Chapter 360: The Pasture Vineyard
As a large number of construction teams began to enter the ranch, the originally deserted ranch began to become lively. Considering that his girlfriend had to continue his studies, a week after arriving in New Zealand, Concubine Li and two female bodyguards set off for China.
Before he left the ranch, Mr. Scu, the former rancher, had also set off for the United States. After paying the corresponding taxes and the loan he owed before, Siku still retains tens of millions of dollars in assets, enough for him to spend the rest of his life.
His girlfriend was sent directly to the plane back home, and the former rancher was sent to the South Island airport. Sending these people away, there are only two bodyguards left in the ranch who are followed by Zhuang Haiyang, and more than ten ranch staff who have been rehired.
Except for a small number of sheep that remained, there were not many animals left in the pasture. To the surprise of the ranch workers, Zhuang Haiyang did not buy livestock for breeding and breeding at the first time, but took the workers to start renovating the ranch.
Looking at the pasture grass planted in the pasture, Zhuang Haiyang also said sincerely: "Louie, I plan to plant new grass and improve the quality of the pasture. In your opinion, what do we need to do next?"
"BOSS, as far as the situation of the ranch is concerned, even if new grass is planted, I am afraid that the effect will not be too good. In fact, ryegrass grown in pastures is a high-quality pasture in its own right. Just nutrients, regardless of other pastures. β
As a hired ranch foreman, Louis also had something to say. In his opinion, if other pastures are planted, they will also cause damage to existing pastures. The most important thing is to transplant other forage varieties, but I am afraid that the effect is almost the same.
After listening to what Louis said, Zhuang Haiyang thought for a while and said, "You mean, pasture is not the key, this is related to the soil and water quality of the pasture." The poor quality of the forage has nothing to do with the variety of forage, does it?"
"Yes! Mr. Scu has thought about improving the soil before. It's just that the input is large, and the cost of organic fertilizers is high. Perhaps it is because of these considerations that he breeds dairy cows instead of beef cattle!"
Regarding some information about the ranch, Louis felt that Zhuang Haiyang should also know. As a foreman, he naturally has to give reasonable advice. As for how to do it, that's a decision for ranchers to make.
The problem of soil and water quality is also due to the fact that the Sku Ranch has been inherited for a long time, and it has not been effectively restored when the grass is planted all year round. In this case, it will lead to the loss of soil nutrients and the quality of forage.
Compared with fishing, if you are engaged in animal husbandry, Zhuang Haiyang still needs to spend time studying. After some consideration, Zhuang Haiyang finally said: "Louie, these days, you take the workers to harvest all the grass in the pasture first, no problem, right?"
In fact, although the quality of our pasture is not very good, there are still pastures that will buy it. β
"That's fine! Purchasing and sales are all up to you. After that, I will contact some fertilizer manufacturers to purchase a batch of organic fertilizer. In addition, I plan to divide several pasture growing areas and lay some underground water pipes.
I'll let Janok take care of these things, and I won't buy new livestock until the new grass grows. If the previous breeding model is repeated, it will be difficult for the ranch to really turn losses into profits. Isn't it?"
"Yes, BOSS!"
As a major livestock producing country, Nucile has a strict rating and audit degree for livestock produced on pastures. As a staple food for cattle and sheep, the quality of forage is naturally also crucial. If the quality of the forage is not good, how to raise good quality cattle and sheep?
Until this moment, the workers hired by the ranch knew why Zhuang Haiyang was not in a hurry to buy new cattle and sheep to raise. Even after they went to work, the cattle and sheep sheds built in the previous pasture were cleaned and repaired and disinfected accordingly.
Other neighboring ranchers also laughed when they learned that Zhuang Haiyang planned to improve the quality of the pasture grass: "This Oriental boy really doesn't know how to run a ranch. How is it possible to buy some organic fertilizer to improve the quality of the pasture?"
There are many people who read jokes like this, but for many businesses, they are happy to see such ranchers. The reason is that Zhuang Haiyang is at least willing to invest and let them have money to make.
When the pasture was planted with grass, Louis led people to harvest all the pasture, and Zhuang Haiyang also began to take Januck and a few cowboys to start dividing the new pasture area. Along the edges, the corresponding sprinkler pipes are laid.
The purchased organic fertilizer is also piled up in the ranch's material warehouse for later use. Workers who thought they had nothing to do soon found that they were actually busy every day. To their delight, the daily meals provided by the ranch are also good.
Those meat sheep that have not yet been sold, and those that can be slaughtered, are pulled out by Zhuang Haiyang and slaughtered, and then used as food for workers. Including the hired construction team, they are occasionally presented with a freshly slaughtered meat sheep.
Even if some people think that Zhuang Haiyang does not know how to run a ranch, he is still loved by these workers. For generous people, I believe that no one will be disgusted. But in the eyes of Hong Wei and others, Zhuang Haiyang only invests and has no return, and he suffers a lot!
