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

Gu Zhan said softly, "It basically has no effect."

"what?"

The people around looked at each other, and Zhao Baogen also frowned.

"It was discovered too late. The three cows that were seriously ill probably don't have the strength to keep up now. Let's try the other three!"

Gu Zhan stood up and patted the dirt off his hands.

Zhao Baogen said sullenly to the team member in charge of tilling the fields today, "Let's change the cow."

Then he turned his gaze to Zhou Liang and said, "Please take good care of the three cows that were seriously ill earlier."

In fact, he still held a glimmer of hope for the three cows in his heart. He just hoped that if he took good care of them this autumn and winter, the cow could be used normally next spring.

The matter had been confirmed, so Gu Zhan turned around and left with Liu Xiaoxi.

After walking a few steps, Zhao Baogen caught up with him and said, "Gu kid, wait a moment."

When Gu Zhan and Liu Xiaoxi heard the sound, they turned around and saw Zhao Baogen pushing a bicycle and striding towards them.

"Uncle Zhao!" Gu Zhan greeted.

Zhao Baogen walked up to Gu Zhan and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Gu kid, you have a lot of knowledge and ideas. Can you tell me the truth? Can that cow still be successful?"

Facing Zhao Baogen's expectant eyes, Gu Zhan shook his head slightly: "Uncle Zhao, I'm afraid it won't work."

"Oh, what should I do?"

Zhao Baogen's sigh made Gu Zhan feel heavy-hearted. After thinking for a while, Gu Zhan said, "Uncle, there is actually a solution."

Zhao Baogen's eyes lit up immediately when he heard Gu Zhan's words: "Tell me about it quickly."

Gu Zhan thought about it for a moment and then expressed his thoughts: "Uncle, doesn't the team still have a tractor? We can use the tractor to plow the land."

When Zhao Baogen heard what Gu Zhan said, he was immediately disappointed.

Gu Zhan saw Zhao Baogen's expression clearly and said, "Is there any difficulty, Uncle Zhao?"

Zhao Baogen said with a bitter face, "The plow used by the tractors in our team has been broken for a long time."

Now Gu Zhan was also in trouble.

"For the time being, everyone can only go to the fields to dig."

Gu Zhan returned home and thought about how to solve the problem while translating documents.

Suddenly, an idea popped up in his mind. That is, he could modify the broken plow that Zhao Baogen mentioned and solve the current dilemma.

As for the cattle problem, Gu Zhan thought that they could try building a cattle farm directly in the Shanghe Village Production Brigade.

At this time, the management of population mobility was very strict. Young and middle-aged laborers basically earned work points at home. Except for the busy farming season, there was a clear surplus of labor, and the village had more than enough manpower.

If the scale expands later, people from other villages can be recruited, and labor will not be a problem at all.

Furthermore, this time the cattle infectious disease affected a large area, and a large number of oxen died throughout Jing City. A large number of the cattle could not be used normally due to the sequelae.

If a cattle farm is established at this time, it may not immediately solve the problem of the shortage of local oxen next year, but it will be solved within three to five years. At least it will replace manpower and improve agricultural production efficiency, which will also be beneficial to the agricultural development of the entire Jing City in the near future.

In addition, with the change in national policies the year after next and the full implementation of the household contract responsibility system, there will be a large market gap for oxen, and Shanghe Village will have no worries about selling its cattle.

Gu Zhan carefully wrote down his thoughts on paper, and went to find Zhao Baogen after lunch.

When Gu Zhan suggested modifying the plow, Zhao Baogen looked at him doubtfully: "Boy, tell me the truth, is this going to work?"

It’s no wonder that Zhao Baogen was suspicious. The ability that Gu Zhan displayed was really too unbelievable. When did he learn how to modify a plow?

Gu Zhan smiled confidently and said, "Uncle Zhao, no problem. The modified plow will definitely plow the land more than twice as fast as the original one.

Zhao Baogen agreed half-heartedly. Anyway, the old plow was completely unusable. If Gu Zhan could successfully modify it, it would be a good thing.

Later, when Gu Zhan proposed to build a cattle farm in Shanghe Village, Zhao Baogen's eyes widened. He said in disbelief, "Boy, do you know what you are talking about? Building a cattle farm, where will you get the cattle to raise?"

Gu Zhan smiled mysteriously and said, "Uncle Zhao, don't worry about the cattle. I have my own way."

The letter Sun Yuan sent to him before National Day mentioned that the new breed of cattle they had bred had reached the technical maturity stage and now all that was left was large-scale promotion.

Gu Zhan thought that if Shanghe Village took the initiative to welcome the new breed of yellow cattle promotion and breeding trials from the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences, there would be financial support from governments at all levels. Once the deal was done, most of the funding problems could be solved.

As for the remaining funding gap, we will solve it slowly.

Hearing Gu Zhan's words, Zhao Baogen still felt it was unreliable. Shanghe Village was so poor that they didn't even have a balance of ten yuan in their account. How could they start a cattle farm? That was simply a fantasy.

Seeing Zhao Baogen's disapproving expression, Gu Zhan felt a little amused. At this moment, his idea was indeed a bit bold.

"Uncle Zhao, it can be done. Please believe me."

"Hey, kid, even if you are allowed to raise the cows, who are you going to sell them to?"

Gu Zhan smiled mysteriously: "Uncle Zhao, think about it, are the cattle in Shanghe Village the only ones like this?"

Gu Zhan's words seemed to wake Zhao Baogen up: "What you said is right."

"So, Uncle Zhao, please believe that raising cattle will definitely succeed. When the time comes, it will not only benefit Shanghe Village, but also the entire Xiaohe Town Commune, and even Xia County."

"Let me think about it." Zhao Baogen said cautiously.

Gu Zhan knew that if Zhao Baogen said to think about it, he would give it serious consideration. The cattle-raising project was likely to succeed.

Thinking of this, Gu Zhan felt relieved. If Zhao Baogen had made up his mind, then he had to hurry up and contact Sun Yuan. Such a good opportunity could not be taken away by others.

After going to the brigade headquarters with Zhao Baogen to take a look at the unusable plow, Gu Zhan went back and began to draw a sketch of the plow.

As for how Gu Zhan, a farmer, knew so much about agricultural machinery, it was thanks to another professor in his previous life who was also engaged in agricultural machinery research. The professor would often ask him to study together, and over time, Gu Zhan became proficient in simple agricultural machinery.