Chapter 498 The world is awake (at least 700.01 million)
He agreed at that time: "Uncle Li, you must do it. If you can really help me introduce it, I have to owe you a favor."
"Why do you owe me a favor? If you can think of selling this batch of cattle to me, wouldn't I owe you even more?"
Li Jiagan was filled with emotion and said: "We all help each other."
Li Jiagan introduced a person who specialized in calf breeding named Feng Tao, who was from Huanghua Town, Dongyang County, which was a bit far from Caojiazhuang.
Cao Shujie thought to himself, no wonder he didn't pay attention to this place.
Li Jiagan made the call in person. After the call was connected, Li Jiagan opened his mouth and said: "Tao, I am your brother Gen."
Cao Shujie understood clearly. Judging from the tone of his words, Li Jiagan and Feng Tao should have a good relationship.
Cao Jianlong, Zhuang Xuejian and Zhu Hongwei did not make random guesses and listened quietly to Li Jiagan's call.
After Li Jiagan finished the call and put away his cell phone, before they could ask, Li Jiagan took the initiative and said, "It's done. If you want it, I'll ask Feng Tao to prepare a calf for you."
"Uncle Li, what kind is it?" Cao Shujie asked.
Li Jiagan said they are all big oxen, and they basically have this breed here.
"Okay, how many heads can we get here?" Cao Shujie asked.
But Li Jiagan did not give an exact figure. He said: "Shujie, how about this? I'll give you his phone number and you go to his farm to have a look. You can talk among yourselves later."
"After you pay, tell me. I can tell Feng Tao alone and let you pay one month later. Anyway, I have been working in Qingshi Town for more than 20 years, so you can't get away from me."
After hearing what Li Jiagan said, Cao Shujie quickly said: "Uncle Li, what you said is too serious. If he knew that I doubted your character, my father would beat me half to death."
Since he wants to cooperate in the long term, Feng Tao must go there.
And this time, Cao Shujie was not the only one to go by himself. Looking at Cao Jianlong, Zhu Hongwei and Zhuang Xuejian, Cao Shujie felt that he had to take them with him for a field trip, so as not to leave them too idle and make him feel unhappy.
The five people chatted in the village committee office until noon. Cao Jianlong called everyone to eat.
Li Jiagan still wanted to leave, but Zhuang Xuejian and Cao Jianlong held Li Jiagan's arms on the left and right, and he couldn't leave even if he wanted to.
"Lao Li, I just went to your house to buy meat before, why don't I treat you to a meal today?" Cao Jianlong shouted.
"I have something else to do in the afternoon." Li Jiagan jumped on his feet, trying to persuade him.
But he was wrong. Cao Jianlong and the three of them didn't care about that at all.
"If you have anything to do, you have to finish eating before doing it." Zhuang Xuejian said.
Zhu Hongwei and Li Jiagan were not familiar with each other, but Li Jiagan wanted to buy cattle from their village, so it was reasonable to treat Li Jiagan to a meal.
With nothing to do, Li Jiagen also gave up the idea of going back.
He was thinking that he would not drink anything later. For him, this was the bottom line.
But when he came to the farm restaurant, ordered a few hard dishes, and smelled the fragrant beef, Li Jiagan was addicted to alcohol.
"With such a good dish, it would be a pity not to have a sip of wine." Li Jiagan thought to himself.
Cao Jianlong ordered two bottles of wine, unscrewed the caps and started pouring the wine.
He also muttered: "Don't be polite to me when you come to this place. You can drink or eat whatever you want."
"This beef is really good." Li Jiagan picked up a piece of beef. He has been slaughtering cows, pigs and sheep for so many years that he can tell whether it is good or bad just by looking at it.
Cao Jianlong said: "Of course, these are cattle raised in Shujie's orchard, and their food is finer than that of humans."
"Try it today. This beef is really delicious."
"But don't even think about buying it. His cows have never been sold out. As soon as they reached the slaughter standard, they were bought immediately." Cao Jianlong complained about this incident.
In Caojiazhuang, Cao Shujie truly managed to raise cattle without worrying about selling them.
Before it reaches the standard that can be sold, someone is already thinking about it in advance.
Hundreds of cows are not enough to divide the cattle, and the scene feels spectacular just thinking about it.
Compared with the cattle raised by Cao Shujie, the 300 cattle raised by farmers in Caojiazhuang, Zhujiazhuang and Taodong villages are simply incomparable.
"When I killed the cow, I felt that the meat was different. It was such a pity that I didn't leave any of it," Li Jiagan said.
