Chapter 925: The Bull Market Auction in Koala Country
"Haha, I won!" Ethan proudly held up a cleaned rabbit and flaunted it to the workers around him.
"Shit!" one worker snorted in frustration. "Let this guy win again!"
"Five dollars per person, hurry up and pay the money. Ethan triumphant. "If there were games like this every day, I wouldn't need the boss to pay me next week, hahaha!"
All the workers were depressed and took out five koala coins and handed them to Ethan, looking at this guy's triumphant appearance, which made people angry and laughed, and wanted to beat him up.
At the end of the day's work, there are not many recreational activities for the workers. A few days ago, everyone went back to live, but tomorrow Yan Fei was going to take everyone to buy cattle, and tonight he planned to make rabbit meat for everyone to eat, so everyone stayed.
In fact, most of the meals were cooked by Luke's wife, and Yan Fei was only going to make a big pot of red braised rabbit meat for everyone to taste. Of course, he provided the rabbits, and no one else had as much time as him to hunt rabbits and do work!
Rabbit meat is actually quite delicious, even for those who don't like bones – it seems like a lot of people only like to eat large pieces of meat and don't like to gnaw on bones.
The most representative is fish, even if it is Chinese, many people feel that it is too troublesome to eat fish, and would rather choose to eat those fish without spines. Even those fish that don't have too many small spines don't taste so good in the evaluation - such as catfish, black fish, mackerel, and a lot of marine fish.
In a few days, the pasture has been largely restored to its original appearance, and now there are places where the workers live, and although the covers have not yet been moved, they all know that it will be sooner or later.
In addition, Yan Fei also paid an extra week's salary in advance, so that the workers had more motivation - if it weren't for this, they might not be willing to take out five yuan as a bet in terms of the workers' relatively poor life. It is precisely because of the promising future that everyone feels that it is nothing to spend some money on entertainment for the time being.
A large pot of red braised rabbit meat was wiped out, and the workers who ate their mouths full of oil were even more satisfied with the new boss - in addition to being able to pay their salaries in advance, they could also carry two small pistols out for a circle, and then bring back a lot of rabbits to add food to everyone, which was too worthy of everyone's respect.
In the eyes of everyone, Yan Fei is simply a natural rancher. Although he has not yet seen his cowboy skills, he has conquered all the workers with his personal attitude.
People who can work in the ranch for a long time are more practical and diligent people, and they are not afraid of hard work, so they have no hope for no job. This is similar to the people in Sanchahe Township, or most of the working people are actually the same.
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In the early hours of the next morning, everyone gathered, and Yan Fei left his daughter-in-law at the old Hayden's house to be with Aunt Emily. I drove my daughter-in-law's little Ford, and the pickup truck was handed over to Ethan with a few workers, and the rest of the workers drove the other two pickup trucks of their own and went out to buy cattle!
There wasn't a need for so many people, but the bull market auction here was different from the small bull market in Sanchahe Township, and the workers wanted to do something for the boss.
Of course, the most important thing is Wendy's reminder to Yan Fei.
Wendy is the official of Amora City who has been in contact with Yan Fei a few times, and Yan Fei asked Daniel to help inquire where a large number of cattle are for sale, but Daniel's news in this regard is obviously not as professional as he is in law. And it is very likely that he misunderstood Yan Fei's meaning a little and kept inquiring about large-scale auctions.
However, Wendy contacted Yan Fei and asked Yan Fei how he was going to operate, and immediately suggested that he go directly to the local bull market to purchase. Although the amount of such a purchase may be smaller, at least familiarize yourself with the local bull market first.
Wendy's reminder to Yanfei is that in any industry, there may be 'xenophobia' things.
Yan Fei has just bought a large ranch here, and some people will definitely notice it. In Koala Country, the beef cattle industry is actually organized, and there are even some monopolistic behaviors - although Wendy didn't say it explicitly, Yan Fei already understood. Just like in the surroundings of Wancheng, if it weren't for the fact that he basically gave up ordinary quality beef, then the other cattle farms would probably have to act according to their own faces.
