Villager of Daming

Chapter 1310 Knowledge Mastery and Action

The head of the village spoke, and the people in Nahachu listened, so the head of the village said more.

Normally, when the imperial court built roads, it would use the people's labor for one month every year. Only in special circumstances would it recruit workers, and those who were unwilling to work would pay money, and the money would be used to find people to do the work.

This is not the case when building railways. Skilled workers are needed. After building a section of railway, these people will be needed to build other railways.

They are paid for their work, which increases the number of non-agricultural employment, that is, jobs.

Paying them wages is a direct economic effect, while other railway parts still need to be produced and there are workers involved, which is an indirect economic effect.

When the railway is in operation, not only does the railway make money, but the merchants who transport goods through the railway also make money. This is a derivative economic effect.

Broadly speaking, these are derivative effects.

“When these economic effects emerge, we cannot simply calculate the cost of building materials, construction, operation and maintenance of a railway.

The railway boosted regional economic development, the imperial court increased tax revenue, people sold what they couldn't sell, and merchants transported goods that they couldn't ship out to other places.

At the same time, people in other places can buy the goods they need with money, and people cannot produce everything themselves.

Railways have reduced transportation costs and decreased the loss of perishable commodities, such as carrots, radishes, and later potatoes, sweet potatoes and other fruits and vegetables.

The profits earned by merchants are actually controlled. When the profit margin of merchants is too large, department stores perform their duties to regulate prices..."

A group of people were so addicted to listening that they forgot to eat, as if listening to it would be useful to them.

In reality, only the decision-makers can play a direct role in this kind of knowledge, and no one else has the power to make decisions.

However, people who were also familiar with this knowledge discovered that the imperial court was building a railway and that the station was close to their homes, so merchants doing business had to consider the places where the railway line would pass.

The output of each place may not be the same. As long as you grasp the specialties and demands, you can gain the upper hand.

We even have to consider the location of connecting railway stations, especially key points and starting points. In the absence of railways, how can we transport the goods and sell them to farther locations, thereby increasing the price difference.

Smart people can also earn extra income by themselves. They are at the starting point and learn about other places.

It is better to grow watermelons in your own place. You cannot grow them in other places, or the watermelons are not sweet. If you grow them yourself, you can sell them. Whether the merchants come to buy them or you sell them yourself, you will always make money before others.

Grow some watermelons first, learn a little, and master the skills. When others catch on, you will find that you haven’t grown any watermelons well in two years. You didn’t grow any that year, but found that you made money by growing them, but you have no experience to grow them the next year.

When you don’t have the power to make decisions, you can only work hard to find opportunities on your own.

The premise is that you must know that it is a good thing to have a railway built to your doorstep, but don’t build your house too close to the railway as it will be very noisy.

And waiting for the railway to pass by your home and expecting a large amount of compensation... don't expect it, it's impossible.

At most we can demolish your house and build a slightly better one in its location.

For example, a one-story house is built with brick and concrete and the road in front of the door is paved with cement.

Under the sky, is it the land of the king; on the shore of the land, is it the ministers of the king.

"Trade fish for fuel, mine is out." As the headman was speaking, he noticed that the aroma of the grilled fish in front of him had faded. He looked at the fire again and found that the fuel was out.

"Drink to victory, gentlemen!" Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the beer glass and cheered!

Everyone drank together, including Xu Yihua, a young girl. The people on Nahachu's side showed regretful expressions, as if they had not heard enough. They wanted to grab the head of the village and ask him to continue talking for three days and three nights.

They are willing to learn systematically even though they cannot currently enter the decision-making level.

After a meal of grilled fish, everyone was tipsy and then each was assigned a place to sleep.

The palace maids and eunuchs who were performing singing and dancing came over to look for leftovers; they were also hungry, so they just watched others eat.

I found that there was not much left, but there was a lot of grilled fish stewed in the big pot next to it. They didn't put it in a box and heat it underneath, but grilled it directly and stewed it in the big pot.

The other dishes were also served in large pots, and no one touched them after they were fried.

"Pour it all together, everyone. Xiaqiu Village is very particular about doing things. There are barrels of beer, open them all, drink them quickly, don't drink too much."

The maid in charge gave orders with a happy smile on her face, asking people to pour other people's leftovers into the pot and heat them up, so that no one would feel unfair.

The palace does not need to achieve management goals through conflicts between palace maids and eunuchs, as this would easily lead to trouble. For example, if someone deliberately frames someone else, the people in the palace will suffer.

Someone overturned a child's cart and said someone else did it. They killed them all. The child also fell down.

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A few days later, the first batch of chili powder and chili oil for export appeared, and we are waiting to burn the bottles these days.

In order to prevent outsiders from growing them, the chili peppers used to make chili powder are first baked and then ground into powder, and chili oil is not allowed to be grown.

"That's right. A bottle of chili oil contains five cents, and a bottle of chili powder contains three cents. Sell it! Is this a mixed seasoning sold to relatively nearby places? What's the difference between it and our seasoning?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was happy that he had another profitable product, and was puzzled as he held a packet of seasoning that should be curry powder in his hand.

He was in the village, and the head of the village followed him, pointing at the curry powder and saying, "The proportions are different. This one is spicier. The one we eat... adjust it according to needs. The recipe usually sold to the people is a universal recipe."

The head of the village introduced it, and Hanhan said that the barbarians outside just needed some food, unlike the people of the Ming Dynasty. The people of the Ming Dynasty also lived in a humid environment and were also particular about eating.

How can we accept that this mixed seasoning powder from takeout will overpower the normal flavors of other dishes?
Guangzhou is humid and Guangzhou people don’t like curry, especially the original curry powder. The adjusted one is okay.

Now the people there don’t know how to make curry powder, so they grind it into small pieces, so they can’t imitate it for the time being.

Then buy a lot of other spices from them. Curry powder, like thirteen spices, is not fixed. If you want to add something new, just try it. If you want to change the proportion, just change it.

No one stipulates which one is the best, but it is stipulated that if the price of a certain seasoning is high, less of the expensive one should be added. If too much is added, the overall selling price will increase.

"Are they willing to buy? Uh... let someone let them use it for free at the dining area of ​​the Maritime Customs Office. If they think it's okay, we can negotiate the price. We have to make several times the profit after all."

Zhu Yuanzhang was not sure whether it would sell well, so he gave it a try. The masters in Xiaqiao Village had not made any mistakes so far, so he blamed the servants. It would be better for them to make a mistake once.

"Your Majesty, the winter solstice is nine days away, which is exactly the tenth day of the eleventh month. Do you want to make arrangements?"

The head of the village asked about the situation. King Liang said he would return from the winter solstice. What was the procedure?
"Now we are arranging our affairs. When he comes, we must meet him immediately? Let him walk around here and feel the strength of our Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Yuanzhang did not intend to summon the other party as soon as he arrived. He asked the other party to take a look at the situation and not think that surrendering would reduce the losses of the Ming Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)