Traveling through troubled times to escape famine and cultivate crops as a grain merchant

Chapter 1154 Let’s Build an Inn

"But after all, it is still a mountain delicacy, and a small handful can feed a whole family. A pound can last for a long time and can be stored. It is perfect for entertaining guests. It tastes good and is prestigious. Even if it is expensive, there are still people who buy it."

The market is still good.

Zhou Guo nodded and said to Qian Duo, "Then you can plant it. If you can really grow it on a large scale next year, the selling price should be similar to the current price. If the quality cannot compare with others, then you have to reduce it."

Qian Duo said, "I understand. The cloud ears I grow will definitely be better than those grown by others. They can sell them for one or two taels of silver. I will definitely sell the same amount of cloud ears as well, not less."

After all, he had been on the farm for so many years and considered himself to be very good at growing things. His cloud ear mushrooms were no worse than others.

Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Don't get your hopes up too much. I tell you, it doesn't mean that if you grow it well, it will grow well and taste good.

The quality has a lot to do with the soil and environment. Why are the sheep mushrooms and flower mushrooms in the north so expensive?

In addition to the fact that we are the only one doing business, the climate and soil in the north are very suitable for the growth of this kind of thing. The food grown there is better and more fragrant than in other places, so so many people buy it."

Qian Duo said: "I am still planting. If the crops turn out to be disappointing, I can't be so stupid, right?"

The quality is obviously poor, but they still sell it at such a high price. Isn't that digging their own grave?

When Wu Lazi and the others heard that they were talking about growing cloud fungus, they all pricked up their ears. This thing has always grown naturally, and they had never heard of anyone being able to grow it by themselves.

This stuff is not cheap in the mountain product stores. If it can really be grown, wouldn’t they make a fortune?

Why bother being a bandit? You can only rob a few times a year, and every time you go down the mountain you don't know if you can come back alive.

If you grow this stuff and stay in the mountains, you will have a steady stream of money. Why would you need to worry about your livelihood?

Wu Lazi was the first to ask Qian Duo, "Can we go and see the cloud ear fungus you mentioned? Can this thing really be grown?"

Qian Duo said: "Of course, I tell you, cloud ear is not only grown in our family, but also in other families. But sheep mushroom and flower mushroom are only grown in our eldest family. She invented them. If you go to the north in the future, you can go and have a look. There are mountains and mountains of them. I guarantee that your eyes will fall out when you see them."

His eyes widened when he saw it for the first time. He had never thought that this thing could be grown. It was simply unheard of.

Wu Lazi shook her head. "I've never heard of growing mushrooms by yourself. Don't these things grow in the mountains? Besides, how can I grow them without seeds?"

Don't quite believe it.

Xiong Lao San said, "Young Master, you will not lie. Cloud ear fungus has no seeds. If mushrooms have no seeds, then mushrooms are seeds. Try a few more times. A smart person like you will be able to grow them."

Zhou Guo said: "Thank you for your compliment. You will have a chance to meet each other in the future. There is no rush."

The North is their base camp, and they will never miss the North no matter what they do.

After the meal, it was already getting late.

The group set off and after two more days of travel, they finally arrived at a farm with a lot of money.

Zhou Guo looked at the newly renovated farm. There was no trace of its past at all. Moreover, it seemed to have expanded a little. Among the piles of rocks on the farm where farming was not allowed, there were densely packed houses, one after another, and there was no telling how many houses there were.

The five-courtyard house at the edge is particularly eye-catching!

She pointed at this area of ​​houses and said, "When was this built? I remember when I left at the beginning of the year, this area didn't exist yet, and it wasn't ours."

Qian Duoxiao laughed and said, "I have no choice. There are thousands of brothers from the escort agency. If I don't build more houses, they won't even have a place to live. I can only build more houses. It doesn't cost much to build these houses. Besides, I bought these rocky lands from the government. They are cheap if you can't grow crops on them, so they are perfect for building houses."

He said with regret: "It's a pity that the farm next to it has already been owned and the owner won't sell it. Otherwise, I really want to buy it. Then, this farm will be bigger and I can do more things."

Zhuangzi: Bigger things are always better than smaller ones.

Although the soil quality of those salty and bitter lands in the north is poor, they are great and more than enough for anything.

Although Zhou Guo sometimes disliked the high cost of these lands, she still has no regrets until now, because the land is big enough and the grain harvested from several plots of land now exceeds one million dan.

In time, more will be collected.

Moreover, these farmlands will be passed down from generation to generation, and she feels that they are much more valuable than real gold and silver.

She said, "If you don't want to sell it, then don't sell it. You don't have to buy it here. If you see a suitable farm somewhere else, you can buy it."

Qian Duo was stunned and asked curiously, "Didn't you say last year that we didn't need to buy too many farmlands? One farmland in each prefecture city would be enough. Why has it changed now? Can we buy more than one farmland?"

Wu Jiangnan received the same instructions when he went south.

The two people looked at Zhou Guo with some excitement. Could the South also manage property like the North?

Zhou Guo said: "We can buy a few more manors, but they can't be too big, a few thousand acres will be enough. If they are too big, they will attract people's attention, and we can build more houses to provide a place for the brothers who travel from north to south to stay."

Pointing to the houses on his farm, he said, "It's good to have something like this. It will keep our brothers company when they come."

In the future, the escort company will be traveling more and more frequently, so how can we not have a place to stay?

Wu Jiang pondered and said, "In that case, we might as well go to the capital city to buy some shops and build a few more inns. This way, we can not only provide a place for the brothers to stay, but also entertain other guests when the brothers are not here, so as not to delay making money."

You can’t buy more farmlands or more land, but it doesn’t say that you can’t build more inns, right?

And it won’t attract attention, so you can build as many as you want.

Zhou Guo looked at Wu Jiang and smiled, "As expected of our chief steward, you have broad horizons. Why didn't I think of that?

Then we'll do as you say and build a few inns. They don't need to be high-end. Our customers are mainly the working people, such as escort brothers, traveling merchants, and porters. We don't need to serve dignitaries."

Those nobles were unwilling to stay in the same inn with such people.

Wu Jiang said: "I understand. I will do it tomorrow."

This manor is close to the city, Zhou Guo said: "Let's go to the city together tomorrow to take a look."

He said to Wu Lazi and the others, "Let's all go into the city for a walk tomorrow."

Wu Lazi smiled and said, "I haven't been to the city for many years. This time, I am grateful to you, young master."

Xiong Lao San said, "You have already gone down the mountain. Didn't you hear what the master said? We will all be escort leaders in the future. We can go anywhere. You will have a chance to see the world in the future."