Three rich businessmen came in and saluted Du Zhongxiao and Liu Wei.

Liu Wei said: "This is Mr. Zhu, who is Mr. Jian, who is Mr. Wen, who is rich businessmen in Ye County. A few days ago, they all filed a letter and crushed the slag in the iron prison to pave the road. Two days before the verdict, they said they would raise livestock and poultry and grow vegetables. After hearing the news, they were willing to serve."

Du Zhongxiao looked at the three of them and said, "I heard that you transported the slag out, picked out the iron from it, and sold it to the iron merchant at a low price? After you did this, all the nearby small smelting furnaces could not be made anymore, and many people lost their capital."

Mr. Zhu hurriedly bowed: "Officials, there is iron in the slag, isn't it a pity to throw it away? The young people hired people to pick it out from it and exchange it for some money. With this money, we are willing to pave the road for the yamen without charging any additional money."

"This is the best. Those small furnaces are digging and raising everywhere. The iron refined is useless and it is good to be closed. Since you are willing to pave the road for the yamen, then you won't refuse. From tomorrow, start from the iron prison. Within one month, all the roads in the barracks will be paved."

The three members bowed together and said that they had made a lot of money by relying on scrap iron in the slag. This was a surprise. Everyone felt lucky, for fear that the Iron Supervision would cancel their qualifications. According to the customs of this era, they were all real-name investments, that is, bidding contracts in later generations. The term was one year, and after the expiration, they were either extended or replaced.

As the population gathers, the production of the iron supervision company is on track. The supply of non-staple foods around is insufficient and the prices rise, which directly leads to the living standards of workers who spend a lot of money on the iron supervision company. This problem must be solved, otherwise it will be equivalent to increasing the operating costs of the iron supervision company. According to Du Zhongxiao's plan, the iron supervision company will open fields to grow vegetables, raise pigs, cattle, sheep and chicken, and supply the internal canteen. However, all of them are produced by themselves, and the cost is inevitably too high and the effect is not good. We still have to rely on social forces. After receiving the news, these three people volunteered.

Du Zhongxiao said: "Since the Iron Supervisor was opened here, there was a lot of population. Grain and rice could be transferred from other states, but it was not easy to eat vegetables, fruits, poultry, eggs and meat. In a few months, the price of meat outside has increased by more than doubled. Is it okay to continue like this? The Iron Supervisor opened a vegetable garden and could raise pigs and sheep, but this is far from enough. Now there are a few responsible big families who open land nearby to grow vegetables, raise more pigs and sheep, and let the price of meat drop. Can you three do this? Speaking of which, I don’t care how much you produce, just look at whether the price outside can be reduced. If you do it well, the yamen will not treat you badly. You also know that just picking scrap iron from the slag can make a lot of money. There are many such things in the Iron Supervisor.”

The three of them hurriedly bowed together: "The official told me that the young people dare not obey orders! As long as the yamen buy, the young people must do their best."

Du Zhongxiao nodded and said to Liu Wei beside him: "Now, the canteen serves two meals, breakfast and dinner every day in the iron prison. I heard that because of heavy work, many people have to eat another meal at noon, but they don't cook in the canteen, which makes them inconvenient. Later, they will change to three meals a day. The breakfast is simpler, and the buns and fried dough sticks are more diverse. Lunch and dinner should be rich. Doing things in the iron prison is different from farming. You can't go out early and come back late, and you can only eat two meals a day. The dishes and meat you use can be served by the three outfits to see how it is done."

Liu Wei bowed his hand and said that. The habit of this era is two meals a day, breakfast and dinner. This is a habit in the agricultural society. Because farmers go to the fields to work, work from sunrise to sunset, and do not go home at noon. Of course, industry is different. Especially in the iron and iron smelting place, it is constantly stopped for twelve hours a day, and workers work in shifts. The intensity of work is high, and if you don’t eat at noon, you don’t have the energy to work in the afternoon.

The cafeteria with thousands of people is very large in scale, and serving meat and vegetables can give birth to several outs.

Because of the rising prices, although the canteen also charges money for meals, it is always cheaper than outside. Nowadays, most people in the Iron Prison work are not open, and the whole family buys food from the canteen. Food is subsidized, and it is always impossible to keep going like this.

Mr. Zhu and the other two discussed a few words in a low voice and bowed: "Officials, the good land in this area is mostly from a Qian Manwai's family nearby. If we want to grow vegetables, we have to buy his land. This person is not easy to talk to. If the yamen comes forward, we will build a few canals and reopen the land, which will be much easier."

The wasteland is not open as soon as you want, but it needs to be recognized by the yamen. Otherwise, just like Qian Junwai, you will open the land and plant it. When the yamen confirms, you will be able to make up the taxes. No one can stand it. With Qian Junwai's example, even if the population of the Iron Supervisor has increased sharply recently, the nearby idle fields have not dared to be reclaimed. They would rather farm in a further place and sell it here.

