As Li Long walked back, he thought about what Master Wang had said.
National policy now encouraged everyone to get rich. Starting with allowing people to set up stalls and sell things, restrictions on private businesses would gradually be relaxed. He vaguely remembered that the first registered private business had already opened in the South, but here in the northwest, that would still take some time.
Still, by the summer after the New Year, it would definitely be possible. Li Long felt he could give it a try then. Of course, he would need to find and train managers and technical staff. He could not do those jobs himself.
The next day, Li Long returned to the repair shop and saw three handheld Precision Seeders sitting there. They had been made to his specifications, and there were basically no problems, except that some of the materials, such as the steel tubing, were a little rusty, and the springs were secondhand too.
But having them at all was good enough. This was not the future, after all. In the future, people making mechanical equipment could find practically every component they needed with an online search. Even making something by hand was no problem.
Right now, though, all kinds of supplies were scarce. Having secondhand substitutes was already pretty good.
"Look, this pin underneath adjusts how many seeds drop. Lift this handle here, and the seeds go into the soil. I specially ground this pointed cone, so it goes into the ground nice and easy. When you're done, just press down with your foot or lever this thing sideways, and the soil covers the seeds. It really is convenient."
Master Wang explained it to Li Long. Though he did not do much farming, he thought the thing looked pretty good.
They tried