In autumn, it rained a few times, which completely resolved the drought problem in the land of Guanzhong.

Looking at the green wheat seedlings in the field, Bai Ergou had a faint sweet feeling in his heart.

The imperial court forcibly promoted the cultivation of winter wheat, but in the bottom of his heart, he refused.

But the seeds have been sent down, and they must be planted.

In desperation, Bai Ergou could only start planting winter wheat this year, like many other people.

The imperial court issued seeds, which was unimaginable before, which is why the people still chose to plant them despite their reluctance.

Either way, there is hope for this day.

After this year's drought, my family can't even afford to eat, and at this time, I won't care about first-class sorghum, second-class corn, third-class wheat and so on.

No one wants to eat it because it's too unpalatable.

I heard that someone in a neighboring village had built a mill that could be used to peel wheat and grind it into flour, which tasted much better than corn.

And, more importantly, there has been a lot of buzz outside, and it doesn't seem to take money to grind noodles.

"Ergou, come and see the crops again!"

The stunned Ergou noticed that someone was approaching, and when he looked back, it was his neighbor Dabao, and hurriedly changed into a smiling face and said: "Well, this crop is growing well, and it will be a bumper harvest in the coming year." ”

"I said that if you are really idle, go to the neighboring village and listen, what they say is much more useful than if you were standing here staring at a crop and smirking." Dabao smiled and patted Ergou's shoulder, a few days ago, he was like Ergou, every day he came to the field to see the crops, after these two days of comparison, he has a deep understanding.

"What did you say? By the way, you went to the neighboring village? Ergou asked a little anxiously, and what he was most concerned about was about grinding noodles.

No one knows if the rumors outside are true, and they haven't gone to the neighboring village to see it.

"Isn't it? People say, this wheat winter wheat, in fact, do not need to take care of it, fertilizer before planting, turn the ground, after planting, wait for a few months, when the land is drier, in the irrigation once, like this year has already rained a few times, irrigation this step is exempt.

Now it's time for another snowfall, the bigger the snow, the better, and the heavier it falls, the better the harvest next year. Also, the mill seems to have been made by the emperor, and the rumors outside are basically true, you don't need to pay for grinding noodles, you can directly take half a catty of wheat off to others, and the wheat bran after grinding is also left to others. Dabao said with a smile.

Half a catty and wheat bran, although the price is a little expensive, but it is quite acceptable, if it really doesn't work, you can grind flour at home, it's just a bit of a problem.

"Half a catty of food, enough for the family to eat for a few days!" The second dog snorted, a little reluctant.

In these years, no one's food is easy to obtain, and even if winter wheat is not very troublesome and has a high yield, no one wants to be so extravagant and wasteful.

Even if the wheat bran was given to them, they had to collect another half a catty of grain separately.

Anyway, Ergou felt that it should be difficult for him to convince himself.

"It depends on the situation then, it's not your family anyway!" Dabao shrugged.

……

On the outskirts of Chang'an, inside a newly built mill.

A stone mill, about a meter wide, was slowly turning under the impetus of a pack horse, making a creaking and grinding sound.

The wheat fell little by little from the opening in the center of the stone mill above, and then after a short time, the color was slightly yellow, and some yellow wheat bran flour fell out of the stone mill.

"Manager Luo, the small one has already tried, on average, a stone of wheat takes about a cup of tea, an hour can grind seven to eight stones, sunrise, sunset, almost less than six hours in winter, about seven hours in summer, this stone mill, can grind about forty to fifty stones in a day, our workshop has five stone mills, a day can grind nearly two hundred stones of wheat." The mill steward reported the situation to Luo Chen, who came to inspect.

In the past few days, they have been busy, in addition to grinding flour for testing, but also to carry out data statistics and technical exploration.

Anyway, after calculating, it almost grinded four or five hundred stones, and basically got the corresponding data, overall, the efficiency of this mill is still good, if it is fully driven, it can basically meet the needs of a small half of Chang'an for a day.

"How much bran can be produced in one stone of wheat?" Luo Chen continued to ask.

Although he doesn't understand it, Li Yuanji has explained these things very clearly, wheat bran is a good thing, and he must stay.

"It's about a pound!" The mill steward pointed to a lonely bag of wheat bran in the corner.

"Is this thing really that good?" Wang Hui was a little incomprehensible, although it also fell from the wheat, but in the end, it was just a skin, something that no one could eat.

"Is it useful, take it and try it?" Luo Chen smiled slightly, showing his righteousness.

"Yes, whether it's easy to use or not, you'll know if you try it." Wang Hui could only nod.

Being able to reconcile with Li Yuanji is great news for the Wang family.

