"Little brother Weiming, what do you say?" said the Li family head of the Longyou merchant gang. Although they have such a small amount of food in their hands, they are much different from Wei Ming. Even if they are added to it, what use is it
"Just now you said that the natural disasters in the past few years have caused the people's lack of livelihoods. The fundamental reason is that the Liaodong war was tense, the imperial court increased its taxes, and the grain production was reduced. In ancient times, Suzhou and Hangzhou were ripe, and the world was sufficient. Now Suhang and Huai are so short of food. I think everyone is very clear about the reason for this.” Wei Ming said that, he paused deliberately to give everyone time to think, and then continued: “I guess everyone will think, what exactly is Wei Ming doing? Do you want to seize the place where we raise silkworms and grow cotton to grow food? This is absolutely impossible. My Wei Ming is just a rising star in the market, no matter if it is compared with anyone in the room, I am just It’s a junior, and he’s light-hearted. Even if I want to do this, it’s impossible to persuade everyone."
"Then what do you mean, hurry up." Said Luo Family Patriarch, the representative of Hangzhou cloth merchants. From a moment when Wei Ming's unintentional sentence was regarded as offending him, now that Wei Ming's haggling is unclear, he first stood up and opposed it.
"Uncle Luo, please stay calm. I believe everyone can see that the food market is now a big piece of meat. No matter how much you put in, you can't fill this big hole. I don't believe everyone here is fattening this piece of meat. Meat is not interested. When we are in business, businessmen aim at profit-seeking. There is a profit but cannot be seized. This is a very uncomfortable thing. Although everyone is a cloth merchant, in the face of such a huge profit I think you are also a little excited." Wei Ming talked freely, and looked around at the meditating people present. Regardless of good businessmen or profiteers, things that are not profitable will not be done. Even the Patriarch of the Luo family, who hadn't dealt with Wei Ming very much, closed his mouth and fell into deep thought. There is indeed a big gap in the food market. No matter who is now drilling inside, he can make a lot of money. Just like the current Wei Ming, not long ago, leaving aside the grain, he only had a few hundred taels of silver. But now, he is already a giant businessman worth hundreds of thousands of taels. With a cost of 5,000 yuan, it turned into hundreds of thousands after a few churns. If this kind of profit is not tempting, it is definitely a gesture.
"Wei Ming, just say what you want to say, we are all here to listen. If it is beneficial to the big guys, we will support you." said the Sun Family Patriarch of the Dongting Merchants. He has long seen that the grain market is a big gap, and he has begun to attack the grain market one after another. However, there was too little grain in the market, leaving him with a lot of money, but he was powerless. Now that Wei Ming said that, it seemed that there was a way, and he immediately wanted to know what to do.
"Yes, yes, just say it!" The representatives couldn't wait.
A smile appeared at the corner of Wei Ming's mouth. What is needed is such an effect. If you just came up and told these cloth merchants that all the cotton-growing sericulture land should be grown into grain, then these cloth merchants would not kill him. But if I say it now, there will be no such worries, so he said: "Now people are investing a lot of money in the grain market, which has caused the sluggishness of other markets, including the cloth market. And now even if you What is the use of weaving more cloth? How much money can you make? So, I think, maybe you can use a part of the cotton and silkworm farms to grow food. In this way, you can guarantee Your profits have been maximized."
"At the end of the day, we still have to take out the land where we grow cotton and silkworms to grow food." The Luo family's head said with disdain. But the tone is far from being as strong as before. He is also considering this issue. It seems that what Wei Ming said still has some truth. It was just that Wei Ming didn't have enough respect for him, so he felt very uncomfortable if he didn't come out to satirize Wei Ming.
"Uncle Luo, this is different from just now. I have a good idea here. As long as everyone allocates one-fifth, or even one-tenth of the land, it can meet the needs of the entire market." Wei Mingpao Out of today's blockbuster. These cloth merchants have been on the fabrics for so many years. There are too many ups and downs here, and it can be regarded as a marrow-knowing taste. While making a profit here, they are unwilling to put aside this one and do other things. One line. After all, the products sold are different. Although they are both merchants, they are separated from each other. No one is willing to give up the industry they are already familiar with before going to another industry. There is a hint of luck in their concepts. It is believed that the natural disasters in these years are only accidental, and it will not be long before, even this year or next year, there will be a bumper harvest and a large amount of food. In that case, if they abandon the cloth industry and switch to food, not only will they get no benefits, but it is even possible that a large amount of food will fall into their own hands. Now hearing Wei Ming say this, everyone's eyes are bright. If a small amount of land can be used to grow food, and a large amount of land can still be used to grow cotton and raise silkworms, that would be a great way to achieve multiple results. At the very least, the risk can be flattened. But thinking about it, it feels impossible. If only a small amount of land could produce a large amount of food, there would not be so many hungry people now. Could it be that Wei Ming can really conjure food out of the soil
"Wei Ming, are you sure you are not kidding us?" Patriarch Sun said in confusion.
"Of course, I asked everyone to come here, but it’s not to amuse you. If the effect is not achieved in the end, shouldn’t I be scolded alive by everyone? The current food crops such as wheat, rice, etc., these food crops The yield is too low. To change the current situation, we need to find drought-tolerant and high-yield crops." Wei Ming said excitedly, waving his arm. Wei Ming is also very strange that high-yield plants such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn have not become popular in such an era when food is scarce. It's hilarious. If this thing is planted, it is likely to reduce a large number of hungry people. When the Fifth Little Ice Age came, Britain also encountered the same problems as the Ming Dynasty. In severe cold weather, the original crop yields were low and the supply exceeded demand. After the introduction of the high-yield crop potato, this situation has been greatly improved. Why is it possible for the United Kingdom but not for the Ming Dynasty
"Then do you have any high-yield crops?" Luo Family Patriarch said sarcastically. In his opinion, Wei Ming is simply speaking the vernacular. If this guy has such a high-level thing, he doesn't hide it quickly, will he let the big guys know it? Just kidding! He was not a selfless person, so naturally he would not think too well when thinking about others.
"Yes, of course." Wei Ming said cheerfully. Could it be that this is also a nursery? No, the Patriarch of the Luo family is not low among all the people here. Wealth and wealth. But the big guys are all in the cloth business. See you when you look up and look down. Who doesn't know who. Besides, even if you want Fatty Wang to invite such a childcare, you can't invite it! I could only silently say thank you to the Luo family owner, and then said: "Potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn are all high-yield crops. We only need to plant this kind of crops in a small number of fields to ensure a good harvest! At that time, the entire grain market will have a good harvest. Occupied by us, if you want to be high, you want to be high, and if you want to be low, then you want to be low.
"What are those things?" Everyone, you look at me and I look at you, but they don't know what Wei Ming is talking about. Potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, are you kidding me? In the end, everyone looked at Wei Ming with doubts, waiting for him to give a reasonable explanation.
"Oh, it's sweet potatoes, jade wheat and potatoes." Wei Ming had a black line. He had forgotten, now these things are not their names.
"Oh, I know that." Everyone looked clear.
"But can the big guy accept these crops?" someone asked.
"If all the food is gone, and even the Guanyin soil gambling is finished, do you think people will eat it?" Wei Ming said with a serious face. There are so many thoughts, don't you accept it? If you don't accept it, then go hungry!
After hearing Wei Ming's words, everyone nodded. (Brothers, it's Saturday today, and I hope we will make more progress in the remaining two days! Twenty-seven, very good. Weak ones, can we move forward? )