sbdcsierra Chapter 1224 Give it away
Chapter 1224 Give it away
Zhou Mai and Zhou Mi looked at each other, and they both understood each other tacitly.
Zhou Guo said: "No, if it was only in the north, we could sell this fertilizer, but now our fertilizer farms cover most of the world. This year, the weather in the southern cities is not good, and the grain harvested in the southern areas alone is more than 7 million dan!
Even so, it is because we currently do not have enough manpower and financial resources. Less than 50% of households in each prefecture buy fertilizer. If it were like in the north, it could reach 80%, 90%, or even 100%. Just imagine, the grain collected each year would probably be not much different from the annual tax revenue of the imperial court."
Everyone was stunned and opened their mouths wide, including Zhou Gu.
For so many years, the family only knew that a lot of grain could be harvested every year because of the fertilizer, but no one knew the exact amount, including Zhou Gu. The final data was still controlled by Zhou Guo.
They never imagined that their family could harvest so much food every year!
Seven million shi, plus the grain from the north, would really become a mountain of grain, which could not be eaten up in generations!
Zhou Guo continued, "Mom, brothers, sisters-in-law, sisters, so much grain is collected every year and stored in our Zhou family. We can't control it, even with my uncle. We will become the target of public criticism and a living target for generations. For our family, this stuff will eventually become a hot potato and the source of trouble for the family. Therefore, we must give it away."
Fearing that they would not agree, he added, “Although Feizhuang has been given away, our family still has many other things, including various shops, mountain products, crabs, and all the land I have purchased. They all belong to our family.
There is also the most profitable escort agency. With the Good Fruit Escort Agency, our family will definitely become the richest in the North in the future, if not the richest in the world. It is useless to have so much money. It is enough for the family to live a good life. Any more will be a burden."
She said so much, and no one in the family interrupted her.
After she finished speaking, everyone looked at her in silence, with pain in their eyes.
Zhou Xing felt distressed. "You built this Feizhuang all by yourself. From the first Feizhuang to now, you have invested so much energy. Now you have to sell it to someone else."
Zhou Guo used to work all day and all night, and she got seriously ill from working so hard in the early years. In recent years, she has been so busy that she can't go home all year round. She worked so hard, but in the end, she was just making wedding dresses for others?
Li was about to cry, but she managed to hold it back. Fearing that Zhou Guo would feel bad, she said calmly, "It's okay. Just give it away. We don't want it anymore. If someone else wants it, just give it to them. Let them figure it out. Let's see what they can come up with.
Just come back. The North is so big, and there are so many shops. All we have is enough. It is enough for us to live a very good life. Mother likes you to stay by her side and not go anywhere. It is just right for her to rest. What is the point of running around outside?"
Zhou Su said, "Sister, I will be able to help you soon. You can stay at home and enjoy delicious food and drinks all day long, and I will go out to earn money for you."
Li Lai wants to go too.
Zhou Mai and Zhou Mi didn't say anything. As they got older, they talked less and less over the years, but they had their own ideas in mind.
Zhou Gu also comforted him, "It's better to give it away. Big brother feels that it's tiring to run such a big business. The Northland is just right. You don't have to be so busy and the money is enough. The most important thing is that you don't have to travel around. You can spend more time at home every year."
He could also spend more time with his family. Now that his business has grown, he really feels that it is unnecessary to be like Zhou Guo. The days he spends at home throughout the year can be counted on one hand, and his life is hard.
The whole family tried every way to comfort her, fearing that she would not be able to get over it.
The old man was still picking at the things in his hands. Although they were all bought for him by Zhou Guo over the years, they were really not too little. Leaving them to the child would be enough for him to eat and drink even if he did nothing for the rest of his life and just lay down, even if he would eat a little too much.
Zhou Guo was deeply moved. He didn't expect his family to have this attitude. You have to know that this is not just a little bit, this is tens of millions of stones of grain that can rival the entire national treasury.
They gave away such wealth that was enough to rival a country without any complaints, and they were even afraid that she would feel bad.
She said, "It's okay. Even if I give it away, it's still in my hands. It's just that the name has changed. It's changed from the Zhou family's property to the Xu family's property. It's the property of the world. Our family no longer has the right to control it."
The old man asked seriously, "Is this what the Xu family asked for?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at her.
"Of course not." Zhou Guo shook his head. "General Xu is very good and said a lot of encouraging words to us. I feel that this Feizhuang is no longer suitable for us. This year, the whole country has collected more than 10 million dan of grain! I think that now, whether it is the Xu family or the court, they may not have that much grain!
After all, our family is still peasants. Only my uncle is a general. We have a weak foundation. Holding this thing in our hands is like a baby holding a golden bowl. Even if the Xu family stands by us, it can't resist everyone's eyesore of us. I have to consider the future of the Zhou family."
Everyone was silent.
Li sighed, "I didn't expect that being too rich by relying on one's own ability is not a good thing. Isn't this the same as that mountain bandit, who robs openly."
Everyone nodded, they were not the same as the bandits.
Zhou Guo didn't answer, but just said: "Since our family can turn this corner and give it away freely, I feel relieved. I came back just for this matter."
Zhou Su asked, "Now that Feizhuang has been given away, what will we do with the grain we harvested this year?"
Yes, everyone looked at Zhou Guo. This was tens of millions of shi of grain, not just a little bit. Should this be given away too?
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "The world is not settled yet. Even if Feizhuang is to be given away, it will not be now. The earliest will be next year. So at least the harvest of this year and next year is still in our own hands."
Now only Feizhuang herself knows the specific annual harvest. Even though the world has just settled down and there are countless things to do, her work cannot attract attention for the time being. It is likely that there will be peace in the next few years.
She just wanted to give her family a heads up in advance so that they wouldn't be overwhelmed when the time comes.
Besides, those fat guys were bought with her own money. Even if she wants to give them money, she has to pay the difference. Even if the fat guys are still in her hands, she still has to pay the money. How can those guys not bleed?
"Really?" Everyone was happy!
The total amount of grain in the next two years will be more than 20 million shi!
It would take many, many years to sell all this grain in the grain shop. They have so much grain, if they just hide some of it, their descendants won't have to worry for many, many years.