A bald old man sat in his study, answering a phone call: "Mr. Minister, thank you for informing me in advance!" He hung up the phone and turned to watching the news on TV.

It's no surprise that people on the news are in the news, and they are a handful of top people in the United States. Two senators, one governor.

Curiously, they expressed their expectations for a certain agricultural product almost on the same day.

First, Senator Drake, Democrat of California. He visited the Benehans company. During the visit, the female president of Benehans described a virus product that specializes in needles of amaranth.

After learning that the company also has a product in its development that targets ragweed, another super weed that is extremely harmful to American farms, Senator Drake publicly expressed his desire to see the product available soon.

"It's clear that if those experiments are validated, Benehans' biotech is the best option to control superweeds," he said to the camera. I look forward to their products coming to our agriculture as soon as possible. Of course, we're also looking forward to another product, because in California, the ragweed threat is also a serious threat to farms. ”

Not long after he spoke, Senator Brown of Nevada was interviewed: "I've noticed that some American companies have developed a way to use microbes to deal with superweeds. It is said that it is harmless. If that's true, it would have a very significant impact on American agriculture. I'd certainly like to see it go to market. Therefore, I have sent a letter of inquiry to the Ministry of Agriculture to obtain specific information. ”

"I've just heard that some companies have developed a way to get rid of the super weed. It's very exciting. New Mexico's cotton and corn fields need that kind of product. I think it can increase the production of agricultural products and reduce the cost of the farmer. Reducing costs is important for farms that have lost production due to drought. This was said by the governor of New Mexico, Mr. Giovanni, in an interview.

The three bigwigs have publicly stated that such news cannot be covered at all, although the anchor of the news broadcast raised the concerns about the environment of that product. But the old man knew very well that for the peasants, such worries did not exist.

At the beginning, there were also many people who were worried about genetically modified crops. But the farmer grows whatever he makes as much money as he wants, and it doesn't matter whether it is poison or elixir that is grown.

Many farms today are suffering from superweeds, spending a lot of money every year on a lot of herbicides, but in the end, they still can't solve the problem completely. Even the harvester had to be used with care. Who would have imagined that the cotton fields of the United States would have a primitive method of harvesting by hand?

The Minister of Agriculture had just called him to inform him that it was impossible for the Ministry of Agriculture to reject Benihans' application for sale, as he wished.

Previously, the Minister of Agriculture also said that it could be considered, which means that it will depend on the situation. But now this seems to be a complete certainty.

The bald old man watched the news several times. Although his heart was irritable, his face was still calm. These three big men are the ones who make the Minister of Agriculture dare not do what he wants. But he knew that the person behind it must be Link Hans.

He had to admit that Link Hans was a very powerful move. The senator sent a letter to the Department of Agriculture to consult the situation, and disclosed it in media interviews. In this case, if agriculture is prosecuted, the Minister of Agriculture cannot shirk responsibility.

To answer Senator Brown, he had to know more. The details were that they found no evidence of any harm from that product. Then the Ministry of Agriculture should approve it.

If the Ministry of Agriculture does not approve and Benehans wins the appeal, then the Minister of Agriculture will face an inquest for negligence rather than negligence, but a complaint for malfeasance. That's a possibility of jail time.

No one wants to risk jail time just to be an executive at a company in the future.

The bald old man admitted that he underestimated Link's energy, but he didn't expect the other party to find three big people to come out and support him. In this way, it seems that some of the means he wants to use need to be considered more.

However, he was also prepared for today's situation.

He dialed a call: "It's me." Plan No. 2 can be implemented. ”

The so-called second plan is the follow-up plan for Benihans' products. Among them is "propaganda".

He didn't use "publicity" because he didn't want to expose the fact that the scientists in his company knew about the product. But now it seems that he doesn't need it and can't do it. As for the suspicion that the Ministry of Agriculture has leaked the trade secrets of other companies, it is enough to find a random person to be the scapegoat

Doing such things as "publicity", they are familiar with it. However, his No. 2 plan is not just "propaganda".

On December 21, Jessica returned to the castle before it was time to leave work. She was holding a piece of paper in her hand, and her face was smiling like a blooming peach blossom. She raised the paper in her hand and said, "They agreed to sell it." ”

Link sat down with her, smiled and said, "Then it's time for you to start thinking about your next plans." This thing was taken after he promised to spend more than 100 million a year.

But it's worth the money. Even if he was worried about it before, the money was not a vernacular. He can still get some fame.

