On the grounds that Xiao Dalang's injuries were still not conducive to the journey, the time to go to North City was postponed again.
The people in the Xiao family did not doubt her. After all, Xiao Dalang's injuries were indeed very serious this time.
Moreover, they also wanted to make Ge Chunru and her brother suffer more, so they had no objection.
Then Shi Qingluo and Xi Rong went out to look for rubber grass, while Liang Youxiao took Xi Rui to build a workshop.
While dealing with the problems left over by the previous county magistrate, Xiao Hanzheng also built a workshop with the little public funds left in the county government.
He also sent people to buy a lot of food from all over the place, and recruited workers to build workshops throughout the county.
Not only are they paid, but they also provide food, which attracted many people.
As a result, many people from nearby villages and towns came to sign up for the work.
Everyone was thinking that if the county magistrate refused to pay in the end, at least they could still have two full meals a day and save some food for their families.
The originally deserted county town gradually began to come alive.
A few days later, Shi Qingluo finally found rubber grass in a wilderness, and there was quite a lot of it.
She moved them all and took them back to plant.
There are few people and much land here. There are a lot of wasteland in every village, which can be reclaimed and used to grow rubber grass.
Shi Qingluo selected several nearby villages that were more suitable for planting, and Xiao Hanzheng asked someone to invite the village chiefs of several villages to the county government.
Several village chiefs sat there anxiously.
Xiao Hanzheng walked in with Shi Qingluo with a gentle smile on his face.
After he introduced Shi Qingluo to everyone, he added: "You should know corn. That's the seed my wife gave me."
"The reason I asked you to come here this time is because my wife wants to try growing a plant in your villages."
Of course, several village chiefs had heard of corn and heard that it was a high-yield, high-quality variety, but it had not yet spread to them.
I don’t know when the message will be passed on. I didn’t expect that Lord Xiao’s wife would be the one who donated the seed.
Now when I heard that she wanted to try growing plants, I couldn't help but feel curious.
A village chief asked, "I wonder what kind of plants Madam wants to grow? And what should we do?"
Shi Qingluo said, "I want to plant a plant called rubber grass. You just need to let the villagers open up wasteland and plant it. When the harvest comes, the county government will buy it directly from you."
"If the county government can't finish it all, my friends will take it all."
"Then we can sign a contract to guarantee that as long as you grow it, we will pay for it."
"You can't sell it to anyone else within three years, and we will buy it at this price."
She took out the contract she had prepared and handed it to the village chief who spoke.
The village chief carefully took the paper and asked the only literate village chief among them to read it.
After hearing this, they all found it hard to believe that such a good thing could happen.
Moreover, in the first three years of land reclamation, the county government was completely tax-free.
That is, as long as everyone works hard to grow things, they can sell them for money.
According to the price set in the contract, a pound of rubber grass is three times the price of a pound of grain.
If this works, everyone can make a lot of money.
A savvy village chief asked: "Is this rubber grass difficult to grow? If it doesn't survive, do we have to pay compensation?"
Shi Qingluo smiled and said, "As long as you plant it according to my instructions, the possibility of it not surviving is very small."
"If the seedlings really cannot survive due to no human factors, then naturally no compensation is required. We will bear the risk."
"But if someone deliberately doesn't plant properly, doesn't apply fertilizer when it's time, and doesn't do what I ask, then if the crops die, they will have to pay compensation."
"I will tell you how to grow rubber grass. It is not difficult to grow. As long as you plant it carefully, your income next year will definitely not be bad."
It is not uncommon for poor and remote areas to produce unruly people. We must be prepared and make the responsibilities and risks of both parties clear.
After hearing her words, the village chief was not completely relieved.
Or if the villagers buy the seedlings at a high price now, but find all kinds of excuses not to collect them when the harvest comes, they will suffer a huge loss.
We are all poor, how can we afford it?
So the man asked again: "We would like to plant, but we just paid taxes not long ago. The villagers have no money, so we can't buy seedlings from you."
Shi Qingluo quite agreed with his caution, probably because he was scared by the previous county magistrates.
"You don't have to spend money to buy from us. You just need to record how many seedlings each household has received, and then deduct the money directly after the harvest next year."
"The money for buying seedlings has to be decided first. This is the first year, so the county government will provide support."
"The price of one kilogram of seedlings is only half of the price of one kilogram of rubber grass after harvest."
Hearing this, several village heads present were a little excited.
Since it doesn’t cost any money at the beginning, and the price of seedlings is so low.
This is worth a try. It just requires a lot of effort to open up the land and take care of it on a daily basis.
The reason their village has so many people is its strength.
So he started discussing it with Shi Qingluo again, and gradually he felt less nervous.
When leaving, everyone had a smile on their face.
If this was really as Lord Xiao and his wife promised, they couldn't help but look forward to next year.
Next, Xiao Hanzheng and Shi Qingluo started to work on planting rubber grass.
North city.
Xiao Yuanshi was not surprised to see that Ge Chunru had not been released yet, so he sent his confidant to Heyang County to talk to Xiao Hanzheng.
North City Jinwang Mansion.
Prince Jin was drinking tea and listening to music in the yard.
His attendant walked in and reported in a low voice, "Your Majesty, there is news from Heyang County."
Prince Jin, who had his eyes closed, opened them. "What news?"
"At that time, Shi Qing settled in several villages in Heyang County and organized some kind of cooperative planting with the county government. They wanted to plant a plant called rubber grass."
King Jin sat up straight when he heard it. "Rubber grass? What's the use of it?"
The attendant replied: "Shi Qingluo did not mention the specific usage."
Prince Jin thought for a moment, "Could it be related to the rubber that is now popular in the capital?"
He is now wearing rubber-soled leather shoes, and there are several bicycles in the warehouse.
This rubber is really good stuff.
It’s a pity that the emperor and the three dukedoms sent people to southern Fujian and other places to look for rubber and to enclose land to plant rubber trees.
So it is not easy to target his people.
When you hear the name, it's hard not to think of rubber.
The attendant replied respectfully: "I also think it may be related to rubber."
"My Lord, should we also get some seeds?"
King Jin shook his head. "We don't know how to plant now, how to tap the rubber after it's planted, etc., so don't worry about it."
"Shi Qingluo really didn't disappoint me this time. He started to take action right after arriving in Northern Frontier."
He curled his lips and said, "Won't the concubine hold a flower-viewing banquet in half a month? Let her send an invitation to Shi Qingluo as well."
He really wanted to meet the so-called disciple of the old immortal.
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