In 1983, a small island started from a large farmer

The ceremony for donating shrimp fry by the Fisheries Research Institute was very grand, and not only county leaders attended.

Even reporters from Rongcheng Daily and the provincial television station came to report on the event.

A lot of people came to the ceremony, and there was a long banner behind the podium.

[The Seedling Breeding Center of Rongcheng Fisheries Research Institute 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 the "seedlings" in the institute now is not Director Zhang Qingyun, but the seedling breeding center.

It can be said that this is the second time that the Institute’s Seedling Center has “broken away”.

Two years ago, the second generation from the north, Lin Yi, also did the same thing. When he took over, he wanted to take over the entire seedling center for himself, and he had the final say on all pricing.

Their essence was to make money, and they didn't care about the lives of local farmers at all. Because their eating habits were so ugly, they were scolded by the senior leaders and left in disgrace with their tails between their legs.

After learning from the previous lesson, the nursery center was separated in name and funding this time.

But they have not been completely separated. Although Zhao Jialu is the director of the seedling breeding center, some major 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.

Many shrimp farmers from all over Rongcheng came to this seedling donation ceremony, and each of them received two to three million shrimp seeds.

There were many shrimp farmers present, and they were all smiling happily. At this time of year in previous years, if they wanted shrimp fry, they had to drive a boat and fish at the estuary.

Not only is it time-consuming and laborious, but the results are not ideal. I didn't expect that I could get so many shrimp seedlings this year without spending any money.

A shrimp farmer asked with a smile: "Why didn't Director Li come? We still have a lot of farming questions that we want to ask him."

Zhang Qingyun smiled and said:

"Director Li has been quite busy recently. If you have any questions, you can ask our Section Chief Chen Dongqing, who is the breeding consultant of Minlong Company.

Don't bother Director Li anymore, or he might get charged if you bother him with questions."

Hearing this, everyone burst into laughter. Anyone who was engaged in breeding in Rongcheng knew this very well.

"I don't dare ask Director Li. We don't have 30,000 yuan."

Li Duoyu previously treated the eels at the Haixin Eel Factory and charged them 30,000 yuan.

After the shrimp donation ceremony, Zhao Jialu had a meal with the local leaders. When the event just started, 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 seedlings were sent by the Minlong Company.

But this time, all the reports tried to downplay the existence of the Minlong and put the focus on the nursery center under his charge.

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

Since taking over the seedling nursery center, Zhao Jialu realized that there are so many things going on at the grassroots level.

There is never enough work to do every day.

Unlike those of them who sit in offices and only need to cross their legs and sign and approve.

Moreover, the nursery center is a highly technical department. Although he is also from the Fisheries Bureau, he really doesn't know much in this area.

I hardly had to learn any new knowledge in the past, but now I’m as tired as a dog every day. I used to be very particular about the sense of ritual when eating and I always wanted to go out to eat.

Now everyone is like the employees of the nursery, holding an aluminum box, finding a step, sitting down and eating directly.

The biggest change was that she used to be fair and clean, but in less than a month, she became darker than Li Duoyu.

And next, there is another tough battle to fight, which is the issue of kelp seedlings, and charges have already been made this year.

How to set the price is the problem. Director Zhang doesn't dare to make the final decision and asks Li Duoyu to ask in private.

In a dormitory of a government unit in Rongcheng, in a large room of more than 80 square meters, a woman in a printed shirt said while holding a newspaper: "Old Zhao, our Jialu is quite impressive. He has only been there for a month and has accomplished such a big thing."

An old man who was playing with a baby in the bed with a rattle said disdainfully, "He has no talent at all. He was only able to appear in the newspaper because of the help of Li Duoyu."

"Can't you say something nice? You saw me when I came back a few days ago. I was dark and thin. I must have suffered a lot over there."

Although the old man's tone was unpleasant, he was still smiling when looking at the child's face.

"I don't know who it was, but he always said he wanted to live on Dandan Island. He has never experienced hardship, so he really thinks the seaside is good. But this wind can blow me out of my head for three days."

