Professor Gu's daily life in the countryside after his rebirth

Chapter 124 Negotiation

After Zhu Changzhi gave the exact information, Gu Zhan and Zhao Baogen hurried back to Shanghe Village and improved the plan overnight.

At noon the next day, Gu Zhan arrived at the Xia County Guesthouse as agreed with Sun Yuan.

This time, it was Gu Zhan and Zhao Baogen who went.

Because the previous issues were not discussed, Zhao Baogen is now somewhat nervous.

Just as Gu Zhan reached out to knock on the door, Zhao Baogen stopped him and asked nervously, "Boy, is there any big problem this time?"

Gu Zhan raised the corner of his lips slightly and comforted Zhao Baogen, "Uncle Zhao, don't worry, it will work out in all likelihood."

"Oh, good! Good! It would be great if it could be accomplished." Zhao Baogen nodded repeatedly.

The next moment, Gu Zhan knocked on the door of Sun Yuan's room.

Hearing the knock on the door, Guo Zhida and Sun Yuan looked at each other and rushed to the door to open it.

"Dean Sun, Team Leader Guo, hello."

Zhao Baogen and Gu Zhan greeted the two of them.

"Captain Zhao, Comrade Xiao Gu, please come in quickly." Sun Yuan also stood up and invited the two in.

After a few pleasantries, Gu Zhansheng got straight to the point and talked about the cows: "President Sun, Team Leader Guo, we were inconsiderate before and indeed overlooked the current predicament of our Agricultural Science Academy. I hope you two don't mind."

Seeing Gu Zhan's sincerity, Guo Zhida's previous unhappiness disappeared, and he continued with Gu Zhan's words, "Comrade Gu, stop joking."

Seeing that the atmosphere was about the same, Gu Zhan explained the purpose of his visit today: "We are here today to continue discussing with you two about the introduction of the "Anhe No. 1" scalper."

Sun Yuan and Guo Zhida naturally knew why Gu Zhan came. They nodded and waited for Gu Zhan to continue.

"That's right. The previous plan had many unreasonable aspects. We carefully reviewed it after returning. Now, based on the concept of win-win cooperation between both parties, we have made a new plan."

"Win-win cooperation?" Sun Yuan immediately became interested when he heard this new word. He intuitively felt that the conditions proposed by Gu Zhan this time would definitely satisfy them.

Seeing the inquiring look in Sun Yuan's eyes, Gu Zhan continued, "To be honest, our Xia County government has granted us a grant to support Shanghe Village in introducing the 'Anhe No. 1' cattle. We can now pay for half of the cattle."

When Gu Zhan said this, Zhao Baogen clenched his hands nervously, and his palms were full of fine beads of sweat.

Gu Zhan finished speaking to himself, glanced at the expressions on Sun Yuan and Guo Zhida's faces, and continued, "The terms we can offer now are that we pay half of the cattle purchase price in one lump sum, and the other half will be repaid in full over three years."

"These three years are not the three years after we became profitable, right?" Guo Zhida asked with lingering fear.

Gu Zhan smiled and said, "Of course not. We were indeed too careless before."

This time, the conditions offered by Gu Zhan were acceptable to them. Being able to recover half of the money for the cattle was enough for him to start research on the subsequent improvement of the 'Anhe No. 1' cattle.

From a certain perspective, it has reached an ideal state.

Before considering coming to Xia County, they had also discussed with other places, but the conditions offered by the other party were not satisfactory, which resulted in the promotion of the "Anhe No. 1" yellow cattle being delayed again and again, and there has been no substantial progress so far.

Judging from the conditions offered now, it seems that the one offered by Xia County is the most reasonable.

A gleam of light flashed in Guo Zhida's eyes, and he glanced at Sun Yuan secretly.

Gu Zhan saw all of this and continued, "But we also have a request."

"Oh? What are your requirements? Tell me." Sun Yuan asked.

"As you know, there are still certain risks in our large-scale breeding and reproduction. Therefore, our provincial research institute needs technical personnel stationed in Shanghe Village to provide us with guidance. Of course, our previous promise to provide you with the data you need for your research still stands."

"Well, this condition can satisfy you." Sun Yuan nodded.

If they wanted to continue improving the 'Anhe No. 1' cattle, they would have to conduct research in Shanghe Village. Now that it just fits with the requirements raised by Gu Zhan, how could Sun Yuan and Guo Zhida refuse?

"Okay, there's no problem with that."

"Okay, then it's settled. When do we sign the agreement?"

"It would be best if it were within the next few days. We still need to go back to the research institute."

"Okay, let's go back and prepare."

After coming out of the guesthouse, Zhao Baogen finally breathed a sigh of relief. He asked Gu Zhan with a bit of doubt: "Is it done?"

Gu Zhan smiled gloomily and nodded: "Yes, Uncle Zhao, we have a deal."

"Gu kid, should we start choosing a location to build a cowshed next?"

"Yes, Uncle Zhao."

"Then where in the village is the best place to build a cowshed?"

Gu Zhan had actually already thought of the location of the cowshed. After thinking about it, he told them his choice of location and the reasons behind it.

"Uncle Zhao, I suggest the large pastureland at the foot of the mountain near our village. Although the cattle farm will only have fifty cows initially, we'll definitely need to expand in the future. That piece of land is enough for our subsequent development plans, and it's also far away from water sources. One cow might not have much impact on the environment, but if there are too many, their excrement will contaminate drinking water sources."

Zhao Baogen pondered for a moment and said, "If we occupy that pasture, our fodder supply will become a problem."

The grass grown on the large pasture at the foot of the mountain is the food for the village's oxen. If that land is occupied, it may be difficult to find a more suitable pasture for a while.

Zhao Baogen's words made Gu Zhan suddenly realize that for people of this era, there is no concept of specialization.

Although it is a collective work in the village, people's thinking is still stuck in the stage of small peasant economy. They tend to work alone and have no concept of upstream and downstream cooperation in the industry.

Gu Zhan felt that he should explain and popularize the entire cattle farm management philosophy to everyone.

"Uncle Zhao, you don't have to worry about that. The forage problem is easy to solve. First, we can use alfalfa as a substitute for forage in the summer and autumn. Alfalfa has low soil requirements and can be grown in the corners of the brigade, or on mountainous land with poor terrain that can't be used for growing crops. As for the forage gap in winter and spring, we can use corn stalks as a substitute."

"Is this possible?"

Gu Zhan smiled and said, "This is based on the premise of self-sufficiency, but if we can't be self-sufficient, there's no need to worry. Uncle Zhao, think about it, how many idle corn stalks do the production teams around us have?"

"This... is a large amount, but can they give it to us?"

"What if we trade cow dung with them? The last thing we lack is cow dung, but other villages don't have much of it."

Gu Zhan actually wanted to make cow dung into organic fertilizer at the beginning, but the conditions were not yet mature and there was no corresponding mechanical equipment. Fifty cows were too few and there was not enough cow dung, so he thought it might be possible to use it directly.

Zhao Baogen was silent. These days, cow dung is a good fertilizer for the soil and can greatly improve the crop yield.

"That's a good idea you mentioned. Let's discuss it with the two production brigades of Xiahe Village and Nanhe Village in the next few days to see if it can be accomplished."

"It should be so, Uncle Zhao."