Chapter 607: The Rise of the National Eel
In response to questions, Lu Yiming explained: "I set up the eel industry alliance because I hope that Taishan people can advance and retreat together. After all, if the industry wants to develop, there is no future for it to fight alone. Only by working together can we carve out a path in the turbulent market."
Some people questioned, "I've been to Shunde, where they use bloodworms to raise eels. Why do we have to spend money to develop new feed? Moreover, the process of feeding with bloodworm feed is so complicated. The bloodworms are kept in running water for a day and then rinsed and washed. The bloodworms need to be pressed and crawled, and water circulation breeding technology is also required. The cost will be very high. Can our eels still be competitive?"
Obviously, this person had listened very carefully and remembered everything Lu Yiming said. From a business perspective, there is no doubt that the more money is spent in the production process, the higher the final price of the product will be, and the competitiveness among similar products will decline.
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "I think it's better to leave this kind of professional question to Professor Jiang Weichen from Ocean University. He has done a lot of research in aquaculture."
Jiang Weichen came to the stage. As a scholar, he had the temperament of a scholar. Xia Kingdom has always been a country that respects knowledge and wisdom. People who shout that studying is useless here are often despised as nouveau riche and uncouth.
Of course, there is also some deliberate misleading by vested interests in order to solidify their class, but we will leave that aside for now.
"Hello everyone, I am Jiang Weichen from Zhonghai Ocean University. I am honored to report some of my work experience to you here."
After moistening his throat, Jiang Weichen finally started to explain: "Although bloodworms are ideal bait for eel fry, they live in an environment full of pathogenic microorganisms and carry a large number of pathogens. If they are not thoroughly disinfected, they will cause many early eel diseases, such as hepatorenal syndrome, Edwards' disease, and red fin disease. Therefore, after purchasing bloodworms, farmers must clean up the dirt through temporary planting and flushing, and use sensitive antibiotics for disinfection before feeding."
After pausing for a moment, Jiang Weichen continued to explain after everyone had digested the information just now: "There are many problems with feeding red worms. No matter how you prevent it, it is only a temporary solution. That's why Mr. Lu and I suggested that we develop a new type of feed to solve the many problems and pain points of eel farming. In fact, this technology has already appeared in the island country and South Korea, and the effect is very obvious."
When everyone heard that Japan and South Korea already had this new feed, their original doubts immediately disappeared. After all, developing new things costs money, and there is no guarantee of success, so no one wants to waste their investment. But since the technology has already appeared, there is no need for trial and error, which will greatly reduce costs.
"I see."
"Introducing new technology from abroad is pretty good."
"Mr. Lu has a far-sighted vision. He is indeed a man who can accomplish great things."
"That's right. Why can't we have what the Koreans and the Japanese have? We also need to use new feed! Otherwise, how can we compete with them?"
Someone questioned: "That's not right. Since both Japan and South Korea have it, can't they just buy it or import the technology? And if we have to develop it ourselves, isn't that a waste of effort? Just buy it directly."
Lu Yiming took the microphone from Jiang Weichen and said, "I have tried to contact the manufacturer of the eel fry feed in the island country. Not to mention the introduction of technology, they were even reluctant to sell us the finished feed and directly quoted a discriminatory high price. In total, we need to spend five times the price of the eel companies in the island country to import their feed. If we buy feed to feed the eels, won't we lose more and more money?"
When they heard the price was five times higher, everyone was very angry.
"Isn't this obviously bullying?"
"These little days...are you going to enjoy them so well that you won't let others enjoy them?"
This is not cutting meat or bleeding, but a direct cut on the aorta of the domestic eel. It is equivalent to working hard in breeding, but the bulk of the money is earned by the island country's feed factory.
How can this be tolerated?
"No wonder Mr. Lu wants to do his own research and development. These people are too greedy. I support Mr. Lu!"
"Were they still alive fifty years ago?"
