Chapter 10 Chapter 10 Farm Tool Prices
If you eavesdrop once, there will be a second time.
Liang Nian eavesdropped on the conversation between Zuo You and Lin Si again, but only heard some incomprehensible words like lesson plan, roll call list, and student number.
Liang Nian finally gave up. This was not Dachen's language at all.
Besides, she still had an important thing to do, which was to promote the plowing and weeding.
Lin Si was also very concerned about the promotion of agricultural tools. She had done some calculations. The people earned about 400 coins from building their manors. If the price of agricultural tools had to cover this amount, the people would have no money left for consumption, and the economic environment in Li County would remain stagnant.
In order to promote consumption and make the money circulate, the price of agricultural tools must be lowered.
Lin Si took the initiative to find Liang Nian and asked about the lowest price of the farm tools.
Liang Nian was a person who dealt with farm tools all year round. Although the structure of the treadle plow and weeding stalk was simple and iron was used sparingly, the high price of iron was there, and 200 wen was the lowest price.
Liang Nian also understood that this amount of money would drain the money of the people to build the manor. She thought for a moment and decided to pay part of it herself, setting the price at 180 wen.
Liang Nian had a lot of property left by his father, so his life was not hard.
She had been an official in Li County for several years and had provided a lot of subsidies to the people, so the people of Li County all obeyed her.
Liang Nian didn't expect that Lin Si would come to him on his own initiative.
"The county lady means to subsidize the common people?" Liang Nian's eyes widened rarely.
Lin Si stirred the sweet and sour plum soup with his short hands. "Set the price of the farm tools at 150 wen. I'll subsidize the rest. It's almost the end of the year, and people need money to spend, whether it's buying meat for the family or buying new clothes for the children."
One piece costs 150 coins, and two pieces only cost 300 coins, so the people can still have more than 100 coins left.
A hundred or so coins can do a lot of things.
Liang Nian didn't know how to respond to Lin Si for a moment. She initially thought that Lin Si was a noble lady who never left the gate of Li County and was depressed all day long.
But Lin Si had only been in Li County for a little over a month, but the things he had done and the results he had seen made her feel ashamed and admired.
Liang Nian felt ashamed, but also suddenly enlightened.
As long as the people can really have a good New Year, no matter what Lin Si asks A Niang to do, she will never eavesdrop again!
Liang Nian twisted his fingers with his hands and finally said sincerely: "On behalf of the people of Li County, I thank the county lady."
Lin Si had just finished his plum soup and placed the bowl on the table. "Li County is my fiefdom, and the people are my subjects. How can I bear to see them starve and freeze?"
Liang Nian choked up. "The county lady is absolutely right."
The people of the entire Li County knew the news that two new agricultural tools were about to be promoted. The people held the money for building the manor, and no one said that the money should not be spent.
However, the price of the farm tools has not been announced yet, and everyone is worried. If the money earned is enough to build the manor, it will be fine, but if not, then there will be some trouble.
Shi Jin was mending Shi Tou and Kang Zhuqing's linen clothes in the yard when he suddenly heard the childish shouting of a child outside, and the voice was quite loud.
"The price for the treading plow and weeding has been set. It's only one hundred and fifty coins. The other fifty coins will be paid by the Anping County Lady and will be waived."
The sharp needle almost pierced Shi Jin's fingertips. Almost instantly, Shi Jin immediately dropped his clothes and rushed out.
These children were not from this alley, but that did not stop Shi Jin from running up and grabbing a little boy.
Shi Jin took two breaths and asked seriously, "Young Master, is what you just said true?"
The strange child blinked and said, "Of course it's true. If you don't believe me, you can go ask the county magistrate."
Kang Zhuqing was still in a daze in the yard, thinking that he had misheard, or that the children were just joking.
Seeing Shi Jin running back breathlessly, Kang Zhuqing slapped her thigh vigorously and grabbed Shi Jin's arm, "Mother Jin, was that just a child's joke, or is it true?"
Shi Jin was even more excited than Kang Zhuqing. She nodded vigorously, "I think it must be true. It was said that it was originally 200 coins, but the county lady paid the money and waived the other 50 coins."
