Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 280 Champa Rice Glass and Soap (Please Subscribe!)

...

"Guanzi Seven Laws" holds that: "Therefore, when all soldiers have a great theory, they must first discuss their weapons."

In war, weapons are crucial, and complete and advanced weapons are the prerequisite for victory in war.

Therefore, "know the victory by examining the weapon", that is to say, before the war starts, by observing the pros and cons of the weapons and equipment of the enemy and the enemy, we can basically determine the outcome of the war.

A large part of the preparation for war is the preparation of weapons. "Equipment is the strength of victory." If you are superior to the enemy in terms of weapons and equipment, that is, you have achieved "invincible weapons", you will undoubtedly take the lead and seize the initiative. If you have the right to win, you will be more sure of winning.

It can be seen that Guan Zi attaches great importance to the weapon factor in war.

Although Li Yan didn't know that Guan Zi had made these remarks, as a modern person, especially a modern soldier, Li Yan naturally knows the importance of weapons. It is undoubtedly the woman behind Li Yan who has been silently supporting Li Yan.

It is precisely because of Li Yan's emphasis on weapons and Liu Huiniang's overwhelming talent that the Liangshan Army has a flying bridge, a steel wheel fire cabinet, and the ability to easily conquer a fortified city. accumulated over the years.

Gaotang City is just a small town, and it is impossible for Li Yan to put too much energy on it, because there are too many things that Li Yan needs to do, such as research and development of more advanced weapons, like making more money, like Get more food.

Advanced weapons are the key to the outcome of a war, but they are by no means the only factor in winning.

Violent victory is based on the production of weapons, which in turn is based on the productivity of the power as a whole, so economic power is equally important.

"If the country is poor and the army is weak, the battle will be invincible, and the rules will not be solid."

"Therefore, in the strategy of using troops, three surprises should be one attack, three attacks should be one army, and three armies should be one battle."

"Thus, for the teachers of the first period, ten years of ammunition accumulated, and the cost of the first battle, the merits of generations have been exhausted."

In terms of materials, wars cost a lot. If the country is weak and the people are poor, the war will be unsustainable.

Therefore, a strong army must first develop its economy. If it wants to defeat the enemy, it must first surpass the enemy in terms of material wealth. .

In addition, if you want to rule the world, you must "wealth the country and have a lot of millet", "All the people, strong soldiers, vast land, and a rich country must be born from millet", "The land is guarded by the city, the city is guarded by the soldiers, and the soldiers are guarded by the soldiers." People, people's defense is in the millet." Only when there is enough food, the army can defend and fight. This is what it means to "have savings and fight for a long time without rats". If the war cannot be won, the defense will not be strong; if the war is not victorious but the defense is not strong, the country will be insecure." The role of food in war is very important. To achieve victory over the enemy in terms of material wealth, the most fundamental thing is to strengthen agricultural production .

With the development to Li Yan's current level, it is no longer possible to rely solely on robbing, and must produce it by itself.

The bamboo tube rice that Li Yan took from Zhao Ji's desk back then, after trial planting, Li Yan already knew that it was Champa rice.

Champa rice is a high-yielding, early-maturing, drought-tolerant rice variety produced in the Indochina Peninsula. It has been introduced to the Song Dynasty for some years, and it has been rapidly promoted in the Jiangnan area. name.

It has several characteristics:
One is drought tolerance.

The second is strong adaptability, born in any place.

The third is that the growth period is short, only more than [-] days from planting to harvesting.

Fourth, the combination of Champa rice and late rice can also become double-cropping rice in some areas, which greatly increases the grain output.

In addition, the Champa rice that Li Yan took from Zhao Ji's desk was somewhat different from ordinary Champa rice. Its growth period was shorter and its yield was higher. It should be a mutated Champa rice.

After several years of trial planting in several villages around Liangshan, this kind of Champa rice has become large enough to be planted on a large scale in Li Yan's territory.

(This Champa rice cannot be grown in Jeju Island. Jeju Island is only suitable for growing wheat.)
Of course, it will take time to prove whether this kind of Champa rice can be grown on a large scale in the two counties of Lelang and Zhenpan.

This is also one of the reasons why Li Yan agreed to recruit security and did not want to go to war with the Song court for the time being.

As for the development of the economy, it is natural to rely on trade. This is one of the reasons why Li Yan accepted the Great Song Court's recruitment, because only by accepting the Great Song Court's recruitment can he do business with the Great Song Dynasty and obtain a lot of wealth from the Great Song Dynasty.

In order to do business with the Song Dynasty, Li Yan, Liu Huiniang and others specially developed two things-glass and soap.

Because he often read novels in the past, Li Yan is very familiar with these two methods of making money-making treasures that travelers must master.

In addition, Li Yan also has Liu Huiniang, a great research talent and tens of thousands of craftsmen, these two samples are not difficult to mass-produce, and they will be mass-produced soon.

As for the prices of these two items, Li Yan gave an instruction—expensive.

A piece of colorless glass with a square foot is one thousand, and a window is at least three to five thousand.

A piece of glassware is at least ten thousand.

A small box of five hundred guan soaps.

Don't be too expensive.

You have to study the psychology of shoppers.

Those who can afford glass and soap are definitely not poor people, they will never be short of money, and if you sell them cheaply, then there will be no suitable consumer groups.

Hu Cheng, Su Zhangguan, Wang Zezhen, including Lu Fang, Guo Sheng, and the businessmen under Li Yan all dispatched to try to grab the greatest wealth from the Song Dynasty in the shortest possible time.

In addition to selling, Li Yan is also buying at the same time, buying grain, horses, iron, and all war supplies, all of which are bought at high prices, or even double the price-the Song Dynasty cannot always let Li Yan buy, sooner or later it will be introduced Regarding the ban, before that, Li Yan could buy as much as he could.

Although Li Yan didn't need to do these things in person, Li Yan had to make up his own mind, or at least finalize it himself.

In short, Li Yan has many, many, many things to do.

Therefore, after only staying in Gaotang City for three days, Li Yan returned to Liangshanbo with Chai Jin who was already able to move, and left all the rest to Lehe.

As for Chai Jin's huge family property, Li Yan and Chai Jin shirked for a long time, and finally accepted [-]%.

There is a reason why Chai Jin insisted on giving his property to Li Yan:

First, it was because he was sincerely grateful to Li Yan for saving his life. Without Li Yan, he would have died without a living, and no matter how much money he had, it would be useless.

Secondly, it is because Chai Jin also knows that his identity has changed, and he is no longer the official Chai who owns the Iron Voucher of the Book of Alchemy and no one has to be afraid. If he wants to live a stable life in the future, he must find a new backer , and that new backer is Li Yan.

Thirdly, Chai Jin, who has become a wanted criminal, has no place to put his huge family property. Instead of being exposed and being remembered by others, it is better to give it to Li Yan in exchange for a big favor.

……

(End of this chapter)