Iron Dynasty

"Leather boots. August 1?? Chinese??"

Niu Ben and other generals suddenly came to the spirit.

Lu Fei immediately asked, "His Royal Highness, what are leather boots?"

At present, the Qingzhou Army wears cloth shoes. The dark green uniforms of the Qingzhou Army always make Xiao Ming a little awkward. So he plans to expand the leather shoe industry in Qingzhou.

After all, leather boots are more wear-resistant than cloth shoes, and a layer of fleece can keep you warm, so you can ensure that the soldiers are not afraid of the cold.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. The shoemaking industry can also provide a large number of jobs for Qingzhou, so as to further digest the refugees, not to mention that he has a complete set of production technology from cowhide to leather shoes.

"Now that I can't tell you clearly, you will naturally know when the boots come out." Xiao Ming said haha.

The generals suddenly sighed when they heard the words.

In addition to the food issue, Pang Yukun also talked about the current resettlement situation of the victims of the fief, the development of each state and county, and the income and expenditure of the fief this year.

Generally speaking, because the Northern Expedition was funded by a large number of businessmen, Qingzhou's finances were surplus this year, and these extra money were invested in infrastructure construction and the establishment of public officials.

For Xiao Ming, his advantage is to spread knowledge, so this universal education is particularly important. The more talents, the more they can be distributed to all walks of life and promote the development of the industry.

Then Xiao Wenxuan reported on the government's own situation.

After Xiao Ming proposed that officials perform their duties and gave Pang Yukun a textbook for the establishment of government agencies, he then refined the functions of government agencies.

According to Xiao Ming’s idea, each state government is now equivalent to a municipal government. The municipal government will set up construction, agriculture, and commercial departments to refine the management of the land. This will not only reduce the monopoly of some officials, but also reduce unprofessionalism. Random interference.

"Well, generally speaking, all matters of the fief are progressing, which is good." Xiao Ming looked excited. He looked at Li Kaiyuan and said: "Kaiyuan, this time the king signed a commercial agreement in Chang'an. From now on the royal land, King Wei and King Yong will not collect taxes on the Chamber of Commerce. Now the Chamber of Commerce has no heavy tax burden. You have to fight for your breath and continue to expand the profits of the Chamber of Commerce."

"The agreement is signed!" Li Kaiyuan almost jumped up from his chair, he said excitedly: "His Royal Highness, is this true?"

"Of course it is true." Xiao Ming tapped his finger on the table, "This king is now trying his best to open the way for your chamber of commerce. If you can't bring enough profit to this king, you can be careful that this king punishes you."

Li Kaiyuan laughed and said: "His Royal Highness, if this agreement is signed, the profit of our Chamber of Commerce can definitely be tripled. Don't worry, your Royal Highness, if you can't bring your Royal Highness to three times the previous profit, you will come to see you.

Xiao Ming nodded when he heard the words, "Well, you just have to know it."

Li Kaiyuan laughed happily. This business agreement is not only tax-free. At the same time, the businessmen of the Qingzhou Chamber of Commerce also have extraterritorial rights in the place where the agreement is signed. In other words, Qingzhou businessmen are not restricted by local laws and avoid being The local government arrested them for various unprovoked reasons.

Compared with tax exemption, this is what Li Kaiyuan values ​​more, because the Chamber of Commerce has already had several incidents of merchants being arrested and extorted by the local government. It is precisely because of this that Xiao Ming added extraterritoriality to the agreement.

After understanding the basic situation of the fief, Xiao Ming announced the adjournment of the meeting, leaving only Li Kaiyuan and Pang Yukun to stay.

"His Royal Highness, leaving us two for potatoes?" Pang Yukun asked.

Xiao Ming nodded, "Yes, now that the potatoes are coming down, the next step is to promote the potatoes. Your government office is responsible for taking the potatoes down to spread the potatoes around the fief. Ben Wang and Li Kaiyuan tried to sell the potatoes. Go part."

"Sell! Your Majesty, even thirty-two stones per acre of land of 3,000 acres is no more than 96,000 stones of potatoes. These potatoes are not enough for the land, so why sell them?" Pang Yukun said anxiously.

He now treats potatoes as a treasure, and whoever touches them is anxious.

Xiao Ming naturally has his own reasons. A potato is not easy to preserve. Under normal circumstances, a potato can be preserved for several months without sprouts. However, when a potato sprouts, a potato becomes poisonous and inedible.

At the same time, according to Xiao Ming's understanding, potatoes were high-end food when they first appeared, and they were eaten among the nobles. This means that the price is not cheap, and it is not profitable to take advantage of the freshness of potatoes.

After explaining his reason to Pang Yukun, Pang Yukun was suddenly surprised.

"Ninety-six thousand shi sold 16,000 shi, some of the remaining potatoes were selected for seedlings, and the rest were used as dishes for the army and academy, how about?" Xiao Ming said.

Pang Yukun nodded at this moment, "Fortunately, the reputation of this potato is spread, and a large number of merchants will come to buy the potato next year."

Li Kaiyuan was adding up how much potatoes were sold for. He said: "His Royal Highness, this potato is so delicious, why not sell it for thirty taels of silver and one stone."

"The price is dozens of times more expensive than rice. These merchants don't necessarily buy it. Then, the Chamber of Commerce will publish the potato news. At the same time, I will let the newspaper focus on the potato, and the hot air balloon will also be advertised." Xiao Ming said.

The three agreed to go back and make preparations.

Xiao Ming returned to the palace and wrote a manuscript. This manuscript was naturally an introduction to potatoes. At the same time, he also introduced some of the characteristics of potatoes, such as the fact that potatoes with green buds cannot be eaten, and how to preserve potatoes.

The reason for this is the same as the precautions he asked the newspaper briquettes to use ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ to avoid incorrect use leading to fatal accidents.

After the manuscript was written, he sent the servant to the newspaper, and the newspaper printed it overnight.

At the same time, Pang Yukun went to the slave plantation. Kui Wu had been harvesting potatoes that day. When he arrived at the plantation, he asked about the potato harvest.

This time I planted potatoes Kuiwu selected high-quality potato seedlings for planting, but because of uneven fertilizers, the harvest was still high or low, with a low of 20 shi and a high of more than 30 shi. Overall, it was good.

A total of about 90,000 shi was harvested from 3,000 mu of land.

When Li Kaiyuan returned to the Chamber of Commerce, he immediately spread the potato affairs among the merchants of the Chamber of Commerce. At the same time, he also posted a notice at the door of the Chamber of Commerce, officially launching the new Qingzhou product, the potato.

The next day, when the newspaper came out, the word potato immediately became a hot noun in Qingzhou City, and the hot air balloon hung a huge potato ad slogan from Qingzhou, making the smart businessmen immediately smell the business opportunity and hurried to the Chamber of Commerce Run away.

(To be continued.)