There is no stability without agriculture, so agriculture is the first thing that Gao pragmatism has to deal with this time.
It is best to understand that corn will be indispensable for people to eat and chew in the future; it can also be said that tussah silkworms can increase the diversity of Liaodong's economy and create a new source of wealth.
As for fisheries, why is Gao pragmatism so valued? It is not just a matter of catch, but more importantly, Gao Pragmatic hopes to cultivate a group of fishermen in the north who are familiar with the ocean, because the fishermen themselves are the best source of sailors.
The highly pragmatic Nanyang Fleet is not afraid of not being able to find sailors. Whether it is Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian or Zhejiang, there are a large number of people willing to go to sea, but in the north, this problem is much more serious.
There are ships in the south and horses in the north. People in the south are rarely afraid of ships, while many people in the north keep a respectful attitude towards rivers and lakes. Originally, this was just a different mentality caused by environmental influence, and it was an indifferent matter. But In the Age of Discovery, it is so called to be pragmatic and vigorously manage maritime trade.
Places such as Hebei and Shandong have better natural conditions and are not prone to military disasters due to their geographical location. It is more troublesome to train a large number of fishermen and sailors there, but it is much more convenient in Liaodong, so fisheries are conducted in a pragmatic manner. In fact, the first thing that matters is this.
Of course, in addition to this, the catch is also very useful. After all, fish is quite rich in protein, which is very helpful in improving the physical fitness of the people and guardsmen in southern Liaoning. However, the utilization of the catch is something that needs to be handled carefully.
Winter is easier to handle. Gao Pragmatic read a book before and learned a method, which is to make surimi first, then seal it and freeze it. This can prevent it from rotting and deteriorating too quickly. Although it is impossible to create a vacuum can these days, in Liaodong In winter, the shelf life can still be guaranteed for several months.
The trouble lies in summer. It is difficult to store food in summer in this era, especially fish. If you want to preserve it, there is only one safest way: pickle and air-dry.
Air-drying is easy, as southern Liaoning has plenty of sunshine, but pickling has a big trouble: it requires a lot of salt, but salt is very expensive.
Therefore, this involves Gao Jingjing's plan in the "industry" area.
This plan, as mentioned earlier, is to open a salt farm.
Gao Pragmatic had even negotiated Zhu Yijun's participation in the project before. Zhu Yijun's only prerequisite was that it would not affect the salt sales of the existing salt farm, and Gao Pragmatic agreed.
At that time, Gao's pragmatic idea was mainly to use the salt produced in the new Liaonan Salt Farm for export. There is no problem with this now and it can be done according to the plan. However, after he later planned to come to Liaonan, he thought about it carefully and found that there were other Other uses.
For example, pickled salted fish - not just fish, but all kinds of seafood can be used. This can accomplish three things in one fell swoop:
First, seafood will not be wasted and can be stored, whether it is used as military rations or distributed to ordinary people to tide over any famine.
Second, when the export market has not yet been fully opened, it will not lead to large-scale hoarding of salt produced in southern Liaoning that is unsalable. After all, although salt basically has no shelf life, hoarding a large amount of salt also requires management costs, including warehouses, personnel, etc., so hoarding a small amount does not matter, but hoarding a large amount is a waste of money.
Third, with a large amount of salt production here, Gao Pragmatic will have more confidence when talking to some people in the south. Nowadays, a big reason why some people in the south still dare to resist Jinghua's entry, overtly or covertly, is that they have great advantages in the salt industry.
Although the Changlu Saltworks is strong, the salt production in the north in this era is still incomparable with that in the south. What's more, the Changlu Saltworks is the property of my uncle's family after all. Although he is pragmatic and has a certain influence, he can never speak out. Jinghua always sticks to his word, and sometimes this can cause certain problems.
Therefore, it is very important to own a salt farm with a large output.
Liaodong, or Liaonan, has this prerequisite. The Liaodong Bay Salt Fields was one of the four major salt fields of the Red Dynasty in later generations, especially the Yingkou Salt Fields, which is known as the "Hundred Miles of Silver Beach".
