Fang Zhou, I'm just a farmer, not Shennong!

The next two days.

Lu Yuan is still busy every day. He not only needs to go to the company to give lectures, but also inspect the conditions of the fields, find problems and solve them.

Take time to meet with CEOs from various industries in Shangcheng District.

When I get home at night, I continue to cultivate new seeds.

As for the new agricultural plots.

Lu Yuan entrusted it to An Suo.

Let Ansuo recruit some young, middle-aged or elderly people who are unemployed but strong from the area under his jurisdiction, and transfer some people who are fast-growing and good at learning from the previous fields to serve as team leaders in the agricultural field of the new city.

Promote the elderly and let them become grassroots managers, middle managers, and even senior managers, so that everyone will be more motivated to work.

Lu Yuan is very busy now and has a lot of things to do every day, so he doesn't have enough time to do everything himself.

Now he could finally understand why Lin Yuxia was so busy in the past, as if there were endless things to do every day.

There are indeed endless ones.

after all.

It's only February now and the Chinese New Year is approaching, but some of the CEOs have already scheduled meetings and cooperation discussions between Lu Yuan and various capital giants until June.

That's nice to say.

Meet to discuss cooperation.

To put it harshly.

Everyone lined up to give money to Lu Yuan. They would feel uneasy if he didn't give them money.

To be honest, if it weren't for the money, Lu Yuan really had no interest in meeting them in person.

Moreover, during this period, the grain grown by Longmen itself flooded into the market, and the groups that originally occupied the grain industry in Shangcheng District were committing suicide one after another. It was natural for Longmen to take over these companies.

After taking over these companies.

Only then did Longmen realize that the profits were so huge.

Because food is the foundation of people's livelihood.

After Longmen officially took over completely, it naturally did not need to consider profits like capital, but instead sold it on the market at the lowest possible price.

A short time.

The food prices that ordinary citizens of Longmen can see continue to fall, basically changing every day. This series of policy measures that benefit the people have also made the entire Longmen government increasingly popular in the hearts of the people.

On Lu Yuan's side.

After two days of incubation.

Lu Yuan had already spent most of his more than one million system points, and new crops of various high-quality categories were appearing one after another.

[Increase corn yield III]

【Features: Output increased by 50%】

【Calorie Potato Ⅰ】

【Features: The calories and satiety of a single potato increase by 20%】

【Calorie Potatoes Ⅱ】

...

【Calorie Potatoes Ⅲ】

【Features: The calories and satiety of a single potato increase by 40%】

At the same time, among the many new types of crops, Lu Yuan accidentally cultivated a special crop.

[New Crop: Fragrant Sorghum II]

【Features: More suitable for winemaking】

It was precisely this new category of special crops that gave Lu Yuan an inspiration. Perhaps he could try using the wine and beverage industry.

Although Lu Yuan does have a lot of money now, the road ahead is long and the difficulty is increasing.

The money on hand may not be enough to burn.

Since Minliang Group is in the wheat secondary processing industry, its profit margin is very low. So although it is very profitable, there is still a big gap compared to Lu Yuan's future money burning level.

Lu Yuan himself does not like the so-called marketing or cost-cutting and profit-increasing methods used by many companies, so expanding the track is also a good choice.

After Lu Yuan thought of this idea, he decided to talk to Lin Yuxia the next day.

"So, you're going to try your hand at the beverage business?"

Lin Yuxia sat in Lu Yuan's car, preparing to go to the Minliang Association headquarters in Block 55.

Although she said three days ago that she was very busy, three days later, without Lu Yuan saying a word, Lin Yuxia took the initiative to call Lu Yuan and asked him to pick her up quickly.

After hearing Lu Yuan's proposal, Lin Yuxia fell silent at first, and then nodded.

"You can definitely try it."

"Beverages are ultimately made from various staple foods, and Xiao Yuan, you've done well in the staple food sector and have your own base. You could definitely give it a try."

"However, the wine industry is very complex, and many large wineries with a long history have their own special winemaking techniques that are kept secret."

“It’s very difficult to beat these established wineries and take a piece of their market share simply by relying on marketing.”

"Unless we can defeat them in terms of quality, however, in the wine industry, the raw materials are nothing more than sorghum and rice. When the raw materials are the same, the real factors that determine the quality are nothing more than the craftsmanship and storage time."

"But storage isn't the core. It's almost impossible to learn the unique brewing techniques of those manufacturers. If you want to get a share of the market, you have to..."

Lin Yuxia suddenly realized something.

According to her usual understanding of Lu Yuan, Lu Yuan would not ask an unprepared question, unless Lu Yuan is now prepared to a certain extent, or even has a certain degree of confidence.

