1983 Small Island, Starting From a Large Farmer

 The ceremony of presenting shrimp seedlings by the Fisheries Research Institute was very big, and not only county leaders participated.

Even reporters from Rongcheng Daily and provincial TV stations came to report on it.

 There were many people at the ceremony, and there was a long banner behind the podium.

 【Rongcheng Fisheries Research Institute Breeding Center donates shrimp seedlings to help the development of the shrimp industry】

Although Li Duoyu donated the shrimp seedlings to the Fisheries Research Institute, the person in charge of "seedlings" in the institute now is not director Zhang Qingyun, but the nursery center.

  It can be said that this is the second time that the institute’s nursery center has “separated”.

The year before last, the second generation from the north, Lin Yi, also did this. When he took over, he wanted to take over the entire nursery center as his own, and he had the final say on all pricing.

Essentially, he just wanted to make money, and he didn't care about the life and death of local farmers. Because the food looked too ugly, he was scolded by the boss and ran away with his tail between his legs.

 After learning the lessons from the last time, this time the nursery center is separated in name and in terms of funding.

But it is not completely detached. Although Zhao Jialu is the director of the nursery center, some larger decisions still have to be made under the guidance of the Fisheries Research Institute, and some things still need the signature of Director Zhang Qingyun.

At this seedling donation ceremony, many shrimp farmers came to the entire Rongcheng City, and each household was allocated two to three million shrimp seedlings.

There were many shrimp farmers present, smiling so happily. At this time in previous years, if they wanted shrimp seedlings, they would have to drive boats and fish at the estuary.

Not only is it time-consuming and labor-intensive, the results are not ideal yet. I didn’t expect that I would be able to get so many shrimp seedlings this year without spending any money.

 A shrimp farmer asked with a smile on his face: "Why is Director Li not here? We still have many farming issues and we want to ask him for advice."

 Zhang Qingyun said with a smile:

“Director Li has been busy recently. If you have any questions, you can ask our office’s section chief Chen Dongqing, who is the breeding consultant of Minlong Company.

Don't bother Director Li anymore, otherwise you'll bore him with questions and you might be charged. "

Hearing this, everyone burst into laughter, but everyone who engages in breeding in Rongcheng knows it very well.

“Don’t dare ask Director Li, we don’t have 30,000 yuan.”

Li Duoyu previously treated eels from the Haixin Eel Factory and killed them for 30,000 yuan.

After the shrimp donation ceremony, Zhao Jialu had a meal with the local leaders. During the event, he really hoped to see Li Duoyu at the venue.

 But he knew very well that it was impossible for Li Duoyu to come, even though the shrimp fry were sent by Minlong Company.

 But this time the reports tried to downplay the existence of Minlong and focused on the nursery center he was in charge of.

Zhao Jialu did not expect that this good brother would give him such a big gift less than a month after he took office.

 Since taking over the nursery center, Zhao Jialu has learned a lot about grassroots matters.

　　I am always busy every day.

Unlike those who sit in the office, they only need to cross their legs and sign for approval.

And the nursery center is still a highly technical department. Although he is also from the Fisheries Bureau, he really doesn’t know much about this area.

 In the past, I almost didn’t need to learn new knowledge, but now I am as tired as a dog every day. I used to have a sense of ritual when eating, and I always wanted to go out to a restaurant.

Now we are just like the employees of the nursery, holding an aluminum box, finding a random step, sitting down and eating directly.

 The biggest change is that she used to be fair and fair, but within a month, she was tanned even darker than Li Duoyu.

And next, there is still a tough battle to fight, and that is the issue of kelp seedlings, which have already started charging this year.

How to set the price is a problem. Now Director Zhang doesn’t dare to make a decision and asked him to ask Li Duoyu privately.

In a large room of more than 80 square meters in the dormitory of a government unit in Rongcheng, a woman wearing a printed shirt held a newspaper and said: "Old Zhao, we are quite powerful in our A Road. We have only been here for a month and we have done it." Such a big thing comes out.”

An old man who was playing with a baby on the bed with a rattle said disdainfully: "He has a lot of abilities. He can be in the newspaper, and it's not because of that Li Duoyu who helped him."

"You can't say a few nice words. When I came back a few days ago, I didn't notice that you were dark and thin. You must have suffered a lot there."

　　Although the uncle’s tone was unpleasant, looking at the child’s face, he always smiled.

“I don’t know who it is, but I always wanted to live on Dandan Island before. I have never experienced hardship, and I really think the seaside is good. Just this wind can blow me out of my head in three days.”

 The woman finally couldn't bear it anymore:

"How can you do this? You can't just ignore your son when you have a grandson. He is your grandson, so Zhao Jialu is not your son, right?"

"He chose his own path. If he can't bear the hardship, he might as well come back and continue to eat and wait to die."

