fantasy novels Chapter 747: The Value Of Cattle And Sheep. Is Mutton Not As Profitable As Wool? [Please Subscribe,
Chapter 747: The Value Of Cattle And Sheep. Is Mutton Not As Profitable As Wool? [Please Subscribe,
Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang with golden eyes, Yan Changqing smiled and said:
"Well, the value contained in the land of Northern Xinjiang is definitely not inferior to that of the Central Plains!"
"When it comes to northern Xinjiang, many people's first impression may be of the vast desert and vast Gobi desert, but in fact, this vast land is extremely rich in resources."
"Northern Xinjiang's unique geographical environment provides it with sufficient sunlight and lush aquatic plants, which gives Northern Xinjiang a natural advantage in developing agriculture and animal husbandry!"
"Let's talk about animal husbandry first. Considering the vast geographical environment of northern Xinjiang, there is no problem at all in raising hundreds of millions of sheep and tens of millions of cattle!"
"Your Majesty should know how much hundreds of millions of sheep and tens of millions of cattle are worth, right?!!"
"But hundreds of millions of sheep and tens of millions of cattle are only the current theoretical stocking numbers."
"Practically speaking, it is estimated that it will be difficult to achieve this stocking volume."
"At a discount, if we calculate one-tenth of its stocking capacity, that is to stock tens of millions of sheep and millions of cattle, it is estimated that it can still be achieved.
"And even so, tens of millions of sheep and millions of cattle are equivalent to the total output value of the Central Plains in a year."
The data he just mentioned is not exaggerated. In his previous life, there were more than 100 million sheep and more than 1,000 square heads of cattle in Inner Mongolia alone.
And this is only the data for Inner Mongolia. If you include the 80 million cattle and sheep raised in Outer Mongolia, the total number of cattle and sheep in Inner Mongolia will be at least more than 200 million!
Even based on the land environmental carrying capacity of Inner and Inner Mongolia, even raising 300 million cattle and sheep will not cause degradation of the grassland environment.
Of course, being able to raise so many cattle and sheep in the previous life is also related to various factors such as the advanced science and technology in the previous life, the improvement of social productivity, the fact that cattle and sheep grow very fast, and their survivability is better than that of the current cattle and sheep.
However, even after deducting the additional bonuses brought by various factors such as the development of science and technology in the previous life and the improvement of social productivity, the social productivity of the current era is simply considered. 17 Northern Xinjiang, which is a large area combined with Inner and Outer Mongolia in the previous life, could theoretically raise hundreds of millions of cattle and sheep, which would not be a problem.
However, even this theoretical value of 100 million cattle and sheep is estimated to be difficult to achieve in this era.
So Yan Changqing made a big discount on this value, directly reducing it to one-tenth.
If Northern Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia are such a big area, if they can’t raise tens of millions of sheep and millions of cattle, then Yan Changqing thinks it’s better not to be embarrassed by occupying such a large area of Northern Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia, and hurry up and clean up. Go to sleep.
"DAUF!!!"
After hearing Yan Changqing say that Northern Xinjiang could theoretically raise hundreds of millions of sheep and tens of millions of cattle, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhou Wang Zhu Xi, Zhu Xiongying, Zhu Jixi, and Zhu Gaochi all took a breath of cold air. .
Even the youngest but equally precocious Zhu Gaochi knows a thing or two about the huge benefits contained in hundreds of millions of sheep and tens of millions of cattle.
The King of Zhou, Zhu Xi, couldn’t help complaining in his heart:
[From hundreds of millions of sheep and tens of millions of cattle, the number has plummeted to tens of millions of sheep and millions of cattle. What kind of discount is Mr. Yan doing? Is it a broken bone?!!]
As for Zhu Yuanzhang, he had already begun to calculate in his mind:
[Nowadays, the price of a sheep in the Ming Dynasty is between one yuan and two yuan. Taking the middle value as the stable value, that is to say, one sheep is worth less than five yuan. 】
[Then 100 million sheep would be worth 150 million yuan!]
