The next morning, the ten leaders who had been selected came to the place where Fang Xiaoyu lived. They almost didn't sleep all night last night and divided the people overnight. Sun Huaizong asked Zhang Si and others to write out the list.
.With the grouping in place, Fang Xiaoyu adjusted the people again, mainly keeping some clever people to expand his factories, while others designated farmland and organized them into villages.
In addition to the original five villages, Fang Xiaoyu decided to build three more villages, and all the houses were to be renovated into brick houses. Eight people in charge would serve as village chiefs, and four hundred households would be allocated to each. As for what to plant, Fang Xiaoyu decided, except
Fang Xiaoyu pays annual land rent and other remaining grains at market prices. Those who grow non-food crops can also exchange grains with Fang Xiaoyu. Moreover, Fang Xiaoyu promised that there will be no increase in land rent for a good harvest. If there is a poor harvest or no harvest, Fang Xiaoyu will not only be exempted from land rent but will also
To provide relief, in a word, as long as you follow the young master, the young master will definitely ensure that they have enough to eat.
Fang Xiaoyu's guarantee made the two groups who were not divided very jealous. After sending away the eight new village chiefs, Fang Xiaoyu also made arrangements for the remaining 700 households, of which 200 households went to the mountains to plant crops under the leadership of the village chiefs.
Fruit trees. There is no fruit cultivation in this world. Only rich families will eat some wild fruits. Due to the lack of seed selection and careful care, not only the yield is very low, but the quality of the fruits is also not high. Fang Xiaoyu just wants to plant fruit trees by himself to fill this gap.
. Hearing that they were asked to plant trees, the new village chief was a little embarrassed. After all, there was no precedent for people to make a living by planting trees in this world. Fang Xiaoyu assured him that the trees would belong to Fang Xiaoyu. Fang Xiaoyu hired them, and Fang Xiaoyu paid them wages or based on the price.
After giving him food, the new village chief left happily.
Fang Xiaoyu still lets them live in the villa for the remaining five hundred families, and Fang Xiaoyu also pays wages. This is the team of workers that Fang Xiaoyu is preparing to develop industry. Fang Xiaoyu plans to let them be responsible for the industry together with the upcoming three hundred families of craftsmen. Because
Many projects in light industry can use female workers, and Fang Xiaoyu estimates that he has at least 1,500 workers available.
Now that the weather has begun to warm up, they can build enough housing for the villa first, and build factories in the reserved industrial area in advance. A number of housing will also be built around the industrial area, which is reserved for the guards, so that they can
You can no longer live in tents, and you can also move your whole family here. Fang Xiaoyu has decided to gather all the children in the villa to set up a school. He will train a group of his own team from an early age. I believe that with the influence of those orphans, these children will be better in the future.
They will all be used for themselves.
In order to encourage everyone to send their children to school, Fang Xiaoyu decided to not only waive tuition fees, but also provide free lunches. In addition, Fang Xiaoyu asked Lin Feng and other orphans to spread the word that the young master is so talented because he studied since childhood. Those parents saw that the young master was making money at a young age.
Even though he was so talented, he felt that if his own children could only learn one-tenth of it, it would be enough to honor their ancestors, so they naturally took the initiative to send their children here.
A month later, the craftsmen came to Lanting Villa with their families. These craftsmen were originally unwilling to leave their previous workshops, but most of them were slaves and had no right to choose. After arriving at the Villa, they found that they had been assigned clean bricks.
The house was still a separate house, and the food was no longer limited. Immediately afterwards, Fang Xiaoyu also announced that they would be relieved of their slave status, and instead signed a contract to hire them to work. This was something they could not even imagine. Because Fang Xiaoyu initiated this
The slave liberation movement made everyone in Lanting Villa very motivated.
New villages and factories were quickly built. Craftsmen produced enough equipment and the sugar factory was expanded twice. Under Fang Xiaoyu's personal supervision and guidance, the winery also began to operate, and the first batch of wine has been produced.
The Fang family sent people to transport it away and put it on the counters of various Fang family stores. This new wine was named Thyme. Now Fang Xiaoyu has become a rich man with tens of thousands of yuan in income every day.
In the blink of an eye, it was already March, and Fang Xiaoyu began to plan to plant crops. The terraces on the mountain were naturally planted with apple, pear, peach and other saplings provided by Xiaofeng. It would take at least three years for these fruit trees to create benefits. Fang Xiaoyu just let
The craftsmen made some human-powered waterwheels and placed them in the reserved ditches to avoid laborious watering. Fang Xiaoyu copied some simple fruit tree planting knowledge from Xiaofeng, so that Lin Feng sent several children who had learned well to have time.
Read it to the fruit farmers.
The land in the south of Lanting Villa near the Weishui River is the most fertile, and there is river water for irrigation nearby, so Fang Xiaoyu decided to plant rice here, which has the greatest demand for water. The east side is near the foot of the mountain. Although the land is still relatively fertile, it is arid because of the higher terrain.
