Xujiazhuang's purpose failed to be realized, and it could not obtain the full support of Emperor Chongzhen on the premise of ensuring absolute independence.
Because Zhu Youjian of Chongzhen was unwilling to lie down.
He wants enough money and food of nearly 20 million per year.
He also wants to manage and control all the people in order to organize households and people.
There is also the most important military power, which he is even more unlikely to give up. He must firmly hold it in his hands!
As an emperor, a qualified and ambitious emperor, how could Zhu Youjian lie down? On the contrary, he had an extremely keen understanding of money, food, population, and military power. Let alone give up a few, he would give up.
He will not agree to any of them.
Therefore, no matter how Xujiazhuang talks to him, it is impossible to establish cooperation and reach a consensus.
This is an irreconcilable contradiction.
It's just that in today's Ming Dynasty, even if all the officials discuss how to deal with Xujiazhuang in court meetings every day for a month, everyone will be tired of this topic and they will not be able to come up with a set of feasible and effective countermeasures, let alone
Perhaps the blade of the knife was directed toward himself, lowering consumption levels, and no longer buying and using Xujiazhuang's goods - this was something even Chongzhen himself could not do.
In addition, Fang Yizhi, who serves as the general manager of the royal farm, recently wrote a letter to Chongzhen in his spare time, temporarily dispelling the emperor's idea of targeting Xujiazhuang.
Fang Zhizong said in the letter: "Now, although our royal farm has developed more than a hundred sites and owns millions of acres of fertile land, it can increase the production of at least 30% of the fine seeds. What Xujiazhuang provides can only be purchased from Xujiazhuang, otherwise the seeds will be quickly
Deterioration, yields decreased rapidly; pesticides that can increase yields by at least 10% can only be provided by Xujiazhuang; and chemical fertilizers, water pumps, diesel, etc. are not only expensive, but can only be supplied by Xujiazhuang."
"In other words, if the cooperation with Xujiazhuang is cut off, the Royal Farm's hope of achieving a good agricultural harvest will be in vain. And without money and food, it will not be able to support the people and soldiers, suppress the bandits, and exterminate the slaves. Everything will be useless.
It’s just a shattered phantom, so we must not worsen our relationship with Xujiazhuang! We can even become hostile to each other. We cannot afford to cancel cooperation.”
"Now the high-yielding crops in each royal farm have been sown. They are growing well and a bumper harvest is expected. If we fall out with Xujiazhuang at this time, all previous efforts will be in vain and the royal farm plan will definitely fail! Even if I have Zhuge Liang's wisdom, I can't let it happen.
The yield of grain per mu is five or ten stones."
"Patience! Your Majesty must be patient. The expansion of Xujiazhuang is not that fast. As long as we act faster! Eradicate the bandits within three years and defeat the slaves within five years so that they dare not close the border. Then we will learn from Xujiazhuang and increase the number of royal farms.
From a hundred to a thousand or ten thousand, which is faster than the expansion of Xujiazhuang, Xujiazhuang will not be a big threat by then. As long as both sides avoid conflicts, they may not be unable to coexist peacefully with Xujiazhuang."
After reading this letter written by Fang Yizhi.
Zhu Youjian calmed down, agreed with the views in the letter, temporarily put aside his thoughts on Xujiazhuang, and continued to cooperate with him for a while.
As long as the "Royal Farm Plan" succeeds, we will achieve self-sufficiency and have enough food.
As long as the rogue bandits running around are wiped out.
As long as we train a strong army and beat the slaves outside the pass to pain and disability, they will not dare to peek inside the pass again!
Just solve the small problems in front of you one after another, work step by step, and work steadily.
A few years later, even if Xujiazhuang is still strong, the imperial court may not be weak. It may even get rid of its dependence on Xujiazhuang's improved seeds, pesticides, water pumps, diesel and other products. After cracking the secrets of these magical things, the imperial court craftsmen can also make and produce them.
came out, and also had sharp guns and artillery, which greatly narrowed the technological gap with Xujiazhuang, and it was best to get rid of all dependence.
At that time, if the imperial court has another showdown with Xujiazhuang, it may not have the last laugh.
And Chongzhen is 22 years old this year, very young. Xu Yuan, the owner of the Xu family, is almost 30, much older than himself. The worst he can do is slowly waste away with the owner of the Xu family! Until the owner of the Xu family dies, look at the whole group without a leader.
