From upstairs, you can see smoke curling up from the kitchens of every household. Although you can't see for a thousand miles, you can still see for more than ten miles. A field is full of rice, and a large number of tenants are busy harvesting rice.
Next comes the planting of winter wheat.
A coffee table was placed under the flaming red wooden floor, and several core members of the family were seated there.
"...The raw material for making wine is cassava. Although it doesn't cost a penny, how can there be so many wild cassava to dig in the mountains?"
"If you plant them on the plains and take care of them, the yield per acre can be tripled. Five miles of Nanlian Mountain is barren, so you can only plant these. If you explain the reason, I believe the county magistrate will understand. It is not difficult to obtain land.
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Ye Qing was talking eloquently to the clan leader Ye Mengqiu. When he said this, he was a little arrogant. Jiang Zinan quietly stepped forward and ordered tea. He held the pot in his bare hands and poured it for everyone one by one.
She was dressed in plain white silk clothes, looking clean and elegant, and her curves were slim and charming. But what was different from the past years was that after the tea was poured, Jiang Zinan no longer stood behind Ye Mengqiu, but lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes, standing next to her.
Kneeling and sitting behind Ye Qing.
Under the red leaves, there was a smile on her pretty face, as delicate as jade and porcelain, but more real. Compared to the past, she was no longer the precarious adopted daughter of the patriarch, but only had to abide by Ye Qing's rules.
Ye Zifan looked across from him and sighed in his heart. He also knew some fortune-telling skills. Although Jiang Zinan was somewhat wealthy originally, he was bound to have bad luck in middle age and even had signs of a miserable old age, so he didn't take it to heart.
And when I first heard about this girl's estrangement, I felt that I was blinded by the power of Ling. There was a chance that she could be recommended to the Lu magistrate's house, or even be promoted as a concubine. This was a family of the same Jinshi, and there would be a future for a bastard in the future.
However, it is unwise for a young boy to be a maid in the inner chamber and still do it with gusto.
"But now it seems that this former sworn sister is the smartest. She abandoned her false reputation and followed Ye Qing. The merits of bringing in the county soldiers to save her last time have made her status no longer inferior to that of the true Ye clan.
My daughter, not to mention that Ye Qing’s future is far beyond being a scholar. She has the possibility of being a Jinshi or a Jinshi. She is also a concubine, a young Jinshi, and she is a childhood sweetheart. Isn’t it better than a stranger who is nearly half a century old?"
Just as he was sighing, he heard his father say something, and he quickly listened attentively.
"Ten thousand acres, even if the cheapest price per mu is 50 taels, it is still 50,000 taels. But this is a whole field. The price of 1,000 acres will be more than three times higher, and the price of 10,000 acres will be six times higher, which is 300,000 taels...
"The patriarch glanced at Ye Qing, pondered for a long time, and said: "The winery has invested a lot, and the two batches of wine have made a huge profit. But just after the profit has been made, even if the family property is spent, it is difficult to eat this field, let alone the family.
Prepare working capital in case of unexpected events.”
This is a tactful postponement. The uncles here could see it and kept silent. Ten thousand acres...
Even though Ye Zifan, who presided over the reclamation of Nanyu River and saw the successful development of 654 acres, had an idea of the family's 7,000 acres, buying 10,000 acres at once was really astonishing.
This kind of high-level plan involves so many things that he is deeply afraid: "Only my father and Qing'er can calmly calculate the fate of the family in such a calm way."
The uncles did not know this ten thousand acres that deeply, but they vaguely sensed the atmosphere and could not help but think: "Although the knot in the patriarch's heart has been eliminated, he will not let Qing'er take risks with the family fortune so easily, and Qing'er does not want to
It’s simple, I don’t know how it will work..."
To everyone's surprise, Ye Qing just sighed after hearing this and stopped mentioning it. After a moment of silence, he raised the tea cup. The faint fragrance of tea was refreshing, and he smacked it gently, thoughtfully.
As soon as he stopped talking, the strange thing was that everyone immediately felt a pressure coming on them. They couldn't help but look up and saw Ye Qing wearing a silver crown, a toga, and high-toothed wooden clogs. He was a handsome young man, but he always
There is an indescribable taste.
The depression is deep and I can't see clearly.
It's just that this matter is too big and involves family rights, so we have to bear it.
Ye Qing smiled at this time and turned to talking about the expansion of the winery. He mentioned some names and asked, "What do you think, uncle? Are these suitable for use?"
The uncles heaved a sigh of relief and started to feel their hearts beat again. The wine shop staff were all fat men, and everyone knew that Ye Qing was arranging people.
But it was originally developed by Ye Qing, who holds 30% of the shares, and Ye Qing is a good person. His nephew was mentioned in the name, so how could he object?
Ye Mengqiu lowered his eyelids and drank tea casually. He rarely intervened in such specific matters, and more often wondered in his heart: Such a large land acquisition is also Qing'er's first clan proposal, will he give up easily?
Ye Zifan was in charge of the wine shop and nodded with a smile: "They are all good. If it can be expanded, we can arrange it, but..."
Ye Qing held up the teacup and drank slowly, then paused: "Why not? In terms of appliances, not all the glassware needs to be purchased new. The distillation and condensation parts can be shared. Only a dozen more boilers and some other things that are difficult to share are needed.
Accessories."
"In terms of manpower, helpers are always easy to find, but the only shortage is core winemakers. Since the rise of our wine industry, many small wineries have closed down in Nancang County. The reputation of monopolizing the market and causing unemployment is not good, so it is better to just hire people.
