Chapter 337

Chapter 337

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

Of course, all of this was after the imperial court took away the cotton from the farmers, and then bought the remaining part of the farmers.

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

It turns out that the Luo family has two weaving workshops and ten or so cloth shops... It's a pity that the two elders of the Luo family don't want to mention this.

It seems that the interest entanglement involved is very deep and cannot be easily touched, at least given the current precarious situation of the Luo family, they don't want their daughter to get involved.

That being the case, Qingu couldn't do the cloth merchant business either.

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

She went to the market towns in and around the city to learn about the situation: the place is located on a plateau, the climate is dry, and the land is mostly yellow soil, which is very barren and hardened.

So Qingu thought, maybe we can build a kiln factory to make utensils or bricks and tiles, and the sales will definitely be very good.

But before that, we still need to solve the technical problems of kiln firing. In fact, in terms of technology, Qingu has been a student in several tasks before, so he went to the library to read books when he had a little time, no matter what aspect he read.

It also includes pottery making. Although she can't memorize the books she has read, they can be temporarily stored in her brain.

But that only exists in theory, and it involves various problems in actual operation.

Qingu did what she thought. On the one hand, she asked people to inquire about the places with the best loess quality nearby, and on the other hand, she went to the county government to inquire about government information.

That's right, no matter what you do, you must get the approval of the government.

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

Qingu didn't think so much at first, but when she went to the yamen for consultation, she hit a wall directly.

As soon as Qingu consulted with a steward, the other party went to inform County Lord Jin.

Soon, the steward took her to a living room.

Lord Jin was a little surprised when he heard Qinu's thoughts, and asked, "What, do you want to burn a kiln?"

Seeing the other party's appearance, Qingu asked: "My lord, is there something wrong with this?"

Lord Jin said: "Have you discussed it with Master Luo?"

Qingu did not discuss with the two elders, in fact, the two elders are not fully recovered now, they mean to let Qingu take the banknotes to deal with the difficulties in front of them.

When they got well, they sorted out the previous things completely, and never thought about letting their daughter clean up the mess.

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

Lord Jin said oh, no wonder.

But there are also some surprises. Although Ms. Luo is a boudoir lady, she still knows some of these big local policies.

Their county does not allow kilns to be fired.

Even burning diamonds and burning tiles to build a house requires special approval, and the procedures are very cumbersome.

Because there is only one large kiln factory in this big province, it is not allowed to open in other places.

Lord Jin explained to Qingu: "...the climate here is suitable for growing cotton, and it is an important production area that supplies one-third of the country's cotton cloth. Burning kilns will destroy the vegetation here, and the court does not allow it..."

Qingu let out an oh, it turned out to be like this.

This is a policy issue of the imperial court. Since it doesn't work, let's think of other ways out.

Qingu couldn't help saying: "Actually, the climate here is not suitable for growing cotton. Although there is plenty of sunshine, the water source here is not enough, and many of the lands are relatively barren, so it's all because of extensive planting and poor harvest."

Lord Jin sighed slightly, "What you said is also reasonable, but this is the indicator given by the above, and there is no way to do it. However, just now you said that you want to burn a kiln, in fact... it is not impossible."

"Oh, what do you say? Sir, please enlighten me." Qingu asked hastily.

Facing Qingu's eager eyes, Lord Jin felt a little guilty for some reason, and slightly averted his gaze, and said, "But...maybe the investment cycle is a bit long."

Although Qingu's first idea failed, she was not discouraged at all.

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

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

Quickly replied: "My lord, please speak."

Lord Jin: "To the west of Qutang County, there is a semi-desert land between 100 miles and Lianshan. Now the imperial court has given an indicator to reclaim it. Whoever reclaims it will get it, and there will be no charge for the first five years. A tax of 10 cents, and after five years, only 20% of the tax on ordinary land will be collected."

He hastily added: "As long as you succeed in opening up wasteland, as long as you can complete the mission of the imperial court, you can do whatever you want... Of course, it also includes firing kilns."

This condition is indeed somewhat attractive, but... this investment cycle will take at least two or three years to see the benefits.

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

Even if she is allowed to fire a kiln here... Does the soil composition there meet the conditions for firing a kiln?

For a moment, Qingu hesitated.

She is now in someone else's life. To put it bluntly, she has paid for the small world space transmission fee by herself.

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

What if I have just made these formal and the client is about to come back?

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

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

But every year, the sand and dust are approaching Qutang County a lot, and the current climate is much worse than ten years ago.

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

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

——In fact, the source of all this is due to the massive construction of kilns here decades ago.

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

At the beginning, everyone only saw the immediate benefits, wantonly felled trees and built kilns, and didn't know how to restore vegetation. Later, the surrounding area became barren hills.

Gradually, the climate here also changed.