"I'll stay here tonight. You've sent food to my family. They haven't eaten yet and are waiting for me."
Bi Goo suddenly changed the topic, which meant that he agreed to plant 100 mu of ginger this year.
As for next year, it depended on whether they could make money this year.
If they could earn the amount Li Yi mentioned, the Ministry of Revenue would prepare ginger in advance next year and let Li Yi speed up the germination and plant a larger area.
He was actually quite satisfied. Was 5,000 mu too little? In the past, his annual income was less than 10 million mu. 5,000 mu was 1/2000.
"I've already sent it over. Actually, your family has already prepared a meal and is waiting for you. But I guarantee that it won't be as delicious as the Li Family Zhuangzi's food."
When Li Yi saw Bi Goo coming, he gave Song De a look and Song De went to make arrangements.
Bi Goo smiled. He thought that it was normal. Back in Luoyang, Li Yi had already bribed people on the first day.
And Li Yi's motive for bribing people had never been to take advantage of the government. It was to tell the officials not to cause trouble for him.
The bribed officials just needed to stay put after receiving benefits.
At this moment, Shopkeeper Liang and the others were gathered on the third floor of Earthly Paradise to drink and celebrate.
Another good thing. They would pay for it. Li Dongzhu gave them an idea.
They didn't know if they could earn back the cost of raising pigs in a year. In short, they wouldn't lose money.
They could build a big farm themselves and let the people help raise the pigs. They would also pay the people. This was a good idea.
They didn't care how much they invested in building a pig farm.
They were just worried that Li Dongzhu wouldn't allow them to spend more money, just like the investment in Lantian County.
They wanted to invest 10,000 mu, but they couldn't. They could only invest 1,000 mu.
"Everyone, we made a lot of money in Lantian County. We said that we would earn back the cost in two years and double it in three years. In fact, we've already doubled it by many times."
Shopkeeper Liang stood up and held a wine cup.
Everyone nodded. They had indeed made a profit. They invested 1,000 mu and each person received 7,000 mu in dividends.
Seven times the profit in two years. Wasn't it scary? This was Li Dongzhu's ability.
The key was that this money was earned in an upright manner. The people who were hired were paid a high salary and paid 10% of the tax to the Lantian County's yamen.
The people who were hired were given masks and gloves when they were working.
He never rushed the workers to prevent them from making mistakes and getting injured, or even dying.
The food was good, there was meat for every meal.
Just by giving benefits and paying taxes, he could still make a profit of 70%. How miraculous!
Shopkeeper Liang waited for a while, then continued, "Ladies and gentlemen, Li Dongzhu took eighty percent of the gross profit. It seems like a lot, but he also spent a lot.
In the beginning, the Li Family Zhuangzi was the one who paid for it. Later on, the imperial court felt that it was too embarrassing, so they bought the Li Family Zhuangzi's livestock at a low price. "
Everyone continued to nod. That's right. Li Dongzhu was such a person. He was good at earning money and spending money.
After earning a large sum of money, he used it to build roads.
He had earned another large sum of money to transport goods to the border.
There was not a single beggar to be seen in the entire capital office. There were very few people who came to buy and sell people. It was only natural that the locals would not sell their children.
Those who came from outside did not want to sell their own homes. They had jobs to do. If they could find a way to earn money, who would be willing to sell?
"Old Liang, just say it. What do you want?" Shopkeeper Feng didn't want to waste time.
"What's the rush? Everyone, take out three thousand taels each to build a house. The fire cloth we made can still be used, but the asbestos tiles have not been sold yet.
We will buy our own products, including the profits and taxes. Then we will hire people to build the shacks that should be built in the summer.
Li Dongzhu won't ask for the dividends. The money we will take out is twelve hundred taels. "
Shopkeeper Liang explained his idea to everyone. They would take out the money and build a small house before the imperial court dispersed the shacks that were built in the winter.
