Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 452, the output is too large
Beijing.

In Liu Jin's house, Liu Jin is worrying about how to carry out compulsory military service here in Beizhili. Emperor Hongzhi and the cabinet have also agreed on it. First, the pilot will be carried out here in Beizhili, and it will also be here in Beizhili. The first military academy in Ming Dynasty was established.

At present, it is almost time to disclose this matter to the whole Ming Dynasty, and the British public Zhang Mao who is in charge of this matter also recommended Liu Jin to Emperor Hongzhi.

So Liu Jin was promoted to an official, and he was directly promoted from a six-rank Imperial Academy editor to a counselor of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion.

Although the Dudu Mansion of the Five Armies used to be known as officers and soldiers, it was actually controlled by the Ministry of War and did not have any military power in its hands.

Now that Emperor Hongzhi has withdrawn his military power, he has restructured the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion for the time being, restored the military power that previously belonged to the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion, and stripped the military power from the Ministry of War.

The British Duke Zhang Maoshen was trusted by Emperor Hongzhi, so he also became the real big man with real power, and became the general governor of the Five Armies Governor's Mansion, no longer the former British Duke who was only in charge of sacrifices.

The position of Chief Governor is also newly established. The previous five military governors' mansions were divided into the front, middle and then left and right. There are five prefectures in total.

But now, Emperor Hongzhi wants to reform the military system, so naturally he also restructured the Dudu's Mansion of the Five Armies, and set up two governors-general and deputy-dudus to lead the Dudu's Mansion of the Five Armies.

This position is almost equivalent to the chief of the Ministry of National Defense~~~~ in later generations, while the Ministry of War has completely stripped off military power. At present, it seems that there is no sense of existence. Although it is still ranked in the sixth department, the power has been obtained. Greatly weakened, somewhat similar to the previous five-army governor's mansion.

As the general governor of the five armies, Zhang Mao, the British Duke, is currently responsible for the reform of the military system. Because of the importance of the reform of the military system, Zhang Mao also asked Emperor Hongzhi to send Liu Jin to the past, and became a Counselor of the Dudu Mansion of the Five Armies.

This counselor is also an official position established by Zhang Maoxin, and has no real power. It is equivalent to his secretary. His main job is to assist Zhang Maolai in carrying out military system reform.

For now, the most important thing is to carry out compulsory military service in Beizhili and establish the first military academy in Ming Dynasty. These two things are the top priorities right now.

"Old Zhang is also true. I lived a relaxed life here in the Imperial Academy. I could be promoted after staying for a few years. Now I'm fine. I have a headache every day."

Thinking of the compulsory military service system and the establishment of the first military academy in Ming Dynasty, Liu Jin had some headaches.

There are many things to be busy, and you need to run around. In this winter, it is still comfortable to work in the Imperial Academy. If you are in a good mood, you can go to chat with Wang Shouren and Lun Wenxu in the afternoon. If you are in a bad mood, you can molested at home. Molesting his two wives.

"If you want to implement the compulsory military service system, the most important thing is to get a household registration book. Only with this thing can you know exactly how many soldiers of the right age are in a certain area, and then distribute them according to the population of each area. The number of conscripts."

"This concealment of the population was a common thing in ancient times. If you want everyone to take the initiative and actively serve in the military, in the end, there is still a profit to be made."

"Exemption from corvee and taxes during military service, and a certain monthly salary, these are the basic operations."

"This is the first military academy in Ming Dynasty. It's better to recruit some people with cultural foundation, but people with cultural foundation in this era will definitely not join the army."

"For those scholars, all things are low-grade and only studies are high. For warriors, they are quite contemptuous."

"However, it is impossible for this military academy to recruit illiterate students. If you are illiterate, it is absolutely difficult to become an outstanding general. It is not a time of war. There are wars that allow you to grow up in actual combat."

Thinking of this, Liu Jin had another headache, very annoying.

"Brother Jin, Li Yuanshan from Ryukyu City has returned and is here in the living room."

At this time, Erhu walked in and said.

"Li Yuanshan is back?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Jin thought for a while and then smiled and said, "It seems that the sugarcane harvest here in Ryukyu City is a bumper harvest. He should come back with sugar this time. After investing so much money, it's finally time to harvest."

After finishing speaking, Liu Jin also hurriedly walked towards the living room.

"Sir~"

In the living room, Li Yuanshan was waiting patiently. Seeing Liu Jin's arrival, he quickly got up and saluted.

"Free~"

Liu Jin waved his hand, and then asked eagerly, "How is it? How much candy can we produce this year?"

Don't blame Liu Jin for being anxious, this Ryukyu City has already invested several million taels of silver. A city was built here in Ryukyu, and at the same time, tens of thousands of acres of land were reclaimed outside the city.

