"It can be planted, but this has suddenly expanded the business significantly."
The farming was left to Professor Wei. They discussed trying to grow wheat this year, since it's a staple food. The climate here isn't suitable for growing rice. The corn and sorghum they grow are also staple foods, but they're all coarse grains.
"If the wheat can be grown, then we might be able to eat white flour dumplings for Chinese New Year this year."
In the past two years since they came here, these senior professors have truly devoted themselves to this place, treating it as their own home. Plus, since they're all researchers, they're not overly formal in their speech and actions.
"Based on my understanding, the climate in the mountains is more suitable for growing medicinal herbs further up, in the deep mountains. However, we are not proficient in this stuff, and the danger is much higher. Even if we want to grow them, we should find someone knowledgeable to do so."
However, if you can grow something on the mountainside, all the way to the outer edge of the deep mountains, you won't need to spend too much time taking care of it.
"But with so much open space down the mountain, why bother going up? The soil on the mountain isn't as fertile as down below, making it unsuitable for growing medicinal herbs. As for other things, there are plenty of rocks on this mountain, so all things considered, this flat land is still more suitable."
"......All right!"
He was a complete novice, and he wasn't stubborn. He went back and told Qin Qinghuai the truth.
"It might not be the most appropriate thing to say about growing fruit, as grain is still the most important thing right now. But Professor Wei is right, we have a lot of land and so many people. The machinery you've been researching should be put to use soon. You've leveled the land here, and large areas of crops can be grown mechanically, so the manpower needed will be limited."
If you fence off a piece of land to grow blueberries, harvesting fruit is one thing. Of course, this seasonal fruit may not fetch a good price, but blueberries can be used to make wine, freeze, can be canned, or dried. We may think it's unnecessary to eat them, but like strawberries, they are a rare treat.
Moreover, what I'm most optimistic about isn't just that, but also that chickens, ducks, and geese can be raised under the trees. If proper protection is done, the feed costs for these chickens, ducks, and geese can be reduced by half compared to raising them in other countries.
There was a blueberry bush right under his window, which Qin Qinghuai was quite familiar with.
"So you mean that if machinery is installed over there, then no matter what we're doing here, we can still utilize human labor?"
He simply sighed.
"I don't know if you've noticed, but these past few days, Professor Wei and I have been traveling around. When those big machines arrived in the fields, many people were quite panicked."
Then, while we were going up the mountain, I heard the family members talking about it.
Turning the soil, no need for human labor.
Soon, farming will no longer require human labor.
During the autumn harvest, there are combine harvesters and tillers.
During this season, the greenhouses don't need any staff.
All that's left is the pig farm over there, and some soldiers you sent there for practical experience. How many people can you use?
"They're all farmers, and there's no work on this land anymore. Isn't it obvious that they won't get work points?"
"The logistics team here has already started considering expanding the tofu workshop,"
"Expand into a tofu factory? Where would we sell it? Not to mention sales channels, it would take half a day to reach the nearest county town, and the tofu would turn sour halfway there."
Qin Qinghuai sighed. His wife really didn't hold back when she got anxious.
"We've taken this into consideration and have already contacted Secretary Xi. We'd like to approve a plot of land in the suburbs near the county seat to establish a processing plant for the military region. We're far away, but close to the garrison. My uncle has sent someone to look after us."
"Right now, it's tofu. Setting up a tofu shop over there, like you just mentioned, making canned goods and dried fruit, wouldn't that be very convenient? We can send the raw materials over here, and the finished products can be sent anywhere, wouldn't that be very convenient?"
"That's true, I didn't expect you to be so thoughtful."
Qin Qinghuai remained silent.
"However, even if all these factories are built, they won't be very large, and they can't all be operated manually, so we really don't need that many people."
Do you have any other ideas?
This is something that's easy to understand. Even if you haven't eaten pork, haven't you seen a pig run?
“I’ve been thinking about this for the past few days. Building a factory is certainly a good idea, but there’s one thing: we’d need to live there. Some people might be able to accept that, but others might not. So, there’s another idea that I think might be feasible. I don’t know much about it, so I’m just saying it. You can listen to it and see if it works. You can go and discuss it with Professor Wei and the others, or go back and read some books.”
Did you know that the supply and marketing cooperative in the county town has a counter that buys mountain products? They buy wood ear mushrooms every year.
At that time, I asked around and was told that the best place in the county to grow black fungus was Chengjiabaozi. They mainly harvested black fungus from Chengjiabaozi. I had never been there and didn't know the specific environment, but I thought, since they can grow it there, there's no reason why they can't grow it here. Besides, there are spring and autumn black fungus. We can't grow two seasons, but one season should be fine, right?
I heard the yield is quite high.
and,"
She leaned closer and lowered her voice.
"That stuff can be grown in greenhouses. I've seen the pictures. Those bags of wood ear mushrooms are all hanging on a single rope, and several bags can be tied to one rope. They even utilize the space above them. I just don't know how many seasons they can be harvested in a greenhouse."
Political Commissar Qin Qinghuai has now completely degenerated into a logistics director, spending his days researching how to produce more grain and how to improve everyone's lives. He doesn't want to give up on any hope that may exist.
Upon hearing this, Mu Er knew that this was a good dish. Whether it sold or not, adding a dish to the canteen was a good thing.
Once his interest was piqued, he turned around and went to Professor Wei to learn from him.
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