The husband is the future chief [infrastructure]

The orders in the entire Linzhou Prefecture have basically become saturated. Jiang Ziyan wants to expand the paper mill, so the extra paper produced after the expansion must be able to be sold. Only when the supply exceeds demand can the entire expanded paper mill continue to operate. Feed everyone in the paper mill.

It's not enough to just sell it to several nearby counties. The exclusive right to sell it in Fucheng is now returned to Chengjin's Xiangmozhai. The paper produced by their paper mill has to find a stable market in other places.

Jiang Ziyan thought of Zhu Bingliang.

Zhu Bingliang returned to Zhu's house in Jiangnan after his legs got better.It took a hundred days to hurt his muscles and bones, but he couldn't wait for three months.

The Zhu family is considered a big family in the south of the Yangtze River, and the family fights fiercely. Zhu Bingliang was framed and killed by his cousin and broke his legs, but he didn't expect him to go back with his life.

After Zhu Bingliang went back, he brought evidence to expose his cousin's crimes, and the milk tea branch he opened with Jiang Ziyan before was very popular.

The business of Jiangnan Jiangji Tea House is quite prosperous, but because it only joined one store at the beginning, and the shop floor is not very big, there is no room to recruit more people now.

Zhu Bingliang expanded the place of this milk tea shop, but there were still not enough seats in the shop, and people who came to line up every day still formed a long queue outside.

Excluding the franchise fee, he has made a lot of money from the milk tea shop, earning enough face for their house.

Every time the family gathers, the old man always praises him, saying that the seventh son of their family is promising, went out to travel, study and do business, and found a way to make money to come back.

In addition to these, Jiang Ziyan mentioned to him last year, he also asked someone to improve the version according to Jiang Ziyan's suggestion, and asked someone to send a large number of past to Jiang Ziyan.

Now in Zhu Bingliang's heart, Jiang Ziyan is his very trusted partner.

He sent a letter to Jiang Ziyan a few years ago, saying that he is valued by his grandfather at home now, and his grandfather has given him part of the power to run the family. Now he is basically the next heir of the Zhu family. .

In addition, he also said some words of thanks. Whether it was life-saving grace or business cooperation, Jiang Ziyan's help to him was enormous.

The popularity of the tea house in Jiangnan is much better than that in the small county town of Qingping County. Zhu Bingliang already has the idea of ​​joining the second one.

Jiang Ziyan wrote to him this time, asking them if the Zhu family intends to introduce several kinds of paper from their paper mill.

The Zhu family has a bookstore in Qingping County, which sells both books and paper and ink, so paper is also needed.

In addition to this one, the Zhu family has many bookstores in the southwest, but they don't have their own paper mill for paper making, and they are all supplied by fixed paper manufacturers.

If the Zhu family can purchase paper from Jiang Ziyan's paper mill, it will definitely solve the problem of the large increase in paper production after the paper mill expands.

In the letter, Jiang Ziyan invited him to Linzhou Prefecture, and wanted him to visit their paper mill before making a decision.

After reading Jiang Ziyan's letter, Zhu Bingliang spent two days arranging the matters at hand, then set off by water and then by land, and arrived in Linzhou Prefecture half a month later.

After arriving in Fucheng, Jiang Ziyan personally went to the city gate to pick up the person because he communicated in advance.

Zhu Bingliang was very exhausted in the days of intrigue with Dafang every day in Zhu's house, and it was good to use this excuse to get some air.

After resting in the inn for a day, Jiang Ziyan took Zhu Bingliang to Jiangji Paper Mill in the west of the city the next day.

At present, Jiangji Paper Mill only produces three kinds of paper, hemp paper, plain paper, and floral paper.

Not many people in the Jiangnan area have used the latter two. After all, they are far away, and the rise of plain paper is only a few months old, and it has not been spread yet.

But this also just shows that these kinds of paper have a market in Jiangnan.Zhu Bingliang inspected it on the spot, touched the plain paper with his hands, and wrote a few words with a pen himself. He had a particularly good impression of this kind of paper.

The subsequent cooperation negotiations went smoothly, and the price Zhu Bingliang offered was fair, and if he calculated it seriously, he even made some small profits in it.

Naturally, Jiang Ziyan couldn't let him suffer. Such a big business fell to him, and the whole family was watching.If he does well, his heir's position will be more stable, and if he does not do well, he may fall from the heir's position at any time.

The amendments to the terms agreed by the two were finally implemented within a few days.

With Zhu Bingliang's sales channel here, Jiang Ziyan can safely and boldly expand the paper mill to increase the amount of paper produced.

The first step in expanding the scale is to buy a house and land. There are almost no ready-made houses in the west of the city as large as the land occupied by the paper mill today.

