Chapter 15 Expanding the scale
Chapter 15 Expanding the scale
After a short meeting, Jiang Miao and his brother-in-law went to the Yancheng Village breeding farm again.
In the car.
Jiang Miao asked, "Brother-in-law, let me come to the company cafeteria to help! I will buy you a house in Magong Town."
"Isn't this bad?"
"Then even if I lend it to you, you live in the village, and there will definitely be many people who come to you for help in the future," Jiang Miao reminded.
My brother-in-law immediately realized that although the company’s good business had not spread out yet, this matter would definitely not be kept secret for too long.
In fact, this is also the reason why Jiang Miao does not recruit local people and experienced employees to do purchasing and finance. Li Xinhua, who manages the cannery, is not from Hailufeng, but from Chaozhou.
He was just guarding against the local people's complex network of relationships and preventing them from colluding with local tyrants.
Although outsiders and newcomers lack experience, at least they will not take kickbacks and do not have local networks in Hailufeng.
Before Jiang Miao's company opened, he asked his parents to move to the company's headquarters temporarily because he was worried about the complicated network of relationships in the village.
When the time comes, all the aunts and uncles will come to recommend someone, and it will be difficult for his parents to refuse them all, and these relatives are difficult to manage.
So far, except for his brother-in-law and parents who know him well, he has not notified any other relatives, nor has he any intention of letting them join the company.
The purpose of reminding my brother-in-law today is to prevent it from happening.
"I'll discuss this with your sister tonight."
Come to the farm.
The group came to the indoor breeding area.
The third batch of 1 eels have entered the breeding pond and are waiting for sex change and development. It is estimated that they will lay eggs in a month and a half.
There are currently 5.7 eels left in the open-air fish pond. In addition to the 7 male eels left for breeding, the remaining 5 eels can probably last for about ten months if they are replaced at the rate of 1 eels every two months.
1520 million glass eels are produced every two months. This scale seems very large, but in fact, 1520 million glass eels, based on the specification of 0.1 grams per eel, is only 1520 kilograms.
Currently, the annual catch of wild glass eels is decreasing year by year. This year, the catch of wild eel fry is less than 35 tons.
And there is a problem with this 35-ton catch.
For example, the glass eels caught in the Mariana Trench usually weigh around 0.1 grams each; while the leaf eels caught near the Pearl River estuary and the Yangtze River estuary usually weigh around 0.5 grams each.
According to the information collected by Jiang Miao, hundreds of tons of eel fry could be caught each year in East Asia during its peak period.
This means that Hailufeng's current production capacity is not enough to meet the market demand, and it needs to expand its scale at least tenfold to barely meet the demand for eel fry in East Asia.
In addition to East Asia, Western Europe is also a major consumer of eel fry in the world, with hundreds of tons consumed each year.
However, in Western Europe, eel fry are cooked directly instead of being farmed.
Therefore, Jiang Miao’s next focus will be to take the biggest piece of the East Asian market pie.
Although he knew very well that once Hailufeng Company's eel fry were put on the market in large quantities, the price of eel fry would inevitably be forced to fall.
But Hailufeng Company has no choice. If the price of eel fry remains high, other fry breeding companies will inevitably join the competition.
Therefore, it is necessary to first take over the most profitable early market, and then gradually lower the price to make it unprofitable for other companies, thereby curbing other companies from entering the market.
"Brother-in-law, the next batch will be expanded to 20,000 female fish. At the same time, we will increase the scale of purchasing mature eels. We need to drink up all the broth."
My brother-in-law nodded and said, "That's right. We can't be slow now. We must make a quick decision. I will contact the nearby farms right away to see if there are any suitable ones."
Jiang Miao thought for a moment and said, "Around 1500 per mu is acceptable."
"Okay, I'll do my best." My brother-in-law hurried to find the owners of the surrounding fish ponds.
Jiang Miao contacted his cousin Jiang Yao and Lao Huang from the factory supporting equipment company and asked them to take time out to come to the farm to discuss the next indoor farm construction project.
The two of them did not delay and drove to the door that afternoon.
However, Jiang Miao was shocked when he saw his cousin because his eye sockets were sunken, his eye bags were dark, and his eyes were bloodshot.
"Brother Yao, what happened?"
"Oh, don't mention it. I've been staying up late and eating late-night snacks these days, and my gout has flared up."
Mr. Huang, who was standing by, also lamented that life is not easy: "When you reach middle age, all kinds of problems come knocking on your door."
Suddenly Jiang Miao frowned slightly.
[Condition: hyperuricemia, acute gout, 37 tophi on the feet, hyperlipidemia, moderate fatty liver, gallbladder polyps, cystitis...
The body contains foreign artificial drug ingredients, glucocorticoids "dexamethasone" (blood concentration...), "dexamethasone acetate" (blood concentration...)... (expandable)]
"What's going on? You're taking glucocorticoids? And two types?" Jiang Miao was shocked. He quickly asked:
"Brother Yao, have you taken your medicine?"
"I took it. It was the medicine my wife prescribed from an old doctor in Gongping Town. His medicine is made from a tree root. I heard it's a secret recipe passed down from generation to generation. It's harmless to the body and it works well. I take it whenever I have gout, and it works immediately."
Jiang Miao was speechless, but he couldn't say it directly, so he asked: "Brother Yao, do you have the medicine with you?"
"Yes, I took one packet this morning, and now I have five packets left." Jiang Yao said as he took out a sealed bag from his trouser pocket, which contained five small packets of medicine.
"I'm not very reassured. Don't take this medicine for now. Give me two packets and I'll ask my friend to help test it." Jiang Miao took out two packets of medicine powder from the sealed bag.
"Is there really a problem?" Jiang Yao also became nervous.
Jiang Miao also expressed his own guess: "After all, pure plant medicines, except for contraband such as opium, are unlikely to take effect immediately. I suspect it is hormonal drugs or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs."
Hearing this, Jiang Yao also broke out in a cold sweat: "Then let's test it. No matter if there is a problem or not, I just want to have peace of mind."
"Don't worry, the results will be out in two or three days." He turned his head and looked at Li Wenna: "Wenna, send these two packets of medicine powder via SF Express later. I'll send you the address and recipient information via WeChat."
"Okay, boss." Li Wenna took the medicine bag and put it in the side pocket of her briefcase.
Jiang Miao reminded his cousin again: "Brother Yao, if you are sick, go to the hospital. Don't just trust those wild ways. After we finish talking, go to the hospital for a check-up."
"I'll go later." Jiang Yao was also a little scared.
Half an hour later, Jiang Miao and the two men agreed on the next project, which was to build another 20-acre indoor breeding base.
The price is still based on the last standard, that is, 1000 million for basic engineering and 720 million for supporting equipment, a total of 1720 million.
After the contract was negotiated, my cousin hurried off to see a doctor, and Lao Huang also said goodbye and left.
Jiang Miao sent the address and contact number to Li Wenna and asked her to send it by express as soon as possible.
Then he picked up WeChat again and sent a message to a blogger he had known before. The blogger was someone Jiang Miao met on Bilibili. He specialized in clinical drug research, focusing on gout drugs, and also accepted paid drug tests on the Internet.
Soon the doctor's studio assistant replied to him. Jiang Miao explained the situation to the other party and also sent the fee for the commissioned inspection.
Although he could tell the specific composition of the powder at a glance, there was no way he could tell directly about this matter. He had to have a specific inspection report before he could make a final decision.
This incident also reminded him to pay attention to the medication used by the elderly at home, especially those so-called quick-acting folk miracle drugs, and he should be extra vigilant.
(End of this chapter)