Franchise God - Chapter 59



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Franchise God Episode 059

Chapter 13: This is what you need to do to farm (3)

Jeong Seo-hee understood why Ha Su-young did not want to get involved in difficult management issues.

But on the other hand, I also wanted Ha Su-young to actively present a vision.

It was said that Ha Soo-young was the one who originally conceived of the Hwangbi Mushroom Ramen. Jeon Seong-yeol also had the same idea.

‘To be honest, the former president is not the type of CEO of a large corporation.’

I’m sorry to say this, but it is true.

And the parties involved are well aware of this. It is clear that their capabilities as managers are limited.

“It’s a corporate bond issuance… ”

“I think that’s safer than a bank loan. Or, try asking the bank for a loan, but ask if the repayment period is more than 4 years.”

Ha Soo-young shrugged her shoulders as if there was nothing to see.

“Are you sure you’re only going to focus on products with a maturity date of 2 years or less? But you’re going to drastically lower the interest rate.”

“Why do you think so?”

“In less than two months, we sold 100 million packages of ramen. The ramen market is worth 2 trillion 147.4 billion won, and it’s obvious that we’ll easily take over half next year. There are probably quite a few large companies that are already eyeing us. It doesn’t have to be in the food industry.”

“Well, that makes sense. Okay, then I’ll proceed with that part as I understand it.”

“You don’t have to go back twice, so build a very large factory considering the amount of products you will sell overseas later. And be sure to keep future expansion in mind.”

“Don’t do that.”

“You really shouldn’t ask me any more questions. My head is about to burst just thinking about how to improve the way I grow mushrooms.”

“By the way, what happened to using airplanes for mushroom farming?”

Jeong Seo-hee was surprised by those words and looked at Ha Su-yeong.

“You use airplanes for farming?”

“yes.”

“What would you use an airplane for on that small mountain? If it flew for just one second, it would probably just pass right through the mountain.”

“Hey, airplanes are essential to modern farming. Who sprays pesticides on wheeled machines these days? They do it by airplane.”

“That’s America. At least our country isn’t like that.”

“Vice President Jeong, I actually don’t know what President Ha is thinking when he does that.”

When the two executives expressed their doubts, Ha Soo-young shrugged his shoulders.

“Then, you two, would you like to see it for yourself?”

* * *

Ha Su-yeong returned to Seoraksan with the two of them.

I opened the pedestrian gate next to the main gate, entered the mountain, and climbed the steep path.

Jeong Seo-hee changed into comfortable sneakers and followed them to the mansion at the foot of the mountain.

“Is this your first time here, Vice President?”

“Yes, this is my first time here since Grandma sold it. You’ve set up the barbed wire this wide.”

“It’s for theft prevention.”

“It must have cost quite a bit.”

“But you get your money’s worth.”

The three climbed the mountain while chatting about this and that.

Jeong Seo-hee exclaimed in admiration as she looked at the mushroom farm built on the side of a mountain.

The field was empty after harvesting, but the 200-meter by 200-meter area gave off quite a sense of exhilaration.

“But how can you fly an airplane here? I don’t see anything that looks like an airplane.”

“Just wait.”

Ha Soo-young opened the tightly locked container door and diligently took something out from inside.

It was two black drones.

“Isn’t that a drone?”

“When you say airplane, you mean a drone?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Ha Soo-young smiled brightly and showed the drone to the two.

The drone was quite large. It was almost as big as a standard desktop computer.

Because of its large size, its wings were also quite large. No matter how you looked at it, it wasn’t a hobby drone.

“It’s huge. Where did this come from? No matter how I look at it, it doesn’t look like an ordinary drone.”

“This is professional equipment. There isn’t a single one in our country, and it was purchased directly from the United States. One of these costs over 1 billion won.”

“A billion?”

“Hey, usually agricultural machines cost in the hundreds of millions. You shouldn’t be so surprised by just 1 billion.”

“Well, that’s a large piece of equipment, so let’s say that, but isn’t this a drone anyway? This little thing costs 1 billion?”

“You said it was huge earlier.”

“That’s a huge drone, you know.”

Ha Su-yeong turned the drone over to show the water tank mounted underneath. On the left and right of the tank, there were several fountains that could spray water.

“We’ll put the spores in a tank here and spread them on the field.”

“Does this drone have such a function? Is it an agricultural drone?”

“That’s impossible. I modified it. I even made and installed the water tank.”

Jeong Seo-hee looked at it curiously and asked.

“In order to spray spores, there needs to be precise control functions such as opening and closing the nozzle or adjusting the pressure, right?”

“I made that too and put it on.”

“……Huh? Really?”

“I’ve been trying to code for the first time in a while, so I’ve been digging through old memories. It’s been so long since I last coded that I almost forgot everything, but as I kept doing it, I started remembering things.”

“……Do you know how to program?”

“This is just a drop in the bucket compared to building a control module for the entry process into space. It’s just like controlling the orbit of a space station.”

Jeong Seo-hee was confused as to whether he was joking or being serious.

If you look at the content, it’s a joke, but if you look at the expression, it doesn’t seem like a joke.

