Chapter 492 Corn Harvest

However, the Mohist school is not stable at present and will face many unpredictable crises in the future.

There are still some business plans that have not started yet, and the weather is getting colder. It won’t last long if I start making money from ice now.

Therefore, He Zhiran decided to use the ice cubes he made to help Tang Mingrui store fresh corn first, and deal with other things later.

"Husband, although the method of making ice is simple, we only made a small amount after all. If Brother Tang wants to build an ice room, the amount of ice required will be quite a lot."

"I know this. As long as there is enough saltpeter, leave the ice-making to me." Now there are so many soldiers at home, and they are all trustworthy people.

Mo Jiuye thought that when making ice in large quantities, he could just call some soldiers to help.

In particular, he had figured out how to hide the key steps of ice making, making it impossible for anyone else to learn it.

“Well, we have arranged the corn harvest tomorrow, so you can take people to Brother Tang.

He uses a lot of ice, and if it were made in Xiling Village, transportation wouldn't be very convenient," He Zhiran reminded.

"Okay, leave this matter to me."

As for the source of saltpeter, it is sold in pharmacies in the city. Although it is a bit expensive, it is not a rare item.

Therefore, no one would doubt that He Zhiran purchased a large amount from the space.

What's more, Mo Jiuye wanted to hide the method of making ice, which meant he didn't intend to expose the raw material such as saltpeter. He also knew that Tang Mingrui was a sensible person and would not stare at other people's secrets.

In short, He Zhiran was relieved to leave this matter to Mo Jiuye.

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He Zhiran didn't have to worry about the future. Mo Jiuye arranged for people to classify all the corn in the rest of the land, except for two acres of corn that were reserved for normal picking to calculate the per-acre yield.

The tenderer ones were piled together and used as Tang Mingrui's fresh corn supply, while the older ones could be used as seeds after being dried, and these were provided to the government.

He Zhiran also drew a blueprint of a simple hand-cranked thresher and asked Hu Cong to help him make it as soon as possible.

At Tang Mingrui's place, Mo Jiuye arranged for people to make ice cubes. It took two days to complete the freezing storage room. Although it looks simple on the outside, the interior is a different world.

If people go in for a while, they will be so cold that they will run out holding their bodies. There is no need to use a thermometer to measure the temperature. You will know that the corn will freeze soon after being put in.

Ever since the frozen storage room was built, Tang Mingrui was so excited that he almost shouted.

He actually has his own ice storage room during this season.

Of course, all the raw materials and workers for making the ice used in the ice room were provided by Mo Jiuye. Even if he didn't say it, Tang Mingrui would not let him pay in vain.

After negotiation, the two decided to split the income from fresh corn in a 40% to 60% split, with the Mo family taking 60% and Tang Mingrui taking 40%.

Mo Jiuye had no objection to this. Although ice was rare in this season, he and He Zhiran could have as much as they wanted without having to worry about the high cost.

He Zhiran only bought a few hundred yuan worth of saltpeter on Taobao and made an ice room. Even if he needed to continue to replenish ice cubes in the future, the amount of saltpeter used was very small, which was not a big cost at all.

It is quite fitting that they get an extra 10% profit from this.

Because it was a cooperative arrangement, Tang Mingrui did not need to pay for the fresh corn when it was delivered to him. He only had to wait for him to generate profits and send them to the Mo family for a share.

Although no payment was received, Mo Jiuye did not do things without any sense of reason.

He estimated the size of Tang Mingrui's ice room and found that it could hold at least 50,000 kilograms of fresh corn.

Tang Mingrui spent two days sending trucks to Mo's family to transport fresh corn. As expected, a total of 50,000 kilograms were transported away.

The remaining corn can be threshed after drying.

It just so happened that Hu Cong also helped to make two hand-cranked threshers.

Mo Jiuye and his men hulled the corn that had been reserved for weighing and weighed it. The yield per mu once again shocked everyone present.

After threshing, the yield of corn per mu reached 1,200 kilograms, which was almost the same as He Zhiran's estimate.

Meng Huaining was also present. He was so excited that he was almost incoherent as he pulled Mo Jiuye.

"Ninth Brother, the world... no... it's the people of Yuncheng who are blessed, blessed indeed..."

Mo Jiuye patted his shoulder.

"Well, next winter, the people of Yuncheng will no longer have to worry about going hungry."

There is a lot of arable land in the northwest, but because of the soil quality, no matter what is planted, the yield is always low.

The corn produced in space is different. It is not picky about soil and is not affected by climate. As long as there is no severe flood or drought in the year, a bumper harvest is guaranteed.

When the Mohists planted crops in the spring, they mainly planted corn.

At first, they did not think that the government would purchase corn as seeds for consumption next year. He Zhiran and Mo Jiuye just thought that corn had a high yield and could be used as a raw material for staple food. They lived in the northwest and their own lives were good, so they could not bear to watch the people around them starve.

So they chose to plant more corn in order to help the poor people.

Now, with Meng Huaining, the official in charge, arranging this matter, it is more appropriate than for them to take the spotlight themselves.

A total of sixty acres of corn were planted. The weight of the fresh corn that Tang Mingrui transported was several times that of the corn seeds after threshing. Therefore, the Mo family still had a lot of corn left.

The Mohists symbolically kept some for their own consumption and sold the rest to the government as seeds for the next year.

After weighing, Meng Huaining purchased a total of 50,000 kilograms of corn seeds from the Mo family, which is enough for the people of Yuncheng to plant next year.

Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran planted corn with the intention of helping the people around them, so naturally they would not charge Meng Huaining too much silver.

As a result, Meng Huaining handed over all the banknotes sponsored by Tang Mingrui to Mo Jiuye without any discussion.

"Nine Brother, I know corn is valuable. I only have this much, and it was sponsored by Boss Tang. If it's not enough, I'll slowly pay it back to you next year when the government has more tax revenue."

Meng Huaining spoke in a hurried tone, as if he was worried that the duck in his mouth would fly away.

Mo Jiuye had no intention of accepting so much silver from him. Just when he was about to calculate it carefully in front of Meng Huaining, Meng Huaining had already run away and asked his men to transport the corn seeds to the granary as quickly as possible.

Mo Jiuye saw his eagerness, as if he had gotten a great bargain and was afraid that someone would come to him to ask for it back...