Chapter 129: Change
Wang Degui was packing his things and watching as a large amount of goods were piled up on the ship below. Shaking his head and smiling bitterly, he said, "This is really something he didn't expect."
Liu Fucai said with a smile
"Isn't that a good thing? If the lord is just a robber with peace of mind, when a rogue burns and loots, in fact, we underestimate others, this is no way to make money, after all, the emaciated camel of the Dachang Empire is bigger than a horse, and it is not a simple matter to overthrow the dynasty with the help of the rogues."
"Where is it like now, although we are far away from the Dachang Empire, but in the words of the lord, we can indeed gather enough strength of our own, build a high wall, accumulate grain, and slowly become the king, these 6 words are really too essence"
Wang Degui thought for a while when he heard this, nodded heavily, and said, "That's true, these words are really too fine." ”
"We follow the lord, and I believe that following the lord must be a thing that will not be a problem at all."
Obviously, for the current Liu Fucai
I am really satisfied with the lord Chen Zhang, and he is really eloquent
Who would have thought that the lord would think of going overseas at the beginning.
I thought it was a disadvantage, but now I didn't expect that this overseas is really a very good place to live.
As long as you can endure loneliness, you can gather enough strength.
He counterattacked every day, and that was nothing wrong at all.
Everyone's tone became quite excited, their breathing became rapid, and their eyes showed excitement.
It was clear that they had thought of what the Lord had told them, and it was indeed beyond their expectations, and some of them were even impatient.
Chen Zhang nodded
"In this case, let's go according to the rules, although we are now in this coral island, but the training still can't be left behind, you should know that the most important reason why we have been able to win all the time is because of our queue, our training"
"Therefore, I will hold a comprehensive training program at the military headquarters, and from now on, all soldiers will enter the military training and train. After the training is completed, once the troops are to be led out to the battle, the troops will be transferred, the troops will be gathered for the expedition, and after the expedition is completed, all the soldiers will return to the military region for training. ”
Everyone was stunned, especially Liu Fucai's eyes lit up, and he instantly understood that it was the method that the lord thought of to curb military power
Come to think of it, it's still very effective
The so-called garrison of the Dachang Empire is actually to make the soldiers self-sufficient, to put it bluntly, the state will be a soldier, and this method can make the soldier and the general have no same relationship
Of course, such an idea also exists in the Dachang Empire, but there is a huge drawback, that is, the country must support this soldier, and raising soldiers is very expensive, if you don't have enough money, you can't afford to raise soldiers."
And the so-called garrison of the Dachang Empire is actually to make the soldiers self-sufficient, to put it bluntly, it is the national general of this soldier. The expenses are thrown directly on the heads of the soldiers themselves, not only on the heads of the soldiers, but also on the taxes of the soldiers
Moreover, it is necessary to let the soldiers defend their homes and defend the country and fight wars, so it can be said that the soldiers are calculated to death.
"My lordship, I'm not. Questioning your decision, but I think this is too hasty, if all the soldiers have military training management, doesn't it mean that we need to pay all the soldiers' expenses and salaries, this is not a small amount, now we have a small number of people This is no problem, but once we have too many people, then the funds here will be quite expensive"
It is clear that Liu Fucai has now thought about the future, not just the present.
Chen Zhang shook his head and said
"I know, of course, but there's nothing wrong with it at all. There is a way that it is natural to repay the money now, and it is necessary to let the soldiers lick the blood from the knife edge, so it is not a very appropriate thing to let them pay enough to settle down? ”
"I said that we want to build a world where everyone has something to eat, everyone has a house, everyone has a place to study, a world where there are no exploiters, no, to be precise, everyone cooperates with each other, and not unilaterally exploits them, which is absolutely bad and not allowed."
"Although the problem of military spending will indeed be serious, as long as we have enough money, then all this is no problem"
"I understand my lordship"
Liu Fucai nodded heavily, if he thinks about it now, he really thinks too much
After all, there are only a few hundred people now, and no matter how much they can afford it, they don't really belong to tens of thousands of people
If it's really tens of thousands of people, then maybe you need to weigh it.
"Very well, in that case, then the matter is decided, everyone should do it, now is our turn to build this coral archipelago, and we need more people. There is no problem in believing this. ”
As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Qian Ruxue and said with a smile
"Since you need to go to Haishang City to recruit crews, and at this time you are recruiting some refugees, and now the people of the Dachang Empire are struggling to make a living, and there are wars everywhere, in this case, it is believed that recruiting displaced people is no problem at all."
As soon as Chen Zhang's words fell, Liu Fucai was stunned for a moment, and suddenly laughed
"My lord is right, it's really interesting to think about it, we need these people to follow us before we get overseas, but none of them want to, but now if there is a war, they will beg us to take him in, it's just funny. Chen Zhang nodded, he could only say that people would not be willing to go away without being forced to a certain extent, which is a very normal phenomenon. ”
"I know."
Qian Ruxue nodded heavily
He naturally knew what Chen Zhang said
Obviously, the most important thing for everyone is that they must have enough capacity, they must have enough people, only in order to be able to develop the Coral Islands."
Now for them with only a thousand people, the entire Coral Islands is too big a person
Think about it, Qian Ruxue is a little funny, in the Dachang Empire, there are many people and little land, and many people want to farm without land, so it can be said that they are displaced
However, in this overseas world, which everyone thinks is a wild land, there are many people in the overseas land. Even two crops a year, it is estimated that no one will believe it, which is enough to shock everyone.
