Yang Heshu pondered and asked: "If there is a cow, can it be a labor force?"
"Oh, sir, you are joking. A cow is not worth one labor, it is worth three labors. People like me have to stop and rest after walking three lines. As long as the cows are fed well, A cow that can walk ten or eight lines in one breath has far more stamina than a human."
Yang Heshu didn't expect the cow to be so powerful, so he quickly asked, "If the Yamen is willing to give you credit for the cow, would you be willing to go on credit?"
Man Bao couldn't help but sit up straight. They haven't discussed what happened just now. Is Magistrate Yang going to abandon her and find another new love
"That's not okay, is this cow affordable for people like us?"
The other party obviously didn't have the guts of Man Bao, and he wasn't that bold. He even took it as a joke. He laughed and said, "How can the Yamen be so good? There must be interest on credit. If you don't pay it by then, the houses and fields will be ruined." It has to be taken away, how wronged is that?"
"The interest is not expensive, one tael of silver is only twelve pennies a month."
The villager shook his head and said, "A cow is so expensive, the yamen can make money just sitting around, so I don't want credit."
Yang Heshu: …
He looked at Man Bao, and Man Bao was looking at him with bright eyes, and said: "Look at me, I trust the county government, really!"
Yang Heshu looked away, changed the subject, asked some farming questions, and got up to leave.
It happened that it was getting late, and the villagers' wives saw them sitting and talking and not doing their work, so they took out their lunch and called the children to come and eat.
Their family's life is not much easier, they are black steamed buns made of ground bran and flour, and there is a bowl of cold vegetables in the bamboo basket they bring.
They greeted Man Bao and they had dinner together.
Man Bao and the others refused, and they didn't pull hard. Now the food of each family is not enough, this is just being polite.
He Manbao and the others were quite polite. It was lunch time, and all the families walked up to the field ridge, found a wider grassy area, sat down, and opened the bamboo baskets to eat.
Man Bao and the others all walked by, and the villagers all greeted, but Man Bao refused to invite them any more.
Yang Heshu was very interested in their lunch. After watching the whole journey, they looked calm, but felt very uncomfortable.
Not to mention eating these things, he had never seen them before coming to Luojiang County.
Yang Heshu doesn't know how to eat, because what they eat now, he has eaten in many farmers' homes in the past two days, it is really not good.
He talked to several other companies along the way, and also asked about the county government's willingness to pay them on credit, but to Yang Heshu's surprise, none of the people he asked was willing.
Both Yang and Shu suspect that Man Bao did it on purpose.
Man Bao looked at him and said, "The village chief's family has cows, and they will definitely not buy them. Brother Zhou Hu's family is very poor now. Do you want to go and see them?"
Zhou Hu couldn't plow the land by himself, so he still joined the old Zhou's family in the spring of this year. Although they worked together, they each had their own food.
The old Zhou's family used to go home to eat, because they had to take a break at noon, but Zhou Hu didn't go back. He took his two sons to eat lunch with his head down, and planned to go to his own field to have a look later.
Seeing the Manbaos coming, he raised his smiling face and waved to them, "Have you had your lunch? Didn't you come over to have some with brother?"
Man Bao declined, "We've already eaten, brother Zhou Hu, this is Mr. Yang, here to ask questions."
Zhou Hu glanced at Yang Heshu curiously, and asked, "What's the question?"
Man Bao disliked that Yang Heshu had to lay a lot of groundwork every time he spoke, and said directly in front of him: "He wants to ask you, if the county government is willing to give you a cow on credit, do you want it?"
Zhou Hu hesitated, "Do you want money?"
"Yes," Man Bao said uncertainly, "Grandma Liu said that a cow costs more than 3,200 yuan, but, alas, Mr. Yang, are you giving me silver or copper coins on credit?"
"I'll give you a cow on credit."
"Cows are also bought with money," Man Bao insisted: "If a cow costs three or two hundred wen, I can afford the two hundred wen. I just need to credit you for three or two taels, and it's easy to calculate the interest in this way, so Do you want to give us silver or copper coins on credit?"
"Since it's three taels, it's naturally on credit."
"Can you give me the silver first? Then I will take the money to buy cattle from the county government. What I signed with your county government is a document for borrowing silver."
Yang Heshu looked at her suspiciously, "Why bother, wouldn't it be good to just credit directly? Just explain how much you want on credit, sign the IOU, and pay the extra part."
"No, it's so messy. I think it's better to sign a single contract. First credit money, and then buy cattle. Separate the two."
Listening to the back and forth discussions between the two, Zhou Hu couldn't help but ask, "Man Bao, do you want credit?"
"Well," Man Bao nodded, "It's too tiring to use people to pull the plow. A cow is very useful. It can be worth at least two labors. A good cow can be worth three labors."
Zhou Hu lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then raised his head and asked Yang Heshu, "Sir, if I don't pay the money after a year, can I sell the cow and pay back the money?"
Yang and Shu were stunned, apparently not expecting this. He frowned and thought for a while, "It's logically possible, but the transaction has to go through the county government. It must be ensured that the cattle will fall into the hands of the farmers and be used as arable land."
This is because they are afraid that they will be slaughtered.
This kind of thing happens very often, and the Yang family often does this kind of thing, otherwise how would their family be able to eat beef
"That's okay. I also buy cattle on credit. How much is the monthly interest?"
Yang Heshu didn't expect him to be so happy, mainly because along the way, everyone didn't seem to trust this policy very much.
I don't even trust the county government.
Zhou Hu didn't look at Yang Heshu, but looked at Man Bao and sighed: "Man Bao is the reincarnation of a fairy, so it won't hurt you to follow her, right?"
Yang Heshu: …
Feeling the pressure on his face, Man Bao said with a guilty conscience: "Yeah, not necessarily..."
Although she also believed a little bit what her mother said about the fairies, but deep down in her heart she knew that what Keke said was right, and it was wrong to have strange power and chaos.
However, Bai Shanbao nodded approvingly to Zhou Hu, and said, "Brother Zhou Hu, your decision is right. If it wasn't because my family is not poor enough, I would want to get a few more credits."
Zhou Hu immediately said: "I just need to credit one end."
So, Zhou Hu and Man Bao looked at Yang Heshu eagerly, "Mr. Yang, do you think we can buy cattle on credit?"
Yang and Shu hesitated. Although the steps were different, the result was the same, and there seemed to be no problem.
After thinking for a while, Yang Heshu said: "Yes, yes, but you have to guarantee that the money on credit must be used to buy cattle with the county government, otherwise I will be fined."
"Yes, yes, you must listen to Mr. Yang. By the way, Mr. Yang is the county supervisor or something?"
Full of joy, watching how Yang Heshu answered.
Yang Heshu laughed and said, "Now we are in charge of farming and mulberry, so I want you to buy cattle and cultivate more fields."
Zhou Hu did not hesitate to praise, "Good official."