Chapter 140: The End of the Year
With these three trump card troops of jungle warfare, coupled with the continuous construction of arrow towers to consolidate defenses, the use of fishing net arrays, and continuous erosion, the land in the jungle has also been occupied.
Of course, the land of the Americas is not easy to occupy, and to occupy it in the vast jungle, it is necessary to have both fists and officials.
So behind the ace troops of the three major jungle warfare are spy units with various accents and colors, and they come forward to buy farm products in Brazil and Peru in various ways, and other people with intentions have nothing to say with the backing of various countries.
Cane sugar, a crop grown on a large scale in Brazil, has been sown in large quantities of dollars, and a lot of semi-finished cane sugar has been harvested by estates and sugar mills all over the country. The problem with the Amazon camp is to provide processing equipment and production processes to make them better.
Of course, in addition to collecting, the farms under the name of the Amazon camp are also growing, not to mention the varieties and field management of sugarcane, and after improving some bad local habits, the cane sugar yield is even higher.
Crude brown sugar is collected from all over the country, and the brown sugar is transported to several fixed locations and processed into white sugar.
First of all, the sugarcane is crushed with a machine, the sugar juice is collected, if it is a semi-finished product, it is directly sent to the filtration place, and after filtration, it is treated with lime to remove impurities, and then bleached with sulfur dioxide to form white sugar.
Although it is easy to say, the operation of the main equipment for boiling sugar, the use of boiling ingredients, crystallization tanks and ancillary equipment, the harmful changes in the process of boiling sugar and the final molasses to ensure product quality, etc., cannot be completed without experienced and skilled hands.
The finished sugar would be transported to the United States by 400 transport planes for sale, and it was with the funds from the sale of this sugar and the private sale of Browning M1910 and M1911 pistols that the spies in the Americas laid down their intelligence networks.
There are also a lot of 400 transport planes in the Americans, so no one will suspect that the planes shipped to the United States have opened their doors to the Amazon camp in South America with the two-way operation of funds and intelligence, and after a series of transactions and armed conflicts, knowing that they can no longer be forcibly suppressed, some local big warlords have also recognized the camp's storage.
It's just that the expansion of the camp is still going on, and after encountering obstacles in Brazil, it has turned in other directions.
There are many special plants in South America, and this place is very suitable for plant growth, so some specialties from other regions have also taken root here. For example, in addition to sugar cane, farms in Brazil are planted with a special plant, the bread tree.
This is a special tree that is generally more than 10 meters tall and can reach a height of more than 40 meters. The trunk is stout, the branches and leaves are lush, the leaves are large and beautiful, and one leaf is three colors. It bears fruit on its branches, trunk and roots, and it bears fruit for 9 months in a year. Each fruit is a polyflora formed by an inflorescence, with a rich pulp, sweet taste, and rich nutrition, containing a lot of starch and rich vitamins. The taste resembles bread, hence the name
A bread tree produces 200 fruits a year, making it one of the most productive edible plants. Both camp food and wood can be provided.
It is the particularity of this thing, while the camp is cutting down trees on a large scale, it has also carried out certain maintenance and remediation, and Zhao Yun does not want to destroy the lungs of this earth.
Outer Mongolia, Siberia, Europe, South America, with these big money-users, Zhao Yun's small life this year is tight, which is why Zhao Yun collects a lot of grain and mines but can't make ends meet, but with the gradual start of the Americas, Zhao Yun can already free up his hands and find a punching bag to vent.
In November, this year's tax came up, and Yixing was exempted from paying taxes because of Zhao Yun's relationship. However, the local garrison and garrison, as well as the militia groups, still have to pay for local expenses. And, more importantly, the time has come for officials to do their jobs again.
"County magistrate, this is the list of lords to be honored this year!" Deputy County Magistrate Xu invited Zhao Yun many times, but Zhao Yun had been busy with wars and planes, and he couldn't even see each other, so he finally had the opportunity and immediately handed over a thick roster. "Those in Jixian County, as well as those from the Qi Governor's Army, should also be thickly prepared."
