1890 King of Southeast Asia

In general, the hand tractor is perfect. It can transport 800-1200 kg of goods at a speed of 12 to 15 kilometers per hour on rugged and muddy roads.

Neither the speed nor the load capacity can be compared with the later generations. The engines of similar size in the later generations are at least a large V8.

Liu Yiming played for a long time and reluctantly left the base under the horrified eyes of Zhao Dabao.

This place will soon become the first driving school in Nanhua, and also the first auto repair school.

In addition to the war, there is another very important thing. October is the end of the harvest season.

"To sum up, in the first two quarters of this year, the Production and Construction Corps harvested a total of 2.4 million tons of rice, and the third harvest season is expected to be 1.15 million to 1.2 million tons, and the difference will not be too big."

"This year, the sugarcane planting area exceeds 200,000 hectares, and the sugar output per hectare is about 9 tons, totaling about 1.8 million tons. The Chamber of Commerce is considering whether to invest in the international market in large quantities..."

"It is expected that by the end of the year, the inventory of grain will exceed 2 million tons, with a value of more than 200 million yuan. The Chamber of Commerce plans to export 600,000 tons and consume 400,000 tons locally, mainly for industrial production. The sugar inventory is more than 800,000 tons, and the value of this part is undetermined. The total value is still more than 200 billion."

In early October, the Java harvest season has reached its final stage, and the final information collected by the Ministry of Agriculture was reported to Xu Hui.

Xu Hui was stunned by this huge wealth and hurried to find Liu Yiming.

"Four hundred million?" Liu Yiming was also stunned by the output.

But it is normal. The most affluent people at present are not Western industrial countries, but the three major powers in South America and American farmers.

At this time, only a small number of people in the world have solved the problem of food and clothing. The pillar industries of the United Kingdom are shipbuilding and textiles. The total price of textiles exported each year is tens of millions of pounds.

Nanhua made full use of free labor. If nothing unexpected happens, the primitive accumulation will rely on these people to shine.

The danger of opening up arable land is not small, and it is also very hard, but under the enthusiastic work of the hardworking natives, 500,000 hectares of land have been opened up in two years. The grain planting area of ​​the Production and Construction Corps has exceeded one million hectares. In contrast, there are one million immigrants and one million natives.

"I want to launch a larger-scale economic war against Japan." Liu Yiming said to Xu Hui, looking at the storage of 2 million tons of grain.

"Use grain?" Xu Hui obviously thought of it.

Last year, Nanhua also had about one million tons of grain storage. In addition to the 200,000 tons used for war preparations, the rest was carefully exported, and most of it was used in industry. If you want to calculate the per capita proportion of alcoholic products, Nanhua is second, and no one dares to say first.

"Yes!" Last year, Nanhua exported 400,000 tons, which dealt a heavy blow to the grain price in the dieqing region, so Liu Yiming dared not export at will.

The annual inter-provincial flow of dieqing is only 2.4 million tons. Nanhua's cheap rice is not delicious, but it is cheap! Moreover, coastal provinces account for the majority of imported grain, and the grain price fell by 1/5 last year.

This is not a good thing. Farmers' income is not high to begin with, and the decline in grain prices has fully hit their enthusiasm.

"But we have closed the trade window with Japan, and the British are thinking about mediation wholeheartedly."

"Then we have to find our Lord Li."

"Let him do re-export trade in Beiyang? There is a certain feasibility..." Xu Hui touched his chin and calculated how much money he could make and whether he could pay off his debts.

"The fertilizer factory has been put into production, and they hope to increase the raw material allocation. This involves the synthetic ammonia factory. Can it continue to expand?"

Synthetic ammonia involves the military industry, and Liu Yiming is tightly covered. Until now, he has imported saltpeter at a high price, one for supplementation, and the other for covering the production of Nanhua explosives.

"Put it in Coconut City. There are coal mines there. The mining area and coal chemical industry are strictly controlled. It can be kept for a few more years." Liu Yiming thought about it and finally lost to the high-profit agriculture. If there is enough fertilizer, the output can be doubled.

It is not an exaggeration at all. The annual output of one million hectares in three seasons is only 3.6 million tons, and the yield per mu per season is 80 kilograms. Although it looks a bit like extensive agriculture, this output is unimaginable in the future.

"Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, British Consul Cyril is here, and he also brought Mr. Charles." Secretary Yang knocked on the door and came in.

"The documents are here with you. There are also mechanical industry output, demand, etc., behind. You make a decision." The mechanical industry involves the military industry, and Xu Hui asked Liu Yiming to decide.

"Okay, keep an eye on the animal husbandry. The feed has been solved. The next step is to solve the problem of people eating meat. Eating meat can make people strong." Liu Yiming nodded.

In ten months, Nanhua imported 10,000 tons of meat. In theory, 4 million people each have half a catty every three days. In fact, the daily consumption of an army that has expanded to 100,000 people is an astronomical figure. The rest is also given priority to schools and immigrants.

