Chapter 641 Maritime Merchants

Chapter 642 Sea Merchants

"Does it really not suck blood and bite people?" Chen Qingjiang asked.

"Really?" The herbal medicine merchant moved the leech in his palm, "Look, after being in my hand for half a day, is there a half cut?

The golden leech is not a blood-sucking leech. It likes to eat snails and clams, and decaying things. The merchants who go south call it "field snail sucking".

It is especially cold. If there is a little snow in the first two days, it will not eat or drink. If there is a heavy snow in the next two days, it will not move at all and will fall into hibernation."

That's all.

Chen Qingjiang and Liang Qu each reached out and grabbed a handful.

It was slippery and cold.

Because it was too cold, the leech's vitality was not very high. If you let it be, it would be like dead.

It felt very strange.

Put it back in the bucket.

Wash your hands by the river.

"How much profit can one mu of land make this year?"

"Leech need to be used as medicine and need to be dried, so they are mostly sold by dry weight. Now, one pound of high-quality dried goods on the market costs more than 660 coins, and the medium-quality ones...

After deducting the farmers' planting, per-mu tax, commercial tax... and so on, I have calculated based on the accounts of previous years that one mu of rice leech land can have an average net profit of 5 to 6 taels.

The value of black-spotted frogs is slightly worse than that of leeches, and the price is slightly lower, so rice frogs are around 5 taels."

Strange.

Five to six taels of net profit!

Chen Qingjiang smacked his lips.

Growing medicinal herbs makes more money than growing rice.

One mu of land is equivalent to a person working for a year without eating or drinking!

My own ten mu of land, three families share the profits, and I earn more than ten taels for free.

I should build a new house before the New Year.

Last year, we added a thatched shed and raised a big donkey. The house always smells like livestock. This year, we have to build a large courtyard to separate it, and then send Shunzi to the academy...

"What about before?"

"Before?" The herbal medicine merchant laughed, "In the past, we didn't dare to use silver and money. If we could make a profit of 2,000 coins per mu of land, it would be a happy event, and 3,000 coins would be a great harvest rewarded by God."

It's very effective.

Liang Qu was very pleased.

"Will the price of medicinal materials drop if they are planted in large quantities in the future?"

The herbal medicine merchants looked at each other and bowed to answer.

"It stands to reason."

"What do you mean by "it stands to reason?"

"As you predicted in September, the Weng family will send people to cooperate after the harvest in November this year. We have agreed to increase the area to 5,000 mu next year, and the shipment volume will definitely increase.

However, we have noticed that the number of warriors in Pingyang Prefecture has been increasing, and the prices of various medicinal materials are more than 10% higher than those in other prefectures.

The prices of golden leeches and black-spotted frogs in other places are mostly around 600 and 500 coins in dry weight. If you don't believe me, you can ask Shopkeeper Xiao Chen."

Shopkeeper Xiao Chen nodded.

"When I was in Pingyang Town, there were only a few warriors who often came to buy medicinal materials, and I could call out their names. Today, there are new faces every day. Many familiar customers don't talk much, and it's hard to remember them for a while."

Liang Qu nodded.

The medicinal material merchant continued.

"With the current number of martial artists in Pingyang Prefecture and the growing demand, the number of 5,000 acres will not have too much impact for the time being, and the impact on price fluctuations is very limited.

If the price really falls, it will take several years, and with the Weng family in control, it will not fall too much. The two are balanced, and there will be a harvest of 1.5 taels per acre if there is no natural disaster or man-made disaster."

Liang Qu did not find it strange.

The effect of golden leech is to break blood and dredge menstruation, remove blood stasis and eliminate symptoms. It is mainly used to treat blood stasis, amenorrhea, and traumatic injuries. If taken without injury, it can activate blood and qi.

In simple terms.

Usually taking it can strengthen blood, taking it when injured can treat external injuries, and even with some herbs, such as centipedes, the mixture of the two can have a "yang-invigorating" effect. It cannot strengthen yang, but it can treat related lesions to a certain extent and restore masculinity.

The black-spotted frog is similar. The gallbladder, liver, brain, and skin of the adult can be used for medicinal purposes to temper the body.

