When talking about agricultural modernization, Xu Wei suddenly had a flash of inspiration and discovered an unprecedentedly large market. The market outlook of this market is even synonymous with the dynasty of later generations. However, in this era, it has just been enlightened, and not many people even know about it! And this industry But it is more suitable for Yanzhou now.
Xu Wei smiled and said: "I just thought of an industry that is more profitable than the glass industry. Now it depends on whether you have the ability to develop this industry well."
Huang Long said in surprise: "What industry!"
The glass industry in Jizhou earns several billions a year. If this is more profitable than the glass industry, it will not exceed tens of billions.
You must know that Daqian's current fiscal revenue is only more than 40 billion, and tens of billions is already close to 20-30% of the entire Daqian fiscal revenue. If Yanzhou really has this money, he no longer has to worry about Yanzhou's development.
Xu Wei said with a smile: "There are many hills in Yanzhou where tea trees can be planted and tea gardens can be established. Tea can not only cure all diseases, but also the herdsmen in the north who have drunk tea cannot lack tea at all. Only after drinking tea will they be able to cure all kinds of diseases." No matter how sick you are, with the number of desert herdsmen now, this is a market with a population of tens of millions. If we add our large cadres and masses, it can be said that you can consume as much tea as you want. If this industry really develops, it will not How much worse will it be than the silk industry?"
Just kidding, the three most profitable industries for China in later generations are the silk industry, tea and porcelain industry. These three industries have helped China make money for thousands of years. The money earned can be said to be gold and silver, and it was only in modern times that it gradually became lonely. .
Huang Long asked suspiciously: "Tea? I have lived in the desert for several years. How come I haven't heard that herdsmen like to drink tea?"
Huang Long seriously suspected that Xu Wei was deceiving him. You must know that the Daqian army came from the north to fight, and the Hu people he met really did not have the habit of drinking tea.
Only then did Xu Wei remember that although tea has a history of thousands of years in Chinese civilization, and there is even a legend that Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs and relied on tea to detoxify, it was because of this legend that tea had a history of thousands of years. Traditional Chinese medicinal materials have always been used, but in the Han Dynasty, the culture of drinking tea began to exist, but it has not yet spread to the lower classes.
Xu Wei could only explain to Huang Long: "Do the herdsmen who come to our Daqian in winter particularly like to eat vegetables?"
Huang Long nodded and said: "I really like it. Even though there are few vegetables in winter, it is rare for herdsmen to like it as much. Even if it is expensive, they have to spend money to buy some to taste!"
Huang Long knows this. After the advent of glass, the wealthy counties of Daqian have built glass greenhouses, in which a large number of vegetables can be grown for the tribes to eat in winter. However, because the price is too expensive, the tribesmen in Daqian can only They only buy small amounts during festivals, and the only exceptions are the herdsmen. Even if they don't have much money, they still want to buy some to try. Anyway, they are more enthusiastic about these winter vegetables than the Daqian people!
Xu Wei explained: "Herdsmen's love for eating vegetables is closely related to their eating habits. Herdsmen living in the prairie usually have beef and mutton on their table for three meals a day. But in the long run, Maintaining such a eating habit will cause certain harm to your own digestive system. Because as meat food, the oil and fat content are relatively high. It doesn't matter if you eat a small amount, but eating a large amount will affect people's health. To change the state of the body, you need to eat something light, or fruits and vegetables to balance the nutritional relationship."
"Can this tea leaf be used as a vegetable?" Huang Long asked in a low voice.
There were many words Xu Wei said that Huang Long didn't understand, but he understood that the herdsmen on the grassland ate too much greasy things like cattle and sheep, and wanted vegetables even more. Huang Long understood that herdsmen generally lived in desert areas, where they could not even plant crops.
There is no place to grow food, let alone grow vegetables, so they like to eat vegetables every time they come to northern towns.
The tea mentioned by the governor seems to be something that helps herdsmen replace fruits and vegetables to relieve their tiredness. After all, summer vegetables are not that much, but winter vegetables are really not affordable for wealthy families.
Xu Wei smiled and said: "Yes, tea can replace vegetables to relieve fatigue. It is difficult to grow vegetables on the grassland, not to mention the fact that even the grass does not grow in winter. And on the grassland where we want to transport vegetables within the customs,
Even summer vegetables are more expensive than winter vegetables. Not many herdsmen can afford such high prices, but tea is different. The tea cake is very small. One pound is enough for one herdsman family to use for a whole winter.
, and even if the price of a pound of tea is 100 yuan, it is cheaper than winter vegetables, and it is easier to transport. But if you sell a pound of tea for 100 yuan in Yanzhou, you will make a lot of money."
And whether it is the herdsmen on the grasslands, we have 30 million tribesmen in Daqian, and there are tens of millions of people in the Western Regions, people in other parts of the world will also want tea. It can be said that this is an extremely broad market, as long as you put it
The tea industry is developing well. There is no need to worry about the sales of tea in the first 10 years. It is easy to make tens or even tens of billions every year!
Xu Wei said that the market prospects were so broad, Huang Long nodded and said: "Okay, I will do what the governor said. After returning to Yanzhou, I will establish tea and develop cash crops!"
But after Huang Long left, Wang Guojun, Zhang Baiqi, Zhao Rong and even Yang Feng also came to Xu Wei for help. Although their territory was developing well, no one would dislike it because there were many industries on their territory.
Zhang Baiqi and the others have followed Xu Wei in farming for more than ten years, and they have learned nothing. They naturally know the importance of a new industrial chain to local development, especially Zhang Baiqi. Xu Wei helped him create a
The glass industry has made Jizhou the richest prefecture and county in Daqian. Even the merger of prefectures is not as large as the small treasury in Jizhou. When Zhang Baiqi built infrastructure in Jizhou, he relied on the support of glass factories.
So when Zhang Baiqi saw Xu Wei, he was the first to shout: "In power, we know that Wang Lei and Huang Long have come to see you. Judging from their beaming looks, it is obvious that they have gained a lot from you. You
Don’t favor one over the other!”
Yang Feng also immediately said: "Yes, everyone must be treated equally!"
Xu Wei said angrily: "Zhao Rong and the others can forget it, but Yuzhou and Sili are still on the front line, and war is your first priority!"
In Xu Wei's view, Yang Feng and Zhang Baiqi were at the forefront of the confrontation with the Han Dynasty, and how to defeat the Han Dynasty was what they should think about.