"Dean Lin, look here, they are all 10-year-old wild ginseng, which is the main sales force of our ginseng cooperative."
You Liqun and the two vice presidents introduced enthusiastically, and Lin Sanqi was a little surprised when he looked at the large clay pots in front of him:
"President You, if you hadn't said this was a ginseng warehouse, I would have thought it was a kimchi factory. These big jars are different from the ginseng warehouse I imagined."
In modern times, Lingnan Tang Company spent tens of millions to build a constant temperature and humidity warehouse specifically for preserving ginseng.
At the same time, each ginseng is placed in a vacuum box and packaged independently, and some insect-proof herbs are also placed in the warehouse. It is as if the Northeast wild ginseng is offered to us as our ancestors.
As a result, when we arrived at the origin of ginseng in 1961, the ginseng was actually placed in a clay pot?
This surprised Lin Sanqi, and then she wondered if it was the same as Xinhui Chenpi.
Sure enough, after hearing Lin Sanqi’s question, You Liqun laughed and said:
"President Lin, you don't know something. Your hospital only purchases as much as it sells. Generally, it won't be stored in the pharmacy for a long time, so you don't have to worry about mold and insects. At most, just put a layer of hay underneath.
But our place is equivalent to a wholesale department. A lot of ginseng can be stored for several years or decades. Of course, we need to think of a perfect storage method. Sealing it in a clay pot is the best and most economical method. ”
After saying that, You Liqun asked the staff to open a sealed clay pot, and a strong scent of ginseng hit his nostrils.
You Liqun continued to explain:
"Director Lin, look, this pottery pot contains 20-year-old ginseng. In order to ensure that the pot is dry, we first need to put a layer of stove ash at the bottom, then sprinkle a layer of fried rice on top, and then put a layer of red ginseng. Put the orchid hay and ginseng in and then seal it, and replace it every 5 years so that it can be preserved for a long time.”
Lin Sanqi nodded, thinking that it was indeed similar to the storage method of tangerine peel, but in the Northeast there was an additional process of heating the room in winter.
"President You, it seems that it is not easy to preserve this ginseng. Just this layer of fried rice is expensive."
You Liqun laughed at himself:
"Now there is no even fried rice, it has all been replaced by rice husks, wheat bran or grain bran. So, ahem, whether it is purchased in this country or purchased by your traditional Chinese medicine hospital, we all dry the freshly picked ginseng. I sold it to you directly. I don’t dare to store it easily for fear that the ginseng will rot.”
When Lin Sanqi heard these remarks, he thought of a joke he had seen on the Internet.
It is said that a city man went to the countryside and saw farmers applying pesticides to crops, so he kindly reminded him: fellow villagers, you should use less pesticides, otherwise the crops and vegetables grown will be unhealthy and eating them will be bad for the body.
As a result, the farmer smiled honestly and replied: It doesn't matter, we won't eat it anyway, we will sell it all to you city dwellers.
Thinking of this joke, Lin Sanqi laughed first. You Liqun and others took a look and felt that the young dean was in a good mood, so they took the opportunity to mention the transaction.
"Dean Lin, look how many supplies you have prepared and how many ginseng you are prepared to exchange for?"
Lin Sanqi walked casually while pretending to be sexy:
"It depends on what kind of ginseng you are going to trade with me. If it is 10-year-old ginseng, I am not very interested. But if it is more than 50 years old, especially more than 100 years old, then I am very interested. ”
You Liqun and the two vice presidents, you look at me, I look at you...
"As for you, if you want to exchange for more grain and penicillin, you need the best ginseng. If I make it convenient for you, you should also make it convenient for me, right? I will take the poor ginseng back to the capital and recommend it. To whom? ”
President You nodded repeatedly:
"President Lin is right, you can rest assured that our Tonghua Ginseng Cooperative has the largest ginseng production area in Northeast China. Our ginseng here not only has the largest quantity, but also the best quality.
Dean Lin, let me tell you this, we will give you whatever ginseng you want today. We will supply you with any quantity of ginseng you want. Even if you clean out our entire warehouse, we would like to thank God for dean Lin. ”
Lin Sanqi was shocked. He had been pretending to be cool for a long time, because he just wanted more good ginseng.
