In the chat, Yang Yuanzhao also knew that Liu Shu and Yang Yue were from extraordinary backgrounds, Liu Shu was a person in 1898, born in the Liu family of the four major families of Taiping Jin merchants, although it is a side branch, but also a solid family, Yang Yue is even more amazing, is the Yang family's descendants, the Yang family of Nanzhao, started with sales, and broke down a prestige, footprints all over Shanxi, Shanxi, Zhili, Mongolia, and even as far as Kyakhta, is a well-known Jin businessman.

"Brother Zelin, Brother Ji Tang (Yang Yuezi Ji Tang), I just arrived in Baotou, I met two brothers, I am really fortunate to have three lives, next, I want to do some business in Baotou, and I hope that the two brothers will support me!"

Yang Yue, who was very interested, heard the word business, his face seemed to darken, and said: "Do business and find Zelin, he is a chamber of commerce case, there are a lot of business opportunities, I will forget it, this time I will lose miserably!" ”

"Brother Zelin, cousin Ji, what is this?" Yang Yuanzhao asked with a little puzzlement.

"He's it!" Liu Shu smiled slightly and said: "When he came back from the United States, he passed by Shanghai and brought a batch of cotton seeds and fertilizers back, wanting to sell them outside his mouth, but unfortunately there are people here who grow any cotton, no, it's all smashed!" ”

Cotton, fertilizer, Yang Yuanzhao couldn't help but light up, to be honest, today, he has been thinking about the entry point, 1908 is not 2014, there is no commercial operation and convenient environment, enter any industry, pay attention to an entry point, before thinking all the way, he is most familiar with, I am afraid that it is machinery, especially the engine, but now in China, where is the market for this, making some machines, it should be no problem, but the machine is almost the world of foreigners, casually killed, Not to mention making money, it's hard to get out of the way.

Sleepy pillows, cotton textile industry, seems to have developed well since the Westernization Movement in 1880, after 1900, it is even more vigorous, from the government to the private sector, there is a period of prosperity process, several commercial people in old China, almost all of them are inextricably linked with cotton textiles.

Yang Yue promotes cotton seeds, Baotou people don't look down on it, he looks at it, planting cotton has also been in contact with some, his own uncle and brother, are planting cotton, when the farm is busy, let him go back to help, what deep ploughing, seedling, weeding, cultivation and the like, how much I know, the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, farmers basically rely on the sky to eat, what fertilizer, scientific planting, for farmers, almost a blank, with Yang Yue who studied agriculture, planting cotton, and then entering the textile industry, is a good entry point, The investment in light industry is small, the money is fast, and after solving the initial problems, it is good to enter the heavy industry that is more suitable for him.

Yang Yuanzhao looked at Yang Yue directly, making Yang Yue a little straight, and Liu Shu next to him was also a little puzzled, chatting well, how to talk about cotton, this little brother was stunned.

"I said, Yuan Zhao, what's wrong with you?"

As soon as Yang Yue's words fell, Yang Yuanzhao grabbed Yang Yue and said, "Cousin Ji, sell me all the cotton and fertilizer you got!" ”

Yang Yuanzhao's brainless words startled Yang Yue and Liu Shu, Liu Shu pointed at Yang Yue and said, "Yuanzhao, do you know how much cotton and fertilizer Jitang has?" ”

"How much?"

Liu Shu looked at Yang Yue, Yang Yue smiled bitterly, and said: "3,000 oceans, including 1,000 seeds and 2,000 fertilizers!" ”

3000 oceans, this is really not a small amount, on the East Street, did not come to Tianyuan Building, Yang Yuanzhao slightly understood the price of things in Baotou, Baotou is located in the northwest, although it is an important town, but the transportation is inconvenient, the meat is relatively cheap, pork can buy about 10 catties of silver dollars, white cloth can buy 9 feet, white rice can buy 25 catties, the purchasing power of the ocean is extremely strong, the average person, a year is to use about 20 oceans, farmers who farm the land can not even reach this income, really compared with later generations, a silver dollar, It's almost about 100 yuan, 3,000 oceans, basically, it's 300,000 yuan, which is really not small.

