Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 89 President Li throws money online
The rain that lasted for many days finally stopped.

The subtropical high pressure left the Jianghuai region.

The water receded,
Li Yu's second wave of business war has begun.

People in Fucheng are much more accepting of coal than before.

Compared to burning firewood, the expenditure is slightly lower.

And regardless of the weather,

Even in damp and moldy seasons, briquettes can still be used.

If it were firewood, it would have been extinguished long ago.

Suzhou Chaihe Chamber of Commerce, the first all-member meeting was held in Mianyue Building.

All the businessmen changed their past resistance to Li Yu.

I sincerely support the arrival of President Li.

Because they made money.

Sufficient profit margins, lower warehousing costs, and smaller losses.

Businessmen, this is the reality.

……

"Everyone, shopkeepers, was the profit last month huge? Are you satisfied?"

"satisfy."

Li Yu smiled and looked at these greedy guys.

He opened his mouth:

"I'm not satisfied."

All of a sudden, it was like water droplets falling into a boiling oil pan.

All the businessmen suddenly panicked, thinking that this was going to cut their profit margins.

However, what Li Yu said next surprised and delighted them:

"Just one city is not enough."

"Taicang Prefecture, Changshu County, Wujiang County, Zhenze County, and even Changzhou Prefecture and Songjiang Prefecture can all be expanded."

"Everyone, you can sign up enthusiastically. Each person will occupy a county seat. If your appetite is big enough, you can also try it in the state capital."

"Do you want to sell firewood for the rest of your life, or do you want to do some big business?"

A fat man stood up, cupped his hands and said:
"I'm afraid I don't have that much capital."

"It's easy. I can give you the first batch of goods on credit."

President Li is throwing money online!

Wow, everyone started to get excited.

"President Li, we were originally just the shopkeepers of a store, but suddenly we took over a whole county's stalls. I'm afraid our abilities are somewhat lacking."

Obviously, the person who said this was a cautious businessman.

"You can just copy the business strategy, no ability is required."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Li Yu simply put it more bluntly:

"I hope you won't forget how I dealt with you, right?"

"You can just copy it and deal with others."

……

"However, I have a condition. Exchange your current store for the distribution rights of a county."

"If there is no objection, let's just sign the contract, right?"

That day, Li Yu signed contracts with more than a dozen businessmen.

They used their own store to obtain the distribution rights of Xishan Coal Mine in a county in the south of the Yangtze River.

As long as they can open up the market, they can quickly earn back three or five such shops.

If you take a gamble, you may be able to rise in class.

From a small businessman, he became a big businessman.

With the successful example of Suzhou Fucheng, this venture is worth trying.

At the end of the meeting,
Li Yu suggested changing the name!
The Chaihe Chamber of Commerce is outdated and nondescript.

The Suzhou Coal Chamber of Commerce sounds high-end.

Naturally no one will object, everyone feels the same.

Finally, some minor issues were discussed.

For example, how to reduce the impurities, ash and sulfur contained in coal cakes.

After all, it's quite choking when it burns.

Li Yu followed his advice and recorded a bunch of possible methods and went back to test them.

These businessmen are quite cute once they get serious.

The dug raw coal is added with a coal washing process.

It is sprayed with water, crushed, mixed with limestone, and finally processed into shape.

It’s not too difficult, all it requires is manpower and a lot of water.

Next to it is the huge Taihu Lake, which is full of water.

As for pollution, no one cares about it yet.

This was the Qianlong Dynasty when the population exploded, and having a full stomach was the most important thing.

Everything else, has to stand aside.

……

Xishan Coal Mine has hundreds of shareholders, all of whom are officials at all levels in the government office.

The bigger the business is, the more dividends they will receive.

Therefore, after the merchants knocked on the door and presented souvenirs, they all expressed their understanding.

And write a handwritten letter to colleagues I know.

With their endorsement, coal business can be launched locally.

Li Yu figured it all out.

No businessman can resist the temptation of silver.

When these people arrive there, they play their original roles.

As long as coal cakes enter the market, firewood will be gradually phased out.

Time will solve everything.

The problem now is that the production capacity of Xishan Coal Mine has encountered a bottleneck.

In this era, it is an absolutely labor-intensive industry.

Xishan Coal Mine.

After Li Yu arrived by boat, the first thing he saw was the black water.

Many ponds and drainage ditches were dug on the edge of the island.

