Each farmer will be given a pound of Baidianzi flower seeds for free. After they grow, the flowers will belong to themselves. All they need to do is hand over the seeds in the flowers to the Yamen!
Magistrate He was very sure that once this news spread, the people of Lantian County would fall into a state of madness!
Because this is a no-cost business that guarantees a guaranteed profit without losing any money, and makes huge profits!
Just imagine, how many Baidianzi flowers can be grown from one pound of Baidianzi flower seeds? Even if your age is not good, you can still receive twenty or thirty kilograms of tidbits, right? When the time comes to sell it, you can probably sell it for dozens or hundreds of dollars, right
Without any capital, you can earn dozens or hundreds of dollars a year from just one acre of rice. To be honest, the county magistrate would like to roll up his sleeves and do it himself!
After all, his annual salary may not be as high as this!
"Gudong!"
After swallowing hard twice, Magistrate He stabilized his mind and asked with difficulty: "Master Marquis, are you really sure you want to do this? That's 70,000 to 80,000 guan!"
Although the money didn't belong to him, he felt a pang for Li Zexuan!
Li Zexuan nodded and said: "Money is something external to the body. It can keep the people fed and clothed. This is the responsibility of me and you~! Besides, I didn't get nothing. Today I gave them 10,000 yuan." A pound of Baiduzi flower seeds can be recovered in a few months, and hundreds of thousands of pounds can be recovered. I have not lost money!"
In a cotton flower, the weight of cotton wool accounts for about 40% of the weight of the entire cotton flower, while the cotton seeds account for more than 60% of the weight! In other words, if the last acre of land can harvest twenty or thirty kilograms of cotton wool, then correspondingly thirty or forty kilograms of cotton seeds can be harvested!
And this output is estimated based on the lowest output!
Therefore, Li Zexuan did not lose money in this transaction!
After a year of breeding, he will be able to allow every household in Lantian County to plant several acres of cotton. By then, no one in Lantian County will suffer from the cold in winter!
"Uh, yes, yes! The Marquis taught you a lesson!"
County Magistrate He wiped the sweat from his forehead, cupped his hands towards Li Zexuan and said: "In that case, after the official returns, he will immediately issue a notice to all Zhuangzi in the county and mobilize the people to reclaim wasteland in advance! It just so happens that it has just passed It’s spring plowing and spring planting, and the people have plenty of time!”
"Yeah! So best!"
Li Zexuan nodded.
Magistrate He was about to stand up and say goodbye when he suddenly remembered that he had another thing to do today, so he raised his hands and said: "By the way! Lord Marquis! Your mansion in Lantian County has been basically completed! If you have time recently, , then go over and see if there is any part of the construction that is not as good as you like, and send me down so that the craftsmen can make changes!"
If this had been in the previous life, if someone had told Li Zexuan that his house had been built, in the center of the county, with a single courtyard, and mountains and rivers, Li Zexuan would have gone crazy with joy after hearing this. But now, Li Zexuan just raised his eyebrows, thinking in his heart There was no fluctuation at all, he said calmly:
"Yes! I will go over and take a look when I have time! Magistrate He, how is the situation in the county recently? Is everything okay?"
Although the mansion in Lantian County is the Yong'an Marquis Mansion in the true sense, because of the relationship with Yanhuang Academy, Li Zexuan does not plan to completely move there in the short term. At most, his father and mother used to sit in the mansion, so Li Zexuan didn't care much about that house, he was concerned about the development of his fiefdom!
Hearing Li Zexuan ask about his own job, Magistrate He immediately straightened his face, raised his hands and said: "Master Hou, everything is fine in Lantian County and is very prosperous. Because of the football stadium in the county, many people who came to Lantian County recently There are more and more pedestrians and merchants coming here, and because famous and big stores like Zuixianlou, Qiquge, and Jubaozhai have settled in, it also indirectly drives the business of other shops.
Now, our Lantian County has become the most prosperous county town within a hundred miles, except Chang'an City! If the common people and gentry in other counties to the east want to buy something, they will not go far to Chang'an City. More and more merchants want to open shops in Lantian County, so the prices of shops in the county are rising again and again. It’s rising! The official estimates that the commercial tax collected by the county government this year will be at least twice that of previous years! "
"Yeah! That's good!"
Li Zexuan nodded, feeling very satisfied.
In the final analysis, the development of people's livelihood in Lantian County is his most concerned issue, and this is his base camp!
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After seeing off Magistrate He, Li Zexuan went to the neighboring courtyard, found his father and mother, and informed the old couple that the Yong'an Marquis Mansion in Lantian County had been completed. After hearing this, Mrs. Li suddenly became interested and excitedly I took Father Li to visit the new mansion. After all, this is the inheritance that my son will pass on to future generations!
Since Li Zexuan can't get away now because of the affairs of the academy, they, the elders, must prepare the new residence in advance no matter what, such as furniture, decorations, potted plants, etc. They should buy what should be purchased and send out what should be sent. People buy what they want, and they can't keep the new mansion empty. This is unlucky.
