"I think so. There are more than 2,000 people in the entire group. Even if they only include one lunch, they will consume hundreds of kilograms of food every day. The further you go, the harder it will be."
Zhang Hao expressed his understanding.
"Actually, it's not bad. We are still considered a grain production enterprise, and we can still provide some subsidies. In terms of welfare benefits, we are not even inferior to ordinary official employees."
"You're talking about the three percent cutoff, right?"
"You know everything? I'm planning to go back next time and report to you in person!"
Zhang Jiayi nodded.
"Second sister, you can do it, you did a good job!"
"Thanks to Mayor He for speaking up, otherwise the Municipal Supply and Marketing Cooperative would not have given in."
"In special times, there is nothing we can do."
Zhang Hao shrugged.
One more thing to say here is that supply and marketing cooperatives are departments directly under the federal government and are not under local jurisdiction.
Theoretically, Mayor He can exert influence, but the influence is not absolute.
While chatting, the canteen arrived.
Zhang Hao did not show off, but went directly into the private room. The cafeteria staff quickly brought lunch, a fish hot pot, a plate of fried oyster mushrooms, a plate of stir-fried dried earthworms, and finally a large bowl of mushroom and earthworm soup. p>
The staple food is okay, rice.
Director Zhou said apologetically: "The conditions are limited, so let's make do with it."
Originally, there were no earthworms. After all, many employees couldn't accept it, let alone the big boss, but Mr. Zhang specially said hello, so he could only accept it.
Zhang Chongxin grew up in the countryside and recognized the earthworms on the plate at a glance:
"Xiao Zhou, are these the earthworms you breed?"
"The old man has good eyesight. This is the Taiping No. 3 earthworm specially imported by our company from Nissan. It is big, grows fast, and has strong cold resistance.
The most important thing is high output. Generally speaking, each cubic meter of breeding material can produce more than 20 kilograms of fresh earthworms, and up to 60 kilograms.
You can try it. The specially processed earthworms actually taste good and are not as hard to swallow as you imagined."
"Not bad, not bad."
Zhang Chongxin bit into half a stick symbolically. Although he had eaten buns stuffed with earthworms when he was a child, he was still full of resistance to this stuff.
Zhang Jiayi glanced at her younger brother and immediately helped him pick up a large set of chopsticks to stir-fry dried earthworms:
"Xiaohao, do you want to try it too?"
Without saying a word, Zhang Hao simply put the dried earthworms into his mouth and ate them with gusto.
"Soft but not rotten, chewy, not bad."
After eating it, it still wasn’t enough.
Zhang Hao took two more chopsticks and stuffed his mouth full, attracting everyone present to look at him.
Zhang Jiayi was so disgusted that she covered her mouth on the spot and felt the urge to vomit.
Zhang Chongxin was uncharacteristically satisfied with his son's performance this time. This is the attitude a businessman should have. They all say that if you love what you do, if you can't overcome it yourself, then why bother raising earthworms?
Zhang Hao then helped his second sister to pick up earthworms with chopsticks, and joked with a smile:
"Second sister, would you like to try it too?"
"No, you can eat it yourself!"
Zhang Jiayi waved her hands repeatedly.
Zhang Hao didn't force it, but looked at the fish hot pot in front of him and couldn't help but curiously said:
"Director Zhou, where did these seafood come from?"
"I picked it up for free."
"Really? Where did you pick it up?"
Director Zhou immediately explained: "Dr. Zhang, you don't know. Since the eruption of Sangshi Volcano, a large number of dead fish have floated to the nearby sea every day. Especially in recent times, more and more dead fish have died." "Dead fish?"
Zhang Hao looked thoughtful.
In the dream, it seems that such a thing is indeed happening. The reason is very simple. The volcanic ash contains toxic substances, and the drastic changes in climate directly lead to the complete collapse of the entire marine ecology.
In fact, not only the marine ecology, but also the ecological environment on land are not immune.
Pieces of vegetation were frozen to death.
Wild animals cannot escape either. In addition to those that freeze to death and starve to death, there are also those that escape into urban areas and become people's meals. Even he himself has picked up various small animals that have frozen to death in his own yard.
Most of them are sparrows and weasels.
Zhang Jiayi helped explain: "Aren't we going to raise earthworms? These dead fish are all good feed ingredients. The company specially brought back a lot of smelly fish from the Environmental Sanitation Bureau. Some of them are still fresh. It would be a pity to throw them away.
, just pick it out and give it to everyone."
"You won't get into trouble with the food, will you?"
Zhang Chongxin said worriedly.
"It's okay. I asked someone to do a test. Most of the dead fish only contain trace amounts of toxins and have no impact on health at all. How do you say that? Talking about toxicity regardless of dosage is just a hoax."
Zhang Hao nodded: "Are there many dead fish? How did you deal with them?"
"Sometimes it's dozens of tons per day, and sometimes it's five or six tons. After it's pulled back, it's dried and crushed. This thing is especially suitable for feeding earthworms."
"What price did you charge?"
"It doesn't cost much, just a few hundred yuan per ton for processing. After all, it's smelly fish and not worth much."
"Have you visited other places? If conditions permit, we can take the opportunity to purchase more."
Zhang Hao immediately discovered a huge business opportunity.
He once watched a documentary. It seems that there are about a billion tons of fish in the entire sea. This is a huge wealth. Rather than letting these fish rot in vain, it is better to use them as feed.
It can be regarded as waste utilization.
Zhang Jiayi couldn't help but asked curiously: "If I remember correctly, the company has stockpiled hundreds of tons of feed, which is enough to last for several years. Why do you need so much?"
"Anyway, dead fish are cheap, the more the merrier. I am going to spend 10 billion to buy dead fish, starting from our own country, and then expanding overseas."
In fact, the biggest expenses for purchasing dead fish are labor and transportation costs, especially transportation. Regardless of price, it is unknown whether a ship can be found.
"Are you crazy?"
This is 10 billion, not 100 yuan.
"Tax filing season is coming soon, and I want to take the opportunity to spend more money. Is this a good enough reason?"
"Well, if you are serious about it, I suggest you set up a special feed company. I am almost too busy here to get around."
Zhang Jiayi couldn't help but sigh.
Zhang Hao nodded and asked smoothly: "Is Mayor He still in the city government? I want to discuss it with him. This matter is very involved and needs the city's help."
"It should still be there."
"Then let's do this. Third sister, you can continue to show Dad around in the afternoon, and I'll be back as soon as I go."
Zhang Chongxin immediately waved his hand: "Don't worry about me, I'm a little tired and will go back after dinner."
Now his son finally has a new goal, and he doesn't want to hold him back.
Although he also feels sorry for the 10 billion.
But having said that, building a feed factory is more reliable than investing in Shi Laozi's nuclear fusion. In contrast, he prefers to believe in things that can be seen.
"Okay, I'll ask Captain Fang to take you back in person later. I may have to stay in the city for a few days."
Zhang Hao follows the current.
After all, his father is getting older, so it would be best if he didn't bother with it, and it would save the whole family from worrying.