Soon after Kaneko took over Yujun, the large commercial port based on the Wanpingkou military port was also expanding.

For a time, the entire fishing county was in full swing of construction, and many people spontaneously joined the craftsman team because of the high rewards of the Xiaozi camp.

During the construction of the seaport, the Lingshui caravan from Yangcheng County played the role of a logistics officer, transporting batches of grain and supplies.

For goods such as ironware, ceramics, and shochu made in Lingshui County, these people who became temporary laborers also felt novel.

Now Li Gui basically no longer walks around with the caravan, and stays in Lingshui County to spend his old age, and most of the work is handed over to his eldest son Li Fu.

If you want to say that the celebrities in front of Xiao Jiu, in addition to officials such as Zhou Jin, Jin Zi, and Zhang Ben, you have to count Li Gui of the Lingshui caravan.

Since Xiao Jiu's power has grown like weeds, everything has been on the right track, and Lao Ma, the logistics officer who was trusted by Xiao Jiu before, has also retreated into the background and lived in Xiao Jiu's county guard mansion and became a housekeeper.

Since Lao Ma put down power, the logistics work of Xiao Jiu Group related to grain, grass, and money has been in the hands of Zhou Jin and Li Guizai.

Among them, Zhou Jin is only responsible for the overall calculation of the grain and grass in the army and the treasury, while Li Li, the president of the Chamber of Commerce, is making money for Xiao Jiu Xingshang.

Although the current situation is turbulent, the income of the Lingshui caravan from the Zhili merchants who have been farther away in Jizhou alone is as much as thousands of taels every year, not counting the military products such as cannons and gunpowder.

Therefore, even if Xiao Jiu always dispatches his subordinates to move around, there is still no shortage of money in army logistics.

In particular, this time the fishing county was taken without much effort, and when the seaport of Wanpingkou was completed, the trade routes in the south could be completely opened, and the cost of shipping would be saved a lot compared with the land route.

Therefore, this time Li Fu came with a caravan, not only to do business here, but also to carry Xiao Jiu's order.

This time, Li Fu not only carried a large amount of gold and silver, but also served as the superintendent of land construction for sea vessels.

Xiao Jiu wants to build a huge ship that can ride the wind and waves to support ocean voyages, if there is a cut of corners, it will never work.

Facing Xiao Jiu's entrustment before leaving, Li Fu was full of confidence, as if he had seen the scene of the Lingshui caravan traveling along the coastline.

In addition, the Lingshui caravan was also responsible for the supply of grain, grass and military pay for the garrison of Qiyu County.

You must know that the current fishing county is still a barren land in the eyes of the world, because there is no farmland suitable for farming, resulting in a huge land in the fishing county, but the population is only more than 100,000 people, including many fishermen who have been fishing for generations.

It's just that according to Xiao Jiu's plan, as long as the seaport of Wanpingkou is established, these are not problems, and it depends on how Li Fu and his Lingshui caravan operate.

Just when the Lingshui caravan began to transport a large number of commodities and goods and a huge amount of silver money in Yuxian County, there was also good news from the county guard of Yangcheng County.

In the backyard of the county guard's mansion, Xiao Jiu gently stroked a wooden textile machine in front of him with his hand, and there was an uncontrollable smile on the corner of his mouth.

Li Luoyao, who was holding the child on the side to breastfeed, couldn't help but joke when she saw Xiao Jiu so engrossed, "Lord Xiao has been watching it for so long, do you like this iron bump?" ”

Xiao Jiu was observing the spinning wheel beside him wholeheartedly at this time, and blurted out in his mouth, "Of course I like ......"

Halfway through his words, Xiao Jiu came back to his senses and swallowed the words behind him, turning his head to look at his wife.

But Li Luoyao was already holding the baby in her arms and preparing to return to the house at this time, "Since you like it so much, Lord Xiao will be able to live with that piece of wood in the future." ”

Listening to Li Luoyao's jokes, Xiao Jiu could only smile and try to alleviate the embarrassment on his face.

But the craftsman who had been standing beside him, who had ever seen such a scene, couldn't help but bow his head fiercely.

Is this still the same Lord Xiao who has a cold face on weekdays? When I heard that he ordered the landlord and squire to be cut down, he didn't even blink.

The slightly cramped craftsman didn't think much about it, and Xiao Jiu's voice slowly came into his ears.

"How much cloth can you weave with this thing a day?"

When the craftsman heard the voice, he hurriedly replied, "Lord Hui, this loom can spin half a horse of twine or three inches of cotton thread a day, but this appliance is different from what Lord Xiao said. ”

Listening to the craftsman say that this machine can spin half a piece of cloth in a day, Xiao Jiu didn't listen to what was said later, and said three good words in a row.

In fact, it doesn't matter whether this textile machine is the style it says it is, the most important thing is that it can improve work efficiency.

According to the craftsman, the efficiency of weaving could be doubled by using this new type of weaving machine.

The only drawback is that the spinning wheel is too large and cumbersome, and it takes a lot of effort to make.

But now Xiao Jiu is not lacking in human resources, as for the spinning wheel is too large, then simply build a larger textile factory, anyway, now he is the county guard, and it is not up to him to decide how much to approve.

