At this moment, a guard suddenly walked in and reported: "Commander, there is a businessman surnamed Li outside, and he said that he has made an agreement with you, and he will come to you to discuss the purchase of grain when he has raised money." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Yang Xingguo was stunned for a moment and replied: "The grain merchant surnamed Li, I remember him." It took only ten days to get the money together, which was really unexpected...... It just so happens that I have some questions for him right now, so I'll bring him in right away. ”

Soon, this person entered the headquarters and stood in front of Yang Xingguo.

Seeing that the other party's attitude towards him was obviously a lot more respectful, Yang Xingguo smiled helplessly and asked: "Boss Li, it seems that you are very jealous of our Liaodong grain, and it is inevitable to get these grains, so you rushed back so quickly......"

"You must know that this year's grain harvest is very good, with an average yield of three quintals of rice per acre. Leave what you eat, and there is no problem at all with four or five hundred thousand takeaways. I don't know if the silver you prepared is enough, Boss Li......"

While the other party was overjoyed, he hurriedly replied to Yang Xingguo: "Commander Yang, there is no problem...... In ten days, I made up 300,000 taels of silver by myself, and with the shares of others, it was 400,000 taels. Collect 200,000 quintals of grain at a time, up to three times, and you can collect all the surplus grain in Liaodong......"

"Besides, I am not the only grain merchant who comes to Liaodong, and there will be several grain merchants who have received the news to come to Liaodong to collect grain."

Yang Xingguo nodded and continued to ask, "I'm relieved to be relieved...... In addition, you are a grain merchant, so you should know more about the market of various grains than me. I want to know, in addition to growing corn, what more profitable things can we grow in Liaozhong......"

"Soybean ......," the merchant replied without thinking.

"Although the yield of soybeans per mu is much lower than that of corn, the price of soybeans is at least twice that of corn. With the fertility of the Liaodong land, planting soybeans can produce at least one tael more silver per acre than growing corn......"

Hearing this, Yang Xingguo immediately thought of several military novels he had seen in later generations.

Yang Xingguo vaguely remembered that the other party was also reborn in the Northeast through the Northeast, in order to develop the Northeast. Growing soybeans is being promoted.

As for the purpose of growing soybeans, it is not to eat, but to squeeze soybean oil and export it abroad to earn money.

Come to think of it. Yang Xingguo immediately asked: "What about soybean oil, what is the price of soybean oil, as far as I know, ninety percent of the soybean oil and soybean cakes in China have been exported...... Unless it's a wealthy family. A bite of soybean oil that is difficult for ordinary people to eat......"

The merchant in front of him nodded and replied, "Commander Yang is very right, the price of soybean oil is very expensive. Even my family usually eats some lard or something, and rarely eats soybean oil......"

"Except for a small amount of soybeans that we produce every year in Daqing, we sell them to foreigners, who squeeze soybean oil and then sell it......

"I don't know the selling price of soybean oil abroad, but the soybean oil from foreign oil mills costs about 20 taels of silver per load. Very expensive, the average person can't afford to eat ......"

"How can it be so expensive......" Yang Xingguo, who couldn't help but gasp, asked subconsciously.

Without thinking about it, the merchant replied, "Yes...... If we use our own method to squeeze soybean oil, ten catties of soybeans can almost produce one catty of soybean oil, plus the labor cost of making soybean oil, this price is already very cheap......"

"With such a low oil yield, it is less than ten ......percent," Yang Xingguo exclaimed again.

Subsequently, Yang Xingguo continued to ask: "What about the foreigner's oil mill?" What about the oil yield? ”

"It's definitely higher than us, but I don't know exactly how much...... After all, Jiangnan rarely produces soybeans, and soybean oil is rarely ......"

At this time. Yang Xingguo, who already had a general idea in his heart, immediately avoided this topic and said, "Okay, I already know." Boss Li, you came here with a lot of silver, it is impossible for our Liaodong Army not to welcome it. Or what I just told you, just follow the rules. Take as much food as you can. “

As soon as the merchant left, Yang Xingguo ordered Zhou Zhongju beside him.

"The Germans have left a radio station with us, and I want to send a telegram to our old friend Wilhelm, who has returned to Germany, to ask about the oil yield of soybean oil pressed by the most advanced pressing equipment in Germany, and by the way, to ask the price of soybean oil in European and American countries...... If it turns out exactly what I imagined, I'm sure. Our Liaodong Army has one more way to make a lot of money......"

After two hours of hard waiting, William's call back was sent to Yang Xingguo.

As soon as the telegram was read, Yang Xingguo's expectant face was covered with a smile.

shouted directly at Zhou Zhongju: "It's done, second uncle, it's really ......"

"Now I finally know that those foreigners want to monopolize China's soybean oil industry, it turns out that there is such a high profit from squeezing soybeans into soybean oil!"

Zhou Zhongju hurriedly asked: "How high is the profit!" “

Yang Xingguo pointed to the telegram and replied: "With the most advanced oil extraction equipment in Germany, the oil yield of soybeans can reach 16 percent, or even 17 percent. In other words, six quintals of soybeans can be squeezed into one quintal of soybean oil. “

"In those countries in Europe and the United States, soybean oil can be sold for nearly 30 taels of silver, and if we export it, it will be calculated according to 24 taels. In this way, the soybean oil produced by six quintals of soybeans is twenty-four taels of silver, plus the average price of one tael of silver per load of exported soybean cakes. After a load of soybeans is pressed by the oil extraction equipment, the value will change from two taels of silver to five taels, which is more than doubled......"

"If you think about it, there must be a million acres of land that we have reclaimed now. According to the output of one mu and two quintals, one million mu is two million quintals of soybeans, and if we can turn all these soybeans into soybean oil and soybean cakes, including the grain tax, we can earn at least five or six million taels of silver, or even more......"

As the logistics steward of the Liaodong Army, Zhou Zhongju knows very well what five or six million taels of silver means to the Liaodong Army?

If nothing else, let's just talk about the food tax that is closer to you. The grain tax on more than 1 million acres of fertile land is only equivalent to 2 million taels of silver.

Of course, this is only the first year of grain taxes.

In the second year, after the grain tax was lowered, the grain tax on more than one million mu of fertile land was added up, and it was only more than one million taels of silver when it was full.

In the five counties of Liaoning, all the areas now controlled by the Liaodong Army, the amount of fertile land is only more than 5 million mu.

This means that the income from soybean squeezing into soybean oil alone will bring more than 5 million mu of fertile land to the Liaodong Army in terms of revenue.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhongju's eyes directly shot out two rays of scorching essence light.

Facing Yang Xingguo, he said without thinking about it: "Then what are you waiting for?" Commander, we must immediately order oil extraction equipment from Germany, and no matter how much money we spend, we must build the oil mill immediately. The soybeans and soybean oil inside the customs are monopolized by the British, and we must occupy this market before them outside the customs gates......"

"And next year, I must let all the fierce land in the five counties of Liaozhong be planted with soybean ......"

"In addition, Commander, although we do not grow soybeans in Liaozhong, we do have them in other places outside the Guan, and the output of hundreds of thousands of quintals must be there. Since soybeans have such a big profit, do we need to send someone to harvest all the soybeans outside the customs, and as soon as the oil mill comes out, we will squeeze the soybeans into soybean oil and soybean cake ......" (to be continued.) )