Sweet and warm little peasant woman

Chapter 236 Competition Between Two Counties
"Is it about ordering the cloth again?" An Luo stretched out his finger after writing the delivery settlement on the contract with a red pen.

Huang Dong hurriedly handed over the silver ticket, "Isn't it? Only you can save me now, I really can't help it, look at my beard, it's only been three days, and it's lost a lot, as long as Tong The shopkeeper agrees to help, how about I share part of the overseas market with Shopkeeper Tong?"

"Hehe..." An Luo laughed, "Shopkeeper Huang, it's not that I don't want to help you. To tell you the truth, your actions are too dishonest. Pretending to be our shopkeeper is a crime. We won't pursue this matter now. You have already burnt the incense, and you still point to us to cooperate with you again? Shall I send you a word? Impossible!"

"This business is all based on money, can't I pay for it?"

"No, some things don't just have to be paid for. Our shopkeeper has been circling there for half a month in order to open a cloth shop in Nanzhou City. In the end, he didn't buy a storefront at a high price. You said there is Is money all right?
By the way, when it comes to this matter, you probably don't know the reason for this matter, do you?Speaking of which, was it done by someone related to you?
Your sister’s family thinks that the investigation of their private salt is related to our shopkeeper, so they punish us, so that we can’t buy a shop even if we have money, let alone rent a shop.

You said that such a big matter of yours fell into our hands, and we didn't deal with you, but just didn't cooperate with you, which is already kind enough.

If you sell something like ours, go back and burn incense. If this matter falls to someone like the Lin family, you can wait to die.

Again, cooperation is impossible. If you don’t want us to add fuel to the fire, then don’t bother us. Think about how to deal with your customers, right? "

After An Luo finished speaking, he ignored him and went back to decorate the store.

Tong Xiaowu and his wife arrived in Chuanjun after a day's boat ride. This invitation was very sudden. The two of them were not prepared at all. This matter started two days ago.

This afternoon, just as Tong Xiaowu was busy with the business of the store, she received a letter of greeting, which was actually sent by the wife of the governor of Chuan County.

At that time, Tong Xiaowu invited them to the place where she lived. After the magistrate's wife explained her intentions, she realized that it was the sheriff of Chuan County who invited them to visit, and the main purpose was to discuss cotton planting.

The county sheriff's wife personally came to invite, and even used the official boat of the official family. Tong Xiaowu couldn't refuse, so she and Feng Yuchen followed the county sheriff's wife to Chuan County.

Chuan County is the nearest county to Nanzhou. The terrain is flat, there are few mountains and rivers, and the rain is abundant. After passing Chuan County and going west, it is Yuedong County of Linyue County.

The waterway to the east for a day and a night is Baiqi County. There are many rivers and mountains in Baiqi County, while Chuan County is flat and a large agricultural county.

Although there is a lot of arable land and the natural conditions are good, but on this road, according to Mrs. Chuanjun's magistrate, the crops in Chuanjun were not harvested last autumn, and because of this, the tax revenue of Chuanjun was less than in previous years. half.

Moreover, in some places, there is a phenomenon that the land is planted on a slope, and the grain is half a truckload!
It is now the end of February, and many farmers have finished spring plowing, but there are still many places that have not been plowed.

There is only one reason Zhang Junshou invited Tong Xiaowu and his wife over here. He heard that they opened a new cloth shop in Baiqi County and received more and more orders. He hoped that if they consider cooperation with cotton farmers, they will be able to Think of Chuanjun.

Last year, under the influence of businessmen in Xijiang, the price of cotton fell to four pennies a catty at its lowest point. Even at this price, it was more suitable than growing corn and other crops.

So Zhang Junshou asked his wife to invite the two of them to come here, in order to let them give advice to the people in their county, to see if it is possible to set up a rural cooperative here?Could they grow cotton too?As long as Tong Xiaowu signs the purchase contract, their county's harvest will not be a problem at that time.

After all, cotton is also needed by Yuebailibu Village.

But for some reason, the news that Feng Yuchen and Tong Xiaowu were invited to Chuan County spread to Linyue County.

Zhang Junshou was discussing farming with Tong Xiaowu, and Linyue County Sheriff Yu Daren and the county magistrates of the three counties all came to Chuan County.

Mr. Yu and his group entered the Chuan County Sheriff's Yamen with a roar.

As soon as he entered the yamen court, Master Yu shouted: "Mr. Zhang, it's unreasonable for you to do this. How can you use official power to overwhelm people? The shopkeeper Tong in our county naturally thinks about his hometown when he has something to do. How can you How about asking the sheriff of your sea state to come over and solve the problem for you?"

Sheriff Zhang had heard a little about Yu Bin, the sheriff of Linyue County. He had been close to the imperial examination the year before and became a sheriff at a young age. He was an upright official and a smooth man.

After Pang Junshou was beheaded last year, he took over the job of Lin Yuejun, and he has a good relationship with Tong Xiaowu.

"Haha, this is just a joke. What about you and us? Shopkeeper Tong is worried about the country and the people. If she can provide a way out for us people in Chuan County, we people in Chuan County will never forget her."

"What's the use of forgetting? Your Chuan County is not from our Nanzhou. We still can't take care of ourselves. Shopkeeper Tong, why don't we go back to Linyue County? Today I brought the county magistrates of three counties to invite you personally. If If you want to expand cotton acreage, we will definitely cooperate."

The cotton in the eleven villages of Baili Town has long been used up, and now the whole year's production depends on the cotton in Xijiang collected from various cloth merchants. If the production of Baili cloth continues next year, Naturally, a lot of cotton is needed.

Tong Xiaowu hadn't thought about this before. She was too busy thinking about cosmetics and fabrics, and she forgot about spring planting. Seeing that March is the season for planting cotton, she should really think about the cotton demand for next year. thing.

"Yes, yes, I am from Yuedong County. The soil in our county is fertile. As long as shopkeeper Tong says something, we in Yuedong County are willing to switch to cotton. As long as shopkeeper Tong signs a recycling agreement with us..."

"I'm from Yuexi County, and we are willing to..."

"I would also like to..."

All of a sudden, in the yamen court, people from Linyue County all stood up in unison, and Governor Yu nodded happily, is that right?
They must protect God of Wealth like Tong Xiaowu well, if they are robbed by other states, their income will be much less.

From last winter to this year, in five months, the tax revenue of Tong Xiaowu's household in Linyue County has more than tripled. A few days ago, the capital also issued a general article, praising Linyue County's prefect Yu adults for his good work. Go on, and without waiting for three years of political review, his official position will rise to a higher level.

Thinking of Qi Hengyuan in Rongshui County, it was because of Tong Xiaowu's help that he jumped three levels and was promoted to the prefect of Buzhou. This kind of opportunity really made him envious.

(End of this chapter)