Soybeans, as one of the five grains, are still an important food for people today.
However, soybeans are not easy to digest. Eating too much can cause abdominal pain and bloating, and some people may even experience pain in their limbs.
If you make soybeans into tofu, it's not only easy to digest, but also delicious. Moreover, turning soybeans into tofu increases the portion size.
It would be a good thing if tofu could be promoted nationwide.
The main problem is that the sourdough for tofu has been stolen, and someone will probably be able to make tofu soon. Li Xuming directly presented the recipe, firstly to gain favor with the emperor, and secondly to strike a blow against the thief.
Furthermore, since the profit margin on tofu is meager, he plans to wait until everyone knows how to make tofu before they can select a few companies to cooperate with and have others produce tofu for them. The Li family workshop will shift its focus to the production of stinky tofu, dried tofu, and the fermented bean curd that his mother mentioned.
Processed tofu is priced significantly higher than soft tofu.
When Lin Pei heard that Li Xuming wanted to offer a tofu recipe, how could he disagree? His eyes lit up immediately, and he readily agreed.
Li Xuming then handed over the tofu recipe he had written earlier with both hands.
Lin Pei's trip was definitely worthwhile.
After taking the prescription, he hurriedly left with his subordinates.
We need to report this urgently!
Lin Pei was indeed quick to act.
Upon returning to Shaoguan County, he wrote down the entire story of early rice breeding from beginning to end, and then carefully put the tofu recipe into an envelope before having it sent out.
"Urgent."
"Yes, sir!"
He reported to the prefect of Ning'an Prefecture, who would then report it up the chain of command until it reached the Emperor.
However, he also wrote another letter, this time to his family.
The Li family will certainly receive a reward for this, but the amount of the reward will vary. The more the Emperor values the items offered by the Li family, the greater his benefits as the magistrate of Shao County will be.
Inform the family as soon as possible so they can help mediate and put in some effort.
He's been serving as a county magistrate for several years now, and this year, based on this incident, he should definitely get a promotion.
The Li family can't get involved in this matter; they can only wait for the higher-ups to deliver their verdict. The outcome won't be bad, it's just a matter of how good it will be.
The magistrate has left, but they still have to keep busy.
The Li family naturally wanted to thank the others for their help, but everyone felt that they had received too many favors from the Li family, so helping with the rice harvest was nothing at all.
Without waiting for the Li family's thanks, he took their tools and left, and no one could stop him.
Left with no other option, the Li family had to give up.
The harvested rice needs to be turned over and dried, and the fields for ratooning rice also need to be irrigated and fertilized. Other fields also need to be turned over, and some good rice varieties need to be selected for breeding and sown as soon as possible, and then irrigated.
Fortunately, other families are no longer competing with them for water. As the rice enters the grain-filling stage, the water requirement will decrease, which is convenient for the Li family.
The Li family didn't plant all their land with rice; they also planted soybeans on two acres of land. Soybeans are essential for making tofu, so they had to grow some themselves.
In a few days, we'll harvest them, dry them into beans, and the soybeans will soon be on the market.
With one thing after another happening, the Li family has been extremely busy lately.
The workshop has resumed normal operations.
The land was plowed by hired workers, and the Li family now has the money for that.
Li Xuhai just needs to keep an eye on the progress; there's no need to force yourself to endure hardship. If the county magistrate hadn't been coming, the Li family would have already hired people to harvest the rice.
Li Xuhai still focused his attention on ratooning rice. In order to make the ratooning rice revitalize as soon as possible, Li Xuhai immediately started to work on diverting water to the farmland.
Water is the first thing, and then fertilizer.
This manure is of utmost importance; fortunately, a manure pit was dug during the previous renovation.
Li Xuhai and his son did the composting together.
They couldn't manage to fertilize all the land, so they hired people to do it. He took Li Qingyun along to observe, take notes, and give instructions.
In fact, apart from the very beginning when he first came to reclaim the land and start farming, Li Xuhai did everything himself in the fields. Later, after his family had money, Li Xuhai had a much easier time.
However, farming is never easy; he always has to watch over it and follow along, and he can't avoid being exposed to the wind and sun.
Li Qingzhang, on the other hand, was out running around dealing with the soybean trade.
This is a big deal, and he should handle it himself. It can also be seen as a test from his elders.
He also knew that the tofu recipe had been submitted.
The price of soybeans is likely to change drastically in the future; yes, the Li family is going to speculate on the price of soybeans.
This was something the Li family only thought of after the prescription had been presented.
The market price for soybeans is still eight coins, but the purchase price is six coins.
At the beginning of the year, they signed agreements with various villages to harvest soybeans. Soon, edamame will be on the market, and they will be able to start harvesting soybeans.
When soybeans flood the market, prices will inevitably fall. They will then buy them in large quantities. Once the tofu recipe is published nationwide, soybean prices will rise again. There's no need to be too greedy; just sell some when prices are high enough to accumulate a considerable fortune.
The money was contributed by all the families, but his family took the lion's share.
Qi Wan took out her dowry, which included money that Pan Jinhua had previously given to her under the guise of compensation.
However, there was no need to tell the other families about this, since in their eyes it was all just the dowry that Qi Wan brought back.
They certainly envied each other, but they knew what was important. They didn't pay much attention to those who weren't their own; relatives were relatives, but outside the clan, their own family was their own family.
No matter how close you are, you should still maintain a certain distance.
Li Qingzhang didn't collect soybeans in Shaoxian County; he went to collect them in the surrounding counties.
Although it's a bit far, his family has already harvested most of the soybeans in the surrounding area. In addition, sprouts came out at the end of last year, making it easier to harvest them outside.
When the villagers heard that someone was buying soybeans, many of them rushed home and brought out the soybeans they hadn't finished eating last year to sell.
The new grain came out quickly, and it was very worthwhile to exchange these coarse grains for silver.
Li Qingzhang harvested over a hundred kilograms of soybeans in just a few days and rented a warehouse to store them all.
Li Xuming also wrote to his two younger sisters, telling them to harvest soybeans as well. He didn't have the official channels for sending letters, so he could only hope they could make it in time, and if they couldn't eat meat, at least they could have some soup.
The Li family also has plans for what to do with these soybeans.
They planned to sell the goods in different locations, hiring escorts to transport them to other surrounding prefectures to find buyers and dump them. This way, they wouldn't cause too much of a shock to the local areas and could sell them off as quickly as possible.
The prefect received Lin Pei's letter the following day.
After quickly reading it, his joy was evident.
He immediately ordered someone to grind ink, wrote a memorial, and sent it out by fast horse.
As the prefect, he naturally knew a great deal about what was happening in the imperial court.
Last year's salt smuggling case severely damaged the imperial court, resulting in the downfall of many officials and a shortage of positions in the court.
At this critical juncture, the late emperor passed away first, and then the new emperor ascended the throne.
The new emperor was not as experienced as the previous emperor and was subject to many constraints in court.
Old Lin is sensible; he didn't go over his own head and ask the Lin family to report it.
He also wants to get a piece of the pie this time!
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