Although there is still no progress in terms of power, fortunately, the Wang family does not need to be as worried as before.

Therefore, in this cooperation with the imperial court, the Wang family completely gave up the initiative, and what Luo Chen, who represented the emperor, said, Wang Hui directly nodded and agreed, unless Luo Chen's request exceeded the bottom line of the Wang family.

But so far, some of the conditions proposed by Luo Chen have not only not exceeded the bottom line of the Wang family.

On the contrary, it made the Wang family a little unbelievable, and in all the cooperation projects, Li Yuanji took the lion's share, but there were also a lot left to the Wang family.

Although they are all seemingly small collaborations and quite scattered, if you put these projects together, it is not small at all.

Just like this mill, it is one of the projects cooperated by the Royal Commercial Group and the Wang family.

And the entire Guanzhong and Bingzhou regions, as well as all the areas listed as winter wheat cultivation, have such mills, and those are all their cooperative projects.

Li Yuanji is responsible for producing technology, and the Wang family is responsible for producing places, materials, and people, and there is no income in the mill, but in other aspects after that, the income is indeed seventy-three, Li Yuanji accounts for seven, and the Wang family accounts for three.

And so far, even Wang Hui does not know how many mills he will build.

Anyway, it is a step count, every thirty miles, built with a stone mill, a pack horse or a donkey, this thing has been more since the Turks surrendered.

Of course, in order to reduce costs, this time we will implement a multi-level cooperation system.

That is, Li Yuanji came out of the technology, the Wang family came out of the stone mill, down to each area, and each household with a donkey or pack horse in the village was responsible for the implementation, and each household could get an income of three yuan for every catty of wheat bran and the same amount of wheat, and what he invested was that there should be a shelter from the wind and rain in his yard, as well as a pack horse or donkey, and labor.

According to the current efficiency, if the business is good, you can make dozens of dollars a day, and you are definitely a high-income class.

As for the Wang family......

From a large family, it has become the largest farmer in Datang, a large family specializing in raising chickens and ducks.

Although it doesn't sound so good, after careful calculation, it turns out that the profit is definitely not lower than doing any business.

Meat, especially high-end goods such as chicken and duck, has never been cheap.

In addition to their ingredients, there is also the problem of the epidemic.

In Li Yuanji's view, raising chickens and ducks is actually not a difficult task, demarcate a piece of land, carry out the stocking mode, and then clean it up regularly, if you really encounter a large-scale epidemic, it can't be stopped, right?

Therefore, near Chang'an and Taiyuan, two new breeding bases will be established.

The land was given by the imperial court, and the Wang family was responsible for enclosing it, and the other thing was to find someone to take care of it.

The wheat bran left behind by the mill can be used to feed the chickens and ducks, and the eggs and ducks laid by the chickens and ducks can be traded, and the manure produced can also be fermented and returned to the field, and the three unrelated industries are connected into a virtuous circle.

Although I don't understand what Li Yuanji's so-called ecological cycle means.

But after understanding these three links, Wang Hui had to admit that he was indeed disgusted and couldn't eat for several days, especially wheat flour and sorghum, and felt a little sick to his stomach when he saw it.

"Manager Luo, do you think of that cement workshop?" promised Luo Chen countless conditions, but Wang Hui always refused to give up.

In the eyes of the Wang family, only the cement workshop is the most profitable project.

Thinking about the countless official roads that will be built in the future, the cement used is huge.

Even if the price of the imperial court is not high, in the face of such a large quantity, the profit is still very considerable.

In addition to profits, the Wang family also hopes to cooperate with Li Yuanji in more aspects to shorten the distance between the two sides.

"There won't be any change over there for the time being, you guys, just take care of the present." Luo Chen said calmly.

The stalls are getting bigger and bigger, and the manpower is getting more and more tight, even now, Luo Chen also feels extremely difficult.

There are even times when I can't just pick my son and go home for the elderly.

Power, status.

I also want to, but sometimes it's really a lack of ability, and when it comes to the body, I don't know where to start, so how can I do it?

And it seems that Li Yuanji, who has never found a suitable talent, seems to intend to push himself into the position of head of the business group.

If it really comes to that day, it will really be a dead death.

In these days, it is not difficult to find someone who can be an official, but it is even more difficult to find someone who can do business, or it is simply impossible.

Anyone who has a little bit of interest will not be able to do business, unless he waits for a few more decades, and after the development, he will come to find such talents, maybe at that time, it will be a big deal.

Scratching his head in annoyance, Luo Chen said a few more words, and then went back to Taipingfang, where there were so many things that he couldn't finish at all......