Link thought of a question.

"It's been so long since the rattan was sent back, can the survival rate be guaranteed?"

"There should be no problem. The rattans are soaked in water during the day and dried at night, and most of them are now fine. ”

Link nodded, "That's good." Cuttings should be made as soon as possible. By the way, what is the survival rate of the cuttings before?"

"The rattan from the cuttings that were cut in the first three days has already grown roots. As a result of the examination, the survival rate was as high as 100%. "Benjamin took over the job, and it seems that he is quite serious.

"Good. Have those vine stumps been planted?"

"It's been planted, but the irrigation pipes haven't been laid yet, and the vines still need to be sprinkled with water trucks. ”

Link frowned and said, "I'll talk to the engineering team about this issue." Is the cementy connection okay?"

"Already contacted. All 1.3 million cement piles were delivered within three months. ”

"Good. Once it's delivered, you're ready for people to plant in the ground. ”

Benjamin immediately nodded and said, "I'll arrange it." ”

Those cemented ones are for the vines. Grapes are grown in the United States and Europe, and trellises are not built. In order to better concentrate the main nutrients on the fruit, they would remove the excess branches and tie them to cement piles to allow the grapes to grow like a tree.

Benjamin's job was no longer entirely a bodyguard, and Link assigned some of the work on the farm to those bodyguards. But they didn't say no to that kind of work. Because no one can be a bodyguard for the rest of their lives. They are almost retired at an age. Now I can learn to do other jobs while receiving the salary of a bodyguard. Although doing other work was a little tiring, they knew it would be good for them.

Now Link is also glad that if he plans to change the farmland that was originally intended to be planted with wheat to grow grapes, if he had brought someone before, it would not be the right person for him to change his business model.

"I went to Adrian and asked him to speed things up. He was about to turn away, when out of the corner of his eye he saw a small figure running out of the awning, and seemed to be running towards him.

"Link! Link!" the little man shouted as he ran.

As soon as the little guy spoke, Link knew who it was. He fixed his eyes on the past, and Angel ran over with open hands and a smile. He hurriedly squatted down to catch her and picked her up: "Angel, when did you come?"

Angel has been to the farm a few times, and Benjamin knows her: "Angel came with Lily. Lily and Alice work inside. They also brought more than 30 classmates. ”

Angel exclaimed, "Link, I made fifty-four dollars." I can treat you to five ice creams. ”

"Hehe, how did Angel make his money?"

Angel made a gesture of loading things, and said with a smile: "Loading mud and sand." Fifteen cents a piece. I can fit a hundred a day. ”

It seems that this little guy doesn't come every day, only occasionally.

He smiled and said, "Shall we go and have fun?"

Angel twisted his little body and struggled to the ground, saying, "I'm going to load mud and sand and make money." By the time I'm sixteen I'll be able to buy a new car. ”

Link smirked, it seemed that Alice had said something to this little thing. He smiled and said, "Then you go quickly, or you will get a tan." "Children have tender skin and poor resistance to ultraviolet rays. It's not the time when the sun is at its strongest, but it's still strong.

Angel obediently left, and Link got into the car. He made a phone call in the car and learned where Adrian was, so he drove the car over.

Adrian is directing workers to lay water pipes in the area originally planned for vineyards. This main pipe is the main pipe, which supplies water not only to the vineyards, but also to the pasture sprinkler irrigation system along the way. So this pipe is a foot and a half in diameter. It needs to be buried half a meter below the ground. This requires digging tunnels and then gluing these pipes together with specialized equipment.

The efficiency of a single device is fixed. If you want to speed up, you either add more machines or work longer.

Link saw an excavator digging a tunnel at the construction site and in the distance. Here, a water pipe bonding device is connecting the two water pipes.

"Link!"

Link shook hands with a tanned man in his thirties and said, "How's it going? How long will it take to start delivering water?"

This man was none other than Adrien Moss, he was looking for. He pursed his lips before saying, "It will take about half a month." You know, in order to supply water to the pasture, we need to reserve some interfaces. This complicates our work. ”

Link nodded. He wasn't saying that they were delaying the project, in fact, it was already much faster than expected. But he would like to see it faster: "Can it be done in 10 days?" ”

"That can't be, Link. ”

"That's entirely possible. You can hire more workers. Adrian. ”

Seeing that the other party wanted to refute, Link immediately said: "If you can complete it in ten days, I can pay you an extra fifty thousand dollars for this part of the project." ”

Adrian Clubhouse: "Okay. I'll find more people to do it. "As long as it is not overtime, the compensation of workers for the whole project will not be much higher.

