The Reborn Wife is Farming

Mu Yangling's Harvest Grain Store has now become the largest grain store in Daqi. It has the most complete, best and latest grain types in Daqi, and it also has the largest grain storage and transaction volume. All this is based on the experimental farm.

Only the seeds that have been tested repeatedly in the experimental farm can be put into the market and sold to the imperial court and farmers.

And she has experimental farms in Lingnan, Guangdong, Jiangnan, Beidi, and even Qiongzhou, but none of these farms are as big and important as Chenggutun.

Because the seed experiment and the development of planting technology started from this farm, Mu Yangling's annual investment in this experimental farm is also the largest.

The grain store is one of the three major industries in the palace. Although its profit rate is not as good as that of the glass workshop and the watch workshop, its annual profit is more than three times that of the two workshops combined. , it has a large population, and it is still a big agricultural country, but now eight out of ten farmers use seeds from Fengshou Grain Shop.

And the farmers who owe seeds to Harvest Grain Store will sell their grain to them in the end. In addition, the price of grain from their grain store has always been fair, and the grain harvested is also a lot. Under normal circumstances, most people are willing to go to their grain shops to buy grain.

As the largest grain store in Daqi, Fengshou Grain Store can not only bring huge profits to the palace, but also play a role in adjusting the price of grain in the world.

In the past few years, the weather was good and the grain harvest was bumper. Many grain shops lowered the price to buy grain, but only Fengshou Grain Shop’s grain price dropped by less than five cents per stone, forcing other grain shops to buy at normal prices. In recent years, natural disasters have occurred frequently in various places. Although no major disasters have been caused, local disasters are still inevitable. According to past experience, food prices in these places will definitely rise sharply. If you are rich, at least you can make a lot of money.

Pianfengshou grain shops are spread all over Daqi, even if there is a disaster, the price of grain will not increase by five cents per stone.

The Fengshou Grain Store has a rich stock of grain and a strong background, so they are not afraid of them uniting to fight against each other. In the end, they can only grit their teeth and follow suit and only raise five cents.

Because of these things, the officials of the household department can squeeze out a smile every time they see Qi Haoran.

As the backup base of the grain shop, Mu Yangling naturally attached great importance to it. When he came back this time, the second thing he did was to inspect it.

The experimental farm is not big, only about 200 mu, and it is divided into experimental fields. There are various crops in it, some are vibrant, and some are sickly. It seems that the next moment will dry up. Many long-term workers are walking in the field.

Liu Ting is the person in charge of the experimental farm, and he followed Mu Yangling to introduce her to the various crops in the farm and their recent main research directions.

Chen Sanzhu and Xu Jian, who had followed Mu Yangling in the early years, also ran over and knelt down to salute Mu Yangling excitedly.

The two of them used to be refugees, and the other was a short-term laborer who had to run out due to debts, but now they have a lot of money. Both of them are very grateful to Mu Yangling, looking at her with hot eyes, wishing they could kneel and lick on the ground.

Qi Haoran frowned slightly when he saw this, although he knew that these two people had no other intentions, it still made him very unhappy.

Qi Haoran stepped forward to block their sight, casually pointed at the crops beside him and asked, "What is this, why does it look like grass?"

Liu Ting said with a smile: "My lord has good eyesight, this is grass."

Qi Haoran: "..."

Mu Yangling burst into laughter with a "puchi" and asked, "Is this the grass you planted?"

"Yes, didn't you write a letter asking me to pay more attention to pastures? The north of Hanzhong was once occupied by the Jin people. Although the Jin people have retreated now, the habit of grazing can't be changed for a while, but it is too wasteful to use farmland for grazing. So I wanted to try to see if I could grow fast-growing pastures that cattle and sheep love to eat and don’t pick the ground, but I’ve been doing it for two years, and the results are not great.”

Mu Yangling encouraged him: "As long as you persist, there will always be results. If it doesn't work, you can ask the herdsmen. They often herd in different places, and they know more about this than us."

Liu Ting nodded, and led them to the experimental fields of rice and wheat. As staple food, these two seeds are still the focus of their research.

Mu Yangling saw two people in official uniforms in the middle of the test field from a distance, and asked curiously, "Who are they?"

"They are two adults from Sinong Temple. These two adults have been living in the farm for the past six months. They said that they want to learn how to cultivate new species with us." Liu Ting also looked helpless when he said this. , "But they are also very powerful, they have designed two kinds of agricultural tools that are very easy to use..."

The two adults also saw the group of people here, and at the same time guessed the identities of the two people surrounded in the middle. They hesitated for a while, and finally they just bowed their hands and left.

Qi Haoran raised his eyebrows, his impression of them improved a lot.

Afterwards, he said to Mu Yangling: "Although these farmers don't know how to drill camps, they are rare and cute."

"That's because their minds are pure," Mu Yangling sighed, "How many people like this do you think there are? My farm has always been far better than the experimental field of Sinong Temple, but there are some who can put down their heads and go to the farm to learn." How many? After all, they still look down on farmers with mud legs."

"Uncle Liu Biao has made great contributions to farming these years, have you never thought about asking for an official position for him?" Qi Haoran took the opportunity to suggest: "Why don't you take this opportunity to promote the cooperation between Sinong Temple and the farm, Sinong Temple Although their performance has not been able to catch up with your farm, they are well-read agricultural books after all, and they have advantages over Uncle Liu Biao. If the two sides cooperate, the development of agriculture will only be faster in the future."

Seeing that Mu Yangling was moved, Qi Haoran said: "If you agree, I will help Liu Biao and the others find some official positions, and only in Sinong Temple. They have official positions, so you don't have to worry about them being bullied."

It’s not that Mu Yangling never thought of asking Liu Ting for an official position, because considering his contribution in agriculture, it’s not difficult for the emperor to give him an official position, but being an official means entering Sinong Temple, he is not a serious imperial examination He didn't even read the most basic Four Books, so he would definitely be bullied after entering, not to mention that his team members were all illiterate farmers.

Scholars have always been proud and arrogant, so Mu Yangling has never thought about applying for official positions for them. In her opinion, they can achieve results in their own research, and they are still free.

Qi Haoran persisted and said: "Scholar, farmer, businessman, and there is an official above the scholar, Ah Ling, being an official means honoring the ancestors. If you are undecided, you might as well ask your cousin what he means."

Liu Ting's eyes widened in astonishment, and he stammered, "This, this, you can still be an official by farming?"

Mu Yangling smiled and said: "Sinong Temple's research is on farming. Now Daqi is talking about farming, who can compare to you, Uncle?"

Liu Ting swallowed nervously, and asked hesitantly: "A Ling, don't you use the power of the princess to ask for an official position for me? We can't do such a thing, and we will be stabbed in the back."