Chapter 79 Is He Poor?
"I wonder if the girl still has that thing called potatoes. It's good. It can be paired with anything, and it can also be made into a dish on its own. It tastes good no matter how it is cooked, and it can be stored for a long time. If you have it, we can take as many as you can." The little leader of the fire brigade couldn't help but say again.
Zhao Liya smiled and said, "There really isn't any left this year, so I'm saving it for seed. I could send you five or six thousand kilograms, so why don't you save some for seed? We can plant it in the spring when the weather warms up. It's very easy to grow and doesn't require much care. We can harvest twice a year, so there's no delay. If you harvest too much and can't eat it all, you can sell it to me."
The firefighter leader nodded happily, "Okay, Miss Zhao, just give us as much as you have, and we'll plant it next year!"
He smiled a bit sheepishly as he spoke, "I can't let Miss Zhao suffer a loss, but potatoes are a bit high in the market right now. How about two and a half cents—ahem, three cents per pound?"
It really hurts to say it.
Zhong Jing was at a loss for words and couldn't help but glare at her. "You're so stingy! You're so stingy! Didn't we just wipe out those pirates' lair a while ago? You must have purchased all that gold and silver treasures! I'll charge you the market price."
The fire chief was a little embarrassed. He couldn't bring himself to undermine his general in public, so he quickly agreed and said with a smile, "Don't be upset, General. I'm just making preparations for a rainy day. Although we've seized a lot of treasure, we still need to plan carefully so we don't run out of money. After all, the court—ahem, Miss Zhao, then let's calculate it based on five cents per pound!"
It hurts, it hurts so much! But this is indeed the current market price. Anyway, if I plant more next year, it won’t be a loss.
The general only cared about the treasures he had seized, but he had no idea how much he owed the merchants for the grain, vegetables, meat, seasonings, and so on, and how many times they had pressed him for payment. He was in a hurry to pay them all off immediately. If he didn't pay them, they would probably find all sorts of excuses to refuse to supply him.
Although doing business with the military camp is like building a network of connections, which is quite useful, no one can afford to keep running on credit. No one's money comes from the wind!
If no merchant is willing to supply goods, will the general take his brothers to become tyrannical and robbing bullies?
The general was also thinking of purchasing a batch of high-quality military horses, weapons, military uniforms, medicinal materials and other supplies. Haha, did he really think that the wealth in the pirate nest was endless and could not be spent?
Didn’t he say that it would be a great achievement if the general could successfully purchase a quarter of the things he wanted to buy?
Zhao Liya smiled and said, "Let's just charge three cents per pound. I charge two cents per pound, so I'm making a profit at three cents per pound!"
The firefighter's eyes lit up—
Zhong Jing: "No, you'll still lose out this way!"
"General Zhong, let's do it this way! I wouldn't feel comfortable taking more, and besides, I'd sell it to someone else for the same price."
"Really?" Zhong Jing was skeptical.
Zhao Liya laughed: "Of course!"
"Alright then!" Zhong Jing finally believed it and said to the fire chief, "How about this? We'll send someone to transport it back so Miss Zhao and the others don't have to bother. When the vegetables in their village are ready, we'll send someone over to get them as well."
"Yes, yes, I'll make the arrangements!" The fireman nodded repeatedly with a smile. Those soldiers had nothing to do on weekdays anyway, so running errands was good for their health, so there was no problem at all.
Zhao Liya was overjoyed: "In that case, thank you very much!"
Zhong Jing waved his hand: "I should be the one thanking Miss Zhao."
Even if he didn't farm, he knew that potatoes were hard to come by now, and it was not easy to get some for seeds, and it was impossible to get any.
Miss Zhao gave me five or six thousand kilograms in one go, and I must remember this favor.
Miss Zhao behaves in a manner worthy of the Grand Tutor, and is truly worthy of being the Grand Tutor's daughter.
Zhong Jing was deeply impressed and admired her immensely, but he couldn't help but feel bad for his boss. He was afraid it wouldn't be easy for him to pursue Miss Zhao.
So Zhong Jing coughed, and couldn't help but smiled and said again: "By the way, Miss Zhao, our brother Zhou will definitely come again before the New Year. Then we will go to Yan Village together to visit. Miss Zhao, please don't think we are bothering you!"
Zhao Liya: “.”
"Oh, yes, yes, no, no! I hope the General doesn't mind the simplicity of the place."
"Haha, no way!"
On the way home, Zhao Liya couldn't help but ask Hu Ling curiously, "Are General Zhong and his men really that poor in the barracks? Doesn't the court pay them salaries?"
Zhao Liya really didn't understand anything about these things. After all, it was impossible for the deity to care about such things and know nothing about them, and she herself was even less clear and didn't understand.
After all, Hu Ling came from the Taifu Mansion, so he knew something, so he complained to Zhao Liya in detail.
The imperial court would naturally not fail to pay any salaries or allocate any military pay, but it would never pay it on time and in full. It might even delay it again and again and cancel it out in the end.
Unless there is a big boss backing you up in the court, the big boss will help you get it.
In addition, Lingnan is located in a remote area, and the local government is poor, so it can only afford a very small part of the cost. Even if it can afford it, people are not willing to do it. Therefore, General Zhong is probably really poor.
Even if you have just defeated the pirates and destroyed their lair, you may still be poor.
Zhao Liya pondered. If he was poor, then he must be eager to make money, right? Does this mean she could win him over and make money with him?
You can wait and see and find an opportunity to test it out.
Zhao Liya is very cautious.
After all, if you say something like this, it must be done. If you are not sure it will succeed, it is better not to say it. That would be too embarrassing.
After returning to the village, the family discussed it and then spread the news.
Plant vegetables, and the Zhao family will buy them. Garlic sprouts are one cent per pound, and the others are two cents to three pounds. The Zhao family will specify what vegetables to plant and when to plant them, but this is negotiable. There are several kinds of vegetables to choose from, such as celery, lettuce, spinach, etc. There are a total of 80 acres, and each kind is about 10 acres. As for the specified time to plant, it is to stagger the harvest time.
For now, each household is limited to planting a maximum of two mu. This is calculated based on whole mu, meaning you can plant either one or two mu. If there are any remaining after the count, those who wish to plant more may do so on a first-come, first-served basis.
Zhao Liya also shared the per-acre yield information she got from the military camp. The per-acre yield of lettuce, spinach, and Chinese cabbage was about 1,000 jin, and one acre of land could earn 650 to 700 wen.
The yield of celery and garlic sprouts per mu is about 1,800 kilograms, so you can earn more.
Anyone willing to grow vegetables must sign a contract, which stipulates that the price of the vegetables they grow cannot be raised, they cannot sell them to others, and they cannot take up the quota and ask people from other villages to grow them.
(End of this chapter)
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