"Woo..." With a burst of thick smoke billowing up as the sun rose, a large ocean liner in the distance slowly approached Jiang Hai's port. From far to near, the cruise ship appeared larger and clearer.
Jiang Hai's dock was originally a deep-water gravity dock. At first, it wasn't known whether the original owner wanted to dock such a cruise ship or was simply showing off his wealth. Rich Americans often don't understand the meaning of low-key.
But now, it has saved Jiang Hai a lot of trouble. If it weren't for this gravity dock, these large-tonnage cruise ships wouldn't be able to come here. They might only be able to dock in Boston, and then Jiang Hai would have to haul them himself.
In this case, it would be troublesome, but now it's fine; they can dock directly at their own dock, which saves a lot of trouble.
As the ship docked at the signal of Ed Anderson, it gradually came alongside the dock.
Obviously, the other party hadn't expected Jiang Hai's dock to be so large. It might not be as big as Boston's, but it wasn't worse than the average dock. The other party was relieved to stop here. As the big ship docked, a group of people walked down from the boat first.
"Hello, who is Jiang Hai, Mr. Jiang?" The man, who looked about 30 years old, gentle and refined, about 1.75 meters tall, fair and clean, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, looked like a gentleman. After getting off the boat, he looked around and spoke to Jiang Hai and the others who were walking toward him.
"I am." Although he didn't have a good impression of the other party, Jiang Hai still approached. These were all his matters.
"Hello, Mr. Jiang. My name is Sun Chang. Sun Yuan is my father. This time my father had something to do and couldn't deliver the items to you personally, so I came to deliver them." Seeing Jiang Hai coming out, it was obvious that the man named Sun Chang was a little surprised.
Although he had heard that Jiang Hai was not very old, he didn't expect him to be so young.
It really surprised him that this man, who looked about the same age as himself, had a net worth of hundreds of millions. And he was also connected to high-level officials in the imperial court. Could he be the legendary third generation of a red family?
"Oh, hello." Jiang Hai didn't have the leisure to think about what he was thinking, but the third generation of a red family? He couldn't be popular, not even for his first generation. Because he wasn't a party member at all, how could he be popular?
"Here is the list of your goods." After shaking hands with Jiang Hai, Sun Chang handed over the list that he had been holding in his hand.
Jiang Hai took the list and looked at it. Indeed, these were all the things he had bought at the beginning. He handed the list to Edward, who would be responsible for unloading the items. This list was written in both Chinese and English, so he wasn't afraid he would have trouble understanding it.
"In addition to the things you bought at the production and marketing fair, there are also three million yellow croaker fry, two hundred thousand Yangtze River knife fish fry, and eight... that are required to be handed over to you by the superiors. We have been taking good care of these fry on the way, and the damage should not be particularly large." Seeing that Jiang Hai's people had begun unloading, Sun Chang also walked to Jiang Hai's side and spoke seriously. He knew that the value of his ship's goods was very high.
"I really appreciate your help." Hearing Sun Chang's words, Jiang Hai was also stunned. Unexpectedly, these people really took him seriously. Originally, he thought that they would just bring what he wanted; after all, this was a deal between the court and himself. But unexpectedly, these people were truly concerned.
In fact, it was understandable. Not everyone in the country wants to dig into the court, especially those who want to climb the ranks.
Jiang Hai had connections with the upper levels. Although they didn't know exactly what those connections were, as long as there was a connection, they couldn't afford to offend him.
No matter the industry, it's not easy to praise you, but it's easy to destroy you. Just in case Jiang Hai was dissatisfied with the escort, they couldn't take the risk.
If Jiang Hai really had connections with the higher-ups, his words could ruin the political career of the Sun family.
So Sun Chang had to be extra careful, because he couldn't afford to make any mistakes. This was what he was supposed to do.
Walking onto the large boat with Sun Chang, Jiang Hai saw various animals.
The most eye-catching were the three huge aquariums: one a closed aquarium for the Yangtze River knife fish, and the other two with running water, meaning the water was constantly refreshed as the boat sailed.
In these two aquariums were the fry of the large yellow croaker and eight yellow croakers.
The size of the eight yellow croakers that Minister Qin found for Jiang Hai wasn't very large, about five pounds. They swam in the slightly turbid water, looking a little listless, which was understandable.
