Arriving at the ranch inspected on this trip, Zhuang Haiyang, who walked down from the pickup truck, also felt that the air here was indeed very fresh. The most satisfying thing for Zhuang Haiyang is that there are valleys around the pastures, and they are all the kind of hillsides with low sea levels.

Under the blue sky and white clouds, there is also a flat grassland pasture, and there are also many cows walking back and forth on the pasture at the moment. According to the information provided by Will, this is a farm that specializes in animal husbandry and fishery.

In addition to the large area of pasture land, the ocean and bay on one side of the ranch are also owned by the rancher. The only thing that Zhuang Haiyang regrets is that there are not many buildings in the ranch, and it looks a little old.

If the ranch is profitable, the infrastructure will be improved. Now it seems that the rancher probably doesn't want to invest too much. Otherwise, why would he plan to sell the ranch?

Seeing Zhuang Haiyang looking at the environment of the ranch, Will also said enthusiastically: "Mr. Zhuang, what do you think of this ranch?"

"Now I can only see the approximate extent, the specific extent and area of the ranch, I guess I can't see it at a glance, right?Mr. Sku, if you don't mind, can you show me around your ranch?"

"Of course, if you don't mind, how about I treat you to the mutton rice from the pasture at noon?"

"My pleasure!"

Rather than letting Will make an introduction, Zhuang Haiyang is more willing to deal with the rancher. Through the farmer's story, the ranch can be observed and understood in more detail. If suitable, he even planned to stay on the ranch for two days.

Seeing this scene, Will was not angry, but felt that Zhuang Haiyang must have been a little interested in doing this. If Zhuang Haiyang is not very satisfied with the next two ranches inspected, then this business is likely to fail.

According to the rancher, Skufler, he raised more than 1,000 cows and thousands of sheep on the ranch at its peak. It's just that in recent years, the economy of New Zealand has been sluggish, which has also directly affected the income of these ranchers.

In addition, the labor wages on the side of New Zealand are naturally much higher than those in China. As long as the employee has signed a formal contract with the ranch, the monthly salary must be paid in full.

Revenues are decreasing and expenses are increasing. Originally, he also planned to do some tourist reception, but after several groups of guests, Scu felt that the arrival of these guests also affected the normal work of the ranch, and finally had to cancel the project.

If he is willing to leave the ranch travel reception to a professional travel company, maybe the business will be better. But in the eyes of the rancher, his real main business is farming and planting, not receiving impolite tourists.

Secondly, there aren't many things on the ranch that are really worth visiting. From the current situation told by the rancher, Zhuang Haiyang also knew that this guy didn't know much about business. To put it simply, his mind is not on running a ranch at all!

In the process of making a judgment, Zhuang Haiyang also agreed: "Indeed, such a quiet pasture is not suitable for too many people to disturb and destroy. But running such a large ranch has a lot of daily expenses, and it really needs to have new income points. ”

In the past two years, a lot of the income of the ranch has been supported by fishing. Unfortunately, my fishing boat is not large in tonnage and cannot go farther. In the waters near the pastures, there are fewer and fewer fishery resources that can be salvaged. ”

"I believe this is a common occurrence all over the world! I heard Mr. Will say that you have a freshwater lake on your ranch, can you take me to see it? I heard that there are quite a few salmon in this freshwater lake, right?"

"Yes, it's one of the few places on my ranch that I can be proud of. However, in order to catch these salmon, you must also obtain a legal fishing license. I believe you should know something, right?"

"Well, I know a little, you need a fishing license for fishing, and you need a fishing license for hunting. In a word, anyway, many wild things need to apply for the corresponding certificates. Otherwise, they're all protected animals, right?"

In the face of Zhuang Haiyang's ridicule, the rancher also smiled and said, "That's right! It seems that you still did some work!"

In fact, although I don't own a ranch in China, I have my own fishing farm and fishing company. There is also a small leased island, and when you are not working at sea, you can occasionally receive some tourists. ”

"I see! Then why did you think of buying ranch abroad?"

"One is out of interest, after all, I like to be good at it. If there is any other reason, it may be that I want to buy some property. At least I know that the ranch is private land and can be inherited by future generations, right?"

"Yes! I have to say, you Orientals, over the years, there are indeed a lot of overseas properties. It's just that if you really like my ranch, you still need to think about it. After all, my ranch isn't small!"

Although it was the first time they met, Coscu felt that Zhuang Haiyang was not the kind of rich child he imagined. The language is also very easy-going, and most importantly, the level of English communication is also good. It's obviously a little different from some Orientals with translators.

