Opening game, American Tycoon

Chapter 263 The Blessings of Science (First update, please subscribe)
In July 1866, the protracted American Civil War finally came to an end.

At the end of this civil war, there were no victors. This war caused more than 115 million American soldiers to die, 60 soldiers were disabled, and an unknown number of civilians were also affected.

Although the war started with "slavery," when the war ended, slavery in the American South did not end with it.

Not only did it not end, Washington even had to recognize the independence of the South, although that President McClellan tried to end the war through negotiations, and even in order to quell the war, he said that he could give up the emancipation of slaves.

But because of extreme mistrust of the North.The South has unswervingly chosen independence, which is why the negotiations have been so long, and even fought several times last year.

But in the end, the people in the north were tired of the war, and faced with the centrifuged and resolute south, they gave up!

America is divided!
Before the National Day of the United States, the two sides signed a treaty. According to this so-called peace treaty, the United States was divided into two countries.All this seems to be logical, after all, after more than one million people died, it is impossible for the two parties to come together again.

A split was doomed from the day of the negotiations.

What does it mean for America to be divided?

Zhu Xianhai is not clear yet, but what is certain is that Nanhua's "profiteering era" ended with the signing of this treaty.

"Hey, the good times are over..."

With such sighs, he left Nanhua and went to inspect the newly built farms in the Beihe area. After all, the export of agricultural products such as flour and beef is also an engine to promote Nanhua's economic development, and it cannot be ignored.

Especially at the moment when the American Civil War is over and Nanhua needs to carry out economic transformation, it needs to pay more attention to the future agricultural development.

Although when he first came to Nanhua, Zhu Xianhai had planned to allocate land to immigrants, but in the process of implementation, based on various considerations such as profit, he finally chose large-scale farms, turning immigrants into farm workers. The level of technical content or labor contribution will be paid.

What are the benefits of large-scale operations on the farm?
Of course, it is the maximization of profits, and the company can adjust the crops and livestock breeding according to market demand. For example, in the past few years, the company has been biased towards cotton planting, because the American Civil War made cotton planting more profitable. At that time, of course To grow cotton on a large scale.

But after the civil war, the global "cotton fever" bubble would burst immediately.So as early as last year, when the North and South of the United States started negotiations, and before the negotiations between the North and South of the United States, the company made a large-scale reduction in cotton planting.

"Although the peace talks between the North and the South in the United States at the beginning of the year have not yet reached a result, the cotton exports in the South have resumed. From the beginning of the year to the present, the cotton price has dropped by more than 60% compared with last year. Fortunately, the company has reduced cotton planting on a large scale last year. , although the profit of the farm has dropped a lot, the basic profit can still be guaranteed..."

In the breeding ground of Xinlinyi Farm, listening to the explanation of the farm manager Li Xudong, Zhu Xianhai just nodded slightly. After Lincoln failed in the election, he deliberately adjusted the cotton planting in Nanhua. This was to avoid economic bankruptcy. The most obvious example of the global "cotton planting boom" triggered by Egypt - it has adjusted too much economic focus to the "profiteering" cotton planting industry, which has made the country's overall economic situation, which has already shown a A serious deformity; and with the gradual fall of global cotton prices, bankruptcy is inevitable.

The "cotton planting fever" bubble even affected China - in history, many farmers suffered heavy losses when the cotton planting bubble burst because they planted a large amount of cotton.And what is the biggest advantage of Nanhua's farm system?That is, the company can directly control the types of agricultural products planted, which has enabled Nanhua's farms to get out of this "bubble" and turn to emerging industries.

"My lord, thanks to your efforts to overcome all opinions, otherwise this year's cotton plummeted, you would have caught us in!"

Liu Baoyuan said with a smile on the side.

"I heard that this year's cotton price is estimated to not even be enough for the capital. I don't know how many people will lose money."

What does their loss have to do with Nanhua?

Nothing to do with fart!
Even in Huaxia, it would be a good thing for Nanhua if the farmers went bankrupt - if they weren't bankrupt, how could they immigrate?

Well, Nam Hwa won!
"Not even enough books?"

Zhu Xianhai laughed.

"If that's the case, we can take the opportunity to buy the bottom. After all, production also needs raw materials. And agricultural products, with such a big loss this year, next year's cotton planting area will definitely be much smaller. It is estimated that there will be another wave of growth next year. With such a fall and rise, the profit is still extremely considerable.”

Taking advantage of the low price to buy cotton, and then selling it at a high price, a business has made two waves, which is almost a win. Of course, this is also because of sufficient capital. It is definitely impossible for ordinary people to do this business, but it is not for the company. same.