The size of the place is suitable, and the house is so dilapidated that it cannot be lived in at all.Houses in the east of the city are expensive, and those with large land boundaries are even more expensive.But Jiang Ziyan didn't plan to open in the east of the city.

He still intends to expand the site of the paper mill in the west of the city, it is best to expand to the surrounding area on the existing basis.

Jiang Ziyan looked at the terrain around the paper mill. Except for the small courtyard it bought to the east, the rest are residents.There are also residents in the south, and the street is further ahead.

On the other hand, there are not many residents in the west and north, and there are not many serious houses, most of which are dilapidated and desolate.

Jiang Ziyan moved his mind. He wanted to take down the land here and rebuild the house. The house specially used for paper making is different from the house used for living. It is not that complicated. It does not need to make so many compartments, but a few more Just like a big factory.

There must be some houses in the family courtyard, but the overall cost is a bit high.

Jiang Ziyan counted the money in his hands. The main source of money was the paper mill. Once the decal paper was produced, the profit made by each batch was very high. After all, their cost was low.Most of the cost expenses are labor costs.

The shopkeeper Xu from Yanjiangnan in Qingping County came here a few years ago and brought him the restaurant's profits and account books before the end of the year.The restaurant's business is very good now, with the addition of milk tea, it is now the hottest restaurant in Qingping County.

There are also paper mills, breweries, and the supermarket shop in Qingping Town. Although these operations are small, they are also a big profit.

At the end of the year, Qingshan came to report the profit of the previous year.And the flails he asked Zhang Laosan to make before were also sold in the supermarket.

Counting the few acres of Susukida he bought before, the total profit is also very considerable.

However, compared with the paper mill in the west of the city, it is still a lot worse.In the paper mill alone, the income on the account in the past few months has been almost 5 taels.

He counted the silver coins in his hands, and they added up to 8 to [-] taels.

It's just that he wants to expand the scale and buy land to build a house. If the market price is used, he may not have enough 10 taels.

Some of the places he planned were wasteland and uninhabited.If the government is willing to re-plan this area and give him a preferential price, then he will invest all the [-] to [-] yuan, and maybe he can get it.

Now the Zhizhou of Linzhou Prefecture is Mr. Cui Chang, so Jiang Ziyan found a time to pay a special visit to this Mr. Cui.

Cui Chang only came here to take office in the second half of last year. He used to be the magistrate of another place, but now he is transferred here as the magistrate, which is regarded as a promotion.

But the place where the magistrate used to be is much richer than the current Linzhou. Linzhou is located in the southwest. Although it is a prefecture, the gap between the rich and the poor in the east and west of the city is too obvious, and the lives of the people in the counties under its jurisdiction are also very difficult. .

Not to mention that there are so many poor people in the west of Fucheng, he has never seen a place like a slum in Fucheng.

When the previous magistrate, Fu Yuan, was still there, the construction of Linzhou Prefecture was a difficult problem. He spent several years but failed to change this situation, and then he was transferred away in a hurry.

After Cui Chang came, he took over the mess.

But everything has two sides. Although there are many poor people in Linzhou Prefecture, it is difficult to change this situation, but if this matter is done well, it will be a great achievement.

After returning to Beijing to report on his duties three years later, the governor will report to the police and someone from above will come to verify the facts. This is a real achievement.

Cui Chang was very worried, Linzhou is remote, it can be said that it is a place that neither lays eggs nor shits.Anyone who can come here to be an official is not called experience, that is called demoted.

But Cui Chang was not demoted to come here, he was indeed here to practice.

His teacher is Liang Suliang, one of the cabinet ministers, who specially transferred him here to let him hone his skills.After making some achievements, he will be able to return to Beijing in a logical manner.At that time, a better seat can be found for him.

So since Cui Chang came here, he rarely had time to stay at home. He always took people down to visit around, hoping to make some achievements quickly and live up to the teacher's cultivation.

When Jiang Ziyan came to visit Cui Chang, Cui Chang happened to be going out. Today he planned to visit Linzheng County next door. He heard that someone there sprinkled a kind of fertilizer on the field, and the crops in the field grew better than those in other houses.

When the servants came to report, Cui Chang meant to see him, and he would wait for him to come back to talk about the unimportant matters.

However, Jiang Ziyan specially asked the concierge to bring a sentence, saying: "Just tell your adults that I have a way to solve the problem of the poor in the west of the city."

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Cui Chang immediately canceled his trip, and said to the servant: "Bring him here."

In the main hall, Cui Chang saw Jiang Ziyan for the first time.Although Cui Chang liked Lin Zhao very much, he didn't know the relationship between these two people.

Cui Chang saw that Jiang Ziyan was so young, and now he was a little confused, whether the words that the servant brought just now were the reason for his meeting or whether he really had a way to solve the problem in the west of the city.

