Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 430 Origin of Agricultural College
The growth of Guanzhong spring wheat is very good. Judging from the earing situation, it can fully meet Sun Xiangfu's expectations. Wait for another month or so, and it will almost be harvested.

Fortunately, due to the transfer of industries, the managers of the various workshops in Xingfu Village have all gone to the factories in Weinan to work as factory directors and chief engineers.

In late April, the weather in Guanzhong was already very warm, even a little hot, and the ice and snow had already melted in Shanyang. Sun Xiangfu gave Chu Suiliang the follow-up arrangements for spring plowing in Shanyang. After Sun Deshou sent a long letter, he organized the village The skilled farmers planted cauliflower.

The Wang family sent many experienced farmers to learn planting. There were two to three hundred people, all of whom were descendants of the Wang family. The village was sealed off and outsiders were not allowed to enter.

"How many acres of land does your Wang family have in Guanzhong?"

"About [-] acres. However, the good fields like yours that can keep the land moist and loose all the time are estimated to be only [-] acres. Except for the [-] acres left to grow cauliflower, we will sell the excess fields as soon as possible."

"Five surnames and seven families, the reason why they can become the world's top aristocratic family is indeed justified. When did your family realize that the land in the pass is no longer important?"

Although he received a compliment, Wang An didn't show any complacency on his face, he just replied honestly, "Since Shanyang developed under the eyes of the Patriarch and the Young Master."

This answer is indeed not adulterated at all. The level of analysis of the problem by the think tanks of five surnames and seven families is far from that of some small and medium-sized families. They can always focus on the most profitable business and find its essence.If you want to say what is the most profitable in the past two years, it is definitely not the spice fields planted by the Wang family, because although those spices made millions of profits for the Wang family at first, because they were produced too much, the market could not digest them, which caused the price to increase afterward. The cliff-like decline made its overall profit not reach 1000 million.

As for Shanyang, due to the prosperity of business, the annual tax alone is 200 million. Then, it is impossible to calculate how much money Sun Xiangfu and his entire interest group made in Shanyang. More than ten million.

Because, not to mention the cash profit, the value of his factories, properties, shops, and fixed assets in Shanyang alone exceeded tens of millions.

Therefore, what the five surnames and seven families really want now is that they also have a city like Shanyang in the north.

After all, they no longer look down on the profits from the field. Even if one mu of land is like the wheat field planted by Sun Xiangfu, if it produces four stones of wheat, how much is it worth?It is less than consistent. Planting these fields requires manpower, and the cycle is slow. It is already a tasteless existence.

Compared with farming, doing business is more reliable. The Wang family's industry in Shanyang accounts for less than one-tenth of the total industry in Shanyang, and most of them have passed through Sun Xiangfu, but just like this A little bit of business share has already allowed their annual income to exceed 200 million.

Today, although they have given up most of the land in the pass, all the land around Dingxiang belongs to their royal family. The future industry of Dingxiang City is likely to exceed [-]% under the direct or indirect management of his royal family. This is the key city for the next step in the development of Beidi. Its economy is likely to surpass Shanyang, and its profitability, let alone surpass Shanyang, as long as it can be similar to Shanyang, then the income of the Wang family will be better than continuing to grow in the pass. The ground is more than several times higher.

After all, although their land around Dingxiang City can only be planted once a year, the planting area has doubled, and the output is higher than that of the fields in Guan. In terms of output, it is no worse than when planting fields in Guannei, and the income in terms of business and fixed assets is all new.

As long as the family can grow, they don't mind being called Taiyuan Wang family or Dingxiang Wang family.

As for the other companies, they actually have the same calculations as the Wang family. They want to copy Shanyang’s model and develop a new base with strong commercial profitability and relatively more concentrated and well-managed cultivated land. There are only such huge benefits. In order to attract giants like Wuxingqijia to make such a big industrial adjustment.

It's ridiculous that those small and medium-sized aristocratic families who are still clinging to a place in the pass, the place is powerful, and they are still eating a lot of land. When they know that the price of grain may drop this year and next two years to only four or five dollars for a bucket of rice, they don't know that they will Will not squirt blood.

Because, even if they planted four shi of grain per mu, they could only sell it for two or three hundred yuan. Even if two young and strong hired workers tried their best to plant a hundred mu of land for them, it would only be worth twenty dollars. In terms of money, this did not allow the two of them to go to Weinan to work and earn a lot. After all, a person went to Weinan to work alone, taking care of food, drink and housing, and they could earn more than ten yuan a year.

However, farming consumes their grain seeds, rations, farming tools, etc., which will cause them to feel that they are getting poorer and poorer, because even the agricultural output of future generations and the income of farmers are lower than that of farmers. But people who go out to work, let alone this period.

"If their Wang's family only grows [-] mu of cauliflower, I'm afraid it won't be able to meet the needs of the Chang'an market! Xiangfu, in our village, do you want more varieties?" Sun Dali carried two large leaky pots and followed Sun Xiangfu to water , a timely interjection said.