How can Xujiazhuang be stabilized instead of falling apart into a mess? A power established by businessmen like Xujiazhuang is like Qin Shihuang's empire. It is a brand new thing. In fact, there are countless loopholes and internal conflicts will arise sooner or later.
In short, there must be some fatal hidden dangers and weaknesses in Xujiazhuang. Once they suddenly break out one day, haha, the moment will come when Xujiazhuang will be reduced to history.
Thinking of this, Zhu Youjian regained some composure and determination, and returned to a state full of fighting spirit. He firmly believed that 'the advantage is mine and the time is mine', and he will definitely win in the future.
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Time has entered July.
Baoying County, No. 31 collective estate, replaced the original Dashi Township, and incorporated Zhang Fugui's hometown, Xizhang Village, and many surrounding villages and towns into the No. 31 estate.
And outside Yangzhou City, after the battle under the bastion of Manor No. 72.
Because the opponent had lost fighting spirit and threats, Manor No. 72 no longer needed to garrison the more than 5,000 Xu family troops. The headquarters issued a withdrawal order and returned to Harbor City to rest for a few days. By the way, each officer and soldier participating in the battle was given bonuses based on their battlefield performance.
Gained military merit points.
Zhang Fugui received the following awards because of his outstanding performance:
A Silver Star Outstanding Commander Medal is equivalent to 1,000 military merit points.
An ordinary combat participation medal is equivalent to 50 military merit points.
Second-class merit will be recorded once, equivalent to 200 military merit points.
Killed 168.3 enemies, equivalent to 1683 military merit points.
Captured 14 ordinary prisoners and 2 high-level prisoners, equivalent to 340 military merit points.
Take the initiative to hand over property worth 18,750 taels, equivalent to 1,875 points.
All the above added together.
Zhang Fugui received a total of 5148 military merit points.
If military merit points are directly converted into money, 1 military merit point can be converted into 1 silver dollar, which is equivalent to 1 tael of silver.
After this battle, Zhang Fugui made more than 5,000 silver dollars in one go, which was called a sudden wealth in the first battle. This made those officers and soldiers of the Xu family who had not been able to perform on the battlefield, their eyes were red with jealousy, and they all shouted
It's not fair. The next time there is a war, they must go, they must go! No one can take away their opportunity to fight.
After obtaining military merit points ranging from hundreds to thousands.
Zhang Fugui discovered that some comrades directly opened an account in the bank, converted their military merit points into silver dollar deposits, deposited them in the bank, and received 5% long-term interest. When they got old and retired, they would have a lot of money.
Deposits serve as a guarantee for the future.
There are also some comrades who have converted their military merit points into mine development bonds at a ratio of 1:1.2. The income from such bonds is completely related to the corresponding mine benefits. If a mine is a rich ore and the annual income is 10%, then
The rate of return is quite good. However, some mines are poor mines, with annual returns of only 1% or 3%, or even losing money due to bond depreciation. The risk factor is a bit high, but it is very exciting. Among the Xu Jiajun who prohibit gambling, some
Many officers and soldiers purchased these mine development bonds and often sat together to study whether they had risen or fallen, which became a very fashionable topic.
Zhang Fugui doesn't like gambling. He is a person who likes to live a down-to-earth life. Therefore, like most Xu Jiajun officers, he deposited part of his military merit points in the bank, and went straight to the military merit supermarket to redeem some of them at a very favorable price.
He got a lot of things he wanted, such as:
A Phoenix bicycle only costs 1,000 military merit points.
1 mechanical watch (Xixi replica model), 1,000 military merit points.
1 woolen coat, 300 military merit points.
10 sets of light summer clothes, 200 military merit points.
10 cans of malted milk, 50 military points.
10 pounds of toffee, 10 military merit points.
Beef jerky……
pork jerky……
Including other things to eat and play, Zhang Fugui spent all his 3,148 military merit points.
Then he applied for a fifteen-day officer's family leave, spent another 10 silver dollars, rented an electric tricycle, with the back bucket full of the supplies he purchased, and set off from Harbor City early in the morning along a road more than three meters wide.
We walked along the straight cement road and arrived at Manor No. 0 in Xinghua County (the original Xujiazhuang Village). Here we fully charged the electric three-wheeler. In the afternoon, we followed the newly built cement road and arrived successfully in the evening.
At Manor No. 31 in Baoying County, the tricycle's power has not yet been exhausted.