"How much, exactly? How many seeds, types of fertilizers, quantity? Yang Yuanzhao continued to ask.

Yang Yue glanced at Yang Yuanzhao strangely, and then said: "1500 kilograms of seeds, two kinds of chemical fertilizers, nitrogen fertilizer is ammonium sulfate, phosphate fertilizer is superphosphate, 15 tons of nitrogen fertilizer, 12 tons of phosphate fertilizer!" ”

There are really a lot of them, Yang Yuanzhao roughly estimated the prices of these industrial products in his heart, raised the purchasing power of the silver dollar slightly, and continued to ask: "Why does Cousin Ji buy cotton seeds and fertilizers?" ”

"Shanxi and Shaanxi, are cotton-producing areas, but as far as I know, the yield of cotton is not high, about 60 catties per mu, and the lint is only more than 10 catties, I studied agriculture in the United States, the continental cotton of the United States, not only the cotton quality is good, the yield is also high, after adding fertilizer, it can reach about 100 catties, and the lint can also reach 25-30 catties, so I want to try it!"

Yang Yuanzhao nodded and said: "Cousin Ji really studied agriculture, so in this way, farmers plant one acre of cotton, aside from the input of cotton seeds and chemical fertilizers, one acre of land should be able to earn an extra piece of five!" ”

Yang Yue was slightly startled and said, "Yuan Zhao also knows about agriculture!" ”

"I know a little bit about it, I minored in the UK, so, Cousin Ji mentioned it, I want to buy it, Baotou here, the sunshine hours are long, and a little transformation is a little bit more suitable for cotton growth, it is a good place!"

Yang Yue was moved for a while, but still said: "But, Yuan Zhao, you are also a bit risky like this, Baotou has never planted American cotton, in case it ......"

"Cousin Ji, it seems that this sentence should be these days, and no one will tell you!"

Yang Yue smiled embarrassedly and acquiesced, Yang Yuanzhao glanced at Liu Shu, he was paying attention to the conversation between the two of them, and then said solemnly: "The reason why I want to plant cotton is that I am sure that American cotton will be planted in Baotou, and I have a secret to increase the yield again!" ”

"The secret?"

"Yes, cousin Ji, brother Zelin, I studied in the UK, while majoring in machinery, I also minored in agriculture, you know, the United Kingdom, is the strongest cotton textile country in the world, in terms of cotton planting, it is also very strong, I had an unexpected opportunity, I got a secret recipe, which can double the cotton yield on the original basis!"

"Double?" Yang Yue was stunned, and said in disbelief: "Is it on the basis of 100 catties, or on the basis of 60 catties?" ”

"Of course it's 100 catties, it's hard to do it, I can only increase it to 120 catties, Cousin Ji is too underestimate me!" Yang Yuanzhao said with certainty, he actually has no secret recipe, if the cotton planting method in the 21st century is fully followed, even if the cotton seed is slightly insufficient, it is enough to improve the considerable Cheng dù, scientific management plus fertilizer, the current nitrogen fertilizer, should only be ammonium sulfate, this is inorganic fertilizer, synthetic urea has appeared, there is no industrial production, as long as he gets it, it can be synthesized with the help of intelligent element all-in-one machine, the important role of urea in cotton is enough to make the yield surge, plus Yang Yue, an agriculturist, It's absolutely no problem to double it, you don't see the cotton of later generations, 500 catties, 600 catties, all emerge in endlessly, but now you can't get such a high-yield cotton seed.

Yang Yuanzhao's words of affirmation made Yang Yue and Liu Shu stunned, the price of cotton, they know very well, is an important daily necessities, not only the main source of quilts, but also the material of cotton cloth, basically, is not to worry about selling, Yang Yue's seeds and fertilizers are unsalable, on the one hand, the farmers have no money in their hands, and they have little knowledge, no one buys, on the other hand, including the Yang family and Liu Shu, a friend, feel that the risk is too great, in order to earn an extra income of one acre of land for a piece of five, the investment is huge, once there is a problem, it is a loss, But if it is doubled, according to the proportion of mainland cotton, an acre of real estate lint more than 50 catties, what is the concept, an acre of real estate cotton 16 yuan, which is equivalent to an increase of 10 yuan, or even better can reach more than 10 yuan, such a business is enough to make people take risks.

