In the Southern Song Dynasty, I competed with Mongolia for the world

Chapter 134 This king is for the Southern Song Dynasty and the people
Why do many farmers only want to sell sugar juice to these big households? It may be that they are afraid of bad luck, and they will lose money if they cannot make rock sugar.

Suining had the highest output, but it was designated by the imperial court to pay tribute. During the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Northern Song Dynasty, the imperial court required Suining to pay [-] catties of rock sugar every year, but the local area couldn’t do it at all. Half of the peasant households went bankrupt because of this. When Wang Zhuo of the Southern Song Dynasty compiled the "Sugar Sugar Book", Suining hadn't recovered.

Because rock sugar is resistant to storage, the output is small, and the price is not only expensive, but sometimes it is not available in Lin'an City.

Think about it, the royal family of the Song Dynasty only has three thousand catties a year, which is barely enough for the palace, not even the clan vassals like Zhao Yurui are useless.

Suining's production is for the imperial court, so the Qin family only went to Futang, Panyu or Siming to buy goods, so it depends on luck, because the production is small, maybe you haven't gone yet, someone else has already bought it.

Qin Zhuo said: "Bingtang sells for [-] yuan a catty locally, and if you get two Zhejiang Nanhe and Jingshi, it's at least a catty."

"Sold to Japan and Korea, it can reach five guan for one catty."

"There are also sea merchants who sell to Dashi Nanyang and other places, and the price is also amazing."

Zhao Yurui did not expect rock candy to be so expensive now, there is no other way, hope is more expensive.

At this time, most ordinary people in the Southern Song Dynasty ate maltose, which was made by fermenting and saccharifying grains such as corn, barley, wheat, millet or corn, similar to maltose.

Those with better conditions, like Zhao Yurui in Prince Wei's Mansion, eat granulated sugar, a kind of liquid sugar, which is not really sandy and not easy to keep for a long time.

Rock sugar is stored for a long time and the output is small, so it is very expensive.

Originally, after the unification of Fujian by the Yuan Dynasty, there were Egyptians in the dynasty, and the great sweat left it to this city (Wengan City, referring to Yongchun or Yongan today), and taught the people to make sugar with a kind of tree ash, adding alkaline tree After ash, the acidity is neutralized, and it will condense quickly to form a solid.This technology was quickly extended to all parts of Fujian.

After the new technology brought by the Egyptians, the problem of granulation was perfectly solved, and the sugar like sand grains really appeared, and the price of rock sugar dropped.

"This candy is very profitable." Zhao Yurui said to Qin Zhuo meaningfully at this time.

Qin Zhuo smiled bitterly: "Of course it makes money, but the output is low and expensive."

Caramel is not affordable by the common people.

In ancient times, common people didn't add much sugar to cooking, and they couldn't afford it, really couldn't afford it. This was the patent of rich families and officials and gentry.

"Who does Siming belong to now?" Zhao Yurui asked.

Later Siming belonged to his Qingyuan Mansion, but not necessarily now.

Sure enough, Qin Zhuo said that Siming now belongs to Shaoxing Mansion.

"Think of a way to get some sugar households to come over, as many as there are, and as many as possible."

Qin Zhuo was stunned for a moment, wondering what Wei Wangnong meant?
"It's risky for icing households to make icing. If they fail to crystallize, they may even lose money, isn't it?"

"Yes."

"The king bears the risk and gives them a guaranteed salary. Regardless of whether or not rock candy is produced, they will be paid. They should all be willing to come."

Qin Zhuo said: "If the king is willing to take the risk, I think every family is willing to come, but, will they not care about making sugar like this?"

"I have my own way. As long as I can lead them to get rich together, they will work hard."

Qin Zhuo immediately agreed, turned around and arranged for people to go to Siming to encourage Frost Sugar households to come to Dinghai.

But where so many people are placed is a problem.

Not long after, everyone came to the seaside port and saw a long line of boats at the port, all of which belonged to Zhao Yurui now, Zhao Yurui was quite happy.

At this time, they happened to be at the northernmost tip of the Yinjiang River, and there was an island clearly visible on the opposite side.

Zhao Yurui immediately asked, "What is the opposite island? Is there someone?"

Qin Zhuo turned to look at Qin Yue.

Qin Yue lives in Dinghai County and Qingyuan Mansion and knows them quite well.

"Back to Your Majesty, that's Kim Yong Island. There are probably more than 1000 households on the island, and there is also a beacon tower."

Jintang Island is located at the western end of Zhoushan Islands, the fourth largest island in Zhoushan Islands, 6.25 kilometers away from Zhoushan Island in the east and 3.5 kilometers away from Beilun, Qingyuan Prefecture in the south.

The land area is 77.35 square kilometers, and the highest point, Xianren Mountain, is 455.9 meters above sea level.The coastline is 49.52 kilometers long.

The island runs north-south, 13.5 kilometers long and 9 kilometers wide. The Song Dynasty set up Jintang Township here. It is a famous grain-producing area in Zhoushan, with fertile land, and it is the first self-sufficient island in Zhoushan.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, more than a dozen beacon towers were set up near Zhoushan to call the police at sea. There was also one on Jintang Island, but there was no garrison. If there was an enemy, the people would light it.

But he has a problem now. In the past, Jintang Island belonged to Dinghai County, and later it was assigned to Changguo County. Of course, no matter which county, he was under the management of Qingyuan Mansion.

Zhao Yurui's heart moved slightly: "Go, go to the island and have a look."

At that moment, he took people on the boat, and first went around Jintang Island, mainly looking at the landing point.

