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- Ma Yilong had been completely aroused by Zhao Hao, and that night he had people pack his luggage and prepare to go to Kunshan to show off his ambitions.
¡°It¡¯s no good if we don¡¯t rush. If we delay for a few days, we will delay the breeding of seedlings. That would waste hundreds of thousands of acres at once. If one season's harvest was missed because of this, it would be a huge sin.
When they heard that Mr. Meng He was leaving, all the elders in Liyang were shocked and came to ask him to stay. There were two to three thousand villagers gathered outside the academy, and people kept coming from all directions.
Ma Yilong had no choice but to come forward to appease the villagers, telling them that he was going to Kunshan to learn advanced agricultural science from Mr. Zhao, so that he could better benefit his hometown.
The common people were dumbfounded. In their eyes, Mr. Meng He was like a divine farmer. What other agricultural techniques did he need to learn?
In order to escape, Ma Yilong took Zhao Hao out and touted him, saying that he could grow thousands of kilograms of grain per acre!
Zhao Hao had no choice but to show off his corn cob. And those cucumbers, eggplants, bitter melons, and loofahs finally calmed the common people who had never seen the world.
He also promised to send agricultural technicians regularly to promote technology so that everyone can enjoy the latest agricultural technology. Only then did the people reluctantly let him go.
A side effect of this move was that Zhao Hao¡¯s whereabouts were exposed.
When he took the boat back to the county dock and was about to board the Science No., he saw a familiar scene play out again.
Liyang County Magistrate Shi Qingshan and several gentry in the county have been waiting for him for a long time. No matter what, I must treat Mr. Zhao to a meal.
Mr. Zhao wanted to integrate the south of the Yangtze River, so naturally he could not refuse people thousands of miles away, so he had no choice but to follow them to Gao Jingyuan.
During the dinner, Magistrate Shi was as expected and asked tentatively whether the Jiangnan Group still had enough energy to provide the raw silk and silk products in Liyang?
Shi Qingshan said that as a thank you, he will definitely open the door to Jiangnan Group in Liyang and provide all conveniences.
It¡¯s a pity that Shi Zhixian himself doesn¡¯t have much confidence. Liyang is too small, neither along the river nor near the lake, and too far from Jinling and Suzhou, so it is of no use.
That¡¯s what he thought.
Liyang is at the junction of the Wushen Canal and the Danjin Licao River. These two canals and several other crisscrossing water systems together build a transportation network connecting the south of the Yangtze River in Zhao Gongzi's mind. This is destined that Liyang will occupy a very important place in the future layout of Jiangnan.
After all the posturing, Zhao Hao reluctantly agreed.
"Of course, it's a rip-off Oh no, Sister Jiang still has to negotiate the details. Mr. Zhao is not good at this.
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After another day of delay in Liyang, Zhao Hao had to stay in Gao Jingyuan that night. However, this garden is still quite beautiful, and it can be regarded as a small refreshment during the trip.
The next day, the Science Ship set sail out of the city and rushed to Wuhu, the fourth stop of the trip.
The science cruise ship left Liyang along the Zhongjiang River and entered Gaochun County. It is not too far from Nanjing anymore, and Gaochun became a district of Nanjing in later generations. Its territory is full of mountains, criss-crossing lakes, clear waters and beautiful mountains, and is evergreen all year round. It is also a land of plenty and plenty.
When the canal crossed Gaochun County, Zhao Hao had no intention of getting off the boat. Unexpectedly, the Gaochun County Magistrate got the news from nowhere and actually took a boat to block the road on the river.
Mr. Zhao had no choice but to socialize patiently and reached the same agreement with Gaochun County.
Rejecting the other party¡¯s warm invitation to go ashore for a visit, he quickly continued on his way.
Fortunately, after leaving Gaochun County, we entered Wuhu County.
As one of the top three most important towns in the Western Frontier in Zhao Hao's Jiangnan plan Of course, this Western Frontier refers to the Western Frontier of Jiangnan.