"That's how you've been in the past?" Zhao Yun flipped through it casually, it was really complete! Name, official position, place of origin, age, family members, and preferences are all available.
"Yes, it used to be Li Dujun, and now it's Qi Dujun, and I don't know who it is after I am the Qi Overseer, but it's all the same." Deputy County Magistrate Xu said to himself as if he was reminiscing.
Below the list is the ledger of this year's taxes, "By the way, didn't I say that the county only collects half of the taxes?" How can there be so many? What came out of nowhere? So much? Zhao Yun looked at the final total and asked, the total income and total expenses were about the same as last year.
"Hehe, those are exorbitant taxes! County magistrate, you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are if you don't belong to your family! Now the county has to raise three regiments of soldiers, about 6,000 people! There are also more than 4,000 militia groups! "Deputy County Magistrate Xu is also very helpless, Zhao Yun came to the source of wealth and made a lot of money, but the extra two regiments and the filial piety of the boss are also a lot more, if it weren't for Zhao Yun's 1% rebate, it is estimated that it would be a blood sticker.
"Three regiments? Where did the three regiments come from? "Zhao Yun, the strength of the county, has always been unconcerned, anyway, he is always being monitored, so it doesn't matter if there is more or less. And they still seem to be constantly transferred, but three regiments are too many, and this is already the strength of one division.
Deputy County Magistrate Xu saw that Zhao Yun was more interested in this, so he pinched his fingers and calculated, "Don't talk about the garrison regiment, another regiment is stationed on the edge of the county, there is a wind and grass in the county, and you will definitely be able to enter the city within an hour, you also know this county magistrate." There is another one that is not nearby, they are stationed in Heqiao to the north, with a cavalry company, a bicycle company, and they can arrive in two hours if they are fast. After a pause, he added, "That cavalry company! But I was poor, and the food of seven infantry companies was filled in. ”
"Can such a small county raise three regiments?" Zhao Yun was surprised after hearing this.
"It's not a county magistrate, you are good at dancing with long sleeves, and you have an auction, and the inns and restaurants are full every month! This tax can be collected. Deputy County Magistrate Xu said this, very happy, aside from taxes, the people have gained a lot of benefits after this Boss Zhao took office. Now the evil words in the city about the corruption and digging up the land in the past are also a lot better, originally, it is easy to get tens of thousands of oceans every month, who cares about a few oceans of the little people!
"You transfer two hundred cars out of the warehouse, three to Nanjing, as for who to send, you arrange it yourself. The rest will be sent to the shore of Taihu Lake, where someone will receive me, and I will go to Shanghai immediately, you know? This time, it is the same rebate as the auction. ”
"Okay, I'll do it right away." As soon as he heard the kickback, Deputy County Magistrate Xu was suddenly full of energy.
"As for the people on these lists, I'll give you 10,000 oceans, you can do it! Remember that the trick to gift-giving is not to overfeed it all at once, or you'll wait to be eaten completely! The sheep are all sent down! You're going to have to worry about the county's affairs! Zhao Yun basically doesn't care about the affairs of the county, only cares about his own affairs, road construction, docks, airports, warehouses, shipyards, and cement factories are basically Zhao Yun's industries.
At the end, Zhao Yun thought of another thing, "Wait, do you have a good account room, find one for me, be honest and obedient." ”
"Yes, there is one in the county office, I'll call you." The county magistrate transferred people from the county government one by one, so what's the problem.
"Okay, it's okay, you help me choose a better store in Nanjing, put it down, and move Yang Er's cold drink shop over, and I'll leave this matter to you." Next summer's chain cold drink shop will also have to prepare, which is also a contact station in the future.
"No problem." Deputy County Magistrate Xu agreed.
