To be precise, Yuan Tan is no longer calm about such unexpected events, but is used to it, because he has seen too many, and Yuan Tan encountered too many messy dangers, and in the end Yuan Tan was able to calm down Face all kinds of disasters in this world.
"It's unavoidable, so be prepared. If you have time now, send people to build a permanent forward camp in Eastern Europe. Forget it, build a city. Since the facts cannot be changed, then be prepared to deal with it. "Yuan Tan put down his tea cup and looked at everyone, extremely calm. No matter how many curse words he had in his heart, as the master, he is the backbone of everyone and cannot be angry.
Xun Chen and others felt a lot more at ease when they saw Yuan Tan. The originally flustered mentality became much calmer when they saw Yuan Tan's calm and composed demeanor. It's okay. The Yuan family is still in a stable state. It was just an accident and can still be saved. come over.
"George, please arrange it over there so that someone can determine the overall impact of the changes in the essence of heaven and earth on the world, and assess the scale and direction of the impact." Yuan Tan looked at Xinpi calmly, the kind of person who was unmoved by external things. The look on his face made everyone feel much more at ease.
"Okay, I'll make arrangements right now." Xinpi said that he would start working overtime from today.
"Ziyuan, go to Eastern Europe in person to allocate supplies, appease the soldiers who are preparing to retreat, and prepare them for the next consecutive battle. Send them a batch of rewards in my name. When you go, bring home letters from all over the country. Go." Yuan Tan began to issue orders one by one, without any signs of mental breakdown before, he was very calm.
"Youruo will provide another military expenditure as a subsidy for the extension of military service." After Xu You nodded, Yuan Tan looked at Xun Chen, one of the pillars of their Yuan family.
Xun Chen expressed his understanding. The Yuan family finally adopted the conscription system of the Qin and Han military systems, but with some adjustments. The military service was moved to July. After all, the climate here may change dramatically in September and October, and only one plant can be planted a year. One crop, so the military service was moved to July.
At this point in time, the military service should have ended. Except for some outstanding young adults who will enter the underground palace or indoors for a new batch of training, the others are basically preparing to go home for the winter. However, this year's situation, the military service It would be better to continue it a little longer.
"The question now is whether we should continue to advance the previous development plan." After Yuan Tan finished arranging military matters, Xun Chen looked at Yuan Tan and sighed.
"It must be done. The military cannot be stopped, but neither can development. We must build a stable rear area. My uncle has trained various skilled workers on a large scale in the Central Plains and replicated the current primary industries of the Han Dynasty." Yuan Tan looked at it. Xun Chen said seriously.
"The sericulture industry is not very suitable for us. The climate means that even if we continue to use the sericulture model here, even if we do not lose money, the output will not be too high." Xun Chen said helplessly. The climate in Eastern Europe is not very good. Suitable for the development of the sericulture industry, "we need to carry out the most basic agricultural industry configuration."
Xun Chen is a very powerful person, and his mental talent can simulate a person's thinking, so he has spent several years staring at Chen Xi. Even though there is still a gap in knowledge reserves, his thinking has changed. The problem lies in the sericulture industry. this is a big problem.
The core of the small-scale peasant economy of the Han Dynasty was that men farmed and women weaved, and sericulture almost represented the core industry of women's weaving. If this industry was affected, without other industries to supplement it, the small-scale peasant economy based on the family unit would collapse, because the income would be significantly reduced. .
Although Xun Chen didn't know how much trouble such behavior would cause, he knew that certain things should not be touched without certainty.
Therefore, Xun Chen felt very troubled when he realized that the silkworm industry was not suitable for Sizhaocheng.
It is necessary to provide jobs for women in the family unit. After all, not all families are like the eldest daughter of aristocratic families. It does not matter whether they work or not. Basic industries such as textile and handicrafts are very important links for women in ordinary families in ancient times to supplement their household income.
Even if the sericulture industry is not suitable for Sizhao City, Sizhao City has fewer people and more land. Even if there is only one crop of spring silkworms here, it is basically enough for these ordinary women to subsidize their families.
But it was precisely because of this kind of subsidizing the family that Xun Chen realized what it meant to be unworthy, and also realized why some things were worth optimizing after reaching a certain level, but Chen Xi did not continue and instead focused on Invest in other industries.
To put it bluntly, wouldn’t it mean that if we continue to deepen it, the output it can provide per unit time is lower than the output that can be provided by re-opening an industry?
Similarly, Sizhaocheng is facing such a situation now. In the mulberry industry, the output is one crop a year. The most valuable mulberry leaves of the mulberry trees are full most of the time, which is a huge loss.
Therefore, starting a new industry is inevitable unless Xun Chen is willing to continue to lose money.
