Chapter 409 This child is much poorer than her!
Ling Yi's eyes were full of worry.
Shen Qing lowered his head and didn't see it, but even if he saw it, he wouldn't explain it.
Before a hot pot restaurant opens, the fewer people who know about the cooking methods, dipping sauces, sesame sauce, etc., the better. It's not that we don't trust them, but that there are many people and many mouths. The more people who know, the greater the possibility of leakage.
"Aunt, if you are short of money, I have some here." Ling Yi's voice was low but his tone was sincere and firm.
Shen Qing didn't want to discourage anyone, so he smiled and agreed: "Okay, if I'm short of money I'll borrow from you."
This child is much poorer than her!
They hadn't said it explicitly, but she pieced it together from the fragments of information shared by Ying Yi and the other six people: Blackwater City was poor, Ling Yi had a strong sense of responsibility and often helped the poor, but he wasn't favored by his father, so the wealth he received was very little;
A lot of property, rent, etc. have been used to subsidize Blackwater City, but it is just a drop in the bucket. This time, the rent from the sublet shop will be used to subsidize the people of Blackwater City. Anyway, the main goal is to save as many people as possible.
It is definitely not a long-term solution to use one person's strength to repair a city. Not to mention that he is the son of a businessman, even if he is a prince, it will not work!
We still have to make use of people. It is better to teach people how to fish than to give them fish. Everyone should support themselves through their own labor. In this way, they not only do not have to pay for their own work but can also make money.
Ling Yi must understand the reason, otherwise he would not help to connect the sale of precious leather materials. It is obvious that he wants to make money for the people of Blackwater City. What he lacks is a sales channel, a channel to sell the products of Blackwater City.
Unfortunately, apart from buying expensive leather materials to make high-end brushes, she can't help with anything else.
She wanted to develop the hot pot business, which would not only help the Sumu family's ranch, but also boost the sales of beef and mutton in Blackwater City...
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We rented Ling Yi's shop, so it was much easier and more convenient to communicate with acquaintances.
After the deed is written, everyone signs their name. The silver will be paid once a year, and the silver will be received after the deed is signed.
Shen Qing began to look for people to do the renovations—mainly carpenters, as the difference in craftsmanship was huge.
Craftsmen with good skills all have a good reputation, and Jiang Xiangbei found out by asking around at the cooperating shop.
We selected several batches and asked them one by one if they had any vacancies. We then chose the ones with the nearest vacancies.
Shen Qing had already thought of the decoration style according to the style of this dynasty, and she needed to communicate with the carpenters and bricklayers.
Although I am not tired, I am busy running back and forth and I can only see him at dinner time every day.
Ling Yi held the bowl of rice, not wanting to eat. After a long silence, he said, "Aunt, we are going back to Blackwater City tomorrow."
Shen Qing looked up in surprise. Zhao Hu, not even bothering to eat, had already asked, "You're living well, why do you want to go back?"
Feng Meng followed closely behind: "Yes, Auntie didn't charge you for the accommodation, and she also provided food and drink, so why are you leaving?"
Later on, my aunt no longer charged for accommodation and meals.
What a great thing! Food and accommodation are provided, and it seems that Ling Yi and his group are living very comfortably. Why would they go back for no reason?
And so sudden!
He thought they would stay for ten days or half a month, so he decided to leave with them.
All the people squatting in the yard to eat stopped and looked at Ling Yi and the others with the same confusion in their eyes.
Liu Cuihua couldn't help but ask, "Can't you stay a little longer? I don't think you're tired of the food I cook.
Is it because Shen Qing has been too busy to cook recently that you guys want to leave?"
The six people in the shadows shook their heads like rattles: "Of course not! We will never get tired of eating what Auntie cooks!"
They didn't want to leave either, but as masters they couldn't stay for long. Even these few days were a huge risk, and Blackwater City couldn't be left without an owner for too long.
Ling Yi was silent, and explained in a low voice: "I have already done what I came back to do. It would be a waste of time to stay any longer. It would be better to return to Blackwater City early to deal with the affairs."
The letter his aunt taught him to write was completed a few days ago, but it was only delivered to the palace today. He also had to return. The longer he stayed, the more difficult it would be to explain.
The emperor didn't care whether he came back or not, he only cared whether he was obedient or not. He was both a son and more of a subject, so he had to put himself in the right position in order to better help his mentor.
In addition, he had only thought about taking good care of Blackwater City, letting his father see him and know that he was his son. He would be very happy and satisfied if his father recognized him.
Now he also wants to get his father's approval, but not to be happy and content, but to want power!
Without power, even servants could bully him, and he almost couldn't make the decision on his own shop. In the past, he didn't care too much about being controlled by others, but in the future he didn't want to be constrained by anyone anymore.
He wants to become stronger and support the people he cares about.
Shen Qing could see that none of the seven of them wanted to leave. She wanted to persuade them like Hu Zi, Meng Zi and Cui Hua did, but she knew more about the situation than they did.
After a long sigh, she advised, "When you return to Blackwater City, raise more cattle and sheep, especially goats. Then I can buy leather from you."
She didn't know the supply volume of the hot pot restaurant yet. If it was so popular that Sumu couldn't meet the demand, that would be great. But if Sumu had enough supply, she had already agreed with Sumu that Sumu's ranch would be the priority.
You can’t buy beef or mutton, but you can use leather. It’s just that mutton cannot be turned into silver, so you can’t buy much of the food you need... Wait, it can’t be turned into silver and you can’t buy food, but you can exchange it!
Sweet potatoes can be harvested in September. One mu of land yields several thousand kilograms, and ten mu yields tens of thousands of kilograms. All the families in the village have some planting a few mu, some more than ten, and all together they have planted nearly a hundred mu...
If one person saves a little on food rations for a year, it will be about 500 kilograms. The yield of sweet potatoes from hundreds of acres is hundreds of thousands of kilograms. Some families are not completely without food. If the food is shared, it will be no problem for 5,000 to 6,000 people to survive the winter.
She didn't care about eating, and looked at Ling Yi and asked, "How many people in Blackwater City suffer from food shortages every year?"
Ling Yi knew everything about the affairs of Blackwater City and answered truthfully, "In the past, there were only more than a thousand people. Last year, there was a flood in the Central Plains, and more than three thousand people died. The relief money and food provided by the court were completely insufficient. Last year, there were about five thousand people.
This year's disaster victims need to reclaim land. The land in Blackwater City is fertile, but it only produces one harvest a year. Furthermore, since this is the first year after the land is reclaimed, the harvest won't be much. I estimate that there are at least three to four thousand people who need food relief."
Ying glanced at his master and muttered, "The master sold a lot of things to raise money to buy food, so that not many people starved to death."
Last year, too many victims came in at once, and the savings I had were not enough. But last year I still had some things to sell, so what about this year?
These several thousand taels of rent need to be used to purchase farm tools, clothing, daily necessities, food, etc. for distribution, and I'm afraid it won't be enough.
The harvest in the first year of land reclamation will certainly not be much, how will we make up for the loss?
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