Kang Zhuqing almost fainted, "Could it be that the Princess of Anping County is the reincarnation of a Bodhisattva? I...I!" Kang Zhuqing kept saying "I" for a long time and couldn't say the second half of the sentence.
Shi Jin's head was also dizzy. How could there be such a good person in this world?
Shi Tu was the third person to know the news, and his reaction was even greater.
Two hundred coins for farm tools was already a low price, and that was because it was a price that could only be paid when Liang Nian was the county magistrate, and one hundred and fifty coins was the lowest of the low prices.
Kang Zhuqing and Shi Tu hugged each other and cried. No one could understand how important the remaining one hundred coins were to this ordinary family.
These one hundred coins could allow them to eat meat, and the whole family could wear new linen clothes. Kang Zhuqing's shoes had been patched up all the time, and now he could get a new pair of shoes and have a good New Year.
Shi Tu was an illiterate, tall, strong man who rarely showed his true feelings. He just wiped his face and said, "If the county magistrate wants to repair any more houses in the future, I will definitely do my best to help him!"
Shi Jin felt even more deeply touched. She only hated herself for not having any skills and being unable to help the county lord at all. If she were a man, she could help the county lord repair the house, but she was a girl, so how could the county lord need her?
Before Shi Jin could feel sad about the passing of time, everyone in the alley was in an uproar.
Shi Jin wanted to go out and find those children to ask what happened, but when he opened the door, there was no sign of the children.
Although Shi Jin had doubts in his heart, they were diluted by the joy of the price of farm tools.
Kang Zhuqing had previously boasted that he had met Lin Si, so many people came running over and said excitedly that Kang Zhuqing's family was very lucky to have met the Bodhisattva-like Anping County Master.
They want to see it too!
"Madam Kang, tell me what the county lady looks like. Is she really like a bodhisattva?"
"The young master of the Wang family said that when he was building the manor, he saw the county lady from a distance once. She looked like someone who had walked out of a Bodhisattva portrait."
More and more people gathered at Kang Zhuqing's door. From the beginning, they were debating whether Lin Si was like a Bodhisattva, but later it evolved into a large gathering place for Lin Si's crazy fans.
Lin Siren was eating snacks at the County Lord's Mansion, and his popularity among the people was rising rapidly.
Chun Yi noticed Lin Si's smile and asked, "County Lady, are today's snacks delicious?"
Lin Si finished the remaining Fu Yuanzi in the bowl in one gulp, "Delicious, delicious."
When Grandma Qian came in, Lin Si had just finished eating.
Haruya retreated with interest.
Grandma Qian Sui has her hair combed meticulously and her eyes slightly raised, giving people a serious and capable feeling.
She said, "The news about the children has spread well. We have just let them return to the manor."
Lin Si placed the bowl gently on the table and asked, "How are they adapting to the manor?"
Qian Sui replied, "They are very grateful to you for having a roof over their heads and a bowl to eat."
Lin Si held his chin with his short hand. "In three days, when everything is ready, I will let Madam Zuo go to class. You can discuss any miscellaneous matters directly with Madam Zuo. Just come to me every seven days to report."
Qian Sui nodded and agreed.
"They are about to start attending classes, and they need to learn both literature and martial arts. The food needs to be improved a little, otherwise they will not get enough nutrition." Lin Si said to Qian Sui.
Qian Sui didn't understand what nutrition meant, but she would try to figure it out in her mind. Only when she really couldn't understand would she ask Lin Si.
Qian Sui pondered for a moment, "Three meals a day: hulled wheat rice, stir-fried vegetables, three days of refined oil residue, and ten days of two slices of pork. What do you think, County Lady?"
This kind of food is quite good for Dachen. Many people in Li County only eat meat once a month. If they are reluctant to eat meat, they may not eat meat for two or three months.
Lin Si has been an orphan since childhood. Thanks to the motherland, he grew up in an orphanage. He has never been deprived of food, so naturally he doesn't want to mistreat these children.
Young people are the flowers of the future, so Lin Si must water them more.
"Sure. Bring a chicken or duck from the county lady's mansion every month and make soup for them."
Lin Si thought for a moment and added, "They did a good job today. Let's give each of them an extra egg."
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