The fertilizer on this land is not an ordinary chemical fertilizer, it is a proper organic fertilizer.
Among organic fertilizers, the most important material is human and livestock excrement.
But just now, Cheng Yaojin actually stuck out his tongue and licked it.
Needless to say, this habit of the ancients is really bad.
No matter what it was, he always wanted to go up and have a taste first.
After Changsun Wuji learned the truth, he laughed so hard.
"Hey, Old Cheng."
"I didn't expect you to have this hobby?"
Changsun Wuji covered his nose and said, "No wonder your mouth always smells weird. It turns out it's because of this!"
Cheng Yaojin didn't know how to retaliate for a moment, so he could only pour out his resentment on Li Chengqian.
"Your Highness!"
"This is your fault!"
Cheng Yaojin scolded: "You clearly know this thing is... why didn't you stop me from clicking it?"
bar?
Li Chengqian wanted to stop him.
But did Cheng Yaojin give him a chance?
But Li Chengqian didn't want to irritate Cheng Yaojin any more, so he simply stopped continuing the topic and said, "Okay, uncle, please stop laughing at Uncle Cheng."
"I asked you to come here today to talk about business."
As soon as this statement came out.
The two of them fell silent one after another, their eyes falling on Li Chengqian.
Li Chengqian said slowly: "I have tested it before. As long as the land is not so barren that anything planted will die, if you sprinkle this fertilizer on it, it can be used as fertile land for farming."
"Moreover, our Mobei farm in Datang now uses this kind of fertilizer,"
"According to reports from people over there, the difference in yield between fields with fertilizer and those without fertilizer is about 400 kilograms per acre, which is exactly double the overall yield!"
Changsun Wuji was surprised and said: "Twice? What a difference!"
Contemporary agriculture is completely different from that of later generations.
Even the most fertile If one acre of land can produce three to four hundred kilograms of grain, it is considered a bumper harvest.
But Li Chengqian said that the current Mobei Farm can produce 800 kilograms of grain per acre, which really made Changsun Wuji find it a bit unbelievable.
The same is true for Cheng Yaojin.
It's just that he doesn't believe the effect of Li Chengqian's words.
It's because he doesn't believe that you can really make money by selling fertilizer.
"Your Highness, how much do you plan to price these fertilizers?"
Cheng Yaojin looked at Li Chengqian and said: "If it is too high, the common people may not be able to afford it."
The current Tang Dynasty has two granaries, namely southern Yunnan and northern Northern Desert.
This has also allowed Datang's food prices to remain at a relatively stable level.
A bucket of grain cost only ten or twenty cents.
If fertilizer is too expensive, it may even exceed the price of grain.
Whether or not fertilizer is used is of no significance to the people.
After all, no one is a fool and will not make a loss-making business.
And if ordinary people don’t come to buy fertilizer, then whose money will they make?
Do they all expect those wealthy families to buy it?
Even if it is feasible, it is not in line with Li Chengqian's work style.
Li Chengqian raised his hand and stretched out two fingers.
Cheng Yaojin saw this and said, "Two hundred dollars?"
Li Chengqian shook his head.
Cheng Yaojin frowned: "Two pieces of money?"
Li Chengqian shook his head again.
At this time, Cheng Yaojin completely couldn't understand what Li Chengqian wanted to say.
He simply said: "Your Highness, please stop being so secretive and just tell me how much you plan to sell."
Li Chengqian didn't hesitate and said directly: "One pound of fertilizer and two copper plates!"
Two copper plates?
Changsun Wuji and Cheng Yaojin's eyes nearly popped out.
The two of them never expected that Li Chengqian would set such a price.
Don’t say whether people will come to buy it.
Even if people buy it, so what?
One pound of fertilizer is sold for two copper plates. What is this enough for?
"Not Your Highness."
"Are you kidding us?"
Cheng Yaojin blinked and said: "One pound of fertilizer is only two copper coins, so how can we make money..." .??.
"Why can't you make money?"
"A normal piece of farmland requires at least one hundred kilograms of fertilizer."
Li Chengqian said quietly: "And the cost of fertilizer itself is low. One hundred kilograms of fertilizer I make here only costs about fifty cents."
"But do you know how many acres of farmland we have in Datang?"
"If you can find a way to publicize the effectiveness of fertilizers and use our fertilizers on all fields, do you still need to worry about not making money?"
Changsun Wuji and Cheng Yaojin looked at each other and were both stunned.
Both of them were senior officials of the Tang Dynasty. How could they not know the internal situation of the Tang Dynasty?
Last year, because Li Chengqian proposed field reform, this also prompted a new field census across the country.
The total number of farmland finally reported to the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development amounted to hundreds of millions of acres.
If, as Li Chengqian said, all the farmland in the Tang Dynasty used their fertilizers, the benefits brought to them would definitely be astronomical.
Cheng Yaojin swallowed his saliva and said, "Is this fertilizer really as useful as you say?"
"Didn't you see if it works or not?"
"The fertilizer I use in my greenhouse is the latest version."
Li Chengqian said: "If you don't believe it, just ask Lao Hou and see how he answers you?"
The so-called Lao Hou is nothing more than a Hou Junji.
In recent years, he has been basically responsible for all matters in Beimo.
His credibility is far higher than that of Li Chengqian.
However, before Cheng Yaojin could speak, Changsun Wuji beside him spoke.
I saw him saying seriously: "I won't ask. I trust my nephew's words a hundred times. Tell me, when should we start?"
As soon as this statement came out.
Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but be stunned.
He glared at Changsun Wuji with disgust on his face: "You old bastard, you really do it when you see benefits."
"What words?"
Changsun Wuji also glared at him and said, "Qian'er is my nephew. I don't know him well?"
"He has a lot of respect for us elders."
"When did he tell us lies and deceive us?"
Changsun Wuji said angrily: "Anyway, Qian'er has told you the ins and outs. If you Lao Cheng is willing to do this business, you can do it. If you don't want to do it, my eldest grandson's family will take over all of it!"
It's not that he was bragging.
The current Changsun family is not ordinary wealthy.
Not only does it have business names all over the country, its influence in the business world is even more terrifying, and it can be said that it responds to a hundred responses in the business world.
When Cheng Yaojin heard this, he immediately became unhappy.
He finally figured out that this old Yin man wanted to eat alone.
How can this work?
Cheng Yaojin turned to look at Li Chengqian and said: "Your Highness, please don't listen to his nonsense. I, Old Cheng, have no other intention. I just want to ask more questions and understand more."
"Since he has nothing to say, I won't ask any questions."
"Whatever you tell me to do, I will do it!"
"And Your Highness, the farming season is about to begin in our north."
"You'd better hold on tight, otherwise your business will be taken away by others..."