Chapter 0109: Deception

Lu Ming's body trembled, thinking he had misheard. He couldn't help but widen his eyes and say, "300000 taels

Yes, 300000 taels! "Ye Qing smiled solemnly, with a determined expression, and then said lightly," But this 300000 taels is not a donation, but a field fund

Lu Ming could no longer maintain his composure. He was a steady and dignified official, and many gentry were nervous in front of him. Seeing Ye Qing's wild words, a hint of displeasure flashed across his face.

But Lu Ming, after all, the city government is very deep. Sitting upright, he withdrew his unhappy expression and said calmly, "Duke Jie Yuan is joking. Even if it's the cost of buying land from the government, you still have to pay a minimum of cash. With 150000 people in Pingshou County, the annual tax revenue from farmers and grain merchants is only 70000 taels, and most of it has to be paid to counties and prefectures. Does your Ye family have so much cash

Even if your Ye family sells out all their estate, it's only this amount. It's hard to see that Duke Jie Yuan is still a person who destroys his family to relieve difficulties

This made him feel a little angry. He was disappointed with Ye Qing's joking at such times and sneered in his heart, "Even if my family is a prominent clan with a business spanning two states, our total assets are only a million

No matter how rich the savings of the Ye family are, they are just a small clan in the county. To put it nicely, they are a family of farmers and scholars, but to put it crudely, they are rural landlords. Being able to have 100000 taels of silver is already the highest amount. Considering the recent rise of the Ye family's distillery in the county, there is plenty of oil to be squeezed

The county magistrate probably thinks I'm talking nonsense! "Ye Qing leaned forward and said with a straight face," Your Excellency, you underestimate me. I am a prominent scholar in the province, how could I be so reckless and make such a rash statement in front of you

Even if I were to relieve Yuan, if I offended you, I'm afraid my family would find it difficult to have a peaceful life in Pingshou County. Do you think I would be so unwise

Upon hearing this, Lu Ming was taken aback and slightly turned his back, saying, "It's my reckless behavior. Duke Jie Yuan, please speak up

In previous years, the Ye family did not have such a large amount of cash, but recently with the expansion of the liquor industry, many enthusiastic aristocrats in the county have come to invest. My family thought that this business is most averse to eating alone, so we sold our equity. In these three days, we sold 25 shares! "Ye Qing said confidently.

Lu Ming's face froze, and the displeasure that had flashed through him had disappeared. He hadn't heard of this before, so he asked, "Who is the buyer? How much silver per share

This county is the Zhou family, and within the county are the Li family, Qian family, Zhang family, He family... Each share is priced at 10000 taels, and each family has a few shares! "Ye Qing said calmly, turning 15000 taels into 10000 taels, but at this price, these names immediately made Lu Ming sweat.

Twenty five shares, 10000 taels per share, there are 250000 taels.

These families can only be considered as county-level wealthy families. Even Lu Ming doesn't care about them alone, but when they unite, not only Lu Ming, but also the prefect dare not act recklessly. With so many families participating in the Ye family, their power suddenly undergoes a qualitative change.

Thinking of this, Lu Ming immediately went to some careful thinking and felt a little dazed in his heart.

But he doesn't believe the nonsense of the "enthusiastic aristocrats" at all - who would spend real money without seeing the huge profits with their own eyes?

I heard that this wine technique was inspired by Ye Qing from ancient books and later became a family secret. I don't want to make so much profit, which is really enviable.

It seems that the Ye family is going to expand during Ye Qing's generation, and this is under their own rule, involving the court's control over land and an important aspect of performance evaluation

Looking at Ye Qing, Lu Ming's tone couldn't help but become cautious: "Which piece of land does Jie Yuan Gong want? If he asks the county to buy land, then it must be official land

The official land worth 300000 taels, don't even think about the land preparation in the east of the city. Other good land is relatively divided, but it's still three times the price of a whole piece. I can sell it to you for 6000 acres, including your 7000 acres, for a total of 13000 acres

After a pause, Lu Ming's gaze was somewhat meaningful: "But we have crossed the red line of ten thousand acres. Your family's red house status is probably going to be improved

I knew you would say that!

Ye Qing's heart lit up slightly, unsurprisingly.

What is the concept of ten thousand acres?

In terms of annual yield per mu, this world's laws interfere with weather and soil conditions, improving the efficiency and quality of crops per mu. However, in terms of pure yield, it is far inferior to previous generations' machine farming, fertilizers, hybridization, and recuperation rotation.

It's good enough to have an average of 4 stones of rice per acre of fertile land, which is 40 dou, or 400 jin. The official total price is 4 taels of silver.

Ten thousand acres is equivalent to forty thousand taels of silver

But Ye Qing cannot plant ten thousand acres alone, so he still needs to rent it out. The rent will be collected at a rate of fifty to twenty thousand taels of silver, maybe even more, because he can go to other counties to exchange money, handle the operation and labor consumption, and earn twenty thousand taels.

This amount of money is not much, and it will take 25 years to recoup the investment. The return rate is so low that it is impressive, but it cannot withstand the general favorable weather conditions. There is no need to worry about the decline of craftsmen, commercial storms, various taxes and light and dark spots. This is a resource spring passed down by future generations. After 25 years, in a generation, the foundation will be firmly established.

This is equivalent to long-term basic investment, and it is not surprising that there are high costs and high returns. What is more worthy of attention is the population. Ten thousand acres of land require thousands of adult male children to cultivate. According to the calculation of a family of five and two male children, there are more than five hundred farmers and three thousand people. Based on this foundation, it can almost support twice the population.

Ten thousand acres means six thousand people. "This actually breaks through the household size of five thousand people.

