And that's nothing. Like Expert Li who was responsible for raising chickens, Expert Hong who grew rice also gave Ning Weimin two pieces of good news.
The first thing was brought up by Hong Yingfang on his own initiative.
He said that in fact, the quality of ordinary Jingxi rice is also very good. Although it is not as good as rouge rice, it has high oiliness, good taste and a similar fragrance.
Farmers who grow Jingxi Rice often only have rice made from Jingxi Rice on the family’s dining table during the three major festivals: Spring Festival, May Day, and National Day, allowing everyone in the family to take the opportunity to try it.
On weekdays, I don’t even want to use it for cooking. I always use it to make porridge.
The rice porridge made from Jingxi rice is also quite extraordinary.
The rice soup in the bowl is green and green. The rice is rice soup and soup, and it will form a thin transparent skin in an instant.
So, it can be seen from this that Jingxi rice without color is also a kind of rice with high texture.
If Ning Weimin is not necessarily obsessed with the rouge rice called "Zijinhuan" in order to improve the quality of the restaurant's ingredients, it is also good to buy this ordinary Jingxi rice as a supplement.
Although it is not available on the market, basically these Jingxi rice are harvested and directly supplied to large government agencies and large units.
However, as the technical support unit of the Agricultural University, it has been responsible for this project all year round. It has a way to introduce it to Ning Weimin and open an opportunity for him as an investor.
As long as he tells the school leaders, it should be no problem to ask the purchasing department to give him 10,000 kilograms every year.
The price is just expensive. The official purchase price is 1.5 yuan per kilogram. If Ning Weimin wants to get the goods, he is afraid it will cost 2.1 yuan per kilogram.
Of course Ning Weimin doesn't care about this price. The dual-track price system is so common these days. How can he compare with public units?
Although ordinary rice on the market only costs 30 cents per kilogram, whether it is 1.5 yuan or 2 yuan per kilogram, the price is sky-high.
But compared with the selling price of Tan Palace, this cost is nothing.
Besides, it only costs more than 20,000 yuan to break the world.
In fact, what Ning Weimin really cares about is whether the quality of the rice is as good as Hong Yingfang said, and whether he can taste the obvious difference from ordinary rice.
Not to mention, he stayed there for dinner that day, and Hong Yingfang, who was in charge of entertaining him, really thought about it and made a pot of Jingxi Rice for him.
I haven’t eaten it yet, but as soon as I smelled it while cooking, Ning Weimin decided to buy this ordinary Jingxi rice.
Because it’s really good, and it smells delicious. Not to mention the fragrance wafting out of the kitchen, people on the street can smell it.
And the fragrance of this rice is definitely not the fragrance of Thai fragrant rice, it is just the natural rice fragrance of pure good rice.
Of course I feel better when I eat it.
It smells good, tastes sweet, and is refreshing and chewy. In our words, it is called gengue.
To put it bluntly, it is sticky and elastic. Indica rice from the south does not have this characteristic.
According to Ning Weimin's personal experience, the taste of this kind of rice is better than Japan's most famous Koshihikari rice, and compared with the more advanced Kyoto Onsha rice, the quality is not much different.
It’s the kind of rice that you can eat without it and still feel delicious.
As far as our domestic scope is concerned, in fact, Heilongjiang Wuchang rice and Tianjin Xiaozhan rice are also famous for high-quality rice. These rice also have the same history of tribute rice as Jingxi rice, and the quality is similar. .
Both of them can cook shiny rice oil, with a sweet aftertaste and a lingering fragrance.
But under the current situation, don’t forget that Ning Weimin couldn’t get Wuchang rice at all, and he had no way to buy Jingxi rice in the past.
Xiaozhan rice was the only rice he could buy, so it became Tan Gong's best choice for cooking.
However, Tianjin is in a different place, so of course they are tight on local supplies.
Although Tangong is certainly not afraid of spending money, due to problems with the current supply system, logistics and storage conditions are limited these days. The rice Tangong buys from Jinmen is actually not enough, and is often used. I don’t know how long I have stored Chen rice.
This cannot be compared with the taste of the bowl of Jingxi rice he is holding now.
So Ning Weimin felt that Jingxidao was still his best choice.
He immediately decided that he would take the Jingxi rice, as long as it was new rice and more expensive.
If nothing else, as long as he can export this kind of rice to Japan, he will make a lot of money.
Because the price gap is too big.
In Japan, the cheapest Koshihikari rice costs 500 yen per kilogram, which is more than 20 times the price of Keishi rice.
The price of one kilogram of Wengxia rice is equivalent to six to seven hundred yuan, which can buy three hundred kilograms of Jingxi rice.
Although Japan has extremely high tariffs on imported grains, rice still belongs to specific varieties, and the tariffs at this time are as high as 500%.
Compared with domestic grain prices, even if Ning Weimin pays more tariffs, as long as the rice quality passes the standard, he will still make a huge profit.
