Chapter 461: The Big Seafood Tycoon

"Hmm, let's go in and take a look."

Zhang Ping'an had a rough idea in his mind; it was likely an issue with the grain. Although he had provided the seeds, they ultimately couldn't compare to crops grown within the space, not to mention that they were currently being planted here in the Beautiful Country.

This wine had been fermenting for over two months. Zhang Ping'an took a small sip; there was indeed a difference, and it wasn't just a small one either.

"Hmm~ indeed, this is also normal. Once we've nurtured this land to maturity, it will be fine. You all continue brewing."

"Understood, General Manager Zhang."

The two hundred people busied themselves again, while Zhang Ping'an dripped a few drops of Space Water into the wine vats to neutralize it; the flavor immediately surged up.

Walking out of the cellar, Zhang Ping'an finally began to size up this farm. The nearly one-thousand-acre farm was now a sea of green corn seedlings.

Quite a few white people and yellow-skinned people were weeding in the farm; these people were also found locally by Tong Laosi.

Farms in the Beautiful Country are now almost entirely mechanized, so there weren't many people for a thousand-acre farm; scattered together, they added up to no more than one hundred and ten people, forty of whom were farm guards.

Responsible for the security of the entire farm, they were all family retainers of Tong Laosi and his group, the kind who carried guns on duty; they were considered to be on loan from Zhang Ping'an.

The management team came from Xiangjiang and was mainly responsible for personnel management, farm statistics, and operations.

"Arrange for people to spray the Nutrient Solution evenly onto the land, at a ratio of one drop to one hundred catties," Zhang Ping'an said, taking out a large bottle of Space Water.

"Also, notify the Xiangjiang security team to send one hundred security personnel over, including the seven Tianyang siblings, and also notify a few people from the design and soil survey teams to come as well."

"Understood, General Manager Zhang."

Tianyang Sheng was already seventeen years old; Zhang Ping'an intended to let him be responsible for the security of this farm in the future, as he planned to establish a secret base here.

As a future stronghold in the Beautiful Country, this was also an idea that occurred to Zhang Ping'an on the spur of the moment after seeing that there were mountains and water behind the farm.

He also wanted to build a manor-like fortress. Zhang Ping'an even planned to build such fortresses in Australia, Canada, Yingguo, Damao, and other places, so that he could advance to attack and retreat to defend.

Zhang Ping'an even had the idea of buying an island overseas, but as soon as he thought of natural disasters like tsunamis and typhoons, he decisively abandoned that thought.

Afterward, Zhang Ping'an stayed at the farm in the Beautiful Country for more than half a month, and the corn seedlings and the land were sprayed twice; the soil finally felt a bit like black earth.

"You all spray it once every half month."

Zhang Ping'an left behind two vats of diluted Space Water, enough for them to use for two or three years.

"Xiaotian, the security here is left to you."

"No problem, Grandmaster, I will definitely guard this place well."

"Hmm."

Zhang Ping'an also established a training ground here, which included a live-fire shooting training camp; in the Beautiful Country, truth is indispensable.

Moreover, the farm was also equipped with surveillance; although the image quality was touching, it could still deter a group of people.

Time flew by, and before one knew it, it was May. Hou Liangping and "Big Wave" took their child back to her father-in-law's home in Jinghai.

Big Wave Yuan Mengyun's hometown was a small fishing village in Jinghai. Most of the people in the village were fishermen, and Big Wave's family was no exception.

Big Wave's parents were in their early forties, and she had two younger brothers around ten years old.

It was also Hou Liangping's first time meeting his father-in-law; he brought a lot of Yantai specialties, and more importantly, he brought two thousand yuan.

"Father, Mother, I am Hou Hai. I have been busy these past two years, I hope you two elders don't mind."

In addition to various gifts, Hou Liangping gave his father-in-law five hundred yuan directly, and one hundred to each of his two brothers-in-law.

Hou Hai was also Hou Liangping's alias; even if he wasn't in Handong, being careful was never wrong.

