In the reception hall of Suzhuang, loud and respectful greetings kept coming. The person they were greeting was only the eleven-year-old Su Fan, which shows the majesty of Su Fan in Su Mansion now.
It is true that after several times of his equal measures of kindness and power, he managed to keep the servants of the Su Mansion in obedience. With sticks and carrots, the servants were extremely grateful to him.
"sit!"
Su Fan sat in the upper seat in the living room. There was a layer of fine fur blankets on the Grand Master's chair, and the other people sat down one after another.
The person closest to Su Fan is Yang Xing, the elder of Su's father's three dynasties, Su's father's chief steward, and the second is a man with a long scar on his face, who is the head of the Su family's guard.
The Su family is a squire in Huayin County. Although the family is not prosperous, there are still sixty or seventy servants in total. After Su Fan became the head of the family, he once again paid for thirty guards. Now the entire Su family has
There were more than two hundred people.
Among them, there are no less than forty guards looking after the house.
Even this number is still increasing. Knowing that this is the world of martial arts, Su Fan naturally pays more and more attention to the safety of the Su family. After all, in the ordinary plane, there are often bandits and bandits who like to rob the landlords and squires in the countryside.
Not to mention the world of martial arts, where there are more bandits and bandits, and there are also a group of "heroes" who like to "rob the rich and give to the poor".
Su Fan didn't want to be the target of robbery by these people.
Of course, within the scope of the Huashan Sect, a class of "heroes" would not come to "commit trouble", and there were even very few bandits.
But that doesn't mean there aren't, especially during times of famine, there are still many people who take desperate risks, and the Huashan Sect cannot take care of everything.
Su Fan would never leave his safety in the hands of others.
"Lao Yang"
"Here, sir, what do you say?" Yang Xing stood up after hearing Su Fan's roll call.
"Now that the experimental field has been completed, then the three thousand acres of land in our home can be fully implemented. I think those tenants have also gone there to see it, so they will not have any doubts."
"Yes, sir, in the past two days, the farmers have been coming to see me every day, hoping to get advice."
When Yang Xing talked about this, a smile appeared on his face. Su's father had hundreds of tenant households. Su's father had 3,000 acres of land, almost more than 2,000 acres, which were all cultivated by these tenants.
"very good!"
Su Fan nodded. The Su family's three thousand acres of land, if his cheap father was still there, wouldn't need to pay too much tax. After all, it was a juren.
But when his father died, he was not the one to raise people, so he had to pay taxes. Originally, there were three thousand acres of land, excluding the tenants and some exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes from the court, which would leave about a thousand stones every year.
But now, it is estimated that it is only six to seven hundred stones at most.
In terms of silver taels, it's only five or six hundred taels, which is not much. The three hundred people in his Su family have enough food and clothing for a year, which is quite a lot.
Therefore, increasing the yield of this fertile land is a big deal. According to his method, at least hundreds of shi, or hundreds of taels of silver, can be harvested every year.
It didn't matter before, a few hundred taels was enough for him to eat and drink.
But now, if he wants to practice martial arts, that won't work.
Although he has not yet practiced martial arts, he knows that money is indispensable if one is poor in literature and rich in martial arts, especially if he wants to practice to a certain level.
So he needs to find new ways to make money. Just relying on the produce in the fields may not be enough for future cultivation.
Although he has a plug-in, this plug-in only provides internal blessings and cannot provide external blessings. Therefore, if he wants to practice faster and higher, taking drugs is the mainstream.
These days he has been thinking about how to make money.
In fact, there are many businesses that can make money quickly, such as the salt and iron business, which is definitely the best way to do it. Among the salt dealers in Jianghuai, none of them is sitting on millions of silver taels. The eight major families in Shanxi even rely on smuggling grasslands to make money.
This family fortune worth tens of millions.
However, with his current small stature, he would definitely not be able to deal with these.
So after thinking for a long time, Su Zhe thought of starting from a young age, with snacks and restaurants.
With this knowledge of future generations, not to mention other things, he was confident that even the emperor would not be as sophisticated as him in terms of eating alone.
Naturally, he thought of braised food. In today's dynasties, commerce and trade are developed, and spices are still very expensive, but it is no longer like the Sui and Tang Dynasties, when only nobles could afford it.
So he plans to expand the business.
In fact, he added this braised food to the Su family's restaurant in Huayin City, and the business was indeed good.
So Su Fan was going to take it out and start a business on his own.
So he looked at the middle-aged man on his right and said, "Manager Hu, how is the business of Su's Restaurant now?"
"Sir, since you provided braised meat, our business has greatly increased. We have become the second largest restaurant in Huayin City, second only to Xinyue Restaurant."
