Chapter 839: High-yielding crocus
The saffron closest to Xiao Ping first changed, and the stamens began to slowly fall off the core of the flower, gently falling on the plastic sheet that Xiao Ping had laid out beforehand.
At first, only a small number of stamens fell, but soon more and more stamens fell off, and the affected saffron fields became larger and larger. It didn't take long for it to rain like stamens near Xiao Ping, the deep fuchsia stamens fell one after another, and a layer of stamens quickly accumulated on the plastic sheet, and a deep fuchsia carpet appeared on the ground as if out of thin air.
A breeze blew, and more fell. Ten minutes later, there was not a single stamen in the large saffron flowers, and all the stamens had fallen on the plastic sheet he had laid out under the influence of Xiao Ping's thoughts.
If this scene is seen by the people in the saffron-growing area, they will definitely be envious and jealous of Xiao Ping. This method of picking saffron is unheard of, and it is extremely efficient and saves a lot of labor. What's more, all the harvested stamens are extremely intact and undamaged.
In order to get high-quality saffron, in addition to the quality of the stamen itself, the picking process is also very crucial. Even the most experienced workers will inevitably damage some stamens, and these damaged stamens cannot become high-quality crocus, which will reduce the yield of crocus in disguise.
Xiao Ping's method of picking eliminates this possibility, so that each stamen is completely intact, which is simply the dream of any crocus grower.
Of course, this method is impossible for anyone other than Xiao Ping to do. In fact, even Xiao Ping himself couldn't use this method to pick crocuses outside the Demon Refining Pot. And even in the demon refining pot, there is a price to pay for using this method. It must be supported by a strong mental force.
In fact, at this time, Xiao Ping had already exerted his spiritual power to the extreme. He felt a pang of boredom in his chest and a little dizzy in his mind. The javelin-like straight body began to shake as if it were drunk.
For Xiao Ping, this feeling is no stranger to Xiao Ping. It is a sign of excessive mental exertion. He held on for a little longer, and then slowly regained his mental strength.
"Whew...... It's really tiring. Xiao Ping, who slowly opened his eyes, sighed, wiped the sweat from his forehead and muttered, "I just don't know how effective the Dao is." ”
Xiao Ping said as he cautiously walked around the saffron field to see the effect of his efforts just now. He was very satisfied with the fact that all the stamens of a large patch of crocus had fallen on the plastic sheeting, but the stamens themselves had not been damaged in the slightest, and each one was intact. If this rate continues, it won't take a few days for Xiao Ping to finish picking the entire crocus field.
This result made Xiao Ping very satisfied, and said with a relaxed breath: "This method is really good." It's not in vain. ”
Although a lot of crocus was harvested, the work is not over. Xiao Ping gathered the saffron stamens on the plastic sheeting into a large bamboo plaque and put it on the roof of the hut to dry. All saffron stamens must be dried in order to be preserved, otherwise they will become moldy and rotten after a long time.
Today, Xiao Ping's spiritual power has been consumed too much, and he can't continue to pick crocus. He left the demon refining pot and rested until the evening, before continuing to rely on his mind to harvest saffron. After several days of hard work, all the saffron stamens were finally harvested.
The hardships of the past few days have not been in vain, Xiao Ping received a total of about 30 kilograms of crocus stamens, and waited until they were completely dried. The total should also be around fifteen kilograms. Don't look at these dozen kilograms of crocus It doesn't sound like much, but it's very amazing. You must know that Lu Dao Xiaoping only planted more than three acres of crocus in the demon refining pot in total, and the yield of crocus per mu outside was only seven or eight hundred grams, not even a kilogram. The yield of saffron in the demon refining pot. Almost 20 times as much as normal, this is a very impressive yield.
The harvested crocuses filled more than a dozen bamboo plaques, all of which were put by Xiao Ping on the roof of the hut to dry. The yield of saffron is unexpectedly high. Xiao Ping also changed his original intention of using the saffron in the demon refining pot as a flower seed. It was decided not to introduce saffron flowers from outside, and it was enough to plant these in the demon refining pot. After all, the fairy pot company takes the boutique route. If the output is too high, it is not conducive to maintaining the high-end image of the brand.
At the moment, Xiao Ping is most worried about the quality of these crocus. Although according to the information from the Internet search. These crocuses are perfectly in line with the standards of the finest saffron, but their quality still needs to be evaluated by professionals.
Saffron is mostly used as a medicinal material in China, and in Europe and the United States, it is used as both a medicinal material and a precious seasoning, and the market prospect is much better than that in China. Therefore, Xiao Ping has to find a professional for identification, of course, he has to go to Europe and the United States to find it.
