"I decided to open a store in Qingyuan, specializing in sugar!" Zheng Ruoying blurted out with all kinds of longing on her face when she heard Liang Chuan's price.
When Liang Chuan heard what she said, water squirted out of his mouth.
"What? You...you say it again?"
"The price of sugar is higher than gold. How many people in Xinghua can afford it? Qingyuan faces merchants from all over the world. All business travelers from all over the world gather in Qingyuan. Only by opening a store here can there be a market."
Liang Chuan looked at Zheng Ruoying with distrust, his eyes were full of "You did it on purpose, you will follow me wherever I go, right?"
"If your Zheng family doesn't have a store outside, why don't you use your own network?"
"Our stores outside have been closed a long time ago. My father is old and no longer has the energy to manage so many stores. Even the store in Fengshan has gradually closed. Don't you know this?"
Liang Chuan let out an ouch, slapped his thigh reborn, and screamed: "I've been fooled."
Zheng Ruoying probably guessed Liang Chuan's intention. She covered her face and smiled and said, "You agree with me. I didn't force you to sign that contract."
"Are you really going to Qingyuan?"
"Of course it's true. I also plan to rent a shop right opposite your Wanda!"
Liang Chuan was heartbroken and couldn't get rid of this dog-skin plaster.
"Okay, I don't care what you want. Now let's discuss what to do with the lands in the academy? Do you want to cooperate with me?"
Zheng Ruoying had already thought about this matter clearly on the way, and this deal could be done.
"Of course, but how to divide this share?"
"How do you want to divide it? Of course it's a 50-50 split. You've already taken advantage of the entire cost of making sugar. If you calculate a pound of brown sugar, you can split it ten thousand dollars. Even if it's 10%, you can split two cents. Guan, this is obviously a robbery, how much more advantage do you want to take advantage of me? From now on, if the children have no clothes to wear or books to read, they will all come to your house to cause trouble!"
The more Liang Chuan talked, the more excited he got, and at the end he was literally bursting into tears. It couldn't be more miserable, and he felt a little distressed just looking at Zheng Ruoying. He really couldn't find anyone to help manage this mountainous area, otherwise he wouldn't need help like this.
"Okay, okay, you're such a good man and you cry all the time. You're so scary. People who don't know what I did to you think I did something to you. Get up quickly."
"I can do whatever you want to make me better, as long as the eldest lady is happy!" Liang Chuan changed his face faster than the sky, and immediately revealed his pig-like appearance, which frightened Zheng Ruoying and hid quickly.
"You are shameless!"
Zheng Ruoying was quite happy today and stopped arguing with Liang Chuan. She continued, "Okay, I'll take a five-point loss and get five points."
Why does this sound so familiar to Liang Chuan? Why does this sound so much like your own line?
"Give me the rice seeds, and I'm going to recruit tenant farmers now. This year's typhoons and floods have destroyed many people's families. They can't even afford the seeds for their own farming this year. I just want to win them over. Otherwise, I won't be able to do it next year." If you go to Qingyuan, who will care about your mess?"
"I've bought all the cattle here, so don't buy any more. If you need cattle then, just go get them from my team members."
"okay, I get it."
Liang Chuan assessed the situation in front of him and arranged all the things behind him before he could boldly go on in the future.
The first thing to do is what Qingyuan's main business will be in the future. What will be sold in the store? Zheng Ruoying, a prodigal woman, wants to open a store in front of her own store. She will definitely not be able to do this business anymore. , otherwise it would not be to compete with yourself for business.
Sugar cane only matures once a year, and there is no such thing as a freezer at this time. If the sugar cane is not processed in time, it will rot and cannot be used to make cane sugar. I don't know if anyone in the village will want to plant sugar cane. At least all the land on the north bank of Zheng Ruoying's family will be planted with sugar cane next year. That is getting better year by year, and by then we will not have to worry about the source of raw materials for making sugar.
The products currently on hand in the store include bamboo weaving and charcoal made by Yi Niang and her children, and mosquito coils made by He Baozheng. These three items will be my main business in the future. Although the profits are relatively low, these businesses are just a platform, and they cannot be done forever. If you think of a better business in the future, it will not be too late to do so.
Honey Liangchuan also wants to expand production. This stuff is by no means cheaper than cane sugar, and it is also a good treasure that only rich people can enjoy. Even if the production cannot increase now, in a year or two, when the beehives on hand produce enough, then you can boldly harvest honey, which is no different from another hen laying golden eggs.
After Meng Liangchen came back from the academy, Liang Chuan planned to leave everything to Meng Liangchen. He set a study outline for him, classroom disciplines and class time regulations, etc., all imitating the management system of later generations of schools. Students must not only understand the teachings of Confucius and Mencius , but also need to understand the way of running the world. Every student has the obligation to maintain the hundred acres of school land. If the system runs well this year and students balance work and rest, I believe the results will not be too bad, even if they achieve nothing in their studies in the future. , they will not forget their old profession.
Zheng Ruoying and the others will help manage the academy's financial resources from now on, and they don't plan to make a profit from farming. The food collected every year is enough for the academy to purchase desks, custom-made uniforms, and enough books, paper, pen and ink to spend. This is fine. . If there is really no surplus, then we can build a larger independent academy, so that we don’t have to occupy our own small wing.