Jiang Ziyan first introduced himself, "Hi, my surname is Jiang, and my name is Jiang Ziyan. I take the liberty of coming to visit today. I really have something very important to discuss with you."

Cui Chang saw that his words were gentle and courteous, he didn't seem to be cheating, he said: "Jiang Langjun came to see me today, what is the reason?"

Jiang Ziyan said: "My lord, the number of poor people in the west of the city is dozens of times higher than that of the rich people in the east of the city. If each of them wants to live a stable life, they need a stable source of income.

I have learned that there are many people in the west of the city who escaped from disasters before. Although the refugees came here, although they survived by luck, they have no arable land and can only live by doing some casual work around.

Casual work is also unstable. If you can find a job today, you may not be able to find it tomorrow.Life is precarious, and that is for those who are able to work.Those who can't do the heavy work have no choice but to beg for a living. "

Seeing that Jiang Ziyan had said so much, but still didn't get to the point, Cui Chang frowned and said, "I've understood everything you said, and I want to hear your opinion. Since you said today that there is a way to change this situation, Just say it straight."

"My lord, don't worry, let me tell you slowly. Considering their plight, the only way is to let them have a stable source of income. With money, they can save it by themselves. It is also good to rent a house at that time , buy a house, or build a house yourself, and then you don’t have to eat and sleep in the open, and the days will only get better and better.”

"Right now I have such an opportunity here to offer them."

After talking so much, finally aroused Cui Chang's interest.

"Oh? What kind of opportunity?'"

"My lord, do you know of the plain paper and flower paper that have recently sprung up in the city?"

Cui Chang nodded, "This official knows, but what does this matter have to do with these two kinds of papers?"

"These two papers are produced in my paper mill."

Cui Chang was startled, "It turns out that you opened the Jiangji Paper Mill in the west of the city."

Ordinary people are unwilling to set up their business in the west of the city. What he has done has provided some people in the west of the city with some opportunities to make money.

"Not bad. I developed the core formula of these two papers, and it seems that the response is not bad so far."

Speaking of this, Cui Chang has a little appreciation for the experience of the young scholar in front of him, it is really good to be able to do this at a young age.Moreover, he will take the overall situation into consideration and is willing to work for the welfare of the people in the west of the city.

Jiang Ziyan continued: "But my goal is not just the entire city of Linzhou. Although these two kinds of paper are produced in Linzhou, I want to sell these two kinds of paper to all parts of the world."

"That's right, you have such ambition at such a young age, you are young and promising! I really appreciate this kind of perseverance and hard work."

Jiang Ziyan has laid the groundwork so much before, the next thing to talk about is the key point.

"My lord, the scale of the paper mill is too small now, and there is no way to expand the manpower. So I want to further expand the scale on the basis of the existing paper mill, so that more people in the west of the city can come to work in our paper mill."

"The work in the paper mill is not heavy work. Women can also do some washing and rinsing. In this way, they don't have to beg and can have a stable income. In the long run, they have saved some money. With money, they can live in a good house.”

I have to say that Jiang Ziyan's proposal moved Cui Chang's heart.He had roughly guessed Jiang Ziyan's purpose for coming to him today.

But he didn't say anything, but asked: "So, what do you want me to do when you come to me today?"

Jiang Ziyan smiled and said: "Master Mingjian, I have already taken a good look at the place, but many of these lands are deserted. If you buy them at the market price, it will be too expensive. I really don't have that much money now, and I heard that The land is in charge of the government, so today I want to discuss with you, can you sell it to me at a low price?"

Cui Chang originally thought it was something important, but he guessed that Jiang Ziyan might ask the government to directly divide the land to him, but he didn't expect Jiang Ziyan to buy it.

"Tell me carefully, which piece are you planning?"

Cui Chang's attitude has obviously changed a lot, and he doesn't even call himself an official anymore.

Jiang Ziyan took out a piece of paper from his chest, on which was the planning map he had drawn, and told Cui Chang one by one.

Cui Chang felt that this idea was very good, and agreed to sell those lands to him at a low price on the spot.Not only that, the government will also provide some help for Jiang Ziyan's follow-up to build a private house.

Jiang Ziyan didn't expect things to go so smoothly. That afternoon, he got the approval and contract from the government.

From Cui Chang's point of view, Jiang Ziyan undoubtedly helped him a lot.If this matter is done well, it will be able to solve a major problem in Linzhou Prefecture, which will be counted in his achievements as an official in the future.Of course he wants to fully support it.

With the government's support, what Jiang Ziyan did next was as if he had a pass all the way.

Because the house will be repaired later, he needs to reserve part of the money for use.However, Cui Chang had to consider that he might not have enough money. In order to support his approach, all the places in the west of the city in the area planned by Jiang Ziyan were sold to him at the lowest price.

