Volume III Chapter 5 The Future and the Present
Seeing that the matter was done, Feng Xiaoting breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Li Sheng: "Mr. Li, if I can, I plan to hire a few assistants." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Li Sheng did not answer him this question, but asked, "How is the seed research going?"
"In another half a month, we will know the specific yield, and as for the ability of seeds to reproduce in the next generation, we need to do another round of experiments. But I think at least 70% or more of the seeds will be neutered. ”
Li Sheng has heard him say that he used chemicals to change the base pairs of genes that reproduce the seeds of corn, wheat and rice from Silent Farm, so that the first generation of seeds will still have the ability to reproduce, but the second generation will only bloom and not bear fruit.
This is the best way Li Sheng can think of to control several kinds of grain. If that kind of seed is really cultivated, it will be impossible for others to produce it even if they get the seeds of Silent Farm. And he can sell the seeds whenever he wants, and for a long time.
This is also the reason why he tolerates Feng Xiaoting to spend money like running water. As long as the ownership of those three grains can be guaranteed, hundreds of millions of dollars will be recovered one day. If it doesn't work out, those devices will stay, and then someone will have to use them.
"I need a few assistants!" Feng Xiaoting asked again.
Li Sheng looked at him for a while and said, "You took the initiative to study the X virus, and I can support it." But where do you ask me to find an assistant for you? Can you find an assistant that I can trust?"
Feng Xiaoting is a genius, but he is not an idiot in life. Li Sheng's words have been rejected very clearly. Li Sheng's question, he had no way to answer. People are separated from their bellies, and no one knows who is truly credible.
Li Sheng didn't trust him and let him study the things on the farm, but because his sister had been caught by the farm. Tens of millions of dollars in liquidated damages on the employment contract, even if he sells the farm, he may not be able to get this money. And a farm that can get him out of the mafia, if he wants to betray, he also needs to think carefully.
But others may not have the same concerns as he does. Money is moving, and anything that can happen happens.
He figured it out, so he could only nod and say, "Okay." I hope to find two people to help me on the farm. "Even if you can't help with the experiment, you can help clean the simple experimental equipment.
Li Sheng nodded and said, "This is okay, Feng Xiaoru is one." What kind of person you need, you can ask Zhang Feng for recommendation, or you can find it yourself. ”
He can basically trust the people on the farm, even if someone wants to sell the farm, no one at that level may not be able to know that those things are the most valuable.
Feng Xiaoting said: "Mr. Li had better send two security team members to the laboratory. ”
Li Sheng was not polite and said, "I will." He thought for a moment and said. "It's not against you, there have been a lot of gunmen infiltrating our farm before, and the farm is too big to be completely defended. ”
Feng Xiaoting didn't show any unusual expression: "It's best to install a monitoring system in some places." He also doesn't want his research to be stolen. He also thought about the results of his research, and negotiated with Li Sheng on the conditions to let his sister go. If the results of his research were stolen, his hopes would be dashed.
Of course, Li Sheng will not refuse. In fact, there are now monitoring systems in some important parts of the farm. For example, the management area of the south area of the villa and the farm, and the various pastoral stations and living areas are available. In order to avoid outsiders from breaking in.
After a few words with Anthony, Li Sheng came out of his office, knocked on the door and walked into Zhang Feng's office.
Zhang Feng was used to him coming over in the afternoon, and thought that this time he would also come over routinely to ask about the production of the farm.
Unexpectedly, what Li Sheng said turned out to be related to Cheng Dong: "Lao Zhang, I plan to let Cheng Dong be in charge of managing the production of mushrooms and honey, what do you think?"
"Cheng Dong, he's a nice young man. I am serious and willing to use my brain. Zhang Feng said this, which can be regarded as supporting Li Sheng's decision.
Although Li Sheng is the owner of Silent Farm, he also knows that Zhang Feng's work has always been the heaviest, and it will become heavier and heavier in the future. Cheng Dong helped him before, and he could reduce some pressure on him, but now he pulled Cheng Dong away, which is a bit unreasonable. So he said: "Cheng Dong will continue to be your assistant for the time being, and let him take care of the production of mushrooms and honey." You're looking for someone to replace him. ”
Zhang Feng smiled and said, "I know." ”
Li Sheng thought for a while, and then said, "Now the farm has money back." It's still a bit of money to make. I haven't had a salary increase in more than a year. Your salary is 350,000 reais a year, and 500,000 reais. Winnings are not included. Except for Dingbian and Anthony, as well as security guards, the salaries of other workers will be increased by 20%. ”
Not to mention, just more than 100 tons of matsutake mushrooms are sold every month, and tens of millions of reais are sold every month. And the production cost of matsutake is indeed extremely low. Of course, this cost and difficulty need to be increased many times.
