The plan to buy land on a large scale continued, and almost all the yeoman farmers in Dongxing Village sold their land to Guo Wendong, a total of 2,000 mu.

Since most of the tenants wanted to become growers as soon as possible, Guo Wendong had to adjust the original plan and needed someone familiar with agricultural production and technology to manage it.

There is a specialization in the art industry, Fang Jieli is talented, but what he is good at is business, and he has to find other people in agriculture, Guo Wendong is waiting for news from Dongfang Jun.

In addition, Guo Wendong began to plan and build warehouses, some of which were in Nanjing City, and the rest were in various places outside the city.

Further expansion of the nursing home was also underway, and not only notices were posted to the public, but also tenants were selected.

The monthly salary of the nursing home is one or two or five yuan, which is more attractive than the position of planter, and the tenants originally signed up enthusiastically.

On the morning of the end of March, the family reported that Dongfang had come.

Guo Wendong received him in the main hall.

Jia Ding brought the two into the main hall, and next to Dongfang Jun was a slightly older person.

Dongfang Jun introduced: "Young master, this is Liu Xingzhi. ”

Guo Wendong looked at Liu Xingzhi, he was about 165 centimeters tall, more than 40 years old, wearing a short haircut, his beard reached his throat, his wrinkles were particularly obvious, and his expression gave people a sense of vicissitudes.

Guo Wendong got up and greeted him, and said politely: "It is Guo's honor that Mr. Liu can come." ”

Liu Xingzhi also shook his eyes and said: "Dongfang Jun said that Gongzi, you value talents, attach importance to farming, do things for you, and have better Western crop seeds than the Ming Dynasty." Liu Xingzhi was willing to go to the son's account. ”

Speaking quite directly, Guo Wendong likes direct people, and said: "That's right, I will grow crops and raise livestock on a large scale in the future, and I need someone like Mr. Liu." Come on, come on, you two may be seated. ”

The two sat down in the guest position, and Apricot each gave a bottle of Coke, which was torn off the plastic paper, and all the items taken out of the space, as long as there was a layer of explanatory paper on the outside, were torn off in advance.

Dongfang Jun said: "Mr. Liu, this is the young master's foreign drink, called 'Coke'." ”

He instructed him on how to unscrew the cap, and after personally demonstrating how to unscrew the cap of the Coke bottle in his hand, he drank it.

Last time in Dongxing Village, he tried Coke for the first time, and the aftertaste was endless.

Liu Xingzhi unscrewed the lid according to the method, took a sip of Coke, and praised it loudly.

Immediately, Apricot brought the chocolate on a flat plate.

Guo Wendong introduced: "This is chocolate, you can taste it." ”

The two tried to take a small bite, and the taste that had never been better before went straight to the heart.

The two of them were attracted by the delicious food, ate and drank quickly, indulged in it, and forgot to tell the young master for a while.

Guo Wendong was not in a hurry, and was waiting quietly.

It wasn't until the two of them finished drinking the cola and eating the chocolate that Guo Wendong said: "Mr. Liu, I will work for you for the crops and livestock breeding on my land." ”

After the two of them ate, they still had an endless aftertaste, and when they heard the young master's words, they came back to their senses.

Liu Xingzhi said: "Young master, I will come to you, take your money, eat your foreign goods, and I will definitely do things well." I don't know what the young master said about the foreign seeds, what is the difference between the Ming seeds? ”

Guo Wendong said: "The harvest of Western rice seeds I can get is at least double that of current rice. ”

The last time he was looking for painting tools in a warehouse, Guo Wendong traveled a lot, opened many warehouses and containers, and found warehouses with rice seeds, which were intended for export, both ordinary rice seeds and hybrid rice seeds.

Although there were no pesticides and chemical fertilizers in this era, those rice seeds with a yield of more than 2,000 catties per mu in modern times, even if the effect will be halved according to the most conservative estimates, there are thousands of catties, which is much higher than the rice yield during this period.

Doubling rice yields? Liu Xingzhi's eyes widened, and Dongfang Jun was also shocked.

Most rice yields about 300 catties per mu, and if they can be doubled, it will be very good.

Guo Wendong said to Liu Xingzhi: "Mr. Liu, when the rice planting you take care of doubles the yield per mu, your name will definitely be famous in the Ming Dynasty. ”

Liu Xingzhi got up, bowed to Guo Wendong, and said with emotion: "Fortunately, Dongfang invited me to come, otherwise I would have regretted it for the rest of my life if I missed the young master!" ”

After that, he will go to the east for a long time.

Next, Guo Wendong asked Liu Xingzhi to introduce his previous work experience and understanding of agriculture.

Liu Xingzhi told it one by one.

He is now 46 years old, he is a farmer, originally rented Li Changsheng's land to cultivate, originally a tenant who rented Li Changsheng's land to cultivate, since he was a child, he likes to study agriculture, how to plant crops, prevent insects and diseases, irrigation, fertilizer, how to raise livestock, he has a great interest in research, and specializes in research.

When he was young, Liu Xingzhi instructed the villagers in the same village to farm, so that the crops in his village were higher than those in other places, which was discovered by Li Changsheng more than ten years ago.

Li Changsheng kept thousands of acres of land that was not rented, and hired people to cultivate it directly, mainly planting mulberry leaves, tea, cotton and other cash crops, as well as raising some livestock, and let Liu Xingzhi be responsible for guiding cultivation and breeding.

In the past ten years, Liu Xingzhi has spent a lot of effort in this area, accumulated rich experience, and has certain research results, so he can be said to be an agricultural expert. The monthly salary on Li Changsheng's side gradually rose from 1 tael at the beginning to 4 taels.

Liu Xingzhi talked for an hour, told many details, and did not hide it, which gave Guo Wendong the feeling that he was more upright.

Guo Wendong wanted to study him and asked about the breeding and planting methods of livestock and cash crops.

Liu Xingzhi said it specifically, such as how to find out that chickens are sick, what diseases they will have, and what medicines to feed; For example, what pig breed to choose for pig raising, food to feed pigs, disease prevention and control, and growth cycle; For example, how to fertilize crops, what fertilizer to use, how much fertilizer to use, and so on.

Speaking of this, Liu Xingzhi showed a look of joy, which could bring him a sense of accomplishment, and he spoke for more than an hour.

Guo Wendong is convinced that Liu Xingzhi is indeed very capable and experienced in agriculture.

He asked again, "Mr. Liu, why did you agree to come to my side?" ”

Liu Xingzhi replied directly: "If it was only 6 taels of silver per month, I might not follow the little brother of the East to join the young master." Because the young master said that there are Western seeds with a higher yield per mu, I want to see it, know how to cultivate it myself, and watch the crops grow; Also, although Li Yuanwai gave me a raise, he didn't respect his subordinates on weekdays, and he felt angry when he did things for him. ”

It's really direct enough, say the reason directly, and don't beat around the bush.

He likes upright people, and the other party is an agricultural talent, which is another big harvest.

Guo Wendong was happy in his heart, got up and walked up to the two of them, and said, "You two, start working for me from today." Dongfang Jun has done a good job, and will temporarily give you 4 taels a month; Mr. Liu, you have 6 taels a month. It's all temporary, and if you do well, I'll give you a blessing. ”

The two of them also rose up and thanked him.

Next, let's talk about the specifics of the work.

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During the Ming Dynasty, one catty was 16 taels, one tael was 37.3 grams, and one catty was 596 grams.