Amazing Pastoral World: Unparalleled Medical Queen

Seeing that the atmosphere was somewhat stagnant, Lu Keer coughed awkwardly and said, "Xiao Xiao's life is indeed much more valuable than these dead things. I'll take it. Haha, we've settled the deal, hehe..."

Fang Xing had a bitter face.

He dared not tell His Highness this, otherwise, he didn't know what His Highness would think.

"Actually, I came here today for two other things." Fang Xingzheng changed the subject.

"What's the matter?" Lu Tianning and Lu Ke'er were both very curious.

"First, I want to discuss with you the future development of Xilin County." Fang Xingzheng said, "I have seen the market research report you asked Yu Qianjing to write. He listed the current advantages and disadvantages of Xilin County. I want to hear your opinion."

Lu Keer smiled: "Brother Fang, we really think alike. If you don't mention it today, I will go to you to discuss this matter in a few days. As everyone knows, Xilin County is densely covered with mountains and forests, and rivers are crisscrossed. Luyun Mountain is known as a natural medicine storehouse. In fact, there are not only medicinal materials, but also a large number of animals and plants growing in the mountains. The products are rich, which are all our advantages."

“Ke’er, you know that it is actually very difficult to form a certain scale just by going up the mountain to hunt and pick herbs. There are some hunters and herbal farmers in each village, but these people rely on the weather for their livelihood. If they are lucky, they can get a harvest, but when they are unlucky, they will have no income for several days in a row.” Lu Tianning frowned deeply.

Before he was injured, he often went hunting in the mountains, and he knew the hardships of these hunters and herbal farmers.

"But what if we change the form?" Lu Ke'er raised her eyebrows. "They go up the mountain to hunt wild animals and collect wild medicinal herbs. But what if they artificially breed animals and grow medicinal herbs?"

“Artificial…artificial?” Fang Xingzheng had never heard of this before.

“It doesn’t grow naturally, but is obtained through human breeding and planting.”

Lu Ke'er's explanation shocked Fang Xingzheng even more.

Lu Tianning also stared with his eyes wide open.

"Is this... possible?" Fang Xingzheng was incredulous. "Over the years, some people have tried, but none of them succeeded. Animals are okay. For example, raising pigs and sheep can be successful. However, apart from selling to a few hotels and butcher shops, the demand is not very large. The most difficult thing is medicinal herbs. These herbs are needed everywhere, but no one has succeeded in growing them."

"Just because others can't do it doesn't mean I can't do it either." Lu Ke'er was confident and spoke eloquently, "The climate and soil in our Xilin County are very suitable for the growth of some medicinal herbs. I know how to grow some medicinal herbs. For example, Dendrobium officinale, Polygonatum sibiricum, Chinese angelica, ginseng, Ganoderma lucidum, etc."

"What? Ginseng and Ganoderma can also be grown?" Fang Xingzheng exclaimed.

"Ke'er, how sure are you?" Lu Tianning became excited.

"Of course we can grow it." Lu Ke'er answered affirmatively, "Dad, I'm 100% sure."

"How to plant it?" Fang Xingzheng asked hurriedly, and when he saw Lu Ke'er's half-smile, he suddenly came to his senses.

"Sorry, sorry, I was so excited that I forgot this was your unique secret skill." Fang Xingzheng apologized, "Ke'er, what are you planning?"

Lu Ke'er refilled the cups of tea for Fang Xingzheng and her father, and slowly said, "Thanks to the grace of the emperor, I have been granted a lot of forests and farmland. I plan to turn part of it into medicinal fields. Brother Fang, to be honest, in addition to my own planting, I also want to cooperate with the government."

"What kind of cooperation method?"

"After the medicinal field is built, there will definitely be a lot of medicinal herbs produced every year. I need someone to sell these medicinal herbs all over the country."

Fang Xingzheng's eyes lit up: "You want to hand this over to the government?"

"You can put it that way," Lu Ke'er pondered, "In fact, there are many forms. You can attract merchants and collect a certain amount of taxes from the relevant merchants. You can also set up a government-run business, and the government can get a little more profit. These can all become part of your state government's fiscal revenue."

The more Fang Xingzheng listened, the more excited he became.

Luzhou was the poorest prefecture in the entire Qi Kingdom. It paid the least tax to the imperial court every year. When natural disasters or man-made disasters occurred, the imperial court had to allocate funds for relief, and the prefecture had almost no money to pay.

If Ke'er's blueprint can be realized, then he can foresee that in the near future, the income of Luzhou government office will increase exponentially. By then, many of his ambitions will be realized.

During the two or three years he served as an official in Xilin County, he deeply realized that a penny can make a hero fall.

Without money, you will be short of money everywhere and can’t accomplish anything.

"If, I mean if." Fang Xingzheng stared at Lu Ke'er sincerely, "Someone also wants to grow medicinal herbs. Can you teach them how to grow them?"

"Of course not at the moment." Lu Ke'er said seriously, "Brother Fang, let's talk business. I have invested a lot in the early stage, so naturally I hope to get some output. Just like a new dish in a hotel needs to be kept secret, let alone my unique secret technique? However, if the demand for medicinal materials exceeds the supply in the future, and my planting capacity has been saturated, I will consider using the form of technology investment to allow other farmers to grow medicinal materials."

"Technology investment?" This is another new term.

"Technology investment refers to the behavior of technology holders or technology investors using technology achievements as intangible assets to invest in businesses..." Lu Ke'er explained to Fang Xingzheng in detail what technology investment was, and then emphasized, "Brother Fang, it's okay for me to provide technology. However, those who use my technology must sign a confidentiality agreement with me. If they pass on the technology to others without authorization, then they must pay the due compensation. Moreover, those who use my technology without authorization must also pay the price. Brother Fang, I hope the government can legislate on this point. For example, people who own a technology should register it with the government in advance. If someone steals this technology, the latter will be held accountable. This is a protection of knowledge and technology, and it also eliminates the phenomenon of malicious competition."

Fang Xing was lost in thought.

He knew that this method was indeed necessary if he wanted to promote the development of technology or crafts in some production areas, but he was also worried that it would artificially create some obstacles to the promotion of technology.

When he mentioned this concern, Lu Keer smiled and said, "Brother Fang, you worry too much. Whether this technology is made public or not depends entirely on the owner of the technology. Just like me, maybe one day in the future, when the time is right, I will make the planting methods of various medicinal herbs public. Because there are many smart people among the people, and there is no shortage of skilled craftsmen. Even if they don't have others to provide them with technology, they can generally master it by exploring on their own. It's just a matter of time."

Fang Xingzheng thought about it and realized that this was indeed the truth.

Just like when a new dish comes out, there will be many people who will study the recipe.

"It seems I'm overthinking it." Fang Xingzheng nodded, "Okay, I'll go back and think about it and come up with some rules. By the way, you just mentioned breeding. What are you going to breed?"