When he woke up, Wang Hao found that the entire sky outside the window had become blue and vast, the white clouds on the horizon were suspended like cotton candy, and the green grassland stretched for thousands of miles, and he couldn't see the edge at a glance.

Stretching, he went out to the balcony to stretch his body, twisted his neck a few times, and then lay on the railing to look at the sheepdogs that were playing in the courtyard.

Today is the time when the ranch is paid, and the cowboys are paid according to the weekly salary, and every Thursday is the time when they get paid, so everyone will also work shifts on this day, so that half of the people can take a day off and rest, and the other half will have another day off.

Thanks to the Picasso painting he auctioned at the beginning, Wang Hao is now a VIP customer of the Royal Bank of Scotland, and salary payment is naturally not a problem. Every week, it is automatically deducted from his account to the bank accounts of the cowboys, and each cowboy is paid $1,500 a week, which is not a small number.

Now there are a total of 11 cowboys on the ranch, which means that Wang Hao has to pay 16,500 Australian dollars per week for salary alone, not counting the rest of the expenses. Fortunately, the livestock in the ranch are very good, and the sales channels are very wide, so I never have to worry about not being able to sell.

The batch of beef cattle that had just been slaughtered before brought enough income to Wang Hao, and the high-quality milk source produced by dozens of cows every day is also an extremely objective number. What's more, the wool before was also sold at a good price, and then the emu also reached maturity, and the excess grass could also be cut and sold, and there were many places to make money in the pasture.

Earn a lot and spend a lot, Wang Hao didn't think about how much money he made in the first few years. He wants to invest all his money in expanding the ranch, for example, to buy hundreds or thousands more calves. After all, the ranch is too big and needs to be enriched with these animals.

The amount of cattle, sheep and chickens and other animals raised in Australian pastures is strictly in accordance with Australian animal protection standards. According to the reserves of water and grass, some areas with high rainfall can raise one cow per acre, and some areas can raise ten acres or even more cattle, and the collective breeding is also based on water and pasture reserves.

If the carrying capacity of the land is exceeded, not only will the grass not be enough to eat, the cattle will not be fattened and the expected income will not be achieved, but the rancher may also be punished for animal cruelty. The carrying capacity of the golden pasture is relatively large. Because most of it is plain, with only a few hills, moderate rainfall, and good pasture growth, it can raise up to 15,000 cattle on more than 20,000 acres of land.

Of course, 15,000 head of cattle is just the ideal state, and no farm will be running at full capacity, and there will be plenty of buffer space. At present, the number of beef cattle in the entire golden pasture is only about 500, and large areas of pasture are in a state of waste.

It just so happens that there are so many cowboys on the ranch that they have to be put to good use. Otherwise, it would be too cost-effective to pay wages in vain. Therefore, Wang Hao plans to ask his neighbor Brad every two days, and he wants to find a stable pasture to provide him with calves.

Australian beef cattle are divided into intensive and outdoor breeding. Beef cattle spend about 85-90% of their lives outdoors on pastures, and are sent to feedlots for fattening 50-120 days before being slaughtered.

But in the golden pasture, there is no need to go to the feedlot to fatten up. Because of Wang Hao's bug, he can use his magic to affect grass and beef cattle, which saves a lot of work.

"Pete. What do you think of adding another thousand beef cattle to our ranch? Wang Hao asked, although the carrying capacity is very large. But it can't be done overnight, and the direct purchase of 10,000 beef cattle is estimated to paralyze the entire ranch.

"Buy more. The effective space utilization rate of the pasture is less than 10%, but we have to prepare the grain feed and disinfection facilities in advance, which is not a small amount of money. ”

Pete admires this Asian boss, he doesn't know how to pretend to understand like the rest of Asians, but will humbly ask for advice, and he has a very light view of the return on investment, such a boss is quite rare.

Indeed, it is necessary to buy cattle and prepare grain and feed, and the money spent on each cow is not a small number, and Wang Hao himself has to measure the numbers on the bank card, so as not to let the ranch fall into a predicament.

After thinking about it, he said, "Let's make a plan together sometime, write down all the things that need to be provided, and then see how much it costs." You go and let the emus out first, they will be suffocated after being locked up all day. ”

Yesterday's torrential rain caused the animals in the ranch to live a hard life, but now they are finally liberated, they don't have to huddle in the shack, they can play and forage in the vast world.

For the future plan of the ranch, Wang Hao has a very clear direction, that is, first let most of the cattle be raised outdoors, and each time a small group of beef cattle will be fattened in the newly built cattle shed.

The slogan of other ranches is 100 days of grain fattening cattle, and it only takes a month or less to farm their own farms! This is the advantage of the slaughter time and the slaughter rate, although the time can be shortened, but in order not to attract attention, it can only be low-key.

If the beef cattle are fattened in a week, it will definitely make most people suspect that they are using hormones or other unknown drugs, and maybe the people from the beef cattle association and the animal husbandry association will also find trouble, and it is certainly right to keep a low profile.

Now that half of the cowboys on the ranch are on vacation, some of the work will fall on Wang Hao's head. His task today was to let the horses out and walk freely, and then guide the sheep to the right place to graze, both of which were relatively easy.

No matter what the carnival was last night, the cowboys got up early in the morning and started work, and by the time everyone had breakfast early in the morning, the milk truck had already left.

The sleepy-eyed little Susan stood on the stairs in a cute nightdress, she rubbed her eyes with her hands, her black hair was slightly fluffy, she opened her little mouth and yawned, walked to the table and picked up a glass of milk and drank it.

Fruit salad made with blueberries, bananas, grapes, and apples is the most popular, and it is snatched up in a few moments. As for little Susan, she yawned and didn't wake up at all.

"Uncle, are you going to pick up your aunt today?" She tried hard to support her chin and looked at Wang Hao expectantly.

Reaching out and rubbing it on top of her fluffy hair, making it even more messy, Wang Hao quipped: "Yes, if the little lazy cat doesn't go to wash again, your aunt won't know you when she comes over." ”

Little Susan snorted lightly, wiped her face casually twice with her fleshy little hand, and said dissatisfiedly, "I'm going to tell my aunt that you're fooling around at the bar!" ”

"You little girl still makes a small report, have you forgotten how your uncle hurt you?"

"I don't care, anyway, if you don't take me out to play, leave me to Katie and the others." Little Susan said with a little grievance, although the TV show was good, she didn't want to be alone.

Wang Hao was stunned, he heard the loneliness and helplessness of a little girl, so he pinched Susan's little face: "Go wash your face and change your clothes, uncle will take you to ride a horse and herd sheep!" (To be continued......)