nanming man

Chapter 217 Establishing Your Own Handicraft Industry
Liu Liangzuo blocked the commercial roads leading to Luyi and Runing, but Liu Liangzuo only occupied a few counties in the northwest of Fengyang Mansion after all, and could not block the long border between Mingshun.

It's not impossible for Gao Yihuan to transport the materials there or out, but it will only increase the cost of transportation.

Selling things to the Fan family this time will make a steady profit without losing money, and it doesn't matter if the transportation is a bit more troublesome.

After Gao Yihuan finished his general plan, Liu Heizi immediately asked, "Brother Gao, just tell me what you need brother to do!"

Gao Yihuan said: "Brother Liu, there are three things you have to do now. The first is to prepare the materials that can be mobilized. I will let people register first, and then they will all go to Guide and transfer to Nanzhili. The second The matter is very important. Shanxi merchants will definitely transport the goods back to the north. They have to go to Shandong. Brother Liu, you are close to Shandong, and you need to send someone to find out the route of the Fan’s business, but remember not to startle the snake. Third. Brother Liu needs to gather troops and horses, after we robbed the caravan, we will divide into two groups, brother Liu will fight in Bozhou, I will fight in Yingchuan, and then we will join forces in Shouzhou."

Liu Heizi nodded after listening, "Brother Gao, don't worry, I will never let you down."

After Gao Yihuan briefly met with everyone, everyone was busy with dispatching troops, preparing supplies, and searching for news.

At this time, Gao Yihuan was sitting in the study, listening to Gao Xinghao's report, "Second brother, we have 18 shi of grain in stock in Runing, 20 pieces of cotton cloth, [-] catties of refined iron, and porcelain and tea. , have not yet been counted.”

When Gao Yihuan returned from Xiangyang, Zhang Xianzhong was attacking the city and land in central Hubei.

The western army was divided into two groups, one group captured Jingzhou and Yiling, and the other group attacked Yuezhou.

At this time, Jingzhou and Yiling had fallen into the hands of the Western Army, and He Tengjiao fled without a fight and retreated to Changsha. The situation in Huguang was already quite critical. Once Zhang Xianzhong took Yuezhou, Changsha would probably be lost.

As a result, the entire Huguang Department will be occupied by Zhang Xianzhong.

This made Jiangxi governor Lu Daqi's men dare not move around, and Huang Degong of Anqing and Wuhu had to monitor Zhang Xianzhong.

Gao Yihuan had an insight into this point, knowing that the only enemy he faced was Liu Liangzuo, at most Ma Shiying, and some officers and soldiers from Xuzhou, so he was certain and dared to sell the supplies.

This time Gao Yihuan was able to send out at least 2 elite soldiers, and Liu Heizi was able to send out [-] soldiers, for a total of [-] troops.

They even dared to fight the Tartars, so if Liu Liangzuo was taught a lesson, the problem would not be a big deal.

If the sold items cannot be retrieved, Gao Yihuan will suffer a blood loss, but with the backing of the Gao-Liu Allied Forces, and by surprise, it is not a direct attack on the city, but an interception halfway to get back the supplies, there should be no problem.

"Food is very important. Just in case, I will keep one hundred thousand shi, and the rest will be transported to Guide to Nanzhi and sold to Fan Yongdou." Gao Yihuan pondered for a while, and sneered: "I want to see , How much appetite does he have."

Gao Xinghao smiled, "Second brother, I made a preliminary estimate. After leaving one hundred thousand shi of grain, the remaining grain and supplies should be worth 50 taels of silver."

Gao Yihuan smiled slightly. In this way, not counting the confiscation after the city was captured, and not counting Liu Liangzuo's family wealth, I can earn 50 taels just by selling things.

"How much Liu Heizi pays, have you estimated it?" Gao Yihuan stroked his beard under his forehead.

"Second brother, the things that General Liu can bring out are about 15 taels!"

Gao Yihuan was surprised, "He actually has so many?"

Gao Xinghao smiled, "Second brother, you don't know that the coal mines in Yongcheng are hens that can lay golden eggs. General Liu not only sold them to us, but also sold coal to Nanzhi. I heard from Ji Guofeng that the coal mines in Yongcheng Coal is in short supply in the south, and when the weather gets cold, dignitaries in Nanjing are willing to buy coal from Yongcheng for heating, and the water in the canals is blackened by coal ships.”

Gao Yihuan did not expect that such a coal mine would come with so much money.

Runing and Nanyang actually have a lot of minerals, and it seems that it is time to mine them themselves.

"Besides the horsemen, how much can Yang Wenchang and the others take out?" Gao Yihuan then asked.

Gao Xinghao said: "There should be no less than 60 taels of supplies."

Gao Yihuan calculated in his mind that the Fan family would need to spend more than 120 million taels of silver just to buy supplies.

In addition, the Fan family's shops in various counties should have invested tens of thousands of taels, plus there must be some silver deposits in the shops.

Gao Yihuan roughly estimated that the Fan family would lose at least 150 million taels this time.

This made Gao Yihuan feel secretly refreshed, dare to cut off Lao Tzu's fortune, and can't kill his grandson?

"Okay. Xinghao, you can go to work." Gao Yihuan waved his hand, and then said to the guards outside: "Go, call Yang Wenchang for me."

Gao Xinghao saluted, and soon after quitting, Yang Wenchang came outside the study.

Yang Wenchang is a gentry in Luyi. He used to be a landlord in his main business and a small business in his side business. He owned two small shops. It was given to the eldest son to manage, and he and the second son specialized in smuggling and became one of the main merchants of the Luyi Merchant Gang.

At this time, Gao Yihuan asked him to come in and sit down, and asked the soldiers to pour him a cup of tea, and then said, "Mr. Yang! This time Liu Liangzuo cut off our trade route, do you have any inspiration in your heart?"

Thinking about it made him feel distressed, what else could he inspire, he shook his head with a dazed expression, "Please ask General Gao for guidance."

Seeing this, Gao Yihuan felt a little boring. This guy has no progressive ideas at all.

He didn't bother to point out, and simply stated his intentions, "Refined iron and cotton cloth are important items for war preparation. If they are in the hands of others, they can be broken if they say so. It is equivalent to holding the general's lifeline. Therefore I hope that you can learn the lesson, open your own workshops, weave cloth, smelt, and control your own sources of goods."

Refined iron is used to make weapons, and cotton cloth is used to make armor, both of which are extremely important strategic materials.

These things cannot be produced by themselves, and all rely on smuggling, which is actually quite dangerous. Once the business route is cut off, the logistics will collapse immediately.

The smuggling trade allowed the merchants in Runing and Luyi to accumulate a lot of money. Gao Yihuan felt that it was time for the merchants in Runing and Luyi to open workshops.

After hearing this, Yang Wenchang was a little worried and said: "General, skilled craftsmen are needed for smelting and weaving. The things we make are definitely not as good as those in Jiangnan. The cost of making them yourself is probably not only higher than buying them, but also not as good as them." Others. This will definitely be unsustainable."

These Gao Yihuan naturally knew, he waved impatiently, "You can rest assured that as long as the workshop is built, Ben will give priority to purchasing from you, and will not let your workshop close down."

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