The Russian Far East is the least densely populated region in the world. Looking at the vast land with a total area Chinese of more than 6 million square kilometers, there are less than 6 million people, and on average, there is less than one person in an area of one square kilometer. In fact, many areas do not have permanent residents within a radius of tens of kilometers.

Qi Zheng and Zhang Zehong traveled from Chita to Amur Oblast and then to Primorsky Krai, circumnavigating the southern part of the Far East, which borders the northeast.

The biggest feeling is that there is too much idle land in the Far East.

In particular, the three prefectures inspected by Qi Zheng included a vast area south of the Outer Khingan Mountains, north of the Heilongjiang River, and Sakhalin Island (called Sakhalin Island in Russia), covering an area of 1.56 million square kilometers.

Like the Northeast, this is one of the world's three major black soil belts, with a thickness of 30 to 100 centimeters.

As long as it is used properly, it is entirely possible to become a super granary similar to Ukraine - turning the Russian Far East into our "granary", which is exciting to think about.

Qi Zheng hopes that more land can be used to grow soybeans to meet the needs of the Jiagu Group and reduce its dependence on American soybeans.

When the two met Vasily again, Vasily smiled and gave them a bear hug.

"My friends, it looks like you've got a goal. ”

Qi Zheng and Zhang Zehong glanced at each other, took out the map, and pointed to the area specially indicated with a pen on it, "Yes, these two pieces of land are our choice." ”

Vasily took the map and looked at it, grinning, "Sure enough, he is a person who has done great things, and the two largest plots of land that can be selected on it are all taken by you." ”

The two largest plots of land mentioned by Vasily are located in the Jaya Breya Plain of the Amur Region and the Synkaihu Plain of the Primorsky Territory, both of which were developed by Lao Maozi. The area of cultivated land in the Jaeyabulya Plain is 600,000 hectares, and the area in the Hinkkai Lake Plain is more than 200,000 hectares.

Such a large plot of land was favored by Jiagu, even if the rent was cheap, it was a lot of money, and of course Vasily laughed happily.

This is a big customer worthy of his personal reception, if it is a business of thousands of hectares, he is too lazy to come forward.

Old Maozi has always been a drinker, and as soon as he was happy, Vasily poured a glass of champagne for both of them.

As a qualified businessman, of course, you should emphasize the uniqueness of the "product" before bidding: "You have chosen these two plots of land, they have excellent natural conditions, abundant water resources, and there will be no drought and water shortage, the terrain is flat and easy to mechanize, you are the most suitable for growing soybeans, and the black soil is deep, and the fertile black soil does not require a lot of chemical fertilizers......"

Zhang Zehong was more familiar with him, and without waiting for him to make an offer, he smiled and said, "Why don't you say that the climatic conditions in the Far East are much harsher? Moreover, not to mention the Far Eastern Federal District, even you, Russia, are not at all comparable with our country in terms of agricultural defense measures and forecasts against hail, gales, etc. Isn't that true?"

Vasily smiled and shook his head, "No, no, Zhang, you can't say that, you are engaged in agriculture, where is there no risk? Besides, at the same price, you can no longer find such high-quality and vast arable land, am I not wrong?"

Zhang Zehong laughed, picked up the champagne and touched it with him to show his approval.

After the two of them put down their glasses, Qi Zheng said to Vasily, "Actually, we don't plan to lease the land directly. ”

Vasi didn't change his color, looking at Qi Zheng with deep blue eyes, waiting for his next step.

"My suggestion is that we join forces. We land you with capital and technology. In terms of investment ratio, it can be calculated that you contribute 51 in the form of land and other means, and we invest 49 in the form of agricultural materials and infrastructure. Qi Zheng said calmly.

When Vasily heard this, his expression became serious.

You know, according to this plan, he will undoubtedly take advantage.

The Far East is vast and sparsely populated, and the last thing that is lacking is arable land, which can often be leased at very low prices.

Even if due to policy reasons, Jiagu cannot directly lease arable land in the Far East, but must sublease it in his hands, which will lead to low prices. However, even if the land price is raised, it is definitely disproportionate compared to the proportion of investment in Jiagu.

There is no pie in the sky that falls for no reason.

Knowing this, Vasily spread his hands and said: "Isn't it good to rent directly? I can give you a discount." Moreover, I prefer to lease the land rather than speculate on stocks and become a shareholder. ”

Zhang Zehong scoffed: "Come on, how much profit is it to lease land? Joint operation with our company can casually get several times the income of renting land." And you're still taking the lion's share, so what's there to hesitate about?"

