Pang Juan was buying Xuanjia, weapons, and disc magic tools. Li Kui was also brought by Xiao He to visit various production and life magic tools.
"Hanoi County is so big and there is so much land that can be cultivated. It's not easy to cultivate."
"If you rely solely on manpower, you will have a population of at least eight million. Today's Hanoi County has a total population of just over one million, and most of them are still in the hands of the nobles. Even if they work hard to acquire all the land, there will not be enough manpower to farm.”
"And if we rely on cattle, the number of cattle required is also huge. One hundred thousand cattle will only make a noise, but one million cattle will have significant effects."
"But many people don't know how to raise cattle at all, let alone millions of cattle?"
Li Kui nodded slightly, Xiao He was telling the truth: "That's why I came to Yancheng. Dongning Island should be able to solve these problems, right?"
Now there are ten counties in Yancheng, and the total population has almost reached 9 million. The average population of a county is only 900,000.
I really can't solve this problem, but the population of a county in Yancheng is smaller, and on average the amount of land each person needs to cultivate may be more. So how does Yancheng solve this problem?
Xiao He nodded slightly: "Yancheng has indeed been studying this issue for a long time. Next, I will take Brother Taoist for a walk around and take a look for myself."
Immediately, the two of them drove away in the clouds. After a while, the clouds descended and arrived near a certain village.
Along the way, people kept looking up at the two of them. Li Kui felt dozens of glances alone. Suddenly, he had a clear understanding of the power on Dongning Island: Dongning The island cannot be offended, nor can it be defeated.
"This village was developed just this spring. Fortunately, we caught up with the spring plowing. Now, about 60,000 acres of land have been cultivated outside the entire village. The entire village has a total of 496 people and close to 500 people. .”
"However, among the five hundred people, about seventy strong men are not in the village. There are still thirty people who have formed a patrol team in the village, which patrols a thirty-mile radius with the village as the center every day. So. , in fact, most of the time there are only about 400 people in the village.”
"There are sixty people studying in the Junior Academy. Excluding a few infants and young children, and a few who are too old to do heavy work, the actual number of people working every day is only about three hundred."
"There are three hundred people, but there are 60,000 acres of cultivated land. On average, one person has 200 acres of land. Even if they are exhausted, they can't do it."
Hearing this, Li Kui nodded seriously: "I have studied many journals published in Yancheng. I have carefully read many types of journals more than once. Some of them have even been practiced personally, and I have indeed benefited a lot. .”
After recalling for a few breaths, Li Kui continued: "There is also a periodical on agriculture in Yancheng. This periodical specializes in all kinds of advanced and practical farming knowledge. It is called Nongshu. This Nongshu is published every ten days. , I have carefully studied every issue and read it more than once. Now, when I close my eyes, I can recall every agricultural book I have read in my mind."
"Yancheng, encourage Chinese people and alchemists to go to the fields and cultivate the land in person."
"Ordinary people work very hard to cultivate about ten acres of land in a year. If the number of acres is more, they can't cultivate it intensively. If a person is responsible for more than fifty acres of land, he may simply scatter seeds, and the rest will be superfluous. Action, I simply don’t have the time or energy to invest in every acre of land.”
"The farming book says that if an ordinary person does not have high-quality agricultural tools made of steel, such as hoes, sickles, shovels... then the number of acres of land that a person can cultivate intensively in a year may not be more than seven acres."
"But farming is busy, especially during harvest time. Once the weather arrives, it only takes a few days. Once the time passes, the harvest will be seriously affected."
"The way in ordinary villages is to pay people to come and help with the work, but here the average person has 200 acres of land, and the whole village's strong men are not in the village all year round, so this method doesn't work."
"As for the use of special large-scale agricultural tools by Chinese people, the fact that one person can cultivate hundreds or even hundreds of acres of land in a year does not solve the problem of harvesting difficulty for ordinary people."
Xiao He nodded slightly. The Li Kui in front of him was a practical man: "What Brother Li said is true. In fact, these 60,000 acres of land are not cultivated by just 300 old and weak people. There are more of them." It’s about taking a regular look to see if there are any problems. If there are any, report them to the township immediately and let the township solve the problem.”
"Now Yancheng has created a series of relatively mature agricultural magic tools. From sowing to harvesting, from watering to pest control, there are many series of production and living methods."
