Shops and farmers!

This is the method that Lin Zhao thought of, borrowing from the company plus farmer model of later generations!

It can be seen that most of these people are from poor backgrounds, and their lives must be very tight, and their ability to repay is self-evident. In the absence of a guarantor, Chang Ping did not dare to lend them grain at all.

As for disaster relief, the amount has been so large that it has been extended from three months to five months as stipulated by the imperial court. This is unique in the Great Song Dynasty, and this kind of relief will end sooner or later, and it is not a long-term solution after all.

Therefore, we must think of a way that can not only help them, but also profit from them, forming a cycle of good surname development.

After thinking about it, Lin Zhao thought of this way!

This year, they plan to promote cotton cultivation on a large scale, but the land they have purchased is limited, and they can't grow much at all. What's more, growing cotton requires a lot of manpower, and it is not easy to support full operation, and the scale will be limited.

What can be done to resolve this contradiction?

It happened that because of the guarantor of this young seedling money, the two issues were entangled, which was originally very helpless and annoying. There happens to be such an opportunity, and when the two things are combined, won't the problem be solved? And it's the best of both worlds!

Lin Zhao thought that he could mobilize these people who wanted to receive the green seedling money to plant cotton!

That's right, that's it!

Then wait for the autumn picking, and then the Meng Commercial Bank will purchase it in a unified manner, and the Qiantang County Ya will participate in the whole process and preside over the mediation. To put it bluntly, it is the Meng Commercial Bank that negotiated with the people and signed an agreement, one is responsible for planting cotton and the other is responsible for collecting cotton, which belongs to the directional acquisition model!

"Cotton, what is this?" Chen San and the people in the village have the same mentality, and they are very curious. Looking at the fruit samples brought by Lin Zhao, their eyes widened one by one, and they were curious.

A mass of edelweiss, light and soft, that can fly into the sky with a light breath. It's snow-white, and it looks pretty good.

"This is cotton?" Chen San looked at the cotton sample suspiciously and asked, "Can this thing be eaten?"

"No, it's not food, it's a cash crop...... Ah, no, ......" Lin Zhao explained: "This thing is similar to silk cotton and linen, and can be used to make cloth......"

"Fabric?" The villagers were even more curious, how could such a soft thing be used to make fabric? The fabric made will be like this, this look, can you wear it?

Many people will be skeptical, full of doubts about this, and it seems a little difficult to accept for a while. Lin Zhao fully understands this, after all, it is a new crop, and the people have never seen it, so it is normal for them to have concerns.

Especially for the ancient peasants, the first thing that came to their mind was one word - eat! As soon as they meet, the first thing people will ask is, can this thing be eaten? For them, food is always the most important thing.

So if the government said that they should plant rice, they would definitely agree without saying a word, but cotton is another matter...... "Lord Prefectural, you let me plant this...... Cotton? Chen San was skeptical.

Lin Zhao nodded lightly: "That's right, this year, the official hopes that you can plant cotton!" ”

"This thing can't be eaten as food, or is it ......" Chen San changed his words and asked, "Lord County Commander, why can't our Qingmiao money be distributed?" ”

"Because of the lack of guarantors, I often close positions and don't dare to release money and grain easily......" Lin Zhao also knew in his heart that these people were really anxious.

"There is no shortage of guarantors, the Wang family in the east of the village is a first-class household, so he can guarantee us!" Lin Zhao was slightly surprised, he didn't expect this happy person to be so interested in Qingmiao Qian, and he didn't want to listen to what he had to say, so he asked about it directly.

Lin Zhao smiled and asked, "Then have you asked the Wang family, are they willing to vouch for you?" After the guarantee, can you return it according to the guarantee? ”

Chen San said: "As long as the county magistrate speaks, the Wang family will definitely guarantee it, and we will harvest the grain in the autumn, and we will naturally return it with interest!" ”

Lin Zhao suddenly couldn't cry or laugh, he asked to veto the forced apportionment, and he was unwilling to embarrass the upper class households, suffer losses, and even lead to bankruptcy. But I never expected that ordinary poor people would target them and offer to ask the government to help them ask for a guarantee, what is going on?

As for the return, I listened to what Chen San said and swore an oath, but the second half of the sentence was obviously unconfident, and some things were already clear at a glance. At this time, the consciousness of some small people is becoming stronger and stronger, and many people want to take advantage of this opportunity, but they are hesitant to take responsibility.

"But the imperial court has rules that can't be forcibly apportioned, and if the Wang family is unwilling, the official can't ask them ......for anything," Lin Zhao still relied on his surname to explain to the villagers.

