Chapter 293 Li Mu’s Betrayal
“What do those people do?”
Feng Yong suddenly pointed to the distance and asked.
"Oh, those are the people from the sixth house of the Li family. They should be reclaiming wasteland. They have reclaimed a lot of wasteland this year."
Although Li Qiu works as a leisurely and indifferent county magistrate all day long, he still knows the situation of the whole county well.
"The Li family's sixth house has been reclaiming wasteland like this, and it has never stopped?"
Feng Yong was a little surprised.
In order to leave enough room for further transformation and expansion in the future, the textile workshop covers a large area. Even the areas that are not currently used, Feng Yong included them within the scope of the textile workshop.
In addition, this is the largest population center in Nanxiang County, and a semi-closed small society has initially formed. Even if Feng Yong has nothing to do on weekdays, his activity radius rarely exceeds the scope of the textile workshop.
Hence, he never had much intuitive impression of the newly reclaimed fields by the Li family next to the textile workshop.
Unexpectedly, while observing the road today, I suddenly discovered that the Li family seemed to have never stopped clearing land.
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Li Qiu shook his head and said with some doubts, "It stands to reason that the areas currently being reclaimed in Hanzhong are mature lands that were abandoned before. As long as they are cultivated again, they can get a piece of good land."
"But I don't know what the Li family is thinking. In the past few months, they have made great efforts to open up wasteland around here. Most of it is considered newly developed land. I'm afraid they won't be able to harvest much food in a year. .Without three to five years of cultivation, it will not become mature land.”
These days, there are fewer people and more land. As long as you are willing, you don’t have to worry about running out of space to open up wasteland.
But land reclamation also comes with costs.
The head of Guizhou has no cattle or working tools. It is as difficult as climbing to the sky to carve out a field that can grow food in the wasteland.
Because the newly opened wasteland is called raw land, the food grown in a year can only be recovered, and even if there is no harvest, it is not abnormal.
Raw land must be cultivated continuously for several years and watered with sweat. After it becomes mature land, food can finally be harvested.
In other words, the newly opened wasteland may not only have no harvest for several years, but also require a full year of labor.
If the family does not have enough labor and no surplus grain, how can they have the capital to open up wasteland?
If you can't get enough food from farming in Qianshou, are you waiting for your whole family to starve to death?
If it were so easy to open up raw land, why would they rely on wealthy families?
Hanzhong is now a carnival place for the powerful and powerful Han people. Almost all the cultivated land that was abandoned in the past few years has been divided up.
As long as these mature fields from the old years are cultivated, it stands to reason that the harvest in the first year may be smaller, but it cannot be supported by eight oxen plows!
The food produced by deep plowing is no different from the cooked land produced without the eight-oxen plow in previous years, so the land is almost free. Who has the heart to spend several years to open up wasteland?
Besides, most of them are poor people. Even if they have the intention, they are powerless.
The people in Guizhou want to open up wasteland, but they have nothing. Where can they get money and food?
Families that had the ability to open up wasteland were suppressed in Shu by Old Demon Zhuge, and had no way to enter Hanzhong.
This is why Feng Yong is so sure that Li Mu was sent by the old demon Zhuge?
Their marriage partner Liao Li was exiled. How dare the sixth family of the Li family enter Hanzhong to reclaim land without Zhuge Lao Yao's permission?
Thinking of this, Feng Yong suddenly understood what benefits Zhuge Lao Yao had promised to the sixth family of the Li family. Not only did he let them betray the Li family in Shuzhong, he even gave them a legitimate daughter as a chess piece.
“What’s so surprising about this?”
Feng Yong smiled and said, "After all, the sixth house of the Li family has some background. What's the point of enduring these three to five years? Now with Zhuyu, the governor of Nanzhong, in front of them, if they can gain a firm foothold in Hanzhong, how can they succeed in Hanzhong?" It’s not impossible for the Li family.”
“So that’s how it is!”
As soon as Li Qiu heard Feng Yong's words, he immediately understood.
Farming and reading are passed down from generation to generation. Farming and reading are both inheritances passed down from generation to generation.
“This person in charge of the sixth house of the Li family is so courageous!”
After hearing what Li Qiu said, Feng Yong nodded and agreed, "You are indeed courageous."
If the sixth house of the Li family is really what I think, it will be a big gamble.
If he wins, he will be the first family in Hanzhong; if he loses, he will fall into direct decline.
No wonder Li Mu had to find a way to get close to Feng Yong even if he had to humiliate himself.
