Chapter 325: Scarcity is Expensive
Wan Yanhong felt that his daughter might have fallen into evil.
However, it is not possible, but it is definitely evil. The emperor's son-in-law didn't know what medicine he poured into her, and this stupid girl was full of thoughts about what the north of Aihui belonged to the King of Liao.
Even if he packaged and sold the entire Xibe clan and even his own father for this reason, he didn't hesitate at all - the cheap son-in-law threw himself here to talk to his daughter alone, not so that his daughter could say good things for him, so as to fool Lao Tzu to stay outside the gate and work for him?
But this trick is basically unsolvable for himself.
Obviously, the benefits of staying outside the customs are much greater now than the benefits of being included.
As for saying that after he has a grandson, he will be crowned the king of Liao, and then go north, in fact, the problem is not very big.
Even if the north is colder than the current Liaodong, what can it do?
With the Han professor, the house was built, and the current kind of wooden house with wind leaking on all sides can be dispensed with - the big deal is to hide in the house in winter, let him be outside in the wind and snow, and heat up a pot of wine by himself.
Wan Yan Hong secretly thought about it in his heart, and Wan Yan Yuzhuo was a little anxious.
However, fortunately, it was a long time when he entered the palace, and he finally grew a few hearts and eyes - especially under the orders of Emperor Chongzhen.
With a wave of his hand, Yan Yuzhuo ordered someone to bring over a topographic map that had been prepared a long time ago.
Pointing to the location of Aihui, which used to be more northern, Wanyan Yuzhuo said: "Daddy, look here, although Aihui is also a bitter cold place, but after all, there are rivers and big lakes, and it is estimated that the catch alone can feed 100,000 people."
In addition, it is not far from the sea, and you can also go out to sea to fish in summer, and the fish is dried and taken to Daming to exchange for food, so you don't have to worry about being hungry in winter. β
After finishing speaking, Wanyan Yuzhuo pointed to the map again, and then said: "There is also Aihui here, Your Majesty said that there are gold mines near here, and they will also be returned to the King of Liao at that time." β
The word gold mine became the straw that finally broke the camel's back.
Wan Yanhong felt that although it was not clear where this gold mine was and how much gold there was, and it might not be able to get it in his own hands, but in the hands of his grandson and by his side, it would be much stronger than this gold mine falling into the hands of Emperor Ming, right?
Human nature is greedy, and Wan Yanhong interprets this concept very well.
When Yan Hong said goodbye to Emperor Chongzhen and returned to Liaodong, he left 5,000 heads of Jiannu, and finally let Emperor Chongzhen build a Beijing temple in front of the mausoleum of Emperor Taizu Gao, so that Zhu Yuanzhang's idea of following Lehe Lehe could be realized.
As for what Wan Yanhong took away, there were some students from the Mo family who specialized in farming, as well as a few students from the Agricultural College officially divided into the Royal Academy.
There are also some seeds, don't care about any messy seeds, as long as they are in the Ming Dynasty, they basically bring some over, and plant them in Liaodong when the time comes.
Finally, there were some swords and other weapons, and a lot of salt.
And Emperor Chongzhen also promised to get a batch of salt every month. As long as his cheap father-in-law doesn't pour the salt to Jiannu, the rest is easy to say.
In Emperor Chongzhen's opinion, the sword can be poured at will, but the salt is not good - if Wan Yanhong pours salt, then won't the matter of selling salt in Dongchang be Huang Shop?
Of course, for the sake of these people and seeds, as well as swords and salt, Wan Yanhong waved his hand and signed an IOUβa full 10,000 Jiannu heads and 20,000 Korqin's heads.
Fortunately, this IOU clearly stipulates that as long as it is the head of Jiannu or Horqin, it does not distinguish whether it is young or strong, nor does it distinguish between men and women.
Otherwise, Wan Yanhong felt that he might not dare to sign such an IOU.
The strength of Jiannu's banner is only 26,000 people, and he booked 10,000 with a stroke of his pen, and he really thinks of himself as a god of war?
As for Korqin, it is even more complete, if it is 20,000 young and strong, Korqin can even be declared to be removed from the grassland.
At that time, Huang Taiji and Obatai Ji will be thankful that they don't play with their lives, and there will definitely be no hope for any inverted sword thing.
Anyway, Wan Yanhong felt that he didn't have that ability.
After sending Yan Hong away, Emperor Chongzhen himself secretly felt sorry for himself.