Open coal washing!

Li Yu carefully avoided several areas of black water and walked to the office area of ​​the coal mine.

"Ayu, how was the meeting?"

“This was a successful conference.”

Du Ren thought this sounded strange.

However, as the person in charge of Xishan Coal Mine, he has to fulfill his duties:
"There are not enough people."

"Recruiting more refugees."

"I'm afraid that the government will find out and cause trouble." He was a little worried.

……

"Now the master can't protect himself and can't take care of us." Li Yu said with a smile.

The clerks in the Yamen are all good friends of Weigtang.

If you send a copy of official documents to or from the Di newspaper, you can exchange them for silver.

Depending on the importance of the information, the level of writing ranges from a hundred and ten coins to one tael of silver.

Where can I find such a good thing?

After work, I can easily copy a few copies with ease.

For Li Yu, it was equivalent to understanding most of the dynamics of the Qing court and local officials.

The only bad thing is that it costs too much.

Fan Jing complained several times and paid more than 1000 taels of information fees to the scribes a month.

I sold a mountain of coal cakes and didn't make any money back.

If it weren't for Li Yu's unrivaled strategy, these people would have protested long ago.

"Actually, we don't necessarily need to recruit refugees on our own grounds."

"what?"

"Buy a slave."

Li Yu turned around, his eyes burning.

Du Ren was shocked, wondering if it was what he thought, and asked:
"Go to another place and buy it from Ren Yazi?"

"can."

The two of them walking in the mining area felt like they were on the surface of the moon.

The ground is not even three feet flat!
Be careful when walking, otherwise you may fall.

A black "groundhog" suddenly appeared from a pit not far away.

Looking again, it turned out to be a human being.

Carrying a basket of coal on my back, I walked to the weighing place.

Du Ren held back his laughter and said:

"We have dozens of such holes."

"Don't go over there. If there's a landslide, I'm afraid you'll die before you get out."

……

"52 pounds."

At the scale, a steward shouted.

Then, he gave the miners a few chips.

"This is?"

"The rule I just changed is that after the weight exceeds 80 pounds, the more work you do, the more you will get, and you will be given copper coins every day after work." Du Ren explained.

"Good."

Li Yu understood it as soon as he heard it.
Du Ren is worthy of being a famous litigator in Fucheng and has a lively mind.

These refugees sell their labor in exchange for three meals a day.

Naturally, I was unwilling to do so.

Who wouldn’t want to return home if given the chance?

He could tell from Lijiabao's roster.

Due to their positive performance, only a few miners joined the guard.

This trick is not easy to use.

"Production capacity needs to be expanded, at least doubled."

"difficult."

Du Ren looked embarrassed and explained the difficulty of mining coal.

The shaft must first be dug vertically, and after reaching the coal seam, the shaft can then be dug horizontally.

Each excavation section must be reinforced with wood, otherwise there is a risk of collapse.

Even so, the number of casualties exceeded a hand every day.

The old master poached from the Pan family also came.

He said digging the shaft was too labor-intensive.

As for the Pan family's private mine in Huizhou, the coal seams are very shallow.

The shaft only needs to be dug about five meters before it hits the coal seam.

……

Li Yu suddenly had a crazy idea.

"Master, can you just blow it up?"

"what?"

"What I mean is, blow up half of the mountain in front of you, that will save trouble."

"This, this~ seems feasible."

The old master fell into deep thought.

"Calculate how much gunpowder is needed."

"Row."

The gunpowder used for blasting contains a very high proportion of sulfur.

Almost close to [-]%.

This thing was rarely produced in the Qing Dynasty.

The neighbor to the east is rich in it.

The purchasing channel of Huangshang seems to be the neighbor to the east.Uncle Wu inspected the goods and said the purity was very high.

Apart from being produced near volcanoes, I can't think of any other possibility.

industrialization,
One link is linked to another, and if any link is loose, it will not be able to advance.

Li Yu lamented that he wanted to engage in industrialization after passing through the Qing Dynasty.

As a result, it became nondescript and relied more and more on artificial intelligence.

Coal and iron are the two legs of industry.

Currently, he is still a cripple.

The machines that were promised turned out to be human-machine.

To some extent.He understood Qianlong a little bit.

Why are there so many cheap and obedient people engaged in machine production?
If 100 people can't do it, then use 10000 people.

