The squire did not expect that Zhang Xiao would use this method to estimate the fish flower production in Jiujiang, and they were all shocked. Guan Boyi said: "The parents in the county are very discerning and the students admire them."
"Then do you know how many fish flowers the West Sea can produce every year?" Zhang Xiao asked again.
"Students don't know."
"Twelve billion." Zhang Xiao said. In fact, in the more than ten years after the founding of the People's Republic of China and before the development of artificial breeding technology, about 5 billion fish lilies were caught every year in the Guangdong section of the Xijiang River and about 7 billion fish in the Guangxi section. However, in the late Ming Dynasty, the production conditions were backward. Under the current situation, three to four billion fishtails can be caught every year, which is already quite impressive.
Although the squires didn't know why Zhang Xiao concluded that the West Sea could produce so many fish flowers every year, judging from his accurate calculation of the annual catch in his hometown, the credibility of his figures was extremely high.
Song Guowei said: "Although the West Sea can produce a lot of fish flowers every year, catching fish flowers depends on the 'fishermen' looking at the sky, so it is difficult to increase the production."
Zhang Xiao imitated the tone of the ancients and said: "Whenever you take fish flowers from March to August, when the sun sets, if you look at the height of the electric feet in a certain direction, you will know that there is no rain in a certain place and the water in a certain river does not rise; If it is low, it means there is rain in a certain place. If the water in a certain place rises, a certain fish flower will arrive. If it comes from Liu, Qing, and Yue, it will be thirty or two ten days; if it comes from Nanning, it will be two or ten and a half days. There are differences in the delay and speed of others. . I also know that the flood season starts early and ends late in the section from Wuzhou to Jiujiang. The proportions of bighead carp and silver carp that Jiujiang people like are higher than those in other tributaries. Silver carp accounts for about 5% to 10%, and bighead carp 1% to 10%. %."
The Australian magistrate was so knowledgeable about fish and fish fishing in his hometown that the squires didn't know what kind of medicine Zhang Xiao was selling in his gourd. Zhu Bolian, the head of the Zhu clan, said: "Since the county parents know how to catch fish in a pretense, they should know that our hometown really depends on the sky for its livelihood."
"You have to rely on the sky to make a living," Zhang Xiao pointed at the roof of the tent with his fan and said, "Now the Song Dynasty Senate is the sky. People from Jiujiang Township can pretend to be fishing for fish and flowers, but can't people from Zhaoqing and Fengchuan Township?"
Many people couldn't help but shudder when they heard this. In the final analysis, Jiujiang Township's monopoly on fish and flower fishing rights is completely dependent on government policies, rather than some irreplaceable natural endowment. Zhang Xiao's words really hit their mark, and they almost had the word "threat" written on their faces.
The scene in the marching tent suddenly became cold. Huang Xiyin knew that both sides were testing each other, so he did not interrupt. After a long silence, Zhang Xiao saw that the heat was coming and said slowly: "Old gentlemen, it's not that this county doesn't bully the elderly because of its lack of martial ethics, but now we have a good deal. I wonder if you are willing to reward this county for this." Face."
Guan Boyi said: "The county parents are looking for a way out for us, so naturally they will give their full support."
Zhang Xiao said: "I am going to propose to the Guangdong Region to find a treasure land and build a national freshwater fish artificial breeding base."
"Artificial breeding?" The squires present widened their glasses in disbelief. They have fished from rivers, lakes and seas since ancient times. Even fish and flowers are gifts from God. They have never heard of artificial breeding.
Zhang Xiao pretended to be mysterious and asked: "Have you noticed that the fish flowers bought in some places last year were not from Jiujiang?"
"Well, I've heard a little bit about it."
"Yes, those fish flowers are the test batch produced by our Senate when we were doing technical research in Lingao," Zhang Xiao said with some pride. When doing technical research at that time, fish pituitary hormones were needed to stimulate the ovulation of broodstock fish, and the pituitary gland It was he who mastered the extraction and preservation technology. He continued: "Artificial breeding means literally. In the future, fish flowers will be produced from fish flower farms, and there is no need to go fishing in rivers. Within two years after the base is built, the fish flower production will be at least Increase your current catch tenfold, and increase it a hundredfold within ten years.”
The fish flowers in other places naturally made the squires feel vaguely uneasy, but the new county magistrate was so arrogant that he even boasted that Haikou could increase the fish flower production ten to a hundred times. What they don't know is that after the breakthrough in freshwater fish artificial breeding technology in the 1960s, Jiujiang's production had reached 70 billion by the 1970s, not to mention the 500 billion before the Senate traveled through time.
"It's just that with the continuous natural disasters and gunpowder smoke in the north, how can we sell the increased fish and flower production?" someone asked worriedly.
"So you don't have any confidence in how long I can keep the red flag of the Senate?" Zhang Xiao said with some contempt.
"Don't dare!"
"The common people have no intention of doing this!"
"Then you don't have to worry about sales. In less than ten years, our Senate will surely sweep the world. Wherever the Fubo Army goes, the Senate's fish flowers will be sold wherever there are fish ponds. Artificial fish can be found even in Borneo, which is far away across the ocean." In Zhang Xiao's plan, Jiujiang will become a fry breeding center for the country and even the entire Southeast Asia region, just like in the past.
