this man is not calm

Chapter 391 Sample
The fishery resources in the North Pacific region are very rich, but in recent decades, overfishing has caused serious damage to the local marine ecology.

Even so, the richness here is still mouth-watering. After several years of protection and rescue, the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea, the Sea of ​​Japan and even further away have recovered a lot.

It can't be compared with its peak period, but it also has sufficient economic value.

"Salmon and tuna are really valuable seafood..."

"The most profitable aquaculture on land is still eels, but the artificial aquaculture technology has not yet overcome the difficulty of mass breeding of this thing, so we can only catch fry from the wild. This way, the cost is high, and there is no way to talk about large-scale deployment."

Speaking of these, my second uncle-in-law Zhang Hua is more familiar with them. Although his own business does not involve seafood, many of his partners are engaged in this industry, and there are corresponding channels for glacier trade.

Although the output value of fishery farming does not seem to be particularly high, its importance is self-evident. It is closely related to food, clothing, housing and transportation, so its influence is not low. The current domestic consumption demand is sluggish. In addition to the fact that ordinary people do not have so much money, there are also factors such as artificially widening the scissors gap between workers and farmers and concentrating efforts on the development of key areas.

While the aunt and nephew were talking, Hong Renquan interrupted with great interest:

"Mr. Zhang, if you want to do deep-sea cage farming, I have some experience here. Ten years ago, Mr. Mei also wanted to expand his business and wanted to make a layout in marine fisheries. He introduced relevant technologies and built several deep-sea cages at CSSC, trying to use the cold water mass of the Yellow Sea to farm salmon. Later, it seemed that they were not very successful, so the cages were sold to Norwegian businessmen and moved to Northern Europe to farm Atlantic salmon. It seems that they are still in use now..."

"It's been ten years, and it's still not scrapped?"

Facing Zhang Hua's puzzled gaze, Hong Renquan smiled and said:
"This thing... is similar to farming on land. Theoretically, more than one million salmon can be raised in the cages, but in reality it is impossible to fully utilize the capacity. It is closely related to the oxygen content, eutrophication and pollution level of the seawater. In addition, the threat of pests and diseases cannot be underestimated. In short, it is quite troublesome."

My second uncle Mei Yingnian was too hasty in switching industries and launched new projects hastily without sufficient technical accumulation. It is no surprise that he failed.

Fortunately, the initial investment was not particularly large. After realizing that it was not going to work, I sold it and recovered a lot of funds, so the loss was not too much.

Jin Shang also kindly advised:
"The technology is changing very fast nowadays, and there are new surprises every year. You don't have to rush into it. You can go to the nearby Ocean University to ask if there are any ready-made technologies. It doesn't matter if you do small things, just invest some money to test the waters. If you really want to do something big, you still have to consult professionals..."

"I know. I won't invest blindly. I just think this business has a future. The competition on land is too fierce. A grain merchant like me who is just starting out can only go to the north to reclaim land in the snowy and semi-arid desert. The good places have already been occupied."

In ancient times, it was extremely difficult to make a comeback, but in this period of rapid industrial development, there are some opportunities. Areas that used to have poor locations, harsh conditions, were difficult to develop, were covered with swamps, and required a lot of effort to turn virgin land into mature land now have considerable value.

The endless farms and pastures around Julunpo and tens of thousands of fat cattle and sheep were accumulated in this way. It took nearly twenty years to reach this scale, and now it is time to look across the country.

Zhang Hua didn't count on finding a large and continuous piece of good place. After more than a year of hard work, the father and son had only managed to find a few nice places in Jiangnan, Central China, and the capital. This could only be considered as a demonstration of their presence. Compared with those big businessmen and families who had accumulated wealth for hundreds or even thousands of years, they were not at the same level at all. That was why the second uncle allowed Zhang Yunying and his uncle and nephew to join forces to set up the Mama Ranch and develop the integrated primary and tertiary industries.

It is not easy to do it on land, and the enclosure and development of the Great North will not be effective in a short time. If we want to grow bigger and stronger as quickly as possible, we have to turn our attention to the sea.

"Don't worry, I won't be too radical. I'll first integrate the existing industrial chain, including feed, fertilizers, pesticides, seeds, and agricultural drones. I'll start with this. As for seafood... my main role at the moment is still as a middleman, using the channels I control to sell goods in bulk."

"As long as you know what's going on."

