"That's it. Let the banker's girl tell you more about what this workshop is all about."
The village chief waved to Zhuang Keqing who was behind him, and the little girl walked forward with a smile and stood in front of everyone.
She knew that everyone was impatient, so she stopped talking and said loudly and directly: "The only raw material for making dried potatoes and sweet potatoes in the workshop is sweet potatoes, and they will be collected directly in the village at the current price."
"I will provide the specific recipe, but the workers in the workshop must sign a contract with the village, agreeing that the production method will not be leaked."
"The items made are sold in the name of Erlizi Village. The payment for the goods is deducted from the wages of the clerks, and the rest is distributed proportionately per head."
It sounds simple, but in fact it is very complicated. But now we are just giving a general introduction to the villagers, so there is no need to go into details.
"At that time, the village will write down all these details and make them public. If you don't understand, feel free to ask."
After Zhuang Keqing finished speaking, he stepped aside and stopped talking.
In addition to the villagers who had just expressed their intention to participate, there were also many people who had second thoughts at this time.
Some people are thinking, if my family doesn’t participate, then won’t we have to harvest the sweet potatoes first?
What some people think is that anyway, it is already the slack season, there are many people in the family, and there is not much need for people in the fields. Wouldn't it be better to let the young ones work in the workshop than to hang out outside?
Get wages.
Every household is making plans, but not many people can make up their minds in a short while.
It was the first time for a big girl to get on the sedan chair.
Everyone is a little afraid of things that are uncertain.
"Okay, it's late today. Let's go back and think about it. We'll discuss it with our families. In short, it's just a matter of the past half month."
When the time came, the village chief provoked everyone intentionally or unintentionally, "By the way, the girl has placed an order for 200 jins of dried potatoes and 200 jins of vermicelli with the shopkeeper of Wufuji in the town. They will be delivered in ten days."
Many people showed envy, hesitation and worry, and the village chief saw it. He obviously knew what everyone was thinking, but he didn't rush anymore. He urged him and only added at the end: "But girl
As I said, this business is just to help everyone explore the road, and my family will not become a fellow workshop to grab business in the future, so everyone can rest assured."
These words gave the villagers some reassurance, and many people quietly heaved a sigh of relief.
"It's done, let's disperse!" The village chief struck the gong again and left first with a few elders.
Zhuang Keqing also pulled Shen Ling and ran away while no one was paying attention. She didn't want to be surrounded by people asking questions.
The bamboo at home has not been taken care of yet.
After all was said and done, the villagers had not dispersed. They were all chatting about such topics as how your sweet potato harvest was this year and how much surplus you could make.
"Two hundred catties of dried potatoes and two hundred catties of vermicelli, according to the price just mentioned by the village chief, isn't it just five taels of silver!"
"That's right, if you spend the money to buy sweet potatoes, the rest won't be a net profit!"
It’s not just that I don’t know, it’s almost enough to make people blush.
Someone with a bright idea thought that the dealer's big house has no dry land. If they want to deliver the goods this time, they may need a lot of fresh potatoes.
Don't worry about whether you will get involved with the workshop later, how about making some sweet potato money at the banker first?
Fortunately, Zhuang Keqing and Shen Ling ran fast and no one blocked them halfway. Otherwise, I don't know how many people would have reacted and rushed to her house to sell sweet potatoes!
In the next few days, when the villagers met each other, the content of their greetings changed. From the original ordinary greetings such as "Have you eaten?"
"It's like a code word that people from outside the village can't understand at all.
But although everyone discussed it a lot, few actually went to the village chief’s house to register and participate.
The village chief is not worried.
The advantage of having fewer people is that we should always make some appearances first so that everyone can have a good idea.
And Zhuang Keqing doesn't have much time to pay attention to the village's reaction these days. She is stocking up here.
There was less than 100 kilograms of sweet potatoes left at home last time, not even enough to make dried potatoes. She went to Aunt Li's house next door and bought 500 kilograms first. Then she bought the remaining sweet potatoes with Gouzi.
As she said, Zhang Da sent truck after truck to her yard the next day.
Everyone in this village has eyes. Although they don't say it, they all secretly take a look.
Two hundred kilograms of dried potatoes require at least four hundred kilograms of fresh potatoes. Just cleaning and peeling them is not an easy task.
When Qin Manzhi saw that this was not going to work, the three of them were too busy at all, and fearing that the delivery date would be delayed, Qin Manzhi took it upon himself to call Li Guihua and Liu Zhuzi to help.
