Farming and reading lady

Yan Lida did not answer immediately, but exchanged glances with Sun Jingyan before saying, "County Lady, I just heard from Manager Tong that sweet potatoes can be grown twice a year, and the yield in each season is not low. It is early summer now, which is the planting season for summer potatoes. I don't want to miss this good time and want to roll it out in Changying County. I wonder if this seedling can be supplied?"

Gu Xixian secretly praised the two for their courage and nodded, "You don't need to worry about the seedlings. No matter how many, we can provide them. If necessary, I can also send people to guide the planting. I just hope that we can be the first buyer of the harvested sweet potatoes. Of course, I will buy them at the market price."

"Okay." Yan Lida agreed without hesitation.

"I wonder how you plan to roll it out?" Gu Xixian asked again.

This time it was Master Sun who spoke up. Apparently, the two had briefly discussed this on the way back: "We plan to open a shop in the name of the county government, and the county government will cooperate with the county owner by using one-third of the harvest to exchange for seedlings. Then, in the name of the county government, we will use the same method to exchange the seedlings for the subordinates, and then collect and deliver the seeds in a unified manner."

"Yes." There was admiration in Gu Xixian's eyes. These two people were very thoughtful. It would be much easier for the government to do these things than for her to do them. The people have a natural awe of the government.

"For the next matters, you can discuss directly with Steward Tong. He can make the final decision." Gu Xixian completely trusted Tong Lidong. After this period of experience, Tong Lidong's growth rate was much faster than she had imagined. Now he was not inferior to Steward Tong at all, and his vision might even be broader than his father's.

Tong Lidong was very excited to be entrusted with the important task personally. Being trusted wholeheartedly by the master is the highest goal of every slave. Although his indenture is still in the Tong Mansion, he has a hunch that his final master will be the little girl in front of him.

Yan Lida quickly bowed to Tong Lidong and said, "Then I'll trouble Manager Tong."

"Your Excellency is too polite." Lidong knew that the county magistrate was so polite to him out of respect for the county lady, and he certainly would not be so tactless as to flatter himself.

To reassure Yan Lida and Sun Jingyan, Lidong also took them to the seedling area in Guizong City. Looking at the large area of ​​lush green sweet potato seedlings, Yan Lida and Sun Jingyan were all smiling, as if they had seen the busy scene of the people during the summer potato harvest.

After seeing off the happy Changying County Magistrate and legal advisor, Gu Xixian called Lidong over for a secret talk. No one could guess what the two had talked about. They only saw that Manager Tong walked with even more confidence, with a silly smile on his face.

Speaking of Yan Lida and Sun Jingyan who returned to the county government office, after all this journey, the passion in their hearts was still high. They did not even take a rest and began to write the notices by themselves in a hurry. Of course, the paperwork was not left out either, as he was a man who knew people and appointed them to the right positions.

Early the next morning, the county government sent eleven people to the eleven towns under its jurisdiction, and brought a handwritten letter, asking the mayors of the eleven towns to bring their main members and the heads of the subordinate villages to the county government for a meeting within seven days. The relevant personnel were strictly required to be present, and those who did not come would be directly dismissed from their current positions. Why was it given such a long time? Of course, some villages were too remote and not so easy to travel to, so the time had to be arranged humanely.

On the seventh day, the spacious hall of the county government was packed with people. Some people even rolled up their trouser legs, which were covered with mud. It was obvious that they came directly from the fields without even having time to change their clothes. Such people still accounted for the majority, and they were basically the village heads of each village. When County Magistrate Yan came over, these people subconsciously stepped back for fear of offending the adults.

When County Magistrate Yan saw this group of people, he was filled with emotion. He cleared his throat and said, "I gathered everyone here today because this matter concerns everyone in Changying County. I'm sure everyone has heard about the bumper harvest of sweet potatoes grown by the Northern Frontier Army these past two days?"

The crowd began to discuss lightly. Except for a few village heads who were too remote, most people knew something about it. Those who had heard of it and knew a little about it were whispering to each other, and those who had never heard of it also pricked up their ears and listened carefully.

Seeing this, County Magistrate Yan said to the lawyer, "Everyone, please be quiet. I have listened to your discussion. I think everyone still has only a vague understanding of sweet potatoes. Let me explain it to you in detail."

The crowd immediately fell silent.

Sun Jingyan moistened his throat and said, "As for the sweet potato, in fact, people in the south have been planting it in the early period, but for some reason, it has never attracted attention. Two years ago, the family of our new champion, after developing a rice seedling method, developed a new sweet potato cultivation method, which can make the sweet potato yield reach more than 2,000 kilograms. Don't think this is a rumor, it is based on factual evidence. Let's not talk about the land so far away in the south, let's talk about our northern border. Everyone should have heard that in the past two years, the northern border army has changed a lot, and the soldiers are farming in their spare time. That's right, they are all planting sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes can be planted twice a year, and the yield of each season is very high."

"So, what everyone means by this is..." the mayor asked tentatively.

"Yes, our Changying County has also won the right to plant sweet potatoes. This is the first one in our northern border to have this qualification." County Magistrate Yan discussed with the master, and they must have a special word that can arouse everyone's interest. After much discussion, the two of them felt that using this first planting right was the most appropriate.

"We don't have seedlings..." someone started to say, but the lawyer immediately took over: "You don't need to worry about planting seedlings. The county government will provide them for free. When the harvest comes, you can use one-third of the seedling yield to offset it. For example, if you grow a thousand plants and harvest four thousand kilograms, you can give about 1,300 kilograms to the county government, and the rest will be yours. You don't need to worry about the sales of the plants. These adults have already paved the way for you."

County Magistrate Yan came on stage: "You have heard what the master said. Let me reassure you again. The county has already verified the true situation of the sweet potato production with General Yang. As long as we plant it carefully, the seedling yield will not be less than 2,000 kilograms. And these sweet potatoes can be used as staple food or as vegetables. At least we will not go hungry anymore. For those extra, the county has found buyers for you. The county has signed a contract with the Princess of Anxi. The price is three cents per kilogram, the same price in the north and south. Of course, if anyone can find a higher price, please let the county know. After deducting the price for the seedlings, you can decide the rest by yourselves."

"The seedling yield is 2,000 jin? Three cents per jin? Then we can get five or six taels of silver per acre? Oh my God, is this pie in the sky?" someone exclaimed.

The others were also quickly calculating in their minds, and it was true, even after deducting the part for the rice seedlings, there was still a profit of five taels of silver.

The lobby turns into a vegetable market in seconds...