215: Achieve sublimation

Following Zhao Rubing's suggestion, the duo's task today was to showcase their strength to the fullest extent and boost the audit figures.

Everything shown previously was visible to the naked eye and hard to fake.

Therefore, if they wanted to improve their results, the reservoir was the biggest variable.

However, stating the number of fish themselves would clearly sound like bragging.

Now, it was better; the Host had already stated everything in front of so many viewers, so the two of them only needed to appropriately exaggerate along with her.

Thinking of this, Ye Tian smiled slightly.

"A small goal, it's actually a bit less now, after all, the price of our fish is right there."

"Right there? When I went to eat earlier, I saw the price of wild fish was a few dozen per jin, right?" the Host asked, puzzled.

"That was for common silver carp, bighead carp, and the like. The fish you are seeing now start at one hundred per jin."

"One hundred per jin?" The Host was slightly startled, then relaxed: "That's true. How could fish fed purely on insects be calculated by their intrinsic value? After all, the cost is right there."

"It's not just the cost; the taste will exceed your imagination. If you don't believe it, you can try it when we get to Food Under Heaven later. After all, these fish only hit the shelves in the last two days. Only after trying them will you have the right to speak."

"Okay, definitely. After hearing what the two bosses said, I'm starting to feel hungry."

Ye Tian nodded. Li Ming, on the other hand, had already signaled the bamboo pavilion opposite them.

Several people in the bamboo pavilion held cast nets, throwing them out in circles and then pulling them back in.

Before long, the bamboo rafts sailed back. On each raft, there were water tanks filled with oxygen.

Inside the water tanks, fish weighing about five jin each were swimming around.

Ye Tian glanced at the Audit Team intentionally or unintentionally.

"Everyone, be sure to have a taste later. Our fish prioritize freshness, and as for the size, everyone has seen it with their own eyes. They are basically no less than five jin."

The Audit Team looked at each other. This... what could they say?

Watching them being caught, they were indeed that big.

Therefore, according to the base number mentioned earlier, there were 1 million fish, which meant at least 5 million jin.

They couldn't refute this point. If you want to refute it, sure, go catch them yourself and see. Otherwise, on what grounds can you say what I said is problematic?

Of course, the most annoying part was that it was a live broadcast, with so many viewers watching in front of their televisions. Even if they didn't want to admit it, they had to find a reason, otherwise, it would be considered an unfair audit.

Therefore, the only reason they could use to drive down the price now was the price of the fish. 100 per jin—do you really think you can say whatever price you want? The market has to accept it too.

Thinking this, the Audit Team members looked at Ye Tian and Li Ming with mocking gazes. Ye Tian and Li Ming sneered inwardly but didn't say anything more.

They instructed the workers to transport the fish back first, then led everyone back to the edge of the woods.

"Are there any other species?" The Host looked ahead, her eyes filled with confusion.

"No more poultry or livestock for now. But these green things, you aren't strangers to them, right?" Li Ming laughed.

"Vegetables? Wow, I was just paying attention to the breeding earlier; I didn't expect your planting scale to be this large."

The Host asked the cameraman to aim the lens forward. As far as the eye could see, it was a sea of green.

"This is that sky-high priced vegetable sold at Food Under Heaven, right? 30 per jin. The taste is truly good. Besides chicken, what my friends and I like most is your vegetables. Compared to ordinary vegetables, both the texture and taste are very different; they are genuinely crisp and sweet. Once you eat them, you can't stop. Boss Li, is it also the Earthworm's credit that your vegetables grow so well? But I have a question. I remember your slogan is 'Green, Healthy, Pollution-Free.' You shouldn't be using chemical fertilizers or pesticides, right? In that case, shouldn't bugs be rampant? In those so-called farm-grown vegetables, I often see insect holes of all sizes."

"The Host really hits the nail on the head every time. That's right, our vegetable fields have absolutely never used chemical fertilizers or pesticides; what we use is all natural fertilizer. And you have seen that fertilizer."

"We have seen it? Where?"

"Didn't we just see it earlier? When processing Earthworms, the feces and soil inside the Earthworms are not conducive to absorption and digestion for chickens and fish, but for plants, they are the best fertilizer. Coupled with the massive amount of Earthworms tilling the soil underground, this is what created the current growth. As for pest control, we use the method of using insects to control insects."