This Dong Zhongshu and Liu Yeboar are also too bad, just give them to a good hundred schools, and I can't find a farmer to come out, so I can only draw a few from Mo's house in the end.
But there is no other way to do this.
Even Emperor Chongzhen thought about Xu Xing's professional farming in "I Want to Be the Emperor" for a long time in the secret materials in the palace, and all the information that came out was useless.
One of the "Nine Streams" peasant family is not treated well by Confucianism!
Come on, that's it, the farmhouse is cool.
In "Mencius Tengwen Gongshang", "The people who are also barbarian in the south today are not the way of the ancestors." It is what Mencius used to evaluate Xu Xing.
Moreover, "Mencius Tengwen Gong I" also produced the famous sentence "Therefore, it is said: or labor, or labor." Those who work hard govern people, and those who work hard govern people. β
Of course, according to the playful nature of the Confucian guys in later generations, as long as you flip through "Mencius Tengwen Gongshang", you can find the reason that really makes Mencius and his old man spray.
ββChen Xiang was overjoyed when he saw Xu Xing, and abandoned his learning and learned.
Xu Xing didn't know how to fool him, anyway, Chen Xiang felt that following Xu Xing to farm was more reliable than learning Confucianism.
However, Chen Xiang also told Mencius that Xu Xing was a cow.
This annoyed Mencius.
The dignified peasant theory boss has become the "Southern Barbarian Tongue Man" and "Zichu Zhiteng".
Transform into a barbarian!
It's no wonder why after Dong Zhongshu, who played the induction of heaven and man, came to power, the peasant theory immediately cooled down.
For these things that can only be understood after crossing through the information, Emperor Chongzhen only has three words left in his heart, the city will play.
It's really that these Confucian bigwigs are too good at playing.
Lao Dong and his old man play heaven and man induction, and what I pay attention to is my spring and autumn.
And Hu Wusheng, a fellow disciple who also played subtle words, played Spring and Autumn Note Me.
In short, the city will play.
But no matter who bets whom, at least Emperor Chongzhen's hope of getting a few peasant students to come out to work for him is completely disappointed to see if he can solve the Xiaoice River's poor harvest.
I can't even fucking find anyone, and I solve a hammer!
Emperor Chongzhen, who was full of regret, felt that he was fortunate to have crossed over, and fortunately he was also a "well-read" in his previous life, and he came up with such a good thing as the Royal Academy.
Although it was learned, it was the old wisdom of the Chu State Gongyun Ye who traveled back to the Tang Dynasty.
The farmhouse is gone, right?
It doesn't matter, didn't the Mo family just stir it up, pick a few farmers from it, and then pick up the Chen Zuqi who picked it up, and a few Western barbarians who "have a little research" on farming, and form an agricultural college?
In the spirit of having dates and not dates, Emperor Chongzhen, who first hit two poles, felt that it would be better for these people to study slowly. Who knows if these guys will find something else while researching some seeds or something?
After another pity, Emperor Chongzhen's eyes turned to the music on the imperial case.
In the recital handed over by Zheng Zhilong, it was clearly stated that a whale "its meat is piled up like a hill, although it is not very delicious, but it can feed nearly 100 people", "but it is inconvenient to store and easy to smell." β
That's good news.
How many whales there are in the sea at this time, no one knows this thing. But the meat of a whale is sure to fill a lot of people.
Even if it is not as exaggerated as the "piled up like a mountain" mentioned in Zheng Zhilong's recital, the taste may be several times more unpalatable than "not very delicious", but the meat of a whale should be no problem for dozens of people to eat.
And you have to be a pot-bellied man, otherwise, a hundred or so people can choke on a whale.
But the question raised by Zheng Zhilong is also a very real one.
The fish is easy to make, but there is basically no other way to store it except to air dry.
And if you want to dry whale meat in the summer, you need to make it cool, not to mention how big the space is, at least it has to be made cool, not wet.
It's easy to build a shed by the sea, but it's very troublesome if you want to not get wet.
You can't roast it over fire anymore, can you?
After secretly saying trouble, Emperor Chongzhen was extremely nostalgic for the vacuum-packed good things of later generations, such as sauced beef and grilled chicken.
And those cans. Especially the canned hairtail, when you drink it, it tastes really good.
But Emperor Chongzhen, who doesn't learn and doesn't know how to do it, remembers a little bit, the thin iron sheet used to install canned food seems to be exquisite, and it has to be cooked without getting wet, in short, it is also very troublesome.