Zhao Yun knows that this deputy county magistrate Xu is very virtuous, just imagine how it is possible to be the county magistrate of a county in Jiangnan without three thirds, don't look at his greed, it is estimated that he spent money to buy this official. It's much better to have him, the head of the land, to find a shop for himself than to find it yourself.
"Young master, I'm back!" A familiar voice that had not been seen for a long time appeared in view.
"Shao Er, haha, you're finally back! It's good to be back! I'm busy with it. Zhao Yun was happy to see Shao Lao Er, this person who is not at ease, but he has to work hard.
"Where have you been for most of the year?" Zhao Yun hugged Shao Lao Er, and Comrade Shao was also the old man next to Zhao Yun.
"Young master, I haven't had the face to go back for so many years, this time thanks to the young master's blessing, it can be regarded as a return to my hometown, my father saw that I was back, so he married my protégé, and waited until my mother-in-law was pregnant before letting me come back. But you see, young master, I didn't make a mistake, this time I brought out two hundred sturdy young men from the town. They all know the roots, they can all fight and carry, although they know that the young master's side does not need their protection, but they can also run errands. "Shao Lao Er is in good spirits on happy occasions, not only is his face full of red, but he seems to be a lot fatter than before.
"You Shao Er, don't say a word about such a big thing as getting married, I haven't drunk your wedding wine, your child's full moon wine must be invited to drink it, wait, I'll give you a baby, a pair of gold-inlaid flowers, which is a congratulatory gift. By the way, the people you brought, do they know that following me is very risky? "Zhao Yun is generally suspicious of his subordinates, and he is not suspicious of employing people, and it is his consistent style to be a villain first and then a gentleman.
"Don't worry, young master, I have explained to them, and they are all willing to come. They are all good at operating boats and boats, all of them grew up by the Yangtze River, and many of them have mixed in the Beiyang Army and militia groups, so it is not a problem to use guns. "Shao Lao Er knows what Zhao Yun is worried about, this army is in chaos, and everyone is afraid that the people around him will have problems!
"Oh! That's it! As long as there is no problem with the character, it will be accepted. Zhao Yun also knew that in these years, no matter which warlord used his own people, his classmates and fellow villagers were the most trustworthy, and such an army was not the most combative, but it was the most assured. Don't you see, doesn't the Jiang family also rely on Whampoa to maintain the army!
"There is absolutely no problem with the character, I am responsible for the accident, they are all innocent children of my family, I can run the monk, I can't run the temple!" Shao Lao Er dared to bring people here, and he had already asked each family to sign a letter of guarantee, and whoever dared to be a deserter would harm himself, and he would be killed.
"Forget it, there are some things that you can't take responsibility for. You, first arrange for them to get military uniforms, train, practice and line up or something. Food and lodging are in the shipyard, and in a few days you will go and replace the guards sent by the county on the farm, and you will be on top. Then go to the warehouse to get some guns and practice their marksmanship! Zhao Yun thought about it and wanted to cultivate some of his own team, and listened to the report of Deputy County Magistrate Xu, although Nanjing did not collect Yixing's taxes as agreed, but it was plain to let the local people raise two regiments of people, and this big expense was not less than the taxes paid! In the future, I will definitely have to turn my face, and I will have to make more preparations.
"Thank you, young master!" Shao Lao Er saw that Zhao Yun gave him an errand, and he was very happy, after all, the people he brought out this time were all fellow villagers, and this year's year was not good, so it was not easy to find a good errand!
"You! There's something for you to do! After you left, four people from Adjutant Sun came to my side, and now they are all looking at the cement factory and the airport! You also go and take a look and get along well in the future. Zhao Yun is very relieved about Shao Lao Er, but whether his subordinates can get along peacefully depends on themselves, "In addition, you help inquire about the guests from the north, especially those from Hebei and Shanxi, I will build a contact point there, you can see where it is suitable, and the money will be taken when the time comes." ”
"Okay, I'll go right away!" Shao Lao Er immediately hurried away.