Chapter 226: Get Rich!
The only thing that worries the happy people of Liangjia Village is that more and more relatives and friends come to visit.
Each family began to quickly settle accounts. They must keep seeds for themselves, and the in-laws must give them - they can't be given away for free, they have to pay for them. Brothers have to settle accounts clearly, so it's better not to accept in-laws who want to take them for free at this time.
As for the pricing, it depends on what Mr. Lu's purchase price is. If it's slightly lower, it will be considered as a family favor.
So everyone began to wait anxiously for news from Lord Lu.
At noon on the second day after Lord Lu and his party arrived, Mr. and Mrs. Qin personally visited Xu Zhichun's home.
"I've sent Madam Xu the profits from the threshers, windmills, and water mills. Even though the autumn harvest is over, we still have quite a few orders, many for next year. As long as there are orders, Madam Xu will always have a share of the profits. How about I have the accountant settle accounts with Madam Xu every three months?"
Xu Zhichun knew in his heart that threshers, windmills, and water mills were all items that could be used for many years after they were made. Once those who needed them and could afford them had bought them, there would not be much market for them.
Moreover, there is no shortage of skilled craftsmen in any era. A clever carpenter bought a threshing machine or a windmill and disassembled them to study them over and over again.
Xu Zhichun didn't believe that Mr. Qin didn't know this. The couple must have come here today for the sweet potatoes and potatoes.
Xu Zhichun said, "We'll discuss this later. After everyone has done what they need to do, there won't be much business. When the time comes, Master Qin will give me a suitable sum to buy out the blueprints. This will also give an explanation to Master Lu. From now on, the business will belong to Master Qin."
Mr. Qin felt very relieved, secretly praising Madam Xu for being straightforward and understanding. However, his face had an expression of "How can this be? Am I taking advantage of this?" He quickly waved his hands and said, "This is not right, this is not right. I am taking advantage of this. I'd better listen to Madam Xu and talk about it later. Haha. Only when we have a good discussion and consultation can this cooperation last, right?"
Xu Zhichun couldn't help but smile and nodded: "Master Qin is absolutely right."
Mrs. Qin smiled at this time and said, "By the way, I wonder if Madam Xu would like to buy some good farmland?"
Xu Zhichun's eyes lit up, "Any news about Madam Qin?"
The news that reached Mrs. Qin's ears was definitely not about one, two, or three acres of scattered land, but definitely a large-scale transaction.
But it doesn’t matter, Xu Zhichun can afford it now.
Didn't Mr. Qin and Mrs. Qin bring in the profits from the threshing machine, windmill, and water mill? Tomatoes can no longer be supplied every other day. There are only a few left, and the same goes for strawberries.
When the time comes to settle the bill with Manager Tang, it will definitely be another large sum.
She still has so many sweet potatoes and potatoes in her hands, all of which are money.
Madam Qin smiled. "There's a village called Loujia Village not far from the county town. A local gentry family there has suffered a tragedy and is offering a farm. It's all good farmland, three hundred acres in total, with a small courtyard with two entrances, and another thirty to fifty acres of land. If Madam Xu is interested, you can go and negotiate for it."
"That's great, thank you, Mrs. Qin!"
Xu Zhichun was very grateful, but she certainly understood that this wasn't something she could get just because she liked him, even if she had money.
After all, no matter how rich she is, she is not as rich as the Qin family, or even the Zeng family.
No rich family would complain about having a lot of fertile land. She would not even be able to get such a good thing in the queue.
However, if Mr. Qin came forward to say hello, it would be a done deal.
Without waiting for Master Qin and Madam Qin to ask, Xu Zhichun took the initiative to say, "Master Qin and Madam Qin must have heard about the sweet potatoes and potatoes in our village, but Lord Lu has already instructed that they be reserved for the government to purchase. Each of us has to sell all but enough for seeds to the government. Even if we could keep more, it wouldn't be much. How about I leave you 3,000 kilograms of sweet potatoes and 1,000 kilograms of potatoes? I'll tell Master Shao at the government, and if you want more, I can give you more. But I can't control the price the government sells for."
"Okay, okay, that's enough! This much is enough." Master Qin laughed heartily and thanked.
It was better than he expected.
Whether it was sweet potatoes or potatoes, he would take as much as Master Shao could sell him. Sweet potatoes could be cut into vines and planted, so it didn't matter if he kept a few for himself. He could take the extra ones to the provincial capital and sell them, and he could make several times the profit by reselling them.
As for potatoes, it depends on the situation. If the price is good, he doesn't mind selling more.
After all, with such a high output, the price may not be so good next year.
The most cost-effective thing is to get the money in your hands.
Xu Zhichun had guessed a little bit about Mr. Qin's plan, and had no intention of getting involved. She had already earned enough.
Mr. Qin quickly pulled out his account book and a palm-sized box filled with banknotes. "Madam Xu, please take a look. This is the money I earned from selling the blueprints and the threshing machines and windmills I made."
Mr. Qin was afraid that she wouldn't understand the drawings, so he slowly picked out the important explanations while she was reading.
Only ten copies of the blueprints were sold, and the thresher and windmill were packaged together, with the water mill as a gift. However, the price was not 1,800 taels per copy, but 1,800 taels was the minimum price, and the highest bidder would win.
Master Qin was a man of the peace-loving spirit and didn't want to push things too far. Furthermore, these farm tools were valuable assets that benefited the nation and the people, and he was also concerned about accumulating blessings for his son. Therefore, he didn't resort to auctioning them. Instead, he used his connections to arrange a meeting, gathering over thirty merchants. The minimum bid was 1,800 taels. Each bidder had one chance to make a bid based on their own judgment and assessment, and the top ten highest bidders would be announced.
Each of these ten drawings was sold for more than 1,800 taels, with the highest price reaching 8,500 taels and the lowest being 5,500 taels.
Mr. Qin was very good at doing business. He reduced the highest bid by 500 taels from 8,500 taels, making it the same price as the second highest bid. The person who made the highest bid was very happy and did not feel at a disadvantage at all. Instead, he felt that he had got the better deal. He thought that Mr. Qin was a very generous person and was very happy to make friends with him.
Of course, the five hundred taels that Mr. Qin waived were waived privately, and he made up the difference out of his own pocket. The amount on the books was still eight thousand five hundred taels, and he did not tell Xu Zhichun and the others about this.
Ten sets of drawings were sold for a total of 67,800 taels.
After deducting 300 taels of various costs for the activities, there are still 67,500 taels. Assuming that Lord Lu gets 40%, Xu Zhichun and Mr. Qin each get 30%, Xu Zhichun also gets 22,500 taels.
Just this share alone made Xu Zhichun ecstatic.
Looking at the sales in this county and several neighboring counties, it was also very impressive. Hundreds of units were sold in each county. After deducting the cost, the total profit was more than 11,000 taels, and more than 3,300 taels went to Xu Zhichun.
Xu Zhichun expected that the profit from this cooperation would not be bad, but he did not expect it to be so much.
She looked a little dull on the surface, as if she was lost in the account book, but in reality, she was in a frenzy.
"I'm rich! I'm really rich!"
"Get rich! Get rich overnight!"
“Ahhhhhh!”
(End of this chapter)
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