In front of Xue Ying lay stacks of letters, with different handwriting and materials, many of which were even written on rough straw paper, stained with the smell of earth. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 She frowned and looked at the envelopes carefully, stopping from time to time to make notes in her notebook.

Xi Xi came in and saw her appearance, and the fire that had been ignited because she had sneaked next door dissipated instantly. "It's getting late, and you still haven't slept?"

"Well, right away. Xue Ying replied absentmindedly.

Xi Xi used to take the letter paper from her hand: "You asked me to spend countless manpower and material resources to record these planting records in order to improve the planting method?"

Xue Ying rubbed her sour eyes: "Hmm." It's a bit overwhelming, but you have to give it a try. ”

Xi Xi sneered: "Xue Yao used the hot spring villa to grow out-of-season vegetables and made a lot of money, you can bother Bala to study these worthless things." ”

"How can it not be worthless? Didn't you say that by promoting the cultivation of these crops, the grain production is now doubling?"

"But we are raising the poor, and Xue Yao is raising the powerful people in Anjing City, and the input-output ratio is not too far behind. ”

Xue Ying raised her eyebrows: "Are you sure? This set of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger doesn't work on me, don't forget that this path was planned by me." ”

Xi Xi sat down: "If only you were willing to admit it." I just have something to ask. ”

"Ah, I know. Xue Ying held her forehead, looking annoyed, "I really shouldn't talk too much." ”

Xi Xi ignored her, and said straight down: "You let me buy a lot of wasteland at a very low price, and then plant these crops brought back from the Western Regions and overseas, and so far, the output is not bad. Although you have asked me to overwhelm the lowest price of these grains, because the price of wasteland is cheap, and these crops are easy and convenient to take care of, on the whole we are still profitable, and because of the small profits and quick turnover, the total amount is quite large. However, sooner or later, the fact that we are selling at a low price will be noticed, and those who are waiting to see our jokes will certainly not sit idly by once they find out that there is room for profit. Now people are already starting to stir up the wasteland I bought. ”

"With the strength of the Bandung Commercial Bank, I am not afraid of going head-to-head, but the problem is that if we are too tough and make a big noise, I am afraid that it will attract more people's attention. When the time comes, the land under my control, our crop seeds, and planting techniques will all become fat in the eyes of others, and the slightest carelessness will alarm the upper echelons of the imperial court. Murong Jing is now training in the household department, and it is just when he needs political achievements, I am afraid that we are likely to become his prey. ”

"I'm not afraid of being cut off, but this is a business that can save countless people, and the territory we have worked so hard to open up can't become a medal for his Murong Jing celebrities through the ages. ”

"Geometric growth. Xue Ying muttered.

"What?"

"The planting of crops will increase exponentially, and now is the key point from quantitative to qualitative change. Xue Ying opened her notebook and showed it to Xi Xi.

Xi Xi looked at it and frowned: "When will this data happen?"

"Next year. ”

"Next year?" Xixi was surprised, "will we be able to grow this area and yield next year?"

Xue Ying nodded: "In the future, the growth rate will slow down slightly, but it will continue to grow." Farmers, as front-line and direct beneficiaries of these crops, know very well that the new crops we are promoting have a higher input-output ratio than traditional crops, which is more beneficial to their stomachs. So it's not just the wasteland, but also the farmland that can grow traditional crops with new varieties. Fertile farmland, farmers who are more attentive to the benefits of their profits, and a climate that is beginning to ease will double the value of new crops tomorrow. ”

Xi Xi looked at the numbers in the notebook: "So many, how to digest them? Didn't you say that people need a process of acceptance of these new food varieties? We used to sell them to the poor who were on the verge of starvation, so could it be that we should start buying them to the wealthier people next? Can they accept it?"

Xue Ying replied: "As you said, these things were originally given to the poor who were hungry, so they have been labeled as 'lowly food', and it is very difficult for people who are not worried about food and clothing to accept it. ”

"Is our strategy of starting from the bottom up wrong?"

"If you don't start from the bottom, how can you win the hearts and minds of the people in such a quick time? The weakness of your foundation is not money, but people, a huge number of people at the bottom. In another world's parlance, public opinion. ”

Xi Xi was helpless: "Okay, I know you're amazing." But you still haven't made it clear, how are we going to get through this bottleneck at this moment? Who are we selling so much grain to? Also, what should we do if it catches Murong Jing's attention?"

"Find someone who can grab food from the household. Xue Ying shrugged, "In addition to the poor, Dagu also has a large number of people who are on the verge of starvation. Moreover, the food and clothing of these people is much more important than that of the poor peasants who are defenseless. ”

Can you grab food from the household department? Xi Xi understood: "The military department?"

Xue Ying nodded.

Xi Xi hehe: "After doing it for a long time, you are seeking benefits for your future father-in-law." "Luo Ningchang, the eldest lord of the Luo family, is currently the secretary of the Ministry of War.

Xue Ying was extremely helpless: "Can you stop making fun of me about this matter?" How much she avoided this marriage, she knew it best.

Xi Xi clasped his hands around his chest: "That's for your father." That's right, he is now the commander of the Northern Xinjiang Theater, and the Northern Xinjiang Theater has always been the most food-poor of the four theaters due to historical reasons. With your future father-in-law at the court making the claim, and your local father trying his best to promote it, it couldn't be easier to digest the grain. ”

"You have wronged me, I am infatuated with you, everything I do is for you, the sun and the moon can be seen. ”

"Flim Flam. ”

"It's not flamboyant. Over the years, your cooperation with the Northern Xinjiang Theater can be described as intimate, but as Xue Qi slowly takes over the Northern Xinjiang Theater, it is not so easy to continue the tacit exchange of interests that you had before. To deal well with this new manager, these grains are the best stepping stones. ”

"The best? Can it compare to you?"

Xue Ying blinked her eyes: "Please, you have raised those soldiers in northern Xinjiang for so many years, you can insist on it again." Besides, now that the cost has dropped, it's much easier than before, isn't it?"

Speaking of this, he began to grit his teeth: "If you hadn't asked me to 'sell' those cotton grain to the Northern Xinjiang Theater, would I have been dragged into this deep pit?