So instead of competing with big ranches for large quantities of beef cattle, it's better to start small now. Anyway, once the quality of their own beef comes out, then other ranches want to compete with themselves, and they have to rely on their real skills.
No matter where it is, as long as it is excellent in the industry, the local government department will not sit idly by and watch the local excellent enterprises be suppressed for the sake of their own local interests.
It's as if when Wendy learned about Yan Fei's previous entrepreneurial experience, she took the initiative to release kindness to Yan Fei. If the quality of the beef produced by the ranch exceeds that of the same industry in the future, the local government will immediately support him.
The bull market, or auction, in the koala country, has long been on a fixed scale. Although the number of auctions is not too large, such small auctions are actually held every week.
Just like now Yan Fei is surrounded by workers, when he walks into the bull market, the first feeling is that it is really a big agricultural country, and the bull market here is much larger than the bull market in Tanghe County.
It was only about eight o'clock in the morning when they arrived, and the market was already full of people, and everywhere they went, they could hear the high-pitched or muffled mooing of cows—and of course sheep, but that wasn't something Yan Fei needed to consider.
The cattle market here is under the control of the Meat and Animal Husbandry Association, and it should be said that all the local cattle markets are under the control of the association. The owner of the ranch does not have to send the cattle to be traded, but has to hand them over to the agents to buy and sell - this situation has advantages and disadvantages, the advantage is that the ranchers do not have to contact customers themselves, they do not need to worry about sales, and the disadvantages are obvious, everyone has to be exploited by the agents.
Some of the cattle have been weighed before the trade, and the staff here have to make a simple judgment on the health status of the cattle, such as more obvious diseases such as skin diseases, etc., which can be directly seen - after the trade, the cattle that have been successfully traded have further testing to ensure that the health of the cattle will not be problematic.
This is true not only for cattle that go into the slaughterhouse, but also for cattle that go to the pasture to continue raising. Cattle are the happiest in China, but in some Western countries it is different, and the evil capitalists don't know what terrible things they have done to the cows, causing the cattle to go crazy - mad cow disease is a thing that ranchers talk about.
Although there is no mad cow disease or similar major infectious disease in the koala country, it is necessary to do a good job of preventing the slightest. Otherwise, once there is a problem, it will not only lose farmers and ranchers, but also have a significant impact on the entire industry and even the entire domestic economy.
Yan Fei had already reported to the management office of the trading market before, and now he is waiting for the auction to start. The advantage of reporting is that he already knows how many cattle have been registered for auction so far, and what kind and age they are.
It doesn't matter if it's an auction, it can't be held in any hall like an art auction. This is directly in the market, and the whole market is divided into small calf pens by railings, and the cattle in each are of the same species, and the months are not much different.
In this way, it is convenient for people who buy cattle to purchase according to their own needs, like Yan Fei, who has now directly excluded some cattle that have been fattened and are waiting to be slaughtered.
In today's auction, there are only more than 1,000 cattle traded, excluding cattle that have been fattened, and there are less than 900 left. Then the too small cows were excluded, and there were only 600 left.
Then Yan Fei had to exclude a batch of cattle of different types and colors that could not satisfy him, and in the end, there were less than four hundred of them that could be selected.
He wanted to buy all 400 heads, but according to the trading rules here, it was simply impossible.
"This batch of cattle, you have to pay special attention to it for a while. Yan Fei pointed to the cows in a bullpen and said.
This is an Angus cow, all of which have pure black fur, and they are all suitable for fattening - choosing black is one of Yan Fei's standards, he has a large number of cattle in the dinosaur world, and the pasture can no longer raise them.
In Yan Fei's goal, the top standards of various countries are a fart, and Boss Yan wants to raise cattle that exceed the standards of the entire industry, and it is his basic requirement to formulate standards by himself in the future.
The dinosaur ranch was originally a high-quality cattle breed, and after several years of breeding in it, the current beef rating standards are no longer measurable. Even if you bring a few calves out now, the quality of the beef after they are raised is not something that a cow on this planet can have.
Since you want to have a high standard, it will be so high that there will be no boundaries, and when the time comes, you will produce a small amount of ultra-high-standard beef, and you will not be able to set whatever price you want.
