Fengxian Jiangshan

"Mr. Gao, have you decided what to buy?"

Gao Xiaoshan sighed: "To tell you the truth, I want to buy everything, but I'm really short of money. I can only buy [-] rifles, [-] mortars, and twelve [-]-style mountain cannons. Buy another [-] grenades."

Zhang Tinglan remained calm, did some calculations, and said with a smile: "Mr. Gao, after buying weapons, you'd better send some people over to learn how to operate them, especially mortars. You haven't prepared them before."

When Gao Xiaoshan heard that Zhang Tinglan mentioned training, his eyes widened immediately. Undoubtedly, this was another expense, and he did not have much profit left for himself.

"How much does this cost?"

"No matter what, it costs 20 yuan. The brothers have exchanged their lives for these experiences, and they cannot be taught to others for nothing."

Gao Xiaoshan's face turned a little green. It cost 30 yuan to sell ten mountain cannons, and he only had about 20 yuan in profit. Should he hand them all over?

Zhang Tinglan ignored him, but looked down at the transaction list, and said casually, "Actually, we accept a variety of payment methods, not necessarily real money!"

Chapter 338 Big Ranch Big Wealth

In the past, when trading arms with foreigners, it was all real money, or a more terrible privilege, so Gao Xiaoshan never thought that he could use other things to pay for arms, but now when he suddenly heard about multiple payment methods, he Immediately became interested.

"Mr. Zhang, can you tell me what these multiple payment methods are?"

Zhang Tinglan secretly smiled in his heart, the fish finally took the bait, he still remained calm, and said slowly: "Mr. Industry also takes loans, using future agricultural products and industrial products as collateral. In this way, the government has accomplished what it wants to do in advance, and the bank has also obtained stable interest income, which is also a good thing for the common people. It’s a win-win situation, and I’m also wondering whether arms deals can also refer to this model, making payments more flexible.”

Hearing this proposal, Gao Xiaoshan suddenly became more calculating. If Zhang Tinglan's method is really followed, the Braided Army can use a small amount of funds to buy more weapons. This is definitely a dream. The matter, just what kind of mortgage is needed, has become Gao Xiaoshan's heart disease, will he also ask for various privileges like the great powers!

But after thinking about it, even if Fengjun is given a little privilege, everyone is Chinese, so he is not considered a traitor, but he also knows that Fengjun is strong and ambitious, and cooperates with Fengjun, so don't let Fengjun suffer. clean.

He tentatively asked: "Mr. Zhang, I agree with this proposal very much. But I don't know what Fengjun will accept as collateral?"

"The collateral must be valuable, and the income must be stable. To put it bluntly, there are not many such projects in Rehe. I think there are two things that are most suitable. One is opium and the other is taxation. Just talk Let’s be clear. Rehe grows a large amount of opium every year. You can mortgage the opium to us and how to sell it in the future. It’s up to Fengtian to decide. The second point is the issue of taxation. Pay Fengjun's arrears and interest."

After Zhang Tinglan finished speaking, Gao Xiaoshan shook his head like a rattle. Such a condition was absolutely unacceptable. Opium was the biggest profit of the braided army.How many people are making money from opium, Zhang Xun dare not touch this easily, and the taxation is even more terrible, if it is also handed over to Fengjun, it is no different from the deal with the great powers.

"Mr. Zhang, I'm afraid this is inappropriate. Fengtian is a local government, and it's on an equal footing with Rehe. It's difficult for you to supervise our business and taxation!"

Of course Zhang Tinglan knew it was difficult, so he brought it up on purpose.It was just asking for a lot of money, and he pretended to be very embarrassed.Then he thought for a while and said, "Gao Xiaoshan, since you don't agree, and I don't have a good solution, let's give it up for now and talk about it next time."

"Don't!" When Gao Xiaoshan heard that he finally found a solution, he couldn't let it go, and hurriedly said: "Mr. Zhang, you are resourceful and will definitely find a way. For the sake of the good relationship between the two, Don't bother."

Zhang Tinglan thought for a while, and then said: "I am the leader of the army, and I am not clear about the economic affairs. Let's find an expert and ask her to give advice."

While talking, Zhang Tinglan asked someone to invite someone. Gao Xiaoshan took a closer look, and saw that the other party was a girl in her twenties, with first-class appearance and figure, and she was shrewd all over her body. Capable, Gao Xiaoshan has doubts about this girl, but also has a glimmer of hope, whether she can solve the problem in front of her!

"Miss Qiao, I'm negotiating a business with Mr. Gao, but it's a bit difficult. Please help me out." Zhang Tinglan then introduced the arms deal to Qiao Lanyun, who pretended to be serious. After listening, Xiumei frowned from time to time.

