Chapter 212 Achievement

Master Qin's eyes lit up, and he rubbed his hands with joy and smiled: "Great, great, Madam Xu, this is a great idea! If we follow this idea, we will definitely make a lot of money!"

Master Qin's mind was working quickly. He was already silently planning how many carpenters and blacksmiths to hire to do this. How to keep the drawings confidential and not leak them out while ensuring efficiency, and how to produce the largest quantity possible. He must hurry up because the autumn harvest was imminent.

He himself would go to the provincial capital as soon as possible to find a trustworthy merchant from elsewhere and discuss selling the blueprints to them.

Xu Zhichun smiled and said, "In that case, how about we draw up a contract? Make three copies, and keep one with Lord Lu. As for the profits, Master Qin will do the accounting. After deducting all costs, Master Qin will take 5%, and Lord Lu and I will each take 25%."

In fact, Lord Lu said he would take 20% and Xu Zhichun would take 30%. Xu Zhichun thought it would not sound good to let Lord Lu take the smallest share, so he simply decided to let each of them take 25%. After all, if he let County Magistrate Lu take 3% and he took 2%, he would probably refuse again.

Master Qin was shocked when he heard the proportions and shook his head, "No, no, no, how can this be possible! I'm just talking, and all the profits come from these drawings. Besides, my family also benefits from them. How can I have the nerve to take so much? How about this, Master Lu takes 40%, and my family and Madam Xu each take 30%?"

"This is entirely thanks to Master Qin. Otherwise, I would just be holding the blueprints and watching them. How about Master Qin take 40%?"

"No, no, it must be Lord Lu who holds 40%."

"I'm afraid Lord Lu won't agree!"

"Madam Xu, please talk to Lord Lu. It's only right, it's only right."

"Master Qin, just agree to it openly. It's really okay."

Xu Zhichun was somewhat helpless. Lord Lu had told him at the time that he only needed to take one or two percent of the profits, and no more.

Xu Zhichun knew that he was honest. If Mrs. Lu's words had not touched him, he probably would not have touched anything at all. He would never be happy to keep 40% of the money.

How could Master Qin be willing to take more than Lord Lu?

That is the parent official, and of course the parent official is the one who accounts for the majority.

Who else is worthy of this except the official who is our father and mother?

He knew in his heart that Xu Zhichun said this because Lord Lu must have hinted at something, but Master Qin had his own reasons and rules of survival.

Lord Lu doesn't mind at the moment, and he must be thinking so from the bottom of his heart, but it's hard to say what will happen in the future.

What if?

What if one day Lord Lu thinks back on this and suddenly feels uncomfortable?

So, is he wronged or not? Who can he go to for justice?

Under Mr. Qin's insistence, Xu Zhichun had no choice but to give in.

There was no way. Master Qin smiled and looked very amiable, as if he could be easily persuaded. In fact, he had a very good eloquence. If he wanted to insist on something, there was nothing he couldn't do.

Xu Zhichun couldn't insist on refusing the benefits on behalf of Lord Lu, so, then, how about this?

Xu Zhichun simply discussed with Master Qin that if Lord Lu was unwilling to take so much, then the extra profit could be donated to the county school or the temple.

In short, taking from the people and using it for the people is not a good idea.

Mr. Qin was filled with joy and nodded repeatedly, "Great, great, this is a great idea! I'm really old, and I can't compare to Madam Xu's youth and intelligence, who came up with such a good idea that achieves the best of both worlds."

Xu Zhichun was embarrassed by his praise, "Master Qin, your praise is truly unworthy. I don't deserve it!"

After discussing how to make a lot of money using the two drawings, it was already noon and they were ready to leave.

Xu Zhichun said tentatively, "I have something else I'd like to ask Mr. Qin and Mrs. Qin for a favor."

Madam Qin laughed heartily and said, "Madam Xu, how can you be so polite? From now on, we should visit each other more often. Madam Xu, please feel free to tell me anything you have to say."

Xu Zhichun: "To be honest, I have saved up some money and would like to buy some good farmland. Master Qin and Madam Qin have many connections, so if you have any suitable ones, could you please recommend them to me?"

It is not easy to buy good farmland these days, and it is even more difficult to buy more than ten acres or dozens of acres at once.

There are many rich people, and no rich family would complain about having too much fertile land. They would all buy as much as possible, and would never think that it was too much.

Therefore, it was very difficult for Xu Zhichun to buy good farmland, especially a continuous piece of land.

She couldn't even get in line.

But the Qin family is different.

The village head has good land. If no one in the village wants it, he will probably give it to a family like Mr. Qin as soon as possible.

Master Qin was stunned: "Madam Xu wants to buy good farmland?"

"Yeah." Xu Zhichun nodded and smiled. "My family's fields are really too small. Even though I do a little business in the city, I still feel a little uneasy. Now that I've saved some money, I want to buy some more. At least I can see it and feel at ease."

"That's right. Nothing is more reliable than good farmland."

Mr. Qin and Mrs. Qin agreed very much.

Mr. Qin then said, "Excuse me, but I wonder how much fertile land Madam Xu wants to buy?"

Xu Zhichun had already calculated that one mu of good farmland now costs seven to eight taels of silver. She already had eight hundred and forty taels on hand, not including the money from selling tomatoes for so long. This amount of money had not yet been recorded in the account.

She then said, "It would be best if we could have over a hundred acres, but if not, a few dozen acres would be fine."

Mr. Qin and Mrs. Qin were both a little shocked and greatly impressed.

This only amounts to more than 800 taels of silver, which is not enough for the Qin family's expenses for one month. However, they are not ignorant of the world and know how difficult it is for an ordinary farmer to save 30 or 50 taels of silver.

Even if Xu Zhichun did business in the city, he might have saved up a hundred or so taels, but no one expected that she would have so much.

For farmers, this is undoubtedly a huge number!

You can’t earn that much in several lifetimes.

Madam Xu is really amazing.

Master Qin: "Okay, okay. If I have any news, I will inform Madam Xu."

Madam Qin suddenly thought of something and smiled at Master Qin, "By the way, Master, I vaguely remember that our family seems to have more than 30 acres of fertile land in Liangjia Village, right?"

Master Qin was startled, then he remembered. "Madam has a good memory, it is true. The thirty-odd acres are located almost at the border of Liangjia Village and Quanshan Village. We originally bought that land as dry land, but we had the servants dig a canal to irrigate it, and it later became fertile farmland."

"That's perfect!" Madam Qin clapped her hands and laughed. "Liangjia Village isn't close to our home, and it's a hassle to take care of over thirty acres of fertile land. How about just selling it to Madam Xu?"

"Haha, that's fine!"

Madam Qin smiled and said, "Although it's not much, Madam Xu, please don't despise it."

(End of this chapter)