It was only two years ago that he got rid of the suppression of channel dealers and broke through the ceiling of traditional farmers and ranchers to become a well-known local grain trader. In this period of great development, it is a good time to work hard and quickly seize territory. If he fails in unfamiliar marine fishery affairs, he will suffer a great loss.

Losing money is secondary, wasting a great opportunity for development is the worst.

Hundreds of boats are racing against the current, and if you don't move forward, you will move backward.

"Coincidentally, what I am about to promote is also closely related to agriculture and animal husbandry."

Next, Jin Shang patiently explained the necessity of building data centers, the urgency of power stations and desalination plants, and several key areas.

"I won't say much about the importance of electricity and fresh water. Marine chemical industry has many by-products, such as soda ash, salt, fire extinguishing agent, bromine extraction, magnesium chloride, potassium sulfate, sodium nitrate and other by-products. It can be seen that this thing is quite important. Potassium sulfate, sodium nitrate, soda ash, etc. can not only be related to the fertilizer industry, but the coal slag from power plants can also be used as cement materials. In addition, sewage treatment, white carbon black, synthetic resin, etc., there are also important new materials such as hydrogen energy and vanadium batteries, which are the commanding heights of new energy..."

For those engaged in agriculture, nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium are indispensable. Marine chemical by-products and derivatives can cover most of them. Cement is an indispensable raw material for future large-scale infrastructure. Synthetic resin and new material technology are the future development direction. As for new energy, energy storage and other fields, it is not a bad thing to plan ahead.

In short, it has both substance and appearance.

Zhang Hua listened silently to Jin Shang's intermittent words, and finally asked calmly:
"What is the main revenue product of Ocean Chemicals?"

"It must be soda ash, which is closely related to glass, photovoltaic panels, etc. Domestic demand is one aspect, and export earnings are also very important..."

To be honest, what Jin Shang values ​​most is not how much money Marine Chemical can make. In comparison, it is more important that it can provide support to upstream and downstream chemical plants and many industrial chains.

“It’s not particularly profitable, and it’s unlikely to lose money either, but it can generate revenue for other businesses under the umbrella… right?”

After hearing this, Zhang Hua understood.

Although I have been in the agricultural and animal husbandry business for half my life, it doesn’t mean that I know nothing about other industries.

If we really talk about gimmicks, seawater desalination can also be related to waste recycling and reuse, combustion power generation, biogas regeneration, etc.

The benefits of a single industry may not be particularly good, but when many factories are combined together, the results are considerable.

With this thought in mind, Zhang Hua looked at Jin Shang deeply, thinking about the other party's layout in the IT Internet industry, which was actually the same approach. Whether it was instant messaging, online music, online video or electronic games, it seemed that each of them was not particularly eye-catching, and the profit margin was not very impressive, but they were combined into a whole, supporting each other and promoting each other, becoming a behemoth that could not be defeated, could not be broken, developed steadily, and gradually eroded various sub-sectors.

In fact, Zhang Hua also wants to do the same in the fields of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery, and is working hard to do so. It was because he saw the advantages of what Jin Shang called the "ecological chain" that he decided to follow suit.

If this concept is further developed and expanded, online and offline combined, and various industries blended into an organic whole, it will definitely be an important community of interests.

"If... we add in finance, real estate, mining, shipping, and even automobiles, aerospace, rail transportation, etc., then it would be..."

The super conglomerate called "chaebol" flashed through Zhang Hua's mind, and he couldn't help but sigh inwardly that his uncle and nephew's thoughts were really obvious.

From the very beginning, this level of playboys started their businesses not for the sake of making a few bucks. Even if they spent their whole lives in debauchery, they would not lose much money. Only the "big business" that could truly influence an era was worth their efforts.

"It seems that the Mei family is the arm in capital-intensive fields such as shipping, finance and real estate, while I am an important ally in agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery. My in-laws, the Li family, are the local tycoons who provide important intermediate basic management power, and Ashang himself is the vanguard at the forefront of science and technology and culture."

There is also division of labor within the same business group, and generally there is no direct competition. The four families of Mei, Zhang, Li, and Jin each have their own focus, with the father and son of the Jin family as the core, and assisted by their respective partners, forming the current form.

Although each part does not seem to be particularly powerful, the embryonic form of a consortium has been formed.

With blood ties and marriage as bonds, business cooperation as the basis, and common prospects as the goal, we support each other, make big money together, and lead this piece of land in the direction we envision.

