Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

Mr. He came in hurriedly from outside and saw the angry face of the owner. The words he wanted to say got stuck in his throat.

The Zhong family has been quite unlucky recently, and he doesn't want to get into trouble.

"Mr. He, is there anything I can say?" Young Master Zhong saw that he had something to say and asked.

Patriarch Zhong turned his head and looked at him, "Sir, please feel free to speak."

"Master, the tax grain must be reduced next year, otherwise the people below will all run away."

"Tell me what to do?" The head of the Zhong family was in a state of panic at the moment.

Mr. He said, "Write a notice and have the managers go to each village to spread it so as to appease the people."

"Let's leave this matter to you, sir." said the head of the Zhong family.

Mr. He received the task and hurried down to work.

Seeing him walk away, the head of the Zhong family went to the manager and said, "Tell the group of people from Chi'an County to come see me and tell them there is a big deal."

The steward knew the problem well, and Long Tan could not be blamed for it. He advised, "Master, it is better to resolve a feud than to create one..."

The head of the Zhong family waved his hand to interrupt him, "If we don't teach them a lesson, they will not take the Zhong family seriously."

Asan stayed in Longtan the longest. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something in Longtan's defense.

Feng Shan stopped Ah San with his eyes and said with deep conviction, "Master is right!"

The Yu family's tyranny and brutality successfully aroused the resentment of several other major families in Nanman Prefecture.

Shigong City.

The head of the Ye family, along with his uncles, aunts and stewards, discussed the Yu family's request to increase grain purchases.

"We have collected many good slaves this year. If we sell all the food to them, we won't have enough for ourselves."

“The price is too low.”

"How about selling half?"

"We can start spring farming at the beginning of the year, and I believe we will be able to have a supply of food soon."

"Can we afford to offend the Yu family?"

“What if they increase it again next year?”

The people in the room were sighing, because they were unable to compete with the Yu family.

In the end, the head of the Ye family firmly agreed to sell 20% of the grain to the Yu family.

Yongqing City

Chen Xianming was even more direct. He took the letter handed over by the steward and tore it into pieces.

"Business is all about mutual consent. The Yu family is the worst. They didn't even come. They just sent a notice and bought our grain at 10% lower than the market price. They are just dreaming!"

"If we don't sell it, the Yu family will never get a grain of food from our Chen family!"

Seeing that his old man was so angry that he was jumping up and down, Chen Gu quickly poured him a glass of water.

"Dad, have a glass of water. If you don't want to sell it, then don't sell it. We are not angry. Don't make yourself upset."

He was calm and not worried at all.

Chen Xianming glanced at him and said, "I really wish we could release the low-priced salt right now and see why they are so proud."

"Don't worry, it's right to listen to the Lord of Longtan City. When the time comes, we will crush them to the ground together with Cangwu County."

"Yes, there's not much time left until the New Year anyway." The manager was also afraid that Chen Xianming would get angry and do something bad.

Chen Xianming's mind instantly became clear when he heard this, and he was so angry that he almost forgot about the important matter.

He said to Chen Gu, "It's almost the end of the year. Go and take the prepared things and people to Longtan. The shop in Longtan should be open soon."

The release of affordable salt after the New Year is sure to cause a strong response. There will certainly be a lot of people going to Longtan, and they have to firmly grasp the code of this wave of people flow.

Unlike other aristocratic families that were caught off guard by the Yu family, Longtan seemed to be forgotten by the world, and everything was going on in a vibrant and orderly manner.

Lin Yinan and the core staff of Longtan are currently at the sugar factory, where they have successfully squeezed out the first pot of sugar.

The sugar that solidifies after cooking is the same as the modern traditional brown sugar.

She took a piece and put it in her mouth and took a small bite. It was very sweet and had a pure taste.

Lin Yinan specially found a carpenter who was skilled in carpentry to make the molding mold into the shape of a gold ingot.

Everyone looked at the brown sugar pieces that looked like gold ingots with amazement in their eyes.

"This candy makes me reluctant to eat it." Hu Shao tried hard to swallow his saliva.

After the busy farming season was over and corvée labor was completed, Yunyu brought them back to prepare for the New Year.

Lin Yinan picked one up and stuffed it into his hand, "How do you know it's good if you don't taste it after you make it?"

"Yes, everyone try it." Lin Shuo said.

He has now mastered the skill and can speak fluently even when giving a lecture to one or two hundred people.

Liang Wen picked up a piece, broke it open with force, and ate only a small piece. He put the other half away and took it back for his younger brother to try.

Lin Yinan handed the remaining half of the candy to Yun Mo. It was too sweet and she couldn’t stand the sweet taste.

Yun Mo didn't mind, he took it and put it into his mouth.

Lin Yinan looked through the records in Lin Tiezhuang's notebook. This was the first time sugarcane was planted this year. Due to insufficient manpower and management, the yield per mu was only five or six thousand kilograms. This yield was not high in modern times, but it was already very good.

Based on the recorded data, she roughly estimated in her mind that more than 300 acres of sugarcane could produce less than 10,000 kilograms of sugar.

Lin Yiheng took out the small abacus he carried with him, fiddled with it with his fingers a few times, and frowned unconsciously.

"Anan, you have less than 10,000 kilograms of sugar. Where are you going to sell it?"

The candies they make look so good, they will definitely be very popular.

Lin Yinan said, "We will sell it in our county during the Chinese New Year. Next year, we will have all the villages plant sugarcane, and then consider selling it after we have measured the amount."

Then I will improve the process and try to make higher-end white sugar and rock sugar.

When Yun Yu heard that every village would plant sugarcane next year, she asked, "Should we save more sugarcane seeds this year?"

"Yes, second uncle, remember to collect the sugarcane seeds. Yunyu needs to count how much land each family needs to plant. We will distribute the sugarcane seeds and deduct the money for the seeds when the harvest comes in the future." Lin Yinan said.

Lin Shuo and Yun Yu wrote down what they needed to do.

Lin Yinan turned his head and looked at Lin Qingxiang, "Uncle Qingxiang, the construction of the oil press should also be put on the agenda. I will draw a blueprint for you later. You can see where is the best location for the oil mill?"

"Okay, I have a few places on hand, I will tell you in detail later." Lin Qingxiang said.

He was already familiar with the terrain inside and outside Longtan, and now he just needed to see how big the area was to be.

Lin Yinan said, "Okay!"

"The rapeseed planting has been completed in every village," Yun Yu added.

Yun Mo was like a bystander, listening to them arrange things one by one. At the end, he sighed, "There is really no time to rest in this kind of farm."

Lin Shuo patted him on the shoulder and said, "I believe that in another year, we in Longtan won't have to worry about food anymore."

A secret guard came in from outside, walked up to Lin Yinan and said respectfully, "City Lord, Young Master Chen is here."

"Okay, take him to the county government office first and wait for a while. We will be there soon." Lin Yinan said.

Yun Yu was puzzled. "It's almost the end of the year, what is he doing here at this time?"

"Come and open a shop." Lin Yiheng said.

Lin Yinan asked Lin Tiezhuang to find a small dustpan and put a dozen pieces of brown sugar in it.

"Let's go and see what good things he brought."

A group of people, led by Lin Yinan and his wife, headed towards the county government office.