679 Reply from the Red Mansion
Dai Xiaoshan suggested in the telegram that the site of the second phase of development should be on the Dangan Islands, where the climate is very suitable for growing sugarcane, where there is more and more fertile land, but when the development will take place depends on the recruitment of labor, and the four have made it clear that if the sugarcane cultivation and sugar production on the large and small Wanshan islands are successful, they will continue to expand the scale of inland recruitment.
The four families have made it clear that if business on Wanshan Island goes well, they are even willing to move the tenants on their farms and hand them over to us to reclaim on the island.
The third stage is to gradually establish an armed force to protect the island, once we have a foothold on the island, with the basic condition of population, then it is good to recruit from the interior, smuggle people, or recruit rebel pirates, in short, we must establish an army, just like Hou Xianglin did in Xin'an City, so that we can have the ability to protect ourselves during the period of the forbidden sea and the relocation......
Dai Ai's message is very long, and it can be said that everything is said in detail.
Finally, the report is the sales of 1,000 pieces of pure cotton calico and 500 pieces of plain fine linen brought by the Pride last time, which is the key product of Huasheng Textile of Zhou Yuye and Wang Nabin for half a year.
When the cloth arrived in Macao, most of it was bought by four Chinese merchants, and only a small part was bought by some small French and British merchants in the region, and the Portuguese merchants did not participate in it because they monopolized the sales of Indian calico and Hainanese cloth, plus 1,500 pieces of cloth were really inconspicuous, but now these Portuguese merchants regret it very much.
The telegram reported that as soon as they got these fabrics, the four Chinese merchants were transferred to the surrounding Yangcheng and various ports in Annam, according to the recent feedback from the market, these two kinds of cloth are very popular in the local area, because the quality is much higher than Indian calico, Hainan cloth and similar fine linen, the color is also rich, the color is bright, washing does not fade, the most important thing is that our wholesale price is equivalent to two-thirds of Indian calico, and the market retail price is two percent higher than Indian calico, Nowadays, Australian cloth has become a sought-after commodity for various cloth merchants.
Of course, the high retail price is temporary, after all, we currently provide a limited quantity, if Huasheng Textile fully expands production, the price will gradually fall, and finally will seriously impact the cloth market around the world, and even cause market turmoil.
Two days ago, the Portuguese Cloth Merchants Association in Macau had already submitted a large order to us, and the four Chinese businessmen also strongly demanded to increase the supply volume, and said that they would receive as much as they wanted.
At the end of the telegram, he briefly described the proposal of the brothers to officially produce penicillin in Macau---- which had been in the making for a long time, and the doctors at home were in favor of the plan, but it had not yet been discussed at the plenary meeting.
On the third day of the telegram, the brother finally received a call back from the Nicole from Xu Zhi, who forwarded the message from the Red House in time when the Nicole approached the port of Holo.
Compared with the tirade on the Macao side, the reply of the Red Chamber is much more concise.
The first part is about the sugar factory, and the Red Mansion called back and said, "Your telegram came too late, and even if Boss Luo and the others put down all the work at hand now and go all out to rush the work, they will not be able to complete it before the Pride sets sail and leaves the Red Wharf."
However, we do plan to give you a copy of the sugar factory equipment, note that it is simple, and the power machine is the material in the cave.
Mr. Zhao said that the chemical industry team has prepared all kinds of chemicals for you to produce in the sugar factory.
And Wang Lao's opinion is that you should first understand the local sugarcane production cycle for the time being, under normal circumstances, there are still a few months left in the sugarcane harvest period, and the sugar factory equipment should be able to be transported to you before the large-scale harvest period.
Then speaking of the glass factory, the telegram replied that a plenary meeting had been held for this purpose, two ships and two places at the same time, and that at last they thought that your plan was inspiring and generally feasible, and that they should give you all kinds of support.
