America is not without castles. In California, there is a castle of extreme luxury. Hearst Castle, which began construction at the beginning of the last century, took 28 years to build. It's just that the castle now belongs to the California government.

But now it was built a hundred years ago, and it was built on top of a mountain. The construction technique and difficulty are much greater than the castle he is building now.

According to the design, the castle under construction covers more than five acres and will be a mix of classical Greek and Roman styles. The whole castle will be walled with white marble.

There will be more than 180 acres of gardens in the surrounding area, including two villas – one of which is one of the existing ones – that can be used by needy guests in the future.

The tallest attic of the new castle will be more than 64 meters, with two cellars underground. Half of one of them is above ground, and the other is completely underground. The area of the cellar is more than ten acres. Half of the area above ground level will be used for the castle, which will be used to build three open-air pools and an indoor pool.

The project will cost 300 million yuan. That's just the construction and decoration, as for the furniture and the like, it needs to be counted separately. In total, the castle will cost more than $380 million to complete. And the entire estate needs at least $450 billion to be built

This will be the most money he spends for enjoyment. But he didn't think he would lose money.

As a winery, he needed something more visible to be remembered. And now that he has money and land, it is not a problem to build a manor that is so big that people have to face it squarely.

And he felt that Albert was right. He does a different business than most people, and wine should be the most valuable product he directly deals in. And he should be a nobleman, at least in the eyes of others.

As long as he is a nobleman, his wines will rise with it. As long as each bottle of wine can increase the reputation of the castle by a dollar, and as long as the sales volume can increase, maybe he will be able to recoup the cost of building the castle in ten years. In other words, he can get a castle for nothing.

The villa was well soundproofed. A cement mixer at the site is pouring the first layer of the cellar. It will serve as a wine cellar, but also as the foundation of the castle, and of course it should not be built sloppily.

According to the contract, the castle was to be completed by September. Because then his wine was ready to sell. He needs to come up with a big gimmick to advertise.

Because of the tight schedule, the construction company worked overtime until 11 p.m. every day. Until September, Mora will be in a state of noise and will be surrounded by chaos.

The next day, he learned about the progress of the entire project, and he did not stay on the site.

He first went on a trip to New Mexico to learn about the work plan for Hanova Farm, and asked Bob to put together the farm's financial statements and send them to him. After explaining what had happened, he returned to Hans's farm.

Maybe they met every day through video, but little Hannah didn't cry when she saw him, but instead staggered over to hug her and laugh. The little thing's vague "Daddy" almost brought him to tears.

It's just that after little Hannah screamed, no matter how much Link coaxed her, she didn't shout a second time.

Link was a little suspicious that he had just had an auditory hallucination. He hugged little Hannah and asked Ms. Hemmer, who was smiling uncertly, "She called me just now." I'm sure I heard her call me Daddy!"

Ms. Hemmer smiled and nodded, "She did call." In fact, every time she finishes a video call with you, she will call twice. ”

"Really, why isn't it called now?" said Link with a smile when he heard her say that. "Is this little guy so lazy?

was called "Daddy" by his daughter, and Link was excited for most of the day. He took little Hannah to Hans's house for dinner.

After dinner, he handed little Hannah to Barbara, and he and Jeff went into the study to talk about things. He plans to talk to Jeff about the feasibility of releasing sockeye salmon at Ozette Farm.

When Jeff heard his adopted son's whimsical idea, he struggled with it. Finally, he said: "Although the water network of Ozette is dense, most of them are small rivers, and the volume of water is not very large. I don't know if that kind of river would be popular with sockeye salmon. ”

Jeff is an ichthyological expert, and he is knowledgeable about the fish species of Ozette. And the species of salmon are also relatively clear.

