"Shui Wang, tell me, can you make money growing fruit trees?" Li Dayou went home to discuss with his son Shui Wang.
"Of course there is money to be made. When I was working in an orchard, I saw Brother Yongfu'er counting a lot of money and selling hundreds of thousands of dollars a day." Shui Wang said with envy.
Xiangnan's grapes taste good, ripen early, and sell well, so they are very popular among city residents. Although his grape trellis is still small, he can harvest four thousand kilograms from one acre of land. He planted a total of 100 acres, which is 400,000 catties. One pound per pound, that’s 400,000 yuan.
After excluding the money for seedlings, water, electricity, fertilizers, employee salaries, land contract fees, etc., you can earn at least more than 100,000 yuan. It is really a good business.
Moreover, fruit trees are getting bigger and more productive year by year. If you earn 100,000 this year, you will earn 200,000 next year, and you will earn 400,000 the year after that...
It’s really exciting just thinking about it!
Shui Wang has been working in the orchard since it was first built, so he has a fairly clear account of this.
"So, if we plant grapes on the ground, we can earn 6,000 yuan a year?!" Li Dayou added, his mouth almost watering.
They grow corn, wheat, and potatoes. They work hard for a year and can't make a few hundred yuan. In comparison, it is more cost-effective to plant fruit trees.
"Almost, I think it should be." Shui Wang nodded, "Dad, should we start planting this year?"
"Don't worry yet." Li Dayou waved his hand, "You can analyze it with me again. We have been enemies since ancient times. We plant fruit trees. Why doesn't Yongfu object? Instead, he provides seedlings for free and teaches cultivation techniques. What do you think? What's your idea?"
"What idea can I have? Brother Yongfu has always been a good person." Shui Wang curled his lips after hearing this.
"What do you know, kid? Everyone has selfish motives." Li Dayou said firmly.
"What selfish motives? Why didn't you see it?" Shui Wang asked puzzledly.
"What can you tell? In my opinion, he is pretending to be a good person on the surface, and secretly provides fake seedlings and teaches fake techniques. In this way, when the time comes, all the trees planted by others will die and will not bear fruit, and he will be able to earn his own share Son." Li Dayou judged, "That's it."
"Dad, why do you miss Brother Yongfu so much?" Shui Wang said somewhat unhappily.
"You are a coward and you still don't believe me. If you don't believe me, I'll make a bet for you. Let's see!" Li Dayou said with confidence, "You can only see the mud on your legs when you get out of the water."
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Li Dayou not only told his son his fallacy, but also told his fellow villagers Shuanmen, Wuquan, Yang San and others that all the provocative people would no longer learn to grow grapes from Xiang Nan.
However, many people did not listen to him and chose to believe Xiang Nan.
Xiang Nan did not break his promise, providing free seedlings, imparting techniques, and teaching everyone how to grow grapes.
As a result, the grape planting area in Yuquanying soon expanded from Xiang Nan's 100 acres to more than 400 acres.
As for the villagers who did not follow the planting, Xiang Nan did not persuade them.
As the saying goes, good words cannot persuade the devil to die, and great compassion cannot save others.
He has set an example and personally demonstrated that growing grapes can make a fortune. Those people just didn't believe in him, so they missed the opportunity to make a fortune, and it was themselves who lost.
Xiang Nan couldn't afford to take the responsibility on himself.
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After the grape harvest, apples and pears will soon be on the market.
The apples he grows are snake fruits that sell very well. They are big, red, and look different from traditional apples, so they are very attractive to consumers.
Pears are also specially grown as perfume pears. They have golden color, soft flesh and delicious taste. They are rich in aroma, rich in nutrients, and are durable in storage and transportation, so they are very popular.
So the fruit seller came again soon, carrying large carts of fruit, and Xiang Nan also counted a lot of money.
After the villagers saw it, they were all envious, and all of them drooled.
Before, when Xiang Nan came to Yuquanying to plant fruit trees, they thought he was a fool. It's hard to live a good life in the city, but to come to the countryside to plant fruit trees and dig in the soil for food is really crazy.
Now it seems that they are clearly the ones who are in trouble.
With just these 400 acres of orchards, Xiang Nan can make back his investment in one year, and will basically make a net profit from now on. What a huge profit this is, it almost makes them jealous to death.
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When Ning'an County heard about Xiang Nan's huge profits from planting fruit trees, he immediately sent people to interview and report.
Xiang Nan then proudly tallied up the accounts in front of reporters. When I heard that he was able to make back his investment in just two years after planting fruit trees and made a profit of more than 400,000 yuan, even the reporters were jealous.
After returning, this report immediately attracted attention from all parties as soon as it was published.
People from the county, city, and province all came to investigate. While eating grapes, pears, and apples, they listened to Xiang Nan's introduction to how to get rich.
"Comrade An, if the whole county and city grow fruits as you say, wouldn't all our fellow farmers make money?" they thought excitedly.
Xiang Nan nodded. The current fruit planting area and yield in Jiexia are still very low.
According to statistics, the fruit planting area in Daoxia is less than 500,000 acres. In real life, the fruit planting area in Qinchuan, western Guangdong, eastern Guangdong, Yanzhao, Xinjuan and other places exceeds tens of millions of acres, so there is still a lot of room for growth.
China is not only a big fruit growing country, but also a big fruit consuming country.
At present, the average annual consumption of fruit by Chinese people is only fifteen kilograms. The average annual fruit consumption in developed countries is as high as more than 80 kilograms, so the consumer market also has a lot of room for growth.
Furthermore, a bumper fruit harvest can also promote the development of the fruit processing industry. Dried fruits, preserved fruits, juices, fruit wines, jams, fruit vinegars, canned fruits, etc. are all industries with great development prospects.
"However, the development of this industry cannot be separated from the government's support and guidance." Xiang Nan reminded, "What fruits to grow, how to grow them, and how to manage them may not be known to the people, so the government needs expert guidance.
After the harvest, the government also needs to consider in advance where the market will be. Otherwise, hundreds of thousands or millions of tons of fruits would be put on the market in a concentrated manner, which may not be digested by the surrounding market alone. At that time, the low price of the fruit will hurt farmers, not only making it impossible for the people to make money, but also easily damaging the government's prestige.
In addition, infrastructure facilities must also keep up. Especially water and roads, fruit trees cannot survive without water, which also affects the yield of fruit trees. Without roads, no matter how good the fruit is, it will be in vain if it rots in the ground.
There is also the fruit deep processing industry, which should also be introduced in advance. The added value of fruit is not high. Only deep processing can increase its value, allowing farmers to obtain higher incomes and the government to obtain higher taxes. "
He told people from the county, city, and province about these joints.
Because there has always been a lack of good-intentioned governments to lead farmers to get rich, planting fruit trees, growing herbs, raising cattle and sheep, raising chickens and ducks... they vigorously promoted it and rushed to it, but in the end they only focused on the beginning and did not care about the end.
When fruits, herbs, cattle and sheep were all put on the market, there was no market for them, causing farmers to suffer heavy losses. There are countless examples of these.
So Xiang Nan informed them in advance and hoped that they would listen as much as possible to avoid doing bad things with good intentions and ultimately harming the people.
