learned of Fang Xiaobao's identity, an out-and-out big buyer, and was very interested in his own farm. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Sir Wee was enthusiastic. Invite Fang Xiaobao to visit the farm.

Surrounded by everyone, Fang Xiaobao's 'big money master' was full of posture and walked into the farm.

As far as the eye can see, the river surrounds and intersperses the slopes. Surrounded by green wheat fields, as far as the eye can see.

Great place!

There are mountains and waters. Just in line with Fang Xiaobao's mind, he unconsciously showed joy.

"Brother Fang, when I first built this farm, I deliberately spent a lot of energy to attract Weishui to build canals, so it will never be a problem in terms of irrigation!"

In his heart, he decided that Fang Xiaobao was the real buyer. Sir Wei began to detail the details of the farm.

"The water is living water, and it leads directly to the Wei River!"

But seeing that this finger was around the mountains and canals, he said unhurriedly: "There is a sluice gate built in the southwest, which can attract the Wei River to irrigate in times of drought." Usually, the sluice gates are closed, and the canals are stocked with two kinds of fry, namely bighead carp and goldfish. ”

At this point, he looked at Gao Dejin, smiled and said, "I don't need to introduce these two kinds of fish, Director Gao should know best." ”

Gao Dejin nodded: "Bighead carp and goldfish are both precious fish species, the meat is fresh and tender, and it is not affected by bitter water...... In particular, the price of goldfish, as the name suggests, is incomparably higher than gold! ”

Fang Xiaobao was very interested after hearing this. Since I had money, I have enjoyed a lot of food, but I have never tasted fresh fish. The reason is very simple, the current environment is caused by the river, the river is basically bitter water, the fish species are basically extinct, even if there is growth, the meat is bitter and difficult to swallow.

I heard that there are two species of fish in the imperial capital that are not affected by the bitter water. Fang Xiaobao was amazed and full of interest.

"But, Lord Sir, I've heard that these two species of fish grow extremely slowly, especially the golden fish, which takes at least ten or eight years to reach adulthood!" Gao Dejin said again. As the incoming director of the grain trade bank of the Four Seas Commercial Bank, of course, he knows a lot about agricultural trade and fishery products.

"I have been operating this farm for ten years, and the bighead carp and golden fish raised in the canal have basically reached maturity!"

Sir Wei said this, looked at Fang Xiaobao, and smiled: "Brother Fang, I will be the east at noon today, so that you can taste the taste of these two kinds of fresh fish!" ”

"Okay." Fang Xiaobao was also polite. He's grown so big, he's never eaten fresh fish, and he just tasted it today.

The agriturismo is huge. Sir Wei was equipped with a special open-top carriage and took Fang Xiaobao Gao Dejin to visit.

"Brother Fang, my land is nearly 300 acres, surrounded by wheat, and the mountains are full of all kinds of fruit trees......

Perhaps, as Gao Dejin said, this Sir Wei lacked cash flow and urgently needed to sell the farm. took Fang Xiaobao to visit all the way, and while introducing the situation in detail, he did not forget to exaggerate the selling point.

Not to mention, this farm does have its own characteristics, although the scale is not too large, but the four major areas of wheat fields, fruit forests, fisheries, and livestock breeding are readily available.

As far as the eye can see, it is the growing season of wheat seeds. The green malt, covering the ridges of fields, has a beautiful scenery and makes people feel refreshed and happy.

on the field. There was also a slave who toiled in the midday sun.

"There are one hundred and twenty-eight slaves on the farm, all of them are from the Northern Territory, and they are all strong and powerful!"

Sir Wei was still introducing, and at this point, he did not forget to explain in an accentuated tone: "In order to buy this batch of slaves, it cost me a full 50,000 gold dollars. ”

"The barbarian of the northern collar, although he is not subject to education, he is a good hand at work!" Gao Dejin nodded beside him.

Regarding slaves, Fang Xiaobao knew something. According to the ancient law, commoner traders were allowed to raise slaves. Among them, displaced people are the largest source of slaves. Then there are the enemies who were captured during the war.

The northern grassland was nominally subject to the ancient dynasty, but in fact there were more than 1,000 tribes of all sizes, and the people were strong, often violating the borders of the ancient dynasties and harassing the residents.

Since the founding of the ancient dynasties, there have been large armies stationed on the northern border to prevent the invasion of the northern barbarians. In the past dynasties, the two sides have clashed from time to time, and the conquest is endless.

The ancient dynasty was powerful, and the frontal battlefield could achieve absolute superiority. However, the barbarians in the north are good at riding and shooting guerrillas, and the tribes live by the water and have no fixed place. Therefore, it is difficult to completely eliminate the tribes of the northern territory.

Therefore, after several generations, most of the rulers of the ancient dynasty adopted the Huairou policy to treat the northern ministries. Of course, when pacification is ineffective, the army is drawn out, and a strong conquest is inevitable.

War together. A steady stream of Northern captives were escorted to the imperial capital. Due to the harsh climate and environment of the Northern Territory, the local barbarians are strong and strong, and they are really the best candidates for coolies. Therefore, it is extremely popular with aristocratic merchants in the imperial capital.

According to Gao Dejin, in the current slave market in the imperial capital, a northern barbarian slave is worth four or five hundred gold yuan. Sir Wei's farm housed more than 100 northern slaves, and the market price was indeed worth 50,000 gold dollars.

