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Chapter 962 Mr. A’s First Pot of Gold
"His Majesty's speech this time will definitely be recorded in the annals of history and become an important historical material for future generations of historians to study His Majesty's life and various new changes in the Qing Dynasty at the end of the 18s."

Looking at His Majesty the Emperor who was opening the skylight with the Tianjin officials, the old Ah was moved in addition to being moved. He silently took out his notebook and carefully recorded every word His Majesty and the Tianjin officials said, lest he missed a word.

"Of course, I believe that the young master's speech will be recognized by later generations as a major turning point for the Qing Dynasty to become stronger, um, a major turning point for Waterloo."

Shuan Zhu took it very seriously, even though he didn't smoke, he still took the big front door that Old Ah handed him.

The Daqianmen Tobacco Factory was established last month in the Qianmen Building of the Beijing Normal University. It mainly manufactures and sells paper-rolled cigarettes.

This tobacco factory also obtained the first cigarette production license in the Qing Dynasty issued by the Ministry of Household Affairs. The registered tobacco factory is called Jingshi Cigarette Factory, and the name of the cigarette is "Daqianmen".

When the tobacco factory was opened, many princes and ministers in Beijing and China went to the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Not only the lion dance team in the south, but also the dragon dance team in the north made it very lively.

I heard that there were about [-] tables set up for the banquet that day.

There is no other reason, only because the big boss behind this tobacco factory is the Manchurian-born deputy prime minister in front of him-Sakda Athha.

However, according to gossip, Mr. A paid a special visit to the head of the Jingshi beggar gang, and gave 5000 taels of red envelopes to Zhang Jia, the old Fu, to ensure that the rich gang leader would not send anyone to make trouble.

Laofu is busy annexing the illegal beggar gang organizations in Henan, Shandong, and Jiangsu provinces. He is determined to make a lot of money and get a share of the great development of industry, agriculture, and commerce in the Qing Dynasty, so even though he looks down on Asiha Incompetent waste, but for the face of the Six Emperors, he collected 5000 taels and really didn't let people go to make trouble.

Such a big event must have reached the ears of the Six Emperors.

"Old man, this man has a better nose than a dog. You are not as good as him, but even I have to admire him, because he is at the forefront of opening up, and he has accurately grasped the rhythm of industrialization. He deserves to be able to earn this first prize." Pot of gold."

Jia Liu was very angry at first when he heard that Lao Ah had set up a cigarette factory in Qianmen with his sole proprietorship, because Lao Ah was obviously stealing the meat from his Six Emperors’ Bowl. One must know that this trillion-dollar industry was going to be allocated to his own family. in a bowl.

But after thinking about it, the market needs to be prosperous, and no industry should be dominated by one company. On the contrary, only competition can provide consumers with better choices and benefits.

Cigarettes, a consumer product market, are very promising. At present, the total number of smokers in the Qing Dynasty may be as many as 3000 to [-] million, and the bannermen in Beijing are even more inseparable from cigarettes.

From Huang Taiji and Dorgon in the early days of the country to the current fourth devil Qianlong, they are all a bunch of old smokers.

It can be said that there are big drops of tickets.

It's a bit embarrassing to consider myself as an emperor competing for profit with my courtiers.

Therefore, Jia Liu didn't ask Ding Qing to trouble Lao Ah, and for the first time, he wrote an advertisement for Lao Ah's Daqianmen cigarettes.

The slogan of the advertisement said——"The big man has to smoke the big front door!"

As soon as this advert came out, my good fellow, all high-level officials in the capital went to the old family's tobacco factory to order cigarettes, and it was said that the orders were all scheduled until August next year.

The old man couldn't close his mouth.

In order to establish the reputation of his cigarettes thoroughly and become the first choice of smokers in the capital and even the Qing Dynasty, the old man cunningly supplied cigarettes to the cabinet, ministries, courtyards, temples and other units.

The kind offered for free.

Of course, in private, he instructs the various units and subordinate organizations in charge of him to use Daqianmen as the designated reception area of ​​the yamen.

