Now all affairs in Pingxiang and the army are entrusted to Zhang Yi.

However, the matter of governing the people is handled by Hu Qiang in a related manner, but the actual handler behind the scenes is himself.

Sister's doing this is already a huge concession. If she wants to make trouble again, she is being ignorant.

The reason why he did that just now was just to show his presence.

Zhang Xingyi said he was not angry, so of course he was not angry.

Her mind quickly turned to business again, "I just saw the statistics sent by the Secretariat mentioning the wool supply of the workshop at the end of this year."

"What? What's the problem?"

Guan Ji asked with concern.

"The problem is huge. There is not enough wool at all." Zhang Xingyi shook his head and counted on his fingers, "Pingxiang will have to reclaim land again this year, open up pastures, and raise sheep at the same time."

"Now Hanyang Manufacturing Bureau and Nanxiang are producing looms. Also, during the Northern Expedition, a lot of labor was obtained, and Li Mu is training weavers and handymen in the workshop."

"So, based on this calculation, by the end of the year, this workshop will basically be able to start work. But Longyou has just experienced the war, so it would be good to resume farming in the first year."

"The wool that can be harvested this year is not much. If we hand over some of it to the court, if we divide it among these five workshops, I'm afraid it will be a little short."

Guan Ji couldn't help but smile when she saw her serious consideration.

"I didn't expect it to be in place all at once. Let's start this year to give them hope. Next year, or even the year after, we can gradually increase the supply of wool."

As the owner of the largest livestock ranch in the world, Guanda, the landlady and rancher's wife, knows a lot about ranching.

The cycle of raising a sheep is approximately one year.

Ewes give birth to lambs after five months of pregnancy, plus three months of carrying lambs, which means they can give birth to lambs three times in two years.

Coupled with the construction of the pasture, in two years, the current workshop size will be almost able to be supplied normally.

Of course, these five wool spinning workshops are not too big, and there is no way to compare them with the workshops in Nanxiang.

But this is because it is limited by the supply of wool. It will be possible to expand further in a few years. How to expand and how to pay for food will be discussed at that time... we will talk about it then.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Xingyi had other ideas.

"Sister, this time that guy robbed so many sheep from other people's homes, why should he use them? Otherwise, wouldn't it be too wasteful?"

Zhang Xingyi wrung her fingers, which was a sign of her thinking about the problem.

At the same time, there was a dangerous light in his eyes, "If there is not enough wool, it is because there are not enough sheep. If there are not enough sheep, it is because there is not enough pasture."

"Now we have to farm, divide pastures, and provide food to the barbarians. The money and food we spend is like running water. This burden is really too heavy."

"We have to do everything, so this delays the progress. Since those companies are anxious to get wool, why don't we let them help?"

Although Guan Ji knew that she was always good at making plans, she was a little confused when she heard these words.

"We sold this wool to them, not to mention that planning the pasture is part of the duty of the Qiang Protector."

"If we allow them to intervene in this kind of thing, wouldn't it mean that we are giving them authority? How will they be willing to pay for wool then?"

"Borrow it!" Zhang Xingyi ignored Guan Ji's worries, and saw her Bai Shengsheng's little hands clasped together, "Borrow them for money, food, and people!"

Guan Ji thought this little girl was confused: "Who is still willing to borrow it now?"

Just relying on my husband's reputation as a wealthy family in central Sichuan...

It doesn’t mean you can’t borrow, but without enough benefits, who will borrow? Who dares to borrow?

Zhang Xingyi said with a smile: "As long as it is related to their interests, they will naturally be willing to borrow it."

"How to say?"

Seeing that she really seemed to have a solution, Guan Ji asked quickly.

"Sister, this is what I think. We have planned the pastures and divided the tribes. Then we will divide these pastures again and let each of the five families receive a piece of pasture."

"At that time, the wool produced on this grassland will be given to his family first, except for the wool that needs to be handed over to the court."

Upon hearing this, Guan Ji flatly refused: "No. Caochang and those barbarian tribes are already under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. How can they be divided among those people?"

"Oh, sister, please listen to me first!" Zhang Xingyi said coquettishly and dissatisfied.

"Okay, you speak first."

"Who said these pastures and tribes are under their control? Of course they are still under the control of the imperial court! It's just that the wool produced is given priority to the family that is willing to help open the pastures."

Guan Ji finally got the clue and asked, "What do you mean? Tell me clearly!"

"Sister, look, the money, food, and manpower required to open a pasture are very expensive. If they were willing to help, the pasture could be built sooner."

"In this case, they will benefit earlier. The money they invested can be converted into wool later. In fact, they will use the money collected from wool to build pastures in advance."

"Hello, hello, hello, everyone, why wouldn't they be willing? Look at Yuexun's ranch, isn't there a wealthy family involved in it? They can send out accountants to check the incoming and outgoing of money and food."

"The same goes for the pasture. As long as the wool produced by the pasture has not exhausted their money and food, they can buy wool from this pasture first."

When Guan Ji heard this explanation, she looked at Zhang Xingyi in surprise. This woman really has a wonderful idea!

"When the wool produced by the pastures is different, will it make them feel unbalanced?"

Guan Ji thought for a moment and asked another question.

"Don't be afraid." Zhang Xingyi's face was full of confidence, "We just mark out the pasture and let them choose. Then it will depend on each family's ability."

"If you have poor vision, you can't blame others for having good vision. If two families are interested in the same piece of grassland at the same time, the one with the highest price will get it."

When Guan Ji heard this, she took a deep breath.

Little sister of the Zhang family, you are indeed very evil!

It's not enough to use other people's money to build your own pasture, but you also think of ways to provoke competition from them and make them spend more money.

This level of blackness is almost the same as that of my own Alang!

"This is a good idea!" Mistress of the Feng family praised it full of praise, "You can sketch the book and let someone pass it on to A Lang to see what he decides."

“This is a great idea!”

Only then did Feng Junhou, who was escorting the loot through the Zhipi Road in Nan'an County, received a letter from Ping Xiang. Although he was far away, he could actually say the same words as his mother-in-law.

“This is simply a commercial housing pre-sale model!”

Feng Tuchel was extremely shocked, "The brain of the little girl from the Zhang family is simply amazing!"

Then I thought that the method of selling workshop quotas was also thought up by Zhuge Laoyao.

As a result, Longyou's wool spinning workshop is on track at least one year ahead of schedule.
Chapter completed!