When Fan Jin arrived, the wall was basically closed, leaving two red pine doors.
There were also watchtowers built at the four corners, where drums could be placed to warn thieves.
Here in the South China Sea, there were also Chaoshan and some places in Fujian. There were also fortresses that were connected on all sides. They should have been built by the noble families of the Central Plains to protect themselves when they went south.
Fan Jin only built a four-corner watchtower. In case of thieves or fire, he could beat the drum to alert the police.
Inside the courtyard wall, dozens of people were driving a few strong bulls, pulling a large stone roller that weighed hundreds of kilograms, rolling the ground back and forth.
This place was first leveled, then added soil, and then rolled and tamped.
With the addition of the drainage ditch, the infrastructure was considered complete.
Then, half of them were sugar factories and the other half were wine factories.
Most of the craftsmen were from the nearby villages. The craftsmen from Wu Village, Wei Village, and Chengong Village were all invited by Fan Jin.
When everyone saw Fan Jin coming over, they all stopped what they were doing and greeted Fan Jin.
"Greetings, Field Master."
"Greetings, Master."
Those who called themselves Field Owner were mostly tenant farmers of the Wu Family Village.
Those who called themselves owners were from other villages, so there was a clear distinction between them.
"No need to be polite. I'm fine. You guys continue with your work.”
Fan Jin smiled and waved his hand, indicating for everyone to continue.
Fan Jin had been coming over every day for the past few days, and everyone was familiar with the temperament of this owner. They knew that Fan Jin didn't like to put on airs, so they bowed in unison and continued to do their own work.
The building gradually took shape.
Fan Jin was also very satisfied.
Next, the sugar factory had to prepare dozens of large cooking stoves, draw in clean water, and prepare a large amount of activated carbon.
The winery, on the other hand, had to dig a few more large cellars.
Then, he would take advantage of the end of autumn to quickly harvest more grapes, plums, and apples.
He also ordered a hundred wine barrels.
This time, Fan Jin had also designed a few new models of glass wine jars. Some were round and some were square. Some were matched with cups, and some were not. Instead, they were made bigger and contained more wine.
This was to take into account that after the fruit wine became famous, there would be wine vendors selling it to further counties.
Fan Jin watched for a while and saw that the progress was not slow. He nodded in satisfaction and greeted the craftsmen before leaving.
"Your Wu Family Village has good luck this time. You have a good farm owner.”
"Isn't that so?"
Hearing the words of the outsider, the Wu villagers couldn't stop smiling.
"The land tax has changed from 70% to 30% to 60% to 40% for the landowner. However, it was something unexpected. Even though we have to pay the corvee and land taxes ourselves, it's still worth it.”
"He doesn't put on airs, hit people, or scold people.”
"Mistress is also kind. She smiles at everyone she sees.”
"I heard that not long ago, this old lady of the Fan family was just like us, so poor that she had to drink the wind.”
"So what? This young man of the Fan family was about to become a scholar. He knew how to brew wine and make white sugar. Don't be jealous. He made his fortune with his real ability, not by trickery.”
"That's right."
"You're capable, handsome, rich and kind. I wonder which Lil 'Miss has the fortune to marry into such a family.”
"Your Er Ya definitely can't do it."
"Bah, your big brother is enough?”
In fact, many of the discussions reached Fan Jin's ears.
He smiled and didn't take it to heart.
He just had to stick to his bottom line.
There was no need for everyone to praise him, understand him, or admire him.
However, from the looks of it now, there were not many people who were hostile to him, or who spoke in a sour tone, or even had hidden hostility.
He bought the manor mainly to make white sugar and wine.
Not only wine, but also apple wine and plum wine.
He was very familiar with the method of making wine.
If he could make high-quality fruit wine, he would not have to worry about the price or the sales.
Of course, it also depended on the timing…It was already the 30th year of Hongwu. The world had been peaceful for a long time. The people were getting richer, the gentry class was increasing, and the merchants were increasing. Only then did Fan Jin have the space to operate.
If it was the beginning of Hongwu or the end of Yuan Dynasty, Fan Jin could only think of another way.
Of course, if it was from Chenghua to Zhengde, Jiajing, Longqing, and Wanli, the price of a high-quality fruit wine might even double.
The two workshops in front of him would bring huge profits to Fan Jin.
Therefore, when he rented the newly bought manor, Fan Jin was particularly tolerant and charged a very low rent.
At that time, there were two types of lease contracts that were popular. One was not to include state taxes or miscellaneous taxes. The corvee was borne by the tenant farmers themselves. In this way, the rent collected by the land owner was generally divided equally with the tenant farmers. There were also a few who only collected 40%. Fan Jin was one of them.
There were also a few powerful gentry who could reduce the miscellaneous taxes of the tenant farmers and reduce the corvee. At the same time, the land owner could pay the taxes collected by the state on behalf of the tenant farmers. This was because they could set their own upper fields as middle fields or even lower fields. After this tax, they could split the land with the tenant farmers in half or 60 - 40.
It was a win-win situation for everyone. The tenant farmers would not be bullied by the petty officials and yamen runners, and the large families would pay less taxes and receive more land rent.
Zhang shi's Lu Clan would split it 70 - 30.
He would also order the tenant farmers to do many chores in the Zhang Manor. Not only would they not be paid for their wages, but they would also not be paid for their meals.
The tenant farmers couldn't take it anymore and happened to meet Fan Jin, who urgently needed a manor, land, and workers.
It was also a win-win situation.
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