Some of the cloth merchants here buy cotton directly from the farmers and resell it, while others process it into cotton thread or weave it into cloth......

Of course, all this was after the imperial court collected the peasants' cotton, and then bought the remaining part of the peasants' hands.

And this part is basically the source of farmers' livelihood, which is exchanged for grain, salt and other daily necessities.

It turned out that the Luo family had two weaving workshops and more than a dozen cloth villages...... It's a pity that the second elder of the Luo family didn't want to mention this.

It seems that the entanglement of interests is very deep, and it cannot be easily touched, at least with the current situation of the Luo family, they don't want their daughter to fall into it.

In this case, the cloth merchant line of Qiangu cannot do it.

In addition to these, Qingu also found a phenomenon, that is, the ceramic containers here are relatively expensive, all of which are shipped from other places.

She went to the city and the surrounding market towns to find out what was going on: it was a plateau, with a dry climate, and the land was mostly yellow and clay, very barren and compact.

So Qin Gu thought, maybe he could build a kiln factory to fire utensils or bricks and tiles, and the sales would definitely be very good.

However, before that, it is necessary to solve the technical problem of the kiln, in fact, in terms of technology, Qingu has been a student in several previous tasks, and he went to the library to read books when he had a little time, and he read some of them in any aspect.

This also includes pottery, and although she can't memorize the books she has read, they can be stored in her brain for the time being.

However, that only exists in theory, and in practice there are various aspects involved.

Qin Gu thought of it, on the one hand, she asked people to find out the best loess soil in the vicinity, and on the other hand, she went to the county government to inquire about the information of the government.

That's right, whatever you do, you have to get the government's approval.

For example, the conditions and procedures for approving the kiln factory, what procedures are required, etc.

Qin Gu didn't think of it that much at first, but when she went to the yamen for consultation, she directly hit a wall.

Qin Gu just consulted a steward, and the other party went to inform Jin County Ye.

Soon, the steward led her to a parlor.

Jin County Master was a little surprised when he heard Qin Gu's thoughts, and asked, "What, you want to burn the kiln?"

Seeing the other party's appearance, Qin Gu asked, "My lord, is there anything wrong with this?"

Jin County Master said: "You haven't discussed it with Master Luo?"

Qin Gu did not discuss with the two elders, in fact, the two elders have not fully recovered now, so they mean to let Qin Gu first take the silver ticket to deal with the difficulties in front of him.

When they got better, they completely sorted out the previous things, and they didn't think about letting their daughter clean up those messes.

Qin Gu said: "They are not in good health now, I want to see if I can find something to do, I see that the ceramics here are shipped from outside, and the price is not low, so I want to ask if I can ...... it."

Jin Xianye sighed, no wonder.

However, there are also some surprises, although Miss Luo is Miss Boudoir, she will know some of these big local policies.

They don't allow kilns in their county.

Even if you burn drills and tiles to build a house, you need to pass a special approval, and the procedures are very cumbersome.

Because there is only one large kiln factory in this large province, the rest of the places are not allowed to open them.

Jin County Lord explained to Qin Gu: "...... The climate and environment here are suitable for growing cotton, and it is an important production area for supplying one-third of the country's cotton cloth. Firing the kiln will destroy the vegetation environment here, and the imperial court will not allow ......"

Qin Gu sighed, so that's the case.

This is a policy issue of the imperial court, and since it can't be done, let's think of other ways out.

Qin Gu couldn't help but say: "In fact, the climate and environment here are not suitable for growing cotton, although the sunshine is sufficient, but the water source here is not sufficient, and a lot of the land is relatively barren, completely extensive planting and thin harvest." ”

Jin Xianye sighed slightly, "What you said also makes sense, but this is the indicator given above, and there is no way to do it." However, just now you said that you want to burn the kiln, but in fact...... It's not impossible. ”

"Oh, what do you mean by that? Qin Gu hurriedly asked.

Jin Xianye met Qin Gu's eager eyes, inexplicably a little weak-hearted, looked away slightly, and said, "But ...... Maybe this investment cycle is a bit long. ”

Although Qin Gu's first idea died, she was not discouraged at all.

After all, she has been empty for less than a month until this hour, and everything is slowly groping.

And the other party gave her advice so sincerely, it was too late for her to be grateful.

Hurriedly responded: "My lord, please speak." ”

Jin County: "To the west of Qutang County, there is a semi-desert land between a hundred miles to the mountains, and now the imperial court has given an index to reclaim it. Whoever cultivates the land will not be taxed for the first five years, and after five years, only 20% of the tax will be levied on ordinary land. ”

He hurriedly added: "As long as you succeed in pioneering, as long as you can complete the tasks of the imperial court, you can do anything on this...... And, of course, the kiln. ”

It's tempting, but ...... It will take at least two or three years to see the benefits of this investment cycle.

In other words, it takes two or three years to turn wasteland into land.

Even if she was allowed to burn a kiln on it...... Does the soil composition there meet the conditions of the kiln?

For a while, Qin Gu was a little hesitant.

She is now in someone else's life, to put it bluntly, her current small world space teleportation fee is all paid by herself.

She just wants to use the resources at hand as soon as possible to build a factory, and then, just like in Xinyou's original world, recruit some women from poor families to work...... It's just a matter of earning some merit as soon as possible.

What if I just got these things in order, and the client is about to come back?

Qin Gu said: "Thank you, Lord Jin, I'll go back and discuss with my father first, and I'll call you back tomorrow at most." ”

It is close to the desert, dry and rainless, and the land is barren.

But every year, the sand and dust are approaching Qutang County, and the climate is much worse now than it was ten years ago.

The people who used to live on the edge of Lianshan have long since moved away, because they can't live anymore.

The imperial court is also in a hurry, if it continues like this, the entire Qutang County will be swallowed up by the wind and sand in a few years.

In fact, the source of all this is due to the large-scale construction of kiln factories here decades ago.

Because the kiln needs a lot of wood, where does the wood come from? Of course, it is cut in the mountains.

In the beginning, everyone only saw the immediate benefits, and they cut down trees to build kilns, and they did not know how to restore vegetation, and then the surrounding area became barren mountains.

Gradually, the climate here has changed.