Hearing this, Li Kui nodded again: "Indeed, there are many records in the agricultural books."
"It's just that most of these records are rough and not precise enough. The third volume of the Agricultural Book once published a harvester that utilizes the aura of earth elements. This harvester uses the aura of earth elements in the earth as its power source, and can be driven by alchemists. A small harvester can harvest three to five hundred acres of land in one day and one night. If it is a medium-sized harvester, it requires several alchemists to work together to drive it, and it can harvest two thousand acres of land in one day and night."
"It's a pity that I have only heard about the name of this agricultural artifact. Although I have always wanted to see it, I didn't have time to go to Dongning Island."
"Brother Li can read enough today. The equipment in these agricultural books can be sold to the outside world, and everything can be discussed."
When the time came in the evening, Li Kui reluctantly withdrew his gaze, stepped on Xiangyun, and went to have dinner with Xiao He.
At the wine table, Xiao He poured wine for Li Kui: "Brother Li, please calm down, there is something better waiting for you tonight."
Li Kui took the wine poured by Xiao He with both hands and drank it in one gulp, without caring about the taste: "When I was in Qi Wenshao, I didn't know the taste of meat in March."
"I have been looking at these treasures all afternoon, and now my mind is filled with all these agricultural equipment. The price has not been discussed yet. I am always in a state of anxiety, just like being scratched by a cat's paw. I can't calm down at all. .”
Xiao He said with a smile: "These things are actually not expensive, and can even be sold at cost price."
"For example, a small harvester weighs several thousand kilograms. It is made of steel. Some key parts use special metals, which are difficult to make."
"Moreover, there are Taoist runes drawn all over the body, and the runes used in different places are different. It looks very simple, but in fact it is extremely complicated. It involves a lot of new knowledge. If you don't understand anything, the counterfeit agricultural equipment , the efficiency is very average.”
"Moreover, a small harvester can harvest three to five hundred acres of land in one night, and can be controlled by just one alchemist. How much does Brother Li think this thing is worth?"
"Although this product is very good, benefits and costs must also be considered."
"The yield per acre of land is only four stones. Even if this thing can harvest hundreds of acres of land in one day and night, it is one or two thousand stones of grain. If the price is too expensive, I think the nobles would rather use slaves than This thing."
"It costs money to use this thing, and it also costs money to hire alchemists, but for many nobles, slaves don't cost money at all. When you are exhausted, you go to the wilds to catch savages. If you don't have enough manpower, you still go to the wilds to catch savages. If there are too many dead, then go to the wilds and catch more savages.”
No matter how good your machine is, if the price is too high, the nobles will just use Savage, and it will not be promoted at all!
This guy is so smart and hard to kill! Xiao He thought silently.
"This thing contains the hard work of many Taoists. The material alone costs thousands of kilograms of fine steel. This fine steel has always been sold by two. One tael of fine steel costs a hundred dollars. This thing is made of fine steel alone. The money is millions.”
"If you add in the Taoist engraving Taoist patterns on the fine steel and the core magic weapon, even the cost price will not be less than 10 million yuan. Brother Li, you are a distinguished guest in Yancheng. If you are an outsider, , the price of a small harvester will not be less than 20 million yuan, if I give it to you, Brother Li, I will only charge 15 million yuan."
Hearing this, Li Kui shook his head: "This is really too expensive. If it is so expensive, this thing will never be sold. Nowadays, a slave only costs tens of thousands of dollars on the market, and this thing can already be purchased for hundreds. A slave."
"Hundreds of slaves can cultivate thousands of acres of land. And the slaves can be reused. They can be bought again after they die."
"But here's the cost of this thing. The fine steel alone costs several thousand kilograms. One tael of fine steel costs one hundred yuan, and one kilogram of fine steel costs one thousand yuan. It's not cheap."
"Two million dollars is a good number. If it is higher, it is really not worthwhile. I would rather use slaves than buy this thing."
"Two million dollars? You can't even buy a hundred slaves!"
"As for catching the savages, where can we catch them? Nowadays, many savages have become the wealth of the nobles. They all have owners, and we can't catch too many."
"A hundred slaves, even if they are exhausted, can't withstand this harvester. Moreover, if the slaves are used as consumables, they will be exhausted in a few years. But this harvester, at least, can work for two Ten years, the longer you go, the more you will earn!”