It’s almost time to catch up with the fans, why doesn’t he do it?
At his Tannomiya branch in Japan, a bowl of rice like this sells for 2,000 yen, and the Japanese have to say that he is kind.
Isn’t this the same as money falling from the sky? Another 100 million yen.
What does this mean?
It shows that being a grain seller still has a bright future!
As for the second thing, it was a bit unintentional.
You know, we are not little Japanese people who can really eat white rice for free.
No matter how delicious the food is, it is still shabby, right?
Anyone who entertains guests must prepare a few hot stir-fries and some wine to be considered a person.
Hong Yingfang knew that Ning Weimin was coming because she knew yesterday. She also knew that a nobleman like Ning Weimin ate too much good wine and food.
What's more, he is the boss of the most famous palace cuisine in Beijing, and he will never care about the hard dishes in the eyes of ordinary people.
So he doesn’t have any big fish or meat.
In order to entertain guests, he found a new way and specially asked people to get some things that could be caught in the rice fields for Ning Weimin to try something new.
These things have been kept in the water since yesterday. They were fished out today and were still very vigorous when they were taken away.
There are several kilograms of lively river shrimps in the net bag, dozens of frogs, a dozen loaches, and a dozen river crabs, all of which are living creatures that originally lived in this rice field.
Ning Weimin liked it and said, "It's great. After eating so much seafood, I miss these things in the fields."
That's true, don't look at it. After arriving in Japan, he was able to feast on any high-end seafood.
Not to mention that bluefin tuna is nothing, he can eat king crab as much as he wants, and he also eats whale meat and puffer fish.
But people are like this. After eating too much seafood, they want river seafood. Ning Weimin's taste coincided with Hong Yingfang's thoughts.
Not to mention that Hong Yingfang also ordered some extra wild vegetables and mushrooms.
I also made two extra dishes of cold wild vegetables and a plate of fried pork with mushrooms. They were made from local ingredients, delicious, inexpensive, and economical.
The second good thing turned out to be the most inconspicuous plate of fried pork with mushrooms.
Although none of the wine companions took it seriously, Ning Weimin himself focused on river fresh food at first, but when this dish was placed in front of him, he was a little stunned when he saw the mushrooms clearly. .
Without waiting for anyone to ask him, he picked up a bite with his chopsticks and brought it to his mouth. He was even more surprised when he felt the special and familiar aroma, and asked quickly, "Where did this mushroom come from?"
No. Besides, it’s just because he knows this mushroom well.
He has eaten it many times in Japan. Keiko Matsumoto always buys it for him to fry or cook.
It is a fungus that is said to have been enjoyed only by the Japanese royal family in the past. In Japan, it is called "Maitake" or "Maitake", a high-end ingredient.
A small pound can be sold for 3,000 yen, which is equivalent to more than 100 yuan. That is fresh food, and dry goods are more expensive. Ning Weimin never dreamed that he would see this thing in the suburbs of the capital today.
Is this also available in the Eastern and Western Capitals?
Isn’t this a unique product of Japan?
Of course he couldn't help but want to get to the bottom of it.
Don’t tell me, this matter really made him guess.
Seeing his reaction, Hong Yingfang naturally did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly told him that he went to Liangxiang in the first two days to inspect the farmland there, and bought it from the local villagers.
Very cheap mushrooms. It is said that they grow on chestnut trees. Many mushrooms can appear when it rains.
He bought more than ten kilograms of mushrooms and distributed them to the neighbors. Everyone thought they tasted like chicken, which was very good.
Someone asked him to go back to Miyun and bring some back.
In fact, the price was indeed not expensive. He only spent a total of one and a half dollars. Today, he brought it just to give Ning Weimin a taste.
If Ning Weimin likes it, he can give it to Ning Weimin if he still has some at home.
This news is more attractive to Ning Weimin than this meal.
Of course, at this time, he was not completely sure that the mushroom on the chestnut tree was the Japanese "Maitake flower".
So he didn't show any politeness. He took the mushrooms back to Ma's Garden after having a simple meal without much drinking. He put the mushrooms in front of Qingzi in the evening and asked the real "experts" for advice.
Hey! Unexpectedly, this actually happened!
Ning Weimin still knew clearly from Qingzi's mouth that the Japanese "Maitake Flower" was actually the mushroom that grows on chestnut trees.
Qingzi said that this kind of Grifola frondosa is actually a chestnut mushroom. Because of its special shape and special taste, she would not mistake it.
As a result, Ning Weimin’s trip to the Agricultural University, which was supposed to be completed in two days, became troubled again.
He has to take up the treasure that God has given him.
In this way, the next day Ning Weimin turned around and drove to Hong Yingfang, asking him to take him to Liangxiang.
