The rise in the price of rural labor has made the production of pot camel machines profitable, and this month Duncan's pot camel machines have been busy working, engaged in all kinds of side jobs, and have also cultivated a group of farmers who are extremely worshipful of steam engines.

You know, a five-horsepower pot camel machine can grind nearly 1,000 catties of flour in a day and night, in the past, if you want to grind so much flour with a stone mill, it is simply to move the manpower of the entire family, but now as long as you can fetch firewood and leaves, or even use the straw after the autumn harvest and some chemically treated water, you can sit at home and wait for the white noodles to come to the door.

Of course, those who can enjoy this kind of treatment are some landlords who have quite a lot of money and can be regarded as relatively enlightened, and the way they use to pay is not cash, but directly pay with the labor debt issued by Liu Chang, which is not cheap, and it is also considered that the reliability of these pot camel machines is average, and from time to time there will be a strike, and he does not know that this pot camel machine is silent and there is a danger of explosion.

They are already thinking about finding a way to buy this kind of machine next year to improve their production, and with such a pot camel machine, at least they can hire a lot less long-term and short-term workers, especially in the busy agricultural season, and the price is very painful for them.

As for the cost, they have estimated that the price they now pay Duncan is only half of the price of hired labor in the past, and with such a machine to participate in agricultural production, I am afraid that it is usually enough for a few children to help.

In fact, the foreigners brought more than this pot camel machine, although some things are not as good as the traditional Chinese agricultural tools, but many things such as animal harvesters, hand-cranked sewing machines are good things that the landlords admire, although they are conservative class, but for the good things that can increase their income are the first time to absorb them.

In fact, now all parts of Zhejiang under the control of the Hongjun are in the midst of rapid changes, and both ordinary people and these landlords have a feeling that if they are not in a hurry to be thrown away by the times, it will be an unprecedented era.

At present, the arms trade of the Hongjun is still the main event of the trade between Shanghai and Zhejiang, but the ordinary trade, especially the trade of industrial products, has a tendency to catch up, and many landlords think that if they build Hangjiahu next year, they can do a good job of managing their own land, and with these new gadgets and new tools, they can make at least 70 or 80 catties of grain more per mu.

Seventy or eighty catties of grain, this is not a small number, these landlords think of this number, and they feel fragrant in their dreams.

Shanghai.

As one of the first Western merchants to join forces with the Rainbow Army, the current De Mons Sutra is known to many as "Earl de Muns." And the once proud De Mons now modestly calls himself "a bankrupt banker."

In the past, he avoided talking about his own history, but now he has never been shy about the story of his bankruptcy, but one can only hear from him the story of an Earl of Mount Gido, a banker who was framed and left with nothing, and who, by virtue of his personal charm, persuaded a warlord of the Chinese state to make a comeback.

Now he said to a group of Westerners who had just arrived in Shanghai: "I never thought that I would make 200,000 pounds in such a short period of time, and my wealth is still growing, and my hope is that before the age of forty, I will earn my first million pounds!" ”

The new adventurers below let out thunderous applause and cheers, and they looked at Demons with eager eyes, trying to dig gold out of him.

In this era, an income of a few hundred pounds a year can raise a few **, many famous and rich people only earn a few thousand pounds, and the one million pounds that De Mons said is a real astronomical amount, almost except for the British royal family, few people can have such wealth. …,

A million pounds, that is the life of a truly superior man, De Mons told them: "General Liu and the war zone under his control will be an endless supply of gold mines, and you new gold prospectors, as long as you can seize the opportunity, can be like me...... No, more successful than me, make a million pounds before the age of thirty, and retire..."

He wrote a check to the adventurers, who asked specific questions: "Is it legal to trade arms with General Liu?" ”

"Opium is not accepted in General Liu's controlled area, but is it okay for me to carry opium for my own use?"

"Can we set up our own factory in Ningbo Port?"

De Mons glanced at these Westerners, he clearly knew that among these dozens of young people, only a very few would succeed in earning a valuable fortune in the end, and most of the gold diggers would only be unknown after all, but he still said in an incendiary tone: "Don't worry, the Rainbow Army under General Liu's control is a real gold-swallowing monster, I never know what his bottom limit is?" But I can be clear, the limit is by no means 100 million pounds! ”

This made the gold diggers even more fanatical, and some of the young men even hugged Demons tightly and gave him his passion as if he were kissing a lover, and it was late at night when Demons got rid of their enthusiasm.

He was about to take his carriage home, but beside his carriage there was an old man, who warmly extended his hand to Dermons: "Your Excellency, we should have a good talk!" ”

This is An Rui, an Englishman, De Mons's former online arms supplier, De Mons stretched out his right hand, but his tone was a little cold: "Your Excellency An Rui, we have always been a good partner, if there is anything to do, you can come to me personally to negotiate!" ”

An Rui also said without scruples: "I hope to directly supply arms to His Excellency General Liu Chang, so I hope you can introduce it to me." ”

PS: Make up for yesterday's chapter. ）