Lu Ao basically doesn't use Songzhou's money, so much so that he has forgotten that Songzhou is much richer than him. The wealth in the human world alone is tens of billions.

Meeting Song Zhou's suspicious gaze, Lu Ao blinked, stretched out his hand and put his arms around his neck, "Of course I remember, how could I not remember this."

Song Zhou didn't quite believe it, but he could only kiss him when he looked at his smiling eyes.

Positive news soon came from Huang Ningna's friends. They were willing to accept Lu Ao to visit. There was no need to bring anything or any special procedures. Just visit as a friend.

Lu Ao went happily.

This time he went out alone.

Song Zhou originally wanted to teleport him there directly, but Lu Ao refused.

With no traffic record, he is always a bit strange when dealing with people and easily arouses suspicion. He occasionally wants to follow the rules of human society.

The day Lu Ao set out was January 6th. It was still cold. He had to drive to the county in the morning. He left his car in the parking lot of the county. Then he drove from the county to Xinluzhou and then took a plane.

Go to Shannan Province.

This process takes one day.

At around five o'clock in the afternoon, Lu Ao finally found a hotel to stay in the capital of Shannan Province.

He called Songzhou to report that he was safe, and contacted Huang Ningna's friends, agreeing to go there the next morning.

Huang Ningna's friend was named Cao Zijun, and he was very enthusiastic. He drove over to the provincial capital to pick him up the next day.

Lu Ao finished breakfast and got into his car at around eight o'clock in the morning.

Cao Zijun saw Lu Ao feeling sleepy sitting in the passenger seat and asked: "Brother, is it easy to come all the way?"

"It's okay, please welcome me."

"What's the trouble? Professor Huang's friends are my friends. The investment in marine ranching is not small. Why do you suddenly want to do this?"

Lu Ao pondered for a moment and said: "I didn't do this before. I went back to the countryside to fish last year. I earned a lot of money in a year and had some spare money in my hand. Fishing all the time is not an option. There are fewer and fewer fish in the sea.

The fishery tax is also high, so I would like to set up a marine ranch and raise some fish myself.”

Their kind of farming industry pays less tax and provides subsidies. For example, if they sell fish for takeout, a pound of fish sells for 12 yuan, of which 11 yuan goes to them, and there is an additional 50 cents to subsidize them.

If you fish, the tax will be much higher.

When Cao Zijun heard what he said, he could understand his ambition, but he was not optimistic about it.

He glanced at Lu Ao and said: "Ocean ranching is not that simple. The investment is huge, and the output is not certain. If it is private, nine and a half times out of ten it will be a loss."

Lu Ao smiled and said, "I know, thank you Brother Cao for reminding me."

"I think if you are really interested in farming, you might as well apply for a farm, get some fish steaks, raise scallops, sea cucumbers, etc. You can earn more and worry less."

"I'll take a look first. If it works, I'll go back and get it. If it doesn't work, I'll do as you said and get some fish steaks to see what I can raise." Lu Ao said, "I'm still so young, so I can try many things."

"Hey, that's true."

Cao Zijun drove his old car and chatted with Lu Ao.

Lu Ao listened from beginning to end and had a preliminary idea about Ocean Ranch.

At around 11 o'clock at noon, they finally arrived at the shore base of Cao Zijun Ocean Ranch.

Cao Zijun parked the car and introduced: "My ocean ranch is relatively large and can be regarded as an ocean-going deep-water ranch. In this ocean ranch, plus various investments, we have invested a total of more than 60 million yuan in it."

Lu Ao nodded. He had checked the information before, and this amount did not scare him.

Seeing his calm expression, Cao Zijun continued: "Don't look at the fact that we have invested so much money. In fact, with so much money, we are only doing a preliminary construction, and it is still far from the finished product."

They had already walked into the corridor. Cao Zijun pointed to the poster hanging on the bank and said, "Look at our idea."

Lu Ao looked in the direction of his finger.

The poster on the wall depicts a detailed diagram of the marine ranch, which includes satellite remote sensing monitoring systems, aircraft remote sensing monitoring, environmental monitoring systems, pasture care systems, seed production systems, radar monitoring systems, seaweed fields, behavioral acclimation fields, and artificial fish.

Reefs, breeding facilities, etc.

The combination of these dense characters made Lu Ao feel particularly strange.

It was the first time for him to see many concepts here, and he couldn't even guess what these things were.

For the first time since he arrived here, a blank look appeared on his face.

Cao Zijun looked at him quietly, and Lu Ao quickly adjusted and asked: "Have these facilities been built at Ocean Ranch now?"

"It's a beautiful idea." Cao Zijun smiled bitterly, "Not to mention it has been completed. Not even a quarter of the facilities have been built yet. We have basically completed the pasture care system, seed production system, seaweed field, and artificial reef.

, the five aspects of training facilities, and others have been gradually built as needed."

"Then what are the main things raised in this pasture?"

"Sea cucumbers, scallops, and some abalone. Some seaweed is grown in the pasture, and the kelp is used as their feed." Cao Zijun said, "You were introduced by Professor Huang. You are one of our own, and I won't play tricks on you. In fact, we

It has been more than seven years since the marine ranch was built. The first three years were experimental and it was only four years before it was actually put into operation."

