"Master!" "Master!,,,,"
In the reception hall of Suzhuang, loud and respectful greetings continued to be heard. The person they greeted was the eleven-year-old Su Fan, which shows the majesty of Su Fan in Su Mansion now.
It is true that after several times of his equal measures of kindness and power, he managed to keep the servants of the Su Mansion in obedience. The stick and the carrot also made the servants grateful to him.
"sit!"
Su Fan sat in the upper seat in the living room. There was a layer of fine fur blankets on the Grand Master's chair, and the others sat down one after another.
The person closest to Su Fan was Yang Xing, the elder of Su's father's three dynasties, Su's father's chief steward, and the second was a man with a long scar on his face, who was the head of the Su family's guard.
The Su family is a squire in Huayin County. Although the family is not prosperous, there are still sixty or seventy servants in total. After Su Fan became the head of the family, he once again paid for thirty guards. Now the entire Su family has There were more than two hundred people.
Among them, there are no less than forty guards looking after the house.
Even this number is still increasing. Knowing that this is the world of martial arts, Su Fan naturally pays more and more attention to the safety of the Su family. After all, in ordinary planes, there are often bandits and bandits who like to rob landlords and squires in the countryside.
Not to mention the world of martial arts, where there are more bandits and bandits, and there are also a group of "heroes" who like to "rob the rich and give to the poor".
Su Fan didn't want to be the target of robbery by these people.
Of course, within the scope of the Huashan Sect, a class of 'heroes' would not come to 'commit trouble', and there were even very few bandits.
But that doesn't mean there aren't. Especially during times of famine, there are still many people who take desperate risks. It's impossible for the Huashan Sect to take care of everything.
Su Fan would never leave his safety in the hands of others.
"Lao Yang"
"Here, sir, what do you say?" Yang Xing stood up after hearing Su Fan's roll call.
"Now that the experimental field has been completed, then the three thousand acres of land in our home can be fully implemented. I think the tenants have also gone to see it, so they will not have any doubts."
"Yes, sir, in the past two days, the farmers have been coming to see me every day, hoping to get advice."
When Yang Xing talked about this, a smile appeared on his face. Su's father had hundreds of households of tenants. Su's father had 3,000 acres of land, almost more than 2,000 acres, all of which were planted by these tenants.
"very good!"
Su Fan nodded. The Su family's three thousand acres of land, if his cheap father was still there, wouldn't have to pay too much tax. After all, it was a juren.
But his father is dead, and he is not a civil servant, so he will naturally have to pay taxes. Originally there were 3,000 acres of land, excluding the tenants and some exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes from the court, which would leave about a thousand dan every year.
But now, it is estimated that it is only six to seven hundred stones at most.
In terms of silver taels, it's only five or six hundred taels, which is not much. The three hundred people in his Su Mansion can eat and clothe themselves for a year, which is quite a lot.
Therefore, increasing the yield of this fertile land is a big deal. According to his method, at least hundreds of shi, or hundreds of taels of silver, can be harvested every year.
It didn't matter before, a few hundred taels was enough for him to eat and drink.
But right now, if he wants to practice martial arts, that won't work.
Although he hasn't practiced martial arts yet, he knows that money is indispensable if you are poor in literature and rich in martial arts, especially if you want to practice to a certain level.
So he needs to find new ways to make money. Just relying on the produce in the fields may not be enough for future cultivation.
Although he has a plug-in, this plug-in only provides internal blessings and cannot be blessed externally. Therefore, if he wants to practice faster and higher, taking drugs is the mainstream.
These days he has been thinking about how to make money.
In fact, there are many businesses that make money quickly. For example, the salt and iron business is definitely the best way to do it. Among the salt dealers in Jianghuai, none of them has millions of silver taels. The eight major families in Shanxi even rely on smuggling grasslands. This tens of millions of assets.
However, with his current small body, he would definitely not be able to deal with these.
So after thinking for a long time, Su Zhe thought of starting from a young age, with snacks and restaurants.
With this knowledge of future generations, not to mention other things, he was confident that even the emperor would not be as sophisticated as him in terms of eating alone.
Naturally, he thought of braised food. In today's dynasties, commerce and trade are developed, and spices are still very expensive, but it is no longer like the Sui and Tang Dynasties, when only nobles could afford it.
So he plans to expand the business.
In fact, he added this braised food to the Su family's restaurant in Huayin City, and the business was indeed good.
So Su Fan was going to take it out and start a business on his own.
So he looked at the middle-aged man on his right and said, "Manager Hu, how is the business of Su's Restaurant now?"
"Master, since you provided braised food, our business has greatly increased. We have become the second largest restaurant in Huayin City, second only to Xinyue Restaurant."
