The fund-raising activities organized by Zhang Bin were very successful, with the three squires taking the lead, and he was supervised by the county magistrate, and all the squires sent the pledged silver taels to the county government within a few days, totaling 4,800 taels.

Now that the money is in hand, how can I use it?

After the oven and flatbed car were calculated, the price was about one tael, one thousand sets was two thousand taels of silver, and the remaining two thousand eight hundred taels to buy potatoes and sweet potato seeds were still a little insufficient.

If he had made a batch of ovens and flatbed trucks first, and slowly accumulated them, the money would barely be enough.

However, there is a very important problem, that is, his term of office is less than a year, whether it is to invest in a thousand sets at a time, or to slowly accumulate in batches, there is not enough time.

If this matter is to be completed, it must be entrusted to a reliable person, so that this person can supervise and continue to complete the matter after he leaves.

It is also a question of who will supervise it.

The county officials will definitely not be able to do it, because they may also be transferred.

Zhao Mu doesn't seem to be very reliable, he is still here, he is not very active in doing good deeds, and when he leaves, there is no need to count on it.

As for Xu Hui, it's good if he doesn't oppress the villagers, let him do good deeds, don't even think about it.

After thinking about it, Zhang Bin decided to leave this matter to Tang Xian, because he was the most prestigious squire in Pingyang, and he was famous for his love of doing good deeds, so he couldn't be wrong with handing it over to him.

However, Zhang Bin is not very familiar with him, and with Tang Xian's prestige, he always calls him to drink, which seems a little inappropriate, there was no way to raise donations last time, this time, Zhang Bin decided to visit Tang Mansion in person and solemnly entrust him with the matter.

This ancient visit is also particular, if it is an old friend, it doesn't matter when you go, if the two are not very familiar, you want to visit, then you can't go if you want to.

First of all, you have to post a prayer post, tell people when to go, so that people have a preparation, or if people don't want you to go, they will tell you directly in the receipt that they are not available.

Then, you have to prepare a gift, which is not too expensive, according to the ancient rites, just give a chicken, give it live in winter, and send it to smoked and dried at other times.

In order to show solemnity, Zhang Bin personally wrote a worship post, with his own name thorn, and put it in a special box, so that the master Wu Shiqi held it, and went to Tangfu to vote for the worship post, saying that he would visit Tangfu tomorrow.

The county magistrate wanted to come to visit, Tang Xian naturally would not refuse for no reason, he wrote a receipt in his own handwriting, saying that he would wait for the driver.

As soon as this greeting post is cast, the matter of the visit is decided.

After the morning hall the next day, almost a quarter of an hour away, Zhang Bin gathered a group of officials, held the signs of "quiet" and "avoid", sat in the official sedan chair, and rushed to Tangfu.

He usually rarely puts on such a big pomp, but he must put on the pomp and circumstance of an official visit, otherwise he will not give Tang Xian face.

At this time, the Tang Mansion had already opened its door, and there were two rows of families standing neatly on both sides, and Tang Xian was also standing at the door in person, facing the direction of the county government, making a look of anticipation.

Around the hour, a bunch of officials escorted the official sedan chair to the gate of the Tang Mansion.

As soon as Zhang Bin got off the sedan chair, Tang Xian greeted him and said: "Lord County Order, how can you deign to come, Master Wu conveyed your meaning yesterday, the villain is preparing to visit you, Lord County Order, please go back to the county government first, and the villain will visit you." ”

This is a polite remark, and it is also one of the routines of visiting, if Zhang Bin really turns his head and leaves, it will be stupid.

He bowed his hand and said: "How dare you let Old Man Tang condescend outside, this official took the liberty to visit, and invited Haihan." ”

The two humbled each other for a while, and Tang Xian finally made a gesture of invitation and invited Zhang Bin to enter the house.

Zhang Bin secretly exhaled, took the smoked chicken in Zhang Cha's hand, and followed Tang Xian inside.

This soup house is slightly smaller than Xu Mansion, but it is quite elegant inside, and there are several big trees standing in the sky, and the age of the tree is more than 100 years.

This environment is really good, Zhang Bin couldn't help but praise it, Tang Xian was humble, the two politely walked all the way, walked for about a tea time, and finally came to the lobby of the backyard of Tangfu.

At this time, it was time to give a gift, Zhang Bin solemnly picked up the smoked chicken with both hands and respectfully handed it to Tang Xian.

Tang Xian took it with both hands, thanked him repeatedly, and then handed it to his subordinates, asked Zhang Bin to sit down, and then instructed his subordinates to serve tea, and this set of visiting etiquette was completed.

After the subordinates finished serving tea and respectfully retreated, Tang Xian gave up his hand and said: "The county ordered the adults to come to the cold house, I don't know what happened. ”

Zhang Bin bowed back and said bluntly: "This official took the liberty to come this time, and he really asked for something. ”

Tang Xian frowned secretly, he thought that the county magistrate was here to thank him for taking the lead in donating, and he still had something to ask for for a long time!

Although he was a little unhappy in his heart, he said politely on the surface: "Lord County Order, please speak." ”

When Zhang Bin heard this, he solemnly explained his thoughts in detail, and then looked at Tang Xian with anticipation.

Tang Xian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, this matter is nothing, but the idea of the county magistrate seems to be a little inappropriate.

He thought about it, and said euphemistically: "Lord County Commander, this ordinary person needs to be guided by the road, what if the next adult is unwilling to drive?" After all, if something happens, you will be responsible. It's hard to want people to drive thousands of road guides at a time. ”

Zhang Bin was stunned when he heard this, he really hadn't considered this problem, and if the next county magistrate did not cooperate, it was very likely that this matter would be yellow.

He couldn't help frowning and said, "As a county parent, don't you want to take this responsibility, right?" ”

When Tang Xian heard this, he shook his head and said with a wry smile: "This county magistrate has seen no less than ten adults and villains, like adults, there are really not many people who are dedicated to the people, villains are brave, I suggest that the county magistrate adjust the strategy a little and deal with everything within this year." ”

At this time, Zhang Bin came up with a better way, but seeing Tang Xian's appearance, he seemed to have some ideas, so he simply asked: "Please also ask the Tang staff for advice." ”

Tang Xian hurriedly said modestly: "Don't dare to advise, villains dare to ask, what is the price of potatoes now, and what is the price of sweet potatoes." ”

Zhang Bin said frankly: "Due to the illegal planting, the yield of potatoes and sweet potatoes in Fujian is actually not high, about 500 catties per mu, which is only a little higher than the yield of rice, so the price is only a little cheaper than rice, about 5 wen a catty." ”

When Tang Xian heard this, he smiled and said: "This is easy to do, since the price is so high, and the county magistrate can guarantee a yield of 2,000 catties per mu, then the direct sale of life can almost solve the food and clothing of the people, the county magistrate might as well take all the silver into the seeds, how much can be entered, try to give each farmer an acre of seeds, 2,000 catties per acre, ten taels of silver, almost." ”

Zhang Bin thought about it and continued to ask: "Then how to solve this sales problem?" ”

Tang Xian said confidently: "This county commander can rest assured, the big traders and villains in Wenzhou Mansion still know a few, as long as the people in the nearby states and counties know that potatoes and sweet potatoes are cheap and delicious, it shouldn't be a problem for them to sell them." ”

Hearing this, Zhang Bin nodded thoughtfully, and a brand new plan was formed in his mind.