As the name suggests, the white plague is due to the inability to graze after a large amount of snowfall, and the livestock of the steppe people will starve to death, not only cattle and sheep, but also the population will be greatly reduced, and every winter is a disaster for the elderly, weak, women and children.

This situation has lasted for thousands of years, and the Chinese dynasties have occupied the grassland area many times, but after the decline of national strength, they had to give up, precisely because the grassland area has limited production and cannot feed too many people, and the Central Plains Dynasty occupies these areas, which requires a huge amount of financial resources, beyond the capacity of the empire, Zuihou had to give up, and the Han and Tang dynasties were like this.

However, after entering the industrial age, these have changed, and the wealth that can be created by the grassland has increased, such as cattle and sheep, such as minerals, which are important financial routes.

"My nephew opened a canning factory in Mukden, and now he mainly produces military canned food for Britain and Russia, and he needs a lot of cheap meat, and I want as many as those frozen animals on the steppe."

Wu Junsheng mentioned the problem of financial roads, but he actually wanted to use Zhang Tinglan's words to understand Zhang Zuolin's strength. Unexpectedly, Zhang Tinglan really pointed out a way to make a fortune for him, Lao Wu's head turned rapidly, thinking about the feasibility.

"Big nephew, since you produce canned food for Britain and Russia, how can you use dead cattle and sheep, in case the powers find out and they come to find trouble, what can you do?"

"Haha, Tinglan is very bold." Zhang Xueliang said with a smile: "This is all a trivial matter, and there are even more ruthless, even the dead rat dares to put it in, I went to the canning factory once, and I don't want to eat canned food in this life!" ”

After Zhang Xueliang heard about the establishment of the cannery, he rushed to watch it, but the rancid smell of rotten meat was indescribable, and even if the nostrils were blocked, the disgusting smell seemed to be able to pass through the skin. Intrusion, it's simply pervasive.

Especially when the weather was very hot, maggots appeared on the meat, and anyone who saw it would be disgusted. However, it is such a factory, the production capacity is still expanding, solving the work problems of thousands of people, and the profits generated are close to millions of oceans, which is simply a cash cow.

"The European battlefield was too depleting, and what the great powers needed was a cheap and stable source of food. As for the quality, I really don't care much. And the weather is already cold, and the dead cattle and sheep have been frozen, and they will not spoil. ”

Wu Junsheng shook his head: "I can't figure out the affairs of the great powers, but since you say that it can be done, eldest nephew, I believe it." Tell me how much money you can get? so that my heart may be happy and happy. ”

Although Wu Junsheng's words were polite, the implication was that he would not make too much money. Lao Tzu won't talk nonsense with you. Don't do anything that offends the powers!

"I made a preliminary calculation, and the dead cattle and dead sheep will be purchased according to one copper per catty, and there will be as many as there are."

At present, an ocean can be exchanged for forty or fifty yuan, and one yuan is worth five coppers, and if the purchase price set by Zhang Tinglan is followed, two fat sheep of more than 100 catties can be exchanged for an ocean. This price is not low, if you can get tens of thousands of cattle and sheep, you can get tens of thousands of oceans, if hundreds of thousands of heads are 100,000 oceans.

Wu Junsheng quickly settled the account clearly. Originally, his cavalry brigade did not receive 100,000 yuan a year's military salary. If it weren't for guarding the grassland, being able to herd cattle by himself, and relying on extortion and extortion of businessmen, and even selling opium to make some money, Lao Wu would not have been able to survive at all.

Even if he can get an extra 350,000 yuan a year, the situation of the cavalry brigade can be greatly improved, the brothers can eat better, the training can be increased a lot, and the combat effectiveness can be stronger.

In fact, for Zhang Tinglan, this is also a very cost-effective deal, according to the market price, an ocean can basically only buy 20 catties of meat in Fengtian, and the purchase of these dead cattle and sheep can get 200 catties, which is a tenfold gap.

Of course, the cattle and sheep that are obtained have to remove the fur and go into the water, etc., and the actual meat yield is close to half, that is, there are 100 catties of meat, but this is also very cost-effective.

"Not only beef and mutton, but other things can also be used, such as fur, we can process it into leather clothing, it doesn't need to be very delicate, it can keep warm, and the Russians must rush to it. There are also textile factories in Mukden, which can also buy wool and process it into felt blankets, even if it is rough, and the common people are not willing to use it, but they can also buy it in Europe, and the soldiers will not care about these. In addition, the intestines of cattle and sheep can also be used and processed into casings, which can be sold to Europe, and we can also produce sausages ourselves. Either of them is a way to make money, I estimate that it will be developed, and it will not be a problem to get five or six hundred thousand oceans a year, of course, there may be more in the future! ”

Zhang Tinglan is not bragging, this is a complete industrial chain, if it is established, thousands of farmers and herdsmen will benefit, each link can bring a lot of profits, and give Wu Junsheng 500,000, just a small head, the real profit still falls in Zhang Tinglan's pocket.

But these 500,000 are enough to smash Wu Junsheng unconscious, Wu Da's tongue is bigger, he has always thought that Taonan is a barren place, except for cattle and sheep, he can only grow opium, and now he suddenly woke up, it turns out that there are still so many articles to do on cattle and sheep, and there is so much wealth to be made, Zhang Tinglan's words completely subverted Wu Junsheng's concept, making him almost sluggish.