It was said that both Wang An and Sun Xiangfu had a smile on their lips. If Sun Dali had such a good brain and could see the origin of the matter clearly, he would not have been reduced to a supporting role in the first place.

"What are you laughing at?"

"people."

"People? Me?"

Sun Dali was a little puzzled, why did these two people laugh at him together, did he say something ridiculous?

"No, I mean, cauliflower growers, not enough."

The experienced farmers in Xingfu Village who have adapted to Sun Xiangfu's farming requirements are basically relatives of the guards' families, with only one or two hundred people, and the number of people who were brought over by Wang to learn how to grow coconuts is no more than two or three hundred people. With the difficulty of growing cauliflower, in the first year, he was not sure that one person could take care of more than ten acres of vegetable fields. With the strength of the Wang family, planting three thousand acres was already the limit. Two thousand acres is also difficult.

Therefore, in fact, what is lacking is never the fields, nor the market demand, but the manpower for planting. Of course, they did not worry about how much they planted. The reason why Sun Xiangfu did not worry about it was that the output of this thing is not high. In the case of food, variety is not suitable.The reason why Wang An is not concerned is that rare things are more expensive, and the less they are produced, the more expensive they will be sold on the market.

"Speaking of people, I have to tell you something. A new group of children in our village have also grown up. There are more than 50 children in their teens who have learned to read and write. Do you want them to follow along? Farmers study together?"

The original residents of Xingfu Village are only over 40 households. Counting the family members of the guards, there are nearly [-] households. Over the past few years, the original children have gradually grown into adults. It is time to learn some more advanced things. , and new elementary school classes can also be established.

When Sun Dali mentioned this crop, the experienced farmers in the village all raised their heads and looked at Sun Xiangfu with earnest eyes. They don't know much about what the core children of the farm have learned. They have no education, and when they get old, their thinking is rigid, and at most they can do things according to orders, but the children are different. After they came to Xingfu Village a few years ago, they have received a good basic education, and their brains are amazing. If you are smart, you may become a great talent in the future.

"Okay! When the army goes north, I will take them to Shanyang."

Li Shimin's strategic plan has been fully formulated. In fact, the equipment for the sergeants is almost ready. In the Longshouyuan school, all the sergeants are undergoing final adaptive training after the distribution of new equipment. Wait for the next one. After the harvest of the moon's wheat is mature, it will be the day for the army to set off. At that time, Sun Xiangfu and Li Shimin will go north to Shanyang. back end job.

"Uh, um, I don't know if my Wang family's children can study in farming and learn some farming techniques from Dudu Sun?"

Wang An is very calm and calm in everything he does, and he doesn't know what he has experienced at such a young age. However, when it comes to letting Wang's children enter the farm to study, his expression and complexion are solemn, Seems like it's a big deal.

The ancients paid more attention to the inheritance of family studies. It is not the good of the whole family, or the formal master-student inheritance, which generally does not allow people to get involved. Nongmen is currently one of the most advanced schools in the Tang Dynasty. Although it is planting technology, no one in the whole country dare to underestimate it, including the emperor and their five surnames and seven families. All forces almost regard learning the technology of farming as the highest level task. However, Wang An Unexpectedly, this task may be easily completed by him.

"There is nothing wrong with it, but you have to wait for a while. After I go back to Shanyang this time, I will establish an agricultural college in Shanyang to carry forward my agricultural technical knowledge. If your Wang family is interested, you can send more clans. Those who are smart and eager to learn should report to the Agricultural College."

"Ah, this..."

Wang An was a little stunned. Things were so different from what he had imagined. He was prepared for what kind of conditions he would ask if Sun Xiangfu refused, but Sun Xiangfu actually put on a look of eagerness. It's too inappropriate for them to learn more from others!

"I don't know, what will my Wang family have to pay to study in the Agricultural College?"

The thinking in the past made Wang An feel that no one would be able to do things that are not beneficial. Therefore, even if Sun Xiangfu made such a gesture, Wang An decided to ask clearly.

"Well, just pay the tuition fee. However, if a big family like the Wang family can directly contribute to help me build the Agricultural College, that would be even better. At that time, I will give priority to admitting your Wang family's children."

Since the Wang family offered to send it to their door, Sun Xiangfu felt that it would be better to make some requests, lest he feel untrue and feel uneasy.

"Dudu Sun's words are serious? If it's just this request, I don't need to report to the Patriarch, and I can make a decision. How big a college do you want? Just say, the construction cost will be fully borne by my Wang family."

"Really, seriously, then later, I will give you the blueprint?"

"No problem, it's better to make it luxurious and spacious..."

Chatting and chatting, Sun Xiangfu won a college for nothing. Don't be too happy. If you don't vigorously promote agricultural teaching and scientific planting, how can you meet the needs of agriculture in the new era of the Tang Dynasty!Of course, it would be great to have someone who has taken advantage of him to contribute money and efforts for this kind of thing that he himself is eager to do.

(End of this chapter)