Perhaps it was the altitude of the small plane that Liyan was flying in that still unnerved the farm below, a propeller plane took off from the ground and soon flew less than three hundred meters away from their plane. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Li Sheng's machine commander muttered: "Look, they are like a country within a country, and they think they have airspace rights." ”

Before he could finish his sentence, the intercom on the plane received a signal, a rough voice with a German accent that said, "55022, man, you're flying too low." That would make our hot air balloon very dangerous," it was Li Sheng's plane.

Although the machine director seemed to be quite dissatisfied with these people, he was very polite when he picked up the walkie-talkie: "55022 received." Sorry man. I had a couple of guests on my plane who wanted to see how you run your farm. If our flight bothers you, we'll leave right away. ”

Li Sheng asked the machine secretary loudly: "Can we go to the ground and have a look?"

Before the captain could reply, a laugh came from the plane and said, "Man, welcome to Helmer Farm." ”

Situ Jie hurriedly said in Chinese: "Mr. Li, it is not safe to stay in an uncertain place. ”

This farm is also tens of kilometers away from the nearest settlement. He felt that if the people on the plane had bad intentions and they were all buried somewhere on the farm below, no one would be able to find them.

Tang Ke also felt that there was no need to go to the ground. However, Li Sheng said with a smile: "The hot air balloon just now should be a tourist from this farm, since there are tourists who are willing to travel, they should not open a black shop." And he doesn't think that there are such stupid people who think that everything can be done seamlessly and take risks. Besides, he didn't plan to spend the night here.

The flight commander didn't understand what they were saying, but he had his own considerations: "Mr. Li, although I am very honored to serve you, you know, I am just a flight driver, and the plane needs to return on time." ”

Li Sheng said to him: "I don't think you would mind if someone rents your plane for a period of time with double the rent. ”

Ji Sima Shang smiled and said, "Of course." We are more than happy to provide more attentive service to our generous guests. He said and reported Li Sheng's shaking to his company.

After the call, he said, "Okay, the capitalists agreed." ”

He contacted the people on the plane again, and then followed him to land on the farm's dirt runway.

After more than ten seconds of jolting, the plane finally came to a standstill. Li Sheng and the others just got off the plane when a bearded man with a big belly greeted them.

When he saw Li Sheng, he paused for a moment and said, "You are the Li who bought a large area of desert in the west?"

After Li Sheng bought the desert, Namibia focused on promoting it for a few days, and maybe this man knew about it because of that.

He shook hands with the bearded man and said, "If you're talking about the one who bought more than 1.6 million acres of desert, that's me." ”

"I'm Clark Hammer, you can call me Clark. You're welcome to visit my Haimer Farm, Lee. ”

Li Sheng introduced Tang Ke and Situ Jie, saying: "It is very presumptuous to suddenly ask to come and visit your farm. ”

"It's an honor for you to come to Haimer Farm. The bearded man laughed.

The airstrip is not far from Haimer's home. It will be summer in the southern hemisphere, and the temperature in the desert areas is quite high. Hemmer offers to go to their house for a coffee or beer.

At Haimer's house, Li Sheng met Haimer's wife, a white woman from South Africa.

Through the conversation, Li Sheng learned that the Haimo family has been living in Namibia for more than 160 years. Descendants of German colonizers.

When Li Sheng wanted to know about the business model of Haimo Farm, the bearded man said with some pride: "Haimo Farm has no surface water, but we are still a relatively successful agricultural drought farm in Namibia." Because we have a diverse tourism program. Hot air ballooning, wilderness adventures, and hunting. It attracts more than 600 visitors a year. Our farm has two deep wells, which are fed by confined water from the confined water layer underneath. Confined groundwater is rich in minerals and is ideal for raising Karakul sheep. ”

After listening to his ostentatious introduction, Li Sheng asked him if he could take them around for a tour.

Heimer did not refuse, and he drove a jeep and left the Haimer house with the three of them.

Although there are some bushes and some trees on the farm, it is very sparse, and the car can go any way.

Hemmer's car has a satellite locator on it. He kept looking at one of the cursors that appeared on it. "That's where our shepherd dogs are," he explained. ”

It turned out that the Hemmer Farm was more than 80,000 acres. But they only raised less than a thousand Karakul sheep. If you don't have a location, you don't know how to find those sheep.

"Karakul sheep are native to the mountainous regions of the Middle East and Central Asia. It is a kind of dual-purpose sheep with strong adaptability to desert. However, the main income item of this kind of sheep is lambskin, and the means of making money are more cruel. However, this lambskin is very beautiful and the price is quite high. So in the nearby deserts and steppes, farmers are very fond of raising this kind of sheep. ”

Soon they came to the location of the flock.

