The same product, but after further processing, can cost several times more.

To give a simple example.

Potatoes are easy to grow; you can easily plant a few and produce a lot. They're practically worthless.

However, if potatoes are processed into potato chips, the price can easily increase by dozens of times.

This is the difference between reprocessing and selling raw materials.

Jiang Yi's idea is to use Kuoshan Village as a professional and pure food processing raw material base, and then establish a food processing plant in another place in the village.

Raw materials are worthless at any time.

However, the pure, natural, and pollution-free raw material base will definitely be the biggest selling point in another ten or twenty years, especially after entering the 21st century.

Processed foods, especially those targeting children and young people, are of great concern to many people due to their health and environmental friendliness.

Many food factories in later generations did not have their own raw material production bases. After all, agricultural products are readily available, so there was no concern about a shortage of raw materials.

However, the fact that the raw materials are all-natural and pollution-free is worth mentioning.

"It seems we've gone in the opposite direction!"

As the plan gradually took shape, Jiang Yi realized that it was clearly contrary to her desire to make money quickly.

However, Jiang Yi had no intention of stopping there.

If you're going to do it, do it to the best of your ability.

Besides, even the raw materials for agricultural products can be sold for money.

For example, in the dead of winter, vegetables are scarce in the north; besides radishes, cabbages, and potatoes, there's very little else available. Given this, wouldn't they be able to build greenhouses and sell vegetables in the dead of winter? Wouldn't that be profitable?

The answer, of course, is to make money!

Moreover, you can make a lot of money!

Therefore, following the sustainable development strategy plan for Kuoshan Village, Jiang Yi began writing a second supplementary document, which was the idea of ​​building vegetable greenhouses.

Considering the possibility of unsold vegetables or even disasters, Jiang Yi suggested that the village build a pig farm.

Thinking of the pig farm, Jiang Yi also arranged for a chicken farm and a duck farm.

Eggs can be sold directly for money.

Chickens, especially old hens, are a favorite among city dwellers for making soup.

Duck eggs, when made into salted duck eggs, if the technique is right and the yolks are pickled until they are oily, could sell for a dollar each in later generations. And in today's world, they are certainly more valuable than ordinary chicken or duck eggs.

Once her mind was set on something, Jiang Yi's inspiration flowed like a mighty river, never ceasing.

What pleases Jiang Yi the most is that the fruits of her labor will not be stolen.

As for those around them following suit?

There's nothing we can do about it; after all, this thing can't be patented.

In fact, Jiang Yi's ideas, such as vegetable greenhouses, became rampant and problematic several years later.

The result is that you watch others make money, but when you start your own business, you lose money.

Why did Jiang Yi arrange for pig farms, chicken farms, and duck farms to be established? It was to improve the risk resistance of various industries in Kuoshan Village.

Walking on one leg makes it easy to fall. Once you fall, even if you get up, you'll be covered in dirt and grime, and you might even fall to the point where you can't take care of yourself.

Therefore, we need to walk on two legs, and with a few crutches, even if the road is difficult, we can walk slowly. At worst, we'll just lose a few crutches.