Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 750 Working together

If everyone works hard and there are not enough lychees to sell this year, then if we take better care of them next year, perhaps there will be more lychees.

We can also start planting more lychee trees from this year. It is not that the best time to plant a tree is ten years ago, the second best time is now.

Generally speaking, it takes about six to seven years from planting litchi seedlings to bearing fruit, and some even take ten years.

Although it takes a long time, for people who have lived in Changliang Prefecture for generations, they should be able to wait for these six or seven years.

Later, when the lychee trees bear fruit, everyone will be able to earn a steady stream of money. The Great Sheng Dynasty has a vast territory, and there will be more and more wealthy people.

When lychees are eaten in every part of the Great Sheng Dynasty, that will be the time for the people of Changliang Prefecture to make a fortune.

By then, Changliang Prefecture would most likely become famous, and more merchants would come here to visit. They would be able to earn more money easily by sitting at home.

Therefore, at present, the important thing is not to steal business from our own people, or to monopolize the business with the few people present.

Besides, even if they really unite and want to monopolize, it seems unlikely in reality.

After all, last year, it was not anyone here, but her Hualei who transported lychees to Shangjing City and sold them at such a high price in Shangjing City.

Hua Lei did not rely on his own abilities, but borrowed the influence of Emperor Shengwu to make all the noble families know about this lychee.

After everyone knew about lychees, Hualei asked Tian Xiaofu to adopt a hunger marketing approach based on everyone's thoughts, which caused the price to rise again and again.

This year, Hualei might be able to help. Next year, Hualei will still be working in Xichang Prefecture, so maybe she can continue to help.

But what about the year after next, the year after that, when Hualei leaves Xichang Prefecture, will the new prefect who takes over definitely do the same as Hualei and make all-out efforts to plan for them? Not necessarily.

If he only cares about his own interests and wants to put money in his own pocket, do those present here have the ability to stop him even if they are not happy about it? I guess there is nothing they can do.

Therefore, it is still necessary for everyone present to be able to handle the entire litchi business by themselves. Instead of focusing on the immediate benefits of the next one or two years, why don’t you think about what needs to be done most at the moment?

If we set up a cooperative lychee processing workshop, the most important thing is what we can do to push down the flower buds and keep the lychee processing workshop running and alive.

Perhaps we can think further ahead, starting with planting litchi trees now, and in ten years when the litchis bear fruit, we can sell and process them, and the entire line can be completed.

If you feel that these things cannot be accomplished by just a few people present here, perhaps you can find an opportunity to invite others who want to get a piece of the pie to sit down and discuss the matter calmly.

The most correct approach is to work together and unite as one to expand the lychee production in Changliangzhou and transport more of them to various places in the Dasheng Dynasty. The most correct approach is to form an industrial chain for lychees in Changliangzhou.

We can even unite with the neighboring Changjin Prefecture. If the two prefectures work together, the possibility of success will be higher. You know, there are also many lychee trees in Changjin Prefecture.

After hearing what Hualei said, many people felt ashamed. Indeed, last year, they, with so many people, only did the simplest part.

The lychees are readily available, and we just need to buy them. The most important part is all done by Hualei. It is also because Hualei is generous that all the profits are made public and distributed to them.

If Hua Lei's term of office expires and she leaves Xichang Prefecture, the follow-up matters will indeed need to be handled by people here. Hua Lei's words do make sense, and they consider the long-term.

No matter who comes, they may not be as selfless as Hua Lei.

Last year, Hualei gave people fish. This year, while giving people fish, they are also teaching them how to fish. It is unreasonable for me not to appreciate Hualei's kindness.

Therefore, everyone put aside their resentment and complaints, and began to seriously discuss the investment ratio of each processing workshop and what they could do at present.

Also, whether or not to start planting litchi trees now, and whether or not to bring other people in as well, the people below were discussing this enthusiastically.

In fact, what Hualei didn’t say was that in the previous life, because the grafting technology was mature, litchi could be grafted to make it bear fruit faster.

Compared to planting lychee trees directly, which takes six to seven years to bear fruit, grafting generally only takes two to three years, which can be said to have shortened the time a lot.

However, in order to graft litchi trees, in addition to the quality of the scion, the compatibility of the rootstock and litchi must also be considered.

The rootstocks that can be grafted with lychees are generally longan, pomelo, and citrus. Don't ask whether there are these fruit trees in Changliang Prefecture.

Even if there are these fruit trees, longan and pomelo can be sold directly, or made into syrupy longan, etc. There is no need to sacrifice the main thing and graft lychee.

After all, here, the grafting technology is not mature and grafting failure is very normal. By then, the gain will outweigh the loss.

Therefore, Hualei did not tell these people about the things that were not worth the loss, so as to avoid making them more distracted and at a loss.

Hua Lei did not join their discussion. She thought that the most important thing was to let them learn to collaborate and grow. She could not stay in Xichang forever.

Although she could indeed join as a shareholder, Hualei gave up the opportunity to avoid being criticized. Giving benefits to the people is also one of the basic requirements for being an official.

However, Hua Lei did not leave immediately. Instead, she sat aside and listened carefully to their discussion, and then made some small suggestions from time to time.

Especially when they are at a loss, give them a few timely reminders and popularize the various tax systems of the Great Sheng Dynasty, especially commercial taxes.

Many people sitting here started out as businessmen, and they are particularly concerned about this area. In recent years, the imperial court has also promulgated many new tax laws.

In the Great Sheng Dynasty, the main taxes included the Ding tax, the household tax, the land tax, and the miscellaneous taxes. Among them, the Ding tax, the household tax, and the land tax were basically fixed.

Either a fixed amount or a fixed tax rate. Of course, the corvée labor that the people performed each year was listed separately and was not included in these taxes.