Chapter 169 Reserve

Yu Xiaotian reviewed the figures compiled by the Sea Wolf Council. Nowadays, the major immigrant areas of Taiwan have now absorbed hundreds of registered immigrants, and the reclaimed farmland is as high as 3 million mu. This number is quite huge. Some of the farmland is a newly reclaimed land, and the current crop yield At a lower level, you can only grow some legume crops first to increase the nitrogen content of the soil. In addition, you need to apply a large amount of farm fertilizer to fertilize the land. It will take at least two years to mature the land and increase the yield per mu.

However, at present, the grain produced on Taiwan Island can almost meet the needs of immigrants on the island, and even has a slight surplus, which can be supplied to the army for consumption.

So at present, almost all parts of Taiwan have entered a virtuous circle, and Yu Xiaotian is not worried about supporting so many people.

And of these more than 300,000 people, most of them are now serfdoms on collective farms. The labor cost is very low. In addition to making them full, although they are also given a little wages, the wages are quite low, which is only enough for them to buy some non-rations, but even so, most of these immigrants have I am very satisfied that Yu Xiaotian can also earn a lot of income from these immigrants every year.

In addition, not all immigrants go to farm. One-third of the young and strong will be absorbed by various workshops and become workers. In the workshops, they are responsible for manufacturing various tools and commodities for local or military use. Among them, a large number of industrial products will be sold as commodities.

The annual output brought by these workers to Yu Xiaotian far exceeds that brought by farmers to Yu Xiaotian, and now it has become the largest income of the sea wolf.

Sea wolf's current income is quite complicated. There are not only private income, which is to put it bluntly, but also a large amount of sea taxes and fees. In addition, there are fishing taxes and other income. In addition to the annual sales of goods made by those factory, Yu Xiaotian's current annual income exceeds at least a few Fujian Province's income, no A little problem.

But at the same time, Yu Xiaotian also spent a lot of money, which is also comparable to the expenditure of several Fujian Provinces.

In terms of expenses, Yu Xiaotian's first is the army. Although the government currently bears part of his military expenses, the actual military pay is higher than that stipulated by the officers and army, so on the surface, he has to pay one-third of the military pay. On the issue of food, he is better than Yu Xiaotian's officers and soldiers than others. The food rated by the officers and soldiers is much better. The soldiers of the Yu family are rated as one and a half catties of miscellaneous grain every day, and the highest of the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty is only one catty, so Yu Xiaotian has to make up some of it.

In addition, Yu Jiajun's soldiers will not only be a problem of being full, but also need to eat well. Each meal will give some side dishes, at least some pickles, and a meal of meat in three days. Basically, some meat oil should be added to cooking. When conditions permit, some eggs should be given, and vegetables should be purchased as much as possible. In the season, it is necessary to buy fruit for ration. Each person will be given a little tea every day to chew or soak it in water.

The officers eat officers' meals, and the food is of better quality. The food they eat is more refined and fine grain. There is almost every day. At least there should be pickled salted fish or some dried seafood, and some cigarettes are also provided for their pastime.

Therefore, the quality of food for the soldiers of the family army is far better than the food supply of any army in this era, and the navy is better. Almost every day there is a supply of fishy meat such as fish, shrimp or fish, and vegetables and fruits are allowed as long as conditions allow naval officers as much as possible. The soldiers ate it.

Otherwise, after entering the Yu family army, many people shouted that it was too cool, at least they ate too much. Although it was a big pot of rice, according to the standards of later generations, it was less and tasteless. However, in this era, ordinary people did not dare to eat like this at all. Otherwise, they would eat up their food in a year and months. .

This is also the reason why the Yu family's soldiers are strong in combat effectiveness. Most of the Yu's soldiers recruit poor people, just to eat this kind of food. Many people are willing to give their lives to Yu Xiaotian. In addition, sufficient food supply also ensures the physical quality of the soldiers and soldiers, so that their physical strength and endurance far exceeds that of their peers' officers and soldiers. A lot, full of spirit.

The grain and salary expenditure is just a small head in the military expenditure, and the real big head is not on it. As we all know, the quality of Yu Jiajun's equipment is the best in this era. Since the equipment is good, it is natural to spend less money.

Yujia's weapons and equipment are popularized. * Basically, the procurement is purchased according to one-to-one. In addition, a large number of replacement barrels and some wearing parts are also needed to supply the army for maintenance and replacement at any time. In addition, a batch will be stored as a supplement.

Since there is *, it is necessary to supply ammunition. Yu Jiajun currently supplies two kinds of ammunition, one is Minee bullets and the other is ordinary bullets, which are directly produced in the factory with lead. Sometimes soldiers in the army can make bullets themselves, but Mine bullets must be produced in the factory.

