After spending an afternoon at Old Hart's house and learning many farm management skills from him, Liu Dong rode Black Wind back to Uncle Long's farm.
Because it was already evening, Uncle Long had already prepared meals.
Tomatoes, eggs, cucumbers, stir-fried beans, a chicken stewed with mushrooms and a bottle of Moutai, it’s dinner for Uncle Long and Liu Dong!
The vegetables are all grown in Uncle Long’s farm, and the chickens are also domestic free-range chickens, which are truly natural and pollution-free.
Only this wine was a gift Liu Dong brought from China to Uncle Long.
"How was it? Did you gain anything from this trip?" Uncle Long asked with a smile after filling Liu Dong's glass.
"The harvest has been great. Mr. Hart didn't hide anything from me. Now I have a basic idea of how to run the farm!" Liu Dong nodded.
"Do you have a score? Tell me about it?"
"Well! That's it. The farm I bought has about 344,000 acres of land that can be operated, so I plan to plant all the relatively even land outside the Maude Valley, centered on Mr. Hart's farm, with wheat.
It’s about 24,000 acres!”
"24,000 acres of wheat is not a small area! And Canadian high-quality wheat is in short supply globally. The market price per ton is about 600 Canadian dollars! After excluding the cost, there is about 50% profit per ton. In other words, these 240 million acres can guarantee you
The annual profit is about 7.5 million Canadian dollars!" Uncle Long quickly calculated it for Liu Dong.
After nodding in agreement, Liu Dong continued: "There are several small plains in the Mode Valley, which total about 30,000 acres. I plan to plant soybeans in them all!"
"Soybeans? No more wheat?"
"No more planting. I plan to follow Mr. Hart's example and feed soybeans to pigs, and then use pig manure to fertilize the fields to develop a circular economy!" Liu Dong said.
"That's not bad! What else?" Uncle Long thought for a moment and then said.
"This is how I think about it. In the remaining 250,000 acres of pasture, I plan to raise 15,000 Angus cattle, 12,000 dairy cows, 20,000 Boer goats, 100,000 chickens, and 300,000 pigs! In addition, my farm
There are also more than a dozen large and small lakes, with a total water area of about 500 acres, so I plan to raise 20,000 ducks and some free-range freshwater fish! That's basically it!" Liu Dong imagined it in his mind
I told Uncle Long about the farm construction plan.
"Haha, you are quite ambitious, but if you want to raise so many things, the upfront investment is not small! Just talking about cattle, in Vancouver, the price of a 4-month-old calf is about 320 Canadian dollars. Breeding cattle are more than 1,000 Canadian dollars.
15,000 Angus cattle would cost at least 6 million Canadian dollars. Plus other dairy cows, Boer goats, chickens, pigs, and ducks, I’m afraid it wouldn’t be possible without 50 million Canadian dollars! In addition,
Although your farm is large, it is also very remote. If you want to develop it, you must first build a road to get there. I am afraid you will also need to invest in this road yourself, which is a huge sum of money!"
Hearing this, Liu Dong nodded, and built the road closest to his farm until it could meet the needs of the entire farm. It would take at least 20 kilometers, because 90% of this road is located within his farm, so
The Vancouver government will not build this road for him, he will have to pay for it himself.
However, considering that the land for road construction is all his own, and a Class 4 standard road should be enough for his farm, the cost should not be too high. Liu Dong estimates that six to seven million Canadian dollars should be enough!
In addition to building pig houses, cow sheds, sheep pens, and Liu Dong also plans to build himself a castle-style villa in the Mode Valley, all these odds and ends are spent together. Liu Dong estimates that
One billion Canadian dollars should be enough!
"Well, 100 million Canadian dollars is about the same!" After nodding, Uncle Long looked at Liu Dong and then continued with a smile, "Xiaodong, it seems that you have really become prosperous in more than a year. Investing in farms
I spent more than 300 million Canadian dollars and I don’t feel bad at all!”