Ordinary people only eat a little fish, and the fishing industry is not very developed because there are not enough fishing boats and fishermen, and there is a shortage of people.

"Please ask them to come in." After Xu Hui left, Liu Yiming asked Secretary Yang to call people in.

"Yiming! Long time no see!" Charles' enthusiasm surprised Cyril who was standing beside him.

"The last time we met was in London. I thought you would come soon, but who knew it would take so long." Liu Yiming nodded to Cyril and then talked to Charles.

"You don't know, the old guys in the parliament... ahem... those big men have some reservations about this matter, and only now have they chosen a more effective action." Charles wanted to complain, but he noticed a diplomat next to him halfway through and was forced to change his words.

"It is indeed puzzling that Britain's attitude and policy change too quickly. For example, Mr. Cyril's purpose of coming today is still to mediate?" Liu Yiming immediately changed the subject. It is okay to complain about Britain, but not in formal occasions.

"Oh! Yes, Mr. Prime Minister, Britain still maintains a peaceful attitude and hopes that both sides will sit down and deal with this matter in a friendly manner." Cyril cursed in his heart. He had already figured out the attitude of the country.

The parliamentarians supported Nanhua, whose commercial interests were closer to Britain. The government wanted to support Japan to go to war with Russia and interrupt Russia's Yellow Russia plan.

This requires a strong Japan, and it must direct its energy to the land.

"So, Japan agreed to my conditions? But according to the latest report of our minister, Japan is looking to buy warships. I heard that Britain is interested in selling a whole batch, but Japan didn't buy it?" Liu Yiming looked at Cyril with a smile.

"Oh? You're talking about this? How come the Navy doesn't know?" Charles has been staying in the shipyard, the Admiralty, and various committees, saying that he had never heard of this.

"Actually, it's a batch of retired warships. Even if Japan gets them, it won't cause any trouble to South China." Cyril said quickly.

That's true, but Cyril didn't say that if Japan is willing to buy more than ten of those warships that still use muzzle-loading guns, have a speed of only ten knots, and are not all-steel structures, Britain will consider selling a Sovereign-class battleship in 1893.

It's just that Japan has no money. The Sovereign offers one million, plus the retired old warships, a total of more than three million, which is about 30 million yen. The battleship will not be delivered until mid-1893, and the opportunity is gone.

"In any case, Britain intends to sell warships to Japan during the war, which has already triggered a crisis." Liu Yiming didn't care. If there is, there is.

"This time Britain is very sincere. If South China agrees to sign a peace treaty, Britain will consider selling Guinea Island to Japan as the price of an armistice." Cyril released a trump card.

Liu Yiming has talked about Guinea several times. That island is big and useless, but Japan is a country with a population of more than 30 million and a modern army and navy. Cyril can easily make a decision.

"Cyril, do you know how many Chinese are buried in Borneo? More than 20,000 people, the peace treaty can be signed, but none of the Japanese who have landed in Borneo can return to Japan, otherwise the war will continue." Liu Yiming took a sip of tea.

He admitted that he was tempted, but immediately realized that this could not be given for nothing.

"I am very sorry about this, but the dead are gone after all..." Cyril did not expect Liu Yiming to be unwilling.

"Then shouldn't the living avenge them?" Liu Yiming interrupted Cyril.

"In 1875, not far to the north, a British died and signed a Yantai Treaty. There are many similar things, I don't have time to list them one by one."

"Yiming, Mr. Minister is only responsible for mediation. By the way, how many Japanese are there in Borneo?" Charles came out to ease the atmosphere.

"More than 30,000 people, but this is 2/7 of Japan's 20-year army achievement, which is a lesson." Liu Yiming said easily.

"More than 30,000 people? Can you win?" Charles was not surprised, after all, Nanhua was on the defensive in Borneo.

"Without logistics, I don't know how they should win. Without bullets, their backward rifles are less deterrent than the poisonous arrows of the natives." Liu Yiming looked at Cyril and said meaningfully.

"Mr. Cyril, I have a new idea."

"I would like to hear more, sir."

"You know, a huge group has set its sights on Japan, and my approach is also what they asked. If Britain is willing, it can completely support Japan when it collapses, so that Japan can only rely on Britain. How about it? A country with a working population of 30 million..."

Liu Yiming's words seemed to have magic, and Cyril fell into enjoyment in an instant.

"The Queen will award me an honor!" This is Cyril's idea.

"I know the plan roughly, but it's only for the economy. Even with military spending, Japan won't surrender like this." Cyril was already discussing the plan.

"It doesn't matter. We can talk about this matter. I already have a package plan."

"But I need Guinea Island." Liu Yiming fought for his interests.

"It's impossible. The Brunei incident has put a lot of pressure on the government. The new government will not agree." Cyril shook his head directly. As for the previous statement? What did I say before? Why didn't I know?