Shopkeeper Feng laughed, "Old Liang, you want to let people see the asbestos tiles and then sell them. The initial investment will be to advertise and let people see the use of asbestos tiles. "
"No, I just want to do good. If you don't agree, I will pay for it myself."
If Shopkeeper Liang didn't want to admit it, how could he admit it?
"Twelve hundred taels. Fine, we will pay. Li Dongzhu took out a lot of money. If we don't take it, it means that we are not on the same side as Li Dongzhu. "
Someone immediately supported him. What was twelve hundred taels? Who in the room cared?
They said that it was three thousand taels and they would pay a 10% tax to determine the price of the product.
In the future, if anyone wanted to buy it, it would be calculated according to this price. It could only be higher, not lower. The retail price would be more expensive.
The group of people decided.
The next day, Bi Goo left with breakfast and returned to the imperial court to eat.
He didn't need to mention the matter of planting gingers in the imperial court. No one cared. It was too little and the land was not good.
He directly approved ten thousand mu. Next year, he would increase the planting. Anyway, no one would grow wheat there.
Bi Goo considered that one hundred mu would earn five thousand taels. Ten thousand mu, the price would be lower. Three hundred thousand taels was also acceptable.
Sandy soil was suitable for growing melons. There were few people growing melons there. It didn't take much effort. It would increase the number of taels a year by a few hundred thousand taels.
"Long Ze, how was it?" After the imperial court meeting, Song Jing asked when they returned to the political affairs hall. Yesterday, Bi Goo really went to the Li Family Zhuangzi.
"I didn't get the money for quicklime. It's not enough. We agreed on another matter to make money.
Xiao Yi has a big plan. I also know where is suitable for planting gingers.
Including the new surrendered households and the previous surrendered households, how can we settle down? Xiao Yi is so insidious. "
Bi Goo took out breakfast and prepared to eat.
Su Yi sniffed: "I think you are praising Li Yi. I brought steamed buns. How about you give me a scallion omelet?"
"Give it to others. I brought breakfast for the two of you. It's the same." Bi Goo pointed to the rectangular basket with food in it.
It was enough for three people. The main dish was scallion omelet. It seemed that there were a lot of eggs.
The thin one was … braised?
There was no tofu pudding. It was just soup.
There were shredded radish, dried tofu, lean meat, carrot, fungus, coriander, cucumber, and pickled mustard shreds. It was not salty.
The salty one was salted duck egg and cowpea pickles.
Song Jing was the quickest. He gave his breakfast to his subordinates. His subordinates were very grateful.
Su Yi followed him out. He could not leave it until noon. It would get cold.
The steamed buns were made with pork and cabbage. They were expensive. The cabbage that the people stored for winter was almost gone.
There were still some pickled cabbage. If there was a vat, they could store more of it.
Su Yi thought about the cabbage and pickled cabbage. He took out his share: "Li Yi made the people in the capital not feel the lack of supply."
He was definitely praising him. The lack of supply meant that the old grain had been used up before the new grain was produced. At the same time, there were not many wild vegetables.
He was an official in Chang 'an. He knew that a few years ago, the people in the capital would dig up wild vegetables and cook them with bran.
There was no such thing now. The people had savings and knew how to buy them. At the same time, they had work to do.
Even if they were poor, they could eat a long piece of rye bread for a few meals.
Buy a piece of rye bread, find a shed and drink free soup. The problem was solved.
If they did not have any money, go to Batian Square. If they were sick, they would be treated. If they could not work, they would be supported.
If they were strong, they would be provided with food for two days. If they looked for work, they would be guaranteed to find it.
In the capital, there were jobs available at any time. There was no situation where no one would hire them.
"Otherwise, why would the people erect a memorial tablet for him?"
Song Jing was envious and even jealous. As the Prime Minister, there were people who wanted to erect a memorial tablet for him, but there was no memorial tablet for him.
A memorial tablet was different from a memorial tablet.
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