Daming Military Empire

Chapter 276

With the discovery of the Miyun Iron Mine, the teams dispatched by the Ministry of Industry have sent good news one after another. Zhu Cijiong has maintained his magic as always in the exploration of the iron ore. There are a lot of iron ore found in Liaodong alone. The officials of the Ministry of Industry are all amazed. Your Majesty is so wise and mighty!

Next, the mining of iron ore set off another upsurge. Zhu Cijiong originally wanted to hide wealth among the people, increase overall consumption power, and stimulate economic development, but it is definitely unrealistic to distribute silver to ordinary people inexplicably, and it is easy to cause inflation. , Now that there is iron ore, it is different, because the mining of iron ore is accompanied by the growth of wealth, so he gave all the civilians who dig the mine a big giveaway, digging [-] catties of iron ore and giving one tael of silver , Give as much as you dig!

What is the concept of five hundred catties of iron ore and one tael of silver? Let’s put it this way, an adult, even if he is weak and weak, can easily carry thirty or forty catties of iron ore. Pounds are not a problem. The places where the Ministry of Industry decided to open mines are all rich ore, the kind that can dig iron ore casually. Now the people in Liaodong, Beijing, Shanxi and Sichuan are not crazy, you know As long as an adult is not lazy, he can dig out at least five or six hundred catties of iron ore a day, which is more than one tael of silver!

This is a disaster. People from all over the world frantically flock to the mines opened by the Ministry of Industry, digging crazily day and night, what kind of land are they planting? Sky Iron Mine earned back!
For a time, the mines were crowded with people, and there were people digging with baskets and hoes everywhere. There was so much iron ore that the trains kept pulling it day and night, let alone 1000 million catties a month. , Tens of millions of catties can be dug out in one day!
Tens of millions of catties is not a lot. You must know that an ordinary adult can dig out five or six hundred catties a day, and tens of millions of catties is the amount that hundreds of thousands of people dig in a day. If the Ministry of Industry does not have enough mines , Hundreds of millions of catties or even billions of catties a day are possible!
There are not enough mines, and too many people will naturally lead to conflicts. Therefore, there have been bloody conflicts in various mines of the Ministry of Industry one after another, and the security environment in the mining area is deteriorating day by day.

This situation was unexpected by Zhu Cijiong. He had to make a "faint king" that changed the order day and night, reducing the price of iron ore to one thousand catties and one tael of silver, and sent Jin Yiwei to the mining areas to maintain order. Who would dare to fight? , lock it up!

The common people are still enthusiastic, flocking from all directions to the iron mine opened by the Ministry of Industry, and no one cares about the crops in the field!

Zhu Cijiong had to add another condition, that is, each household is only allowed to send out one laborer to mine. Local officials strictly check the household registration, and each household only issues one mining certificate. Jinyiwei strictly checks the mining license in each mine. Those who did not have a mining license to mine were all locked up, and the crazy situation was curbed.

After several months of exploration and improvement, Daming's iron ore economy has finally formed a fixed development model:
The first is civilian mining. With the continuous development of new mines by the Ministry of Industry, the daily output of iron ore has finally reached a terrifying 3000 million catties, which means that farmers in the four provinces can profit more than [-] million taels of silver a year. As a result, the consumption power of Liaodong has increased several times, especially in Liaodong, where the wealth even exceeds that of Nanzhili!

Then, the Steel Works of the Ministry of Industry produced steel for sale. Iron ore was sufficient, and the output of the Iron and Steel Plant of the Ministry of Industry also increased. The daily output has reached a terrifying 1000 million catties!
The price of steel is not one tael of silver and one thousand catties, but one tael of silver and one hundred catties. This is just an ordinary steel ingot. If it is steel plate and steel bar, the price will be doubled!
Just like this, the steel business in Daming is extremely hot. Not only the people of Ming have strong demand, but also the vassal states such as Korea, Dongying, and Ryukyu. The surplus will be sold to merchants all over Nanyang. Daming Iron and Steel has gradually become a famous brand in Southeast Asia. Uh, there is no way, now there is only one brand in the world, an exclusive monopoly, without a semicolon. Besides, the steel produced by Daming was originally It was the best quality at the time.

After several months of development, the output of the Xicheng Iron and Steel Plant has not kept up with the demand. Zhu Cijiong is already considering building a larger steel plant. The profit, even if calculated on the basis of ten taels of silver per thousand catties, is at least 5% after the cost is taken into account. The profit of five taels of silver means that the steelmaking plant in Xicheng District can earn 2000 taels of silver a day, and nearly [-] million taels of silver in a year. Hundreds of millions of taels of silver, gold and silver from all over the world will flock to Daming!

Of course, it is impossible to open ten more. With Daming's current iron ore mining capacity, it is possible to open up to five more such steelmaking plants, and the sales volume must also be considered. A five-fold increase in production is likely to increase As a result of oversupply, it is better to take it slowly, build one by one, and maintain strong demand, so that steel will not depreciate.

In the end, the merchants who bought steel processed the steel into various commodities for sale. The purity and carbon content of the steel refined by the Ministry of Industry of the Ming Dynasty were strictly controlled. Things are naturally good and durable, not to mention swords, guns, swords and halberds. Daming is only used by hunters in the mountains now, and the army has long been replaced with thermal weapons. If they are made, they can only be sold to the armies of those small countries in Southeast Asia. .

Let’s talk about things for civilian use, such as kitchen knives, hoes, rakes, hatchets, axes, iron pots, etc., which are used by almost everyone. Calculated on an average of ten catties of iron per person, that is billions of catties. This is only for poor families, and those with more money buy more ironware.

Moreover, many workshops in Daming are now developing new products, such as iron buckets, iron basins, iron boxes, and iron shelves are all selling well.Also, with the promotion of cement, the demand for steel bars has grown explosively!
There is such a large demand for civilian use, and with the addition of Wanggong Factory, Machinery Factory and Dongdaying Cannon Factory, which are large iron users, a steelmaking factory with a daily output of tens of millions of catties is really not enough.

There is a very common mode of economic development in later generations, that is, to promote the characteristic economy. I believe that many people have seen the brand of such a hometown, and even people who are a hometown of a characteristic economy. Why should we highlight the development of the characteristic economy?Because this characteristic economy can not only highlight its advantages, occupy the market, but also drive the development of other economies.

For example, the iron ore economy in Daming has risen, and the demand for coal has also increased. Steelmaking requires a lot of coal. With experience in the iron ore economy, it is natural to develop a coal economy. Shanxi, Shaanxi, Yunnan, etc. The common people in the provinces with rich coal reserves are getting rich again, especially in Shanxi. A few years ago, they were still poor. This year, there are both iron mines and coal mines. Li and Liaodong became the richest provinces of Ming Dynasty in one fell swoop!

Of course, Daming is not only developing the iron ore economy and the coal economy, but also the world-leading textile industry, shipbuilding industry, glass industry, as well as the emerging cement economy, copper economy, etc. All walks of life are blowing out Development, at this time, Daming is truly on the road to prosperity.

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