Compared with Qin State, Qi State is quite special.

Because the entire island of Mindanao, as well as hundreds or thousands of nearby small islands, nominally belongs to the King of Qi.

Land, minerals, woods, rivers, and even savages.

Therefore, a large number of captured savages became wild slaves, either building bridges and paving roads or reclaiming wasteland. As long as there was enough food, more wild slaves could be captured.

Part of the land was distributed to immigrants, while most of it was in the hands of the King of Qi, officials and military officers.

You know, Mindanao alone covers nearly 100,000 square kilometers, which is almost the same as Jiangsu and Zhejiang, not to mention the large and small islands nearby.

Mountains account for about two-thirds of the country, and the remaining one-third is plains, with at least hundreds of millions of acres under cultivation.

In other words, even if there are 100,000 people coming to Qi today, less than 1% of the Mindanao plains have been developed.

Two hundred and eighty thousand silver dollars is the wealth created by this reclaimed land this autumn.

Of course, in order to better open up wasteland, the King of Qi would purchase grain at a lower price and then sell it collectively.

The grain store belongs to the King of Qi, and the merchant ship also belongs to the King of Qi.

Merchant ships from Luzon could only do business with the King of Qi's caravan at the dock.

It is precisely because of monopoly that Qi State has made a lot of profits.

You must know that three years ago, Qi State was full of virgin forests and wastelands.

"About 600,000 a year?"

King Qi was slightly surprised, and then his eyes burst into intense joy.

Don't look at Suzhou's tax revenue of four to five million a year, but that's just a special case. For an ordinary government in the north of the Ming Dynasty, it would be good if it could contribute five million.

Today's Qi State has only one county in Ming Dynasty with a population, but it has created the tax revenue of a whole government. How can we not be excited?

"Your Highness!" Gu Yuan said with a smile on his lips: "After excluding the army, officials, the construction of the palace and city, and the food and drink of the wild slaves, the treasury can still have three hundred thousand yuan left in the year."

"Now that we have captured the craftsmen from Sulu, there will naturally be no shortage of pots, pans, and the like, and we can even make porcelain!"

"porcelain?"

King Qi was shocked: "Those Westerners are so cute and can make a lot of money."

"More than that." Zhang Chun couldn't help but said: "The Dutch want porcelain, pottery, animal skins, paper and so on in the Governor's Mansion."

"All our sugar has been taken away by the Dutch."

"The quality of white sugar is not good." Gu Yuan shook his head and said, "The sugar lab in Taiwan has great technology. They can make white cotton candy for five yuan per stone, but we can only sell three yuan."

"Dutch!" King Qi squinted his eyes and raised the corners of his mouth: "Although the Taiwan government is at odds with us, we still have to do business."

"It's a pity that we in Qi can't plant mulberry trees or raise silkworms, let alone tea trees..."

Speaking of this, he looked full of regret.

In the rainy season of the past six months, there has been continuous heavy rain, and the precious mulberry trees and silkworms cannot survive at all.

This is also the reason why Qi State is slow to open up wasteland. The intermission period is too long, and even if it is two crops a year, it is difficult to speed up.

Therefore, the lazy savages are not really lazy, but the natural environment forces them to have a half-year training period. In addition, fruits can be picked everywhere and there is no need to worry about starving to death, so they naturally develop the virtue of laziness.

"After saving this money, 90% will be spent to buy cattle."

King Qi gritted his teeth and said: "Since the manpower is insufficient, let's exchange it for cattle."

"Your Highness, sesame seeds, soybeans, rapeseed, peanuts, flax, etc., can be extracted for oil and are of great use, so they must be widely cultivated. In addition, tobacco leaves, jute, cotton, etc. can be exported to Xiyi."

Gu Yuan shook his head and talked endlessly about the steps and plans for establishing an agricultural country: "In addition, in terms of dyes, we must also learn from the imperial court, set up an indigo institute, and plant polygonum indigo, horse indigo, wood indigo, amaranth, etc.

It’s blue; plant madder and safflower to get the red; then plant turmeric, gardenia, and locust to get the yellow—”

Speaking of this, he said excitedly: "Your Highness, do you know Rouge Hong?"

King Qi was stunned: "No."

"This is a dye obtained by the Spaniards from the New World. It is loved by Europeans. Its color is extremely bright. When printed on cloth, it is as red and tender as rouge."

When he heard that it was as bright red as rouge, King Qi didn't believe it: "Can it be dyed red without safflower?"