As a result, you told me that as long as I have needs, I can vacate the entire warehouse and give you as much as I want.
This is just like the stock market in later generations. You want to buy shares of a company and wait to make a fortune.
As a result, I found that the more I bought, the more I bought. In the end, I directly became the major shareholder. It was like the old shareholders gave you the company.
This was indeed good news for him, Lin Sanqi, but he surrendered so easily. Lin Sanqi always felt that there might be some conspiracy inside?
After all, there is a warehouse of ginseng. They are all treasures. How could they be given away so easily?
In fact, Lin Sanqi still underestimated the torture that long-term hunger would have on ordinary people.
In order to have a bite to eat, the old and young in the Four Nine Cities traded all the gold buried in the corner of the toilet. They were desperate for a bite to eat. To fellow Northeasterners, what is ginseng compared to grain?
The world is vast, and the greatest number of people cannot die from hunger.
"President You, how many ginseng do you have in stock now? Please report the total and see if I can eat it."
If it had been anyone else, You Liqun would have thought that the other person was bragging, but he could have become the chief director of the Capital Hospital at a young age and could transport food safely to the Northeast all the way. Who do you think he is not a person with a profound background? letter?
Convinced, You Liqun shouted excitedly:
"Xiao Qin, come over quickly and report to Dean Lin how much ginseng we have."
Xiaoqin is the accountant of the ginseng cooperative. She didn’t know how many ginsengs there were in the warehouse, so she ran over quickly holding the account:
"Hello, Director Lin, let me report to you that there are currently a total of 24,983 wild ginseng in our warehouse."
Lin Sanqi was startled, thinking so much? This is the quantity after multiple purchases by major units.
It seems that we have not experienced the crazy ginseng harvesting era that followed more than ten years later. In addition, it is still in a primitive forest state. As expected, there are still a lot of wild ginseng.
"Among them, there are 8,902 ginsengs from 50 to 99 years old, a total of 856 ginsengs from more than 100 years old, and most of the rest are from less than 50 years old."
"Wait!"
Lin Sanqi's eyes lit up. Each ginseng that was over a hundred years old could be sold for a sky-high price. 856 ginseng, darling! ! !
"There are so many that are over a hundred years old. Can you confirm the specific year?"
Accountant Xiaoqin turned to one of the pages at this time and continued to report:
"Dean Lin, it's like this, there are 698 from 100 to 200 years, 123 from 200 to 300 years, and 35 from 300 years and above."
"The highest vintage is several hundred years old?"
You Liqun interrupted at this time: "Dean Lin, come here."
Several people took Lin Sanqi to a small independent room:
"Dean Lin, we don't tell lies in front of real people. The 35 ginsengs in this room are the treasures of our community. The youngest ginseng is 300 years old. We judge that the oldest ones should be 400 years old. In the words of our industry, it can be called thousand-year-old ginseng.”
This is how the thousand-year-old ginseng is produced.
But even if it’s 300 years old, it’s enough to make Lin Sanqi drool:
"Can I see it?"
You Liqun is in a bit of a dilemma, maybe it’s just a matter of discretion:
"This, I'm afraid it won't work. This ginseng is still sealed. Unless you, Dean Lin, are going to eat it right now, it's best not to touch it."
Lin Sanqi looked at the several aged clay pots in front of her and asked directly:
"President You, I've covered all your ginseng. Please discuss how much grain we need? How much penicillin? Let's agree first. You can't calculate it based on the market price, otherwise I won't be able to eat it."
Previously, 200 ginseng sticks were given to 200 tons of grain, which suggested that Lin Sanqi wanted to subsidize the ginseng cooperative.
But if more than 20,000 ginseng sticks are taken out, they need more than 20,000 tons of grain, and at least 500 train skins alone are needed to pull out enough. That is simply crazy.
Even if Lin Sanqi had the ability to get it, would other ginseng cooperatives dare to accept it? Local governments intervened within minutes.
You Liqun is actually a little scared now. He said it was a clearance operation, but that was just talk. He didn't think Dean Lin would really take it all.
As a result, the rich man from the capital is now in a hurry. He is also a little trembling. What if an unplanned procurement task comes from his superiors and he cannot get the ginseng? Will he be doomed? (End of chapter)