Chapter 285 The dividend system is more attractive
Gu Yuexuan gently stroked the roundness between her fingers and explained with a hint of patience, "The difference in grain seeds determines the disparity in yield. Do you understand this logic?"
Cheng Jingen nodded seriously to show that he understood.
"In short, the grain seeds we use are the result of painstaking hybridization and cultivation by us. They are simply not found anywhere else. This is our primary advantage. You just mentioned that places like Jiangnan have a pleasant climate, allowing for two rice crops a year. While the severe cold in Fangling is indeed incomparable, Fangling also has its unique advantages."
“The land here is amazingly fertile.”
The fertility of the land is undoubtedly one of the key factors affecting grain production. Although Fangling is subject to changeable weather, the fertility of its soil is unmatched by many other regions.
Moreover, Fangling is a vast area with a sparse population.
Gu Yuexuan opened the conversation and spoke frankly, "In places like Jiangnan, skilled farmers abound, and high-quality farmland has long been controlled by powerful individuals. Leasing or purchasing it is difficult, and expanding the cultivated area and increasing yields is practically a luxury. But the situation in Fangling is completely different."
“There are few people here, but wasteland is everywhere.”
For a long time, limited by regional stereotypes, people living in Fangling and other places have not realized the huge potential of the land under their feet.
Fangling has always been famous for its severe cold and poverty, and the world seems to have tacitly accepted that it is difficult to breed hope in this barren land.
However, the opposite is true.
In Gu Yuexuan's heart, this vast land covered with ice and snow is a treasure that has not yet been discovered by the world, waiting for her to dig.
Seeing her rubbing her fingers unconsciously, Tu Subo immediately understood and took out paper and pen from the counter and placed them neatly.
Without hesitation, Gu Yuexuan spread out the paper, leaned over the table, and began to calculate in detail for everyone: "Although Fangling is short of resources, the surrounding wasteland has been neglected. According to government regulations, reclaiming one acre of wasteland only requires paying one tael of silver in farming tax."
"Including the cost of hiring workers to cultivate the land, the investment in cultivating 500 mu of wasteland is no more than 700 taels of silver. However, in just two years, this land will produce an abundant amount of rice, and the amount will definitely not be less than this amount."
Cheng Jing'en stared intently at the astonishing figure she had written on the paper. His fingers trembled slightly as he gripped the teacup, silently revealing his inner shock. Even Tu Suminfei's deep eyes flashed with surprise.
Tu Suminfei asked hesitantly, "Sister-in-law, do you really believe that one acre of land can produce 600 kilograms of grain?"
Gu Yuexuan rubbed her wrist lightly and answered nonchalantly: "Why not?"
"If you don't believe me, come home and inspect the rice harvest this year. If the yield of the three mu of experimental land I specially allocated is lower than this figure, then..."
Gu Yuexuan thought for a moment and decided there was no need to set a trap, so she decisively pushed Tu Subo out: "Then let Tu Subo enjoy all the food produced from that acre of experimental land. Even one bowl less will not count."
Tu Subo had long been captivated by Gu Yuexuan's description of the bountiful harvest, and he remained relatively calm in the face of Cheng Jingen and Tu Suminfei's shock. However, he couldn't help but sneer when he heard Gu Yuexuan's lighthearted teasing.
"Xuanxuan..."
"Oh, I was just joking."
Gu Yuexuan winked at him playfully and couldn't help laughing herself: "I'm confident that I will never let you really eat so much food."
Tu Subo smiled helplessly and said no more.
Cheng Jing'en was so excited that he didn't even notice the tea in his cup spilling out. He hurriedly wiped his fingers across his chest, took a deep breath, and said excitedly: "According to what my sister-in-law said, there are so many wastelands in Fangling. As long as we cultivate them properly, can't we harvest endless rice and grain as we please?"
Gu Yuexuan smiled and shook her head, explaining softly, "That's an exaggeration. Reclaiming wasteland and farming isn't something that can be accomplished overnight, and rice production is affected by many factors."
In Fangling, a vast expanse of land, wasteland awaiting reclamation is indeed scattered across the land. However, the number of local residents is insufficient. Even if a large sum of money is spent on recruiting manpower, the labor force employed is still a drop in the bucket.
Without sufficient labor, no matter how much fertile land there is, it is like a tempting cake hanging over your head, which is out of reach when you want to taste it.
However, there is still a way out.
Gu Yuexuan paused briefly, then said thoughtfully, "I've thought deeply about this issue. We can use the existing arable land as a foundation to establish a new type of farm."
Tu Subo narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking: "Farm? Are you planning to assign the manager to be responsible for purchasing and hiring servants, and then leave the farming tasks to them?"
"That's not the case." Gu Yuexuan picked up the brush again and sketched her idea on the paper: "The farm I'm talking about may be very different from what you imagine."
"We will raise our own oxen for the reclamation and continue to expand the wasteland according to the established direction. In this way, the area of arable land can continue to increase. In addition to hiring laborers, we can also adopt a profit-sharing system on the farm to attract the active participation of surrounding villagers."
Tu Suminfei asked doubtfully, "Profit sharing system? What does that mean?"
Gu Yuexuan smiled slightly and explained, "In other words, we should gather all the villagers who are working with hoes and let them cultivate our land together."
Realizing that her words might seem a bit shocking, Gu Yuexuan paused for a moment and continued, "Take Yuanqian Village as an example. Even after a year of hard work, the villagers' yield per mu often doesn't exceed 200 kilograms."
"But if they cultivate on our land and use the high-quality rice seeds we provide, we promise to distribute part of the harvest as dividends to the villagers who participate in the cultivation according to a certain proportion."
"For the same amount of work, the profits they get from us will undoubtedly far exceed what they would earn from farming on their own."
After deducting the portion distributed to the villagers, the remaining profits belong entirely to the Tu Su family.
In this way, not only the cost of hiring manpower is saved, but also the farmland is guaranteed to be cultivated in time. The annual income will surely be an astonishing figure.
Cheng Jing'en stared intently at Gu Yuexuan's smooth and elegant handwriting. Her heartbeat quickened, almost leaping out of her chest. Her throat was dry, and she asked in a hoarse voice, "Dear sister-in-law, do you think this kind of profit-sharing system can attract many people to join?"
Gu Yuexuan smiled slightly and answered affirmatively: "Of course it is."
"Just imagine, after working hard for a year, what can they harvest? And I'm willing to distribute to them twice the yield per acre of land. If the grain store business is booming, the surplus grain can be purchased with silver. You can get both silver and rice. Who wouldn't want to join such a good opportunity?"
All you need to do is create a coveted example, and countless people will flock to it, without having to worry about no one being interested.
In addition, the land responsibilities of each family were clarified, and the distribution ratio of the land output income was agreed in advance.
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