A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 753 Lu Huitou

The bigger the wind and waves, the more expensive the fish.

Pearl fishing is dangerous, but the price of pearls is higher, so pearl fishing in Hepu has always been dangerous, but it is a hugely profitable industry that all parties compete for. In the past, the Ning family of Qinzhou directly controlled the source of southern pearls.

They control large and small pearl ponds and numerous pearl households, and all the pearls from the source are in their hands.

Of course, wealthy families such as Feng Chenxian must also get a share of the pie, and they have a hand in the sales and other aspects.

What Cheng Chu meditated on was also very simple.
Although the imperial court established a Pearl Lifting and Lifting Department to manage Hepu pearls, it was only a regulatory agency.

"There are many pearl pools in Hepu. If there are enough pearl households, the output can reach [-] kilograms a year. Apart from the imperial court taking classes and buying some of these pearls, the rest can be sold, whether they are shipped to Chang'an and Luoyang for processing. Whether it is turned into jewelry or sold to foreign merchants in Guangjiao and Guangzhou, the profit is extremely high."

Wu Huaiyu ate a few lychees and asked the beauty not to peel them. Eating too many lychees would really make you angry.

The sun is like a fire,

However, on Beihai Silver Beach, it does not feel any hotter than in the summer in Chang'an, perhaps because of the strong wind on the beach.

Pearl fishing in Hepu is indeed a huge golden mountain that can continuously uncover wealth.

However, Wu Huaiyu didn't quite agree with Cheng Chumo's plans.

He doesn't object much to his distribution plan for various parties. What he objects to is the current system of mining, selling, and taxing.

In Wu Huaiyu's view, the imperial court wanted to control Hepu's pearl mining industry just like it controlled salt, and even get more taxes and profits from it.
The current old-fashioned approach will not work.

For a long time, they have implemented a method similar to a kind of labor force for pearl households. They become pearl households and are strictly controlled. Most of the pearls collected must be turned in, and the rest are exchanged for rice. Moreover, this exchange of rice is completely contrary to the market. economy.

Therefore, it is essentially a great oppression and exploitation of Zhuhu.
In this case, the interests of bead households are not protected, the enthusiasm of bead households for fishing for pearls is not high, and the pearl output is naturally low.

Another is that serious private purchases and sales will occur.
This is the same as private salt.

After all, enough profit can make people take desperate risks, even beheading them.

"I think we need to change the pearling industry in Hepu. We need to make the plate bigger and bake a bigger cake, instead of trying to grab more pieces of the cake."

After hearing this, Cheng Chumo sat up immediately and stopped lying down. He even waved away the beauties serving the two of them.
"Erlang, the Hepu Zhuchi is the most valuable thing in our Lianzhou. We mainly rely on it for the next tax revenue and wealth of our Lianzhou. It is of great importance. Erlang, please tell me how to change it."

Wu Huaiyu was still lying there relaxedly.

The sea breeze blew over my face with the smell of salty waves, as well as the smell of sunshine and seafood.

Silver beach, blue sky, blue sea, but unfortunately there are also beauties in swimsuits.

The tooth soldiers wearing hats around them somewhat ruined this beautiful scenery.

"Actually, just treat pearl fishing the same as salt production. There are more than a dozen pearl ponds along the coast of Lianzhou. They can be regarded as a dozen salt fields or a dozen mines.
We can directly attract investment to banks based on the size of the Pearl Pool. "

Wu Huaiyu explained to Cheng Chumo that it was either complicated or more market-oriented.

Put Zhuchi out to bid for contract,
Pearl fishing is purely a commercial activity. Pearl fishing in Zhuhu is no longer a form of labor.

After the merchants contracted the pearl pond, they hired people to fish for pearls and sold them freely. All the court had to do was supervise them. In order to ensure that the court's interests were not infringed,
All the pearls collected in the pearl pond must be sent to the imperial pearl official warehouse, which means that the people collect the pearls and the officials collect them.

Then vendors.

This is somewhat similar to the current salt policy.

In this way, the interests of pearl households are guaranteed. In the past, pearl households were equivalent to a kind of labor. It was not up to you when it was your turn. However, pearl fishing was dangerous and there was no guarantee.

But now, this heavy labor burden is relieved.

In the future, the merchants who contract the pearl ponds will recruit pearl divers themselves as a purely commercial act. This is just like a landlord recruiting long-term workers to farm the land. If the conditions you give are not enough, of course others can refuse to work for you.

Another advantage of such contracting is that it can expand production and increase output.

They are all privately contracted. Who doesn’t want to dig more pearls, and who doesn’t want to earn more?

Of course, there is another advantage that Wu Huaiyu did not mention directly, that is, from the imperial court recruiting people to do pearl fishing, which was completely official, to merchants contracting pearl ponds,

This means letting go.

Although there are many large and small Zhuchis, under the current circumstances, the ones who can afford the contract are naturally Wu Huai, Yu, Cheng Chumo and others.

Near the water tower, get the month first.

With so many pearl pools, it is actually easier to distribute.
It doesn’t mean that everyone who meets you has a share, but at least it can take care of a lot of people. Whether they are from Chang’an or land tycoons, they can work out a profit distribution plan for win-win cooperation.

As the cake gets bigger, even though there are more people participating, there will be a lot of sharing in the end.

The total output of Hepu pearls is high, and the tax revenue of the imperial court is naturally high. By buying part of it through gambling, you can still make a fortune.

