Go back to the Ming Dynasty to be a thousand households

Chapter 93
"Laifu, you mean, if we communicate with each other, Shenchi Fort and Bajiao Fort can become as prosperous as Wuzhai Fort is now?"

In the main room, when Huang Laifu described the vision after the cooperation, Huang Laifu's elder brother-in-law Xu Xueshi and third brother-in-law Tian Dafu asked in disbelief.

Huang Laifu took a sip of tea and said, "Of course, two brothers-in-law, you are in Baoshan without knowing it. According to my understanding, no matter where you are in the Shenchi Fort and Bajiao Fort, there are A large amount of arable land, as well as limestone, coal, iron ore and other minerals, no matter what they are, if they are developed, they are enough to make the local people rich, and they can also get the reputation of being self-sufficient. Take those hard-working people for money."

When Huang Laifu said this, he shook his head, as if he felt sorry for the brothers-in-law.It is the result of Huang Laifu's deliberation to pull several brother-in-laws into his chariot of interests.His Wuzhai Fort does not produce coal or iron. Whenever coal is needed, it has to be imported in large quantities from Ningwu and Datong.And it is best for a few brothers-in-law to have these resources. Not to mention the family getting rich together, it also promotes the economic development of various places, forming a virtuous circle.

As for iron ore, Wuzhaibao must vigorously develop it, and it cannot do without a large amount of iron.Now, there is a strong tradition of private ironware management in Daming. As long as you apply to Taiyuan and get approval, you can mine after paying a certain amount of mining fees every year.Whether it is coal or iron, this is a great source of income.

Hearing Huang Laifu's words, the brothers-in-law were all moved. Although they didn't understand why Huang Laifu was so familiar with the distribution of mineral resources in their territory, even Huang Laifu knew what they didn't know.

But this is not important, as long as they can get rich, to be honest, it is impossible for them to say that they are not envious of the current situation in Wuzhaibao.In fact, as early as a few months ago, they heard about the changes in Wuzhai Fort one after another, especially about the bumper harvest in Wuzhai Fort at the end of autumn this year. Before that, they were a little unbelievable.

However, when several people arrived at Wuzhai Fort one after another, they were all shocked. The gathering of merchants in the fort, the continuous farmland outside the fort, and the spirit of the military households full of vitality and hope were completely different from the Wuzhai Fort in their impression. It's different.

Of course they knew about the former Wuzhai Fort, an extremely poor place, compared to their Shenchi Fort, Bajiao Fort, Baodezhou, etc., it is small and dilapidated, and there are some old, weak, sick and disabled military households and bannermen. , but now seeing the vigorous situation of Wuzhai Fort, it is the place where they guarded. Although the city looks bigger than Wuzhai Fort, compared with Wuzhai Fort, the dilapidated and cold is far inferior.This kind of change made them feel unbelievable, and they also became very interested in the fortress management ability of their brother-in-law Huang Laifu.

Among Huang Laifu's brothers-in-law, Xu Xueshi, the eldest brother-in-law, is 29 years old this year. Everything is under the orders of Huang Laifu's elder sister, Huang Zirou.

The Octagonal Fort where he lives is not far from Wuzhai Fort. This Octagonal Fort is a very popular place in Shanxi Town. It was built in the second year of Hongzhi, and it was built with bricks and stones in the 15th year of Wanli. It was six feet long, and it was initially set up to defend the Thousand Households. It was added in the 91th year of Jiajing, and now it is guarded by him. It has 15 battalions, 130 soldiers, 310 eight horses and mules, and the inner edge is 45 miles long. 33 feet, [-] side piers, [-] fire road piers.

The second brother-in-law, Li Yingchun, is 27 years old, of medium height, reads some books, and is calm and calculating.The Baode Prefecture he defended is farther away from Wuzhai Fort than his elder brother-in-law's Octagonal Fort.This Baodezhou City is also the place where Shanxi Township is very strong. It was built in the first year of Hongwu. It has 26 steps in seven miles and a height of three feet and five feet. In the seventh year, he set up a garrison of thousands of households, and he is now stationed there. He has 340 officers and soldiers, and only [-] fire road piers.

The third brother-in-law, Tian Dafu, is 26 years old this year. He is tall and thin, with a pale complexion and a timid but greedy personality.The Shenchi Fort he was guarding was also the most extreme place in Shanxi Town, one east and the other west of Bajiao Fort, and it was about the same distance from Wuzhai Fort.This Shenchi Fortress is the seat of Shenchi County in later generations. It was built with earth in the 18th year of Jiajing and built with bricks and stones in the fourth year of Wanli. Pitou, in charge of the inner edge is 450 miles and 470 feet long, with 45 side piers and [-] fire road piers.

