The next day, Shi Qingluo went to talk to Mrs. Xiao.

On the grounds that Xiao Dalang's injury was still not conducive to his journey, the trip to Beicheng was postponed again.

The old Xiao family did not doubt her, after all, Xiao Dalang's injury this time was indeed serious.

Moreover, they also wanted to make Ge Chunru and his sister suffer more, so they had no objection.

Then Shi Qingluo and Xi Rong went out to find rubber grass, and Liang Youxiao took Xi Rui to build a workshop.

While Xiao Hanzheng was dealing with the problems left by the previous county magistrate, he also used the few public funds left by the county government to build a workshop.

He also asked people to go around and buy a lot of food, and then recruited workers to build workshops throughout the county.

Not only were they paid, they were also provided with food, which attracted many people.

So many people from nearby villages and towns came to sign up to work.

Everyone thought that if the county magistrate refused to pay the bill in the end, he would at least be able to eat twice a day and save some food for his family.

The originally deserted county town gradually began to come alive.

A few days later, Shi Qingluo finally found rubber grass in a wilderness, and there was a lot of it.

She moved them all and brought them back for planting.

There are fewer people here and more land. Each village has a lot of wasteland, which can be reclaimed to plant rubber grass.

Shi Qingluo selected several nearby villages that were more suitable for planting, and Xiao Hanzheng asked the village chiefs of several villages to come to the county government.

Several village chiefs sat uneasily.

Xiao Hanzheng walked in with Shi Qingluo with a gentle smile.

After he finished introducing everyone, he looked down and said, "You should know about the corn, which was planted by my wife."

"I'm asking you to come here this time because my wife wants to try growing a plant in your villages."

Of course, several village chiefs have heard of corn and that it is a high-yielding, high-yielding variety, but it has not been introduced to them yet.

I don’t know when it will be passed on, but I didn’t expect Master Xiao’s wife to be the one who donated the seed.

Now that I heard that she wanted to try growing plants, I couldn't help but feel curious.

A village chief asked: "I wonder what kind of plants Madam wants to plant? What should we do?"

Shi Qingluo said: "What I want to plant is a plant called rubber grass. You just need to let the villagers open up wasteland and plant it. When the harvest comes, the county government will buy it directly from you."

"If the county government doesn't pay for it, my friends will take care of it all."

"Then we can sign a contract and guarantee that as long as you plant it, we will pay to harvest it."

"You can't sell it to anyone else within three years, and we will charge it at this price."

She took out the contract she had prepared and handed it to the village chief who spoke.

The village chief carefully took the paper and asked the other village chief, the only literate among the group, to read it over.

After listening, they all couldn't believe that such a good thing could happen.

Moreover, in the first three years of land reclamation, the county government was completely tax-free.

That is to say, as long as everyone works hard to grow things, they can sell them for money.

According to the price set in the contract, one pound of rubber grass was three times the price of one pound of grain.

If it really works, everyone can make a lot of money.

A somewhat shrewd village chief asked: "Is it difficult to grow this kind of rubber grass? If it doesn't survive, do we need to compensate?"

Shi Qingluo smiled and said: "As long as you plant according to my instructions, the possibility of the plants not surviving is very small."

"If it is true that the seedlings are not viable because of human factors, then of course there is no need to compensate. We will bear this risk."

"But if someone deliberately doesn't plant well, doesn't fertilize when it's time to fertilize, or doesn't do what I ask, he will have to pay compensation if the plant dies."

"I will tell you how to grow rubber grass. It is not difficult to grow. As long as you plant it carefully, your income in the coming year will definitely not be bad."

It is not uncommon for unruly people to emerge from poor places. You must first take precautions and clearly explain the responsibilities and risks of both parties.

After hearing her words, the village chief was not completely relieved.

He was really afraid that the new county magistrate was using a new name to make money. When the rubber grass plant failed to survive, the villagers would be asked to pay high compensation.

Or if you ask the villagers to buy seedlings at a high price now, but then find various reasons not to harvest them when the harvest comes, that would be a big loss.

Everyone is already poor, so how can we afford it?

So the man asked again: "We would like to plant seeds, but we just paid the tax not long ago, and the villagers have no money, so they can't buy seedlings from you at all."

Shi Qingluo quite agreed with his caution, and he was probably tricked by previous county magistrates.

"You don't have to spend money to buy them from us. You just need to record how many seedlings each household received. After the harvest next year, you can directly deduct the money."

"The money to buy seedlings has to be settled first. This is the first year, so the county government will provide support."

"The price of a pound of seedlings is only half of a pound of rubber grass after harvest."

Hearing this, several village chiefs present were a little excited.

Since there is no money required in the beginning, and the price of seedlings is so low.

You can try this, anyway, it just means spending a lot of effort to open up wasteland and take care of it regularly.

The more people in their village means strength.

So we discussed it with Shi Qingluo again, and gradually we became less nervous.

When leaving, everyone had a smile on their face.

If this is really what Mr. Xiao and his wife promised, they can't help but look forward to next year.

Next, Xiao Hanzheng and Shi Qingluo were busy planting rubber grass.

Beicheng.

Xiao Yuanshi was not surprised to see that Ge Chunru had not been released yet, so he sent his confidant to Heyang County to talk to Xiao Hanzheng.

Jinwang Mansion in Beicheng.

King Jin was drinking tea and listening to music in the courtyard.

His personal entourage walked in and reported in a low voice, "Your Majesty, there is news from Heyang County."

King Jin, who had his eyes closed, opened them, "What's the news?"

"At that time, several villages in Heyang County, where Qing Dynasty was located, engaged in some cooperative planting with the county government to plant a plant called rubber grass."

King Jin sat up straight after hearing this, "Rubber grass? What's the use of it?"

The personal attendant replied: "Shi Qingluo didn't mention the specific usage."

King Jin thought for a while, "Could it be related to the rubber that is now popular in the capital?"

He is currently wearing rubber-soled leather shoes, and there are several bicycles in the warehouse.

This rubber is really good stuff.

It's a pity that the emperor and the three princes sent people to southern Fujian and other places to find rubber and enclose the land to plant rubber trees.

So his people are not easy to attack.

When you hear this name, it's hard not to think of rubber.

The attendant respectfully replied: "I also think it may have something to do with rubber."

"Your Majesty, should we do something else?"

King Jin shook his head, "I don't know how to plant it now, how to cut the rubber after planting, etc., so don't worry yet."

"Shi Qingluo really didn't disappoint me. He started making moves as soon as he came to Northern Xinjiang."

He curled his lips and said, "Isn't the concubine going to have a flower viewing party in half a month? Ask her to leave a post for Shi Qingluo."
Chapter completed!