The uncle's lips moved slightly, wanting to say something, but he seemed to think of something again, and the light in his eyes suddenly dimmed, and he stopped talking.
Li Xiucheng was puzzled and continued to ask: "Uncle, how much gastrodia production does your village produce in a year?"
The uncle stared straight at Li Xiucheng without saying a word, which made Li Xiucheng feel uncomfortable.
"Uncle? What are you looking at me for?"
"You want to come here to collect gastrodia elata, right?"
Your uncle is indeed your uncle!
"Hey, uncle, come and take a look. This Gastrodia elata is a good thing. Don't you think it's a pity to let it stay in this mountain col?"
"Young man, don't think about it, the Forestry Bureau is in strict control!
"There was a young man in our village who was smart. He came back from working outside and secretly took him out to sell. He was caught by the forestry bureau and even went to jail for two years!"
This kind of local policy in this period is so overbearing, but it will be corrected in time if it is not used.
Now is the time when the country is preparing to further liberate productivity and vigorously develop private enterprises. Jiangdong Province, where Tong County is located, is at the convergence of two rivers. It has a superior geographical location and rich products, and is a key area.
Li Xiucheng remembers that in two years, Jiangdong Province will issue a big policy. Any private enterprise with a registered capital of more than 500,000 yuan will be granted an import and export trade license.
Riding on this east wind, the future development will be like nothing else.
It is a pity that Li Xiucheng did not seize this business opportunity in the past. It will be extremely difficult to obtain import and export qualifications in the future.
Moreover, due to the influence of the international community, the country has been engaged in industrial development for a long time since its establishment. However, the fine processing of agricultural and sideline products is completely blank in the country. Most of them are mountain products and cannot be bought at a good price.
Seize this gap and directly connect the industrial chain, that is the true monopoly market.
Many business giants made their fortune from food processing and retailing.
This opportunity in Jiangdong Province is the most excellent golden opportunity.
Now we just need to open the road to the Forestry Bureau and everything will be fine.
"Uncle, don't worry, if I really want to accept you, I will definitely not trick you."
"I just understand it now. If it works, I will do it. We can't do anything that is illegal."
"Uncle, do you know how much production your village produces now?"
The uncle put down his cigarette bag and glanced at Li Xiucheng again.
"There are 108 households in our village, and 60 of them grow Gastrodia elata. The annual output is about 7,000 to 8,000 kilograms."
Li Xiucheng quickly calculated the Gastrodia yield, cost, and selling price in his mind, and roughly estimated the profit in his mind.
Taking Hongmiaozi Village as an example, the production cost of seven to eight thousand kilograms is about eight thousand to ten thousand.
From the waterway, the transportation cost is about 800 to 1,000.
The preliminary estimate of selling price to the coastal area is fifteen yuan per catty, which is 120,000 yuan.
Excluding other additional costs, just one village, Hongmiaozi Village, can earn 100,000 yuan by flipping the business.
There are no less than a few dozen villages like this in Tong County. Based on this calculation, an income of several million in a year is absolutely no problem.
Not to mention, the impact will be brought about after it takes off. At that time, there will only be more people willing to grow Gastrodia elata, and the output will double.
With this calculation in his mind, Li Xiucheng was bound to get this piece of fat in Tong County.
And as someone who has seen a modern and complete integrated industrial chain, Li Xiucheng is not limited to directly selling mountain goods.
Li Xiucheng wanted to win Gastrodia elata, but what he valued more was the medicinal value behind Gastrodia elata.
Li Xiucheng's ultimate goal was to set up a medicinal material factory to process Gastrodia elata and make it into proprietary Chinese medicines for sale, and based on this, to open up the medicinal material market.
It’s just that the current conditions are not yet mature. There is no mature technology to process Gastrodia elata into medicinal materials, and we can’t find a suitable person to endorse Gastrodia elata. We can only resell it first and wait for subsequent opportunities.
"Uncle, can you show me the Gastrodia elata produced here?"
Li Xiucheng rubbed his hands expectantly.
The old man walked straight to the field, picked up the hoe he had left aside, and took a look at the lush Gastrodia elata plants growing in the field.
With a sharp shove of the hoe, a fat and white Gastrodia elata head was dug out of the soil.
Li Xiucheng gathered around and looked at the good quality of the Gastrodia elata.
"Hey, uncle, are the gastrodia elata produced here so good?"
The uncle climbed up from the field and threw Gastrodia elata at Li Xiucheng's feet.
"The Gastrodia elata in our village grows better and sells for a better price, so there are more people growing Gastrodia elata in our village."
"So this is ah."
If all the gastrodia produced in this village were of this quality, the profits would be increased by at least half.
"Uncle, do you eat Gastrodia elata yourself?"
"We don't eat enough. How can we eat something so expensive when it's the same price as meat?"
Li Xiucheng was a little sad. Silkworm farmers couldn't afford to wear silk, and those who grew Gastrodia elata couldn't afford to eat Gastrodia elata.
Li Xiucheng continued to chat with the uncle, and found out that he was the old village chief of this village, and the current village chief was his son.
When the county asked everyone to grow Gastrodia elata, as the village chief, he was the one who took the lead, so he was among the first people to start planting Gastrodia elata.
Most of the uncle's land is used to grow gastrodia elata, leaving only two acres of thin farmland to grow food for the family.
Because the Forestry Bureau relies on its monopoly on the market and often lowers prices, life is still tight.
Just because of this, some people are unwilling to plant gastrodia elata anymore and see no way out.
It was important for Li Xiucheng to get this information. This was the most critical issue in negotiations with the Forestry Bureau.
Tong County, as a pilot site for artificial breeding of Gastrodia elata, attaches great importance to it. A certain Gastrodia elata output is a reflection of political achievements.
However, it is impossible for the Forestry Bureau to abandon its interests and raise the price of purchasing Gastrodia elata purely for the purpose of achieving political achievements, so as to encourage people to plant Gastrodia elata.
Because as far as Li Xiucheng knows, most of the Gastrodia elata produced in Tong County are now dumped in the provincial capital of Jiangdong Province.
Although Jiangdong Province is also wealthy, the demand for Gastrodia elata is far less than that of coastal cities, and the prices are also far apart.
Therefore, under such restrictive conditions, the Forestry Bureau can only weigh the pros and cons and maintain the current stable situation.
But this seems to be no problem, but in fact, nothing is gained, no political achievements can be achieved, and no money can be made.
If these two aspects of the problem can be solved, it will be good for all aspects.
When farmers make money, they become more motivated to grow Gastrodia elata and the yield increases.
As soon as the output increased, political achievements came out. The Forestry Bureau and Tong County were all happy, and they were able to take advantage of the situation and gain the reputation of the hometown of Gastrodia elata.
The most important thing is the issue of equal distribution of interests. Li Xiucheng plans to leave Jiangdong and surrounding markets to the Forestry Bureau. He will only deal with coastal areas and future exports.
