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sugar cane!

In the later generations, Yiwu is full of bosses, who don’t drive luxury cars, and people fly helicopters home for the New Year, which is much better than Mao Jue’s hometown, but before there, sugarcane was the economic crop that Yiwu started.

The warm and humid environment around the mountains, as well as the vast mountain fields, provide an excellent growth environment for sugarcane, and in this era, sweetness is definitely a luxury, as can be seen from the main commercial pillar of the British in the era of great navigation, New World 13 The Yuan colony became independent, and it didn't touch the UK much, but when France began to compete for the British colonies in the Caribbean, it seemed to touch their lifeblood. This is the core economic zone of the Kingdom of Great Britain, produced by plantations all over the Caribbean. Sugar, rum, etc. supported the dream of the Royal Navy and the empire on which the sun never sets.

In Ming Dynasty, sugar was considered a luxury. Many delicacies in "Jin Ping Mei" mentioned sweet snacks, because in this era, the taste can only be enjoyed by the rich. China is still good, and Japan is even worse in this era. , let alone sugar, so that when their aristocratic women get married, it is very honorable to bring a lot of chestnuts, because chestnuts bring scarce sugar. For this reason, the Dutch planted sugar cane gardens in Taiwan , The commodity dumped to Japan is also sugar.

These days, salt and iron are monopolized, but sugar is also monopolized! This market has not been excavated yet, and there is a lot of gold in it.

Thanks to Luo Ning, her Luo family really has a lot of transportation. In five days, under Mao Jue's request, she insisted on getting sugarcane seeds from Guangxi, and it was a bulk, otherwise it would be too late.

Mao Jue's plan was so big that Yiwu's labor force was not enough, so he had to hire a group of labor from Yongchang, the old enemy of Yiwu people, and followed the excavation. On the hillside, rows of farmers bent over to collect sugar cane The seedlings were planted, and there were hired men to clear the stones in the sugarcane field. On the edge of the field, ditches were also dug to lead the mountain spring water into the field, and on a higher mountain, Mao Jue ordered The rattan was cut down, the railings were erected, and the forest land was enclosed. Neat circles of fences began to appear on the territory, and the entire landscape changed little by little.

At the foot of the mountain, a group of villagers greeted them excitedly, and a large horse-drawn cart pulled chickens bought from nearby counties and counties.

"The yield of corn and sweet potatoes is large, enough to fill people's food, and the rest can be used as feed to feed chickens and pigs. Chickens can be raised directly in sugarcane fields. In addition to eating insects to save part of the food, chicken manure just fattened the fields. , the doping of the sugarcane crushed in autumn after squeezing the juice can also be fed to chickens and pigs. The sugarcane sugar will be written with each of your villages. Let's follow the wholesale price, how much you have every year, and how much you will charge! Also, during the sugar making process, I will teach you how to make wine from the sugarcane molasses separated out, but how much wine is produced, how much will the general collect?"

As they walked with County Magistrate Zhao and some local village elders, Mao Jue turned his head and looked at the fields of labor.

"Wait for a few days, I will send someone to bring some of our Dongjiang specialty cement! After New York is over, hurry up to build the road! The smell of wine is also afraid of the deep alley! There is no road, and gold can't come in. This is the official road to Hangzhou. After refurbishment, the chickens and ducks that have been fattened up in autumn and winter, and the pigs will be transported to Hangzhou to sell, which will be a lot of money. If we buy more carriages, we can make a lot of money selling eggs to Hangzhou and the county every day. If this goes on like this, in a few years, your Yiwu is not rich, and I will write Mao's characters backwards!"

I remember that before Mao Jue traveled, there was a joke on the Internet. In order to spy on our country’s intelligence, an American spy watched the military channel of Central Seven every day. After a year, he quit the spy and went back to farming and became a millionaire! The three-dimensional agriculture is not built, it is really a big oily cake, spread in front of these Yiwu village elders by Mao Jue, and it is really within reach, listening to Mao Jue's plan, the old men are so excited , especially the one who negotiated with Mao Jue a few days ago, couldn't help patting his thigh and sighing.

"Oh my God! How many years have we been nested in this poor valley, our children are hungry every year, and we don't have enough to eat every year. I never thought that there are so many good ideas! General Mao, you are really our God of Wealth Ah! With just a few pointers, there are so many ways to make money!"