In the following time, many barbarian armies, led by Chen Zhang, completely took root and developed in the Coral Islands.
The three-month run-in period has made everyone accustomed to life here, and the money distributed every day is enough for them to use, and after the first harvest of the grain planted, everyone cheered, and many people even cried bitterly underground
Although the grain is not owned by them as a large farm model, they have enough wages to buy food, which is a completely no problem for them, and it can be said that life has been better.
During this time, Chen Zhang was also busy with other things, since he was relying on the Coral Islands, in addition to food, fishing was a must
Now he still remembers that in reality, he must know that to be a seafarer, if you find a regular crew member to go to sea for sailing and fishing, it is not a problem to earn hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.
It can be seen that going out to sea to fish is a lucrative thing, and it is enough to show that there are many fish in the sea
It's just a pity that in today's era, not to mention fishing, let alone fishing, even the fish in the river are not able to be fished out, let alone the fish in the sea
In fact, so far, not even the so-called nets that can be used for large-scale fishing have been made, some are only small nets, and for many pirates, they do not consider fishing as a business
That's what fishermen are able to do, and they. It is mainly a robbery. After all, everyone is robbing, and you go fishing, don't you think it's a very ridiculous thing to do so? But for Chen Zhang, there is no problem at all
It's just that it's not easy to fish, and you can catch some fish carefully on the shore, but if you really want to go out to sea to fish, you need a very large boat, and you need a very strong boat and fishing nets, which is not something that can be done by a casual person holding a small boat and rushing out
.. That's not called fishing, that's called looking for death.
It can be said that in the end, everything was tangled up in the shipyard."
Thinking of this, Chen Zhang sighed leisurely, directly threw the things on the table to the ground, and frowned
"Shipyard, it seems that there must be a shipyard in the end, if there is no way to build a ship, this is a very depressing thing"
Now Chen Zhang finally knows why industrialization is so difficult, after all, you have to do something that seems very simple in reality, but if you really start from scratch, it will be a very troublesome thing, and it will really be a headache.
"Your Excellency, all the things are ready, some of the gold, silver, treasures and other supplies we have looted from the pirates this time are all ready, this time we can go to Haishang City to trade"
Qian Ruxue walked over, and during this period, he had been sorting out the things that the pirates and barbarians had looted in other cities.
I don't know if I don't tidy up.,There's a lot of messy stuff piled up in the logistics department.,Some things seem to be very valuable.,But some things really feel useless.。
Fortunately, they still have Guo Chunhua, Guo Chunhua has more than ten years of experience in navigation and business, so he naturally knows very well what makes money and what does not make money.
I have to say that Guo Chunhua is still quite smart
Since he was desperately helping Chen Zhang do things, everything was in order
"Very good"
Chen Zhang nodded, got up and walked to the side, there were all kinds of boxes here, and some things were piled up inside
Chen Zhang opened it and found that most of it was pearls, agate and other things. His eyes lit up instantly, and he couldn't wait to speak
"Can these things really make money?"
Guo Chunhua nodded, with surprise on his face
"Yes, sir. These things, it seems to be pearl agate, in fact, its value is not too much for us, we want more materials, and these pearl agate except as ornaments have no use, now we sell it, we can exchange for a lot of things"
"Good, good, good, pretty good"
Chen Zhang nodded with satisfaction
Guo Chunhua said cautiously
"But don't you feel heartache that I sold all these pearl agate and a lot of things, my lord?"
"Heartache, what's so heartache"
Chen Zhang raised his eyebrows
"I'm a pragmatist, and these pearl agates, although they do seem to be very valuable, but what can they be, for me to exchange them for the supplies we need, this is the most important thing, if there is no way to exchange them. If we have enough supplies, it will be of no use to us. ”
If it were other people, maybe they wouldn't think like this, after all, some landlords have the idea of picking the door, but all the good things belong to them, pearl agate, of course, it is also left at home, it is best to be able to bury it in the ground, and then leave it to other people or descendants.
But as a traverser, Chen Zhang knows very well that he has not studied special economics, but he also knows that in fact, things like pearl agate are like diamonds, gold and gold, and if you say that he is valuable, it is valuable. If he is not worthy, then he is worthless.
To put it bluntly, whether these things are worth anything depends on their value, and its value depends on whether there are corresponding items, at least for the modern Coral Islands, which are lacking in a large number of items, not gold and jewelry.
Of course, the value of these gold jewels lies in the fact that they can be circulated. It can move to other cities or even countries to trade, and that's its advantage
I have to admit it. That's why so many people love gold and silver jewelry.
Because it is very liquid, it does have a lot of value.
"Very well, in that case, then we will have all these things ready, and then we will head to Haishang City. Come to think of it, it's been three or four months since I left, and I don't know what Haishang City has changed to now."
At the same time, thousands of miles north of the Coral Islands, there is an area.
It is a port formed by an island.
At this moment, the harbor is full of people, and if you look closely, you will find a lot of people, their cloaks are expelled by thunder, and even some women, their clothes are torn, and they are almost naked and crying forward
From time to time, there will be some loud shouts and triumphant laughter beside him, and the leather whip in his hand will continue to slap down again and again, hitting men and women in pain, wailing can only passively and quickly move forward.