The name Yingkou appeared very late in the original history, but now Gao Pragmatic has made it appear in advance - Gao, the God of Wealth, built Yingkou Port here, and the court did not care why he named it this way. Anyway, it was mentioned in various relevant official documents. adopted directly.
But this place has a long history in the salt industry, almost two thousand years ago: in the Han Dynasty, the state implemented a policy of monopolizing salt and iron, and Yingkou became the sea salt production and monopoly center in Liaodong at that time.
At that time, the Han Dynasty court established a salt iron official stationed in Pingguo (Hancheng site of Wenquan Village, Xiongyue Town). This was the only agency responsible for salt and iron established by the central government in the Northeast during the Han Dynasty. At that time, Yingkou's sea salt production reached a new high in history.
The subsequent development will not be detailed one by one. In short, until the Ming Dynasty, Yingkou's sea salt production was very famous.
A long time ago, the Ming court forced 25 Weizhou and two free prefectures in Liaodong to produce a certain amount of salt (the amount of salt produced was limited by the court). This system was obviously a bit stupid, so some Weizhous that were not near the sea started to build salt in Yingkou. Hundreds of salt farms were opened in the area, and sea salt was produced by soldiers.
Gaizhouwei itself is also the center of sea salt production in Liaodong (Yingkou belongs to Gaizhouwei). In theory—emphasis on theory—it produces more than 2 million kilograms of salt every year, accounting for 58.3% of the total output in Liaodong.
In the early years, the Liaodong Salt Fields of the Ming Dynasty were even as famous as the Lianghuai Salt Fields. The salt produced was transferred by merchants to various places for marketing. The military pay in Liaodong was supplemented to a certain extent by the merchants' "transportation of millet and easy introduction". At that time, there were three "passes" in the Yingkou area, namely Liangfangbao Pass, where the administration was located in the south of Yingkou City in later generations; Lianyundao Pass, where the administration was located in the west of Gaizhou City in later generations; Shimen Pass, where the administration was located in the east of Gaizhou City in later generations. Shimen Reservoir Site . These three passes all have a certain relationship with sea salt transportation.
Since it is "in theory" and "in the early years", it means that it is all in the past.
why? Isn’t this system pretty good? Adjust measures to local conditions. If you are near the sea, eat salt.
There is no problem with the idea, but the problem lies in the ownership of these salt fields - their superior is the Weisuo, and the next higher level is the Liaodong Dusi, but the magical thing is that at the central level, they are under the jurisdiction of the Shandong Qingli Division of the Ministry of Households.
Oh, it's over. [I have omitted it because this question cannot be explained in ten thousand words, so those who are interested should find papers or monographs to read on their own. ]
In short, there are a lot of confusing things involved here, such as the number of household registrations, transportation difficulties, low salt prices, the escape of salt workers, etc., to name a few. The result is a gradual decrease in salt production, which was originally intended to supply the health system. health centers, feeding health centers, and finally... Just look at what the health centers in Liaodong are like, and you will know how damaged this system is.
Zhu Yijun knew something about this, so he agreed with Gao Jingjing's plan to open a new salt farm in Liaodong. He even expressed support for breaking out of the Wei Institute's mold and setting up a commercial salt farm.
As for the emperor personally taking stock, Zhu Yijun said that he had no psychological burden - when the court needs money, doesn't it also require me to pay from internal funds? Why can you, the ministers, do business, but I, the emperor, can't? When the imperial court needs money, I don’t see you donating it!
As for being scolded, Zhu Yijun is also mentally prepared. In fact, if he really has to be scolded, Gao Pragmatic may be scolded more than him.
But when it comes to this issue, Gao Pragmatic is not afraid of being scolded - I actually study the sect, and managing finances for the country is a tradition. This is what I wrote in my policy paper for the number one scholar back then. It's useless if you don't accept it. Besides, there are many benefits after the completion of this salt farm, and it is not just as simple as the emperor and I making money. It can even be said that the emperor and I made some money from it. That is just a side benefit. Who really benefits? , use your brains and think about it carefully.
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It’s over. In the industrial section, only a salt field has been written and it has already been “middle”. There are still other parts, even Shang and Bing have not been written yet. It seems that the top, middle and bottom are not enough...
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