Come here, my family's treatment and rewards are good, and I am returning to my old business, so I must be happy."
Several uncles were ashamed when they heard this: "Isn't this easy to do? Everyone in this business has many years of expertise, and each winery is backed by various companies holding shares. How can we let him go?"
Ye Qing drank all the tea, put it on the table, and signaled Jiang Zinan to pour more. This time, he looked back and said calmly: "The winery is dead, but the people are alive. It's not like taking over other people's property, it's just about wooing the wines below."
Carpenter, so what if we have a baby? At most, we can take care of a family of five. We provide both soft and hard care so we don’t have to worry about anything. If anything goes wrong, I’ll be there to take care of it.
Seeing that he was serious about what he said, Ye Zifan couldn't help but think about it: "The act is a bit domineering, and the implication is still too wide. Unless compensation is given to each family, it is not as cost-effective as training one's own winemaker..."
"Let everyone buy shares."
"Ah?" Ye Zifan almost thought he heard wrongly.
But Ye Qing smiled slightly: "These wine shops still have some backgrounds. I still underestimated their keen sense of smell. In just two months, someone instigated the winemakers to petition the prefect. When I came back to the county town a few days ago for a banquet, the prefect also
Yes, it’s a hint. I’m not sure what other tricks will come later. Individually, it’s nothing, but the combined power cannot be underestimated.”
"I have an idea. Instead of fighting against consumption, it is better to cooperate. My wine industry has shown its strength. At this time, as long as we give them a way to survive, no wine shop will be allowed to bow its head, and as long as all the companies behind it have interests, who will have trouble with money?
Woolen cloth?"
"The whole stock can be divided into 100 shares. This is not to point fingers at everyone's shares, but just to sell all the 30 shares I own."
Ye Qing spoke eloquently, his words were very plain, but everyone was stunned and looked at each other, speechless.
At this time, guilds and banks were popular, and all the clans were aware of shares. But now, including Ye Zifan, several people opened their mouths. When they learned that these seventy shares had 700,000 taels of silver, even the clan members were fighting for it.
It's such a bloody mess, if the old man hadn't been there, people would have been killed.
But selling these 30 shares worth 300,000 taels of silver at this time was like losing a piece of cake. Even Ye Mengqiu could no longer remain calm and stared straight at it.
Ye Qing seemed to have not seen it, and said to himself: "To be fair to all families, each family is only allowed to subscribe for one share. Well, how much is the price... How about ten thousand taels?"
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Ye Mengqiu placed the tea cup heavily on the table: "This won't work."
After taking a breath, his cloudy eyes suddenly became sharp: "These people who want to sell at least fifteen thousand taels don't know that we will present the secret recipe to the court in three years. They only think that we can monopolize it for at least five years."
"As long as it can be sold at a higher price if it is resold, if someone is willing to ask for it, then of course it is too much. There is no need for us to chase this limit."
Several uncles looked at each other, Ye Qing was startled, and smiled: "I really want to estimate the price for three years to make a slight surplus. Otherwise, if the fraud is discovered later, wouldn't it cause public outrage?"
Ye Mengqiu looked at him with a smile but not a smile, his white eyebrows drooped, and he twirled his beard and said helplessly: "The imperial court robs and competes with the people for profit. What can we common people do? We are also victims..."
The imperial court was shot again while lying down.
Ye Qing was speechless when he heard this, secretly thinking shamelessly, and praised from the bottom of his heart: "Ginger is still spicy. Now the entire wine industry in Nancang County is tied to my family, and as an alliance of interests, they will help us expand the scale of raw materials and sales."
In terms of coverage, manpower in both areas can be withdrawn to continue to expand the distillery headquarters and strictly adhere to the core distillation procedures."
"As long as we give up a small part of our interests and still occupy 70%, it will bring our clan several times the original benefits in the remaining two years..."
Ye Qing was full of talk and encouragement, but did not mention why he had withdrawn from this benefit exclusively. Before everyone could wake up, he said to the clan leader Ye Mengqiu: "Hey, aren't you worried about money? With these three hundred thousand,
Two, oh, four hundred and fifty thousand taels, don’t you have enough money? It’s more than enough to buy these ten thousand acres.”
At this time, everyone woke up. Ye Zifan was stunned and did not say anything. Even Ye Mengqiu thought to himself: "You kid, you are hiding here..."
Ye Mengqiu thought about it for a while, then his expression suddenly changed: "Are you going to own this land as a sole proprietor, at the expense of the winery's interests?"
Throw away three hundred acres and replace it with Lu Shangjing. Throw away three hundred thousand taels of silver and buy these ten thousand acres of land. This grandson can't see through it more and more.
Jiang Zinan squatted gently beside Ye Qing, holding his breath and poured another cup of tea. Ye Qing raised it and took a sip, and said unhurriedly: "Yes."
There is no explanation. With 30% of the shares, the annual income can be up to 150,000 taels. How useful can this money be in troubled times?
With the opening of the great fortune, bad luck will naturally change. This place that has been buried for five hundred years has turned into a rare auspicious place.
Not talking about luck, the value of these ten thousand acres of land alone, from poverty to fertile land, is more than paid for. But of course we can't talk about this to everyone. If we don't talk about it, we have no family and friendship. This is really childish and ridiculous. There is no
Have you ever heard that "If a ruler is not secretive, his ministers will lose their integrity; if their ministers are not secretive, they will lose their virginity"?