In the process of acquiring Jacques Island, it is inevitable that some controversies will arise.

For example, some intellectuals have criticized the supporters of the plan as admiring foreigners and forgetting their ancestors.

But in the end, the voices of these people only brought a little trouble, and did not make any waves.

Why?

Because Timor-Leste has a population of more than 1.3 million, there are about 100,000 literate people.

The 90 per cent of the poor East Timorese peasants, barely literate, with a monthly income of only a few tens of dollars, who have been struggling to make ends meet, know little about the traditional symbolism of Jeko Island, and do not care at all.

What they care about is real food, not the so-called "spiritual food".

The most they know is that the famous island in the easternmost part was bought by a big man from China.

If this were the case, they might be a little upset.

But then the government announced that the Chinese entrepreneur who bought Jacques had decided to provide a large scholarship for East Timorese students, and that priority would be given to those from poor families.

So the slightest dissatisfaction of the poor peasants suddenly vanished, and they began to praise the generosity of the great men.

In addition to the poor peasants, about 30,000 of the remaining 100,000 or so literate people are Chinese.

The most important point is that most of the East Timorese Chinese are in business and have a superior economic situation, and they can benefit from Lin Han's investment plan.

Excluding the Chinese and other ethnic minorities in East Timor, most of the remaining tens of thousands of cultural people are political and business figures.

Lin Han has already promised a lot of shares to government agencies at all levels, major political parties, important figures, etc., either explicitly or implicitly, from a few hundredths of a hundred thousand to a few percent to the government.

An oil company, even with only one hundred thousandth of a stake, is worth at least thousands of dollars.

The per capita income of Timor-Leste is just over $1,000 a year.

These people are full of hope that the exploration team will find the oil field, and the larger the reserves, the better, and naturally they will not feel anything about a small island.

The rest of those who speak out are mainly a handful of low-level intellectuals who have gained nothing in the Vientiane Development Zone plan.

This small group of people, in the face of a large number of stakeholder groups involved, is nothing more than a mantis arm.

Of course, while enjoying the various benefits of the Vientiane Development Zone, it is not for nothing that people blame Lin Han and the authorities.

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Buying a car in Lauteng Province is quite troublesome, and the ones that are easy to buy are basically some practical cars, and the better ones have to go to the capital to buy, and the best ones can only go to Australia.

In the end, considering the relatively poor road conditions in Timor-Leste, Lin Han chose to spend a few thousand dollars to buy a well-known domestic god car - Wuling Hongguang.

Driving Wuling Hongguang, Lin Han and several staff members of Nong Ping Hi-Tech came to the agricultural area of Vientiane Development Zone, Lauteng Province.

Nongping Hi-Tech is a leading enterprise in the field of agriculture in China, which was jointly established by a number of enterprises, scientific research institutions, and Academician Yuan Nongping, the father of hybrid rice, and named after Academician Yuan.

At the same time, it is also one of the most influential Chinese enterprises in Timor-Leste, and has provided certain agricultural technical assistance to Timor-Leste for a long time.

After getting off the bus, several staff members of Nongping Hi-Tech followed Lin Han to walk in the agricultural area, stopping to observe from time to time.

Walking beside Lin Han was a supervisor of Nongping Hi-Tech's branch in Timor-Leste, surnamed Jiang, who looked to be in his thirties, with a broad forehead and a pair of black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose.

"Director Jiang, what do you think of this land?" Lin Han asked as he walked.

Director Jiang lifted his glasses and muttered, "It can be said that the quality of the land is very poor. ”

"The trees are sparse and the vegetation is destroyed...... Natural fertility is low, and there are serious water and soil problems, which is a typical product of migratory agriculture. ”

Migration agriculture, also known as slash-and-burn farming, is the most primitive farming technique of human beings, and until now, it is still popular in many backward areas.

Slash-and-burn farming is the use of knives and axes to cut down trees and vegetation on the ground and then burn them with fire.

The burned land becomes soft, and there is no need to plough the ground, and at the same time, the surface grass and wood ash is used as fertilizer, and no fertilizer is applied after sowing, and the crops all rely on the natural fertility of the land to grow.

This kind of farming method is extremely depleting to the soil, and will seriously damage the local ecological environment, as well as the water and soil conditions.

Slash-and-burn agriculture generally does not last too long to change positions and plant waves to change places, so it is called migration agriculture, or "guerrilla agriculture......

Many people have adopted this method in agricultural production activities in Timor-Leste, but with the government's advocacy and propaganda in recent years and the help of China, some people have gradually abandoned traditional farming methods.

Despite this, the damage caused to the land by long-term slash-and-burn farming is difficult to remedy in a short period of time.

Large areas of poor quality arable land are also a very important reason why Timor-Leste has not been able to achieve food self-sufficiency to this day.

Director Jiang hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Mr. Lin, with all due respect, I don't understand why you would acquire such a piece of low-quality land, and use it for agricultural development. ”

Lin Han smiled casually and asked, "Director Jiang, what are the things that you will probably do if you want to restore this land?"

"Restoration? It's a big project. Director Jiang shook his head.

"The first thing to do is to recover the vegetation to consolidate the soil and water and conserve natural fertility. However, due to the quality of the land, it is also difficult to cover the vegetation, and it will not be much easier than restoring the desert. ”

"In addition to this, it is necessary to replenish organic matter, soil microorganisms, ..... These are all water grinding efforts, and it will take at least four or five years to transform this kind of land into fertile land, even if it costs nothing. ”

Lin Han nodded slightly. This large area of land has been transformed into 10,000 hectares of fertile land, which is more than enough to support several provinces in Timor-Leste.

Of course, even with high-level creature permissions, transforming it into high-quality farmland is not something that can be achieved overnight.

Director Jiang looked at Lin Han's expression and couldn't help but ask, "You don't plan to repair first and then cultivate, right?"

"That's not true, it's almost as good as you plant. Lin Han said.

"Vientiane Laboratory has also experienced a lot of battles in the field of soil remediation, and there are many very unique and efficient technologies...... If we cooperate with your Nongping Hi-Tech, we are sure that the next time we sow seeds, this land will be able to meet the basic cultivation conditions. ”

"Within three years, it will be the best quality farmland, and it will not cost anything. ”