In fact, in this feudal era, the reason why the handicraft industry did not develop was not because of the lack of skilled craftsmen to improve the machine.

Rather, the current social system is rooted in the land and arable land, and everyone is worried about a mouthful of food, and it is impossible to develop large-scale factories.

But now Xiao Jiu's land is the same as Yangcheng County and Yujun, and after the land reform, the townships and towns under his jurisdiction have been divided into separate fields.

In addition to most of the land being distributed to the peasants, some of it was also cultivated collectively as public land.

This effectively put an end to the exploitation of the feudal landlords, and at least there was a proletarian guild to allocate from it, and there would be no more starvation deaths.

At present, the season is just right, and after the drought has passed, the climate has become more suitable for farming, and it is completely possible to change those public "official villages" to cotton, linen, and other cash crops.

Moreover, the current public ownership system in the countryside will not have the soil for some people to hoard goods and equipment and raise grain prices, because in Xiao Jiu's territory, only the Lingshui Chamber of Commerce, which represents the government, can do business.

In addition, in the process of Xiao Jiu's continuous expansion of the army, those mountain bandits and bandits who were originally entrenched in the mountains and forests were also exterminated one by one.

Now the three mountains that are pressing on the heads of the people are gone, and the lives of the peasants are gradually getting better.

According to today's development speed, land alone is no longer enough to support Xiao Jiu to settle down in troubled times, and what can support Xiao Jiu's ambition is one word, money.

From the original soju, to the crossbows and cannons, these epoch-making things have created a huge wealth for Xiao Jiu, and also made him from a small mountain bandit leader to the current Yangcheng county guard.

The biggest difference between Xiao Jiu and people in this era is the thoughts in his mind, if these ideas are realized one by one, it will undoubtedly provide him with the strongest help.

After Xiao Jiu verified the function of the textile machine, he began to order his craftsmen to rush to make it.

At the same time, in a remote corner of Yangcheng County, a huge factory building is also being built.

For the recruitment notice posted by the government, the people in Yangcheng County have long been surprised and have gone to apply, after all, this kind of opportunity to make money is not available at any time.

In the county guard's mansion, Xiao Jiuzheng was discussing with his eldest brother Li Yi about the matters after the factory was built.

"You want me to do business?"

Listening to Xiao Jiushen mysteriously tell himself that he wanted him to run the newly built textile factory for him, Li Yi felt that his brain was a little insufficient.

You must know that in the context of this era, the fifth merchant is very low.

Although he Li Yi is not a big official, but now that he is under his brother-in-law, does he want to be a despicable businessman?

originally thought that even if Xiao Jiu didn't let him be a clerk in charge of logistics, he would arrange a county seat for him to be a county magistrate.

Although he didn't think he had any strong skills, he knew all the officials under Xiao Jiu, and some of them didn't even know a few words.

No matter how bad he Li Yi is, he has held an official position in the capital, and now he is asked to run a textile factory, which he feels is an insult.

Seeing that his eldest brother was puffing up like a ball after hearing about his arrangement, Xiao Jiu seemed to have expected it.

"Big brother, don't worry, listen to me, do you know how much profit this textile factory makes?"

Hearing Xiao Jiu's question, Li Yi was a little confused.

The profit of the textile factory, just a few broken spinning wheels can make a few pieces of cloth, isn't it just a matter of having hands?

And his education over the years did not support him in becoming a copper-stinking businessman.

Looking at the puzzled Li Yi, Xiao Jiu explained to the other party carefully, "This textile matter is not only a factory in the south of the city, there will be more in various towns and villages in the future." ”

"And don't you think that this textile official is only in charge of the factory?"

Seeing Xiao Jiu sell Guanzi, Li Yi couldn't help but ask, "How do you say this?" ”

Seeing that Li Yi was already impatient, Xiao Jiu didn't go around in circles, "In the future, the official villages of Yangcheng County will be replanted with cotton and hemp, and the first batch will have 500 acres." ”

Xiao Jiu stretched out five fingers and said to Li Yi with some smugness.

But when Li Yi heard this, instead of the slightest excitement, he said to Xiao Jiu with some concern: "Brother-in-law, the drought in previous years is still vivid, don't give up your roots." ”

Listening to Li Yi's persuasion, Xiao Jiu was a little moved, knowing that Li Yi was really worried about himself, but he had only been in Yangcheng for more than a month, how did he know the specific situation under his rule.

Then Xiao Jiu took Li Yi to his study where he kept the grain and grass accounts of the territory, and read the statistics of Yangcheng County on taxes, agricultural products, and cultivated land one by one.

Because Li Yi had never asked about the political affairs of Yangcheng County before, at this time, he was also surprised to see that Xiao Jiu was able to sort these things into a book, and Xiao Jiu only shirked it was all due to Zhou Jin.

Now Li Yi really believes that Xiao Jiu is really not short of food, and the money in the treasury can also support him to convert part of his cultivated land to cotton and linen.

If it is really as Xiao Jiu said, how much can you earn when these cotton and linen are sold to the south, thousands of taels? Or tens of thousands of taels?