 “How come you are becoming more and more mean when you speak?”

"Speaking of which, this child has not been favored by you. Since he is already at the grassroots level, you should not hold it anymore. You can't let people laugh at it. Let's talk about the cadres from the city who don't touch the spring water. "

“Old Zhao, you just want to follow me, don’t you?”

In an office in Rongcheng Courtyard, after reading today’s newspaper, the leader couldn’t help but say:

“This kid still has some brains, and he also knows that he needs to distance himself from the nursery center.”

"However, this matter is still too high-profile. If he helps the boy from the Zhao family like this, he may get angry. Let them be more careful in the future and be careful not to be accused of forming a clique."

Secretary Huang said with a smile: "I don't think this is necessary. Both of them are on the right path, and they are not evil. They form cliques just to prevent themselves from being bullied. I still agree with this."

The leader frowned slightly: "I find that you really take care of them too much. Our city catches a lot of people who are better than them. Why don't you mention them?"

“I’ve mentioned it many times to Lin Akuan from the sugar factory and Chen Youyi from Sharp Sansha Fishery Cannery. I’ve said it many times, mainly because you’re not interested.”

 The leader knocked on the table: "So, it's my problem?"

“No, it’s my problem. By the way, Chairman Ou called me today. They may bring an investment delegation here in the second half of the year.”

“This is very good. Let’s try to sign more projects this year.”

Huang Qingfeng continued: "President Ou, he complained to me on the phone today, saying that the number of eels exported to him is too small, and he hopes to provide more this year."

“Isn’t this simple? Let that kid Li Duoyu raise more.”

Huang Qingfeng continued: "It seems that you told him about shrimp farming last time, and now he is focusing on it wholeheartedly. By now, his shrimp farm should have invested millions."

"This guy is so rich. It seems that he is not a millionaire for nothing."

Huang Qingfeng said: "There is also the 600,000 you gave him as a loan."

The leader then said: "If you have time, please find a time to go and inspect it. This guy has suddenly made the factory so big. Let's see if there is anything we can help with."

“Leader, why don’t you go with us?”

The leader said disgustedly: "It's just because I attended that kid's opening ceremony. Now every opening ceremony in the province wants me to go, and I go too often. Even if this kid succeeds in the future, everyone's evaluation of him will be different." It’s probably not too high, we have to know how to avoid suspicion.”

“I understand, it seems that the eels have been eaten. How about I ask him to bring more?”

"No need for this. I ate too much in the past few days and I feel a little tired. It's OK to eat it occasionally, but it's too greasy if you eat it regularly." This time, Li Duoyu gave away shrimp fry, and Li Duoyu didn't count the number of shrimps. How many will go out, roughly 20 to 30 million.

Looking at the numerical value alone, it seems like a lot, but in fact it’s really not that much.

If we look at it according to the standards of the previous life, these seedlings of his are real "cannon seedlings."

 The meaning of Tupao is that it is the seedlings produced by local shrimps without any experiments.

This kind of seedling is a bit like a three-no product. Once sold, it has nothing to do with the person who sells the seedling.

 He will not give you any guarantees, and in the subsequent breeding process, anything can happen.

 At its cheapest time, ten thousand tails only cost 20 yuan. As long as you don’t mind the smell, you can even buy them back for cooking.

 As for the seedlings presented by Li Duoyu, they all came from the seedling ponds of shrimp farms that performed poorly.

 After all, all the good things were taken away by Li Duoyu. Although he gave away 20 to 30 million tails, he still had almost 30 million tails left.

 The main reason is that the shrimp seedlings grow too fast, and it is impossible not to send them. As the shrimp seedlings grow bigger and bigger, the nursery base of Qixing Bay can no longer raise so many shrimp seedlings.

 At the beginning, Li Duoyu did think about selling the seedlings, but if he sold the seedlings, he would have to bear the responsibility.

If this batch of seedlings does not perform well, these shrimp farmers will be cheated. Li Duoyu does not want to be put in a sack one day while walking on the road.

In the past, there was such a thing. A large shrimp farmer in the town bought "bad seedlings". As a result, after only one and a half months of raising them, all the shrimps turned white and had to be drained into the pond for disposal.

After the incident, the big shrimp farmer harassed the shrimp seller every day and demanded compensation for the losses. It is said that the two of them were even beaten until they were sent to a detention center.

Li Duoyu couldn't guarantee whether these shrimp fry were good or not. If he sold them for money, he wouldn't be able to sell them for much. Instead, he would make himself look embarrassed.

Zhao Jialu had helped him so much before, so he might as well do it as a favor. Anyway, it was free. Even if these shrimp farmers didn't raise shrimp, they wouldn't come to him for trouble.

