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The four of them had lunch in Santarém and then took a helicopter back to the farm. The plane landed on a construction site. It was a big pit that was being dug deep.

There are eight high-power pumps in each pit, and if it's raining, these pumps will pump water at full capacity. But now that the weather is right, these deep pits are just seeping out of groundwater, and usually only two of them can be repaired.

And at the bottom of these deep pits, there are some excavators working. The excavated soil will definitely cause damage to the nearby pastures, but Li Sheng can only do this, and these places will need to be mixed with cement in the future, and the damage may be more serious than the soil covering.

He led the other three to the edge of a pit twenty or thirty meters long, which had been dug more than four meters deep, and looked at it for a while.

Ali counted carefully, and there were more than a dozen of them that had been dug and were laying the bottom of the pit, and hundreds of them were still being dug. He turned his head and asked Li Sheng: "These are the green manure piles you are talking about?"

Li Sheng nodded, pointed to the pond that was still being excavated in the distance, and said, "That's right, I plan to excavate about 300 such manure ponds." There are dozens more in use on the west side of the farm, which adds up to probably enough for the entire farm. ”

He told Fernando and Ali about his intention to use green manure in the pasture, which is why they came here. They made a special trip to see the project, which also made Li Sheng see the importance they attached to the forage business.

"That said, the forage yield may be higher than we had previously estimated. "Ali really values the forage business. In particular, the business model that combines forage and cattle slaughter has benefited considerably. Maybe not as much as his income from oil. But it would be the one of the most profitable investments for him, and it would be a steady source of income. And the higher the forage yield of Silent Farm, the better.

Li Sheng also attaches great importance to the unit yield of forage. He didn't know how long the forage business would last, maybe only a few good years. But if it can be rolled out, he will be able to make enough money on the project in the first few years. In the future, it will be a small profit operation, and he doesn't care. In the first few years, he was not only able to recoup all his investment, but also to accumulate enough capital to do whatever he wanted.

Ali thought for a moment and then asked, "Have you ever thought of breaking up the tall grass and compressing it before selling it? If it were easier to transport, pastures in other countries besides Brazil would be happy to buy it." ”

Li Sheng smiled and said, "For example, Kuwait?"

Ali smiled and said, "There are actually many countries in the Arab world that are now focusing on the development of agriculture. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, for example, is not only self-sufficient in food, but also exports to other Arab countries. However, cattle are less farmed. Because of the lack of pasture. ”

The Arab countries of the Middle East have mostly arid climates, and oil-producing countries have enough money to import food, but there are also countries that use desalinated seawater to irrigate farmland. Just growing food can also be irrigated with desalinated water, and if it is planted with pasture, the cost is a bit too high. Moreover, most of those countries are short of grain, and most of the cattle need grain for fattening, and it is also a waste to raise cattle with grain. But now the advent of pasture at Silent Farm has given Ali a glimpse of the prospect of developing a cattle industry in the Middle East.

So he nodded unexpectedly and said, "I do have that idea." ”

Li Sheng smiled and said, "Prince, do you use the grass from the farm throughout the whole process?" He set the price of forage so high, he used forage as fattening feed. If the whole process is cultivated, the cost is a bit high.

But the Middle Easterners seem to be stupid with money, and they even used to buy rainwater at the price of oil. Ali smiled and said, "That's right. Although the cost is relatively high, I think the people there can still afford it. After all, imported beef is not necessarily cheaper than pasture-raised. ”

Li Sheng thought for a moment and said, "But the sales of forage are no longer in my hands." ”

"Both Fernando and Raimondo have agreed to give me a feed quota of 100,000 cattle per year. So now I'd like to ask you and Chen. Chen, what do you think?"

Chen Bo smiled and said, "I have no opinion. "The quota of 100,000 cattle is not a lot. Chen Bo has no reason not to give him this face.

Of course, Li Sheng will not disagree.

But Ali added: "You know, if you want to ship things to the Middle East, the cost is relatively high, and I hope to reduce the price a little bit." ”

When he said this, of course Li Sheng would not say what the wholesale price would be for their cooperative companies, otherwise Ali would not have said this to him here. He thought for a moment and said, "Eight hundred reais per ton." ”

"Seven hundred!" Ali was not very satisfied with Li Sheng's price reduction. Because the shipping fee is not low.

Li Sheng thought for a moment and said, "Let's take the middle, seven hundred and fifty." ”

Ali stretched out his hand, and Li Sheng high-fived him, and the negotiation was completed.

Fernando saw that they had negotiated and said, "Let's go and see the cattle pen built on the farm." "Actually, he wanted to see the size of the pens. If the pens are too big, then the area of pasture is small, and that's not what he wants to see.

