Chapter 970 Everything is difficult when running a family
The gathering of the army allowed discerning businessmen to see huge business opportunities.
In several large camps with a population of 100,000, the officers and non-commissioned officers are all high-income groups, and the recruits are about to become high-income groups, and their consumption power is very strong.
The area around the New Army's barracks was soon crowded with small traders from all over the country, and even businessmen from far away.
There are fruit sellers, snack sellers, clothes sellers, steamed stuffed bun sellers, wotou sellers, braised noodles sellers, and small merchants and hawkers gathered around.
When Yuzhu was shopping, he was surprised to find that the people who opened Jiyuan also came to join in the fun.
In this day and age, there is no terrifying terminal disease like AIDS, but syphilis is already rampant.
Syphilis was introduced to Europe from the Americas and caused more than 10 million deaths in Europe. Therefore, syphilis is also known as the "Revenge of the American Continent."
In the Qing Dynasty, syphilis was also called "Guangdong sore", which meant that it was mainly spread in Guangdong.
In the absence of penicillin, syphilis was an incurable disease with an alarmingly high mortality rate.
Although Yu Zhongtang was lustful, he never touched Ji Nu. The root problem was that he was worried about being infected with syphilis.
Yuzhu immediately ordered that Jiyuan be sealed off and people arrested.
However, Jiyuan can be sealed, but the physiological needs of officers and soldiers need to be addressed in appropriate ways.
After Yuzhu returned to the headquarters, he immediately started to take care of a major event, that is, the military wife joined the army.
Hearing that he could bring his wife to join the army, Lu Wu blinked and said, "Shan Commander, if all pot cooks above the platoon leader can join the army, then there will be thousands of women, plus tens of thousands of children."
The truth is obvious, among the 6,000 old and new soldiers, the lowest is the platoon leader. If all their family members follow the army, their children will definitely follow.
For such a large group, food, clothing, housing and transportation are no small matter.
When it comes to food, you have to eat it one bite at a time, take your time, don't rush.
Yuzhu nodded and said, "Well, let's tentatively appoint officers at this level as battalion commanders, who can lead their families to accompany the army. During the implementation process, problems were discovered and they were solved in a timely manner. What do you think?"
Lu Wu thought about it silently and said with a smile: "Sure. But what about the new recruits?"
"What should we do? We can only endure it for the time being." Yuzhu thought for a while and then said, "We cannot let the energy of the recruits be too strong. We must find ways to consume it."
Lu Wu understood immediately and immediately expressed his position: "Two trainings a day will be changed to three trainings a day, and there will be cultural classes in the evening. Make sure they finish the day, put their heads on the pillow, and then they can dream."
Alas, conditions are limited, so this is all we can do for the time being.
The problem of family members accompanying the military is a global problem. In addition to the huge economic cost, there is also the issue of the accommodation capacity of the station.
The Eight Banners soldiers stationed in various places mainly rely on the method of building full cities, allowing the Eight Banners soldiers to successfully complete the problem of family members accompanying the army.
In the future, when the army moves south, the policy of accompanying the army can be fully implemented.
Because, with a few exceptions, married women in this era are basically full-time housewives.
In other words, no matter where the husband goes, the wife can take her children with her.
In later generations, it will be different.
For example, if the wife is a civil servant or a serious career editor in place A, and the husband is serving in place B, it is almost impossible for the wife to resign and join the army.
Isn’t the iron rice bowl delicious?
The gathering of armies and merchants led to an increase in population, which quickly brought about a series of negative consequences.
First of all, the prices of vegetables, fruits, and meat began to skyrocket.
Secondly, the supply of vegetables is gradually becoming less frequent.
Once again, dirty water flowed across the river and the stench was overwhelming.
Meat is not a bad thing, because every household in Tianjin’s Wei rural area has a good habit of raising New Year pigs.
Farmers are usually reluctant to eat meat. During the Chinese New Year, they slaughter the New Year pigs and sell the lean parts for money. After refining the fat parts, they sprinkle salt on the oil residue and slowly cook them.
However, the supply of vegetables is really running out.
These days, there are neither large trucks of hundreds of tons nor green lanes on highways. For the food that the army eats, they can only rely on nearby vegetable farmers pushing wheelbarrows to deliver food.
However, there are many officers and soldiers in the military camp, and more than 100,000 people have food to eat. The supply of vegetables must be huge.
Yuzhu immediately called for Zhang Yuan, the old logistics manager of the army and the baggage minister of the New Army Headquarters.
Zhang Yuan sighed and said: "Chief Shan, you also know that there are only a few types of vegetables that are shelf-stable, such as pumpkins, onions, white radish, carrots, taro, green vegetables and potatoes. However, these vegetables
There is almost no local production in Dagukou, and we can only send ships to purchase from other places. But the problem is that the climate at sea is extremely humid, and these vegetables are piled in the cabin with no ventilation. Often, at least 80% of the vegetables will be rotten after they arrive on the shore.
above."
Since the founding of the New Army, Zhang Yuan has followed Yuzhu in logistics.
By now, more than ten years have passed, and Zhang Yuan has long been an expert in logistics.
