The great hero of the Silk Road, starting from a farm farmer

Chapter 118 Sell cement to the coal bosses in Dry Castle!

The idea of ​​casting iron coins is very good, but it is still somewhat difficult to actually implement it.Casting iron coins casually is easy to be imitated, there are hundreds of people of all kinds, and there are more than a thousand people who need to be paid, it is hard to guarantee that no one will be tempted.

So in terms of craftsmanship, you have to make do with it, at least not let random blacksmiths imitate it.To be a hydraulic forging press, the die-cast iron coin pattern should be more exquisite, and it must have a gear-shaped anti-damage pattern.The patterns to be cast on the iron coins have to be specially designed.As for the anti-counterfeiting and anti-rust method of alloy, it seems that there is no need for that?This is a temporary replacement for emergency, after all, it is not a long-term solution. If there is no cash flow after half a year, I will not be able to persist in this small independent kingdom in Wuying.

In addition to making the iron coins as exquisite as possible, the military supply company also had to plan carefully.The personnel who operate the military supply firm must be properly equipped, and the products to be sold by the military supply firm must also be carefully planned.

Grain is the basic product of the military supply business. According to Song Yingkui's vision, after the military supply business is officially in operation, the young and strong refugees working in the workshop will take care of the food. The wages they earn can buy food at the military supply business to support their families.At the beginning, most young and middle-aged people were paid more than 200 cash a month, which can buy about [-] catties of grain when converted into the cheapest grain.

Is it possible to feed a family with fifty catties of grain?Of course not.At the beginning, the refugees needed to use their own savings to make up for it.They also have to use their own money to find ways to get some food in the market to sustain their lives.Just like this, the current food reserves in the official warehouse can't handle it for a few months.

It was precisely because of the lack of food that Song Yingkui thought of replacing real money with iron coins, instead of directly distributing food instead of money.Now that I am short of food in my hands, and I don’t have any silk, cloth, or even spices, how can I get real currency?You can't pay people bricks and cement for wages, right?Distributing iron coins can delay the outbreak of the food crisis for a period of time and give oneself time to find a solution to the crisis.

In addition to food, commercial banks sell mainly self-produced commodities.The workshop needs to set up some production lines for daily necessities, such as iron pans, bottles and cans used in the kitchen, as well as tables, chairs and benches, and then find a way to get some oil, salt, sauce and vinegar. This is what I can think of at present. stuff in.By the way, it has come to the cold winter, and the charcoal has to be placed in the military supplier's shop.

There are no iron mines or coal mines in Wuying. The iron ore is transported from Qingbari Ridge, and the coal used was previously carried along the mountain road from Qiancheng Castle, a hundred miles away.

Dry Castle is very close to Wazhou. In the mountainous area in the south of Wazhou, it is in the same mountain system as Wuying. Wuying passed the dry castle on the nearest mountain road in Wazhou.When the commercial roads were open, it was convenient to transport coal there.The most urgent task now is to organize young and strong teams to operate coal and iron transportation in Gancheng and Qingbarieling to Wuwu. Normal business methods cannot solve the problem, so we have to send people to solve it.

"Commander Yang and Commander Liu, iron ore and coal are crucial to the current five operations. This time you each take a hundred young men and fifty soldiers to Qingniling and Gancheng to carry coal and iron. The task is very important. One You must be careful on the road, and you must not be negligent when crossing enemy-occupied areas." Two commanders, Yang Jiancheng and Liu Chenghai, were drawn out from the army and asked them to take Qing Zhuang and soldiers to and from outside to transport coal and iron ore. At that time, Song Yingkui explained a few more words.

"Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely worry about it, and we must properly buy back the things that are lacking in the town." Liu Chenghai and Yang Jiancheng expressed their attitude to Song Yingkui.

"This time you are all bringing pack mules, so you will be able to move a little bit faster. If you encounter an accident on the road, you will be able to deal with it quickly. Remember, you must detect the enemy first, and be cautious about the situation. You don't have to take the goods as a last resort. The priority should be to save human life." The shelf cart has a lot of things to pull, but it is inconvenient to move, and this situation is not a good choice.As a last resort, Song Yingkui had to recruit more than 200 mules from the townspeople to transport the goods!After the load is done, find a way to compensate the people who took the mules.

Let's take a look at the situation. According to the current situation, is it better to consider forming a transport team of our own?Do you even need to set up your own account business gang?
It's just that the five camps are narrow, so many full-time young adults, can they support them?Money can be exchanged for young and strong workers selling industrial products. The key is what to do with food.The more people who are free from work, the fewer people are farming.The current population of the Fifth Battalion is only about 3000. Soldiers, workers and family members of refugees have more than [-] people who are not engaged in agricultural production, and the proportion of young and middle-aged engaged in agricultural production is already quite low.

This is not a good phenomenon. Food supply mainly depends on one's own territory, and it is easy to be fooled by other methods.

Five days later, Liu Chenghai and Yang Jiancheng returned with their people one after another.This trip went smoothly for them, and they did not encounter any fan soldiers.Qing Barley Ridge and Gancheng are both located in mountainous areas, which are considered remote areas. Now the Tibetans have no time to take care of these places. The local people are similar to the situation of the Fifth Battalion. They are in a state of self-government. The only difference may be that the Fifth Battalion barely has an army. No.

After the pack team from the Fifth Battalion passed by, the local people were very enthusiastic. They used to rely on iron ore and coal for their livelihood, and the cutting off of trade routes had a great impact on their lives.

"My lord, the head of the mine at the castle said that if our Fifth Battalion needs coal, he can find a way to bring people over to deliver it. In addition to selling their coal with money, the ironware we produce, especially ordnance They can exchange coal." After Liu Chenghai made a trip to Gancheng, he also brought a piece of business news.The miners in Gancheng want to maintain the business route with Wuying.

"This is fine! You can take a few sentinels and go to Qiancheng Castle tomorrow to finalize this matter. Also tell the miners that if possible, it is best to come to my fifth battalion in person. Except for In addition to iron tools, there is another sharp weapon: stone mud, which can stick stones together. In this troubled world, it is necessary to build stone fortresses to prevent thieves. They have a look at the stone forts built by my fifth battalion. If necessary , You can also exchange coal for rock mud.” Since the miners in Qiancheng Castle need weapons, it’s best to sell cement to them.

After the cement was produced, it was not commercialized except for its own use.People in Wuying build houses mainly because the soil embryos do not use cement, and the production cost of cement is relatively high. If it is sold, the price is difficult for ordinary people to accept.But the miners have coal and money, and now they also have a rigid need to build a fort. Song Yingkui thinks this is an opportunity to commercialize cement.Let's sell it to the coal bosses in Gancheng first, let them take the lead in demonstration, and see if there can be a trend of building stone forts with cement in the vicinity.

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