Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 1161 - 1158_1

Chapter 1161: Chapter 1158_1

The next day was the first of May. With Shangguan Xuanyi’s assistance, Shangguan Ruixi arranged for three batches of grain to be distributed, and each batch was overseen by a different person!

The three groups of people responsible for transporting the grain didn’t even know about the other two groups that were also distributing grain.

Shangguan Xuanyi sent his men to discreetly monitor the actions of these three groups.

The bait was already set, they were just waiting for the right time to cast the net!

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Jinghao’s appointment letter had come, and he had to leave for Zezhou on the second day of the Dragon Boat Festival.

These past few days, besides saying goodbye to his friends, he also had to prepare his farewell gifts.

Xiao’er returned to her mother’s home today to see how Jinghao’s preparations were coming along.

Seeing Jinghao’s packed luggage, Xiao’er said, "I’ll have one of the merchant teams deliver these for you, so you can travel light! Zezhou needs people there!"

"That’s exactly what I was planning to do. Thank you, sister."

Xiao’er sat down by the round table, then handed Jinghao a stack of documents, "These are some notes I’ve compiled about spices."

Jinghao sat down next to Xiao’er, opened the documents on the table, and started to read them carefully.

Xiao’er didn’t interrupt him and let him read them seriously.

She had plans for the construction of a spice workshop and a chain cosmetics and skincare store. She planned to collaborate with Jinghao on these projects.

Jinghao would have to mingle in official circles in the future, so he would definitely need silver.

Therefore, it was essential for Jinghao to have his own business to earn more silver, making it more convenient for him to act.

If one couldn’t be a corrupt official, but also couldn’t live without silver, then the only option was to develop one’s own industry!

Gu Qi, who was now thirteen years old, would be getting married in a few years. In addition to the family business, he should also have his own enterprises.

After reading the documents on the table, Jinghao spoke, "Are the cosmetics mentioned here the same as the fragrant powders and balms used by young ladies?"

Xiao’er nodded, "Yes!"

"So, sister, do you plan to build a workshop in Zezhou for spice extraction and cosmetics production?"

Xiao’er nodded again, "Yes, but I plan to co-operate with you in running this workshop. Nangong Country has been a major spice supplier in our continent. Now that we’ve taken control, we should harness its advantages. However, just selling raw spices is not enough. We should process the raw materials further to maximize our profits.

We can not only sell the cosmetics we produce domestically, but can also sell them overseas.

The shelf life of cosmetics is quite long - they can last for two to three years, which makes them ideal for selling overseas, enabling us to earn more silver.

I have confidence that with the current level of production technology, the cosmetics and skincare products I develop can surpass the products on the current cosmetics market by a mile!

That includes the cosmetics from overseas!

In the past, we imported a large amount of cosmetics and perfumes from overseas. However, I believe this situation will be reversed in two years’ time.

I am confident that as long as I do things well and promote the good business principles of modern brands, and persist in following a quality-oriented path for my own brand, in hundreds of years’ time, many international luxury brands may have started here in Minze Country!

The lives of people are limited, but the life of a brand can be passed on from generation to generation through capable people.

Good brands should aim to sell their products globally!

Xiao’er shared her thoughts.

After listening, Jinghao was moved, "Sister, this is a way for me to rapidly enrich the people of Zezhou!"

Earning money from our own people isn’t as satisfying as earning it from people of other countries!

If he went to Zezhou, he would also continue to use the advantage of spices to improve the lives of the locals there. However, his plan was not as good as Xiao’er’s. Her plan could lead the people there to wealth much faster.

In addition to utilizing spices, we can also hugely promote tea production. Now that the people of Minze Country are living better lives, even ordinary families like to buy some tea to entertain guests or drink in their daily lives.

Many economical teas are often out of stock, and excellent teas are often sold out as soon as they hit the market.

I heard that merchants overseas are also very interested in our tea! And the tea sold to overseas merchants can be 10% more expensive than the tea sold to local customers, leading to much higher profits!

Jinghao plans to create a tea-county in Zezhou, producing tea that is famous domestically and abroad!

Thinking about this, he becomes a little excited.

If it really happens, why would he worry about a lack of silver and the people remaining poor?!

"Sister, I plan to find a suitable town to establish a tea-county in Nangong Country, allowing the people there to use tea to become prosperous. That’s my plan..." Jinghao shared his thoughts.

Xiao’er nodded, "That’s a good idea! Leading the people to wealth involves taking local conditions into account! However, the most suitable county for tea cultivation in Nangong Country has yet to fall to us. However, in the county we have captured, we can develop the ceramic and paper-making industries. That county has a large quantity of white clay, which is useful for ceramics and paper-making."

Xiao’er had been to Nangong Country before and had a deep impression of the white clay from that county.

After a heavy rain, the water in a small stream turned milky white, and white mud could be seen on the shore.

"Ceramics and paper-making?" Jinghao mused.

Silk, ceramics, and tea have always been the favorite commodities of overseas merchants. Now that the imperial court supports the development of overseas trade, Jinghao originally planned to rely on this trade to lead the people to wealth. However, he hadn’t thought that Nangong Country was also suitable for the production of ceramics.

In this way, as long as he guides the people of Nangong Country to develop these three things, together with the original advantage of spices, he imagines creating several counties, each with its own speciality. He is even excited to think of the names for them: Tea County, Silk County, Ceramic County, and Spice County! He wants to create four world-renowned counties under Zezhou Prefecture!

Make the world know about Zezhou!

Thinking about this, he wished he could immediately run off to Zezhou, build workshops, and plant tea trees!

"Many areas in Nangong Country are suitable for planting sugar cane, and the dense forests there are also good for the paper industry. However, remember to not only cut down trees and not plant any, as that would affect the environment and could easily lead to soil erosion and landslides. Also, the wastewater from the ceramics workshop..." Xiao’er reminded him, thinking about the potential environmental hazards of paper-making and ceramics.

"I know, I have read in the books you gave me about the impact of forests on soil and water conservation, climate, and air. I will certainly make a clear stipulation in the future!" said Jinghao.

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