The Daily Life of a Rich Peasant's Boy in the Imperial Examination

All the cadres present looked at Sun Shan in amazement. He had just described how to plow the fields in a very conscientious manner, as if he really knew how to farm, and people believed him unconsciously.

A quarter of an hour later, everyone remembered that Lord Sun was indeed good at farming. They heard that he came from a farming family and had been farming since he was a child. He only became an official after taking the imperial examination.

If he had not been good at studying, he might have been like the peasants in Yuanlu County, working hard in the fields with his face to the ground and his back to the sky.

Sun Shan continued, "Continuous use of guano fertilizer will make the land increasingly fertile, and the rice yield will increase. We don't have many good fields in Yuanlu County, and the rice yield is quite low. Using guano fertilizer is very beneficial for land transformation, making the soil more nutritious and fertile. Even average-quality fields can be transformed into premium ones."

Guano is an organic fertilizer, which is completely different from chemical fertilizers. The nutrients in it are very different from those of chemical fertilizers.

The most mainstream, economical and effective model is generally organic fertilizer + chemical fertilizer.

Organic fertilizer is mainly used as base fertilizer, and chemical fertilizer is used as topdressing. This combination allows rice to grow better.

However, Daqian has no chemical fertilizers and can only rely entirely on organic fertilizers.

To obtain the nutrients required for rice growth, especially (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium), the amount used is quite large.

Sun Shan was afraid that the people would not want to use it because of the high cost.

They can only brainwash the "cadres" in front of them and convince them that using guano fertilizer has no harm and only benefits, so that they can brainwash the local people, not be afraid of the high immediate costs, but pursue long-term benefits.

Although Sun Shan described guano fertilizer as heavenly and wonderful, many people still expressed doubts.

I also have questions in my mind about how to use these fertilizers, how much they cost, and most importantly, how to really ensure an increase in production.

Rich people are not afraid of taking risks, but small farmers are most afraid of changes. Their ability to withstand risks is quite weak. They are really afraid that after using guano fertilizer, the crops in the fields will fail.

After Sun Shan explained the benefits of fertilizer, it was Mr. Wang's turn to come on stage and tell everyone the price of fertilizer.

After a long period of calculation, a group of investors finally determined the price of guano fertilizer.

However, there were too many unpleasant things happening during the price negotiation, and finally Sun Shan made the final decision to go with the route of "small profits but quick turnover", and everyone just gave up and sighed helplessly.

Emma, ​​I invested so much money and ended up making so little money. How can I not be depressed?

But Sun Shan said that this was a "people-benefiting" fertilizer and it could not make money. If he wanted to make money, he had to go out and earn it.

You still say we are all from the same village. Do you have the nerve to make money from your neighbors?

This made everyone roll their eyes.

Humph, you have the nerve? That's very shameless!

It's just that you, Lord Sun, are trying to achieve political achievements, so you and your friends are not only unable to contribute money and materials, but also have to put on a smile.

A higher-ranking official can crush a person to death. County Magistrate Wang did not take the lead in resisting, and others dared not speak out.

Mr. Wang and County Magistrate Wang look 70% alike, so even if you don’t know Mr. Wang, you know that he has a close relationship with County Magistrate Wang.

Mr. Wang smiled and said, "Fellow villagers, one mu of rice field requires 2000 jin of guano fertilizer. Our fertilizer is 100 jin per sack, which means one mu of land requires 20 bags of fertilizer. Our guano workshop sells a bag of fertilizer for 30 wen, so one mu of land costs about 600 wen."

When everyone heard that it would cost 600 coins to buy fertilizer per acre of land, there was an uproar.

If it weren't for the presence of the county magistrate and other officials, there would have been a lot of cursing.

One mu of land costs 600 wen. If you have 10 mu of land, it will cost 6 taels.

Emma, ​​this is too expensive, I can't afford it.

The village chief of Da Niao Village couldn't figure it out, but he heard that it would cost 6 taels to buy 10 mu of land, which was an astronomical figure.

Because we have exactly 10 mu of land, which means we have to spend an extra 6 taels, but we don’t have that much money at home.

The village chief pursed his lips, wanting to say something but not daring to. Finally, he looked at Sun Shan anxiously.

Mr. Wang pressed his hands down, signaling everyone to be quiet.

Then he said, "Everyone, let me do the math. Listen carefully. Using guano fertilizer on one acre of land can roughly double the yield. Our paddy fields generally yield 300 kilograms per acre, but after using guano, we can increase that to 600 kilograms. That's a full 300 kilograms more."

The current price of grain is about 4 wen. If you sell all of it, you can earn an extra 1 liang, 200 wen. You only need to spend 600 wen to get 1 liang, 200 wen, which means you can earn 600 wen more than before. If you earn 600 wen more per mu of land, you can earn an extra 6 liang from 10 mu of land.

In fact, this is a rough calculation. Labor costs are omitted here because labor is not worth anything at all.

The workshop sells one acre of land for 600 wen. After deducting labor costs, transportation costs, sales costs, etc., the profit is actually very little.

In terms of the competition between farmers and workshops, the workshops were actually making less money. This was why Mr. Wang and his group had such a big disagreement when they first negotiated the price.

In the end, it was Sun Shan's strong suppression that made it sold so cheaply.

After Mr. Wang's clear calculation, earning 600 wen per mu of land and 6 taels per ten mu of land seemed acceptable.

The village chief of Da Niao Village was particularly impressed when he heard that he could earn an extra 6 taels per quarter, which would mean an extra 12 taels per year. The calculation seemed like a lot of money.

The village chief pursed his lips again, wanting to say something, but in the end he dared not say anything and just stared at Sun Shan with his eyes wide open.

If there weren't so many people, the village chief would definitely run up and ask everything.

After Mr. Wang finished talking about the selling price of bird droppings, he continued to talk about the sales method of bird droppings.

He didn't give the people below any chance to speak at all. They had to listen to what he said before they could ask questions.

Mr. Wang continued, "Everyone, it seems expensive to pay 600 wen per mu of land, but it's actually not expensive at all. I can honestly tell you that our guano workshop doesn't make a penny from a bag of fertilizer. We're just barely recovering our investment. Hey, we're all from Yuanlu, fellow villagers. How dare we take advantage of you?"

When he said this, his aggrieved look was particularly fake.

The audience below rolled their eyes repeatedly, and those who knew Mr. Wang well, especially his acquaintances, were even more contemptuous and disdainful.

How could a businessman named Wang actually say he couldn't make money? That would require the sun to rise in the west.

Humph, not making money, yet becoming the richest man in Yuanlu, is simply a contradiction.

The Wang family has always been profit-driven and unkind despite their wealth.

Mr. Wang didn't care what others thought and continued, "Everyone, every bag of guano fertilizer sold means the workshop loses money. To avoid such a huge loss, you must buy fertilizer by the number of acres per household. You are not allowed to buy more fertilizer than you need. You must strictly register with the village head or the head of the village. Buy only as much fertilizer as you have acres of land."

After a pause, he added, "For example, if you have 10 mu of land at home, you can only buy 200 bags of fertilizer needed for 10 mu of land. You are not allowed to buy 300 bags or 400 bags."