He thought for a moment and said, "I don't know the reproductive characteristics of sockeye salmon yet, but it should be a type of spring salmon." Spawning is usually laid in the spring of the spawning grounds. Salmon have relatively high requirements for the spawning environment for breeding. First of all, the water temperature is usually between five and eight degrees Celsius, and open water with a gravel bottom is required. So they usually breed in the mountains or at high latitudes. ”

He paused and said, "Judging from the year-round temperature in Ozet, I'm afraid there is no suitable environment for sockeye salmon to spawn." ”

"What if we build a few suitable spawning grounds?" Link said with some disappointment, but still reluctantly. "We can dig some shallow shoals in the mountain rivers of Ozette and put some gravel on the bottom. ”

Jeff smiled and shook his head, "So why bother?" Although sockeye salmon is the most valuable salmon in the United States, it is obviously not cost-effective to do something that may not necessarily succeed with that kind of project.

Link also laughs: "I've seen documentaries about salmon breeding. I think if you spend a little money to create a suitable breeding farm, and then put the fertilized eggs in those breeding farms in the right season. I think there will always be some eggs that will hatch. Perhaps in the future, the hatched sockeye salmon will return to Ozette. ”

"Maybe. But I still don't think it's realistic. Jeff thought for a moment and said. "Actually, there are other varieties of salmon in Ozet, but the production is not high. Why bother with sockeye salmon?"

"I need fame, Dad!" he said, thinking about diversifying the farm's offerings. That's why he plans to use that sea area.

When Jeff heard this, he laughed and said, "Okay." Maybe we can give it a try. Even if it doesn't work, maybe those investments won't be wasted. It can also be used by other salmon. ”

He agreed to give Link a try, thinking of investing as Link had just said, which would be two or three hundred thousand dollars at most. In the future, a number of live sockeye salmon will be purchased each year to obtain artificial insemination of the eggs and release them into those artificial breeding farms. Even if it is done every year, it will not cost much compared to Link's income.

But if he did, if properly promoted, Link could have a reputation as an environmentalist. That would have saved him a little bit as the "biggest deforester in the United States" for cutting down a lot of forests.

However, he still said: "Actually, the other salmon of Ozette have more potential for development. ”

"That could also release some other salmon. They cannot be allowed to breed in Ozette, but once they hatch, they can at least return to the rivers of Ozette. ”

"But you know, salmon don't return to their birthplace until they reach sexual maturity for years in the sea!" Jeff finally reminded him.

Link hadn't really thought about it before. Still, he wanted to give it a try and said, "That's okay." "If it doesn't work, it's a waste of hundreds of thousands of dollars at most.

At ten o'clock, Link took Hannah back to Hans's farm. The father and daughter sat in the back seat, and little Hannah didn't know what to say to her baby white rabbit doll in the dedicated child seat. The serious look was as if the White Rabbit Doll was really talking to her.

He rubbed her little head, and the little one held the doll up and smiled at him with his upper and lower teeth bared. It reassured him, at least for the few days he was away, and she got along well with Ms. Hemmer.

Sure enough, when he got home, the little guy saw Ms. Hemmer in front of the door, and he struggled to the ground, and shouted in his mouth: "Silence!"

Seeing his daughter staggering into Ms. Hammer's arms, Link smiled and said to Ms. Hammer, "It seems that Hannah likes you very much." So I'm relieved. ”

Ms. Hemmer was squatting to accompany Hannah to say this, and when she heard him say this, she couldn't help but stand up and smile and said, "The child is a sensitive crystal heart, and whoever likes her, she likes whomever she likes." But the best thing for the child is for her to have a mother who loves her!"

"I think it's going to take time!" Link was still very young, only twenty-four. If it is an ordinary American man, who is in the most chic stage, he will not consider getting married.

But now he has to think about it.

Little Hannah is still young, but when she is a little older, she needs to be given a full family to ensure that she grows up healthy. But he didn't want to marry casually for this reason. If it is not the right person, not only will it not bring benefits to Hannah's growth, but it will bring a shadow. That's definitely not what he wants.

Ms. Hemmer only jokingly mentioned it and did not continue.

Seeing her take Hannah to the shower, Link went to the room to wash up. Tomorrow he has to wake up early.

Because tomorrow the slaughterhouse of the farm will start early in the morning. Tomorrow at noon, the first western restaurant he and Harry will officially open.