Jiang Wanghai is an expert after all; his brain isn't something he's born with for nothing.
With just a moment's thought, he could guess that Fu Wan's purpose in bringing the white jade ginseng was definitely not just to let him see it.
But how could Fu Wan allow him to use such an expensive ingredient as white jade ginseng for research?
"Comrade Xiao Fu, you..."
Jiang Wanghai didn't know how to put it. Actually, the country is so big, and there are quite a few coastal cities.
Although he had only seen the white jade ginseng once, he knew quite a bit about it.
When he returned to the research institute a while ago, he heard from his senior that someone in Guangdong Province had picked up a white jade ginseng and sold it for eight hundred yuan.
"Uncle Jiang, have you ever dealt with this kind of white jade ginseng before?"
Jiang Wanghai nodded, "I've seen it once, but it was a specimen. Although this thing is theoretically an albino sea cucumber, it has a very high market value."
"I remember your research institute also studies sea cucumber farming. Uncle Jiang, in your opinion, if I give you this white jade sea cucumber to cultivate and farm, can you keep it alive?"
"What, you're giving it to me to breed and raise?"
Even though he had harbored some fantasies before, Jiang Wanghai was still extremely surprised when Fu Wan actually said it.
"Comrade Xiao Fu, this white jade ginseng can sell for at least eight or nine hundred yuan. Are you really willing to spend that much?"
Fu Wan smiled calmly, "Of course I'm willing to part with it. How could I not?"
If I couldn't bear to part with it, I wouldn't have come all this way.
"I want to try to cultivate new white jade ginseng. If I sell these few white jade ginseng now, I can earn a few thousand yuan at most."
Uncle Jiang, I'm not someone who only cares about immediate gains; I'm after long-term benefits. Once the cultivation and breeding of white jade ginseng is successful, I can earn much more than just a few thousand yuan.
Fu Wan's voice wasn't loud, but to Jiang Wanghai it sounded as deafening as thunder.
He was just an ordinary person. The profit that Fu Wan mentioned was actually for her personal benefit. But for Jiang Wanghai, if he could cultivate and raise new white jade ginseng, such an achievement would be enough to secure him a place among the big shots in the aquaculture industry.
Not to mention, such research will elevate China's sea cucumber farming to an unprecedented level.
At that time, not only will there be Australian and South American sea cucumbers, but China will also have its own Chinese sea cucumbers!
Thinking about it this way, Jiang Wanghai's passion was ignited.
"Comrade Xiao Fu, have you thought this through? You really want me to use it for breeding?"
Fu Wan was about to nod when Jiang Wanghai interrupted her with his next words.
"Let me make it clear to you first that the current sea cucumber farming technology in China is still very backward."
I need to take the white jade ginseng back to the research institute's laboratory first, observe it for a few days, and then discuss with my fellow students how to best cultivate it.
Even if we invest in aquaculture, we must first cultivate ginseng seedlings of the white jade ginseng.
There are many methods for sea cucumber farming, but the best method is bottom seeding.
Bottom seeding involves releasing sea cucumber seedlings onto the seabed and allowing them to grow freely.
In this method, the living environment of farmed sea cucumbers is no different from that of wild sea cucumbers, and there is little human intervention in the farming process. It is the most natural and cost-effective method of sea cucumber farming.
However, this farming method also has drawbacks; there are too many uncontrollable factors on the seabed. If sea cucumber seedlings cannot adapt to the underwater environment, they will inevitably perish.
Furthermore, due to the lack of human intervention, sea cucumbers grow extremely slowly, and ordinary people cannot observe their growth. To know the condition of sea cucumbers, one must dive to the seabed.
However, if other farming methods are used, such as enclosure farming in sea sluices or net cages, the quality of sea cucumbers will be far inferior to that of wild sea cucumbers.
Of course, regardless of the method of sea cucumber farming, the most urgent task is to cultivate seedlings of white jade sea cucumbers.
Otherwise, with just a few white jade sea cucumbers in Fu Wan's possession, it would be nothing short of a pipe dream to raise a large sea cucumber colony.
Fu Wan hadn't expected there to be so many intricacies involved. But if it were simple, there wouldn't be no one cultivating white jade ginseng yet.
"Uncle Jiang, do you think this can work?"
If she really can't cultivate the white jade ginseng, then she can only keep two for her own consumption and sell the rest.
To everyone's surprise, Jiang Wanghai hesitated for two seconds before saying, "I can't guarantee it will work, but if you trust me, I can take it back and try it."
"Look at what you're saying. If I didn't trust you, I wouldn't have come here today."
Fu Wan smiled and said, "Judging from Jiang Wanghai's words, there is a possibility of success."
Jiang Wanghai was indeed somewhat confident, because his initial research focus was sea cucumber farming.
Even if Fu Wan doesn't come, he has already contacted the research institute and is preparing to get a batch of sea cucumber seedlings for bottom-seeding aquaculture in a while.
Since Jiang Wanghai was confident, Fu Wan was willing to take the gamble.
She pushed the white ginseng in front of him.
"Then I'll hand them over to Uncle Jiang. I hope to hear good news soon!"
Jiang Wanghai nodded upon hearing this, and seeing that Fu Wan's hands were empty, he asked with some surprise, "Should we sign an agreement or something?"
Fu Wan waved her hand, "No need to trouble yourself, Uncle Jiang, please arrange the work here, and then take the white jade ginseng to the research institute as soon as possible!"
"When are you leaving? I'll have my brother see you off."
Seeing how much she trusted him, Jiang Wanghai couldn't help but make a joke.
"Comrade Xiao Fu, aren't you afraid I'll run away with the sea cucumbers?"
Fu Wan and Boss Fu exchanged a smile, and Boss Fu patted Jiang Wanghai on the shoulder.
"Brother, my daughter understands the principle of 'if you doubt someone, don't use them; if you use someone, don't doubt them.'"
You should really think about the white jade sea cucumber farming! As for the farming area here, I'll go back and bring two more people over later to help Aqing and Fang Min keep an eye on the catch.
Jiang Wanghai was deeply moved by their trust in him.
"Okay, in that case, don't worry! This is also my hard work, and I will come and check on it one day every week."
He'll be busy this year, but once the aquaculture area is on track, he won't have to work so hard anymore.
Fu Wan was overjoyed upon hearing this and immediately said, "Then I'll cover all your travel expenses."
It's not right to make people spend money to run back and forth.
After Tong Jiangwanghai finished speaking, Fu Wan also got on the small wooden boat and circled the net cage.
The fish and shrimp inside have visibly grown much larger, and if nothing unexpected happens, they should be ready to be sold by the end of the year at the latest.
Most farmed seafood is not as expensive as wild seafood, but some farmed seafood tastes better than wild seafood.
For example, the mackerel, also known as the small horse mackerel, is the most representative. Farmed mackerel are more tender and delicious than wild mackerel, and are not as tough, so they are more expensive.
Fu Wan's net cages contain a batch of farmed mackerel, as well as a lot of grouper and giant grouper, and also a lot of black tiger shrimp and mantis shrimp, but these are not as profitable as wild ones.
However, even after a few years when the fishing ban is implemented, the prices of these farmed seafood products will still not be low.
After inspecting the area, Fu Wan was quite satisfied with the current state of the several fish cages.
She had just returned home when Fu Mingxing came back from outside, all excited.
"Ah Wan, the people at the dock say they encountered a monster at sea!"
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