In ancient times, the imperial court implemented the "salt and iron monopoly" to monopolize the salt industry and the iron industry.

The official salt monopoly has been running through the feudal society for more than 2,000 years.

As for the iron industry, from the Qin and Han dynasties to the Tang and Song dynasties, it was also monopolized by the imperial court. In the Ming Dynasty, the civil iron governance was gradually relaxed.

In the twenty-eighth year of Hongwu (1395), an order was issued: "The edict is to ban iron smelting everywhere, so that the people can mine and smelt by themselves, and the annual loss course will be taken from two out of every thirty points." ”

Since then, the ban on iron control has been lifted, and the private iron smelting industry has been allowed to operate and mine, and many iron merchants have appeared one after another. In the middle and late periods, Mingshenzong and Wei Zhongxian sent people to collect mining taxes and became the target of scholars.

After Ming Guangzong Zhu Changluo ascended the throne, the mining tax was canceled, but he hung up less than a month after he ascended the throne, and then Wei Zhongxian restarted the mining tax, which became one of the reasons for being attacked by the Donglin Party, and then Chongzhen ascended the throne and killed Wei Zhongxian, and the mining tax was canceled again.

It's perfectly fine to enter the iron mining industry openly.

Guo Wendong instructed: "Especially the blacksmith shop and iron management, we should do more iron business. ”

Fang Jieli and Mao Lingzhi were both slightly surprised.

In the mining industry, gold and silver mines are the real money, and the profits of iron mines are not high.

Fang Jieli reminded: "Young master, the income of tea and silk is better than that of ironware. ”

Guo Wendong once again used the authority of his master and acted arbitrarily again.

He said, "Give you a task to start the iron industry for me." On the basis of doing a good job in this industry, we can take into account other industries. ”

"This ......"

Fang Jieli really didn't understand why the young master was like this. From a businessman's point of view, this is not very logical.

Mao Lingzhi was also puzzled, and asked: "Xianggong, there is obviously a more profitable industry, why do you favor the iron industry alone?" ”

Guo Wendong made a negative gesture and said: "I have my own plans, just do what I want." ”

His tone was even more categorical.

Mao Lingzhi sighed slightly, if her husband wants to be like this, she can't help it, it's not good to say anything. Although the profit of this industry is not too high, there is a way to do it, and the profit is still somewhat.

"Young master, I'll do my best!"

Fang Jieli had no choice but to accept the order, and then said: "Silk, tea, these are all merchants who make a lot of money. In addition to making ironware, I think these two lines should be done first. ”

Guo Wendong nodded and said, "Yes, Uncle Lao Fang will plan it." In addition to opening factories and stores independently, you can also consider acquiring, acquiring workshops and stores from your peers, or poaching outstanding talents from your peers. ”

In ancient times, the textile industry in China was developed, with the best production technology in the world, silk was exported to the north and the Western Regions, and entered this industry, not only in China, but also exported overseas.

In the space warehouse, there is a cloth that is not available at this time, and that is ice silk.

Guo Wendong found that there was a warehouse where there was a large amount of ice silk fabric, which was exported by a modern textile company.

In modern times, Huaxia is the largest manufacturing country, and there are many generations of processing and production, garment manufacturing is one of them, and there are many finished clothes in the space warehouse, but this is not suitable for selling in ancient times.

If you sneak out into the streets in modern clothes, the ancients didn't think you were a monster.

However, some of the finished clothes can be appropriately modified to resemble hanfu, or the fabric can be used to recreate the clothes of this era.

There is the golden finger of the space warehouse, which is all the goods stored in the Oriental Port, and there are as many as 700 million tons of goods, 2,000 catties per ton, which is equivalent to 1.4 trillion catties of goods.

But no matter how many goods there are, there will always be a time when they are consumed, Guo Wendong must make the best use of them and let Goldfinger play the greatest value.

If you have any munitions, pick up your machine gun and sweep the enemy away, and snipe the enemy leader with a sniper rifle.........

It's just a fantasy!

The goods imported and exported from the Dongfang Port are all commodities that can be legally bought and sold by the Chinese State, and it is impossible for those who smuggle arms to load and unload at the port.

Mao Lingzhi asked, "What is a 'factory'?" ”

In this day and age, there was no such thing as a factory.

Guo Wendong replied: "The factory is an upgraded version of the workshop, and if the workshop is large enough to a certain extent, it will be called a factory. ”

Fang Jieli said: "Young master, please rest assured, I will definitely do it." ”

Compared with being the housekeeper of the Guo Mansion, he is better at doing business and prefers to engage in business. He was born in a poor family, and he used to suffer from not much capital, and then he gradually continued a little by receiving the money, but his old master had a good relationship and couldn't bear to resign, and after the old master died, he had to assist the young master.

Now that the young master has a lot of money, and let him do it, Fang Jieli's mood is joyful, and he has a sense of gratitude to the young master.

Subsequently, Guo Wendong called Liu Xingzhi again.

Boxing is still in the main hall.

"Mr. Liu, I called you here to do a good job in the development planning of cash crops."

Modern words popped up again, Mao Lingzhi and Liu Xingzhi, hearing the term "cash crop" for the first time.

Guo Wendong saw the confusion between the two and explained to the two: "The so-called cash crops are all crops with a certain value except for the main food crops. For example, vegetables, fruits, ........."

This explanation made the two feel that the words he invented were extremely incisive.

In the explanation, three new words emerged: "staple food", "crops" and "vegetables".

"The so-called staple food refers to the main food that fills the stomach, such as rice, wheat, corn, ........."

Guo Wendong explained again.

Mao Lingzhi and Fang Jieli are okay, the two are used to it.

Liu Xingzhi has not had much contact with Guo Wendong, and he was even more surprised, the young master he just defected to still have such ability to invent new words.

Fang Jieli said: "Young master, mulberry leaves, cotton, and tea are all more profitable, and they should be planted on a large scale. ”

Liu Xingzhi said: "I have studied all three, and it is no problem to cultivate well." ”

For cash crops, Fang Jieli considers the income level, and Liu Xingzhi is responsible for the technical level and the entire planting process.

After the main grain is harvested, Guo Wendong does not plan to sell it for the time being, he employs a large number of people, consumes a lot of grain, and stores the rest.

Next year, the Qing troops will enter the customs, and the year after tomorrow will move to the south of the Yangtze River, which is Guo Wendong's strategic reserve grain, and it is necessary to prepare in advance.

In the normal storage years, wheat is 5 years, rice and corn are 3 years.

For 3% of the cash crops on the land, it is natural to maximize the profit as the goal, and to make as much money as possible.

Guo Wendong said: "My current land is close to 50,000 acres, and there will be more in the future, so I have to worry about the two of you." Uncle Fang, for the purpose of profit, you are planning the development plan of cash crops, including the types of planting, the planting area of each type, and the estimated income. ”

Fang Jieli received the order.

Mao Lingzhi said: "I want a variety of medicinal materials, and now the number of people employed by the Guo family has increased suddenly, and these people need to be treated for free, and the amount of medicine is much larger." In addition to the medicinal herbs planted to meet the needs of the medical center, they are used and sold. ”

Liu Xingzhi said: "Madam, young master, although I have not studied medicinal materials before, as long as I can know the characteristics of medicinal materials, I have the confidence to grow medicinal materials well." ”