Emperor Chongzhen, who realized that he did not have the brains of Chu Guogong, simply instructed Wang Chengen, who had been waiting: "Go to the Ministry of Industry to find someone to see how this whale meat can be kept for a month without spoiling."
If the Ministry of Industry can't solve it, go to the Royal Academy, and if it doesn't work, the emperor list will be posted all over the world. β
Emperor Chongzhen was also ruthless.
I can't bear the wolf for the child, and I can't catch the hooligan for the daughter-in-law.
Under the heavy reward, there will be brave men, and thousands of dollars will buy horse bones.
Anyway, the meaning is probably like this, as long as this problem can be solved, the advantage is that it doesn't matter who solves it.
When the first person to solve the problem for the emperor gets the benefits, there will be people behind who want to work for the emperor.
After thinking about it, Emperor Chongzhen instructed again: "Pass Cao Huachun and Xu Xianchun over." β
After Cao Huachun and Xu Xianchun, who felt that they were about to become experts in the black pot, entered the palace to meet Emperor Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen asked straight to the point: "How is the matter with salt?" β
Cao Huachun and Xu Xianchun both had confused expressions.
The question asked by Emperor Chongzhen was too broad. In particular, Cao Huachun still has a group of people under his hands who specialize in doing things that lack morality and smoke, which makes Cao Huachun even more unclear about what Emperor Chongzhen is asking.
Emperor Chongzhen secretly scolded himself for being a fool, so brainless to ask, everyone has to be confused, right?
After coughing, Emperor Chongzhen asked Cao Huachun: "Where is the salt that has been added to the ingredients sold now?" β
Cao Huachun thought for a while, bowed down and said, "If you go back to the emperor, about half of that salt was sold to Lin Dan Khan, and the rest was sold to Jiannu. β
Emperor Chongzhen hummed and asked, "There's no movement on either side now, right?" β
Cao Huachun bowed and said: "Back to the emperor, there is no movement yet, the main thing is that the amount of mixing is small, and there will be no problems for a while." β
Emperor Chongzhen smiled: "That's good, safety first, after all, it's something to eat, you must pay attention." Also, you are not allowed to sell it to the people of the Ming Dynasty, remember? β
Cao Huachun bowed and replied: "Yes, the slave and maid remember, there will not be a grain of salt sold to the people of the Ming Dynasty." β
After thinking about it for a while, Cao Huachun continued: "Emperor, Lin Dan Khan's side has more requirements for the amount of wine and the amount of salt, you see?" β
Emperor Chongzhen sneered: "Salt is casual, wine is not!" Scarcity is expensive, that's all. There is a lot of wine, and those barbarians are not allowed to ask for a price reduction? I sold it at a high price, and after a while told them that the grain was not harvested, and raised the price by 10%. β
Cao Huachun secretly sighed that he was too young, or too face-bearing.
Emperor Chongzhen let himself smuggle the wine to the grassland, although in the name of imperial wine, there is indeed some imperial wine in it, but more of it is simply made from sweet potatoes!
How high is the yield of sweet potatoes?
Since Emperor Chongzhen unexpectedly knew that there was such a thing, the imperial village near the capital had already been planted all over the place.
Even if it is because of "poor care", I don't know how many of them were secretly poached by the people, but the amount that can be used to make wine is extremely large.
Even let the barbarians on the grassland form a group to drink openly, and they can drink for several months.
And how many ingredients are in it?
If it weren't for the sake of making it taste better, it wouldn't be the taste of sweet potato wine, which was originally difficult to eat, and ten catties of imperial wine mixed with half a catty, which is ten catties of sweet potato wine that can't be mixed with a drop of imperial wine.
That's it, Emperor Chongzhen also asked for a price increase after reducing the amount?
But Cao Huachun, who knows some secrets, also knows that the output is indeed less.
It's not that it's really less, but a lot of wine has been used for some messy experiments.
For example, at the Royal Academy, there is a great demand for this kind of sweet potato wine, especially after repeated distillation.
Part of the usefulness lies in the surrendered Jiannu.
Many of the Jiannu who surrendered were sent to the Royal Academy to become experimental subjects, mainly to verify Emperor Chongzhen's statement that wine can be disinfected.
The usefulness of this part, in addition to Emperor Chongzhen himself and the participants of the experiment, the rest is that he and Wei Zhongxian and several big eunuchs vaguely know something.
And the other part is that Xu Guangqi is burning this thing to see which one is better to use this thing as fuel or charcoal.
Therefore, the consumption of this thing has been rising in a straight line recently, so it is no wonder that Emperor Chongzhen will ask for a reduction and price increase.