After some calculations, several priests basically agreed with Guo Kang's estimate. Father Marco also added a series of calculations at the end and checked it.
"Can we try to implement this in our hometown?" Pronsky was also very curious and asked proactively.
"You have to solve the infrastructure and food problems first, and then you can talk about other things." Father Marco did not save face and said bluntly: "I think areas along the river, where transportation is more convenient, can still try it. .Forget about other places.”
"That place may not be suitable." Guo Kang said: "I am just collecting existing data. As for whether this kind of thing can be grown in the hinterland of Russia, I really don't know, so I can't draw a conclusion."
"There are experts in everything, just leave it to them to study." Lama Wang didn't care: "This method is not only suitable for nuns, but also for men; not only for monks, but also for ordinary believers. I think , it is a very good routine, and we can popularize this method as long as we investigate the specific situations in various places."
"That's right." Father Leo thought for a while and said: "The current idea is to let the nuns engage in textiles. But in fact, the most important part is neither the nuns nor the textile industry, but this organization Way."
"It means gathering people with professional skills and letting them teach them to more people, and then the court will come forward to help them purchase raw materials and then sell the products. Is that so?" Father Mikhail sorted out his thoughts and asked.
"This is the case at present, so I feel that this method itself has strong adaptability. Judging from these data, what we need more is to conduct a comprehensive investigation." Father Leo said: "I suggest , we should start preparations now and require churches in various places to investigate and report local crop planting conditions. If possible, pilots need to be conducted in some places to uniformly test the planting conditions of other crops."
"The negotiations with these two nuns can be used as a test to convince more people. As long as this matter meets expectations, it can be promoted to other areas."
"Yes. We have to conduct an overall survey on the output and demand of various places." Wang Da Lama nodded: "Originally, everyone did it casually, and only food was taken care of by the legions. But now, everyone has Once you understand some basics, you can consider how to improve efficiency.”
"We don't need to aim too high for the time being. With the church's current manpower, it's still difficult to make comprehensive statistics. These things have to be done step by step." He judged: "We should start with cotton first, look for places with suitable soil and environment, and require Churches from various places assist in the investigation. Regardless of whether it is successful or not, a batch of data can be accumulated."
"In addition, I think olives and tea should also be taken into consideration." He said while writing down: "These two are crops of high value, and the market has been in short supply for a long time. And these two crops are distributed in Barren and mountainous areas are a perfect complement to cotton, which requires irrigation."
"Do olives need to be watered?" Guo Kang didn't know much about this and asked curiously.
"No need. I have seen local olive plantations in Morea and Georgia." Wang Da Lama told him: "This thing is very tenacious and does not have high requirements for water and soil fertility. It is even relatively cold-resistant. . However, it is also very picky about conditions such as sunlight, and it can only grow well in this circle. We tried to plant it in the north, but we have never been successful."
Only then did Guo Kang know that they had even tried this.
But if you think about it carefully, this is normal. Priests often tried to cultivate strange things, and into the 19th century they were still growing peas. Lama Wang also worked his way up from the grassroots level, so it is not surprising that he has these experiences.
"These crops, until now, are very labor-intensive." Father Marco also told Guo Kang: "Many processes cannot be completed by machines, so a lot of manpower must be invested. But for mountain residents, this is a good idea. way. Because the profits of these industries are also very high."
"Olive products have always been very popular in the Mediterranean world and can even be sold to Persia. They were an important commodity here in classical times. As for tea, it is a cheap substitute for Eastern goods. Even fake tea now is very popular. As long as we can produce it in large quantities, we will definitely have no worries about sales."
"Have you also cultivated tea trees that can be grown here? I heard someone say before that the tea here and the tea in the East are not the same plant." Theodora also became interested.
"It is indeed possible to grow." Father Marco told her: "We bought seeds from the Yuan people at a high price. They can be planted in Georgia and even in the mountainous areas along the coast of Asia Minor. But I don't know if it is a climate problem or if they are selling them. The quality of the seeds was not good and did not reach the expected level, so it was not reported as a major result before.”
"What about Greece?" Theodora asked.
"We haven't tried it yet," Father Marco said.
"There are already local specialty shrubs over there that are similar to tea trees." Father Leo also said: "Anyway, they are just leaves and branches that can be soaked in water and drank. The Latin people in the west don't pay so much attention to it. Therefore, we didn't go there seriously before. Study this."
Theodora had no choice for the moment.
It is obvious that the anti-counterfeiting identification mechanism of Western European businessmen is still losing in competition to the same old Greek scammers who are constantly upgrading. Due to the booming tea fraud industry, even local churches have little incentive to introduce genuine tea.
"Sooner or later we have to try this." Lama Wang lectured: "It didn't matter before. Now if we want to establish a unified organization, we must have internal rules. How much money do the Latin people have? How much money do we have? The industry will have to compete with West Asia and even more regions in the future. Unlike Western Europeans, they have seen the world."
"That's right." Guo Kang agreed: "It would be great if we find out in the end that technological progress is hindered because the barbarians are so coaxable..."
Although I think this is strange, everyone agrees with this conclusion.
"This aspect does need to be regulated." Theodora also agreed with Guo Kang's point of view: "Moreover, unified quality standards and unified organization are also of great benefit to maintaining the rule of the imperial court. If we have the opportunity, Of course we have to promote it.”
The principle is quite simple. The mountainous areas along the coast of Greece and the Black Sea have always been the nests of bandits where unscrupulous people gather. But if these industries can be promoted, they can attract a large number of people to participate. The input of various materials and tools and the sales of products all depend on the entire country for dispatch and maintenance.
At that time, even if the local managers want to rebel and become independent, ordinary people will cut them off first to take credit for their livelihood. This is actually the best way to maintain local stability.
(End of chapter)
