allonlinenovel Chapter 266 Talking about Business 2
Chapter 266 Talking about Business 2
After the fields were selected, the prince first requested the emperor to allocate soldiers to quickly build walls around the fields to turn them into special farms for growing cotton. He then asked the people from the Ministry of Agriculture to personally guide a group of carefully selected farmers to carry out large-scale planting of cotton under the supervision of the soldiers.
"The prince took this very seriously. Not only did he personally inspect all the fields of the five farms to ensure that they were consistent with the records in your notebook, but he also sent his trusted subordinates to monitor the cotton fields for a long time to ensure that the Sino-Agricultural Temple and the farmers did not mess up any links during the planting period."
Bai Jingzhou was very satisfied with the result, but he was a little curious, "If His Majesty doesn't give them the cotton seeds, those people will probably find other ways to get them, right?"
Logically, he should be the one being picked on, but no one around him has ever had any intention of coveting cotton seeds, which is quite interesting.
Mu Hanzhi nodded, "The smart one has already contacted me, and I have made the way to buy cotton seeds public."
Anyway, there is a place to buy this thing. If those people want to grow it, they can just go and buy seeds themselves.
After a pause, he continued, "As for those stupid and greedy people, although they really want to take the cotton seeds in your hands, they have never dared to take any action because they are afraid of the prince."
Unlike cotton, which had been given to the soldiers long ago, the emperor suddenly took out the cotton seeds after the first month of the lunar year. By the time those who were slow to react smelled the scent of copper coins, the prince had already personally led people to Xingzhou to pick the cotton fields.
With the crown prince guarding here, who fought with the emperor to conquer the world and is just as decisive as your majesty, the officials of the court, both big and small, dare not play any tricks to bully others by taking advantage of their power.
Bai Jingzhou's doubts were resolved, so he asked again, "Your Majesty, have you made the cotton planting method public?"
Mu Hanzhi nodded, "It was made public when the seeds were refused. As long as the officials do not disregard the law and dig into the country's foundation, or take advantage of their power to plunder the people's wealth, your majesty will not stop everyone from making money."
After all, officials cannot live on wind and water. They are also human beings. As human beings, they want to live a life of luxury with fat horses, light furs, bells and drums.
In order to stabilize the court, even if the emperor wanted to seek benefits for the common people, he could not act too hastily and make those noble officials full of resentment.
Upon hearing this, Bai Jingzhou could not help but look at His Majesty with admiration. By spreading the planting method and appeasing the court officials, he was also promoting cotton at the fastest speed.
As long as the quantity of anything soars, its price will naturally drop. This is of great benefit to both the people and the emperor.
Moreover, although those who are rich and powerful will reap the first wave of dividends if they are the first to try new things, they will also inevitably bear the greatest risks due to immature technology and lack of experience.
Ordinary people have a low ability to resist risks. Once there is a problem with the cotton fields, they may face a tragic ending of losing everything. However, it is different for high-ranking officials and wealthy people with large fortunes. They can afford the losses and will not allow a sudden increase in the number of refugees or social unrest to occur simply because they fail to make money from the cotton fields.
Bai Jingzhou, who did not want to get involved in the interest struggles among the powerful, just listened and did not express any opinion. Whenever Mu Hanzhi came to him for nothing, he would accompany Mu Jingzhi to talk, go on spring outings, and go out to attend tea parties, poetry gatherings, and literary gatherings.
Let's talk about Baijia Village. After listening to Bai Jingshan's story, Uncle Bai replied to Bai Jingshan very honestly, "Jingzhou taught us to make these things. If anyone wants to sell the house, he should be the one to do it."
Bai Jingshan explained to him, "Brother Jingzhou said that since the things are given to you, then they are yours."
Hearing the news that Bai Jingshan suddenly turned back, Bai Chong, who had hurried over to find out what happened, helped Bai Jingzhou persuade his second brother, "Yes, second brother, you decide whether to sell it or not."
The family of Bai Erbo shook their heads or waved their hands, saying that the silver should belong to Bai Jingzhou. However, Bai Jingshan said, "Brother Jingzhou said that since the things are given to you, then they are yours."
Bai Erbo's family was helpless, and finally, after Bai Chong's constant persuasion, Bai Erbo compromised with red eyes.
He said, "Let Jingzhou make his own decision. He is more knowledgeable than us and knows what is the best way to do it. We trust him, and we will agree with the decisions he makes."
Second Aunt Bai and the others nodded repeatedly. Second Aunt Bai also said, "Yes, we can't be more confident in Jingzhou's work."
Didn't she say that who else had such a good nephew like hers? Not only did he teach them how to make those new and fancy soy products, which helped their business get better and better, but he also helped them to make connections and sold the recipe to a nobleman in the provincial capital, allowing them to reap dividends for a full ten years.
Bai Jingshan got the promise and left Bai Erbo's house. After resting at home for a night, he and Fang Youfu rode back to Xingzhou.
After the two of them told Bai Erbo what he wanted, Bai Jingzhou went to find Mu Hanzhi. He gave Mu Hanzhi all the recipes he had written long ago, including the recipes for bean curd, fermented bean curd, dried tofu, thousand sheets, instant noodles, dried noodles, and meat floss.
The matter was declared concluded, and Mu Hanzhi immediately invited the caravan manager who had been agreed upon earlier.
The manager of the caravan was said to be the manager, but in fact it was Mu Hanzhi's uncle Mu Jinyang.
Many members of the Mu family depend on Mu Hanzhi and his branch for their livelihood. Previously, Mu Hanzhi's family was a wealthy local merchant, and they were exploited by many officials as money bags. The situation of his people was not much better. It can be said that they were a number of bitter gourds of different sizes on the same vine, and their lives were extremely difficult.
Fortunately, Mu Hanzhi took a gamble and won, and their Mu family finally turned things around.
Mu Jinyang is a tall and strong middle-aged man. He does not look like a businessman, but more like a bodyguard or a knight. He has a generous personality and speaks frankly. Bai Jingzhou is a super social expert who can make friends with people from all walks of life. With the witness of Mu Hanzhi, the two of them quickly became familiar with each other and became a pair of like-minded friends regardless of age.
After agreeing on the time of departure for the next day and the meeting place between their team and the caravan where Mu Jinyang was, Bai Jingzhou said goodbye to Mu Hanzhi.
It was time to set off, so he had to talk to everyone about what they needed to buy, and they had to buy it quickly before leaving the state capital.
Gu Wenxuan and the others who had been playing for several days were fine, but the Lin family who were in a hurry to return home were secretly worried. When they heard Bai Jingzhou say that they could set off again tomorrow and continue to Haizhou, Lin's father and the others subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.