239. Cooperative planting
The only way to spend money is your own, which caused a burst of laughter in the court.
These people in the Tang Dynasty are a little used to it now. Luo Sanlang's brain circuit is a bit different from them. At first glance, it seems a bit unreliable. After laughing, I think about it carefully. It is quite novel and unique.
It is precisely because of this that the saints protect him again and again. Although several ministers in the court had no contact with Naro Saburo, they also had some intention of maintaining them.
Many of them probably regard Luo Yong as a social wealth. For people of this era, cultural heritage is the most important wealth. Talent and wisdom are also wealth. The so-called love for talent is not just a verbal statement.
Although Luo Yong did not follow the traditional route of a humble gentleman, he even had a coffin board nickname, but his character was undoubtedly noble. He could teach the techniques that benefit the country and the people without hesitation, and could spend all his money to build a path. There were few such people in the world.
This has made many great scholars basically have a positive evaluation of Luo Yong. Now they seem to have no intersection with Luo Yong. However, if people like Luo Yong are wronged and wronged, they will never turn a blind eye. People in this era are very brave to speak, especially those great scholars are from extraordinary backgrounds.
Therefore, Luo Yong's current situation is not too bad. Although he has hindered the interests of many aristocratic families, not everyone will do things that are harmful to the world for the sake of their interests.
As for those royal relatives, in front of those great scholars who have family backgrounds, real talents and social influence, those great relatives can basically be regarded as the five scumbags in the battle. Who have you ever been afraid of? They are not even afraid of the emperor. Besides, the emperor's current attitude is very clear.
It is also in this environment that Luo Yong spent his money and had the opportunity to become a popular saying in Chang'an City.
I heard a playboy said this to his father, but his legs were almost broken.
April is the busy season of the year. Farmers in the suburbs are busy with spring plowing. In addition to grain, most of the farmers here also grow some vegetables and fruits. After they grow, they will be taken to Chang'an City to exchange for money.
I heard that a few years ago, many people made money by growing dyes. Later, more people followed the trend, so they naturally made less money, and in the end they were even worse than growing grain. In the past two years, vegetables and vegetables were valuable in winter, so more people grew vegetables and vegetables. By the winter of last year, the price of vegetables and vegetables also dropped.
It is the sowing season now, and some farmers have made up their minds early. At this time, they only need to sow the seeds prepared in advance into the fields, and some people are reluctant to make up their minds.
On the 20th day of the lunar month, the weather was sunny and the spring was bright. Luo Yong didn't drive a carriage, but he wore a thin shirt and rode a donkey, and walked out of the city.
Luo Sanlang is nineteen years old this year. He is neither tall nor short, has a medium figure and is slightly thin. Last year, he built a road in Guannei Road and made him dark. After staying in Chang'an City for so long, he has returned a lot of time. He was clear-eyed and gentle in temperament. No matter how he looks, he is a handsome young man.
"Puff!" The five pairs sniffed and jumped around in place for a few more times. Ding Luo almost fell off its back.
"Walk well!" Luo reached out and patted the donkey's belly.
"Annen Annen Annen!" Five shouted all the way, walking forward reluctantly. The bag of pepper seeds hanging on his back was so choking. Just now, a breeze blew from behind it, making its head and face full of chili smell.
This big donkey was walking on the road, like a coolie who had not received his wages and was squeezed out by the landlord's family. He complained all the way, which caused passers-by to look at them.
"Isn't it Luo Sanlang?" As he walked, someone came up to talk to Luo Yong on the cement road between farmlands.
"You know me?" Luo Yong asked with a smile.
"It's just that I heard that Luo Sanlang's donkey was extremely majestic." The man said with a smile.
"I'm just making you laugh." The five pairs of people today are not really considered to be divine horses, they are simply a resentful donkey.
"What's wrong with it?" the man asked.
"It's just that I'm going to choke on the bag of seeds on my back." Luo Yong patted the bag of seeds beside him and said.
"Could it be...this is the pepper seed?" The man opened his eyes wide.
Many people have heard of the hot peppers nowadays. In the north and south grocery store of Luo Sanlang’s house, there are spicy bean paste, and some braised dishes are also spicy. People who are interested don’t eat them very much, but some people like them very much. After getting used to eating them, they are even more spicy.
"I came out of the city today to ask the farmers nearby if anyone is willing to grow this one," Luo Yong said.
"Sanlang intends to spend money to hire people to grow chili?" the other party asked.
"It's not just about hiring money. I just left the seeds to the farmers. When the peppers grow in autumn, I will bring money to buy them." Luo Yong said.
"Can you rest assured?" These pepper seeds are very expensive now. Apart from Luo Sanlang and others, I have never heard of them.
"Of course, someone needs to protect him." Luo Yong didn't want to be fooled by the pepper seeds.
"Why would Sanlang go to our village to take a look?" the other party invited.
"Where is your village?" Luo Yong asked him.
"It's very close, right there, passing through this path, I arrived in a quarter of an hour."
