In Liu Jin's house, Liu Jin is worrying about how to implement the compulsory military service system in Beizhili. Emperor Hongzhi and the cabinet have also agreed to pilot it first in Beizhili and also in Beizhili.
Established the first military academy in Ming Dynasty.
At present, this matter is almost ready to be disclosed to the whole Ming Dynasty, and the British Duke Zhang Mao who is responsible for this matter also recommended Liu Jin to Emperor Hongzhi.
So Liu was promoted to an official, directly upgraded from a sixth-grade Hanlin Academy editor to a counselor in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion.
Although the Fifth Army Governor's Office was known as an officer and soldier in the past, it was actually controlled by the Ministry of War and did not have any military power. It belonged to the yamen for the elderly, where a group of military generals and nobles lived for their retirement with various titles.
Now that Emperor Hongzhi has taken back the military power, he has temporarily restructured the Fifth Army Governor's Office, restored the military power that previously belonged to the Fifth Army Governor's Office, and separated the military power from the Ministry of War.
The British Duke Zhang Maoshen had the trust of Emperor Hongzhi, so he became a real boss with real power, and became the Governor-General of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion. He was no longer the previous British Duke who was only responsible for sacrifices.
The position of the Governor-General was also newly established. The previous Five Military Governor's Offices were divided into five offices: front, middle, back, plus left and right. Each office had a first-rank governor and deputy governor, and a first-rank commander and governor.
But now, Emperor Hongzhi wanted to reform the military system, so he naturally restructured the Fifth Army Governor's Office and established two general governors and deputy governors to take charge of the Fifth Army Governor's Office.
This position is almost equivalent to the Minister of National Defense in later generations, while the Ministry of War has completely stripped away military power. At present, it seems that there is no sense of existence. Although it is still ranked in the sixth ministry, the power has been gained.
Greatly weakened, somewhat similar to the former Five Army Commandery.
The British Duke Zhang Mao, as the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Military Governor's Mansion, 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 transfer Liu Jin to him, and he became the
Counselor of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion.
This counselor was also a newly established official position by Zhang Maolai. He had no real power and was equivalent to his secretary. His main job was to assist Zhang Maolai in carrying out military reform.
At the moment, the most important things are to launch the compulsory military service system in Beizhili and to establish the first military academy of the Ming Dynasty. These two things are considered the top priorities.
"It's true, Lao Zhang. I had an easy life here in the Hanlin Academy. I could be promoted after staying for a few years. Now I'm fine. I have headaches every day."
Thinking of the compulsory military service system and the establishment of the first military academy in the Ming Dynasty, Liu Jin had a headache.
There are many things to be busy with and you need to run around. In this winter, it is still comfortable to work in the Hanlin Academy. If you are in a good mood, you can go to Wang Shouren and Lun Wenxu in the afternoon to chat. If you are not in a good mood, you can flirt at home.
Teasing his two wives.
"If you want to implement the compulsory military service system, the most important thing is to first prepare a household register. Only with this thing can you accurately know how many soldiers of the right age are there in a certain area, and then allocate them according to the population of each area.
Number of conscripts.”
"Concealing the population was a common thing in ancient times. If you want everyone to take the initiative and actively serve in the military, there must be benefits in the end."
"During military service, you are exempted from corvee and taxes, and you receive a certain monthly salary. These are the basic operations."
"This is the first military academy in the Ming Dynasty. It would be best if it could recruit some people with a basic education. However, people with a basic education in this era will definitely not become soldiers."
"For those scholars, reading is the only one who is inferior in everything. For warriors, that is quite despised."
"But it is impossible for this military academy to admit illiterate students. It is absolutely difficult to become an outstanding general if you are illiterate. This is not a war era. There are wars one after another for you to grow up in actual combat."
Thinking of this, Liu Jin had another headache and was very annoyed.
"Brother Jin, Li Yuanshan from Ryukyu City is back and is here in the living room."
At this time, Erhu walked in and said.
"Li Yuanshan is back?"
When Liu Jin heard this, he thought about it and immediately smiled and said: "It seems that the sugar cane harvest here in Ryukyu City is good. He should come back with sugar this time. After investing so much money, it is finally time to harvest."
After saying that, Liu Jin also hurriedly walked towards the living room.
"Son~"
In the living room, Li Yuanshan was waiting patiently. When Liu Jin arrived, he quickly stood up and saluted.
"No need~"
Liu Jin waved his hand, and then asked eagerly: "How is it? How much sugar can we produce this year?"
It’s no wonder that Liu Jin was anxious. Several million taels of silver have been invested in Ryukyu City. It was absolutely real money. Otherwise, it would be impossible to say that in less than a year, it would be here.
A city was built here in Ryukyu, and tens of thousands of acres of land were reclaimed outside the city.
