"I wonder if there is something called potatoes at your girl's place. They are good. They can be paired with anything and can be made into dishes on their own. They taste good no matter how you cook them and are very durable. If so, how many can we make?
How much do you want?" The leader of the Huotou Army couldn't help but added.
Zhao Liya said with a smile: "There is really nothing this year, so we have saved it for planting. I can send you five or six thousand kilograms, why don't you also save it for planting? When the weather warms up in spring, you can plant. It is very easy to work. No need."
How to take care of it. It will be harvested twice a year, so don't delay things. If you harvest too much and can't finish it, you can sell it to me."
The little leader of the Huotou Army nodded with joy: "Okay, Miss Zhao will give you as much as she has, and we will plant them next year!"
He said and smiled sheepishly: "We can't let Miss Zhao suffer, but the market price of these potatoes is a bit expensive now, so... at two and a half cents - ahem, three cents per pound, how about that?"
It just hurts my heart to say it.
Zhong Jing couldn't help crying or laughing, he couldn't help but glared and laughed: "You are so stingy, why do you do so? Didn't we just wipe out the pirates' lair a while ago? There are so many gold and silver treasures that you have purchased.
Yes! Calculate it according to the market price.”
The young leader of the Huotou Army was a little embarrassed. It was difficult to undermine his general in front of others, so he had to agree quickly and said with a smile: "General, don't be upset. I am just planning for a rainy day. Although I have captured a lot of treasure, I still have to take good care of it."
Plan and plan for the future so that you won’t be short of money. After all, the imperial court—ahem, Miss Zhao, let’s calculate it as five cents per pound!”
It hurts, it hurts so much! But this is indeed the current market price. Anyway, if we plant more varieties next year, it won’t be a loss.
The general only knew that there was a lot of treasure seized, but he didn't know how much money he owed the merchant for purchasing grain, vegetables, meat, seasonings, etc. How many times had he been urged to do so? Why should he just rush to settle it all at once? He won't settle the bill anymore.
, I’m afraid people will have to find all kinds of excuses to refuse to supply goods.
Although doing business with the military camp is equivalent to making a network of contacts, which is of many uses, no one can afford to keep borrowing money. No one's money comes from the strong wind!
If no merchants are willing to supply the goods then, will the general lead his brothers to become tyrannical and robbing playboys?
The general is also thinking about purchasing another batch of high-quality military horses, a batch of weapons, military uniforms, medicinal materials and other supplies. Haha, do you really think that the pirate den's wealth will be endless?
Didn't he say that if the general can successfully purchase a quarter of the things he wants to purchase, it would be great!
Zhao Liya smiled and said: "Just three cents per catty. I paid two cents per catty for it. I also made three cents per catty!"
The eyes of the leader of the Huotou Army lit up——
Zhong Jing: "No, you will still lose money!"
"General Zhong, let's do it this way! I feel uneasy if I take too much, not to mention that it will be the same price if I sell it to someone else."
"Really?" Zhong Jing was doubtful.
Zhao Liya laughed: "Of course!"
"Okay!" Zhong Jing finally believed it, and said to the young leader of the Huotou Army: "Okay, let's send people here to transport it back, so Miss Zhao and the others don't need to bother anymore. Wait until the vegetables in their village are ready.
Yes, send someone to pull it out too."
"Yes, yes, I will arrange it!" The leader of the Huotou Army nodded repeatedly with a smile. Those military men usually have nothing to do on weekdays. Running errands is good for your health and there is no problem at all.
Zhao Liya was overjoyed: "That's it, then thank you!"
Zhong Jing waved his hand: "It's me who thanks Miss Zhao."
Even if he doesn't farm, he knows that potatoes are hard to find now. It's not easy to get some for seed. It's impossible to catch them.
Miss Zhao gave me five or six thousand catties in one breath. I must remember this favor.
Miss Zhao behaves like a master, and she is worthy of being the daughter of a master.
Zhong Jing was sincerely impressed and admired her greatly, but he couldn't help but feel sorry for his boss. It might not be easy for him to catch up with Miss Zhao.
So Zhong Jing coughed and couldn't help but smile and mentioned again: "By the way, Miss Zhao, our brother Zhou will definitely come again before the year. Then we will go to Yancun together as guests. Miss Zhao, don't think we are bothering you."
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Zhao Liya: "."
"Ah, okay, okay, no, no! It's fine if the general doesn't mind the simplicity of the place."
"Haha, no, no, no!"
On the way home, Zhao Liya couldn't help but asked Hu Ling out of curiosity: "Are General Zhong really poor in his camp? Doesn't the imperial court provide salaries?"
Zhao Liya really doesn't understand anything about these things. After all, it is impossible for me to care about such things and know nothing about them. As for herself, she is even less clear about it.
After all, Hu Ling came from the Tutor's Mansion and knew something about it, so he complained to Zhao Liya carefully.
Naturally, the imperial court will not deny any salary or military pay, but it will never give it on time and in full. It may be delayed again and again, and eventually it will be wiped out.
Unless there are big bosses in the government who are backing you, and the big bosses want to help you.
In addition, Lingnan is located in a remote area, and the local government officials are poor and can only afford a very small part of it - even if they can afford it, others are not willing to do it. Therefore, General Zhong is probably really poor.
Even if you have just wiped out the pirates and destroyed other people's homes, you may still be poor.
Zhao Liya was thoughtful and thought, "If he is poor, then he must want to make money and get rich, right? Does it mean that he has the opportunity to win over and make money together?"
You can take another look and find an opportunity to try it out.
Zhao Liya is very cautious.
After all, if you say something like this, it will come true. If you are not sure it will come true, it would be better not to say it. That would be too embarrassing.
After returning to the village, the family discussed it and then released the news.
When the time comes to plant vegetables, the Zhao family will buy them. Garlic sprouts cost one penny per catty, and other vegetables cost two cents or three catties. The Zhao family decides what vegetables to plant and when to plant them, but this is negotiable. There are several types of celery, lettuce, spinach, etc.
You can choose, there are eighty acres in total, about ten acres for each type. As for specifying when to plant, it is to stagger the harvest time.
For the time being, each family is limited to a maximum of two acres of planting. Based on the whole acre, you can either plant one acre or two acres. If there are any leftovers after the statistics are collected, those who want to plant can also plant more on a first-come, first-served basis.
Zhao Liya also told based on the information about the yield per mu obtained from the military camp. The yield per mu of lettuce, spinach, and chrysanthemum was about 1,000 kilograms, and one acre of land could earn 650 to 700 fen.
The yield of celery and garlic seedlings per mu is about 1,800 kilograms, so you can earn more.
Anyone who is willing to grow must sign a contract and cannot raise the price of the vegetables they grow, sell them to others, or use quotas to ask people from other villages to grow them.