Among Huang Laifu's brothers-in-law, according to Huang Laifu's previous memories, his favorite is Xu Xueshi, the eldest brother-in-law, and his third brother-in-law Tian Dafu is the least favorite. Of course, this memory also affects Huang Laifu now, especially when the third sister comes back this time , Huang Laifu saw her sullen look again, obviously after returning this time, the third sister's husband Tian Dafu and her husband's family treated her badly again.

Huang Laifu knew that because the third sister, Huang Birou, had never had any heirs, the Tian family had been talking sarcasticly about her, and Tian Dafu took this as a pretext to have two concubines.Huang Laifu decided that after he greeted his relatives tomorrow, he would give a good reprimand to his third brother-in-law, Tian Dafu.If the third brother-in-law still doesn't improve his attitude, Huang Laifu decided to let the third sister Huang Birou live in Wuzhai Fort from now on and not go back to Shenchi Fort.

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However, whether it is Shenchi Fort or Bajiao Fort, they are all located in Shenchi County, Xinzhou Prefecture in later generations.

According to Huang Laifu's distribution map of computer resources for later generations, this Shenchi is located next to Wuzhai, with a land area of ​​1472 square kilometers, including more than 75 mu of arable land suitable for agriculture, more than 35 mu of suitable forest land, and more than 17 mu of suitable grazing land.

The mineral resources in the territory are mainly limestone, with large reserves, high crystal potential and easy mining.In the southern region, there are 2 million tons of gas and coal reserves. The iron ore is located in the northeastern part of the territory. It is mainly red limonite, with an iron content of 30-58%. The burial is shallow and the outcrop is good. Most mining areas can be exposed.Finally, there are 1000 million tons of bauxite ore, but this bauxite ore is not available to Huang Laifu for the time being.

In Huang Laifu's plan, in Shenchi Fort and Bajiao Fort, some refugees can be recruited in the future. If possible, a few brothers-in-law can also let their soldiers come out to do work, so as to form a coal and iron ore mining industry in the local area. Mainly, cement, lime, brick and tile processing as secondary industries.As for Wuzhai Fort, it will focus on agriculture, some light industries, and non-staple food processing, and the surrounding area will be used as a raw material input area, forming a radiating interest circle.

As for the cultivated land, although the combined area of ​​cultivated land in Shenchibao and Bajiaobao is about the same as that of Wuzhaibao, since the mountainous and hilly areas of these two places account for the majority, there is not much Pingchuan area, so it is not suitable for building Wuzhaibao. big farm.Huang Laifu plans to only grow some cash crops locally, such as green beans, black beans, flax, yellow mustard, etc., to make some oil.In fact, later generations of Shenchi are important oil production bases in Shanxi Province.

Huang Laifu talked eloquently about how Wuzhai Fort, Shenchi Fort and Bajiao Fort will cooperate in the future and how they will develop in the future. The eldest brother-in-law and the third brother-in-law were restless and excited.

According to what Huang Laifu said, as long as the two brothers-in-law provide protection and land, as for manpower, development, development and other work, they will be completed by Huang Laifu. The dividends at that time will be divided into five or five, or how much, which is easy to discuss. And if it develops, everyone will benefit a lot.

The brothers-in-law used to only know how to get dry rations from the top every year, but after getting them, they desperately withheld the rations of the soldiers under their battalions, causing their subordinates to complain, and after a year, they didn't get a few taels of silver. It also made the military castle more and more dilapidated and desolate. Unlike Huang Laifu, who is so easy, he will make a lot of money after a year.

The more they listened, the more they admired Huang Laifu. No wonder my little brother-in-law would develop Wuzhai Fort into such a way in one year. Moreover, several people had heard that the great development of Wuzhai Fort this time had also aroused the attention of householders. This is not the concern of the Ministry of Finance. Didn’t Mr. Zhang Wenbao, the head of the household department of Shanxi Town, come to Wuzhaibao to check it?I heard that this was an order from Lord Wang Lin, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Unexpectedly, a mere military fortress would attract the attention of the court. This made the brothers-in-law envy and admire Huang Laifu, with a bit of jealousy in between.

