As a lord, I was forced to farm

"Well, brother!" Chen Ling thought about it and felt that this was an opportunity. "On behalf of Zhuoli County, I will directly borrow 20,000 gold yuan and 20,000 spirit crystals from you!"

Big customer!

"Brother, you are a practical person!" Chen Suishan's eyes lit up and he shook his hand gratefully. "This month, I may not be able to lend you enough money, but don't worry, I will give you the credit limit next month!
Chen Suishan still had a meal at Chen Ling's invitation before leaving.

Although Zhuoli County gave him a way out, he still visited the other three counties with his men.

Chen Suishan’s second stop was Huaguan County.

Huaguan County is called this name because it is close to the central part of Wulianqing Mountain. Looking up to the north, you can see the lush black birch forest.

After the establishment of Huaguan County, many farmers in the mountainous villages in the county worked as woodcutters and transported the cut wood to various places.

Huaguan County not only provided wood for the shipyard, but also used it to make armor because of its light weight and invulnerability to ordinary swords and guns.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The sound of felling black birch trees continued. Chen Suishan followed the guide sent by the magistrate of Huaguan County. When he saw the scene, he was dumbfounded.

"The leaves of this tree are so sharp, no wonder the woodcutters have to wear protective gear when they chop down the tree."

Chen Suishan was curious about everything in Huaguan County.

He found that every black birch tree here has a number. The locals explained, "Black birch trees are very precious trees. Without the permission of the government, they cannot be cut down at will. The numbering is for the convenience of management to prevent people from stealing the trees."

"I see." Chen Suishan asked curiously, "How much money can woodcutters make in a month by cutting trees?"

The local thought for a moment and said, "It depends on one's ability. It's calculated by the number of trees. Depending on the size of the black birch trees, chopping down one tree will cost between ten and fifty crystals."

Chen Suishan was shocked. "The reward is so high?"

"Not high! This is all hard work, not something that ordinary people can do! There are hundreds of people in a village, but only dozens of strong young people can do this work! The black birch tree is too hard. A black birch tree that is so thick that three people can hug it together, it takes one person four or five days to cut it down without sleep!"

"Many monks come here to cultivate their strength and cut down trees! You can imagine how difficult it is to cut down a black birch tree." The locals shook their heads. "Furthermore, Wulian Qingshan is also dangerous. There are poisonous snakes and insects running around. It's not just scary. If you get bitten and don't get timely treatment, you may die!!"

After hearing what the locals said, Chen Suishan didn't think the reward for cutting down a tree was high.

He also visited the village and found that several sawmills had been built in the village, and many villagers were processing black birch trees in the sawmills.

According to local people, the entire black birch tree is a treasure. The sharp, complete and hard fresh black birch leaves can be used directly as darts after processing. Some hunters or monks like such darts, and there is quite a market for them, with people coming specifically to collect them.

Twenty simply processed black leaf darts can be sold for one silver dollar. A black birch tree has about ten thousand leaves that can be made into such darts. Moreover, the government tacitly stipulates that the leaves of the black birch tree are a benefit to the village. The county officials do not want the leaves when they come to collect timber.

They are also responsible for simple pruning of the black birch trees. The thick trunks are generally sent for shipbuilding, and the slightly larger branches are sent for making armor.

Small branches will not be wasted. The same volume of black birch wood is two to three times lighter than the wood of other trees. It is said that there are carpenters in the county who specialize in collecting these small branches. They take them away at the price of one silver dollar per catty, and then process them into various tools and sell them to others.

The villagers can also get a considerable commission by processing wood, and although the black birch forest belongs to the government, the people can still get an extra considerable dividend from the government every year.

Although Huaguan County is a newly integrated county, the people in the county are most accepting of Jiang Ran's rule.

Seeing that Chen Suishan came from the main city, many people couldn't help but pull his hand and say, "Thank you, Your Highness, for giving us such a good life." Chen Suishan really broadened his horizons on this trip.

The clerk who came with him sighed and said, "No wonder the Magistrate of Huaguan County didn't borrow money from our bank like the Magistrate of Zhuoli did. It turns out that since they are guarding the black birch forest and everyone in the county is in the timber business, they don't lack money at all!"

Although the trip to Huaguan County was not as smooth as the trip to Zhuoli County, it promoted Baofeng Money House. Many people did not want to borrow money but were very interested in the savings business of Fengbao Money House. After all, it was guaranteed by the government and they could get interest by depositing money. The people in Huaguan County had money, but storing it was a problem, so it was better to deposit it in the money house.

It’s just that Huaguan County is quite far from the main city, so everyone is just thinking about it now.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Suishan went to Qingsong County.

In Qingsong County, everyone in the group had frowns on their brows. Qingsong County is a county town built in the mountains. There is very little arable land, and the people live a hard and chaotic life. The public security is also the worst among several counties.

This was also the sin committed by the previous county lord of Qingsong County. No wonder the cannibal village appeared before.

The magistrate of Qingsong County has been busy dealing with bandits. As usual, Chen Suishan promoted Baofeng Money House in Qingsong County. More people came to borrow money, but most of them were rogues. It was obvious that they thought, "The government has money anyway, and they are just giving money away, so they definitely don't have to pay it back!"

There are very few people who meet the requirements for borrowing money.

"Your Highness, the Holy Scripture says that governing a place depends on agriculture and education. When the granaries are full, people will know etiquette; when they have enough food and clothing, they will know honor and disgrace." Zhang Yuntao, the magistrate of Qingsong County, cupped his hands and said to Chen Suishan, "As a local official, I must use thunder-like means to shock these barbaric people before I have the qualifications to speak. Qingsong County may need education the most right now. The people are not aware enough, and if they take a sum of money to do business, they will only lose it all. Maybe in two years, when Master Chen comes again, things will be different."

Although Zhang Yuntao said this, he still arranged a loan from Chen Suishan in the name of the county.

The people are not aware enough, but the county magistrate is wise. If the people are too stupid, then it is fine to let them give up thinking and just follow the government silently.

Although Qingsong County does not have enough arable land, the mountains are resources! Fruit trees and medicinal herbs can be planted there.

……

The trip to Zeyan County was quite conventional.

Zeyan County is relatively wealthy.

Even though the fertile and flat Xisong Plain was incorporated into the main city, the main Zeyan mines were still in Zeyan County, so the people did not suffer much.

Now, Yajin Town has also belonged to Zeyan County, where there is the Eagle Eye Stone Mine.

“It’s Anding Bridge. When I first saw its outline, I was impressed by its grandeur and magnificence!”

Chen Suishan also saw the Anding Bridge which was under construction in full swing, and couldn't help but recite a few poems to praise the greatness of Dasu.

As a native of Suling, there is probably no one who is not proud of Dasu. Influenced by Chen Suishan, the driver and several guys beside him all followed Chen Suishan to sing.

In order to promote Baofeng Money House, Chen Suishan traveled all over Dasu. When he came back, he had lost all his fat and his skin had become darker.

Fortunately, the results are encouraging, and we don’t have to worry about not meeting the targets in the next six months.

In the end, it depends on whether the people who borrowed the money can repay the money smoothly and on time.

(End of this chapter)