However, it is not easy for Xun Chen to make this decision when the number of people involved is too large. What is even more troublesome is that Xun Chen currently has no suitable industry that can replace the sericulture industry. This can make most of the people An industry that ordinary women enter.
This is very uncomfortable. Chen Xi does have the answer. The problem is that Xun Chen can't copy it now, which is very uncomfortable.
"Cotton spinning or wool spinning?" Yuan Tan saw that he was the kind of ruthless person who had really worked hard. When Xun Chen started talking, Yuan Tan knew what the other party wanted to say.
"Wool spinning and cotton spinning here are also subject to environmental constraints." , but the sheep industry is very suitable here.
In addition, the answers submitted by Chen Xi in the first five-year plan have shown Xun Chen what the correct route is. Wool spinning and cotton spinning are the bosses. What about silk? The total output value of silk is really not as good as cotton spinning and wool spinning!
This is a fact. Even in later generations, the silk industry will be limited by the total output of silkworms, and the output value will not rise. Simply put, the output value can be compared with perfume, or even not, while cotton spinning and woolen spinning can be easily achieved. Existence that exceeds one trillion.
Although Xun Chen didn't understand how big the silkworm industry was, nor how big the wool spinning industry was, he could copy Chen Xi's work.
Of course, what Xun Chen wanted to copy most was the cotton spinning industry, because the cotton spinning industry was very consistent with China's culture of men farming and women weaving. More importantly, it completely eliminated the aspects of sericulture and mulberry picking. Incidentally, this is why the Han Dynasty only used In two years, the key to New South Wales was completely established.
Because this thing can really be used as a pillar industry. Sima Lang’s routine is to grow cotton, grapes, and melons. They are all cash crops with high output. After two years, the locals have realized that following Sima Lang can make money. earn.
In addition, cotton spinning workshops are relatively easier to copy, so Xun Chen’s early idea was to do this. Unfortunately, their area was not suitable for growing cotton. The output was too low and worse than sericulture, so they could only engage in wool spinning. .
The difficulty of copying wool spinning in large-scale textile workshops is actually not much higher than that of cotton spinning. The problem is that Lao Yuan has to work hard to build a large ranch, but if he wants to engage in cotton spinning, among other things, Lao Yuan’s family must first build a large-scale textile workshop. Tens of millions of sheep can provide enough output to sustain the cotton spinning industry.
But doesn’t this go back to the original problem? They lack such professionals here. Ordinary breeding and large-scale breeding are two different things. Last time, something happened, and one-third of the livestock farm with more than one million large animals evaporated. Yuan Tan did not suffer from cardiac arrest. , has already shown that he has gone through many hardships.
"Is there any other more reliable method?" Yuan Tan coughed twice. Based on reality, the Yuan family certainly did not have this ability in the past three years.
"Then we can only grow improved species such as oilseed and sesame." Xun Chen had a helpless expression. There was nothing he could do. The Yuan family had worked very hard, but the environment was restricting them.
"You can't make any money from this," Yuan Tan said sadly.
Linen clothes were the mainstream clothing for the working people in ancient times. Of course, they could not be sold at a high price. Even if the output was high, since every family produced it, they could not make a profit. Of course, it was the Yuan family, not Chen Xi, who deserved it.
Chen Xi relied on scale and the provision of more labor to completely destroy the homemade linen clothing industry, because the production of linen clothing only costs ten cents, and if it is made at home, it may take a day or two from start to finish. Time, and the current standard working hours are about four cents an hour, so there is no demand to create demand.
Xun Chen didn't have the fighting power, so he could only muddle along like this.
"But let the people do something." Xun Chen looked at Yuan Tan's helpless face. Whatever he could do, he was helpless.
"Then let's do it." Yuan Tan also knew that this was a helpless move. After all, when Chen Xi sold Mai for ten cents, Yuan Tan knew that they would only lose money on Mai.
"One more thing, it's about Aldashir." Seeing Yuan Tan's expression, Xu You naturally changed the topic to intelligence.
"What's the matter?" Yuan Tan calmed down and looked at Xu You and asked.
"The other party has contacted Kushan again." Xu Youyan replied concisely. As early as last year, Aldashir had been in contact with Kushan. At that time, Aldashir did not show any expression, but Yuan Tan Everyone knew that Ardashir's attitude was tacit approval, and Xu You had been keeping a closer eye on him since then.
"We are still in contact, but that's normal. Aldashir is not someone who is inferior to others." Yuan Tan nodded and expressed his understanding. "Continue to pay attention to this matter, but don't interfere. Aldashir knows his own rights." In this situation, it is better to stay free in the Caucasus than to be a dog for Kushan. The Han Dynasty at least gave him a way out."