At the same time, everyone was still vaguely puzzled, they knew about this little brother-in-law before, just like them, he was an out-and-out rough guy, when did he know so much?
In the end, like the original military households in Wuzhaibao, they all came to the conclusion that it was all because of Huang Laifu's study tour.The fact is here, it turned out that a rough guy became smarter after returning from his study tour. What is the result of his study tour?
This also caused a kind of thought in the hearts of several brothers-in-law, that is, if they have the opportunity in the future, they should go out for a study trip, or let their sons go out for a study trip too. As the saying goes, reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles, After being well informed, people will naturally become smart. Isn't the example of my brother-in-law right here?

I heard that Huang Laifu, the eldest brother-in-law, and the third brother-in-law had a lively discussion about how to develop and cooperate in several places, and how to make profits in the future.No matter how calm the second brother-in-law Li Yingchun was, he couldn't sit still anymore. He said, "Laifu, do you think there is any possibility of cooperation between Wuzhaibao and my Baode Prefecture? Your second brother-in-law is a stupid person and doesn't know Baode Prefecture. There's something you can do."

Huang Laifu pondered for a while, remembering that he was in Huanglaifu Datianzhuang last night, and checked the information of the counties and counties around Wuzhaibao on the computer. Regarding Baode Prefecture, it is the later Baode County. Except for the area around the Zhujiazhou River, the terrain within its territory is fragmented. , is very complex, and the vegetation is scarce, whether it is arable land or the cultivation of other economic crops, it will not work.

However, Baode Prefecture is rich in mineral resources in its territory, including coal mines, iron mines, sulfur mines, limestone, and kaolin.Among them, coal resources are uniquely endowed with rich reserves, good quality, shallow burial, less impurities, and easy mining. The total reserves reach 127 billion tons, which is 60 times that of Shenchi.In addition to coal, there are 37 billion tons of iron ore, 86 billion tons of bauxite, 3604 million tons of limestone, and 11 billion tons of sulfur ore.

Of course, these minerals will be powerful resources for the development of Wuzhai Fort, northern Shanxi, and the Ming Dynasty in the future, but now they are a little far away from Wuzhai Fort, and the roads are difficult to travel, and transportation is inconvenient. Brother-in-law, talk a lot about the cooperation between Wuzhai Fort, Bajiao Fort and Shenchi Fort, but seldom talk about the cooperation with the second brother-in-law’s Baode Prefecture, because there are not many places in Wuzhaibao that need Baode Prefecture for the time being, of course, it may not be possible in the future .

However, considering that Baode Prefecture is now a prefecture and county, the manpower in the territory is still sufficient. Although Wuzhai Fort does not need these resources, it can be used as an intermediate transfer. Although Wuzhai Fort does not need iron ore, coal, etc. How many.But in Taiyuan and other places, and other places in Shanxi, there is still a huge demand.

At that moment, Huang Laifu said: "Second brother-in-law, I heard that there are many coal mines and iron mines in Baode, is there such a thing?"

The second brother-in-law Li Yingchun glanced at Huang Laifu and thought to himself: "My little brother-in-law, how can he know so much? It seems that he has never been to Baode, and he also knows that there are many coal mines and iron mines in Baode. It's really strange."

He said at the moment: "Yes, there are some minerals in the local area, and there are some government-run mines, but because of the thieves and illegal mining, Baode's profit from mining has not been much."

Huang Laifu nodded. He had read some information. In addition to prohibiting private mining of gold and silver mines in the Ming Dynasty, other mining industries had been released a long time ago. For coal, iron, etc., as long as they applied to the government, they could open mines. There are not many taxes.

However, the history of stealing mines is still endless, and it spreads all over the provinces.Even in the late Ming Dynasty, even the illegal mining of gold and silver mines was very common. Some local tyrants used their power to occupy official mines, and some even set up armed forces to openly confront the government.

But these things, I can not control.He said: "It is good to have a mine. The second brother-in-law can think about how to discuss with the local magistrates. As long as Baode has iron and coal, how much is there, and how much is Wuzhaibao? The rewards are also very rich.”

He thought for a while, and then said: "Also, I heard that Baode has a kind of oily dates and red dates?"

The second brother-in-law Li Yingchun was even more surprised, and said: "It turns out that Lai Fulian also knows this, it's really unimaginable."

Huang Laifu smiled. According to the information in Baode County on his computer, the local jujube processing is very famous. The area of ​​jujube plantation is hundreds of thousands of mu, and the annual output of jujube is several million kilograms. It is the leading industry for local poverty alleviation.Some products such as wine dates, sugar dates, smoked dates, and Yishou dates are not only sold well in the domestic market, but also exported to Europe, America, Southeast Asia and other countries, entering the international market.

What I want is to let this industry appear in advance.

(End of this chapter)