Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Section 65 Leaderboard (2)
"Hmph, the medicinal materials and timber in Jinzhou Mansion are now sold like crazy in Jiangnan, but the things those Gaoyue barbarians get from the deep mountains are really worth it. Some time ago, my mother was not in good health, so I bought them in the drugstore. An authentic snow ginseng from the top of Hengduan Mountain is expensive, but the effect is really good. The owner of the pharmacy said that this kind of snow ginseng is the best for people who are seriously ill. No wonder people say that they will not accept gifts during the holidays this year. What about Gaoyue ginseng." A businessman with a big belly who was sipping tea replied half showing off and half explaining.
"The furniture made of mahogany, rosewood, and sandalwood produced there are authentic and pretty goods. If they can be transported to the south of the Yangtze River, the price will increase several times. Even the coffin shop is now selling this kind of furniture. My idea, I heard that many wealthy households in the south of the Yangtze River will die in Jinzhou mahogany coffins by name, and this has become a way for those bumpkins in the south of the Yangtze River to show off their wealth." The contempt of businessmen.
"There is also Naguide Mansion. I heard that the production and quality of wine have returned to their heyday, and the northern commercial road is now unimpeded. A large number of them are sold to the Kingdom of India and the countries of the Hansen Alliance in the Western Continent. The profits are extremely rich. ; and the production and scale of well salt have even surpassed the previous peak, and now 50% of the salt in the Kansai region comes from Guide, and it seems that sooner or later it will enter the market of the imperial capital." Another businessman also echoed.
"Yes, the situation in the Northwest has been stable in the past few years. The bandits that were often heard in the past are no longer heard at all, and the tax policy is quite favorable. It is a good place to invest. Except for the slightly poor infrastructure and traffic conditions, other It’s no weaker than the few places on the main list, and if I have the opportunity, I’ll go and investigate to see if there’s a suitable way to make a fortune.” The fat man with a horse face called Brother Huang nodded repeatedly.
"Then how did Bashan Mansion get on the waiting list? Didn't I hear that there was something special about it? It actually squeezed out Hejian Mansion, but Hejian Mansion sat firmly in the second place on the waiting list for a long time. It’s been a year.” The short and thin businessman probably felt that the fat man with the horse face was well-informed, so he looked at him again, and several other businessmen also looked at him, obviously wanting to know the reason.
"Hey, let me tell you that you are ignorant. Nabashan Mansion has a new city guard, and the new city guard has used iron fists to wipe out all the bandits that were rampant in the local area. The security situation has improved, but the most important thing is It is said that a gold mine was discovered not long ago in the northern and western mountains there. I heard that the reserves are not small. Many powerful people from the imperial capital and Jiangnan County rushed there years ago, and the local wealthy businessmen are also gearing up to join Going to the development, I just don’t know how the Imperial Industry and Mining Administration thinks about this, because it was discovered by the local people, and I think it’s probably because of this that it’s on the list.” The fat man with a horse face lived up to everyone’s expectations, and he really told the inside story.
Except for coal mines, large-scale mineral development is generally controlled by the imperial state, especially the gold, silver, copper, and iron mines that are related to the national economy and the people's livelihood are even more tightly controlled. Of course, it is not absolute. The head of the Miao family has received the imperial approval from His Majesty the Emperor, agreeing that the Miao family owns and develops a large iron mine located in the south of Lulong Mansion in Beiyuan County. Huge resource compensation fee, but even so, the Miao family still earns considerable profits from it every year. According to professionals, the net profit produced by the mine can offset the resource compensation fee paid to the empire in three years. Enough to be exploited for eighty years. And some small mines can be developed by private ownership with the approval of the Imperial Industry and Mining Administration. Coal mines are not included in the restricted minerals because coal is widely distributed in the empire and widely used by the people.
Of course, the discovery of these large-scale mineral resources is generally found by professional detection teams sent by the Imperial Industry and Mining Administration. Such a phenomenon of large-scale mineral deposits discovered by ordinary people has never been encountered before. It must be decided by the Imperial Industry and Mining Administration in conjunction with the Imperial Finance Administration and the Imperial Administration Administration.
Often the development of a rich mineral deposit may greatly promote the development of other industries. For example, the mining of a mine will inevitably require a large number of labors, and such a large number of labors will inevitably require a large amount of living materials and various materials to live and work there. The mining of ore needs to be processed, and it also requires a large amount of skilled labor and professional equipment. Products must be shipped out, living materials must be transported in, and information must be circulated. Improvements in traffic conditions are required. All of these will A huge industrial chain is formed, like a snowball, which drives the development of various related industries, and may even form a new town or city. With such a discovery, it is no surprise that Bashan Prefecture is on the list. All the businessmen here are very familiar with these situations, and upon hearing such a statement, apart from envy, there is no other objection.
"Read the list of business opportunities in the industry and see what makes the most money this year." The fat man with the horse face saw the businessman reading the newspaper stopped to listen to everyone's discussion, and hurriedly greeted him.