, Fang Xiaoyu grows corn here. Rice is a common food crop in the Lanfang Empire. The average yield per mu can reach 150 kilograms. After such a long time, Xiaofeng’s rice cultivation has improved to another level, so Fang Xiaoyu uses
The improved variety has an average yield of 450 kilograms per mu, which is 50 kilograms higher than the highest yield per mu of the previous grade of rice. However, according to Xiaofeng, it becomes more difficult to upgrade the grade, and it will take a long time to upgrade the grade in the future.
Because this is the main source of food, rice is planted the most, with a total of 150,000 acres.
Corn is not a species grown in the Lanfang Empire, but Fang Xiaoyu has no intention of selling it. He plans to silage all the mature corn and do some livestock farming when the time is right. Corn is highly palatable and has no restrictions on its use.
, with a lot of available energy, it can feed most livestock with only a small amount of other feed. The grade of corn has also reached level three, and the average yield per mu has reached 450 kilograms. Fang Xiaoyu has prepared 60,000 acres for planting corn.
As for the saved land, Fang Xiaoyu used it for experimental cultivation of potatoes, sweet potatoes and various vegetables. In particular, 20,000 acres of land were dedicated to experimental planting of sugar beets, laying the foundation for using sugar beets instead of sugar cane to make Lanfang sugar.
When all the crops started to be planted, Fang Xiaoyu discovered that the Lanfang Empire did not have a lunar calendar at all, and the farming seasons were not very clear from time to time. Fang Xiaoyu was also very depressed about this. He consulted Xiaofeng, but was told by Xiaofeng that it would take a year to compile a lunar calendar.
and related crop planting schedule. Fortunately, the crops Fang Xiaoyu planted this time are improved varieties and are not so sensitive to temperature. In addition, those who farm all year round have their own experience, so there is no need to worry.
When he gets up every morning, Fang Xiaoyu first trains with Lin Feng and others, then goes to the fields to observe the farming conditions, and then goes to the factory to check the manufacturing conditions of Lanfang sugar and thyme wine. He is very busy every day. After half a month of busy work, everything
Things were starting to get on track, and Fang Xiaoyu, who had some time off, began to consider adding a new factory.
Fang Xiaoyu would not let go of a profitable item like glass. As early as the early stage of upgrading the first-level chip, Fang Xiaoyu asked Xiaofeng to start studying glass. After arriving at the villa, Fang Xiaoyu asked the craftsmen to build a special glass according to the needs of burning glass.
For the stove, he asked people to find limestone and feldspar. As for soda ash and boric acid, Xiaofeng used them as raw materials to prepare them. Now that he finally had time, Fang Xiaoyu thought it was time to find the last main ingredient for glass.
This morning, Fang Xiaoyu took Zhang Tong and several other guards to the Weishui River. The Weishui River is a river that is twenty meters wide and only waist deep. The water flow here is not too fast. The water is so clear that you can even see the bottom of the river.
Fang Xiaoyu came here to find a kind of stone that can often be seen by the river, which is quartz sand. Quartz sand is very easy to find, and soon Fang Xiaoyu collected a bag full. At this moment,
Sun Huaizong came over with two girls.
Fang Xiaoyu straightened up and looked over, and found that the tall girl was Xia Tingwei, whom he had met once before. The other girl was even more beautiful than Xia Tingwei. Although she was only eight or nine years old and her body had not yet developed, her face alone could
It seems that she will definitely be a stunning beauty in the future.
The three of them came closer, and Sun Huaizong said with a smile: "Master, the two ladies from the Xia family are here to see you." "Oh, I got it." Fang Xiaoyu reluctantly walked up from the river, put down his rolled up trouser legs, and then
She reached out and picked up the bag. Xia Tingwei asked with a smile: "What's in that bag?" Fang Xiaoyu said: "Nothing, they are some useful raw materials for me." The little girl didn't recognize strangers at all, so she jumped over and grabbed them.
When she got to the bag, she said, "Let me see what it is." Xia Tingwei said anxiously, "Xiaoyun can't be so unruly." But she didn't listen at all. Instead, she opened the bag and grabbed some quartz stones from inside and said:
"I thought it was something interesting, but it turned out to be just some rocks."
Fang Xiaoyu looked at this lively little girl with confusion. He turned to Xia Tingwei and asked: "Who is this lady?" Xia Tingwei explained: "She is Xia Tingyun, my sister, and also... your fiancée." Xia Tingwei said.
He glanced at Xia Tingyun next to him and smiled at Fang Xiaoyu. "No way, she is just such a crazy girl." Fang Xiaoyu felt a little stupid.
Xia Tingyun retorted: "Crazy girl, I will not marry such a big idiot like you." Fang Xiaoyu said: "Crazy girl, I will not marry a shrewd woman." Xia Tingyun also put down her bags and stood like a fighting cock.
Opposite Fang Xiaoyu said: "You idiot, I will never marry you." Xia Tingwei smiled and said: "Okay, okay, why did you quarrel when we just met? Xiaoyu, what do you want these stones for?"
"
Fang Xiaoyu said: "I can use them to make some interesting things."
This action still made Fang Xiaoyu's heart skip a beat. Xia Tingwei also smiled and said: "I believe it, I wonder if you can let us visit." "Of course, I want to shut up some people who don't believe me.
." After speaking, Fang Xiaoyu glanced at Xia Tingyun secretly, but Xia Tingyun snorted and said nothing.