In addition, the gunpowder supplied by the sea wolf to the soldiers is exquisite and granular*. The formula is reasonable, powerful, and there is little smoke. At first, small bamboo tubes are used for customization to ensure that the amount of medicine is consistent each time. However, although the bamboo tube packaging is good, it is still a little troublesome. In addition, there is another layer of process of processing bamboo tubes, so later it began to be It is packed with oil paper, which can prevent moisture and ensure the amount of charge.

Nowadays, the ammunition factory employs a large number of female workers, and even some child laborers, who are responsible for packing ammunition, and even directly packaging bullets into fixed ammunition, which makes it easier to use.

Now the ammunition factory can produce tens of thousands of regular ammunition every day. Even if it is not suitable for use, it is temporarily stored in storage and ready to supply the army for war at any time.

In addition, the navy is a big spendr. Even if a ship is used for the standardized production method of Xiaotian to be built, an ordinary No. 2 lucky boat costs at least 400 to 500 taels of silver. Like the current ocean-going Galen ship with more than 1,000 materials, the cost of a ship can easily exceed 1,500 taels of silver. Even after being equipped with various sail cables, it takes at least 2,000 taels of silver.

This is still the cost price of the bare ship. If you add the cannons on the ship, the cost will be higher. A 1,500-material Galen ship will need at least nearly 10,000 taels of silver for the cost alone.

This is also Yu Xiaotian can afford to play. If it were the Ming government, he can't afford to play such expensive things. However, even if Yu Xiaotian is now rich, it is also very difficult to play with this thing. Fortunately, he has always controlled the scale of the navy.

No matter how many new ships Yu Xiaotian built, he always controlled the number of warships in the navy at about 200. He replaced the next old ship with a new one and equipped with a new ship. If the old ship is unbearable, it will be directly dismantled. A small number of warships that can be used are allocated to the Naval Officer School for use as training ships. When necessary, It can be directly integrated into the fleet for continued combat.

In addition, most of the replaced available ships will be handed over to the merchant fleet of the board of directors for merchant ships. Most of the artillery on the ship will be dismantled, and only limited artillery will be retained as a self-defence on the ship, which will enable him to survive. Otherwise, the unlimited expansion of the navy would have bankrupted him long ago. .

For good, although these retired ships have been converted to merchant ships or cargo ships, when necessary, as long as they are ordered by Yu Xiaotian, these ships can be reorganized into the fleet to fill warships. They only need to be equipped with soldiers and artillery on them, and their combat effectiveness can be restored immediately.

In addition, a large number of merchant ships have also brought rich profits to Yu Xiaotian. At present, the more than 400 merchant ships in Yu Xiaotian's hand have at least exceeded 1,000. These ships are regarded as large ships in the Ming Dynasty. Such a fleet size, looking at Asia, can't really find a second one now.

There are 40,000 to 50,000 sailors of the merchant fleet working for Xiaotian alone. Now there are as many as 40,000 to 50,000. If necessary, these people can be transferred to the navy at any time in the future. On the surface, it costs a lot of money to pay these people every month, but the profits brought to him by these ships are also shocking. It's a piece of cake to feed these people and boats.

Nowacon's merchant fleet has spread all over Asia, including Japan, * and South China. At the farthest, ships have sailed to India, not to make money, but to open up the way. Even several expedition ships have now arrived in the Americas and Oceania. Next, he will He will send more ships and manpower to these places to explore, draw his own world charts, and build a bridgehead at the place of landing to prepare for the next large number of immigrants in advance.

So now, as long as Yu Xiaotian is willing, he can sweep all the maritime forces along the coast of East Asia at any time, and he will not meet any decent opponents.

Of course, only Yu Xiaotian and his core members can know about this kind of thing. The Ming court did not know these things. It is because Xiaotian's military book to the Fujian government. His sailors have only 120 warships, and the strength is only 15,000. In fact, Yu Xiaotian is in his hands. There are nearly 8,000 more naval forces, and now the navy has at least 20,000 actual troops.

Military expenditure is a big part of sea wolf expenditure, but compared with other expenses, it is only the tip of the iceberg. Every year, Yu Xiaotian has to invest a lot in other aspects, among which the school is also a big head.

Yu Xiaotian attaches great importance to education. In the future, if he wants to develop industry, he needs to establish a modern army. Officers and technicians must be educated, and he must not only learn the four books and five classics, but also receive a better education, among which Physical and chemical are indispensable. If you don't understand these, you don't know how to fire an officer, let alone a technician in the workshop in the future.

Therefore, Yu Xiaotian has actually built a sea wolf school since he seized Nanri Island, which specializes in recruiting children and teenagers from 6 to 13 years old, and there is no restriction on gender, both men and women.