Chapter 329 Ye Chutang's Infrastructure Plan
Ye Chutang planned ten acres of land and built two greenhouses on each acre.
The smaller the shed is, the better the insulation effect will be.
She did not install a fire dragon under the greenhouse, but planned to use earth-based abilities to lead the hot spring underground.
When the weather is warm and heat is no longer needed, seal the entrance.
Ye Chutang did not answer Sun Chu's question immediately, but asked: "How do you think these twenty greenhouses should be arranged?"
Sun Chu said quickly: "We must plant vegetables. After all, the cycle is short and we can plant several crops a year. But we can only make money after the weather gets cold, so I suggest we only plant ten greenhouses and use the other ten to grow fruits."
Off-season fruits are always popular no matter when and where.
And there is no need to worry about sales, as the fruit can be sold out at high prices in the gambling houses in various states and counties.
Thinking of this, he moved closer to Ye Chutang.
"Do you have any modern melon and fruit seeds? And fruit tree seedlings?"
Modern seeds and fruit trees are the products of the survival of the fittest in the long river of history.
It tastes much better than ancient fruits.
Especially those fruit trees that have been selected after continuous grafting.
Not only are the fruits large and the yield high, but they also taste great.
There are many herbal and fruit seeds in Ye Chutang's space.
As for fruit trees, she planted one of every variety that can be seen in daily life.
If you use spiritual spring water to propagate branches, you can get a fruit tree.
She nodded. "I have both seeds and saplings. What do you think would be a good idea to plant?"
When Sun Chu heard this, gold ingots appeared in his eyes.
“Strawberries, watermelons, cantaloupes, honeydew melons and cherry tomatoes must be planted, as they can earn you money at least twice a year.
As for fruit trees, you can plant apples, winter dates, pomegranates, persimmons and grapes, and use modern improved varieties. ”
After saying that, he asked.
“Once the greenhouse is built, will the temperature inside be high enough to grow tropical fruits?”
If you grow some fruits that are not available in the north, you will definitely make a lot of money.
Ye Chutang was not engaged in agriculture and shook his head.
"I'm not sure, but theoretically it's possible. I have some books on planting, and I'll sort them out for you when the time comes."
"Okay, I'm quite free recently, so I like to read."
"I see you like money. As long as you can make money, I will let you do anything."
Sun Chu quickly retorted, "Killing and setting fires can also make money, but I don't do that. I want to be a serious businessman."
He looked at the people who worked hard in the fields and said, "When the weather warms up, I will buy some land, build more greenhouses, plant all kinds of fruits and vegetables, and solve the employment problem of the poor people!"
Ye Chutang was amused by Sun Chu's words.
"It's quite ambitious, but it can only solve the problem of food and clothing for a small number of people, and it can't help the development of the Northwest. Are you interested in building the Northwest?"
"I'm interested if there's money to be made."
"Of course I can make money, but it's definitely not as fast as your 10,000-dollar gambling house."
"Playing the long game to catch the big fish?"
Ye Chutang nodded, "I guess so. Do you want to cooperate?"
Sun Chu knew that Ye Chutang would not cheat him, so he nodded immediately.
"Of course. Tell me, how do you plan to develop the Northwest?"
Although he didn't know much about how the modern Northwest developed, he knew that it took the country many, many years to lift the Northwest out of poverty.
Ye Chutang rubbed his ears which were chilled by the cold wind and turned back.
"Let's go back to the city and talk. It's too cold outside."
The two went to Tianxialou.
Sun Chu reserved an exclusive private room for himself on the third floor, which was decorated luxuriously and comfortably.
After asking the waiter to make a pot of scented tea, he asked Ye Chutang anxiously.
"Tell me quickly, what is your plan?"
Ye Chutang was a little thirsty, and only spoke after drinking a cup of plum blossom tea.
“The natural way to make the people rich is to engage in breeding and growing crops.
If we want to do these two things well, we must first solve the problems of water and transportation. ”
Sun Chu nodded. "There are many deserts in the northwest, all of which are sandy and have a serious water shortage. Most places are not suitable for breeding and growing crops."
Only water-rich areas like Altay are suitable for development.
"So the first step is to open up river channels, divert water from large rivers to various places, and then plant sand-fixing trees to turn the desert into green land."
Ye Chutang knew very well that it would take many years to turn the desert into green land.
But as long as you do it and persist, you will succeed.
After listening to Ye Chutang's plan, Sun Chu frowned slightly.
"Who will invest in the early stages? Do you know how much money it will cost?"
Even if he is rich enough to rival a country now, he still doesn't have enough money!
Building the Northwest cannot be accomplished by one person or even a few people alone.