After a few days of drying in the demon refining pot, the saffron has completely dried, and after weighing, it is about sixteen kilograms. Xiao Ping carefully packed the saffron into a sealed and dry container according to the standard of one bag per kilogram. Looking at the sixteen containers filled with deep fuchsia saffron, Xiao Ping muttered to himself with satisfaction: "It looks like the quality is quite good, and the quantity is enough, so I have to find someone to identify it next." ”
Xiao Ping has always been a man of action, and he quickly sent seven kilograms of saffron to the branch in the free trade zone, asking them to arrange for it to be shipped to the French branch as soon as possible.
Nowadays, the scale of the fairy pot company is getting bigger and bigger, and Xiao Ping also deliberately conducts all business activities through normal channels. For example, if saffron is shipped overseas, the overseas business branch will take care of it. Moreover, in the process of transportation, it is also done in full accordance with the normal procedures, customs declaration, inspection and other steps, and any department to inspect will never find any problems.
After explaining these things, Xiao Ping himself flew directly to Paris and arrived at the French branch earlier than Saffron.
The headquarters of the French branch is still located near Charles de Gaulle International Airport, and although the branch has recently seen a significant increase in profits, Pierre has no plans to move, and it seems that he is ready to stay here for a long time.
Anyway, the French branch was handed over to Pierre to manage, and he was in charge of all these things. Staying outside Paris can also save a lot of rent, which Xiao Ping certainly doesn't have a problem with.
Xiao Ping came to the office building of the branch in the suburbs of France and found that the company was much larger, and the building was rented by Pierre from the third floor upwards. It seems that the branch has grown at an astonishing pace in recent months, otherwise Pierre would not have been in a hurry to expand the office space.
The front desk lady at the entrance of the company greeted Xiao Ping politely, the new employee did not know the big boss of the company, and after knowing that Xiao Ping wanted to see Pierre, she seriously told him that it was impossible to see Mr. Pierre without an appointment.
Xiao Ping, who was helpless, had no choice but to call Pierre and tell him that he was at the front desk of the company, but was stopped by the polite but dutiful front desk lady.
Pierre soon came out to greet Xiao Ping personally, and the French, as usual, wanted to give Xiao Ping a warm hug. Fortunately, Xiao Ping was prepared, he grabbed Pierre's hand first, and replaced the hug with a handshake.
The front desk lady realized that the young man in front of her was the big boss of the company, and she couldn't help but feel very surprised. However, the French have always been very arrogant, and the front desk lady had no intention of apologizing to Xiao Ping at all, but just threw him a charming smile, even if she revealed the matter.
In fact, Xiao Ping didn't have the idea of worrying about others. After all, the front desk is loyal to his duties, and as the big boss of the company, it is naturally impossible for him to embarrass others because of this.
Xiao Ping walked into the company under the leadership of Pierre and was surprised to find that in just a few months, there were several times more employees working here. Everyone was busy, and the phone on their desk rang every now and then, so the staff would pick up the receiver and talk to each other in one of the more spoken languages in Europe. These languages include French, English, German, Spanish and Italian, and the company has expanded to the entire European continent.
Xiao Ping couldn't understand any other language, but he was very familiar with English. The most common answer Xiao Ping heard from the staff was that they apologized and told each other that there were no goods for sale in the branch this week, but they could make an appointment for next week's supply of goods......
Xiao Ping looked at the calendar on the wall of the office and found that it was only Thursday today, and he couldn't help but secretly smack his tongue. He also did not expect the products of the French branch to be so popular in Europe, far exceeding his previous expectations.
After coming to Pierre's office, Xiao Ping sat on the sofa and stretched comfortably, and then said with a smile: "The company's situation is very good, it's only Thursday, and this week's products are all sold out?"
Pierre smiled bitterly: "I can't help it, the partners of the head office in other European countries have not yet been determined, and now the supply of jade vegetables in the whole of Europe depends on the farms in Normandy." I've tried our best with the farm manager to increase yields, but we're still far from fully meeting the needs of the market. ”
Xiao Ping shrugged helplessly and said: "I can't do anything about this problem for the time being, let's stick to it for a while, and when the farms of other country partners are completed, the pressure on the French branch will naturally be less." ”
Speaking of this, Xiao Ping remembered another question, and hurriedly asked Pierre: "In addition to jade vegetables, how are the sales of other products?"
"More nervous than emerald vegetables. Pierre laments: "The production of beef, foie gras and truffles is too small, but fortunately I have a strict limited supply, otherwise it would have been sold out a few months ago." It's really difficult to be the manager of this branch, and it's really annoying to have to deal with customers who want goods every day!"
Although the French said so, Xiao Ping clearly heard a hint of pride from his words. (To be continued......)