Upon hearing his words, Li Lanzhen was filled with admiration.

Indeed, it seems this general is a man worth befriending.

He didn't immediately ask Li Lanzhen to demonstrate her vermicelli-making skills.

Or they could forcefully demand that Li Lanzhen donate the technology to military camps on the southwestern border.

Instead, it expressed their sincerity by saying that they had no intention of taking advantage of anyone, and that they would buy the vermicelli factory to produce all the products they wanted.

If that's the case, then cooperation will be even better.

Li Lanzhen smiled and said, "General Qi, what a coincidence. I had the same idea when I came to the Southwest this time."

The general also knew that vermicelli was easy to store and carry, making it a good food for marching and fighting.

If used for military campaigns, the vermicelli can be made even thinner, into rice noodles, which can be eaten after being blanched in boiling water and then mixed with vegetables and other foods.

Even when marching and fighting in the wild, if the environment doesn't allow for boiling water, as long as there is water, you can soak the food and eat it directly, at least you won't go hungry.

I have two methods for setting up a vermicelli processing plant.

One way is that I will completely hand over this technology to your military camp, but I only need 10% of the profit.

Another way is for Xue Nizi and her team to build a vermicelli factory, and as you said, all the vermicelli they produce can be supplied to the military camp.

In that case, you can just pay for it.

"General Qi, which one do you think is suitable?"

General Qi was shocked by Li Lanzhen's words and admired her even more.

During the correspondence with General Qi.

On more than one occasion, General Qi praised Li Lanzhen in his letters as a woman of great righteousness.

Looking at it today, it is indeed so, no wonder the Emperor bestowed upon her the title of Yiren.

In fact, General Qi actually agreed with the first method.

Besides technical skills, Li Lanzhen gave them everything else to the Southwest Army.

Giving away 10% of the profits was no problem at all; on the contrary, he felt that giving Li Lanzhen this cost was a bit too little.

So he just spoke up.

"Auntie, I admire you!"

I choose the first method: you provide the technology, and our military camp will take care of the rest.

But giving you only 10% of the profits is too little!

As he spoke, he stood up, clenched his fists respectfully, and bowed deeply to Li Lanzhen.

"Auntie, on behalf of the soldiers stationed on the southwestern border, I thank you!"

Li Lanzhen remained seated, feeling that she could bear this separation.

He smiled and waved his hand, "Okay, then, I'll organize the relevant matters about establishing the vermicelli factory tonight, such as the plan for building the factory and the vermicelli processing technology."

"Han Mingjiang will give it to you tomorrow."

The next morning after breakfast, Han Mingjiang took the plan for establishing the vermicelli factory written by Li Lanzhen to the military camp and handed it to General Qi.

After reading it, General Qi was once again amazed by Li Lanzhen.

This plan is written in great detail.

It includes both text descriptions and accompanying pictures.

He immediately convened a meeting with all the deputy generals and logistics officers to discuss the matter. In less than half an hour, the plan was approved by everyone, and the implementation phase began.

After the contract was signed, General Qi brought three relevant officers in charge of logistics from the military camp to find Li Lanzhen.

Li Lanzhen reviewed all the contents of the contract and found no problems.

However, her share of the profits was increased to 20%.

Li Lanzhen thought about it for a moment and decided that 20% was a bit too much; she would be happy with 10%.

She shared her vermicelli processing skills to help Han Mingjiang gain a stronger foothold in this region.

Another point is that Li Lanzhen has genuine respect for the soldiers who defend their country and wants to do something practical for them.

Too much benefit will give others cause for criticism, resulting in more harm than good and losing sight of the original intention.

So she pointed with her finger to the area where she would receive her share of the profits.

"General Qi, I only want one-tenth of the total. Keep the rest for our soldiers!"

The profits from the vermicelli processing plant can be used to buy more food and clothing.

As soon as Lanzhen finished speaking, the person who came stood up abruptly.

They all clasped their hands, bowed, and spoke in unison.

"Thank you, Auntie!"

"You're welcome. Please make the necessary changes here, and I'll sign and put my fingerprint on it before we begin."

First, you choose a site, build the factory, and manufacture the tools.

As long as you strictly follow the requirements in my plan, it will be fine.

The blueprints for all the machines are attached. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me.

After the preliminary work is completed, I will go with you to the vermicelli factory for two hands-on practice sessions, and then we can begin formal production.

In her plan to produce vermicelli, Li Lanzhen provided them with three different specifications for the vermicelli.

One type is the ordinary round, cylindrical seal; another is wide rice noodles; and the third is vermicelli.

At the Taohuayuan Vermicelli Processing Plant, Li Lanzhen experimented many times. The vermicelli wasn't as thin as it was in modern times, but it was still very convenient to eat when traveling.

Over the next few days, Han Yisong drove a small donkey cart with Li Lanzhen and Han Yibo to Yazhou County, the nearest county town, which was five miles away.

The market in this county town is very large.

Fresh seafood, fruits and vegetables, everything you could want.

Li Lanzhen first went to the fruit market.

She saw her favorite durian here.

Li Lanzhen didn't buy any fruit at first. After looking around the fruit market, she realized which fruits she needed.

Finally, I chatted with the owner of the durian stall.

The shopkeeper was a short, thin man.

"Shopkeeper, did you grow these yourself, or did you buy them from a fruit farmer?"

"Sister, these are grown in the mountains of our village. They're very sweet. How much do you need?"

"You have an orchard. What kinds of fruit do you grow there? Is it far from here? If it's not far, I'd like to visit your orchard!"

"It's not far, not far. Look, just over that small hill, our village is all in that valley, and the surrounding mountains are all planted with fruit trees."

"I can have anything you want. Shall we go now, or will I take you anytime?"

Li Lanzhen thought for a moment and said, "How about this, I'll come to you tomorrow morning, and you can arrange for someone to take me to your village. I might need to buy a lot."

"Alright, alright, come here tomorrow, and I'll arrange for my brother to take you there."

Li Lanzhen did not buy any more seafood here.

Han Yisong told her that there were many seafood vendors not far from here, and that she could buy fresh seafood if she went early.

She thought she would go there to take a look and bring back a batch of seafood.

You can also buy a batch of them for free from the sea and keep them in the space lake.

The three of them, a grandmother and her grandchildren, bought some food and fruit for the next two days.

Half a pig, ten old hens, and three ducks.

Li Lanzhen planned to raise the chickens in the yard first, and kill one hen every day for Xue Nizi to eat during her postpartum period.

Xue Nizi also raised chickens, ducks, geese, and two piglets in her mansion.

But her mother-in-law still felt sorry for her because childbirth was difficult.

I also bought fresh fish, shrimp, and various fruits.

Only when the donkey cart was completely full and could hold no more did the three of them happily drive it home.

Han Yibo was incredibly excited. Upon seeing the lively fish and shrimp, he eagerly wanted to buy them and take them home to eat.

Seeing so many fruits, none of which I had ever seen before or heard of, I couldn't help but fall in love with them.

Li Lanzhen bought him all sorts of food, and Han Yibo's face became sticky from eating them.

When you talk to Li Lanzhen, the breath she exhales is sweet.