Lu Ao nodded, "How has the operation been over the past four years?"

"It's not good." Cao Zijun took a deep breath, "The situation was a little better for two years, and we basically achieved profitability. I don't know what happened the year before last. First, scallops became infected and died on a large scale. Later, it spread to sea cucumbers, and the entire marine ranch was almost destroyed.

It didn’t go bankrupt, we thoroughly cleaned the ocean and disinfected it carefully before continuing to use it.”

Lu Ao turned to look at him in surprise.

Cao Zijun waved his hand, "Marine farming is like this. Because the species are relatively single and the density is relatively high, they often infect each other with diseases and insect pests when they gather together."

Lu Ao thought for a while, "We often see a certain population gathering together on a large scale in the wild?"

"How can it be the same? In the natural environment, they fend for themselves. As long as it is not a particularly serious large-scale insect infestation, no one will pay special attention to a certain group of fish. Breeding is different. If there is a little negligence, the whole year will be ruined.

You’ll lose all your money.”

Cao Zijun looked at him and said: "Brother, I'm not coaxing you, nor am I afraid that you will join this industry to compete. It's really difficult to do this. The technology is immature, the procedures are complicated, and the personal requirements are high.

Be careful and you will lose your pants. If there is another way out, even if you build a fishing raft and raise fish, it is better than joining a marine ranch."

Lu Ao said sincerely: "Thank you, Brother Cao, I will seriously consider it."

"I know you won't listen to anything I say now, but I still want to persuade you. Do you know about salmon farming?"

Lu Ao nodded.

Salmon is one of the most commonly used marine fish in the sushi industry, and it is famous. Wild salmon is not available, so it is basically farmed.

Cao Zijun said: "Five years ago, in the salmon breeding fisheries of country n, due to infection with viruses and parasites, a large number of salmon were covered with parasites and ulcers, and even grew into S-shaped deformed fish due to infection. You can go online

Search, the news is still there.”

This was the first time Lu Ao heard about this.

He searched the Internet and found relevant reports.

Lu Ao turned off her mobile phone and said: "There is so much chaos in the breeding industry, and I want to get involved in it and do a good job in breeding so that everyone can eat fish and meat with confidence."

Seeing that he had listened, Cao Zijun looked at him and continued, "If you really want to do it, then I will tell you the necessary procedures."

"First you need to apply for the right to use sea areas. It is difficult to apply for the right to use sea areas in my country."

Lu Ao said: "I often deal with the coast guard and fishery administration, so this shouldn't be particularly difficult for me."

"This is just the first step. After you apply for the right to use the sea area, you have to cooperate with relevant scientific research units to obtain technical support. You know, marine ranching is a big project. You need marine life, marine anti-corrosion, and environmental information.

Monitoring and other aspects of support.”

Lu Ao took stock of his connections and said, "This is no problem. I basically know experts in related fields."

Cao Zijun looked at him deeply and said, "If you have no problem with these two aspects, then there is only one problem left - money. You see, we have burned tens of millions, and we have only achieved a preliminary result. You have to think about yourself.

Is the family’s financial position strong enough to keep burning money?”

This is the least problematic.

Lu Ao discussed it with Songzhou the day before yesterday. Songzhou had more than 2 billion in cash in its bank that could be withdrawn in a short time.

This money is enough for him to burn.

Lu Ao couldn't tell Cao Zijun directly, so he smiled at him.

Cao Zijun also saw that he was very confident in his financial strength. He had tried to persuade him all the time, and Cao Zijun said no more, "Then let's go to the Ocean Ranch first. We also have workers stationed there, and we can eat there after we go there?"

"No problem, please Brother Cao."

"You're welcome, come on, let's get on the speedboat first."

Cao Zijun took Lu Ao on the speedboat and drove out to sea for an hour and a half, and finally saw an island.

"This island is also ours." Cao Zijun said with a proud look on his face, "Next to the island is our marine ranch."

Lu Ao was surprised, "Can individuals apply for an island now?"

"Yes, the "Island Law" was passed more than ten years ago. As long as you prepare all the information, you can apply. The maximum useful life for our island is fifty years. When it expires, after expert evaluation,

We can still apply."

Lu Ao poked his head to look at the island. The island was lush and green, with some coconut trees and flowers planted there. It was obvious that the owner of the island had carefully taken care of it.

Cao Zijun said: "Even though this island doesn't look big, it's actually more than three hundred meters long and seventy meters wide. We don't have money now. If we have money, we can clean it up. It will be very popular as a holiday island."

welcome."

Lu Ao asked: "Can the island be used for such a purpose?"

"Of course. As for the supporting facilities, our marine ranch was originally registered as a comprehensive marine ranch when we applied for it, integrating vacation, sightseeing, fishing, breeding, breeding and releasing, etc. You may not be able to tell it by looking at the facilities on the sea, but actually

We have also built an undersea tunnel under the sea, and you will find out later when I take you to see it."

Lu Ao looked around and saw that there were not many devices on the sea, just some round deep-water breeding cages and rows of bamboo poles. The other devices should be on the seabed and would require diving into the water to see them.

Cao Zijun kept pouring cold water on him on the way here, and now Lu Ao was even more excited when he saw this scene.
Chapter completed!