"I think Mr. Gao's concerns are right. Fengtian wants to ensure that the debts can be repaid. There is nothing wrong with his idea, but he can't turn Rehe and other places into affiliates. How is this kind of transaction different from the means used by the big powers to oppress others?"

Qiao Lanyun's words immediately aroused Gao Xiaoshan's approval, this girl is really too perceptive, and her words are too good.

On the other hand, Zhang Tinglan looked embarrassed, and said: "Then Miss Qiao, what do you think should be used as a guarantee? The safety of the money must always be guaranteed."

Qiao Lanyun also nodded, then took out a pen and paper, and calculated little by little. Every movement of her was very serious, and Gao Xiaoshan was watching obediently from the side. After a long while, Qiao Lanyun finally raised his head.

"My suggestion is to let Fengtian Bank come forward to provide loans to Rehe, pay back the arms expenses first, and then let Fengtian Bank and Rehe and other places discuss repayment matters. This will become a complete commercial behavior, and The government has nothing to do with it. As for what kind of mortgage to use, I also thought about it. I can use the pastures in Suiyuan and other places in Rehe as mortgages. Fengtian’s canning industry is very prosperous and requires a lot of meat. Some businessmen are already planning to raise cattle in enclosures. The sheep are gone, the pasture is worth a lot and can be used as collateral.”

When Gao Xiaoshan heard that the grassland was used as a mortgage, he didn't have any objection. Rehe and other places have few other things, that is, the grassland is widely distributed, and compared with the cultivated land, the output of the same area of ​​grassland is really pitiful. If it can be used as collateral , is also acceptable.

"I think it's a good idea, but a lot of the pastures are in the hands of the original Mongolian princes, so it's not easy for us to snatch them!"

"Mr. Gao misunderstood." Qiao Lanyun said with a smile: "The mortgage I'm talking about is not about taking over the grassland, but for commercial development. We will buy it from the Mongolians. In short, it will not cause any disputes!"

"Then I'm relieved, let's deal with it according to this method."

"Since Mr. Gao has agreed, there are two additional conditions to be agreed. First, a large number of Fengtian businessmen must go to Rehe for the development of the pasture. Investment must be facilitated. In addition, commercial development must be financed. Fengtian Bank must be located in Chengde. A branch."

Gao Xiaoshan thought about it for a while, and this was a reasonable suggestion, so he nodded in agreement. The two sides had discussed the general direction, and then Gao Xiaoshan happily went to finalize the specific contract.

Zhang Tinglan and Qiao Lanyun looked at Gao Xiaoshan's back, and immediately burst out laughing.

"Miss Qiao, our oboe singing is pretty good, right? We got the land, and let the financial forces go deep in. The economic offensive will always be ahead of the military offensive, and Rehe and other places will gradually become familiar."

Qiao Lanyun also nodded slightly. She seemed to want to say something, but she swallowed it back. Zhang Tinglan was very proud and didn't notice the change in her mood. Please help me, there are a large number of Russian land properties along the Middle East Road, which must be cleared and then auctioned, those lands are very suitable for commercial development, I think businessmen will definitely flock to them!"

"Yeah! I'm going to make some preparations now." Qiao Lanyun agreed and left.

Soon the negotiations between Fengjun and Gao Xiaoshan came to an end. Gao Xiaoshan purchased a total of 500 rifles, 15 million rounds of ammunition, [-] mortars, [-] grenades, and [-] [-]-style mountain guns. Ten Krupp mountain guns, twenty heavy machine guns, twenty light machine guns, and a batch of military supplies.

The total price exceeded 600 million, more than double the original amount. Fengtian Bank provided Gao Xiaoshan with a loan of 350 million as collateral, and allocated a total of 1000 million mu in Rehe, Chahar and Suiyuan. The pastures are handed over to Fengtian Bank for management.

Within the delineated range, merchants in the three northeastern provinces can plant and breed. If mineral resources are discovered, they can also be developed first. There is also an additional condition that Fengtian merchants can recruit security personnel to protect the safety of the pasture.

After the agreement was finalized, many Fengtian businessmen were immediately alarmed. Fengtian has a great demand for meat and urgently needs to establish a stable supply of goods. Therefore, many people are very interested in the ranch, but there are also many people who are skeptical. In the past, the Mongols grazed and the Han people cultivated the land. Now it is not easy to let the Han people run the pastures rashly, and conservative people dare not make up their minds.

However, there were also those who dared to be the first to eat crabs. Chu Mingyuan happened to be in Fengtian. After hearing the news, he hurriedly came to visit Zhang Tinglan.

