We are all reborn, who wants to be the richest man?

Chapter 696 Tourism and the Salmon Industry
In 1995, Hong Kong Island seemed to have returned to a state of peace and tranquility. The undercurrents of deception and conspiracy in the past had quietly retreated behind the scenes, and could no longer stir up waves and appear in broad daylight.

London has basically accepted its fate. The Luo family's influence in Hong Kong Island is too great to be easily hit economically or politically.

On the other hand, everything else is not considered first, and the smooth taking over of Hong Kong Island is the top priority.

As for Luo Nianzhong, he took advantage of this period of time to start mending things up and building the foundation of his family and city.

The economies of Hong Kong Island and Southeast Asia are developing as planned, but deployment in other regions needs to be accelerated.

Luo Nianzhong did not forget that 97 would be arriving soon, and that would be the time for a confrontation with the Luo family of the beautiful country.

It's not the financial crisis, but the GJH election.

The Far East, the end of the world.

There is no one within a radius of 800 miles, and it is 100,000 miles away from the capital of one's own country. This is the Kamchatka Peninsula.

What was it like here ten years ago? The total population was only 300,000, making it the least densely populated region in the world.

No one wants to live here. Even many local residents yearn for the prosperity of big cities. Even if they go to the Far East or to Vladivostok, it would be better to stay in this deserted primeval forest.

But what about now? Kamchatka Peninsula has actually promulgated regulations on foreign population, which not only applies to foreigners, but also to locals.

There are clear regulations on household registration transfer, migrant workers, etc., which are aimed at limiting the population size.

As for the reason, it is because Kamchatka Peninsula is rich now.

Early in the morning, a few fat and strong Russians and a group of lean and obviously smaller yellow-skinned people on the main street attracted the attention of everyone nearby.

Looking at the crowd of people carrying guns on the street, Luo Laosi's desire to join in the fun began to stir again. She pressed her increasingly full breasts against Luo Nianzhong's back and asked with interest.

"Honey, are they going to war?"

Are you really that excited? You will be happy if there is a real war. Don't forget that we are here now.

"How stupid! Don't you see that many of the people there are yellow-skinned? How could it be a war?"

Faced with the squeeze from Luo Laowu, Luo Laosi got furious and stopped grinding the grapes. He turned around and looked at Laowu Xiaoxian with an angry face.

"Luo Laowu, I think you are itching again, right? Don't forget that I am your sister.

My elder sister, second sister, and third sister are not here, so I need to teach you, the youngest one, about respect for elders and the youngest."

"Tsk!" Luo Laowu was not afraid at all. He made a face and said unmercifully, "A fool is a fool. Someone who can't even manage his own business is not worthy of talking to me."

"You" Luo Laosi was so angry that this became a stain on her life. She was laughed at by Luo Laowu in front of her for no reason.

"Okay, you're smart, then tell me what they are going to do with guns."

"What are they doing?" Luo Laowu thought for a moment and said, "Probably shooting or hunting."

"Hahahaha" Luo Laosi started to laugh as if he had found the opponent's loophole.

“I thought you were so smart, but your brain is not as good as mine.

There is a shooting range for shooting, how can you come out with a gun?

Hunting is even more impractical. The economy here is based on the original ecology. Even fishing stipulates that each person can only take two fish. How could we allow you to destroy it?"

Luo Laowu thought about it and it seemed to be true, but he refused to admit defeat. He walked to Luo Nianzhong, put his arm around him and asked.

"Honey, what do you think they're going to do with their guns?"

Luo Nianzhong, who had already retracted his gaze and was drinking coffee and looking at the documents in his hand, was not paying much attention to the quarrel between the two. When asked, he answered.

"They are going to hunt bears."

"How is that possible?" Luo Laosi was the first to disbelieve it, especially when he saw Luo Laowu's smug look at this time, he wanted to get to the bottom of it.

"Isn't bear watching the most important tourist resource here? Yesterday when we were watching bears in Kurile Lake, the locals told us not to disturb them while they were hunting. How could they hunt them?"

Yesterday's experience was still fresh in her memory. The feeling of being one with nature with almost no separation, with people watching by the river and bears walking in the river, was so exciting and fresh.

Although Lantau Island is a world-famous wildlife park, and Rosamund Kwan has taken her children there many times, there is a ravine between them after all, which makes people feel safe.

It’s different here. If the brown bears want, they can come close to us at any time. They will be afraid, so it’s more exciting.