The young man pointed to the direction of their village. It was indeed not far away. He walked along a five-foot-wide cement path by the road. At the end of the road was a small village, which was planted in the village, and some yellow mud houses could be vaguely seen.
This cement path is a little rough, and a lot of coarse sand and gravel can be seen on the road surface. It should be to save some cement, so there is too much sand and gravel. This situation does not exist on the official road. This road should be built by people from their village themselves.
When Luo Yong and the others arrived in the village, they explained their purpose. Some people went to the field to call the village chief back, and then some villagers working in the fields gathered in the yard where the village chief's family was located.
The village in this village was a black and strong old man in his early fifties. After hearing what Luo Yong was coming, he checked the pepper seeds he brought. Then he asked the young man from the village to ride Yan'erfei and go to the neighboring village to invite him to the village.
The population around Chang'an City is relatively dense, and the village is not far away. It took less than an hour for the younger generation to bring back the Li Zheng.
Masashimasa and some villagers in this village had a conversation with Luo Yong about the cooperation in growing peppers.
First, they were worried that they would not grow peppers, and they were useless to waste these seeds but failed to grow things. Second, they were worried that the price Luo Yong offered would not meet their expectations after the peppers were harvested. As for malicious price reduction, they were not worried much. After all, Luo Yong's reputation is also good, and here is still under the feet of the emperor.
Finally, the two parties finalized a contract, in duplicate, Luo Yong got one here, and there was one in the village where he left. All the pepper seeds from which family in the village took were written on these two contracts, and the matter was finalized.
When Luo Yong left, he was coming out of the village with him. On the way, the old lady asked Luo Yong: "Sanlang only planted such a little pepper this year?"
"I don't know what the meaning is?" Luo Yong led the donkey and walked slowly with him on this winding cement path.
"I heard from some people in the city that I rarely eat pepper seeds from the bean paste I bought from your grocery store. I also heard from people that this chili is a small piece, and when it is cut open, there are many seeds inside." The old man said to Luo Yong.
"I do have a lot of seeds there." Luo Yong said with a smile.
"Do you want more?" This is actually hoping that Luo Yong can cooperate with the village where his family is located.
Although they are just outside Chang'an City, they can get some input every year by selling vegetables and vegetables, but so many people come to the city to sell vegetables every day, and the price of vegetables is simply not high.
If he cooperates with Luo Sanlang to grow peppers, he can not only provide seeds, but also agree on the minimum purchase price, which is quite low, and when the harvest is achieved, he can also arrange people to come to collect them. The village is planning to help Luo Sanlang grow peppers, and he will make more money than they work hard to go to the city to sell vegetables.
Besides, chili is a rare thing now. If you can gain some fame by growing chili, it may be a way out for their villages in the future.
The villages around Chang'an City are famous for peaches, apricots, and even because the glutinous rice vegetables grown are particularly sweet, so they are famous for fame and fortune. As long as you have fame, it will be much easier to make money. This is the case with everything, and farming is similar.
"I'll bring my seeds to your village next time," Luo Yong said to this old lady.
"Sanlang must keep the appointment!" The old man looked excited.
"Of course." Luo Yong smiled and said, "You should also find more people in advance. When I come back next time, I will not be as small as today."
In fact, Luo Yong is mainly going out to explore the road today. He has already inquired about these villages and towns around Chang'an City.
I heard that the land in this area is quite fertile and has no special products, and the main customs are good, so I went out today and found that I had a good impression of it. Then I decided to develop pepper cultivation here.
From last year to now, he has also saved up a lot of pepper seeds. This time he took action, his goal is not just a market in Chang'an City.
Luo used the first day to take out the peppers from the space, plant them and then sell them in Chang'an City, and gradually integrate into the lives of Chang'an people. A year has passed in a blink of an eye, and now it is almost time to carry out large-scale promotion work.
After saying goodbye to this old man, Luo Yong rode a donkey and walked slowly towards the city gate.
In the past two months, in order to build the road, Luo Yong sent a large amount of money to the north and basically filled in the income of the north and south groceries and the sister food shop. This situation will last at least until the end of autumn this year. If it goes well, this road may be repaired before winter.
Luo Erniang, who was far away in Liangzhou City, wrote a letter to Luo Yong and asked him if he wanted money and silk support.
Luo Yong received the letter last night and sent her a reply early this morning. Luo Yong told her Erniang in the letter that if she had spare money, she would just buy a real estate in Liangzhou City and not worry about the rest. If she needed money in Chang'an, she would write to her.
At this time, the control of commerce was not strict at this time, and the market was quite active. When the transportation became more developed day by day, it would not only be this Chang'an City in the future, but many other cities would become prosperous and lively due to the development of commerce.
As an important hub city for trade between the Tang Dynasty and the West, Liangzhou City must have a promising prospect.
Many people in Chang'an know this, so recently many people want to invest in Liangzhou City, but the current housing and land prices in Liangzhou City have also risen, and the prices are no longer as low as before. So many people hesitate and wander, after all, they are in such a remote place.
As for Luo Yong?
Chapter completed!