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Chapter 16 Sugarcane Can Leverage History ([-])

(The picture shows Wanchun Pavilion in Gonghou Garden)
Gonghouyuan (Royal Garden).

Wan Chunting.

"Decolorization technology of sucrose?" Papa Queen read out.The puzzled eyes inevitably stared at Yang Reform.

"...the sugar solution is poured with yellow muddy water...you can get white sugar initially,...the crude white sugar is purified again by water bath method, and you can get white sugar as fine as snow..."

Facing the Queen's father's doubts, Yang Reform smiled and said, "Have you ever eaten brown sugar? Brown sugar?"

"Return to Your Majesty, I have eaten."

"Well, have you ever eaten frosted sugar? Have you ever seen sugar that is whiter than frosted sugar? The kind that is as white as snow and does not contain a trace of impurities..." Yang Reform continued to ask.

"Returning to Your Majesty... It's not that the old minister is bragging. I have indeed eaten frosted sugar, but if it is whiter than frosted sugar and does not contain a trace of impurities, I have never seen it. I am afraid that there is no such sugar in this world as your Majesty said. "The queen's father answered with certainty, this frosting is a luxury, what is the luxury for?It was prepared for people like Queen Zhou's father.Therefore, for this kind of thing, the Queen's father is considered clear.

"Well, very good, old man, this book in your hand records the method of making white sugar. Tell me, what will happen if you produce this kind of white sugar?" Yang Reform is like a big gray wolf seducing a lazy sheep. In that way, he seduced the queen's father with white sugar.

The queen's father fell into deep thought and muttered to himself: "...white sugar without impurities..." As the chanting continued, it was like a magician chanting a profound spell. The more he chanted, the stronger the effect was. Dad's eyes are already full of "starlight", full of "strength", and full of "silver".

"Your Majesty, if this kind of white sugar can really be produced, I can assure you that it will be sold well! This silver will have to be piled up into a mountain of gold!" As he said, the Queen's father was already "dancing with hands and feet", If it wasn't for the emperor right in front of him, he might have jumped up excitedly.

"Hehe, old man, as long as you know it, you should study this book carefully after you go back, and then find a reliable person to study it clearly. The most important thing..." Yang Reform put it off.To be honest, Yang Reform was not purely for cheating and earning some money from the price difference between white sugar and brown sugar, although the money is a lot.

"Your Majesty, what is the most important thing?" The queen's father-in-law was already impatient, and this big secret of making money is not the main thing?

"Well, it's like this. My father-in-law, you are like this. This year, you will immediately send people to Guangdong, Guangxi, or Qiongzhou to buy a large number of sugarcane fields here, and then form sugarcane plantations one by one. Then, use the sugarcane Decolorization technology, to produce white sugar, and sell it in Jiangnan and Beijing. At this time, many people should know that you have made money selling white sugar, and they should ask how you made your money. You can brag that you are in Guangdong, Guangxi, or Qiongzhou, Or you can buy a lot of sugar cane from Ryukyu, and then process it into white sugar. The money you can make is as simple as planting silver in the field and the profits are huge. In this way, many people should follow you to buy land there. After planting sugar cane, you will also be interested in your sucrose decolorization technology. You can pretend that you are not willing to sell it, and then find an opportunity to sell it to him at a high price while ensuring that the technology does not flow out. You must ensure that the sucrose decolorization technology Don’t let it out, and make sure that those who follow you to Guangdong and Guangxi to buy land can make money by planting sugarcane. In this way, in the coming year, more people should follow you to Guangdong and Guangxi to buy land and plant sugarcane...” Yang Reform said here, Already a little thirsty, I took a few sips of tea from the teacup on the table.Prepare to continue talking about your "big plan".

The queen's father couldn't help asking anxiously: "Your Majesty, but this, since the old minister already has the technology of decolorizing sucrose, why should he give it up to others? Let others make profits? Why don't you hide it yourself and keep making money?" In the eyes of the queen's father, a big golden mountain just flew away.Of course it was impatient.

