Chapter 35: Xiang Tianshan's joining
Hearing Guo Yang's question, Xiang Tianshan remained silent.

Zhang Wei, who was driving, thought of the shock he felt when he first saw the salt marsh. The scene of the plants struggling to survive left an indelible impression on him.

This also made him confused about the future.

"Brother Yang, can we really grow forage grass on saline-alkali land?"

Guo Yang still had a smile on his face. "Lao Xiang, what do you think? Do you have a direction for your technical solution?"

Xiang Tianshan sighed helplessly: "Alas, didn't you hire a planning and design team from the Ministry of Agriculture?"

"After all, Dr. Zhou and his team are state-owned. In addition to the management of saline-alkali land, they will certainly consider how to protect the existing ecological environment and prevent further deterioration. It is inevitable that they will be restricted in what they can do."

Guo Yang paused, and decided to tell everything.

"And their biggest role is in the subsequent land use and planning approval, project application and avoiding potential risks in some places. With the name of the Ministry of Agriculture, many things can be much more convenient."

"How much was the design fee?" Xiang Tianshan asked curiously.

"The contract was signed for 1000 million, and a 200 million advance payment has been paid so far."

Seeing that Guo Yang didn't seem to be joking, Xiang Tianshan could only shake his head helplessly.

"You don't have to worry about the subsequent capital chain being tight. The company may collapse before you can make a profit. This 1000 million can really save your life at a critical moment."

Xiang Tianshan couldn't help but think of the predicament of Huihuang Seed Industry. When the project started, they invested heavily in infrastructure construction, which led to the current shortage of liquidity and operational difficulties.

"I have confidence in 'Alfalfa No. 1'. As long as it survives the first two years, Alfalfa No. 1 will be able to complete seed production and expansion, and by then it will be able to cover the 20 mu of wasteland."

"Then at least your first two years were pure investment."

Guo Yang smiled indifferently and said, "I have already made preparations for this."

"How much investment is planned for these 20 mu of saline-alkali beach?"

Guo Yang was a little confused, "You don't know? Didn't the person who contacted you tell you?"

"No, he just told me that there was a boss who wanted to improve the saline-alkali land to grow forage grass and was in urgent need of workers. The salary was high, so I agreed to learn more about it first."

Perhaps the high salary is the main factor that attracts you, Guo Yang thought to himself.

"The total investment in improving saline-alkali land and subsequent forage grass planting and processing is currently 5 million yuan, and another 5 million yuan has been prepared to enter the seed industry."

Xiang Tianshan looked at Guo Yang in disbelief, "5 million?"

Seeing Guo Yang's confident look, Xiang Tianshan said leisurely, "Does what you said about letting me pay my own salary still count?"

Guo Yang laughed heartily. Seeing Xiang Tianshan's unabashed love for money, he thought the old man was quite cute.

"Tell me your plan first."

Xiang Tianshan started to think about it, but the look on Guo Yang's face when he mentioned 5 million casually kept lingering in his mind from time to time.

The boss is very rich, and he doesn't seem to be interested in making profits in the short term, but maybe he is just bragging...

How much salary should you ask for?
Guo Yang didn't bother Xiang Tianshan anymore.

Instead, I looked at the vast salt marshes outside the car window, thinking about turning these barren lands into prairie lands with green grass.

How much natural energy can be obtained and how many agricultural machinery fragments can be analyzed?

After a while, Xiang Tianshan asked Guo Yang, "Mr. Guo, how much is your budget per mu for improving saline-alkali land?"

Guo Yang pondered for a moment and said, "The price I report to the government should be higher, but my budget is no more than 1500 yuan per mu, and the lower the better."

“There are no requirements for the alfalfa production in the first two years?”

There are only 1 kilograms of original seeds of 'Alfalfa No. 100', and the propagation and seed production have not yet been completed, so these 20 acres of saline-alkali beach can only be used to grow ordinary alfalfa, and the germination rate and growth will definitely not be very good.

Guo Yang did not hold out much hope for this, so he smiled and said: “The only requirement is the effect of saline-alkali land improvement. The salinity must be reduced, and the ecological environment must be significantly improved.”

As long as the ecological environment is restored, his goal of accumulating natural energy will naturally be achieved.