So, Father Li, Mrs. Li, Ye Guozhong, and Mrs. Ye rushed down to Yunshan with a group of servants that afternoon and rushed to the county seat of Lantian County!
Li Zexuan didn't stop him. Of course he appreciated the elder's kindness.
After seeing off his father, mother, grandfather and grandmother, Li Zexuan went directly to the academy. At the door of his office, he saw Ke Shiqing. Apparently, the child had been waiting here for a while.
"Captain, do you have time now? The student wants to talk to you about something!"
Seeing Li Zexuan, Ke Shiqing looked happy and quickly raised his hands.
Li Zexuan was puzzled. He didn't know why Ke Shiqing didn't even attend class and came to see him, but he still nodded and said: "Yes! Come in!"
Instead of rashly blaming Ke Shiqing for "trucking class", Li Zexuan planned to wait until he heard what Ke Shiqing had to say before making a decision.
The teachers and students entered the office. Li Zexuan poured two cups of tea and handed one to Ke Shiqing. Ke Shiqing was immediately flattered. Recently, when teachers in the academy teach, they usually bring a cup of tea into the classroom in advance. The wafting fragrance of tea makes the classroom All the students inside are salivating!
He heard from aristocratic children such as Li Tai and Cheng Chumo that this tea was called Immortal Tea. It was Li Zexuan's original creation and it was not currently sold outside.
Ke Shiqing didn't expect that Li Zexuan would be so willing to give him a cup of fairy tea. How could he not be flattered by this
"Thank you, Chief!"
Ke Shiqing took the tea and thanked him.
"Haha! Now tell me why you came to me?"
There was no fluctuation on Li Zexuan's face. He had always been extremely generous to his students. What could a cup of tea mean
Ke Shiqing quickly put down the tea cup and said with a serious face: "Chief, my student heard from Mr. Wang that you discovered vanadium ore on the Lanjia volcano in the state, but it was blocked by the local Qiang people and cannot be mined at present. I wonder if there is any About this?"
Li Zexuan was stunned and said with some confusion: "It's true! But, Shiqing, why do you ask this?"
Ke Shiqing cupped his hands and said: "Chief, the student is from Bashu. My parents took me to Beijing to study, so my family left their hometown, and the student's family are also Qiang people!"
Li Zexuan was shocked when he heard this. He couldn't believe it and said: "Shiqing, you said you are also a Qiang?"
Ke Shiqing nodded and said: "That's right! The students have grown up among the Qiang tribe. The Qiang people live in poverty, relying on mountains and water. Due to geographical reasons, the Qiang tribe has been almost isolated from the outside world for generations. , although everyone’s life is poor, there is no oppression and no corrupt officials, and the people are quite contented!
However, the Qiang people have only pursued physical food and clothing for generations, and no one knows how to read or learn. My father is not a Qiang person. He was a scholar in Kaifeng back then. Because he fell in love with my mother, he followed my mother to live in the Qiang tribe. My father taught me how to read and write since I was a child, and he wanted me to gain fame in the future.
When he was twelve years old, the student was appreciated by the academic officer of Bazhou. He recommended the student to go to the Imperial Academy. The student lived up to his expectations, passed the examination of the Imperial Academy, and entered the School of Arithmeticology!
Then I met the mountain chief! My father and mother were worried that I was alone in Chang'an, so they followed me! The student knows the Qiang tribe that the mountain chief's servant met in the state this time. The leader of their tribe is called Qiao Feng. It is the largest Qiang tribe in Bashu. If the mountain chief wants to mine there, the student can go there. Shu, convince their leader! "
"Qiao Feng?"
Li Zexuan almost jumped up when he heard the name of the leader of the Zhou Qiang tribe. He wanted to ask Ke Shiqing if this Qiao Feng could know the Eighteen Palms of Subduing the Dragon!
"Yes! His name is Qiao Feng! Does the mountain chief know this Qiang leader?"
Seeing Li Zexuan's big reaction, Ke Shiqing was immediately surprised.
"Ahem!"
Li Zexuan shook his head, getting rid of those nonsensical thoughts in his head, and asked: "I don't know! I don't know! Shiqing, which Qiao and which Feng is this Qiao Feng?"
Ke Shiqing poured two drops of tea on the table, wrote the two characters "Qiao Feng" and said: "Chief of the mountain, this is Qiao Feng!"
After Li Zexuan looked at it, he realized that he had misunderstood. He straightened his face and said quickly: "Ahem! Shiqing, you are willing to take the initiative to go to the Bashu Gang to persuade the local Qiang people. I am very touched! But what is your relationship with the Qiang tribe in the state? Will they make things difficult for you? Will they listen to your persuasion?"
Ke Shiqing's initiative to ask for help really made Li Zexuan feel relieved. Before that, he had been thinking about who should go to the state to persuade the Qiang people. But having said that, he had to make sure that Ke Shiqing would not be in danger when he went there. After all, Sanbao and others almost died at the hands of the Qiang people in the state.
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