Wu Kaijie, the nephew on the side, also stared at the boss, he never thought that money would be so easy to earn, if there were more than 500,000 oceans a year, the cavalry brigade could be expanded into a cavalry division, Zhang Tinglan didn't seem to be as old as himself, but he had the ability to turn his hands into clouds and cover his hands for rain, Zhang Xueliang called him a good wealth boy is not bad at all, this is the ability to turn stones into gold.

Seeing that the old Wu Ye and the others were a little distracted, Zhang Tinglan laughed secretly in his heart, he had already thought of a way to win over Wu Junsheng, it was useless to say some big words and empty words about this kind of old fritters, and they would not be fooled, only real benefits could impress them and make them obedient.

"Uncle, we are all our own family, if you are asked to work hard to buy cattle and sheep, and send them to Fengtian, I will also be a little uneasy."

"It's not hard, it's not hard!" Lao Wu grinned and said: "The eldest nephew showed us a clear way, we should do some work, how can it be called hard work." ”

"I mean to open a branch of a canning factory in Taonan, and the textile factory will also invest some funds to build a woolen mill in Taonan, and I will set aside thirty percent of the shares in the factory, and the cavalry brigade will only be responsible for ensuring safety, and you will always collect money according to the shares!"

Wu Junsheng is not a fool, now he has come to his senses, people are not helping him in vain, and the big head has been taken up by others, but even so, Wu Junsheng can't refuse, after all, the temptation in front of him is too great.

"Big nephew, don't worry, I will fully cooperate, the second uncle has been poor and scared all these years, and finally has a way to make money, so I must not miss it!"

Both sides are very smart people, and they can see through a little, and if they have taken out such a big benefit, they naturally want to repay the favor, honestly loyal to Zhang Zuolin, and wholeheartedly support the new governor.

Building a factory in Taonan can not only win over Wu Junsheng, but more importantly, it can influence the grassland and penetrate the economic influence into the grassland, as long as the economy of Outer Mongolia is tied to the Central Plains, even if the nobles of Outer Mongolia want to be independent, I am afraid it will be difficult to achieve.

Sharing weal and woe economically is far more reliable than national feelings, and the common people have an account in their hearts, and they will follow whoever has more benefits. After all, those independent-minded bastards are still in the minority, and as long as the silent majority is brought over and let them know that only by integrating with China can they achieve a more haode life, the tendency towards independence will naturally disappear.

In fact, Russia's invasion of Outer Mongolia also began economically, controlling the mines of Outer Mongolia, buying cattle and sheep from herdsmen, and then corrupting the upper nobility and encouraging them to split from China. And Zhang Tinglan also has to take the same way, the only difference is that he wants to pull back the hearts of the people in Outer Mongolia.

Of course, there is no need to confide in Wu Junsheng about these plans, and Wu Da can't understand it, as long as he can be obedient and obedient, it is enough.

Wu Junsheng took them to Taonan, arranged the most haode accommodation, and immediately held a feast and warm hospitality. Lao Wu called all his subordinates over and introduced them to Zhang Tinglan and Zhang Xueliang cordially.

"Brothers, Zhang Yushuai asked Humble Yan and Han Qing to come to see us with gifts, giving us 1,000 sets of cotton clothes, 50,000 oceans, 50 pistols, and 200 brand-new water rifles. Yu Shuai treats our brothers well, everyone must think of the benefits of Yu Shuai in their hearts, who they eat to whom, and we will listen to Yu Shuai in the future. ”

Wu Da tongue pulled Zhang Tinglan and said to everyone: "You all listen, I talked a lot with Humble Yan on the way, and Humble Yan pointed out the way to make a fortune for us, he wants to help us build a canning factory, and a woolen factory, let's enjoy the dividends of Gangu." Humble words have helped me a lot, he is our great benefactor, and he will be my nephew in the future, closer than my nephew! ”

After a few glasses of water and wine, Wu Junsheng was very excited, his mouth was full of Zhang Zuolin's good words, and he was also very polite to Zhang Tinglan, of course Zhang Tinglan knew that this was all money at work, so he also directly explained the investment matter on the table, so that everyone could rest assured.

"Uncles and uncles, after the little nephew returns to Fengtian, he will send someone over to arrange the investment, the first batch of investment of 200,000 yuan, and I will take out another 50,000 yuan as an advance payment for the purchase of cattle and sheep, after the development, there will be more investment, everyone has money to earn together!"

Real money is placed in front of them, these officers of the cavalry brigade are very happy, so much money is in front of them, even if Wu Junsheng takes the lion's head, they can also drink some soup, so everyone's nature is getting higher and higher, it can be said that the guests and hosts are happy.

On the second day, Wu Junsheng pulled Zhang Tinglan and them to his horse farm: "The second master has no other preferences in his life, that is, he loves horses, and when a man leaps on a horse and raises a knife, he is the most majestic and masculine, and I also let you see the BMW I collected!" ”

As soon as they arrived at the racecourse, they heard a hissing sound of Herod from the door, which was so loud that it shook the eardrums, and Wu Junsheng and Zhang Tinglan couldn't help but look back. (To be continued......)