Wuhu is known as the head of Wu and the tail of Chu. It is the border of Jiangnan region geographically and culturally.
After careful consideration and repeated discussions, Zhao Hao has announced internally that Jiangnan Group will not expand its boundaries indefinitely.
The business area designated by Zhao Hao for Jiangnan Group roughly starts from Hangzhou in the south, Yangzhou in the north, Shanghai in the east, and Wuhu in the west.
This area includes the most elite of the Ming Dynasty, Susongchang Town, Hangjiahu, and ten prefectures including Yingtian, Taiping, and Yangzhou.
The combined area of ??these ten prefectures is only 50,000 square kilometers, which is half of Zhejiang Province. But the population exceeds 20 million, and the tax revenue accounts for more than half of the country!
There is no doubt that this is the most elite area in Ming Dynasty and even the world.
Moreover, there will be no war interference here for decades; it is far away from the political center of Beijing, and there are no vassal fiefdoms, so the environment is very relaxed; most of the scholar-bureaucrats are not ashamed to talk about profit, and the business atmosphere is very strong; most of the people raise silkworms and weave cloth, and the handicraft industry is also very Discover??.
If there is a place in the Ming Dynasty that can realize the transition from natural economy to commodity economy and complete the commercial revolution, it must be here!
Rather than leading the entire Ming Dynasty to carry out a commercial revolution, it is obviously more realistic, more practical, and naturally easier to achieve a breakthrough by only leading this small and fair land of 50,000 square meters.
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Well, this is also difficult. In this era, the major empires except the Ming Dynasty basically had a population of about 20 million. There are only a few million people in France and England.
¡° Leading 20 million people into a new era cannot be said to be easy.
But it¡¯s always relatively easy
He felt that if he could accomplish this in his life, he would be like Niu Boyi.
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Why does Zhao Hao take Wuhu so seriously?
First of all, its innate conditions are very good.
Wuhu is located on the golden waterway of the Yangtze River. The Qingyi River, Shuiyang River, and Qingshui River converge into the Yangtze River to the south, and the Yuxi River connects Chaohu Lake to the north. It is the intersection of Huguang and Jiangnan, Wannan and Jianghuai. It is naturally a water transportation hub connecting north and south and connecting east and west.
This makes it the first of the four major rice markets in the world. Along the Qingyi River, there are forests of masts and merchants, and most of the rice sold to Jiangnan, Wannan, and Jianghuai is shipped here.
In addition to the grain trade center, Wuhu was also the steelmaking center of the Ming Dynasty. There is a saying that "iron reaches Wuhu and becomes steel by itself".
The famous "Su Gang" in the Ming Dynasty was not actually produced in Suzhou, but in Wuhu.
To be more precise, Wugang¡¯s craftsmanship originated in Suzhou. But decades ago, a large number of iron smelting owners and craftsmen moved from Suzhou to Wuhu due to Suzhou's lack of iron, coal and other raw materials needed for steelmaking and the rising cost of labor.
Because Wuhu is close to the iron mines of Fanchang and Dangtu, and the coal mines of Tongling and Guichi, and these minerals are lined up along the Yangtze River, transportation costs are extremely low. With unparalleled advantages, Wuhu became the actual origin of Suzhou Steel.
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Wuhu¡¯s pulp dyeing industry is unique in the country. The pulp dyeing technology and dye production technology are very advanced. The fabrics and silks dyed are of high quality, with bright colors, many varieties, and are not easy to fade. Especially some of the more special dyeings, such as 'patina' and 'silver vermilion', only they can dye them.
Even the silk produced in Suzhou and the cotton produced in Songjiang will be sent to Wuhu through the Wushen Canal, dyed in the dyeing workshops here, and then sold across the country and exported overseas.
These two pillar industries jointly established Wuhu as one of the five major handicraft centers in the Ming Dynasty.
How could Mr. Zhao not love Wuhu like this?
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