It turned out that the southern part of Jintang Island is entirely surrounded by mountains and rocks facing the sea, with nowhere to go to the shore. The western part is where grain fields are located. Two large ponds (the inner ponds of today’s Daputang) were built many years ago, and the north and south are the same.

The entire Jintang Island can be landed at the junction of the northwest and Dapeng Island.

After the boat arrives here, you can see many coastal and local people catching seafood, and the later Jintang Bridge passes here.

After going to the island, Zhao Yurui found out that this place is very good.

Jintang Island is surrounded by mountains in the east, north and south, and the cultivated land is concentrated in the Dafeng, Liuhang and Shantan areas in the south-central part.

The terrain characteristics are different from other islands, so the common saying goes: "Zhoushan Tianbao Mountain, only Jintang Mountain Baotian".

Surrounded by mountains on three sides, with fields in the middle, it is simply a natural defensive barrier. These high mountains also protect against typhoons, so the effect is not too good.

As long as you send a letter to the island on the west side, no one will know about the cannons on the island.

Zhao Yurui took a fancy to Jintang Island at a glance, but there are still more than 1000 households on the island to solve.

In a few days, news reached Zhao Yurui.

There are 140 households and more than 600 people in Jinyong Island. Among them, there is a Du Fubaozheng (250 households in the Southern Song Dynasty are Yidu Baozheng), named Chang'an.

This person has been doing business at sea all year round. When he was young, he sold sea melon seeds, a specialty of Dapeng Island, to Lin'an, earning his first pot of gold.

Later, it became more and more developed, and shops were opened in Lin'an and Dinghai, mainly selling seafood.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, land annexation was very serious. Whether it was an official or a wealthy person, they started buying land as soon as they had money.

This guy, too, often buys land on Jintang Island.

The land of Jintang Island is fertile. Many people have never been to other places in their lives. It is just around the island. People outside don’t know that the island’s soil and grain fields are so good. After more than 20 years, Chang’an has accumulated more than 5000 mu. There are more than 500 households in the two capitals, all of whom are tenants of his family, and they plant his fields.

This guy can be said to be the richest household on the island, because he has the status of Deputy Baozheng, and he is also an official in Changguo County.

Some time ago, Dinghai Xinzhi County severely punished Dinghai officials. As an official in Changguo County, he also heard about it. At that time, he thought to himself, fortunately we were assigned to Changguo.

But after this incident, a shocking news suddenly came out that the Qingyuan Mansion wanted to sell its officials.

It is said that the king of Wei wanted to dredge the river and clean up the silted fields. The main purpose was to build water conservancy, build new fields, increase production and income for the local area, and resettle poor people. However, Qingyuan Mansion did not have enough money, so he wanted to sell officials to raise money. How tall The above reasons, everyone should support.

During this period of time, all the counties in Qingyuan Mansion have posted such announcements. Zhao Yurui's publicity is known to the whole mansion, and then they say they have no money, so they can only sell officials to raise money. This is a major event that benefits the country and the people. Ah, please support the country gentry and rich people.

Zhao Yurui said with snot and tears that it was for the country and the people, can everyone not support it?
Chang An has long wanted to be an official.

In the second year of Jiading, the Southern Song Dynasty sold officials, but the Qingyuan Mansion was not among them. Chang'an wanted to emigrate at that time, but he was reluctant to part with the local industry and his large grain fields.

This time, as soon as the announcement of Zhao Yurui's sale of officials came out, he immediately came to Dinghai County with money.

After he came, he was not in a hurry, he observed for a few days, and soon saw Mingtang.

The king of Wei said that he was looking for Quan Zhong, a staff member, to discuss. Many people didn’t know who Quan Zhong was after they arrived. Later, everyone figured it out.

When Chang An arrived, he found that there were businessmen entering the Coastal Manufacturing Division every day, and one person would come out in about half an hour after entering.

The people behind will wait outside before the front comes out, and everyone is quite orderly.

As for who goes first, it's up to the sergeant guarding the gate.

On this day, Chang An came to the gate of the production department's backyard early, and saw that there were already seven or eight people queuing up at the scene.

There were two teams of soldiers standing at the door, Chang An strode over, went directly to one of the officers, and handed over a stack of clubs.

The officer bowed his head and counted, then nodded with satisfaction: "You are the first." This officer is none other than Zhou Lai.

Grass, seven or eight people behind him cursed secretly, but there was nothing they could do.

Chang An chuckled: "Thank you, Mr. Jun." He swaggered to the front.

Chang An is the kind of person who is determined to become an official and is willing to spend all his money.

He had already inquired that King Wei was up for sale, and when he saw a group of people, he looked at their bids, obviously wanting to sell at a high price.

He stood outside for less than a quarter of an hour, when someone came out from inside, and he shook his head and sighed after he came out.

People outside the door rushed forward: "Shopkeeper Qi, how are you?" Some people even know this person.

Shopkeeper Qi shook his head: "Expensive, expensive, expensive." He said three expensive words and walked away.

"Next." Zhou Lai called.

Chang An hurried over.

After entering, there will be a female envoy leading the way to the living room in the backyard.

Pushing open the door and entering, the housekeeper Quan was sitting in the middle with a big horse and a golden knife, with a young man sitting beside him on the left and right, with paper and pens in front of him, memorizing something.

"My lord, Quan." Chang An hurried forward and said politely.

Recently, many people call him Mr. Quan, butler Quan is used to it, and said with a smile, "Sit down, and introduce yourself."

Chang Quan said that he was an official in Changguo County, the deputy Baozheng of Jintang Island, and his family was engaged in seafood and had several shops.

After listening to the housekeeper, he asked, what is your intention?
Chang Quan immediately said that he would like to ask about the promotion of the Changping Division and the Shibo Division, as well as the people-friendly officials.
(End of this chapter)