Chapter 695 Jia Yanbing's Plan
The days at the beginning of the year passed quickly, and it was March in the blink of an eye.
The winter at the border is longer than that inside the country, and the soil that was frozen very hard is now gradually beginning to melt.
After a winter of snow and extremely cold weather, the pests breeding in the soil have basically been eliminated.
The medicinal herb seeds planted in the ground also began to break through the soil.
I don't know who leaked the news, but the wealthy people and landlords all knew that the Wan family rented the land to grow medicinal herbs, so the medicinal herb seeds were sold out immediately.
"Mr. Jia, I went to the fields today and heard that everyone was saying that some people were following our example and growing medicinal herbs."
Wan Laoer came back in a hurry and quickly took a sip of water.
Jia Yanbing said calmly: "The opportunity has come."
Wan Laoer didn't understand what Jia Yanbing meant. He said something without any context. What opportunity had come?
"Mr. Jia, are you so angry that you fainted? Didn't you say that we would plant another crop of medicinal herbs this spring? Now all the seeds have been bought by those wealthy people, and we have no seeds left."
Jia Yanbing laughed and said, "Brother Wan, don't be anxious. Sit down and listen to me."
Wan Lao Er sat down in a daze, feeling extremely confused. What else could he say at this moment? It was good enough that he didn't get anxious or angry.
"Brother, drink some more water and calm down. Everything is as I expected. And you don't have to worry about the seeds. Our seeds will arrive in half a month. The price is cheaper than what I bought last year, and they can plant more than half of our land."
Wan Laoer was even more confused after hearing this.
"Mr. Jia, what do you mean? The more I listen, the more confused I am. Who leaked this news? Those herbal farmers don't know that we grow medicinal herbs. I didn't tell them, so how did they know?"
Wan Laoer had a lot of questions in his mind and was so anxious that he couldn't sit still.
"Brother Wan Er, I was the one who leaked the news." Jia Yanbing took a sip of tea and said lightly.
"What? You let it out? Why?" Wan Laoer thought he was hallucinating. It was Jia Yanbing who said to keep it secret, so why did he let it out now? Isn't this a contradiction?
"Brother Wan, we kept it a secret last year to attract the attention of the landlords and let them find out the news. Our land leasing action is too eye-catching. Now not only the entire Jinwu Town, but also the entire county is probably watching us secretly. If it were you, would you be curious about what we grow? The land at the border is barren. What can we grow to keep the people from starving and willingly hand over their land to work for us?
What you are curious about is what the landlords are curious about. When I first started renting land, I knew it was impossible to take the land from those landlords. Even if I did, the rent they asked for would be higher than that of ordinary people. After all, many landlords' lands were registered to juren, and they were tax-exempt.
So I thought of a way to cut off the source of the problem. In fact, if they were not greedy, they would not fall into the trap I set. But if they unite and want to compete with our family, don't blame me for showing no mercy.
They have been curious for half a year, and I guess they haven't even had a good year yet. Now I release the news, what do you think they will do, second brother?"
Wan Laoer followed Jia Yanbing's line of thought.
"If it were me, I would definitely plant medicinal herbs during the spring ploughing season, but what should I do if I don't know how to plant medicinal herbs?"
Jia Yanbing nodded approvingly, "Yes, they will invite people who know how to grow medicinal herbs, but how can they just invite someone who really knows how to grow medicinal herbs? I guess even if they spend a high price to hire someone, he is only a half-baked one. When autumn comes, those people's medicinal herbs will have problems, and then they will lose everything they have invested. Those rich people are just wealthy, but a year's loss will drive them crazy.
The more they want to recover their losses, the more likely they are to make mistakes, and then don’t blame me for taking advantage of the situation.”
After hearing what Jia Yanbing said, Wan Laoer looked at Jia Yanbing in shock.
"Mr. Jia, what will be their final outcome?"
"Humph, of course all the land belongs to us. From now on, the entire Jinwu Town will become a major medicinal herb grower. This is just the first step. We will use half of the land outside the pass to grow medicinal herbs."
Wan Laoer looked at Jia Yanbing and saw that he was full of vigor and vitality, which was completely different from his usual gentle and elegant image. Perhaps this was the real head of the Jiangnan Jia family?
"Isn't this too cruel for them?" Wan Laoer felt indescribable discomfort in his heart.
"Brother Wan, if they weren't greedy, nothing would have happened. From the beginning to the end, we didn't do anything. You will know later that the methods they used to deal with you are much more cruel than ours. Compared with their methods, ours is already considered mild."
Wan Laoer didn't understand that what Jia Yanbing said now would all come true in a few months, because Jia Yanbing had already seen through human nature.
"Then we should do nothing now?" Wan Laoer continued to ask without giving up.
"What can we do? Just do our own job well. If others don't provoke us, we should do our own thing. If someone takes the initiative to make trouble, you can't be soft-hearted."
Wan Lao Er waved his hands and said, "No, no, I am only suitable for farming. I will go to the fields first."
Wan Laoer was almost scared and ran away.
The fields are already full of villagers working.
When everyone saw Wan Laoer, they all took the initiative to say hello.
The potato flour workshop has stopped working, and the people are now engaged in spring ploughing. Even though everyone has rented their land to the Wan family, they still have to earn wages, which are fifteen copper coins a day.
"Uncle Jin? Are you feeling better? Why did you come down to the fields today?"
Wan Laoer saw Grandpa Jin surrounded by several grandchildren on his land.
After several months of treatment, Mr. Jin has regained his rosy complexion.
"Jinzhu, I feel much better now, thank you so much to your daughter. Otherwise, I might not be able to survive for years."
Mr. Jin has now completely let it go.
"Uncle Jin, you are very lucky. Your children and grandchildren are all filial to you. Look, you are in much better spirits now. It won't be a problem for you to live to be a hundred years old."
Wan Lao Er exchanged a few words with Mr. Jin and then left.
Grandpa Jin looked at Wan Laoer's receding back with a lot of emotion in his heart. Their family's land has now been rented out, and he feels much more relaxed. Although the children are doing the same work, he no longer has to worry about it. After all, the rent has been received, and they will get 30% of the output of the land, plus wages. He feels that this is more secure than when he was farming by himself before and had to rely on luck for the harvest.
In the past, they had to pay taxes to the imperial court even if they had no harvest. Now, not only do they not have to pay taxes, but even if they have no harvest, they still have basic rent and wages, which will prevent the family from starving to death.
Old Master Jin was filled with emotion these days, and often told his sons and daughters-in-law that the Wan family was a very kind-hearted family, and that he had been too impulsive in the past. If they were not from their own town, they would not have gotten such a good thing.
Now that people from other towns have heard about it, many have come to inquire about the situation and ask if the Wan family would like to rent their land.
Everything was as Jia Yanbing expected. Within three years, most of the land on the border would be in the hands of the Wan family. At that time, they would have some pricing power over the prices of medicinal materials. This was exactly Jia Yanbing's goal.
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