Dashan Makes a Living 1984

Chapter 40 040: Seeking Seeds

Specifically, dandelion seeds are directly scattered in the mountains, watered by snow water, and the seeds will fend for themselves.

This kind of harvest is definitely not good, maybe only half of the careful planting, or even [-]-[-]% of the harvest, but it still has a good profit.

Moreover, only the herbs that grow naturally in the mountains can guarantee the efficacy as much as possible, and the effects of artificially grown herbs will be greatly reduced.

There is a theory about the bottleneck in the development of traditional Chinese medicine. It is believed that there is no problem with the prescription of traditional Chinese medicine, but the problem is that the effect of traditional Chinese medicine is not as good as before.

Wang Tianxiao thinks there is some truth to this statement.

The sunshine time, enrichment of trace elements, and growth cycle of naturally grown Chinese medicinal materials are different from those of planted medicinal materials, so the medicinal effects will naturally be somewhat different.

In the same way, Artemisia annua is similar to dandelion.

The main medicinal effect of Artemisia baicalensis is to treat diseases such as dysentery. It is as easy to survive as dandelion. In the early 80s, the price of this medicinal material was very good. Now the supply and marketing station buys it at [-] yuan per catty, which is slightly cheaper than [-] yuan of dandelion. Some.

After a few days of estimation in the mountains, Wang Tianxiao found that there are about two to three thousand acres of mountain land that can be used, and there are hundreds of acres without big trees for the time being. He plans to save it for next year to plant Codonopsis pilosula, but the rest are open spaces between trees, and the planting conditions are not very good. , just used to plant dandelion and white wormwood.

These lands are about [-] mu.

He does not ask for 5000 kilograms of dry medicine per mu. As long as he can produce one-tenth of the normal output, that is, [-] kilograms per mu, he can also produce a total of more than [-] kilograms, which can be sold for [-] kilograms. Wan.

For various costs such as removing seeds, at least hundreds of thousands of dollars will be no problem.

In the few days when he was reborn, Wang Tianxiao thought about the issue of planting medicinal materials in detail. He did not choose ginseng and other particularly expensive things to plant because he did not have those planting techniques and he did not have the energy.

Moreover, the growth cycle of ginseng is relatively long, and the final planting appearance also has a certain element of luck.

Wang Tianxiao likes to do things in a down-to-earth manner. He doesn't want to get rich quickly.

"Comrade, I want to buy some medicinal herb seeds."

Wang Tianxiao stood in front of the counter and waited for a long time. The two middle-aged elder sisters inside were still knitting sweaters and didn't seem to say hello, so he had to take the initiative to attack.

The older woman glanced at him quickly and asked casually, "What kind of seeds do you want?"

"Some dandelions, some white wormwood, that is, Yin Chen."

"Oh, over there, take a bag to pack it yourself, and pack it up and come to us for weighing."

Hearing that it was dandelion and Artemisia annua, the eldest sister lost interest. The seeds of these two herbs are worthless and cannot be sold for any benefit. Most people come here to grow and eat vegetables, so they are not worth paying attention to.

Wang Tianxiao glanced at the shelf where the seed bags were placed, and said with a smile: "Those are not enough."

"A bag weighs tens of catties, how much can you buy?"

"I want a thousand catties for each."

"A thousand catties... what, you want a thousand catties?"

Wang Tianxiao nodded.

The two women looked at Wang Tianxiao in surprise, forgetting to close the sweater in their hands.

The same woman from before asked, "What do you need so many dandelion seeds for? You can't eat them."

"That's right, the two kinds add up to two thousand catties, and at three yuan per catty, you need 6000 yuan. Can you come up with that much money? Are you wrong?"

Wang Tianxiao shook his head, and said calmly, "I just want a thousand catties each. If there is any stock here, I will come to fetch it later. If there is no stock, please help me get some. Money is not a problem."

The two women whispered for a while, secretly looking at Wang Tianxiao from time to time. A few minutes later, a person went out through the back door, and the woman who spoke was left.

"Young man, you have to think about it. Two thousand catties of seeds is not a small amount. If you want to grow some to eat, you can buy a few catties, and you only need to sprinkle one catty per acre of land."

"Thank you for reminding me, sister, I know all of this."

"It's hard to pull a good heart. When our webmaster comes out, you won't be able to go back on your word."

Wang Tianxiao still smiled.

At this time, an old man came in from the back door, with white hair, wearing a Chinese-style double-breasted cotton jacket, and a round cotton cap on his head, with a cheerful expression on his face.

He was followed by the young woman who had gone to find him first.

The old man walked around the counter and came to Wang Tianxiao, looked him up and down, and asked with a smile, "Young man, are you the one who wants to buy dandelion and capillary seeds?"

Yinchen is the scientific name of Artemisia annua.

"Yes, buy a thousand catties each."

"May I ask why you bought so many herbal seeds?"

Wang Tianxiao thought for a while and asked, "Can I not say anything?"

"It's still a secret," the old man laughed. "Well, if you don't want to say it, then I won't ask. We don't have two thousand catties of seeds in our town, but we can get them from other places. If you can wait, you can first Pay some deposit, and you will be back in about a week to half a month."

Wang Tianxiao probably calculated the time in his mind. The best time to plant these herbs is March and April in spring, but he planned to sow the seeds directly after the snow melted. After several months of selection, the ones that can germinate are those with tenacious vitality.

He nodded and said, "No problem."

"That's good," the old man continued, "Although you don't want to say the specific reason, we have to track the whereabouts of so many medicinal seeds. I just want to ask, are you using it in Qingcheng?"

"Yes."

"That's good, wait a minute," the old man walked behind the counter, took out a thick book, a full ten centimeters thick, and handed it to Wang Tianxiao.

"This is the soil and climate analysis of our Qingcheng. It also contains the planting techniques of more than 60 kinds of medicinal materials that have been planted. You can use it as a reference."

Wang Tianxiao took the heavy book and looked at the old man with some surprise.

"This is……"

"Young man, if you can think of developing our traditional Chinese medicine industry, I should support you no matter what."

The old man said with a smile, "My name is Mi Qingsong. I'm the person in charge of our medicinal material supply and marketing cooperative in Qingquan Town. I have some experience in the cultivation of medicinal materials. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can come to me at any time."

Wang Tianxiao understood, this old man Mi is a person who has feelings for traditional Chinese medicine.

In later generations, the issue of whether traditional Chinese medicine is effective or not is full of quarrels. Both sides hold their own opinions, and it is difficult for each other to persuade the other.

Some extremists even proposed to abolish traditional Chinese medicine, thinking that the mechanism of Chinese medicine to treat diseases is not clear, and it is not like Western medicine that can explain why.

However, Wang Tianxiao believes that it is mainly because the herbal medicine loses the cultivation of the wild soil and environment, and the growers artificially shorten the growth cycle of the medicinal material in order to increase the yield, resulting in the lack of enrichment of the trace elements and components that play a role in the medicinal effect, so the effect of the picked medicinal materials is changed. Much worse.

The most typical ones are ginseng and ganoderma.

(End of this chapter)