Rebirth 77: From Beachcombing to Becoming a Tycoon and Spoiling My Wife

Yang Bai did not expect that those who hated him would act so quickly.

Fortunately, the crab farming industry did not develop rapidly, and only a small portion of the farms were affected.

He already had a few candidates in mind, but he didn't know if they would be the ones chosen in the end.

When Ma Hou learned that Yang Bai had gone to Quanzhou to do business with the Japanese, he promised to catch the people who had sabotaged the crab farm before Yang Bai returned.

This crab farm is his lifeline, and he won't allow the villagers to damage it.

"Xiao Yang, aside from the unexpected incident, did we handle the crisis adequately?"

He wanted to know if the discipline he had received over the past few days had been effective.

Ma Hou made sure that the books Yang Bai gave them were memorized perfectly before they could start working.

Those who couldn't read were only allowed to be fed and given simple tasks; they were not allowed to do any difficult work.

He also organized people who were willing to learn to read to attend night school.

Looking at the scene before him, Yang Bai realized that the response to today's situation was very timely and the handling was practically flawless.

Before he arrived, he had already collected the dead crabs to keep samples, isolated the live crabs, changed the seawater, and spread quicklime to disinfect them.

"Very good. From now on, we should follow this standard. As long as we follow the procedures, we won't make any major mistakes."

"In animal husbandry, the worst thing you can do is be lazy. If an epidemic really breaks out, even the slightest delay will cause entire farms to collapse."

"Standardized procedures are very important and should not be taken lightly."

Ma Hou nodded, agreeing with what Yang Bai said, as this was his first time farming mud crabs.

However, the pig-farming village has experienced many outbreaks of swine fever, and each time the disease is dealt with very slowly.

If ten out of the last fifty survive, they're considered lucky.

The principles are the same.

"Standardized farming—you wrote those words on the very first page of your book."

"I don't know how you came up with such a powerful word."

Ma Hou gave a thumbs up.

Yang Bai waved his hand, "I want the workers in the factory to have these five words engraved in their bones."

In those days, there was no concept of standardized farming, yet this concept is of paramount importance in farming.

You can't be lazy or find it troublesome.

Early in the morning.

Yang Bai arrived downstairs at the aquatic products company, and Hou Sanli hurriedly came downstairs with his briefcase to meet Yang Bai.

"Let's go, we need to get to the Fisheries Bureau first. This time, Director Chen Ming is our regional leader and he's coming with us."

Yang Bai asked.

How many people are from our area this time?

Hou Sanli walked and calculated.

"You, me, Director Chen, Section Chief Zhang, that's four people in total."

"Is Section Chief Zhang here too?"

Yang Bai was pleasantly surprised. Knowing about his past life, he naturally wanted to build a good relationship with this future minister.

Hou Sanli laughed and said, "Definitely, he's a favorite of Director Chen now. I think it's more or less related to the tuna incident last time, but the main reason is still you."

He patted Yang Bai on the shoulder and said, "If I ever go up there, I definitely won't forget you."

"Then I'll have to rely on you to support me from now on."

The two chatted casually as they boarded the tractor and headed towards the regional fisheries bureau.

It took two hours of bumpy travel to finally arrive at the door.

After revealing their identities, the two went to the director's office.

Zhang Weizheng was sitting in his seat drinking tea.

He had a particularly deep influence on Yang Bai, and greeted him.

"Manager Hou, Comrade Yang Bai. Hello."

After exchanging pleasantries.

Chen Ming put down his pen and closed the document.

"You've arrived, and it's just the right time to leave. We've prepared food in the car; we can talk on the way if needed."

The four people boarded a minibus, with boxed lunches laid out on the table.

After everyone finished, the vehicle headed towards the train station.

There was no other way; with so few vehicles around, I could only keep going back and forth.

Chen Ming opened the lunchbox.

Yang Bai and the others then opened their lunch boxes one after another.

The aluminum lunchbox contains one meat dish and one vegetable dish placed on top of the rice.

While eating, Yang Bai asked, "Director Chen, what kind of seafood does Japan mainly need this time? I'm quite familiar with the seafood from the Fuhai area, so I can highlight our strengths."

Chen Ming took a sip of water. "Xiao Zhang, show the documents to Xiao Yang."

Zhang Wei handed over the seafood documents requested by Japan to Yang Bai.

「这次他们需要的是冷冻鱿鱼100万斤、青蟹30万斤、带鱼100万斤、黄姑鱼50万斤、鲱鱼150万斤、马鲛鱼100万斤、石斑鱼不限种类70万斤。

There are also 50,000 jin of dried goods such as dried scallops and sea cucumbers. The total is 505 million jin. This will be completed in two quarters, with the main partners receiving 70% and secondary partners only 30%.

Upon hearing this number, Hou Sanli gasped in shock.

"605 million jin, this scale is probably the largest in history."

Zhang nodded.

"In previous years, we only produced a little over three million jin, but this year it has doubled. Even with a guaranteed 30%, we can still make a fortune. Of course, this time we're not just aiming for the guaranteed 30%, but striving to get 70%. If we get that, our region will be able to catch our breath next year."

"As a representative, once the deal is finalized, priority will be given to the holdings of Hai'an Aquatic Products Company, and the remainder will be allocated to other districts and counties."

70% of the nearly four million in foreign trade revenue was cut in half over the two quarters, but there is still two million in foreign exchange earnings in the first quarter of next year.

For a region, this is a good thing, allowing for festive decorations and the setting off of firecrackers.

This sets a new historical record for the highest amount of foreign exchange earnings from aquatic products.

What used to be a beautiful dream for them, now they might be able to achieve if they try.

Yang Bai carefully reviewed the requirements from the Japanese side. In the past, when negotiating large deals with other companies, he would often review the documents halfway through the process.

This honed Yang Bai's extraordinary memory.

He memorized every important piece of data and standard requirement.

The bus arrived at the train station, and the four of them transferred to another train, heading straight for Quanzhou.

With a long whistle, the train clattered over the tracks, puffing out plumes of smoke as it slowly pulled out of the station.

As Yang Bai watched the scenery outside the train window rush by, he felt a pang of nostalgia.

In his previous life, the first time he took a train was when his fellow villagers saw him off to university in the capital.

This is the first time in my life that I've ridden a train.

He hadn't ridden a green train in over twenty years.

Pedestrians crisscrossed the lanes, and amidst the throngs of fans, train attendants pushed carts selling sunflower seeds and bottled water.

Yang Bai raised his hand and said, "Would you like a bag of sunflower seeds and an orange-flavored soda?"

He asked Director Chen and others.

Chen Ming took out his wallet and said, "Give me a bowl of hot tea."

Zhang Wei waved his hand: "I don't need it."

Hou Sanli said, "Yang Bai, I'm the same as you."

Seeing that Director Chen was about to take out money, Yang Bai pressed down on his wallet.

"Director Chen, I'm the closest, I'll pay. How much?"

The train conductor did the math.

"That's 38 cents in total."

Yang Bai took out some coins from his pocket and handed them to the train conductor.

"Three mao and eight jiao is just right."

Yang Bai distributed the snacks, cracking sunflower seeds as he wrote down Fuhai's specific advantages in his notebook.