Tens of thousands of people were recruited from various places to build Ryukyu Castle and clear up wasteland. The amount of cement used alone was huge.
"Ryukyu is very suitable for the growth of sugar cane. There is sufficient sunlight and abundant rain. The sugar cane grows very well. It is estimated that this year it will be able to produce about 30 million kilograms of sugar cane."
"Currently, the entire Ryukyu City is in the process of harvesting sugar cane and making cane sugar. This time, I also brought back the first batch of sugar produced here in Ryukyu City for you to have a taste, sir."
Li Yuanshan thought for a while and began to report to Liu Jin. The sugar cane harvest in Ryukyu City was really a bumper harvest, and the output was quite gratifying.
"Thirty million kilograms of sugar cane, that is, 300 million kilograms. Calculated based on the sugar content of 10%, it can almost produce 30 million kilograms of brown sugar."
When Liu Jin heard this, he quickly and simply calculated in his mind that generally the sugar content of sugar cane is more than 10%. Here, he simply calculated it based on 10%. This calculation can actually produce 30 million kilograms of sugar.
This is an extremely huge number. You must know that the price of sugar is very expensive in this era. These 30 million kilograms of sugar can easily be sold for tens of millions of dollars.
This is still the most basic form of brown sugar. Of course, if this brown sugar is boiled into white sugar, the price of white sugar will be higher. A pound of sugar can be sold for several taels of silver.
However, this is because the sugar output is not high. Once sugar cane is fully planted in Ryukyu City, the output of Daming sugar will skyrocket, and the price of sugar will naturally not be as high as before.
Liu Jin plans to slowly bring down the price of sugar, turning it from a luxury product into a daily consumer product for the masses. Only if more people eat sugar, will the sales of sugar increase.
"The master's calculation is very accurate. Judging from the current situation, we can indeed harvest almost 30 million jins of brown sugar this time. This output is really too large and far exceeds my estimate."
Li Yuanshan smiled and nodded when he heard Liu Jin's words.
The high output means that Ryukyu City's profits are good. If the profits are good, he, the person in charge, will naturally be able to get more rewards.
Thirty million kilograms of sugar, even the most basic brown sugar, can be sold for nearly 20 million taels of silver. This number is very huge, far beyond imagination.
You must know that at the beginning, when Li Yuanshan first went to Ryukyu, he thought that growing sugar cane in Ryukyu might be a loss.
Once you open it now, not only will you not lose money, but you can also make huge profits.
"Sir, with such a huge output, I'm afraid it's hard to sell this candy~"
"And this is still this year. Next year, the scale of sugar cane in Ryukyu Castle will be even larger. Moreover, sugar cane can be planted here in Ryukyu Castle twice a year, so the output will be even greater by then."
"I'm afraid this candy won't be sold at a high price."
After thinking about it, Li Yuanshan also expressed his concerns. The output was too high.
It is beyond imagination, with an output of tens of millions of kilograms. 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~”
"As the output increases, we can sell it at a lower price, and if the Ming Dynasty can't sell it all, we can also sell it to Japan and Korea. Next year, the fleet will go to Nanyang, Luzon, and even to South Asia and Arabia.
By then our sugar can be sold all over the world."
"You know, this sugar is worth gold in Europe."
When Liu Jin heard this, he immediately smiled.
Are you still worried about the large output?
In the past, a pound of brown sugar sold for 700 to 800 cents per pound, sometimes even one tael of silver per pound. Only the truly wealthy could afford such an expensive price, and ordinary people simply could not afford it.
Now that the output is large, I can sell it for 500 Wen per catty. If 500 Wen per catty is still too expensive, I can sell it for 300 Wen per catty, 200 Wen per catty, or even 100 Wen per catty.
More people come to consume this sugar.
If the Ming Dynasty's market is saturated, it can also be sold abroad, such as Japan, Korea, Nanyang, and the Western Regions. In this era, sugar is a luxury product in all regions of the world.
It's better here in the Ming Dynasty, and the price is not too outrageous. In Europe, this candy is really worth as much as gold, almost equal to gold, and only the top rich and powerful can enjoy it.
"Son, how much does our sugar cost per pound?"
"The brown sugar currently sells for almost 800 yuan per pound on the market. As for the white sugar, there is none on the market."
When Li Yuanshan heard this, he immediately understood what Liu Jin meant. After thinking about it, he asked, one of him came to Liu Jin to report the situation in Ryukyu City, and the other came to ask Liu Jin for instructions on how to sell this candy.
, what is the price?
"We will position the brown sugar as a primary product, with a price that is close to the people. As for the white sugar, we will position it as a high-end product."
"Well, in terms of selling price, brown sugar is temporarily priced at 500 silver per catty, and as for white sugar, it is priced at 2 taels of silver per catty."