Because they can’t afford to lose.
The place in Hanzhong is a bit evil. Just when I was thinking of Li Mu, I saw a slim beauty coming in front. Although she was dressed in simple clothes, she still couldn't hide her graceful and graceful figure.
“What a coincidence, I didn’t expect to meet Feng Langjun here.”
Li Mu and his maid seemed to be going to the land reclamation area ahead, but when he saw Feng Yong standing at the end of the road, he immediately turned around and walked over. He first greeted Feng Yong and then faced Li Qiu. Wei Wei said happily, "My little sister has met my brother."
The Li family in Nanzhong and the Li family in Shuzhong have the same roots, so Li Mu is right to call him brother.
Li Qiu returned the favor.
“What a coincidence.”
Feng Yong looked at Li Mu and said, "Ms. Li, where are you going when you go out?"
As expected, Li Mu pointed to the distance and said, "My little sister is going to the front to see how much wasteland there is for reclamation."
“Do you, the sixth family of the Li family, plan to take root in Hanzhong?” Feng Yongyi asked pointedly.
Li Mu glanced at Feng Yong in surprise. How could she not hear that there was something else in his words?
She shook her head and said, "It's too early to talk about taking root in Hanzhong at this time. What I think about is that it wouldn't be a bad thing to open up wasteland and grow some food around the textile workshop."
Grow food around the textile workshop?
Although what the woman said was half true and half false, when Feng Yong heard this, he glanced at Li Mu in surprise, "Did you come up with this?"
“The six houses of the Li family are located in Hanzhong, and they did not only open up wasteland in this area, but here, the younger sister made an effort to tell the elder father, and then she won the support of the clan.”
Li Mu's face showed a slight expression, "So the affairs of the Li family here are all handled by my younger sister."
In the period before modern transportation developed, every place where the population gathered, whether it was a city or a castle, had to have a food supply base around it.
This is common sense in later generations.
But not necessarily in this era.
Those who can keenly discover this business opportunity and have the courage to take action must be a smart person.
If this person is a woman, then this woman is even more complicated.
Feng Yong then looked at her with interest and suddenly asked, "Ms. Li, are you interested in cooperating with me?"
Li Qiu next to him was stunned when he heard this.
Li Mu's eyes lit up, and he asked eagerly, "Feng Langjun, are you agreeing to the idea that my concubine proposed a few days ago?"
The key is just how to divide the cake.
In addition to giving one share to the Huang family, how to arrange the rest depends on the market's reaction.
However, plus the sixth share of the Li family's house, it is also a matter of Feng Yong's words.
"I agree to you in principle. But you also know that the current county captain of Nanxiang County is the son of the Huang family. The Huang family is also willing to support me with food."
“The Li family only hopes to get a share, which is already a great joy. How can they dare to have more extravagant hopes?”
Li Mu didn't expect that when she met Feng Yong today, she would get such great news easily. Even though she was a little scheming, she couldn't hide the joy on her face.
“This is not what I meant by cooperation.”
“What else does Feng Langjun have to do?”
Li Mu asked somewhat surprised.
Feng Yong pointed to the place where wasteland was being opened in the distance, "What I want to say is that it will take at least three years for the newly opened wasteland to produce food, which is too long."
“Grow some vegetables,” Feng Yong smiled. “If you, the Li family, have enough money, take out some land to grow vegetables, and I will harvest it.”
“Growing vegetables?”
Li Mu was a little confused, "Where is Feng Langjun short of food?"
“Very lacking.” Feng Yong nodded.
In the future, as more and more Hu people meet the naturalization standards, the demand for vegetables, meat and eggs will become stronger.
In fact, it would be best to ask the Li family to help them get a chicken farm or a pig farm.
As for raising pigs, the Li family doesn’t have the leftover water supply like Feng Yong who can supply the canteen for thousands of people. The cost of raising pigs on a large scale is probably not too low. It’s meaningless on a small scale, so let’s forget it.
Furthermore, if a swine fever outbreak occurs, the Li family will probably die, so they probably don’t dare to raise them.
Unlike Feng Yong, who usually has people cut some pigweed and mix it with Gushui, it basically doesn’t cost much. But if he gets swine fever, he just dumps Gushui.
“How many green vegetables does Feng Langjun want?”
“It’s probably two to three hundred acres at least.”
In fact, it would not be difficult for Feng Yong to spare his manpower and open up 500 acres of land to grow vegetables.
But again, manpower is tight, how can we waste labor in such a place?
