The economy of the entire Pingan County, except for the remaining thirty-five villages in Dahe Town, has also been boosted.
As long as the villagers plant new crops and sell them, Cheng Wanwan can draw a layer of profit. When the small amounts of money are added up, it becomes a considerable income.
Of course, the most popular one is the crayfish.
Last year, lobsters were only on the market for a short period of time. Many people heard of their name and wanted to eat them, but they were already out of season. They were all waiting to devour them this year.
Yangzhou is already the most lively and prosperous place. Because of the crayfish, wealthy people from all over the country have once again gathered. There are more and more diners, and the demand for crayfish in Yangzhou is also increasing day by day.
The villagers in Lijiagou have caught almost all the crayfish in their ponds, and they need to wait another month for new ones to grow.
It just so happened that the crayfish in Cheng Wanwan's fifty-acre pond were mature and could be harvested. Otherwise, if the supply of crayfish was cut off, unnecessary problems would easily occur.
She singled out the large and good-quality lobsters. These were to be presented as tribute to the capital.
Dahe Town has the priority to plant and breed new species, but at the same time, it also needs to pay tribute every year.
In the past, she would have felt sorry for these free tributes, but now, the more money she makes, the less she takes them seriously.
Because of the title of tribute, Crawfish can be in a high-end position and attract more diners, and she can naturally make back her money.
"The total weight here is twelve thousand kilograms." Wu Xiaochui recorded the data in the account book. "We will leave tonight and arrive at Yangzhou Pier in the early morning three days later. The next batch of crayfish will be caught tomorrow night and will be sent out in the early morning of the day after tomorrow... …”
Cheng Wanwan nodded: "According to this trend, it seems that we cannot expand the number of crayfish agents this year, otherwise we will not be able to supply them at all."
In Yangzhou and Qingzhou alone, they are busy non-stop. If there is another regional agent and they dig all the Lijia ditch to raise shrimps, it may not be enough.
But since shrimp farming is so profitable, there will definitely be many people coming to buy shrimp seedlings by the end of the year, so she doesn't need to worry about expanding the farming.
On the tenth day of July, the accounts and dividends for the previous quarter were sent one after another.
The town's preserved eggs, braised meat, ice powder, various snacks, etc. have made thousands of taels of silver. The soap workshop and skin care product workshop combined, the income in three months has exceeded one hundred thousand taels of silver, Dahe Banquet The income is very considerable, and Crawfish also earns 30,000 to 40,000 taels... The amount of silver in her private warehouse is close to 300,000 taels, and these are all liquid assets.
The assets accumulated by the fourth and fifth generations of the Qian family's business are about this much.
If she continues at this rate, she should be able to become the richest man in Yun Province within a year... If she waits another three to five years, she may become the richest man in the country.
She couldn't keep the money in her own hands. She planned to divide it into four parts, one for each son, and also buy property.
You still need to think carefully about where to buy property.
In midsummer, the weather was getting hotter and hotter. Cheng Wanwan sat under the big tree in the yard to enjoy the coolness, eating grapes and reading a book, including letters from Assab.
In the past two years, the trade exchanges between Assab and Dayu Dynasty have become increasingly close, and the correspondence has become increasingly frequent. Some letters cover many aspects. When Mr. Zhang is not sure what the specific meaning is, he will send the letter and ask her to help translate it.
In addition to sending the translated version back, she will also write some quick tutorials on the Assab language and send them to the capital.
She herself believed that she should be considered worthy of the monthly salary paid by the sixth-grade Sibin.
While he was translating the letter, Ninglan walked in from the courtyard door: "Gongren, Mr. He from Yangzhou has arrived. He said he has something important to meet with Gongren."
Cheng Wanwan put down the brush.
Ever since the shrimp business got on track, Mr. He has not come to Dahe Town in person because Yangzhou needs him to be in charge.
The diners who go to Yangzhou to eat crayfish are basically wealthy people. Naturally, Mr. He has to come out to entertain them. How can he find the time to travel so far?
The hotter the weather, the better the business. Logically speaking, Mr. He would not come over at this time. It seems that there is something very important.
Cheng Wanwan closed the letter and put it away, stood up and walked towards the living room.
The people who came to Dahe Town this time, in addition to Mr. He, were also several businessmen who participated in the investment promotion last time. They all looked anxious and depressed.
She sat down on the main seat and asked, "What happened?"
Mr. He sighed and said: "Mr. Sui Gong, we really have no choice, so we came here to disturb you. Please take a look at this record."
Cheng Wanwan took the booklet and opened it, his face became more and more solemn.
This booklet started recording six days ago. On that day, it was recorded that a diner suddenly started vomiting half an hour after eating crayfish.
On the first day, only one diner had a problem. Mr. He asked a doctor to treat it properly and compensate the diner, which calmed down the diner. He thought it was just an accident.
Unexpectedly, the next day, as many as eight diners developed the same symptoms, accompanied by severe abdominal pain, diarrhea and bloody stools.
On the third day, as many as seventeen diners had an accident...
The matter developed for three days, and the news could no longer be suppressed, causing an uproar throughout Yangzhou City.
On the morning of the fourth day, the restaurant was still open for business. In the afternoon, it was surrounded by people and forced to close down.
After discussing with the people from the Chamber of Commerce, Mr. He decided to come to Sui Gongren for an idea.
They heard that when Sui Gongren was in the skin care product business, a small number of women developed red rashes all over their bodies after using the products. At that time, Sui Gongren said that it was just an allergic reaction and that she recovered after taking another medicine. Too wide a range of adverse effects.
This time, it should be the same.
Cheng Wanwan pursed her lips.
There are also a very small number of people in modern society who are allergic to crayfish, but it is really only a very small number of people. It is impossible for more than a dozen people to suddenly appear in the same place on the same day. Moreover, crayfish allergy does not have such symptoms. This symptom seems to be... It's a bit like being poisoned.
She put down the book and asked, "Did anyone get killed?"
Mr. He shook his head: "The most serious thing is vomiting. I keep vomiting. After I finish vomiting the contents in my stomach, I start vomiting yellow water, bitter water, and vomiting blood."
She continued to ask: "What did the doctor say?"
"The doctor said he was poisoned." Mr. He sneered coldly, "He actually said it was crane-crested red... He also said that the lobsters in our restaurant are highly poisonous and will make people sick if they eat them... So many people ate them last year It’s okay, how could it be poisonous? It’s just nonsense!”
Several businessmen nearby echoed: "The key is that so many people in Yangzhou City believe it."
"When we were not busy a while ago, we ate crayfish every day, but we didn't get poisoned."
"I heard that Hedinghong is a poison in the world. It is difficult for ordinary people to buy it. How can it appear in the body of crayfish."
"Could someone deliberately poison our kitchen?"
"But isn't there also a poisoning incident in Qingzhou? Could it be that the people behind it went to Qingzhou to poison themselves?"
Just as he was talking, Ninglan hurriedly walked in and reported: "Gongren, the shopkeeper She from Qingzhou is here. Can you please come in now?"
Cheng Wanwan's face was quite solemn: "Let him come in."
Shopkeeper She came in with a slovenly beard. Before he could salute, Cheng Wanwan asked him to sit down quickly and talk about business.
