Ming Zuo

Chapter 143 Joint Venture
"Seniors should have seen that this junior's village has limited land. Even if all of it is used to plant new crops, it is impossible to have many. Moreover, it is unwise to rob rice and wheat fields with potatoes and corn. What should we do? The financing needs to be discussed with the seniors."

Zuo Menggeng got straight to the point and brought up the topic.

Everyone has seen the yield and use of corn and potatoes.

Everyone knows that this is good food.

Although it can't be compared with barley and wheat, as long as it can save people's lives, can you ask for more?

Liu Yiyuan heard something.

"Qianzuo, don't these corns and potatoes take up good land?"

Smart people save trouble.

"Corn and potatoes are planted on good land, and the natural yield is higher. But now that food prices are so high, it is not cost-effective to seize good land. Compared with barley and wheat, the conditions for growing corn and potatoes are not harsh. Even Poor fields, soil ridges, hillsides, etc. can also be planted. Although the yield cannot be compared with good fields, every point of harvest is one point. Seniors, is this the truth?"

Lu Xun stroked his beard and nodded.

"That's right. What Nephew Zuo Xian said is good. Nowadays, food is expensive, and many people have nothing to eat. They can't grow crops if they guard the rotten land. They can only starve to death. If they can harvest some corn and potatoes with bad land, That is a great virtue.”

Zhang Zonghuan also has ideas.

"Not only that. Although potatoes and corn don't need to seize good land, each of our families has a lot of acres, and we can use some of them to plant, so that we can harvest more grain without reducing the harvest of rice and wheat. Isn't it killing two birds with one stone?"

Obviously, no one is afraid that their own grain harvest will be too much.

Although corn and potatoes cannot be used to pay taxes to the court, it is still no problem to eat and sell them.

Zuo Menggeng revealed a better situation.

"Seniors don't know, in fact, this corn can be planted in rotation with wheat. That is to say, if you plant one crop of wheat, then another crop of corn, and then wheat, you can achieve three harvests in two years."

This was so terrible that even Qu Shixu was shocked.

"Nephew, is this true?"

Today's agricultural planting in Shandong is basically based on barley and wheat.Barley is harvested in May, and wheat after the summer solstice.

Because the next round of planting is not far away in October, we can only replant some fast-growing crops such as red beans.

However, the production of red bean is limited, and it cannot be used as a staple food all the time, which can be said to be unsatisfactory.

If, according to what Zuo Menggeng said, the rotation of corn can achieve three harvests in two years, it will be of great significance to the increase in production.

After all, the big guys have already eaten corn, and this stuff can be used as a staple food.

The field that could only harvest the staple food twice in two years can now be harvested three times. Everyone understands the significance of this.

Of course, Zuo Menggeng is not lying, because the agricultural planting in Shandong is like this in later generations.

"The growth cycle of corn is about three months, and then the wheat is harvested and planted, and it can be harvested in October. In this way, the wheat can be planted again without any delay."

In fact, the farming season has changed, but it is not a big problem.

Because the wheat grown in Shandong is winter wheat, it must survive the winter anyway.In this way, the planting time is slightly later, and the impact is not great.

Knowing that corn and wheat can be planted in rotation, all the people present could not hold back.

But this matter happened because of Zuo Menggeng, everyone knew that he would not aim at nothing.

Zhang Zonghuan's relationship is there, so naturally there is no need to be tactful.

"What is the constitution of my nephew, you might as well say it for us to refer to it in detail."

Zuo Menggeng got the steps, and said: "The younger generation has studied it. From the small river outside Zhuangzi all the way to the south, the surrounding land is about [-] mu, all of which are owned by each family. Although the land is good, each household operates separately. I am afraid that the food produced is only enough for each family to eat. Why don't we unite and carry out intensive planting and intensive production. The younger generations produce seeds and manpower, and each family produces land. Using the land as equity, a private farm is established, and the profits come from the farm. How about paying?"

The scene was quiet for a while, and everyone was thinking about the pros and cons.

Both the Liu family and the Zhang family are no strangers to the matter of investing in shares.

Fuyao Group used this model before, and although the year-end dividends have not yet been distributed, the accounts of Fuyao Group are checked every month.

Not surprisingly, by the end of the year, each family will be able to distribute at least [-] taels of dividends.

This is definitely a windfall, and it also allows everyone to see the benefits of investing in shares and dividends.

Now that Zuo Menggeng has applied this method to farming, each family can't help but think, is this method feasible?
Many of them immediately thought, why let Zuo Menggeng get involved, they can get mere western crops elsewhere.When the time comes to plant it yourself, the benefits don't have to be distributed to outsiders.

But soon, everyone wanted to understand the key.

First, the habits of Western crops are necessarily different from those of native crops.

Everyone has no relevant experience, everything is starting from scratch, groping without foundation, maybe it will be profitable in the year of the monkey.

Secondly, Zuo Menggeng invited Qu Shixu, the parent official, and the military camp was next to him, so his intentions were obvious.

If each family feels that they can take advantage of him for nothing, they will inevitably face retaliation in the future.

The Liu family and the Zhang family obviously wore the same trousers as Zuo Menggeng, but apart from these two families, the rest of the Linqing clan were not so confident.

Another one, even the families that did not participate in the Fuyao Group's shareholding actually heard about it.