Since the Li family has opened so much land, what if I ask you to use some land to grow some vegetables?
And I’m also doing it for your own good. Cash crops, aren’t they more profitable than food crops?
Li Mu’s beautiful eyes widened immediately after hearing this.
This Feng Langjun has such a big appetite!
How many acres of land did it take him half a year, or with the support of the clan, to open up this land?
But when she thought that not only herself, but even the clan had something to ask for, she had to bite the bullet and said, "Since Mr. Feng said so, then I will just do as I am told."
"Ms. Li, please don't look like this. Don't worry. I can still say two things about Nanxiang County. No one will cause trouble for your family when it comes to getting land to grow vegetables. And when you grow vegetables, you will have to harvest. It’s much better than growing food.”
Anyway, this Nanxiang was created by Zhuge Laoyao for him, so what are you afraid of?
If you have the ability to see who is short-sighted, come and try to fine me?
Last year, he was fined by the government for trying to get some land to plant flower seedlings, which made Feng Tibi very depressed for a while.
Now that I have become a pianist, I have the final say in farming matters!
The official magistrate of Nanxiang County on the side heard Feng Yong’s words and could only pretend that he had heard nothing.
Anyway, the position of magistrate of Nanxiang County was originally assigned to me by my brother. As long as my brother is still in Nanxiang, he has the final say on matters in the county.
"And the tea seedlings," Feng Yong said the last thing, "I still say what I said, starting from the year when tea can be picked, you can only sell it to me within three years."
Li Mu glanced at Li Qiu but hesitated to speak.
“Brother, I remembered that I still have some secular matters to deal with in the county, so I went back first.”
Li Qiu saw Li Mu's expression and didn't understand that she had something to talk to Feng Yong alone, so he left wisely.
“Don’t follow me.”
Watching Li Qiu go away, Li Mu asked his servants to disperse far away.
Even though the two of them were standing alone together, it was an open space. Although the servant woman could not hear what the two of them said, she could see the two movements, so she was not afraid of any surprises.
Li Mu glanced at Feng Yong, bit his lower lip, and asked, "Feng Langjun, if I agree to this matter, how about asking Feng Langjun to accept my request?"
"What's up?"
"This matter of exchanging grain for woolen cloth, the Li family's share, can only be handled by my concubine."
"What's the meaning?"
Feng Yong vaguely thought of something, but he was not sure.
"That is to say, if the Li family exchanges grain for woolen cloth, Feng Langjun can only take the concubine. If someone else from the Li family comes instead, Feng Langjun cannot exchange it with him."
Li Mu raised her head. Although she knew that the servant women in the distance could not hear what she was saying, she still glanced at them standing far away in a panic.
After hearing this, Feng Yong looked at the woman in front of him with interest and asked, "Why? Can you tell me the reason?"
Li Mu shook his head, with a somewhat unspeakable look on his face, and said, "Feng Langjun, just tell me, can you agree to this?"
“But even if I don’t agree to it, it may not be impossible.”
Since the Grand Duke of the sixth room of the Li family had the courage to come to Hanzhong and start his own family, he must not be short-sighted, so he might not be unable to accept the three-year tea selling rights.
“But Feng Langjun, I can lower the price of food, and even these newly opened fields,” Li Mu gritted his teeth, “can also be given to Feng Langjun.”
"Didn't Feng Langjun just say that there is a lack of land for growing vegetables? These fields are just used for growing vegetables, which saves Feng Langjun from the burden of opening up wasteland."
Holy shit!
Is this woman crazy?
In order to obtain Mao Bu’s agency rights, he even sold his own interests?
What did the sixth room of the Li family do to her?
Feng Tibi was surprised when he saw the ruthless look of the woman in front of him.
“I don’t dare to take over this land, otherwise I will become a robber and plunderer.”
“It’s okay, Feng Langjun.”
Li Mu said, "I am in charge of all the land reclamation here. As long as Feng Langjun is willing, I will come to the door to admit my mistake, saying that I chose the wrong place to open up wasteland in the textile workshop, so this wasteland was opened , of course it doesn’t count. I will return them all to the textile workshop.”
"Furthermore, Feng Langjun doesn't know. The sixth room of the Li family was tortured by Liao Li and the eldest room of the Li family a few days ago. Fortunately, the Prime Minister came to help. Now is the time for everyone to be careful. They will never dare to go to Feng Langjun." trouble."
Hmm, you are so awesome, you even thought of a solution for me.
(End of this chapter)