Jiang Ziyan did not expect that his original budget was 5 taels, but in the end he bought it at a price of 3 taels.

This is also good, and the money will be used when the house is repaired and the factory is built later.

As for the residents in the planning area, Jiang Ziyan asked Wei Nan to talk to them one by one.

Those residents live in a bad location and their houses are dilapidated. As long as they are given a reasonable price, they will agree to sell the house to them and move to a better house from here.

Jiang Ziyan originally thought that Wei Nan was old and had seen a lot of the world, so she should be more confident about negotiating with others.

But I didn't expect this person to be so good at negotiating. He actually settled all the more than [-] households within two days.Jiang Ziyan specially gave him a bonus, and Wei Nan didn't refuse, he happily accepted it, and turned around to drink.

As a result, Jiang Ziyan always has a filter of an outsider to him now.

Now that the land is in hand, there are still 5 to [-] taels of silver. Jiang Ziyan has also finished drawing the blueprint of the factory building, and the next step is to find a mason to repair the house.

This time it was a big project, and the deadline for repairing the house was relatively long. Jiang Ziyan went to Nanshi to find a more reliable team of masons.

Originally there were only a few people, but it was a big job, and it could earn a lot of money.But I couldn't do it if there were too few people, so I simply called all the masons from my own village and the village next door.

So after all the preparatory conditions were met, the plan to repair the factory building and expand the scale of the paper mill began.

The workers in the paper mill are the first to know that their paper mill will expand.

They also heard that when the scale is expanded, more people can be recruited to work.

The food here is good, the housing is good, and the wages are high, so there will definitely be competition for jobs.

So these people went home one after another when they were on vacation at the end of the month, and quickly told their family members the good news, so that they could get ready and let them come here to apply for jobs after the paper mill was built.

The land next door to the paper mill has just started construction, and the news that they want to expand the scale and recruit more people to work spread like wildfire.

So that half of the house was built later, and people came to ask from time to time when it would be finished, and how long would it take to recruit people after it was finished?

In the past six months, Jiang Ziyan's busy feet did not touch the ground, and he had to watch some places himself, for fear that the masons would not understand what they meant for him, and the house would be poorly repaired.

The construction of the factory building is still very fast. Basically, two or three rooms are repaired and put into use directly.

So Jiang Ziyan arranged to recruit people batch by batch, and each time there was a quota limit, many people queued up at the entrance of the personnel department early in the morning in order to compete for a quota.

In the past half a year, dozens of factory buildings have all been built, and seven or eight three-story family homes have also been built.The rest are built houses.The location where the houses were located used to be wasteland. Jiang Ziyan planned to develop this place and build all of them into houses for rent at a low price.

Whether it is living by yourself or doing business as a facade, it is always a place to stay.

After a long time, more and more people live here, and the streets will gradually become full of fireworks.

It's not that the government has never thought of building houses for the people in the west of the city, but the cost is too high, and it is impossible to allocate so much money to build houses for them financially.

Every year there will be some natural disasters and the like, and the government's finances must be reserved for emergencies, so it is impossible to allocate so much money.

In the past, those wealthy businessmen invested in some prosperous and valuable locations, who would be willing to invest in the dirty and messy west of the city.

But Jiang Ziyan was different from what they thought. He opened a paper mill here. On the one hand, he could earn money, and on the other hand, he could boost the economy of the people in the west of the city and let them live a better life.Mutual benefit, kill two birds with one stone.

The preferential price given by the government this time was a surprise. In just half a year, the west of the city seemed to have changed.

There are fewer beggars on the street, and it is no longer as dirty and messy as before.If you observe carefully, you can see some people tidy up and happily go to the paper mill to work.

Jiang Ziyan was very happy that the plan to expand the scale of the paper mill came true. He specially hosted a banquet in a restaurant in the city for those who had contributed to this matter, and even invited Cui Chang to join him.

It's just that Cui Chang was busy and couldn't come here.Jiang Ziyan said that he would be invited to come and cut the ribbon after the last batch of private houses were completed.

Cui Chang didn't know what the ribbon-cutting meant, but he roughly understood the meaning of the ribbon-cutting, which should mean celebration.

It's July, and the weather is getting hotter and hotter.The sun hangs in the sky like a big furnace, scorching the earth, and it's time to harvest wheat again.

The academy started the agricultural holiday in July for two consecutive months.

In the past six months, the west of the city has changed a lot.In the academy, some students who lived in the west of the city almost didn't recognize their home after returning.

The dilapidated and even a bit airy walls in the past have now been replaced with black bricks and black tiles. Although the boxy house is smaller than before, it looks very delicate and strong.

The author has something to say:

Happy Lantern Festival!