The emptiness of the county government was indeed a serious matter, and Su Cheng did not dare to be careless about it.
Nothing can be accomplished without money.
But how can we get the money as quickly as possible?
While Su Cheng asked the government officials to take him to check on the land reclamation, he pondered in his heart.
Asking wealthy households to donate money is indeed one way, but it is impossible for them to donate a lot, and all the money donated must be used to build the village.
As for the expenses for the county government, he must find other ways.
It’s true that big households have money, but they can’t always donate it to the county government, right?
It will definitely not work if you catch someone and pluck them hard.
We can only think of other ways, or ask the big households to donate more willingly, or ask the county government to see if there is any other income.
Selling food?
That is definitely not possible. Now there are tens of thousands of disaster victims, and these people consume huge amounts of food every day.
Although you can get money by selling some grain, what if the grain is not enough for the victims?
Food cannot be moved, and the county government has no other sources of income, so there is almost no way to make money.
Su Cheng shook his head and had no intention of selling food.
While thinking, Su Cheng had already rode his horse to the outside of the city.
"Sir, please look, this is the field we recently opened up. It has been irrigated and is just waiting to be transplanted."
He Captou pointed to a large field in the distance that had been turned into paddy fields.
Su Cheng had been to this place before. It was originally a large wilderness, but now it has been turned into fields.
Not far away, there were two or three victims of the disaster checking the irrigation conditions of their fields.
"Yes, as long as we plant seedlings in the next few days, our grain harvest in Liuhe County in the second half of the year will be very gratifying!"
"Okay, take me to the place where the village was recently established."
Su Cheng was very satisfied with the situation of land reclamation, and then asked He Baotou to take him to the nearby planned village site.
"Sir, please come this way!" He Captou led the way.
The planned place is not far from the reclaimed fields. Not far away is the Liuhe River and a high mountain beside it.
Whether it is domestic water or work in the fields, they are all very close.
"Yes, Capt. He is indeed serious!"
After reading this, Su Cheng nodded repeatedly and said with a smile: "It seems that this county does not need to look at other places. If there is any head arrest, this county will save a lot of trouble."
"It's getting late. Let the brothers go down and clean up and go back to rest. The county is also going back."
After running to two places in a row, it was already afternoon and a ray of sunset had appeared on the horizon.
When Su Cheng returned to Shen Mansion with mixed emotions, the sky had completely darkened.
Su Cheng promised his wife to come back for dinner, but Su Cheng did not break his promise.
However, when he returned to the door of Shen's mansion, Su Cheng did not see the spring flowers and autumn moon greeting him. Instead, he saw the two people from the second room standing there.
Seeing Su Cheng, Shen Xiangyang and Shen Xiangxing's eyes lit up and they quickly stepped forward: "Brother-in-law~"
Su Cheng was given goosebumps by the two people's flattering shouts, and he couldn't help but look at the two people warily.
They are so well behaved, they are so attentive when they have nothing to do, and they are either traitors or thieves!
During the drought some time ago, everyone was dealing with their own affairs and had very little time to see each other.
Now that the drought is over, these two people suddenly come to look for me again. Could it be that they want to find a back door for me because they think that I have become the county magistrate?
Su Cheng looked at the two of them with a puzzled look on his face: "If you have something to say, say it properly and don't do this nonsense."
"Hehe, let me tell you, even if my brother-in-law becomes the county magistrate, he will ignore the past grudges."
"Brother-in-law is still generous. In fact, we are looking for you this time to give you some advice."
The two of them didn't talk nonsense and explained their intentions with a smile.
It turns out that during this period, Su Cheng became the county magistrate, and the business of Shen Jiabu Village was temporarily handed over to Shen Xiangyang and Shen Xiangxing.
Although the drought has passed, the people are still unwilling to spend money to buy fabrics to make new clothes. They all hold the money in their hands, wishing that one copper plate could be used as two copper coins.
As a result, the business of Shenjia Cloth Shop has plummeted, and basically no one wants to buy it.
In desperation, Shen Xiangyang and Shen Xiangxing thought of Su Cheng and wanted Su Cheng to come up with an idea.
After all, when Su Cheng was at Buzhuang, just these two items, customer service and underwear, had already made Buzhuang a lot of money.
After hearing this, Su Cheng showed a look of sudden realization.
It turned out that these two brothers came to him for advice.
In fact, this kind of thing can be easily solved. The current business of Shenjia Clothing Store is not good, just because it has not targeted a specific group of people.
After the drought, how can ordinary people have extra money to buy fabrics?
In this case, if you want to sell new clothes or fabrics, you can only focus on those big players.
Only large households have money in their hands, and without the worries of drought, they are willing to spend money.
Speaking of which, promoting consumption is also his responsibility as a county magistrate.
If everyone doesn't spend money, there will be no way to develop the economy.
But, what kind of clothes or fabrics are needed to attract those big consumers?
Ordinary clothing styles are definitely unattractive. Customer service and underwear have been bought by people for a long time and are no longer rare.
It seems it’s time to launch something new to attract those big players!
It is said that food, clothing, and lust are all important. Those wealthy households have three wives and four concubines, so they can only start from this aspect.
Thinking of this, something suddenly popped up in Su Cheng's mind!
If this thing can be made, it will definitely sell for a high price, but I don’t know if it can be made with the current materials and knitting techniques.
"I do have an idea. If you can make it happen, you will surely make my Shen family's village rich and prosperous!" Su Cheng said slowly.
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Xiangyang's face lit up: "Please give me some advice from my brother-in-law!"
Shen Xiangxing also rubbed his chubby little hands: "Brother-in-law, don't worry, our Shen family's tailors are very good, there is nothing they can't make!"
Su Cheng smiled slightly: "Can you find a kind of elastic fabric, and it should be very silky, preferably soft and boneless to the touch."
"This...isn't this ice silk?" Shen Xiangxing knew the material very well and blurted it out immediately.
"Oh? Is there really such a material?"
Su Cheng narrowed his eyes: "As long as you have the materials, I will draw a drawing for you and write down the details of how to make it on it."
"However, ice silk is very expensive, so you set a higher price and only sell it to those big players."
"Nowadays, ordinary people don't have any extra money, so don't try to take advantage of them. Earn money from the big families first."
"By the way, I remember there isn't a lot of ice silk. When the stockings are made, you can hold a bidding war and the one with the highest price will get it."
Not only did Su Cheng come up with ideas for them, he also thought of sales channels and sales methods.
But just as he finished speaking, Su Cheng suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and an idea suddenly emerged.
"Hahahaha, I have an idea. I have an idea to solve the money problem!"
Su Cheng laughed loudly and rushed into the house.
Shen Xiangyang and Shen Xiangxing looked at each other at the door, wondering what their brother-in-law was thinking.