After hearing this, the originally riotous crowd suddenly fell silent.
All the villagers' faces were full of surprise, and the village chief immediately asked: "Is what Gu Dongjia said true? Are they going to recruit male workers?"
Gu Beichuan nodded and said, "This is why I came to the village chief for this matter."
"Now, Feihong is going to open two new workshops."
"One is used for farming and the other is used for burning the kiln."
"It's tiring to burn a kiln. You can start with one hundred dollars a month."
"Farming is easier. You can start with eighty yuan a month."
"I wonder if any of you would like to come?"
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere at the scene instantly became heated like a raging fire cooking oil.
Liu Laosan was the first to raise his hand and said: "Master, I'm going to burn the kiln!"
"I have a lot of strength, and I am not afraid of hardship or fatigue. Don't worry, I will definitely burn the kiln well for you."
"Me too!"
"Me too!"
"Okay, everyone who wants to sign up, please register with the village chief first, and then go to the workshop to find Uncle Fu the next day and ask him to arrange things for you."
"I'll just take the first step."
"You're busy."
When Gu Beichuan arrived, everyone was arguing over whether Liu Laosan should beat his wife.
But when Gu Beichuan left, everyone seemed to have forgotten about this.
Everyone is immersed in the intense joy of eighty monthly money and one hundred monthly money!
Compared with money, Liu Laosan beating his wife is no big deal.
After the recruitment was completed, Gu Beichuan went back to Nanshanju and explained the relevant matters of the two workshops to Uncle Fu.
What Gu Beichuan wants to do this time is mainly hybrid rice and brick kilns.
There is no need to say more about hybrid rice. Even 140 million people in future generations can be fed. If it is placed in Daqian, it will be a big killer!
Once it is done, Zhou Huai will definitely be able to become an imperial merchant among grain merchants.
In the spring of next year, Feihong would merge Shen Ji Clothing Company and Zhou Ji Grain Merchant, and he would be able to control two imperial merchant purchase routes, and his reputation would be great.
However, in fact, Gu Beichuan is not confident in making hybrid rice.
After all, even in later generations with advanced technology, Mr. Yuan went through a lot of hardships to develop hybrid rice.
At first, this project, which consumed countless funds from the state, was called a bottomless pit of scientific research.
Some people even question that the ideal hybrid rice does not exist at all!
That is Mr. Yuan, who is indomitable and has persisted in scientific research for decades.
But even so, it almost failed.
Why?
Because if you want to make ideal hybrid rice, you have to need a male rice.
Call it a male sterile strain!
And it has to be a natural male sterile strain, it is useless if it is processed.
In order to find male sterile strains, Mr. Yuan traveled all over 9.6 million square kilometers of the motherland for three years!
Finally, just when everyone was close to giving up, a few plants were found on Hainan Island.
What is this concept?
In a land as large as 9.6 million square kilometers, only a few plants can be found in areas with a near-tropical climate like Hainan Island.
How big is the territory of Daqian? Gu Beichuan didn't know, but he definitely couldn't surpass his motherland.
If you want to find a male sterile strain in Daqian, not to mention whether it can be found, the manpower and material resources, as well as the time and financial resources spent, will be an astronomical figure!
The rarity of male sterile strains makes this an almost impossible task!
However, it is not necessary to make ideal hybrid rice.
Just make the first generation.
Have you ever heard of Mendel’s pea hybridization?
In short, there are two kinds of peas, one has low yield but is resistant to lodging, and the other has high yield but is not resistant to lodging.
After the two are hybridized, seeds with high yield and resistance to lodging can be formed!
Based on this principle, just make similar rice seeds and sell them to Zhou Huai.
As for the brick kiln, it is relatively simple.
He planned to burn the bricks first, then make cement, and then build a house.
Isn’t Chen Huaian the largest landowner in Jiangnan?
When the time comes, let him circle a piece of land and build this kind of brick and tile house on it. It must be a big house with three entrances and three exits.
In this way, it is completely possible to build a super mansion similar to the first-grade Tomson in later generations.
And after a year, this mansion will become Feihong's.
Not only that, when he has more people, he also wants to make perfumes, soaps, etc.
From now on, the products of Nanshan Workshop will sell well in all walks of life.
As the absolute controlling shareholder of Feihong, he didn't have to do anything. He could just lie down and wait for the money to be counted.
After explaining to Uncle Fu, Gu Beichuan set off for Huainan.
Although Huainan City and Bagong Village are very close to each other, the tutorial will take at least two or three days, so it is better to leave early.
But not long after he left with his servant, he accidentally saw a familiar figure.
I saw that man wearing a snow-white robe, with the word "medicine" embroidered with gold thread on it. He had a good appearance and a superb temperament.
It was Li Dongbi.
Ever since Li Dongbi settled in Nanshanju Courtyard, he basically went out before dawn and came back after dark.
Sometimes I come back with a basket full of herbs on my back, feeling full of confidence.
Sometimes he looks downcast and his eyebrows are filled with sadness.
He didn't say anything, so Gu Beichuan naturally didn't ask.
But now that they finally bumped into each other, Gu Beichuan decided to climb the corner and take a peek.
This is the entrance to Bagong Village. It is the only place that villagers must pass when leaving and returning to the village. The flow of people is very considerable.
At this time, Li Dongbi set up a small stall at the entrance of the village. Next to the stall hung a small flag. The flag read: Disciple of the King of Medicine, free medical treatment, in eight big characters.
Whenever someone passes by a stall, he hurriedly steps forward, grabs his or her arm, examines his or her face, and then says in an extremely serious tone: "Brother, you are sick!"
Gu Beichuan also knew that man, it was Li Laoer.
Li Laoer has a better temper among the villagers in Bagong Village.
But when he heard this, he frowned, pushed Li Dongbi's hand away, and angrily shouted: "I think you are the only one who is sick!"
After saying that, he left without any intention of staying.
However, Li Dongbi quit and started chattering after Li Laoer.
"Brother, you are really sick!"
"I am a doctor and I can cure your disease."
"No money!"
"I'm doing this for your own good, why don't you appreciate it?"
Li Laoer, who had always been honest and honest, was finally completely irritated. While pushing Li Dongbi, he shouted:
"I'm in a hurry to get to work. You charlatan, if you still want to pester me, don't blame me for not having good eyesight in my fists!"
As he spoke, the honest farmer raised his fist and shook it in front of Li Dongbi in a demonstrative way.
Li Dongbi seemed to be really frightened. He froze on the spot, his face turned red from suppressing it.
After a long time, he just sighed sadly, waved his hands and said, "That's all. If you feel ill recently, remember to come to the entrance of the village to find me."
After saying that, he stopped the next villager, looked at him carefully for a while, and said seriously: "Brother, you are sick!"
When Li Laoer saw this scene, he scratched his head in confusion, spat, and said: "Charlatan."
