Chapter 1428

In Matou Town now, cooperatives had sprung up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, and each one was full of vitality. Their cattle sheds and sheep pens had basically been built, and breeding cattle and calves had also been introduced from Jiangcheng. Those breeding cows were pregnant with calves and would give birth in a few months, while those calves, fed with the nutrient-rich pasture here, were also growing very well and were very robust.

The Matou goats were also growing very well, and after Rao Songnian and his team solved the problem of the Matou goats' low reproduction rate, most of the ewes were also pregnant. In a few months, when these ewes gave birth to lambs, the population of Matou goats here would see an explosive growth.

Matou goat ewes can be pregnant twice a year, and each litter can produce three to five lambs. Moreover, ewe lambs can reach sexual maturity three to five months after birth and can be bred. As long as the ewes of the appropriate age can be successfully bred, the population of Matou goats will increase very quickly.

These cooperatives made these investors nod repeatedly as they watched. They didn't expect that in such a mountainous county, it was really possible to carry out such large-scale cattle and sheep farming.

These investors were experts in the leather industry. They were very familiar with the Jiangnong No. 1 improved beef cattle. They knew that the hide of the Jiangnong No. 1 beef cattle was a very high-quality leather, inheriting the excellent qualities of its maternal ancestor, the Luxi Yellow Cattle, and the hide of the Luxi Yellow Cattle was a military supply item, so its quality was evident.

As for the quality of the Matou goat hide, they also carefully inspected some goat hide samples provided by local farmers. The inspection results showed that the quality of the Matou goat hide was good, with a large surface area; a large piece of hide could reach more than one square meter.

Moreover, the thickness of the Matou goat hide was moderate, and its tensile elasticity was superior to several traditional improved goat breeds in China. In addition, one goat hide could yield six liang to one jin of wool, and this wool was also white, fine, and soft, making it an excellent material for making brushes and writing brushes; this was a relatively good by-product.

The inspection results of the Matou goat hide made these investors overjoyed. They didn't expect that this goat, which was currently unknown, would have such good hide quality.

Since the cattle hide and goat hide produced here were top-quality products, this was naturally the best place to build leather factories and leather goods factories.

An investor named Tao Hanli from Zhedong Province asked Su Xinghui, "Secretary Su, if we build a factory here, how much raw material can you provide us every year?"

Tao Hanli was the one with the biggest business among these investors. He had been engaged in the leather and leather goods business for more than ten years. Duzhou City in Zhedong Province, where he was based, was also known as the hometown of leather. He exported hundreds of thousands of various leather shoes and leather goods every year, and he also had the title of "Leather King."

This "Leather King" was now doing bigger and bigger business, and he wanted to expand his production scale, but his raw material supply was becoming a bit tight.

This was because the domestic demand for leather shoes and leather goods was growing, and the demand for Chinese-made leather goods overseas was also increasing day by day due to their high quality and low price. As a result, raw materials were naturally becoming increasingly scarce, especially those top-quality ones, which were becoming more and more sought after.

Tao Hanli didn't want to buy those second-rate leathers; he didn't want to ruin his own reputation, so he was looking everywhere for a stable source of high-quality leather. This time, Yu Ruizhi found him and said that Changshan County was vigorously developing animal husbandry and would be able to produce high-quality leather stably in the future. This hit it off with Tao Hanli, and he came to Changshan County.

After arriving in Changshan County, they looked at the source of goods here and confirmed that there was no problem with the quality of the leather. Naturally, what they were most concerned about was the quantity; they needed a large supply.

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "General Manager Tao, just in our Matou Town alone, after a year or two, we can provide at least several thousand top-quality cattle hides and tens of thousands of top-quality goat hides every year. You can calculate how much our Changshan County can provide."

Tao Hanli calculated a little and nodded, "Well, I estimate that the cattle and goat hides provided by one of your counties can provide the source of goods needed by several of us."

Su Xinghui said, "If I say that several surrounding counties are also preparing to vigorously develop animal husbandry, and we have also introduced a slaughtering base with an investment of 500 million, which can slaughter 50,000 cattle and 1 million goats annually after being fully completed, I wonder what General Manager Tao thinks?"

Tao Hanli and the other investors all showed looks of surprise. Tao Hanli said, "Secretary Su, are you telling the truth? Can you really provide so many sources of goods here every year in the future?"

Su Xinghui said, "This slaughtering base was invested and built here by the Jiangcheng Meat Processing Group. Their 500 million in funds was invested in real money. If this matter weren't true, they wouldn't just throw these 500 million away for nothing, would they?"

Tao Hanli had dealt with the Jiangcheng Meat Processing Group due to raw material issues, but the main products of the Jiangcheng Meat Processing Group were pork, and they didn't produce much beef or mutton. However, the raw materials Tao Hanli needed were mainly cattle hide and goat hide. He didn't expect that the Jiangcheng Meat Processing Group had actually invested and built such a large slaughtering base here, specifically for slaughtering cattle and sheep.

Of course, Tao Hanli knew that Shao Dejin, the Chairman of the Jiangcheng Meat Processing Group, was an extremely outstanding entrepreneur, and his investments were quite visionary. Since he had invested in building such a large factory in Matou Town, it proved that this place could indeed provide so many cattle and sheep.

Tao Hanli asked, "Secretary Su, has this slaughtering base entered the construction stage?"

Su Xinghui nodded, "Of course, the land acquisition for this slaughtering base has been completed, and currently, the 'three supplies and one leveling' is underway. I can take you all to the site to have a look in a while."

Yu Ruizhi said, "Old Tao, I told you that Su Xinghui can create any miracle and can do anything you can't imagine. Let alone this factory with an investment of several hundred million, when he was a town head, he introduced a steel plant with an investment of over a billion."

A look of disbelief appeared on Tao Hanli's face. Can a town head in the interior be so capable? If it were a town head in the coastal area, he could believe it, as the output value of a town there being over a billion or two wouldn't count for anything. But Yulin City is not an economically developed area at all.

Yu Ruizhi added, "So, Old Tao, Old Wang, Old Huo, Old Shen, if you invest here, you won't be cheated. I've already invested over 10 million to build a leather goods factory here, and the factory buildings are already under construction. Surely you don't even believe me?"

Yu Ruizhi had known Tao Hanli when he was doing foreign trade before, and later when he started his leather goods factory, he also received a lot of help from Tao Hanli. He was generous, so he had a pretty good relationship with Tao Hanli and the others, and they still trusted Yu Ruizhi quite a bit.

Tao Hanli nodded, "General Manager Yu, of course we believe you, but we still want to go and see the situation of your leather goods factory and that slaughtering base in a while."

Su Xinghui nodded and agreed, "This is a very normal thing. Let's go in a while."