strictlysupreme Chapter 105 Banquet
Chapter 105 Banquet
The wealthy businessmen who lived close to Qingshan Town had already prepared gifts early on.
In the past few days, the workshop was really crowded with people. Shen Tang brought Shen Dan and Shen Li to personally receive this group of wealthy businessmen.
And asked that the things they sent be recorded one by one.
In addition to the dealers who had cooperative relationships with Shen Tang, other local wealthy businessmen and some wealthy officials also sent people to deliver gifts.
Shen Tang did not refuse, as this was also a gesture of goodwill from others.
The rooms in the workshop that were originally used to store soap were now filled with gifts from all walks of life, ranging from gold, silver, jade, to real estate and land, from antiques, calligraphy and paintings to
Shen Tang asked someone to put the valuables into a separate book.
Shen Lizheng came home and discussed with Shen Tang about opening an ancestral hall to comfort the ancestors.
"For such a good thing, we should open an ancestral hall."
"Then everything is decided by the village head."
After receiving Shen Tang's response, Shen Lizheng returned happily. It was said that he even sent someone to buy a lot of firecrackers at his own expense.
Everyone around knew that Shen Tang was different, and Shenjia Village was different too.
The newly appointed patriarch of Qianjia Village was even more depressed. Now he could only go to Shenjia Village to apologize.
Until the third day, Shenjia Village was closed and the whole village was celebrating.
Shen Qingqing had prepared new clothes for the Shen family early in the morning, except for Shen Tang's.
She had an official uniform issued by the court.
The county marquis was already of the third rank, so his official uniform was purple.
Shen Tang was wearing a purple robe, with a jade pendant and a goldfish bag around his waist, and a golden crown on his head.
It is true that clothes make the man.
When Liu and others saw Shen Tang coming out in marquis's clothes, they felt that their usually well-behaved daughter suddenly had an indescribable majesty and the aura of a superior.
Since there had been no female officials in this dynasty for many years, Shen Tang was wearing men's official uniform, but it did not affect her at all. Instead, it added a bit of heroic spirit to her.
Liu originally wanted to intervene in the banquet, but a wealthy businessman in Qingshan Town actually sent several chefs to take charge of the banquet.
Shen Tang accepted the favor, but he also had someone send the expenses to the rich businessman's home, and the corresponding supplies purchased for the banquet in Shenjia Village were also paid for by the Shen family.
Needless to say, the chef's cooking skills were outstanding; the entire Shenjia Village was already filled with fragrance before the time even arrived.
Every household brought tables and chairs, and because they had experience before, they had already prepared everything needed for the banquet early on.
Minister Zhao and County Magistrate Lin arrived an hour before the banquet started.
Shen Tang left slowly with his family, Minister Zhao and others.
All the people in Shenjia Village have arrived. They are all amazed when they see Shen Tang, and some of them even blush with excitement.
The seats at the main table were naturally reserved for Shen Tang, Shen Dashan and his wife, Shen Qingqing, Minister Zhao and others.
After everyone sat down, Shen Tang picked up the teacup.
"You have all worked hard these days. Shen Tang would like to offer you a glass of tea instead of wine."
Everyone raised their glasses in response, and Shen Tang also toasted Minister Zhao and County Magistrate Lin.
Then, Shen Tang looked at the two of them.
"Besides celebrating today, there's another thing we have to do. This is something that no one in the entire Da Qi has ever done before. But if it succeeds, everyone here will be credited with a contribution!"
Everyone looked at Shen Tang in confusion.
"Shenjia Village has already finished harvesting a few days ago, but now, please all members of the tribe prepare the fields and start storing water. Shenjia Village will soon begin late rice planting!"
As soon as Shen Tang said this, the whole place fell silent, and then everyone began to whisper.
"Boss, what's the matter with late rice planting?"
“Do we need to plant twice a year?”
"No way! How can we plant it twice in one year? We've always planted it once a year!"
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Although everyone's voices were low, Shen Tang could still hear them.
"That's right, we're going to plant two crops of rice a year. I'm providing the seeds for Shenjia Village's rice planting this time, so you can plant them with confidence.
The harvest will belong to everyone. If it doesn't work out, I will pay you a corresponding reward for your hard work."
If you want the horse to run, you have to feed it well.
How can you make people work without paying them?
The village head stood up and said:
"Nowadays, everyone in Shenjia Village is envious of us. When we go out, as long as we say we are from Shenjia Village, everyone will respect us. There is no need to talk about whether we will be paid or not. You just need to tell us what we need to do."
"Yes, Boss, all you have to do is tell us what to do."
"That's right, the busy season is over now. I'm just sitting around doing nothing, so I can just plant some more crops, right?"
The people in Shenjia Village now look at Shen Tang differently. He has led them to a good life and he is a noble man.
Everything Shen Tang did in the past six months was done for the sake of his clan members.
This is just farming now, there is nothing to worry about.
Minister Zhao and County Magistrate Lin did not expect that the people of Shenjia Village would have such a high degree of recognition of Shen Tang's words.
The way he looked at Shen Tang suddenly changed.
Although clans are of the same blood, there are still gaps between different branches.
But Shen Tang managed to make everyone willing to follow her and obey her.
After finishing the important things, Shen Tang felt relieved.
Everyone clinked glasses and had a feast, and the guests were all having a great time.
On the second day, the village head brought the village elders to Shen Tang's house to discuss matters related to replanting late rice.
Shen Tang was not absolutely sure about the late rice, so everyone decided to continue using the local rice seeds of Da Qi.
Everyone was busy plowing the fields again, while Shen Tang sent people to the grain store in Qingshan Town to buy rice seeds and distribute them to everyone in Shenjia Village.
On the third day, the workshop officially returned to normal operations, and the craftsmen from Linjia Village also returned to Shenjia Village to resume work.
On the fourth day, Minister Zhao was preparing to return to the capital to report, and Shen Tang and County Magistrate Lin greeted Minister Zhao.
After Minister Zhao left, Shen Tang and County Magistrate Lin felt much more at ease.
Tangji's soap sold even better after Shen Tang was made a marquis.
In addition, the workshop was closed for a period of time due to the autumn harvest, which made the supply even worse than the demand.
Therefore, the workshop has been brightly lit in recent days, and Shen Tang has naturally given a lot of overtime pay.
Although Shen Li and Shen Dan had calculated that the current scale of the soap factory in Shenjia Village was far from meeting the market demand.
Therefore, Shen Tang had a bold idea that it was time to build a soap factory.
It’s just that where it is established and who is in charge are matters that require careful consideration.
It was not until he saw the new patriarch of Qianjia Village bring people from other villages to apologize that Shen Tang came up with an idea.
The newly appointed clan leader of Qianjia Village used to be a peddler. After making some money, he returned to Qianjia Village to retire. He was a very smooth person, so he was elected as the new clan leader.
The people who led the group were also the leaders who had stood opposite Shen Tang at the beginning.
Everyone looked at Shen Tang sitting at the top and felt a faint sense of oppression.
Shen Tang looked at them and said with a smile:
"I already know why you all came. I have a good thing to discuss with you."