Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Chapter 875 Great Harvest

Zhou Banxia didn't know that she had become the person who had the least shortage of money in Xiao Bai's mind, but her hands had indeed become tired from collecting bills in recent days.

It started with the steward from the Gao mansion coming to transport the goods, followed by Mr. Zhao Sanye, the Jiang family, and the new Qian family. It was a great harvest, how could they not be happy.

Of course, I couldn't look through the registers of the warehouses. Once I did, my happiness would be halved. With so many banknotes coming in, it was obvious that the warehouses would be empty.

“Fortunately, only a few warehouses that were originally planned to ship goods have been emptied, and the raw material warehouse is still not much different from when work started in the first month of the year.

Especially for expensive spices, how much can be used? I have calculated before, the only raw material in short supply is soybeans, and there was not much stockpiled last year. "

Zhou Banxia knew very well that it was not because there were not enough soybeans stockpiled last year. Who could have thought that the oil press and tofu shop would receive orders as soon as they moved there, and they are still in short supply.

However, the managers of these two workshops have repeatedly stated that soybeans, peanuts, etc. can be exchanged for oil and soy products, but very few people are willing to barter.

I don't know if it was because she harvested too much soybeans last fall, so that the nearby farmers had no stock, or if it was because the buyers thought the barter rate was not cost-effective.

Fortunately, the sweet potatoes and potatoes stored in the three villages are almost insufficient for making vermicelli, but the inventory of soybeans and peanuts is still considerable. With the current consumption, it should not be a problem to hold on until September.

Even if there is a sudden surge in orders in the past few months, it is not a big problem. The lists of the several farms purchased this time contain varying amounts of beans, which are soybeans.

There are also sweet potatoes and potatoes. "Don't forget that the soybeans from those farms, in addition to those for seeds, need to be transported here. Also, some of the sweet potatoes and potatoes need to be sent to the vermicelli shop—"

"I can't. I plan to let each tenant farmer pick a portion of the seeds first, and then lend the rest to them to use during the lean season and then pay them back after the harvest."

Zhou Banxia's hands froze when he heard that. Yes, he had forgotten what season it was outside. He was afraid that those tenants in the farm would have to eat only porridge for two meals a day.

This shouldn't have happened. A few days ago, each farm reported that they had just signed a rent agreement of 40% to 60% after tax with the tenants. They shouldn't have failed to consider that the tenants must not have much grain left.

"Since the rent has been set, we might as well provide some benefits. We don't ask these tenants to be grateful to us, but just cooperate with the head of the village to farm the land.

There is also a portion of coarse grain stored in the granaries of various farms, which is not only used by the servants of each farm, but also by the livestock. Moving them now may easily cause unrest among the people.

Let's wait and see. If there aren't enough soybeans, we can ask the Tian family to transfer some for us. As for sweet potatoes and potatoes, the three farms have finished making vermicelli, and the weather is getting hot.

At worst, we can stop work a month earlier. By then, there will be more free manpower, and they can be transferred to the workshop or the farm. There won't be anyone idle who can easily cause trouble.

I have thought about it, and these are not a problem. There are also people specifically responsible for the spring plowing and sowing in each village, as well as catching lambs and piglets.

That’s why I said at the end of last year that we would have to promote a few people to become managers this year, and the monthly salary of the original managers, both big and small, would have to be adjusted up relatively speaking.”

"This is as it should be. There is no reason to want the horse to run but not let it eat grass." As he said this, Zhou Banxia immediately calculated in his mind how much the monthly expenditure would increase as a result of this.

"Promote another twenty managers, the monthly salary won't be much." Gu Wenxuan knew what she was thinking as soon as he saw her expression, "Five taels per person, twenty people will get a hundred taels.

Add to that the original managers, both big and small, and the monthly salary of two or three hundred people would only be increased by one level. But as for those horses, I miscalculated this time.

Why was I so obsessed with those families having good horses? Now, you see, those horses are actually eating fine feed.

To put it bluntly, that horse can support twenty people. How desperate I am to come up with this idea. Wife, ten horses in total!"

Hearing this, Zhou Banxia couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Don't give me that, do you think I don't know that our guards are not well trained and that's why you're targeting them?

Don't be so ungrateful when you get a bargain. You have to feel bad about the money spent on raising horses. Master Yun is eager to leave. This price is good. You can't buy it in the horse market."

"Don't you feel bad about spending more money?" Zhou Banxia picked up a stack of banknotes and fanned him with them. "Please call me Dad Zhou!"

"Looking for a fight, hahahaha..."

Look how happy you are. Zhou Banxia tried to hold back her laughter by hooking his chin with the "silver note fan". Just as she was about to open her mouth to tease him, the baby in her belly suddenly kicked her.

"what happened?"

It's so exciting.

This force almost sent him flying.

"Don't be nervous, it's not false labor, it's just a kick, it's normal. Come, pull me up. I've been sitting for too long, your daughter wants me to get up and walk around."

"Your face turned pale at first. Was it painful?" Gu Wenxuan hurriedly took his right hand off her stomach and pulled her up.

"It's okay. I'm used to it. It's just a kick now and then. It's fine now. If it was a girl, she would definitely not be a gentle child. She has obviously been active lately."

Like you.

Whether it's your mother or your current mother, they all say that you like to move and not move in their stomachs and kick them from time to time.

I love seeking a sense of existence too much.

"Be good, daddy's baby. If you kick your mother, she will feel pain, do you know that?" After coaxing the child with his head down, Gu Wenxuan looked up and winked at Zhou Banxia.

What to do?

Come praise my daughter!

"...Your daughter is really smart. She knows that her grandparents will be home before dark today or tomorrow. So your daughter wants us to go out for a walk."

This loophole is exploited.

Are you sure it's our daughter who wants to go out for a walk, and not you who wants to step out of the door? Gu Wenxuan couldn't help but laughed and replied, "Don't conceal military intelligence."

"I still don't believe it. If you don't believe me, put your hand on my belly and see if the baby will kick you."

"Are you stupid? Aren't you in pain? It's not that I don't allow you to go out for a walk, it's just that there's no need for that. Before mom and dad get home, there will definitely be guards riding back to report the news.

By the time someone comes back to report the news, we will still have time to go out. Otherwise, if we go out too early, unless we just walk around outside the gate, there will be many people when we reach the intersection.

It would be fine if my parents arrived later, as there are many people and we can chat happily. But if they don't come back tonight, everyone will know that my parents will be home tomorrow.

Believe it or not, there will be a lot of people waiting at the intersection of the market tomorrow. What a great opportunity! When Dajiang comes back from his engagement party, will he not be stopped and given wedding cakes, candies or anything like that?

If you don’t see your elder sister and sister-in-law, they won’t play with you today. They are worried that you will be so excited that you will give out wedding money. Be good, your man will accompany you to the garden——"

"Hush, there's someone running ahead."

"……coming."

"Go and tell Second Master and Second Madam that the master has been waiting for the master, his master and his wife at the teahouse outside the north city. They left the city from the west two quarters of an hour ago..."