Chapter 99 Sowing
Su Jingge said, "So, sir, you want to buy the goods?"
"Yes, sir. Just tell me how much you want, and I'll do the math. It just so happens that Sun's Ceramics Workshop is currently producing this batch of goods, which is intended for sale in other towns."
"However, the merchant is not in a hurry. If you are in a hurry, sir, we can give you this batch of goods first."
"You'll definitely get these goods within five days!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Pingsheng beamed with joy: "Oh my, the magistrate is truly understanding, considerate, and helpful!"
"If you could give me that batch of goods first, it would solve my urgent problem."
The man's eyes were filled with emotion.
Look closely, there are still tears in the corners of her eyes.
"Your Excellency the Maritime Trade Commissioner, you needn't be so polite. You have devoted yourself to the court. If these fine items could be delivered to the palace as soon as possible so that the nobles there could use them, it would bring glory to Yuxiang County!"
Gu Pingsheng bowed with his hands clasped: "Magistrate Su is a cheerful man. With such a broad mind, he will surely govern Yuxiang County to prosperity and strength, and the people will have plenty of food and clothing!"
The two raised their teacups, and that was how the matter was settled.
Then Gu Pingsheng gave a number: he wanted 30 toilets.
And it was a full payment, because Su Jingge and her father both had very good reputations.
Therefore, there's no need to go through all those red tape procedures, deposits, and final payments.
It's best to have sex only once.
Gu Pingsheng had a better understanding of the situation. He figured that the nobles in the palace were all clean people. No matter how well the servants served them, the fact remained that even if the toilet was scrubbed clean, he couldn't flush it away immediately.
If this were brought to the palace, the nobles would surely cherish it.
Gu Pingsheng gave the silver to Su Jingge.
After Su Jingge left, those around Gu Pingsheng were extremely puzzled.
"Ambassador, you said you wouldn't buy fruits, jewelry, or jade, but you brought back a bunch of toilets. The master didn't drink, so how come he's drunk?"
“You don’t understand. There’s no such thing as a kicking stick in Chang’an. People are tired of looking for those things. Just listen to me, let’s wait to go back and collect our reward.”
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Thirty thousand copper coins.
Su Jingge did not raise the price for this order; she simply paid the original price.
Because this market will be huge, as long as trade routes are established, there will be no shortage of money.
If the nobles in the palace take a fancy to her good stuff, and if she can get in touch with the imperial merchants, that would be incredible.
Su Jingge informed Sun's Ceramics Workshop to prepare the goods now and deliver them to Gu Pingsheng in five days.
This way, the goods come from Sun Changgui, and others won't discover that they have this system problem.
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The next day.
Su Jingge heard from Xie Mo's men that the seeds were ready.
On Xiao Yinhe's side, the land has already been prepared.
Meanwhile, Xu Yuan had also finished building the waterwheel.
They were just waiting for Su Jingge's order to start clearing land and planting crops.
The group arrived at the west side of the city.
As everyone looked at the barren land, which used to be overgrown with weeds, with wild grass reaching half a person's height.
The tangled brambles and vines used to be intertwined, and the ground was covered with dry grass stems and pebbles.
Occasionally, you can see wild rabbits and field mice darting by.
But now it's gone too.
Previously, the ground was as hard as an iron plate, and muddy puddles would accumulate after rain. Only a few crooked miscellaneous trees were rooted in the corners, and the wild grass rustled when the wind blew.
It doesn't look like it's arable at all.
Things are completely different now.
The originally messy weeds were cleared away, dried, and piled up by the field to become firewood.
The hard soil was repeatedly turned over with a hoe and transformed into loose clods.
It was also rake-trimmed flat and neat, dividing the field into orderly ridges.
Shallow drainage ditches were dug along the edge of the field, and from a distance, a neat and orderly piece of land replaced the previous barrenness, exuding the vitality to nurture crops.
Everyone was greatly surprised.
The people said one after another, "This land has been abandoned for who knows how long, but now Magistrate Su has actually carved it out."
"Magistrate Su is truly selfless and upright. From now on, we people will no longer have to go hungry, and our lives will get better and better."
"We will never forget Magistrate Su's great kindness and virtue!"
Su Jingge looked at the gentle and kind people and said, "Officials are here to share the burdens of the people. Fellow villagers, there's no need to be so polite. Let's plant the seeds now!"
The farmer squats beside the ridge of the field, holding a handful of seeds in one hand and a small shovel or his fingers in the other, pressing out small, evenly deep pits in the soft soil.
The pits are spaced about the same distance apart, like neat little imprints on the land.
Next, they dropped two or three plump seeds into each hole and then gently covered the holes with loose soil from the side.
Gently press the soil down with your palm or the back of a hoe, and finally sprinkle a thin layer of soil on top. The movements are gentle and skillful.
These seeds include:
Medium-grain rice is the core seed variety in rice-producing areas of southern China.
Rice seedlings are planted in May and June. They need to be cultivated first and then transplanted to paddy fields. They are the core grain crop planted in summer.
Xie Mo had already dealt with this before.
So we can just plant them now.
Millet, sorghum.
Both are drought- and heat-resistant, making them suitable for summer growth.
Buckwheat.
It has a short growing season, can adapt to summer climates, and can be harvested in autumn.
Winter melon, pumpkin.
Green beans.
Green beans.
radish.
These were common things in ancient times, but even if they existed, they couldn't be grown.
The problem was that we didn't have the tools, and we couldn't dig a ditch.
Third, even if a canal was dug, there would be no waterwheel.
Even if they wanted to build a waterwheel, they didn't have the blueprints.
If you want these pictures, you'll have to get them from Zhao Zhou.
If Zhao Zhou had agreed to all of this, he wouldn't have had to log off.
So Su Jingge completed everything that Zhao Zhou couldn't.
She breathed a sigh of relief when all of these things were buried underground.
These are just the most basic things; they are not the source of the economy.
Even if it's a source of income, it's negligible.
If we want the entire county to develop, we need to do more than just plant these things.
That's why Xie Mo searched for so long before finally finding the two things.
It's just sesame seeds and cotton.
These two things are the real sources of income.
Sesame thrives in high temperatures and is drought-resistant. It can be sown in May or June and harvested in autumn. The seeds can be pressed for oil.
It was one of the important oil crops in ancient times.
Cotton, for example, in cotton-producing areas such as the Yellow River basin and south of it, can be sown in May or June, or cotton seedlings can be transplanted. It grows in summer and produces fluff in autumn, and was an important textile raw material crop in ancient times.
Therefore, Xie Mo spent a lot of time searching for these two things.
Now that we have these two things, the existing economy will be stimulated.
In addition, the number of merchants in the city has increased, and they have become more and more confident.
Therefore, the people will surely become extremely wealthy!
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