"Boss Lu, we are also doing research and development. We want to be better and cheaper than theirs, and directly squeeze out their market and kill them!"
For a time, the crowd was excited. Although many people had comprador ideas, they couldn't even buy it now, which was a slap in the face.
At this moment, no one objected to Lu Yiming's decision to develop new feed. Although everyone had to pay together, Lu Yiming had the largest breeding scale, and according to the proportion, Lu Yiming would still be the one to pay the most. Others could only invest a little bit, and even if it failed, they would not lose much money. But if it succeeded, it would fill the technical gap of domestic eel feed, and they could make a lot of money by selling the feed directly.
Chen Zefu raised his hand and said directly: "Since President Lu has done so much for his hometown, I can't just sit there. I will invest 300 million on behalf of the Chen family."
As soon as these words were spoken, the scene suddenly became lively and everyone looked at Chen Zefu.
"Mr. Chen spent 300 million at once, it's really extraordinary."
"Mr. Chen, please don't eat up all your share at once. Leave some for us."
"I'll give you five million."
"Grit your teeth and get 10 million. Even though I can't beat Mr. Chen, I can still make some contribution to my hometown."
Chen Zefu's identity is not simple. He is the helmsman of Park Lane Hotel International Co., Ltd. and is known as the "hotel king" in Hong Kong. He has been engaged in the hotel industry for more than 30 years and owns many star-rated hotels in Hong Kong, Hawaii, San Francisco, London, Sydney, India, Spain, Siam and other places. He owns and manages nearly 5,000 hotel rooms!
With the announcement of such a super-rich man's entry, those who had some concerns about Li Jiahuang's affairs no longer cared about whether they would fall into a trap, and they all rushed to express their desire to join.
Lu Yiming announced that the signing process had begun, and Xiong Yanhua immediately took over and asked these people to connect with the heads of the units.
Lu Yiming had discussed with Xiong Yanhua privately long ago that eel breeding, eel farming, eel processing and feed production could all be outsourced. However, Lu Yiming had high requirements and preferred to have nothing rather than something mediocre. Those who wanted to cooperate must have relevant qualifications and their capital must be verified.
After all, this project is of great importance and concerns the local economic development in the next 20 years, so we will never allow anyone to come in and eat and drink for free and get something for nothing.
When Lu Yiming got home in the evening, he felt dry in the mouth. He picked up the water cup and drank a large glass of water. This relieved the dryness a little. Then he collapsed on the sofa and shouted, "Ah, I'm so tired, I'm so tired."
Li Yiwen, who was standing next to him, rolled his eyes and said, "You deserve it. Why are you bothering with aquaculture for no reason?"
Lu Yiming said: "I just want to do something for my hometown. Apart from aquaculture, it is not suitable to do other things here."
Lu Yiming pounded his sore shoulders and said, "After the industrial alliance is established, I will not be involved in the specific management. Professional matters should be handed over to professionals. As long as the money is in place, everything will be fine. Give those technicians some shares, so they won't stop working."
Now, the basic route and direction of eel farming have been determined. How to implement it specifically is the business of the subordinates, and Lu Yiming does not intend to interfere with this process.
Anyway, as long as the reward and punishment measures are set up well, there is no need to worry about no one not working hard. Lu Yiming believes that there will be brave men when there is a big reward.
Li Yiwen said: "You are very generous to these people by giving them shares at every turn."
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "I was also a worker. If you want the horse to run, you have to feed it grass. If you want the horse to run but don't feed it grass, you are crazy."
In the village, Su Da'e, who had just organized a riot, did not get any benefits and was very unwilling. In the past few days, the more she thought about it, the more indignant she felt. Recalling the scene when she was threatened by Lu Yiming at the scene, she felt very embarrassed, so she decided to save her face and organize another riot.
She felt that Lu Yiming was definitely trying to scare her by saying that she would go to jail or fine. It was impossible for Lu Yiming to really let her go to jail. After all, she had watched Lu Yiming grow up. If Lu Yiming did that, how could she return to the village in the future?
