"Director Zhang, can you think of another way? Due to lack of early preparations, we in Feicheng are really in a difficult situation right now, and we can hardly survive."
Mayor Liu said with a grimace.
"Isn't that true? Doesn't the federal government provide transfer payments? How can there not be enough food?"
Zhang Hao expressed confusion.
The federal grain reserves are very sufficient, and a lot of grain reserves have been "recovered" from across the ocean. For now, they are not at a point where they cannot sustain it.
Mayor Liu shook his head and then explained: "We are not short of food for the time being, but we are short of meat, especially fat, and the gap is very big. It doesn't matter if it's a bit more difficult for adults, but it's the time when children are growing, and I am also a father.
People can't just sit back and ignore it, right?"
"Mayor Liu, I can understand what you said, but I really have no choice."
Zhang Hao looked helpless and spread his hands.
"Director Zhang, please, you are a very capable person, I believe you must have a way."
Mayor Liu offered tea instead of wine and toasted the other party.
Zhang Hao picked up the tea cup and took a sip, and then he tested it: "Mayor Liu, do you think this is okay? I just have some spare money on hand. I can invest in some small projects in Feicheng, which can be regarded as doing my part for the people of Feicheng."
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"Oh? What project does Director Zhang plan to invest in?"
Mayor Liu quickly asked.
If you really can't get food, you can only settle for the next best thing. Having something is better than nothing.
"Are there any companies in the city that are in financial difficulty? I can acquire one and then inject capital to resume production."
Zhang Hao took advantage of the situation and expressed his thoughts.
"This..." Mayor Liu lowered his head and thought for a while before he said: "Huaijiang Automobile is currently in the process of suspending production. Why don't Director Zhang buy a share?"
"Huaijiang Automobile? Is this a state-owned enterprise?"
"It is true that there is currently a serious shortage of logistics and transportation vehicles in the entire federation. Huaijiang Automobile can transform into truck production, and the prospects are still very good."
Zhang Hao asked carefully: "Mayor Liu, how much money does Huaijiang Auto still lack?"
"Twenty to thirty billion is enough."
"So many?"
Zhang Hao shook his head secretly.
The total market value of Huaijiang Automobile is probably only tens of billions of yuan, and the investment is 20 to 30 billion yuan. How about this tmd slaughter a fat sheep?
"What? Mr. Zhang is having difficulty?"
Zhang Hao quickly shook his head: "It's not that it's difficult, it's that I have never been involved in automobile production, and there will be a shortage of chips and batteries on the market for a long time in the future. I personally am not very optimistic about the automobile industry."
To be honest, if Huaijiang Automobile's production plant was in Dazhuwan District, he would not hesitate to invest. Although Feicheng's development is not bad, it is still far behind.
There will be only two automobile production centers in the future.
One is the Dazhu Bay Area, which accounted for nearly 70% of global vehicle production at its peak; the other is Cairo, which was relocated by Europeans and accounted for about 20 to 30%.
The sum of other regions is less than 10%.
Investing in Huaijiang Automobile at this time is no less than throwing money directly into the water. Although he is not short of money, he does not want to be taken as a victim.
"I wonder what industry Director Zhang wants to invest in?"
Mayor Liu frowned and asked.
Zhang Hao suddenly had an idea: "Mayor Liu, to tell you the truth, in addition to Southeast Fisheries Company, I have several companies under my name, including planting, breeding, and food production and processing plants..."
"Eh? What do you mean, Mr. Zhang?"
Mayor Liu was overjoyed instantly.
Whether it is planting or breeding, anything related to food is what they urgently need.
"Ahem, I want to invest in the construction of an earthworm farm and an earthworm processing factory in Feicheng, with a total investment of 10 billion. What do you think, Mayor Liu?"
"Earthworm breeding farm?" Mayor Liu has some questions
Zhang Hao quickly explained: "The protein content in earthworms is as high as 70%, and there are also trace elements such as phosphorus, calcium, iron, potassium, zinc, copper, and a variety of vitamins, which are rich in nutrients."
"Can you change it to another one? As far as I know, earthworm meat has no fat. Although protein is good, what we need more now is fat."
Mayor Liu tried to discuss it.
Earthworm meat has no meaty texture at all and cannot be considered meat at all.
"This?" Zhang Hao's head turned rapidly, "What about breeding meat rats?"
"Meat rats? How to solve the problem of feed sources?"
Mayor Liu was instantly moved.
He also knows that under the current situation, raising chickens and pigs is very expensive and unqualified, making it unrealistic.
Although few people eat rat meat, there is still a certain market in southern Fujian. The taste is said to be quite good, not much worse than chicken.
The only drawback is that the fat content is a bit low.
However, something is better than nothing.
Zhang Hao suddenly smiled confidently: "The feed problem is easy to solve. I have several vermiculture farms in Huicheng, and I also set up a vermicompost feed processing factory.
Rats are omnivores and will eat anything. My earthworm feed is made of smelly fish and shrimp as the main raw material, which is more than enough to feed meat rats."
"Okay, let's raise meat rats!" Mayor Liu nodded happily, "But 10 billion is not a small number. How big of a breeding farm does Director Zhang plan to build?"
"Our company has neither experience nor technology in this area. It's best to be on the safe side. Why not try raising a hundred thousand birds first?"
Zhang Hao replied.
"One hundred thousand? That's too few? How about a million first? Rats are social animals with strong vitality. No matter how many you raise, nothing will happen."
Mayor Liu tried his best to persuade him.
Zhang Hao smiled bitterly: "Mayor Liu, this meat rat is different from ordinary rats, closer to field mice. After all, it is food for people to eat, so it's better to be careful."
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"It's okay." Mayor Liu smiled and waved his hand, "The worst thing is to find more breeding experts. Besides, the temperature is low now and we are not afraid of infectious diseases. One million is not enough for me. It is best to raise one billion a year.
, anyway, rats reproduce quickly."
The weight of a mouse is usually about 100 grams, and one billion mice are almost 100,000 tons of meat. Based on Feicheng's eight million permanent population, each person only has 25 kilograms of meat per year, which is barely enough to eat.
"Mayor Liu, one billion is too exaggerated. I simply can't provide that much feed."
Zhang Hao waved his hands repeatedly.
Generally speaking, it takes at least half a year to raise a mouse. Based on the consumption of ten grams of feed per day, about four or five kilograms of feed are needed.
One billion rats require a total of four billion kilograms of feed, which is two million tons. So far, our own feed company has only stocked less than five million tons of goods, which can only last for two years at most.
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And don’t forget, he also has an earthworm farm.
Mayor Liu waved his hand: "Director Zhang, don't worry. You just said that rats are omnivores. In addition to the feed you provide, we can also think of other ways."
"People are running out of food now, so I'm afraid there will be difficulties." Zhang Hao shook his head.
"Don't jump to conclusions too quickly. Let's do research while breeding, and we will definitely be able to find a way."
Mayor Liu is very confident.
Zhang Hao couldn't resist, so he could only nod his head.
At this point, both parties have reached a preliminary consensus.