In the north, only Zunhua has large-scale cultivation of flue-cured tobacco. Other places have sporadic cultivation.
However, the flue-cured tobacco produced in Zunhua is a Virginia flue-cured tobacco variety, which is very easy to smoke. The varieties grown in other places are the varieties just introduced from Luzon by the Ming Dynasty. The taste of the two different varieties of flue-cured tobacco is very different.
But this kind of excellent flue-cured tobacco is monopolized by Zunhua. There are no seeds at all. The baking technology of tobacco leaves is not good outside. It is very primitive. The processed tobacco leaves are not easy to smoke.
Currently, the only factory that can produce cigarettes is Xincheng Cigarette Factory. It can only produce 3,300 boxes of cigarettes per day. One hundred cigarettes per box, ten packs per carton, and twenty cigarettes per pack.
This scale was only achieved because the supply of cigarettes exceeded the demand and the continuous recruitment of family members of military personnel.
Cigarettes are highly profitable, so these female workers are treated better. Their income is almost the same as that of male skilled workers. Cigarettes in this era were processed and produced using human machines. It can be said to be manual labor.
There are more than a dozen workshops, and they are crowded with people. It is a completely labor-intensive industry. The workers all earn piece-rate wages, and how much does it cost to roll a thousand cigarettes?
These cigarettes are produced according to the grades of 300 boxes of special grade, 1,000 boxes of top grade, 1,000 boxes of medium grade, and 1,000 boxes of low grade. This amount of output is definitely not enough. From the source, when the goods are received, they are divided up.
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Most of the special-grade cigarettes were taken away directly by the empress. These cigarettes can only be purchased at high prices through channels in the palace. At the same time, they are also used by the emperor to reward ministers.
Most of the best ones were taken away by the nobles. The nobles had shops in the capital. This was a good deal. They asked the aunts at home to go to Xiaoniangpi and ask for the goods. Xiaoniangpi had no choice but to get more than thirty
The family is rich, and twenty boxes per family is enough.
The mid-range products are only sold in Xinghe Supermarket. Civil servants and wealthy people in the capital who want to buy cigarettes can only go to Xinghe Supermarket to buy mid-range products, which cost five taels of silver a piece.
Because the relationship between the civil servants and Yang Fan was very bad, they were too embarrassed to lick their faces and ask for Mrs. Dingyuan Bo. But seeing the royal family and nobles making a fortune, they felt as uncomfortable as scratching their hearts.
These literati showed a greater love for cigarettes than the military attachés. If they didn't smoke a few cigarettes every day, they would feel uncomfortable all over.
As for the lower-class ones, most of them are used as military supplies and distributed to officers and soldiers. You can see them in a few supermarkets for two coins per box. Although this is small, people from generally well-off families can still afford it.
Cigarettes can even be sold by the cigarette for ten copper coins each.
In this way, everyone can have a taste. Many people cannot afford packs of cigarettes, so they just buy one or two when they go to the supermarket to enjoy themselves.
Yang Fan also did this deliberately. Even if he is a peddler, it is still possible to buy one and give it a try. There is a lot of room for cigarettes to develop in the future, and low-end users can be cultivated in advance. In the future, there will definitely be low-priced cigarettes suitable for them.
Cigarettes can decompress and relieve tension. These functions are very useful on the battlefield. High-strength liquor, chili oil and cigarettes are now standard equipment for Yang Fan's army.
The officers and soldiers have completely fallen in love with these three things and cannot live without them. These things are only provided by Yang Fan, which greatly enhances the cohesion of the army.
In addition to these, snacks can also help relieve anxiety, tension, fear and other emotions. Yang Fan provided snacks such as melon seeds, fruit candies, chocolates, etc. in the food for individual soldiers, and even distributed small packages of betel nuts to officers on a small scale. These betel nuts were part of the early exploration
It was brought back by a clipper ship on the Nanyang route.
According to the reactions of the officers, the effect is not bad. It feels quite good when chewed. After chewing for a while, I always feel that there is something missing in my mouth if I don’t eat. Chewing this betel nut can indeed stabilize your mood.
After Wang Chengen ascended the throne in Chongzhen, although his income also increased, he was born in poverty and had a large family. His parents, brothers and sisters all depended on him for support.
He is from Xingtai County, Shunde Prefecture, North Zhili Province (today's Xingtai, Hebei Province). His hometown is Bai'ankou Village, Bai'an Township, Xingtai County. The village was originally named Koudang. In the early Ming Dynasty, Wang surnamed moved here to settle.
, renamed Bai'ankou.
Bai'ankou Village is located in the deep mountainous area of Taihang. The land is very barren and drought has occurred in recent years, making it difficult to make a living.
The biggest characteristic of his family was that they were poor. All five brothers had never worn shoes for half their lives. It was not until he became rich that he said goodbye to bare feet and the family lived in a brick house.
With houses and betrothal money, the five elder brothers married wives. Over the years, they gave birth to more than a dozen children. This was considered an explanation for the ancestors of the Wang family.
If it weren't for the fact that they couldn't live any longer, who would have wanted to send the child to the palace? It's a pity that he was the one suffering the consequences.
Although he was the chief eunuch and received a lot of filial piety, he was usually reluctant to buy Dingyuan Bo's cigarettes.
Except for the limited-purchase aged grains, are there any cheap things from Uncle Dingyuan? They are all ridiculously expensive, which is scary. However, countless rich people are desperately rushing to buy them. Sometimes when they are in short supply, they even increase the prices.
However, these cigarettes are really good. When he was on duty outside His Majesty's house at night and was very sleepy, he went out to smoke a cigarette and he immediately became energetic.
It was just that this thing was so expensive that it made his flesh ache just looking at it. There was a burst of smoke, and it was the cheapest low-grade cigarettes, and ten big bucks were gone.
When I heard about the reward from His Majesty, I was immediately happy, and the wrinkles on my face lit up.
The cigarettes your Majesty smokes are all purchased from Mrs. Dingyuan Bo by the little father-in-law of Shuangxi, sent by the Empress Empress. They are all of special quality. They are not usually seen in the market.
The shredded tobacco is golden. When it is lit, the aroma penetrates straight into the heart. It is really refreshing.
After cigarettes became popular, lighters also became popular. I heard that the lighter factory is about to go public.
That little thing is made of an exquisite brass shell, with exquisite hollow carvings. When you open it, a string of flames will burst out. After lighting the cigarette, just press down with your thumb to extinguish the fire.
This thing is very small to carry in your pocket. It is not as big and heavy as a flint and flint bag. Nowadays, if you don’t buy a lighter when smoking, you will be embarrassed to use a flint and flint bag.
Those who really couldn't afford a lighter would keep a copper pipe lighter in their pocket. When smoking, they would pull off the cap and blow it up.
Wang Chengen thought about it, there are now more than a dozen styles of lighters, ranging from one tael of silver to more than fifty taels of gold with a gold shell. This thing is not just for smoking. There are many places where you need to make a fire.
Went. How convenient this thing is.
Moreover, if you buy a lighter, you also need to buy consumables, that is, flint and kerosene. This is all income. If it is listed on the market, it will definitely rise sharply. At the worst, it is cost-effective to receive dividends every year.