After they got out of the car, Li Sheng saw that the land was supposed to be a dry riverbed. There is some grass on the ground, but I am afraid that there are no grass roots left that have been gnawed by the sheep.

Li Sheng looked at it for a while and said, "These sheep are very good. ”

Heimer smiled and said, "They are the most beautiful sheep for us." Because they can bring dollars or euros. ”

Li Sheng smiled and said, "This should be a river." ”

"Yes. Hemmer said with a smile. "It's a seasonal river, and if you're lucky enough to have rain, the river can flow from a few days to a month. However, when the river disappears, there is still a lot of grass around the area. Just to feed these sheep. ”

Li Sheng bent down, touched a handful of soil, and said, "This soil should be very fertile. Aren't you going to grow some food or cash crops?"

"But there was no water. Heimer shrugged and said. "If there is enough water, Haimer Farm has at least more than 10,000 acres of land available for reclamation. ”

When Li Sheng heard this, he smiled and said, "If there is water, is Haimo Farm interested in growing grain?"

"It depends. If the water bill is too high, we can't afford it. In addition, there are many locusts in the desert area, so growing food is not necessarily a good idea. ”

Li Sheng nodded and said, "That's true." But maybe I can provide you with enough water. If you plan to reclaim the land. ”

Li Sheng's suggestion is mainly due to the fact that if Xinnong wants to grow grain, it needs to be planted, which is a bit costly, and the area that can be used will not be very large.

And the whole of Africa needs a lot of food. If too much water is needed to grow wheat in such a climate, it is not suitable. So he thinks potatoes are more suitable.

Practices around the world have proven that Silent Farm's black potatoes can be grown on most of the land. His new farm has no soil on the surface, so it is impossible for him to plant large quantities in a short period of time. And he can see from the situation of Haimer's farms, although these farms are also desert areas, but the soil surface is more than his new farm.

He was planning to use Helmer Farm as a horse bone. If growing potatoes makes money, he trusts other farms to take the initiative to cooperate with him. When the time comes, he can buy potatoes with money from the water bill, or buy part of the potatoes with the water bill.

Previously, Silent Farm's potatoes were purchased in some countries on other continents and planted on trial, and now many countries are promoting them. But African countries don't know whether it's because of the lack of information or because they haven't thought about growing potatoes at all. No country has ever approached Silent Farm to buy potatoes.

Although the yield of that kind of potato is not particularly high, it is highly resistant to disease, has a wide range of adaptability, and has been detoxified. That's definitely a good thing. He believes that if one country in Africa accepts potatoes from Silent Farm, the rest of the country will always see the benefits.

Perhaps allowing African countries to grow potatoes from Silent Farms will not directly benefit Li Sheng. However, in the future, whenever Africans talk about potatoes, their name will come to mind. That's also an invisible influence.

In fact, the black potatoes of Silent Farm could not be sold for much in the first place. So Li Sheng never thought of making money out of it. For him, a black potato is not a big deal. Whether it is given or sold, it makes no difference to him.

But if the black potato is used in Africa, which has never been short of food, the direct benefit he gets may not be, but the indirect benefit is not small, at least if he succeeds in promoting black potatoes in Africa, at least the African countries know that he is not bad. It will be much easier for him to act in Africa in the future.

If he wants to give first, he will always give priority.

In response to Li Sheng's question, Haimer hesitated for a moment and asked, "Li, what do you mean?"

"You know I bought a plot of land west of Helmer Farm. ”

"Yes. I know. Hemmer said with a smile. "I also told my friends that it was an irrational decision. ”

Li Sheng listened and smiled. Maybe what he said was even more unpleasant. Like stupidity or something.

But what Hemmer said to his friends, he listened to what the bearded man said.

He continued with a smile: "Actually, the main idea of this time I came to Namibia was to build several desalination plants. Perhaps there will be a surplus of water to supply later. Of course, if fresh water were sold, it would be unaffordable for the farm. But we can do it in a collaborative way. For example, I provide some grain seeds, and after you grow them, I buy them from you at the agreed price. The price of fresh water is deducted from it. ”

Heimer listened to his explanation, thought about it for a while, and said, "Lee, I can't answer you for the time being. But I'm very impressed by your suggestion. It's just, how do you calculate the water bill?"

As soon as Li Sheng heard it, he knew that he was really moved, and now he was only thinking about how much his interests would be if he agreed to cooperate. (To be continued.) )