Professor Gu's daily life in the countryside after his rebirth

Chapter 239: Not Afraid of Market Saturation

After hanging up the phone, Zhao Baogen said, "Xiao Gu, when should we go over there?"

"All is well, Uncle Zhao."

After that, he told Zhao Baogen some of his initial ideas: "Uncle Zhao, I have an idea now, do you think it will work?"

Zhao Baogen glanced at Gu Zhan unhappily and said, "You little brat, you went to school and started talking in fancy language. Just say it directly."

Gu Zhan was helpless. Hadn't he always been like this?

"Uncle Zhao, after we sell this batch of cattle, have you ever thought about buying another batch of cows to continue breeding calves?"

"And buy a cow?"

Gu Zhan smiled and said, "Yes, Uncle Zhao, this way our cattle farm can sell two batches of cattle every year."

Seeing Gu Zhan's affirmation, Zhao Baogen said without hesitation: "Okay, keep buying, and we will continue to expand this cattle farm. But now there are no cattle anywhere, where can we buy cattle?"

Gu Zhan smiled mysteriously: "Uncle Zhao, you don't need to worry about these things."

Zhao Baogen was anxious about the calves in his herd, so the next morning he drove a tractor, took Gu Zhan and the villagers who were going to the county town, and went to Xia County.

This was not the first time they came to the Agricultural Bureau, and Gu Zhan and Zhao Baogen found Zhu Changzhi as if they were familiar with the place.

Zhu Changzhi guessed that the two would arrive early this morning, so he didn't go anywhere early in the morning and waited for people in the office.

Finally, I finally got what I was waiting for.

"Xiao Gu, Captain Zhao, please come and sit down." Zhu Changzhi invited the two to sit down and poured a glass of water in front of each of them.

Zhao Baogen wanted to speak, but was worried that he was not good at speaking, so he gave the initiative to Gu Zhan and just sat on the side, listening to the two of them.

"Director Zhu, we can provide 35 seven-month-old cattle during this period. In two months, we can provide another 10 of the same age. In this way, all the calves in this year's batch will be sold."

"Well, this number has been completely consumed by Xia County at this stage. But Xiao Gu, have you thought about what to do next year? What to do the year after? There will always be a day when the demand for scalpers in Xia County will be full."

Gu Zhan just smiled but said nothing. What he was thinking was that after the end of this year, when the household contract responsibility system was implemented nationwide, almost every household would start buying oxen. This part alone would be enough to support the cattle farm for several years, not to mention the subsequent supply of meat products such as beef to the market.

Therefore, it is impossible for the market to be saturated in the short term.

But at this time, I can't say it this way. To continue expanding the cattle farm and buying more cows of breeding age, I still need the strong support of the County Agricultural Bureau.

After pondering for a moment, Gu Zhan said, "Director, you have a point, but this only applies to Xia County. If it were the entire Jing City, it would be a different story. As long as we make a name for ourselves in Xia County, we won't have to worry about neighboring counties buying our cattle. Furthermore, our current cattle are purebred 'Anhe No. 1', so there will be no shortage of buyers."

Zhu Changzhi thought for a long time and said, "That's true."

After seeing that this work was done, Gu Zhan told Zhu Changzhi about his idea of ​​continuing to expand the cattle farm.

Zhu Changzhi frowned after hearing this. He was still worried about the whereabouts of these cows.

Finally, Gu Zhan gritted his teeth and said, "Director, to be honest, the cattle released for agricultural production are only a small part of the total."

"Oh? Then tell me, what is the biggest part?"

"It's beef."

As soon as Gu Zhan said this, Zhu Changzhi and Zhao Baogen's expressions changed, especially Zhao Baogen, whose face turned dark. He tugged at Gu Zhan's sleeve and whispered, "What nonsense are you talking about, kid? A plowing ox is so precious! How could you treat it so badly?"

But Gu Zhan's expression remained the same.

Gu Zhan knew that what he was talking about was simply impossible to happen based on the current social productivity.

Moreover, these people who have worked hard for most of their lives would never have thought that one day in the future, oxen would gradually deviate from their original role. Some of them would become delicacies on people's tables, while others would provide milk and other dairy products. They would become part of agricultural products, but would no longer assume the responsibility of being the main means of production in agricultural production.

Zhu Changzhi saw that Gu Zhan remained unmoved, and realized that he had overreacted.

He claimed to be an open-minded person, but unexpectedly he became narrow-minded after hearing this.

"Sorry, Xiao Gu, please continue."

Gu Zhan coughed lightly, cleared his throat, and continued, "After satisfying agricultural needs with the cattle we provide, the remaining goal is to provide high-quality beef. I know you may find this difficult to accept, but this is already a very mature industrialized path abroad. In short, my point is that for now and for a long time to come, we won't have to worry about not being able to sell our cattle."

Zhu Changzhi reacted quickly and followed Gu Zhan's train of thought. He found that this was indeed the case. He changed his previous suspicion and asked Gu Zhan with interest: "Tell me, how can the county help you?"

"Look, Director, you know the cattle farm is short on funds right now, so could we exchange the money for the cattle?"

Zhu Changzhi snorted unhappily and said, "Okay, I'll find a way for you on this matter."

Hearing Zhu Changzhi agree to this, Gu Zhan breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "Director, another point is that you know that if we want to buy cattle now, we need dozens of them at a time, which is not possible in this province. My idea is to buy cattle in the pastoral areas. Our province is quite far away from the pastoral areas. Can you help us coordinate a few trucks?"

"Well, what else? Say it all at once! Don't hesitate."

Knowing that Gu Zhan might need more than a little help this time, Zhu Changzhi simply let him finish speaking at once.

"It would be best to see if we can coordinate with county staff to work with us. This way, we can carry out our work more easily."

"No problem, I will report all these matters to Secretary Tian."

"Thank you, Director." Gu Zhan said sincerely.

Zhu Changzhi waved his hand and said, "Don't be polite, kid. As long as we can develop the agricultural industry in Xia County, I will do my best to help you coordinate things."

Coming out of Zhu Changzhi's office, Gu Zhan breathed a sigh of relief, finally solving the current problem.

But he still felt a little regretful that he had not mentioned the industrial layout. According to the time, this matter could not be delayed any further.

"Xiao Gu!" Gu Zhan was walking on the road when he heard Zhu Changzhi calling him from behind.

Gu Zhan turned around and saw Zhu Changzhi stretching his long legs, getting off the bicycle, and walking towards him facing the sun.