r18novel Chapter 25 Industry Blueprint and Spatial Agriculture Planning
Chapter 25 Industry Blueprint and Spatial Agriculture Planning
Lin Yan used the spatial imprint to issue new instructions to Lin Yi and Lin Er in Hong Kong from a distance.
"Once our businesses in Hong Kong have stabilized, we will carefully select two antique paintings and calligraphy pieces of excellent quality and auspicious meaning from our warehouse, and find an opportunity to visit Mr. Fok Ying-tung and Sir Yue-kong Pao. Establishing a good relationship with these two is crucial for our future construction of a lifeline for grain transportation to the mainland. This matter needs to be handled carefully, focusing on expressing sincerity rather than flaunting wealth."
"Furthermore, we will allocate a group of capable and shrewd individuals from our existing workforce, who are fluent in foreign languages or familiar with local conditions, to Japan, South Korea, and Western countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States. Their core mission is to do everything in their power to collect all ancient Chinese medical books, prescriptions, and secret formulas that have been scattered overseas. We will acquire them at any cost. At the same time, we will establish a traditional Chinese medicine manufacturing company under our umbrella and hire a professional legal team to apply for patent registration in major countries around the world for all the collected Chinese medicine prescriptions, as well as those gathered domestically, to build strong technical and legal barriers and prepare for seizing the global market in the future."
After giving instructions to the Hong Kong side, Lin Yan immediately summoned Xiao Qi and instructed, "Xiao Qi, immediately plan out the largest '10,000-mu Chinese herbal medicine garden' in the ordinary area of the space. Except for those rare medicinal herbs that require extremely special environments to grow, transplant all the medicinal herb varieties we can find into the Chinese herbal medicine garden for large-scale intensive and standardized cultivation. Prioritize dispatching any puppets skilled in wood-type magic to take care of the garden."
Xiaoqi excitedly accepted the order; it loved these kinds of challenging projects the most.
Lin Yan calculated in his mind that with the current terrifying time flow rate (1:150) and vast area, once this super Chinese medicine garden is built and put into operation, Lin's Chinese medicine will surely become one of the world's top pharmaceutical giants with absolute raw material advantages.
He continued to instruct Lin Er: "Register another tea company. Xiao Qi, you're in charge of directing the puppets to re-process all the tea currently in the warehouse using the secret methods inherited from the space, ensuring its quality is exceptional. Then, take a very small amount of 'Mother Tree Da Hong Pao' tea and send it to Hong Kong's top auction houses. The operation strategy must be ingenious; spare no expense to make it a resounding success and thoroughly establish the reputation of 'Lin's Tea Industry' as a top-tier brand! Our goal is not just sales, but to control pricing power, monopolize the high-end tea market in Southeast Asia, and establish stable and exclusive business relationships with the top elite circles in Hong Kong and Macau."
"Finally, and most importantly," Lin Yan said gravely, "'Lin's Grain and Oil Import and Export Company' and 'Lin's Ocean Shipping Company' must be registered and put into full operation immediately. The grain and meat in the space warehouse are already piled up like mountains. Although the space is almost unlimited, it still needs to be monetized and circulated. In the domestic market, we will mainly distribute coarse grains, mainly corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes, through the black market network at low prices or even at cost price. Saving lives and providing emergency relief is the top priority. As for the Hong Kong and Southeast Asian markets, they are the target markets for our 'premium' rice, flour, and top-quality meat, which are far superior to ordinary products! If we're going to do it, we'll create the highest-end brands and earn substantial profits to support our domestic plans."
He envisioned the details: "We can first open a batch of 'Lin's Premium Life Supermarkets' in the core business districts of Hong Kong, such as Central, Tsim Sha Tsui, and Causeway Bay, specializing in our top-quality grains, oils, vegetables, premium meats, and high-end groceries. We can gradually build a golden reputation and brand effect with impeccable quality, and then use this as a benchmark to radiate exports to the wealthy class throughout Southeast Asia."
He even thought of the mountains of sorghum in his spatial storage: "Let's register another brand, 'Lin's Brewing House.' With so much high-quality sorghum in the space, wouldn't it be a waste not to eat it? Perfect for brewing wine!" Although their ancestors left behind a method for brewing spirit wine, that stuff increases the cultivation level of even Qi Refining cultivators; for ordinary people, a single sip is like undergoing a marrow cleansing and body-renewing process—it's too shocking and must never be allowed to leak out. He immediately used the mark to have Lin San notify members of the black market network across the country: "Extensively collect folk medical books, prescriptions, and… especially various lost or traditional folk brewing recipes! You can exchange them for grains—fine grains, meat, anything! The specific exchange rate is up to you to determine based on local conditions and the value of the recipes."
With this order, he believed he could gather a large number of precious legacies that embody the wisdom of the people.
After outlining all the industry blueprints, Lin Yan began to think about the most crucial issue—total grain production.
Based on his vague historical knowledge from his previous life, he roughly estimated that in order to weather the catastrophe and prevent the vast majority of people from starving to death, at least nearly 100 million tons of grain would be needed. This was a daunting astronomical figure.
