Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2619 Intimidation

The squires did not expect that Zhang Xiao would use such a method to estimate the production of fish flowers in Jiujiang, and they were all surprised.Guan Boyi said: "The parents of the county are as bright as a torch, and the students admire them."

"Then do you know how many fish flowers Xihai can produce each year?" Zhang Xiao asked again.

"Students don't know."

"120 billion." Zhang Xiao said.In fact, in the more than ten years after the founding of New China and before the development of artificial breeding technology, about 50 billion fish flowers were caught each year in the Guangdong section of the Xijiang River, and about 70 billion fish flowers in the Guangxi section. However, under the backward production conditions in the late Ming Dynasty, It is quite impressive to be able to catch [-] to [-] million fish flowers every year.

Although the squires didn't know why Zhang Xiao concluded that Xihai could produce so many fish flowers every year, judging from his accurate calculation of the annual catch in his hometown, the figures he said were extremely reliable.

Song Guowei said: "Although there are many fish flakes that can be produced in the West Sea every year, it is really difficult to increase the production if the fisherman's gazing at the sky is all needed to catch fish flakes."

Zhang Xiao imitated the tone of the ancients and said: "Whoever takes fish flowers, from March to August, at sunset, if you look at the height of a certain side's electric feet, you will know that there is no rain in a certain place, and the water in a certain river will not rise; If it is low, you know that there is rain in a certain place, and when the water in a certain place rises, a certain fish flower will arrive. From Liu, Qing, Yue Sanxun, Liangxun; I also know that from Wuzhou to Jiujiang, the flood season starts early and ends late, and the proportion of bighead carp and silver carp favored by people in Jiujiang Township is higher than that of other tributaries. Silver carp accounts for about 5% to 10%, and bighead carp 1% to 10% %."

The magistrate of the Australian county was so clear about the fish flower fishing in his hometown that the gentry didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Zhang Xiao's gourd for a while.Zhu Bolian, the patriarch of the Zhu clan, said: "Since the parents of the county know the method of catching fish and flowers, they should know that the hometown really depends on the sky for food."

"It depends on the sky," Zhang Xiao pointed at the top of the tent with his fan, and said, "Now the Great Song Dynasty Senate is the sky. People from Jiujiang Township can pretend to be fish flowers, but can't people from Zhaoqing and Fengchuan Township?"

Many people couldn't help but shudder when they heard the words. After all, Jiujiang Township's fish flower monopoly fishing rights are completely dependent on government policies, rather than some irreplaceable natural endowments.Zhang Xiao's words really hit their vital point, and he almost wrote the word "threat" on his face.

The scene in the camp tent suddenly cooled down. Huang Xiyin knew that both sides were testing each other, so he didn't interrupt.After being silent for a long time, Zhang Xiao saw that the fire was coming, and said slowly: "All old gentlemen, it's not that this county doesn't practice martial arts to bully the elderly, but now there is a good deal. Face."

Guan Boyi said: "The parents of the county are looking for a way out for us, so naturally they have to give their full support."

Zhang Xiaodao: "I am going to propose to the Guangdong Region to find a treasure land and build a national freshwater fish artificial breeding base."

"Artificial breeding?" The squires present widened their glasses in disbelief. They have been fishing from rivers, lakes and seas since ancient times. Even fish flowers are gifts from God. They have never heard of artificial breeding.

Zhang Xiao pretended to be mysterious and asked: "Have you ever noticed that the fish flowers bought in some places last year were not from Jiujiang?"

"Uh, I heard a little bit."

"That's right, those fish flowers are the experimental batches produced by my Senate when I was doing technical research in Lingao." Zhang Xiao was a little proud. The extraction and preservation technology is still handled by him. He continued: "Artificial breeding means literally. In the future, fish flowers will be produced from fish flower farms, and there is no need to fish in rivers. Within two years after the base is completed, the production of fish flowers will be at least Increase your current catch tenfold, and increase a hundredfold within ten years."

The fish flowers from other places naturally made the squires feel a little uneasy, but the new county magistrate was so bold that he even boasted that Haikou could increase the production of fish flowers by ten or a hundred times.What they don't know is that after breaking through the artificial breeding technology of freshwater fish in the old time and space in the 60s, Jiujiang had already reached 70 billion fish production in the 700s, not to mention the 5000 billion fish scale before the Senate crossed.

"It's just that natural disasters and gunpowder are everywhere in the north. How can we sell so much fish flower?" someone asked worriedly.

"So you don't have confidence in how long the red flag of the Senate can be planted here?" Zhang Xiao said with some contempt.

"Don't dare!"

"The grass people have absolutely no such intentions!"

"Then you don't have to worry about sales. In less than ten years, our Senate will sweep the world. Wherever the Fubo Army walks, the Senate's fish flowers will be sold. Wherever there is a fish pond, it must If you have artificial fish, you can even go to Borneo, which is far away from the ocean.” In Zhang Xiao’s plan, Jiujiang will become a fish breeding center that radiates across the country and even the entire Southeast Asian region just like the old time and space.

"Not only that," Zhang Xiao got up, flapped his fan a few times, and said, "Old Li Yuan, who is with me, also plans to build a sericulture improvement and promotion base at the same time, fully explore the resource endowment of the Pearl River Delta, and let local raw silk participate Go to the international trade system. You should understand what this means." Li Yaoer went out for inspection today, and Zhang Xiao talked about sericulture for her.

