Lu Fang raised his eyebrows and said, "I let you earn the money for planting, but you have to promise to provide me with the harvest first."
Xu Zhilou laughed, "I was just afraid that you wouldn't accept it!"
"You may not say that again in the future."
Lu Fangdao.
Xu Zhilou's eyes narrowed slightly, "Listening to my nephew, I'm pretty sure that these crops of yours will be very popular in the future..."
Lu Fang chuckled and said, "I'm still 80% sure."
This can be regarded as giving Xu Zhilou confidence.
Xu Zhilou added: "My dear nephew, what you plan to produce from these crops must be a very profitable business?"
Lu Fang shook his head this time, "I just make some things and sell them in Bestore. It may not be as profitable as planting."
Xu Zhilou was a little confused.
After a moment of silence, he said: "My dear nephew, I have to say something unpleasant. Although your good store has a dazzling array of products and a very good business, it is just a small business after all. With your intelligence, why didn't you think about it?
Do you want to do some big business? Even your ginseng capsules are more profitable than your Bestore, right?"
Lu Fang said leisurely: "That's naturally the case now, but what if I open BESTORE throughout Dayu in the future?"
Xu Zhilou was speechless.
Will BESTORE be opened throughout Dayu?
It’s not like no one has done this kind of business. Nowadays, Dayu has jewelry shops, pawn shops, restaurants, etc. all over the country.
But when it comes to the retail industry, there is no such thing yet.
Because transportation and storage are problems that have to be faced.
It's just that he didn't bother to talk more.
After all, Lu Fang has only opened a good store in Ningyuan County. In his opinion, it is really far away to open it all over the country.
And maybe Lu Fang had an idea in mind.
He now understands Lu Fang's character. If he is not sure, he will not make a mistake.
After the shock, he just said: "Then I wish my good nephew immediate success and great wealth."
…
After coming out of Xu Zhilou, Lu Fang went to Wang's house again and found Wang Ye.
Or say the same thing.
Wang also agreed readily. He only asked when Lu Fang would send the seeds, and he would start arranging for the tenants below to plant them.
Lu Fang only charges for the seeds, and the planting technology is provided free of charge.
As for the other wealthy gentry families in Ningyuan County, Lu Fang did not visit them.
It's not a close relationship to begin with, so there's no need to give others benefits.
As long as they see the benefits obtained by the Wang family and the Xu family, they will naturally come to their door if they want to grow peppers and potatoes.
There is absolutely no need for him to be as polite to them as he is to Wang Ye and Xu Zhilou. Lu Fang has no intention of being merciful if he can beat the goose and pluck his feathers.
After leaving the Wang family, Lu Fang went to look at He Zhigao's new winery.
It was very hot inside.
Even He Zhigao himself was busy and sweating profusely.
Lu Fang called him several times before He Zhigao raised his head and hurriedly ran closer, "Master, you are here."
Lu Fang was a little surprised and said: "Why did you even do it yourself?"
He Zhigao raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead and said excitedly: "We haven't finished the last order of 100,000 jins from His Highness the Crown Prince. Two days ago, Mr. Lu came from Tanzhou and placed another 100,000 jins order.
It is said that our Qingxi brew is very popular among dignitaries in Kyoto, so we must work overtime! There will be more and more orders in the future."
Lu Fang pondered and nodded, "How is the construction progress of the new winery?"
He really didn't expect that Liang Dong would open up the market so quickly.
With so much wine, it is estimated that not all of it will be transported to Kyoto. Not surprisingly, Qingxi Brewing should have gradually emerged in many places in Dayu.
In this case, it is imperative to build the new workshop as soon as possible.
Because judging from this sales growth rate, it is estimated that the volume of two to three million kilograms per year will not be sustainable in the future.
He Zhigao replied: "I just went to see it a few days ago, and Mr. Wang said it will take nearly two months to complete."
"Speed up the progress!"
Lu Fang said: "If Ningyuan County cannot recruit workers, we will go to other counties to recruit workers. We will try to move to the new winery before the end of next month."
He added: "The new workshops I gave you must be constructed as soon as possible. The spicy food processing workshop and the dry goods processing workshop will be given priority, and the pharmaceutical ones can come later."
Had to step up.
Chili peppers don't last very long.
When Xu Zhilou, Wang Ye and the others have harvested, their own processing workshop must be put into use.
Moreover, workers have to be recruited, trained, etc., which is actually quite a lot.
Lu Fang now has an almost complete plan in his mind. What will be done by the spicy food processing workshop and what will be done by the dry goods processing workshop? The only thing missing is the venue and workers.
"Oh, good!"
He Zhigao nodded, "Then I'll go find Wang Laogeng later. He should know some construction masters from other counties."
Lu Fang also nodded and walked inside.
An old man and many children were also busy among the crowd.
Ge Laotou Ge Cun.
Lu Fang walked to his side and asked with a chuckle: "Mr. Ge, are you okay here?"
But it was very clear that Old Man Ge's face was getting worse and worse than before, and he didn't know if he was suffering from any disease.
Old Man Ge looked at the children and gave Lu Fang a rare smile, "They are all very good. Thank you Mr. Lu for taking them in."
He was obviously talking about these children, and he seemed to have put his own life and death at risk.
Lu Fang noticed this beforehand and frowned slightly, "I think your face doesn't look very good. Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
Old Man Ge just smiled and said, "I'm suffering from an old illness."
Lu Fang turned around and shouted to He Zhigao: "Zhigao, go and hire a doctor for Mr. Ge."
He Zhigao was slightly stunned, but he stood still and sighed softly.
Lu Fang was not the only one to notice that Old Man Ge was in poor health. They spent much more time with Ge Cun than Lu Fang did.
Ge Cun himself shook his head and said: "There is no need to waste this time, it is already an incurable disease. If I can still survive for a year and a half, it is a gift from God."
"How will you know if you don't try?"
Lu Fang said: "If you just give up on yourself, what will happen to the children?"
There was no friendship between him and Ge Cun, but they had gone through hardships in their previous life, so they couldn't bear to see these children being lonely in the future.
Ge Cun took a deep look at Lu Fang, but suddenly changed the subject, "I heard that Mr. Lu, your brother is now the recruiting envoy of Jingnan County?"