As long as these fish arrived at Jiang Hai's territory alive, everything would be fine.
After taking a look at the fish, Jiang Hai asked everyone to help move them.
The first things to move were the animals: chickens, donkeys, fragrant pigs, and sheep. The quantities weren't large, and the most important thing was that Jiang Hai had already built pens for these animals by the river.
This time, when building near the river, Jiang Hai moved all the animal pens to the riverside. The pens were much larger than before, and he even specially dug a tributary to flow through them, making it easier to clean up in the future. Some trees and grass were also planted.
Birds like to stand on high places, but to prevent them from flying away, Jiang Hai built a large net above them, like a bird zoo, but this time, it was higher so that even tall people like Jiang Hai wouldn't feel uncomfortable entering.
The sheep pen, the two broiler pens, the Jiangxiang pig pen, the Dezhou donkey pen, and the Muzhumuqin sheep pen were all ready. Edward and his team just needed to move them over.
Jiang Hai believed that as long as these animals ate his grass, they would definitely survive.
The other part consisted of the plants Jiang Hai bought: the bulbs of Tibetan black tea, the seeds of Shawo radish, and the rice with the aroma of rice flowers.
Especially the rice. Since returning to China, Jiang Hai didn't realize how much he missed it. This time he bought a lot, but Edward and his team didn't care much about it because they didn't eat rice.
After moving all these things, it was time for the most important task—releasing the fish.
Before releasing them, Jiang Hai walked quietly to the top of the fish tank, stretched his hand into the water, and released a trace of spiritual energy. The first to feel the energy was the yellow croaker tank. The fish, being wild, were very sensitive to spiritual energy. The moment they felt it, they rushed over and swam around Jiang Hai's hands.
Looking at these eight fish, which would be Jiang Hai's treasures in the future, he didn't skimp on his energy this time.
Each of the eight fish received half a piece of spiritual energy, making him sweat a little, but it was worth it.
After absorbing Jiang Hai's spiritual energy, the eight yellow croakers instantly became energetic, without giving anyone a chance to notice their change.
Jiang Hai instructed his people to unload and release the eight fish into his sea.
Once in the sea, it was obvious that Dasha and the dolphins would recognize them.
As long as Dasha and the dolphins protected them, it wouldn't be easy for these fish to get into trouble.
After releasing the yellow croakers, Jiang Hai moved on to the Yangtze River knife fish and the other yellow croaker fry.
However, these two species didn't receive the same treatment. While there were 3 million yellow croaker fry, Jiang Hai only released three pieces of spiritual energy. These were enough to help the surviving fry thrive. Growing too fast wasn't ideal. Similarly, the Yangtze River knife fish received three pieces, but with 200,000 divided among three pieces and 3 million divided among three pieces, the effects were naturally different.
After releasing the yellow croakers, the fish quickly dispersed. Some went to the distant coral area, while others headed to the fishing and grazing area. Jiang Hai estimated that the yellow croaker fry would have a relatively high survival chance in the coral area, but at least one-third would die in the fishing and grazing area.
Survival of the fittest is the law of nature, and it's the only way to turn these domesticated fry into wild fish.
Jiang Hai didn't release the Yangtze River knife fish fry directly into the sea. He put them in the river instead.
He used a trailer to move them to his river. This time, Sun Chang and his team had really taken good care of them.
Of the 200,000 fish fry, only a few thousand died, and more than 190,000 survived. For Jiang Hai, this was a pleasant surprise. Whether they would be eaten by salmon and crabs in the river didn't concern him. As for the yellow eel Jiang Hai had been thinking about, he didn't put it in the river because he couldn't catch it. He planned to release it in the rice fields when planting rice next year, making it easier to catch and raise.
When all the animals were settled in the manor, Jiang Hai's heart raced for no reason.
He then realized that the spiritual energy in his body, which had been absorbing at a high rate, had actually increased again.
"It hasn't reached the upper limit yet! It seems that after reaching the second level, I took it for granted." Jiang Hai, feeling the absorption rate in his body had increased by almost 30%, couldn't help but be a little speechless. At the same time, his heart burned with excitement. With these new species and the Hetian jade bed, it might not take too long to reach the third level!
(To be continued...)