All these are hard currencies in the four passes and even for the gallbladder warriors.

Therefore, the growth of the number of warriors and the demand for golden leeches and black-spotted frogs are almost linearly related.

"Thank you for your hard work for a year."

"I don't dare to take credit for it." The herbal medicine merchant hurriedly retreated, "It's all thanks to your erudition that you came up with such a wonderful method, and let us benefit from it."

"You two should organize the planting process and precautions this year. The more detailed the better, and send them to my home. There will be another reward."

"This... Thank you, sir."

The land of a county cannot be used to grow medicinal herbs. Medicinal herbs cannot fill the stomach, so there must be a balance between medicinal fields and rice fields.

After mixed planting, the balance value will undoubtedly be changed. Rice fields can grow medicinal herbs, and medicinal fields can grow rice, which greatly increases production capacity and protects the fertility of the land.

A steady stream of water.

Good things.

Simple inspection.

Arrange the relevant matters for next year.

It will take less than three days.

The two herbal medicine merchants wrote the album and submitted it to the study desk.

At the same time

In the Jianghuai Lake, the "Chuan"-shaped water island gradually took shape. In the canyon separated by hundreds of miles, the mermaids also worked hard to build their new home.

Unlike the previous nomadic tents, Quan Linghan used the resettlement fee given by Liangqu and the proceeds from selling mermaid silk to purchase a large amount of basic materials from the Tianbo Chamber of Commerce, and officially ordered to build a permanent settlement complex instead.

Thousands of miles further north.

Fat catfish swallowed fish meat in big mouthfuls.

Back in Pingyang, it swam to the frog tribe every day as usual, eating and drinking, and always paying attention to the movements of the ocean caravan.

The first scout under the command of the gods!

…

December 20th.

An ordinary day.

Liangzhai Pond.

The old clam returned from a trip to Pengze, opened its shell and dried it in the sun.

[Water Essence +4]

[Mizusawa Essence: 20,000 yuan]

Waves of light flow.

Liang Qu was sitting cross-legged in the water.

The surroundings are buried in vast sea of ​​blue gold, flashing with azure light.

In just twenty days, I got more than a hundred water essences a day, and I got no less than two thousand from just soaking in water!

An immersive spiritual practice experience.

Liang Qu also had feelings secretly.

It's not far away from the blending of soul and qi and blood.

Jianghuai Daze.

The land of the frog clan.

Several salamanders peeking out of the algae broke the calm atmosphere of the frog clan. Patrolling frogs landed one after another and rushed home.

Something's wrong!

Fat Catfish held the fish meat in his mouth and approached Big Fatty to ask about the situation.

Big Fatty tore open the fish skin and looked at it: "Oh, the ocean caravan is coming, that's their pathfinding salamander."

The water plants are lush and floating.

The salamander turned its head and moved its limbs to flatten its surroundings.

The fat catfish quickly swallowed it and called to the gods in the connection.

Ripples of light.

Liang Qu opened his eyes.

"Binglin, Eying! Long Yao, Long Li! Let's go!"

Plop!

Plop!

The big beaver family, the otter family, the old clam, fist, round head, can't move...all hands are on the move!

Hululu.

Bubbles rise.

The Frog Clan is bustling with activity.

Various frog clan settlements scattered across the Jianghuai River rushed in one after another. Frog heads were swarming, and there were many unknown water monsters among them. They all gathered in the outer circle of the clan area, looking forward to the arrival of maritime merchants.

The fat catfish shook its head and tail, trying to squeeze forward.

"Where did the fish monster come from? I'll eat you carefully. Move on!"

The two toad demons squeezed their fat buttocks and easily pushed the fat catfish out.

The fat catfish was very angry and threw out the afterimage with its long beard.

"Are you a frog?"

The fat catfish holds its head high.

The toad demon was suspicious, and when he was about to question, he glanced behind him and immediately stopped.

call out!

The black shadow grows from small to large.

The old toad clung to its limbs, planted straight down like an arrow, and suddenly landed on the head of the fat catfish, stretching out its long whiskers.

"Legless frog, move forward!"

The toad demon obediently moved out of the way.

The fat catfish shook its beard proudly and waggled its tail forward.