"But Fuyang County is like this, as long as the government opens its mouth, the high-class households will come forward to vouch......" Chen San seemed to be a little unconvinced, or a little unwilling.

Lin Zhao suddenly chuckled in his heart, Fuyang County is also a county under Hangzhou, which is at the same level as Qiantang County, and the degree of prosperity is slightly lower. Because Emperor Zhao suddenly ordered the promotion of the Qingmiao Law from the two counties of Qiantang and Yuhang, to the entire Liangzhejiang Road.

Fuyang County is naturally among them, and now it is in full swing, but I didn't expect this kind of forced apportionment to have appeared. In fact, there is no accurate definition of this matter, but the official messenger does not have a confidant request, but he can use many indirect means to force the upper class to make concessions...... What's even more helpless is that ordinary people see it in their eyes, agree with it, and don't thank the superior households much, but think that this is a natural thing, which is of course helpless.

Lin Zhao shook his head and said: "Fuyang is Fuyang, this is Qiantang County, and there are no such regulations in this county......"

"......"

Seeing that the county magistrate said so resolutely, Chen San's words came to his mouth and swallowed back, and the county magistrate seemed to be a little angry. In any case, a small common man is still very afraid of officials.

"Without Qingmiao money, we are afraid that we will not be able to survive this period of green and yellow days, and you also know that the county commander also knows that last year suffered a flood, and there was almost no harvest......

Was the relationship in vain before? Lin Zhao was very helpless, didn't he send them a solution, he didn't listen to it much at all, and he knew that he was constantly complaining here...... Lin Xu said: "Your difficulties are known to the government, and this official is here today to help you solve your difficulties!" The solution is to grow cotton! ”

"Growing cotton?" Many people just watched the excitement just now, and didn't take it as a serious thing at all, so they naturally muttered a lot in their hearts. There are still many people who don't want to believe it, after all, they haven't seen it, and there is a kind of natural rejection. However, careful people found that Lin County's order was so solemn, and the head of a county came to this poor village, was it a joke?

Maybe there's something special about this cotton, so let's take a look!

Lin Xu said with a smile: "This official knows what you are worried about, it is true that cotton cannot be eaten, but cotton can also be sold for money." As long as you have money, what can't you buy? There is no problem with how much food you want! Of course, if you don't worry, then we can exchange cotton for food! ”

"Dare to ask the county magistrate, what kind of statement is it?" Someone is already starting to get interested.

Seeing this, Lin Zhao smiled knowingly and shouted, "This official will provide you with cotton seeds, or will he send someone to teach you how to plant and pick cotton." After the harvest in autumn, the Meng Commercial Bank will come to buy it, rest assured, with the government as a guarantee, there will be no mistakes! ”

"What about the purchase price?" Someone asked about the most central and important part.

Lin Zhao said: "We will not set the specific price, is this good, when the time comes, according to the market price of grain, the purchase price of cotton is two or three times the price of grain, how about it?"

However, so far, the yield per mu of cotton has not been recorded in great detail. Well, according to your yield per mu, how about today, after the cotton is purchased, how about twice the yield of grain per mu? Of course, if someone wants a ready-made copper coin, no problem! ”

Having said that, it is self-evident how generous the conditions are. Originally, many people still had apprehensions, but now they are making it clear.

It is equivalent to the government is here to send money and grain, as long as it is willing to plant cotton, it will be able to get twice the income of grain per mu in the future? Where can we find such good things?

Twice the yield of grain per acre? When I think about it, my heart will blossom, and I will make a lot of money without losing money. As for this cotton, what does it matter? As long as someone is willing to give money, what can't be planted?

In contrast, with such a promise, who would think about BIBS money? After all, that thing also has 20% interest, and when the time comes, you can only harvest 80% of the grain, but now you can get 20% of the income. These villagers are not stupid, who would refuse such a good thing?

"Lord Prefectural, what you said is true? You won't deceive us then, will you? "A lot of people have that concern.

Lin Zhao shook his head with a smile and said, "No, the county government will participate in the presiding over and promise you that the money will be given in full, and we can sign a contract!" ”

"Well, we planted this cotton...... the villagers happily agreed, this is what the county commander personally promised, will there be anything wrong?

The promotion of cotton planting is the first step, although the cost is very high, but Lin Zhao feels that it doesn't matter, it is worth it. Only in this way can the people be tempted to participate in it. This kind of thing, as long as you take the first step, it will be much easier later.

Isn't it twice as much food, and the Meng Commercial Bank can afford it. Now wait for autumn, the white cotton fields are harvested!

(To be continued)