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After returning from the craftsman workshop, Zhang Zhun returned to Qianhu Official Hall and chatted with Liu Baoyu on duty to learn about the situation of reclaiming wastelands. After a direct battle with the officers and soldiers, Zhang Zhun felt more and more that his courage was getting heavier and heavier. In this chaotic era, if you want to protect yourself, you must improve your comprehensive strength in all aspects, including armed forces, money and grain. In the late Ming Dynasty, the food problem was extremely prominent, so Zhang Zhun certainly did not dare to take it lightly.

Liu Baoyu is in charge of the affairs now. After the military households in Fushan Institute were assigned to the fields, a very urgent problem soon arose, that is, the serious shortage of production tools and livestock. The former, Li Fenglai, Yin Gensheng, Zou Huoming and others, can also lead blacksmiths to build them day and night to try to meet everyone's needs. However, the latter is beyond help.

Among the livestock on the farmland, cattle are the most important and indispensable. It is impossible for military households to have silver to buy cows. So Zhang Zhu approved a plan to allocate two thousand taels of silver to buy cows. According to the market price at that time, the price of each cow was about fifteen taels of silver. Two thousand taels of silver could buy more than one hundred cows to alleviate the urgent need.

All production tools and plowing oxen are directly distributed to military households for use, and there is no money for the time being. When the grain harvest is bumper in October, grain will be replaced by one liang of grain per stone. Basically, this is equivalent to purchasing grain from the military households in advance, and the purchase price is one liang of silver per stone. This price is relatively fair, and military households are willing to accept it.

In addition, it is also very cost-effective to build water conservancy, pave roads and bridges, cultivate good varieties, and build barns. In the original Fushan District, the military households were poor and had to start everything again. No matter how enthusiastic the military households were, they were helpless without these necessary production facilities. Just building the water diversion canal, Zhang Zhun invested hundreds of taels of silver.

One after another, the silver distributed by Liu Baoyu was already more than 5,000 taels. This means that when the grain harvest was bumper in October, Brigadier General Zhang recovered about 5,000 stones (about 1 million jin) of grain. At present, the total field of grain planting in the entire Fushan Institute is more than 50,000 mu. Calculated by one stone per mu, the total output should be about 50,000 stones.

Except for the food left by the military households, all the excess food will be purchased by Zhang Zhun. This was decided early in the morning. Zhang Zhun must take any excess food in his own hands. The food is only allowed to be circulated within the control of the Fushan Institute. If the food is to be sold to other places, it must be approved by Zhang Zhun. Otherwise, even if it is smuggled, it will be severely punished. Zhang Zhun does not want the food he has worked hard to grow is cheaper for outsiders.

In the late Ming Dynasty, grain was definitely a killer. In the late Chongzhen period, the price of grain soared to four taels of silver per stone, but there was still no market. I don’t know how many people were worried about the issue of food. I don’t know how many people sold their dignity and even their lives for a little bit of food. In the second year of Chongzhen, the Tartars entered the capital and besieged the capital. The troops of all parties entered the capital. The Ministry of War could not supply food, which caused the troops of the king to complain, and they had no intention of fighting and were defeated.

"Sir, I may need three or four thousand taels of silver every month in the future..." Liu Baoyu said tentatively.

"I know. I will try my best to solve it." Zhang Zhun nodded and said.

The original Fushan Shop had a cultivated land area of ​​only about 30,000 mu. Now that so many wasteland have been reclaimed, various production tools and oxen are seriously insufficient. As more and more wasteland is reclaimed, more and more silver and two meetings need to be distributed in advance. However, his current income is only fine salt, and his daily profit is only 200 taels of silver, which is not enough to consume so much.

It is imminent to open up a second path of wealth.

While talking, Xue Zhidie came in a hurry.

Xue Zhidie looked like she was doing business. When she met, she said to Zhang Zhun: "I have considered it, but I still have to ask clearly what business you are going to do. Otherwise, I will not agree to your request."

Zhang Zhun signaled Liu Baoyu to go and do his own business first, took Xue Zhidie to the side hall next to him, sat down, frowned and said, "Did I not explain it clearly the day before yesterday?"

Xue Zhidie said, "I can't harm her. I want you to make it clearer."

Zhang Zhun stared at her for a moment and said deeply: "Sit down and talk."

Xue Zhidie sat down, straightened her waist, and looked very serious.

Zhang Zhun said in an orderly manner: "Since your friend in the boudoir trade is engaged in maritime trade, then you should also have some understanding of maritime trade? Let me first tell me what goods have the most profits in maritime trade in Jiangnan?"

Xue Zhidie said without thinking: "Of course it is raw silk! The raw silk from Jiangnan is transported to Manila in Nanyang and it will be three to five times the profit. Merchants say that a ship of raw silk can be exchanged for half a ship of silver. In addition, silk, tea, porcelain, medicinal materials, cotton cloth, sugar, paper, fruits, etc., also have relatively large profits."

