Chapter 2023 Two Years
What a coincidence! Fang and the others were here too!
That's even better!
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Le Zhengxiao also came.
Qiao Xuan, Le Zhengxiao, and Zhao Shu discussed business again. They could purchase and ship all kinds of medicinal materials, tea leaves, cloth, wood, etc. produced in Anzezhou.
If the two companies join forces, they can handle any amount of goods.
They acted right away and selected a place. They bought a piece of land in Anzezhou City and planned to transform it into a shop and warehouse.
They did not seize the business in Anzezhou City. They purchased goods and sold them to other places. They were traveling merchants.
Local businesses are not excluded. On the contrary, with their participation, local business becomes more active, which is a good thing.
It was not until mid-September that Fang and Uncle Shao could not bear to leave their home as it was harvest time, and they had to hurry back to help with the harvest, so the whole family set out for home.
Although I felt a little sad when we said goodbye, I felt at ease when I thought about how close we are now and it would be convenient to travel back and forth.
Winter passed and spring came, and before I knew it, two years had passed.
In the spring of the 51st year of Emperor Xuan of Qi, An An was already over three years old, and would be four years old in July.
The little guy grows up healthy and strong, and is quite naughty on weekdays. The east courtyard of the back court is bustling with chaos every day!
Over the past two years, Anze Prefecture's economy has developed particularly well.
More and more people are planting medicinal herbs, peppercorns, star anise, and pepper, and many families are trying to raise chickens and ducks on a large scale.
Although the scale is not very large, there is no need to worry about sales. Qiao Xuan, Zhao Shu, Le Zhengxiao and others will buy all of them as long as the quality meets the standards.
Driven by these special products, people have more spare money than before, and their lives are naturally getting better and better.
The promotion of potatoes was also very rapid.
In just two years, almost every farmer's family planted potatoes. Families with large populations planted potatoes on all the four or five mu of land they had cleared. Even families with small populations planted one or two mu.
Some families grow even more.
After all, this is really good stuff!
Such a high yield, not picky about the soil, no special care is needed, just plant and leave, only weeding once in between. If a little fertilizer is applied, the yield will be even higher.
Farmers in Anze Prefecture have very few paddy fields. Some families have twelve or thirteen people but only three acres of paddy fields. In the past, they could not eat real white rice all year round. They had to add wild vegetables, or beans, taro, various vegetables and melons to every meal, and they could only taste the aroma of rice.
Even so, there were more than two months every year when we had to tighten our belts and couldn't even afford rice porridge. A large pot of water was almost entirely filled with vegetables, melons, and beans, and we could only afford a fist-sized handful of rice.
Now with potatoes, things are much better!
Potatoes can be eaten in many ways, and you will never get tired of them. They can be used as a meal or a vegetable. If you open up a piece of wasteland and grow medicinal herbs at home, you can earn three to five or three to four taels of silver a year.
Don't underestimate a few taels of silver. At least it can make the whole family's life much better. You can buy ordinary rice for six cents per pound, which is enough for the whole family to not go hungry for a year.
After eating and drinking enough, I have strength, motivation and hope. I can grow peppercorns, star anise, and raise chickens and ducks. It’s never a bad idea to follow Lord and Mrs. Shao!
Life will definitely get better year by year.
Everyone is grateful to the prefect!
(End of this chapter)
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