Chapter 373: The scenery and scenery return to Fengtian
Although the free sale of salt has been announced, not everyone can afford it. A deposit of 500,000 is an astronomical figure, and you also have to spend money to buy salt, transport it and sell it, and the cost will go up. If you once
If sex doesn't buy millions of catties, or even tens of millions of catties, there is no profit.
But if a person eats ten kilograms of salt a year, ten million kilograms is equivalent to one million people, which is equivalent to the size of about ten counties. This is not a small number. In the end, salt still needs to be monopolized by giants, but because
Zhang Tinglan has lowered the threshold, and anyone with a certain level of strength can squeeze in.
Therefore, the price of salt will definitely drop significantly, which means that the profits originally monopolized by salt merchants will be taken back and given to the people. Of course, Zhang Tinglan only got half of the Changlu Salt Field, and the so-called free trading area is limited to this half.
The salt farm originally corresponded to the sales area, but its impact on the whole of China was still quite huge.
Many businessmen are eager to squeeze into this industry. Just raiding the Fan family is not enough. Other old salt merchants also need to be dealt with. Hundreds of years of monopoly have made them too many enemies. Now someone finally dares to declare war on them. Suddenly
It attracted countless voices of support.
For old-school salt merchants, when the old aristocracy falls, it is the opportunity for the new aristocracy to rise. No one wants to miss this good opportunity. The eager businessmen are all looking forward to getting involved in the salt industry faster.
Zhang Tinglan also accelerated the progress and straightened out all the salt fields from Shanhaiguan to Tanggu. The entire Changlu Salt Field was very vast. In later generations, there were more than 2 million acres of salt fields, which could supply half of the needs of 300 million people.
The salt field is also very vast.
In order to protect the salt field, Feng Jun specially transferred a reinforcement group from outside the customs to be responsible for patrol and protection. Fan Xudong was also invited to help design and promote the salt field.
After everything stabilized, Zhang Tinglan and Fan Xudong walked on the newly built salt field together. From a distance, they could already see piles of snow-white salt grains, densely packed and endless.
"Salt field drying uses sunlight to evaporate, which is very cost-effective and the quality of the salt produced is good. The Chinese have been using this method to produce table salt since very early times, but it has not been promoted on a large scale."
Zhang Tinglan nodded: "In the final analysis, it is still a problem of salt merchants' monopoly. Using salt fields to dry salt over a large area is far less easy to control than boiling salt in pots and stoves. Therefore, these old-school salt merchants know that the salt drying method is cheaper and more effective.
, but are unwilling to adopt it.”
"General Zhang revealed the secret with his words. These salt merchants were making money that was so heartbreaking that they had their homes confiscated. It was so heart-warming!"
Searching the salt merchants is not just about satisfying people. It is also very rewarding. Zhang Tinglan of the Fan family alone found 21 million in assets. In fact, there is still a big gap between the heyday of the Fan family, but this is no longer a small matter.
The number is huge. And after hundreds of years of accumulation, the Fan family has a large number of antiques and treasures, almost all of which are priceless. These things cannot be valued yet, but they are definitely quite amazing. Zhang Tinglan has arranged for people to send them back to Fengtian one after another.
In addition, those businessmen successively paid more than 15 million in deposits in order to operate salt. A total of more than 30 powerful businessmen became the new generation of salt merchant giants. They took over the North China Central Plains from Fan Dongyang and others.
The market share of several provinces. In addition, the three northeastern provinces have also opened their markets to them.
People in Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Anhui and other provinces saw the hope of falling salt prices for the first time, and more and more people cheered.
It can be said that Zhang Tinglan gained both fame and fortune by starting the Salt Policy, and it also laid a nail in the pass and laid the foundation for future layout.
"Mr. Fan, now that we have control of the salt field, the cost of your chemical plant can be reduced a lot!"
"That's right, thanks to the support of General Zhang, the factory building is almost completed now, and some of the machinery and equipment have been installed. Our technicians are also exploring the production process. In addition, I heard that Mr. Hou Debang purchased the
I have collected some equipment and materials and plan to take them back to China. I believe the chemical factory will be able to produce products soon!"
Fan Xudong was full of confidence, and Zhang Tinglan was also very happy. He calculated with his fingers that Fengtian's industrial base in steel, coal, chemical industry, shipbuilding, and machine manufacturing had already taken shape. The next step was how to develop and form a system.
Once the centuries-old salt administration system was smashed, it would take a long time to realign interests, and there were still many trivial matters to deal with, but Zhang Tinglan no longer needed to deal with these. He specially established a China
The Salt Industry Company is responsible for the full management of the salt field and ensuring the smooth progress of production work. The company also regularly proposes guidance prices for salt to gradually reduce the artificially high salt prices and truly benefit the people.
"I would like to say that after taking down the Salt Policy, our trip to the customs has been completed successfully. My father has sent several telegrams asking us to go home as soon as possible!"
When the word home is mentioned, the two young people have different feelings. Zhang Xueliang and Yu Fengzhi's first child is finally about to be born, and Lao Zhang has finally waited for the day to hold his grandson.