Especially those adult male brown bears, which are more than three meters tall and almost four meters tall when standing up, and are even bigger than those kept in captivity in Lantau Island Wildlife Park.

Lying on the edge of the bridge, so close to you, it gives people a very oppressive feeling.

However, tourists are not afraid because these brown bears are accustomed to humans and will not attack you. They are just like pets kept at home.

"This is also a way to protect the ecology. The average lifespan of a brown bear is 25 years. They mate every three to five years and give birth to one to three cubs each time. In other words, each female bear will have a baby every two years.

If there is no control, the number of 20,000 brown bears on the island will triple or quadruple in less than ten years.

If there is not enough food, not only the bears but also humans will suffer.

That’s why tourist fishing is limited to taking two fish each time, which is a form of protection for both the fish and the bears.”

The economy of Kamchatka Peninsula is driven by tourism.

The natural environment of the Kamchatka Peninsula is very well protected. It is also a volcanic island, and viewing the volcano is one of the most attractive projects.

There is also hunting. In order to ensure the ecological balance, a lot of brown bears are shot every year in the Kamchatka Peninsula.

Hunting brown bears requires a hunting license, each costing around US$10,000, and these are now all bought by tourists.

After all, for many tourists, let alone hunting bears, many have never touched a gun in their entire lives.

However, the most important economic pillar of Kamchatka now is definitely the capture and farming of salmon.

The reason why Kule Lake attracts so many anglers is that a large number of silver osmanthus returns every year, which is also the reason why brown bears come here to hunt.

The Kamchatka region is the main salmon producing area in Kamchatka. No one cared about it in the past, but now the deep-sea fishery has contracted this area and cooperated with the Kamchatka government to establish a Kamchatka salmon company.

Not only for fishing, the southern waters of Kamchatka are also one of the three major salmon farming bases for deep-sea fishing in the Far East.

This is also the reason why Luo Nianzhong came to the Kamchatka Peninsula. He had something to do in the Far East, so he came to the Kamchatka Peninsula two days in advance to travel and take a look at the salmon farming situation.

Originally, such a small salmon industry did not require his inspection, but his two generals at home insisted on coming with him when they knew he was going to the Far East.

I happened to know that the travel agency Far East Culture and Tourism had opened routes from Hong Kong Island, the island country, Kuala Lumpur to the Kamchatka Peninsula. After learning about the natural scenery here, I brought the two girls here.

Luo Nianzhong's explanation made Luo Laowu proud again, and Luo Laosi was tickled. "Ah, I have to teach you a lesson today, stop right there."

In an instant, the room was filled with sounds of chasing, fighting, and mocking, and a new day began.

Luo Nianzhong ignored them. This was a common occurrence at home, so much so that sometimes Luo Laoer would look at them and say unhappily, "There are already enough naughty kids at home. Can you guys be more quiet?"

It was almost ten o'clock when Luo Nianzhong, who had just finished reading the documents, realized that the two generals Heng and Ha were missing. He went to the kitchen and found that they were making dumplings.

In the Luo family, although these women are not required to cook on a regular basis, they still have to learn how to do it.

Especially during festivals, Luo Wang Yunhua often gave the servants holidays according to the Luo family's old tradition.

So under the leadership of this mother-in-law, the women in the family will help with cooking themselves.

The second and third sons are the most talented in this area. Their current skills cannot be said to be at the chef level, but the taste is definitely good.

Chris, the steak is very good, it is also her specialty.

As for the two generals in front of him, Luo Nianzhong sighed and thought that it was enough as long as they didn't kill people.

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I don’t know what came to them, but after arriving in Kamchatka, the two of them felt responsible for Luo Nianzhong’s food on the island for the next two days.

Since it wouldn't kill anyone, Luo Nianzhong didn't resist.

"Let's make dumplings today." Luo Nian was delighted because the two people's skills in making dumplings and mixing the fillings were pretty good, at least better than other dishes.

The filling is well seasoned, but the appearance is...

Luo Nianzhong wanted to slap himself when he saw the dumplings in Luo Laosi's hand. It would be enough if they tasted good, but he was still obsessed with the appearance.

"Honey, look, this is my creation, little rabbit dumplings."

Luo Nianzhong held his forehead with his hand, turned his head and looked at the finished product held in Luo Laowu's fair little hand, "Don't tell me this is also a little rabbit."