Moreover, not only did the two of them go together on this trip, Ning Weimin also asked Hong Yingfang to help with the Agricultural University, and made an appointment with an Agricultural University professor who was familiar with the local conditions and understood the chestnut planting situation to conduct on-site research together.
And they visited several villages in a row. When they entered the village, they first looked for the village and then the production team leader.
As expected, this trip was not in vain.
Because the chestnuts in Liangxiang are very famous, in the local villages, as long as they rely on chestnuts as a cash crop, they all know this chestnut mushroom called Maitake.
But unlike the Japanese, our good farmers hate this stuff very much, and even call this chestnut mushroom "a depressing ghost."
Not for anything else, just because the chestnut tree is a famous economic tree species and the economic value of chestnut is high.
In China, fresh chestnuts can currently be sold for 56 cents per catty, and sugar-fried chestnuts can be sold for more than one yuan per catty. They are the main economic pillars of several local villages in Liangxiang.
To local farmers, this chestnut mushroom is just a weird mushroom growing on chestnut trees.
Its appearance is too strange, not as pleasing to the eye as those traditional famous mushrooms, and it cannot be sold at a high price, causing it to be misunderstood as a useless thing. It is usually only eaten by the villagers themselves, and is dried in the sun at most. To enrich the types of winter vegetables.
But on the other hand, this thing is quite destructive. It will destroy the growth of chestnut trees.
Local farmers all have experience that chestnut trees with chestnut fungus are more likely to die.
And it is obvious that the chestnut trees are rotting.
If you leave the chestnut mushrooms alone, the area where the mushrooms grow will rot after a while, and the wood will become rotten!
So needless to say, farmers regard this thing as a scourge.
Usually they destroy it without mercy, and I wish they could destroy it completely.
But if this kind of practice is seen by the Japanese, they will undoubtedly be very distressed.
Because this thing is very valuable in Japan, although it is not as valuable as matsutake, it is not comparable to the price of chestnut.
This is the gap of information asymmetry. What you like is treated as a treasure, and what you don't like is treated as a disaster.
However, because of Ning Weimin, this matter has become different from now on.
Ning Weimin invited village cadres from several villages he visited to a restaurant in the county seat, held a banquet and had a direct showdown.
He said that from now on, he would charge two yuan per catty for fresh mushrooms and three yuan per catty for dry products.
Long-term cooperation can be achieved through the village committees of each village. The money will be settled on the spot when the goods are collected. If you like, you can sign a contract with each village after the meal.
People in the mountains are relatively simple. When I heard that there was such a great thing, I almost fainted with joy.
It’s raining season now, and the thing that worried them most in the past can now be exchanged for money. Isn’t this turning waste into treasure?
As for dry goods, which village can’t scrape together a few hundred kilograms of dry goods? At this price, it’s very suitable.
No one thought that this scourge that everyone looked down upon would one day be worth more than chestnuts.
So the village cadres were full of promises and raised their glasses to toast Ning Weimin, holding up the big boss who drove to the market like the God of Wealth.
No one doesn’t believe what you say, Ning Weimin. These days, cars are the best proof.
Not to mention it was an imported luxury car that they had never seen before.
The county magistrate only has a jeep to ride in. This is more effective than any letter of introduction.
Not only that, Ning Weimin also made a plan with two professors from the Agricultural University on the spot.
He hopes that he can start another project with Agricultural University. He is willing to invest 300,000 yuan to support Agricultural University in artificially cultivating this mushroom in Liangxiang.
This made the village cadres who were spectators regard Ning Weimin as the Buddha of all families.
Because if this thing is really done, it will mean that these villages will have an additional economic pillar, and they will be able to get rid of poverty and become rich just around the corner!
And they don’t have to worry about sales, transportation, and prices, they just need to work hard.
Exchanging strength for food is what farmers like to do most, so who wouldn’t be happy about it?
As a result, someone called the township chief on the spot, and within half an hour, the township chief rushed over.
After finding out Ning Weimin’s identity, he regarded him as a noble person.
In the end, Ning Weimin was so tricked by these simple local cadres that he didn’t even know how he got back to the capital.
Originally, he was supposed to treat the guests, but he didn’t pay for the meal, and it was all on the township’s public account.
And when we left, the trunk of the car was stuffed with local specialties by cadres from several villages. There was a big bag of local high-quality chestnuts alone.
Millet, red dates, walnuts, peanuts, melon seeds, preserved fruits, all kinds of things were packed into two boxes, and various fruits were stuffed into two paper boxes.
There was also twenty pounds of dried chestnut mushrooms given to him for free.
When Ning Weimin came to his senses, he looked at him in a daze. He was not going to the countryside to do errands. He was going to buy goods for the wedding.
These fellow villagers are so down-to-earth that they have given him so many good things before they have even seen a penny.
It made him feel uncomfortable.
Of course, this is enough to show that what he wants to do is exactly what these people need and is crucial to them. (End of this chapter)