Link thought for a moment and then said, "I changed my plans. Of the four plots of land that had been planned to be planted with wheat or corn, I also planned to turn them into vineyards, except for the smallest one. So you'd better redo the engineering budget. We need to re-sign the contract. ”

It is more profitable to do a drip irrigation system than a sprinkler irrigation system. Link changed his mind, and Adrian of course welcomed it: "OK! I'll give you the budget for your change in three days." ”

After explaining what was going on at Hans Farm, he hurried to New Mexico, where he had a lot to attend to.

But over there, it's a little simpler. He intended to build a dam in the mountains of Merce Vecchilo's farm to cut off the surface water. form a reservoir. Reservoirs can provide long-term water supply downstream.

Although groundwater on farms is abundant, the aquifer has been shrinking in recent years. It is inevitable that there will be inconvenient pumping of water, and if more surface water can be intercepted for use, it is still very beneficial to the farm. What's more, pumping water hundreds of meters down is not cheap.

At Hudson Farm, he also plans to build more canals, use water from Pagalito Creek, and open up more arable land to grow grapes.

The Hanova farm in the middle may also be leveled out for grape cultivation in the area on the shores of Logan Lake in the future. But for the rest of the land, he has no idea of changing the use for the time being. If the land on the HSD side is not suitable for growing grapes, he may consider opening up more land.

But for now, he still plans to use the farm mainly for grazing.

Hanova Farms had previously hired a ranch manager. When the farm changed hands, Link kept him, and he was willing to stay. The Merce Vecchilow Farm was previously managed by the owner himself, and now that the two ranches were merged, Link handed over both farms to him.

The manager's name is Bob Fanti, and he is actually an old cowboy, who is forty-eight years old this year, but perhaps because of his long work in the open air, he looks like he is in his fifties.

After arranging the rest of the matter, Link found him.

In Bob's office, Link sat down casually and asked him, "Bob, now the two farms are merged." You have more to do. Of course, there are more people in charge. You're the one most familiar with Hanova Farm, and you're certainly familiar with Merce Vecchilo Farm. I won't change the farm's business strategy for at least a year. But, I would like to know what you suggest. ”

After Hanova Farm changed hands, Link never had any requirements for the farm's affairs, and Bob thought that Link had other ideas. For example, it was renamed a resort-style farm. He even had a distraction because of it.

Now he has a promise from Link, but it's only been a year, and he's not very happy with it. He looked Link in the eye and said, "Yes, Link, I'm fairly familiar with both farms. Now these two are mainly cattle breeding. Raising cattle requires a long-term plan. You know, the herd needs to be renewed every year, how many calves do we need to produce on our farm, how many we buy each year. All of this requires a long-term plan. ”

Link, of course, didn't know anything about raising cattle. But he also knows that there is a big difference in the price of a carous cow and a nulliparous cow. The number of beef cattle that a farm needs to sell each year to make a profit limits the number of cows that can be used for breeding. Cows are different from pigs, pigs can give birth to more than ten cubs in one litter, and they can be born in half a year, while cows even twins are rare, and it takes about a year to give birth. So how many breeding cattle are needed, which does need to be planned for a relatively long time.

Link asked him, "So what do you think should be planned?"

"First of all, I want to know what you have to say about the future of the farm. "Bob is a straight guy and straight to the point. "You said you wouldn't change your business strategy for a year. For a year, I couldn't make a proper plan. I wonder what you think of the farm. For example, whether you have been raising cattle. Or open up some arable land, how much. ”

Link nodded and said, "Okay." I can tell you about it in advance. Next year, I will reconsider the business strategy of Merce Vecchilo Farm and may reclaim part of the farmland to grow grapes. ”

"Growing grapes?" Bob was a little surprised. "There's not a lot of grape growing around here. ”

Link smiled at the clubhouse: "Just because other people don't plant doesn't mean I shouldn't plant either." ”

Bob frowned and asked, "Then how much land do you plan to cultivate?"

"It's not certain yet. For the time being, though, I'm going to plant some of those hillsides, and if anyone in that reservoir has enough to use, I'll probably be able to cultivate 8,000 to 10,000 acres of vineyards. If it's not enough, plan again. But I'll reclaim up to 10,000 acres. If there is more water, I will reclaim some of the arable land to grow pasture grass for the cattle to feed for the winter. ”

Bob nodded and asked, "Nahanova......"

Hanova will only open up to 3,000 acres of arable land around the lake to grow grapes. It is also possible that it will remain as it is. ”

Link paused for a moment and then said, "Also, Hudson I bought it, but it's across the river, and I'm going to build a steel bridge over the Canadians." Make the three farms truly connected. Hudson will no longer be used for grazing, and all the land there will be used for grape cultivation and pasture cultivation. Part of the land will be used for a winery and cellar. ”