Chapter 453 Zhizhi, very ambitious
When he didn't have that much money, Sang Zhixia had already thought about the future.
The production capacity of land is limited. Within the designated period, the income must be linked to time. There is no point in being anxious, and you cannot advance even a step.
However, the value that can be converted from land output can be expanded to the limit.
Sang Zhixia thought for a moment and said, "Our current farm can no longer be expanded. Both the livestock and crops we raise have reached their limit. Any further complexity wouldn't be a good idea."
“But the scope of the farm can be expanded, and what you get from the farm can become a line in its own right.”
Xu Yu blinked and tried to explain, "You mean, we can sell more of the farm's products more widely?"
Sang Zhixia snapped her fingers in agreement.
"I think we don't have enough shops and the variety is insufficient. This time when we go back, we can open more shops, preferably covering all the farm's output."
Self-production and self-sales, comprehensive coverage.
In this way, the income from the farm can be maximized in your own hands, and the money you can earn will naturally become more.
As if afraid that Xu Yu wouldn't understand what he meant, Sang Zhixia knocked on the table and said, "I've thought about this before. Whether it's soybeans brewed into soy sauce, livestock pickled into bacon, brushes made from pig bristles, soap flowers made from lard, or tea cakes picked from the tea garden, all of these can be sold."
"But we currently only have a grain store and a soap flower shop, and the variety is too limited. The others will inevitably have to go through other hands, so we have to make concessions."
As long as it is handled properly, all the benefits that are given up can be kept in your own hands.
Why leave it to others to do when there is money to be made?
"We can run pen and ink shops, pork shops, spice shops, tea shops, grain shops, wine shops, medicine shops, and cloth shops ourselves."
Sang Zhixia cited the busiest street in the county town as an example, then said with a wave of his hand, "We can try to take over this side of the street and turn all of it into our own shops."
"This way, no matter what you go to buy, as long as you enter this street, no matter which store you go into, you'll buy something from our store."
Such a large-scale investment will indeed require a lot of initial expenditure.
We should not only look at the present, but also the future.
As long as you own enough shops and your business covers a wide enough scope, the money flowing into the streets will eventually fall into your hands, and you won't have to worry about not getting your money back.
Sang Zhixia gave several more examples, and Xu Yu's eyebrows raised slightly. "If that's the case, wouldn't that mean we're going to take over all the shops in the northwest half of the city?"
"As long as we don't violate our conscience and harm the interests of others, of course the larger the share, the better."
Sang Zhixia raised an eyebrow and said, "And who said we can only occupy the northwest half of the city?"
There is still a lot of room outside the northwest, and the farm can also move to another location to open a third or fourth branch.
Apart from the North City where the Xu family is currently based, there are still two cities in the northwest that are vacant.
The successful experience in North City can be applied to other places to make huge profits.
Sang Zhixia pushed the account book aside, dipped his finger in tea, and roughly drew a few lines. He said slowly, "It's true that the farm with Luobei Village as the mainstay can't be expanded any further, but there's endless wasteland in the northwest. We can plan other options after leaving North City."
"We'll open a farm of equal size in each city. Next year, we'll strive to acquire 10,000 mu (approximately 10,000 acres) of land in the northwest. From there, we'll ship the farm's output out. Wouldn't that be money?"
If it were before, Sang Zhixia might have worried about the high cost.
But things are different now.
They have enough capital, and it is not a luxury for them to occupy 10,000 acres of land within a year.
Improved and more efficient agricultural tools, grain seeds with doubled yields, and water wheels that make irrigation more convenient and labor-saving are all the basis for the unlimited expansion of land area.
Once the manpower and land in the wasteland of the northwest are fully utilized and the output is sold to various shops for mutual value exchange, the results will surely be considerable.
Sang Zhixia's mouth was dry as she spoke, so she reached out to grab the teapot.
Xu Yu handed her his teacup. After she took a few sips, he held his forehead with his hand and said with a smile, "Zhizhi, what you said portrays a very ambitious person."
If this effect is really achieved, it cannot be simply summarized as a big landlord.
The grain produced by Sangzhixia Farm can almost become the lifeline that shakes the entire Northwest, and even more places.
Sang Zhixia smiled and held her chin up, blinking and saying, "Do you think I'm just daydreaming?"
"No."
Xu Yu said playfully, "I'm moved by the ambition you described."
"I'll inquire about the shop when I get home this time. I'll make sure you see what you want before the end of the year at the latest."
Xu Yu stretched out his fingers and curled them through the hair beside Sang Zhixia's ear, smiling: "And I promise you, it's not just the northwest."
Even if they leave the Northwest, what Sang Zhixia wants will definitely be hers.
After Sang Zhixia and Xu Yu had a brief discussion, the decision to open a large number of stores before the end of the year was promptly sent back to the Xu family.
Before they arrived home, Xu Minghui and others needed to secretly find out the situation in North City and buy shops of all sizes in batches.
Sang Zhixia had no intention of hiding anything, and told Mr. Qi directly about his plan when asked.
After hearing this, Mr. Qi smiled and said, "It's a good idea, but it may be difficult to implement."
"Besides the northwest, does Shu also want to follow this approach?"
Sang Zhixia said uncertainly, "The farm in Shu has just been opened. It will probably take two years to completely replicate it."
"But if the Northwest tries and succeeds, when the time is right, it should be about the same."
"That won't take long."
Old Qi said slowly, "Didn't I give you all the shops in Shu? Tell the managers to prepare everything first. It will be ready when you want to start."
Sang Zhixia nodded with an instructive look on her face.
Seeing this, Mr. Qi's smile became even gentler. He slowly sat up straight and said, "How long have you been in North City in the northwest? How much do you know about North City?"
Sang Zhixia didn't understand why Elder Qi suddenly asked this, and after a pause, he said, "Less than three years."
"I spend most of my time in the village. I know a little about the situation in North City, but not much. What's wrong?"
"I can tell at a glance that you don't know much."
Old Qi pushed the snacks on the table toward Sang Zhixia's hand, signaling her to eat some. He looked at Sang Zhixia's puffed cheeks and said softly, "Everyone knows that the Northwest Wilderness is hardship, but few people know that there are also treasures in the wilderness."
"The south produces beautiful jade, the north produces ore, and the vast wastelands of the northwest yield more than just grain."
Sang Zhixia suddenly stopped chewing the snack and looked at Mr. Qi in disbelief: "You mean..."
"Shhh."
Old Qi raised his index finger to his lips, silencing them. He then took out a parchment scroll that looked very old and said, "This is something even more precious than a destroyed dragon vein."
"Here, it's yours."
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