In fact, even Concubine Li, who came to act as a translator, didn't expect Zhuang Haiyang's English level to improve so quickly. Only Zhuang Haiyang knew that after cultivation, his memory and language talent seemed to have been improved to varying degrees.

Unlike most other farms, which deal in shearable sheep, this farm is made up of meat sheep. Cattle can be farmed, but they are not beef cattle but dairy cows. In addition, there are special pastures and farms planted near the pastures.

Most of the crops grown on the farm are some common corn, and some edible vegetables and the like. There is even a small kiwi orchard in this ranch. But this kind of planning is somewhat messy.

In the face of Zhuang Haiyang's doubts, Siku was also very frank: "The ranch area is very large, and many times I want to be self-sufficient. Unfortunately, the quality of the grass I grow is average, and the quality of the sheep and cows I raise is not very good.

In order to save money and make the most of the resources of the pasture, I cultivated this corn field. The corn harvested every year can also save a lot of feed money. As for this orchard, in fact I have thought about shoveling it. ”

"Why? As far as I know, your Kiwifruit from New Zealand has a good reputation internationally. ”

"Yes, the problem is that the kiwifruit produced on my farm can only be sold domestically, and the price is very low. Manual harvesting and transportation are eliminated, and sometimes even at a loss. A lot of times when I get the results, I let the cowboys pick them up and eat them themselves. ”

From these words, Zhuang Haiyang's guess was further confirmed, this guy is not good at running a ranch. And this ranch was also inherited by him from his father. Perhaps tired of this life, he thought about selling it.

In that case, the money from the sale of the ranch would be enough for him to live a prosperous life for the rest of his life. Another point, which Will quietly revealed, is that Sku originally had a child, but died unexpectedly when he was young.

This also means that if he does not sell the ranch, there will not even be a legal heir to the ranch in the future. Although the rancher looked to be in his forties, he still had a way to have a child. But now, it seems, he doesn't seem to have that idea.

In short, every rancher who intends to sell his ranch has his own reasons for selling. After walking around the ranch, Zhuang Haiyang quickly decided that he planned to play on the ranch for two days. Will didn't object to this.

Even, hearing that Zhuang Haiyang decided to play here for two days, he felt very happy. As long as Zhuang Haiyang is interested in this ranch, then the possibility of this business is relatively large. And the rancher is not disgusted by this.

At noon, under the warm hospitality of the rancher and his wife, the group had an authentic Nyusile lunch at the rancher's villa. For dinner, the rancher also agreed to invite Zhuang Haiyang to taste the more famous steak in the South Island.

In fact, for many people abroad, steak is a common dish. Compared with China, the food culture here is still somewhat unsatisfactory. But no matter what, this enthusiasm is still worthy of recognition.

In the afternoon, Zhuang Haiyang and his entourage, led by the rancher, drove to the freshwater lake belonging to the ranch. Seeing this long but small freshwater lake, the water source seems to come from the mountains not far away.

After testing the water temperature, Zhuang Haiyang quickly said: "This water seems to be very icy!"

"That's right, most of the water in this lake comes from melting glaciers in the mountains. The lake also has a tributary that leads directly to the sea. So you don't have to worry about the rain flooding the pastures. It's just that the center of the lake is still very deep!"

After a brief introduction to the situation of this freshwater lake, and walking along the shore of the lake, Zhuang Haiyang found that there are indeed many freshwater fish in the lake. And the salmon that Will mentioned before, there are indeed a lot of inhabitants in this lake.

With such a pure water source, the quality of the salmon raised is also excellent. It is only limited to the policy of New Zealand, and the salmon that grow in the lake can be self-fished or caught. If you want to sell it, you need to go through the corresponding procedures.

All in all, the policies on ranch management here are indeed complicated. The slightest mistake could lead to the law being touched. At that time, the corresponding management department will also ask it to pay the corresponding fine.

In Scu's words, the lake also offers a lot of commercial salmon if it goes through the formalities of doing business. If you catch and eat it yourself, how much can you eat throughout the year?

But in Zhuang Haiyang's opinion, this kind of sashimi made from salmon should taste good. As for the sale, it can't be sold here, so it will be shipped to China to sell, and I believe the price is not cheap.

There is a fixed Haizhu space, and you only need to go through the corresponding import and export procedures when you return to China in the future. Then the catch and products he caught from Neusila can be sold normally in the country. The income should not be too low.

As for the quality of the grass grown in the pasture, Zhuang Haiyang felt that it should not be too difficult to apply for a high-level organic certification if he was to run the ranch. The price of cattle and sheep raised in that way will naturally not be too low!