"Boss, hehe, could I take a single ear of wheat with me?" Suddenly, a commoner rubbed his hands together and asked shyly.
Luo Xi was taken aback, somewhat amused and exasperated. What was so special about taking this? But she still waved her hand and said, "Give everyone present today a single ear of wheat."
"Thank you so much, Boss!" Everyone was overjoyed. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought that Luo Xi had given them gold.
The area around the wheat field was bustling for quite a while before it quieted down.
At this moment, the landlords and gentry who had come to watch the commotion came over.
Luo Xi looked over: "Is there something you need?"
Seeing her cold attitude, the landlord and gentry felt a little embarrassed, but thinking of their barren land, they still said, "Boss Luo, could you give us some of your seeds?"
Regardless of whether the wheat yield per acre is really that high, at least it can survive in this kind of weather and produce grain, which is already quite good.
"Please rest assured, when the harvest is ready, we will pay the same 30% tax as other people, absolutely not less than what you pay."
Luo Xi seemed very easy to talk to: "Sure, no problem."
A hint of disdain flashed in the eyes of the landlords and gentry. Sure enough, women are just women; they don't even know how to fight for their own best interests.
If they had such seeds, they wouldn't just distribute them for free; they would charge for them, since there are so many people involved, they could make a lot of money.
Rosie noticed their disdain; they were looking down on her while still trying to get something out of her.
Luo Xi snorted inwardly, and when she spoke again, she said, "However, your tax rate is not 30%, it's 50%."
The landlords and gentry were instantly furious.
"Boss Luo, this is so unfair! Why do they only get 30% while we get 50%?"
"Exactly, they're all the same seeds, how could you do this? You're so heartless."
They all looked indignant, accusing Rose as if she had gotten the biggest advantage.
Seeing these people being so rude to Luo Xi, Xiao Yi was furious. His handsome eyebrows shot up: "What are you saying? Have you no time to live? How dare you talk about our leader like that?"
The soldiers behind him also held long spears, glaring fiercely at these people.
The group shrank back, but still muttered defiantly, "We were just telling the truth, and now we can't even speak the truth?"
"We're all receiving seeds and paying taxes, how can you treat us differently? Chief Luo, you're taking advantage of the wealthy."
Luo Xi glanced at the group, then laughed: "The seeds are mine, so I like to treat people differently. What's wrong with that?"
"Just 50%, you don't have to take it. I'm not forcing anyone, there's no need to make things so difficult."
She finished speaking and walked away. The people who received the seeds treated her with great respect. And what about you? Ha!
Xiao Yi laughed: "Yes, you don't have to take it if you think it's too much."
After speaking, he strode confidently behind Luo Xi, his protective intent all too obvious.
Landlords and gentry: "..."
He just left like that?
Shouldn't we try to negotiate the price?
"Boss Luo, wait, wait, that's not what we meant. How about 40%, 40% is okay?"
Loxi ignored them completely, taking it or leaving it.
The group panicked completely and rushed over to stop Luo Xi, saying with a heavy heart, "Fifty percent, fifty percent, we agree."
Rosie: "..."
Why didn't they just be straightforward earlier? Why did they have to resort to such scheming? Who spoiled them?
"Okay, but we're not sending any now. You'll have to buy it from the strategist."
After saying that, he really left.
The landlords and gentry were dumbfounded. They wished they could slap themselves a few times and dared not mutter any more nonsense. In the end, they had no choice but to pay Yin Li with silver.
This Yin Li is going too far, actually selling them one tael of silver per pound.
After this incident, Chaoyang Manor finally gained a firm foothold in Tongning County. Seeing that the county government was not making any moves, everyone became bolder and came to Chaoyang Manor without any attempt to conceal their presence.
Yin Li's workload increased exponentially, and Luo Xi saw him several times, and he always looked exhausted.
"Are there still no scholars willing to come to the manor?" Rose asked.
Yin Li pinched her slightly throbbing brow. Although she was tired, her eyes were bright: "It's okay, I can still manage."
Seeing the resort change every day under his management, he felt happy no matter how tired he was.
So no one is coming. Luo Xi narrowed her eyes. This can't go on. You can't put all the pressure on one person, especially those trivial matters. As long as you can read, you don't need to have much knowledge.
"White Tiger, post a notice." Since no one else was willing to help, she had to ask this guy for help: "Anyone who can read and is willing to work at our manor will be paid ten, no, twenty taels of silver a month, and thirty catties of rice."
Luo Xi still didn't believe it; with such good conditions, no one was willing to come.
Yin Li hesitated, but ultimately said nothing.
However, after the notice was posted, not only did no one respond, but it was also ridiculed relentlessly.
"A mere bandit like her thinks she can get us to work for her? That's just wishful thinking."
"Exactly, they even tried to bribe us with silver. They're so greedy and vulgar, it's an insult to scholars."
"That's right. We've studied hard for over ten years. Even if we don't become high-ranking officials, we should at least be in the imperial court. A bandit? Humph!" The scholar's face was full of disdain.
“I would rather starve to death than associate with such a stupid woman. How can an unfaithful and unjust person like me eat her food? How can I face the sages and worthies? After I die, I will not be able to hold my head up in the underworld.”
"That's right!"
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