Mao Jue was smiling and waving his hands modestly. Luo Ning beside him could not help but feel sour. What kind of god of wealth, Mao Jue is like a boy who spreads money. Mao Jue had to spend at least five to sixty thousand taels before and after, and he was teaching people how to fish rather than fish, which was much better than simply giving money.

No wonder Mao Jue dared to despise Qi Jiguang. His military ability is no better than that of Yiwu. Qi Jiguang relied on Yiwu's children to fight against the Japanese pirates in Nanping, to fight against the Tartars in the north. , but how many years have passed, how should Yiwu be poor, or how poor.

But Mao Jue is really a gold finger. Luo Ning doesn't know how Mao Jue said about making wine from sugarcane molasses, but just for sugar production, one mu of sugarcane land can harvest about [-] to [-] kilograms, and the sugar production is ten Between one-tenth and two-tenths, one mu of land is about ten stones of sugar.

There can be at least more than 2 mu of cultivated land here. Now Yiwu County has a population of only 50, and only [-] to [-] mu have been developed. If it can be fully developed, even if the crops are removed, and half of the sugarcane is planted, it will take a year as a whole There is also [-] shi of white sugar.

These days, the market price of salt has reached about 12 taels, and the price of sugar is even more expensive. Even if it is the same as the price of salt, in Yiwu alone, the annual sugar income can reach a terrifying figure of 500 million taels. Seeds, transportation, purchase costs, etc., also have a profit of about 100 to [-] taels.

One million taels!Who would have thought of such a poor place as Yiwu?What is a silver mine in comparison?I'm afraid they don't know how much they are worth now, otherwise the mine would have to be thrown away immediately, and everyone would come to plant sugar cane.She, Luo Ning, can calculate this figure clearly, and this profit is enough to tempt even a rich family in Hangzhou like her Luo family.No matter what, she has to get her foot in here! The profit will never be left to Mao Jue! While looking at Mao Jue who was talking in front of him, this woman is thinking fiercely in her heart, how can she pry this thing open? Hole?

But suddenly, as if he had noticed something, Mao Jue suddenly turned around and looked at her in a daze.

"Miss Luo, why are you so fascinated by this general?"

"Huh? General Mao, little girl"

If this is in the Northeast, what are you looking at! These words will definitely cause a scuffle. Who knows that in this era, the southern Ming Dynasty is similar. Luo Ning was caught off guard and blushed immediately, but he insisted on supporting himself. Su Yi also turned his head angrily, humming strangely.

"My young master's means are comparable to that of the God of Wealth! I'm afraid some shameless women are tempted!"

These words seemed to remind someone that they could vaguely feel the electric currents of the two eyes confronting each other in the air. Seeing Su Yi's fiery eyes and Luo Ning's thoughtful gaze, Mao Jue felt There was a chill down my back.

Women are not easy to mess with!

Chapter 179. The set of "Lolita"

Mao Jue came to the south of the Yangtze River this time to earn money, but after more than ten days in Yiwu, he became a boy who spread money. This has already cost more than 6 taels, and the more than 3 acres of mountain fields near the county town also cost more than 3 taels. The development is almost the same, but until now, the investment still cannot stop. The most expensive time is when there is no profit in the first year. According to this situation, at least [-] taels have to be invested.

However, Mao Jue didn't even hesitate to pay for the money. Yiwu in later generations was a miracle, a pioneer who dared to reform under the rigid system. Mao Jue was happy to see if he could make money in Jiangnan Create a miracle.

Moreover, Yiwu has shed blood for the world. Qi Jiguang owes the people here. As a junior, he should pay it back.

As a recruited Southern soldier these past few days, it has been uncomfortable. I have to run and do exercises after getting up at [-] o'clock in the morning. At any rate, Marshal Qi still practiced formations or something, but Marshal Mao is fine, just standing in line in the cold air Stand still, don't move at all, and if you move, you will be whipped.

Listening to the burning and planting on the hillside of the back mountain, and occasionally wild boars ran out, causing the villagers to rush to catch them. Listening to this sound, these young people's hearts were itchy.

At the end of March, more than half of Mao Jue's three-month vacation has passed, but he still hasn't done one of the things Mao Wenlong told him. It can be considered to be on the right track. The sugarcane seedlings that went down first have sprouted lushly, and those local black-feathered chickens are also thrown into the sugarcane field. Except for feeding wheat bran and rice bran, they can gather a lot. Run all over the mountain.