"Although the virus can survive at 12 degrees Celsius, the optimal temperature is between 18 and 32 degrees Celsius, and I was thinking about whether to start selling it as soon as possible or wait until it reaches the optimal temperature. ”

"It's not expensive, and it's not a big deal to use more. ”

"You're right!" Jessica said, after a moment's pause. "Maybe in February, both Florida and Texas will be able to do business. ”

"You're not going to advertise?"

"Advertising is already being prepared. But what we do is service, and I don't plan to spend too much on advertising, just let people know about our products. When the time is almost right, I will send someone to call farm-by-farm to make sales. ”

Link knows that he doesn't train a lot of employees right now, and he really doesn't need to have much business. When this business is opened, word of mouth will naturally spread.

"However, we may need to set up some business sites in various states. ”

Link thought for a moment and said, "That's really necessary. But I don't think it takes much. ”

"I think there should be 200 sites in the U.S. These sites mainly collect information about customers and then schedule work hours for service personnel. Two people are required for a site, and the service team is not fixed within the site. If the customer encounters a problem that the site can solve, the site will solve it by itself, and if the people at the site can't solve it, we will send a service team. ”

Link smiled and nodded, "Let's think about it after Christmas." Now let's choose some decorations for the holidays. ”

Because Christmas is a long holiday. There is not only Christmas, but also New Year. So most of the farm workers left on vacation. Only half of the cowboys remained, and they would take care of the cattle on the farm, while the rest of the workers had all been on vacation.

There was a group of workers who worked on the farm but did not belong to the farm, and they were not ready for the holiday until the afternoon of the 23rd. At noon on the 23rd, a truck drove out of the improvised road in the mountains.

The cart was loaded with some black and slippery wood.

The convoy was parked in a vacant lot about a mile from the castle, and some cranes lifted the wood off the trucks. Link watched from the sidelines, and next to him was the manager of the Fish Nest construction team.

The manager said to him, "Mr. Link, there is still a lot of carbonized wood under the valley. However, because the digging was too deep, but it had already been dug to a depth of forty yards, the groundwater was coming out too quickly, and the deep pits were prone to collapse, so I suggested not digging deeper. ”

Link watched as the huge carbonized wood was hoisted out of the car and stacked in the clearing. Some of the wood is hollow, and some of the chips are large, but each one has a usable part. That's a lot. If the workers are allowed to risk their lives to continue digging, it will not benefit anyone if something happens.

He asked, "How many of these pieces of wood are there?"

"There are 1,145 in all. However, it is not possible to calculate the volume accurately. ”

"Since it's dangerous, don't dig anymore. You don't have to fill that pit, just let it be like that. "Now that it's been dug up, let's make it a lake. Refilling is just a waste of time. "I'll find another place for you to make a fish nest. ”

“OK。 ”

Link didn't wait for the convoy to completely unload the wood. He just left a bodyguard for him to watch, and he himself went home.

When he gets home, he finds Jessica and Hannah eating.

"Honey, you're back. Jessica smiled as she put her things down and wiped her hands with a tissue. "Tahera sent some gooseneck barnacles. The chef made some, you come and try it. ”

Link quickened his pace when he heard this, and said, "Gooseneck barnacles are edible?" He came to the table and saw that there were only forty or fifty gooseneck barnacles in the saucer, each about three inches long. The barnacle tube has been removed, and the tender white barnacle flesh carries a head that looks like a palm. He picked one up and put it in his mouth without dipping the sauce.

"Delicious! Fresh seawater sweet smell. ”

"No wonder some people say it's a rare delicacy. ”

Link swallowed the thing, watched Hannah squint and take small bites, and said to her, "Hannah can't eat too much?"

"Can I eat ten?"

"Yes. But you can't eat it all the time. "It may not be harmful, but it can't feed a child.

"Well, I've eaten the fourth one now. Hannah said honestly, and then to Jessica. "Click, how many more can I eat?" she counted to ten in her mouth, but she didn't know how to add or subtract.

Jessica helped her pick the six biggest, saying, "Hannah eats these enough for ten!"

Link asked her, "Did Tahera say anything?"

He said the gooseneck barnacles were ready to be harvested. ”

"Did he say the yield?"

"It is said that the shelves are full. ”

Link thought for a moment and said, "Has he been gone for a long time?"

"There was almost an hour. Jessica looked at the floor clock in the corner and said. "You're looking for him? Maybe you can give him a call. ”

Link thought about it for a moment, and then actually called Tahra.

It was learned that Tahra was now at the fishing port and that the rest of the people on the fishing boat were there. He said, "I'm going to go now." Get all the fishing boats ready, I'm going to go to sea. ”