Farmers in the county want to turn sweet potatoes into money this winter, but they can't wait for fourteen years!
Jiang Zhixian stayed in Pingcheng for political achievements, not for frightening. In order to avoid trouble, the first step was to increase the daily output of vermicelli.
Li Qiao was also frightened at this moment.
He knew that farmers in the county had planted a lot of sweet potatoes this year, but he didn't know exactly how many. Now that Jiang Zhixian clearly told him all the numbers, his scalp couldn't help but feel numb.
horrible!
If the farmers' expectations cannot come true this winter, the farmers will definitely feel resentful. As it relates to food rations, there might even be trouble.
Sanliu Village has a large population, with more than 2,000 people. Excluding the elderly and children, there are more than 1,000 people who can make vermicelli.
More than a thousand people worked hard to make 20,000 kilograms of vermicelli in one day.
But obviously, 20,000 kilograms of vermicelli a day cannot consume all the sweet potatoes grown in the county.
"Master, I have an idea, let's let the people in Zhujia Village next to Sanliu Village also make vermicelli."
He was the county magistrate of Jiang.
Expanding production requires manpower. It seems that this job should be left to Village Chief Zhu who has always been running very fast.
"Can."
Jiangzhi County also means the same thing.
Production must be expanded, but he is still undecided on who to find for this new manpower.
Now Li Qiao has made a suggestion, let’s take Zhujiacun.
He has no objection to Village Chief Zhu.
But Zhujiacun is just a small village.
Even if people from Zhujia Village are included, this year's sweet potato mountain will not be consumed before next year's sweet potato harvest.
Therefore, we have to continue to look for people.
In fact, it doesn’t have to be the whole village. People can also be recruited from various villages.
To get rich together, we should share the rain and the dew.
He thought that he could allocate a piece of land in the county to build a large sweet potato workshop. There would be quotas for workers in the sweet potato workshop in the 170 villages in the county.
It is up to him to scare these workers. If anyone dares to sell his son, his whole family will not go to jail, but someone from every family in the village will go to jail.
Under this kind of intimidation, no one should dare to leak the recipe at will.
Since it is the sweet potato of the whole county, it is necessary to mobilize the efforts of the whole county to consume it, so as to turn the big surprise into the anticipated happy event.
Of course, because the recipe for vermicelli belongs to Li Qiao, so in this sweet potato workshop, just like the sweet potato factory in Sanliu Village, Li Qiao can make 20% of the profit.
Moreover, the sweet potato workshops in the county will not compete with the sweet potato workshops in Sanliu Village for the market.
Although he was thinking about the farmers in the county, he could not chill the hearts of Sanliu Village. After all, the reason why Li Qiao was tossing the vermicelli was to find a way to make money for the sweet potatoes of Sanliu Village.
Even if he is the county magistrate, he cannot block the money path of Sanliu Village for the sake of the farmers in the county.
According to his plan, even if a sweet potato workshop is built in the county, if vendors want to buy vermicelli, they will have to get the goods from Sanliu Village first.
Only when the vermicelli produced every day in Sanliu Village is sold out, can the vermicelli from the sweet potato workshop in the county be sold.
If he wanted to consume so much vermicelli, he couldn't just rely on small vendors. He had to give the news to the big vendors in Fucheng in advance.
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In short, if you want to spend this winter safely and meet the expectations of farmers in the county, there are many aspects involved.
He will try his best to arrange it.
Jiangzhi County's plan was very detailed and complete, and it also took into account the interests of the folks in Sanliu Village. Li Qiao couldn't find fault with it.
However, it would be terrible if he still took 20% of the profit.
A rough calculation, ten million kilograms of starch, that is, 100 million kilograms, 100 million kilograms of starch can make 100 million kilograms of vermicelli.
He actually got less than five cents for a pound of vermicelli. If calculated based on five cents, that would be 500 million copper coins.
Converted into silver, that's five hundred thousand taels of silver.
Five hundred thousand taels!
This number is so eye-catching.
Too hot to touch.
When he was earning ten taels a day from vermicelli, everyone understood him, but when he was earning hundreds of thousands taels a year, some people would definitely be jealous.
Furthermore, although Jiang Zhixian is a good official and there are no bandits in Pingcheng, there are officials at the government and provincial levels above Jiang Zhixian.
He is now powerless and a common man. If he really takes these hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, he will be like a three-year-old child wandering around on the street holding gold bricks. Who knows whether these two levels of officials will be greedy? This huge wealth.
So, when Jiang Zhixian finished what he said, he first praised it, and then said: "Since the sweet potato workshop in the county is the hard work of the whole county, how can students account for 20% of the profit? Students can rely on the sweet potato workshop in Sanliu Village We have enough food and clothing, so the profits from the sweet potato workshop in the county do not need to be distributed to the students.”
Relying on the sweet potato workshop in Sanliu Village, his life was very comfortable.
"No."
