Chapter 352: The case of the Fuwei Escort Agency destroying the family
In order to mine the Sanming iron ore and build the ironworks, Wang Xuan transferred one-third of the personnel from Fuzhou Iron and Steel Works to Yanping Mansion. With the strong support of the other six companies, the government was directly dealt with.
The only thing that bothers everyone is the lack of manpower!
Industry requires much more people than agriculture. The coal mining industry alone has consumed all the surplus labor near Sanming. If we recruit people locally again, it will inevitably lead to the abandonment of land and affect the interests of local landlords. Therefore,
, the six families began to recruit refugee tenants from other prefectures and counties in Yanping.
In the end, the population concentrated in the two major mining areas and steel plants was nearly 20,000 households, and the population of nearly 80,000 was already larger than the average county population. For this reason, it stimulated the local economy, and large local households also benefited a lot.
This immediately dispelled everyone's resistance.
Moreover, these people make money in the mines and factories but also spend it locally for food, clothing, housing and transportation. This has spawned many related industries, and the area near the mining area has become more and more prosperous, surpassing the nearby Shaxian County.
A large amount of coal and better-quality and lower-priced steel attracted a large number of wealthy families from several nearby provinces. In this era, there were no ordinary families who could deal in ironware.
The steel plant is worthy of being the foundation of heavy industry. The Sanming Steel Plant alone has connected almost all the wealthy households in the four nearby prefectures. A relatively complete industrial chain was established in a short period of time, allowing Wang Xuan's influence to spread to the surrounding areas.
A major expansion.
After returning from Sanming, Wang Xuan set his sights on the salt industry.
The old-fashioned sun-dried salt produces brine mixed with mud. After filtration and other processes, the final salt produced is not very good in terms of color or quality.
But with cement, it became much more convenient to dry sea salt. Wang Xuan directly bought a large tidal flat and saline-alkali land along the coast of Changle County, Fuzhou Prefecture. It was so cheap that it seemed like it was free.
A large amount of cement was transported, and soon, after working overtime, the salt-drying ponds were repaired. From then on, it was only necessary to bring in sea water. After two processes, crystal clear sea salt can be produced.
Not to mention saving time, effort and money, the quality is much better than before.
However, Wang Xuan doesn't want to conflict with the two major salt merchants in Huaihe River yet...well, he doesn't have the strength to conflict with them, so he has increased investment in the fishing industry before that.
In the past, although fishing was also done in coastal areas, most of the sea fish died immediately after leaving the water. They would stink in two days and could not be stored at all. In many cases, they were not even given a chance to dry and were so smelly that they could not be eaten. Therefore, the fishing industry was not
developed.
But now, Wang Xuan does not sell salt directly, but uses salt to pickle salted fish and make dried salted fish. The profit after producing the finished product is higher than simply selling salt.
With Wang Xuan's current fame, I don't know how many people pay attention to his every move. When the product of dried salted fish appeared, it immediately attracted the attention of other wealthy families along the coast. No one had done this before because the production of salt was low.
, it’s good enough for daily consumption. It’s simply impossible to make dried salted fish.
But things are different now. As long as there is cement, a salt drying plant like this can be built in a large area along the coast of Fujian. The cost may be exaggerated if we ignore it, but it is not much different.
At this moment, the wealthy families in Funing Prefecture, Quanzhou Prefecture, Zhangzhou Prefecture, and Xinghua Prefecture started to move.
In a short period of time, Wang Xuan's threshold was almost not crossed, and a large number of greeting cards were sent to him.
Wang Xuan had already expected this. Wang Xuan selected some wealthy families that he had already identified among them. The format of the replies was also completely unified. Half a month later, Fuzhou Prefecture and Qiu Shiju welcome everyone to discuss the plan!
Half a month later, Qiushiju closed its doors and only entertained the seven major families from the five prefectures. Among them, the Xing family from Funing Prefecture used to cooperate with the Giant Whale Gang in the stolen goods business. After the Giant Whale Gang was destroyed, they were taken over by Wang.
Xuan used strong methods to conquer him, and now Wang Xuan follows his lead.
Fuzhou Prefecture is naturally decided by Wang Xuan. In addition, Xinghua Prefecture, Quanzhou Prefecture, and Zhangzhou Prefecture all have two houses in each prefecture.
After everyone gathered, Wang Xuan first took people on a four-wheeled carriage to visit a series of industries such as port terminals, shipyards, steel plants, cement plants, etc., and then went to the Fuzhou Health Center to watch military training performances. A display of strength shocked the people.
Other families.
After returning to Qiushiju again, Wang Xuan directly proposed the plan to establish the Fujian Marine Industry Association!
What is Fujian Marine Industry Association?
The seven major families looked at each other, and no one spoke for a while.
Seeing that the Xing family was a little embarrassed, the head of the Xing family immediately asked: "What does this marine industry association mean?"
Wang Xuan laughed and said: "Of course it is the related industries on the ocean. To be more clear, it is the fishery and salt industry!"