Since ancient times, red fabric has been associated with expensiveness. The emperor's uniforms were also red, with yellow as the main color. The price of safflower was too high.

At that time, the Xiongnu sang "I lost my Yanzhi Mountain and made my women colorless", which was referring to the red flowers of Yanzhi Mountain.

The output is small and the price is high, which naturally makes red expensive.

Obviously, there are no red flowers in Qi.

"Yes." Gu Yuan suppressed his joy: "As long as this carmine is dyed and soaked in silk, this special red color will definitely be a rare color in the Ming Dynasty and can be sold at a good price."

“How much is food worth?”

King Qi thought for a while and nodded quickly: "Yes, we dye cloth and sell it to the savages, Xi Yi, and dye silk and sell it to the Ming Dynasty. This is a good deal."

For a time, the monarch and his ministers laughed more and more wildly.

After saying this, he left without finishing his words and walked towards the Qi Palace.

After three years of construction, 30% of the palace, which covers an area of ​​500 acres, has been built. Every year, thousands of slaves rush to it, spending tens of thousands of silver coins.

He cut stones from the mountains and cut down trees to build the temple.

In order to prevent fire, nearly half of the palace structure is made of stone, which can be said to be a lot of hard work.

It seems a bit wasteful, but there is a saying that goes well:

It is nothing short of majestic and majestic.

Only by being majestic and majestic can one subdue a hundred thousand vassal savages and frighten hundreds of thousands of savages.

After King Qi left, Gu Yuan sighed: "Your Majesty is in Linzi, so there is no need to report the actual facts. It is really convenient."

Zhang Chun echoed: "The king is wise and can listen to good advice."

"The gold mine is just a plan for the future. The most important thing now is weaving." Gu Yuan said seriously:

"When the cloth industry is successful, why should Qi be worried about lack of money?"

With the state of Qi having two crops a year, the importance of food continues to decrease, but the future of commerce is bright.

Qi's fabric industry is currently the most suitable for development. How much money can be made by exporting grain?

The level of sugar cane production cannot currently catch up with that of Taiwan, so fabrics are the best way to catch up.

After all, as long as the house does not leak, both slaves and common people can work and make money during the rainy season.

Externally, cloth can be exported in exchange for a large amount of gold and silver; internally, cloth can be traded with Panyi in exchange for a large amount of furs, gems and other materials, and the price difference can be earned.

Its effect is really too great.

…

At this time, Luzon.

Luzon Governor Jinbao also enjoyed the autumn tax.

Compared with the nascent state of Qi, after decades of construction by the Spanish, Luzon not only had cash crops such as tobacco, cotton, and sugar cane, but also planted many cinchona trees to obtain cinchona frost.

Who in the whole world is not afraid of malaria?

Although the Cinchona tree was taken over by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Luzon could still earn over 100,000 yuan a year from customs duties alone.

Not to mention the gold, copper, and iron ores that have been discovered in the north in recent years.

Because the Ministry of Internal Affairs was limited, it sold the exclusive rights and enjoyed the profits, earning millions every year. No one knows the details.

But Luzon's tax revenue from these mines alone is no less than 200,000 to 300,000 yuan.

"If I can earn 1.7 million this autumn and divide it 30-70, I, Luzon, will be able to save at least 510,000!"

Jin Bao stroked his beard, feeling particularly proud.

This governor should also be repaired...

"How much is the reserve?" Xuezheng asked hurriedly.

These words immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Luzon is now divided into eight counties and two prefectures. Thirty-seven percent is agricultural tax, and this thirty percent is the income of each county government.

Although the mainland's commercial tax system is based on the 532 model, Luzon is overseas and needs watermen, so the imperial court designated it as the 523 model.

That is, the imperial court gets 50%, the county government gets 20%, and the governor's office gets 30% of the commercial taxes.

"The business tax is more than 1.24 million, and the savings can get about 370,000." The chief envoy's face was filled with a bright smile.

Everyone was no exception and laughed happily.

Although it is necessary to maintain naval forces in the reserve, how much does it cost for 3,000 people and some ships?

The rest is their public money, which can be regarded as a small treasury, and is subject to legal embezzlement.

The chief envoy cupped his hands knowingly and said with a smile: "This year the treasury is full, and the governor will definitely be promoted. The day when he enters Zhiwen Yuan Pavilion is not far away——"

"Haha, that's enough!"
To be continued...