Chapter III: Financial Resources

"Okay, now let me see how much property there is in Mojia Village."

In the Mo Mansion, Merton took a deep breath and said to Fu Bo, who had just finished delivering food to the villagers.

Anyone can say heroic words, but when it comes to real action, you will find it difficult.

Merton has a lot of ideas in his mind that can make money, but it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and all actions need to be based on the reality of Mojia Village.

It's not so easy to find a project that can make a lot of money and benefit all 3,000 people in Mojia Village.

"Young Master! Here's the list you want! Fauber handed over a thin piece of paper.

Ten fish ponds, an abandoned kiln, and only 10,000 catties of grain left in Mofu. There is also a salted fish shop in Chang'an City, which is the only wealth in Mojia Village.

Mo Dun frowned, these things seem to be a lot, but thinking about the more than 5,000 families in Mojia Village, these things are not enough to see. According to normal estimates, if it can't last for a month, Mojia Village will run out of food and fall into trouble.

After a while, Li Yi also entered the hall, glanced at Fu Bo, and quietly waited for Merton, who was meditating.

"No, it won't work!" Merton kept shaking his head,

Merton thought about it several times in a row, but they were all denied, it is not that these businesses are not profitable, any business can make a person become rich in a short time, but there are more than 5,000 people in Mojia Village, and it is useless not to benefit everyone in Mojia Village.

Fu Bo and Li Yi also frowned one by one, falling into deep distress.

"It seems that there is only one last way!" After a long time, Li Yi gritted his teeth and said.

"What?" The rise of the Merton Difference.

"You mean Kaitang?" Fauber looked up suddenly.

"Kaitang?" Merton asked, confused.

"No way!" Fauber shook his head suddenly.

"That's the cost of our Mojia Village to save our lives, once the pond is opened, Mojia Village will no longer be pressed to the bottom of the box!" Fauber shook his head in denial.

"But that's the only way." Li Yi said with a sad face.

After the argument between Fu Bo and Li Yi, Merton finally knew that the focus of the dispute between the two was the ten fish ponds in Mojia Village.

These ten fish ponds are the magic weapon that Mojia Village can tide over every year, and whenever it encounters the most difficult times, these ten fish ponds are opened in turn, and the oldest of them has not been opened for five years.

"Then let's open the pond!" Merton interjected.

"The young master doesn't know that every year the pond in Mojia Village is opened at the most critical time, and it is often able to tide over the difficulties. And now ....... Fauber sighed and lowered his head.

"What's going on now?" Merton frowned and wondered.

"The young master doesn't know. It is too early to open the pond now, and if the pond is opened now, even if all ten fish ponds are opened, it will not be able to support the villagers' food rations for two months. Li Yi said pityingly.

"And now that the weather hasn't snowed yet, the salted fish made is not easy to preserve, and if it can't be sold in time, it will all be smashed in your hands." Fauber added.

"Besides, the price of salt is high now, and just buying salt is a big expense......

"Wait!"

Merton felt that his brain was not enough, and quickly interrupted Fauber's nagging.

"Sell salted fish!" Merton glanced at the two of them strangely and asked, "Why do we sell salted fish, why don't we take live fish to Chang'an City to sell?" ”

As soon as he blurted out the words, Merton knew as if he had said the wrong thing, because both Fauber and Li Yi looked at him like fools.

Fortunately, Ziyi took care of Morton's face and explained: "The young master doesn't know, Mojia Village is fifty miles away from Chang'an City, and it takes at least two hours to walk, and the fish from the pond are all dead when they are transported to Chang'an City, and they can't be sold at a good price, so it's better to make the salted fish cost-effective?" ”

"Ziyi, what you say is extremely true!" Li Yi nodded.

"What about the other villages that sell fish?" Merton asked.

"It's the same with other villages, only the fish raised from a few villages close to Chang'an City can be transported to Chang'an City and still alive, but those live fish have been robbed by people for a long time when they arrive in Chang'an City, and the price is much higher than our dead fish!" Ziyi pouted and said.

"Live fish, very expensive?" Merton stood up suddenly, stared at Ziyi and asked urgently.

Ziyi rolled his eyes and said: "Of course, the live fish is specially supplied to those high-ranking lords, ordinary people can't grab it at all, the price alone has more than tripled, and there is no market for it, and it is all robbed if it comes late." ”

"Hahaha! Get rich! Get rich! As if mad, Merton paced up and down the hall, dancing with his hands.

"Wow!" A glass of cold water was suddenly poured on the head of the freight.

"What for?" Morton angrily touched the water on his head, staring viciously at the purple clothes holding the empty teacups.

But Ziyi was not afraid of him at all, he breathed a sigh of relief, patted his chest that was not yet large, and said with a sigh of relief: "I thought that the young master was crazy and crazy, and it has nothing to do with us if the live fish can make money, Mojia Village is too far away from Chang'an City?" ”

Ignoring this girl who was a bit of a middle two, Morton shook the tea on his head, and said with a weird smile at Fu Bo and Interests: "Then what if I have a way to keep the fish alive after entering Chang'an City?" ”

"What? That's impossible! Fu Bo and Li Yi raised their heads suddenly, looking at Merton in disbelief, but with a little hope in their eyes, if Mojia Village can transport live fish into Chang'an City, then the 3,000 people in Mojia Village will be saved.

"Fish can't live out of the water, and if you use a water truck to pull too many fish, the number of fish will die, these methods have been tried by others, and they can't be transported to Chang'an City at all." The light of hope in Li Yi's eyes slowly extinguished, and he shook his head.

Merton said excitedly: "That's why we can make a fortune!" I have a way to get the live fish into Chang'an City. ”

"Can it really work?" Fauber asked with a look of hope on his face.

"It works, it definitely works!" Merton nodded affirmatively, "But we need to make some tools, and if we have fish, we can experiment tonight!" ”

"How to experiment!" Fauber hurriedly asked.

Merton explained: "Fill the waterwheel in the house with water, and when I have the tools I need, I will load the fish into the waterwheel, and tomorrow everyone will see the fish still alive." ”

Mofu is also a big family, and there are always waterwheels in the house to prevent fires, and there have been fires in the house several times, and this waterwheel has made great contributions.

"Lao Zhangtou used to be a master craftsman in the army, I will find him now, and now I will make tools!" Li Yibian said as he ran out.

Fu Bo didn't lag behind him, and after running out with Li Yi, the voice came from the outer wall: "I'll go find the old fish and let him go to the pond to catch fish." ”

"Young master, I'll go find the waterwheel!" Ziyi looked at the young master who was full of tea, and immediately fled.

Murton was left to look at his wet clothes and smile bitterly.