EBE Chapter 183: A Benevolent Man Has the World in His Heart
Chapter 183: A Benevolent Man Has the World in His Heart
"The corn production here has been declining year by year. Many families have to pick out seeds from last year's corn. Sometimes they have to pick out only two kilograms of good quality corn from more than a hundred kilograms.
That would be fine, but the number of seedlings is so small that some families even have to plant seven or eight seeds in a hole before one seedling emerges, and the seeds are sparse at that.
Ultimately, the seeds are of poor quality, and we don’t have many good varieties here.”
Xue Cai sighed and continued:
"Since last winter, a group of people have been buying up corn seeds in large quantities, and no one paid much attention to it at first.
But as they collected more and more, many people smelled business opportunities and started to stock up a lot.
Now they are all being held in hand and released little by little. Some shops are already selling it for 70 or 80 wen per jin."
"Oh? Then no one will take care of it?"
"Hey, Tongchuan Prefecture is different from yours. The two nearby prefectures plus Tongchuan Prefecture are the fiefdoms of Prince Ling.
The emperor doted on his younger brother, Prince Ling, and allowed him to do whatever he wanted.
This made life difficult for officials here. Writing a memorial and submitting it was like filing a complaint to offend Prince Ling. Reporting it to Prince Ling was useless. Over time, the officials here didn't take it seriously and just muddled along.
What do you think of Tongchuan Prefecture City, sir?"
Song Anning understood what he wanted to ask, so she followed his words and said:
"It certainly can't compare to our place, but compared to the prefectures in the north, it's one of the most prosperous."
"Young Master, you are very knowledgeable. I am the one showing off. Tongchuan Prefecture looks good, but inside..."
Xue Cai didn't say anything else. In fact, what he wanted to say was: It looks prosperous, but in fact it is rotten inside.
After all, Song An Ning was the first person he met, so he just mentioned it briefly, and in fact, he was also telling her indirectly that she should stay here for a while and leave after finishing the business.
"I was just saying that. I just arrived in the capital and wanted to try the food from Tongchuanzhou, but I ended up running into a shady restaurant. I didn't get to eat and I got really angry."
Hearing Song An Ning's angry words, Xue Cai's expression changed slightly, and he asked nervously, "Did the young master go to Guangjuzhai?"
"Yes, that's the one. First, a snitch stopped me at the door and said that their family was not good. I should have listened to him earlier."
Xue Cai smiled and shook his head, without elaborating on the matter. He just reminded Song An Ning to go home early after finishing this business, as Tongchuan Prefecture was not at peace.
"Boss Xue, you're able to run a business in this unstable place, and even sell seeds in a unique way. You must be someone extraordinary, right?"
"Hahaha, you're quite clever. Someone in my family is an official in Kyoto, and I'm the only one with nothing to do, staying here in Tongchuan Prefecture to farm and do some small business."
"Hahaha...Boss Xue is too modest."
Song An Ning smiled and talked to him. She had just used mind reading to understand everything she wanted to know.
At this time, the carriage also arrived at the warehouse in the west of the city. When it arrived at the door, Xue Cai still couldn't believe that she had so many seeds in her hands.
Until he saw three rows of warehouses filled with burlap bags, he jumped up and down like a little bee to check, not caring about his image at all.
"Mr. Ning, I want all of these. I'll have someone find a car right away."
He originally thought that the young master was just exaggerating and didn't know how much two thousand stones meant. Now he saw it for real, and the 30% high-quality seeds he mentioned were no less than no less than, it was his turn to have such a good thing.
"Haha, Boss Xue, aren't you worried that if the corn yields increase, your seed business will be ruined next year?"
Xue Cai didn't care at all and quickly waved his hand and said, "How could that be? There are also neighboring prefectures... It's not impossible to sell the seeds from Tongchuan Prefecture.
Xue wishes that all the people in the world could grow high-yield crops so that everyone can have enough food to eat.
I can also sell vegetables, fruits, and other seeds. Now that the people have money, they are willing to come out and buy things. Am I right?"
"A benevolent person has the world in his heart..."
At this moment, Song An Ning respectfully saluted Xue Cai with his fists clasped. To be able to have such a character in Tongchuan Prefecture, a big melting pot, how can it be summed up by just saying that he has good character?
"I'm so ashamed. How can I be called a benevolent person? I've only been dealing with crops for years and I understand the hardships of the people."
The two talked for a while, and the people from Huasheng Grain Shop also found dozens of ox carts and horse carts, and pulled the seeds back in front of everyone.
Ninety tons of seeds cost a total of more than 3,900 taels of silver. Xue Cai generously added a little more, making it a total of 4,000 taels.
"Hahaha, Master, let's make money..."
"Yeah, but it cost a lot of money to buy those seeds today, didn't it?"
"It's not bad, just a few hundred taels of silver. Not even as expensive as Mr. Ning's outfit, but it's a pity that it was sold this time."
"Hahaha, there's really no one like Mr. Ning who can do this."
Afterwards, Xue Cai traveled to many places, covering most of the south, and never saw Mr. Ning again...
After a busy afternoon, Song An Ning felt a little tired, but thinking that the most important thing had not been done yet, he could only leave the warehouse after everyone left and take No. 1 to Ping'an Town.
"Master, are we leaving just like that? We haven't even had a good time yet. We just made four thousand taels, shouldn't we go shopping?"
“What you can buy here is available in the mall, and the price is cheap.
What you can't buy here, you can still find in the mall. If you have nothing to do, you can still go shopping, but now that Tongchuan Prefecture is in such a mess, it's better to go back and do something important."
"Emm, the master is right.
Except for the jewelry and ready-made clothes, the quality of everything else in Xiangxiang is not as good as here."
"Yeah, I promised to take you on an exciting adventure. Let's start once we get to Ping'an Town."
"Hey, okay, Xiangxiang will be waiting."
As the sun sets, the golden afterglow shines on the ancient official road.
The carriage galloped past, the sound of horse hooves echoing on the empty road.
Song An Ning still looked like Ning An, sleeping soundly against the carriage. Xiang Xiang was there to keep watch, and the cold No. 1 was sitting next to the coachman.
"Master, we'll be in Ping'an Town in ten minutes, hurry up and take it easy."
She slept very soundly. In her dream, many people were holding high-yield corn in their hands, excitedly telling their families that they could finally have enough food to eat.
Recalling the dream just now, Song An Ning smiled with relief.
She might not have the same broad mind as Shopkeeper Xue. Money was very important to her, but if she only needed to help a little, she could solve the troubles of tens or even hundreds of thousands of people. Why not?
"Sir, Ping'an Town is just ahead. Wherever you want to go, I'll take you there."
Song An Ning didn't answer in a hurry. He checked the time in the system. It was 4:40 in the evening, which was exactly 8:00 in the evening.
"Uncle, let's go to the Shanju Inn. I want to sleep."
Xiangxiang thought her master said this to cover up the truth, until Ning An swaggered into the mountain inn, ate something casually, and fell asleep on the bed.
"No, no, Master, didn't you say you would take Xiangxiang to play something exciting when you came back? Is that it???"