All Hail Cousin Brother

Huang Wenwen hurriedly said: "Huang Mouyi is one of the last generals in His Royal Highness's army, and the ceremony cannot be abandoned."

Besides, did he kneel that it was the princess?

It is clearly the future little princess!

Military advisors have names and no real power, but they have fame and fame, and they have the privilege of not kneeling when they see officials.

Yu Youyao has always respected me one foot, and I respected others ten feet: "Junjun Huang, an old man in the army, assisted King Ding and King Wumu in guarding the northern border for many years, worked hard and made great achievements, and is the master of King Wumu's mansion, and naturally also mine. Take a seat."

Huang Wenxian is also a happy person. Seeing that she does not put on the pedigree of the county master, she is really relieved: "The last general dares to be bold, so it is better to be respectful than to obey."

The two both sat down.

Huang Wenwen gave Yu Youyao a calculation: "Silk tea salt porcelain was the main industry of the Zhou Dynasty, especially silk, which was deeply loved by overseas countries. Every year, the silk traded by sea can reach 300,000 pieces. , An ordinary piece of silk can buy five taels of silver in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and twenty taels of silver overseas, not to mention those more exquisite silks..."

With his mouth pounding, he beat the abacus, how many looms are there in Jiangnan, Yungui, and Henan, how much silk can be produced each season, and what is the cost of each piece of silk.

Finally came to the conclusion: "In Jiangnan, Yungui, Shandong and Henan, there are about 300,000 looms, weaving silk day and night, which can produce about 500,000 pieces of silk every year. More than ten million taels."

Yu Youyao knew that silk was highly profitable, but he didn't make a detailed calculation: "This is almost the whole year's expenses of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The income of salt, tea, and porcelain should not be less than that of silk, plus some other miscellaneous items. Taxes, why is the treasury still unable to make ends meet and filling the gap every year?"

Huang Wenwen smiled: "Aside from the high risks of maritime trade, there are often losses from Japanese pirates and pirates hijacking ships, and the remaining profits are exploited by the officials below. In the end, only about 30% of the real money can enter the treasury."

Zhejiang Dusi colluded with Japanese pirates and pirates, and the hijacked merchant ships were like the share of Zhejiang Dusi's "tribute" to the pirates and pirates.

Yu Youyao took a deep breath: "It's really greedy."

Huang Wenwen took this seriously and continued: "The tussah eats a lot of silkworms, and excessive sericulture will damage the forest environment. Considering the sustainable development, the number of tussah silkworms must be controlled. As a result, the output of tussah silk is actually very limited, but the coastal area is very limited. The temperature is suitable, I suggest to introduce high-quality mulberry saplings from the Zhejiang area, and plant mulberry trees in places that are not suitable for cultivation."

Huang Wenxian is a native of Liaodong. He knows Liaodong very well. He has been to Zhejiang before, and has learned about the landforms and environment of Zhejiang. Only when he has a factual basis can he dare to say this.

"The amount of silkworms eaten is small and needs domestic support. The mulberry tree grows fast and can become a tree in almost three to five years. Raising both tussah and mulberry silkworms can not only greatly increase the production of silk in eastern Liaoning, but also give the tussah forest a certain growth space. Only a good tussah tree can produce the best quality tussah silk.”

Yu Youyao admired Huang Wenxian a little. This person is really smart and smart, and he always has an account in his heart, so he is not in a hurry to talk to him.

really!

Huang Wenwen changed his words and continued: "As for the current scale of sericulture in the Liaodong area, a total of 50,000 looms can be preset, and nearly 100,000 pieces of silk can be produced each year. Tussah silk is better than mulberry silk, and the price is also high. Nearly doubled, and the profit is very considerable.”

The Great Zhou Dynasty was still dominated by mulberry silk.

The production of tussah silk is less, and it is generally used in the production of armor, and some high-luxury silks are supplied to the upper class, which are almost invisible to ordinary people.

Therefore, the profit of tussah is higher than that of silkworm.

It is not to say that the silkworm is inferior to the tussah silkworm.

There are also many precious silkworms in the mulberry silkworm, such as snow firefly silkworm, amber silkworm and so on.

Yu Youyao pondered, silkworms have great potential in the coastal area of ​​eastern Liaoning.

Huang Wenxian said: "When the sericulture in the Liaodong area develops, an additional 50,000 looms can be added. When the silkworm develops a scale, another 50,000 looms can be added. Based on the growth rate of mulberry trees, at most five looms can be added. In this year, the number of looms in the Liaodong area will reach at least 150,000."

The refugees are accommodated, and there is no shortage of population in the Liaodong area, which has great potential for development.

Yu Youyao was a little surprised: "The silk produced in Zhejiang has accounted for as much as half of the country's total production. If the scale of sericulture in Liaodong can be developed, it can compete with Zhejiang."

She hadn't figured it out before.

Huang Wenwen nodded: "Drought is both a disaster and an opportunity. Through the "national policy", the sericulture industry has been vigorously developed. Silk, weaving, printing, dyeing, cutting, embroidery, etc. related to the sericulture industry can almost drive the entire northern region. Silk is a military necessities and is in great demand, and silk can be exported to overseas countries to exchange for special items of other countries, as well as food, spices, medicinal materials and so on.”

Yu Youyao noticed that Huang Wenxian advocated that the silk of the Great Zhou Dynasty should be exported to other countries in exchange for resources of other countries, so as to avoid the situation of vigorously developing silkworm breeding, resulting in a decrease in grain production and a shortage of materials.

It also prevented the excessive commercialization in the north, which led to the fact that the merchants were more expensive than the people, and the people were cheaper than the merchants. The merchants in turn oppressed the people, reducing productivity and grain production.

Foresight indeed.

All the issues she worried about before were also taken into consideration.

Huang Wenwen added: "The yield of sweet potatoes is high, and it is also cheap. With a little field, a large amount of grain can be harvested. Under the circumstance of self-sufficiency, vigorously developing sericulture is promising."

If the owner of Shaoyi County fails to grow sweet potatoes, then the northern border will first ensure grain production, but the northern border is vast and sparsely populated and the grain yield is low, so it is necessary to mobilize most people to farm to ensure that the grain produced can feed the local area. The common people, even the military supplies, have no manpower to raise silkworms and develop commerce.

To put it bluntly, the development of the North is based on sweet potatoes.

Including sheltering refugees, relocating refugees, implementing national policies, and even confronting the gentry later, sweet potatoes are the confidence of the You Army in all directions.

Huang Wenwen's remarks summed up the future development trend of the North.

Yu Youyao has a bottom line: "According to your opinion, if you want to introduce foreign merchants in the Liaodong area, you must give priority to the industries related to silk and grain production?"

Most of the foreign merchants came for her and Yin Huaixi. Many merchants brought a large amount of supplies to contact the government. They even sent "filial piety" to her and Yin Huaixi through the government. In the north, the government did not dare to make an assertion, and she and Yin Huaixi were needed to make a comprehensive statement.

However, the development of the northern border is not yet clear, and businessmen's goodwill needs to be handled with caution.

Neither she nor Yin Huaixi can do anything that Bai takes advantage of.