"In this place in the Northeast, as long as there are people, and there are enough people, it is impossible to lose money!"
Zhu Daohua shook his head and said.
"Why is the Northeast a bitter cold land now? It's not because there are no people. Talent is the foundation for the development of the Northeast. As long as there are people, the court still has to worry about not receiving money from the Northeast? Are you worried about not being able to collect money from Liangjiang or Guangdong? ?”
Luo Fangbo was stunned for a moment: "Can the Northeast compare with Liangjiang and Guangdong?"
"Why can't we compare? The Northeast is so rich in mineral deposits, it is a good place to set up industry! In addition to the mineral deposits, the land in the Northeast is so fertile, and it is all black. This is the best in the world. There are many mines, land, and timber in the Northeast, but why has it become a bitter and cold place?"
"Because there are no people! People are the market. If there is no market and no demand, these resources will not be developed. Isn't it a bitter cold land with freezing weather and freezing ground? To develop the Northeast, we must let the mines in the Northeast and the Northeast The land in the Northeast and the timber in the Northeast have turned into money, so we have to build railways and ports. As long as we have railways and ports in our hands, does the Northeast Development Corporation still need to worry about the land rent of three melons and two dates?"
Luo Fangbo nodded when he heard this.
This is true, once the railroads and ports are controlled.
It is equivalent to controlling the export channels for grain, timber, and minerals in the Northeast.
And this is still a monopoly business.
Close low and sell high.
Everyone knows it.
The Northeast is vast and sparsely populated.
Not counting timber and various mineral deposits.
Just growing rice.
The current price of rice in Liangjiang and Guangdong is about 2 yuan per stone, and it is more expensive in Central China.
And here in the Northeast, the population is so small and the territory is so large, you can make a profit per stone from the purchase price of rice.
Trafficking it to the south would double the gross profit.
One million farmers farm in the Northeast.
There are at least hundreds of millions of stones of rice produced every year.
One million farmers can only eat up to 20 to 30 million dan at most, and the remaining 70 million dan or more will have to be sold.
Seventy million stones, bought for one yuan and sold for two yuan.
One entry and one exit is a gross profit of 70 million, after deducting various costs and then discounting.
A yearly net profit of 10 million is a very conservative estimate.
This is just selling rice.
The income from timber, ore, and railway ports has not yet been calculated.
Thinking of this, Luo Fangbo was filled with admiration: "The emperor's words made me suddenly enlightened. The Northeast Development Corporation is indeed profitable. In this case, I would like to invest more."
He paused, and then asked: "Your Majesty, do you want to enclose land in the northeast to become an imperial estate?"
Zhu Daohua couldn't laugh or cry.
These landlords are old and wealthy.
Why do one or two people value these farming lands so much?
How much money can you make from farming?
Luo Fangbo encouraged the emperor's son-in-law to enclosure the land, not because he was worried that the emperor's son-in-law had too little Zhuangzi on hand and had little income.
Instead, they are waiting for the emperor's son-in-law to go to the Northeast to enclose the land. Only those ministers can follow the core to enclose the land.
Zhu Daohua shook his head and said: "What do I need so much farmland for? Landlording is not my specialty. Father-in-law, if you listen to me, don't go to the countryside to buy land. Take advantage of the current situation in Guangzhou, Shanghai, Wuchang, Chengdu, Zhongdu, Land prices in cities such as Beidu and Tianjin are low. Buy more shops and fields around the cities. These are the golden rice bowls that can be passed down to your family. Especially in Shanghai, I can guarantee that the land price in Shanghai will be more than ten times higher in ten years. increase!"
These are all the central cities of the Ming Dynasty.
The future will definitely be a prosperous area for real estate.
What is the most important thing about real estate?
Location, location, his location!
Investing in real estate in the deep mountains and forests of Northeast China?
Isn’t it true that there is no place to spend money?
How could such a shrewd person as Emperor Zhu do such a stupid thing?
Want to buy.
I also want to buy land in Shanghai.
Emperor Zhu bought a lot of land in Shanghai County.
And now Shanghai is about to be circled and built as a commercial city.
Together with Tianjin, it is one of the two municipalities in the north and south.
Shanghai, located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, will definitely be the largest commercial city in the Ming Dynasty in the future.
When Luo Fangbo heard this, he quickly wrote it down. It was the consensus of the dignitaries of the Ming Dynasty that one could make a fortune by following Emperor Zhu.
Just as the two were talking.
Suddenly there was a rapid sound of horse hooves.
A knight from the Royal Guards rode up.
In front of Zhu Daohua, he turned over, dismounted, and raised his hands to perform a military salute.
