Chapter 606: Money Collection and Grain Making
Compared with things like poetry, the old emperor cared more about money.
It's time for the beginning of spring again......
Last year, a lot of military spending was burned, not only on weapons and equipment, but also in many places.
This year's salary payment is a problem, and he gave a lot of rewards to the soldiers a while ago, and a lot of money was embezzled in many places.
So even if Wang Lanling and many people were talking in private about him killing people for money, he should still be killed.
If you don't kill pigs, how can you celebrate the New Year?
The old emperor is not a face-saving person, at least this person will not start a war at an inopportune time because of a poem by Wang Lanling.
Of course, it is not because some people ridicule and slander that they will not kill people.
When there was a problem, the old emperor used to think about things alone, but now it's different, he can watch "The Biography of Wang Lanling"!
The old emperor kept asking Wang Lanling about this matter for the sake of finance, but Wang Lanling just refused to say it.
But it doesn't matter, what a person says may not be credible, but what he has done is solid evidence.
The old emperor stayed up all night watching "The Biography of Wang Lanling", even if he had read this book dozens of times, but every time he read it with a problem, he could always find some way to break the situation.
This time, when the old emperor saw a passage in the book, he pondered it.
In June, in the big water of Heishui County, Wang Lanling allocated 100,000 yuan from the finance of Shanhai County to support Heishui County, donated 100 yuan, and the rest responded.
Said: The mountains and rivers are exotic, the sun and the moon are the same day
Although the situation is different, it does open up a new idea for the old emperor.
You don't have to pay for it yourself, it's difficult that now that the court is short of money, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty can't serve the country, don't you donate some money to the court?
It is absolutely impossible for these people to have no money in their hands and copy hundreds of old emperors, but they firmly believe in this!
But it's really a bit embarrassing to ask for money from a courtier, and it's hard to say whether Wang Lanling is donating money to the disaster area or his hometown.
After thinking about it, the old emperor quickly came to his senses.
As long as he wants to do something, he must do it, and he will not change his mind when he falls into the eyes of money, but tries to make himself conform to the rules.
Just find a leader who is proposing to donate, and then use this person to force the rest of the people to donate, and wait for two months to kill this person to appease the rest of the people, then everything is fine!
Since ancient times, anyone who does such a thing that offends his colleagues will die, but even if he dies, this loyalty will be recorded and passed down through the ages.
In short, it is certainly not the emperor who is wrong.
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The empire is paying attention to Wang Lanling's affairs, and Wang Lanling is also paying attention to the affairs of the empire.
"The court hasn't continued to kill people this month, and it seems that it can't be killed anymore."
Wang Lanling and Gong Yueman chatted about the topic of the imperial court, "A few years ago, I killed a group of people who ate empty salaries and corruption, and more than 300 people were implicated, and it is estimated that at least 10 million will be credited, and it is not impossible to exceed 100 million." ”
The wealth of officials in developed areas is not the same as that of officials in rural areas like theirs.
Even if he is a petty official in Muzhou, he still has a few thousand yuan in his family, and he can even refer to cash alone, not counting fields, houses, cattle, sheep and livestock.
Gong Yueman said: "If you continue to kill, it will cause turmoil, I killed a lot in the first few years of my tenure, and after just two or three years of dissipation, I killed again because of military spending." ”
Wang Lanling said indifferently: "Among the people killed, I estimate that half of the hundred people may be wronged." ”
Gong Yueman has also been in officialdom for many years, and it is clear that the wealth of most officials does not come from more than just salary.
"Yanlong Kingdom needs a lot of money now, and cotton mills were built in various places last year, and when the factory starts next year, our income will also be affected, what should we do then?"
Wang Lanling said: "It is not so simple to build a factory, and you also know the situation on our side, whether it is machines or workers, the initial progress is very slow. ”
Gong Yueman said: "But Yin Wuwu and Liu Fufeng are in charge of this, he knows what we did in Heishui County before, and he should understand the importance of electricity." ”
Yin Wuwu was Wang Lanling's helper during his time in Heishui County, and Liu Fufeng was also found by Yin Wuwu and took charge of the weaving factory in Yunzhou.
Wang Lanling thought about it seriously and said: "When I was in Heishui County, I basically didn't develop electricity, and those two mainly knew a little about cotton mills. ”
"But the market is not that simple, we have a complex rule for the cost of production and the cost profit of their middleman."
"At present, the road has been opened, and the cost price of transporting our textiles from Muzhou to Yunzhou is lower than the ex-factory price from their side."
"Besides, you also know about the cotton spinning factory, a group of people are waiting to make a fortune, suck blood, and make no money in scientific and technological research and development, which is not so easy."
In this era, there is a lack of the concept of technology improvement, because the world is too big, and no one has the idea of doing business for a long time.