"Using insects to control insects?"

"That's right. Based on our research on insects, when we were breeding insect feed, we specifically cultivated a batch of ants solely for pest control." Involving a confidential issue, Ye Tian spoke up directly.

"Ants can also control pests?" The Host was shocked. Ye Tian smiled slightly.

"Wait a moment." After saying this, he turned and went back to the car. He brought down a box.

This was something Ye Tian had specifically prepared late last night. Because, compared to people's stereotypical impression of Cockroaches, using ants to kill pests was clearly more acceptable. Moreover, there was no need to demonstrate cleaning ability today, and ants were perfectly sufficient.

With the camera following, Ye Tian opened the box in front of everyone.

In an instant, dense swarms of ants crawled out and, under his command, crawled off in all directions.

Then, everyone was surprised to find that these fingernail-sized ants didn't scatter and flee, but instead climbed up the vegetable plants.

In no time, their mouthparts were clamping onto little bugs or caterpillars. They ate the small bugs directly. For the larger ones, they bit them and returned to the box, only to crawl out of the box again shortly after.

"Awesome, is it this magical?" "These ants have become spirits, right? How is it done?" The people on the scene were abuzz with discussion.

The Host was also shouting and directing the cameraman to get close-ups of the ants biting the bugs. The filming not only ignited the scene but also the live broadcast room.

Compared to the various surprises from before, the scene appearing now truly exceeded their imagination.

After a long while, the Host couldn't help but ask, "Boss Ye, can you tell us how you managed this? Can insects also be commanded by people?"

"Haha, it's not hard to say it's hard, and it's not simple to say it's simple. It relies on one word: 'focus.' In order to cultivate this batch of ants, we did quite a few experiments before finding the cultivation method."

As he spoke, Ye Tian generously opened the box completely. Everyone craned their necks to look. They discovered that inside, there was actually something like a white mound. The ants were going in and out of the mound.

"Boss Ye, is this... an ant nest?"

"Yes, the key to controlling the ants is the ant nest, or rather, the queen ant. We simulated the ants' living environment in the box and then introduced a queen ant. Then, from a young age, we fed these ants food like aphids that often appear on vegetables. Over time, these ants, out of habit, treat these pests as their staple food and forage for them automatically. With the presence of the queen ant, these ants absolutely will not run around, and the food they find is carried back to the ant nest. That is why the scene everyone sees now has appeared."

Ye Tian's voice fell. Everyone's faces were filled with admiration.

There was no choice but to admire; it was reasonable and well-grounded, and the facts were right before their eyes.

"Boss Ye, I'm impressed. Your Breeding Farm has really achieved making the best use of everything. What a great 'using insects to control insects.' Your way of thinking has simply blazed a new trail for modern planting. If people involved in planting could all use your method, who would still be afraid of pesticide residues?" the Host said, genuinely excited.

"Haha, I hope so. This method is indeed effective, but as I said before, cultivation is not easy. Even for us, up to now, we have only cultivated about a dozen nests of such ants. Large-scale popularization is not possible for the time being."

"Not possible for the time being doesn't mean not possible forever. With breeding thinking like yours, Boss Ye, I feel that this society can finally see some real progress. Let me make a bold prediction: use ants to catch insects, then use the insects to feed chickens. Chicken feces feed Earthworms, Earthworms continue to feed chickens, and Earthworm feces fertilize the land. This is true ecological farming!" The more the Host spoke, the more excited she became, her little face flushed red.

Ye Tian just smiled without saying a word. Is she excited already? If I let you know that I can also use garbage to feed Cockroaches, I wonder how excited you would get.

However, the secret of the Cockroaches was not convenient to reveal right now.

After using the ants for a small demonstration, Ye Tian took them back. Within these short ten minutes, everyone could clearly see that the various pests nearby had been wiped out.

There were no more doubts in their hearts about whether Ye Tian's produce was green vegetables.

The Host also asked a question at the right time. "Then, two bosses, your vegetable production should also be quite large, right?"

