After farming, I opened a family tree

Chapter 180 Wholesale 0 Sales

"My Lord, all the families in Shenjia Village have decided to plant cotton. However, their abilities are limited, and their previously unused land has already been used to plant fruit trees.

There is really no extra land to grow cotton.

But everyone got together, pooled their money, and decided to buy some land to grow cotton."

"Shenjia Village has purchased over 800 mu of land for cotton cultivation."

Shen Tang took a look at the list handed over by Shen Lizheng.

Most families in Shenjia Village paid money to buy land, but the price of one acre of land is not cheap. These 800 acres of land can be said to have gathered the efforts of everyone.

"These eight hundred acres belong to our Shenjia Village, but we have many relatives who would like to cultivate cotton, and people from various villages have been asking me about cotton farming. Lord, I'm just flattering myself and asking if there are any opportunities for cotton farming in other villages."

Under the leadership of Shen Tang, not only every household in Shenjia Village now lives a good life.

Naturally, some families living nearby Shenjia Village were also jealous.

Because they live next to Shenjia Village, they were also among the first families to grow Qianjin rice.

But at the beginning of this year, the people of Shenjia Village started buying land everywhere, even buying hundreds of acres of land. It can be said that all the vacant land around was bought by the people of Shenjia Village.

How can this not arouse curiosity?

Upon inquiry, it turned out that Shenjiacun wanted to follow Shen Tang to grow cotton.

Moreover, Shen Tang did not deliberately conceal the fact that he was growing cotton.

Besides, there are several villages around where the soap factory is located.

Hearing that people from several surrounding villages also wanted to grow cotton, Shen Tang naturally agreed.

After Shen Lizheng received Shen Tang's signal, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes deepened a lot.

Eight hundred acres of land is not a small amount.

Shen Tang also agreed with the people of Shenjia Village that the cotton from these 800 acres of land would be purchased in bulk after they matured, instead of being converted according to the ownership of each acre of land.

After Shen Tang contracted the fields in the surrounding villages to grow cotton, the year was coming to an end.

After the 16th day of the first lunar month, the Chinese New Year is considered over.

After returning to town, Shen Tang invited three partners to discuss cotton planting.

In the restaurant box.

"My Lord, during the time you were back in Shenjia Village, I'm afraid you didn't know that many families in the town couldn't hold back anymore."

"It's not just the people in town. There are also quite a few new faces in the inn. Some of them sound like they're from Beijing."

Shen Tang heard the three people talking about what was happening in the town.

"The Zhou family was patient, but the others couldn't and came to inquire about it long ago."

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After listening to what the three people said, Shen Tang had some thoughts in his mind.

It seemed that some people were more anxious than she thought.

If the reason why those people kept silent before was because there was no news about the thousand-jin rice, then now that cotton has become the emperor's and the title of nobility, I believe everyone else can no longer hold back.

"Let's put that aside for now. Currently, cotton cultivation is our most important priority. Only by growing cotton can we spin cotton cloth and make quilts."

"My Lord is right, a good cook cannot cook without rice."

"My Lord, I have already contacted some silkworm farmers in town, and many of them are willing to grow cotton. But they are only willing to plant a portion."

The head of the Tao family elaborated on the situation of the merchants who came to the Tao family to discuss matters during the first month of the year.

"Currently, there are more than 20,000 mu of land willing to be planted with cotton. This 20,000 mu is not only the land in Qingshan Town, but also the land that some surrounding merchants are willing to plant."

Shen Tang nodded. This number had already reached what she expected.

After all, she never thought about purchasing cotton from wealthy businessmen. Her main purchasing channel was still from ordinary people.

This is like some live streaming sales in later generations, where merchants buy goods from farmers and then sell them at high prices.

In fact, the ones who benefited were the merchants. The price of cotton cloth was not high, and Shen Tang originally wanted to benefit the common people.

However, since it is just in its initial stage, it would be more convenient for wealthy businessmen who own countless fertile fields to grow cotton on a large scale.

"My Lord, can we handle so much cotton?"

The head of the Wu family spoke worriedly.

They were able to produce it last year because they didn’t actually grow that much cotton. But if the planting volume of wealthy businessmen and farmers is included this year, the cotton mills may not be able to handle it.

"My Lord, I think we should build a few more cotton mills."

As expected of a businessman, Shen Tang admired him in his heart.

"We must build this cotton mill. The cotton industry in Da Qi is just beginning. The time when we can make the most money is in the next few years."

After all, cotton seeds are easy to come by.

I believe that before long, Da Qi will not only be populated by Shen Tang who grows cotton and weaves cotton cloth.

It was only because she had relatively advanced weaving tools, but no one could guarantee that no one else could make these weaving tools.

Once it comes out, it is only a matter of time before it is deciphered.

Shen Tang's words made the three of them look stern.

A sense of crisis arises spontaneously.

"Qingshan Town has a relatively unique location and its water resources are quite developed.

We can consider building a water conservancy cotton farm along the Qingshan Town.”

It is often best to adapt to local conditions.

"Besides that, although we have a cotton mill, we still need manpower. However, I have discussed this manpower directly with the three bosses today.

Cotton mills must give priority to hiring women, especially those who are suffering at home."

"That's natural. Women are naturally more skilled at spinning and weaving than men. Even if the Marquis didn't say it, we would still think so."

"Also, once the cotton cloth is produced, we will only do wholesale, not retail."

The three of them were confused by Shen Tang's words.

“We are only responsible for production, but when it comes to selling cotton cloth and other cotton products, we mostly let other people help us sell them.

The price of a piece of cotton cloth would never exceed three taels of silver."

A pound of cotton costs about fifty coins, and a worker's monthly salary is about six hundred coins.

Adding the cost of building the cotton mill and some other costs, the cost of a piece of cotton cloth in the first few years would be at least several hundred coins.

"Therefore, the price of a piece of cloth of good quality and color is two taels of silver per piece when it leaves the cotton mill, but the merchants who buy the cotton cloth from the cotton mill cannot sell it for more than three taels of silver per piece."

“The quality is average or not very good, and the price is relatively low.”

"Tangji's focus is on cotton production. We have advanced looms, so we can sell cheaply and still make money. But our competitors may not be the same. When they have such looms, everyone in Daqi will consider Tangji first when it comes to cotton cloth."

Shen Tang’s meaning was very simple: focus on manufacturing quality and let others do the sales.

People must always be given the opportunity to share a piece of the pie, otherwise this road will not be smooth.