Ye Chutang looked at Sun Chu, whose frown could kill a fly, and said with a smile: "Why are you so anxious? I won't try to be a hero. I will naturally support the people with the people."
She would first distribute grain seeds grown from the spiritual spring to the people for free.
If people want to harvest food, they must have water for irrigation.
In this way, there is free labor to dig rivers and canals.
Moreover, she would sign a contract with the people and buy grain at half the market price during the autumn harvest.
Although the price is not high, as long as the grain output can be increased, the people will earn a lot.
After all, the imperial court exempted taxes for three years.
Second year.
People can spend money to buy seeds of better quality, or they can plant seeds they harvest themselves.
Although the yield of the latter is not as good as that of seeds nourished by spiritual springs, it is much higher than that of ordinary seeds.
When people taste the sweetness of farming, they will want more arable land.
Where does the area come from?
Naturally, plant trees and turn the desert into an oasis!
As for breeding.
As long as we find a good sales channel for the people, they can expand the scale of their breeding.
Once you raise more cattle and sheep, you need more grass.
Where does grass come from?
In the short term, artificial planting can be done along the river channel.
Farmers grow crops on the land and then exchange them for cattle and sheep manure as fertilizer.
In the long run, the desert will naturally turn into an oasis.
After listening to Ye Chutang's plan, Sun Chu gave him a thumbs up in admiration.
"Were you from the Agricultural Planning Bureau?"
Ye Chutang rolled his eyes at Sun Chu and said, "If you read more books, you will know this common sense."
Sun Chu had never farmed and had never read any related books, so he really knew nothing about agriculture.
But he didn't think it was something difficult to talk about.
"Don't look down on me, I'm just an ordinary person, it's you who is too outrageous."
After that, he asked, "Based on today's weather, it will take another month before spring planting. When do you plan to distribute seeds for free?"
Ye Chutang drank the plum blossom tea in the cup in one gulp.
"When the snow melts and the roads are cleared, the people will receive relief food."
Sun Chu poured her another cup.
"Free things will definitely attract people with bad intentions. How should we deal with it?"
Seeds are also food and can be sold or eaten.
Ye Chutang raised his eyebrows and said jokingly, "Mr. Sun is a businessman, so is there no way to deal with the freeloaders?"
"Of course there is. Then let the people who receive the seeds for free pay a deposit, and then let the head of each village supervise. As long as the farmers grow crops diligently, the deposit will be returned regardless of the future harvest."
"Do you believe it or not, as long as silver is involved, no people will come to receive the seeds?"
Farmers will not eat the reserved seeds unless they have no other choice.
When people are not sure whether free seeds can bring more yields, they will not give up the seeds they have stockpiled and spend money to "buy" more.
Sun Chu certainly knew that once money was involved, the people would back off.
He smiled and said, "As long as the government puts pressure on the people, they will have to accept it even if they don't want to."
In this case, the people will definitely complain about the government.
But at the time of autumn harvest, they can not only see the harvest, but also get their deposit back, and all their dissatisfaction and complaints will turn into gratitude.
The most important thing is that people will pay more attention to crops because they spend money.
Ye Chutang originally didn't want to put too much pressure on the people, so he just let the village head supervise them.
But after listening to Sun Chu's analysis, she felt that it would be better to collect a deposit.
"I really can't compete with you in business. I'll just do as you say and let the government force the people to pay a deposit for the seeds."
Ye Chutang's praise made Sun Chu happy.
"Now that the roads are blocked by heavy snow, how is the court going to distribute relief food to the people?"
"The road will be open in half a month at most, and you can open the seed store."
Sun Chu agreed immediately, "Okay, I'll arrange it right away and get it done within three days."
After that, he asked, "Only sell grain seeds, nothing else?"
Ye Chutang picked up the teacup and blew on the steaming scented tea.
"The fruit and vegetable seeds I have are not enough to support the whole nation's planting. If you want to sell seeds, you have to harvest them yourself. And those hybrid seeds cannot reproduce seeds, such as seedless watermelons."
Hearing this, Sun Chu's eyes lit up.
"I have been here for three years and I have never eaten seedless watermelon. If we can cultivate the seeds, we can make a lot of money."
Ye Chutang saw that Sun Chu never talked about money.
"It's not difficult to grow seedless watermelon seeds. I'll give you a book on agriculture later. You can study it slowly by yourself, but be careful not to be seen by others."
Although the "ghost thief" is to blame, the less trouble the better.
"Don't worry, I don't want to be considered an outlier. I will definitely hide the books that shouldn't appear in this era."
After Sun Chu finished speaking, he remembered something.
"Someone wants to build a glazed greenhouse to grow flowers in winter. Do you want to take this business?"
