The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 756

The Ming court attached great importance to the Taizhou, Yancheng, Yangzhou, and Nantong prefectures.

It is inappropriate for the "Red Banner Army" to rashly enclose large fields here, so they always use the transformation of unowned swamps to build stacked fields.

If someone sees the fruits of Duotian and wants to pick peaches, the "Red Banner Army" doesn't mind playing white or underworld with them, just look at who is bold?

Why did so many docile Han people become vicious bandits and traitors in the late Ming Dynasty?

The reason is that under a corrupt system, good people will turn bad, and good people will turn into thugs. Emperor Chongzhen, the head of the family, cannot escape the blame.

Huang Han will not kill all those who violate the laws of Ming Dynasty, except for those who are heavily indebted, under normal circumstances, they will always be given a chance to start a new life.

It is the nature of businessmen to seek profit. Under the premise of the collapse of the system, the low cost of breaking the law and the huge profits, even the important officials of the court and the nobles who have enjoyed the state's grace for generations do not keep their duties. Businessmen are required to keep their duties That's a joke.

Therefore, Huang Han took all the wealth accumulated by generations of Shanxi merchants and did not kill anyone, giving them a chance to start again.

The most conspicuous group of Jin merchants in North Korea was the Shanxi merchant group. One or two hundred Shanxi merchants were divided into one or two thousand small families, with a population of tens of thousands, and they were scattered and resettled near Seoul. part.

The Propaganda Team had already carried out publicity and demagogy with great fanfare. The moment everyone set foot on the new territory, all the past will be forgotten. Everyone is innocent and supports getting rich through labor.

The "Red Banner Army" will protect anyone's labor income. If you don't want to farm the land and want to start a business, you can write a loan application stating what kind of business you plan to do or start a workshop to produce something and wait for approval.

Since the "Han River Province" is temporarily under military control, the officials in charge of the local area are the "Red Banner Army" town governors and propaganda members. Of course, these people will do things according to the owner's intentions.

Invigorating the economy, establishing industries, and encouraging commerce and trade are the slogans for the development of "Han River Province". Of course, this is not just talk, it must be implemented.

Soldiers are very efficient in handling affairs. On the second day after receiving the application, someone will come to the door to inquire, and the reply will be given within three days, unless it takes a long time to wait for the side business such as casinos, brothels, etc., and the right line is basically given the green light .

Shanxi merchants were caught by the "Red Banner Army" without any precautions, and they had no time to collude and destroy the evidence of fornication and slavery.

They thought they would face extermination after ransacking their homes, but they really didn't expect that the general who conquered captives would only want money.

When [-] to [-] Shanxi people came to the vicinity of the Han River, they found that the water and soil were much more fertile than those in their hometowns. They would not waste a day of farming, and immediately worked in their own fields.

Shanxi merchants have a relatively strong cultural and learning ability. Under the explanation of the aborigines, they soon knew roughly how to serve the rice fields.

It doesn't matter if you don't know how to farm, there are job opportunities on the "Hanjiang Weaving Factory" construction site, and many male and female weavers will be recruited in the future.

Accountants, shopkeepers, and clerks who used to be in the cloth business all the year round will definitely be able to find a decent job with a good salary.

A good abacus must be a skill, and you will definitely be able to find a job as an accountant in the new territory.

It should be said that there are indeed many capable people in the business community, and too many people have ancestral craftsmanship.

For example, the ancestors of the Qiao family got rich by making the first pot of golden fortune they accumulated by making tofu. Now they have started their old business with the support of small loans.

The ancestors of the Wang family started by making soybean paste, the ancestral business of the Jin family was small milled sesame oil, the old mature vinegar of the Liu family is famous far and wide, and the quilts made by the Zhang family are of high quality...

Ever since, the Eight Immortals crossed the sea to show their magical powers, and Shanxi merchants who are good at accumulating wealth are carrying out primitive accumulation.

But it is different from before, not dripping dirty blood, but earning money by labor and wisdom.

When capital comes into the world, from head to toe, every pore is dripping with blood and dirty things. Such a conclusion is too extreme, and it will overthrow a boatload of people.

For example, the wealth of Ma Yun, Ma Huateng, and Bill Gates, is it the same?

Legitimate merchants, merchants who pay taxes according to regulations, are warmly welcomed by the "Red Flag Army" system. Not only will they not know how to eat and receive cards, but they will also provide policy support to allow them to make their brands bigger and stronger.

Zhang Fengyi, Liang Tingdong, Zheng Zhihui, Wu Xiang, etc. have been in the capital for nearly a month. During this period of time, they are definitely enjoying themselves in the capital.

Too many high-ranking officials and dignitaries realize that the General Zhenglu, who already has two 10,000+ regular troops, hundreds of thousands of guards and auxiliary soldiers, is already invincible.

Seeing that the "Red Banner Army" is about to own a territory as large as the Korean Peninsula, it is even more clear that the imperial court is completely unable to deal with the general who conquered the captives.

In the worst situation in the future, the general who conquered the captives can also hold the army in the "Hanjiang Province" and outside Shanhaiguan to crack the earth and seal the king.

Let him go through all the past, people always have to look forward, the benefits of entanglement in Shanxi are gone, and the interests of Fujian will be lost again, which is meaningless and useless.

It is obviously wrong to choose to compete with the General Zhenglu. Only cooperation can achieve a win-win situation. It is best to invest in the hot land of "Hanjiang Province" and enjoy the benefits brought about by the expansion of the "Red Banner Army".

Quite a number of nobles who had figured it out invited Wu Xiang, who was active in the capital, to have a drink and find out what business he could do.

This is definitely the right person to ask. Although Wu Xiang was forced to surrender as a slave, the legal business of the Wu family in the "Red Banner Army" system has not been confiscated. Wu Xiang still has financial resources and his business is booming.

The business experience he expounded has some methods and is also very forward-looking, which has attracted many nobles to try.

It is well known that the current situation of Ming Dynasty is short of food and hungry people are everywhere. As long as food can be obtained, there is no need to worry about selling it.

General Zhenglu’s proposal to ask for protein from the sea has been going on. Wu Xiang suggested that nobles pay for the purchase of new whaling ships to go fishing and whaling.

Ming Xungui didn't know how beneficial whaling was, so Wu Xiang introduced them. First, whaling ships could boil whale oil on the spot, dry fish meat, marinate sea fish, and process them into canned products.

Of course, the most valuable is not whale meat, but whale fat, which is a good material for lighting lamps, tanning, lubricating oil, and making candles. Nowadays, the increasing sales of soap also require a lot of animal fat.

Raising pigs, cattle and sheep, etc. to obtain animal fat needs to be converted into grain. There was a shortage of grain in the Ming Dynasty, and of course there were few pigs, sheep, etc. on hand, resulting in high animal fat prices.

How many cows should a whale be worth?That thing is not raised by anyone, it belongs to whoever catches it, and the benefits of whaling at sea can be imagined!

(End of this chapter)