New Shun 1730

Soon after these students arrived, the imperial court also issued an order. Liu Yu took the imperial order and went to the Songjiang Mansion Camp. After complying with the requirements, he seconded some engineers.

After gathering this group of students, they first asked the officers to take this group of people across the Yangtze River and head north.

In Songjiang Mansion, various logistical materials prepared by the imperial court for repairing the Huaihe River have also begun to accumulate.

Coupled with the nationwide efforts of materials, money, tools, rice and grain mobilized here to repair the Huaihe River, and looking at the students who went to survey and map, it seems that those people are all prepared for the repair of the Huaihe River.

This is not the case.

If we really build the Huaihe River and start surveying and mapping now, then we will really have to hold the door open before we go to the toilet. How can we get there in time?

In fact, these surveying and mapping students are also preparing for the follow-up of the salt policy reform.

In other words, it is the last supporting reform of the Salt Canal Reform that spread from Huaihai to the whole world.

The emperor has agreed to some of Liu Yu's suggestions.

These surveying and mapping students are going to survey deserted beaches and reclaimed land.

The emperor wanted to attack the Huainan and northern Jiangsu areas, and asked Liu Yu to do the dirty work and Zheng Beke to lure the gentry to embezzle the food funds for river construction.

The original land had to be redistributed, and about 30,000 to 50,000 households of the imperial family, who had newly acquired the status of good family farmers, had to be moved.

The rest agreed with Liu Yu's opinion and followed the story of Ezo and imitated the method of Western barbarians to engage in corporate land reclamation.

This is the only place in Dashun "Kinei" that is suitable for land enclosure movement, because in many places small farmers cannot farm, and there are large open spaces and grassland for cooking salt.

This can be regarded as the fine legacy left to Dashun by the Ming Dynasty.

If Xu Guangqi's best wishes were truly followed to reform the salt-drying method, I am afraid that these pastures and forest lands would have been turned into cultivated fields long ago. How could the land be enclosed without harming small farmers?

Not to mention that the small farmers here are not willing to sell to the reclamation company at an extremely low price, even less than half a tael of silver for an acre of forest and grassland.

Fortunately, the previous dynasty did not use Xu Guangqi's salt policy reform suggestions, but insisted on salt households cooking salt, otherwise it would be really difficult to do.

The reason why this is said to be part of Dashun's salt policy reform is because the reclamation company needs capital and a large amount of liquid capital to invest in it.

Only in this way can millions of acres of wasteland in northern Jiangsu be developed. Historically, the reclamation companies led by Zhang Qian planned to enclose a total of 6.27 million acres of land. At this time, it is estimated that the land that can be enclosed in Dashun is about 4 million acres.

Capitalist land management is not a landlord’s rent collection model.

But it must be an economic vassal of southern Jiangsu.

Southern Jiangsu needs oil extraction, while northern Jiangsu grows rapeseed; southern Jiangsu needs textiles, while northern Jiangsu grows cotton; southern Jiangsu needs sugar extraction, and northern Jiangsu grows sugar beets; southern Jiangsu is short of grain, and northern Jiangsu grows rice.

Rely on the commercialization of land crops, earn profits, and work through hired labor.

To improve the land, build seawalls, build canals, etc., these all require huge capital investments. After all, 4 million acres of land is not a small amount.

Salt policy reform, abolishing the Lianghuai salt merchants, their money has to go somewhere, right?

Don't even think about Haimao, they can't squeeze in.

Once Liu Yu's heavy blows completely wiped out the two Huai salt merchants, their capital would look for somewhere to go.

At that time, the development capital of these 4 million acres of land can be guaranteed to be sufficient.

Liu Yu wanted to eliminate the Lianghuai salt merchants, but he did not want to eliminate their capital and their people.

If this thing is used to sell salt for bribes, it is reactionary and regressive.

Investing in industrial and commercial reclamation is a transformative force for progress that can be embraced.

Of course, in fact, the land planned to be enclosed this time seems to have many future business directions, but in fact it is all theoretical. The truly meaningful choice is to grow cotton.

Planting beets and pressing sugar can produce sugar cane from Nanyang, Taiwan, so much that even my mother doesn’t recognize it.

