All Hail Cousin Brother

Yin Huaixi shook his head: "Raising silkworms is very complicated, and I don't have the energy to bother with it. One million acres is not much. The retail households in Liancheng have been oppressed by the four big families for many years, and their money and food are limited. In recent years, there has been a severe drought in the north, and the Liaodong area has also been affected. Having been affected to some extent, there will not be many people who are able and willing to take the risk to purchase forest and expand sericulture.”

"Lieutenant generals in the army are suffering from the cold and have limited money, so their purchasing power is not very high. Although this million acres is a lot, only you have the financial resources to afford it. Only you can guarantee that after buying the forest land, you can resettle the refugees. .”

The refugees do not have the ability to purchase land to raise sericulture. In order to ensure that the refugees can be resettled well, Yu Youyao must have an absolute say in the sericulture industry in Liancheng, so there cannot be too few sericulture farms under her name. Each of the four families Each family owns nearly 4 to 50 million acres of sericulture.

Yu Youyao nodded: "Okay, I will discuss the purchase of silkworm eggs with the retail investors. The victims will raise silkworms in my silkworm farm, and 30% of the harvested cocoons will belong to themselves, and 70% will belong to me. I will purchase their 30% at the market price. Silkworm cocoons can be exchanged for silver or grain. Regarding the relevant contract, after the refugees settle down in Fuzhen and Liian Town, I will make a contract with them on a family basis and distribute an appropriate amount of silkworm eggs according to the population of each family. "

This was decided after careful consideration and discussion with the two stewards of Silkworm Village.

The northern border has hosted a large number of refugees, and some of them will be moved to sparsely populated areas to open up wasteland and grow sweet potatoes.

Some refugees will be resettled in places suitable for sericulture in Liaodong to raise sericulture.

The price of tussah silkworms is higher than that of mulberry silkworms, and the profit is very considerable. She cannot let the profit of raising silkworms be higher than that of farming. Otherwise, everyone in the three provinces of Liaodong raises silkworms, and no one cultivates the fields to produce grains. She will have to buy grains from outside, and she cannot be self-sufficient. They will be controlled by others. Whenever there is a natural or man-made disaster, the people can only wait for death.

The profit from sericulture must be equal to the profit from farming.

Only when sericulture and farming advance each other can the northern border develop.

It is a national policy to emphasize agriculture and suppress business, and we must nip the seeds in the bud from the beginning.

Thirty percent silk is already a lot.

Xie Jingliu looked deeply at Yu Youyao: "There have been several famines recorded in history. The most serious one affected nearly a dozen areas. More than 10 million people died of starvation, and more than 20 million victims fled to other places. This consequence is not only a natural disaster, but also a man-made disaster."

“The imperial court at that time was very corrupt, and the private sector organized a large-scale uprising, broke away from the imperial court, and established a political power. The struggle between the two parties lasted for more than 20 years, spreading throughout the country, and causing a fatal blow to the agriculture at that time. "

"The people could not rest and cultivate the land. In order to suppress the uprising, the imperial court expropriated grain on a large scale. In order to fight against the imperial court, the rebel army also expropriated grain from the people. The people had no money and no food. When the disaster came, they could only wait to die."

This little cousin of his has a mind and vision that are unmatched by ordinary people.

Xie Jingliu looked proud.

Yu Youyao nodded: "This severe drought in the north is far less serious than the famine recorded in history, but even so, there are tens of millions of victims in the entire northern border, and the number of refugees fleeing the famine has reached four to five million. Ultimately, it is Shan, Shaanxi In the three regions of Gansu, Gansu and Gansu, the powerful influence of business gangs has inhibited agricultural development, resulting in low productivity in the north and grain production decreasing year by year."

She also learned a lesson, no matter what way to make money, we must create favorable conditions for agriculture.

Yin Huaixi smiled and nodded: "It's up to you."

Yu Youyao frowned: "It's already mid-February. I heard from retail investors who raise silkworms that in previous years, silkworm eggs have already started hatching at this time. It's also because the weather is colder this year, so the time has been postponed, but it will be at the end of the month at the latest." The hatching of silkworm eggs is about to begin, so the resettlement of the refugees must be completed as soon as possible, so as not to delay this season's spring silkworms."

Yin Huaixi: "Don't worry. The basic defense work can be completed in half a month at most. It does not conflict with sericulture. Yesterday Mr. Li came to see me. The four major families in Liancheng came forward and donated a batch of money, food and tents together with local wealthy households." etc. to support the resettlement of refugees.”

Mr. Li first brought the donation list and the account book. In about ten days at most, everything recorded in the account book will be in place one by one.

Yu Youyao thought thoughtfully: "That's fine. The refugees will live in the tents first. The tussahs are raised on the trees. There is no need to build a separate sericulture place. As for the construction of the silkworm farm, we will find craftsmen in the future and build it slowly. It won't be a problem." At this point, she smiled again: "There are also many people among the refugees who know how to do mud brick fortifications. We can ask them to do the fortifications on the silkworm farm."

She can only help resettle the refugees. How they settle down in a foreign land and resettle their homes depends on them.

From this point of view, the refugees can be resettled in half a month at most. Yu Youyao couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief: "The four families are quite unambiguous."

Yin Huaixi smiled half-heartedly: "After all, this is a family with deep roots in the local area. Their desire for profit is true, but they are not really stupid."

Just as he was talking, Xia Tao came over, bowed to Yin Huaixi and Xie Jingfa, and then said: "Miss, Mr. Li sent someone to deliver a generous gift specially prepared for the miss by the four families."

Yu Youyao was a little surprised, but after thinking about it, she realized that this was the desire of the four families to survive.

The Four Families were relatively well-informed, and they took the initiative to donate money, materials, and food just after the national policy was announced. Compared with the great gentry who dominated the mountains, Shaanxi, and Gansu, the Four Families were nothing, and Yin Huaixi had no intention of taking action against them. .

Yu Youyao smiled: "It seems that if you don't accept this "thousand gift", it will make people worried and uneasy." She turned to look at Xia Tao: "Just accept it, and ask Mr. Li to give a message to the four families. , the refugees will settle down and live in Liancheng from now on, please ask the four families to take care of them."

Whether you take care of them or not is a secondary matter. These words are just to slap the four families, don't think about fooling them for a while, and at the same time they are also to reassure the four families.

Xia Tao responded and left the courtyard.

As for how the four people reacted after hearing this, Yu Youyao didn't care.

Yin Huaixi chuckled softly: "I have been busy patrolling the border during this period. You have been in Liancheng for about ten days, and I haven't had the chance to walk around with you. The weather has warmed up in the past few days, and the spring is just right. I plan to go to Fuzhen tomorrow. Inspecting Helian Town, Lao Mao Mountain is connected to Lao Mao Mountain, but the scenery is pretty good, would you like to go and have a look?"

As he spoke, he looked at Xie Jingliu who was standing aside, and felt relieved when he saw that Xie Jingliu had no objection.

Yu Youyao was a little moved. There has been a custom of youth outings in all dynasties. Yu Youyao was the eldest daughter of a widowed woman, so she avoided taboos more than others. Her stepmother was in charge of the family, but she had never participated in it.

However, the news about her being in Liancheng has spread. It seems that many people are staring at the inn, so traveling must be a lot of inconvenience.