He Zeng met Kang Yueran at the government office. After listening to Kang Yueran's words, he pinched his brows and asked, "Did you build a wharf or a market?"
Kang Dahuo immediately jumped on the bandwagon, "A dock can also be a market. Sir He, I don't mean to cause you any trouble, but think about it, if merchants have good business, they will pay more taxes, right?
In addition, I reserved a large area to build a market, and smart people came to the market to set up stalls to sell things or eat.
But when they come to the market, they can't take care of the fields, so naturally they have to ask the less mature people to help them farm, so that the people can increase their income."
He Zeng was impressed by the idea of increasing the people's income. Whenever disaster strikes, the imperial court must provide disaster relief, ultimately because the people are so poor. "The wharf is so large, we'll need at least a hundred city guards to patrol it."
"Actually, there are strong men patrolling the docks, so it's okay if the city defense army has fewer people."
He Zeng was still relieved that Kang Yueran was doing his job. "You should come up with a detailed set of rules and regulations. We can't let the people just focus on business and neglect their farmland."
"Okay! I will provide guidance. In addition, I will go back to find Mr. Guo. There are so many wastelands in Anzhou. We can encourage the people to buy wasteland and reclaim it with their money.
If people can freely cultivate wasteland, I think they will be very willing to buy it."
The imperial court stipulated that the people could not change the use of their farmland at will. Those who grew grain had to grow grain and could not change their land to plant fruit trees or mulberry trees.
It is also the governor's duty to encourage the people to reclaim wasteland. "Thirty percent of the reclaimed wasteland must be used to grow grain, and the rest can be used by the people themselves. I will have Lord Guo mark out the wasteland and plan it."
Thirty percent is reasonable! "Thank you, sir!"
"Just give it to me after the New Year! I'll be returning to Beijing in the next two days. Is there anything you want me to bring back?"
"Thank you, sir. I do have something to bring with me. I'll send it to the government office tomorrow. Please help me take it to the capital and give it to Prince Ping."
He Zeng smiled and said, "Okay, just send it over!"
Kang Yueran received He Zeng's confirmation and immediately passed the message to He Yifan and the other three. The four of them immediately contacted various merchants to check the location of the shops, sign contracts, and decorate and display the goods after the New Year.
In the evening, Kang Yueran put the books she promised to give to the Yu family and the white sugar she promised to give to Chai Rong and others in a box, and then wrote a letter to Chai Shijing and asked Chai Shijing to pass it on.
Then, he picked up his pen and began to write the regulations for the dock market.
She went to bed late and woke up late. As soon as she got up, Jiang Jie came to her house.
Jiang Jie first handed over all the land deeds and indentures of the kiln to Kang Yueran. "The land deeds to Caoshan, the land deeds to the kiln, and the indentures of the dozen or so kiln workers are all here."
Kang Yueran flipped through it, confirmed it was correct, and accepted it. "Master Jiang, have you bought the land for growing mulberry trees? Have you built the workshop for raising silkworms and reeling silk?"
He considered selling the kiln he had run for many years for a long time before deciding. "I've seen a mulberry orchard of over 200 mu in Lusang County, but the asking price is too high, so I haven't bought it yet. As for the workshop, it hasn't been built yet either."
"Master He has always encouraged land reclamation. If you are willing to wait, you can buy a piece of wasteland from Master Guo. I can also help you buy mulberry seedlings.
If you don't want to wait, I can give you some more silver so you can buy the mulberry garden."
Jiang Jie quickly replied, "I want to buy a mulberry orchard! Master Kang, it takes too long to clear the land, and I don't know if it can survive."
Kang Yueran patted the land deed and the personal indenture, "Then name your price!"
"Master Kang, give it to me as you see fit!"
"You sell, I buy. This is a business, how can I just watch you give it to me? Just name the price!"
Jiang Jie lowered his eyelids, calculated in his mind, and said: "I want 15,000 taels of silver, Mr. Kang, Caoshan is no less than Baitoushan."
The price is a bit high, but not outrageous. After all, not all porcelain mountains are as cheap as Baekdu Mountain.
"Caoshan is indeed not small, but your kiln has been in business for more than ten years. Fifteen thousand taels is a bit expensive. However, I just said that I can pay more silver, so fifteen thousand taels will do."
Jiang Jie breathed a sigh of relief, "Listen to Master Kang!"
"Can I give you gold?"
"Sure, why not?"
Kang Yueran called Li Erbing and asked him to bring over 1,500 taels of gold. The two parties signed a sales contract, handing over the land deed in one hand and the gold in the other, completing the deal.
From then on, the four porcelain mountains and four kilns in Anzhou all belonged to Kang Yueran.
She spent an entire night making plans for the four kilns, and then called four managers, five shopkeepers and Yu Honghuo to a meeting.
After settling in, Kang Yueran explained the arrangements for the men during the Lunar New Year. They would have a holiday on the 25th day of the 12th lunar month and return to work on the 8th day of the 1st lunar month. Their wages would be paid as usual during the holiday. As a Lunar New Year gift, each man would receive 30 kilograms of rice and a piece of coarse cloth.
Then he looked at the plan and read it one by one.
There are four kilns, producing handicrafts such as bowls and plates from Baitou Mountain, tea sets from Beigu Mountain, and ornaments from Jiuzhu Mountain and Caoshan Mountain.
After the New Year, except for the shop in the capital and Anzhou City, all the rest were closed.
A colored porcelain shop was opened in each of Mingzhou, Xuzhou, Shengzhou, Ganzhou and Caozhou. The shops only displayed colored porcelain samples and did not sell them in retail!
After Kang Yueran finished speaking, everyone went over it in their minds.
Yu Honghuo spoke first, "It's indeed faster to focus on firing one type of porcelain. This distribution among the four kilns is very suitable. I will explain it clearly to the kiln workers in the four kilns, and you don't have to worry about it, Mr. Boss."
The firing of porcelain in the four kilns was under the overall management of Honghuo. "Okay, if there is a need, we can coordinate with each other. It's up to you."
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