Chapter 337: Nationwide Investment

"Hmm."

Zhang Laohan nodded and said nothing more; clearly, Zhang Ping'an's medical skills were not enough to change his ingrained ideas.

Zhang Ping'an felt helpless, but there was nothing he could do about it. Everything he said was the truth; there was no problem with his grandparents living another seven or eight years in their current condition.

Half a month later in Pengcheng, the team from Xiangjiang responsible for this investment was led by Xu Guoqiang, Liu Guoliang, and Qian Guohua; they were all outstanding talents who had come out of the security company, and all were twenty-eight years old this year.

The investment team they led consisted of forty-five people in total, among whom Liu Guoliang and Qian Guohua would each lead twenty people, respectively responsible for two Feed Processing Plants.

At this time, the construction of the Feed Processing Plants was nearing its end; in the vast factory area, three huge warehouses covering fifteen mu each were particularly conspicuous.

Because they all paid in US dollars, not only were the prices favorable, but even the speed of gathering goods was second to none; one of the warehouses was already more than half-filled with corn, soybeans, and other items collected during this period.

Of the other two vacant warehouses, one was for storing forage, and one was a finished feed storage area.

One factory was expected to recruit six hundred Workers, mainly strong laborers; according to Zhang Ping'an's requirements, they were given the highest wages for local general workers, forty-five yuan per person per month, and there was also overtime compensation.

Of course, this place was remote, and the factory area also provided dormitories and a canteen, offering three meals a day, charging a symbolic cost price.

Such generous conditions instantly attracted the strong laborers from the surrounding villages, and finally, under the organization of the government, they completed an orderly registration.

Another half month passed, the factory buildings completed their final finishing touches, and they finally welcomed the installation of the complete set of machines for processing feed.

But to operate the machines, they still had to undergo a week of training; at this time, the forage on the one hundred and forty mu of land had also grown quite a bit.

Five large trucks with a load capacity of five tons were also parked in the factory area, now just waiting for the arrival of the forage.

Two days later, Zhang Ping'an came over and, in just two nights of work, filled the forage warehouse and also replenished the corn and soybean warehouse.

He also watered the one hundred and forty mu of forage with Space Water diluted a thousand or a hundred times; when the time came, the yield per mu would surge, expected to reach twenty or thirty tons per mu.

At the same time, twenty well-trained security guards took over the Feed Processing Plant and implemented strict control over the entry and exit of vehicles.

These security guards could be said to be loyal followers of Qian Dahu; almost all of them had welcomed hope in their lives at their most helpless moments.

Qian Dahu not only gave them food but also cultivated them into talents; the security personnel above the rank of squad leader had almost all experienced a simple Cleanse Marrow and Cut Meridians, and they were even more in awe of Zhang Ping'an, their grandmaster.

Therefore, they executed Zhang Ping'an's orders almost unconditionally, just like when he asked them to drive trucks in and out of the factory area all night; they just executed it without asking why.

Zhang Ping'an had the Workers make more than ten types according to different ratios, all of which were fed to the animals in the space, and after selecting the best one, mass production began.

Zhang Ping'an also did some simple confidentiality work; of course, he was not afraid of the secret recipe leaking. Even if someone knew it, they would not be able to make the same feed.

"Guoliang, I'll leave this place to you." The raw materials here were enough for them to consume for more than half a year.

"Alright, General Manager Zhang."

Zhang Ping'an rushed to Xiangjiang without stopping and contacted Tong Laosi for the first time.

"Laosi, I can provide feed, breeding pigs, cubs, etc., in about half a month on my end; you guys get ready on your side."

"Alright, the pig pens, cow pens, and sheep pens on our side have long been built; we're just waiting for them to move in."

"And we have also cleared three hundred mu of land to plant the forage you mentioned."

Chickens, ducks, pigs, cows, and sheep certainly couldn't just eat feed, so Zhang Ping'an had them clear a piece of farmland to plant forage, which could also occasionally change the livestock's palate.

San Francisco belonged to a place that never dropped below zero all year round, so it was no wonder they could build it so quickly.

"Done, I have already prepared one thousand catties of forage seeds for you; you can take them back and plant them first later."

"In addition, these two bottles are Nutrient Solution; one drop is enough to dilute into a hundred catties of water. When the time comes, spray it directly with a sprayer. Here is also some of their planting experience, all given to you."

These were the forage planting experiences Zhang Ping'an had helped various steel plants summarize in previous years; it was a bargain for them. When the time came, just casually collecting eighty or a hundred thousand US dollars as a token would do; after all, knowledge is priceless.

"Hahaha, good, it's still my little brother who is thoughtful."

"These seeds have all been carefully cultivated by them; you'd better find people you trust to operate them."

"Understood."

With Zhang Ping'an's reminder, Tong Laosi also realized the importance of these things; it could be said to be the foundation of their future livelihood.

Next was the friendly price negotiation session: livestock all went at a price of thirty US dollars per catty, feed at three US dollars per catty, one thousand catties of forage seeds for fifty thousand US dollars, two bottles of Nutrient Solution for two hundred thousand US dollars, and planting experience for one hundred thousand US dollars.

Zhang Ping'an had long ago cultivated four hundred sows and ten boars in the space over these few months; cows and sheep were relatively halved, and there were as many chickens and ducks as one wanted.

"Little brother, this... is it a bit outrageous?" Tong Laosi's mouth twitched; he had initially thought the seeds and experience were gifts for him.

"Laosi, knowledge is priceless. I've already lowered the standard for this; don't make it difficult for me either."

"Think about it, you have mastered an advanced planting technology, and in the future, you can raise various livestock that will sweep the Beautiful Country. Moreover, you are the only one in the business; think about the money you'll make then, what is this investment of eighty or a hundred thousand?"

"This is just like Martial Arts Secret Manuals; whether now or in the past, who doesn't treasure their own broom? Now that people are willing to share, is it expensive to charge you? Don't you think that's the logic?"

"The only thing you have to buy in the future is feed and Nutrient Solution; this is just a drop in the bucket compared to the money you'll make this year."

Tong Laosi was bombarded by Zhang Ping'an's words and felt a bit dizzy; he always felt something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

"Hmm, that makes sense, then let's do it like that."

Tong Laosi was seeking welfare for this group of remnants of the old era; his current power was astonishingly large, but he could agree to conditions that were not excessive.

"Done."

After the two signed the cooperation intention, Zhang Ping'an put the pigs, cows, horses, and sheep into the warehouse by category.

Half a month later, both sides completed the transaction; this transaction was the largest order in history, and just the feed alone earned more than seventy million US dollars.

However, this transaction was almost their current half-year volume, which meant that the feed produced in the future would have to be backlogged.

"Damn, that was rash; it seems I have to set up my own pig farm as soon as possible."

Zhang Ping'an hurriedly gave them a new task: complete the construction plan for a four-hundred-mu pig farm within half a month.

"Alright, General Manager Zhang."

A centralized pig farm of four hundred mu could raise at least forty thousand pigs, which could also digest part of the inventory.

When the time came, he would establish farms in Sijiucheng and other major cities, and his own fresh food supermarkets in Xiangjiang could be moved over.

Thinking of this, Zhang Ping'an no longer hesitated; the temperature in the north currently did not allow for construction, so he would focus on investing in major southern cities.

Zhang Ping'an immediately started calling people; a hundred-person investment inspection team was thus established, and the inspection work of the southern cities in the Mainland began.