"From now on, our association will decide how much salt Fujian will produce every year and how much it will cost. We will use this to control the production of dried salted fish, so as not to waste manpower and material resources, and avoid indiscriminate salt production, which will lead to too low prices and affect everyone's interests!"
Of course, what Wang Xuan was talking about was dried salted fish, not salt. Everyone knew it well. This was to avoid conflicts with the Lianghuai salt merchants to a certain extent. This was welcomed by everyone. In the salt industry, the two sides
The Huai salt merchants are the ones in charge, and no one can afford to offend them now.
At the same time, it can also crack down on people who expose salt in private and endanger everyone's interests.
"As for the specifics of each prefecture, it is up to you to control the situation in your own prefecture."
Everyone also understands this. This can push up the social status of several companies in the government, and it will be beneficial to everyone without any harm.
After these two most important points were pointed out by Wang Xuan, the establishment of this marine industry association became a foregone conclusion.
These seven families are all upper-class families in each government. Although they are not the largest ones, their strength cannot be underestimated. Wang Xuan will not go to the largest families, which will not help him control the entire association.
As for the details of how much construction remains and how much output will be produced, no one pays much attention to it and can just discuss it slowly. Anyway, the construction of the salt field cannot be completed in a day or two.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Moreover, we don’t really sell dried salted fish. After all, we sell salt, but we don’t sell it directly to people for consumption, but to those who sell it.
Just a fish person.
At that time, everyone will also share this fishing business with the next family, allowing Li to unite more people to safeguard his own interests.
By then, a whole industrial chain will be formed based on the salt industry, including shipbuilding, fishing net production, fishing, purchasing and drying, and trafficking. At that time, there will naturally be people working in the industry chain to maintain this industry.
develop.
Wang Xuan only needs to issue orders and exert influence from the top.
After settling these matters, Wang Xuan turned his attention to the shipyard.
Fuzhou Prefecture itself already has the foundation left by Zheng He's seven voyages to the West. Although more than a hundred years have passed, there are still many talents who have been passed down.
After Wang Xuan destroyed the Giant Whale Gang, these people became his treasure.
Now, the shipyard of that year has been reopened, and under the guidance of Wang Xuan's shipbuilding experience accumulated in Pirates of the Caribbean, the first batch of improved small Galen ships will be launched today.
Wang Xuan cut off the bow and stern of this batch of Galen ships, and made the stern into a square shape, which has better maneuverability.
Moreover, it is a merchant ship after all. The thickness of the ship's plates is relatively thin, with fewer production processes and lower costs. It only needs to be able to withstand wind and waves. There is no need to consider the issue of combat. Even if there is a battle, it is a duel between masters.
The boats launched this time are all small boats with a displacement of 500 tons. Their main uses are for cargo transportation and accumulating experience. Boats with a displacement of about 100 tons used for offshore fishing have to be ranked behind.
Currently, only six dry docks are used for manufacturing, with more under construction.
But these six ships with a displacement of 500 tons alone are still big ships in today's Ming Dynasty. After all, the sea was banned after Zheng He, and the technology of building 2,000-ton ships had been burned by the "scholar" Liu Daxia, the Minister of War.
It was to prevent the emperor from mentioning the opening of the sea again.
Although shipbuilding in Jiangnan is relatively developed and maritime trade has never stopped, this has nothing to do with the country, and absolutely no money can be handed over to the country!
Nowadays, the ships used by the Ming Dynasty are generally flat-bottomed sand ships and small two-masted ships with sharp bottoms, usually around 500 tons (100 tons), and those with thousands of tons are rarely seen.
In fact, there are not many pirates out there. Most of them are under the control of wealthy families and docked on the islands. After all, in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, the big pirates in Fujian and Guangdong could still defeat the Dutch and Portuguese.
Thousand-ton battleships are nothing but rubbish. How could it be possible if they were all small ships of about a hundred tons?
This time the new ship was launched, Wang Xuan invited many wealthy families from Fujian to come and watch the ceremony. In addition to the members of the previous Marine Industry Association, there were also many wealthy and distinguished families from inland provinces. If he wanted to control Fujian, these inland areas
All wealthy families also need to win over.
When they saw the huge sailing ship that was tens of meters long, all the visitors from the wealthy families were amazed. Even those who did maritime trade along the coast only used ships of about 100 tons. 200 tons were extremely rare. Such a large ship was very rare.
This is the first time everyone has seen the ship.
Boarding the ship through the dry dock, Wang Xuan took a group of people to visit it up and down. There are three decks, which can accommodate a large amount of cargo. This will further reduce the cost of shipping!
This is what everyone cares about!
Wang Xuan said that this kind of ship is nearly twice as fast as ordinary ships and is easier to maneuver. Even if the wind goes against the wind, the speed will not drop too much.
At this time, the maritime trade of the Ming Dynasty was still in the monsoon trade stage, and it was only possible to go back and forth along the monsoon when the seasons changed. For example, the trade with the Japanese country was back and forth once a year.
This is because ordinary sails cannot maintain their shape and produce the Bernoulli effect.
"Gulu, gulu...boom!"
