Lu Zhiping and his wife did not object, and asked where to open the school.

Chen Ze said that he would talk about it later, and he would make proper arrangements when the time came.

Now that the tone on the Yamen side is locked, Chen Ze strictly forbids anyone to publicize this matter before it is properly arranged.

The location of the school, the teaching system, the dormitory, the teaching utensils and the like are all arranged.

Food supplies have also been stocked.

However, the overall food supply and demand problem in Qingzhou has begun to appear.

Grain prices in Qingzhou City have been rising, but the increase is not large.

One of the reasons is that the government's grain control is one of the reasons, and the other point is that the grain from Jiangzhou was no longer transported to Qingzhou a few months ago.

Chen Chu didn't know exactly how much grain the palace had levied, anyway, the granary in Qingzhou City had bottomed out.

The granaries of the counties were almost cleared.

This kind of behavior that does not care whether the people live or die...... It's normal in this day and age.

Now the situation is not too bad, there is food to eat at present, but this situation will not last long, at most it will be half a year's work, and Qingzhou is estimated to start a famine.

Unless the royal palace is willing to release grain.

But don't expect this kind of thing, it's impossible for the palace to put grain, especially at this juncture.

Gopher is one of the preparatory options.

It's just one of them, Chen Ze can't pin all his hopes for food on the gopher.

It is necessary to cast a multi-pronged net everywhere.

Lu Qingyun, Lin Yuanchao and others have also put forward a lot of methods to open up sources and reduce expenditure, which are currently being implemented, and it is estimated that there will not be much effect in the short term, but it should be able to see results in two or three months.

This matter is in charge of the Department of Agriculture, and there are three people, led by Xie Changping.

At present, he has returned to Lanxi County to organize the masses to start mobilizing.

Because the current situation is too tense, Chen Ze cannot directly collect land from the powerful and divide it to the people.

It is true that the landlord and squire have hoarded a large amount of grain in their hands, but they are not moving now.

That's stockpiling.

It is really when the situation is urgent, Chen Ze will consider directly collecting grain from the powerful.

There is still a buffer in time.

After Xie Changping returned this time, he called on the people to leave Lanxi County, find a suitable area in Qingzhou Prefecture, and actively reclaim the wasteland.

Because of Lu Qingyun's fame and Lu Qingyun's strong mass base, it should be no problem to mobilize hundreds of households.

Moreover, these hundreds of households have a certain foundation related to agriculture, and when the time comes, they will spread out to find suitable wasteland for reclamation, and are ready to try what Chen Ze called large-scale planting and the promotion of underground greenhouse technology.

Although Dachu does not have a greenhouse greenhouse, it already has the concept of a greenhouse, and even has out-of-season vegetables, and there is no plastic greenhouse or glass greenhouse, but there is an underground greenhouse.

It's just that this kind of technology is generally enjoyed by the powerful, and ordinary people have never seen it at all.

Xie Changping has long wanted to promote this technology, but the cost is high, and the elite class obstructs it.

What grade do untouchables have? Eat the same vegetables as my powerful people!?

Now with Chen Ze's support, Xie Changping has a full fund of 100,000 taels, and there is no upper limit!

Chen Ze has an idea, you are not afraid, and in the process of exploration, he tried to find some ways to reduce costs, and worked together.

While looking for the right area, actively explore.

What if some migratory birds travel thousands of miles to across the ocean, maybe some seeds of potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, corn, etc. will take root and sprout in the eight southern states!?

What you must pay attention to is whether there is a rubber tree, and there will be a white thick liquid after a cut!

Although Chen Ze knew that it was unlikely that these things would appear in the eight southern states, he ...... What if?

This world is not the original world, and although historical civilizations are highly similar, they have not evolved according to the original history.

The regional environment has changed, and the evolution of plants is also very likely to change.

Even if you can't find it, it's important to actively explore.

So this trip, Chen Ze hired some special talents from Qingzhou at a high price to follow Xie Changping together.

This includes, but is not limited to, painters with experience in drawing maps, masters with experience in basic geological exploration, blacksmiths with experience in ore identification, etc.

The so-called reclamation is more like a detailed exploration of Qingzhou Mansion.

100,000 is just the first round of venture capital.

Burning money is really burning money, and it may even fail.

However, venture capital is like this, and the results of failure are currently affordable by Chen Ze.

As long as it succeeds once, the benefits will be immeasurable.

If you can find an underground vein, it's all blood.

In the blink of an eye, Chen Ze found that the budget of 200,000 taels had been almost spent.

When Qin Boyang heard that the flowers were almost gone, his scalp was numb.

"Brother Xian, 200,000 taels will be gone!?"

"There are almost 10,000 or 20,000 left in the budget." Chen Ze hurriedly said: "The 70,000 or so cash in the hands of the bureaucrats can still withstand a period of time, but those antique calligraphy and paintings, do we have to find a way to realize them?" ”

"If these things are taken to those places in Zhongzhou or Beizhou, they should be very sought-after!"

"The sought-after is quite sought-after...... Qin Boyang said helplessly: "You also have to send Zhongzhou and Beizhou, and besides, what kind of characters can you afford these things?" If you don't have a good relationship over there, to be honest, you may not be able to see money. ”

"A little bit of insurance will be sold in the eight southern states, and some pawn shops will be found in addition to Qingzhou to deal with it?"

"That's not good, the pawn shop is a little low." Chen Ze frowned and said, "Why don't I try to hold an auction?" The highest bidder wins!? ”

"Huh?" Qin Boyang was stunned for a moment, came back to his senses and hurriedly shook his head: "No, no, no, it's too ostentatious, it will force people to be anxious." ”

You forcibly decentralize people, occupy other people's houses, and rob other people's assets, and now take the antique calligraphy and paintings that others treasure to auction openly, which is really a bit deceitful.

Soldiers can be killed, but they cannot be humiliated!

Chen Ze still decided to wait, and it felt a bit of a loss to deal with antique calligraphy and paintings cheaply.

Fortunately, the budget is not so tight now.

The perfume managed by Lu Zhiping has also officially entered the production practice, and the first batch of toilet water is currently being trialed.

The alcohol extraction method Chen Ze was handed over to Qin Boyang, including exploring similar soap techniques.

The cost is relatively high, so take the luxury route and sell it by Ning Yuxuan to build a brand.

Even the market in the southern eight states is still too small, if you can enter the Dachu market, then the speed of making money is the right daily progress.

It's not that it's impossible to operate, Chen Ze doesn't have a way and manpower, but the Zhao family in Qingzhou definitely has a way.

The business of the drunken beauty has even reached Zhongzhou and Beizhou, and there is a place.

Now I have to think of a way to pull the Zhao family on my thief ship......