Parents are busy farming

When Ye Zifen returned home, Pang Chao and Liu Waner had already packed up.

The other people immediately went to find the Qingyin couple after they came back.

Neither of the two pregnant women felt sleepy because they got up early. Instead, they sat together and chatted non-stop.

On the other side, Ye Zining and Pang Chao were sitting on one side, looking at each other and shrugging, both with helpless expressions.

Zi Zifen first knocked on the door of Pang Chao and Pang Chao's courtyard, but no one answered. After asking, she found out that they had gone to Zi Zining's small courtyard.

I thought to myself, 'I really didn't expect that two pregnant women were so in tune with each other. In the morning, Qingyin was still saying that she missed Wan'er, but it didn't take long for Wan'er to come back. ’

Ye Zifen went in without knocking, and saw two women chatting animatedly, while the two men looked a little blank.

"It's just the New Year, and you're so busy that you don't see anyone? What's there to do?"

Pang Chao said angrily when he saw Ye Zifen coming in.

Ye Zifen said immediately: "Not only am I busy, but you will also be busy next time. I have something important to tell you."

Pang Chao was startled when he saw Ye Zifen's serious expression.

He stood up and said to Ye Zifen: "Let's go out and talk."

Liu Waner and Qingyin's eyes immediately shot towards the two of them, and even Ye Zining showed a worried expression.

"What happened?" Liu Waner asked worriedly.

Ye Zifen said: "Some business matters are not very serious. You continue to chat. Pang Chao and I will go out and chat for a while."

Liu Waner nodded. Although he was still a little worried, he believed that as long as his man and Xiao Wu worked together, the problem would definitely be solved.

Ye Zining also stood up, although they would not tell him what they wanted to talk about.

But with two pregnant women in the house, it would be inappropriate for him to be here with them.

He stood up and followed him out. He was going to the training ground to see how the children were training.

Pang Chao and Ye Zifen came outside. Ye Zifen said straight to the point: "Last night my father and I measured the length of the shadow and found that there may be a drought this year. As long as there is a drought, food production will definitely decrease. I have already I told Magistrate Su about this matter, and your father-in-law happened to be there at the time."

Pang Chao was still a little confused, but when he heard that there would be a drought, he also frowned.

"What do you want me to do? I still sound a little confused." Pang Chao said.

"The county magistrate and I discussed that if we want to solve the drought problem, we need to get water from the canal. For the entire county, how to transport the water from the canal to everywhere is a problem. Then I thought of developing it myself. channel, thinking of connecting the canal to every river in the county."

The more Pang Chao listened, the more he frowned, "You are trying to increase the number of corvees. This is something that the imperial court is very afraid of."

Since ancient times, excessive corvee work will lead to civil rebellion. If there is a riot, the court will definitely investigate it to the end. By then, Su County Magistrate's official career will end here.

Ye Zifen quickly explained: "We have just considered this problem, so everyone wants to follow my method and provide money or food for everyone to dig through all the channels through work."

Pang Chao looked suspicious: "The county has so much money to spend? The county's food reserves are used to prevent natural disasters or wars. That must not be touched!"

"So we thought if we could ask those grain merchants to help us. Magistrate Su County can also promise me that in the next few years, we will collect grain first from the grain merchants and pay attention to the people who pay for us first."

"Do you want me to summon those grain merchants?"

Pang Chao had already guessed what Ye Zifen meant when he said these words to him.

Ye Zifen nodded.

Pang Chao looked angry and pointed at Ye Zifen's nose, "You...you...you are so good!"

Pang Chao gritted his teeth as he spoke.

"Yi Zifen, why do you think of me every time you do such a thankless thing!"

Ye Zifen also knows. Who is in charge of this matter and who is offended?

But among the people she knew, Pang Chao knew the most businessmen.

It's not that Ye Zifen didn't consider Li Song at first, but he was just a shopkeeper. Although he knew many people, he didn't have much say.

Ye Zifen said weakly, "Don't be like this, we are not here for the farmers in the county. Besides, if there is a drought and affects the grain production, the grain merchants will not be able to harvest much grain!"

Pang Chao felt like he was going to be pissed to death, "They can't collect food, and they will also raise the price of food. No matter what, they won't lose money!"

"If the price of food increases one year, drought will occur in the next few years, and it will even become more and more serious. Where will they collect food? This is clearly recorded in the county annals. Otherwise, you think it is just a drought for one year. We Is there a need to be so anxious, is there a need to go into such a big fight? You don’t want to see a scene with corpses everywhere, do you?”

Pang Chao stopped talking this time, and he seemed to realize the seriousness of the matter.

Started pacing back and forth in the house.

The final conclusion was, "We not only need help from grain dealers, but also from other walks of life. It would be great if there was a chamber of commerce in the county."

When Zifeng heard this, his eyes lit up.

"If there is no chamber of commerce, we can form one! It just so happens that the county government needs the existence of this chamber of commerce and will definitely support this matter behind the scenes."

Pang Chao rolled his eyes a few times and then had an idea.

Ye Zifen even snapped his fingers at this time and said confidently: "In fact, it is not difficult to prepare the money. The businessmen can take it upon themselves to come up with it."

Pang Chao lamented that this little girl's mind was spinning so fast, "If you have any ideas, tell me immediately."

"We can definitely ask everyone to contribute money when organizing the chamber of commerce. The chamber of commerce can communicate with the county government to protect the rights and interests of merchants. The money they contribute can be used by the county government to dig ditches, which should be more than enough."

What else does Pang Chao not understand after hearing this? Since ancient times, both farmers and businessmen have been most afraid of these exorbitant taxes.

Especially businessmen, they made money quickly and became the targets of the court.

So no matter where you are doing business, there must be someone serving as an official in the government behind you.

But if a place has a chamber of commerce, then if any problem arises, it will be dealt with by the chamber of commerce and the Yamen.

"You always say that I am a profiteer, but you have the potential to become a profiteer! It's just that you are not exploiting others, but people like us."

Ye Zifen raised his eyebrows and did not argue about this matter.

"Next, you need to contact the major merchants in the county and inform them that we are about to form a chamber of commerce. If they are willing to join, they will get money. If they are not willing to join, we will never care about their affairs in the future."