The queen's father's head is almost not enough, thinking how 2 the emperor is!This cane sugar decolorization technology, which can bring great wealth, should be handed over to others. The emperor may have lost his mind and became confused.Of course I didn't dare to say it out of my mouth, so I murmured in my heart.

"Ahem... it's like this! My father-in-law, I won't hide it from you. I want the money earned from the white sugar, but it's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that I want the big landlords and businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River to believe. Planting sugar cane in Guangdong and Guangxi can make money. In this way, let them all look to Guangdong and Guangxi. Hehe, when the land in Guangdong and Guangxi is almost ready to buy, you can guide them to gradually go to Ryukyu and Vietnam... umm , that is Annan, that is, the place of Jiaozhi, to buy land for sugarcane...and...further..." Yang Reform was thirsty and drank another glass of water.

"Your Majesty, why is this?" The old queen's brain is not enough, and he can't think of what it is for?Ryukyu?Is that the island in the sea?Annan, Cochin?Is that in that corner?Ten thousand miles?Or twenty thousand miles?The queen's father has completely fainted.Annan's thinking was pulled from the capital all of a sudden, and because his thinking was overwhelmed, he broke.

"...When those landlords and merchants make money and taste the sweetness, they will naturally take a lot of money to go to farther places to buy land... Hehe, this will definitely require a lot of people. This will ease my future. The population is tense and the land is insufficient. Father-in-law, do you understand my painstaking efforts?" Yang Reform did his best to find a way out for the Ming Dynasty.

If the emperor said this and the queen's father didn't understand, then he was really an idiot. This was obviously a disguised immigration plan.It's not that the large-scale immigration in the Ming Dynasty had never been done. Zhu Yuanzhang did it in his own hands. It is said that the "big banyan tree" in Shanxi is the place where the immigrants started.

However, immigration requires money. With the current economic situation and administrative execution ability of the imperial court, it is impossible to engage in immigration.Yang Reform had no choice but to take a slant.

"Your Majesty has worked so hard for the sake of the people of Liming, you have broken your heart! You are worthy of being the Holy Lord of the Ming Dynasty, Your Majesty..." The Queen's father was already pouring flattery with snot and tears sent over.

"Hehe, my father-in-law, I'm worried about leaving this matter to other people. First, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect the secret of the sucrose decolorization technology. Furthermore, Guangdong and Guangxi are too far away. I'm afraid ordinary people won't be able to shock the powerful people in those places. You need someone like the old man to hold your ground. Also, the old man must have a lot of acquaintances in the capital and the south of the Yangtze River, and the relationship must be very wide. He can effectively lure those landlords and businessmen, and lure them to follow you to Guangdong and Guangxi Planting sugar cane in the land, hehe, when the wind of planting sugar cane comes together, I am not afraid that they will not find their own way." Yang Reform said, no matter whether this thing will work or not, Yang Reform will always try.

"Your Majesty is really a saint..." The queen's father's flattery came again and again.

"Old man, but I want to say something up front, you go out this time, not only to drive this kind of sugar cane wind, but also to organize these sugar cane growers, set up a sugar industry association, and adjust the price of white sugar. Carry out unification, so as not to haggle the price indiscriminately and mess up the routine, understand?"

"Return to Your Majesty, I understand, I will keep it in mind." The queen's father knelt down again and kowtowed seriously.No one in the Ming Dynasty would have trouble with Yinzi. Can you be more serious when it comes to Yinzi?

"Well, get up, and, the money you earn is at most [-]% for you... As the head of the country, you must understand my painstaking efforts. You must know that if I am still the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, your daughter You are still the empress of the Ming Dynasty, and you are still the head of the Ming Dynasty. Alas... If the army is defeated because of the military salary, and the country is broken, your daughter will die with me, and you are nothing The head of the country must be someone else's crotch slave, the soles of the feet are muddy, let others ride on the crotch and bully, step on the soles of the feet as mud,... Sigh... The state is difficult! You should think about it yourself... And , This tax collection, I must send someone to collect it, you have to prepare all the taxes, don't evade taxes yourself, and don't let others evade taxes, understand?" Yang Reform urged.

(End of this chapter)