Before and after, tens of thousands of people were recruited from various places to build and open up wasteland here in Ryukyu City. The cement used alone is very huge.

"Ryukyu is very suitable for the growth of sugarcane. There is sufficient sunlight and rainfall. The growth of sugarcane is very good. It is estimated that about 3 million catties of sugarcane can be produced this year."

"Currently, the entire Ryukyu City is harvesting sugar cane, and at the same time, it is also boiling sugar. This time, I also brought back the first batch of sugar produced here in Ryukyu City, so that you can try it."

Li Yuanshan thought for a while and began to report to Liu Jin that the sugarcane harvest in Ryukyu City was really bumper, and the output was quite gratifying.

"Thirty million catties of sugarcane, or 3 million catties, based on a sugar content of 3%, can almost boil out 10 million catties of brown sugar."

When Liu Jin heard it, he quickly and simply calculated it in his mind. Generally, the sugar content of sugar cane is more than 10%, but here we simply calculate it based on 10%, which can yield 3000 million catties of sugar.

This is an extremely huge number. You must know that the price of sugar in this era is very expensive. These 3000 million catties of sugar can be sold for tens of millions of silver.

This is still the most basic brown sugar. Of course, if this brown sugar is boiled into white sugar, the price of white sugar will be even higher, and a catty of sugar can be sold for several taels of silver.

However, this is when the sugar production is not high. Once sugar cane is fully planted in Ryukyu City, the production of Daming sugar will soar, and the price of sugar will naturally not be as high as before.

Liu Jin intends to slowly bring down the price of candy, so that it will gradually change from a luxury item to a daily consumer product for the common people. Only when more people eat candy will the sales of candy increase.

"Young Master's calculation is very accurate. Judging from the current situation, it is true that almost 3000 million catties of brown sugar can be harvested this time. This output is really too large, far exceeding my estimate."

Li Yuanshan nodded with a smile when he heard Liu Jin's words.

The high output means that the income of Ryukyu City is good. If the income is good, he, the person in charge, will naturally be able to get more rewards.

Thirty million catties of sugar, even the most basic brown sugar, can be sold for nearly twenty million taels of silver. This figure is very huge, far beyond imagination.

You must know that at the beginning, when Li Yuanshan first went to the Ryukyu side, he still felt that planting sugar cane on the Ryukyu side might lose money.

If you open it now, not only will you not lose money, but you can also make a lot of money.

"Young master, with such a huge output, I'm afraid this candy won't be easy to sell~"

"And this is still this year. Next year, the sugarcane here in Ryukyu City will be even larger, and sugarcane can be planted twice a year here in Ryukyu City. By then, the output will be even greater."

"I'm afraid this candy won't sell for a price."

After thinking about it, Li Yuanshan also expressed his worries, the output was too much.

It is beyond imagination, with an output of tens of millions of catties, such a huge output, and the price of this sugar is so expensive, it will not be sold at all for a while.

"The output is great~"

"The production is large, we can sell it at a lower price, and the Ming Dynasty can't sell it all. We can also sell it to Japan and North Korea. Next year, the fleet will go to Southeast Asia, Luzon, and even South Asia and Arabia. At that time, our sugar can be sold all over the world."

"You know, this candy is worth gold in Europe."

When Liu Jin heard this, he immediately smiled.

Still afraid of large production?

In the past, a catty of brown sugar sold for seven to eight hundred Wen a catty, and sometimes even sold for one tael of silver per catty. Such an expensive price was only affordable by the truly wealthy, and ordinary people could not afford it at all.

Now that the output is large, I can sell it for [-] Wen a catty. If [-] Wen a catty is still too expensive, I can sell it for [-] Wen a catty, [-] Wen a catty, or even [-] Wen a catty. More people come to consume this sugar.

If the market of Ming Dynasty is saturated, it can be sold abroad. In Japan, North Korea, Southeast Asia, and the Western Regions, in this era, sugar is a luxury in all regions of the world.

Daming is better here, and the price is not too outrageous. In Europe, this sugar is really worth more than gold, almost equivalent to gold, and only the top elite can enjoy it.

"Then, how much does our sugar sell for a catty?"

"This brown sugar currently sells for about [-] yuan a catty in the market. As for white sugar, it is not available in the market."

When Li Yuanshan heard it, he immediately understood what Liu Jin meant. He thought about it and asked, one of him came to Liu Jin to report the situation in Ryukyu City, and the other was to ask Liu Jin for instructions on how to sell this candy , how much the price is set.

"We position brown sugar as a primary product, and the price is close to the people. As for white sugar, we position it as a high-end product."

"Well, in terms of selling price, brown sugar is temporarily priced at 500 renminbi a catty, and white sugar is priced at 2 taels of silver per catty."

Liu Jin thought about it and replied.

(End of this chapter)