When one batch is exhausted, the second batch will be added at any time.

Isn’t this better than some artificial intelligence with an IQ of 3 years old?

Li Yu fell into a conflict and couldn't extricate himself.

With limited resources, which one should be prioritized for development?
Land, manpower, firearms, metallurgy, finance, intelligence network, official connections?
……

At this time, the arrival of a letter made him ecstatic.

Fucheng sent a personal letter from Chaozhou Prefecture.

"Brother Li's words are as good as his face, and I miss him very much in Chaozhou Prefecture.

Fighting cocks and horses, hunting eagles, painting and expressing emotions, the elder brother is Boya and the younger brother is Ziqi.

My father is as stable as a mountain in his position as a committee member, and the relationship between the superiors and subordinates is harmonious.

I hope that my brother will take the time to travel to Guangdong. I will sweep the bed to welcome you. "

Li Yu read the thin piece of paper twice.

"Master Li, my young master also asked me to bring you a message. He said that it is not convenient to write in the letter."

"2 taels of silver, or in-demand goods of corresponding value, you choose. Don't refuse."

Do you even need to ask? Of course Li Yu wants goods that are in short supply, no, prohibited goods.

"I'm afraid that the goods I want are a bit taboo and will embarrass your little master."

The person who delivered the letter was no one else but a close servant of Fucheng.

He laughed:
"My little master specifically told me before I came here that even if you want to buy a cannon, he will help you."

Li Yu wanted to test and asked:
"Why should I buy a cannon? Who should I shoot with?"

"The high-ranking officials are joking, what they do these days is not for money. Cut off the inscriptions on the Western artillery, brand it with Chinese characters and sell it to the general soldiers. You can make a profit of at least 2000 taels."

"Hey, you look familiar to me."

"Officials have good memories. When my young master and you went hunting in Qizi Mountain, I was also there."

……

call.

It turned out that they were old friends. They accidentally shot the son of Jiangning's vice-capital together and buried his body together.

That's easy to say.

"It's a thousand miles away, why don't you go and eat something good." Li Yu said, handing him two ingots of silver.

"Thank you for the reward, high official."

At the meeting of key rebel elements in Lijiapu,
Everyone made some requests to enrich the list of purchased items.

Needless to say, high-quality steel, coking coal, and brass.

Sulfur, saltpeter, whale oil, and sail ropes are among them.

Also included are some gadgets, such as flintlock guns, ship-based artillery, and telescopes.

Li Yu specifically told Laiji to get the latest model.

Don't be afraid to spend money, as long as the quality is high.

If possible, build relationships with foreign businessmen.

It leaves the impression that a person is stupid, has a lot of money, has few things to do, and has a lot of connections in the officialdom.

The foreign businessmen in Guangdong are all adventurers and good people.

Profits are higher than life.

As long as you give them a little gap, they will follow the light and come up.

"May I help you, sir?"

As the deputy of the logistics department, Laiji is in charge of purchasing.

This is his business.

When you go, take the overland route.

When you come back, purchase or hire a seagoing ship.

Sailing along the coastline and returning with cargo.

Shipping by sea is risky and requires sailors who are familiar with the routes.

Obviously, Lijiabao does not have such talents.

But, Guangdong does.

Hua Yinzi hired sailors to sail the ship back.

"Military advisor, I have a question."

"Should we pay for the money, or Mr. Fucheng?"

Li Yu thought to himself, that's a good question.

"Unless Fucheng tells you that he has already paid, we will still pay."

"understood."

As for the imperial court's maritime ban.

Hanging the flag of Guangdong Customs, the traffic is unimpeded.

……

7% of the money in Lijiabao's account was converted into silver notes.

Let Lai Er take it with him and go to Chaozhou Mansion to spend it.

Of course, he certainly couldn't trust him to hold so much money alone.

Wealth is moving!
Excessive trust is equivalent to encouraging crime.

Li Yu sent six more loyal men to accompany him.

It's a bodyguard and it's surveillance.

A perfect system is more reliable than people's hearts.

Although it is a start-up organization, this concept must be instilled in it.

This shopping trip can only be regarded as exploring the road.

Lijiabao needs a large amount of supplies, and Guangdong is undoubtedly the best choice.

Recently, I heard some news from the yamen clerk.

Many businessmen in Jiangsu and Zhejiang wear some kind of special gloves.

The proprietors behind it were officials and gentry from the two provinces.