Zhang Tinglan had a good impression of him and was planning to promote him, so she invited him to the mansion and asked with a smile, "Let me introduce what achievements you have made during this period."

"It's all thanks to my husband's guidance. This year, the number of people producing farm tools is increasing, and our pressure is also increasing. However, everyone's demand for cattle is increasing, but the gap is very alarming. We ran to the heat. He and other places have traded cattle and horses several times in a row, and the profits are quite astonishing. You can buy a cow a few oceans away in Rehe, and even use tea, silk, and gadgets produced by Fengtian to exchange for cattle and horses, and then transport them. Come back, a cow can buy at least twenty or thirty oceans, deducting the cost, four or five times the profit."

"This business is good, you came to me, do you have any new ideas?"

"That's right, Mr. Said that you should be ahead of others. Many people will definitely start after seeing the profits from selling cattle and sheep. If you want to earn so much, it will be impossible. This time I heard that we Fengtian got a I plan to contract a large number of grasslands for breeding, so that the supply of goods is in my own hands."

Zhang Tinglan nodded with a smile: "The idea is very good, but how do you plan to manage the pasture?"

"Learn from the Mongols. Whatever they do, we will do the same. In short, we will suffer more!"

Zhang Tinglan shook her head with a smile: "Mongolians migrate after water and grass, and one mu of grassland can't raise a sheep. It's not efficient. If you want to do it, I suggest that you stop nomadism. The grassland must be used. It also needs to be protected, at least dozens of sheep can be raised on one mu of land, and the profit will be doubled by more than ten times at once, this is the best choice."

Chapter 339 The Old Duan Asks for Help

From the pre-Qin period, the farming people based on the Central Plains began to fight the nomadic people in the north. The time lasted for thousands of years. Until the period of the Republic of China, the Mongolian bandits were still the biggest border trouble in the north. From the northwest to the northeast, Stretching for a distance of thousands of kilometers, they will all be disturbed.

How to eliminate this scourge and stabilize the northern frontier, Zhang Tinglan is also constantly thinking, after much deliberation, the most suitable way is to let the nomads completely change the customs of thousands of years, stop nomadic footsteps, settle down, and then engulf them Into the wave of industrialization.Herdsmen become ranchers or mine workers, which not only eliminates the threat, but also turns harm into benefit and becomes a force for the development of the country.

Of course, how difficult it is to change the habits of thousands of years. The large-scale enclosure from Zhang Xun this time is the first step in changing the production mode of the grassland. Standing in Zhang Tinglan's position, he not only wants to Profit, more is to change the economic model of Inner and Inner Mongolia from now on.

As long as the herdsmen stop, they will have the shackles of their family business, the wildness will be tamed, and after regular grazing, they will produce more, and the life of the herdsmen will be greatly improved. As long as they live well, people with normal minds will He doesn't want to make trouble, so Zhang Tinglan is willing to carry out a batch of pilot projects.

"In the past, herdsmen migrated by water and grass. They went wherever there was grass. After eating all the grass, they moved to another place. The output of this method was too limited. If we want to do farming, we must make full use of the resources of the pasture. At that time, take the initiative to harvest and store it, and you can’t just eat it. You have to plant grass, just like growing crops, and you must also consider the carrying capacity of the pasture and how much land you have. How many livestock you have must be calculated, and you can’t be blind reckless."

Chu Mingyuan is also a very perceptive person. After hearing Zhang Tinglan's introduction, he immediately understood that this is actually a layer of window paper, which can be broken at a touch. In the past, the treatment of grassland was completely given by God, and the herdsmen could only resign themselves to their fate.But after listening to Zhang Tinglan's introduction, Chu Mingyuan immediately understood.In fact, forage is also a kind of crop, which is exactly the same as farming. It also needs to be sown, tended, and collected.The only difference is that food is eaten by humans, while pasture is eaten by livestock.

"Every time I talk to you, I benefit a lot. Be a good herdsman. Not only need to keep an eye on the cattle and sheep, but also wait for the grassland, and manage the grassland well, so that the output can increase!"

Zhang Tinglan nodded with a smile: "That's right, and I have another suggestion, choose the forage carefully. I heard that most of the pastures in the west grow alfalfa, and there are many in China. You can explore how to grow alfalfa. Some people have calculated that one catty of alfalfa can hold three catties of corn, which is very nutritious.”

"Sir, what you said is definitely not wrong. I'm going to make preparations now, and go to Rehe to enclose the land immediately." Chu Mingyuan has been completely tempted by the talk, and he is about to act.