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Chapter 17 Sugarcane Can Leverage History ([-])

Yang Reform asked the Queen's father to organize the Sugar Industry Association for this purpose. Firstly, to prevent the outflow of technology, and secondly, to prevent everyone from bargaining casually. Monopoly is the only way to make money, and thirdly, it is convenient to collect taxes.

Yang Reform estimated that it would be difficult to increase taxes and collect taxes in those old industries. Yang Reform did not have the mind to compete with those Ming Dynasty scholar-bureaucrats and elites for brainpower and energy. It is easier, and it will not cause the rebound of those Ming Dynasty scholar-bureaucrats and elites.

"I understand, I will keep it in mind." The queen's father felt "refreshing" when he heard the emperor's "cold" words, as if he had fallen into an ice hole on the river in spring.

Thinking about it again, this can be regarded as completing a secret mission for the emperor. It can be said that he is the emperor's super confidant. Relatives plus confidantes, in this Ming Dynasty, that is such an honor and authority.In the future, don't you just mess with whoever doesn't like you?

Then I thought of the emperor's words: If I am the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, your daughter will still be the empress of the Ming Dynasty, and you will still be the head of the Ming Dynasty... If the army is defeated due to lack of sound, the country will be destroyed Broken, your daughter must die for the country with me,...you are also the slave of that other person's crotch, the soles of your feet are muddy...The queen's father felt that his back was cold, his neck was stiff, and his scalp was numb. Although the words were poisonous, they were clear enough. If the Ming Dynasty was over, he would be nothing. If the Ming Dynasty was still there, then It is the relatives of the emperor and the nobles.Thinking of this, the queen's father Zhou Kui gritted his teeth and secretly made up his mind: the Ming Dynasty must not be let to the end, no matter what, we must get more military pay.What I want to be is the head of the country, not the soles of other people's feet...

"Well, this matter is almost like this. After you go back, hurry up to get it, and strive to make money by the end of this year or early next year, and drive other people to plant sugar cane. Remember, when sugar cane is grown, white sugar is sold. Before, you were not allowed to squander. You must be frugal and stingy. After you sell your white sugar, you can squander it vigorously and let those people know that you made a fortune from growing sugar cane. Do you understand? Don’t miss my important event . " Yang Reform took the trouble to remind the queen's father and cast a spell.

"Yes, I will keep it in mind." The queen's father was determined this time.

"Well, there is one more thing for you to go to Jiangnan this time... well, forget it, let's talk about it later." Yang Reform's words came to his lips and he didn't want to say them.This is the task of organizing a group of foreign relatives to brush up the "Jiangnan copy". The current foreign relatives are only the family of Queen Zhou's father, like the relatives of Concubine Tian and Concubine Yuan. Since Concubine Tian and Concubine Yuan have not yet been canonized, they cannot It is called the Foreign Relatives Group, and Yang Reform intends to wait for the Foreign Relatives Group to "mature" before going to the "Jiangnan Copy".

"Hey...the queen was still thinking about you yesterday and wanted to see you. You should go see the queen now. Don't make the queen wait." Dad's concerns.So that he can do things for himself with peace of mind.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness." After finishing speaking, the queen's father kowtowed again in gratitude, and then withdrew, and then went to see the queen.

Looking at the figure of the queen's father leaving, Yang Reform felt refreshed when he thought about the scenes of the landlords and old fortunes of the Ming Dynasty, businessmen, big and small, and scholar-bureaucrats scrambling to build sugarcane gardens.

The first benefit that Yang Reform calculated was: he has [-]% of the profits from the queen's father. Although it is for the queen in name, isn't the emperor and the queen one?Use it to divide you and me?Besides, Empress Zhou's reputation in history is not bad, and she is a good wife and mother, so she will not object to using her money herself.Another thing is that you can tax this emerging industry according to your own ideas.

The second benefit: it has driven the economy, and buying land requires money, right?Manufacturing and transporting sugar requires ships and people, right?Do you need a ship for personnel exchanges?For these people to eat and drink, Lazard needs other properties, does he also need manpower?Is it to expand shipbuilding capacity?Did it lead to employment?Boosted the economy?People in the 21st century (including nerds) know what pulling GDP is.