"Let's do this. I will make the decision to reduce our Hanoi County's money by another three million." After saying this, Xiao He gave three thumbs up generously.
"No, no, I can't afford it at all. Even if you sell it, I can't afford it!"
"Brother Xiao, we hit it off as soon as we met, so I'll tell you the truth."
"In my plan, the entire Hanoi County will open up at least 80 million acres of land."
"For these 80 million acres of land, at least one small harvester must be purchased for 10,000 acres. For 80 million acres of land, this is 8,000 units. If factors such as terrain are also taken into consideration, 10,000 small harvesters may be purchased. machine."
"Moreover, this small harvester has never been used on a large scale. Whether it is useful or how useful it is, we have to pull it out to know."
"The most important thing is that Hanoi County is clearly advertising our Yancheng. The higher the agricultural income of Hanoi County next year, the higher the yield per mu, the more convenient the harvest, the greater the reputation of our Yancheng. This is a living person Advertising.”
"Moreover, our prefect is still the young master of the Wei family. If it is really effective, the prefect will definitely return to the Wei family to promote it. By then, it will no longer be a business in the small Hanoi County, but the Wei family's own fiefdom , there are more than a hundred counties. When the Wei family adopts it, will the Han family, Zhao family, and Zhi family be far away? Will the entire Jin country be far away? Jin is the largest country today. According to this order, everything If everything goes well, this thing may be promoted to the whole world in less than a hundred years.”
"What is this? This is destiny!"
"The destiny is right in front of you, so how can you influence or even delay Lord Yan's chance to obtain the destiny and become the first monarch or the innate immortal just for a little money?"
"So, how about three million for one?"
"No, no, no, this price is not enough even if it is the cost price! If you dismantle the harvester and sell the steel, it will cost more than this!"
Yancheng's steel production has actually exceeded the standard for a long time. Even the small Yancheng, even the entire Chao Kingdom, cannot absorb it.
At this time, the price of steel should have dropped long ago, and it has dropped to cabbage prices internally, but the outside world is different!
In the outside world, in most countries, fine steel is still a scarce strategic resource, which can be used to build armor. How many Taoist soldiers can't wear armor made of pure stainless steel, mainly because the production is insufficient, and even if you have money, you can't buy so much.
In the end, the two parties settled the deal at a price of 6 million units, but only 1,000 units were purchased in the first phase. You have to ask why, because there is relatively little land under the name of the prefecture now, and it is only fair to deal with those nobles.
After drinking and eating, Xiao He whispered: "Brother Li, have you heard of the mining series of magic weapons?"
Li Kui instantly used Taoism to eliminate the smell of alcohol on his body, and nodded soberly.
"Would you like to buy some?"
"This mine is money!"
"Copper coins can be minted when dug out of copper mines. In today's world, the demand for copper coins is almost unlimited."
"There are also gold mines. One tael of gold sand is worth ten thousand yuan, and gold sand is also a good material. Many magic weapons require gold sand."
"In addition, sterling silver is also very popular among Qi practitioners."
"Any large-scale metal, Qi Refiners like it."
"This mine is not a mine at all, it is money!"
Li Kui had no choice but to nod. This time he was really manipulated, and it was difficult to negotiate the price...
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The next day, Xiao He and Wu Qi reported their gains to Jiang Hua with a long list.
"My lord, Hanoi County purchased two thousand sets of Xuanjia alone. During the conversation, they never concealed the fact that they were training Huang-level Taoist soldiers to fight against Taiping County. This time they purchased a total of about 30 billion yuan. Military equipment, once all these good things are transported, the strength of the Hanoi County Prefect's Mansion will immediately soar to the point of suppressing the nobles in the county."
"My lord, Hanoi County is very confident. A series of agricultural instruments, a series of mining instruments, and many other types of production and living instruments have been sold for about 50 billion yuan. And they are very wealthy. They have already He left half of the deposit and all the high-purity gold sand. It can only be said that this financial resource is worthy of the son of the Wei family."
Jiang Hua looked at the list: "Find an opportunity and tell Taiping Taoist."
It’s time for Taiping Taoists to work hard!
In order to get Taiping Taoist to roll up, Jiang Hua also had good intentions.
(End of chapter)
