Qilian County.
This is a small county with a population of only 50,000. Don’t forget that Lin Sanqi’s hometown, Shilou Village, has a population of over 150,000.
Although the population is small, it is located in the middle of the Qilian Mountains, with beautiful scenery and clear water, making it a great place for summer travel and escape the heat.
Among them, the "Amidongso Scenic Area" is a 5A-level scenic area, where you can experience the original scenery of plateau pastures and grassland flower fields. It is a good place to carry out sketching, hiking, camping, exploration, animal and plant viewing, ecological science popularization and other activities.
Unfortunately, its success lies in its original appearance, and its failure also lies in its original appearance.
Because the primitive appearance means backwardness, there is no industry, technology, or service industry. Also, because it is located in a plateau area, agriculture is not a major production area. The local economic situation is obviously average.
Therefore, the leaders of Qilian County are very far-sighted.
Since we cannot develop industry and agriculture is restricted by climate, I will use the plateau and virgin forests to develop characteristic breeding industries. Musk deer breeding, a high-value-added industry, has come into the vision of leaders.
To this end, the county has also opened a musk deer breeding base in Arou Township, hoping that medicinal material dealers from all over the country will come to invest and set up factories.
It's a pity that this remote county with no railways or highways can attract any investment.
Generally, medicinal material merchants will definitely invest in Fengxian County or the surrounding areas of Qinling Mountains. After all, the industry here is concentrated, the supporting facilities are complete, and there are several major pharmaceutical giants making long-term acquisitions, so the production and sales are in one line and the risks are lower.
This is also why the entire Qilian County has been working on this for a long time, but in the end only a few small musk deer farms were established, with a total stock of no more than 370 musk deer.
You have to know that compared with Fengxian County's breeding capacity of more than 10,000 heads, Qilian County is just a fraction of a fraction, which is embarrassing to say.
So when the chairman and general manager of Huadu Lingnantang Company came to inspect, Qilian County gave them a high-standard reception, and the county magistrate Gesang Quzhen personally came out to greet them.
The Coaster minibus stopped at the musk deer breeding industrial park in Arou Township.
As soon as Lin Sanqi got out of the car, he felt the fresh air in the mountains and forests, and took a few deep breaths.
To put it in an exaggerated way, the air in Qilian County smells sweet, unlike Huadu, where the air smells like gasoline.
Even after Lin Tianqi got off the car, he was attracted by the plateau scenery in front of him and couldn't help but do some chest expansion exercises.
After getting off the bus, Yin Lianyi held up her mobile phone and took pictures everywhere, and then posted them on her Moments. This kind of primitive alpine grassland scenery is not something that ordinary tourists can see.
Gesang Quzhen is a 38-year-old female county magistrate. For a female county magistrate from a minority ethnic group, she has a bright future, so she wants to make a career.
She was also quietly observing the expressions of several Huadu merchants. Seeing that they were very satisfied with the environment in Arou Township, she struck while the iron was hot and said:
"Mr. Lin, you are now looking at Arou Township in our county. It covers an area of 1,200 square kilometers and has a registered population of 3,320. The township is exclusively agricultural and animal husbandry, with no industrial pollution and a beautiful environment.
Experts from Northwest University have assessed this environment as ideal for the growth of forest musk deer, so we've opened up 200 square kilometers in Arou Township to establish a forest musk deer breeding base."
Lin Tianqi asked from the perspective of an investor:
"County Magistrate Gesang, are there any demolition disputes within these 200 square kilometers?"
What investors in Huadu fear most is demolition, because that area is full of family gathering places. If you forcibly demolish a family, a large family will definitely come and you will not be able to run the factory.
Gesang Quzhen replied with a smile:
"Don't worry, Mr. Lin. These 200 square kilometers are all pristine grasslands and forests. There are no humans living there, and there are no pastures, so feel free to direct your attention there. Precisely because it's so rarely visited, this is the quiet environment the forest musk deer love most."
Lin Tianhua asked again:
"Can the county commit to completing the infrastructure, including the three connections and one leveling?"
The so-called "three connections and one leveling" refers to the conditions of water access, electricity access, road access and level site. If any one of them cannot be achieved, it will be difficult to invest in and set up a factory.
County Chief Gesang Quzhen pointed to a flat area not far away and said:
"Boss Lin, our plateau is different from your inland areas. You mentioned that the road is accessible. You see, we came here in a minibus. You can drive as you like on this prairie. Minibuses can drive there, and other cars are not prohibited.
As for the flatness of the site, it is best to maintain the original appearance of musk deer breeding and not damage the vegetation and environment too much. So if you come to invest and set up a factory, you only need to build some buildings against the mountain, and there is no need to level the site at all.
Of course, as for water and electricity, I can assure you with confidence that I can help you solve them, so you can rest assured.
In addition, our county has also cooperated with Northwest University, Northwest Plateau Biology Research Institute, and Qinghai Tibetan Medicine Research Institute, adopting the "scientific research + company + base + farmers" breeding model, and can provide all-round guidance on feed ratios, disease prevention and control, breeding techniques, etc.
