Hanjiazhuang, Hanjiazhuang.
"Uncle Han, my father and I plan to ask all farmers in Zhuangzi to help our family raise chickens. We will be responsible for providing chicken seedlings and use part of the rent as payment for everyone's chicken raising." Li Zexuan described the most important part of his visit to Hanjiazhuang this time. The main purpose is stated.
Han Lizheng heard this and said strangely: "Master, aren't we just asking everyone to help raise a few chickens? Why do we need to pay for it? It doesn't cost anything."
Li Zexuan explained: "Uncle Han, instead of raising a few chickens, we plan to raise at least 50,000 chickens in Hanjiazhuang. Of course, we must pay the farmers some corresponding compensation."
"Ah, so many!" Even though Han Li was someone who had narrowly escaped death on the battlefield, he was stunned by the huge number. Han Yuxi next to him also opened his mouth in surprise.
"Young... Young Master, why do you and I raise so many chickens?" Han Lizheng really couldn't understand.
"We will have use for these chickens next year. Now we need to ask Uncle Han to gather the farmers in the village at noon. I will talk to them about this matter. If they are willing to raise them, I will make a statistics and send the chicks over immediately when I get back." Li Zexuan replied.
Han Lizheng swallowed his saliva, nodded and said, "Okay, Master, please sit here for a moment, and I will inform the villagers to gather at the threshing floor at the entrance of the village."
Li Zexuan cupped his hands and thanked him: "Thank you, Uncle Han."
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An hour later, Hanjiazhuang threshing floor.
"Lao Hu, why did Li Zheng call everyone here?"
The bearded old Hu glared and said, "How do I know? But I heard that the young master came to Zhuangzi today."
"Hey, has the young master brought us business again? The people in our village earned a lot of money last time by picking wild fruits, right? Maybe we can make new clothes for the baby during the Chinese New Year this year. The young master is such a good person!"
"Of course, if anyone dares to say anything bad about the young master, I, Liu Yue'e, will be the first to beat him to death." A fat village woman next to him interjected.
"Old Hu's family, I'm afraid you're not beating others to death, but crushing them to death, right? Haha." Another burst of laughter came from the side.
"Stop the quarrel, stop the quarrel. The young master is here."
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When Li Zexuan came to the threshing floor, he saw that two to three hundred farmers had gathered here. At this time, Han Li came up to greet him and said: "Master, all the farmers in the village have been called here. Including the women, there are three hundred farmers in total." One hundred and forty-eight people, two hundred and eight households, young master, you can go up and talk to them now."
Li Zexuan nodded and said, "Thank you very much, Uncle Han."
Then he came to the front of the crowd, looked at these simple and lovely farmers in front of him, and thought that the locust plague was coming next year. If he did nothing, most of these people would probably starve to death. At this time, he also had some sense of urgency in his heart.
As soon as he stood in front of the crowd, the noisy crowd immediately fell silent, waiting for Li Zexuan to speak.
"Uncles and aunties, today I came to Hanjiazhuang mainly to discuss a business with you. If we are willing, we will cooperate. If we are not willing, I will not force it. You don't have to worry!" Li Zexuan explained the purpose of his visit loudly, He has profound inner strength, and everyone in the field can hear his voice very clearly.
"Master, if you have anything to do, just give me your orders. No matter what the business is, as long as I, Old Hu, can do it, I will be the first to support it!"
"Yes, Master, we will definitely help if we can. Master, just tell me what it is!"
"Yes, I'll definitely help!"
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Li Zexuan pressed his hand, and the crowd immediately fell silent.
"Then I will say, everyone can do what they can. This business is very simple. It is to let you help our family raise chickens. My family will provide the chickens for free. Depending on the number of chickens raised by each household, a part of the rent will be reduced every year. For example, if a household raises 100 chickens, then the household’s rent will be reduced by 10% this year; if it raises 200 chickens, the rent will be reduced by 20%, and so on. Do you understand?”
As soon as Li Zexuan finished speaking, the crowd below exploded with a "boom".
"Is there such a good thing? If you raise a hundred chickens, you can get a 10% reduction in rent!"
"Yes, this condition is too generous, isn't it? Why does the young master raise so many chickens?"
"Is what the young master said true? Did I hear you correctly?"
After Li Zexuan waited for them to communicate with each other in private for a while, he asked them to be quiet and asked: "How are you thinking? If you don't want to cooperate, you can leave now to do your own things. I will never Someone with a grudge.”
No one below wanted to leave.
The bearded man couldn't help but shouted again: "Master, no fool would refuse to agree to such a generous offer. My old Hu family is willing to help the master raise five hundred chickens."
Old Hu said that he would never stop talking about raising five hundred chickens. According to his calculation, he wouldn't have to pay rent for exactly one year.
"Master, my family is willing to raise eight hundred!" Someone took the lead, and the people behind immediately began to scramble for fear that they would not be able to raise them.
Li Zexuan coughed heavily, interrupted the noisy crowd, and said loudly: "Each household can raise up to four hundred chickens, and the survival rate of the chickens must be at least 80%. Please consider the number of family members, do what you can, and don't be careless. Report the number. I have thought about it. I will go to Han Lizheng's place to register and sign the agreement. I will send all the chicks over in a few days. "
The crowd calmed down and everyone was thinking about how many chickens they had the energy to raise.
"Young... Young Master, then whose eggs belong to these chickens?" The village woman who called herself Liu Yue'e asked a little embarrassedly.
"You bitch, the young master has given us so many benefits, why are you still so greedy? Of course these eggs belong to the young master!" The bearded man immediately jumped over and yelled angrily.
"Master, I'm just asking, and I didn't say I wanted to covet these eggs." Liu Yue'e retorted without confidence.
Li Zexuan stopped the quarrel between the couple with a heavy cough, and said loudly: "Each family raises chickens, and the eggs they lay belong to each other. I know that everyone doesn't have much food to feed the chickens, so I can pay for them to circle them in the back mountain." If you are on a chicken farm, you folks can put the chickens in the back hill and let them look for food on their own, and just leave a few children to take care of them."
"In addition, in order to prevent chicken plague, I will pay to help you build ventilated chicken coops, but you must clean the chicken coops every day. I will provide you with quicklime that you can sprinkle around the chicken coops."
When everyone heard this, they all blushed with excitement. This benefit was so good that they didn't have to pay anything extra. At most, they just cleaned the chicken coop. Farmers are never afraid of work. After all, throughout the year, not only The rent can be reduced or exempted, and the eggs laid by the chickens can be sold. This year's income is estimated to be as much as farming.
"Thank you for your kindness, young master. We will raise chickens for you. Not to mention the 80% survival rate, I can guarantee that 90% of the chickens will survive!"
"Master, I have five children and it's no problem raising four hundred chickens!"
"Master, we also have four children and can raise four hundred chickens!"
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Seeing the high enthusiasm of everyone, Li Zexuan was also very pleased. After all, his words were not in vain, and he shouted: "After everyone has thought about it, go to Han Lizheng's place to report the numbers and fingerprints. I will send the chicks here one after another in the next few days." , we will distribute chicks according to the quantity submitted by each of you. I hope you will raise these chickens well."
Next to him, Han Lizheng had already set up the table, and Han Yuxi was sitting on a stool, holding a brush, waiting for everyone to report their numbers.
As soon as everyone heard Li Zexuan's words, they immediately rushed to the table.
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