Chapter 238: The Cultivation of Cotton
While Wayne was in the Magic Tower to check up the information, Evans continued Wayne's work in the territory. Almost 3,000 square kilometers of land have been reclaimed in a frenzy of saline-alkali land, and I don't know how much money has been spent on this. The point is that Wayne is out of money now.
The money from the salt works was used to subsidize the fishing industry, which is an industry with a large amount of upfront investment, and it is still counting on Wayne to feed, how can there be output.
As for Nolan, the war that supported Rune's Eastern Front before was almost a free blood transfusion, and it has not yet eased up.
In the end, Wayne set his sights on his own family.
Nils Generation, Bloodthirsty Sword. It is said that the gem on it was originally white, but due to the perennial conquest of the Grand Duke of Nils, this sword drank countless blood, resulting in the gems being dyed red and not fading for thousands of years. Now it is regarded as a family treasure and carefully placed in the treasure house. Even if the clansmen usually want to take a look, it is difficult.
Wayne didn't even think about it, and sold!
Master Ivanov's "Fruit Picking Map" is one of the three major masters of the .....
Sold!
Manuscript by Master Danilo himself, said to be ......
Sold!
Buddhist nun.....
"It's all sold, and you're still here to ask what you're doing, are you bothered? ”
Wayne said impatiently.
The servant said in a trembling voice.
"Ni, Nils-sama, are you sure you want to buy this? This is Niels XLV, your father'....."
"Gee, it's not like selling..... Wait a minute. ”
Wayne quickly turned his head and asked.
"You don't mean to say that this is my father's portrait. ”
The servant nodded like a chicken pecking rice. Then continue to keep your head down.
Wayne snatched the painting from his hand.
I secretly said in my heart.
I'm sorry, but I really didn't mean to, Father. No matter how short of money I am, I won't sell you. I'll wipe the ashes off you, and you'll act as if nothing happened!
Quickly sighed. Prepare to scrub. It turned out that this was an oil painting, and the ink had been moistened in the place where I had just breathed. Immediately stopped.
Finished!
If this is discovered by others, he will be deliberately destroying his father's portrait. To put it more seriously, it is to soak the pig cage!
This time Wayne's Brain worked.
straightened up, and said seriously.
"Count Ben, I have just carefully confirmed. This is not a portrait of my father, it should be a portrait of an unknown member of the Mo family. At this time, anyone should contribute to the family and sell it. ”
The servant breathed a sigh of relief, raised his head, and said confidently.
"Yes, Lord Count. ”
Wayne grabbed the servant who wanted to turn around and said.
"Remember not to tell anyone, not for me. Look at this part of the painting. ”
Wayne pointed to the place he had just destroyed.
"This is what you just broken, and if it is passed out, your caning will be indispensable!"
Xiao Si followed Wayne's finger and saw that there was indeed a piece of ink fainting.
"Ahh
Suddenly, Xiao Si was frightened, and the thought of Count Nils had allowed him to avoid flogging. Tears moistened the corners of his eyes.
Said with a crying voice.
"Thank you, Lord Earl!"
Wayne nodded lightly.
But there are turbulent waves in my heart, if you feel angry, my father will come and beat me, forget it, you better not come.
After some tossing, Wayne finally raised a lot of money. Lin Lin had three million gold coins in total.
This can make many family elders angry and half dead, and the old man who was sitting in the chair suddenly convulsed, foaming at the mouth and his eyes white.
No, no, grandpa, don't die in front of my eyes, make others think. No, no, don't spit on me.....
In short, this money is not easy to come by.
Wayne secretly swore that every penny of this money would be used on the cutting edge. We must not live up to the family's expectations of us, and give an explanation to the organization.
With this money, Wayne bought a lot of cotton seeds, cultivated farm tools, and poached many experienced cotton farmers in the South. But this is not enough, if cotton is not processed, it is simply provided as raw materials. The profit is very small, and it is not suitable for families or government direct management. If you count processing, the government and the family can't do it, and the textile industry is still suitable for the market economy. As soon as this thing was born, it had the blood of capitalism and was the number one son of capitalism.
So Wayne still contracted out the cotton and let the merchants take care of it. You just need to collect rent and pay taxes every year. The processing plant also tries to provide technical support and reduce the ingredients of its own intervention.
Then Wayne spent a lot of money to publish the news in "Imperial Capital Documentary" and "Nolan Times". Attract investment from all over the country, elves, dwarves do not refuse.
All of a sudden, the whole country also knew the news. This was the first advertisement in history! Countless imitators followed, and the newspaper was immediately overcrowded. This also greatly stimulated the rise of the newspaper industry!
What Wayne is here for, of course, is to make history. This little thing is sprinkled with rain.
As a result, the territory attracted a wave of merchants, most of whom contracted a small area to try. After all, cotton was mainly produced in the south before.
Can cotton production in the north succeed? The yield and the quality of cotton are all bets in their hearts.
But business is like this, only those who are brave and resourceful can win the opportunity. Unless the later people have strong capital, they can only eat the scum left by others.
The raw materials are coming, and the next thing is processing. The steam engine had not yet been invented, and Wayne could only think of something to do with the existing machine. In addition to the improvement of water hydraulics, it is necessary to cut and dye a little more effort.
In fact, the reason why so many businessmen are attracted is not just that Wayne has advanced machines that can make sense. After all, the southern industry is more complete, there are sales channels, and the foundation is thicker. It's not something that can be defeated by machines alone, except for the steam engine bug, of course.
Wayne is known for his business-friendly nature, with extremely low tax rates and a well-known efficiency of government. What's more, Wayne has already started to build roads in his own territory. Merchants know what it means to have a smooth, well-groomed road. That will reduce more time and lower more shipping costs. It also means being able to receive information, especially commercial information.
These conditions are a fatal attraction for businessmen!
Of course, this also attracted hatred, first of all the resentment between Boris and Cologne. This greatly damaged their interests, and the textile industry was monopolized by the two of them. Now there is a third one, and of course they are not convinced, and they have repeatedly expressed their opposition in parliament. Both submitted proposals to punish Wayne, which of course was rejected by Audrey.
Both of them thought that when Wayne cotton circulated in the world, it must be severely suppressed.
Even so, it could not stop the enthusiasm of the merchants, and everyone was interested in Wayne's new cotton industry. The general trend is unstoppable.