It's Halloween again.

Link flies back to Hans's farm from Hanova and visits the Hanses. By the way, take a look at the winemaking at Hanse Farm and the installation of the wind farm, which is already in its final stages.

Of course, he also took some pumpkins from Hans's farm by the way.

He returned to Huazhou at noon, and after lunch, he went to Fox. Mayor Camp said Fox's new city plan has been passed by the county council and would like to talk to him.

He came to the city hall and the mayor of camp was already waiting for him in his office.

The two exchanged a few words and got to the point.

Mayor Camp showed him the urban planning plan that had been approved.

While Link looked at the plan, Kemp explained, "With our plan, we can add 2,000 acres of urban land, of which 600 acres will be used for our new urban plan. Four hundred acres are dedicated to the Werewolf Culture Theme Park. Another 1,000 acres are used as reserve land. ”

This plan is a bit different from Link's previous vision. Previously, Link had proposed a six-hundred-acre new town and a two-hundred-acre theme park. But now the theme park has directly doubled in size.

He then listened to Kemp continue: "Our proposed location for the new town is to the east of Fox. Some forests need to be cut down. The location of the theme park is between the new town and the old town. ”

When Link saw that the plan mentioned that the land would be auctioned before the end of December, he looked up and said, "The land will be auctioned, will it be auctioned as a whole or will the two plots be auctioned separately?"

If it was commercial land for real estate, from $8,000 per acre to $6,000, he could accept that price. But if the theme park is also auctioned at that reserve price, it will be a bit high.

The investment in theme parks will not be small, and it is not known how much the operating income will be. He can save some and save some. On top of that, the benefits for Fox once the theme park is built are clear. If the park can bring in a large number of visitors, it will be quite a benefit to every Fox resident. And that kind of benefit is long-term.

"Separate auctions, of course. Kemp understood what he meant. "We mean, a floor price of a thousand dollars per acre. ”

Link briefly looked at the plan, then returned it to Kemp, saying, "Mr. Mayor, do you have to auction it?"

"Link, that's the procedure!" Camp also wanted to sell the land directly to Link, but that was the legal procedure. Land owned by the government must be auctioned off if it is to be sold to individuals. If there is no bidder, it will be sold to the designated object through negotiation.

Link nodded and said, "Okay." Still, you know, the price I can afford is not very high. If a competitor arises, I will abandon this plan. ”

Camp could hear the threat in his words. But he also knew that Link was now the key to the plan. There are a lot of rich people, but even if other rich people come to invest, they may not be able to play the role he wants to see.

"We will make some demands in the auction, such as requiring the construction to be completed within a certain period of time after the purchase of the land, otherwise a fine will be imposed," he said. I don't think anyone will be interested in that. And we can hold auctions in the near future. ”

Link nodded and said, "Okay, I'll get people ready." "If you're short on time, other people won't have enough time to look at the situation even if they're interested.

"We will start posting auction announcements tomorrow and start accepting entries in seven working days. Registration closes after 15 working days. According to our Fox rules, if there are fewer than two entries, the auction will be cancelled and go straight to the negotiation stage. The outcome of the bargain also needs to be decided by a vote of the residents of the whole town. ”

"So troublesome?"

Camp smiled and hinted, "Yes." So, maybe we should make sure there are two or more bidders. ”

Link smiled and said, "Maybe someone else will be bidding." That is, if no one else signed up for the auction, he should find someone to accompany him.

He stood up and said, "Then I'll take my leave."

"I'll send you out!"

After leaving the city hall, Link went to the Ozette Bank building. It was a nine-story office building. It was a building that Link had paid for, though it wasn't very high. However, the construction area is quite large, and the construction area of the ground floor is thousands of square meters. This is the headquarters of the investment bank Ozette. However, there are still very few employees in the Ozette Bank, only about 20 people, so there are still many empty buildings in this building. The ground floor is an empty hall with only one reception.

However, the main purpose of his coming here today is not to come to the bank, but to go to the second floor. It was the headquarters of the Benehans company. Jessica is based there.

