Before the natural disaster, the army was supported by the state, but now it is self-sufficient. Defending the security of the base and developing and building it require investments, so naturally taxes must be collected from residents.
"If you exclude taxes and the cost of building a house, you can get 50 acres of wasteland, but only 20 acres if it is cultivable."
Director Xiao calculated, "Including taxes, a one-time buyout would get 25 mu of wasteland, 10 mu of which can be planted. The annual tax is calculated based on the specific crops planted, 20% of the harvest that year."
Jiang Ning frowned. He didn't expect agricultural taxes to be so heavy.
Gu Tinglin told her that it was impossible to cheat her. He only said that everything is difficult at the beginning of a base. In the apocalypse of natural disasters, let alone collecting 20%, it is estimated that even collecting 50% would be unsustainable.
In fact, Jiang Ning didn’t care about the amount of tax. After all, she didn’t lack it, and she still had room to cheat.
The more difficult the situation, the easier it is for the plan to succeed.
"I want land that can be planted and I just need to pay taxes every year."
After selecting the plan, Director Xiao allocated land to her and said, "As long as the drug inspection is OK, I will give you 20 acres of the southern plantation."
South District Plantation? That area seemed to be planted by the army, and Rong Sanshao even collected manure there.
Thinking of the instructions from above, Director Xiao took the initiative to ask, "The land in the south area is the best. I wonder what you want to plant?"
"I happen to have some herbal and cotton seeds. If I can grow them successfully, I plan to give it a try."
These are what the base urgently needs. Director Xiao was impressed and said, "There are farmers in the base and herbal medicine plantations in the hospital. If you need anything, you can always ask for it."
The director actively extended an olive branch, "If you can really grow the herbs, the hospital will be responsible for purchasing them."
Jiang Ning smiled shyly, "Thank you, and please take care of me in the future."
After the deal was done, Director Xiao produced a paper contract, both parties signed it, and the dean arranged for someone to take the drugs away.
There are still two months before the sweet potato harvest, and the land can only be handed over at that time. Director Xiao suggested that the seedlings could be grown first and then the planting could be seamlessly connected.
After the others left, the family discussed the planting plan.
Cotton likes warmth and light, and is afraid of waterlogging and drought. However, the climate now is very strange, with snow in June and heatstroke in winter.
Many herbs also have high requirements for the environment.
I feel like there's almost nothing else I can fight except the mulberry tree. It makes me so upset just thinking about it.
But it is precisely the difficulty of growing that reflects the rarity of the crop and the unique capabilities of the landlords.
Therefore, when recruiting workers, we need to look for people who are honest, simple-minded and not cunning, otherwise it will be very troublesome if they want to cheat.
We must also improve the environment as soon as possible. We can’t just rely on luck for food and end up losing all our capital.
The two of them were in the house calculating how many seedlings they needed to grow on 20 acres of land, whether intercropping of crops was necessary, etc. Doudou diligently went to the backyard to plow the soil. She planned to plow both the front and back yards and use all of it for growing seedlings.
Before we finished discussing, Doudou came back, covered in dust and dirt, "Brother and sister-in-law, a sandstorm is coming."
I'm not kidding, it really is a sandstorm.
It was stronger than any other time in the past two years. The wind was howling and soon sand and rocks were flying everywhere.
I just closed the front and back doors, and my face felt sandy.
The only thing to be thankful for is that the base has carried out sand prevention and fixation projects in the past two years, so the sand content is not particularly high.
The sandstorm lasted for three days. When the wind was strong, it sounded like ghosts howling and coarse sand and gravel hit the color steel door from time to time.
If you are walking outside and are unlucky enough to get hit, you can easily get injured.
When Gu Tinglin came over at night, he had to shake off the sand on his body.
When the acupuncturist left, Jiang Ning found two military raincoats and said, "You can wear them to and from get off work without getting your clothes dirty."
The raincoat is very thick, so you won’t get hurt even if you’re hit by gravel.