"So how is your monthly income now?" Su Fan asked.
"Excluding costs every month, the balance is sixty taels," Manager Hu said with a bit of complacency. The monthly net profit is sixty taels, which is seven or eight hundred taels a year. This income is not low.
In the past, it was pretty good to have one hundred taels a year.
It can be seen that this braised food is very popular.
Su Zhe nodded when he heard this, still knowing in his heart that the dishes for future generations can be taken over.
"So, Manager Hu, I'm going to take out this braised food separately and open a special braised food restaurant."
"What? Master, what should we do? What should we do in our restaurant?" Manager Hu suddenly became anxious. Now the Su family's restaurant relies on this braised food. If there is no braised food, it will probably happen again. It has become what it used to be.
"Guanshi Hu, don't be anxious. Although I said I would take it out separately, your restaurant won't move. In addition, I will arrange for the kitchen to add some new dishes to your restaurant."
"Is what the master said true?"
When Steward Hu heard this, he was immediately surprised. Regardless of what he had done before, as one of the stewards of the Su family, he had eaten at the Su family's family banquet, so he naturally knew how delicious the dishes were.
"Yes!" Su Fan nodded and continued: "Then open a braised food restaurant by yourself. I mean, not only in Huayin City, but also in several nearby counties."
"What do you think?"
"no problem"
Several stewards nodded. Everyone understood that this was a profitable business and no one was stopping it. Moreover, they all knew that the master had made money and was never stingy with them.
"Then in that case, I'll leave this matter to you, Yang Zhen."
Su Zhe looked at a young man sitting at the bottom.
"Master, this is not good, Yang Zhen is still too young."
After Su Fan finished speaking, Yang Xing stood up and wanted to object.
"Haha! Mr. Yang, Brother Zhen is already in his twenties now, but he is no longer young. Moreover, he also handles the family affairs very well. I feel relieved if I leave it to him."
Yang Zhen is Yang Xing's youngest son. He has grown up in the Su family since he was a child, so he is naturally relieved.
"this,,,"
Seeing this, Yang Xing felt embarrassed on the surface, but he was still very happy on the inside. After all, he also knew that this was a good business, and if it was done well, it goes without saying.
"Okay, it's settled"
Su Fan made up his mind, and then he looked at the big man with a scarred face, who was the guard commander of the Su family.
This man is called Liu Tong, who is in his forties. He was originally the commander-in-chief of a general in Datong Town. Because he offended Shangguan and was hostile, he was forced to fight to the death with the Tatars on the grassland. He narrowly escaped and was rescued by Su Fan's father. Come down.
He has always acted as the bodyguard of the Su family.
Although this person is the general banner, his ability is not bad, but his personality is a bit upright. After Su Fan learned about it, he was a little happy.
This guy's strength is not bad. If he is given good equipment, he can even become an enemy of a hundred people on the battlefield. His skills on the battlefield are not even inferior to the second-rate warriors in the world.
"Liu Guards"
"The subordinates are here"
When Liu Tong heard Su Fan calling him, he immediately straightened up and looked at Su Fan with bright eyes. He could see the changes in the Su family these days, and he also knew how much Su Fan valued him.
Especially when Su Fan recently reorganized the Su family's guards, he was even more happy. He knew very well what the Su family's guards were like in the past. Most of them were just eating and drinking.
Some of them are relatives of the Su family, who are even worse than the gangsters in the city.
Now after some rectification, there are only forty people left, but they are all hard-working farmers' children. If they are trained by him, they will not only become elites in the army, but they can also protect the safety of the Su family.
"Liu Wei, I leave all the guards of the Su family to you. You are from the military, so you should know a little bit about military training. I need you to train these guards into combat-ready soldiers."
"I wonder if Liu Huwei is sure?" Su Fan looked at Liu Tong and asked.
"this,,,,"
Liu Tong hesitated.
"I know Liu Huowei's concerns. Let's do it this way. As long as Liu Huowei needs anything, I will provide it. In terms of logistics, you don't have to worry. I will give you a lot. I only need one person who can help my Su family in a crisis. "Fighting Guards"
Su Fan looked at Liu Tong, but his young face showed a dignity that was not in line with his grade.
"Don't worry, head of the family, your subordinates will definitely be able to master it."
Hearing that all the logistics could be provided, Liu Tong suddenly became confident. He knew that the Su family would not be short of food in the future. With three thousand acres of land, plus some of the Su family's shops in the county, they would only be able to build a It is not difficult to form an elite escort team of fifty people.
He has this confidence.
"Okay! Guard Liu, I will leave the Su family's escort team to you. The main body is sixty people for the time being, but in the future, there will be more."
Su Zhe said lightly, but everyone in the hall had different expressions.