 After clearing out some of the shrimps, the nursery pond will be much empty, and Li Duoyu can continue to raise shrimps in the nursery pond.

 Since he uses a shrimp-crab polyculture method, he has to survive in a pond with blue crabs.

Li Duoyu must raise the shrimp to 2.5 centimeters before it can enter the pond. Otherwise, if it is too small, it will really become the ration of blue crabs after entering the pond.

At this moment, the second brother Li Yaoguo came over with a frown on his face, holding several account books in his hand.

 “We might be out of money.”

Li Duoyu was stunned for a moment and asked: "Then how much money do we have left?"

 “Almost, there are only more than 40,000 like this.”

 After hearing this, Li Duoyu also frowned. If you are right, he has earned a lot during this time.

Li Yaoguo then took out several account books and put them in front of Li Duoyu: "I have written down every income and expenditure for you. You can take a look."

Li Yaoguo took out a few more thin ledgers and said, "I've done separate accounting for the kelp fields, eel factories and shrimp farms in the past two days."

Li Duoyu looked at the thick account books in front of him, but he still read them patiently.

 The purpose of each income and expenditure above is written in great detail.

Li Duoyu is still clear about the income aspect, but mainly the expenditure aspect, which is too much and too complicated.

 After Li Duoyu looked at part of the account books, he found that all the money was spent on infrastructure construction.

 The construction cost of the main building of the shrimp farm: 157,709 yuan.

  Feed factory building: 83,029 yuan.

 Laboratory building: 95,000 yuan.

  Accommodation building: 20,423 yuan.

  Shrimp farm fence: 22,951 yuan.

 Five water pumping stations: 82,349 yuan.

 Four hundred acres of shrimp pond, pond dredging cost: 78,010 yuan.

There are also various odds and ends, such as pipeline paving, temporary docks, passenger ship fees, food expenses, etc.

Taken together, it costs almost half a million yuan.

Li Duoyu knows that infrastructure construction costs a lot of money, but the money comes in lump sums. When he signed the contract, he really didn’t feel it. But now when he counts it together, he realizes that it is really a lot.

After seeing Li Duoyu read it, Li Yaoguo continued: "We at Minlong, including Dad's side, now have a total of 45 employees."

"If transportation and food expenses are included, the average cost per employee is 66 yuan. We have to spend nearly 3,000 yuan on salary alone every month. This does not include your three who are just coming. researcher."

Hearing this, Li Duoyu finally breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, he finally understood why foreigners and overseas Chinese were rushing to return to China to invest at this time.

This labor is really cheap!

 But then, Li Yaoguo poured cold water on him:

"We have no problem with wages, but the feed money needed for breeding will be a big expense. We need to buy a lot of trash fish to make fishmeal, and also buy a lot of thin-shelled melon seeds. Every month It’s at least 7,000 yuan, and the electricity bill will be huge. The shrimp farm uses electricity 24 hours a day. With just 40,000 yuan, it won’t last for a few months.”

Li Duoyu frowned and said, "That shouldn't be the case. Didn't we sell 50,000 grilled eels some time ago? Where did the money go?"

Li Yaoguo pointed to one of the account books and said: "All the money has been taken into account. The total cost of the research equipment needed for your laboratory building is about 80,000."

"A few days ago, you paid more than 10,000 yuan as the final payment for five iron boats, and we also spent more than 3,000 yuan on the green crab seedlings."

“Haixin transported the equipment a week ago, and a lot of the equipment was broken. The maintenance fee, installation fee, and the construction cost of the small cold storage cost nearly 20,000 yuan.”

Li Duoyu's head was buzzing, and he finally understood that when his boss listened to their work reports, he always looked unhappy every time he talked about project costs.

Li Duoyu sighed. Unexpectedly, three years after starting his business, he would become in debt again.

“Second brother, if you spend money too fast in the future, you have to tell me.”

Li Yaoguo looked helpless: "I have told you more than once, you were not in a hurry before."

 To be honest, Li Duoyu is really not in a hurry. He would only be anxious if he had too much cash in his hand.

If you are right, the dual-track parallel system will explode next year. By then, the value of money will have depreciated drastically, so it is best to replace it with assets and various equipment and materials as soon as possible.

 But we can’t live without cash. As a millionaire, we still have to show some respect.

 We can’t tell everyone that in two months we won’t be able to pay wages.

 Li Duoyu now regrets asking for Haixin's broken equipment. He should have asked them for money directly if he had known earlier. "

 Li Duoyu found that he was troubled by the false reputation of this "millionaire". He suddenly didn't like the female reporter now.

 It was Lu Xiaoyu who promoted him step by step. He just needs to be an outstanding young entrepreneur.

The false reputation of a millionaire makes everyone think that he is very rich. If people knew that he was a millionaire, they would probably laugh to death. (End of chapter)