This is a win-win solution for all parties, and even the lowest level households are taken care of.

After all, it’s a monopoly business.

It’s just that now the plate is wider and wider.

Cheng Chumo is also a smart man. The more he listens, the more excited he becomes.
"Pearl fishing cannot be a burden to the people of Lianzhou, nor can it be a burden to the Lianzhou Yamen. In fact, how can you beg for food while guarding such a cornucopia? It can be mutually beneficial and win-win," Cheng Chumo patted his chest, "Erlang Don't worry, there are indeed conditions for change now, and I also have the determination and ability, I will definitely do this well."

"You also have to be careful. The interests involved in this matter are not small."

"I know, but we have hundreds of thousands of athletes from the Central Plains going to Lingnan, and there are naval forces and patrols stationed in Beihai, as well as town soldiers and government soldiers. We have such strong force in our hands, are we still afraid of those people?
Whoever dares to jump out at this time, I will just lend their heads to sacrifice the flag. "

"Then get ready."

When the Hepu Pearl Pond invites investment, the Wu family will definitely participate. Although the investment in pearl fishing will not be small, they need to pay contract fees or even deposits, and apply for a license. In addition, pearl fishing also requires buying a boat, hiring boatmen, and beadworkers. Equipment for cultivating pearls.

But everyone can see that this is a profitable business with no loss, and the most difficult thing is the ticket to enter.

As long as you can enter, you can make money.

Moreover, pearl fishing in the pearl pond is different from mining gold and silver mines. The gold and silver mines will be exhausted, but the pearl pond can continue to mine pearl clams for thousands of years. Even if there may be few pearl clams in some years, as long as there are Do not over harvest clams, this is a sustainable industry.

In particular, the demand for pearls is huge and the market prospects are good. There is no need to worry about market saturation.

The domestic sales market is huge, and so is the foreign trade market.

Especially those top-quality pearls are hard to come by, and the market demand is always there.

evening,

Huaiyu jumped into the sea and swam for a long time.

A group of beauties like daughters of the sea accompany me to play. Although the swimsuits are not so attractive, playing in the sea can wash away the fatigue of the day.

at night,

Eating seafood in a stilted building by the sea,

It was still full of guests.

Today Huaiyu entertained the wealthy families of Lianzhou, mainly the Ning family.

The Ning family, once the king of the North Sea, is now completely weak.

Facing Wu Huaiyu's advancing step by step, he could only keep retreating.

More and more children of the Ning family were transferred away from the old place of the Ning family by Wu Huaiyu and transferred to other places. Many of them were recommended to the capital for selection.
"Come and raise a toast together!"

The Ning family and other wealthy family members had no choice but to stand up and raise their glasses.
This glass of wine is very bitter in your mouth.
Drinking this glass of wine also meant that they gave up the confrontation, raised their hands and surrendered, and completely listened to Hou Chaoting's disposal.If they are asked to serve in other prefectures in Lingnan, they will go.If they were asked to serve in the Central Plains, they would go.
Even their most profitable businesses in the past, such as pearl fishing and salt production, have basically been taken away, and they have accepted them all.

Of course, this compromise also brought some benefits, or guarantees.

For example, their current property, property, slaves, and money are all protected.In addition, they all retained their official status, and many of them were even promoted to nobility. Although this was obtained in exchange for external transfer, at least they still retained these.

However, Qinzhou no longer belongs to the Ning family, and Lianzhou is no longer controlled by the Ning family, as well as places such as Baizhou and Guizhou.

all summer,

Wu Huaiyu has been touring Lingnan, one state after another, one stop after another.

In the autumn, he went to Jiaozhou and visited Jiude.

After winter, he walked back again,

In the cold winter of snow falling in the Central Plains, Wu Huaiyu arrived at Yazhou Island.

Celebrating the New Year in Luhuitou, Linchuan, Zhenzhou.

He did not return to Chang'an this year. Although the Lingnan rebellion was suppressed, the situation was not stable and there were still undercurrents. He, the prime minister, had to sit in charge.

Zhenzhou is in the southernmost part of Hainan Island, and Linchuan is Sanya in later generations. At this time, Luhuitou is more primitive and natural. Although it is New Year, there are still heat waves here.

Beach, coconut grove,
It's been quite quiet this year.

The Feng Xian family jointly developed Hainan Island and established four states on the island. Most of the raccoons on the island, especially those in the coastal plain, have been conquered or united by them, but the mountainous areas in the interior are still beyond their reach. The place.

There were very few Han people on the island at this time;
In fact, there is nothing worth paying attention to. Apart from the natural scenery, there is really nothing worth mentioning in Linchuan, not even a decent walled city.

But Wu Huaiyu still likes it here. It's very cold in Guangdong at this time, and it's also very cold in Haikou, Yazhou. Only here it's summer.

On the beach of Sanya Bay, Wu Huaiyu ushered in the first day of the sixth year of Zhenguan.

Looking at the Central Plains from afar,

At this time, Chang'an must be lit up with thousands of lights and bustling with festivals, and the wives, concubines, and children at home must also be watching the New Year's Eve.
And thousands of miles away in Tiannan, at the southernmost tip of the island,

It's so quiet here,
He planned to spend the first lunar month here and enjoy the sunshine, beach and sea.
He would leave back in February and count the days. By the time he returned to Guangzhou in March, Foresta would be giving birth.

Just in time to welcome his little life, but I don’t know whether the one born will be Takejuro or Takeshiniang.

(End of this chapter)