Wei Ruo explained: "Taizhou Prefecture has a vast area and a large number of victims, and once the land is successfully cleared, the food income and economic benefits brought by it are very huge. Put simply, it's not just a disaster relief effort, it's a business. ”

Someone didn't understand very well, so they asked, "Miss Wei, can you elaborate on it?" ”

Wei Ruo further explained: "In the early stage, we used funds and food as remuneration to hire the victims, let them work, reclaim and improve the wasteland, and plant crops. By the time of the autumn harvest, the grain would go to the financiers. Not only that, but the cultivated land will also be turned into cultivated land, which will also be owned by the funders. ”

Investing money in the early stage, and then not only harvesting grain, but also getting a piece of fertile land, sounds like a lucrative business.

In order to let everyone better understand the costs and benefits, Wei Ruo began to calculate an account for everyone: "The labor required to reclaim one acre of wasteland is slightly higher than that of ordinary rice fields, and the average adult man can reclaim and take care of one acre and five cents of land. ”

"Suppose we need to pay this adult man three catties of rice a day, which is 90 catties of rice a month, and the time it takes from improvement and cultivation to harvest is eight to ten months, that is, 720 catties of rice to 900 catties of rice."

"According to my previous experience in Xingshan County, the yield per mu of wheat can reach 1,000 catties per mu, and the output value of rice per mu is also around 1,000 catties."

"That is to say, you only need to pay less than 900 catties of grain, and after less than a year, you can harvest more than 1,000 catties of grain, and you can also get one acre of fertile land."

Because the price of grain has skyrocketed recently, Wei Ruo used the weight of grain instead of silver money when settling accounts.

After listening to Wei Ruo's words, all the ladies had different thoughts.

The grain yield can be basically equal, and at the same time, a piece of land can be harvested, which sounds very cost-effective.

"Miss Wei, your business sounds very cost-effective, but will this reward be a little too high, three catties of food per person per day, which is not available in the past." Questions were raised.

Now is a special period, why is the price increased here by the eldest girl of the Wei family?

Wei Ruo replied: "This price is indeed negotiable, but according to the remuneration of three catties of grain per day, there is still a very lucrative profit on my side, which shows that this transaction is very worth doing." ”

Indeed, even if the grain spent and the grain harvested are on par with the grain harvested during the year, the land obtained in the end is earned in vain!

Everyone looked at Mrs. Yuan, and a lady asked Mrs. Yuan on behalf of everyone: "Mrs. Yuan, what Miss Wei said is true?" In the end, the improved fertile land was owned by the funders? ”

Mrs. Yuan replied in the affirmative: "Yes, it's true." I have consulted this matter with my lord, and he agrees. ”

With Mrs. Yuan's affirmative answer, everyone had nothing to question.

At this time, there were already some Mrs. who were a little moved.

At this time, Wei Ruo continued: "Now that Mrs. Yuan and His Royal Highness the Seventh are presiding over this matter together, if it can be done, it will be able to solve the dilemma of the current homeless people and the victims starving to death on the streets, which is a lifesaver for the people; For the imperial court, it is a great achievement. ”

At this time, Mama Qin, who had been silent, also spoke at the right time: "Yes, now the imperial court attaches great importance to disaster relief, if the Taizhou Mansion can complete self-rescue, and it can rescue the people without the need for the imperial court to send food, it will be a hero of the imperial court." ”

Wei Ruo and Mama Qin's words reminded the ladies that the disaster relief was led by the Yuan family and the Seventh Prince, and participating in it was to establish contact with the two nobles, and it was a rare opportunity for them to get closer to them.

What's more, this is still a major disaster relief event that the imperial court is very concerned about, and if the matter is completed at that time, then the people involved in it may be regarded as a credit and rewarded by the imperial court.

All of you here are housewives who are well-run and well-managed, and naturally know that this matter is profitable, and it is very likely that it is fame and fortune, and there is no reason not to participate in the situation of having enough funds and food in hand.

The question now is how to become this funder.

It was Mrs. Xu who first asked Wei Ruo: "Big girl, I don't know how to become this funder?" ”

The other ladies also looked at Wei Ruo, wondering how this matter would be executed.

The Yun family also looked at Wei Ruo with eager eyes, this matter was so good, she wanted the Wei family to get involved.

Wei Ruo replied: "This matter was originally led by the government office, Mrs. Yuan, and His Royal Highness the Seventh, and it was fully funded by these three parties, and the final income also belonged to these three parties. ”

The government is official, and Mrs. Yuan's own contribution is considered personal, so these are counted as two.

Hearing Wei Ruo's answer, the faces of several ladies flashed with disappointment, but most of them, such as Mrs. Xu, were not in a hurry.

Because they knew that the eldest girl of the Wei family must have something to say later, if it was really only these three families who invested, they would not have been called here today.

After a pause, Wei Ruo continued: "However, the government has limited manpower, and His Highness has to be busy with military affairs, so he can't take a break. But disaster relief should be as comprehensive as possible, and if there are fewer mistakes, there will be fewer mistakes. ”

"That's right, Miss Wei is reasonable, this matter must be cautious, there are no rioters among the displaced people, if it is not managed properly, it may lead to conflicts."

"And food dispatch is also a big problem, for fear that there will be a situation of people looting."

"This matter should be cautious and cautious, and it would be safer for more people to help out."

“……”

Many ladies spoke out to support Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo could feel from their words that they were already moved.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Wei Ruo said: "So in this matter, Mrs. Yuan and His Royal Highness the Seventh plan to involve all the capable people in Taizhou Mansion, and those who have money will pay, some people will pay, and those who have food will provide food, and everyone will work together to complete this action of disaster relief and people's relief through work." ”

After Wei Ruo finished speaking, Mrs. Yuan immediately said: "At that time, your contributions, whether they are money, people, or food, will be recorded. Once that is done, we divide the food according to the size of the contribution. The corresponding merits of my family will be truthfully reported to the court, and no one will be missed. ”

All the ladies were completely moved, and they all expressed their attitudes:

"Mrs. Yuan, Taizhou Mansion has suffered this catastrophe, and my Liu family is a scholar family of Taizhou Mansion, so I should contribute to the people and do my best."

"Mrs. Yuan, although my family is not a big family, I am willing to do my best for the people of Taizhou Mansion."

"Although Madame commands, my Zhen family can give out money, people or food."

“……”

(End of chapter)