Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1067 Dust Settled ([-])

Shao Yuanyi feels that the growth rate of his assets recently must be the fastest in his life. Not only the private private small loan business has grown rapidly, but also his private investment in Nantie and Mucaoling Meat Factory has also brought him a lot of income——Nan Not to mention iron, he only holds a small amount of stocks, and the gains brought by the rise in stock prices are not very large, but he personally holds 30% of the shares of the Mucaoling Meat Products Factory (the county government holds 20% of the shares, and the township government holds 20% of the shares). The government holds 30% of the shares, someone from Shao holds 20% of the shares, 10% of the shares belong to all the workers of the factory, and [-]% of the shares are publicly issued in the market), but it brings him more than [-] yuan in cash dividends every year.

The fresh beef, corned beef, and ham produced by the factory not only dominate the market in Xihu County, but also sell in parts of nearby Zhongshan County, Shenwu County, and Zhenhai County, and also develop the nearby branches of the National Development Headquarters into its own customers. , the future prospects are very promising.

And since the second half of last year, Marshal Mo mobilized 100 militiamen from seven southern counties to the border to deter the Portuguese. All kinds of food produced by the factory have even been on the list of the army procurement manager, and things are shipped to the north by boat. , Silver dollars, bills of exchange, and checks are stacked back and forth, and the growth rate of annual profits is likely to exceed [-]%.Such a gratifying growth situation made everyone very excited, and unanimously agreed to expand the scale of the existing production line, and add a beef sauce production line, an ordinary transport ship and two ether refrigerated ships, in order to achieve greater development in the future.

"Mr. Shao, last year your personal tax payment was as much as 230 yuan, second only to some businessmen from the 'Jining Gang' in the county, and you were also on the red list. Even the county magistrate Qian praised you for this matter. I am really envious of others. Ah." In the Mucaoling Meat Products Processing Factory, some businessmen who came to buy food complimented: "Although the militiamen in several counties in the south have retreated one after another, the militiamen in Zhenhai, Zhongshan, Ping'an, Dingxi and other counties have also summoned Get up, and continue to put pressure on the other side of the mountain. Once this army moves, the consumption of food and grass will be a bottomless pit, and your factory will get rich again."

"Hehe, where is it, the shopkeeper Qin has won the prize." Shao Yuanyi waved his hands and said with a smile: "Thanks to the great love of the Army Department and the army procurement managers of the counties, all the colleagues in this factory must ensure the quality and quantity of production even if they work around the clock. Sufficient beef products, do our best to supply military supplies, and must not starve thousands of soldiers on the east coast of our country. The soldiers of the army did not shy away from hardships and dangers, and continued to wipe out the barbarians in the mountains. That’s all it does.”

To be honest, Shao Yuanyi has participated in the operation of the factory for more than three years. This enterprise relies on Mocaoling Township and Hongxing Farm (the farm breeds a large herd of Jutland cattle, raised and bred by Danish "technical immigrants", and the current population is quite large. ) is rich in beef cattle resources—the number of cattle is almost five times that of human beings—vigorously develop beef cattle slaughter, salted beef, ham and other foods, and order large-scale pickling tanks with a lot of money, adopt industrial production mode, and produce consistent taste at low cost China's beef products have developed relatively rapidly and are quite profitable.

Moreover, Shao Yuanyi's skills are quite good. In addition to maintaining a good relationship with the navy all the year round, this gentleman has also improved his relationship with the army recently.For example, Army Minister Mo Ming personally initiated the campaign against the Guarani people who "disobeyed the kingship" in the Gerard Mountains. The procurement manager of the Army Department often came to the factory to purchase all kinds of meat, but the price was not very high. , the pressure on the money is also relatively severe.This is going to change the general businessman, I am afraid that the profit is too thin and he is not willing to do it (I am not selling it to anyone, the price is much higher if I sell it to Pingan County), but Shao Yuanyi tries his best to prepare for it every time. The quantity required by the army was met, and the delivery was "without hesitation", which is amazing. Now even Marshal Mo remembers him, and when he privately instructed the next stage to build settlements in the Gerard Mountains, The meat products supplied by the pioneers in the early days were purchased from the factory as much as possible.

It is said that the army is really quick and straightforward in doing things!Since signing an extremely vague demarcation agreement with the Portuguese more than half a year ago, they have maintained a force of more than 6000 in the next few months, and they have continued to clear the local Guarani in the Gerard Mountains. People, this is not only to disintegrate the foundation of Portuguese rule, but also to prepare for the large-scale entry of immigrants from the east coast.And the continuous use of troops will naturally consume a lot of food and grass (due to the intensity of the battle, the consumption of ammunition is not much), which makes such factories as Dafeng Food Factory, Pingan Canned Food Factory, Mucaoling Meat Factory, Linhu The turnover of enterprises including flour mills has risen sharply, and they have made a lot of profits-Shao Yuanyi is one of the beneficiaries.