"Good, good, good. Don't talk about money. As long as you can treat Ni'er well, that's enough."

Big Wave's parents were also honest and hardworking fishermen who couldn't earn much money fishing all year round, and it was thanks to a seafood boss who had been collecting fish everywhere for the past two years that the prices weren't low.

Coupled with the money Big Wave had sent back over the past two years, her two younger brothers hadn't dropped out of school.

Some time ago, Big Wave sent two thousand yuan back. Big Wave's mother couldn't help but show it off, and there were rumors in the village that Big Wave was doing indecent work.

Now that she had not only brought her son-in-law back but also had a grandson, Big Wave's father could finally heave a sigh of relief.

He was also afraid that his daughter had gone down the wrong path; after all, it wasn't easy to go out to work these days, let alone sending two thousand at once.

Now that the son-in-law had visited, everything was explained. Mainly, Hou Liangping's appearance was also deceptive; he had a righteous face and looked like he had the bearing of an official.

"Uncle, Aunt, how was the harvest today?"

"Oh, Xiaohu, I forgot to tell you, my son-in-law came back today so we didn't go out to sea."

"No problem, no problem, I'll go check the next house."

"Good, good, good. I'm sorry about today, I'll definitely go tomorrow."

"Good."

That's right, it was Tang Xiaohu. Now Gao Qiqiang's seafood company had grown big and strong. The Tang Xiaohu brothers, including Lao Mo, were all his employees.

Plus his mother, his partner Chen Shuting, and a dozen women, the company currently had nearly twenty people, and the monthly profit was quite considerable.

After deducting various costs, Gao Qiqiang's monthly income was also over fifteen thousand yuan.

He followed the profit model of the Oriental Group entirely; the bulk went to the employees, and he only earned about thirty-five percent of the profit himself.

Everyone in the company was devoted to him. One must know that in this era, the average monthly salary was four or five hundred yuan, and the wages they received were almost four or five times the average.

The twenty-four-year-old Gao Qiqiang now had a net worth of nearly a million. Two years ago, he accidentally saved Chen Shuting, who was being chased and hacked by people, and their ill-fated relationship began there.

In the end, it was through Guan Tai's mediation that Chen Shuting withdrew from the gang, and Gao Qiqiang also spent nearly one hundred thousand to settle the matter completely.

The two of them started living a shameless and happy life, and now they had a one-year-old son named Gao Xiaochen.

Lao Mo had gone out to rob in order to marry Gao Cuicui, and he happened to rob Gao Qiqiang. In the end, he was persuaded by Gao Qiqiang's silver-tongued eloquence.

Gao Qiqiang lent him one thousand yuan, allowing him to complete his wedding, and gave him a job.

It could be said that Gao Qiqiang fulfilled Lao Mo's complete life, so Lao Mo was even more loyal to Gao Qiqiang than in the show.

"Qiang Ge, there isn't much stock today, I'm afraid it's just enough for the clients to split."

"Hmm, thank you for your hard work, Xiaohu, go do your work."

Gao Qiqiang was currently thinking about whether to start a breeding farm. The efficiency of him going to various villages to collect fish every day was still too low, and sometimes on cloudy or rainy days, the amount wasn't enough for the clients to split.

If he started a breeding farm himself, he wouldn't have to worry about the source of goods at all, but he had never been able to make up his mind.

Freshwater aquaculture is easy to manage, but seawater aquaculture requires contracting areas that cost hundreds of thousands or even millions, which is too large an investment, and he didn't want to take that risk; this was the reason he had been struggling with the decision.

"What is there to hesitate about? Just go for it. At worst, we'll start over from scratch; it's not like we haven't suffered before."

Chen Shuting was very supportive; she was a strong woman by nature, and her ambition was no less than Gao Qiqiang's, only she had been busy nursing the child and couldn't spare the time.

"Alright, we'll prepare for both paths: keep collecting fish, and don't delay contracting the sea area."

"Mm, okay."