Liu Shu asked solemnly, "Yuan Zhao, are you sure?" ”

"Don't worry, I'm sure!" Yang Yuanzhao said solemnly.

Liu Shu gently tapped his fingers on the table, his eyes swept over Yang Yue and Yang Yuanzhao's bodies, for a long time, he seemed to have made up his mind, and said: "Yuanzhao, we are meeting for the first time, this business is not big, it is not small, can you tell Yang Yue the method?" I know it's hard for a strong man, but ......"

Liu Shu's words made Yang Yue immediately displeased, and was about to speak, when Yang Yuanzhao hurriedly said, "No problem!" ”

For Yang Yuanzhao, the key now is to get in touch with two people, since ancient times, China has paid attention to connections, no connections, empty earth-shattering skills, empty thousands of family wealth, and can not be exchanged for profits, but if the connections are passed, no money can make money, both of them are considered to have far-reaching influence in Baotou, the family is also very large, it is a good opportunity for him to get close, besides, the means of planting cotton, greenhouses and urea, basically, are in his hands, and the rest, the other party learned, basically useless!

"Cousin Ji studied agriculture, and he should know that the key to planting cotton is seedling cultivation at the beginning!"

"That's right, cotton planting is generally in April, when seedlings are raised, the higher the temperature, the better the seedlings will grow, however, the weather in Baotou is still a little repeated in April, fortunately, the sunshine time is long, enough to make up for the shortcomings, at most replanting later!"

Yang Yuanzhao nodded, Yang Yue really studied agriculture, and studied a lot about cotton planting, but unfortunately he lacked his 21st century knowledge, waved his arms, and said: "The first point of my method is to be based here!" ”

"Here?" Yang Yue was stunned for a moment, thought of a certain method, and said with a little surprise: "You want to use a greenhouse to raise seedlings, this investment is too big!" ”

"Don't worry, I have a cheap method, but I have to go to Shanghai to buy it, and Cousin Ji will know it when the time comes!"

"If the temperature of the seedlings is solved, it is absolutely no problem to increase the yield by 20%, and the seeds used in the cultivation of plants alone will also be greatly reduced, that is to say, the input per mu will be reduced!" Yang Yue nodded in approval.

Next, such as deep ploughing, base fertilizer, cultivating, ventilation, top dressing, weeding, insecticide and a series of methods, most of which Yang Yuanzhao heard, but also made Yang Yue fascinated, especially the organic fertilizer urea mentioned by Yang Yuanzhao, this fertilizer, Yang Yue has heard of it, in Germany, some people use real yàn room to make zuò out, small batch use, the effect is much better than the general nitrogen fertilizer, but I have not heard of production, urea is the extract of animal manure, as long as you have learned a little chemistry, animal and human feces, It was originally the best fertilizer for crops, but this quantity problem could not be solved, and artificial synthesis was also a direction, but I had not heard of a factory production.

Yang Yuanzhao swore again that he could find a channel, and immediately persuaded Yang Yue that as long as Yang Yuanzhao could do these steps, there would be no problem with doubling or even more.

Seeing Yang Yue nodding, Yang Yuanzhao breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Liu Shu next to him, and was already fascinated by what he heard, Liu Shu was born in a Jin merchant family, and he was involved in the Chamber of Commerce, and under the influence of his ears and eyes, he was extremely sensitive to business, and the output increased so much, even if he would pay a certain amount of labor and investment, it was enough to make him tempted.

Next, Liu Shu didn't say much, so he left him, Yang Yuanzhao did not continue this topic, as far as the existing investment of Yang Yue is concerned, it is not a small amount, not to mention, 1500 kilograms of cotton seeds, can be planted 1000 acres, not a small investment, according to Yang Yuanzhao's practice, the planting area is enough to expand three times, even if the cotton seeds and fertilizers are ready, it is an astronomical amount, this is not a small business, they need to consider carefully.