In Love With My Fierce Farming Wife!
Chapter 499 - 498: Pan’er’s Business Experience_1

Chapter 499: Chapter 498: Pan’er’s Business Experience_1

While she said she would check the secret tunnel of the Bai Residence in a few days, Su Pan’er felt a burning curiosity that led her to nearly wear out all the books on the Ancient Divination Methodology that she had at her disposal.

She eventually arrived at a conclusion.

The underground array formation must have been improved by its original builders, hence its peculiar nature.

Yet, speculation remained speculation. To determine whether her theory was correct, she had to see the site in person to have a thorough understanding of the situation.

Before they could act, Su Pan’er received a letter from Lui Muyi.

In it, he mentioned that thanks to Su Huarong’s assistance, he was able to avoid the prison disaster.

The millet and grains had been successfully purchased, already loaded onto ships, and were being transported back after leaving Yongzhou Prefecture.

However, Lui Muyi mentioned another issue in the letter, the severe shortage of Silver Frost Charcoal in Yongzhou Prefecture, which was incredibly expensive. As a result, he had spent a significant amount on buying Silver Frost Charcoal.

He intended to buy a large quantity of Silver Frost Charcoal after the ships transported the grains back to Yongze, and then sell them in the Capital City. This way, he could earn a bit from the upcoming harsh winter.

This gave Su Pan’er a bright idea!

Changze County is located in a mountain valley, surrounded by tall, densely forested mountains, with a low grain yield.

The commoners could barely make ends meet by farming, but after submitting their grain as tribute tax, they could only tighten their belts to fill their stomachs.

Despite the disaster, the Imperial Court reduced part of the taxes, but if they let the commoners substitute Silver Frost Charcoal for the grain they submitted, they would undoubtedly be willing.

She discussed this matter with Qin Yi, who also found Pan’er’s idea feasible. Therefore, they decided to put it into action!

No hesitation, just do it!

The announcement was issued the next day.

On the day the announcement was disseminated, many commoners attributed Silver Frost Charcoal as tribute tax instead of grain.

Seeing this, Su Pan’er consulted with Qin Yi again, suggesting that other taxes such as poll tax, property tax, land tax, etc., could also be paid using Silver Frost Charcoal.

This majorly boosted the enthusiasm of the commoners.

For the commoners, that wasteland had always been barren, producing nothing except trees, let alone grains.

Now they could substitute grain with Silver Frost Charcoal, they were naturally overjoyed.

Once the Silver Frost Charcoal began to be collected, another problem arose!

Due to geographical constraints, Changze County was surrounded by a ring of mountains, with only rugged mountain paths leading out.

How to transport so much Silver Frost Charcoal out became a major problem for Qin Yi. If they hired manpower and resources to walk the mountain path, the input cost would be too high!

If calculated this way, by the time these Silver Frost Charcoals were transported out, they feared they wouldn’t earn much money.

Su Pan’er stared at the map of Changze County for a long time before finally focusing on a tributary of the county city’s river.

"Look at this tributary."

Su Pan’er pointed to the small river on the map, drawing a circle along the topography, "What about taking the waterway?"

"No."

This time, it was Qin Yi, Old Cheng, Qin Hua, Su Hao, and other people who objected.

"Pan’er, you may not have seen this river in person. The river is swift and although it does not freeze in winter, there are dangerous shoals and cliffs along the way. And this Silver Frost Charcoal cannot be exposed to moisture, so it’s impossible to take the waterway." Qin Yi explained carefully.

"Who told you that to use the waterway, you have to transport it by boat?"

Su Pan’er laughed, a twinkling of wisdom in her eyes, "Qin Yi, do you remember when we went to the mountain to find Big Brother Lui, we passed this river course? What did we use to get down the river?

"Of course, we rode horses, and then...

Qin Yi thought for a moment, "You mean using bamboo rafts? This won’t work either. Bamboo rafts store Silver Frost Charcoal too easily, and it’s simply too dangerous to transport it over the large drop. "

"Now is the dry season, the best time to take the waterway."

Su Pan’er confidently suggested, "As for the dampness, as long as we take good moisture-proof measures during transportation, it won’t be a problem. And regarding those dangerous shoals and cliffs, as long as we dam at appropriate locations to obstruct the bamboo raft, and then create logging roads to use the terrain to transport to the next section of the river course, again and again, there is fundamentally no problem."

Her speech left everyone astonished and enlightened!

Old Cheng made the decision immediately!

"This method is good! This way, we can definitely reduce human and physical resources, as well as significantly save costs. It’s indeed worth a try!"

When Old Cheng approved, everyone naturally had no objections.

After further discussion to solidify the specific tasks, everyone went their separate ways!

When everyone had left, Qin Yi could not hold back and gripped Su Pan’er’s hand, giving it a shake!

"Pan’er, do you know? All the peasant households in our Changze County have completed their tribute tax on time this year. This is the first time since the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Moreover, it happened after Changze County suffered from a disaster! And all of this is thanks to your good strategy!"

Qin Yi sighed internally, feeling extremely fortunate to have married such a wonderful partner!

"Helping you solve problems is also part of a wife’s duties."

Su Pan’er quickly withdrew her hand, glaring at him playfully, "If you’re really grateful to me, then hurry up and accompany me to the underground labyrinth. How about it?"

The labyrinth under the tunnel seemed to lure her soul irresistibly, she was eager to explore it, to get a clear insight into it!

"Haha! I will definitely accompany you!"

Qin Yi laughed heartily and pulled her into his arms, "But, we have to wait a bit longer. Wait until we’re done with the work here, and the Silver Frost Charcoal is transported, I will accompany you!"

Su Pan’er squinted at him.

"Agreed! And you’re the one saying it. Anyway, I am almost six months pregnant. If you do not want me to give birth in the tunnel, remember to hurry."

The message implied in her words made Qin Yi break into a cold sweat, causing him to consider seriously about visiting the tunnel.

He dare not underestimate this woman’s determination to act on her words.

In private, he informed Master Uncle Cheng about this matter, asking him to scout out the route in advance.

Master Uncle Cheng naturally agreed.

The fundamental reason why he followed Qin Yi here was the tunnel beneath the Bai Residence. Therefore, he frequently explored the tunnel, preparing for a deeper exploration.

Of course, Su Pan’er was unaware of this.

Recently, her focus has fallen on earning some extra money. She has never thought of relying on Qin Yi’s meager salary to support her. Depending on heaven, earth, and parents is not as reliable as depending on oneself!

She bought four shops and combined three farms. She hired shopkeepers for all the shops, taking care of them personally.

Apart from whether the shops were making money or not, her principle was - at least they shouldn’t make a loss!

As for the three farms, she appointed trusted people to manage them.

A hot spring was present beneath one of the manors, dedicated to growing greenhouse vegetables.

For Su Pan’er, she could skip the meat, but vegetables were indispensable in every meal. She didn’t want to gnaw on Chinese cabbage - or rather, Napa cabbage - all winter.

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