Therefore, Yu Zhu believes that the objective difficulties mentioned by Zhang Yuan must be true.
After all, Yuzhu has seen the world and is much more knowledgeable than Zhang Yuan.
"In this case, the people you send out to purchase can do this. The radish, pepper, etc. they buy can be directly added with salt locally to make kimchi or pickles. In this way, Ten Ships
Pickles, paired with two boats of fresh vegetables. Even if the fresh vegetables are 90% rotten, they can at least give the soldiers a taste, right?" When Yuzhu said this, he could only silently forget about the probability of nitrite.
In the back of my mind.
In this day and age, who is willing to throw away the endless leftovers? As long as they are not spoiled, they will definitely be eaten the next day.
In old Shanghai, there has always been a habit of soaking leftovers and leftover rice in hot water until soft and eating them.
The fundamental problem is that I am afraid of poverty and cannot bear to waste food.
Faced with the current situation of lack of food and clothing, the nitrite problem will definitely not be solved for a long time.
The top priority is that the New Army soldiers must have vegetables to eat.
Otherwise, the training will be too hard, the various vitamins will not be replenished, and the food will not taste good, and sooner or later you will feel resentful.
Military management is an extremely rigorous science. A slight mistake will affect military morale and morale.
After Yuzhu finished giving his instructions, it was Zhang Yuan's turn to complain.
"Shan Chief, you don't know that the price of white radish that used to cost three cents per catty has now increased to eight cents per catty. Also, the price of pork has also increased by one and a half times, not to mention Chinese cabbage.
I said..." Zhang Yuan opened his chatterbox and kept chattering.
Yuzhu knew that Zhang Yuan was worried about spending too much money.
Also, with the same amount of money, you can only buy half the amount of it before. It would be a pain for anyone to change it.
Because of Zhang Yuan's reminder, Yuzhu thought of another fatal problem: too much money and partial depreciation.
A hundred thousand troops were paid on the same day, and everyone had money in their pockets.
At this time, the circulation of silver in nearby markets or towns is greater than the supply of materials, which will inevitably cause the silver in the hands of soldiers to depreciate in a short period of time.
In layman's terms, it is local inflation where money is worthless!
After returning, Yuzhu sat at his desk and considered revising the order.
Military pay, a small part of it is in cash, and most of it is converted into banknotes.
Please note that these are silver notes issued by the Universe Banking Bank Number, not military notes issued by the New Army.
Historically, military coupons issued by the military had no anchor and could be printed and spent at will, which was tantamount to blatant robbery.
The banknotes issued by the Bank of China are different.
The total number of banknotes issued must correspond one-to-one with the weight of the silver in stock.
From the Song Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, why did paper currency depreciate so much?
The fundamental problem is that the court is not trustworthy and when it is short of money, it prints paper money.
In the pre-Ming Dynasty, Zhu Chongba's forced implementation of the treasure banknotes was actually sucking the blood of the people. By the Yongle period, the so-called Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes were so devalued that even my mother didn't recognize them.
Yuzhu knows very well that the credit issue in the financial field is the core and most fatal issue.
If you want to make use of financial resources for a long time and maintain a good state of long-term water flow, the Universe Bank must be honest.
The iron rule of honesty is: if you have a few taels of silver, give out a few taels of silver notes, and you cannot print more than one tael.
The British Pound has always been an international hard currency since Britain began its global colonization until it lost its world hegemony in World War II.
In the final analysis, successive British governments all know that once the credit of the British pound collapses, Britain will also be on its deathbed.
London has always been the top two financial trading center, and the credit value of the pound is immeasurable!
What global capitalists value is the safe entry and exit of capital, as well as the protection of the rule of law if something goes wrong with the capital.
Credit is really much more precious than gold!
Official silver can be cut into pieces. However, silver notes cannot be cut.
The soldiers took the banknotes and went to the merchants to spend money. The merchants must use cash to make change.
Because I was worried that the banknote would not be cashed in time, the merchant was not stupid and would definitely go to the banknote account to cash out the cash as soon as possible.
Don't underestimate this cycle. As long as merchants can exchange silver at any time, silver notes are equivalent to silver.
Hey, when the credit of the bank note is completely established, the basis for the issuance of banknotes will also be established.
The merchants of the Qing Dynasty did not understand the power of seigniorage. How could Yuzhu not understand it?
Back then, when Yuzhu was planning to establish the Universe Bank account, Kang Mazi, among others, did not understand the mystery and secrets involved, and just sat back and watched as Yuzhu made the Universe Bank bank bigger and stronger.
Hey, if Kang Mazi knows that the ticket numbers that are everywhere are actually blood-sucking ancestors, I'm afraid the coffin board won't be able to cover it, right?
The troops and horses have not moved, but the food and grass go first.
Fighting a war means fighting logistics, and it is definitely not an empty talk.
In modern warfare, because weapons and equipment have become increasingly complex and diversified, the logistics pressure is much greater than in ancient times!
At the same time, European countries were working hard to build roads and harden the roads in every possible way. The original purpose was to facilitate the transportation of various artillery.
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