Seeing the approval in the old man's eyes, Liu Dong smiled and said: "Thank you very much for your guidance, otherwise I wouldn't be where I am today!"
"Okay, don't put your hat on me. What you are now is the result of your own efforts and has nothing to do with me, an old man!"
After waving his hand, Uncle Long continued: "Since you already have a plan for the construction of the farm, have you figured out how to implement it?"
"Not yet. It's my first time to come to Vancouver and I'm not familiar with the place. Aren't I just preparing to ask you for advice?" Liu Dong said.
"Haha, although I came here a year earlier than you, I don't know many people, so I, an old man, can't help you. But Jianguang can. You go find him tomorrow. He knows many people in Vancouver.
, I will definitely be able to help you then!”
"Then I'll go tomorrow!" Liu Dong said quickly.
Early the next morning, Liu Dong drove to find Long Jianguang. After explaining his purpose, Long Jianguang quickly found Liu Dong a local road construction company in Vancouver. The owner of the company was a native Chinese.
As a descendant of immigrants, and with Long Jianguang's relationship, they didn't ask for much money. The 20-kilometer road cost 8 million Canadian dollars. After paying a 30% deposit and finalizing the construction date, Liu Dong left!
Liu Dong then followed Long Jianguang to find a construction company. In addition to the necessary facilities for the Agricultural Bank of China, such as cattle sheds, sheep pens, and barns, Liu Dong also submitted to the other party the construction requirements for an ancient castle covering an area of about 10,000 square meters.
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It happens that it takes about a month to build the road, so this month can also be convenient for the construction company to make the design plan for the castle and the entire farm according to Liu Dong's requirements!
However, because of the Christie's auction, Liu Dong was destined to be unable to focus on the construction of his farm in Vancouver. Fortunately, Uncle Long was here. After leaving the road construction and farm construction, as well as the recruitment of farm employees to Uncle Long, he stayed.
After spending 100 million Canadian dollars, Liu Dong, who stayed in Vancouver for a week, took a flight to New York on October 2!
"Dong, here!"
Liu Dong, who had just walked out of the station, immediately spotted Ivanka Trump waving to him not far away.
Because after the 9.11 incident, the aviation industry around the world, especially the United States, was in recession, so even the airport in New York, the largest city in the United States, was deserted, and there were even more security personnel than passengers around, so Liu Dong soon carried his shoulders
Bao walked next to Ivanka.
"Dong, I miss you!"
The excited Ivanka rushed into Liu Dong's arms like a baby swallow jumping into the forest.
Holding each other's delicate body, Liu Dong had to admit that the way foreign girls express their feelings is indeed much more unrestrained than domestic girls!
"I miss you as well!"
Hugging the Half-Fairy Queen, Liu Dong pushed Ivanka away and said, "By the way, don't you have to go to class today? Why do you have time to pick me up?"
"I missed you, so I came here, and Philadelphia is not far from New York, it's only an hour's drive!"
"That's true!" Liu Dong nodded.
"Let's go, I'll take you home to put down your luggage, and then we'll go have dinner!" Ivanka said with a smile.
After nodding, they let each other hold their arms, and the two walked out of the airport cuddled up, and got into Ivanka's red Porsche parked outside!
"Is that the World Trade Center?" Liu Dong asked, looking at the twin towers in the distance that had collapsed and the other's superstructure was seriously damaged.
"Yes, I heard that the plane crash on September 11th caused 3,000 deaths and more than 6,000 injuries. The United States has never encountered such great damage!" Looking at the World Trade Center in the distance, the wreckage has not been completely cleared.
, Ivanka’s face showed a deep look of worry.
"Dong, luckily you are on our plane, otherwise we might all be killed this time!"
"Okay, don't worry. Isn't this thing in the past? We are all living well. Besides, I would also like to thank this hijacking. If it weren't for it, I'm afraid we wouldn't have the chance to become boyfriend and girlfriend!
"Smiling and patting the other party's delicate hand, Liu Dong consoled him.
"Yes!" After nodding vigorously, Ivanka's face showed approval.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (To be continued