Qiao Yu did not have any boasting in what he said, Sichuan after more than two years of construction, the rapid development of industry, including steel production, power generation, the number of machine manufacturing are second to none in China, of course, this second to none value is not too big, after all, China's overall industrial output value is too low, but this is undoubtedly a huge achievement of Sichuan construction, now less than half a year away from the First World War, Sichuan this foundation has been able to undertake a considerable degree of production tasks in the war, and Sichuan also has its own valuable specialties, Pig bristles, tung oil and the like, don't underestimate these seemingly inconspicuous things, they are all strategic materials in the world.

Bristle is full of toughness, not susceptible to the influence of heat and cold, is the best raw material for the production of brushes, a large number of steel equipment in the war need to be cleaned and maintained, but also to apply paint to avoid corrosion, affect the surname can, these maintenance are inseparable from the small bristle brush, especially the length of more than ten centimeters of high-grade bristles is the price is amazing, during the Anti-Japanese War, China relied on small bristles to repay the United States loans, in exchange for arms and weapons.

In the past two years, Sichuan has provided Germany with 15,000 stones of high-quality pig bristles, and these pig bristles alone have repaid all the costs of upgrading the Sichuan Arsenal, which is worth tens of millions of taels of silver.

The confrontation between the two major European blocs is escalating more and more, the clouds of the European war are getting closer and closer, and the political axes of various countries are desperately hoarding materials to prepare for the possible war.

"Dashuai, now the price of pig bristles has been rising, it has more than doubled in two years, reaching two thousand oceans per stone, and as far as I know, the price in Europe will increase several times, as long as Sichuan can get the bristles well, it is definitely a cash cow!" Xue Shan said excitedly.

"Dashuai, the only problem now is that we have an agreement with Germany, it is difficult to push the price higher, among the countries in the world, the bristles produced in China account for more than ninety percent, and the bristles produced in China Sichuan occupy an absolute weight, according to foreigners, we are called a monopoly, if we don't speculate the price, we are sorry for our advantages!"

Qiao Yu also nodded slightly, it is true that Sichuan's bristles are in such a position, but because the great powers have huge power in China, they are responsible for bribing local political axes and compradors to buy pig bristles for them, with the cooperation of these people, it is difficult for the people of Sichuan to really sell the bristles to a higher price, but today's Sichuan political axe is still relatively powerful, we must change this unfavorable situation, so that the people of Sichuan can really get the benefits they deserve.

"I think it's not a good way for us to just export bristles, we can process them into bristle brushes, and then export them, so that the profits can be much higher, and we can also attract a large number of women to work, according to my observation, the pace of the European war has been getting older and closer, as long as the war is together, the demand for bristle brushes is absolutely amazing, and the war is bound to occupy a large number of people, and the European powers have no energy to produce this kind of small thing, we give them processing and production, they will definitely be very willing!"

"What the marshal said is very true, but I have a worry, the geographical environment of Germany determines that once a war starts, it will inevitably be blocked, and at that time we may not be able to export at all!"

"So we have to contact Britain and France now to sell some of our products to the Entente countries, of course, mainly to Germany for now, but also to put pressure on Germany to force them to raise prices faster!"

Xue Shan nodded hurriedly, the direction of Qiao Yu's expenditure was not wrong at all, now after all, the war has not yet begun, and Sichuan cannot arbitrarily increase the price of bristles, but it can also rely on other methods to get more benefits, such as Sichuan's own processing of bristle brushes is a very good idea.

"Old money, how many pigs are there in Sichuan now, can you increase some more?"

Qian Tai hurriedly nodded: "Dashuai, now almost every family in rural Sichuan raises pigs, there are two or three less, more than a dozen, the price of pig bristles is getting higher and higher, just pig bristles can offset the price of feed, and there are big fat pigs left, and the profit is still not small, especially now that the grain is harvested, there are enough grains to feed and so on, I estimate that the pigs in Sichuan will be able to increase by more than fifty percent within a year!" ”

"This is a good thing, but also to avoid the situation that the price of pig bristles seems to be higher and higher due to the reduction of excessive breeding, but we also have to find a way to raise the price of pork, last year we established a canning factory in Ya'an, and now the production and sales situation is very hot, it is said that our products have been bought in Europe, the United Kingdom, Germany, and even the United States have purchased a part, our canned food has a unique taste, rich in nutrition, good quality and low price, very popular, I think now we can also build canneries in various parts of Sichuan, Responsible for digesting a large amount of pork! ”

These two people also nodded one after another, Qiao Yu did propose an important way to make a fortune, and he must make a good living, and he must not let go of the opportunity to make a fortune.