Silent Farm is not a business, just a private farm. At the end of the day, he was still a farmer. The farmer's tax is fixed, 27.5% in Brazil, so the cost does not affect this.
But if you let others know that the cost of producing matsutake mushrooms at his Silent Farm is close to zero, this is more profitable than selling [drugs], and there will definitely be people who don't mind starting a war for it.
"Thank you, boss!" "With so much salary, Zhang Feng is of course happy. This salary is also more than one million annual salary in China.
Li Sheng smiled and said, "This is what you deserve." It's me who thank you for helping me manage the farm so well. ”
"Boss, you're joking, we get a high salary, of course we have to do our best. Zhang Feng said politely, paused and said. "Boss, if you have enough money, I recommend buying some more trucks to come back. Although we have quite a few trucks now. It doesn't matter if it's in normal times, but when the farming is busy, there is a bit of a conflict between transporting algae and transporting grain. Also, I recommend buying a couple of trucks specifically designed to transport cattle. In some cattle areas, it takes about a day for cattle to reach the docks, which is a bit slow. ”
Li Sheng thought about it, and it was really like that: "How much do you need, you discuss with Anthony and let him order it." ”
"Good. I'll talk to him later. ”
Li Sheng asked again: "Now that there are not enough trucks, is the wheat harvest still going well?"
"Nothing was a problem. This year's wheat production is much higher than expected. It has been harvested, and the average production capacity per mu is about 1,600 catties. That's a lot of productivity in the world. And the quality of the wheat is very good, it is a premium grade. I think we have to pay attention to this sales as well. Zhang Feng was a little worried about the backlog of food last year and had to donate it. This year's wheat production is surprisingly high, and the sales pressure is much greater than last year's.
This time there are more warehouses though. However, the yield of the rice harvested at the end of the rainy season and the wheat harvested this time showed that the green manure was better than the cost, and the yield was much higher than expected. The granary, which I thought could be stored for more than two years, now seems to be able to harvest only one crop of rice in the rainy season, and it is almost full.
Li Sheng nodded and said, "I will ask Fernando to help sell the wheat harvested this time." And the sales rate of rice has also increased a lot. It shouldn't be a problem. ”
Zhang Feng nodded and said, "Actually, if the granary is really not enough, we can plant some soybeans." The domestic demand for soybeans is still very large. ”
Li Sheng smiled and said, "Hmm." If that happens. We are thinking about growing soybeans. ”
Although Li Sheng felt that the sale of wheat this time was not a problem, he still had a good idea of Zhang Feng's concerns.
He's the boss, and he's right to say what he said about the farm. But when employees can think about their bosses, being bosses can't dampen their motivation. Li Sheng still understands this.
Leaving Zhang Feng's office, Li Sheng saw that the time was not early, so he went back to the villa, but went to the airport. Today, Babur and Zhang Dingbian were there, and he talked to the two about the salary increase. The two of them had to work hard because of the critical moment, so Li Sheng set their salaries higher than Zhang Feng.
Babur is the captain of the security team, with an annual salary of 600,000 reais, while Zhang Dingbian, as the deputy captain, is the second highest salary of 550,000 in the entire farm, and the other security teams have increased from the previous 200,000 to 350,000.
As for Anthony and Thomas, their salaries are the same as Zhang Feng's. However, Zhang Feng has a much heavier workload, and he intends to make up for it in terms of bonuses.
For this salary increase, he needs to support an extra 10 million or 20 million reais a year. But for the Silent Farm now, there's no pressure. The salaries of the entire farm owners are barely enough to earn back in a month.
Li Sheng was talking to Babur about the security team, and an old man in his fifties walked out of a large house not far away. It was a pretty big wooden house, but it was actually a "factory".
"Hey, Lee. How are you?" the old man greeted Li Sheng with a smile in awkward English from awkward distance.
Li Sheng also responded with a smile: "Cherpov, hello." Is today's work done?"
He is not accusing the other party of being lazy as a boss, because the relationship between the two is not a relationship of hiring and being employed, but a cooperative relationship.
A native of Ukraine, Chherpov worked in a caviar production workshop in Russia for more than two decades before leaving Russia because of the crisis in both countries. More than three months ago, Fernando took him to Farm of Silence.
Li Sheng's partnership with him was simple: Li Sheng provided the sturgeon, and Chherpov was responsible for making the caviar. Li Sheng does not need to pay him a salary, but 5% of the sales are his.