To grow vegetables, you must have sufficient water sources. Mr. Zhu said that it is to build a canal. In fact, it means that the yamen allows the opening of idle fields, and they divert water themselves. Open fields along the Li River, making the water source convenient.

After hearing this, Du Zhongxiao said, "When it comes to Qian Man, he has been lucky this year. First, the land selected by the Iron Supervisor, he insisted on saying that it was passed down by his own family and made up for taxes. He also opened a furnace and did not make much money, so he encountered the iron in the slag you sold. After these things, he was taught a lesson and thought he would not do anything wrong again. He always had to give people a way out. Since his family had land, you can take him to do this together. If you don't rent his land, can you buy his own vegetables? If you buy it and send it to the Iron Supervisor, he will make some money. In addition, you can open a few hundred acres more on the north bank below the ferry. Remember to register your accounts in the county and pay taxes in a timely manner. Don't be careless!"

The three of them said yes together and thanked Du Zhongxiao.

After leaving the yamen, Mr. Zhu said, "That Qianwai has been away from the word "Min" this year, and has been seeking death recently. He is a native here and has the largest number of land. He originally built an iron prison and should have made a fortune. But he didn't want to be confused. He first planted underground. If he wanted to blackmail money from the yamen, he had lost more than 700 guan in vain. He started to smelter the iron, but the capital had not been recovered. When we sold iron, we could never drive it again. He originally wanted to take advantage of his bad luck and use some means to buy all his farm and land. Alas, it was really troublesome to not want the officials to protect him but wanted to protect him."

Jian Yuanwai said: "Not. I looked at a piece of good meat but couldn't eat it! Speaking of which, the three brothers of the Shi family who helped him smelter iron were really unlucky. Baba came from Longxing County but encountered such a thing."

Mr. Wen said: "What's the bad luck for the three brothers? They have the skills to be with them. Qian Wu is not good at it anymore. The three of them entered the Iron Prison. I don't know how comfortable they are now. The Iron Prison not only smels iron, but also needs to make iron tools. This is their strength."

Zhu Yuanwai shook his head repeatedly: "No matter what, it's just that Qian Yuanwai's property cannot be eaten, and he is a little unwilling to accept it."

Jian Guanwei said: "He was walking in the melody, but he thought he had offended the gods and suffered so much. As long as we use some means, we will let him hand over his property. His family sells lacquerware, sells the fields here to us, and is dedicated to doing that business."

Mr. Zhu sighed: "Judge Yun opened a gold mouth and asked us to take money to a handful of money. How can we swallow his property? If we offended Judge Yun, our good days will come to an end. Forget it, I think he should transfer the fortune, so I will help him. However, we have to take this matter firmly. We can buy the vegetables from his house, but we will deliver it to the yamen. This is a local snake here. Once he sets up a thread with the Iron Supervisor's yamen, it will be a big harm!"

Wen Yuanwai smiled and said, "What a local snake! When there was no Iron Supervisor, the county did not have a person like him! In the county town, our three families have the largest business, so what is the local rich man in the countryside?"

Mr. Zhu said: "That's not what it means. The Qian family has lived nearby for decades. Not to mention the villagers in their own villages, the villagers in this area all have a very small relationship with his family. If they offend them harshly, it's easy to ruin others' affairs."

When he saw the ferry, Jian Guanwei said: "The opposite Qingyu Tower is getting bigger and bigger. We used to drink two glasses of wine. In the future, we will really grow vegetables for the yamen. These restaurants will also use our meat and vegetables. We cannot let go of the business in front of us."

The other two said that they were yes and took a ferry to cross the ferry.

When they arrived at Qingyu Tower, the servant led them to the small pavilion on the second floor and served wine and food.

After not sitting for a long time, Mr. He got the news and came over to say hello to the three of them. There are only a few big families in Ye County, and everyone is familiar with them.

After the ceremony, Mr. Zhu told Mr. He: "Mr. We have something to discuss with Mr. He. It is better to drink two glasses of wine together."

After drinking for three rounds, Mr. He said: "The three of you got jobs from the Iron Supervisor and have been making a fortune recently. When you are proud, I wonder what kind of business you have to do, so I will help you with me?"

Mr. Zhu said: "When I opened an Iron Supervisor, the one who gets the most cheaper is your restaurant. How do you say this? The three of us are just helping the Iron Supervisor to deal with the garbage and make some money, how can we compare to your family?"

After saying that, before Mr. He spoke, Mr. Zhu said again: "We just came out of the yamen and got another job. Because the price of meat and vegetables in this area has become more expensive recently, the Iron Supervisor can't bear it, so we have to ask someone to open a field to grow vegetables. The three of us took on this business. I remembered that Mr. He would definitely use a lot of meat and vegetables when he was running a restaurant, so we said. In a few days, our meat and vegetables can be sold in addition to the Iron Supervisor, and we can also have your restaurant."

After hearing this, He shook his head and said, "But unfortunately, someone has already offered the meat and vegetables I used here."

Mr. Zhu was stunned: "I don't know which one is it? With such a vision, you can see this business."
Chapter completed!