"A while ago, the news about the war in the north was spreading wildly. Looking at it now, it should be a great success and the dust has settled. We have once again expanded the land for hundreds of miles on the East Bank. Congratulations." Shao Yuanyi greeted the merchants Sitting down, he talked about the news he inquired: "Last month, when I went to the county to do business, I saw a boat carrying hundreds of children from the south, saying that they were going to settle in the wilderness behind the mountains. Those children are all from the first county in the world, the East. They look seventeen or eighteen years old. They can't hide their excitement when they sit together, but their discipline is really good, their morale is also high, and they even sing a song from time to time. Yes, that's right. The song "Unity is Strength". I asked these children, why don't they stay at home to make a living, knowing that their parents are not traveling far, but they told me that my elder brother is taking care of me at home, and it is difficult for me to make a living in my hometown, so I responded to the call of the country Going to settle in the newly expanded land behind the mountain, earning a family business for myself and future generations, this is really..."

In recent years, more and more new generations have grown up in China, and most of these people are non-eldest sons who have no inheritance rights, that is, they may be able to share some floating wealth from their parents, but most of them have no land and houses.Some of these people were lucky enough to wait for the opportunity of subdividing the common land (that is, the uncultivated wasteland) to continue to live in their hometowns, some were absorbed by new jobs in their hometowns or nearby areas, and became the urban population. A part (often accounting for about half) signed up to participate in the pioneering of new settlements in order to be allocated a piece of land of their own.Most of the babies mentioned by Shao Yuanyi just now are there. Dongfang County has a population of more than 4, accounting for almost one-tenth of the national population. Moreover, due to the better living standards and better medical conditions, the survival rate of infants and young children has also been constant. It is not low, so a large number of "real east coast people" will grow up every year. With these real east coast people leading the new settlements, assimilating new immigrants will naturally get twice the result with half the effort.

The destination of these new-generation pioneers this time is the Dingjun Fort located on the Taquari River (the people on the east bank unilaterally turned the Gerard Mountains into the Dingjun Mountains to commemorate the army’s victory against the natives here). The fort is located at the original site of the city of Lajeado in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is the last plain settlement before entering the Dingjun mountain range, and it is also one of several temporary military depots built by the army. As long as the children in the southern capital pass by with a little tidying up, they can transition to the initial residence, and then continue to build houses and roads, expand pastures and cultivated land, and thoroughly establish their own foundations to provide material aspects for further northward advances in the future. Foundation.

By the way, since the Portuguese did not actually cede Dingjun Mountain and its attached land (it was only acquiescing to the people on the east bank to develop here, the premise of the real cession was that they got the piece of Recife), the people on the east bank could not directly In the name of the government, they pioneered land reclamation and established a government system, so they still used a flexible method, that is, non-governmental organizations (such as companies or individuals) to develop local resources, and took the opportunity to set up towns to solidify the local The occupation laid the foundation for the complete annexation of this place in the future.

At this time, the first ones to stand up to share the country's worries can only be state-owned enterprises.Especially since this piece of land was acquired by the Army, it became a natural thing for the railway department (many officials of the State Administration of Railways are mostly retired Army) to come forward to organize the development and reclamation of the area. matter.Under this kind of thinking, the Central Railway Company, which is also considered a super-large enterprise in the east coast (at the same time monopolizing the national telegraph business, can be described as rich and powerful), stood up without hesitation and planned to build railways, fell forests, and herd cattle and sheep. , Carry out substantive colonial rule over the local area, so that when the time is right in the future, it will be returned to the Executive Committee.Therefore, at this time, the Dingjun Fort is theoretically also the property of China Railway, and these children from the southern grassland area are also responsible for the migration and management of China Railway.

Of course, in order to alleviate its own financial pressure, China Railway Corporation also made it clear to the whole society that all investors and enterprises are welcome to jointly develop Dingjun Mountain. As long as everyone operates legally, pays taxes on time, and does not violate national laws, then everyone can come here. invest.Although Dingjun Mountain has the word "mountain" in its name, in fact, the valleys and plains in the mountains are quite large, and the climate is good. It is a land of abundance, and it is fully capable of making everyone's investment profitable.

It's just a pity that China Railway's statement has not been recognized by too many investors. Many people, including Shao Yuanyi, believe that the geographical climate here is not too different from the North Yazihu ​​area, so the products are also greatly overlapped. This is bound to create fierce competition.In this way, whether the investment can be profitable is very problematic. Everyone’s money is accumulated every penny and dime, but it can’t be spent in the mountains to contribute to the country. That’s too stupid, so the current situation Most people are waiting and watching, and they are not very keen on investing locally.

(End of this chapter)