Chapter 20: Water Pirates
"My fellow Taoists, I am Wang Xu. I have liked to do things since I was a child, and the content I learned is quite complicated. I have a little understanding of military tactics, and I also have a little understanding of the ability to observe words and colors. As for health preservation like Senior Lao Dan, I also know a little."
Well, it's really just a billion dots!
"So I plan to join the Jinyiwei, but unlike fellow Taoist Sun, Fellow Sun uses the Jinyiwei as a springboard and eventually becomes a general. My choice is to climb up as much as possible, because the profession of Jinyiwei is really an interesting choice."
"There are basically nothing they can't do. If this department is well played, it can really do many exciting things!"
Speaking of this, Wang Xu licked his lips excitedly.
If there is a faction judgment, Wang Xu must be a chaotic faction!
I am afraid that the world will not be in chaos, and I am talking about a guy like him!
One after another Xuanmen reserve officers kept coming to the stage, telling their own experiences, their gains, and their choices.
Finally, Nan Zi began to finish: "The gentlemen's ideals are very lofty and meaningful, which made Nan Zi admire them very much."
"But unfortunately, the Ming Dynasty was so unfriendly to women. Even though Nan Zi had many ideas in her mind, she lacked the environment to realize her dreams. So Nan Zi could only be more realistic and join the Emei Sect first."
"In the end, today's discussion ends here, and a new topic will begin tomorrow, that is, how to make money?"
"In Taoyuan Town, it is hard to go without money. If you want to take the imperial examination, you have to study, but entering the academy requires money. If you want to enter a famous sect, you must at least go to the martial arts hall first and learn the introductory martial arts of the sect, which also requires money."
"Even if you just learn a craft, you will have to spend a lot of money! Even if you join the army and become a servant, you will have more money on it. As for joining the Jinyiwei, you will be inseparable from money!"
"But how can we make money reasonably and legally?"
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the next day
"Silver is really important. In this Ming Dynasty, when the rituals and music were broken, you can meet the county magistrate directly with a hundred taels of silver." Nanzi used the word "rituals and music were broken" to describe the Ming Dynasty in his heart.
"For example, in the process of suppressing tenants, the local tyrant accidentally killed a tenant. Did he get rid of the root cause? As a result, the tenant's son sued him in the county government with a complaint. At this time, according to convention, the local tyrant only needed to take out 300 to 500 taels of silver and give it to the county magistrate to settle the matter."
"A normal local merchants and gentry only need a thousand taels of silver to let the prefect help them do something. Only ten thousand taels of silver can let the six ministers and governors of a province help them do something."
"This is the Ming Dynasty today. No matter what you do, the price will be clearly marked. Officials are often more trustworthy towards the financial owners, and even if they cannot do it, they will refund at least half of it."
"And those officials who are capable and willing to work for gentry and wealthy businesses are often promoted faster and will quickly become important members of a certain faction."
"So, today's topic is how to make money reasonably and legally! This method must have little troubles, because there is still a vast Ming Dynasty waiting for us. If we make mistakes from the beginning and become wanted thieves in the court, then we will always be affected in the next Ming series of time fragments."
Today, I was greedy for convenience and directly robbed the big dog owners in the town, robbed thousands of taels of cash and thousands of acres of land, which was very refreshing.
Tomorrow, he will become a wanted thief in the Ming Dynasty. If the Jinyiwei meets you, he will catch you. If the disciples of the righteous sect meet you, he will catch you. If the disciples of the Demon Cult meet you, he will catch you directly.
From then on, you will lose peace and stay away from order forever!
"I have a solution, but it requires a lot of start-up capital. During my time, I have observed the entire Taoyuan Town. Our Taoyuan Town is like this: 30% is water, 30% is mountains, 30% is land, and 10% is forest."
"The total area of Taoyuan Town is 400 square kilometers according to Xuanmen's algorithm. There is a small town, six villages, more than 20,000 people, 150,000 acres of land, a clear water river, and a big green mountain."
"Although there is a Qingshui River, there are no water conservancy projects in the town, there are no water trucks, water wells, and canals, so that 90% of the 150,000 mu of land in the town are dry fields!"
"I asked the locals and they said that if they were converted into paddy fields, the per mu production capacity would be increased from one stone to at least three stones, so my solution was to build a complete and recyclable water conservancy system."
"When the construction of this water conservancy system was completed, all the 150,000 mu of land in the town were paddy fields. We charged them five taels of silver for one acre of land, which was 750,000 taels!"
"But with such a large amount of money, they decided that they were unwilling to pay the bill. Even if they were willing, they could not afford so much money. Therefore, it is impossible for us to transform the entire town into place at one time. Before the renovation, we should take a sum of money, and when the renovation is halfway, we should take another sum of money, and before acceptance, we should take another sum of money."
"In addition, at least 30,000 acres of land can be reclaimed in the town. The reason why it was not reclaimed before was because of water shortage. Even if the dry land was reclaimed, it would take decades or even hundreds of years to recover. With enough water, everything is no longer a problem. If we sell these 30,000 acres of land in one go, we can earn at least 300,000 taels of silver!"
"However, even such a large amount of money can't be saved! With the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, we suddenly have so much money, and the biggest possibility is to be a stolen person who is trapped in a rebel."
"So, I divided the town's water conservancy project into three phases. The first phase can transform 3,000 mu of dry land, the second phase is 20,000 mu, and the third phase is the rest. Next, the wasteland is reclaimed."
"Under the premise of using fixed pulleys, moving pulleys, wells, canals, water trucks and other related tools, the first phase of the start-up capital only requires three hundred taels of silver!"
"Our first harvest was three thousand acres of paddy fields, and one acre of land collected five taels of silver, and there were also ten thousand five thousand taels of silver. Even if it was divided equally, one person would have one hundred taels of silver. This amount could still be preserved as our future identity."
"When I become a true disciple of the Huashan Sect, we can start the second phase of the project. After Zhongni becomes the master of Jinshi, we can start the third phase of the project."
"Next, I will talk about what is needed for the first phase of the project. Interested fellow Taoists can come here to discuss in detail later. As for how to divide the money at that time, we will directly follow the contribution."
"In terms of manpower, at least five hundred strong men are needed. If it is women, children, young and old, then at least two thousand. Only in this way can the first phase of the project be completed in the remaining ninety days. In terms of silver, at least three hundred taels of taels of water wheels can be made by myself, wood can be cut into wood, and other tools can be made by me, but at least they have to feed these people..."
"In the end, the reason why no one had carried out water conservancy renovations before was not that they did not expect it, but that they were beaten to death."
"The murderer who killed them was the water thieves entrenched on the Qingshui River. These water thieves were fishermen at first, but later they built a water camp directly, which was extremely arrogant!"
"They regard the entire Qingshui River as their property. During the busy farming period, when farmers need water, they raise the price of water. Whoever dares to use the water from Qingshui River will pay the money! Those who dare not give it will be damaged directly!"
"In the past, they were just fishermen, but now they are watermen, very arrogant and domineering. And according to my observation, they have a tacit understanding with the wealthy families in the town."
"Over the years, through cooperation with each other, the wealthy families have successfully owned about 70% of the land in Taoyuan Town. Thirty years ago, when the thief appeared, they only owned 30% of the land in the town."
The thief should be killed!
Chapter completed!