This has been the way things have been done on this land since ancient times. It was the same before, it is the same now, and it probably won’t change in the future.

"I think I understand. Ah Shang, do you have anything else to say?"

"Everyone is busy with their own things. In overlapping areas, we need to cooperate and discuss the shares in advance to avoid any incoordination later..."

Jin Shang was too lazy to delve into what his uncle was thinking, and said seriously,

"Although this is a temporary decision and an investment that we had to make, I still have great expectations for it. First of all, we need to integrate resources, integrate the industries that we directly control and our partners, maintain consistency in the general direction, sort out the industrial chain internally, and resist the pressure from competitors externally; secondly, we need to win over partners who can be used by us, maintain good relations with the local authorities, and lay the foundation for further in-depth cooperation; finally..."

After a pause, Jin Shang said in a deep voice:

"I hope that this investment group can be used as a model that can be copied or used as a reference..."

"model?"

Zhang Hua and Hong Ren looked at each other. Once the model was mentioned, it proved that this cooperation was not a coincidence, nor was it the first time. Jin Shang was ready to move the successful experience to other places for implementation.

"Yes! The impact of the World Trade Organization is being realized, the importance of economic development is increasing day by day, and the efforts of various places to attract investment are constantly increasing. Many businessmen are constantly investigating and looking for business opportunities. However, there are still very few real large capitals and large investments. If we can form a joint force and come up with successful cases, won't it be more convincing and get more favorable conditions?"

How much can a single factory invest? It ranges from tens of millions to hundreds of millions, but if an entire industrial chain is taken over, it will definitely be tens of billions, and tens of billions is not a dream.

Nowadays, the annual GDP of major counties and cities in the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta is tens of billions or even hundreds of billions, which is incredible. Beijing only has two or three hundred billion. Now, suddenly there is a combination investment project of tens of billions or even tens of billions. This is not a gimmick for boasting, but a real success case. Wouldn't everyone be scrambling to buy it?

Not to mention billions, even a few hundred million is already exaggerated.

The beautiful picture he imagined came to mind. Hong Renquan was older and less ambitious, so he was still relatively calm. But Zhang Hua was not so calm.

Thinking about the hard work of the past few months, if it were really as exaggerated as Jin Shang said, it wouldn't be so difficult to get a few pieces of agricultural land.

"If that's the case, it's a good thing, but... will it be so smooth?"

"Let's do it first. I'm going to contact university research groups, research institutes and laboratories at all levels. At present, only synthetic resins, photovoltaic panels and vanadium batteries seem to be of some interest."

As for new energy, such as wind power and photovoltaics, there are already many application scenarios. The main reason is that technologies such as inverters are not yet particularly mature, which makes the cost of new energy too high. In addition, the energy storage technology is relatively backward, so the promotion efforts are not particularly strong.

What Jinshang values ​​most at present is the technical direction of vanadium batteries.

Jin Shang knows that lithium batteries will be the best compromise in the future, but this thing doesn’t have all the advantages. One of its biggest disadvantages is that it is not stable enough and not very safe.

The advantages of vanadium batteries are that they basically do not self-ignite, have low static discharge losses, are very safe, are very easy to adjust (just change the electrolyte or increase or decrease the concentration), and have a long lifespan; the disadvantage is that they are too heavy, and it is basically impossible to use them in small private cars.

Commercialization is all about leveraging strengths and avoiding weaknesses. This thing is obvious. It is very suitable for use in land-based energy storage power stations where land occupation and weight are not considered. Of course, it can also be developed in the field of electric-driven ships. If the supporting facilities of various ports can solve the problem of convenient charging and replacement of electrolytes, it still has some imagination in the future trend of environmental protection and low carbon.

Vanadium battery technology has been around for more than 30 years, but was only put into large-scale commercial use ten years ago. It has basically only had a presence in the field of peak regulation in power stations. At present, when the demand for energy storage is not so urgent, it is not a particularly popular technology development direction. In comparison, hydrogen energy and nuclear power are obviously more popular.

Of course, the control of technology still needs to be done professionally. Jin Shang will not blindly give orders based on his past life experience. He can only give some guidance based on current needs and future development directions.

As for new energy, it is still far away. The IT field is the research and development direction. As for the others, let’s make them bigger first and talk about whether they are strong or not later.

(End of this chapter)