Chapter 286 Are you willing to come to the tea mountain to work?

Lord Zhao certainly knew what Sang Zhixia meant.

Sang Zhixia intends to make Mo Ding Mountain owned by someone, so naturally he will not tolerate anyone who would cause trouble because of it.

However, Sang Zhixia, who was about to take over Mo Ding Mountain, was unwilling to do such an offensive thing, so naturally he would be the one to take the blame.

However, Lord Zhao was still very happy about this.

Having just experienced a famine disaster, not only were the people below complaining about the difficulty of survival, but the city defenders were also having a hard time.

The arable land in the north city is not fertile, and the farming tax and grain tax are pitifully small. The silver that can be mobilized in the city garrison is also very limited.

If Sang Zhixia was willing to buy Mo Ding Mountain, he would be able to mobilize more silver and better control the price of grain within the range that the poor could afford.

The troubles that may arise in the future disappeared without a trace.

When Lord Zhao goes to the capital to report on his work next year, the political achievements presented to the emperor will look better.

only……

Lord Zhao was full of energy when he was shouting earlier about giving Sang Zhixia the land deed, but now after thinking it over, there was a hint of hesitation in his eyes.

Lord Zhao hesitated and said, "Mr. Sang's intention is beneficial to the people, and I naturally fully support it, but..."

"But the Sang family is also well aware of the situation in Heiya Village. The tea trees in the mountains are the lifeblood of these people. If we rashly drive all the villagers out of the mountain, I'm afraid there will be more trouble."

Even though there were so many people clamoring to dig up tea trees for Sang Zhixia, Sang Zhixia couldn't take away all of them after all.

At this time, the silent man weighed the pros and cons in his heart, and suddenly realized that he could not enter Mo Ding Mountain again, and the splash in the village would definitely not be small.

Sang Zhixia smiled dumbly upon hearing this and said calmly, "Don't worry, sir. I won't forbid the villagers from entering the mountain."

A one-size-fits-all approach is not a good idea.

What she wants to do is not to kill the chicken to get the eggs.

Once the land deeds are drawn up, those who are familiar with tea trees will naturally have suitable uses for them.

In order to turn Mo Cha, a rare living treasure, into a cash cow under his control, Sang Zhixia has put in a lot of effort during this period.

Sang Zhixia studied it carefully, looked up geographical records and asked knowledgeable people, from the rooting and growth of the tea tree to the emergence of tea buds, and even went into detail about how to fry the picked fresh tea leaves to remove moisture, how to roll them into tea cakes and then seal them for preservation.

Having spent so much time, Sang Zhixia certainly would not miss the most crucial issue: land advantage.

The place where tea trees grow naturally is of course the most suitable place.

For tea trees, which have extremely high requirements for their growing environment, not all of them will die after being replanted.

However, after relocating to a different environment, how much of the original flavor can be retained is definitely a difficult problem that cannot be ignored.

Sang Zhixia carefully read the local records and talked to people who had been to Heiya Village and Moding Mountain. He concluded that there was no other place like this.

The wastelands in the northwest are mostly vast plains. At first glance, there are few mountains or ravines. All you see is flat land that reaches the horizon.

But Heiya Village is different.

The terrain of Heiya Village is unique, with several towering mountains rising abruptly from the vast plain.

The snow on the top of the mountain can last for more than half a year without melting, and a small world that is completely different from other places is naturally formed between several mountain peaks. The temperature in the mountains is lower than that outside all year round.

It is precisely this unique advantage of the severe cold that lasts all year round that allows the unique black tea to grow here.

Tea trees may survive after transplanting, but the results will most likely be unsatisfactory.

If possible, Sang Zhixia didn't want to transplant the tea trees out of Moding Mountain at all.

Before today, things were not harmonious and difficult to talk about, so we could only settle for the next best thing.

But hasn’t the main contradiction been resolved now?

Sang Zhixia let out a faint smile as she spoke slowly under the gaze of Lord Zhao, "Don't worry, sir. I have great use for this place, and I hope the people here can lend me a hand and not let this put their livelihoods to the limit."

The people in Heiya Village have been caring for tea trees for decades and making a living from it. When it comes to experience about tea trees, they probably know as much as she does.

These are all ready-made and capable people.

As long as these people no longer allow themselves to be misled into causing trouble, Sang Zhixia would be happy to find them a more suitable way of life than the current one.

Can a household earn five taels of silver a year?

Sang Zhixia sneered and said subtly, "As long as you do well, I can give you much more than five taels."

The mountains can bring in a fortune, and she doesn't mind taking a little more out of her own pocket.

Of course, the prerequisite is that these people know that when working under her, the first thing they must do is to know what's appropriate.

By using both kindness and force, Sang Zhixia completely dispelled Lord Zhao's concerns in just a few words.

Lord Zhao trusts Sang Zhixia's character from the bottom of his heart.

As long as Sang Zhixia said he could do it, he would be happy to lend a hand.

The group went to the old man's house, and at the signal of Lord Zhao, the village chief, who was tied up, was thrown in front of everyone.

Sang Zhixia didn't notice the village chief's embarrassment. He turned the broken water bowl in his hand, which had been scrubbed countless times until it was faintly shiny, and said, "I came here today to discuss the ownership of Mo Ding Mountain. I am also planning to buy the area within a hundred miles, including Mo Ding Mountain, all at once."

"You all have been here for many years. Do you have anything to say about this?"

After Mo Ding Mountain was bought, according to the rules, everything on the mountain, even a piece of firewood, became Sang Zhixia's property, and no one else could touch it without permission.

The old man who had warmly invited Sang Zhixia to his home paused and said hesitantly, "My benefactor, you may not know that in addition to the tea trees in the mountains, woodcutters and hunters also rely on things from the mountains to survive. Even the firewood for cooking in my home comes from Mo Ding Mountain."

"Well... after you buy all these hills at once, can we still go into the mountains to collect firewood?"

Perhaps fearing Sang Zhixia might misunderstand, a man nearby nervously said, "We're not going to touch your tea trees. We're only going to chop wood and hunt. We promise not to touch a single tea leaf!"

"Yes, yes, yes. We will never touch the tea trees from now on. Once you buy them, they are all yours. But... if you can't enter the mountains, then..."

The person speaking became increasingly quieter, and the worry in his eyes grew.

Heiya Village is located on a steep mountain with less flat land. Compared with other villages, there is not much arable land available.

Without the convenience of entering the mountains and the subsidies from tea trees, no one’s life will be better in the future.

But once the land deed is signed, there will be no ambiguity about who owns the property.

They all survived because of Sang Zhixia's help, and no one dared to be so shameless as to negotiate with Sang Zhixia again.

Sang Zhixia listened quietly without interrupting. After everyone finished talking, she laughed and said, "Who said that just because I bought the mountain, you can't enter?"

"I was attracted by the tea trees in the mountains, but it wasn't just the tea trees that caught my eye."

"We'll transform everything within a hundred miles, including Mo Ding Mountain, into a tea mountain. Are you willing to come and work in the tea mountain?"