which 200,000 taels will be given to the Guangdong governor's office for relief." Liu Yaoyu continued to strike while the iron was hot.
"Fangzhizhou is really loyal to the country! Okay, I will send someone to Danzhou with you tomorrow to handle the matter officially and collect and transport the money! However, if the people of Danzhou are harmed due to the enclosure of land, I will definitely deal with it afterwards Severe punishment!"
After half a stick of incense, Zhao Youheng gritted his teeth and slammed the table.
Liu Yaoyu nodded solemnly, saying that he would never cause trouble to Zhao Youheng.
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The squire shareholders of the Nanhai Company have become very good at enclosing land in recent years, and most of the Qiongzhou tenant farmers have given up working for the old local landlords. Either enter the workshops purchased by the local gentry, or become employees of the Nanhai Company.
Unable to compete with emerging agricultural capital like the Nanhai Company, many farmers in Qiongzhou had to sell their fields and become farm laborers for the Nanhai Company. Now the land price in Qiongzhou has dropped to the point where the nominal price of an acre of high-quality ripe land is only one or two silver. .
Danzhou is one of the areas in Qiongzhou where the Nanhai Company has the most influence. While a group of emerging landowners are raiding Qiongzhou, it is now difficult for the local conservative landowners and wealthy people to prevent the exodus of tenants, and they are worrying about the large empty fields. Taking into account various measures, threats and inducements, as well as the real wasteland, Nanhai Company actually paid less than 200,000 taels of silver, and the average land purchase price was even cheaper than Zhao Youheng had imagined.
In order to secure this advantage, under the operation of the Wang family of Qiongzhou, from the prefect of Qiongzhou to the military governor of Qiongzhou and then to the magistrate of Danzhou, almost every official of the ninth rank and above has a hard-earned salary, and there is also a small number of cadres and shares above the seventh rank.
Through hints from the Eastern Union Group, Nanhai Company has already foreseen that the price of grain in Guangdong is unlikely to fall below three taels of silver per stone in the next few years, and is preparing to spend huge sums of money to introduce advanced steam tractors and agricultural machinery from the Huamei Eastern Union Group. , planting two or even three crops of rice on a large scale.
With Huamei¡¯s sophisticated agricultural equipment, this 600,000-acre super farm can operate with only one-thirtieth of the previous agricultural power. Even with extensive planting, with the addition of Huamei's agricultural fertilizer technology, the annual rice output can be at least two million shi. A rough calculation shows that the cost of planting rice per stone will be less than 80% of that of ordinary farmers in the Ming Dynasty. They can recover their capital in one year and start making huge profits in the second year.
If the price of food falls, then immediately switch to other more valuable crops. With the land in hand and the Eastern Union Group that can buy everything, you will not lose money no matter what. (To be continued.) Mobile phone users please visit http://m.piaotia.net - 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
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