"Improvement of sericulture?"

"Everyone here must be aware that silk is a major industry in Guangzhou. Cantonese satin and Cantonese yarn are well-known far and near, and are sold overseas. It's a pity, a pity, that Cantonese satin is dense and even in quality, and its color is bright and smooth. The silk weaved by silkworms, if native silk, would be dimmed, and the color would not be visible, it is only feasible in Guangdong, and it is not suitable for distant merchants."

Zeng Xingxiang said: "Zhang's parents are very familiar with the local products. It is true that the silk yarn is called silk yarn by the native silk weavers, and the price is also cheap. Foshan yarn is also woven with soil silk into patterns. They all use printing plates. The raw silk is easy to crack, and the cooked silk is easy to fluff. , Jiujiang cocoon and Longjiang cocoon are both inferior."

It is precisely because of the problem of local silkworm breeds that the quality of silk is far inferior to that in the south of the Yangtze River, so that well-known local silk mills have to purchase lake silk as raw materials to produce Cantonese satin and Cantonese yarn.The so-called Xiangyun yarn was also an invention in the early years of the Republic of China. The villagers of Minle Village in Xiqiao improved the loom and used the weaving small jacquard and manual tearing method to create a new variety with twisting and eye-catching flowers.At this time, more than 40 years have passed since Chen Qiyuan opened the first mechanical silk reeling factory.

The reason why Chen Qiyuan opened a silk reeling factory and was able to seize a part of the international market was that the cocoon market selected silkworm cocoons, and the high-quality cocoon conveying machines were processed by the silk reeling factory through high-tech means, which naturally strengthened the competitiveness of the international market. .The poor-quality cocoons were sold to operators of pedal reeling machines and hand reeling machines, and their products were sold to the local silk weaving industry.From the perspective of the overall sericulture area, the quality of silkworms and mulberries has not changed, and the quality of natural cocoons is hardly improved. This is the real situation of modern Cantonese silk improvement.

In other words, if there were no mechanical silk reeling factories, Guangdong local silk would not be able to catch the eyes of Western and Western merchants at all. Before Daoguang, international trade had little effect on stimulating sericulture in the Pearl River Delta region.

Zhang Xiao continued: "Fish, silkworm, mulberry, your family businesses are all tied to this. In order to complete this great undertaking, it is necessary to build a new primary school and an agricultural technical school as supporting facilities."

If ordinary people had heard this, they would have wept with joy and thanked the emperor for his kindness, but these "human spirits" in the Ming Dynasty had many twists and turns in their stomachs. In modern terms, their doubts were "So, what is the price?"

Guan Boyi stood up and said: "Zhang's parents are very thoughtful, but they are really my reborn parents. I don't know how to repay them?"

"It's not necessary to pay for service, but as I said before, we have to follow our rules."

"Appreciate further details."

"Related industries must be operated as corporations. Whether it is a fish fry breeding company, a silkworm breeding company, or a school, the Senate will provide people, technology, and those who are willing to participate in the pond, land, and funds. The clans will be corporatized In the transformation, the family property is used as the start-up capital, and the profits are deducted from the funds required for the expansion of reproduction. Dividends are distributed according to the shares. According to the "Company Law" of the Song Dynasty, the accounts shall be carried out according to the new accounting standards, and the Finance and Taxation Bureau will send people to conduct regular audits..." Zhang Xiao brought up the requirements of the Senate for the corporate transformation of the clan.Playing conspiracies and tricks, these modern people are by no means opponents of the gentry, and the Senate does not bother to fight with them. With the backing of powerful force, they can play open cards if they want to fight, and play conspiracy if they want to play.

The news revealed by Zhang Xiao was more shocking than the last, and the gentry didn't know whether to be happy or worried for a while.The joy is that the magistrate Zhang seems to have a special liking for Jiujiang, but the worry is that "we have to follow our rules."

"This...can you allow the students to go back and discuss with the tribe before making an answer?" Guan Boyi asked.

The huge amount of information made them overwhelmed. After all, the changes were too great, and they were simply earth-shaking.Others also proposed to go back to seek opinions from the clan, although they, as the heads of the clan, could not dispose of the clan property arbitrarily.

"Okay, I'll give you three days, and we'll go to Longjiang and Longshan in three days." Zhang Xiao replied bluntly, implying that all the country gentry elsewhere were waiting to get on the ship of the Senate.Besides, letting them use this as an opportunity to carry out clan reform is to give them face. If it is shameless, the Senate has plenty of ways to deal with them.

The country gentry understood what Zhang Xiao said. After all, they had heard to some extent that a clan in Xiangshan had carried out the so-called corporatization reform, and it was publicized by the Australians as a model.If you don't agree, the great benefits of this day may fall elsewhere.

"Don't worry Zhang's parents, there will be a reply within three days."

"As for the path of advancement for scholars you proposed, the Senate has also considered this matter. In a few days, the school inspector of Nanhai County will come to the local area to preach the education policy. When the time comes to answer questions and solve doubts, everyone can speak freely-it's just that after the Imperial Examination in Ming Dynasty Not anymore."

(End of this chapter)