Chapter 431 How to transport potatoes in bulk
Li Huyu couldn't keep up with the pace.
That's Beidu, not the rich Jiangnan.
Before, Fan He followed Wenhua to Yuhang, she understood and supported it, and also understood Shuiqing's idea of letting the child go out to try, but why did Dajiang agree to go to Beidu today?
This, this... is it a bit hasty?
She turned her head to look at the head of the family, wondering if the head of the family should persuade him?
She saw the head of the family's eyes wide open, with an excited expression eager to try!
She accidentally saw her son beside her, with the same excited expression eager to try!
The next moment, Bai Ziqian stood up. After two years, the boy shed his original youth and ignorance, and was full of vigor and thoughtfulness. He looked at Ling Ran and said, "Brother Ling, Baijiazhuang has a lot of potatoes and enough manpower, which can be transported to Beidu later!"
After these two years, especially after the flood, he came to a conclusion that only by becoming stronger can he protect his family and the people he cares about.
His parents supported his family, and his aunt Shuiqing and uncle Jin supported him in the village. Sometimes he wondered, if it was him, could he do it for them?
The answer is no, he had nothing, no ability to make a living, no people to use, and no power.
He was panicked when his uncle, County Magistrate Wu, came with a large group of people. Later, Aunt Shuiqing led the villagers to resist. He understood how important it was for people to have ability.
When his parents came, the viciousness of the bandits in Nandu was revealed in their words, and the officers and soldiers used their power to oppress people and eat ugly things. It was only with Governor Ling that the Bai family's predicament and crisis were resolved. He finally understood why Brother Ling resolutely went to Beidu!
He also wanted to fight and fight to make the Bai family a royal merchant, so that they would not be bullied, and he could provide silver without blinking when Aunt Shuiqing and Yan Qiuxing returned to Wanxia Jianghehu and Brother Ling were short of silver.
Li Huyu was shocked and immediately looked at the head of the family. The next moment, Bai Manshan also stood up.
Li Huyu breathed a sigh of relief.
Ling Ran was as surprised as Li Huyu when he heard Bai Ziqian's words. He also looked at Bai Manshan first.
Ziqian didn't know the danger. It didn't matter if he acted impulsively. Uncle Bai, as an adult, was also knowledgeable and would definitely persuade Ziqian.
Bai Manshan looked at Ling Ran: "What Ziqian said is exactly what I want to say. Last year, Baijiazhuang planted 300 acres of potatoes. According to the output of Shanshui Village, it is estimated that there are also hundreds of thousands of kilograms. We only need to keep enough potatoes for 500 acres of land and food, and the rest can be transported to Beidu.
As for how to transport them in large quantities, I have an idea. Do you want to listen?"
Li Huyu was completely stunned and forgot what to say or do.
Why did Ziqian and Manshan agree, but she felt left behind?
When did the father and son reach a consensus? Did they forget to tell her?
Ling Ran was too shocked to care about it at this moment, and blurted out: "Uncle Bai, please speak!"
"There is a seaport wharf in the east of Nandu, which often transports various caravan goods. I have business dealings with the fleet. As long as there is enough silver, it will not be a problem. According to the previous cargo days, it will take about 40 days from Nandu to Beidu at the fastest. If there is bad weather, it is uncertain.
But for the sake of safety, the people you bring will take the potatoes from Shuiqing and set off by land, and the people from Baijiazhuang will go by water. What do you think?" Bai Manshan said, waiting for a reply.
Although sea transportation is affected by the weather, it can transport hundreds of thousands of kilograms of potatoes in one batch. If these hundreds of thousands of kilograms of potatoes are to be transported from land to Beidu, it will consume manpower and material resources, and the checkpoints along the way will be even more difficult!
It is almost impossible.
If there is really bad weather, it can only be said that it is God's will.
Ling Ran's heartstrings were shaken severely, and his reason told him to agree quickly. This is the best way!
It is only the beginning of March now. If everything goes well, potatoes will arrive in the middle of next month, hundreds of thousands of kilograms of potatoes! Once they arrive, they can be planted, and Baijiazhuang can plant another season and continue to harvest in the second half of the year.
Here, there are two seasons a year, and the number of acres planted can be expanded. Next year, they can continue to be shipped to Beidu by sea...
Suppressing the thoughts of agreeing, he looked at Bai Manshan and asked carefully: "Uncle Bai, do you know what you are doing?
Once Beidu is defeated, the accounts will be settled in the autumn, and your Bai family will no longer exist."
Bai Manshan also replied carefully: "The court does not care about the flood, and those bandits and officials also made the Bai family almost cease to exist.
Ling Ran, Uncle Bai is not a young boy. He knows what he is doing and what the end will be. Once defeated, the family will sell their property and continue to move south. At worst, they can flee to Siam!
As long as there is money, life will not be too bad. Don't worry."
The opportunity is in front of them. Whether they can grasp it depends on themselves.
It's done. The Bai family transported food and grass to Beidu, which can be regarded as a meritorious service. The imperial merchants are just a stone's throw away! They changed their family and were no longer lowly merchants.
If they lost, the whole family would move south and leave their hometown. Anyway, he had been to Siam before. The climate was not too different from that in Nandu. Although the food was different, he could bring enough silver for servants and maids, so it wouldn't be too bad.
The only bad thing was that he couldn't bear to leave Sister Shuiqing's family... By then, maybe Shuiqing's family would have to flee with them. Well, forget it.
Shuiqing:... Bai Manshan has even thought of a way out?
She knew that the person in Beidu was the final winner, so she dared to agree to let Ling Ran and Dajiang go, but Bai Manshan didn't know that he was actually ready to burn his boats.
The Bai family had indeed lacked an opportunity in the past, and now Bai Manshan and Bai Ziqian seized it.
Seeing that the head of the family had even thought of a way out, and seeing that close friends and lifesavers had joined in, Li Huyu was immediately full of heroic spirit: "Okay! Let's try it together!"
"This time the potato harvest is good, I provide potato seeds, most families harvested 40% to 60% of the potatoes, so my family has the most potatoes in the village. Fifty horses can only pull a small part, and the rest should be transported to Baijiazhuang overnight? Then from Baijiazhuang to Nandu Wharf." Shuiqing briefly talked about the weight of his own potatoes.
These potatoes are sent for seeds, so the more the better.
Lingran smiled: "Okay."
It takes only one day for a fast horse to go back and forth from Shanshui Village to Baijiazhuang, and the potatoes from Aunt Shuiqing's house can be delivered in two or three times.
The last batch will be pulled by horses by land to Beidu.
In the teahouse, a group of people discussed and decided on the weight, route, and transportation method, and the food outside was also prepared.
There were so many people that they couldn't be too elaborate. The main dish was pork stewed with potatoes, and the side dishes were mostly pork, served with rice. However, the food cooked in the big iron pot was particularly fragrant.
The men Ling Ran brought had never eaten potatoes before, but they only knew that it was a crop with a very high yield. They had come with a sense of mission to fill their stomachs with it, but now after eating the stewed potatoes, they were so delicious that they were excited.
This was the food they were going to take back!