"Oh, the main list of business opportunities in the empire's industries, the first place, silk production, the second place, tea production, the third place, the transportation industry. The alternate list, the first place, iron smelting industry, the second place, slaves Trafficking industry, the third place, Fengyue place management industry. Industry ranking potential list, recommended coffee production and processing and food production, recommendation reasons, affected by war and other uncertain factors, the source of coffee is not smooth; affected by the war and the previous two years of food production The poor harvest and the empire’s grain reserves may increase the impact of purchases, and grain prices may rise.” The businessman holding a newspaper woke up from a dream and hurriedly continued to read.
"Hey, the main list is still the third one, the same as last year, even the position has not changed. The alternate list has only swapped the first and second places, it seems nothing new." A businessman was a little disappointed commented.
"Why is coffee production and processing included in the potential list? Is there any place in the empire suitable for growing coffee?" A businessman probably hadn't turned his head yet.
"Of course it's Northern Luzon, but it's really too far there. The mountains are high and the emperor is far away. If there is a trouble, I'm afraid it's hard to come back." The short and thin businessman was a little moved, but worried that the risk was too great .
"Old Wu, if you're like this, you're half-hearted and half-hearted, so you still want to make a lot of money?" Just enough is enough, don’t take unnecessary risks.”
The short and thin businessman wanted to refute, but in the end he just muttered a few words and said nothing. I can't help but laugh.
The rest of the time was spent slowly while Wufeng pricked up his ears to eavesdrop on the conversations of the merchants. It was almost noon when Wufeng reluctantly left with his second daughter who was already sitting there. , although it was only a short morning, it left a deep impression on Wufeng's heart. Maybe even Wufeng himself didn't realize that the impression he gained from this seemingly inconspicuous private visit has been affecting Wufeng's life, and indirectly affected the development history of the glorious empire in the future.
The keen sense of smell of the merchants opened Wufeng's eyes. Where the policies are favorable, where the law and order is good, where the officials are clean, and where there are business opportunities, all these can't be hidden from these businessmen who are chasing profits all day long. He has developed a clearer concept, that is, if the weak foundation wants to quickly grow its strength, in addition to supplementing it with the necessary means of military expansion, more importantly, it must firmly grasp the interests of the huge group of merchants.
In order to capture the hearts of businessmen, it is necessary to create a good environment suitable for businessmen to develop and operate, to tie their interests firmly with their own interests, and to produce the effect of one prosperity and one humiliation, then This powerful social force will be used at ease. This is a huge system project involving all aspects, and perhaps I must follow this principle in my future development.
While the entire Tanghe Empire was immersed in the joyful and peaceful atmosphere of the festival, the war on the southern battlefield, thousands of miles away, was in full swing, and it was not affected by this traditional festival of the Tang people at all. On the east and south sides of the battlefield, a diplomatic battle without gunpowder was also going on with great difficulty.
On February 9, 695 in the mainland calendar, while the two divisions of the Sanjiang Second Army led by Jin Shaobin on the western front captured Peacock City, the other two divisions of the Sanjiang Second Army led by Lin Yunfei on the eastern front also captured the Peacock City. In the city of Neil, the capital of the Kingdom of Neil, King Gadrin V of the Kingdom of Neil surrendered with all his officials. On February 11, after the follow-up local auxiliary forces took over the occupied Kaji Kingdom and Peacock City, the Western Front Army attacked again ~IndoMTL.com~ and captured Polo City in one fell swoop, and the owner of Polo City fled to the Nanyang Alliance.
In the early morning of February 12, 695 in the mainland calendar, Lin Yunfei led the reinforcements to attack Xilin City. The defenders of Xilin City were outnumbered and fought bravely. The Sanjiang army brutally suppressed the resistance activities in Xilin City. According to later statistics, in addition to the number of soldiers who died in battle as high as 20,000, the number of civilians slaughtered during the consecutive days of suppression activities even exceeded that of the soldiers. The number of dead soldiers.
In this way, the east and west armies of Sanjiang County completed the established strategy, and also completed the occupation of the five small countries and city-states in the northern half of the Rhonesian Alliance, and formed a strategic alliance for the Kingdom of Naples in the center. At this time, the entire Nanyang Alliance Council is still arguing over whether to send troops to aid the Rhonesia Alliance.
On the other front, Tiannan County's army was even more powerful, and the smoothness of the attack seemed more like an exercise. On February 8, 695 in the mainland calendar, when the two armies of the Tiannan Second Army Corps marched into the southern neighboring country of Burma, the loose Burmese border guards didn't even know what happened until the neat army came in front of them. Only then did these lazy border guards know that their country had been invaded.
On February 10th, Yin Jun, the deputy head of the Tiannan Second Army, who had hardly encountered any decent resistance, led three divisions to occupy the most important pass in eastern Myanmar-Zheyin Pass. Here you can overlook the southern city-states of the Rhonesian Alliance in the east. After leaving one division to garrison, Yin Jun led the other two divisions to go south in the starry night. On February 11, they occupied Jiexiu City, an important city in southern Myanmar. small states and city-states.
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