Chapter 486 I would like to thank Brother Nine and Sister Nine on behalf of the people of Yuncheng
In addition, he also had to consider the sweet potato business. After weighing the pros and cons, the couple decided that as long as the output reached 3,000 jin per mu, the price to the government would be set at 20 wen per jin.
Don’t underestimate the price of only twenty cents per catty. In the eyes of farmers, one hundred thousand catties of sweet potatoes is also a considerable income.
You have to know that the most valuable pork in this era was only seventeen or eighteen cents per pound.
This is only sold to the government, and ordinary people still cannot afford it.
"Brother-in-law, your ninth sister-in-law and I have already discussed the sweet potato seeds. Since this is the first year of production and we also need to take care of the family sweet potato business, the price cannot be less than 20 wen per catty."
One hundred thousand kilograms of sweet potatoes is two thousand taels of silver.
This amount of silver is nothing to Mo Jiuye and his wife, and they don't expect to make much money from farming.
However, it looks very different in the eyes of others.
Especially those villagers who have been working in the fields all their lives. Although they are slow in calculating, they can understand the value of these sweet potatoes after a few people get together to study.
Before Meng Huaining could react, the villagers had already completely lost their composure.
"If I'm not mistaken, the sweet potatoes collected by the government are worth two thousand taels, right?"
"I calculated the same number as you, also two thousand taels."
"Oh my god, didn't the Mo family get rich?"
"Thirty mu of crops can actually be sold for so much silver. If this farmland were in our hands, let alone two thousand taels, we would have to thank God for even having two taels left!"
"We were timid at first, and were hesitant to do anything. With Lao Jiu's generosity, if we ask him for some seeds, even if we only plant three mu of land, we can earn two hundred taels."
Two hundred taels, what does two hundred taels mean to ordinary people?
That is something they will never be able to achieve in their lifetime...
Mo Jiuye ignored the villagers' comments. He and He Zhiran had already contributed the sweet potatoes.
Whether they will be able to plant crops after the spring next year is something that the county magistrate Meng Huaining should worry about.
When Mo Jiuye saw that Meng Huaining didn't speak after he quoted the price of the sweet potatoes, he thought that Meng Huaining had difficulties with money.
"Brother-in-law, the government doesn't have that much silver?
If you don’t have it, that’s okay, I can give it to you on credit temporarily.”
The Yuncheng County Government was indeed poor, but fortunately Meng Huaining was not a corrupt official and he would never use a single cent of the tax money.
Because of this, Yuncheng’s tax revenue is still enough to buy these sweet potato seeds.
He was originally the son-in-law of the Mo family. Although he would not get involved in many things, it did not mean that he knew nothing.
Which of the crops produced in the Mo family's farmland would not be sold at a sky-high price in Tang Mingrui's hands?
Meng Huaining felt that although the Mohist sweet potato production was higher and was sold to the government, the price would be somewhat cheaper. He was also prepared to be shameless. Once the price of sweet potatoes exceeded the amount of tax silver, he would shamelessly discuss with his ninth brother, whether it was writing an IOU or other means, in short, he would try his best to buy these sweet potato seeds.
It turned out that the price Mo Jiuye quoted was only twenty cents per catty, which Meng Huaining had never expected.
Just before Mo Jiuye said the price, Meng Huaining also guessed the price in his mind.
In his opinion, Brother Jiu should price these sweet potatoes at at least fifty cents per pound.
"Brother Jiu, is this price okay?"
What he was thinking was that everything in the Mo family was decided by Sister-in-law Jiu. Did Brother Jiu set the price so low on purpose to take care of him?
Mo Jiuye knew what Meng Huaining wanted to express, and he smiled and patted the latter's shoulder.
"Don't worry, this price was set by your sister-in-law."
Meng Huaining was not a pretentious person. He knew that this was the support from his ninth brother and sister-in-law.
"In that case, I would like to thank Brother Nine and Sister-in-law Nine on behalf of the people of Yuncheng."
After saying this, he turned around and faced the officers again.
"What are you all standing there for? Why don't you hurry back to the city and arrange for the ox cart?"
Although the officials did not know the exact value of the sweet potatoes, it was not difficult to tell from their expressions that the government had gained an advantage this time.
They looked longingly at the people holding the uneaten roasted sweet potatoes in their hands, turned around reluctantly and left quickly to do their business.
Meng Huaining did not stay any longer. Ninth Brother had set the price of the sweet potatoes so low that he had to make sure he paid for the goods first, so that he could feel more at ease.
Following the footsteps of the officials, Meng Huaining also returned to Yuncheng.
The fact that Mojia sold sweet potatoes to the government was not hidden from the villagers who helped with the work. Therefore, the news that Mojia earned two thousand taels from sweet potatoes quickly spread in the village.
Not only did he make two thousand taels from sweet potatoes, but he also made an exaggerated description of how delicious the sweet potatoes were.
At the same time, Mo Jiuye also sent people to the city to find Tang Mingrui.
He and He Zhiran still maintain their previous principles of making money, staying out of the spotlight and acting as suppliers behind the scenes.
Tang Mingrui has never had any resistance to anything produced by the Mohist school.
Even though it was already dark when he received the news, he still rushed over at full speed.
Mo Jiuye knows Tang Mingrui best. He is a business maniac and is more active than anyone else in anything related to business.
Although he was a little late when he sent someone to inform Tang Mingrui, he could be sure that the latter would come to the Mo family no matter how late it was today.
Just as he expected, Tang Mingrui arrived when the Mo family's dinner was just served.
Because he had calculated that Tang Mingrui would come, Mo Jiuye specifically instructed Yu'er to cook a few dishes with sweet potatoes tonight.
Tang Mingrui was familiar with the Mo family, and would certainly join in the meal without hesitation. What's more, the food at the Mo family was the most delicious he had ever eaten in his life, even the big restaurant he opened could not compare to it.
After Tang Mingrui greeted the two elders and brothers of the Mo family, he sat next to Mo Jiuye.
Although he had tasted sweet potatoes at Mohism, this was the first time he had seen so many kinds of food made with sweet potatoes.
The most eye-catching dish is the candied sweet potato.
Mo Jiuye demonstrated it to him personally.
I saw him pick up a piece of candied sweet potato, pull it into long thin strips, then dip it in cold water and put it into his mouth.
It was the first time that Tang Mingrui had seen a dish that could be pulled into threads, and it had to be dipped in cold water before it could be eaten. He became more and more curious about this dish.
Because on the way here, the person who invited him had already told him that the sweet potatoes of the Mo family were ripe today, and they invited him here to discuss the sweet potato business. He was sure that the dish that Mo Jiuye emphasized in introducing him must be made with sweet potatoes.
No matter what, try it first.
Tang Mingrui followed Mo Jiuye's example and ate a piece of candied sweet potato.
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