Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 631 Soothing people

Moreover, reeds can be grown within a year and used directly for papermaking. They can be used continuously and will not run out.

Compared with the long growth period of moso bamboo, moso bamboo used for papermaking generally takes three to five years to be used for papermaking, and consumes more energy and time than reeds, so the cost of making paper with reeds is lower.

Moreover, reed fiber is soft and easy to decompose, producing less polluting waste, which is beneficial to environmental protection. Although the concept of environmental protection did not exist in the Great Sheng Dynasty, it was still necessary to avoid it if possible.

In addition, the fiber of reed is long and tough, so the paper made from it has good strength and durability. This is also the advantage of reed papermaking.

Looking at the winding creeks and dense reed buds in the village, Gui Jijiu was very satisfied. If the paper mill was placed here, there would definitely be no shortage of raw materials.

Even if there is a shortage of paper, there are two bamboo villages next door. Moreover, Beihe Village has many rivers and the environment is very suitable for papermaking.

After checking the actual situation in the village, Gui Jijiu followed Hua Lei back to the house. The two talked in the study for a long time, and basically everything was settled.

Hua Lei's original idea was that she and Gui Jijiu would cooperate, with the two companies splitting the profits 40% and 60% respectively, with herself taking 40%, and they would open a paper mill together and hire villagers to work.

However, after checking the actual situation in the village and seeing that almost all the villagers' houses had reed roofs and reed mud walls, and that many children were barefoot, Hua Lei changed her mind.

She decided to give 20% of her shares to the village, and try her best to motivate the villagers so that everyone can get rich together. Gui Jiji, who was also very touched, agreed with Hualei's opinion. However, he also adjusted his share.

They would provide the technology, accounting for 50%, Beihe Village would provide the land and raw materials, accounting for 20%, and Hualei would provide the capital, accounting for 30%, and they would open a paper mill together. The wages of the villagers would be calculated separately.

In this way, the villagers would have cash every month to cover their daily expenses. At the end of the year, they would also receive 20% of the profits from the paper mill, which would be more secure.

After the discussion, the two went to the home of Village Chief Huang and discussed some details with the village chief who had just recovered from a serious illness. They finally decided on the tripartite agreement and went to the county government to register it.

Village chief Huang held the registered agreement with tears in his eyes. He originally only hoped that the villagers could have a place to work and a stable income every month, which would have made him very satisfied. He never thought that the villagers could have a share in the paper mill.

As soon as the news was announced, the villagers were enthusiastic. They enthusiastically participated, cooperated, and helped in the site selection, construction, and excavation of various pools in the paper mill. Once again, Hualei was impressed by the power of the people.

The paper mill was located on the main riverside of Beihe Village, covering an area of ​​more than 20 mu. The walls of the workshop were all built with mud, and the roof was of course made of reed curtains and mud that the villagers wove together during the winter.

Hualei handed over the follow-up matters to Gui Jijiu and Huang Damao. Gui Jijiu was much more proficient in papermaking than herself, so Hualei didn't worry about the follow-up matters at all.

I thought that since the affairs of the ten villages had been arranged, I should have nothing to do. But unexpectedly, the new head of Beiyi Village, who had just moved here, also came to see Hualei.

The newly moved villagers were all hunters before, but this time they came with their families. They recently built a new house and have little money left.

The men all went to work in the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works. The Ministry of Revenue also allocated land to them, and most of the work on the land was done.

Seeing that every village in Mobei has an extra income, but the women and the elderly in their own village still have no way to make a living, these villagers are very envious.

So, they decided to ask their village chief to come to Hualei to try his luck. Who knows, Hualei might have some good ideas.

Looking at the somewhat awkward village chief sitting opposite, Hualei was at a loss. The place in Beiyi Village was arranged for them by Minister Zhang.

Originally, there were mountains and fields in Mobei, so according to the court's regulations, in addition to distributing fields for growing crops to each household of new immigrants, a certain number of barren mountains and wastelands must also be allocated to the village to ensure the villagers' firewood supply and other needs.

However, because the Ministry of Revenue had previously sold farmland and barren hills, Minister Zhang temporarily only allocated farmland to Beiyi Village, and did not allocate any of the public barren hills and land in their village.

So now, there is nothing else in the village to use except the fields that have just been planted with corn, so there is no output to be utilized.

After promising the village chief to help them find a solution, Hua Lei saw the new village chief off, went into the study, opened her notes, and began to think about countermeasures.

The villagers of Beiyi Village, apart from their own fields, had built everything else from scratch. Hualei had originally thought about letting them grow medicinal herbs or something. However, she changed her mind and rejected her idea.

On the one hand, the Ministry of Revenue has not yet allocated barren hills to the village, so the villagers have no place to grow medicinal herbs. On the other hand, the cost of growing medicinal herbs is relatively high. Moreover, it is relatively professional.

Many villagers in the village have just built their houses, so they don’t have that much capital to invest. Moreover, many villagers are illiterate, so it is difficult for them to grow medicinal herbs, so it is not possible.

How about continuing to promote rabbit breeding? However, I don’t have enough rabbits now. Find the rabbit breeding villages one and two? However, they are still expanding their rabbit breeding scale and are not willing to share breeding rabbits with other villages.

Hua Lei scratched her hair, feeling a little embarrassed.

How about changing the direction and renting breeding sheep to let Beiyi villagers start raising sheep? However, the reproductive capacity of sheep is much lower than that of rabbits. It is not suitable for quickly accumulating the base number, nor is it suitable for the villagers of Beiyi Village.

Moreover, renting breeding sheep is also a kind of pressure for me. My own sheep cannot fill the sheepfold now. If I want to rent out my own breeding sheep, it will take a long time. It is impossible to quench thirst with distant water, so it is not an option.

Moreover, the people of Modong County next to Mobei are basically herders, raising a lot of sheep. Therefore, if the villagers of Beiyi Village were allowed to raise sheep, there would be no advantage.

Although the villagers are very hardworking, they are also very motivated about the new land allocated to them by the household department.

The fields were not only planted with corn and rice, but also weeds were removed without leaving a single weed. Vegetables were also planted in front of and behind the houses.

However, no matter how hard you work, the land is fixed. If you want to earn other income, you still need to find other ways.

However, Hualei couldn't do anything without rice, and for a moment, she really didn't know what to do.