Future Stamps and Coins Diary

Chapter 72 Layout of the Farm

More than a decade ago, the villagers' farms were all rice fields. Because the income from rice planting was too low and the area of ​​each household was too small, they were later integrated into ponds and seawater was introduced collectively, which gradually formed the current pattern.

Although it has become a pond, the villagers are still accustomed to using the number of fields as the division of regions.

The sixteenth area is the land of the Lu family. There are more than thirty households in total, and the total area is about one hundred acres.

Renting so many places at once requires a lot of energy, not to mention the cost. It is not easy to convince dozens of people at once.

Lu Feng didn't know how he did it, but his intuition told him that this guy was up to something big.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to come here just for a few acres of land.

"Yes! I want to give up the collective breeding farm. The deposit is too high, and the rent is rising every year. It is difficult to operate it. I thought it would be better to rent land from a few more families and connect them together. The cost will be lower."

What he said was indeed true.

The rent per mu for collective large-scale breeding farms broke four figures two years ago, while the rent per mu for ordinary villagers' ponds is only about 500 yuan, which is half the price.

With one hundred acres, you can save 50,000 to 60,000 yuan a year. It may cost a sum of money for the initial infrastructure construction, but it is definitely much lower than the deposit.

This is a good idea.

"Uncle Zhou, you rented so many fields and invested so much money, are you still raising white shrimp?"

Suddenly, there was an extra diary in Lu Feng’s mind. The content of the diary took place two years later, and the breeding matters were only mentioned briefly.

However, one thing that is clearly mentioned is that the village's aquaculture products have changed from cheap white shrimp to the more profitable nine-segmented shrimp.

Although the diary did not mention who was the first batch of introductions, Lu Feng sensitively felt that it might be what Zhou Laosi was going to do now.

“Oh, no. Next year I want to try some new varieties to see if there can be some breakthroughs. The price of white shrimp has been going down over the past two years, and the profit has been getting thinner and thinner…” He sighed. Obviously, he felt helpless after making such a big layout, realizing that the breeding of white shrimp would become more and more difficult in the future.

"What varieties are there?" Lu Feng was curious.

"For the time being, we have prepared a few new products, including prawns, South American shrimps, nine-segment shrimps, and some mantis shrimps..." Zhou Laosi did not hide anything.

After all, with so many varieties, he is still in the experimental stage and has no idea which one will succeed.

Moreover, apart from his, other hatcheries in the village have not yet started new shrimp fry cultivation. Even if they knew about it, they might not dare to make such a risky investment.

Sure enough! It all started with him!

Lu Feng's mind moved. It must be that Zhou Laosi introduced so many varieties, and after one or two years of experimentation, he found that the last nine-segment shrimp was the most suitable variety.

He used a full 100 mu of land, with each species being bred on about 20 mu of land. It was difficult to make money in the first year of such an experiment. After all, he was not sure if there was really a successful variety.

Now there are only a few acres of land left in the Sixteenth Bureau owned by Lu Feng's family. The rest have been settled. As long as he conquers this last piece, he can take over the entire Sixteenth Bureau. If they build them together, the cost will be much lower.

Lu Feng's heartbeat quickened slightly.

Zhou Laosi couldn't be sure, but he could! He didn't need to experiment to know that the one behind the nine-segment shrimp was the most suitable and profitable one.

"So, I came here today in the hope that Brother Nan would forgive us and rent the pond to me. I can offer a price that is half as high as others, or even close to the collective price of the village..."

Before Zhou Laosi finished speaking, Lu Xiangnan next to him started: "Impossible, these acres of land of mine will definitely not..." "Dad!" Lu Feng interrupted him directly.

"Afeng, don't worry about this. I mean I won't rent it out no matter what. If the pond is rented out, what do you want me to do?" Lu Xiangnan said.

Lu Feng naturally understood his father's dilemma and knew that this was his only concern every day.

"Dad, a gentleman should help others to achieve their goals. How about this? You rent the pond to Uncle Zhou, and I will help you rent a bigger one next to it. Wouldn't that be better?" said Lu Feng.

Lu Feng found a breakthrough for his father's breeding business, and it was a breakthrough that was ahead of the entire village.

This opportunity cannot be missed.

If we rent the village collective's large breeding farm, the only person in the entire village who can provide the nine-segment shrimp seedlings and feed will probably be Zhou Laosi.

Hearing what Lu Feng said, Zhou Laosi was indeed overjoyed and praised: "Young people who have been to big cities have different ideas."

"But..." Lu Xiangnan was still in a dilemma. But since his son had said so, it was hard for him to refuse.

After all, it's just a few acres of land, and it's ultimately an insignificant industry.

Lv Feng ignored his father's hesitation and looked directly at Zhou Laosi, "Uncle Zhou, it's no problem to rent the pond to you. The price can be whatever the market price is, but I have two small requests."

"Say it, say it!"

"One is your seedlings of new varieties. Can you prepare more for me? I also want my dad to try them with me." Lu Feng said.

Zhou Laosi thought about it and nodded: "That's not a problem. We just need to buy more goods. However, there are a few varieties, so the prices may be a bit high."

"It's okay!" Lu Feng paused and continued, "Another thing is, I want to rent the village collective breeding farm. Can you give me some help?"

"What? You want to rent the village collective breeding farm?" Zhou Lao Si was shocked.

Lu Xiangnan also turned around and stared at his son in surprise, wondering if this kid knew how much it cost to rent a farm from the village collective.
"Do you know how much it costs to rent those three farms?" Zhou Laosi said seriously, "The three farms, the largest is 100 acres, and the smallest is 30 acres. Let's take the smallest one I'm renting now as an example. The cost of renting it is more than 450,000 yuan, not to mention the cost that needs to be invested later. Conservatively speaking, at least 600,000 yuan of start-up capital is needed in the first year."

The largest one cost nearly two million, but Zhou Laosi didn’t say this.

Because it is impossible. There are no more than five households in the village who can afford to rent the house.

If you don't have a fortune of several hundred dollars, you wouldn't dare to take this risk.

"It's okay. You just need to supply us with the supporting equipment in a timely manner according to the scale of my lease." Lu Feng said with a smile.

Zhou Laosi looked at Lu Feng quietly, as if he wanted to see a hint of joking on his face, but in the end he found nothing.

Could it be that this guy really has the capital to spend 600,000 yuan on an experiment?
That shouldn't be possible. He has only been working for a few months, even printing money can't be that fast.

"Okay! If you can rent it, you don't have to worry about anything else. I can even share breeding techniques with Brother Nan." Zhou Laosi finally agreed.

"That's it! Looking forward to working with you!" Lu Feng said with a smile and did not accept Zhou Laosi's gift.

(End of this chapter)