He was already organizing a tour of the ranch south to Fred's farm. With Fred's positive teachings, the farmers were more or less interested in the forage that Fernando was selling. It can be said that he is already doing pre-sales promotion work. So far, the work has been very smooth. According to a survey he asked, at least 70 percent of the farms he visited were willing to try the grass from Silent Farm. Although the remaining 30% is still uncertain, they are also waiting and seeing, if the effect is good, they may not need to be promoted by him later, and those farms are live advertisements.

After looking at the distribution of pasture in the sky, and hearing Li Sheng say that about 7,500 square kilometers of pasture on the farm would be used for the production of forage grass for export, he calculated that according to the forage production data given by Li Sheng, the Silent Farm can actually meet the feed needs of at least 20 million fattening cattle. He's still happy with that. That's nearly double their previous estimate.

They also visited the forage warehouse under construction.

When Fernando saw these warehouses that were several stories high and covered a huge area, he felt that Li Sheng was wasting money. In his opinion, the storage of forage can be completely done by only building some sheds to shelter from the rain. The construction cost of doing so may be only a few tenths of what Li Sheng built.

He also searched for suitable land to store pasture in various agricultural and pastoral areas in southern Brazil. But his plan was only to give the grass a place to shelter from the rain. I definitely won't follow Li Sheng's example of creating a large warehouse to store forage.

In fact, Li Sheng also found that it was impossible to use all warehouses to store dry pasture. When he made his previous predictions, he didn't consider that the companies he cooperated with would also stock up on hay all over the country.

However, these warehouses under construction will not be wasted. Maybe he could find some other resources in the space that needed to be cultivated indoors.

Ali and Fernando looked at the farm's two large construction sites and had their own thoughts. Li Sheng's daring to devote himself was completely unexpected to them.

Li Sheng has money, they know best. He made more than six billion dollars on both of them in the first place. They also knew that Li Sheng had invested a lot of money in the farm before that. The two major construction sites currently under construction will cost no less than $500 million.

Li Sheng dared to invest so much, and they could feel his confidence in the future income of Silent Farm, and they could also feel his confidence in keeping the farm. And Fernando felt even more about his special affection for Silent Farm.

The weather is relatively good these days, with only the occasional short shower. Chen Bo is definitely going to stay on the farm today, and Fernando and Ali seem to have this plan too. Li Sheng saw that it was still early, so he proposed to play golf.

The golf course of the farm is maintained by the way when other sports venues are maintained. Some special clothing and utensils are also prepared. But Li Sheng really didn't use this stadium. The other three agreed to his proposal, and the four of them drove two battery cars to play. They changed into fitted tracksuits in a small building near the golf course and each chose a standard set of clubs.

Although there are no caddies, they have enough golf balls and battery cars. In the first tee, Fernando glanced at the fairway and said, "This fairway is a little too long." The fairway is good, but it's not standard. ”

Li Sheng pointed to another white area in front of him and said, "It can also be used as a service area." Serve there, and the fairway is considered standard. ”

Fernando smiled and drove to the second tee off the fairway.

After all four got out of the car, Ali smiled and said, "Is it according to international rules?"

Li Sheng is actually not interested in golf and does not know much about the rules. He smiled and said, "If it's the three of you, I agree." But if I want to join, I'm afraid I have to understand the rules first. ”

Fernando, smiled and said, "It's okay, we can be referees by the way." ”

Chen Bo said: "The rules are there, just play according to the rules." Since we want to play, the referee doesn't need it. Li Sheng didn't understand the rules, so we talked while fighting. Anyway, it's just playing. ”

After a round of sharp play according to the rules, the four of them were ready to kick off. Li Sheng was also the first to touch a golf club. He let the three of them fight first.

The first fairway of the standard golf course was not very long, and all three of them hit good balls, and Fernando even hit the green with one shot, and the ball finally stopped less than two meters from the hole.

Li Sheng imitated their movements and took five strokes on the first hole. Fernando, on the other hand, had a two-shot shot and a birdie, while the other two were three-shots and par.

Except for Li Sheng, the others are at least able to play. Li Sheng was a beginner, but he slowly learned the standard of movement and became familiar with the control of power, and after the fifth hole, he was able to hit the ball on the green almost every time. And his putts are pretty standard every time. In the end, he slowly caught up with Fernando, who was in the lead.

After 18 holes, although there were still three holes left on the course, they had no intention of continuing. No one cares about winning or losing, they're not playing.

When they were playing, they talked about golf and really felt like a group of golf enthusiasts. But that will be the end and the conversation will change.

Li Sheng knew that whether it was Chen Bo, Fernando and Ali, they all came with a purpose. (To be continued.) )