The managers of the three farms had already discussed it among themselves in the morning, and the 10 people assigned here were already looking at the land.
They planned to each mark out an area for themselves. According to the boss, 240 people would be hired for this land, so each of them would have to manage 24 people. They had to compete to see who could manage and grow crops better.
Chun Xiao was naturally happy to see such enthusiasm of the employees, so she struck while the iron was hot and gave a corporate class on personnel management to all the employees. The people in the village were stunned and admired her very much.
It's a bit far from here to the county town. It takes about three hours by horse carriage, and it would take a whole day if it were a cow.
Today, Chunxiao did not bring Xiaohua with her because she needed to buy a cow and bring some labor. However, she assigned Xiaohua a task before leaving. She asked her to rent an ox cart from the village and go to the town to order some pig heads, pig ears, pig trotters, and large intestines from the butcher. If there were any, she should buy more. She would prepare some more braised meat for Dongsheng and the others so that they could take it to the military camp and eat it slowly.
In this kind of weather nowadays, braised meat will not go bad even if kept for half a month.
They went to the county town together with five men, and Nineteen was still driving the cart.
"Nineteen, when you went back, had my eldest brother and the others returned to Qingzhou?"
"I heard that he went back with the people from Huangkou Village."
Chunxiao nodded. It was better to go back. Her family didn't have to worry. Chunxiao looked at the four people in the car and asked, "Did you come here voluntarily or was it someone appointed by the manager?"
"Boss, we came here voluntarily. The manager asked who was willing to go to Fangzhou. Many people wanted to come, and finally they chose us."
Meiman was a capable person, and Chunxiao nodded. "From now on, you will be considered the owners of each farm. If you need anything, remember to ask in time. We will pass by the land on the outskirts of the city later and take you all to explore it. Once the houses in the walled village are built, it will be our turn. After the cattle are bought, we will harvest and fertilize the land."
"Boss, we don't have a stone mill or water tank in our yard. Should we prepare a few more when the time comes?"
"Indeed, write them down and do them one by one."
"Boss, we need some paper and pen for accounting."
"I prepared a few booklets for you earlier, but it's also good to have more. Write them down and buy a copy for each of the three farms later."
Several people racked their brains to think of what they were missing, and they wrote down whatever they thought of. It is said that three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang, and now is the time to pool ideas, and the more people there are, the more ideas they can come up with.
In the afternoon, the carriage finally arrived at the land on the outskirts of the city.
"This piece of land is 336 mu, from here to there." Chunxiao drew the area for them. "The courtyard will be built like a house in a walled village."
"Boss, are there too many rooms?" The person asking the question was the male manager assigned to this area.
"It's okay. It's okay if there are more. This place is close to the county town, and I'm afraid I'll need more houses in the future." She looked at the man, "Your name is Xia Shiyi, right?"
The man was a little flattered. He didn't expect Chunxiao to remember his name. "Yes, Boss, my name is Xia Shiyi."
"It seems that from now on, we have to call people by their last names." She smiled, "When the time comes, Chun Ersan and you will be responsible for building the house. Please think carefully about the preparations."
After staying in the field for a while, they set off again and soon arrived at the county town.
Chunxiao found an inn to settle the people, and then hurriedly took Shijiu to the county government office. This time, they were received by the county's legal advisor. When he heard that they had rented land to make a large number of agricultural tools, the legal advisor knew who she was. After all, there was only one person who could rent so much land at once in recent times.
"Boss Yan, you have to tell me the exact amount so that I can issue you the paperwork."
Chunxiao looked at her lawyer and started to have a bad idea. "Master, is there a place in our county where the government manufactures agricultural tools?" She didn't know if there was one, but it would always pay to ask.
The master waved his hand and said, "There are none nowadays. They are all cast in iron shops. But there were some in the past."
"Master, could you recommend a few capable iron shops for us? We have a huge number of tools, and I'm afraid if we don't have a guarantee, we won't be able to operate our farm."
"Boss Yan, please tell me what you need first."
"I need 500 hoes, 500 shears, 50 plows, and 50 axes."
The lawyer knew she wanted a lot, but he didn't expect her to ask for so much. "With so much, I'm afraid it will take the iron shop several months to finish the work. So, I'll write you the paperwork first, and then find someone to take you to all the shops listed in the book. That way, you don't have to wait so long."
"Thank you very much, Master," Chun Xiao thanked him. "Master, there is one more thing. We are here to buy a cow. I wonder where we can buy one here."
"To buy cattle, we naturally have to go to the Western Suburbs Cattle Market. I'll run a blacksmith shop for you later and ask him to take you to the cattle market. Just don't delay too long and help me send the people back as soon as possible."
"Of course, of course. Thank you very much, Master." Although the evil idea did not come true, it was worth it because I found a guide who could help me avoid many detours.
The assigned official followed them into the carriage and took them to visit six iron shops in the county town. The shop owners were very enthusiastic about them because they were brought by the government office. When they heard that they wanted to order hundreds of farm tools, they knew that it was a big business. Chunxiao took the opportunity to bargain and place the order, paid the deposit, and ordered all the things he wanted from the six shops.
After they had dealt with the farm tools, they hurried to the western suburbs. It turned out that the cattle market was on a farm in a different area. It was getting late, so Chunxiao and the others followed the official to identify the place and then hurried back to send the official back.
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