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 also want 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 specifically to manage Hepu pearls, it was only a regulatory agency.
"There are many pearl ponds in Hepu. If there are enough pearl households, the output can reach 10,000 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 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, where wealth can be discovered continuously.
However, Wu Huaiyu did not 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 benefits 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 bead households. To become a bead household, they 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.
So in essence, it is a great squeeze 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 there will be serious private purchases and private sales.
This is the same as private salt.
After all, enough benefits 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 Lianzhou. We mainly rely on it for the next tax and revenue collection in 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 us somewhat ruined this beautiful scenery.
"Actually, just treat pearl mining the same as salt production. There are more than a dozen pearl pools along the coast of Lianzhou. They can be regarded as a dozen salt fields or a dozen mines.
We can directly attract investment from banks based on the size of Zhuchi."
Wu Huaiyu explained to Cheng Chumo that it was not complicated, but more market-oriented.
Put Zhuchi out for bidding and contracting,
Pearl fishing is purely a commercial activity. Pearl fishing in Zhuhu is no longer a form of labor.
After the merchants contracted the pearl pool, 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 pool must be sent to the imperial pearl official warehouse, which means that the people collect the pearls and the officials collect them.
Then shop again.
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 for purely commercial purposes. This is just like a landlord recruiting long-term workers to farm the land. If the conditions you provide are not enough, others can certainly 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 pools,
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.
The one near the water should get the moon first.
With so many pearl pools, it is actually easier to distribute.
Not to mention 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, and 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 still be a lot of share in the end.
The total output of Hepu pearls is high, and the tax revenue for the imperial court will naturally be higher. 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, there is no way to beg for food while guarding such a cornucopia. It can be mutually beneficial and win-win,"
Cheng Chumo patted his chest, "Don't worry, Erlang, 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 troops and government troops. 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 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, beadworkers, etc.
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 mussels for thousands of years. Even if there may be few pearl mussels in some years, as long as
Don’t 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 the foreign trade market is also huge.
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 the mouth,
Drinking this glass of wine also means that they gave up the confrontation, raised their hands and surrendered, and completely listened to the disposal of the Hou court. If they were asked to serve in other prefectures in Lingnan, they would go. If they were asked to serve in the Central Plains, they would go, too.
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 farm, house, slaves, money, etc. have all been preserved. In addition, they have also retained their official status, and many have even been promoted to nobility. Although this was obtained in exchange for foreign transfers, at least they have retained these
.
However, Qinzhou no longer belongs to the Ning family, Lianzhou is no longer controlled by the Ning family, and there are also 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 New Year in Luhuitou, Linchuan, Zhenzhou.
This year he did not return to Chang'an. Although the Lingnan rebellion was pacified, the situation was not stable and there were still undercurrents. He, the prime minister, must be 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. However, 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,
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 simply spend the first 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.
It was just in time to welcome his little life, but I didn’t know whether the one born would be Takejuro or Takeshiniang.
