The leisurely life of farmers in mountain villages

Chapter 104 The Power of Numbers
Wang Fumin heard that his son's analysis was clear and logical, and he didn't know if the specific operation could really be as he said, but his son seemed to have something to say, so he put down the wine cup and continued to listen.

"Dad, the next investment in raising chickens is to raise chickens in cages. It only costs 20 yuan to raise chickens in six cages. In this way, our family can raise [-] chickens in the next batch."

Hearing this, Wang Fumin was so frightened that he wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"For 80 chickens, the investment for a batch of chickens is 20 yuan! Our family invested 50 yuan in the chicken coop, and there are only more than [-] yuan left."

However, Wang Shaodong shook his head and said: "No, no, Dad, now that we have scaled up, we can consider raising meat chickens. The breeding cycle of meat chickens is only 42 days, so we don't have to use them in such a short period of time. Consider taking up working capital, and get a three-month short-term loan from the bank. We can raise exactly two batches of chickens in one loan cycle, and then take a few days to sanitize and then borrow chickens with a three-month short-term loan. In this way, we can With four three-month loans every 12 months, you can raise eight batches of chickens. The market for broiler chickens is more stable than that of Chai roosters. When the market is good, a chicken can make a profit of three yuan, and when the market is bad, there is also a profit. The profit of about [-] cents, on average for the whole year, can make a profit of about [-] cents per chicken."

"In this way, next year, we will raise 64 chickens in one batch, and 90 in eight batches. There is no problem in earning more than [-]."

Planning for the future is always a passionate thing, and Wang Fumin and his wife also felt inspired when they heard what their son said clearly and logically.

"Then should we save the remaining 50 yuan in our family?"

"Well, I have other plans. Dad, I told you one thing before, which is to build a large reservoir in Wujiayuzi. It is not a big investment to build a 200-acre reservoir in that place, and the reservoir The lower reaches are all barren hills and ravines, and no one lives there, and the villagers in our village will not object. If the reservoir is built, there will be more than 64 acres of mountains on both sides of the reservoir, which we can use to plant fruit trees. In addition, our family grows [-] acres a year. The chicken manure produced by Wanji can be used to raise fish and grow lotus roots. At the same time, the silt cleared from the reservoir in winter can also be used as fertilizer for orchards.”

"Son, is the method you mentioned feasible?"

Wang Shaodong nodded and said, "It's ok, Dad, I'll do the math for you. A broiler chicken will produce about 4 catties of chicken manure from being housed to being slaughtered. We raise 64 chickens a year, which is 1280 tons of chickens." Manure. With these chicken manures to raise fish in the reservoir, there is almost no need to add other feed.”

In fact, the Wang family can sell a lot of chicken dung for a year.Now the price of chicken manure is about 1280 per ton, and these 12 tons of chicken manure can be sold for more than [-] yuan.

"In the 13-acre reservoir, you can choose mixed stocking for easy breeding. The entire reservoir can hold 1 silver carp, 24 bighead carp, 84 grass carp, [-] carp, and [-] balls. Bream, [-] crucian carps, and [-] herrings. In this way, our reservoir can produce [-] catties of fish a year, and based on the average wholesale price of [-] yuan, we can sell [-] yuan."

From 12 to 84, there is no one who can increase the efficiency of such benefits.

"At the same time, there are about 10 acres in the reservoir suitable for planting lotus roots, which can harvest about 60 catties of lotus roots, and increase the income of [-] yuan. After harvesting the lotus roots, the silt cleared from the reservoir is used as second-hand. The fertilizer in a [-]-acre orchard is also sufficient. Taking the planting of large cherries as an example, it will enter the harvest period after four years, and enter the full-fruit period after seven years. At the full-fruit period, a [-]-acre cherry orchard can harvest [-] catties of cherries."

Planting big cherries was a very promising choice in 2002. A few years later, big cherries were on the market. Until 2016, there was no situation where the price was less than seven yuan per catty. 60 catties of big cherries, this alone can sell forty-five million.

Numbers are the most convincing argument. Wang Shaodong is an honest and reliable son, which Wang Fumin and his wife firmly believe.

However, Wang Fumin was very curious about where his son Wang Shaodong learned about these specific figures: "Dongzi, how do you know so many things?"

For uneducated people, books are the most convincing.

"Oh, I read these from books."

Wang Fumin nodded, he believed in his son, because his son always liked to read books.

"Then, building a reservoir, raising fish, and planting fruit trees is one aspect of investment, but management also requires a lot of people? Son, what do you think about these two issues?"

"Dad, let's talk about investment first. The investment for building a reservoir is about 20..."

When Wang Fumin heard this, he hurriedly interrupted his son's words.

"Wait, son, 20, can you build a [-]-acre reservoir?"

"Listen to me Dad, the main cost of building a reservoir in Wujiayuzi is to build a barrage and prevent leakage at the bottom of the reservoir. For the barrage, we can buy two 25-meter-long and 4-meter-high rubber dams, one for 4 yuan, and two for 8. In this way, half of the 100-meter barrage has been repaired. The total cost of the remaining 50-meter barrage is 2. On the Wujiayuzikou side, only the middle part is soil, and the rest is surrounded by bluestone slabs , The leak-proof project is not very big, and [-] yuan is more than enough."

While Wang Shaodong was talking, Wang Fumin had already thought of the whole situation in Wujiayuzi, and what his son said was not bad at all.

"Of course, there is also the problem of water. The reason no one lives below Wujiayuzi is because the water veins along that road are particularly large during the rainy season, so our reservoir is full of water in one summer."

"In this way, the reservoir is built, with an investment of 20 yuan, and then we raise fish. Because we don't need to use feed, we use chicken manure, which saves about 40 yuan in feed costs. We feed more than 20 fry, about Just a few tens of thousands of dollars is enough.”

After talking about the reservoir, Wang Shaodong continued to talk about the orchard.

"There are more than 200 mu of mountainous land on both sides of the reservoir. Let's build a big cherry orchard. The yield of big cherries is high, and the yield per mu is more than 20 catties in the full fruit period. The main investment in building a cherry orchard is the money for saplings and hiring experts. I With a budget of [-], it should be fine.”

"After talking about the investment issue, let's talk about the labor issue. Our family has invested so much money and built such a big battle, we must hire people."

"On the side of the chicken farm, there are eight sheds, one of which needs to hire an employee, who is responsible for adding feed every day, cleaning chicken manure, etc.; on the other side of the reservoir, feed needs to be put in every day during the day, and people are required to be on duty at night. You also need to hire six people. During the day, six people put feed together, and at night, two people work in three shifts. On the side of the orchard, four people are needed to manage the 19-acre orchard; in addition, to transport chicken manure back and forth Yes, we also need a driver. In this way, our family will have to hire [-] employees next year. Dad, next year, we will directly establish a company, and then you will be the chairman and I will be the general manager. big!"

Wang Fumin was delighted to hear this.

"Okay, let's be the eldest son, you will be the general manager, and I will be the chairman."

"Then what am I doing?" Zhao Shiling asked from the side.

"Mother, you, just be a good financial manager. From now on, we will have the final say on our family's money."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Shiling smiled with satisfaction.

　Thanks to Dan Nanhe for the three years of rewards, there will be more updates in the evening.

　　
　
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