He summoned Xiao Qi to his side. The little guy transformed into a golden ray of light and rushed into his arms, tilting his head back and asking proudly, "Brother, did you finally miss me?"
Lin Yan was both amused and exasperated by its increasingly anthropomorphic personality. He could only cough and say seriously, "I have something important to discuss with you."
Upon hearing that it was a serious matter, Xiaoqi immediately stopped playing around and became serious, squatting on the desk with an air of "I am very reliable".
"Xiao Qi, how many acres of land do we have in our space farm for growing staple crops?" Lin Yan asked first.
Xiaoqi answered without hesitation: "Brother, there are currently 188 million mu of land in ordinary farm areas used for rotating various staple crops. The time flow rate is 150 times."
"What is the current yield per mu? Rice, wheat, potatoes, and sweet potatoes are listed separately, using kilograms as the unit." Lin Yan specifically emphasized to avoid confusion between "jin" and "kilogram".
Xiao Qi tilted her head, her eyes flashing with data, and smoothly reported: "In ordinary areas, the yield of wheat is about 1364 jin per mu, which is 682 kilograms; the yield of rice is about 1200 jin per mu, which is about 600 kilograms; the yield of potatoes is about 10000 kilograms per mu; and the yield of sweet potatoes is about 15000 kilograms per mu."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yan, even though he was somewhat prepared, was still shocked by the astonishing yield! This yield far exceeded his understanding of modern agriculture from his previous life! He vaguely remembered data from 2024: the average yield per mu (a Chinese unit of area, approximately 0.067 hectares) in China was about 480 kilograms, rice about 500 kilograms, potatoes about 2500-3500 kilograms, and sweet potatoes about 2500-4000 kilograms. Yet, in his ordinary space, using only mountain spring water and without any spiritual spring water for irrigation, the yield completely surpassed that of modern technological agriculture, especially for tuber crops, where the advantage was enormous!
He specifically inquired about the production volume of the special supply area, and the figure Xiao Qi reported made him gasp – it was ridiculously high. However, he immediately abandoned the idea of releasing it into the market; that would be too shocking, and possessing such a treasure would be a crime.
Xiao Qi explained, "Brother, although they didn't directly irrigate with spiritual spring water, the puppets used magic to deeply till the spiritual soil and nourish its energy while cultivating. They also combined the spiritual energy overflowing from the space with the mountain spring water to cast the 'Cloud and Rain Technique' for irrigation. Most importantly, there are faint spiritual veins throughout the entire space constantly radiating spiritual energy. These crops are immersed in this optimized environment day and night, so naturally they grow exceptionally well!"
Lin Yan suddenly realized that it was as if these crops had always lived in a super-oxygen-rich, nutrient-rich environment with an extremely optimized growth cycle; it would be difficult for them not to grow well. The advantages of magical agriculture were indeed enormous.
"How much of each type of coarse grain (potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn) and refined grain (wheat, rice) is currently in stock in the warehouse?" This is the most crucial question.
Xiao Qi immediately flew to the warehouse area to quickly take inventory, and soon flew back to report: "Brother, there are currently more than 900 million tons of potatoes in stock, more than 1300 million tons of sweet potatoes, and relatively less corn, about 200 million tons. As for refined grains, there are 62 tons of wheat and about 54 tons of rice."
Hearing that sweet potatoes were the most abundant crop, Lin Yan frowned slightly. Although sweet potatoes are extremely high-yielding and filling, eating too many can cause heartburn, and their taste is far less diverse than potatoes, so they are not suitable as a staple food.
He immediately made a strategic adjustment: "Xiao Qi, spread the word: from now on, stop large-scale monoculture of sweet potatoes. For newly reopened land, and for subsequent crop rotations, prioritize replanting potatoes and corn!"
"How many acres of land can be allocated specifically for growing potatoes?" Lin Yan needed precise data.
Xiaoqi quickly calculated with her hands: "Brother, if we suspend most sweet potato planting, we can free up about 126 million mu of land for potato planting in the near future."
"Alright! Let's plant potatoes! At the current flow rate of 150 times, we can harvest one round a day, which means..." Lin Yan did some mental calculations, "...126 million mu (66,667 hectares) of potatoes per day at 10000 kg/mu = 12.6 million kilograms, or 12.6 million tons!"
12.6 million tons a day! This number made Lin Yan feel dizzy. At this terrifying rate, gathering 100 million tons of grain to deal with the crisis didn't seem so far-fetched!
He was very satisfied with the production capacity and instructed, "Next, we can use a crop rotation pattern of 'planting potatoes for one week, then corn for one week, and occasionally planting sweet potatoes once or twice to supplement diversity.' This will prevent the soil from being depleted of a single element too quickly, and will also supplement feed grains and adjust the flavor. Don't stop planting rice and wheat; just maintain the current planting area. The key is potatoes and corn!"
"Understood! Brother! I guarantee I'll complete the mission!" Little Seven excitedly accepted the order and left. It seemed to already see an even larger and more vibrant farm, and mountains of grain filling countless warehouses!
Looking at this small world that belonged to him, Lin Yan felt an unprecedented sense of confidence. With this near-limitless super logistics and production base, his blueprint for a business empire and his desire to save as many people as possible finally had a truly solid and reliable foundation.