Before communication technology and transportation technology were improved, some things were not taken for granted.
Many centuries-old stores have really considered technology research and development?
The particularity and environment of the feudal era doomed the investment in science and technology to be lost.
For example, Wang Lanling's practice of burning money to engage in scientific research is an abnormal behavior of the brain in this era, and it is a typical loser.
This is the gap between the times, the cognitive thinking between the two sides is too big, and many people's thoughts are still stuck in the thinking of the feudal era.
If they don't break this kind of rotten thinking, they can't develop Wang Lanling's.
"Science and technology in Lanling County are developing rapidly, and the intellectuals, some students, craftsmen and businessmen in the city are all researching and trying some new things, which is a good thing."
"The money thing will gradually get better, and now the main focus is on the education of the next generation, improving the literacy rate and cultural level."
Wang Lanling is talking about the problem of the full moon of the bow, and this educational problem is the full moon of the bow in charge.
Gong Yueman nodded, "I recently arranged for a group of barefoot doctors to practice medicine in the county to solve some basic conditions, and also collect records of some common diseases and home remedies. ”
Wang Lanling showed a thoughtful look, "Hygiene...... This is indeed a matter of note, our side is very densely populated, and if something goes wrong, it will be a big problem. ”
After Wang Lanling thought about it, he said: "You pay more attention to this, I will find a way to save more food at night, no matter what, no matter what happens, it is better to be more practical to have food in my hand." ”
The food problem in Shanhai County has never been solved, and it is currently a patchwork.
Although it would not be a problem to feed 100 million people if the land was fully developed, it would not be possible.
The place where you can farm is definitely one that is easily accessible and close to the water source, and this kind of place is also the best place to build factories and houses.
Then there is the working population and the output of fertilizers, as well as the limitations of agricultural machinery and irrigation equipment, which can only cover three-quarters of the population.
Although a lot of grain has been exchanged for trade with the outside world, compared with the tens of thousands of tons and tens of thousands of tons of grain stored by other people's families, the grain stored in Shanhai County is still too small.
"Yunzhou and Yunzhou are both large grain-producing states, and grain is cheap, but the cost of transporting grain by land is too high, so let's buy grain by sea from Lanzhou."
The cost of transportation is a big problem, and the grain in Yunzhou can only be supported by the rivers in the hinterland, and if you want to transport it to Shanzhou and Muzhou, the cost will be high.
This relationship also affected commercial trade, and the increase of merchant ships would give birth to pirates, which in turn would force the appearance of warships and frigates.
Since ancient times, trade has shifted to areas where transportation and transportation have developed.
After noting down this matter, Wang Lanling contacted the people in Shanzhou through the Di sisters and placed a large number of orders for rice grains.
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In the year 11 A.D., on the third day of February, the weather was fine.
The weather was still very cold, and when the snow had not yet melted, the Wuzang Shama family from Shazhou lived in Lanling County.
The people in the building understood what was going on when they heard the sound of cars outside, and when they saw the cars loaded with aliens and a cart of goods and luggage as if they were moving.
This building is inhabited by the same kind of people, skilled immigrants!
As the head of the dormitory in this building, Air Conditioner quickly walked to the guards at this time.
"Hello, I'm responsible here, and the air conditioning is strong."
When the guard heard this name, he smiled and said: "It turned out to be the gentleman who made the air conditioner, disrespectful, this is the basic information of the occupants and the check-in form, you sign it." ”
"Good!" After a general look, the air conditioner quickly signed it.
The transporter called the Uzo Sand Horse over, acted as an intermediary for the two of them, and explained the future arrangements.
Shanzhou people do not necessarily know Shanzhou dialect, and Muzhou and Shazhou people do not necessarily speak the mainstream language.
Earthlings don't necessarily speak Earthling.
But it doesn't matter, everyone's language will be unified in the future, and we will learn what Wang Lanling said together.
Wuzang Shima had already received basic training when he was in Sha County, and at this time he could simply say something about himself.
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"Wuzang Sand Horse, male, 45 years old, from Shazhou, the technology is drip irrigation, wheat breeding."
There is a shortage of water in Sarawa, and the poorer the place, the more water is scarce, and the environment is pressing, and the level of agricultural irrigation and cultivation is quite high!
Although the output is not as good as that of Longzhou, Yunzhou, and Tongzhou, the agricultural level of Shazhou has always been unique.
After Wang Lanling learned that there was a lack of chemical fertilizers and the weather was bad, Shazhou was also a grain-producing land, so he sent people to look for relevant talents, and this one was the one with the most technical level.
For example, this kind of person who can only farm the land has no importance in Shazhou, even in Longzhou Yunzhou, there is no sense of existence.
But for Wang Lanling, there are as many talents as there are!