Unimportant?

Lin Haoran actually asked casually, but when he heard this answer, he was stunned. With {dream} small ◢.1a

This matter may not be really important to Gou Yuanwai and others, so his focus will be on Qian Bin, and he will not pay attention to the name of the kind-hearted old woman.

It's just that Qian Shan, as a descendant of Qian Bin, is only a generation apart, and his attitude towards this great benefactor is like this, which really makes him feel worthless for that kind old woman.

At this moment, Lin Haoran even had the urge to spit out the dustpan, but he was not a person without a little bit of the city. Not to mention that he doesn't have such a strong sense of justice as Hu Niu, today he invited these rich people to dinner, in fact, he needs their help.

Hey?

Chen Youcai and the others were slightly stunned, and glanced at Qian Shan in surprise, obviously not expecting Qian Shan to have this attitude. It's just that they are jealous of Qian Shan, so naturally they won't accuse anything, and they just didn't hear it.

But they couldn't help but think of a rumor about the old woman. The old woman did not seem to have been able to enjoy her life in Qianfu, but was finally driven out by Qian Bin's son, and her old age was very miserable.

However, who does not have three or two enemies, this matter is very likely that someone deliberately smeared the Qian family, after all, the Qian family has a long history of being kind and charitable, and it is the most literate scholarly home in Leizhou Mansion.

The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors.

Lin Haoran gave Weng Yuanwai a look, and the shopkeeper Weng first adjusted his mood quietly, and then grabbed the chopsticks pretendedly, but the chopsticks stretched out to the dish in the middle, but he sighed lightly and retracted the chopsticks.

The people at the same table couldn't help but be curious when they saw the shopkeeper Weng behaving like this, and Chen Youcai asked: "Weng Yuanwai, why are you doing this, what difficulties have you encountered?" ”

"Hey...... I'm worried about cotton! Shopkeeper Weng met everyone's concerned eyes and sighed deeply.

The whole flower hall paid attention to this banquet, and at this time they all quietly listened to the shopkeeper Weng, and the shopkeeper Weng continued to complain: "Now the cotton in the workshop warehouse is out again, and there will be no cotton tomorrow, and the workshop may have to stop working!" ”

"It's easy to do! I have an acquaintance in Xuwen County, and I'll help you get cotton tomorrow! When Chen Youcai heard this, he immediately put down a guarantee.

"How many can you get? A hundred quintals? Two hundred? The shopkeeper Weng seemed to be unappreciative, and then continued: "After this workshop is built, this cotton has become the biggest problem, I have to ask for thousands of tons this year, and even tens of thousands of tons next year, where to find it!" ”

"I can't get that much!" Chen Youcai said curtly.

The others were shocked, although they knew that the joint workshop had been frantically looking for cotton recently, but they did not expect that the demand for this workshop would be so huge, which was really beyond their expectations.

The shopkeeper Weng suddenly stood up and arched his hand towards the people in the flower hall: "I am also here to ask for help from everyone on behalf of the joint workshop, who can help us solve the tens of thousands of tons of cotton cloth next year, and will be paid heavily!" ”

Tens of thousands of quintals?

Everyone gasped when they heard this amount. While this is undoubtedly a potentially big business opportunity, most people are shaking their heads, because the cost alone is enough for their headaches.

It was everyone's silence that heard Lin Haoran suddenly speak: "This official has a proposal!" ”

"Lord Fuzun, please show me the way!" The shopkeeper's eyes lit slightly, and he arched his hand with a happy face.

The people in the entire flower hall looked at Lin Haoran, but they heard Lin Haoran smile and said: "Everyone here is a big family in this city, and each household takes some fields to grow cotton, won't this problem be solved?" ”

By this time, the rich landowners of the entire flower hall had thoroughly understood that this was the intention of this banquet, that is, to ask them to take out the fields to grow cotton.

It was at this time that they finally understood why the money for the banquet had to be paid by the United Workshop, which should indeed be paid by them.

"Ridiculous! It's ridiculous! It's just that no one thought that a very discordant voice suddenly sounded, and the person who made this voice was Qian Shan.

When Lin Haoran heard this, his brows furrowed slightly. He knew that he might not get support for this matter, but he didn't expect that as the largest landlord in Leizhou City, he would directly stand up against him.

Suppressing the anger burning in his chest, he asked lightly: "Dare to ask Qian Yuan, where is this idea ridiculous!" ”

"The fields are planted with cotton, if there is a famine, how many people will have to die, do you want to be a sinner in my Leizhou Mansion?" Qian Shan did not flinch, but responded with righteousness and awe.

This concern is actually not unreasonable, after all, the agricultural economy in this era is very fragile, but Lin Haoran explained: "I'm afraid that the money clerk has misunderstood, I don't want you to plant all cotton, you only need to take out 20% of the inferior fields!" ”

"Cotton is planted in two fields in Leizhou Prefecture, and grain production will inevitably decrease, and grain prices will definitely rise at that time, and it is the people of Leizhou City who will suffer in the end! Such a ridiculous act, the old man will definitely not agree, farewell! Qian Shan's words are fierce and reasonable.

After speaking, he stood up and bowed his hand to Lin Haoran, then turned around and left angrily.

A few rich people were glared at by Qian Shan, but they were shocked, and they all stood up and bowed their hands to Lin Haoran humbly, and hurriedly followed Qian Shan to leave.

"This old bastard!"

Lin Haoran also considered this situation, but Qian Shan didn't give him a chance to speak at all, so he had already turned around and left. However, he can't be naïve to think that Qian Shan is really for the people of Leizhou City, but actually for himself.

To be honest, Leizhou is not a cotton cloth production area with superior conditions, and its geography and climate are not only inferior to Qiongzhou Island, but also have a big gap with Hebei and Shandong.

The yield per mu of cotton is not only lower than that of other regions, but also has the risk of being unsalable. Leizhou Prefecture is not as good as Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, where cotton is stable and marketable, and once the cooperative workshop in Leizhou City goes bankrupt, their cotton does not know who to sell to.

In addition, the Ming Dynasty implements the payment of taxes in kind, although the standard of taxation is a fixed "thirty tax one", but there is no fixed standard for the definition of total output, and the total output of your cotton is defined according to the Shandong region, and you have nowhere to cry.

It is precisely in this way that Qian Shan's withdrawal is actually a wise move, after all, this rice planting is a steady profit, while cotton has to bear a great risk.

It's just that Lin Haoran has his considerations, and it is imperative to urge Leizhou Mansion to vigorously plant cotton.

Leizhou wants to become a new cotton weaving center, but it cannot completely fall into the trap of industrial hollowing. Even if all the raw materials are purchased from other places, or even if a colonial estate is established abroad in the future, the Leizhou Mansion will have to plant a part of it, so that it can calmly deal with the possible sudden raw material crisis.

Being controlled by others has never been something Lin Haoran likes to see, he prefers to be far-sighted, so that his plan to open the sea can be carried out smoothly and not be sniped by anyone.

But the accident still happened, and as the biggest landlord in Leizhou City, he stood up and clearly opposed him. With Qian Shan's tough statement, several rich landowners left one after another, and the attitude of the remaining rich landowners was also ambiguous.

Lin Haoran saw the reactions of the people around him, and also saw an invisible resistance.

In fact, he prepared a lot of beautiful words with the shopkeeper, but he suddenly didn't want to say it. It wasn't necessarily that it didn't work at all, but he suddenly noticed that these rich people seemed to prefer to talk with their fists.