Zhang Zhun nodded thoughtfully and said slowly: "What about the goods sold from overseas to Jiangnan?"

Xue Zhidie looked at him in surprise and said suspiciously: "Are you going to... buy goods?"

Zhang Zhun said calmly: "You can just introduce it briefly."

Xue Zhidie was really familiar with maritime trade and said, "The goods imported from overseas mainly include spices, treasures, rice, coconuts, mung beans, quilts, rattan mats, straw mats, paper, mud bottles, mirrors, torches, thick silk cloth, Western cloth, lacquer, fur, mineral goods, etc. Goods from Southeast Asia are cheaper. Goods from the West are more expensive."

Zhang Zhun said calmly: "The so-called mirror should be glass, right?"

Xue Zhidie nodded and said, "That's right, it's glass, also known as water glaze."

Zhang Zhun said lightly: "Is the profit of glass very big?"

Xue Zhidie's eyes flashed and said quickly: "The glass as big as a palm was bought from Western merchants, each of which was about five taels of silver. It was transported to Jinling, Yangzhou, Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places. After a transfer, each piece could be sold for twenty or thirty taels of silver. Do you think the profit is big?"

Zhang Zhun nodded thoughtfully and silently thought, not knowing what to do.

Xue Zhidie continued: "Unfortunately, glass was shipped from the far West, with very little goods and unstable supply. You can only get two goods at most a year. Each time the goods arrive, there are only dozens of boxes, and only a dozen pieces in one box. Even if you buy them all, the profit will be only tens of thousands of taels of silver. If there is a large piece of glass arrives, the profit will be more. The larger the glass, the higher the value, and if it is one foot square, the more expensive the price."

Zhang Zhun nodded thoughtfully, not knowing what he was thinking.

Xue Zhidie continued: "Some wealthy families like large pieces of glass the most. If they are used to inlaid windows, they look much better than window paper and have better light. In the evening, people who use window paper have to light up, and the houses that use glass are still very bright. Therefore, as long as large pieces of glass arrive, they will definitely rush to buy them. There are too many rich people in Jiangnan, and any larger piece of glass can be sold for hundreds of taels of silver."

Zhang Zhun suddenly said, "What if the glass is as big as the desktop?"

Xue Zhidie looked at him incredibly, not knowing what he was thinking in his mind, and said suspiciously: "The glass with such a large tabletop? Are you dreaming? If there is such a large glass, it is possible to sell it for a few hundred taels of silver. However, I advise you not to think too much, and you will be crazy if you gain or lose your mind."

Zhang Zhun nodded, as if he agreed with Xue Zhidie's statement. But then he shook his head, as if he was a little disapproving. No one knew what he meant by nodding and shaking his head. After a moment of silence, he said again: "How much profit is the spice? If there is something that is more useful than spices, will the profit be greater?"

Xue Zhidie looked at him suspiciously and said unhappily: "What do you mean? What is something better than spices? The profit of spices is very large, and you can make several times by replacing them. However, all spices from Southeast Asia are in the hands of a few big sea merchants such as Zheng Zhilong, Yan Siqi, Yang Tiansheng, etc. No one can get a share of the pie. Don't think about it, unless you have the ability to fight against them. Even Liu Xiang can't do it."

Zhang Zhun did not explain, withdrew his gaze and said slowly: "We will talk about the issue of spices later. Perhaps, I can provide a batch of glass for your friends in the boudoir."

Before he finished speaking, Xue Zhidie screamed in a low voice and said in surprise: "What did you say?"

Zhang Zhun looked at her and said in confusion: "Can I not explain clearly?"

Xue Zhidie breathed a little rapid, obviously a little excited, and said suspiciously: "I heard you say you can provide glass... Where do you provide glass?"

Zhang Zhun said slowly: "This is my business. You just need to tell her like this. If she doesn't come, I will sell the glass to someone else."

Xue Zhidie was obviously a little moved by this matter and said itchy: "Don't lie to me."

Zhang Zhun is too lazy to say more.

Xue Zhidie stared at him deeply and threatened: "If you can provide glass, she can indeed come immediately... If you lied to me, I will definitely not let you go."

Zhang Zhun tilted his head and looked at her, saying disapprovingly: "Why are you going to not let me go?"

Xue Zhidie said fiercely: "This is my business, you just need to know."

Zhang Zhun laughed dryly, thinking that she had learned to use it and learned her tone of speaking. When she was bored, fighting with her could relieve her nervous nerves. The adjustment of life was colorful and indispensable. After Zhang Zhun laughed dryly, he said casually: "You can only hit my child at most."

Xue Zhidie said blankly: "What will I do to hit your child?"

Zhang Zhun continued to laugh dryly, but didn't say anything.

What did you do to hit my child?

How do I know what you do when you hit my child?

Is it strange to call the child if he doesn’t listen to his mother?
Chapter completed!