During this period, Qin Liangyu lived a very happy life.
Ever since she fought the civil war for three years, defeated the opposition forces within Shizhu, and succeeded her husband as chieftain of Shizhu, she has been in a state of anxiety.
The reason was simply that Shizhu was too poor. She was so poor that she couldn't sleep.
Now that she is the head of the family, all these troubles are hers. She is kind-hearted and cannot handle the cruel rule of the chieftains in the southwest. She grew up reading books about sages and cannot bear to see the suffering of the people under her rule.
However, no matter how many ways she tried, the people still didn't have enough to eat.
It wasn't until she met Yang Fan, the Marquis of Dingyuan, through the introduction of her father-in-law that all this changed.
Yang Fan gave her the exclusive agency rights to sell refined salt and steel products in Southwest China. At the same time, she purchased the products in Southwest China for Yang Fan. She sold them in the Xinghe Supermarket and the two companies shared the profits.
The three southwest provinces have had bitter salt policies for a long time. They are located inland and lack salt mines. There are only a few well salt mines. Although the quality of well salt is good, the salt is relatively pure and the taste is delicious. However, the quantity is small, the output is low, and it is very expensive.
.Ordinary people simply cannot afford it.
Yang Fan set no restrictions for her on refined salt and steel products. As long as you can sell it, you can buy as much as you want. Now there are more than a dozen large salt farms opened in Luzon. Using the tropical high temperature to dry the salt, the output is very high. Every day.
Several ships of refined salt were transported to Daming.
The quality of these refined salts is not much worse than modern ones. They are all snow-white particles. Some anti-coagulants are used in them. They are sealed in porcelain jars with square and round mouths. Each jar is 1000 grams. Once launched, it became very popular immediately.
Refined salt is not comparable to any salt of this era. The taste is very good, and the salty and fresh seasoning is better than any well salt, pool salt, sea salt, and mineral salt products of this era. These products contain a lot of impurities due to poor purification processes.
There is a strange smell.
Ma and Qin's two businesses actually sold a thousand tons of salt within one month of opening.
All were wholesaled by local merchants, and some were transported by small boats to various places for sale. Those from different waterways were taken by caravans to the mountainous areas for trading.
Not only is refined salt delicious, the wholesale price is only 20% of the retail price of local salt. As soon as refined salt came out, the price of salt dropped immediately.
She made a profit of tens of thousands of taels from the salt alone. This was something she never dared to dream of.
After one year, wouldn't it be a net profit of 120,000 taels? Hundreds of tons of ironware were also sold, making a profit of more than 3,000 taels. This also solved the employment problem of their stone pillars. Qin Liangyu organized more than a dozen caravans,
He went to various places to sell salt and ironware.
Xinghe Supermarket, Xinghe Bank, and Xinghe Department Store also opened in Chongqing. Although these are Yang family's industries, they also provide Shizhu with many opportunities.
Shizhu's Shu Brocade can be sold in Xinghe Supermarket and Xinghe Department Store. The channel is opened immediately. Now it has been opened in ten provincial capitals in the eighteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty. As long as the goods are good, they will be sold through this channel.
Very easy to sell.
Shu brocade is a high-end silk product with a high price. It is especially sought after by wealthy people.
Shizhu encouraged women to raise silkworms at home and spin them into silk, which greatly expanded the production of Shu brocade. However, as the number of Shu brocade increased, sales became a problem because they had no channels and could not find an efficient way to sell.
Now, in addition to sending shopping guides to the stores, all we have to do is wait for money. These Shu brocades were sold out as soon as they came on the market. Now their output is not enough to sell. There are too many rich people in the Ming Dynasty. As long as the goods are really good, there is no need to worry.
No one bought it.
If Qin Liangyu can't sell, he has no way to find these high-end customers.
Qin Liangyu took the twenty thousand silver coins he earned to upgrade the equipment of Shizhu's army.
Shizhu has a population of about three million, with about 600,000 households. Theoretically, there is one strong man per household. There are about five to six million strong men. Usually, only 10,000 or 20,000 people are recruited, and a maximum of 30,000 people are sent to fight.
Their armor had been used for thirty years and was seriously damaged. Now that he had money, Qin Liangyu bought brand new armor and weapons.
She specially trial-produced a leather cannon. The result was really good, but it was not durable. A barrel was basically scrapped after an average of thirty shots. But this kind of artillery was so light. It only weighed more than 70 kilograms. Infantry can go there.
This kind of gun can go to any point.
On this day, Qin Liangyu was in the study at the top of the garden hill, checking the month's ledger. He saw a group of people entering the mansion. Qin Liangyu recognized the clothes of these people, and they were actually Jin Yiwei.
The housekeeper quickly went up to say hello.
The Jin Yiwei ignored their compliments and told them directly to ask General Qin to come out to receive the order. Your Majesty has an order for her.
Qin Liangyu quickly dressed and went downstairs to receive the order.
"By God's blessing, the emperor called and said: The capital camp outside the Great Wall has been defeated, and the imperial capital is in danger. The army of slave builders is approaching day and night, and the imperial capital is in danger. General Qin Liangyu has been specially summoned to lead his troops to the capital to serve the king. I hereby express my gratitude."
The fewer words in the decree, the bigger the matter.
After Qin Liangyu received the order, he quickly stuffed the little eunuch who delivered the order with money, pulled him aside, and asked about the specific situation. After receiving the money, the little eunuch would naturally tell the story.
When Qin Liangyu learned the cause and effect, she was shocked. She didn't expect the emperor to be so reckless. Then, she sighed in her heart, saying that the country has the blessing of having a long-term monarch and the country, but His Majesty is still too young and not prudent enough.
Knowing that this time, the capital was really in danger, the emperor had summoned all the military officers from all over the world to the capital to serve the king. Qin Liangyu was so anxious that he couldn't sit still at all.
"Go back to Shizhu immediately, gather troops and horses, and prepare to enter the capital." Qin Liangyu said without hesitation.
Faced with such a major event, she no longer cares about making money. She must rush to the capital as soon as possible. The imperial capital is already in danger.
Qin Liangyu returned to Shizhu and immediately called a meeting with his subordinates to implement the conscription.
Ma Xianglin, Zhang Fengyi and his wife were originally on a honeymoon trip to the mountains and rivers, but they were urgently notified and rushed back.
The 10,000-strong army was quickly assembled. Qin Liangyu planned to take the lead and set off first. Then, after the 10,000-strong army was assembled, Ma Xianglin, Zhang Fengyi and his wife would bring them and follow them to meet in the capital.
"Now, the Chuanjiang River is open to navigation. It would be best if we could use a flying shear boat to go to Tianjin. It would only take seven or eight days. If not, it might take a month and a half to get there," Zhang Fengyi said.
Qin Liangyu pondered for a moment and said: "The fare of the clipper ship is too expensive. There are tens of thousands of us, and I'm afraid we don't have so many tickets. At the same time, we can't afford the cost of transporting the troops by clipper ship."
This is true. With just a few people, Shizhu Tusi can still afford the boat fare. To transport an army of 20,000, the boat fare is astronomical. These boats are very luxuriously decorated. After all, there are many people who need to save time and are willing to pay.
"First take a river boat, go down the river to Yangzhou, and then rent a boat to go along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal to the north of the city."