Mr. Lin, we are a small county with an underdeveloped economy, so we sincerely look forward to the investment from you, the foreign merchants."
Lin Tianhua looked at Lin Sanqi: "Chairman, what do you think?"
Lin Sanqi nodded:
"The environment is absolutely impeccable. I'm very satisfied with that. County Magistrate Gesang, we've previously visited several locations in Shaanxi Province and know that musk deer farming requires a lot of certificates. Can your county help with the applications?"
County Magistrate Gesang smiled confidently:
"Mr. Lin, don't worry. Since we dared to open this musk deer breeding base, it is naturally with the encouragement and support of higher authorities. The country now has many preferential policies for our ethnic minority areas in the plateau, which is something that the inland areas cannot compare with us.
If you decide to invest in a breeding farm in Qilian County, we will handle all the necessary documents within three months. We will also handle the most challenging part, the "National Key Protected Wildlife Domestication and Breeding Permit."
The female county magistrate is indeed a strong woman, very courageous and decisive. She never drags her words or does things, and seems to be a doer.
Lin Sanqi wants to set up a musk deer breeding base, the main purpose of which is to throw a smokescreen to deceive people.
When the time comes, Lin Sanqi will take out as much musk raw materials as Lingnantang's pharmaceutical factory needs from 1960, and the breeding farm will be responsible for falsely reporting the output, which is exactly the amount needed by the pharmaceutical factory.
This amount will definitely exceed the actual production, but so what?
The higher the false output reported by Lingnan Hall, the more beneficial it is for Qilian County. This is a political achievement that can be shown off, and it benefits both parties.
Besides, who would think that a private musk deer farm would falsify its production? Only state-owned farms would do that.
So for Lin Sanqi, it doesn’t matter where the farm is set up, nor does it matter how much musk can be produced. He only requires simple procedures and no mess.
Obviously, Arou Township, which is sparsely populated and fully supported by the county, is indeed the best choice.
"County Chief Gesang, if I initially plan to invest in a breeding base for 1,000 musk deer, and later expand the breeding scale based on actual conditions, what kind of preferential policies can your county offer?"
The accompanying personnel from Qilian County all looked delighted when they heard this.
The first phase of the Huadu merchants' purchase is 1,000 heads, which means that the musk deer inventory in Qilian County has tripled immediately. This is a good figure, not to mention the possibility of expanding production in the future.
The smile on County Chief Gesang's face became more sincere:
"Mr. Lin, don't worry. Look at the grassland in front of us. It's 2,000 acres in total. The county can give it to you at the most favorable price."
Land in the plateau area is not valuable. One township has an area of 1,200 square kilometers and a population of only more than 3,000 people. This shows how low the land utilization rate is.
Let alone one thousand acres, what if I give you ten thousand acres?
Lin Sanqi was delighted when he heard this. 2,000 acres, that's a huge piece of land. He could easily open a farm stay and have his family come here regularly for vacation and leisure.
"Okay, County Chief Gesang is straightforward. There's another thing. Our Lingnantang Company has no experience in musk deer breeding, and sourcing them ourselves would be time-consuming and labor-intensive. Since our county has this channel, could you help us procure musk deer? Preferably, adult musk deer, the kind that can directly produce musk."
When County Chief Gesang heard this, his eyes lit up.
As long as other merchants can get preferential policies, they will never let the local government intervene in the rest of the business, for fear of being ripped off.
As a result, this young boss from Huadu actually took the initiative to ask the county to purchase musk deer. This was absolutely unprecedented, and this also touched the heart of County Chief Gesang:
"Okay, since Director Lin has such faith in Qilian County and in me, Gesang Quzhen, rest assured that I will have the county procure the healthiest musk deer or musk deer juveniles for you, ensuring that your investment is well worth it."
In fact, County Magistrate Gesang had no idea that Lin Sanqi was simply afraid of trouble. He didn't know any musk deer merchants anyway, and he would still be ripped off if he went to purchase it himself, so why bother with it?
The price of musk deer is almost transparent. How much does an adult musk deer cost? How much does a young musk deer cost? As long as the purchase price does not exceed this number, it will be fine.
As for whether anyone took kickbacks during the procurement process, you have to give local officials some sweeteners, right? Southerners value shared prosperity and win-win cooperation; one person can never make enough money.
However, County Chief Gesang was thinking about investing in a large musk deer breeding farm with a capacity of 1,000 musk deer in Lingnan Hall, which could be considered the largest musk deer breeding farm in the country. He could report this to the government and get his political achievements.
In addition, a large-scale breeding farm with an investment of tens of millions of yuan is already the highest investment for Qilian County, which has no industry.
In the future, not only will it generate a lot of tax revenue every year, but it will also create a lot of jobs.
The key is to play a leading and exemplary role. Once the Lingnantang breeding base is established, I believe other medicinal material merchants will follow suit and set up factories.
The business negotiations continued for several rounds. After both parties signed a letter of intent, Lin Sanqi and his team headed to the Yushu region. (End of this chapter)
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