Lu Fang stretched out his hand and pointed to horn pepper, millet pepper, and potatoes, and said: "This is horn pepper, millet pepper, and this is potato. Hey, they are all vegetables. Uncle Xu, I managed to cultivate these from seeds obtained from overseas traders."
It’s unique in our country of Chongqing.”
"Something from overseas?"
Xu Zhilou looked surprised, "Can it be grown in Dayu?"
"Of course."
Lu Fang said: "Didn't I just say that this is what I let people plant?"
"tasty?"
Xu Zhilou said again.
He is a landowner and a businessman, so he can naturally smell the business opportunities. There are vegetables that are not available in the Chongqing Dynasty!
If these three vegetables can be accepted by the public in the market, then Xu Zhilou will be one of the first people to benefit.
Nowadays, there are still many vegetable and fruit farmers in Dayu. Their Xu family has vegetable gardens and orchards.
If he hadn't felt that the profits from these things were not very high and the market demand was not as great as that of food, he would have planted them on a large scale.
New fruits and vegetables are different.
As long as it is recognized, the market will definitely boom rapidly.
The profit will not be low either.
It's definitely better than growing food.
"tasty."
Lu Fang nodded firmly, "Maybe it's difficult to cater to everyone's taste now, but as long as you eat chili for a while, you will find it spicy."
At least it will be like this in Jingnan County.
Xu Zhilou frowned slightly.
Lu Fang's answer did not make him completely sure.
What if it doesn’t happen as Lu Fang said?
Then he asked Lu Fangdao: "What do you mean, nephew Lu Xian?"
Lu Fang said: "I came to see you, Uncle Xu, because I want you to plant these three kinds of things on your land."
"all?"
Xu Zhilou said in surprise.
Then he showed a bit of embarrassment and said, "My dear nephew, although our Xu family also has a lot of property, the main harvest is still in the fields."
"hehe."
Lu Fang was not surprised that Xu Zhilou was worried and said: "Don't worry, since I said so, I will definitely not let Uncle Xu rot these things in the ground. And even if you want to sell them,
I think you have to ask for my permission first. I need these things myself. If you grow them in the ground, I will round them up."
Xu Zhilou was a little confused, "Could these things have other uses?"
Lu Fang chuckled, "This is my secret. Uncle Xu, don't you want to have a hand in everything?"
"You boy!"
Xu Zhilou felt helpless and blew his beard, "What's wrong with letting your Uncle Xu make some money?"
Lu Fang said angrily: "You have to let me try it first, right? If I can make money in the future, I will definitely pull Uncle Xu along with you."
Xu Zhilou's face softened slightly and he said with a smile: "That's pretty much it."
After all, he is an old fox, and his expression changes at every turn.
Then he said: "Did you really mean what you said just now, my dear nephew? If I plant these things, will you be able to wrap them up by then?"
Lu Fang nodded.
"Then at what price are you going to buy it?"
Xu Zhilou said again.
Lu Fang said: "Uncle Xu, you want to ask how much profit you make from this, right?"
Xu Zhilou chuckled and acquiesced.
"How much profit can you make per acre from farming now?"
Lu Fang asked.
Xu Zhilou was very knowledgeable about this, and immediately replied: "Per mu of fertile land can be worth about two stones and five buckets, and the average price is one to two stones. Our Xu family collects grain from tenants, and fertile land is one stone per mu."
Five, Susukada five buckets to about one stone. About 70%."
He didn't mention the specific income, but Lu Fang could calculate it clearly.
Excluding the cost of purchasing the land, the income from these grains is the net income for landowners like the Xu family.
Seventy percent.
Based on the calculation of fertile land with an output of two stones and five bushels per mu, and a rent of one stone and five bushels, that is one hundred and eighty catties.
It's about one tael of silver.
After deducting grain taxes and other miscellaneous things, there is always seventy or eighty copper coins.
I just feel sorry for the tenants.
After a year of hard work, even if Jingnan County can grow two crops of rice, it will only yield about a hundred kilograms of grain per acre. Then we have to pray that there will be no disaster years.
In a disaster year, there will be no harvest.
No wonder there are so many hungry people in Dayu Dynasty. Last time Ningyuan was flooded, it caused so many people to come out to beg.
Lu Fang thought for a while and said to Xu Zhilou: "If you plant these, I should be able to ensure that your profit per acre of land is more than five times greater."
He just checked it using the hate value search engine.
As long as millet peppers are planted properly, the yield per mu can be as high as three thousand kilograms.
The highest yield was even 8,000 kilograms.
Even if it is calculated as three thousand kilograms, it is ten times the harvest of rice. And it is the harvest of fertile land.
Moreover, after the advent of millet and pepper, even after a few years, the price will definitely be much higher than the price of grain. Even if the cost of labor, chemical fertilizers, etc. is higher, the profit will definitely not be comparable to that of growing rice. It is even possible
There is a difference of about twenty times.
Of course, no one can predict what will happen in the future. After all, the market price must be determined based on output and market demand.
It is not even ruled out that someone may deliberately hype it up.
Even though the Chongqing Dynasty was lagging behind, it did not mean that there were no such people.
Five times is Lu Fang's most conservative estimate.
"Five times?"
And this has already shocked Xu Zhilou.
As the richest family in Ningyuan County after the Wang family, the Xu family is considered to be the richest. Naturally, they own a lot of land.
There are thousands of acres.
Even if you don't count those who have flourished in the family, Xu Zhilou's own family has nearly a thousand acres.
This is a profit of several thousand taels.
You must know that the total annual profit of their Xu family's entire property is less than 20,000 taels.
Even less belongs to him, Xu Zhilou.
Don't look at the wealthy gentry like Ningyuan who spend a lot of money when buying ginseng capsules. In fact, they are all wealth accumulated over many years.
If this thing wasn't really effective, who would be willing to spend so much money on it?
"good!"
Xu Zhilou was not an indecisive person. After being surprised, he nodded and said: "Then Uncle Xu will accept your kindness and plant all these things in the ground next year."
"Don't wait until next year."
Lu Fang said: "I think this year is quite suitable."
Xu Zhilou asked blankly: "Don't we need to pay attention to the sowing season for this thing?"
At this time, most crops are ready for harvest. Planting is rare.
Lu Fang chuckled and said: "According to my estimation, it shouldn't be too particular."
Anyway, these millet peppers are not planted according to the planting season, and they still have a very good harvest.
The system is a cheat after all.
However, Lu Fang still plans to exercise some control over the seeds he sells in the future.
Because if it were because of him that the assets of the Great Chongqing Dynasty were doubled, he didn’t know what kind of trouble he would cause.
Everyone pays attention to themselves, right?
Even if it spread to places in the Liao Kingdom, would it not attract the attention of the kings of those countries?
He will probably try his best to tie himself up.
Then there will be big trouble.
At this time, Lu Fang did not realize that his worries were purely unnecessary.
"well!"
Xu Zhilou nodded repeatedly, "When will you send the seeds, nephew, I will have them planted."
Lu Fang chuckled, "Uncle Xu, you can't get all the benefits, can you?"