Thanks to God, the weather is very good these days. Although the sun is not as bright as in summer, it is enough to dry some dried potatoes and vermicelli.
In the end, there were so many goods that the dealer's small courtyard couldn't fit them, and even the Liu family's courtyard was filled with them.
After waiting for the dawn of the tenth day, in the morning the villagers saw the dealer leaving the village with a full mule cart. Before getting too late, they saw an empty mule cart coming back with only some meat on it.
, sweets and snacks, the banker's girl looked happy, no need to guess, she knew that the business was done!
Five taels of silver!
Are you kidding me? Even if you consider the cost, you can at least make a silver car!
Wasn't it just a busy seven or eight days?
It doesn’t look much more relaxed than when the farmers are busy!
The villagers' initial timidity resurfaced. The younger members of the family all clamored to join the workshop, but the older ones couldn't stop them, so they said they could go if they wanted, but only you could attend.
After that, more and more people signed up from the village chief. When the deadline came more than half a month later, I counted about fifty people who were willing to participate.
This was already much stronger than he had expected!
Two days later, another small meeting was held in the village, where all those who were willing to participate were gathered together to explain what should be done next.
In the past few days, the carriage carrying goods from Wufuji has also arrived at the county seat of Nanzi County.
Nanzi County is located to the east of Dai State, and there are no particularly rare products. There are many mountains and little land in the county, and it is not close to the sea. The business is not prosperous. Fortunately, the Huaiqing River passes through it, nourishing an area that can produce food. In the county
Nine times out of ten tax revenue comes from this.
Due to geographical limitations, Nanzi County has not been as good as the south in terms of grain production since the previous dynasty, which can produce three crops of rice a year. In terms of commerce, it is not as good as those in the sea with ports for trade. In terms of products, it is not as vast as the north in terms of land and resources, but compared with
The bitter and cold places in the west are slightly better, with the tax revenue hovering around the middle and lower levels all year round.
But no matter how unsatisfactory Nanzi County is, it is still a serious county town divided into Daiguo's administrative regions, and it is a few levels higher than Songling Town.
As soon as the carriage stopped at the door of the county store, the dozing clerk inside saw it.
He said "tsk" impatiently, prompting another tall guy to ask: "What's wrong?"
He pouted at the carriage parked outside, "Here! It's only been half a month, and here we are again."
The tall man looked out and saw the driver who was getting off the car. He smiled and greeted him: "Uncle Lin, let me help you unload the goods."
"cut."
The waiter who had been dozing off just now spat, turned his head and closed his eyes.
Every day, I just send some crappy stuff to the store, but I can't sell it at all. His shopkeeper said that Wufuji in Songling Town is the worst branch in Nanzi County. In his opinion, there is no way to sell it.
I'm afraid shopkeeper Hu won't be able to stay for long.
He is not willing to serve!
Uncle Lin got off the carriage and saw Fang Ren coming out. A shy smile appeared on his wrinkled face.
"I don't need your help, Lao Zhou and I are enough."
While he was talking, an older man with gray hair and a strong and sturdy figure got out from behind the carriage. Without a word, he started unloading things from the carriage.
"Uncle Lin, you're welcome. Let me help you unload it faster."
"I really don't bother you." Uncle Lin stopped him, pulled Fang Ren over, and asked in a low voice: "Where's your shopkeeper?"
"The shopkeeper went to Deyuelou to collect payment. He will come back after lunch. What's the matter, Uncle Lin?"
"To tell you the truth, my shopkeeper Hu recently got some new things, and he wanted to send some to the county to see if they sell well."
After saying that, Uncle Lin glanced at the piled carriages.
Fang Ren followed his line of sight and saw that the car furniture was packed neatly in thick gray linen bags and stacked neatly. It was hard to see what was inside. But Uncle Zhou unloaded it easily, and
The outside of the bag looks clean, and it doesn't look like something native to the field.
He has been working at Wufuji for three or four years. Every year, Songlin Town always sends ordinary goods dug from the soil. The quality is average and the sales are not very good. Recently, he even kept listening to the shopkeeper's mutterings,
He said that the branch there was not making any money, and he wanted to discuss it with the owner, but he would close it if possible.
It's not been a month since they last delivered the goods. I guess they just got the new stuff and they hurriedly delivered it, right?
So, what exactly is in this car that makes Shopkeeper Hu so anxious?