The woman finally couldn't help it:

"How can you be like this? You can't just ignore your son now that you have a grandson. He is your grandson, so Zhao Jialu is no longer your son, right?"

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

"You are becoming more and more harsh in your words."

"Speaking of which, this child is spoiled by you. Now that he is about to go to the grassroots level, he should stop being so arrogant. You can't let people laugh at us and say that we are city cadres who have never touched the water of the countryside."

"Old Zhao, you just want to go against me, right?"

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

"This kid still has some brains. He even knows to distance himself from the nursery center."

"But this matter is still too high-profile. He is helping the kid from the Zhao family so much, I am afraid it will bring trouble to himself. Let them be more careful in the future and be careful of being accused of forming cliques."

Secretary Huang smiled and said, "I don't think it's necessary. They both follow the right path, not some crooked path. They form cliques just to protect themselves from being bullied. I agree with this."

The leader frowned slightly: "I find that you really take care of them too much. There are many people in our city who are better than them. Why don't you mention them?"

"I have mentioned it many times, about Lin Akuan from the sugar factory and Chen Youze from the Sharp Sansha Fishery Canning Factory. I have mentioned it many times, but mainly because you are not interested."

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

"No, it's my problem. By the way, President Ou called me today and they may bring an investment inspection team here in the second half of the year."

"This is a good thing. Let's try to sign more projects this year."

Huang Qingfeng continued, "President Ou complained to me on the phone today that the number of eels exported to him was too small, and he hoped that more could be provided this year."

"Isn't this simple? Then let Li Duoyu raise more."

Huang Qingfeng continued, "It seems that you told him about shrimp farming last time, and now he has devoted all his energy to it. So far, he has invested millions in that shrimp farm."

"This guy is so rich. It seems that his title of millionaire is not groundless."

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

The leader then said, "If you have time, please go and inspect it. This guy has suddenly built up such a big factory. See if there is anything we can help with."

"Leader, aren't you going with us?"

The leader said disdainfully, "It's because I attended that kid's opening ceremony that now every opening ceremony in the province wants me to go. Also, I go too often. Even if this kid succeeds in the future, people probably won't think highly of him. We have to know how to avoid suspicion."

"I see. It looks like they've finished eating the eels. How about I ask him to bring some more?"

“No need for this. I ate too much a few days ago and felt a little sick of it. It’s okay to eat this occasionally, but it’s too greasy if you eat it often.” Li Duoyu did not count how many shrimp fry were given away this time, but it was roughly 20 to 30 million.

If you look at the numbers alone, it seems like a lot, but in fact it is not that much.

If judged by the standards of his previous life, these seedlings of his are real "homemade seedlings".

And the term "local shrimp seedlings" means that they are produced from local marine shrimps without any experiments.

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

He will not guarantee you anything, and anything can happen during the subsequent breeding process.

When it is the cheapest, 10,000 fish cost only 20 yuan. As long as you don’t mind the fishy smell, you can even buy some to cook with.

The seedlings that Li Duoyu donated were all from the shrimp farm’s nursery ponds that performed poorly.

After all, all the good ones were taken away by Li Duoyu. Although he gave away 20 to 30 million fish, he still had about 30 million fish left.

The main reason is that the shrimp fry grow too fast and they have to be delivered. As the shrimp fry grow bigger and bigger, the Qixing Bay nursery base can no longer raise so many shrimp fry.

At the beginning, Li Duoyu did think about selling the seedlings, but if he did, he would have to take 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 while walking on the street one day.

This kind of thing really happened before. A big shrimp farmer in the town bought "bad seedlings". As a result, all the shrimps turned into white feces after only one and a half months of breeding, and had to be drained into the pond.

After the incident, the big shrimp farmer blocked the shrimp fry seller every day, demanding compensation for the losses. It is said that the two even fought each other and were both sent to detention.

Li Duoyu couldn't guarantee whether these shrimp fry were good or not. If he sold them, he wouldn't be able to get much, and would end up getting himself into trouble.