[Hiss, damn it, the value of hundreds of millions of sheep alone is enough to double the total fiscal revenue of the Ming Dynasty last year. 】
[In addition, the current price of a cow in the Ming Dynasty is at least 30 guan qian. If we assume it is 30 guan qian, it is worth more than 300 million guan qian. 】
[One hundred and fifty million dollars, plus another three hundred million dollars, that’s four hundred and fifty million dollars!]
[Not only is this not inferior to that of the Central Plains, it far exceeds the total annual output value of the Central Plains! 】
Zhu Yuanzhang directly ignored what Yan Changqing said. In fact, it may only be able to raise tens of millions of sheep and millions of cattle.
For him, practical? What practical?!!
The theoretical 100 million sheep and tens of millions of cattle are the real reality!!!
Since it is theoretically possible to raise 100 million sheep and tens of millions of cattle, then in reality it is definitely possible to raise 100 million sheep and tens of millions of cattle!!!
If it cannot be raised, or the final number cannot reach the 110 million that Yan Changqing said, then it is not his problem, nor Yan Changqing's problem, then it must be that the people below are not working hard enough to raise it. question!
A person like this, once reprimanded, twice demoted and fined, and three times should be pulled out and skinned and grassed as a warning and punishment!
No way, the difference between the theoretical value and the actual value mentioned by Yan Changqing is really too big.
It was so big that it was simply unacceptable to a miser like Zhu Yuanzhang who was obsessed with money.
For Zhu Yuanzhang, he saw that Northern Xinjiang, which could theoretically raise 110 million cattle and sheep, actually could only raise 11 million cattle and sheep.
So Zhu Yuanzhang's first thought was not that he made eleven million cattle and sheep, but that he lost ninety-nine million raw tails!
Although this kind of idea is very domineering and unreasonable, it is very Zhu Yuanzhang!!!
And to put it another step back, even if Northern Xinjiang may actually only be able to raise 11 million cattle and sheep, the total output value of that year will still be 45 million yuan!!!
Considering that the growth cycle of cattle and sheep is usually one to two years, then based on the output of 45 million yuan in two years, and then discounting it by half, there will still be 2250 yuan in that year. An output of one hundred thousand dollars!!!
This is equivalent to one-third of the total fiscal revenue of Ming Dynasty last year.
Moreover, with a value output of 22.5 million yuan, it is definitely not a problem to raise a 100 square meter.
As long as there are millions of Ming soldiers stationed there for a long time in Northern Xinjiang, Ming Dynasty will be sure to hold the entire Northern Xinjiang firmly in its hands and not let anyone get involved!
Let's put it this way, a million-strong army sweeps the northern border once a month, whether it is the so-called remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, or other kings descended from Babur, Timur's empire, Chagatai, and Ogedai. Category.
One by one, as long as they dare to enter the northern Xinjiang range, or within the northern Xinjiang range, then millions of soldiers of the Ming Dynasty will beat them to death on the spot and use them as fodder!!!
At this moment, Northern Xinjiang was no longer considered a barren land in the eyes of Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhou Wang Zhu Ji, and the three little guys Zhu Xiongying, Zhu Jixi, and Zhu Gaochi.
How can a place that can raise at least tens of millions of sheep and millions of cattle, and even theoretically can raise hundreds of millions of sheep and tens of millions of cattle, be considered barren?!!
In other words, if this is considered a barren land, then there is no fertile land in the Central Plains!!!
Looking at the excited Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhou Wang Zhu Ji, Yan Changqing continued:
“Do you still remember the industrial chain and added value I taught you before?!!”
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhou Wang Zhu Ji both nodded. When they talked about the third chapter of "Dragon Slaying Skills: The Second Core [Money and Profit]" before, they talked about population, value and national fiscal revenue. In this regard.
Among them, the industrial chain and added value are the contents of the "Value" part.
"Then does His Highness King Zhou know that besides meat, does a sheep have any other added value?!!"
Yan Changqing looked directly at Zhou Wang Zhu Ju and asked.
After hearing Yan Changqing's question, Zhou Wang Zhu Ji thought for a while, and then answered uncertainly:
"wool?!!"
He had heard someone say before that wool seemed to be used to make clothes, but he wasn't sure if it was true.
And apart from wool, he really couldn't think of any other added value of sheep besides mutton.