Xiang Tianshan silently estimated in his mind, "Mr. Guo, if I am responsible for this saline-alkali beach according to your requirements, the cost can be controlled at least below 800 yuan per mu."

Guo Yang was surprised and curious about how Xiang Tianshan calculated it. "The solution to control saline-alkali land is nothing more than replacing foreign soil, sweeping salt crust, spreading sand to suppress alkali, and digging holes for alkali; at the same time, strengthen the construction of field canals to reduce canal leakage; dig drainage ditches to drain alkali, and desalinate the soil through drainage."

"The costs mainly include canal construction, land preparation, machinery and labor costs, which together will not exceed 700 yuan per mu, and management costs will definitely not exceed 800 yuan."

"If you want better germination effect and sustainability, you can consider applying well-rotted manure, covering the ground with mulch and using drip irrigation facilities."

"In addition, during these two years, the alfalfa that is not intended to be harvested can be plowed at least 2-3 times and used as green manure to return to the fields, which can improve soil fertility, enhance the soil's ability to retain moisture and fertilizer, and effectively reduce soil salinity."

Guo Yang quickly calculated in his mind that the cost was 800 yuan per mu, but he was planning to outsource the project, so the cost would be 900 yuan per mu.

The engineering cost for the treatment of saline-alkali land is 1.8 million yuan.

If we estimate the cost of alfalfa planting and management for another two years, it will be 200 yuan per mu per year, which means 0.8 million yuan in two years.

At most, the cost of improving 20 mu of saline-alkali land in the next two years will not exceed 3 million yuan.

The remaining money is enough to build a silage processing plant and a dairy farm.

There is still some high-quality dairy cow germplasm genes in the seed store that have not been used.

Once the dairy farm is built, an industrial chain will be formed from forage breeding and seed production, planting and feed processing to dairy cow breeding.

The only thing missing is milk processing and sales.

Overall, he was quite satisfied with Xiang Tianshan, and now he urgently needed someone to come in and organize the management of saline-alkali land.

Although the government departments recommended a lot of people to him, most of them were internal staff, so he wanted to wait and see.

The project does not require so many people in the early stages, and it is completely sufficient to have Zhang Wei temporarily take charge of some chores.

Guo Yang jokingly asked, "Boss Xiang, how much salary are you going to give yourself?"

Zhang Wei also pricked up his ears to listen.

Xiang Tianshan, on the other hand, was a little shy at this time. He hesitated and thought again and again before finally uttering a number: "8...8000 yuan?"

Guo Yang looked at his embarrassed posture and couldn't help laughing.

Seeing his expression, Xiang Tianshan panicked and said hurriedly: "5000 is fine, but you have to pay your salary on time every month."

Hearing this, Guo Yang's expression became serious. He thought of his two classmates from his previous life.

There was a class studying agriculture with 42 students, but in the end only three of them chose to work in agriculture.

One is him, who chose to work alone.

The other two students joined a planting company. Not only was the work tiring, the environment poor, and the pay low, but they also often faced wage arrears, unfinished projects, and bosses running away...

One of my classmates changed five companies in six years and failed three projects. Fortunately, he passed the civil service exam and got a job...

Another classmate was owed 14 months’ salary by a delisted A-share company. He finally resigned just before the project was abandoned and received the money.
But he was owed a year's salary again, and this time he was not so lucky...

The average salary of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery has always been at the bottom on major recruitment websites. Its position is stable and there is no one who can compete with it.

Xiang Tianshan's appearance reminded him of the difficulties in this industry. Every year it is the No. 1 document, but there is no sign of improvement.

"Lao Xiang, the salary is decided by you, 8000, not a penny less, and it will be paid on time, and food, lodging and travel expenses are all covered."

"I'll leave the saline-alkali land improvement project to you."

Xiang Tianshan excitedly shook the hand that Guo Yang extended.

Seeing his expression, Guo Yang asked curiously, "How many months of wages has Huihuang Seed Industry owed you?"

"Five months."

“Then this company won’t work.”

"The company is okay, and the project is a good one, but the initial costs were not well controlled, and the investors have not seen any benefits so are not willing to continue investing." Xiang Tianshan couldn't help but defend himself.

"You say, is it easy to poach brilliant people?"

　Thank you for the rewards!!!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)