"So how is your monthly income now?" Su Fan asked.
"After excluding costs, the monthly balance is sixty taels," Manager Hu said with a bit of pride. The monthly net profit is sixty taels, which is seven or eight hundred taels a year. This income is not low.
In the past, it was pretty good to have one hundred taels a year.
From this we can see that this braised food is very popular.
Hearing this, Su Zhe nodded, still knowing in his heart that the dishes for future generations can be taken over.
"So, Manager Hu, I'm going to take out this braised food separately and open a special braised food restaurant."
"What? Master, what should we do? What should we do in our restaurant?" Manager Hu suddenly became anxious. Now the Su family's restaurant relies on this braised food. If there is no braised food, it will probably have to happen again.
It's become what it used to be.
"Boss Hu, don't worry. Although I said I would take it out separately, your restaurant won't move. In addition, I will arrange for the kitchen to add some new dishes to your restaurant."
"Is what the master said true?"
When Manager Hu heard this, he was immediately surprised. Regardless of what he had done before, as one of the stewards of the Su family, he had eaten at the Su family's family banquet, so he naturally knew how delicious the dishes were.
"Yeah!" Su Fan nodded and continued: "Then open a braised food restaurant by yourself. I mean, not only in Huayin City, but also in several nearby counties."
"What do you think?"
"no problem"
Several stewards nodded. Everyone understood that this was a profitable business and no one was stopping it. Moreover, they all knew that the master had made money and was never stingy with them.
"Then in that case, I'll leave this matter to you, Yang Zhen."
Su Zhe looked at a young man sitting at the bottom.
"Master, this is not good, Yang Zhen is still too young."
After Su Fan finished speaking, Yang Xing stood up and wanted to object.
"Haha! Mr. Yang, Brother Zhen is already in his twenties now, but he is no longer young. Moreover, he also handles the family affairs very well. I feel relieved if I leave it to him."
Yang Zhen is Yang Xing's youngest son. He has grown up in the Su family since he was a child, so he is naturally relieved.
"this,,,"
When Yang Xing saw this, although he was embarrassed on the surface, he was still very happy on the inside. After all, he also knew that this was a good business, and if it was done well, it goes without saying.
"Okay, it's settled"
Su Fan made up his mind, and then he looked at the scarred man, who was the guard commander of the Su family.
This man is called Liu Tong, who is in his forties. He was originally the commander-in-chief of a general in Datong Town. Because he offended Shangguan, he was hostile and was forced to fight to the death with the Tatars in the grassland. He managed to escape and was rescued by Su Fan's father. Come down.
He has always acted as the bodyguard of the Su family.
Although this person is the general banner, his ability is not bad, but his personality is a bit upright. After Su Fan learned about it, he was a little happy.
This guy's strength is not bad. If he is given good equipment, he can even become the enemy of hundreds of people on the battlefield. His skills on the battlefield are not even inferior to the second-rate warriors in the world.
"Liu Guards"
"The subordinates are here"
When Liu Tong heard Su Fan calling him, he immediately straightened up and looked at Su Fan with bright eyes. He could see the changes in the Su family these days, and he also knew how much Su Fan valued him.
Especially when Su Fan recently reorganized the Su family's guards, he was even more happy. He knew very well what the Su family's guards were like in the past. Most of them were just eating and drinking.
Some of them are relatives of the Su family, who are even worse than the gangsters in the city.
Now after some rectification, there are only forty people left, but they are all hard-working farmers' children. If they are trained by him, they will not only become elites in the army, but they can also protect the safety of the Su family.
"Liu Wei, I leave all the guards of the Su family to you. You are from the military, so you should know a little bit about military training. I need you to train these guards into combat-ready soldiers."
"I wonder if Liu Huwei is sure?" Su Fan looked at Liu Tong and said.
"this,,,,"
Liu Tong hesitated for a moment.
"I know Liu Huowei's concerns. Let's do this. As long as Liu Huowei needs anything, I will provide it. In terms of logistics, you don't have to worry. I will give you a lot. I only need one person who can help my Su family in a crisis. "Fighting Guards"
Su Fan looked at Liu Tong, but his young face showed a dignity that was not in line with his grade.
"Don't worry, head of the family, your subordinates will definitely be able to master it."
Hearing that all the logistics could be provided, Liu Tong immediately became confident. He knew that the Su family would not be short of food in the future. With three thousand acres of land, plus some of the Su family's shops in the county, they would only be able to build a It is not difficult to form an elite escort team of fifty people.
He has this confidence.
"Okay! Guard Liu, I'll leave the Su family's escort team to you. The main body is sixty people for the time being, but in the future, there will be more."
Su Zhe said something calmly, but everyone in the hall had different expressions.