"Sir, this is the case. Because of the abundant rain this year and the blessing of Shengtang Group, our wheat production has increased a lot. However, after the increase in production, several problems have arisen. These problems are very serious, so we
I want to come here to ask Sir for advice and see if he can help Datang overcome this difficulty."
"Say! What's the problem?" Li Min asked, and the problem gradually emerged. Li Min should have thought of it a long time ago!
"First, the production has increased, but there is one problem, that is, no one is harvesting, or there is not enough manpower. It happens that there are less sunny days recently. We have to harvest and dry the wheat before the rainy days! Now it is
Either there is no one to harvest, or the harvesting time is too long. If this period of time is missed and there is no time to harvest, the wheat in the field may be ruined."
From what Dai Zhou said, this problem seems really serious.
about this issue.
Li Min said: "This question is not difficult."
"Sir, please speak!"
"The imperial court has raised so many soldiers, so they can join the harvest team as a form of exercise, and they can also bring a good impression to the people!"
As soon as these words came out, the two of them opened up their minds.
"Yeah, why didn't we think of that!" Duan Lun said in surprise.
"It is indeed a good thing to involve the army! While training the army, it can really improve the impression of the court in the hearts of the people. Sir, you are indeed a powerful being!"
Dai Zhou followed and said.
Li Min continued: "As for some remote places, if it's a closer place, I have equipment that can be collected together. One equipment can equal the workload of 300 laborers in one hour!"
Li Min said again.
His wheat production this year is also extremely huge, with the yield per mu being more than 20% higher than that of ordinary people!
"If that's the case, that's really great!"
Dai Zhou was overjoyed.
Now that Li Min has spoken, this matter can't go wrong.
"What about second place?" Li Min asked again.
Since there is a first, then there must be a second.
"Yes, yes, yes. The second thing is that there are not enough granaries in the entire Tang Dynasty! Even ordinary people's homes cannot store so much food! And if the people store so much food at home, it will only benefit the rats!"
This is a big problem.
But how could Li Min have no choice?
In fact, he had already thought of these methods when he was researching seeds, and he has been creating them in the past few years.
So, he walked to the floor-to-ceiling window.
The two of them didn't understand what his intention was.
They followed and walked over.
"Do you see that square piece of land at the bottom?"
Li Min pointed to a piece of land next to the tenement building.
A large number of circular columns were built on it, each of which was very high and very large.
They look very eye-catching in the light.
"what is that?"
Dai Zhou asked, but they didn't understand.
What is this?
As far as they know, these things were created from the beginning.
But they don't know what these things are for.
To this day, I still don’t know its use.
"Those are round granaries. Each granary can hold 20 million kilograms of grain."
Twenty million kilograms only weighs ten thousand tons.
In their eyes, these granaries must be at least more than twenty meters high and almost ten meters wide.
It seems normal that such a large space can hold so much food.
"How many acres can we harvest?"
This involves the issue of yield. With the current yield, the yield per kilogram is already very high, but in fact it will be less.
Therefore, Li Min gave a more appropriate number.
"You can save three million acres!"
The territory of the Tang Dynasty was very large. According to historical records, at its most prosperous time, there were 7 roads with sufficient farmland and an area of 208 million acres of cultivated land.
Now is the early Zhenguan period, and there are probably nearly 100 million acres of land.
With such a large amount of land, less than one-third may be cultivated for wheat. In this way, these granaries of the Shengtang Group can harvest one-tenth of the amount.
Don’t underestimate this tenth of the amount, but it can reduce a lot of stress.
Some have been digested.
And who knows if Li Min has the same granary in Qingzhou, Taizhou or Yangzhou?
These are unknown.
"So, sir, you do have a way to save food!"
"Yes, but..."
When Li Min said but, the two of them suddenly realized something was wrong.
He won't want to cause trouble again.
You know, wheat is not like soybeans that can create many novel and profitable things.
If they want Li Min to purchase these grains, it doesn't seem very reasonable.
"Sir, please!" Dai Zhou said with some fear.
"I can rent this granary, but there will be a fee!"
When it comes to charging fees, Li Min is not a philanthropist.
This is also reasonable.
"Of course! Sir, have you ever thought about acquisition?" Duan Lun asked.
"I have thought about it, but is there any benefit if I collect these things?" Li Min asked.
This is true.
"But if you build so many granaries, sir, it would be a waste if they are not used!" Dai Zhou added.
Li Ming smiled, this guy is really smart.
"No, it won't be wasted. There are still a lot of soybeans that will go to Shengtang Group!"
If I don’t store wheat, I can store soybeans.
These people are so naive.
At this moment, the two of them didn't know what to say.
After a while.
Dai Zhou asked: "How do you want to rent it, sir?"
I'm afraid the only option is to rent it.
"It's very simple. One-tenth of the grain can be borrowed for one year!"
The annualized rate is only 10%, which is not bad.
If they are all filled, Li Min can get ten warehouses of grain.
One warehouse contains 20 million jins, so if there are ten warehouses, it would be 200 million jins.
The current wheat flour extraction rate is 40%, which means that we have 80 million kilograms of flour.
Based on the per capita consumption of one kilogram of fabric, Shengtang Group has a population of 500,000 people.
A daily consumption of 500,000 kilograms can last for 160 days.
But it finally solves part of the eating problem.
This is considered a sure profit.
Moreover, Shengtang Group may have more than one warehouse.
"We have to talk to His Majesty about this!" Dai Zhou said.
This is not something they can decide.
"Okay, you can come find me anytime, is there anything else?"
"Last point, because production has increased and there is room for it, more manpower is needed to grind wheat flour..."
"This is simple. The wheat threshing machine developed by my master is now going to be put on the market!"
"ah?"
The two of them were shocked. They didn't expect that Li Min really wanted to be in front.
They had no idea that a good harvest would be a simple thing, but it turned out like this.
But today's matter has finally been resolved.
It depends on whether Li Shimin agrees or not.
So the two said goodbye to Li Min.
"Then sir, we won't bother you anymore. I wish you a good dream!" Dai Zhou said.