In fact, there was a raincoat at home, but when he came over, Shu Xueqing refused to let him wear it.
Gu Tinglin didn't like to play tricks, but he enjoyed it very much at this moment.
"Yes, I will wear it."
After the sandstorm ended, Jiang Ning cleaned up the sand in the front and back yards. The sand was almost as thick as the soles of his feet when he stepped on it.
In less than half a day, the temperature started to drop again.
Such erratic weather is unbearable even for humans, let alone the crops that are tortured to the point of being extremely fragile.
Raising seedlings is even more difficult.
But don't give up trying just because it's difficult.
Huo Yi groaned, "Perhaps the glass house we built before can be taken out."
It just needs the right reasons.
I have stockpiled a lot of glass before, and I should be able to build several glass greenhouses with it.
If the seedlings are grown well, the survival rate will be higher.
Just as I was about to go to bed for the night, there was a bang on the door.
Jiang Ning came out to open the door and found a person sitting on the ground.
The weather was suddenly cold and I could smell the sweat on him.
Hearing the noise, he raised his pitiful face that looked like he was abandoned, "Sister, I'm hungry."
Uh, what's going on again?
Seeing that he was so cheap that he couldn't be kicked away, Jiang Ning said unhappily, "Come in."
Young Master Rong, exhausted and smelling bad, followed behind his sister.
It was impossible to treat him with delicious food, so I cooked him a bowl of multi-grain noodle dumplings and added a handful of dehydrated vegetables.
The bowl was very big and Young Master Rong gobbled it down ravenously.
Smelling the stinking sweat emanating from his body, Jiang Ning frowned and asked, "Did you go to steal something?"
“Harvest the crops.”
After three days of dust, the green vegetables were almost completely buried in the sand. A lot of the cooked vegetables could be crushed and sent to the canteen if they were cleaned out in time. Otherwise, they would have rotted.
I took great care of these green vegetables, hoping that they would be used as seeds, but they have only grown halfway...
In freezing weather, people are sweating all over from the rush to harvest, and despair is overwhelming.
After drinking three large glasses of water and eating steaming dumplings, Young Master Rong finally felt like he was still alive.
But I feel very uncomfortable.
"Sister, do you think the natural disaster is over?"
I don’t know if it was because of the hot soup or if the tense string in my heart broke, but my vision suddenly became blurred.
Why is it so difficult?
Seeing that he, who was always heartless, had a breakdown, Jiang Ning didn't know how to comfort him. He silently went to the kitchen to cut a thin half plate of ham. "The disaster may be over by 99%. There is only one step left."
Faced with the temptation of ham, Young Master Rong wanted to eat it all up, but when he thought of his past status, he gradually became more refined and noble.
The meat is firm, deep red in color and has a soft aroma.
This top-notch feast for taste buds made Young Master Rong intoxicated. "It would be even better if it was caviar and red wine."
Dreaming of the luxurious life before the disaster.
Give him face? Jiang Ning glanced at him, "Why don't you go to heaven."
After sending him back to hell with one move, Young Master Rong said aggrievedly, "Sister, you have to be so cruel as to knock me drunk even though I am having a daydream."
"Let's go after we finish eating."
Young Master Rong held out his open-toed shoes and said, "Sister, the shoes are broken."
Jiang Ning was so annoyed that he asked Huo Yishen to make him a pair of shoes.
Who knew that the bastard would go even further, "Sister, the slippers you gave me are left at the Huacheng base."
Jiang Ning picked up a pair of 9.9 yuan slippers from the room and threw them in his face, "Get out of here!"
Instead of leaving, the bastard took off his shoes and changed into them in public.
Well, slippers are indeed the most suitable for him.
The living room was smelly and Jiang Ning was almost sent away on the spot.
Unable to bear it any longer, she kicked him away and said, "Get as far away as you can."
Huo Yishen was still rational and sent him out of the yard.
Young Master Rong held his slippers in his arms and hesitated to speak, "Brother-in-law."
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