Lin Zijun was still thinking about planting peanuts. "Miss Kang, how many peanut seeds do you have?"
"One acre of land requires approximately 25 kilograms of peanut seeds. I can give you 4,000 acres. You can buy 1,000 acres of wasteland and have the people plant 3,000 acres. Don't plant the peanuts too scattered; it's best to plant them within one county."
Now is the time to plant peanuts. Let's hurry up and start clearing the wasteland. We need to finish planting peanuts before the winter wheat harvest in April."
Lin Zijun said anxiously: "It's almost mid-March now, it's too late."
"People are not busy right now. If we invite a few more people, we will definitely have enough time."
"People may not be willing to spend money to hire people!"
Kang Yueran was a little speechless! "Common people... Come on, I'll accompany you to find the household official and explain it clearly." Common people have many people in their homes and are surrounded by relatives and friends. They can hire a few people to help without spending money.
She asked Mrs. Lin, "Who is in charge of the peanut planting?"
Lin Zixuan and Lin Zijun stood up at the same time and said at the same time, "Leave it to me!"
Madam Lin frowned and said, "The second branch will be in charge of Coal Hill, and Zixuan will be responsible for growing peanuts."
Lin Zijun asked, "What about the honeycomb coal workshop?"
Lin Zixuan didn't want to be robbed of his job. "I don't need to monitor the peanuts every day. I have time to manage the honeycomb coal workshop."
Kang Yueran said, "Young Master, I'm afraid you really don't have time. Peanuts are planted in March and mature in July. You have to build the oil press and peanut roasting workshops before they mature, and recruit the managers and employees for the workshops."
Madam Lin made the final decision, "The first wife will be in charge of the peanut area, and the second wife will be in charge of Coal Hill."
All profits from both businesses had to be turned over to the public, so it didn't matter which one I took charge of. Lin Zixuan nodded in agreement, "Grandson, I listen to Grandma."
Old Madam Lin breathed a long sigh of relief. There would be fewer conflicts if the two rooms were separated.
Lin Zixuan asked, "Miss Kang, when are we going to see Mr. Bao, the clerk of the Household Department?"
There's no time to put off planting peanuts! "Go now!"
After saying goodbye to Old Madam Lin, Kang Yueran and Lin Zixuan went to the county government office and met Mr. Bao, the clerk of the household department.
The imperial court has always encouraged the people to reclaim wasteland. After hearing what Kang Yueran said, Mr. Bao was very happy and expressed his willingness to cooperate with Lin Zixuan. He also took out a map and pointed to three places with a total of more than 4,000 acres of wasteland.
"The three plots of land are all in the same county, not far from each other. The first plot is over 1,200 mu, which the Lin family can buy themselves; the remaining two plots are surrounded by four or five villages."
Being able to be a household official, Lord Bao knows much more than Lin Zixuan. Kang Yueran was very satisfied. "Mr. Bao is really thoughtful. Thank you very much. Opening up the wasteland will take time. Please help Uncle Lin to arrange this matter as soon as possible."
"Creating wasteland is a good thing, and the governor will certainly agree. But, Mr. Kang, how do you plan to divide those two plots of land among the people?"
"The Lin family will send stewards to guard the two plots of land. As long as the people think they can finish planting peanuts before the winter wheat harvest, they can go to the steward to register. Each family will have a minimum of two acres and a maximum of twenty acres."
This would exclude those with less labor in the family. "Okay, let's do as Master Kang says. I'll send an officer to the village tomorrow to inform the headman, and have him notify the villagers, and we'll go register the day after tomorrow."
Mr. Bao is a man of action! Kang Yueran smiled and said, "That's great. Thank you, Mr. Bao!"
Bao Da Ren smiled and waved his hand, "Encouraging the people to open up wasteland is also my job, I don't deserve a word of thanks."
After coming out of the county government office, Kang Yueran asked Lin Zixuan if he understood. Lin Zixuan hesitated for a while and then nodded.
Kang Yueran was worried, so she took Lin Zixuan to the shop to find Zheng Yuan and asked Zheng Yuan to help Lin Zixuan with the land reclamation.
Lin Zixuan admired Kang Yueran's business ability and was very polite to Zheng Yuan, saying that he would learn from her with an open mind.
The best teahouse in Shengzhou is called Jiamulou. Kang Yueran booked the largest private room and put out the tea he brought with him to entertain everyone.
Soon, the owners of each kiln came.
Lu Mao was the largest porcelain merchant in Shengzhou, owning three kilns. He stepped forward without hesitation and introduced the owners of all the kilns in Shengzhou to Kang Yueran.
After the greetings, Lu Mao asked, "Master Kang said he wants to cooperate with us. How will it work?"
Just as Kang Yueran was about to speak, Lu Mao spoke first, "I'd like to remind Mr. Kang that none of our kilns are for sale or rent!"
“I don’t buy your…”
Lu Mao interrupted Kang Yueran and said, "Master Kang, how about you give us the recipe for making colored porcelain? All the kilns in Shengzhou can come together to buy it."
This is to give her a head start! Kang Yueran relaxed his body and crossed his legs. "How much money are you going to give?"
Lu Mao frowned. It was really indecent for a young woman to sit like that! "How much does Mr. Kang want?"
"It doesn't matter. Just give it as you see fit. I was planning to give it to you for free. Since you insist on paying with silver, I'll keep it."
Shi Lang, the second largest porcelain merchant, asked hurriedly, "Why don't you tell me your plan, Mr. Kang?"
It is said that people in the same industry are enemies. Lu Mao and Shi Lang are such enemies. Shi Lang has two kilns, but he is better at doing business than Lu Mao, so the Shi family is no worse than the Lu family.
"Shi Lang, do you really believe that she would give us the recipe for free?"
"Since we're here to discuss this, we should speak freely and pool our wisdom. We can't just listen to you."
The other four owners nodded in agreement, "Master Shi is right. Let's all share our thoughts and we'll discuss it."
Lu Mao glared at the four bosses. On the way here, they said they would listen to him, but when Kang Yueran said it was free, they all changed their minds.
The four bosses sensed Lu Mao's resentment and looked away, not meeting his gaze.
Shi Lang hated Lü Mao, and he also hated the four ruthless masters. "Master Kang, please be kind enough to teach me!"
Kang Yueran saw all the little tricks of these people. She did not expose them, but she also looked down on the character of the four bosses.
"Each of you can send two or three people to my kiln and let my masters teach them how to make colored porcelain. I guarantee you'll learn until you're good enough. I won't charge you and I won't keep any of it for myself. But you need colored materials to make colored porcelain, and you have to find them yourselves. I can't help you."
Yin Hai immediately asked, "Where did your master buy the color materials?"
It's no secret in Anzhou that Kang Yueran has a very mysterious master. "I told you, you guys figure out the coloring materials yourself."
"Without the pigments, even if we learn how to make colored porcelain, we can't make it. Mr. Kang, are you kidding us?"
Kang Yueran glanced at the crowd with a cold face, "Fooling you? Why would I want to? I can open a few shops in Shengzhou. With my colored porcelain, it won't take long before I can squeeze you out of business.
Or, if I use some more tricks, I can always take over the porcelain mountains and kilns from one or more of you."
She added, emphasizing her tone, "I'm willing to teach you because I'm kind. Don't really think I'm easy to bully!"
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