So, after preparing herself mentally, Su Da'e went out, intending to gather people again to cause trouble for Lu Yiming.
“Boom boom boom…”
Su Da'e slammed the large wooden door loudly, and an old lady's voice came from inside: "Who is it?"
Su Da'e said, "Mrs. Lin, it's me, Su Da'e."
"Oh, it's Third Aunt, what can I do for you?"
Su Da'e said, "Let's go to Half Moon Bay to get the money this afternoon."
When Mrs. Lin heard that they had to go to Half Moon Bay to get the money, her expression changed immediately, and she stopped in the yard on her way to open the door.
"I have a stomachache today, so I won't go. It would be bad if I get diarrhea. Let's go another day."
Su Da'e was puzzled: "Stomachache? What did you do?"
Sister Lin said, "It's probably because you drank cold water and got stuck in your teeth. You should go find someone else to take a look today."
"Okay, then you stay home and have your diarrhea. I'll go find someone else."
"good."
Su Daye turned and left, feeling very regretful.
"Why did you get a stomachache at this time? What a coincidence."
After muttering a few words, Su Da'e came to another family not far away. They had also participated in the first disturbance before.
Su Da'e knocked on the door, but found no movement from inside, so she knocked again and shouted, "Is anyone home?"
The people inside recognized Su Da'e's voice, and an uncle asked, "It's Third Aunt, what can I do for you?"
Su Da'e said, "I'm going to Half Moon Bay to beg for money. Come on, let's go together."
The uncle inside said, "What did you just say?"
Su Da'e said, "I said, I plan to go to Half Moon Bay to beg for money, let's go together."
The uncle inside said, "No, the previous sentence."
Su Da'e frowned slightly, feeling a little strange, and said, "I say, is anyone home?"
The uncle inside said: "No!"
Su Da'e: "..."
At this time, Su Da'e finally came to her senses. How could drinking cold water cause food to get stuck in your teeth? This was clearly an excuse.
She was so angry that she slammed the door and yelled, "Don't hide in there and keep silent... I know you are at home..."
After shouting for a long time, the person inside finally couldn't stand it anymore, walked over and opened the door, and said to Su Da'e helplessly, "Third aunt, it's not that I don't want to go. The fifth uncle in the village has already spoken. Now the eel farming project involves many people's jobs. Some people in our village have invested in it, and many people are waiting to go in to work after the fishery is opened. Now the elders in the village have said that whoever dares to mess with this matter will have his legs broken."
When Su Da'e heard this, she immediately lost her temper.
Although the power of local clans has basically declined in recent years, the words of the elders still carry a lot of weight.
Especially the elderly people in the village who are very old. Even though they need someone to support them when they walk, once they speak up for something, who among the younger generations in the village dares not give them face?
What's more, the eel farming project has now become the "golden road" for many people. It should be remembered that blocking someone's financial path is like killing their parents, let alone the parents of a large group of people?
After returning home, Su Da'e was still unwilling to give up. After all, no matter what, she had invested real money.
Just as she was about to go out again to discuss countermeasures with a few determined money-seekers, her husband came back and asked with a dark face, "Where are you going again?"
He was already very upset when Su Da'e organized a riot a few days ago. After all, rural people are honest and simple, and he thinks organizing a riot is a very shameful act. Just now when he went home, Sister Lin told him that Su Da'e was going to organize a riot again, so he is very annoyed now.
Su Da'e was not convinced and screamed hysterically, "How can we live without getting the money back? You didn't even say anything when your family was bullied. Lu Ergou, are you still a man?"
Lu Ergou was furious: "If you hadn't ignored my advice and insisted on spending the money, how could we have ended up like this today?"
Just as Su Da'e was about to speak, several people came over. The leader said to her, "Third Aunt, shouldn't we settle the money we spent on mahjong last year? We didn't come during the Chinese New Year, and we didn't want bad luck. Now that the Lantern Festival is over, you can't keep us waiting, can you?"
