The key to contract fulfillment is not the slaughter, but the preservation after slaughter.
One autumn rain and one cold!
The short autumn rain season has not yet ended, but the temperature in the north has plummeted. According to the usual rules, snow will fall on the grasslands in another two decades at most around mid-September.
This wave of snow will melt soon, and by then the temperature will be far below the level to ensure that meat does not rot.
Therefore, saltpeter is needed to make ice to ensure that the mutton remains intact.
"Together with the widening of the port roads to the north and south, Forty-Three will pass through the inn. Wu Qiong also led people to the side before and confirmed that there is saltpeter stored in it. There should be no problem in quantity. Let's start slaughtering here. Give the order. Ice production will begin everywhere to ensure there are no problems with the entire process!"
Shang Zhong went to the conference room independently to report on the preparations for August.
"In addition, we have also circled thirteen pastures near the station near the southern pass. These pastures can provide 30,000 slaughterable lambs. As long as the procedures are complete, payment can be guaranteed!"
"Where's the manpower?"
The first phase of the contract is ready for slaughter, but unfortunately no one has come yet. The longer it takes, the better it will be for the market, but some people will not be able to eat the first meal of prairie lamb after autumn.
"The slaughtering equipment and experienced butchers have been gathered. In another ten days, the summer grain will be collected. By then, each county will have a young labor force. If not, our two thousand soldiers and horses can join in. As long as the water source is ensured, we can slaughter in one day. Two to three thousand heads is easy!" Xia Heng said with a smile.
"How long until the merchants arrive?"
Normally, the household market will open in mid-August. However, in the first half of this year, there were too many sales and too many purchases. The herdsmen have no shortage of things for the time being. In order to seek greater profits, merchants also need to return to the local area and actively prepare for supply. It was delayed due to various factors and no one has arrived yet.
"According to the information from the Municipal Household Division, the maritime merchants of the Ming Dynasty have followed the Ming Dynasty envoy to Yuyang. They are now raising carriages at Tianjin Port. If they move quickly, they will enter Guangchang in five days, and they will also bring overland caravans. According to the information, people were released at the Xuzhou Pass in the Ming Dynasty on the fifth day of August, so the time is almost within these five or six days!"
You Xianke sat upright and said, "The Song Dynasty's caravan has also moved. The customs clearance procedures were completed in early August. However, in order to cover up the Jurchens' information, their trip was delayed by various excuses. According to the news, it will not be fully completed until twenty days later." Let go, the first batch will arrive around the third day of September, as for the Liao people, it should be a little later!"
Liao people have no shortage of mutton. They participate in futures trading in order to earn the difference in the transaction. In the end, they will most likely sell it at a high price and return home without a piece of mutton.
People traveled thousands of miles to Wuchaohu City, hoping to digest the treasures brought by the Silk Road. It can only be said that it was luck to participate in futures this year.
"The snow season is coming soon, so we must make every effort to build roofed buildings to ensure people can live in them and prevent frostbite and death from frostbite. We need to add more felt tents. Anyway, the felt tents will be used for one or two years after they are purchased. In this regard, We must not let it go completely like Ichitoji did!"
The household market will end in October, but the large amount of payment work may not last until November.
The grassland is cold enough in October, let alone November.
Equation runs the market, not only to sell things and make everyone make money, but also to ensure safety.
Shang Zhong made two quick notes, "I really didn't consider the issue of tents. I will handle the matter and ensure at least 300 tents!"
"Three hundred caps are not enough, at least five hundred. I didn't see the caravan, but we also saw what happened before the people left. How long does it take to prepare? There will definitely be more people coming. By then, people will be crowded, and the empty space in the village may not be good. They will all be full!" Huang An reminded.
That’s crazy!
There were already many caravans coming to Qinggutun before, but when more caravans heard the news, they had to abide by the rules of the Wu Dynasty and could not jump to Guangchang from other cities.
Seeing people eating meat, but not being able to eat it myself, is stimulating to the imagination.
what to do?
Naturally, he would follow him when he joins the military next time and directly set his destination in Guangchang.
The Wu Dynasty banned all caravans from going to the market to prevent complicated situations, but it could not stop the herdsmen on the grassland. In order to buy things, for those herdsmen living deep in the grassland, it took several days to go to the market. worth.
"Is it necessary to invest how much?" Shang Zhong retorted, "Anyone who dares to come to our place is not an experienced person. Our Wuchaohu City has not been developed before, which does not mean that the Liao people have not opened their borders. These big chambers of commerce from various countries , a large commercial bank, should have anticipated various risks, and perhaps would have been prepared!"
"One or two pieces of felt are not valuable, but a felt tent that can accommodate ten people still costs thirty taels. If we moved here from Shangqu, 300 taels would be almost 1,300 taels. Five hundred, now How can there be so much money in the account?”
In the futures market, there are alchemists, and with second generations like them here, no one dares to pick peaches.
But just because you don't pick peaches doesn't mean you won't keep an eye on your money.
Lao Pu came and took away 250,000 taels. For safety reasons, they transported another 100,000 taels back to the city. The money belonged to them in name, but in fact the money had been spent long ago.
Now there are less than 100,000 taels in the book, so I can barely pay it off. I really don’t have any more.
"Providing felt bags will not be free. Let's collect 500 bags first. Believe me, after this winter, the money spent on purchasing these felt bags will be back!"
The Wu Dynasty was short of money, and on the third day after the Jurchens handed over the surrender letter, the messenger sent by Nian Run arrived at the North Hall. The messenger took military orders and took away 300,000 taels of silver directly from Shangqu City.
Some of these three hundred thousand taels...were taken from the Municipal Household Department, some were taken from the Beidian government, and some were given to low-income people like the Li family. The rest were taken from their hands.
The Ministry of Accounts will make up for the money taken away afterwards, otherwise it will be difficult to balance the accounts of all parties. But no one can say when the Ministry of Accounts will pay it. It is certain that it will be received before the year.
"Now that Sir has spoken, it will be five hundred, but why have we only been able to cut off some of the other projects!"
The money given to them by the Ministry of Revenue can be cyclical, but the money they give to the grassland ministries and the rewards given to the sheepherders cannot be cyclical.
"Don't worry about this. Not to mention that the money is not enough. The City Council will give it to you. Even if there is still a shortage, won't I be back by then?"
Husi in Guangchang City has made a lot of money this year. They sit on the ground and collect money. The handling fee is still the same as the past 20 taxes and 30%. The valuable warehouse is filled with all kinds of goods, and there is no shortage of money.
This year, if the Wu Dynasty hadn't had three big money-mongers from home and abroad, which were constantly consuming the country's power, there might have been a fiscal surplus by the end of the year.
How many years has it been since the balance appeared in the summary of the Household Department of the Wu Dynasty?
This still does not include the Song Dynasty’s annual coins!
