Chapter 357 Knowing What's Going On

After Emperor Wu ascended the throne, he needed money to govern the dilapidated country. The land had limited production, and the aristocratic families were eyeing the situation covetously and just stood by and watched.

The restoration and development of people's livelihood required money, so the court turned its attention to commercial taxes.

In order to quickly restore the economy and get rid of the sluggishness and hardship after years of war, the imperial court promulgated a series of national policies that were conducive to the development of business.

There were even special business laws that more strictly regulated the behavior of merchants. Although taxes were as heavy as before, many customs that humiliated merchants gradually became less common. The practice of "heavy rents and taxes to humiliate them" was no longer fully implemented!

Merchants and their descendants do face many restrictions, such as it is difficult for them to directly take the imperial examination and become officials. However, there are countermeasures for every policy, so the implementation is not so strict.

As long as one has "retired" for three years, he can still participate in the imperial examinations and political affairs openly or secretly by becoming a farmer or using other means.

Especially at this moment, Emperor Wu was unwilling to promote children of aristocratic families and was extremely short of helpers. When selecting civil and military officials, he was somewhat unconventional in selecting talents.

Even so, some ideas, once ingrained in our bones, are difficult to change.

Among the four classes of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, merchants are still the lowest and are not considered important by officials.

It is almost unimaginable to treat them with an equal attitude like Qiao Xin did.

President Meng finally understood why County Magistrate Wu believed in the old lady so wholeheartedly!

The first thing the old lady sees is the person, your ability, character, and talent, and only then your background.

Following a boss like this, you don’t have to worry about being unappreciated, you don’t have to worry about being suppressed, and you don’t have to worry about being controlled for the rest of your life because of your humble background!

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President Meng came to his senses, and immediately knelt down and said sincerely: "I would like to thank you for your kindness, old lady. I am willing to serve you at my utmost!"

"Please stand up quickly! These are just small matters, there is no need to go through such a big ceremony."

Qiao Xin quickly helped President Meng up. She really wasn't used to other people expressing their loyalty so blatantly.

Loyalty or disloyalty, words are not as good as actions!

She prefers to work with people who get things done!

President Meng stood up, still unable to hide his excitement, "Old Madam, your great kindness will be unforgettable to our Chamber of Commerce. If you need us in the future, just let us know!"

Qiao Xin smiled and nodded, "I promised Magistrate Wu to help you through this, so I have to see it through to the end. The one you should really thank is your magistrate. If he hadn't been serious and responsible, we wouldn't have had this kind of encounter."

"The old lady is right. How dare I forget Lord Wu's kindness!" President Meng quickly expressed his opinion.

Qiao Xin pointed to the box on the table and asked, "Do you have funds to turn around this time?"

President Meng was so happy that he nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, yes!"

Qiao Xin changed the subject and said, "Come to think of it, I actually have something I would like to ask you for help with?"

President Meng was stunned for a moment, then said seriously: "Madam, you are too polite. If we need help, we just need to give orders!"

"I bought a few barren hills here, and I want to transform them into tea gardens before the weather gets cold. Right now, apart from the major families in Anhua County, only your Chamber of Commerce has a large number of tea-growing experts. I wonder if President Meng can help contact some masters?

Don't worry about the treatment. They will be provided with food and accommodation, and wages will be calculated separately! They will never be treated unfairly. The only thing is that this person must be reliable, really capable of working, skilled, and able to endure hardships."

President Meng breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "I wonder how many people Madam wants?"

"The more the better! In addition to the experienced tea growers, we also need a large number of weeders and land reclamation workers. I am rushing the deadline."

President Meng immediately understood and nodded: "Don't worry, old lady, I will give you a satisfactory answer as soon as possible!"

Qiao Xin smiled and said, "Okay, how about we discuss it together tomorrow?"

After hearing this, President Meng was overjoyed and thanked her again, "Thank you, old lady! We will definitely live up to your trust!"

The two discussed some details, and then President Meng said goodbye and left. Qiao Xin looked at his receding back, feeling relieved!

It just so happened that Magistrate Wu came back with a land deed personally prepared.

Qiao Xin took the deed and checked it. If there was no problem, she gave it to Shunzi for temporary safekeeping.

She smiled and said, "It's better not to bother two people with one thing. Please put up a notice to recruit workers tomorrow!"

Upon hearing this, County Magistrate Wu straightened up and looked at Qiao Xin: "So fast?"

Planting any crop is a race against time. If you miss that time, the whole year will be wasted. Planting tea seedlings requires "digging for gold in July, digging for silver in August, and human relations in September and October!"

July is the best time to plant tea seedlings, followed by August. By September and October, there will be no effect, and even if you plant them, it will be just to get the job done.

It is already mid-July and the best time is halfway through. Qiao Xin wants to plant the tea seedlings first and then take care of them slowly later.

County Magistrate Wu has been dealing with tea farmers for many years and naturally understands the farming seasons. She didn't expect Qiao Xin to be so knowledgeable about them.

This is good, there is no need to worry about some Xiao Xiao deceiving the old lady.

Compared with selling tea, Qiao Xin is more willing to focus on growing and making tea. As the saying goes: Planting tea trees in the mountains will not worry about food, clothing and shelter.

Selling tea can only make a small group of people profitable, but developing tea mountains, picking tea and making tea on a large scale can allow more people in Anhua County to live a life of food and clothing.

She has been traveling around Anhua County these days, and with the help of the system, she has already gotten a thorough understanding of the surrounding situation.

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