After fleeing famine, I have thousands of acres of fertile land

Boss Ye marked out five acres of land in advance, and when Lord Wu arrived, he started harvesting the wheat.

More than thirty sickles worked together, and it took two hours to harvest five acres of land.

The next step is threshing. There are many people working on it. By the afternoon, all the harvested wheat is packed into bags.

Lord Wu brought the yamen runners over, and there was no need to rely on the villagers to do it. They used the scales they brought with them to weigh the weight quickly.

"Sir, we harvested 3,200 kilograms of wheat from five mu of land. This is the amount of wet wheat. After drying, it is estimated to be 2,600 to 2,800 kilograms. The yield per mu is about 550 kilograms."

"Five hundred and fifty kilograms, one hundred and fifty kilograms more than other fields. Ye Lizheng is still too conservative."

Lord Wu was happy and agreed to stay in Kaoshan Village for one night and go to look for a suitable place to build a pier tomorrow.

Ye Qing brought over the best wine from the winery, and Boss Ye brought Dalang Ye to drink with Lord Wu.

Kaoshan Village wanted to flatter, and Lord Wu also gave face to Kaoshan Village, so both the host and the guests enjoyed the meal.

The next morning, the villagers helped spread the wheat out to dry.

Ye Lizheng took Lord Wu and his party to the selected place. Lord Wu asked several yamen runners to go and take a look. This place was indeed very suitable for building a pier.

Lord Wu is the prefect in the city. Now he has decided that relying on the mountain village will bring him prosperity, so he is willing to do a favor and build the pier here.

Once he arrives at the provincial capital, he will promote the new wheat varieties throughout the jurisdiction. Within a few years, tax revenue will increase by several percent, and he may even get an excellent grade in the next assessment.

Lord Wu had made up his mind, but he did not show it. He wanted to go back and discuss it with Master Qian.

After seeing off Lord Wu and his party, the villagers began to harvest wheat one after another. Those who had planted new seeds kept the newly harvested wheat separately to use as seeds.

A few days later, Lord Wu sent someone to ask for 500 kilograms of new wheat, and there was no news from the city again.

Ye Qing had no time to take care of things in the city. The winery received a big order for wine from the provincial capital.

These days, the people in the workshop went home to harvest wheat. Ye Qing went to the workshop first to buy all the raw materials. When the people in the workshop came to work, he could brew wine immediately.

In fact, Lord Wu wrote a memorial and sent it out that night after he returned.

He had turned down several banquets in the past few days. Since he had decided to build the pier near Kaoshan Village, it would be a bit awkward to go for a drink.

Half a month later, the court finally responded. First, it recognized Mr. Wu's contribution, gave him an excellent grade in this year's assessment in advance, and awarded Ye Dalang 200 taels of silver.

When Ye Dalang received the silver from the government, he didn't know what to do with it.

This is genuine official silver. I will keep it at home and burn three sticks of incense every day as a family heirloom.

Lord Wu was in a good mood. He thought that after becoming a prefect, he would have no hope of promotion in the future. Unexpectedly, Kaoshan Village gave him a surprise. As long as high-yield wheat was planted throughout the jurisdiction, he could at least become a third-rank official.

Lord Wu was so happy that he awarded Ye Dalang another official position. It happened that the position of patrol inspector in Wu'an City was vacant, so he asked him to come to the government office to work.

He was about to go to the provincial capital, and a small inspector from Wu'an City was no longer worth his attention.

Ye Qing had never expected such a good thing to happen. Not only did it solve the problem at the dock, but it also allowed his brother to find a job in the government.

By the end of July, the location of the pier was decided, which was the place on the south side of Kaoshan Village. The area near Kaoshan Village became popular.

But when they wanted to buy land, they found that all the good locations had been sold.

That day, I was calling on several villagers to study the land next to the pier, but before they could come up with a good solution, they were interrupted.

"Village chief, there's a carriage outside, saying it's the steward of Mr. Zhang's family in the city.

The head of the village looked at a few people, and then asked someone to bring him over.

"Qingya, what do you think he came here for?"

"They must be here for the land near the dock. I heard the dock will be built this year, so they are anxious."

"Then what should we do?" The village head asked Ye Qing for his opinion.

"According to our agreement, we will stretch them for a while and then sell them." Ye Qing was very clear about the positioning of their village, which was to follow the big forces and reap the benefits.

After a few people discussed it, Manager Zhang also came over. When he saw the head of the village, he greeted him first and seemed to have a good attitude.

"What can I do for you, Manager Zhang?" The head of the village was also very polite.

"I came here this time to ask if you guys are selling the land near the dock." Manager Zhang asked directly.

"It's not for sale there. We just bought the land and we have no shortage of money." The head of the village refused.

"We'll pay twice as much, and you can make twice as much money by just reselling it this way." Manager Zhang began to tempt.

The village head remained unmoved and insisted on planting the crops himself, and the two sides parted unhappily.

Now there are many people in the entire Wu'an City staring at the dock, and Manager Zhang's actions are all being noticed by those who are interested.

After Manager Zhang left, several groups of people came in the next few days, all to buy land, and the highest offer was five times the price.

The village head refused to give in and said the price would go up even more once the wharf was built.

Ye Dalang went to Wu'an City to work as an inspector, and the experimental field at home was handed over to Ye Lao Da.

In the past few years, Boss Ye watched the brother and sister working in the fields, and he knew how they did it.

Ye Dalang brought news that the dock would start construction soon and the villagers could go find some work to do.

Lord Wu asked Ye Dalang to lead people to maintain public order at the dock and to ensure that the surrounding villages would not be affected.

As soon as the dock was built, Ye Qing chose a location one hundred meters away from the dock and began to build a warehouse.

The big ships coming and going will inevitably want to find a place to store their things for a few days when they rest here.

After taking a look around, Ye Erlang gave up the idea of ​​opening a branch in the city and started building a shop near the dock.

He wants to open a shop here, and his business will be good in the future.

Some other families in the village began to think about what business to start.

As soon as the warehouse was built, people in the city couldn't sit still and sent people to find Ye Lizheng.

Some families just come to buy land, but some families are obviously bullying the villagers, throwing down a few copper coins and asking them to give up their land.

Not only did Kaoshan Village encounter people who wanted to rob, but Ji Village also encountered such a situation.

Ji Village has even less foundation than Kaoshan Village, so it came to Ye Lizheng for advice the first time they met.

The two villages reached an agreement that they would help each other and fight back directly if they encountered such rogue behavior.

But some people still refuse to give up, like Manager Zhang, this is his third time coming here.

"Our master wants to buy less. Can you give us some? It's such a large area, you can't use it all."

The head of the village pretended to be hesitant, and Manager Zhang saw hope and raised the price.

The two of them had a private conversation in the meeting room, and then Manager Zhang was sent out by the head of the village with a smile.

"Grandpa Village Head, what did you talk about? You all look very happy." Ye Qing was curious.