As the gate opened, a large amount of seawater poured into the dry dock until it was completely filled. All six large ships floated. Wang Xuan gave an order, and the sails on the three masts on the ship slowly rose. Under the force of the wind, the ship slowly
Slowly headed towards the sea.
Under the command of Wang Xuan, the ship began to conduct various navigation tests in the open sea, including tailwind, crosswind and headwind.
These visiting wealthy people are not fools, and they can naturally see the benefits of this ship, but more specifically, what can be done with this big ship and how much money can they make, they still can't figure it out for a while.
On the way back, Wang Xuan mentioned something like transporting our Fujian steel to other provinces.
Due to Wang Xuan's vigorous development of the steel industry, the output of just two steel plants now accounts for 2/3 of the total output of Ming Dynasty. Although this amount is very low in Wang Xuan's opinion, the price of iron in Fujian has been suppressed a lot.
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If it is sold on a large scale, Wang Xuan's price will definitely be lower. If it is further processed and sold, the profit can be greater, whether it is a coal stove or something else.
Wang Xuan has introduced that this ship can carry 800,000 kilograms. Even selling dried salted fish to Guangdong and Guangxi can make a lot of money. What's more, with the spread of textile machines in Wang Xuan's hands, now all major states
Many people in the government have already participated in this industry. It can be predicted that in the future, with the increase in output, Fujian will inevitably be unable to absorb it, and outsourcing is almost inevitable.
With this mention, everyone thought of more things, and everyone was excited for a while. Wang Xuan had already expected this. As everyone began to pursue economic benefits, the benefits from farming would gradually decrease, and Wang Xuan would start to
The third plan!
However, this plan will have to wait for more time.
Six large ships were ordered at once, but Wang Xuan only agreed to sell four. Before larger ships were produced, he always had to keep some. However, with the completion of the new shipyard, more ships could be built at the same time.
There will be more.
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In the afternoon, Wang Xuan had just finished handling some business matters and was teasing the little maid Youyou when Ye Huo's voice came from outside.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "My lord, some suspicious characters have been discovered in Fuzhou Mansion."
"Huh?" Wang Xuan put down his hand that touched Yuyou's conscience, and Yuyou ran out with a blushing face.
He turned to look at Yehuo, "Who made you feel suspicious?"
"Six people, including a master, began to secretly inquire about the Fuwei Escort Agency in the south of the city as soon as they arrived in Fuzhou Prefecture. It seems that they are sneaky and have evil intentions."
Fuwei Escort Agency... When Ye Huo mentioned it, Wang Xuan realized that he had forgotten about Fuwei Escort Agency for a long time, even though Qing Hong Sao Bai and Ye Huo practiced evil-fighting swordsmanship.
Yes, Ye Huo also practiced the sword technique to ward off evil, and he did not experience the pain of chicken cutting. All this is because Ye Huo is a rare person born with a balance of yin and yang, or a hermaphrodite.
He was one of the orphans that Wang Xuan took in. He was abandoned in his early years because he was born with both sexes and was considered a monster. His family could not bear the pressure and could not bear to drown the child, so they abandoned him when he was five years old.
Wang Xuan was already 17 years old when he met him, and he didn't know how he survived all these years. Anyway, he was dark and thin when he was first collected. It was only after Wang Xuan knew that he was intersex that he was taught
I also had the attitude of giving it a try when it came to the sword technique to ward off evil spirits.
Unexpectedly, I actually succeeded in practicing it. From then on, I came to Wang Xuan and started working as an intelligence agent. However, the time was still short, and my skills were only about third-rate.
Now when Ye Huo mentions the Fuwei Escort Agency, the first thing that comes to Wang Xuan's mind is the Fuwei Escort Agency's murder case!
Wang Xuan was still grateful to Fuwei Escort Agency, although he had forgotten about them for more than a year.
When encountering this kind of thing, Wang Dashan had to intervene no matter what, so as to repay the cause and effect of taking away the opponent's evil sword skills.
This is definitely not a sudden reminder that they have trade routes and various strongholds that communicate with Jiangnan!
Oh, and outside the city, I wonder if there are two little mice from the Huashan Sect.
"Keep an eye on them and let me know if you make any moves."
Three days later, news came that a man from the Qingcheng faction was accidentally killed outside Lin Pingzhi City, and the other party had already begun to attack the people from the Fuwei Escort Bureau.
Wang Xuan is not in a hurry to take action. The critical moment has not yet come... and the people of Fuwei Escort are not in despair yet. The results of taking action now cannot satisfy Wang Xuan!
He didn't just focus on the Fuwei Escort Agency. Since the Qingcheng faction came to his place to cause trouble, he couldn't even think of leaving without leaving something behind!
Wang Xuan ordered all people near the Fuwei Escort Agency to be evacuated and to set up defenses on the outside.
At this time, people inside the Fuwei Escort Agency were already panicking. Four people died in a row, all of them following the young master Lin Ping out during the day. At this time, even a fool knew that the Fuwei Escort Agency had caused a big disaster.