Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

Xiao Lan glanced at the smiling He Mingyu. Based on her understanding of him, she knew that this person was not someone who would suffer a loss, so she said, "That's not impossible. I'll hire them for a month. However, Mr. He, we have to complete all the formalities first."

"Of course, of course. When the time comes, I will write this first clause of the contract in detail." He Mingyu said.

Xiao Lan was amused by He Mingyu's shamelessness. "The first one? I thought that was all the conditions?"

He Mingyu said seriously, "How is this possible? This is the right to use an area of ​​more than 500 miles for ten years. Miss Xiaolan, although I am not a businessman, I still know how to settle accounts."

"But Lord He, that piece of land is now wasteland. No one is cultivating it. Don't say you rented it to me. Even if you don't rent it to me, I can drive my cattle and sheep there to graze, and no one will say anything."

He Mingyu's face turned red when Xiao Lan said that. Of course he knew this. The Han people were different from the Hu people. The Hu people would fight for pasture, but the Han people would not.

The Hu people grazed cattle and sheep, while the Han people cultivated the land. If the land was wasteland, it was not used to grow crops. In the common people's perception, the grass on the land was a public resource. You could cut it to feed livestock, chickens and ducks, or cut it for burning. Even if someone burned it down, as long as it did not affect other people's land, most people would not say anything.

This piece of land is close to the Hu people and no one wants it at the moment. His own horse farm does not need such a large area, so he came here this time to exchange some useful things with Xiao Lan.

For example, helping these 500 people through the winter, or providing some winter cotton clothes for the soldiers. Now the government has no money or food, and General Shen is also short of money, otherwise he would not want to intervene in this matter.

These more than 500 people were the target assigned to him by General Shen. He had no choice but to come to Xiao Lan because of the huge expenses of the horse farm and his inability to make ends meet.

When winter came, General Shen reported to the court for aid, but was always rejected. Without the court's aid, he could only live on the little tax revenue this year. This year, due to drought, poor harvest and low tax revenue, the food was not enough.

Therefore, after discussing with Shen Liuyi, He Ming decided to target Xiao Lan.

Hearing He Mingyu asking her to provide winter clothing and food for 10,000 soldiers, Xiao Lan couldn't help but frowned and said dissatisfiedly, "Sir He, why did you come to me instead of discussing this matter with the prefect of the city or General Shen? I'm not trying to shirk responsibility. Even if you don't know everything about my family background, at least you know a rough idea. Do you think I can afford such a large expense?"

He Ming coughed several times, his ears turned red from the embarrassment. "So I came here to discuss this with you. If you have any requests, you can raise them. I will definitely satisfy them if I can."

Xiao Wen interrupted Xiao Lan and said, "In that case, Lord He, why don't you give the 500-plus acres of land directly to our family? Not to mention feeding them this winter and making 10,000 cotton-padded clothes, even if we feed them again next winter and make another cotton-padded clothes, it won't be a problem."

Not only Lord He was stunned, but Xiaolan almost fell off her chair. She glared at Xiaowen, but adhering to the principle of not letting her brother embarrass herself in front of outsiders, she did not say anything to Xiaowen.

Seeing Xiao Lan remained silent, He Mingyu said helplessly, "Young Master, you are joking. I can't give you these 500 acres of land just because I want to. I have done my best to fight for the ten-year right to use it for you."

"Master He refused so quickly, which shows that he is not sincere." Xiao Lan said, "I know this is difficult to do, but it is not easy to support more than 10,000 people, and we have to provide them with cotton clothes, which is not a small expense..."

Seeing that He Mingyu's brows were getting more and more furrowed, Xiao Lan said, "How about this, we extend the land use rights from ten years to twenty years, what do you think?"

He Ming was silent for a long time, and then said, "Let me go back and discuss this with the general. I'll give you an answer in five days. How about that?"

Xiao Lan smiled and nodded, and the two sides reached a consensus.

He Mingyu came all the way here, so he naturally couldn't leave on an empty stomach. After finishing his meal and drinking a pot of tea, He Mingyu left.

"According to Lord He, the imperial court has not supported our Liaodong Prefecture since the war with the Hu people. Alas!" Xiao Wen sighed.

"The court has had a difficult time these past two years, with disasters occurring in various places. I guess there isn't much silver left in the national treasury," Xiao Lan said.

"I'll go talk to cotton cloth merchants and cotton merchants about the price in the next two days. However, if we hand over the production of the garment to a tailor shop, the cost will probably be very high," Xiao Lan muttered as she pondered. "He Mingyu won't be in the loop for long. He will definitely agree to our terms. When the time comes, let him pick some women who can make clothes from the military households and send them over to help sew the cotton coat. We'll only make clothes in large and medium sizes, and then we'll hand out the tasks."

"When we supervise, we need to be more vigilant and make sure no one takes the stuff out. Our family has to spend a lot of money to buy so many clothes. If we don't let anyone take them out again, there won't be enough clothes for these soldiers."

Xiao Lan is a person of action. She went to find her abacus while thinking. She wanted to calculate the budget first, hoping that the money in the family would be enough for these people's food, clothing and other expenses.

Since Xiaolan decided to take on this job, her family naturally had no objection.

My daughter is very opinionated. Not only did she accept Mr. He's request, she also asked someone to buy a calf.

You have to know that all the cattle in the court are registered, so it is not easy to buy a calf.

If the family can really open this ranch, Xiaolan's family will definitely be even better. What Xiaolan's family lacks the least now is labor, so she naturally wants to raise more cattle and sheep.

Cows that are half a year old can work in the fields, and cows that are one and a half years old can mate and give birth to calves. Xiao Lan has calculated very clearly that as long as she can buy a calf and raise it for half a year, she can work in the fields. The spring plowing season is when cows are most needed. The family has a lot of land, so cows can be put to good use. After another year of raising some cows that are old enough, they can mate and keep the seeds.

In this way, in just two years, the cattle in her ranch can be sold. You know, the current price of cattle is not low, ranging from eight taels to ten taels. Besides, every family does not want to buy a cow.