"Not only that," Zhang Xiao stood up, fanned a few times, and said: "Li Yuanlao, who is traveling with me, also plans to build a sericulture industry improvement and promotion base to fully explore the resource endowments of the Pearl River Delta and allow local raw silk to participate. Go into the international trade system. You should understand what this means." Li Yaoer went out for inspection today, and Zhang Xiao talked about sericulture on her behalf.
"Sericulture improvements?"
"Everyone here must know that silk is a major industry in Guangzhou. Cantonese satin and Cantonese yarn are famous far and wide and are sold overseas. It's a pity, it's a pity. The quality of Cantonese satin is dense and even, and its color is bright and smooth. However, it must be Wu The silk weaved by silkworms, if compared with the local silk, will be dull and the color will not show. It can only be used in Guangdong, and distant merchants will not take it."
Zeng Xingxiang said: "Zhang's parents really know the local products very well. Yes, those who weave native silk are called silk yarn, and the price is also cheap. Foshan yarn is also made of native silk into patterns, and they all use printing plates. Raw silk is easy to crack, and cooked silk is easy to get wool. , Jiujiang cocoon and Longjiang cocoon are both inferior."
It is precisely because of the problem of local silkworm species that the quality of silk is far inferior to that of Jiangnan, so well-known local silk mills have to purchase Lake silk as raw material to produce Cantonese satin and Cantonese yarn. The so-called Xiangyun yarn was also invented in the early years of the Republic of China. The villagers of Xiqiao Minle Village improved the loom and used the heddle jacquard and manual tearing methods to create a new variety with twisting eyes. At this time, more than 40 years have passed since Chen Qiyuan opened the first machine reeling factory.
The reason why Chen Qiyuan was able to seize part of the international market by opening a silk reeling factory was that he relied on the selection of silkworm cocoons in the cocoon market. The high-quality cocoon conveying machine and the silk reeling factory were processed through higher technical means, which naturally strengthened the competitiveness of the international market. . The low-quality cocoons are sold to operators of pedal reeling machines and hand reeling machines for reeling, and their products are put into the local silk weaving industry. From the perspective of the entire sericulture area, the quality of silkworms and mulberries has not changed, and it is difficult to improve the natural cocoon quality. This is the true situation of modern Cantonese silk improvement.
In other words, without the emergence of machine reeling factories, Guangdong native silk would never have caught the attention of merchants from the East and the West. Before Daoguang, international trade had little effect on stimulating the sericulture in the Pearl River Delta region.
Zhang Xiao continued: "Fish, silkworms, and mulberry trees all depend on this. In order to complete this great undertaking, a new primary school and an agricultural technical school need to be built as supporting facilities."
If ordinary people had heard this, they would have cried with joy and thanked the emperor for his kindness. However, these "human spirits" in the Ming Dynasty were full of doubts. In modern terms, their doubts were, "So, what is the price?"
Guan Boyi stood up and said: "Zhang parents have thought carefully, but they are really the parents we are waiting for. I don't know how to repay them?"
"There is no need to repay the favor, but as I said before, we have to follow our rules."
"Appreciate further details."
"Related industries must be run as companies. Whether it is a fish breeding company, a silkworm breeding company, or a school, the Senate will provide people and technology, and those here who are willing to participate in the stock will provide ponds, land, and funds. Each clan will be corporatized. For the transformation, the clan property is used as the starting capital, and the profit is divided into dividends according to the shares after deducting the funds required to expand reproduction. Considering that the clan property of each clan is owned by the whole clan, then all males in the clan should be able to hold shares, and the company's operations must comply with the general requirements. According to the "Company Law" of the Song Dynasty, the accounts will be implemented according to the new accounting standards, and the Finance and Taxation Bureau will send people to conduct regular audits..." Zhang Xiao then put forward the Senate's requirements for the corporate transformation of the clan. They are a group of modern people who are no match for the gentry when it comes to intrigues, and the Senate does not bother to fight with them. They have powerful force as the backing.
The news revealed by Zhang Xiao was more shocking than the last. The squires didn't know whether to be happy or worried for a moment. The good thing is that Magistrate Zhang seems to have a special liking for Jiujiang, but the worrying thing is that "it has to be done according to our rules."
"This... can the student be allowed to go back and discuss with his tribe before making a reply?" Guan Boyi asked.
The massive amount of information made it difficult for them to think about it. After all, the changes were so great that they were simply earth-shaking. Others also proposed to go back and seek opinions from the clan. Although they were the heads of the clan, they could not dispose of the clan property at will.
"Okay, I'll give you three days. We will go to Longjiang and Longshan in three days." Zhang Xiao replied cheerfully, implying that the squires elsewhere were waiting to board the Senate ship. Besides, letting them take this as an opportunity to carry out clan reform is to give them face. If they are shameless, the Senate has many ways to deal with them.
The squires all understood what Zhang Xiao was saying. After all, they had all heard that a clan in Xiangshan had already carried out the so-called corporatization reform, and it was also publicized everywhere by the Australians as a model. If you don't agree, this huge benefit will probably fall elsewhere.
"Don't worry, Zhang parents, there will be a reply within three days."
"As for the way you proposed for scholars to advance, the Senate has also considered this matter. Soon the Nanhai County School Superintendent will come to the local area to promote education policies. At that time, questions and answers will be answered, and everyone can speak freely - but after the imperial examination of the Ming Dynasty Not anymore."