However, the old man is very honest, the tobacco tax that should be paid to Shuntian Mansion is quite a penny, and the salary that should be paid to the workers is also not bad. Fire prevention fees, sewer construction fees, area security fees, etc. should be collected by Shuntian Prefecture and the infantry commander's yamen. They don't need people to come to remind them, and check in in advance every month.

Quite good at life.

Of course, apart from the Sixth Emperor himself, no one in Beijing would dare to fight the autumn wind of Ah Dahong.

However, the latest news is that a factory is being built in a certain area of ​​Deshengmen, and it seems that cigarettes will also be produced. Many art experts in the market are invited to design cigarette boxes, and high-paying talents from other places are hired to join.

It is said that this tobacco factory is to produce high-end tobacco.

That is, the market price of Lao Ah's Daqianmen is three dollars, and the market price of cigarettes in this tobacco factory is as high as fifteen dollars.

Why is it so expensive?

Just look at the advertising slogan - "The emperor smokes, don't you always have a cigarette?"

In addition to Deshengmen, a high-end tobacco factory with the background of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which is under construction, many well-informed officials in the capital have begun to discuss privately with businessmen about cooperating to open a tobacco factory.

It won't be long before the tobacco market will usher in a blowout.

At present, Jia Liu has no idea of ​​imposing tobacco tax, because the paper cigarette market needs to be developed and matured first.

When the industry is mature and the taste is rich, it will inevitably be promoted abroad, and it will be a matter of course to levy tobacco tax at that time.

If done well, the tobacco industry can become one of the pillars of the country's fiscal revenue.

Jia Liu hopes that China's cigarettes will truly go to the world, and knock down all the stuff like Sanwu, Camel, and Marlboro.

To achieve this prospect, a strong army is needed.

If you don't buy my cigarettes, your conscience will be greatly damaged.

In front are the Taoist priests of the Foundation Establishment period, and behind them are the troops of the Jindan period. It depends on whether you can bear the beating.

If you buy my cigarettes, then of course you will be friends, old iron.

No money to buy?
It doesn't matter, you can exchange it with something.

What is International Trade?

That's it.

To this end, Jia Liu privately formulated a 30-year plan for the development of the tobacco industry.

The matching ironclad ships must be at least hundreds of ships, thousands of cannons, and a powerful army of more than one million, plus a "beep beep beep" smoking train.

Right now, Asiha really earned the first pot of gold in the tobacco industry.

There is no way, who makes people's ideological consciousness high.

Shuan Zhu also admitted this point. Seeing that Lao Ah took out a lighter to light him, even if he didn't like to smoke, he put his head on it, and then followed the young master's example and patted Lao Ah's lighter hand lightly.

After taking a sip, it is a bit choking, and I am not used to it.

"I believe that through this conversation, many cognitive problems that have long plagued and constrained the minds of our subjects in the Qing Dynasty will be resolved. Your Majesty's emphasis on economic development is based on the actual situation of the Qing Dynasty. It is far-sighted and stands in the era Highly, it's scientific."

Lao A summed it up very well, and the theory of papermaking is gradually catching up with Lao Ji.

Shuan Zhu nodded: "The young master's new views on the future development of the Qing Dynasty, the new ideas he expressed, and the new vision he created are indeed of epoch-making significance. After today, not only Tianjin's industry and commerce will develop rapidly, but the entire Qing Dynasty will also Usher in the climax of modern construction that the young master said!"

After hearing this, the old Ah was in awe: "Master Yang is worthy of being His Majesty's confidant, and his knowledge of His Majesty is not as good as that of A Mou's flattery."

Shuan Zhu felt embarrassed: "Zhongtang, you are also worthy of the imperial court, but I am not as good as you in many aspects."

"There is nothing that can't be done. For the sake of the Qing Dynasty and for His Majesty, we should continue to make progress."

After finishing speaking, the old Ah Chao glanced at His Majesty the Emperor who was eloquent, and then quietly stuffed a dry stock book, which accounted for [-]% of the tobacco factory, into the pocket of Shuan Zhu.

Shuan Zhu felt that this was not good, and when he was about to refuse, the old man said: "Master Yang can not accept it, but I have to give it away. It's not interesting, just a little meaning."

(End of this chapter)