Planting rapeseed and pressing oil, the oil palm that can be introduced from Southeast Asia is even recognized by the father.

Only cotton is meaningful.

The premise for cotton to be meaningful is the development of European, African and American markets.

Only in this way can a positive cycle of investing in farming, making money, and continuing to invest in farming can be formed.

And this is closely related to Songjiang Prefecture's overseas trade.

For this reason, before Liu Yu left Songjiang Prefecture and crossed the river to northern Jiangsu to preside over the plan to lure the snake out of its cave, Liu Yu also took the time to meet with the technical representative sent by the Dutch J.J. VOUT \u0026 SONS smuggling group.

The technical representative showed Liu Yu a model sample of British cotton cloth that they planned to smuggle specifically to Britain and North America.

Liu Yu shook the pieces of British cotton, stretched out the cloth, took out a match and lit it, and there was a strong smell like burning protein in hair.

The technical representative of the Dutch smuggling group saw Liu Yu's skillful movements and smiled: "Your Majesty, as you can see, there is no pure cotton cloth in the UK at this time. Their newly implemented "Manchester Act" only stipulates that blended cotton is allowed On textiles, the ban on cotton has not been lifted. The cotton luxury tax of 3 pence per yard is still imposed on cotton in this country.”

"Their cotton cloth is made from a blend of wool, linen and cotton. In fact, their spinning ability is very poor. If wool and linen are not mixed into it, the cotton cloth cannot be guaranteed to be strong, so they cannot compete with your country and Pure cotton competition in India.”

"The level of craftsmen in your country is known to everyone on earth. Your craftsmen can complete any pattern we request - as long as they don't embroider the letters 'ROOD' on the pattern as it is, but dye it red. "

Liu Yu smiled, thinking that this was the first joke that could be used as a joke since the East and West came together. There will be more and more jokes like this in the future.

Looking at the expectant look in the Dutch smuggler's eyes, Liu Yu thought to himself, this is a god-given opportunity.

When reclaiming land in Northern Jiangsu, cotton must be planted. However, the special soil quality and previous saline-alkali conditions in Northern Jiangsu require that one acre of cotton be planted, two acres of grass should be used to cover the cotton field to prevent salt inversion, and three acres of alfalfa cultivation land must be adopted. way.

In this case, the reclamation industry in northern Jiangsu will become even more profitable.

Alfalfa, which was originally used to raise land, can be used to raise sheep, shear wool, and spin yarn.

The huge reclamation areas in northern Jiangsu can all be profitable. Otherwise, the profitability is not that high.

It is profitable, and the dividends after deducting the provident fund are even more attractive. Only then can more dividends be invested to build water conservancy projects, improve soil, and build seawalls.

If this were the era of spindle spinning machines and pure cotton could be produced, the income from land reclamation in northern Jiangsu would be greatly reduced.

This rag has no impact on the people's livelihood in Dashun.

After thinking about it, Liu Yu nodded at the representative of the Dutch smuggling group, put away the cotton cloth and said: "I support this great plan. But I need your technical support. Of course, not in textile technology."

The Dutch smuggler hurriedly said: "Yes, of course you don't need any technical support in textile technology. Then..."

Liu Yu asked the Dutch smugglers a not difficult question.

"I want a batch of merino sheep. I can get hemp seeds and efficient hemp spinning technology from the Russians."

"All I need is a batch of Merino sheep, a group of excellent shearers, carders and all the technicians of a supporting wool spinning mill."

"We will solve the transportation problem. You only need to solve the problem of transporting them to Amsterdam. This shouldn't be difficult, right?"

When the Dutch smuggler heard this, he hurriedly agreed: "This matter is really too simple. You and the British worked together to destroy the woolen textile industry in seven provinces. The British destroyed most of it, and you will use the remaining. Completely destroyed with your country’s cotton cloth.”

"Many good hands in the textile guild are now wandering the streets. This is not a problem at all - if your ship is big enough, I can even give you a complete set of wool spinning machines."

"Actually, considering the labor costs in your country, even if your country produces the same fine feather yarn as ours and ships it to Europe, there will still be 100% profit."

"As for the sheep, a hundred years ago maybe that would have required risking being hanged, but now it's not that hard if you need to."