However, about the equipment of the glass factory, please wait, Mr. Zhao's opinion is that everything should wait until the quartz sand samples you collected from Xiaowanshan Island arrive, because the raw materials are different, and the details of some equipment and process details are not the same, so you should go to the nearby islands to find out if there are other types of quartz sand, the more varieties, the better, so that we can prepare equipment and process guidance for you to have the truth. In addition, energy and power is a big problem, if you can get enough coal, the glass factory can be built in your place, and it depends on the conditions of thermal power equipment, which is currently unrealistic, all the attitude of the Red Mansion is that you can now discuss the plan, but don't think about it in the near future, Wang Zhanwu said, when we have self-made coal-fired thermal power generation equipment, when will we build a glass factory, otherwise, then drive the electric tiger glass melting kiln?
The telegram from the Red Chamber finally talked about the problem of recruiting labor, saying that we can't help anything anyway, we can only rely on yourself, and it is better for you to consider the needs of your family, and send more or less the labor force with better quality to us, and the children of Sunflowers in Zhuyuan are not allowed to be intercepted.
In addition, there is a reminder that the labor force you recruit must be honest and reliable, and I think that the safest way at present is to rely on the Qiao family and other Chinese businessmen to help you recruit, people are the natives of this world, they have traveled south and north to see a lot of knowledge, have rich experience in dealing with displaced people and various social relations, and they are a community of interests with us, so you can rest assured that you can leave these things to them to do.
Finally, the telegram said, you have to take your time and don't be in a hurry, after all, how did you first arrive, and you are still in the stage of living in both people and land in Macao, so don't rush out to recruit displaced people, you must be a good son-in-law at present, a good son-in-law, understand?
As for the establishment of the armament, the family has decided, just like Xin'ancheng, to build a black ** workshop there to produce cloth shell fixed ammunition, although the complete set of production equipment is relatively simple, but it also takes time to do, so I can install the pride to bring you next time.
In addition, to tell you a good news, Boss Luo they used the materials of this time and space to create a fifty-horsepower Stirling engine, this is a major technological breakthrough, far-reaching significance, this machine performance indicators are good, in addition to a little heavier, a little louder noise and a little more fuel consumption, like the original performance indicators of the old world, this equipment will also be shipped to you with the Pride for use, as for where to use, you look at the situation, anyway, there is a place for application.
Also, we have allocated a set of Stirling generator power generation system in the cave to you, the lamps are thick-walled copper-core bulbs from the glass factory, although it costs electricity, but it is better than nothing, including the electrical components, are ready to be installed with the Pride to bring you, after all, you already have a house, and the production of penicillin also has electricity needs. For your safety, we will bring you 100 Type 57 rifles (with bayonets) and 10,000 shell bullets with your ship......
This was followed by the second telegram, which was forwarded by Nicole to Xia Xiaoou of the Red Mansion, in which she said that it is okay for you to sit on the money to buy a ship and hire sailors, but in the future, you should try to ask for instructions in advance, try not to cut it first, and do not develop a bad habit of sitting on the branch and collecting it, because this is very informal and easy to cause financial chaos and imbalance.
As for what Dr. Dai said a long time ago, you should make your own penicillin in Macao, after discussing it at the plenary meeting, I thought that you can do this thing, this business is more profitable than glass, because the thing is unique, and the pricing is all based on conscience, so it is very commercially promising.
For this reason, the mutual fund has allocated you a budget of 3,000 taels of silver, only 3,000 taels, and you should not be too little, you all know the local method of making penicillin, and build those altars and jars and other equipment, obviously these silver are enough and surplus.
In addition, all your expenses must be carefully calculated and within your means, and now that there are two overseas institutions, the Council of the Mutual Fund has decided to send financial inspectors to Xin'an and Macao to audit the accounts on a regular and irregular basis, carry out financial supervision, and improve the financial system.
You must know that this silver is all private, you are also one of the shareholders, and the profits and losses are borne by ourselves, so we must supervise, try to be economical, and don't think that we can make it vigorously if we have more silver......
Well, Xia Xiaoou's telegram is obviously a warning, this brother may spend a lot of money in Macau---- this is a woman's intuition.