Chapter 615: The Closed Island
When they received a call from the ranch staff, Zhuang Haiyang's family, accompanied by security team members, began to embark on a journey to inspect the new ranch. Louis and his wife, who came from New Zealand, also accompanied Zhuang Haiyang and his party on the inspection.
Originally, this call was made to Louis by the employees who stayed in the town, to inform him that something big had happened at the ranch. Not to mention the fact that there is a hefty fine, the ranch may be closed to ensure that the ranch environment does not continue to deteriorate.
Hearing the news, Louis did seem shocked, and when he told Zhuang Haiyang, he was quite cautious and said, "Boss, did you expect such a day?
In the face of Louie's inquiry, Zhuang Haiyang smiled and said, "Do you think I have such a magical ability?"
"Yes!"
Such a neat answer really surprised Zhuang Haiyang. But he still couldn't laugh and said, "Louie, I'm not a magician. I'd love to hear the good news, but it really has nothing to do with me. ”
"Okay, boss, it's really none of your business. Still, I think some people are going to cry!"
"Does this have anything to do with me?"
Zhuang Haiyang, who shrugged his shoulders, didn't pay attention to such news at all. From the moment he decided to leave, such an outcome was expected by him. It's just that this kind of thing, he won't admit that it has anything to do with him.
What he did before he put the ranch up for sale seemed to others to be angry. But when it comes to environmental destruction, how can it have anything to do with him? After all, the new management team has been in charge for nearly two months.
Now that this is happening on the ranch, who can guarantee that it has nothing to do with the mismanagement of the new ranch management team?
Not surprisingly, this incident is bound to attract the ruffle of various departments in New Zealand. Those who had previously facilitated the deal would not have escaped the fate of the Autumn Queen's reckoning. At least when the news broke, the townspeople couldn't sit still in the first place.
Some environmental enthusiasts even gathered outside the ranch, shouting 'Get out of Green Town'. In this case, the residents of the small town who originally worked on the ranch have also left their jobs one after another and no longer work for the ranch.
This also means that all the investment of a new rancher who has just purchased a large number of breeding cattle and transplanted a large number of grapes will be in vain. When it comes to environmental damage and deterioration, it's only a matter of time before ranches are closed.
Hundreds of millions of funds have been wasted, even if those investors are not bad for money, they must be heartbroken. On top of that, those who brokered the deal will also be implicated. This is really typical, stealing chickens is not a recipe for rice!
On the other hand, Zhuang Haiyang, who returned to China, was also very happy to see the third phase of the project under construction. Especially seeing that the second batch of scalpers will be slaughtered and sold soon, Zhuang Haiyang also knows very well that this batch of scalpers will also be sought after.
The first batch of cattle slaughtered for sale, including the premium beef, Zhuang Haiyang was airlifted and mailed to those foreign buyers for tasting. The feedback obtained, those buyers all said that they can purchase in large quantities.
This time, Louis was also brought in to make him responsible for contacting these customers abroad. Of course, customers of New Zealand and Sam's Country will be excluded from the sales list of Heirloom Ranch. To put it simply, these customers will be blacklisted.
After staying on the farm for a while, Zhuang Haiyang, who happened to have nothing to do, took the opportunity of inspecting the new ranch to take his wife and children out to play in the mountains and rivers. And the Louis family, who were invited to visit, happened to be with them.
Louie, who came to China for the first time, was also amazed: "I really didn't expect that Huaguo would be more prosperous than I imagined!"
For many foreign media, they pay more attention to the bad side of my country. After the report, it will cause you to have a misunderstanding, that is, China is still very poor and full.
But in fact, our economic construction over the past few years has undergone earth-shaking changes. Some big cities are no worse than others. Although we are still poor, the situation is improving. ”
In the process of running the ranch in New Zealand, Zhuang Haiyang also dealt with many New Zealand people, and he knew very well that most of the foreign reports on China were too paranoid. Many media outlets have blindly belittled China in order to demonstrate its prosperity and strength.
This also leads to many foreigners who come to China for the first time to be shocked by what they see with their own eyes. As a first-time visitor to China, Louis would make such an exclamation, which is actually quite normal.
Visited several provinces near the sea and visited several pre-selected ranch investment sites, Zhuang Haiyang was not very satisfied. It wasn't until he came to Ji Province that the words of one of the escorts aroused Zhuang Haiyang's interest.
Taking the opportunity of small talk, Zhuang Haiyang also said directly: "I'm sorry, I overheard you say before, there is a deserted island? I want to know, how big is this island, why is it deserted?"