"It's okay. Currently, all the farmers in the entire Qingshan Village have reached a cooperation agreement with us; all land will be used to plant high-quality vegetables and rice. The rice season has passed, so there's no way around that; it's currently in the composting stage. As for vegetables, we have temporarily planted 300 mu of land here. Each mu of vegetables can yield several thousand to ten or twenty thousand jin per harvest. For high-yield crops like cucumbers, one mu can even reach over fifty thousand jin."

"So, after one harvest, 300 mu of land can produce at least several million jin of vegetables? According to your Food Under Heaven's selling price, wouldn't that mean just growing vegetables could reach a 'small goal' in profit?"

"More or less. However, we dare not take all the profit. At the very least, we have to lead the farmers around Great Green Mountain to get rich together, right?"

"I have a say in Boss Li's words." As Li Ming's voice fell, a farmer who was busy in the soil straightened up with a smile and grinned, saying.

"Uncle, can you tell us what you know?" The Host was worthy of being in the media; she quickly invited him up and asked.

"Comrade Reporter, I am from Qingshan Village. Because the village is too remote, the young people in the village previously went out to work and such, leaving only us old, weak, sick, and disabled people guarding this place, relying on scratching a living from the soil. Throughout the year, we didn't make much money. Ever since Boss Li and the others opened this Breeding Farm here, they not only repaired the road into the village for us but also contracted the useless forests and reservoirs in the village. This income alone, averaged per household, is comparable to a whole year's hard work in the past. Now, they even hire us to help grow vegetables, and the price they pay is far above the market price. Now, as long as the villagers are diligent, the money they earn is something we never dared to imagine before. Now, many young people working outside are preparing to come back and work with Boss Li..."

The old farmer's words made the Host and everyone else nod continuously. After interviewing the old farmer, she looked at Li Ming again.

"Boss Li, can you tell us why you chose Great Green Mountain as the breeding base in the first place? After all, as the uncle said, although the environment here is good, in terms of transportation and geographical location, it's not too great."

"Well, that's my brother's luck." As he spoke, Li Ming glanced at Ye Tian.

"How so? Is there a story here?" The Host immediately sensed something unusual and quickly asked.

"When we were choosing the location, we did spend a lot of effort, but we couldn't find a suitable place. My brother Ye Tian happened to meet a family in the village. After learning that there was only an elderly grandfather and a granddaughter in their family, he followed them to visit. As a result, he saw the plight of the old man and the Little Girl. Wanting to help, he chose this place as the address, rented their house as a temporary canteen, and as things went on, the scale gradually grew."

"There was actually such a thing. It seems that you two bosses are good people who get good rewards, allowing you to find such a good location in Great Green Mountain to develop your business." The Host had a satisfied smile on her face.

Look, this is what you call an interview; not only did it witness various miracles, but it also elevated the background.

For a time, even the members of the Audit Team couldn't find any excuse to stop everyone from further beautifying the Da Qingshan Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Company.

With worried expressions, the final stop for everyone was Greenhouse No. 3.

Just as Li Ming said before, in the forest land here, there was also a dense crowd of chickens.

But the size of those chickens made the eyelids of the Audit Team members twitch. Without weighing them, everyone could be sure that these chickens were at least ten to twenty jin each.

The smallest ones on the field already had the size of an average chicken. And this was what Li Ming called "chicks."

They hastily estimated the area of the chicken flock. The Audit Team had no interest in continuing to count. Let it be whatever they say; they were tired and didn't want to struggle anymore.

Seeing that the 50,000 chickens they claimed actually passed directly, Li Ming and Ye Tian looked at each other; naturally, they wouldn't look for trouble by trying to prove it further.

Seeing that it was getting late, the group got into their respective cars and headed towards the last stop, Food Under Heaven.

In the car, Bureau Chief Zeng's brows were furrowed. Bank Manager Wang's expression didn't look too good either.

"Bank Manager Wang, based on the data just now, what do you think the final valuation will be?" Bureau Chief Zeng asked.

"Bureau Chief Zeng, the situation is a bit serious. I never expected that a Breeding Farm, where even the start-up capital was borrowed, and which only barely managed to get a 10 million loan through means, could expand its scale to this extent in such a short time."

"So, we just have to accept whatever they say? Do you know how much valuation that represents?"