After binding the loving mother system, I was so bad

Gu Nanxi: "The first thing to worry about is that we will send farmers to follow up the whole process. From breeding to the final harvest, there will be someone to come to the village to provide guidance."

Muramasa hesitated to speak.

Gu Nanxi smiled and said, "I know what you mean. After all, it is a new crop. Although we tried to plant a batch last year and the yield was quite high, just because it grows well in one year doesn't mean it will grow well in the second or third year."

The villagers nodded repeatedly: "Yes, that's what I mean!"

Gu Nanxi spoke frankly, "So, I have two ideas now. One is that you grow corn for the government, and no matter what the harvest is, it has nothing to do with you, and you will get paid monthly. Of course, I will say this in advance, we will send people to supervise the whole process, and if we find anyone who is sneaky or deliberately doing bad things, not only will they not get paid, but they will also have to pay compensation."

This approach is to transfer all risks to the county government and professionalize farmers, which is a bit like the operation of the Great Northern Wilderness in later generations.

The villagers were somewhat tempted, after all, farming depends on the weather for their livelihood.

If the weather is good this year and the rice grows well, I can still feed my family after paying the taxes.

If there was a famine, not only would they not be able to fill their stomachs, but they would also have to owe taxes to the government.

Muramasa calmed himself down and signaled the villagers to be quiet and listen carefully to the adults: "My Lord, what about the second plan?"

Gu Nanxi picked up a ceramic bowl and drank a sip of hot water. It tasted slightly sweet. She must have thought that the village chief's wife had sprinkled some sugar into it.

"The second option is cooperative planting. I will lend you the seeds first, and you will return them to me after the harvest. The remaining corn will be sold to the government like the grassland people sell wool. But the purchase price will definitely be 10% to 20% lower than the market price."

Compared to the first plan, the villagers have to take certain risks in this plan, but at the same time, if the corn harvest is good, the villagers will earn more than the first plan!

Both options have their own advantages and disadvantages, and the villagers find it difficult to choose.

Seeing that it was getting completely dark, Gu Nanxi decided not to stay any longer: "Don't worry, take your time to think about it. Within seven days, when you have thought it through, go to the Huaishuo Town County Office to sign the contract. There will be three copies, one for you, one for the County Office, and one for the Governor's Mansion."

The night wind in early spring was still very biting. The villagers braved the cold wind and escorted Gu Nanxi and his group out of the village.

Gu Nanxi told them several times to go back first, but the villagers still walked them three miles out of the village before returning to the village under the moonlight.

When Yan Tongchu saw Gu Nanxi, he was very impressed that she had solved the problem that had given her a headache with just one trip.

As expected, he is Gu Nanxi, the wisest man in the Great Zhou!

"Do you know what to do next?" Since it was related to spring plowing, Gu Nanxi had to ask a few more questions.

Yan Tongchu nodded heavily: "Don't worry, sir, I know what to do! But, sir, if the villagers choose the first option, won't the pressure on us be too great?"

Gu Nanxi pulled his cloak closer, a trace of fatigue on his face: "High returns come with high risks. Which step of our Yunzhou is not a gamble?"

The chief clerk pulled Yan Tongchu's sleeve and whispered, "The general is preparing for the future!"

Whether it is developing saline-alkali land or planting corn, we are working hard to achieve food self-sufficiency in Yunzhou!

At present, more than half of Yunzhou’s grain comes from the south by grain merchants.

Not only is the price high, but the more important thing is that this lifeline cannot be strangled by others all the time!

If that day really comes and the other party cuts off the food supply, Yunzhou will easily fall into collapse!

Yan Tongchu also understood and said no more.

On the way back, the carriage was blocked by two tricycles.

"What's going on?" Gu Nanxi lifted the car curtain and looked out.

It turned out that the official road had been in disrepair for a long time and was full of potholes. This time, two large potholes appeared on the road and both tricycles were stuck in them.

Two young men were pedaling in front, but the tricycle didn't move at all.

The cargo box of the tricycle was filled to the brim with goods, so much so that the two young men could hardly lift it.

The young man saw that his car was blocking the road and apologized to Gu Nanxi repeatedly: "Madam, I am so sorry! My brother has gone to the town ahead to call for help. When the people come, we can lift the tricycle up."

In the moonlight, Gu Nanxi could clearly see that the two young men had deep eye sockets and high nose bridges. They did not look like people from the Central Plains, but they spoke fluent Da Zhou dialect...

Since there was no way to leave, Gu Nanxi simply sat on the shaft of the cart and chatted with the two young men.

"What are you transporting? It looks pretty heavy."

The older of the two young men was more outgoing and cheerful. He took a look at Gu Nanxi and the others and felt that they did not look like bad people, so he began to explain.

"We bought specialties from Fuming Town, including canned mutton and canned fruit, and we plan to sell them to Shuozhou."

They are all cans. No wonder these two young men don’t dare to move the goods down at will!

It would be really painful if one or two cans were accidentally broken during the moving process.

Gu Nanxi asked Lumei to distribute some snacks to the people present.

The two young men held the exquisite snacks and were a little at a loss for a moment.

Gu Nanxi: "Meeting is fate. It's late at night, let's eat something to fill our stomachs."

Seeing Gu Nanxi’s enthusiasm, the two young men blushed, shared a piece of dessert, and put the other piece carefully into their pockets.

Gu Nanxi: "From the looks of you, you don't look like people from the Central Plains."

The young man paused, hesitated for a few seconds, and finally answered honestly: "My mother is Han Chinese. She was once abducted by the Tartars and finally came back with great difficulty."

This was an unpleasant experience, so Gu Nanxi didn't ask any more questions.

There are many such children in Yunzhou, most of whom have Han mothers and unknown fathers.

Such mixed-race children are actually third-class citizens in Yunzhou and are often bullied by villagers.

The young man was quite open-minded and took the initiative to say: "Since the general came to Yunzhou, our lives have been much better. The villagers are busy making money and have no time to care about us. Our mother doesn't allow us to go to the grassland, so we want to go south to Shuozhou."

Another shy young man added in a low voice: "Fortunately, the government provides tricycle rental services! We only need to pay a deposit and we can ride a tricycle. This is much cheaper than buying a cow or a horse!"

"Yes, we are all young and strong, so it won't be difficult to ride a tricycle to Shuozhou!"

"I really have to thank the Governor!"

When it came to selling goods and making money, and mentioned Gu Nanxi, the stars in the sky seemed to fall into the eyes of the two young men.

They admire, respect and are grateful to Gu Nanxi so much!