Unexpectedly, Jiang Zhixian immediately shook his head: "The sweet potato workshop in the county town used your method, and the sweet potato workshop in Sanliu Village all shares with you, then the county town must also do the same. If you only take the share from the sweet potato workshop in Sanliu Village, then this is The people in Sanliu Village suffered a loss."
His inner satisfaction with Li Qiao reached its highest point at this time.
Even the son of a wealthy man will never remain indifferent when hearing the figure of five hundred thousand taels.
Five hundred thousand taels!
But the young man in front of him had no look of pride, no lust, and no look of greed on his face. He turned away the five hundred thousand taels of silver in a calm, understated and unhesitating way.
This indifferent mood and calmness are all necessary for being an official. Young people must have a bright future.
"This..." Li Qiao hesitated, his brain spinning rapidly. After a moment, he said again: "Master, let's do this. From now on, students will only get half of the profits from the sweet potato workshop."
"And this year's profits, after paying the commercial tax, the students will not get a penny, but will use it all to build official roads from Sanliu Village to the county seat, and from the county seat to the capital."
"I wonder what your Majesty thinks?"
If he takes half of the profit, then he can get more than a penny for a pound of vermicelli. According to a penny, 100 million catties of vermicelli is equivalent to 100 million copper plates, which is one hundred thousand taels of silver.
Dasheng's business tax is heavy or light. To put it simply, it means paying 30% of the annual profit.
Pay 30% of the business tax, which is 30,000 taels.
If he handed over 30,000 taels from one hundred thousand taels, he would get 70,000 taels.
Seventy thousand taels of silver should be able to repair two official roads. If you can't practice it, then continue practicing it next year.
He often takes the road from Sanliu Village to the county seat.
He will definitely take the road from Pingcheng to Fucheng in the future.
Just fix it now.
He gave up the profit and built the road. From now on, he will get a share of 70,000 taels of silver from the vermicelli every year. Even if some people in Pingcheng are jealous, there will be many people who will speak for him.
As for government and provincial officials, as long as they are not overbearing and have to destroy their families and lives, then they are willing to lose their wealth.
He is not a kid who doesn't understand anything. He understands some unspoken rules and is never stingy when it comes to matters that require spending money to solve.
With Jiang Zhixian here, he should be able to communicate with these high officials and protect him.
As for the future transfer of Jiang County Magistrate, we will talk about it at that time. He has special powers, can also take the imperial examination, and can always find a way out.
However, 70,000 taels a year is not much for officials at the prefectural and provincial levels. After all, three years to clear the prefecture costs 100,000 snowflakes of silver.
If it is not clear, I am afraid that I can get one hundred thousand snowflakes and silver in that year.
Therefore, officials at these two levels will not engage in a big battle for 70,000 taels, right?
"Building roads?" Magistrate Jiang didn't expect Li Qiao to say this, and was obviously stunned.
"Yes, build roads. As the saying goes, if you want to get rich, build roads first. If you want to transport vermicelli and attract more vendors, a wide and flat road is indispensable."
"Besides, once the road is built, it will be convenient for people in Sanliu Village and our county."
Li Qiao explained.
"this……"
Jiang Zhixian was moved. Of course he knew the importance of building roads.
He is happy that the young man has such a high level of consciousness.
He admired his courage.
With such a high consciousness and such great courage, even though he is a peasant boy with no background and no influence, who knows that the current sage is a wise king who likes to promote talents out of the ordinary.
As long as this young man doesn't act like a monster, he will definitely take off in the future.
However, he really couldn't agree to Li Qiao's proposal at this time.
At the end of the year, when the officials assessed his political performance, they would definitely not be able to bypass Li Qiao. With his outstanding political achievements, the officials would definitely report it to the emperor. It would be bad if the emperor mistakenly thought that he was the one who forced Li Qiao to use money to build roads.
He must not ruin his impression in the Holy Spirit's mind just because of two paths.
Moreover, Li Qiao was actually afraid that the money would bring disaster, right? Otherwise, why do you have to spend this money?
"Xiao Li." Magistrate Jiang stood up from his chair as he spoke. He walked up to Li Qiao and said, "I understand your intention. But it costs too much money, regardless of whether it's me or the people of the county. I can’t let you make such a sacrifice.”
He said, patting Li Qiao's shoulder: "It's yours, just hold it with peace of mind, you deserve it. You have brought the whole county to wealth, and this merit is enough to bring you to the Holy Master, so don't be afraid." "
"Your Majesty?"
Li Qiao was surprised.
"No." Jiang Zhixian bowed his hands in the direction of the capital, with admiration on his face: "The Holy One believes that only the people's wealth can lead to national security, and he personally verifies the political achievements of officials every year. Your fans are so outstanding, the Holy One will definitely I know you."
As soon as these words came out, Li Qiao felt relieved.
So you don’t have to worry about officials at the government and provincial levels?
This is great. If you say Dasheng is a paradise, it really is a paradise.
However, the word about building roads had already come out. Moreover, his love for Da Sheng was a little more at this time, so his desire to build roads became more urgent and determined.
"Master, this is voluntary for the students, and it is also what the students eagerly want to do. When the students and their husbands came to the county today..."