When Lu Ergou heard this, his eyes widened and he asked Su Da'e, "Did you lose money playing mahjong outside? How much did you lose?"
Su Da'e lost her temper immediately, not daring to look Lu Ergou in the eye, and whispered, "Not much."
The debt collector said, "It's not much. It's only 50,000 yuan including principal and interest. Didn't Third Aunt invest in the eel farming project? Now this project is very popular. A mere 50,000 yuan should not be a problem for you, right?"
"fifty thousand!?"
Fifty thousand yuan!
Where are they going to find fifty thousand dollars now?
Lu Ergou sighed, waved his hand, and said to Su Da'e: "Don't say anything, let's get a divorce."
For farmers like them who work hard in the fields, the harvest at the end of the year is just enough to cover daily expenses. If it weren't for their children working in the city, how could they have money?
Now, one investment was scammed, one lost money playing mahjong, and all the family assets were wiped out.
Lu Ergou didn't know how to explain to his children.
In the afternoon, Lu Yiming was drinking tea in the yard when Li Yiwen rushed in and asked mysteriously, "Do you know that Third Aunt is getting a divorce?"
“Puff…cough cough cough…”
Lu Yiming spat out a mouthful of tea far away and choked and started coughing.
"Third Aunt wants a divorce ? What's going on here?"
Li Yiwen gloated, "I heard that in addition to the previous fraud, Third Aunt also lost a lot of money playing mahjong. As a result, the debt collectors came to her house just after the New Year. Now the couple is getting a divorce."
He didn't like Su Da'e. After all, he was Lu Yiming's housekeeper. Lu Yiming invested money in eel farming, and Su Da'e led people to make trouble. How could he like Su Da'e? Now that Su Da'e's family was in turmoil, it was good enough that he didn't say anything sarcastic. Of course, he couldn't feel sorry or sad.
After listening to this, Lu Yiming was shocked and couldn't help but Marry a virtuous wife and a capable husband. An incompetent man will cause trouble sooner or later."
Li Yiwen said, "Isn't it? You are already in your sixties or seventies, your children are working outside and have started their own families. You can live peacefully in the countryside and farm without worrying about food and clothing. Why do you have to do all this? For an ordinary family, how much money can they save for a deficit of more than 100,000 yuan? Third uncle is also pitiful. At such an old age, he still caused such a thing. Isn't this a joke for the villagers?"
Lu Yiming said: "There's nothing we can do about it, so...when are you going to marry Li Zixian?"
Li Yiwen was caught off guard by Lu Yiming's turn. The image of Li Zixian in uniform, pure and lustful, emerged in his mind . The corners of his mouth couldn't help but slightly curl up, and he said in a light tone: "Hey, what's the point of getting married? You haven't even started yet."
Lu Yiming squinted his eyes and said, "Brother, can you wipe the saliva from the corners of your mouth when you say this? This smile can easily make people think of something wrong."
Li Yiwen unconsciously reached out his hand to wipe the corner of his mouth, and found that he had been deceived by Lu Yiming. He immediately turned from defense to offense and asked, "You are still talking about me, when are you and Shi Qingxue getting married? You two are more than just a couple, right?"
Lu Yiming said calmly, "We are still in college, so of course our studies are the most important thing. Let's wait until we graduate. You are different. You are already an adult. If you don't get married and have children, you will be punished by your family when you go back."
At this moment, Lu Yiming's cell phone rang. Lu Yiming took out his cell phone and saw that it was Shi Qingxue's number. He quickly answered the call: "Hello, Xiaoxue."
Li Yiwen laughed and said, "Good fellow, if you mention the devil, he will appear."
On the other end of the phone, Shi Qingxue pouted and said unhappily, "Didn't you say you were going home to celebrate the New Year? It's been so long since the Lantern Festival, why haven't you come to school yet?"