Luo Laowu stared blankly at the dumplings in his hand, as serious as if he was a modern-day Newton who had discovered something.

"Honey, I have made a magical discovery."

Luo Nianzhong was amused by her serious look and reached out to rub her little head. "Could our Jia Laowu have discovered gravity?"

Knowing that Luo Nianzhong was joking with him, Luo Laowu curled his lips and said, "I find that any work of art is actually created inadvertently. Great things are never pursued."

Why did he suddenly become artistic? Luo Nianzhong was a little puzzled. "Then what?"

“For example, I wanted to make this dumpling into the shape of a brown bear, but because I was distracted, I made a few mistakes and failed.

But honey, did you notice? Now this dumpling looks like a crocodile, a prehistoric giant crocodile. Is this an art created accidentally?"

Luo Nianzhong's face was dark and he was speechless.

Fortunately you didn't say it was a crocodile. You added the word "prehistoric", which really made it impossible for me to refute it. It's my fault that I haven't seen it.

"Pack it quickly, I'll take you for a walk, we have things to do in the evening."

When they heard they were going out, they stopped pursuing art and became more nimble.

After a day of fun, let’s forget about hunting. Luo Nianzhong and his companions arrived at the Kamchatka salmon breeding base.

"Ugh, that's cruel."

Luo Laosi couldn't bear it when he saw the staff in the nursery first squeezing the belly of the female salmon to take out piles of eggs, and then grabbing a male salmon and pressing its belly, causing a stream of liquid to spurt out.

"This is not considered cruel nowadays. You have to know that in the 1960s, people would kill the fish for their eggs."

The manager explained, and then took everyone on a step-by-step tour, starting with the fish egg culture room.

“These boxes are filled with fertilized salmon eggs, and the machine inside keeps the water flowing constantly, simulating the outdoor water flow environment.

After ten days, the eggs will turn into fry, and then they will be placed in professional fish ponds for breeding."

From beginning to end, the manager explained in detail the entire process of artificially farming salmon. The two women were quite interested, but Luo Nianzhong seemed to be inspecting the work as usual.

“How much salmon was sold in the Far East last year?”

“118.8 million tonnes, but of that, 70.4 tonnes are wild-caught salmon and only 48.4 tonnes are farmed salmon.

Our main customers are not only domestic, but also island countries and Hong Kong Island. Many islanders in Petropavlovsk come here to purchase goods and inspect, and also to travel here."

Petropavlovsk is the capital of the Kamchatka Peninsula. Basically 80% of the population of the entire peninsula lives here, including Luo Nianzhong and others.

This salmon breeding base is not far from the south of Petropavlovsk, and it takes less than an hour to drive there.

"118.8 million tons is already a lot. Norway's salmon exports this year are less than million tons."

Luo Nianzhong had seen a briefing on this subject and had some memories of it.

“387.9 million tons.” The manager knew these figures by heart.

"This shows that our salmon sales are very successful and rapid. How did we do it?"

In the "cheap" restaurant, the manager looked at the freshly killed salmon being served on the table and motioned for everyone to taste it, then continued.

“It is an indisputable fact that Norwegian salmon tastes better than our salmon, but we have a greater advantage in price.

The average export price of Norwegian salmon is now US$8.7 per kilogram, while our salmon only costs around US$6.5.

Another reason is that we are closer to the island country of Hong Kong and other production areas, so we definitely have an advantage in terms of freshness, and the meat quality is also good, so it is very attractive to buyers."

At US$6.5 per kilogram, 118 million tons a year can contribute an export value of US$ billion, and the profit can be split in half. The number of salmon from the Kamchatka Peninsula basically accounts for % of the share. It is no wonder that the indigenous people of the peninsula do not want outsiders to join.

Because the salmon industry not only provides a large number of jobs, but the government also receives a large amount of tax revenue, which is distributed to local people every year. They definitely don't want anyone to have a piece of the pie.

The purpose of the money distribution is to bind all residents and let them protect the local environment and the nearby marine environment. This is proposed by the deep-sea fishery, and it is not their own money anyway.

After learning more about the situation, Luo Nianzhong signaled the manager to leave and then noticed Luo Laosi who was eating heartily.

"Hmm, it's delicious. It's different when it's freshly killed. It's so fresh and sweet."

Luo Nianzhong rolled his eyes, not knowing who had said that something was cruel.

(End of this chapter)