The third benefit: the pressure on the land and population is relieved, and there is an outlet for the pressure on the land and population.Planting sugar cane will definitely require a large number of people, and this must not be migrated from the interior!Where is the cheapest manpower?It must be the cheapest manpower in the north who can't eat enough and doesn't wear warm clothes.

The fourth benefit: expanded the horizons of the Ming Dynasty scholar-bureaucrats. In the future, when they went to Ryukyu, Annan, Jiaozhi, and even further places, they would bring the population there, which in disguise expanded the "territory" of the Ming Dynasty. They wanted to plant Sugar cane transportation requires dealing with pirates and local "natives". Those Ming Dynasty scholar-bureaucrats, landlords, and elites who have suffered losses at that time, are they crying and begging to send troops to exterminate those pirates and "natives"? ", then can I build many, many battleships?Can you send out many, many soldiers?Is it going to establish overseas military bases?These military bases have been established, so are there any that are not included in the territory?It seems to be a matter of course.

Using a sucrose decolorization technology to leverage the historical trend of the entire Ming Dynasty, Yang Reform worked hard to fantasize.

Open up new industries to collect taxes. It is impossible to receive more taxes in the traditional tax areas such as iron, salt, silk, and tea. The tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty will basically not increase much. North Korea's taxes, and it is still in their own hands.

It also leveraged the silver of the Ming Dynasty, that is, the circulation of wealth, buying land, planting sugar cane, making sugar, making money, reinvesting in buying land, replanting, the economy gradually circulated, and the silver was no longer allowed to lie in the cellar of the landlord’s house Moldy inside, just like the blood in the veins of the giant of the Ming Dynasty became alive again, and the benefits are obviously many.

If it is an ordinary businessman, I am afraid that it is not up to this difficult task.

First, without enough "official background", if you want to plant sugar cane in Guangdong, Guangxi or even Annan, you may be eaten by the local people, let alone keep the secret of decolorization of sucrose.

Second, you can't make friends with enough Ming Dynasty scholar-bureaucrats, especially those big families. It is difficult for ordinary people to get in touch with them. Not enough time and energy to support.Ordinary people can't get in touch with those big households and big landlords, so they can't fool them into setting up plantations, and there is no way to naturally move the population and money, and they can't organize a sugar association with executive power, and they don't have the executive power to collect them. Tax, if others don't care about you, is it true that the emperor still supports you every day and fights with you?

Therefore, it is most appropriate to leave this matter to the queen's father Zhou Kui. First of all, his background is strong enough. Father-in-law, with the support of the emperor, there is no stronger background than him in the Ming Dynasty.He is now also a serious elite of the Ming Dynasty scholar-bureaucrats, and he is a high-level elite, and he is also a big elite who is fawning on people from all walks of life. It is best to fool and lead those Ming Dynasty scholar-bureaucrats, landlords, and businessmen to Guangdong, Guangxi, Annan, and Ryukyu. However, it would be better if he took the lead in paying taxes and protecting the secret of sugar decolorization.

Thinking of this, Yang Reform felt that he was really a genius, thinking of such a good way.Can't help but laugh out loud.

The snow in Beijing in the early spring is still very thick and very cold, but the sun is shining brightly above the head, and the power of the sun is continuously melting the thick snow. Looking at the new shoots of the grass and trees in the snow outside the pavilion, Yang Reform I think the weather and scenery are very suitable for my heart.

As for the action and executive ability of the queen's father, Zhou Kui, Yang Reform dare not think highly of him. He did not leave a good name in history, and he is all synonymous with stupidity. Frighten him more.Yang Reform had no one to discuss with, so he could only let him do it first.

This matter, the idea is good, whether it can be realized, Yang Reform has no idea.Today's Yang Reform is helpless in the face of the situation in the late Ming Dynasty. There is no good way to go, so he can only bite the bullet and break through.

Queen there.There are 20 taels of bank notes left by Yang Reform, which are the start-up funds left by Yang Reform to the queen's father, Zhou Kui.As for success.Yang Reform can only ask God to bless him.

(End of this chapter)