However, according to Zhang Tinglan's memory, like Lao Zhang, Zhang Xueliang's first child should have been a daughter, who was born in 1916 in the original history. However, due to this time and space, Zhang Xueliang got married a little later, and he also entered the lecture early.
In Wutang, there are many things, so this child has been postponed for a year.
In any case, Marshal Zhang has finally achieved success and has become a father. Therefore, he has been restless recently and has been restless in everything he does. He is obviously worried about the little life that is about to be born.
As for Zhang Tinglan, he also knows very well that after returning to Fengtian this time, he is probably going to get married soon, and a woman is still waiting for him. After getting married, he has finally taken root in this era, and no longer needs to be like a duckweed. Zhang Tinglan's
My heart is full of emotions.
"Han Qing, before we go back, we have one more thing to do!"
"What happened?"
"Of course we need to deal with the Fan family. This scourge actually plans to help the Japanese and spy on the intelligence of the three eastern provinces. How can we let him go!"
"That's right." Zhang Xueliang also said indignantly: "It is difficult to resolve the hatred in the heart without killing such a scum. We must let everyone see what will happen to those who dare to take Fengjun's idea!"
Fan Dongyang, including his son Fan Xiaohe, and several core members of the Fan family were all taken to the beach. After being shot, their bodies were tied with stones and thrown directly into the seabed, where they became food for fish and shrimp.
After dealing with them, Zhang Tinglan was ready to leave. Just when they were about to board the train, Zhou Xuexi, Zhou Xueyuan, Zhou Shutao and others also rushed over.
"Mr. Zhou, thank you for coming to see me off. After I return to Fengtian, I will immediately invite you to Fengtian to arrange the wedding."
"Hmph, do you think we are here to see you off?" Zhou Xuexi said slightly angrily.
"Isn't it? What else do you have to do?"
"Fourth uncle, fifth uncle is planning to go to the three eastern provinces to hide from trouble!" Zhou Shutao said with a smile: "I would like to say, you have caused such a big trouble, the whole Beijing and Tianjin are in a state of panic, just pat your butt and leave. , do you want to keep our Zhou family’s top tank?"
Zhang Tinglan entered the customs this time, tricked Lao Duan, turned around and dealt with most of the princes of the Eight Banners, drove the young emperor out of the Forbidden City, and finally dealt with the salt merchants. These were all big things. Big trouble.
The Zhou family originally had inextricable connections with these forces. During this period, the threshold of the Zhou family was about to be crossed. Some people came to ask the Zhou family to intercede, and some people came to question Zhou Xuexi if he was planning to rebel against Beiyang.
After the salt dealers were dealt with, more businessmen poured into the door of the Zhou family, almost crossing the threshold. Their purpose was very simple, which was to ask the Zhou family to help them get the qualification to sell salt.
These people come one after another, making the Zhou family very annoyed, and they also know that Fengjun is still stationed in Tianjin. This group of people dare not act openly. Once Zhang Tinglan retreats to the pass, he will cause trouble for them and ask them to do something. There won't be any less.
Therefore, Zhou Xuexi discussed with the others and fled as soon as possible. On the pretext of helping his daughter arrange her marriage, all the main people in charge of the Zhou family went outside the customs. There was only an old and fatuous Mr. Zhou Fu left in the family, and there was no one left. Dare to harass him.
Of course, Zhou Xuexi went to Fengtian to hide for one reason, but he also had a deeper purpose. Now Zhou Xuexi has seen the strength of Fengjun, and also seen the potential of Fengjun. They have a clear vision for development, and they are not as difficult to return as Beiyang. , unlike the revolutionary parties in the south, which only know empty slogans.
In Zhou Xuexi's view, Fengjun is a potential stock worth investing in, and both parties must have a good relationship. This time he went north just to communicate directly with seniors such as Zhang Zuolin and Zhang Zuoxiang and establish friendship.
The train rattled, and Zhang Tinglan finally returned to Fengtian. The train slowly drove into Fengtian Station. There was loud music inside and outside the railway station, and it was filled with welcoming people. Zhang Zuolin, Wang Yongjiang and others were all present. In addition, Fengtian As long as no one of the major officials from all walks of life is left behind in Fengtian.
Zhang Tinglan was actually able to earn such a high standard of welcome to Zhang Tinglan. This time Fengjun entered the customs, and the harvest was really great. He first captured Rehe Province, and the territory controlled by Fengjun expanded to four provinces; Secondly, Zhang Tinglan got back a huge amount of money. Zhang Xun extorted 10 million, and the Eight Banners got 500 million. After solving the salt merchant group headed by the Fan family, they got more than 50 million. In addition, Kang Youwei and Duan Qi Rui and Rui all sent money to Fengjun, and a large amount of funds and cultural relics were looted from the Forbidden City, as well as the deposit paid by the new salt merchant. Added up, the money was close to 600 million.
Facing this amount of money, Lao Zhang could hardly believe his eyes, fearing that he had written an extra zero. After finally confirming it, Lao Zhang was also ecstatic, which is why he received such a grand reception. The train had just arrived at the station, and firecrackers The sound rang, just like the Chinese New Year! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!