It's just that he hides behind the scenes to avoid suspicion.

But the merchants in Guangdong are different.

Although they have to send a fixed proportion of silver to Guangdong Customs and the nobles in Beijing every year.

However, these people only pay dividends and do not interfere in the management.

……

Li Yu was worried that he would buy too much from merchants in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

The proprietor behind the scenes will realize something is wrong sooner or later.

Once these people become suspicious, they will even kill and silence them.

He directly razed the Li Family Fort to the ground without letting the court notice.

Why is it said that rebellion during the stable period of the dynasty has a very low success rate.

This is only one of the reasons.

There has been a lot of panic in the governor's Yamen recently, and Mr. Futai fell ill.

Taking advantage of this chaotic period, the scribes took advantage of the opportunity and sent copies of some confidential court reports in exchange for money.

Among them, Li Yu was most interested in the military report of the Battle of Jinchuan.

No matter how bad Qianlong was, he would never hide this from the governors of the provinces.

The Battle of Jinchuan has ended.

Troops from all walks of life gradually withdrew to their garrison areas.

Grain, grass, and artillery were also transported away one after another.

After the people were repatriated, the government organized a large number of civilians to demolish the watchtowers.

And, pick up cannonballs.

A court report mentioned the three days before General Agui launched the general offensive.

The number of artillery pieces directly involved in the bombardment on the front line was as high as 3000, and more than 1 solid iron ball shells were fired in one day.

These solid iron balls are scattered all over the mountains and fields and cannot be wasted.

At the same time, hundreds of captured craftsmen from Jinchuan were escorted.

To the Xishan Jianrui Camp on the outskirts of Beijing, there were 5 imitation watchtowers.

For practical training of ladder soldiers.

Also, the artillery workshop at the foot of the mountain was dismantled and the craftsmen were sent back to their original places.

Existing artillery, according to caliber size.

The heavy artillery was transported back to the capital and allocated to the Eight Banners Firearms Battalion of the capital.

Medium-caliber artillery was allocated to the Eight Banners garrisoned in Jingzhou, Chengdu, Jiangning, and Dezhou.

Small-caliber ones, such as mountain-splitting cannons, are selected with high quality and distributed to green camps in several provinces.

The rest were all melted and cast on site and became the copper and iron materials in Guancang.

Li Yu was frightened by these court reports.

An agricultural country can actually mobilize such huge resources.

The terrain of Jinchuan is steep and the roads are rugged.

In order to pull up the artillery, the Qing army frantically built roads, and this was the scene where 3000 artillery pieces bombarded the Sonomu Camp.

It's a bummer, but it's terrible.

Li Yu read through more than a dozen court newspapers and came to a conclusion.

In the military victory, artillery contributed 7%.

If it were 3000 artillery pieces, pull them in and blast yourself.

The bastion cannot hold it.

……

Fan Jing was in the Shihu Inspection Department, Du Ren went to the Xishan Coal Mine, and Lai Er went to Chaozhou Prefecture.

After all, Lao Hu is an officer of the Green Battalion and is staying in Hengtang during the flood season.

Li Yu felt that his surroundings were much deserted.

For half a day, he locked himself in the room and pondered the route of rebellion.

Wei Xiu had learned about his brother's whereabouts and breathed a sigh of relief.

I wanted to come to thank Li Yu, but found that the door was closed.

Lin Huaisheng was outside the door, signaling her not to go in.

"Are you resting?"

"No, the military advisor has been under a lot of pressure lately."

"Oh, then I need to relieve the pressure."

Wei Xiu suddenly felt that what he said was ambiguous again, and left in embarrassment.

She was in the castle and was closest to Yang Yunjiao.

The two will talk about many topics in private.

The folks in Qingyue Village, although they are still familiar faces, are no longer a whole.

Due to the heavy floods in the past few days, the water level of Shihu Lake has risen.

All the dilapidated houses in Qingyue Village were destroyed.

Some people went back to watch it, but they didn't care.

Because they live in brick houses in Lijiabao.

No one wants to go back.

Qingyue Village has spontaneously integrated into Lijiabao.

Only Yang Yunjiao saw it clearly, but she didn't dare to say it.

She only thinks about having a status in the future.

If that doesn't work, it's acceptable to have a real name but no name.

Although the world is big, besides Li Yu, who else can she rely on?

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(End of this chapter)