The county magistrate's daughter only wants to farm

"Cousin, you're finally here. Ayin said she wanted to see you for something."

Gu Yin nodded and greeted Jun Lan: "I heard that you have been exercising recently, are you okay?"

"Not bad." Jun Lan nodded and pursed his lips almost imperceptibly. "What do you want from me?"

"There are just some things I haven't figured out. I want to hear your opinions." Seeing their serious faces, Gu Yin covered her lips and coughed lightly, then smiled and said, "It's actually nothing serious. Just relax and treat it as a casual chat."

Song Ruorou blinked and waited for what was to come.

"Uh... I planted some rapeseed in the farm before the New Year. Now it's blooming, and in a month or two the rapeseed will be ripe..." Gu Yin explained the role of rapeseed and the approximate oil yield, and finally expressed his concerns, "I originally wanted to sell some rapeseed seeds to the people to plant, so that they can also afford oil, and then I would keep most of it for myself, so that it would not affect my oil business."

"Ayin, to be honest, I envy the people of Ning County. They have a county lord like you who cares about them." Song Ruorou looked at Gu Yin with admiration.

"But... I always feel that it's not right to do this..." Gu Yin was a little confused, frowning slightly.

"What's wrong with that? I can help the people and make money at the same time." Song Ruorou was puzzled.

"Don't underestimate human nature." Jun Lan's voice sounded faintly.

Song Ruorou looked confused: "What human nature?"

"You mean... they will sell it directly?" Gu Yin hesitated.

"It could also be that someone is buying it, but it's the same principle." Jun Lan nodded: "If you sell this rapeseed to the people, you must explain to them the function of this thing. Since this is the case, the local aristocratic families will definitely get the news. They are all smart people, so how could they miss such a good opportunity to make a profit."

"You mean, if they can't buy the seeds from me, they will buy them from the people?" Gu Yin seemed to understand something.

"Well, as long as they raise the price a little bit, ordinary people will definitely sell all the seeds they have." Jun Lan tapped his wheelchair with one finger.

This cannot be said that ordinary people are ignorant and lack foresight. One is visible silver that can be used directly to buy food, and the other is a crop that has never been planted and is only used to extract oil. Compared with a little more oil in the dishes, most people are willing to directly exchange it for white silver, and it can also let their families have more food.

Song Ruorou looked at Gu Yin, then turned to look at Jun Lan, and said while counting on her fingers, "So what you mean is that if we sell the seeds directly to the people, the people will resell them, and it won't actually help them, right?"

Gu Yin raised her lips and said, "This is just one of the results. The other is that a large number of seeds will be bought by some aristocratic families. Then they will have a lot of oil, and it is inevitable that they will compete with my business."

Although Gu Yin didn't mind earning less money to improve people's lives, she didn't want to inadvertently cultivate a competitor because of her own mistakes.

No one wants to be a big victim!

"It's so complicated..." Song Ruorou sighed.

"Well...it's actually not that complicated. Everyone is out for their own interests. As long as you think from the perspectives of different people or groups, you will be able to figure it out." However, this also requires a certain level of cognition. For some reason, Gu Yin had never thought of this before. Perhaps he subconsciously wanted to find someone to discuss it with.

"Forget it, forget it. I can't wrap my head around it. If something like this happens again in the future, I'll let you guys think about it." Song Ruorou shook her head frantically. If she thought too much, her brain would explode. She might as well practice martial arts for a while longer.

Gu Yin laughed and joked: "You, just be yourself."

To be honest, Gu Yin envied a carefree girl like Song Ruorou. Not only did she have a good background, but she also had the ability to protect herself. She had people to help her solve all her problems, and all she had to do was eat, drink and be happy.

Just as Gu Yin and Song Ruorou were joking with each other, Jun Lan's cold voice suddenly popped up again: "In addition to rapeseed, which is a raw material for edible oil, do you have anything else you didn't mention, such as something that can reduce costs..."

Although Jun Lan's words were literally questions, he was actually looking at Gu Yin dimly, tapping the armrest rhythmically with his fingers, and speaking in an affirmative tone.

Gu Yin's pupils shrank, and she stood up and walked around Jun Lan twice. She only saw his long, smooth black hair. She touched her chin and wondered, "You are a human being, but your hair is just a little rounder. How come you are so smart?"

Jun Lan's back stiffened slightly when Gu Yin looked at him so closely, and he sat up straight unconsciously: "Then we have it, the tool for oil extraction?"

From raw materials to oil, rapeseed is already there, so the only thing left is the oil press. Combined with the extraordinary tools that Gu Yin had made before, it is not difficult to guess.

Since he had guessed it, Gu Yin admitted it straightforwardly: "Yes, it is an oil press."

"The existing oil presses in the market today are too simple to even be called oil presses. They are just slabs of stone or wood used to squeeze out oil."

"Such tools not only consume a lot of manpower, but also have a low oil yield, which results in a lot of waste of raw materials."

"But my oil press, which is about to be launched, is different. It can not only save a lot of labor in each process, but also increase the oil yield."

Gu Yin paced around the room, speaking with pride.

Song Ruorou looked at Gu Yin with shining eyes, but Jun Lan's expression remained calm, with no sign of fluctuation.

"What is the oil yield?" Jun Lan thought of his soldiers. They could only get a little oil when there was a war, and they could hardly see meat on weekdays. However, he was powerless and could only watch...

Gu Yin raised the corner of her mouth and said maliciously: "Why should I tell you?"

"Since you don't plan to sell the seeds directly to the people, then how much do you plan to plant yourself?" Jun Lan said slowly.

"Just plant as much as you can." It's not like she can't afford to hire people.

"How much land do you have? How many people can you use?" Jun Lan smiled calmly, "Why not cooperate? I have both the people and the land."

hateful!

Got caught!

Gu Yin gritted her teeth secretly. Although money can be used to hire people, hired people may not be trustworthy. If they are bribed by someone with ulterior motives, she will forget about doing business.

"If you cooperate with me, you only need to provide seeds and oil presses. You don't have to worry about anything else. Wouldn't that be worry-free?" Jun Lan's words were full of temptation.