Vasily retorted with Zhang Zehong's opinion just now: "The premise is that there is no natural or man-made disaster, otherwise it will be a loss." ”

Zhang Zehong shrugged: "Do you think that we have come all the way to invest and engage in agriculture, and we dare to do this with no certainty? Besides, all the funds are from us, and the land is still yours. Compared to the huge gains, this risk is still worth taking, right?"

Vasily was moved, he felt that Zhang Zehong was right, they made such a big bet, they must have a certain certainty. No matter how you calculate, your losses are limited, but your gains are unlimited.

But the heart is heartbeat, and some words still need to be asked.

"You just gave away such a big benefit, what else do I have to pay besides land?"

Talking to smart people is to save trouble, Qi Zheng and Zhang Zehong looked at each other and smiled.

Zhang Zehong said, "Of course, as a partner, we have great expectations for you. ”

"The first is the means of production. Your government restricts the entry of fine seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, etc. But in order to achieve high and stable agricultural yields and maximize profits, whether through formal or informal means, it is best to bring our excellent seeds and the like into the Far East. That's not too much of a problem for you, right?"

Vasily thought about it, it was really not difficult for him, and nodded.

The same applies to agricultural machinery, which is not small in the Far East, and is calculated by the hectare, whether leased or purchased, if it is produced in Russia itself, it is a large amount of money, and it is better to import it - informally, of course.

Zhang Zehong continued: "There is also policy risk aversion. Some of your politicians in the country like to chase after the wind, which leads to a sudden change in our land leasing policy, and sometimes you may have to deal with the harassment and filial piety of local officials. However, agriculture is often an industry with relatively large upfront investment, and once it is difficult to recover the upfront investment caused by policy changes, the loss will be quite large. This is up to you to make a guarantee. ”

Vasily fully understood that growing vegetables and grain requires a lot of investment, building greenhouses, buying agricultural machinery, repairing water conservancy, etc., and he is indeed most afraid of policy changes. However, if you partner with yourself, then Jiagu will be your own person, and this kind of toss will naturally not fall on your own people. So he nodded.

"Finally, there's the issue of sales. Your domestic food and agricultural products market is small, and most of them must be sold to our country, but you cannot sell them to our country without restrictions, and you will face export quotas and complicated customs procedures. This requires your relationship to get through......"

Taking the customs as an example, the operation of the Russian customs is privatized management, the infrastructure investment is insufficient, the customs inspection facilities are outdated, the electronic customs declaration is in the initial stage, the staff efficiency is low, the transport fleet and the entry and exit personnel often queue up at the Russian port to wait for release, and the bureaucracy and corruption ~ corruption of government staff are more prominent.

At this time, it is necessary to rely on the relationship to speak.

Especially Vasily, the son of a bureaucrat who has a lot of connections in the Far East, his will is even more effective than money......

Qi Zheng smiled and watched Vasily continue to nod.

In fact, this kind of joint operation model, Qi Zheng is learning from the people of the island country.

As we all know, since the 40s of the last century, the island nation has begun to land all over the world. According to the disclosure, the island nation has 12 million hectares of farmland around the world, equivalent to about three times the area of farmland in its country.

As the most successful country in overseas tuntian, there are two characteristics of island nations operating farms abroad.

The first is to join forces with local people. There are very few farms owned entirely by the island nation, and most of them are jointly financed with local people. Foreign land, island farmers, or corporate capital and technology.

The second is that island countries do not directly grow high-demand crops such as corn and soybeans on overseas farms, but sign purchase contracts with local farmers to secure supply, because direct farms are less profitable.

I have to say that the island people's vague tuntian strategy is indeed more clever than Jiagu's previous large-scale land purchase, and it is easier to integrate into the local area.

The proportion of capital contribution of just one or two points is nothing at all - the land is in someone's house, and if you really want to cheat, you will have 100% control.

But for the landowner, 51 shares and 49 shares are two different concepts.

Just look at Vasily's reaction, although he didn't agree directly, he basically couldn't run away.

Vasily said that it would take two days to give an answer, but Qi Zheng and Zhang Zehong expressed their understanding, and after continuing to talk for a while, they took their leave.

Outside Vasily's residence, Qi Zheng saw several yellow-skinned men waiting to be visited.

"Island people!" Qi Zheng's eyes narrowed.

It's really Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here. Look at their skillful bowing, you can know their identity.

The same came to Vasily, if they had the same purpose, then it would be troublesome.

Qi Zheng didn't care about the local capital power in the Far East, because Lao Maozi lacked a deep agricultural tradition, and was more about cooperation than confrontation. However, the capital groups of the island countries are different, and when it comes to tuntian cultivation, they have considerable strength.

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