There is a tea garden on the mountain, and tea is a valuable thing, but now its scale is too small, and I don’t understand the current tea distribution method in the Song Dynasty. According to Sun Houpu, the court also exploited tea farmers to the maximum extent. Rather than working for the court, it would be better not to do it.
So this matter is not urgent at the moment. The Sun family is also in Qingyuan. If they take this road, they will compete with them. If their foundation is not stable, they are afraid that they will not grab the market and offend others.
What Liang Chuan valued the most was the more than 100 people he had raised in the management team. In ancient times, what was most valuable was the labor force and the population. During the Three Kingdoms period, when the three families fought, what they robbed was the population. You will have to find a way to make use of the people you have on hand, and your back will be straight wherever you have soldiers.
If they continue to be left in the mountains, they will be useless. People like Yang Baxian can help him a lot if used well. The key is to put them in the right place where they belong.
Thinking about it, I probably have nothing else to do. If my place in Lu can continue to develop in such a benign manner according to my planned direction, it will only get better and better in the future. Now the lives of the people in the three villages are slowly getting better. , at least the things that I can’t let go of are gone.
What we have to do now is to live this new year well.
Meng Liangchen also came back three days ago, as did his old mother. After a trip, he seemed to feel calmer when he came back, and everyone smiled faintly. Seeing that the scale of his academy was getting bigger and bigger, the students all looked at Meng Liangchen expectantly with their eyes wide open. Meng Liangchen said a few good words again and again, and still stood on the three-foot podium and continued to be his disciple. event.
Liang Chuan also felt that Meng Liangchen's heart became calmer.
Meng Liangchen went to Liang Chuan and said: "There are more children. In terms of education, he plans to adopt basic etiquette to teach the children. It is enough to stop the rotten wood and don't force it too much. After all, not everyone is good at reading. If so, There are several talents that can be made, and they can be cultivated according to their aptitude and see what they can achieve in the future."
These words can be considered as speaking to Liang Chuan's heart. Liang Chuan now completely hands over the power of the academy to him. How to educate is his business, and he will not care about it in the future. From now on, the academy's income and expenses will all depend on the harvest of the academy's own fields. Let Meng Liangchen manage it himself. If there are still questions about financial matters, he can discuss it with Zheng Ruoying. Scholars are not good at management, and Zheng Ruoying is not good at harvesting. As for tampering, you can ask.
At the end of this year, the family is completely busy with making sweets, and other activities are also kept simple. For big festivals such as the Winter Solstice, we also buy some things and come home to eat them together. The artists all said what they had during the Winter Solstice last year. Not at all. Buying a knife of pork and recruiting a younger brother makes the whole family happy more than anything else. This year, there is no lack of anything. There is a big house and beautiful clothes, but there is no such emotion as last year.
So Liang Chuan is thinking that this Spring Festival must be lively and lively this year, and it can no longer be as casual as the Winter Solstice. On the days when I finally got up, I was busy making money, but I completely forgot about the most important family ties. Isn’t that like picking up sesame seeds and forgetting about the watermelon?
After Zheng Ruoying's big event was over, Zheng Yiqian didn't force her to get married when she returned home. Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. Meeting Liang Chuan was a blessing or fate, so just let it go. Anyway, he is now making a lot of money. The money is enough for his daughter, so why force her to leave him.
Liang Chuan bought some wine and meat a year ago and took a trip to Xinghua to pay a visit to Zheng Fucheng. At the critical moment of the battle with the mountain people, I was counting on him to provide some assistance, but who knew that this birdman didn't dare to fart, and not even a human figure was seen. But after all, he is a local snake in this area, so it wouldn't be a bad thing to pay him a visit.
Li Chengfu's life is not easy now. The newly arrived Xinghua Army magistrates are very disgusted with them, the old magistrates. They are also the ones who started the mountain people's matter. If they can't cut off the flesh and skin it all at once, they can only With one stroke, they would have gone home and farmed.
It turned out that the old officials of Xinghua County Government were quite unpopular in the military government, but they had to rely on these people to survive this difficult period. Duan Pengqiang suppressed his disgust and let these people continue to light up the pit. When Li Chengfu saw Liang Chuan, he first vomited his bitterness, saying that he had no intention of helping him at that time, and then complained that life was becoming more and more difficult every day.
Liang Chuan was also very unhappy when he saw Li Fucheng. This boy was so unjust. When the mountain people came down from the mountain, they asked him to help raise a batch of supplies and equipment. This boy was so afraid of death that he didn't even fart. In the end, he had to find a way to solve the problem himself. Yes, this person must not miss anything important, otherwise he will be cut into pieces with a knife!
Liang Chuan went to Shitou's house again. The New Year is here, and Zheng Zuliang still hasn't come back. No matter how big the business is, he won't be able to stop coming back for consecutive years. Everyone understands tacitly that the northwest is in chaos now, and there must be some trouble outside.
However, Zheng Zuliang's departure also has advantages. The child who grew up in the honeypot has finally grown up. Shitou's temperament is completely different now. A year of experience has made him mature a lot. Friendship is friendship. Liang Chuan used the money he borrowed for food last time. Cleared it. Shitou didn't intend to accept it at first, but Liang Chuan couldn't resist it after several refusals, so he finally accepted it.