In the face of Hong Wei's concern, Zhuang Haiyang said with a smile: "Lao Hong, compared to the money I spent on buying the ranch, what is this investment? The most important thing is that you think I will do something that I am not sure of?"
Other people's gossip is completely unnecessary in Zhuang Haiyang's opinion. When the new grass grows, Zhuang Haiyang will tell those who laugh at him who are the real jokes. There is Dinghaizhu, he is full of confidence!
After laying the water spraying pipes and looking for a quiet night, Zhuang Haiyang began to sort out the underground water veins of the ranch with the help of Dinghai Pearl. The beneficial energy accumulated in the underground water veins has also been absorbed by Dinghaizhu.
Correspondingly, those pollutants that affect the underground water veins have also been cleaned up by Dinghaizhu. Several mechanized wells, after a brief period of drying, were filled with new groundwater and pumped into the pasture's water towers.
Compared to the previous pastures that draw groundwater independently, the grassland with a water spray system is now receiving new water sources that are pure and highly nutritious. In just one night, the freshly harvested grass began to produce green teeth.
The organic fertilizer that was previously purchased is also adsorbed into the soil and begins to become a nutrient for the pasture. To the surprise of the ranch staff, the sheep grazing the next day seemed to start running towards the harvested pasture.
Seeing this scene, Zhuang Haiyang also smiled and said: "Jenuk, let your cowboys, watch those sheep a little more closely these days, don't let them enter the pasture, if you eat the tender teeth, the pasture will be ugly." β
"Yes, BOSS!"
"Find another time to take me to buy a few sheepdogs. I think the ranch is still a little deserted. β
In addition to the shepherd dogs, Zhuang Haiyang also plans to buy several horses for grazing. As for the selection of beef cattle breeds, Zhuang Haiyang has also been consulting accordingly recently. In fact, as long as you have money, you really don't have to worry about not being able to buy good breeds of beef cattle.
Although he knew that the quality of Wagyu beef was good, Zhuang Haiyang knew that real Wagyu beef could not be bought at all. In this case, Zhuang Haiyang can only choose the new beef cattle breed bred in NΓΌsila. These beef cattle are of good quality and the price is not low.
In Zhuang Haiyang's opinion, if the price of New Zealand is not satisfactory to him. With the help of a registered import and export company, he can directly sell the beef cattle produced from the pasture to China.
The premise is that he can get the organic certification from the New Zealand side, and the grade must not be low. Unlike other ranches, which raise high-quality beef cattle and have to find a seller, he can sell them directly to China.
After finishing the improvement of forage quality, Zhuang Haiyang took the workers to level out the planting area that was previously used to grow corn and other crops. At the same time as the pipes were laid, organic fertilizers were also sown to improve soil nutrients.
Seeing the fruit seedlings that Zhuang Haiyang let him buy, Louis was also surprised and said, "BOSS, did you change to fruit in the past?"
"Yes! In addition to fruits, some commonly used greens will be grown. In my opinion, the benefits of fruit will be better than that of corn. As for coarse grains such as corn, it will be more cost-effective to buy than to grow. β
Self-sufficiency is good, but the investment is not proportional to the return. Zhuang Haiyang, who planned to return to China after tidying up the pasture, naturally didn't want to spend too much time here. He is a rancher and naturally has the right to change the crops grown on the ranch.
The most surprising thing for Louis and others was that while the corn field was converted into a fruit orchard, the kiwi orchard left by the rancher was also continued to be planted by Zhuang Haiyang. In addition to this, there are pasture valleys that open up new growing areas.
Hearing that Zhuang Haiyang wanted to plant grapes, Louis was also very worried: "BOSS, the climate and soil on this side of the ranch are not suitable for growing grapes." Wouldn't it be a waste to open vineyards here?"
"It's okay! It's okay to try first! You get someone to level this valley first. Then I will find someone to buy some vintage vines for transplanting. As for the quality of the grapes, we don't know until they are grown, don't we?"
Before buying a ranch, Zhuang Haiyang already had an understanding of the neighboring ranch. On the South Island side, there are also pastures dedicated to growing grapes. However, compared to other wineries, there are no well-known wine brands in New Zealand.
But in Zhuang Haiyang's view, it is better to let these valleys be deserted, and it is better to build a vineyard to experiment. After combing by Dinghaizhu, the groundwater in the pasture is already abundant, and the water quality is several times better than before.
As the saying goes, water is the source of life, and while the water quality is improving, Zhuang Haiyang releases energy from time to time with Dinghai Pearl. He believes that the soil and water quality of the ranch will be greatly improved.
Isn't it normal for good soil and good water to grow good grapes?
If you can grow wine grapes of excellent quality, you can also create your own winery in the later stage. In that case, the reputation of the ranch will skyrocket. Even in the future, he does not rule out continuing to expand the ranch.
For a short time, maybe the employees of the ranch will not understand. Kezhuang Ocean believes that in the future, they will be proud to produce the best wines. Correspondingly, Zhuang Haiyang may also become a legend among ranchers!