The Ye family already has 3000 acres of land, with a total of 3000 members and children, making it a strong red house family. Adding another 6000 on this basis is equivalent to creating two more Ye families, which means there are great vacancies, choices, and practical opportunities waiting for the Ye family to train many elites, attract many foreign talents, and become the generation of Zhongxing.

For Jiage, the relative superficial profit is the qualitative mutation of human attachment!

In fact, if it weren't for the chaotic era of archery and horsemanship, most noble families in the county would have started from this sudden change of ten thousand acres. Both Lu Ming and Ye Qing have read history books extensively and are well aware of this. It is impossible to be deceived or misled by luck.

Ye Qing also disdains this!

In this moment of contemplation, a maid came up to change the tea, with a gentle and beautiful posture, but did not attract any attention from the two of them.

Lu Ming didn't rush to urge, slowly took a sip and looked at Ye Qing, who was pondering with interest, waiting for his answer.

Fortunately, he didn't wait long.

Lord Mingfu, I have never intended to deceive you. What I want is to break through these ten thousand acres. "Ye Qing looked at Lu Ming with a serious expression, seeing that he was not angry and did not dare to control anything. He directly revealed the answer:" But what I want is not good farmland, but ten thousand acres of poor farmland within five miles of Nanlian Mountain to the north of my house

Wait... Jie Yuan wouldn't think that these ten thousand acres could be transformed into fertile land, would he? "Lu Ming's expression changed slightly, he put down his teacup and looked at Ye Qing.

After thinking for a moment, out of some consideration, Lu Ming kindly explained: "This is not an ordinary way to open up mountain fields, and the county annals and jade certificates are also available for scholars and above to consult. It should be known that for five hundred years, many people have been envious of this small plain and do not believe in evil. However, all attempts to purchase this ten thousand acres of poor land for transformation, cultivation, water conservancy, and Taoism... in the end, all attempts were unsuccessful, which gave rise to the name of this evil land. Qi has good and evil, and the land has good and evil. As long as the underground spiritual veins do not shift, any attempts are in vain, and the negative side consumes the vitality of the family

Thank you for reminding me, but this is not farming... I am well aware that within five miles of Nanlian Mountain, there are tens of thousands of acres of poor farmland. I don't know how many people have tried to improve it within five hundred years, but all have failed. How can I turn it into good farmland

But you also know that the raw material for making wine in my home is sweet potatoes. Although it doesn't cost a penny, there aren't so many wild sweet potatoes to dig up in the mountains

Planting on the plain and taking good care of it can increase the yield per mu by three times. The area within five miles of Nanlian Mountain is barren, so we can only plant these things. Please understand

Wait! "Lu Ming reached out to stop it, a bright light flashing in his heart, but he couldn't catch it for a moment. He frowned and pondered," I know this is your new wine ingredient. Growing sweet potatoes doesn't require fertile land and can't support too many people, but isn't it worth the loss

The significance of farming lies in the stable formation of a bountiful harvest, as well as the reproduction of population. Spending a lot of money, planting some sweet potatoes, and the virtual but unreal thousands of acres, but only these?

Although Lu Ming did not explicitly say this, I believe Ye Qing can hear it.

Ye Qing slowly took a sip of tea and pondered for a moment. The transformation of the Great Tribulation into a blessed land is a top secret, but if we hide this true purpose and seek a reasonable root cause, it is not inexplicable.

You must speak with dignity and righteousness in order to be moved!

After thinking for a moment, he lowered his jaw and said, "This field is tired, pure mountain potatoes cannot support the population, but it also means output, it means the foundation on the earth

Here's a brief explanation: "Using sweet potatoes as raw materials for brewing, ten thousand acres are already enough to support the expansion of the liquor industry to the entire county, even a state. This is the effect of gathering gas, industry... workshops. Unlike agriculture, which can slowly accumulate, the liquor industry suddenly breaks out, and my family's talent and power are not enough to support it. We sell a small half of the shares to unify the contract industry. The key is not how many people my family has, but how many people my family can drive, which is enough to make up for the popularity of ten thousand acres

Lu Ming smiled without giving a definite answer. In fact, he understood without explanation. This kind of approach, which relies on temporary momentum and skills to try to bypass and break through the family's status, has been seen many times at his level, but few have succeeded by chance. In severe cases, it backfired and the family was destroyed, and in mild cases, it returned to its original form. The next game is not very good.

Ye Qing's gaze was serious and his face remained unchanged. "Of course, some people may think it's unnecessary to buy this field and plant it themselves. It would be more convenient and advantageous to invest in the purchase of sweet potatoes directly. But to be honest, Ye Qing doesn't think that this distillery's technology can monopolize for long. In the case of jointly expanding the brand, sales, and other businesses, he must do his best to expand the production area alone. Therefore, he invested 300000 taels of silver. The yield of 10000 acres of land is enough to form a price monopoly on sweet potatoes in the whole county and has a leading bargaining advantage in the whole state. This ensures the continued development of the distillery after losing the monopoly

Lu Ming's expression has become serious, which sounds feasible. If we can ensure continuity, we can at least reduce the risk of failure by half.

Ye Qing saw it clearly and chuckled inwardly. His words borrowed from the infiltration habits of the Earth's industrial chain towards upstream and downstream - the further downstream it goes, the more widespread it becomes, resulting in huge profit benefits, while the further upstream it goes, the more fundamental it becomes. It may result in thin product profits, but it contains enormous social energy.

But fundamentally speaking, it's still deceiving, buying this barren land for 300000 taels of silver to grow sweet potatoes, even he doesn't believe it himself!