What made these southern soldiers depressed was that ten days ago, these hometown elders still hated Mao Jue so much, but in just a few days, the attitude of the big guys has taken a 180-degree turn.

"Baby! Mao Shuai is different from those dog officials before! Follow Mao Shuai, fight hard, and don't lose face to our Yiwu soldiers!"

"Everything is fine at home, don't worry about it. When you get to the north, General Mao will hit whoever he says, and beat to death!"

"Everything is obeyed by General Mao!"

After all, the parting is sad, but while seeing off his soldiers, these Yiwu fathers and elders are all exhorting them in the same way, which makes the soldiers who are about to leave really feel like they have been betrayed.

There was a convoy when they came, and there were one or two thousand people when they went back. The big team went north and bid farewell one by one. As the coach, Mao Jue was also surrounded by these villagers, and he reluctantly bid farewell.

As he walked, he also worriedly told him.

"Don't waste the money entrusted to you. This is a chicken that lays golden eggs, as long as you keep it! Starting from this autumn, a steady stream of golden eggs will be laid. At that time, I will send someone to come of!"

"General Mao, don't worry! Although Zhao is not a big official in his life, he has met many important people. There has never been anyone like you who is sincerely willing to make a home for the soldiers. As the head of a county in Yiwu, you Don't worry! Every cent of Zhao's money will be spent wisely with everyone!"

Yiwu is notoriously a poor county, and the folk customs are tough and difficult to manage. Those who can be sent here are generally down-and-out people, but in this era, the most down-and-out people are the upright people! Although this Zhao Fat, and his personality has been smoothed a little bit, but he is still a good official with a conscience. He walked with Mao Jue, and he slapped his chest fiercely as a guarantee.

"Well, I believe you!"

Thousands of words are probably not as touching as these simple words. Mao Jue's smiling fists once again moved the fat man's face slightly. For a few seconds, Zhao County Magistrate, who no longer needed words, hugged him heavily. fist.

It was almost at the exit of Yiwu County. It was still the potholed loess official road when he came here. He jumped on his horse, turned around and hugged his fists heavily to those Yiwu fathers and elders Mao Jue who were seeing him off.

"The green hills will not change, the green water will flow forever, and Mao will leave here. If Mao is lucky in the future, if he did not die in battle, but died under the sword, in the gully, he will go to your county in person and thank the folks Thank you for your support!"

"Congratulations to General Mao!"

Headed by the big family of the Chen family and the county magistrate Zhao, dozens of village elders bowed down in unison.

Although the carriage was bumpy enough, riding on horseback was not as comfortable as riding in a carriage. He rode bravely for ten miles. It is estimated that these villagers should go back. After a while, Mao Jue got back into Luo Ning's comfortable carriage and ruthlessly Leaning hard on the soft mink fur mattress.

"The people are honest and honest!"

He rubbed the corners of his eyes with so much emotion, Mao Jue hummed melancholy.

"This general has only done so much for the village, and these folks can make the younger generation fight for this general! This general has a guilty conscience!"

"What Zhao County Magistrate said is true. I have seen great people like crucian carp crossing the river. I don't know how many people who speak loudly. I don't know how many people who are full of impassioned words. But most of them are empty talkers. Gao, it’s just convincing, last year when Jiangning was flooded, these wealthy officials and gentry argued with each other for more than a month, and in the end it was us merchants who donated money and food to help the victims!”

I don't know whether it's a compliment or a real emotion, Mao Jue was humbled there, and the woman shook her head and sighed.

"It would be great if we had more warriors like General Mao in Ming Dynasty!"

Luo Ning was really good at talking, and Mao Juexu thought it through, and he was really comfortable listening, but at this moment, this woman's little fox tail was exposed again, and her big beautiful eyes were full of sly expressions , Luo Ning cautiously poked his little head over to the side.

"General Mao, I also want to hire some people here, open a few acres of mountain fields, and get some sugar for the people of the clan. What do you want?"

"Miss Luo can do as she pleases, Jinhua Mountain is vast, if there is Miss Luo reaching out to help the local people to live better, Mao will be grateful!"

"That's it, that's it!"