"Uncle Li, next time I kill the cow, you can just keep it." Cao Shujie said generously.
After drinking, there is no need for anyone to persuade you. Those who want to drink can find excuses to take a few more sips.
This is the case in Li Jiagan.
He clearly promised not to drink, but after he really started to drink more, he couldn't control himself. He drank one glass of wine and then poured the second glass.
A few people had a great time drinking.
Li Jiagan told them that the beef on the market is selling well now, but the price of calves has also gone up.
This means that if you gain something, you will lose something.
But Li Jiagan also said something else: "I always feel that the current cattle market is unhealthy."
"If this continues, sooner or later it will collapse, and it will be the cattle farmers who will suffer."
Li Jiagan drank a lot. After he finished speaking, he picked up the tea cup and drank it all in one gulp. He looked much more awake.
With the cattle market so hot, Li Jiagan's view sounds extreme, but if you think about it carefully, it makes sense.
There is a word called prosperity and decline!
"Uncle Li, how do you say this?" Cao Shujie asked him.
Li Jiagan seems to have the attributes of being a good teacher: "Shujie, have you noticed that the price of beef has been hovering around 13 yuan from last year to now, but how much has the price of calves increased from last year to now?"
"You also raise cattle. You should have paid attention to another question. How much has the price of feed increased from last year to now? How much has the price of pasture increased? How much has your feeding cost increased?"
These questions go straight to the core.
Cao Shujie didn't even need to think about how much the price of feed had increased, he knew it in his mind.
However, Cao Shujie’s input in feeding cattle is less. He mainly spends on pasture and other feeding costs.
"One more thing, Shujie, you should know it best. You have raised hundreds of cows now. You can't manage it by yourself, right? Do you need to hire someone?"
"I don't know if you have noticed that labor costs have increased rapidly in the past year or so." After Li Jiagan finished speaking, he raised his wine glass and gestured to the four people, drinking half of the glass.
This is all obvious. Cao Shujie gave his employees another salary increase this year.
Calculating the basic salary alone, an extra 300 yuan is needed every month. In one year, the salary is 3,600 yuan per person.
But it won’t work if the money doesn’t rise.
Others come out to work and earn money, instead of worshiping him and giving selflessly.
If he continues to maintain a low income, those who work for him will have to leave sooner or later.
The reality is so cruel.
Having said this, Li Jiagan looked at Cao Shujie: "When I heard you say that your village was going to establish a breeding cooperative, to be honest, I really admired your village's foresight. You are considered to be ahead of the curve."
Li Jiagan made a fist with his right hand, raised his two index fingers, and looked like he was swearing to God: "I bet that within five years, if you raise your own cattle, you will definitely feel the pain."
"Only by joining forces to raise cattle like Shujie said to increase resistance risks and reduce breeding costs can we survive!"
The words "survive" made the atmosphere at their table a bit heavy.
Including Zhuang Xuejian, Zhu Hongwei and Cao Jianlong, all three of them understood the meaning of Li Jiagan's words.
At this time, Zhuang Xuejian and Zhu Hongwei once again realized deeply that they must not fall behind when following Caojiazhuang, otherwise no business is guaranteed.
Cao Jianlong was thinking that the timing of Cao Shujie's proposal of a 'cattle-raising cooperative' was a coincidence.
When Cao Shujie proposed this cattle-raising cooperative, he also mentioned the increase in personal breeding costs.
Li Jiagan also said one thing: he believes that the price of calves will definitely continue to rise if the supply of beef on the market is still insufficient.
This situation will undoubtedly fundamentally increase the breeding costs of farmers.
According to Li Jiagan, he believes that within 3 to 5 years, the price of calves may rise to more than 5,000 yuan.
From the bottom of his heart, Cao Shujie agreed with Li Jiagan's guess.
The facts are before our eyes. The price of calves has risen somewhat outrageously in the past two years.
From more than 1,000 yuan, it has doubled in less than two years. Just like this, calves are in even greater demand, and it is obvious that prices will continue to rise.
Li Jiagan drank a little too much, and he couldn't ride his motorcycle back again.
Cao Shujie asked Cao Shuchao to ride Li Jiagan's motorcycle to send him back.
Then let Cao Shuchao take a taxi back. Qian Caoshu was outstanding, but Cao Shuchao didn't think it was enough, so he took the bus back.
When Cao Shujie, Cao Jianlong, Zhu Hongwei, and Zhuang Xuejian separated, they also made an appointment with them to go to Feng Tao's place in Huanghua Town, Dongyang County tomorrow to see the calves.