The workers, or the cowboys, are also experienced, and they follow Yan Fei to 'grow eyes' for Yan Fei. Although Yan Fei doesn't need it, there is no need to discourage the enthusiasm of the workers for this little thing, right?
When Yan Fei determined that the cattle in this bullpen were the target, a cowboy immediately took a pen to record it, and then left two people here to be in charge of guarding - to pay attention to competitors, and at the same time to prevent his own people from coming in time for a while when the auction was auctioned.
In the case of Yan Fei, which the workers told him, the auction of the cattle was actually very fast. Generally, there are only a few or dozens of cows in the cattle pen - as Yan Fei sees now, not all the cattle that meet his own requirements are in the same cow pen.
The market takes into account the purchasing power of buyers. If all the cattle of the same species and age are put together at one time, hundreds of them at a time, the small ranchers will have to cry.
The auctioneers waited, and once it was time to start trading, most of the cattle were traded in just a few minutes. Some even decide the transaction within tens of seconds, so preparing in advance is a must for every seller and buyer.
Yan Fei has authorized his workers to make an offer directly on behalf of Morning Glory Ranch within a price range, and once the auction is successful, Yan Fei only needs to pay.
These workers are more familiar with the rules in the market than Yan Fei, so the matter is handed over to them, and Yan Fei is not worried that they will not be able to do things well.
At nine o'clock, as soon as the auction began, the whole market was very hot.
Some of the auctioneers also beat the cattle in the pens with long wooden sticks, so that customers who are about to buy cattle can see the 'vitality' of the cattle. As the buyers bid, the auctioneer screamed and shouted at the buyers, and when the final word was finalized, he had to lengthen his voice and quote the price loudly.
Because this is a regular bull market sale, and it is basically uninterrupted, there will be no situation where a few people are trying to raise the price there, as in some antique auction land auction.
Basically, everyone quotes the price in their hearts, just do it, and if it doesn't work, it won't work. After all, cattle are not a rare thing, and there is no need to pay a few cents more for a few cows.
Unless there is a high-quality beef ingredient, then there will be big buyers of ingredients to bid.
Yan Fei has completely become a low-key visitor, watching others bid for joy. The workers are very hard-working, they just raise cattle in the pasture, and now Yanfei has given them more work, which is a trust in them. And obviously, there are only a few of them in the ranch now, and if they can do a good job, then it is possible to be reused in the ranch in the future - Boss Yan's plan to continue to buy the ranch is also underway, and he has no intention of these workers who have just arrived under him.
It's not that they don't know that Yan Fei will have workers from his hometown coming in the future, but Yan Fei has already said that they are cowboys who manage the ranch. Workers from home will arrive, who work in the barn to fatten and improve the quality of the beef.
In this way, it is equivalent to having two sets of cattle raising systems in the pasture, one is the cowboys, who are responsible for grazing the cattle and allowing the cattle to reproduce and grow. And the people led by Kuroko are responsible for breeding, so that the cattle in the ranch can bring more benefits. The two systems are not subordinate to each other, and there is no competition, but they should work together to make the farm better.
Soon after the auction ended, Yan Fei received the auction results collected by the workers - a total of about 300 cattle were auctioned, which was a good result, and the price was not as high as he imagined.
Most people know after hearing the name of an unfamiliar ranch that it is probably the ranch that has changed hands and continues to purchase cattle. So it was unwise to bid with them at this time, and after a few workers showed their ambition, most of the other buyers wisely gave up.
Of course, it is also related to the identity of the bidder is a worker, even if there is an occasional want to raise the price, I know that the workers must have a basic bottom line, once they exceed them, they will have no decision-making power - in case they raise the price and buy it, they will be laughed at by others.
It is not possible to take the cattle immediately after they are bought, and these cattle must be further tested to prevent sick cattle from being brought to the pasture and causing losses to the pasture. This is also the meat and animal husbandry association, and if Yan Fei's cattle come home and find sick cows, they will be responsible for compensating for all the losses.
Let the cowboys leave a few cattle who are responsible for watching the future pasture, and wait for a while to load the car and send it to the ranch, Yan Fei didn't even wait, and drove back first.