HBWnovel Chapter 145 Vigorously develop
Chapter 145 Vigorously develop
The farmers were recruited, and soon the reclamation team started working. Tian Yuheng and his sister considered building a bigger house that could accommodate at least 50 or people. However, the rooms were made into four-person rooms, so there would be about rooms in total, as well as a large warehouse to store the harvested crops and a large drying yard.
They also set aside half of the land specifically for the food and drink of the hired workers, and for growing grain. In the north, wheat was the main crop, along with corn, vegetables and the like.
In addition, there are places to raise chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep. In this way, at least we can be self-sufficient, and the duck feathers can be washed and dried to make duck down clothes, duck down quilts and the like.
Tian Xinger’s idea was good, but this would mean hiring someone to do this specifically.
"If we want to raise chickens and ducks well, we have to grow vegetables for them to eat, and the expenses are not small. You will have to sell the chickens and ducks in the future, and if you raise too many, it is easy to get chicken plague. If there is such a chicken plague, sister, these will be a lot of losses." Tian Yuheng felt that his sister was taking too big a step at once, and she should take it step by step.
"Can't we hire some people to do this? Can we just separate the chickens and ducks into separate areas instead of gathering them all together?"
"It's OK, but it might be troublesome for the person who takes care of it."
Seeing that his sister was determined to do so, Tian Yuheng didn't say anything more and let her do it. After all, she had money, but now she might have to hire again.
"Second brother, why don't we not recruit people now and let some people take some time to do these jobs. We can't farm now, so just assign the jobs like ordinary farmers."
Tian Xing'er didn't want to exploit these people, so she just divided them into small groups. Each group was assigned dozens of chickens and ducks to raise. Each group would take turns to be responsible for feeding the chickens and ducks every ten days, and the other group would switch roles the next ten days.
For those who do short-term work, it depends on luck. It also comes in ten days, and each ten days rotates.
As for the food for the chickens and ducks, it is naturally the responsibility of that group of people.
As for the eggs laid by chickens and ducks, some are used as extra meals for everyone, and the other part is sold to increase income. When these chickens and ducks grow up, they can be transported to surrounding counties to sell. We have a large quantity, so it is not a bad idea to find those restaurants and hotels and give them a lower price for long-term supply.
After listening to Tian Xinger's explanation, Tian Yuheng felt that this method was feasible. Although Yingzhou was poor, it was only relative to the south of the Yangtze River. There were still many counties that had developed well.
As for the fact that the city was so poor, that was also caused by Prefect Yan himself. Moreover, he himself did not want people to know that their city was rich. He just wanted to give people an impression of being poor.
The land reclamation team has been put on track, and Tian Xing'er has started to prepare to build a workshop. She wants to produce and sell cotton by herself. Cotton can only be planted once a year, usually in spring.
Hemp can be grown in the spring and summer. Now it is almost summer, and the dozens of acres of fertile land can be planted. They can be harvested in season, and mulberry trees can be planted in winter. Mulberry trees can generally be planted for two seasons, spring and winter.
During this period, their workshop can be built first. The technical backbones sent by Fang Shiya will probably arrive soon. Once they arrive, they can recruit staff for the dyeing and textile workshops.
As for this production workshop, Magistrate Tian also gave her a large piece of land for the production of these cloths. He just waited for his daughter to make their city and the people under his rule rich, and he would be responsible for supporting them.
That being said, however, Prefect Tian, in addition to catching the merits of the previous prefect, was also responsible for the task of growing grain. General Li Yun hoped that they could serve as the opponent's grain reserve area. The military rations issued by the court every year were either stale, in short supply, or seriously delayed.
So they were not helping Prefect Tian in vain, but this was also a mutually beneficial thing. They bought directly from Prefect Tian, and Prefect Tian had to guarantee that the price he gave them would be lower than the market price, and that he would always keep some reserve grain for them.
Of course, they also know that the current Yingzhou Prefecture cannot meet their requirements, but as long as Prefect Tian can complete it within three years, it will be fine. This is not because General Li Yun and others are forcing the Tian family. They have done an investigation and know that Prefect Tian has the ability to do it.
As for the benefits they gave to Prefect Tian, it was that they could be allowed to have their own musket team, and if necessary, they could help them to open up some cargo routes, and they would give them any help they could.
At first, Prefect Tian was a little hesitant, but after discussing with his children, he felt that if Yingzhou wanted to develop, it really needed to go out. He hoped that the people of the entire Yingzhou could participate in the cloth business, and not just for his daughter, because his daughter's family alone would not be enough to help the entire prefecture.
As for the current stage, it is true that only my daughter has the financial resources and willingness to do the cloth production, supply and sales business. Others naturally have more financial resources, but few want to spend on it, and everyone is still waiting and watching.
His daughter and sons were already working hard for the development of the prefectural city, so how could Magistrate Tian hold them back? He had already contacted Gao Xi and others. If the people of Yingzhou wanted to go out, they needed to solve the bandit problem in the surrounding areas. Then they would build roads. Once the roads were built, people would go there.
Gao Xi has recently received an order from the general to help deal with the bandit problems of all sizes in the surrounding areas. He was shocked to find that there were really quite a few bandits. He didn't expect that even in such a poor place like theirs, there were still so many bandits.
The reason why Magistrate Tian and his men were able to get through safely was because they had more people. The other party didn't dare to rob them. But those small vendors, who were only one or two or ten people, were not afraid of these bandits. They would just go up and rob them without wasting time talking to you.
Almost the entire Yingzhou Prefecture now knows that Lord Tian is building a large workshop in the prefecture city. This time, no one is as hesitant as before. Anyone who lives nearby is ready to go there overnight and queue up as soon as they receive the recruitment notice.
"How about it, daughter? Is the honor your father has given you enough? The whole city and the counties under its jurisdiction have come to support you, so you don't have to worry about being without anyone." Prefect Tian came to see Tian Xing'er proudly today.
"Thank you, Dad. My daughter's great cause depends on your support."
"vBy then, your father will definitely make your business better than Shang County. After all, we have so much manpower and resources in Yingzhou Prefecture, right?"
"Dad, what are you trying to say? You're beating around the bush again and I don't understand." When Tian Xing'er heard her father praising her, she felt that something bad was happening again.
"Don't worry, Dad just wanted to ask you, my daughter, if we produce the cloth, how will we sell it? This cloth is not food or drink, what will we do if no one buys it?"