Go back to the Ming Dynasty to be a thousand households

Chapter 107 The Emperor Also Comes to Increase Shares ([-])

March 1590, 10 AD.

The autumn is crisp and the weather is not too cold, so you only need to wear two layers of clothes.

Sanjing Town is the largest town in the north of Kelan. It is located on the main road from Kelan to Wuzhai. At this time, the street from Xibaokou to Dongbaokou is full of noise, with caravans coming and going. , together with the locals carrying goods with their backpacks, made the always deserted Mitsui Town lively.

Most of these caravans are wool caravans, those bought from Gaojiahui Town, Lijiagou, Qinjiazhuang, Songjiazhai, Jiaoshan, Mengjiapo, Xizhangyizhuang, Xipo and other places in Kelan Prefecture The wool is transported to Sanjing Town in a centralized manner, and after preliminary processing, it is transported to Wuzhaibao.And this time the Wuzhaibao wool purchase has brought many places in Kelan Prefecture to life.

"All right, pack it up and let's go."

Gu Shitong said loudly while instructing the guys to load the goods.In front of him is a dozen horse-drawn carriages full of wool. If they are transported to Wuzhai Fort, they will probably make a lot of money.After the Wuzhaibao Woolen Mill was built, Gu Shitong seized the opportunity and acted quickly due to the large amount of wool needed. Taking advantage of his status as Huang Laifu's in-laws, it was easy to cooperate with several businessmen in Wuzhai. A couch room was built in the town to buy wool and cashmere, and now it is the third batch of wool and cashmere shipped to Wuzhaibao.

"This money is much easier to earn than in Kelanzhou City." Looking at the carriages, Gu Shitong thought to himself, "It seems that I have to increase my purchases. Also, should I discuss with the big brother in Zhoucheng, Save up some money and food, and raise sheep in Kelan Prefecture?"

When Huang Laifu passed by Kelanzhou in June, he had discussed with the Gu family, Liu Jingchun, the commander of the West Guard of Kelanzhou Town, and the magistrate of Kelanzhou, about cooperating cashmere goats. already unfolded.

In the Wuzhaibao wool demand this time, the Gu family, Liu Jingchun, and the governor of Kelan Prefecture either sent their own family members or cooperated with some merchants to buy wool from sheep farmers in various places in Kelan Prefecture. Then it was shipped to Wuzhai Fort, which made a lot of money.

Compared with the previous monthly filial money or meager salary they received in Kelanzhou City, this money came too easily.Seeing such a huge profit, everyone is excited. Seeing what Wuzhaibao will look like in the future, the demand for wool is likely to increase. It seems that raising sheep will be a very cost-effective thing in the future.

However, although there are many pastures in Kelan, the sheep farmers are scattered all over the place. Most of them raise some sheep in their spare time. As a result, the demand for raw materials cannot keep up with the future development of Wuzhaibao.

The Gu family in Kelanzhou City, Liu Jingchun, the commander of the Zhenxiwei, and the prefects of Kelanzhou can naturally see this. Everyone is discussing these days, recruiting some businessmen, and each contributing some funds and manpower. Some large pastures were built in some places rich in water and grass in Lanzhou, specializing in raising sheep and collecting wool and cashmere.Since the purchase price of cashmere in Wuzhaibao will be higher, in the future these large pastures will mainly breed cashmere goats.

After sending people to discuss with Huang Laifu, Huang Laifu naturally agreed with their approach, and made a promise that in the future, he would buy the wool and cashmere produced by their pasture at the market price.In this way, Liu Jingchun, Zhizhou of Kelanzhou and others have a great fortune, and Huang Laifu also has a stable source of raw materials, and the cooperation between the two parties can go on in the long run.

However, Liu Jingchun, Zhizhou of Kelanzhou and others did not agree with Huang Laifu's captive breeding plan. First, the initial investment in captive breeding was very large, and second, it was incompatible with the concept of free-range breeding at that time. Isn't this how sheep have been raised for thousands of years?Besides, at this time, Kelan Prefecture has a lot of pastures and grasslands. Why do we need to plant pastures?Build so many sheep houses?Isn't this a waste of money?How can there be so much money and food to waste?As for the awareness of environmental protection proposed by Huang Laifu, what is it?I have never heard of it.

Among them, although the Gu family agreed, both Liu Jingchun and the magistrate of Kelan Prefecture resolutely rejected Huang Laifu's proposal. The adoptive father Liu Jingchun even asked someone to bring a letter to Huang Laifu, advising him to save money and food, and not to spend it indiscriminately. I was speechless.

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Not to mention the upsurge of raising sheep among officials, merchants, wealthy households, and private households in various places in Kelan Prefecture. In Wuzhai Fort, since September 20, Wuzhai’s new agricultural reclamation has begun again. According to Huang Laifu’s advance This time, 4000 mu of land needs to be newly reclaimed, and [-] villagers need to be recruited.