Cao Jianlong and the three of them originally didn't want to go, they just wanted to let Cao Shujie take charge of the matter.
But Cao Shujie is a thief, and he is not happy even if he is asked to do this job.
Finally, Cao Shujie said: "I will drive you there early tomorrow morning."
…
After separating from Cao Shujie, Cao Jianlong went home, while Zhu Hongwei and Zhuang Xuejian were still together.
They were discussing what Li Jiagan said during lunch.
As an old guy who has been butchering for more than 20 years, Li Jiagan must know the market prices of the three kinds of meat: pig, beef and sheep.
What he said was not without purpose, but had a certain truth to it.
Because of this, Zhuang Xuejian and Zhu Hongwei originally thought that raising cattle was a great road and a very important way for the people in the village to develop. However, they discovered today that this industry is not as easy to get around as they imagined.
"Lao Zhuang, what do you think we should do?"
Zhu Hongwei lit a cigarette and handed it to Zhuang Xuejian. He lit another cigarette himself, held it between his two fingers and took a deep puff of the cigarette, burning one third of it.
Zhuang Xuejian really doesn’t have any far-sighted ideas for economic development. He said: "I don’t know anything. I just know that I can follow Director Cao. If he can make money, he is willing to help me make money. Why do I think so much?"
"When the day comes when raising cattle really stops making money, Director Cao will definitely have to think about other development paths. We can just follow suit, Lao Zhu, don't you think so?"
These words are very simple and direct.
Zhuang Xuejian continued: "To put it bluntly, if Cao Shujie doesn't take us to play, Lao Zhu, can you think of other ways to make money for the people in your village?"
Seeing Zhu Hongwei not speaking, Zhuang Xuejian raised his eyebrows: "Hey, you didn't expect it. I'm not saying that we look down on him, but we look down on him. The problem is that we really don't have what he has. Don't think about anything. Just follow other people's ways.
Just leave."
After finishing speaking, Zhuang Xuejian rode his electric bike towards Taodong Village in the north without waiting for Zhu Hongwei's reply.
He felt that Zhu Hongwei was really asking for trouble by thinking so much.
You obviously don't have much ability, but you still worry about the world's affairs. Isn't this just looking for trouble for yourself?
Cao Jianlong and Zhuang Xuejian had similar thoughts.
He had a clear mind and could not put forward any effective opinions on the economic development of Caojiazhuang.
In this case, he would do whatever Cao Shujie told him to do and not worry about development at all.
But having said that, if there were any trivial things in Caojiazhuang, Cao Jianlong would be the first to step in and resolutely not let these things affect Cao Shujie.
…
Early on the next morning, after Cao Shujie finished eating at home, he told his wife and drove out in his GL8.
First pick up Cao Jianlong, then go to Zhujiazhuang in the south to pick up Zhu Hongwei, and finally pick up Zhuang Xuejian and continue driving north towards Dongyang County.
There is a county-level city between the two counties, and the distance between the two places is almost 100 kilometers.
There was no expressway, so it took Cao Shujie almost two hours to drive all the way to Huanghua Town, Dongyang County.
After arriving here, Cao Shujie called Feng Tao directly, asked where he was, and drove there directly.
Feng Tao is almost 50 years old this year and has been raising cattle and breeding calves for 20 years.
Compared with the scale of Cui Jingguo's farm, the scale of his farm is about the same as that of Cui Jingguo.
Li Jiagan had already told Feng Tao about Cao Shujie's purchase of calves. When Cao Shujie and the others were welcomed into the breeding farm, Feng Tao was particularly enthusiastic.
He said: "Li Jiagan is my old cousin. My cousin introduced you to us. We are our own people."
Cao Shujie really didn't expect that Li Jiagan and Feng Tao would have such a relationship. No wonder Li Jiagan vowed to guarantee their late payment.
To put it bluntly, half of their money was not settled with Li Jiagan. They took the calf away from Feng Tao. Even if they really defaulted on the bill, Li Jiagan dared to pay the remaining half of the money directly to his cousin.
This is the most reliable triangle debt.
After figuring this out, Cao Shujie didn't want to think about anything else. First, he wanted to see how the calf's quality was.
If possible, try to buy as much as possible.
In this regard, Cao Jianlong and the other three can help to some extent.
The four people walked together towards the calf pen and looked at the running calf outside the pen. After observing carefully for a while, they felt that the calf looked quite active.
"I don't think I'm wrong, but I'm not professional, so I'd better ask Director Cao to take a closer look to avoid making mistakes," Zhu Hongwei said.
He doesn't have the diamond, and he doesn't want the porcelain job.