Liu Yu reported a quantity, and the other party readily agreed, and then asked: "So, when will your country's blended cotton textile factory specifically for export be built?"

Liu Yu calculated the time and said: "Within three years. This is a huge profit for you and a huge profit for us. Our interests are the same."

"In the past three years, you should also conduct a market survey to determine the early market size - you should know that there is no market for this kind of cotton cloth, not to mention selling it in China, even in India."

"This is purely export-oriented, and we can only adopt Colbert's controlled economic policy to strictly control and control production volume."

"I need a detailed inspection report. Not a simple estimate."

"Details include European class income, annual expenditure on food, expenditure on textiles, annual consumption, acceptable pricing, etc."

The Dutch smugglers had long seen the rigor of the Dashun Xinxing Group and quickly agreed. The two parties agreed that the sheep breeds, craftsmen, etc. needed by Liu Yu would be sent next year.

And both parties also agreed that they would keep it confidential.

Because this may make the French side feel uncomfortable. The woolen military uniforms of Dashun Navy are all purchased from French woolen cloth. This seems like Dashun is trying to replace it, and they are worried that the French side will interfere with it and affect the transportation of sheep breeds and craftsmen. .

Before the smuggler left, Liu Yu gave him some more gifts, and he left happily. Each gift could be exchanged for money when he returned to the Netherlands on the ship.

After the smugglers left, Liu Yu calculated the time.

The Huaihe River will be repaired this winter.

It will be completed in March next year.

The crime occurred in April, major cases were handled, and people were killed to seize land.

By the way, a surprise attack to verify the reform will be carried out in April, and the reform will be carried out directly before the issuance of salt in the new year.

The battle with the salt merchants will last until autumn. It is estimated that they will ask for mercy before autumn.

Then, we can directly raise shares before autumn and prepare to colonize northern Jiangsu. When the salt merchants collapse at the end of autumn, they will definitely choose to change careers, just in time to absorb funds.

In winter, we recruit farm laborers and idle farmers to build houses and the like.

Cotton and alfalfa can be planted next spring. For the time being, we will use the wool from the north as a head. That is, before the cotton harvest in the autumn of next year, this cotton textile factory dedicated to smuggling to Europe will be set up.

The Heilongjiang River Basin can grow high-yielding Russian fiber flax, and Vladivostok can be used as a flax spinning area.

The supporting industries for this kind of blending have basically been completed. The foundation laid in the past twenty years has made many things smooth now.

For example, the ash alkali industry and the primitive alkali industry of sea salt calcination, which developed because of Dashun's glass manufacturing industry, are essential products for the combing and washing process in wool textiles. Without the alkali industry that was supported by the glass manufacturing industry in the past 20 years, it would definitely not work.

For example, in the poor place of Luosha Kingdom, cotton planting is definitely not possible, and raising sheep is probably not good enough. The flax textile industry must have decent technology, but it must be impossible, otherwise there would be nothing to wear. The technical exchanges between Dashun and Luosha Kingdom, and the communication maintained by Liu Yu and the Russian Academy of Sciences, can quickly transfer good flax textile technology from Russia.

The most important thing is to complete the cooperation with Dutch financial capital and jointly destroy the Orange Group, the last hope of Dutch handicraftsmen and guilds, so that this inferior cotton cloth has a market and can gradually accumulate and upgrade technology.

It would be best if the Academy of Sciences could come up with this new era technology of tattered cotton cloth and loose cotton yarn.

If it can't be taken out, relying on Dashun's outrageously low labor costs and handicraft technology accumulation, it can also open up the market and accumulate capital.

After calculating various pre-industries, the remaining time is to go back to Beijing during the Spring Festival this year and discuss with Shaanxi Capital Group about entering southern Sichuan, and then set up a project at the Academy of Sciences to solve the technical problems of mechanical textiles.

Looking at the timetable he had calculated, Liu Yu kept it in mind and wrote a few letters to let the merchant ships going to Europe take the letters to the people there.

Then, he crossed the river and headed to northern Jiangsu, preparing to fight the first battle of the Dashun reform. The part he wanted to fight was not digging the river, but inducing others to commit crimes.