Commercial grain could only be sold to the grain station of the interim government, and the interim government was responsible for the sale of commercial grain.
This meant that the interim government had the basic commodity to support currency and credit--food!
Ordinary people could get their wages by working in factories and then buy food. Then, the currency would have basic credit.
At the same time, the base government immediately used the precious metals they collected to buy cotton.
At this time, the pirates were dealing with the base and had yet to react to the economic blockade, so they could buy cotton everywhere. The pirates only had a large number of troops in the railway direction, and there were very few troops in other directions.
He bought as much cotton as he could. The Changbai Mountains did not produce cotton, or rather, it could be planted, but it was more difficult, especially in the mountains where the temperature was lower.
The Citadel didn't care much about the cost, and they didn't use precious metals as currency. Of course, this thing was also valuable, but it was not much different from an antique. After defeating the Japanese, he could snatch all the precious metals in the country.
When the time came, they would have to spit out the amount of loot the Japanese had plundered.
With cotton, they could make cotton-padded clothes. Coupled with the furs produced by Changbai Mountain, it was not a problem for the people in the base area to wear warm clothes.
They had both grain and cotton, and the only basic resource left was salt. The salt in the three eastern provinces was basically sea salt, but there were also some salt mines.
Su Yang used the mineral distribution map and found a salt mine 30 kilometers away. It was a little far from the base, but it was still in the mountainous area, so it was not a big problem. Su Yang immediately sent a platoon of troops over to assist in mining the salt mine.
The salt mine that Su Yang found was not large, only 1.5 million tons. However, this reserve was enough for the living needs of the army and the people in the base, and it could also support the industrial needs for a few years. If they couldn't sell it after a few years, they would have to buy salt and industrial salt from the system.
With food, salt, and cotton, Su Yang quickly established a winery, a cigarette factory, a soy sauce factory, an edible oil processing factory, a gourmet powder processing factory, a textile factory, a garment factory, a shoe and hat factory, a leather processing factory, and a breeding farm.
Once these light industrial factories were established, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tobacco, wine, gourmet powder, clothing, and leather could all be produced. What they lacked was nothing but cotton, so cotton was within the scope of purchase. At the same time, they also purchased tea leaves, which were also necessities for the common people.
As for the other light industrial products, there was basically no shortage of raw materials.
Soy sauce was produced from soybeans, gourmet powder was produced from corn, and edible oil was also squeezed from soybeans. White wine could be made from grains or wild grapes that were abundant in Changbai Mountain.
However, food was a regulated commodity. In addition to the farmers keeping their own rations, the workers still had to have food stamps to prevent people from hoarding food.
There were many river valleys in the Changbai Mountains, so food production was not a problem. However, it was still winter. High-yield seeds and agricultural machinery could only be used for agricultural production next year. Therefore, the supply of food stamps needed to be reduced for the time being. Everyone's ration was just enough to eat, and there could not be any wastage. Moreover, in terms of brewing wine, there was a limit on the consumption of food.
When advanced agricultural technology was applied to production next year, the supply of grain would be open to all.
At the same time, Su Yang set up a breeding farm that could breed chickens, ducks, pigs, cattle, and sheep on a large scale. However, without using those messy breeding techniques, the breeding time would be longer. These livestock were all fine breeds that Su Yang had purchased from the system. The typical ones were the big white pigs and the peanut cows.
With the establishment of these light industrial factories and breeding farms, some goods were quickly produced.
At the same time, the factory that Su Yang had previously established also began to be converted to civilian use.
The steel factory could produce hoes and other farming tools, as well as iron pots, kitchen knives, hatchets, and even steel needles and other steel commodities. The synthetic nitrogen factory could produce fertilizers, the gunpowder factory could produce firecrackers and matches, the coal mine could produce honeycomb briquettes, the wood processing factory could use electrified equipment to manufacture furniture, and the paper mill could produce all kinds of paper needed by the base.
Although the base was small, after these factories were established, they became complete.
The temporary government of the base gathered all the goods and established a department store.
For the first time, the people who participated in the construction were paid. Previously, they had participated in the construction in the form of mobilization, all of which were voluntary labor to protect their homes.
Su Yang had now designed a set of economic operation models and began to follow the 'distribution according to work' model. Anyone who participated in labor could get paid.
However, these wages were banknotes that the common people had never seen before. At first, they were a little skeptical that these banknotes could buy things. In the end, when they took the money to the department store, they really bought things.
Moreover, the commoners in the base found that there were quite a lot of things in the department store.
There were grains, soybean oil, soy sauce, wine vinegar, gourmet powder, salt, tea leaves, tobacco leaves, cigarettes, cane sugar (purchased externally), matches, firecrackers, paper, porcelain, cotton clothes, gloves, socks, shoes, hats, and also cloth. The cloth was all dyed to make it look good and more durable. Other than that, there were all kinds of furniture, farming tools, and all kinds of steel daily necessities, hardware, and so on.
With the supply of these goods, the Chinese currency issued by the base immediately had credit support and was not a pile of waste paper.
Because it was all voluntary labor before, there was no labor cost for the production of these goods. Therefore, Su Yang immediately asked the government of the base area to give 100 Chinese dollars to the people from every house to let them go to the department store to spend. After the production of these factories started, the goods would not be unsalable.
Su Yang used the purchasing power of the original time and space to set the purchasing power of the newly issued Chinese currency. This made it easier for him to understand the amount of funds.
Therefore, 100 yuan was not a lot. However, there was still a difference in purchasing power compared to the original space-time. The main difference was that the industrial products in the base were very cheap.
The commoners in the base were also boiling with excitement.
Although 100 yuan wasn't much, it could buy a lot of things in the department store. Many things in the department store were very cheap. For example, a box of matches only cost 10 cents, which could buy 1000 boxes of matches.
The price of steel and coal was also very cheap. A honeycomb briquet was only 10 cents, and a stove that burned honeycomb briquet was only 5 yuan. It was very convenient to cook. There were also pots and pans, porcelain, and steel, which were also very cheap.
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