This is the second major agricultural reclamation in Wuzhai Fort. Compared with last year, it attracted a lot of people's attention at the very beginning. Compared with the factories and workshops in Wuzhai Fort, the various farms in Wuzhai Fort attract more people from all over the world. After all Some private households around Wuzhai Fort, as well as those refugees from all over the world who came to Wuzhai Fort, most of them were originally farmers from various places. The concept of land for many years also made them willing to continue farming on the land. .

Besides, everyone knows that the welfare benefits of the various farms in Wuzhaibao are much higher than those of the factories and workshops in Wuzhaibao. As I said, as long as you work hard in various farms, it is equivalent to holding an iron rice bowl in your hands. The big reward for the celebration of Wuzhai Fort during the autumn harvest has made all the surrounding areas of Wuzhai Fort, so far. , are still talking about it.

The remuneration and benefits of each farm are high, stable and guaranteed. This is the result of Huang Laifu's careful consideration. The most basic root of Wuzhaibao's prosperity is agriculture. Farming, there is no guarantee of food production, and there is no guarantee of food production. The current prosperity of Wuzhaibao has become rootless duckweed.Huang Laifu still knows who is the lightest and who is the most important.

Besides, since the various factories and workshops in Wuzhaibao are no longer under the direct management of Huang Laifu, they are just joint ventures, and the dividends will be paid by then.As for the various farms in Wuzhaibao, Huang Laifu directly manages them. As he comes from later generations, compared with the people at this time, he naturally has a more benevolent attitude towards his employees, and tries to give them higher treatment.

This time, 20 mu of newly reclaimed land in Wuzhai Fort needs to recruit 4000 villagers. With so many people needed, all the household laborers around Wuzhai Fort and refugees who came to Wuzhai Fort will be wiped out at once. It is empty, and there are not enough people, so we need to recruit some more labor from the surrounding areas.

After September 9th, when Wuzhaibao began to recruit new farm workers, the news came out that first of all, young and strong laborers from the folk forts and village forts around the original Wuzhaibao flooded in. Over the past year, Seeing the changes and treatment in the various farms in Wuzhaibao, they were already salivating with envy, wishing that they would not be able to become Tun Ding.They didn't have a chance before, but now they have this opportunity, they will never let it go.

Regarding the treatment of the settlements, Huang Laifu has long stipulated that the monthly treatment of the Wuzhaibao military households is five dou a month, plus various rewards, while the monthly treatment of the civilian households is four dou a month. Plus various rewards.Of course, if these civilian households join the Wuzhaibao military household registration, they can also enjoy the treatment of five buckets of monthly food, as well as a series of benefits.

In the past, the civilian household registration in the surrounding areas of Wuzhaibao would be more expensive than the military household registration, but now it has been reversed. There is a military household registration in Wuzhaibao, which is very enviable. Coincidentally, these The civilian households and their families rushed to join the Wuzhaibao military household registration.The final result is that all the places around Wuzhai Fort have become military households, and there are no more civilian households. It has become the only castle in Ming Dynasty that is completely military.

As for the refugees, some of them had families with them. After learning about the situation in Wuzhai Fort, they also joined the military household registration of Wuzhai Fort by coincidence, and decided to live in Wuzhai Fort for a long time and take root.This allowed Huang Laifu to have thousands of military households.

As Wuzhai Fort began to recruit new farms in full swing, groups of refugees also brought their families with them, full of hope, and came to Wuzhai Fort from surrounding areas.

"Mom, I'm hungry!" A little girl said weakly, grabbing her mother's trousers.

The mother comforted her and said: "Daughter, don't panic, when your father and brother come back, there will be something to eat." As she spoke, she held her daughter in her arms distressedly.

This is a typical family of refugees. His mother, Zhou, is in her 30s. Her hair is disheveled, her face is yellow and thin, her thin clothes are riddled with holes, and her body is full of dust. The girl is less than ten years old. He hummed weakly in his arms.Beside them, there is a pick, which contains an iron pot, a few thin quilts, and some simple luggage.Inside a basket, there was a smaller boy, his limbs shrunk weakly inside the basket, and his face also looked malnourished.

There are several other families like them.At this time, everyone was sitting on the road not far from the north gate of Wuzhai Fort. They all came from the direction of Ningwu. After hearing that Wuzhai Fort could survive, they made an appointment to flee to Wuzhai Fort. At this time, their men all went to Wuzhai Fort. The news in Wuzhai Fort was inquired, and some women and old people were left here to take care of their children. Fear of the unknown, men were asked to go to the fort to inquire about news, but these old men, women and children did not dare to enter Wuzhai Fort. Everything will be discussed after my man comes back.

(End of this chapter)