"There is no mistake at all in what Lao Xue said, once Germany starts a war, it will be blocked, and then it will be very difficult for us to trade with Germany, and our main trading partner will become the Entente, but Germany has a lot of things we need, so I suggest that for the time being, we can send some more products to Germany for storage, and then gradually sell them to Germany after the war, in exchange for the materials we need!"

"Dashuai's idea is very good, I'm worried that when the Germans turn their faces and don't recognize people, what will happen if they directly confiscate our materials, we have no way to reason with Germany!" Xue Shan raised another question.

"Well, that's right, the Germans are likely to do this, I think it is completely possible to transfer the materials to the name of the Americans, and sell the materials in the name of the Americans, I think Germany still has to take into account the attitude of the United States!"

After the two of them left, they quickly began to arrange, and began negotiations with Germany to change the situation of only exporting raw materials, and began to build a large-scale factory to produce bristle brushes.

"Shunqing, is it really so profitable to raise pigs now?" Lu Wanqing flipped through the newspaper casually and asked, since Qiao Yu gave the order, Sichuan has set off a trend of pig raising, and even various reports have frequently appeared in the newspaper, which naturally aroused Lu Wanqing's interest.

"Naturally make money, not enough manpower and energy to invest is also a little big, daughter-in-law, if you want to make money, let's play stocks, arms are fine, anything is easier than raising pigs to make money!"

"When did I want to make money, I was thinking that the Sichuan Red Cross Society took in a lot of street children and rescued some abducted women, who are now homeless, and they can't just rely on relief to get by, they always have to find a way out, and now they can't take out so much money to support idlers!"

When Qiao Yu heard this, he suddenly felt justified in his heart, and he knew very well that it was not just these people from the Red Cross Society that were now not just these people, the White Wolf Bandit Army in the Central Plains was getting more and more serious, and a large number of people whose homes were destroyed had fled to Sichuan, which caused a lot of pressure, and if they could not find jobs for these people, it would also be a great threat to the stability of Sichuan society.

"Daughter-in-law, how about we pay to build a few large-scale farms, not only to find a place for these homeless people, but also to let those refugees from other provinces also receive relief, in addition to raising pigs, I think you can also breed some chickens and ducks and the like, not only can provide meat and eggs, even feathers can also be made into down jackets, Sichuanbian, Tibet Province and other places are bitter cold places, where the soldiers are suffering, down jackets are light and warm, they can be dressed up completely, and the European powers absolutely need these things, Whether it is breeding or garment making, it requires a large number of manpower, which is labor-intensive, requires a large amount of labor, and the technical difficulty is not large, which is just suitable for the current Sichuan! ”

Lu Wanqing listened to Qiao Yu's words, and a bright smile appeared on her face: "Shunqing, if you don't do patrolling to do business, you can definitely be a Tao Zhu Gong, everything is thought of!" ”

"Daughter-in-law, I have a better idea, such as those pigs, the bristles are made into brushes, and the pork is canned, in fact, the pig skin can also be used to make military boots, although the pig skin is not as good as the cowhide and sheepskin, but it is not the skin, and the price is absolutely low, you must know that once the big country goes to war, the consumption is absolutely amazing, and those high-flying white pigs will also desperately save money, I think our pig skin boots can definitely sell well!"

Qiao Yu sketched a big pie for Lu Wanqing, and it is true, war is definitely the best consumption of wealth, especially in Europe, all kinds of industries in Sichuan will usher in a period of great development, from planting to breeding, from simple textile and clothing, to complex arms machines, there will be a larger export.

Soon Sichuan gathered some of the samples produced in the Marshal's Mansion, and Qiao Yu personally invited the British Consul General Fushan to come to the Marshal's Mansion.

"Mr. Fushan, these are some of the military products we make in Sichuan, you might as well take a look!"

Fu Shan didn't expect Qiao Yu to invite himself to see these things, but Fu Shan knew very well that Sichuan had provided Germany with a considerable amount of industrial products, which was also the point that made Britain the most angry, the cunning warlord leader in front of him had both the power that Britain feared and the flexibility of his hand, so it was difficult for Britain to be as unscrupulous as dealing with other forces, but now he actually invited himself to come and watch, maybe he wanted to provide the products to Britain.

Among these commodities are bristle brushes, eiderdown jackets, military uniforms, kettles, bandages, sleeping bags, tents, canned food, military boots, food, bullets, shells, etc., the workmanship is very attentive, and gradually the richness also shows a contemplative color, war is attrition, the British Empire is facing the threat of war, from the current situation Sichuan definitely has the qualifications to become a British production base!

It's changed to a chapter of 3,000 words, so that everyone can read it more comfortably, and there is another chapter around nine o'clock in the evening.