‘The drone’s water spray control function is on the same level as controlling the space station’s orbit?’

“Well, they say seeing is believing. Would you like to see it?”

Ha Soo-young took something out of the container and installed it quickly.

It looked like some kind of makeshift hangar for a drone.

Next to the hangar, another openable water tank was installed, and electronic components could be seen attached to the back of the tank as well.

“Do you see the solar panels up there?”

When Ha Soo-young pointed to the top of the container, the two looked in that direction.

As he said, there were solar panels installed on top of the container.

“This hangar is for drones. Inside, there are batteries and automatic charging devices installed, so the drones can charge themselves. The power is supplied and stored through those battery panels. Oh, and this water tank is the same.”

The two of them had no idea what was going on.

When on earth did you buy and install all this stuff?

Seongryeol Jeon, who was looking through the equipment here and there, spoke gropingly.

“This doesn’t look like something that’s sold commercially…….”

“Of course, I bought the parts, modified them, and made everything myself. It was romantic to tie up a spray can and spray it myself, but I can’t live forever being immersed in romance, right? We need to pursue automation and mass production.”

“…….”

Jeon Seong-ryeol’s mind went blank.

You made this yourself? Didn’t you buy it somewhere and install it?

“Okay, please step back.”

Jeon Seong-ryeol and Jeong Seo-hee quickly stepped back.

Ha Su-yeong, who had kept a suitable distance, took out her smartphone and launched the app.

“What are you doing now?”

“Oh, it’s an integrated control app that manages these.”

“Surely not that too?”

“I made it.”

“…….”

“Now, we live in an era where even farming is done with smartphones. We need to move with the times.”

The two were confused about what they were seeing.

If I had come to the mountain and there was a light plane, it would have been less confusing.

Ha Su-young ran the app and started operating the drone.

The drone soared into the air and landed gently on top of a large water tank mounted on the side of the hangar.

As the water tank’s hatch opened, a spout extended from the tank mounted on the drone and soon began to suck up the liquid contained in the water tank.

“What is that liquid?”

“It’s the spores of the golden umbrella mushroom mixed with water. In other words, it can be called the mushroom seed.”

“I’ve never heard of growing golden umbrella mushrooms that way.”

Jeong Seo-hee also knows well the growth process of the golden umbrella mushroom. She also knows how humans cultivate it.

But this was knowledge that did not match anything she knew.

“It’s a trade secret. That’s why I don’t patent it.”

“…….”

“Of course, even if someone steals that liquid and analyzes it, they won’t be able to make an identical product. There is a secret recipe that goes into making that liquid.”

There is no need to add an explanation that it is an elixir.

The drone, which had finished injecting liquid, slowly rose and turned toward the field.

Jeong Seo-hee said as if she had suddenly remembered something.

“But what if a universal drone flight ban is enacted later? Right now, it’s okay as long as it’s not in places like airports or roads, but…”

“It’s okay. It won’t fly more than two meters.”

“Oh, I see.”

“There’s no need to fly so high.”

Literally, the drone flew at a height similar to human eye level and began spraying liquid from its tank onto the field.

“That drone is equipped with location sensors and modules so it remembers where and how far it has sprayed spores. So when the tank is empty….”

Soon, when the tank was empty, the drone returned to the large water tank, and as if it had been waiting, the tank door opened, the spout extended, sucked up the liquid, and the drone flew back to the point where the spraying stopped.

“We come back like that, fill the tank, and resume spraying from where we left off.”

“…….”

“…….”

Jeon Seong-ryeol and Jeong Seo-hee couldn’t open their mouths.

It felt like I was watching some kind of magic show.

The drone flew back and forth as if it were alive, spraying liquid from a large tank onto every farm without leaving a trace.

It took less than 30 minutes for one drone to spray spores across a 200 square meter field.

“Voila, the spore spreading is done. Now all we have to do is wait for the mushrooms to grow. Easy, right?”

“Mr. Ha, when on earth did you come up with something like this… No, what on earth can’t you do?”

“Hey, Mr. Ha, have you ever studied robotics?”

“I learned a lot of things in my younger days. There are a lot of things I’ve forgotten, but if I study a little, I’ll remember them again soon.”

“……How much study do you have to do to acquire this level of dexterity?”

“That’s different for everyone.”

Jeong Seo-hee looked at Ha Su-yeong, overcome with strange emotions.

The way he waved his hand as if it was nothing gave me a strong feeling.

“I wanted to farm while keeping the romance alive, but I was worried that I would never be able to achieve my dream, so I had no choice but to upgrade my farming style a little. Don’t worry. I won’t go any further than this.”

“…Can things get any better here?”

“There is nothing you can’t do if you try.”

Ha Soo-young winked at the two.

“Of course, this is a secret that only the two of you should know. It’s originally a corporate secret, but since you two are part of the community and share the same shareholders, I told you. Got it?”

“Don’t worry.”

Jeon Seong-ryeol watched in awe as the drone, which had completed its work, entered the hangar to recharge.

The image of a robot vacuum cleaner returning to its power plug to recharge after finishing its work came to mind.

“Well done. This is the level of skill required to farm in today’s world.”

“Yes, you should be able to do this much.”