Knowing that the Zhang family and the Liu family have made a lot of money following Zuo Menggeng.

That being the case, will this cooperation with Zuo Menggeng make money?

Among them, the most active one is the Lu family.

Zuo Menggeng didn't look for Lu's family when Fuyao Group made a joint discussion to buy shares.Because there is no human relationship, the Lu family may not pay attention to him.

Later, villages and military camps were to be built here, and a large number of bricks and stones were purchased from the Lu family.

What Zuo Menggeng didn't know was that this incident really made the Lu family breathe a sigh of relief.

Because the brick kilns operated by the Lu family are mainly for supplying the capital.

But after Chongzhen ascended the throne, everything in the national treasury was empty.There is no way, even the military pay has to be abolished, and it is even more impossible to spend on construction.

Without the order from the imperial court, the Lu family's business immediately plummeted, and it was getting worse day by day.

Fortunately, at this time, Zuo Menggeng made a move to relieve the urgent need of the Lu family.

Although Zuozhuang built its own brick kiln later, it can produce bricks and tiles by itself.But Zuo Menggeng was very obedient, and he didn't let the brick kiln operate outside to make money, so he didn't rob the Lu family's business.

Seeing this, the Lu family naturally respected Zuo Menggeng.In addition, seeing the prosperity of Fuyao Group, if you say you are not jealous, it is all fake.

It's too late to invest in Fuyao Group now, but Zuo Menggeng's new business might as well give it a try.

With this in mind, while other families were still hesitating, Lu Xun had already started to discuss the specific links.

"Nephew Zuo Xian, if each of my family buys shares with land, how do I calculate it? Also, you just said that corn and wheat can be planted in rotation, but each of our families can grow wheat by themselves, so how should we calculate the shares? "

When Zuo Menggeng does things, he has always made decisions before moving. These things have been planned long ago.

"If each family invests in potatoes, then the share capital will be calculated directly according to the amount of land. If corn is planted, the method of rotation is still adopted. The corn output is counted as farm income, and the wheat is still owned by each family."

Geng Zhangguang couldn't help laughing: "If this is the case, I think every family would prefer to grow corn instead of potatoes."

Although the others didn't speak, their nodding gestures showed that they obviously agreed with Geng Zhangguang's opinion.

After all, when growing potatoes, the income must first enter the farm's finances before it can be converted into income and settled by each family.But corn is different, and each family also has additional income from wheat.

Zuo Menggeng smiled.

"The reason for this is that potatoes cannot be rotated with wheat. Another reason is that potatoes are more valuable. There are many more things that can be processed from potatoes than corn. In this way, the added value of potatoes is much higher. Super corn. On the whole, the income of potatoes is probably much higher than that of corn."

He added another sentence.

"And this side will also study in the future to see if potatoes can be rotated with wheat."

He remembered that autumn potatoes could be grown in Shandong, but that was in later generations. Whether it will be successful in this era has to be tried.

Everyone listened carefully, and felt that Zuo Menggeng's plan was perfect, and seemed to have a lot of ideas.

Qu Shixu asked an important question.

"Nephew, if you use a lot of arable land to grow corn and potatoes, but if the outside world doesn't agree with these two crops, what should you do?"

For a new thing to be accepted by people, it must go through a certain process.

And this process may be very long.

Zuo Menggeng cupped his hands and aimed at Qu Shixu.

"This is the place where I asked for Mingfu."

And the angle he sought to break the situation also surprised everyone.

"Nowadays Chaoguan is bustling again and again, with merchants and pedestrians coming and going from south to north, they always need to stay and eat. It just so happens that there is still an open space there. The younger generation wants to ask Mingfu to be the master and hand over this land to us. , to build a new-style restaurant. It sells new crop cooking dishes for merchants from all over the world to taste. If everyone eats more and agrees, then the sales of corn and potatoes may not have to worry.”

Whether a food is good or not, the most objective way to evaluate it is of course to know it after eating it.

Linqing's Chaoguan Wharf is the world's top bustling place, and people from all over the world gather here.If the appetite of these people can be conquered, the reputation of corn and potatoes will spread immediately.

Everyone applauded and agreed.

Today they have already eaten food cooked with corn, potatoes, peppers, and tomatoes, and have seen the power of these things.

If you can use the feng shui treasure of Chaoguan Wharf to advertise, other restaurants will follow suit and sell a lot.

Qu Shixu didn't expect Zuo Menggeng to invite him for this purpose.

After thinking for a while, he asked: "You won't let the Yamen use this place as a share capital again to invest in your restaurant?"

Zuo Menggeng smiled, and asked back: "Wouldn't it be beautiful to generate income with leisure and increase the welfare of you adults?"

Qu Shixu couldn't help smiling, pointing at him and scolding with a smile: "You, you, you have mastered the way of businessmen."

Will he say yes?
Of course he would.

Before the use of the wasteland outside the city by the Fuyao Group, there were still many objections in the yamen.But when the accounts of Fuyao Group came out, all objections disappeared completely.

That's how people are. When they get benefits, there are no contradictions.

Especially the small officials and servants below, because they can get an extra income, they look forward to Qu Shixu's horse.

Qu Shixu suddenly discovered that he was in the yamen like an arm and a finger, obeying every order.

What he didn't understand was that it was clearly the effect of money ability.

That being the case, why not do a good thing that benefits without cost?
(End of this chapter)