In the face of Zhuang Haiyang's inquiry, the accompanying leader was stunned, but he still smiled and said: "Xiao Liu, Mr. Zhuang is actually interested, you can introduce the situation on Shawei Island." It's just that the environment on that island is a bit harsh!"
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the accompanying staff quickly explained the situation of the island. Knowing that half of the island was desertified, Zhuang Haiyang also frowned slightly.
Seeing this scene, the leader also said directly: "Mr. Zhuang, the situation on Shawei Island is indeed a bit complicated. A few years ago, we also made the decision to close the entire island in order to prevent further deterioration of the island's environment.
It is only in the early years that the ecological environment of the island has indeed been greatly damaged, so that it has been closed until now, although the situation has improved slightly, but it is not optimistic. But in terms of geographical location, it should be very suitable for your requirements to be close to the mountains and the sea. ”
"Can you go and see what the island is?
"Twenty-eight and a half square kilometers!"
Hearing this, Zhuang Haiyang nodded and said, "In this way, there is also an area of nearly 40,000 mu, which is indeed not small!"
"Yes! A few years ago, we wanted to develop it as a new tourist attraction. Unexpectedly, the overdevelopment of the island caused the environment to deteriorate again, and finally had to give up the previous investment.
If Mr. Zhuang is interested, we are willing to rent this to you. There is just one thing, and that is that the environmental aspect must be met. In the seventies and eighties, the island also had several chemical plants. Of course, it's not a damaging chemical plant!"
According to the information obtained by these leaders, they seem to know that Zhuang Haiyang is also very good at environmental governance, and he is willing to spend money to invest. If the island of this desert island can be brought back to life in the hands of Zhuang Haiyang, it will undoubtedly be a good thing.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhuang Haiyang finally decided to go to the island to see it first. As long as there is no shortage of groundwater resources, it is not difficult to solve the pollution problem. The desertified land is just right for growing pasture.
The 40,000-acre island is used as a ranch for management, which is still very good. As for the issue of environmental protection, Zhuang Haiyang is even more confident. If he rents it, the environmental situation will only get better.
In fact, what really interests Zhuang Haiyang is this island not far from the mainland, which also had a wharf built in the early years, and with a little repair, it should be able to dock ships with a displacement of 1,000 tons.
It's not too far inland, which means that if you build an island, you can save a lot of money. The only thing to worry about may be that the island's environment is seriously damaged, and it will be difficult to recover in the short term.
The Heirloom Farm itself pursues high-quality ingredients, and this kind of heavily polluted area in the early years must be excluded by common sense. But Zhuang Haiyang felt that if he could improve the environment of this island, it would be a great achievement!
During the voyage to Shawei Island by boat, Zhuang Haiyang, who was standing on the deck, said with a slight frown: "The water pollution in this offshore sea is a bit serious! This sea water is too polluted, I'm afraid it's hard to see any marine life, right?"
In response to Zhuang Haiyang's inquiry, the leader also smiled bitterly: "Mr. Zhuang has good eyesight! In fact, the sea pollution situation near Shawei Island is indeed quite serious, and this is also a problem left over from history, and it is not easy to recover."
In recent years, although we have strengthened the protection of the coastal ecological environment, we have relocated many factories near the coast, and even resolutely investigated and punished enterprises and behaviors that discharge sewage into the sea. But Zhuang should always know that the time and cost of governance is far higher than that of destruction!"
This is a true saying! No fishing in the coastal waters has become the norm. It is indeed not easy to restore the damaged marine ecology off the coast. It seems that the island we are going to is more polluted than I thought. ”
"Mr. Zhuang, let me tell you from the bottom of my heart, if you can improve the environmental pollution of Shawei Island, we can sign a free lease agreement with you. In fact, this sand reed island has become a problem in our province and city!"
"I can't guarantee this, I can only say that I will see it first. I believe that all leaders know that it is not easy to deal with the damaged island ecology. The capital and technology that need to be invested are not low, but the cost is not low!"
It's a good thing to rent for free, but the more it is, the more polluted the island is. If this were not the case, how could half of the entire island be desertified? But for Zhuang Haiyang, desertified land is not a good thing.
Clean up the source of pollution, and those desertified lands can be planted with pasture, and even the time for leveling can be omitted. Zhuang Haiyang is still very interested in this kind of opportunity to improve the marine ecology.
Even if he hasn't arrived on that island yet, Zhuang Haiyang can probably judge that more of the nearby pollution sources come from that island. If the pollution source of this island is cut off, it will also play an extremely important role in improving the surrounding marine ecology and environment.
When the boat arrived at Sand Rey Island, you could see half of the trees on it, and many islands hovering and flying on it. The other half is completely covered with white sand. Such a radial view is really surprising!