Yan Changqing looked at King Zhou Zhu and nodded approvingly, affirming:
"Yes, it's wool!"
"Wool is one of the added values of sheep. In a sense, the cumulative output value of wool is even greater than the output value of mutton!"
Looking at the puzzled Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhou Wang Zhu Ji, the minister further explained:
"Wool can be made into wool thread, and wool thread is even easier to make than linen thread."
“And clothes made of wool are even better than clothes made of linen.
"A sheep can probably shear more than two kilograms of wool at a time."
"And the wool can be shaved twice a year. As long as the sheep does not die, the wool can be shaved forever."
"It can be said that the value contained in wool is not inferior to that of cotton."
"I don't think I need to say more about the benefits that cotton, a daily necessity, contains."
When they heard Yan Changqing say that wool can be used to weave wool threads and make clothes, and its value is equivalent to that of cotton, the eyes of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhou King Zhu Ru opened wide.
After the past two years of Yan Changqing's teachings, they now know that anything that can be called a necessity of life is a horrifyingly profitable thing.
Let's take briquettes as an example. Who would have thought that seemingly ordinary briquettes could actually bring 20 million yuan in fiscal revenue to the imperial court last year!!!
The main reason why briquettes can bring a huge income of 20 million yuan to the court is because briquettes have been included in the ranks of daily necessities by the common people.
And if it wants to become a daily necessity for ordinary people, then this thing must be related to the daily "clothing, food, housing, and transportation" of ordinary people.
Only in this way can this thing be included in the ranks of daily necessities by the common people, and can there be an opportunity to obtain huge benefits from it.
Unfortunately, it is difficult to find new daily necessities related to people's daily "clothing, food, shelter, and transportation."
At least after discovering that the daily necessities related to the people's daily "clothing, food, housing, and transportation" were really profitable, Zhu Yuanzhang once thought about developing some other new ones related to the people's daily "clothing, food, housing, and transportation" To promote sales related to daily necessities.
But last year, Zhu Yuanzhang and a group of officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs thought about 677 and searched for a year. In the end, except for briquettes, they still could not find new daily necessities that could be accepted by the people.
And now Yan Changqing said that wool is equal to wool thread, equal to cotton, equal to the new daily necessities of the people, then in the eyes of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhou Wang Zhu Ju, this is equal to money!!!
[A sheep is equal to at least two kilograms of wool, two kilograms of wool thread, and two kilograms of cotton. 】
[So according to the current price of one pound of cotton in the Ming Dynasty, it is about eighty cents. For two kilograms of cotton, it is one hundred and sixty cents. 】
[If a sheep's wool is shaved twice a year, that's three hundred and twenty coins. 】
[If you raise tens of millions of sheep, that would be 3.2 million yuan. 】
[Although the wool produced in a year makes less money, it is better than the steady flow of water!]
[If ten million sheep were directly slaughtered and sold for meat, the income would be fifteen million yuan. 】
[As for this 15 million yuan, if we exclude the two-year growth cycle of sheep, then the money earned from selling mutton in one year is only 7.5 million yuan.
[As long as a sheep is raised for two years without being killed, the income from selling wool alone can basically be worth the income from selling mutton!]
[And if a sheep is not slaughtered and raised until it dies of old age, it can live for at least five or eight years. 】
[In the past five or eight years, the income from selling wool alone can range from 16 million to more than 25 million guan! 】
[Hiss, after calculating this, the cumulative output value of wool is actually greater than the output value of mutton, and it is still much greater!]
[More importantly, the cumulative output value of wool does not conflict with the output value of mutton!]
[You can wait until the sheep is close to old age and die, then slaughter it, and then resell it to get the output value of the mutton again!]
[I didn’t expect that raising sheep could be so profitable. Raise sheep! Raise sheep! We must capture the vast Northern Xinjiang to raise a lot of sheep!!!]
At this moment, although Northern Xinjiang had not been captured by the Ming Dynasty, in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, Northern Xinjiang was already the Ming Dynasty sheep farm that he had planned.
Whoever dares not to let him raise sheep, produce wool, and eat mutton in northern Xinjiang, he will kill him!
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