Chapter 351 Are you going to extort money from the prince?
The well salt in Shu is well-known, but compared with the well salt that is well-known to everyone, the value of the arable land in Shu has been ignored for too many years.
That place produces more than just salt.
Sang Zhixia, having eaten and drunk his fill, stuffed the river shrimp Xu Yu was about to offer him into his own mouth and said lazily, "Didn't you say that the salt crisis in Shu was so rampant that everyone was selling their land, houses, and children?"
"If I buy land in bulk at this time, will the price be very cheap?"
Xu Yu's eyes flickered slightly, and he jokingly asked, "You mean, buying land?"
"Yes, as long as there are people willing to sell, we can buy a lot of land."
Sang Zhixia, despite feeling nauseous, said, "The Salt Rebellion will definitely be suppressed. It's hard to say how it will unfold, but there is only one outcome. It can't continue forever."
"We'll seize the opportunity and gather scattered land from those who are eager to sell it. Then, following the model of the farms in the village, we'll hire these people to work on the farms."
As long as the land is available, the types of crops to be planted can be considered according to local conditions. Based on the types of crops produced by the land, the scale of the farm and the main direction for the future can be determined.
Sang Zhixia tapped her fingers on the table. "The farm we run in the village is very profitable, so we can easily copy their experience."
"Not only will we be able to build a second farm, but we'll also make more money every year."
Quantitative changes are enough to cause landslides and earthquakes.
As long as the rewards far outweigh the effort, why should the farm be limited to the Northwest?
It’s about making money, isn’t it?
Sang Zhixia's words gently struck Xu Yu's ears, and Xu Yu narrowed his eyes slowly: "We can buy not only Shu, but many other places."
As long as there is someone selling it, you can buy it if the price is right.
Select trustworthy people to go to the place where the land is purchased to take care of things, and pass on the experience accumulated in Luobei Village. Why worry about the granary being full?
Sang Zhixia gave a teachable smile, snapped his fingers and said, "That's what I meant."
"Although the soil in some places isn't as good as in the northwest, the weather is good, so crops can grow year-round."
If the land is not suitable for growing crops, you can grow other things.
Peanuts, rapeseed, walnuts, cotton, mulberry, flax, sugarcane, potatoes, you can try anything, and if that doesn't work, you can also raise chickens, ducks, geese, and pigs.
As long as there is enough land, there is no need to worry about what will grow in the land.
Anyway, if it can be eaten, it can be used, so you won’t lose money.
Sang Zhixia muttered about what would grow well in Shu, then slowly sat up straight and said, "How about I write a letter to Xu Minghui and ask him to clear out the money in his account and send it to us?"
If you really buy the land, the money you spend will be more than 310,000.
Unexpectedly, Xu Yu shook his head and laughed, "No need."
Sang Zhixia was a little worried: "Do we have enough money to spend?"
"enough."
Sang Zhixia was skeptical about Xu Yu's confidence. Xu Yu curled the corners of his lips and leaned close to her ear and whispered a few words quickly.
Sang Zhixia's pupils suddenly constricted, and she said in disbelief, "You went to extort money from the Crown Prince?"
"Zhizhi, this is not a lie."
Xu Yu looked at Sang Zhixia's shocked face and said delicately, "I'm just trying to help His Royal Highness the Crown Prince with his worries and difficulties."
"The salt rebellion has suddenly begun, and the court is bound to conduct a bloody investigation. At this time, if such a huge amount of illegal salt is stuck in the hands of the person, it will burn the palms of his hands."
The prince was so frightened that he dared not move. Xu Yu took the forged warrant from Xu Minghui as a treasure to attract wealth and made a small fortune.
Once the money is in hand, the prince will definitely suffer the consequences.
Sang Zhixia was stunned and didn't say anything.
Xu Yu said playfully, "So don't worry, there are boxes of banknotes that you can't spend them all. There's no way there won't be enough to spend."
After all, if the amount is small, how can it catch the prince's eye?
Sang Zhixia gasped at Xu Yu's audacity and asked in a low voice, "How much?"
Xu Yu suppressed his laughter and imitated her, saying a number in a low voice.
Sang Zhixia immediately covered her chest with her hands, her eyes trembling: "Good fellow..."
"Are there really that many?"
Xu Yu leaned bonelessly against Sang Zhixia's shoulder and sighed, "Those people were already worried about being abandoned as pawns, and they were so panicked that they had already lost their composure. In order to please the crown prince and save their own lives, they gave up many of them with their own hands."
This money is destined to go into his pocket.
All that was left in Sang Zhixia's mind was a lot of money. When he regained consciousness, he uttered a "Hey" and said doubtfully, "How could Xu Minghui be so good at imitating calligraphy?"
"Is it true that the warrant he forged will not be discovered?"
Xu Yu said playfully, "This is the most powerful one I've ever seen."
"As long as I don't get in front of the prince, I won't be able to tell the real from the fake."
It’s a pity that the prince is currently busy with his own affairs, so how can he spare the energy to figure out the truth at this sensitive time?
Sang Zhixia felt a little relieved after hearing this.
Seeing the lingering uneasiness on her face, Xu Yu pinched her earlobe and said deliberately, "If our family is really broke in the future, we can just lock Xu Minghui up at home and make him forgeries and antiques, anything that's valuable."
"Once the finished product is made, I'll take that silly boy Xu Mingyang to sell it. I'll use the money to buy you some candy."
Sang Zhixia was so angry that she laughed: "You just insist on being attached to Second Aunt's Hao Hao, aren't you afraid that Second Aunt will pull your ears?"
"Whether it's glorious or not, making money is another matter. What's the point of talking about this?"
Xu Yu casually brushed off his ill intentions of betraying his brother, played with Sang Zhixia's fingers, and said lazily, "Anyway, there's no rush for the money. We won't be waiting much longer."
Be patient for a few more days, and you will have plenty of money.
After the preliminary discussion, Sang Zhixia immediately found something to do to pass the time on the boat: he took out the map and looked at the terrain of Shu in advance, so as to avoid being caught off guard when he wanted to buy land when he arrived at the place.
Sang Zhixia was busy looking through historical materials and looking at maps. He also called Ling Chu, who had lived in Shu, to inquire about the price of an acre of land.
Then write down the details you asked and list them one by one in the booklet.
Everything is ready, just waiting for the money to be obtained, and then we will go to the destination with boxes of banknotes.
The merchant ship sailed down the Sha River, and twenty days passed in a flash.
Late that night, the ship, which was supposed to continue moving forward, stopped at the edge of the pine forest on the shore.
In the howling river wind, people in night clothes kept going up and down.
Sang Zhixia stood on the deck, looking at the large boxes that needed two people to lift and were constantly being loaded onto the boat. She secretly tugged at Xu Yu's sleeve and asked, "What are these?"
Isn’t this too much?
The waterline of the ship has been pushed down a lot!
Xu Yu made an ambiguous sound, then took Sang Zhixia's hand and pointed towards the endless pine forest not far away, whispering, "Do you see that side?"
Sang Zhixia nodded in confusion: "I saw it, what's going on?"
Xu Yu chuckled softly, "Under each pine tree, there's a box chained down."
"It's all ours now."
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