He knocked on the door and walked into Jessica's office, where she was on the phone. She motioned for him to sit down first.

Soon she ended the call, saying, "The phone number from the dealer over there in South Africa." Their business is doing very well, but there is an aphid over there, which is very harmful to the grapes. ”

"Serious?"

"Yes, it should have been passed from Australia. Australia's vineyards have been suffering from the same problem since a few years ago, but not as severely. Because that kind of aphid feeds mainly on another vine plant. And South Africa doesn't have that kind of vine. So it has a very big impact on the grapes. ”

"The company is working on a way to deal with it?"

Jessica explained, "Yes. The company's scientists have already collected the fungus that parasitizes it in Australia, but have not yet been able to make a product. That type of aphid is mainly found in arid areas. And they are resistant to today's low-toxicity pesticides. And wine grapes do not dare to use highly toxic pesticides. And the area under grape cultivation, no company is willing to spend money on pesticides to deal with them. However, we can do this as a value-added service. ”

She asked the secretary to bring tea in, and asked, "By the way, why did you come here all of a sudden? Is there any business in the bank?" She knew that Link was back in Washington today, but he didn't say he was coming to Fox.

"I just spoke with Mr. Mayor about Fox's new city plan. ”

Jessica didn't say much when she heard this. This is on the outside, and the partition wall has ears.

Link added, "Is there any good news from the California lab lately?"

"High-yielding gene segments for soybeans and corn were confirmed. This should be good news. ”

"When?"

"A week ago. However, it is not certain whether it will be able to achieve shape stability for the time being. New seeds have been experimentally planted. Maybe we will find out next year. ”

"Haven't the results of the seed analysis of high-yielding wheat been released yet?"

"If you don't say it, I'll forget. It has indeed been analyzed. Bulk transplantation of genes is now being attempted. If successful, it may be possible to use a large number of spring wheat seeds next year. ”

"I planted 1,500 acres on an Oregon farm, and I should be able to plant up to 200,000 acres next year. If we can achieve the shape separation of the next generation of seeds, then we can save enough seeds and find some farms to experiment with planting at the same time. ”

"It's probably a bit difficult to get a generation to have a shape separation. Maybe we can restrict farmers from keeping seeds through genetic patents. ”

Link shook his head and said, "That's hard to deal with." And that's what Meng Sandu did, which caused a lot of criticism. ”

"But it's too difficult to control the generations of shape separation by means of biological genes. ”

"There is no way to do it. If we don't, we don't have to be willing to bear the stigma. Otherwise, we would not be able to protect our interests. ”

Especially if the seeds were not in his hands, his entire agricultural program would go bankrupt.

"I can invest more and add some more people. ”

"It's not good to have too many researchers. There will come a time when there will be a surplus. And it's not good for the secrecy of the technology. ”

This is also very reasonable. Link thought for a moment, shook his head and smiled, "Forget it, take your time." ”

"In fact, the laboratory is using three methods to do experiments at the same time, physical methods, chemical methods, and biomolecular technology. Maybe you'll find the key soon. ”

Link smiled and said, "I hope that's the case." I've been lucky. Maybe next year, when the wheat is harvested, Florin and the others will find a way. ”

He paused as he spoke, then changed the subject, saying, "Are you going back to California for Halloween this year?"

"Not going back. I'm going to go back on Thanksgiving. ”

Link laughed and said, "I've already brought the pumpkin back." It's all small, though. Because the plane can't be loaded. "He went on the G650 this time, and if he wanted to load a large pumpkin, he had to disassemble some seats, and he was too troublesome to bring back some small pumpkins.

"Ozette really can't grow pumpkins?"

"Maybe it can be planted on some hillside land. You can plant some next year, and hopefully their roots won't get soaked. ”

He stood up as he said and said, "I'll go upstairs and come back later!" He was going to talk to the bank's management.

Jessica smiled and walked out, put her arms around his neck and kissed him for a while before sending him out of the office.