"Unless Xiao Yuan currently has a crop that is extremely suitable for brewing wine, more suitable than any other brewing raw material on the market?"

Based on Lin Yuxia's understanding of Lu Yuan, this is the only possibility.

"As expected of Yuxia, she guessed it right."

Lu Yuan laughed as he drove.

"Hmph...guess you're still pretty simple."

Lin Yuxia hummed cutely, turned her head and raised her lips slightly.

"Then Xiao Yuan, you should give it a try. I'll find you a few masters who are skilled in traditional brewing methods. You can give it a try and see if you can brew a drink that's comparable to those of the traditional big breweries without the special brewing techniques. Then you can decide whether to enter this wine industry."

"Thank you, Yuxia."

Lu Yuan smiled.

Subsequently.

The two soon arrived at Block 55.

When Lu Yuan arrived at the headquarters, An Suo was already waiting at the door. He immediately smiled when he saw Lu Yuan.

"Mr. Lu, you are here."

"Miss Lin."

Afterwards, An Suo led the two of them to the conference room on the third floor.

When Ansuo pushed open the door.

There were not many people in the conference room, only twenty at most, all of whom were the real core of the Civilian Grain Association.

When everyone saw Lu Yuan coming, they immediately stood up and respectfully called out, "Mr. Lu!"

"Miss Lin."

The only person who did not stand up was the one sitting next to the main seat.

When Lin Yuxia's eyes fell on that position, she shouted in surprise.

"dad?!!"

The old man sitting next to the main seat was Lin Yuxia's father, the king of the slums, the Rat King Lin Gerui.

Lin Yuxia couldn't help but stare wide-eyed.

She never expected it.

My father was there too.

Moreover, my father didn't tell me a single word! !

Originally!! I left home this morning just to have a meeting here?!

Rat Dynasty smiled at his daughter, but was met with a roll of the eyes from Lin Yuxia.

The Rat King smiled kindly.

He also knew that his daughter would definitely be unhappy because he didn't tell her in advance.

That's right...

The Rat King did it on purpose.

Lu Yuan almost couldn't help laughing when he saw Lin Yuxia's cute little face, but he forced himself to hold it back.

The two enter.

Lu Yuan originally wanted to let the Rat King sit on the main seat, but the Rat King refused and clearly emphasized that this was the People's Grain Association and he was just a guest.

There was really no other way, so Lu Yuan sat down in the main seat next to the Rat King, and Lin Yuxia sat on the other side. As for An Suo, he turned into a secretary and stood beside Lu Yuan.

An Suo was standing, while other senior officials of the Minliang Association were sitting.

This really put a lot of pressure on others.

Among this group of standing people, there were four unfamiliar figures.

These four people are the leaders of the remaining four gangs in the entire slum except the Bloody Hand Gang.

Among them, the leaders of the 'Night Brotherhood' and the 'Rose Gang', 'Uncle Ma' and 'Black Fox', are both serious old leaders.

The leaders of the Red Flower Society and the Black Tower Society are newly appointed.

These two leaders have completely chosen to rely on the People's Grain Association.

However, the Civilian Grain Association has not yet taken the step forward, so there is no way for them to become dependent on it.

Lu Yuan naturally invited them to this meeting. After all, the following announcement was also related to them.

After Lu Yuan sat down.

When the four leaders saw that the Rat King took the initiative to let Lu Yuan sit in the main seat, they naturally understood everything.

Similarly, the leaders of the Night Brotherhood and the Rose Gang were also thankful that they hadn't done anything stupid in the first place and were very smart.

Otherwise, the outcome would be dire.

See Lu Yuan sit down.

There were about twenty people present, but no one spoke. It was extremely quiet, waiting for Lu Yuan to speak.

Lu Yuan looked around first, then spoke.

"I've gathered all of you here, including Uncle Lin, Uncle Ma, and Sister Fox... The main reason you're here is to discuss something with you. I hope you can give me some advice."

When the two leaders heard Lu Yuan actually call them uncle and sister, although they felt more or less warm in their hearts, they also felt like needles were pricking their backs, and they could not sit still and could only smile awkwardly.

I dare not say another word.

"Xiao Yuan, tell me."

The Rat King said with a smile.

Lin Yuxia also turned her head and looked at Lu Yuan curiously.

"Is such that."

"According to my previous plans, I will definitely need to wait until I have enough food on hand before I consider expansion and take steps outward."

"During this time, I've learned from various sources how many people froze to death in other areas throughout the winter..."

"When I learned this number, my heart still sank."