"Hey, unfortunately, this kind of business can only be done once!"

Looking at Liu Baoyuan's pitiful appearance, Zhu Xianhai shook his head and said.

"The huge profits brought about by the war will inevitably end with the end of the war, and the loss of the huge profits now is no big deal!"

When he said these words, Zhu Xianhai felt a heartache in his heart!

But as long as he thinks about the end of the huge profits, he will feel pain in his heart, how can he not feel pain in his heart?The days of American cannibalism are over... Hey, why are the Yankees so ungrateful?
"Right now, the era of cotton is over, and the future focus will be on the export of beef cattle."

After adjusting his mood, Zhu Xianhai said:
"The urbanization of Europe has led to their increasing demand for meat, but there is not so much land in Europe to raise cattle, but it is different here, we have the best pastures in the world here, and we have begun to put fresh Frozen meat is exported to Europe, and the profits are very considerable. In the next few decades, this business will definitely bring us extremely rich returns!"

In 1864, that is, two years ago, Dahua General Machinery Co., Ltd. tried to use mechanical refrigeration, and used ammonia as a refrigerant on board for the first time, and achieved success. The "Norfolk" transported 1200 tons of frozen beef from Nanhua Arrived at the port of Le Havre in France, and since then created the export of Nanhua beef to Europe.

In the past two years, Nanhua's beef and mutton exports have promoted Nanhua's industrial development. After the industrial revolution, Britain, France and other European countries experienced rapid economic development and a sharp increase in urban population. There is a great demand for meat.However, the number of cattle and sheep in Europe is insufficient, resulting in a shortage of meat.At this time, Nanhua and Argentina, due to the large amount of wool exported, stimulated the sheep farming industry, but there was no way to deal with the surplus beef and mutton, and Nanhua sent the surplus cheap frozen meat to distant Europe through freezer ships, thus obtaining extremely rich income. profits.

Historically, Argentina relied on exporting beef to become close to a developed country.Of course, in the end they were beaten back to their original shape.But what is certain is that in the next few decades, the demand for beef in the European market will be absolutely unprecedented.

Nanhua can definitely add a new engine to agricultural development by developing animal husbandry centered on beef cattle breeding.Now is the time to further expand the beef export trade.

The fundamental reason for the development of agriculture is to exchange the funds and machines needed for economic development through the export of agricultural products including beef.

But in his heart, Zhu Xianhai still feels a pity to some extent. After all, the current chemical pharmaceuticals are not advanced enough. Otherwise, it would be good for Europeans to enjoy the "gift of modern farming" such as hormone meat a hundred years in advance. .

Unfortunately, the chemical industry is not developed enough.There is no theory but no realization.It is definitely a torture for the individual.However, it is also possible to attack in a targeted manner.Get out some drugs like clenbuterol first.Then come up with that kind of modern large-scale industrial farming.

At that time, it is impossible not to make a fortune. Of course, such meat can only be sold to Europe, so that Europeans can enjoy the gift of modern science.

In fact, since I traveled to this era, Europeans are also quite lucky.For example, canned food.Thanks to Zhu Xianhai's efforts, luncheon meat has already appeared in this world ahead of schedule.The luncheon meat produced by Prosperity is not only made of pork shoulder, but also a lot of bits and pieces including lymph, which are mixed in the luncheon meat and cannot be distinguished at all.

Of course, its price is absolutely cheap, and it is exclusive to luncheon meat exclusively for export.If it weren't for the charm of modern science, how could Europeans eat such cheap canned meat?
This kind of blessing is definitely a blessing of science!

"My lord, transporting frozen meat to Europe requires a lot of refrigerated ships. We probably don't have so many refrigerated ships now!"

Li Xudong frowned. What is the biggest problem in transporting frozen meat to Europe?Definitely a frozen ship.There are not so many refrigerated ships, and the meat cannot be shipped out. Why can Nanhua monopolize the export of meat to Europe? To put it bluntly, it is because Nanhua monopolizes the refrigerated ships.

"It turned out to be a boat. There is no problem with this at all,"

Zhu Xianhai laughed.

"At the moment we have a lot of ships idle, and those ships are all high-speed fast ships with more than 18 knots. When transporting frozen meat, their speed advantage is more obvious. They can be transformed into refrigerated ships at the shipyard to transport frozen meat to Europe. .”

Now that the Civil War is over, those "ghost ships" are useless. I still have a headache about what those ships are used for. They can't be idle. Now they can be put on commercial routes...

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