Chapter 94 - 88: The Source of Earning Money
Mr. Ji had money, and taking advantage of the Zhao Family’s reputation in Ru Nan, he directly purchased a large amount of grain from local gentry and grain merchants.
As the summer harvest progressed, he pressed the prices down repeatedly, "Except for Yingchuan, the harvest in Yu State this year is quite good. The new grains are about to come, and the grain prices will inevitably drop. What’s the use of holding onto old grain?"
Although storing old grain for three to five years is not a big problem, it greatly affects the taste, and the longer the grain is stored, the cheaper it becomes.
Mr. Ji said, "Why don’t you sell your old grain to me? My family’s lady mainly uses it for charitable purposes, so it doesn’t necessarily have to be new grain."
Everyone gladly agreed, so cart after cart of grain was transported into the estate.
The people in the estate saw these grain carts coming in, and gradually felt more secure, working harder and harder.
The wheat in the fields decreased every day, and the harvested wheat was brought back to dry, then the women and children threshed it at home.
To separate the work for building houses, three hundred people from the estate were allocated to build houses and repair roads. Even Zhao Ju personally took part, every day either teaching Zhao Erlang martial arts or leading everyone to lay foundations.
By the time Mr. Ji finished his tour in Ru Nan and returned, rows upon rows of houses had already risen in the estate, and now Fu Tinghan could control the success rate of brick firing to above ninety percent.
He no longer managed this matter, leaving Lu Kun to lead the long-term workers in firing bricks, while he hid in his room daily doing his own things, rarely coming out except to occasionally practice martial arts with Zhao Hanzhang.
Ji Yuan stood at the intersection looking towards the smoking brick kilns in the distance, amazed, "In just half a month, so many houses have been built?"