Those who can afford to build greenhouses are either officials or wealthy businessmen who have no shortage of money.
"Go on, colored glaze was a rare commodity in ancient times, especially colored glaze with high transparency, which could be sold at a sky-high price."
Sun Chu thought so too.
He loves to fleece the rich!
"Okay, then I'll follow the modern construction charging method and price it based on area."
"You decide."
After Ye Chutang finished speaking, he stood up and prepared to leave.
Sun Chu quickly stopped her and asked, "What do you think about us opening a workshop and making handicrafts out of glass?"
In modern times, guiding customers to make ceramics and glass by themselves is not only popular but also profitable.
Ye Chutang glanced at Sun Chu.
"In modern times, craft workshops are an affordable pastime for everyone, but in ancient times, how many people do you think could afford it?"
"That's true. When I have some free time, I'll play with glass and see if I can make some handicrafts out of it."
Ye Chutang had played with craft glass a long time ago and made many herbal models.
"If I'm not busy, let's go together."
After saying this, she left Tianxia Tower and returned to Qi Mansion.
Qi Yanzhou hasn't come back yet.
Ye Chutang closed the bedroom door and entered the space.
She cut some branches from various fruit trees and soaked them in spiritual spring water to help them grow roots.
I also went to find all the books about agriculture.
Then he went to the container where the seeds were stored and took out some of the seeds that were going to be planted in the greenhouse.
After finishing her work, she left the space.
Then he found a wooden box, put the agriculture-related books in it, and locked it.
"Qingping, take this box to Tianxia Tower and hand it over to Master Sun in person."
Ye Chutang did not give the key to Qingping because she knew that Sun Chu could unlock the ancient simple locks.
"Yes, ma'am."
***
The next day.
March 3rd is Shangsi Festival.
A day to pray for a good harvest and to ward off disease and evil.
Except for the cold north, everything else has warmed up.
The grass is green and the birds are singing, it's a perfect time for an outing in spring.
People usually invite relatives and friends to the riverside for banquets, bathing and outings.
But in the cold northwest, these activities are impossible.
Common people usually worship gods at home and use melted snow to purify themselves.
Ye Chutang follows the local customs.
The Qi family went to the Buddhist temple early in the morning, fasted, burned incense, and prayed for the gods' protection.
Then wash your face and hands with hot "rootless water" to drive away evil spirits.
After finishing the work, it was almost noon.
At lunch time, Jinzhi brought out some eggs cooked with shepherd's purse from the small kitchen of Tangzhouyuan.
It’s too cold in the northwest, and there’s no shepherd’s purse at this time.
Ye Chutang loves to eat shepherd's purse dumplings and planted some in the space.
Madam Qi looked at the fragrant and tempting broken-shell eggs and said with a smile, "Thanks to Atang, I can eat shepherd's purse boiled eggs in Tianshan County."
On March 3rd, shepherd's purse tastes like a fairy.
Ye Chutang smiled and said, "Although the environment in Tianshan County is harsh, we will never live a hard life."
After saying that, he looked at Jinzhi.
"Aunt Jin, give some eggs to Qingping and ask him to arrange for someone to deliver them to Sun Chu and his brother. The rest can be distributed to everyone."
"Yes, ma'am."
After dinner, Ye Chutang went to the Women's College.
Since not too many girls will be admitted in the short term, the area of the academy is about the same as that of the second floor.
Books, tables, chairs and so on are all arranged.
Especially medical books and medicinal materials, as long as they are available on the market, they are all there.
The next day.
It is the opening day of the Women's College.
A total of eight daughters of officials came, and all of them were sent by officials, giving Ye Chutang enough face.
Song Jingning appeared under the name of Master Haoyue.
"This women's college is also a branch of Hua Ting Academy. The Song family hopes that studying is not only a privilege for men, but also hopes that women can achieve academic success and be respected."
As the applause rang out, firecrackers also sounded.
Ye Chutang pulled off the red silk covering the plaque, revealing the name of the academy.
Ying Wa College.
She hopes that women can be heroic and talented.
Of course, it is impossible to change the status of women in ancient times by simply studying and learning skills, but it can give them more choices in the future.
Many people came to congratulate, and even more came to watch.
This girls’ academy is the first one in Beichen Country!
Ye Chutang and Cui Shuyue led everyone into the academy and gave a detailed introduction to the academy and its subsequent development.
But at this stage, since there are only two teachers, one teaches the Four Books and Five Classics, and the other teaches medical skills.
The officials knew very well how powerful Ye Chutang's medical skills were.
They were overwhelmed by the sudden surprise, their joy was beyond words, and they all told their daughter to study medicine well.
Ye Chutang looked at the excited officials and poured a basin of cold water on them.
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