Chapter 452 Planting Ginseng
After coming out of the clinic, Zhou Ziwen did not go home, but walked straight to the production team office.
When he arrived at the production team, Wu Dagang and the team leader happened to not go out.
As soon as they saw Zhou Ziwen, smiles suddenly appeared on their faces, "Xiao Zhou, why are you free to come to our place today?"
"Come and visit us, what? Uncle Wu? Welcome me?" Zhou Ziwen joked with a smile.
"Nonsense, if you are willing, I can arrange an office for you. You happen to be the team leader of our Dabazi Village, so you should have a seat in this office."
Wu Dagang is an old man, Zhou Ziwen But he couldn't defeat him. As soon as he opened his mouth, Wu Dagang stood up.
"Forget it, forget it, I can't get used to living in this office. Please don't arrange a seat for me." Zhou Ziwen waved his hands hurriedly in fear.
"Haha, tell me, why did you come to see us?"
Seeing that Zhou Ziwen was still in the mood to joke, Wu Dagang was not in a hurry.
But he also knew Zhou Ziwen. This kid never went to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. If he had nothing to do, he would definitely not find this place.
"I have an idea. I wonder if Uncle Zhou and Uncle Wu are interested?" Zhou Ziwen asked.
“What’s the idea?” Zhou Weiguo asked curiously.
He knew about Zhou Ziwen. Just like the technology of growing mushrooms, this alone benefited the entire production team. If there were other projects, wouldn't they make a lot of money?
“Plant ginseng.” Zhou Ziwen answered.
"You can also grow ginseng. Isn't it easy to grow ginseng?" Wu Dagang and Zhou Weiguo looked at Zhou Ziwen in surprise.
“It’s really not easy to plant, and the planting cycle is very long. If you want to plant this, you need to be prepared for a protracted war.” Zhou Ziwen nodded.
Ginseng, a medicinal herb, actually earns a very slow profit, but once it is grown and matured, it can be sold for a lot of money.
Generally speaking, the cultivation of ginseng is divided into two stages.
The first one is to plant ginseng seeds. After three years of development, ginseng can grow to almost the thickness of a finger.
At this stage, ginseng is called ginseng seed.
After the ginseng seeds are planted, they will be selected and those with good quality will be replanted into the soil and then continue to grow.
This time the growth time is still three years.
After waiting for three years, these ginseng will grow to about one to four taels.
Of course, the specific extent to which it can grow depends on individual planting techniques.
With some good technology, it is not a problem to grow 4 to 5 taels of ginseng.
Zhou Ziwen is particularly confident about this.
After all, after three or five years, his planting skills have become very high.
Ginseng has high medicinal value and is also very valuable.
Generally speaking, five square meters of land can produce fifteen to twenty kilograms of ginseng.
These ginseng, after being dried, weighs about five pounds.
According to the prices of this era, five pounds of ginseng can be sold for about three hundred to five hundred yuan.
In this era, three to five hundred yuan is a lot of money. For example, some families of these commune members in the countryside will never earn so much money in their lifetime.
And this is only five square meters. What if it is fifty square meters or five hundred square meters?
Five hundred square meters is less than one acre of land.
Calculated this way, taking into account the time cost, it may not be as profitable as mushrooms, but it takes less manpower and material resources to grow ginseng!
You only need to plant it in the ground, take care of it from time to time, and you can sell it for money in a few years. This is much more convenient than growing mushrooms.
“I heard that ginseng cannot be grown in ordinary land. Is there a place where we can grow ginseng?”
Hearing Zhou Ziwen’s thoughts, Zhou Weiguo He and Wu Dagang pondered for a while.
But this decision was too difficult, and they didn't know what to do for a while.
They still believe in Zhou Ziwen's strength.
Although they believed he could grow ginseng, they had never grown this thing before, and they were really worried.
“There are generally two types of land suitable for growing ginseng. One is yellow soil, which is what everyone calls loess.”
“This soil is the product of rock weathering and material leaching. It has the characteristics of good drainage, strong water holding capacity and good air permeability, making it an ideal soil type for the growth of ginseng.”
"There is also sandy soil. The sandy soil soil is loose in texture, has good air permeability and good drainage, and is more suitable for the growth of ginseng."
"Although there are few of these two types of soil here, they are really good. If you want to look for it, you can find it."
Zhou Ziwen explained the matter of soil, and then looked at Zhou Weiguo and Wu Dagang funny.
"Uncle Wu, I don't mean to start large-scale planting now. We can try to grow a batch like mushrooms. If everyone thinks we can make money, we can then expand the scale of planting."
"I told you earlier, you kid scared me." Upon hearing this, both Wu Dagang and Zhou Weiguo breathed a sigh of relief.
They thought that Zhou Ziwen thought he had the ability and suddenly wanted to plant on a large scale.
With Zhou Ziwen's status in the village, even they would have to consider it carefully if they really made this request.
After all, the members of the mushroom group haven’t learned how to grow mushrooms yet. What if Zhou Ziwen is really annoyed and quits?
Of course, they also believe that with Zhou Ziwen’s character, he would not do such a thing.
But believe it or not, as the captain and secretary of Dabazi Village, they cannot act emotionally.
"You didn't ask, either?" Zhou Ziwen spread his hands.
"Tell me! How do you want to plant it?" the captain asked with bright eyes.
“I just want a piece of land. I don’t need cultivated land. I will find the land myself, and I will cultivate it myself when the time comes.”
“And the ginseng seedlings must grow slowly in the mountains. Looking for..."
Zhou Ziwen explained.
After he finished explaining, he changed the topic and stated the purpose of his coming here, "Uncle Zhou, I remember that people in our village have their own private land. You see, I am also from our Dabazi Village. You can't do it because of We are treated differently as educated youths!"
"Good boy, so that's what you had in mind?" Wu Dagang slapped the table angrily.
He knew that with this guy's lazy temperament, how could he be so enthusiastic to come over and give him advice?
After all, I just want to get a piece of land for myself.
"Haha, actually you can't say that. I don't think there are risks in growing ginseng. I am also taking the lead. When the time comes to plant ginseng, I will also plant part of it in my own land."
Zhou Ziwen explained with a smile.
"Xiao Zhou, with your contribution to our village, there is no problem if you want your own land, but if you want it, it is not your business alone." Wu Dagang said seriously.
“This should be nothing. We educated youths are also from Dabazi Village, and even our status has been moved here. Other members have their own land, so we should too!”
"Like before, this will be treated somewhat differently."
Zhou Ziwen has actually had an opinion on this point for a long time.
If they come to live in the countryside and don’t have their own land, what will they eat? What to drink?
The production team can only get enough food for their work points, and that’s just enough to eat.
(End of this chapter)