Take a walk around the edge of the farmstead and visit the wheat fields. At the invitation of Sir Wei, Fang Xiaobao Gao Dejin took an open-top carriage and drove directly to the central mountain.

The mountain inside the farm is actually a small hill, about two or three hundred meters high, rising from the ground and sitting in the middle of the entire farm.

There is a gravel paved road that leads to the top of the hill. Fang Xiaobao sat in the carriage and walked all the way, enjoying the surrounding scenery all the way.

As far as the eye can see, the mountain is planted with various fruit trees, and it is well located, and you can see that it is very well maintained. However, few of them bear fruit, and most of them are in the seedling stage.

These trees are at least five years old. According to Sir Wei, in another two or three years, it will definitely be able to bear fruit.

"This orchard...... Sir has put a lot of effort into it! ”

Fang Xiaobao hadn't spoken yet. Gao Dejin said: "There is a lack of water and a poor growing environment...... In today's situation, fruit trees are the most difficult to grow, which is the main reason why fruit prices remain high! ”

"yes!"

Sir Wei nodded in agreement. But at the same time, it shows that his fruit trees have been planted for many years, and he has put a lot of effort into it. If someone takes over now, I believe that it will soon be profitable.

This old guy seems to be talking about it very well. Fang Xiaobao didn't believe it, his thief's eyes rolled around, and he asked with a smile: "Lord Sir, according to the price of the Imperial City, how much is a pound of the most ordinary fruit worth?" ”

"At least a gold dollar!" Sir Wei replied with a finger cocked.

"One catty and one gold dollar, if this mountain fruit tree grows, it will harvest at least tens of thousands of catties at a time, that is, tens of thousands of gold yuan......"

Fang Xiaobao snapped his fingers and counted. After that, he patted his thigh and said in shock: "If this is the case, Lord Sir will lose a lot by selling the farm at this moment!" ”

After hearing this, Sir Wei felt like he had been poked in the vital point, and his face was full of embarrassment.

Indeed, if all his fruit forests are hung with branches, there will be tens of thousands of gold dollars in a season. However, in reality, the growth of fruit trees is slow, and according to experienced fruit growers, it is not necessary to hang branches for ten or eight years.

In addition, the most important thing is that the cultivation of fruit forests requires a lot of sweet water, otherwise even if the fruit trees grow, the fruits will be bitter and difficult to eat, and they will not be sold at a good price.

As for sweet water, resources are scarce, and the price of a water cart in the imperial city costs ten gold yuan. However, it takes a full ten waterwheels to water the fruit once, which is one hundred gold dollars.

Once or twice is nothing. If this goes on for a long time, no one can afford it in ten years and eight years.

This is also the main reason why Sir Wei worked hard to plant fruit forests, and when his own capital turnover was not good, he first chose to sell the farm instead of selling other properties to maintain the operation of the farm.

Time is precious, and he can't afford to wait. Because every day you wait, you have to spend a lot of money to maintain the status quo of the farm. Rather than this, it is better to give up and use the money from the sale of the farm to save other industries.

A word hits the other party's vital point. Fang Xiaobao didn't say anything more, pretended to be unintentional, and continued to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the fruit forest.

The carriage traveled down the hillside. Not long after, I came to the top of the mountain.

The top of the hill is flat. In addition to planting a lot of fruit trees, there is also a three-story villa.

"This villa is where I live on a daily basis!"

Sir Wei swept away the previous embarrassment, stepped out of the carriage, and continued to introduce Fang Xiaobao. His villa has an elegant appearance, with three floors and an interior decoration. When it was first built, it cost a lot of manpower and financial resources.

Fang Xiaobao got out of the car, his eyes were not on the villa, but stared at the front of the villa. There, there were two fruit trees with thick bowls, and two big ones squatted under the trees.

It has sharp fangs and long black hair.

These two big guys turned out to be adult coyotes.

Gao Dejin also got out of the car. His gaze also did not fall on the villa, nor did he stare at the two coyotes like Fang Xiaobao, but at the two fruit trees tied to the coyotes.

"The farm is large and there are many slave workers, so in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, it is necessary to raise a few black mastiffs to take care of the house!"

Sir Wei introduced on the side. Domesticated coyotes, which have produced offspring, are naturally close to humans, have a high IQ, and are easy to command. In this regard, these second- and even third-generation coyotes were renamed mastiffs by animal trainers.

"The price of this adult black mastiff is very expensive, one is worth 10,000 gold dollars, and it is extremely difficult to find in the market...... At present, we have four black mastiffs on the farm, two of which are on guard on the other side of the fence to prevent slaves from escaping, and the remaining two are guarding the villa! ”

Seeing Fang Xiaobao's interested face, Sir Wei smiled at him and said, "Brother Fang, if you buy the farm, I will have everything here except for a few things...... Including the four black mastiffs, all yours! ”

Sensei said that this person offered such good conditions, even if he didn't, after visiting the entire farm, Fang Xiaobao had already made a decision to buy it!

At this moment, he heard Sir Wei say that everything in the farm was packed and given away for free, and he couldn't control his emotions for a while, and his little face was full of excitement.

When Fang Xiaobao was about to open his mouth to ask if this adult black mastiff could follow the instructions of the new owner. Gao Dejin, who was next to him, suddenly let out an exclamation.

"These two ...... It can't be a red danguo tree! ”