The people of the Luo tribe were also somewhat frustrated and began to doubt the decision of their leader again.
Chief Luo was worried. Although the Luo tribe did not rely on the land for their livelihood, it was not a big deal if the land could not be used for farming at all.
On the contrary, Xiushui has been looking at this land carefully since he came here.
She observed these places carefully, and the more she looked, the more she felt that if this place could be turned into a saline-alkali farm and then a piece of saline-alkali land could be cleaned out, then life would not be impossible.
"Grandma, I remember that in modern times, before Japan dumped its nuclear wastewater into the sea, someone in Xinjiang created a saline-alkali lake to simulate a lake suitable for raising marine fish.
If we could create a lake like that here, clean out some land, and cultivate it for a few years, wouldn't that make us rich too?"
The old lady nodded. She didn't understand such professional matters very well, so she had to rely on her granddaughter.
"Granddaughter, I know you can do it. The specific implementation is up to you."
"Grandma, since this is saline-alkali land, shouldn't our village's so-called tax payment in a year be disregarded? In other words, even if we're allocated this area, there should still be some normal land for us, right?"
"This should be it."
Upon hearing this, the old village chief, who was following closely, hurried to the guide.
"Sir, thank you for coming all the way here. I wonder if the land we need to take care of in our village will all be covered with frost?
"Haha, my Lord, you probably know that this kind of land can't grow anything at all. If everyone in our village were to plant this kind of land and have to pay taxes, that wouldn't be justified, right?"
The guide was also aware of this and nodded.
"It's not the land you're paying taxes on, but the land a little further up ahead. You can definitely build a house on this area. I brought you here to see the area for building a house."
The land over there, near the mountain, is allocated to you, but each household only has three mu of land.
As for the rest, you have to pay for it."
The group of people who were originally crying loudly breathed a sigh of relief after hearing that this place was only used to build houses.
Perhaps because of the contrast with the saline-alkali land before, the group did not feel as depressed as before when they saw the large area of not-so-good sandy land before them.
At least crops can be grown on sandy land, but the harvest won't be as good as that from black land.
Xiushui didn't care at all. She exchanged glances with the old lady, and the old lady took the initiative to ask about the guide.
"Sir, if we were to buy the saline-alkali land, how would we sell it? What about taxes?"
The guide never imagined that someone would actually set their sights on the saline-alkali land.
But he was an official in charge of this area after all. Even though he had not dealt with this kind of land much, he still had information about the sale of this kind of land.
"Saline-alkali land is tax-free for the first ten years. After ten years, if it is cultivated normally, it will be taxed like normal land.
If the land remains uncultivated, only one-tenth of the normal tax will be paid. The purchase price is two taels of silver per mu of land."
Buy it for two taels of silver, clean it, and it will last a lifetime. This business is so profitable no matter how you think about it.
Almost instantly, the old lady decided to buy all the saline-alkali land.
"What, you want to buy them all?"
The guide thought he was hallucinating. You know, this piece of saline-alkali land covers no less than a thousand acres.
Thousands of acres of saline-alkali land will cost a lot of money no matter how cheap it is.
The old lady was very generous.
"It's okay. This is also an inheritance that I, an old lady, am leaving for my children and grandchildren. As for the saline-alkali land, they can use it to raise sea fish."
After being stunned, the guide was filled with ecstasy.
You know, selling these lands is a big achievement for him.
"Okay, let's go handle the formalities now."
On the other side, the patriarch of the Luo tribe watched the old lady do this, his eyes turned, and he came over to ask the guide.
"Sir, I suppose there are salt marshes not only in this area, but also in other places?"
"Yes, we have the most saline-alkali land in Liuhua Country. It's not just here, there are also many such lands in other places."
"Then I'll also buy the saline-alkali land adjacent to this village."
The old village chief looked at everyone like this and glanced at a few old friends, each of whom was also very interested.
However, they cannot make a decision with just a glance; they have to discuss it with the whole village.
But the old village chief made a private decision. No matter what others thought, he would follow his elder sister to buy land.
Not only the old village chief thought so, many people who still had some spare money were actually thinking about following the trend and buying saline-alkali land.
So, a group of people who should have been worried about settling down, when they arrived at the destination, the first thing they worried about was whether to buy saline-alkali land!
After the old lady took Uncle Wen Liu to handle the formalities, several clan elders and Uncle Chu Wu and his group gathered around Xiushui.
"Xiushui, tell us if you have a way to turn the saline-alkali land into normal land?"
Chu Laowu looked at the girl with burning eyes, and sighed again, wondering why none of his sons were worthy of her attention.
It's a pity that such a blessed person can't marry into the Chu family.
Xiushui did not hide anything and shyly told her plan.
"What? If we enclose this kind of land and raise sea fish, and then clean it and turn it into normal land, well, if that's the case, then we have to take advantage of it.
Even if you have to pay a disposal fee for the first two years, you still don't have to pay taxes for the next eight years. Buy it, you have to buy it."
The group of people who were crying and making a fuss earlier have stopped making a fuss now. They are looking at Wen Xiushui excitedly, rubbing their hands and getting ready for a big fight.
Two taels of silver per mu of land, normal land would cost nearly twenty taels per mu. Even sandy land would cost around seven or eight taels.
Now you can buy saline-alkali land for two taels. Although it is troublesome to wash the land, as Chu Laowu said, the first two years of washing are a waste, but the rest of the time it will be profitable.
"Buy it, you must buy it."
Seeing that everyone was so excited, Xiushui pulled her aunt aside and whispered to her.
"Auntie, are they trusting us too blindly? I've never actually used a saline lake to raise fish before, and I don't even know how to do it. Why do they all trust me so much?"
"Two taels of silver would have certainly mattered to them in the past, but now, after the famine and the robbers, the people in our village are not poor. Every household can afford to spend ten taels to buy a few acres of land.
Besides, ten taels of silver can be exchanged for five acres of land. Even if I can't raise fish, I can still wash them as you said.
After washing, the acre of land behind can earn back the investment, what are they afraid of! "
Yes, this account is so easy to calculate. Just do it without any worries.
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