"Your Majesty, Irkutsk intelligence, Tsarist Russia took advantage of the summer river thaw to send an additional 13,000 troops to Irkutsk. Now Irkutsk has a total troop strength of nearly 20,000, including Cossacks. There are eight thousand, and the shooting army is twelve thousand!"
Zhu Daohua's face became serious when he heard this.
The army of the Capital Division of the Expedition to the West is still being trained and reorganized, and no more than 20,000 can be drawn out now.
Irkutsk is the core of Tsarist Russia's rule in Siberia. To attack Irkutsk, it seems a bit rash to rely on the 20,000-strong Expedition to the West Battalion without much heavy artillery.
"Your Majesty, even if we only have 20,000 troops, we can defeat the Russians."
The person who was full of confidence in front of Emperor Zhu was Dong Gao, a former Qing military machine.
"The Russians actually don't have many heavy artillery. Although Irkutsk is a solid fortress, we can adopt the strategy of surrounding it without attacking!"
"Surround but not attack?" Emperor Zhu showed a rather interested look.
"Yes, it is indeed difficult to break through the bastion without heavy artillery, but Irkutsk in Tsarist Russia is on the edge of the North Sea. We can just graze around Irkutsk and cut off the material channels, otherwise How long will it take for these Russians to starve to death - if they would rather starve to death than go out to fight."
Emperor Zhu nodded slightly.
Um.
It would indeed not be good if Irkutsk was captured too quickly.
Because Le Bao is still in the Western Region Province, there is intelligence that Le Bao is likely to run away, but before he runs away, it is best not to let the people from the Zhengxi Travel Camp have any contact with him.
Let this group of people surround Irkutsk and spend a year or two. After capturing Irkutsk, it is equivalent to cutting off the connection between Tsarist Russia and Eastern Siberia. Then Eastern Siberia will naturally fall into the Ming Dynasty. In your hands?
"Chongru, I'll leave this errand to you. If you make great contributions, I won't begrudge you the title of duke!" Zhu Daohua said.
Dong Gao was overjoyed when he heard this. He bowed his hands and said, "I will not disgrace the emperor's order!"
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, this is Irkutsk, the central city of the empire in Siberia!"
at this time.
From the river port on the Angara River, dozens of large ships flying the red, white and blue flags took advantage of the summer time when the Yenisey River thawed and the ice along the Arctic Ocean coast was weak and easy to break through. They set off from Moscow and passed through the river port. and a small part of the sea route, entered the Yenisey River and went upstream, passing through the Angara River, the main tributary of the Yenisey River, to reach Irkutsk, Tsarist Russia's most important fortress in the east.
This river fleet brought a large amount of food and ammunition supplies, as well as a legion of shooting troops transferred from Moscow!
who led this army.
It was Paul Petrovich, the crown prince of the Russian Empire.
Paul Petrovich stepped off the ship and raised his head to look at this completely fortress-like military city.
This is already the end point where the Russian Empire may send large-scale troops to the east.
The wide surface of the Yenisey River guarantees this.
And if there is a war with China.
This must be the most important battlefield!
As for Paul Petrovich at this time.
What he was worried about was not the war with the Chinese - in his opinion, those ministers in Moscow who were shouting to fight and kill, and the emperor's mother who was eager to provoke a war with the Ming Dynasty were really screwed up!
Why does Russia need this war?
There is no benefit at all from such a war!
However.
In Moscow, the feverish atmosphere of war could no longer tolerate such voices of reason.
Empress Catherine also needed war.
Whether it was against the Ottoman Empire or the Ming Empire.
She doesn't even consider whether this war can bring real benefits - she considers her throne.
The Slavs worshiped strong men.
As long as the continued foreign wars can be won, Queen Catherine's throne will be consolidated - after all, when the queen came to power, she came to power through a less than glorious palace coup.
The relationship between Paul and his emperor mother was not harmonious.
He even believed that between his eldest son and those lovers favored by the emperor, the queen would choose her lover without hesitation.
After Paul's eldest son, Alexander Pavlovich, was born.
The queen seems to think that her eldest grandson is a more worthy of training and a better successor than her eldest son.
So much so that Alexander stayed with the empress for a long time.
Instead, Paul, the crown prince, was marginalized.
And this time, he was sent to remote Siberia with more than 10,000 shooting troops - this was even equivalent to exile!
And the reason is impeccable: the eastern part of the empire is facing the threat of the Ming Empire, and a truly powerful figure is needed to take charge.
He led his troops to fight against the Chinese.
Could Paul refuse?
If he refuses, the nobles in Moscow will definitely not support him as czar - the Slavs will not support an emperor who is afraid of war!
(End of chapter)