Zhao Jialu had helped him so much before, so he might as well do him a favor. It was free anyway, and these shrimp farmers would not bother him even if they failed to raise shrimps.

After clearing out some of the shrimps, the nursery pond became much emptier and Li Duoyu could continue to raise shrimps in the nursery pond.

Since he uses the mixed farming method of shrimps and crabs, he needs to survive in a pond with blue crabs.

Li Duoyu has to raise the shrimp to 2.5 centimeters before putting them into the pond, otherwise they are too small and will become food for blue crabs in the pond.

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

“We might be running out of money.”

Li Duoyu was stunned for a moment and asked, "How much money do we have left?"

"About that. Only about 40,000."

After hearing this, Li Duoyu frowned. If it was true, he had earned a lot during this period.

Li Yaoguo then took out several account books and placed 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 thinner account books and said, "I have calculated the kelp fields, eel factory, and shrimp farm separately for you in the past two days."

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

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

Li Duoyu was clear about the income, but the expenditure was too much and too complicated.

After looking at some of the account books, Li Duoyu found that all the money was spent on infrastructure.

The construction cost of the main plant of the shrimp farm: 157709 yuan.

Feed factory: 83029 yuan.

Laboratory building: 95000 yuan.

Accommodation building: 20423 yuan.

Shrimp farm fence: 22951 yuan.

Five pumping stations: 82349 yuan.

Four hundred acres of shrimp ponds, pond digging cost: 78010 yuan.

There are also various miscellaneous items, such as pipeline laying, temporary docks, passenger ship fees, food expenses, etc.

If you add all these up, it would cost almost half a million yuan.

Li Duoyu knew that infrastructure construction was very expensive, but the money came out one by one. When he signed the contract, he really didn't feel anything. But when he counted it all together now, he found that it was really a lot.

After Li Duoyu finished reading, Li Yaoguo continued, "We at Minlong, including those from my father's side, now have 45 employees in total."

"If you add in the transportation and food expenses, the average cost per employee is 66 yuan. We have to spend nearly yuan per month just on salaries, and that doesn't even include your three researchers who are just coming."

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 cost is really cheap!
But then, Li Yaoguo poured cold water on him:
"We have no problem with wages, but the cost of feed for breeding will be a big expense. We need to buy a lot of miscellaneous fish to make fish meal, and a lot of thin-shelled melon seeds. It will cost at least 24 yuan per month. The electricity bill is also a big expense. The shrimp farm uses electricity hours a day. With only yuan, it will not last for more than 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 this money is taken into account. The total cost of the research equipment needed for your laboratory building is about 80,000."

"And a few days ago, you paid the final payment of more than 10,000 yuan for the five iron boats, and we spent more than 3,000 yuan on the blue crab seedlings."

"A week ago, Haixin transported the equipment here. Many of the equipment were broken. The repair and installation costs alone, as well as the construction costs of the small cold storage, cost nearly 20,000 yuan."

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

Li Duoyu sighed. He didn't expect that after three years of starting a business, he would be in debt again.

"Brother, if you spend money too quickly in the future, you have to tell me."

Li Yaoguo looked helpless: "I've told you more than once, but you weren't in a hurry at all before."

But to be honest, Li Duoyu is not in a hurry. He would be anxious if he had too much cash in his hands.

If I am correct, the dual-track parallel system will collapse next year. By then, money will depreciate sharply, and it will be best to exchange it for assets and various equipment and materials as soon as possible.

But I can't be without cash. As a millionaire, I still have to have some dignity.

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

Li Duoyu now regrets asking Haixin for those broken equipment. He should have asked them for the money directly."

Li Duoyu found himself trapped by the false title of "millionaire" and he suddenly disliked the female reporter no longer.

It was that Lu Xiaoyu who praised him step by step. It would have been great if he could have been an outstanding young entrepreneur.

What kind of false reputation of a millionaire is that? It makes everyone think he is very rich. If people knew that he is a millionaire in debt, they would probably laugh to death. (End of this chapter)