Xiang Yang was not embarrassed even though his thoughts were revealed.
Xiang Yang pretended to be confused and innocent, and asked Gao Chuang: "Mr. Gao, are these horseshoe crabs allowed to be traded in China?"
Gao Chuang was also an experienced man. After listening to what Xiang Yang said, he immediately understood what Xiang Yang meant.
"To be honest, I haven't seen horseshoe crabs being sold in the domestic market. I can't really say whether this thing can be sold or not." Gao Chuang said nonsense.
Ge Lan tilted his head and said, "Gao, Xiang, you really don't know that this thing can be bought and sold in your place?"
Xiang Yang and Gao Chuang both shook their heads.
"So you didn't know. Let me tell you a good news. This is the American horseshoe crab. It is slightly different from your Asian horseshoe crab. It can be bought and sold in your country, and it is a very popular seafood." Ge Lan said with a smile.
Xiang Yang secretly thought it was a pity that this foreigner actually knew about this.
Although there are not many horseshoe crabs living in our territorial waters, they are actually quite common because they often live on the muddy and sandy seabed at a depth of less than 40 meters.
Speaking of horseshoe, many people may not be familiar with the name.
But if you say its other name, I'm afraid most people know it.
Another name for it is Chinese horseshoe crab.
People in the north would probably be surprised to see this kind of thing, but people living in the southern coastal areas would probably know what it is.
The American horseshoe crab is green-brown in color, while the Chinese horseshoe crab is gray-green in color.
Female horseshoe crabs are larger than males, so during the mating season, fishermen on the beach can often see female horseshoe crabs carrying their skinny husbands on their backs on the beach. In the past, when horseshoe crabs were not protected animals, many fishermen would catch horseshoe crabs at this time.
Xiang Yang asked Ge Lan, "How much are you willing to pay for one?"
Ge Lan held up a finger and said, "One hundred thousand dollars. I will not accept any counter-offer."
Xiang Yang frowned, put the horseshoe crab back into the water tank, and shook his head, "It's too expensive. This thing is not worth the price."
"No, it's definitely worth the price. Currently in the international market, the price of blue blood is as high as 20,000 US dollars per liter. If you buy these horseshoe crabs, it won't take long for you to double your money back." Ge Lan shook his head.
Horseshoe crabs have an extremely rare blue blood.
This is because horseshoe crabs are a very low-level primitive organism that uses copper to transport oxygen.
The combination of copper and oxygen is blue, so the blood of horseshoe crabs is blue.
A very precious horseshoe crab reagent can be extracted from the blue blood of horseshoe crabs.
This reagent can accurately and quickly detect whether tissues in the human body are infected with bacteria, and make rapid diagnoses for the treatment of emergency patients.
In addition, this blue blood can be widely used in the pharmaceutical and food industries to monitor toxin pollution.
At present, this blue blood is being widely used in fields such as pharmaceuticals and scientific research. It is the best method to detect endotoxins. The market price is as high as 20,000 US dollars per liter, and it is not easy to buy even if you have money.
Xiang Yang looked at Gao Chuang, "I don't have the ability to extract its blood, Mr. Gao, do you want it?"
"I do have the ability to extract its blood, but I don't have the ability to keep it alive after drawing its blood. A living horseshoe crab is definitely not worth more than one million yuan each. No," Gao Chuang said without thinking.
Xiang Yang secretly said what a pity.
If he had enough money, Xiang Yang really wanted to buy these horseshoe crabs.
It’s not a question of how much money you can make.
Rather, horseshoe crabs play a very important role in medical treatment, scientific research, and even daily food.
Every horseshoe crab that is transported back to the country can actually enhance the national strength. It is a living strategic material.
This is why our country vigorously protects horseshoe crabs in its territorial waters while strictly prohibiting anyone from catching them for any reason.
At the same time, they pay high prices to buy horseshoe crabs from other countries.
When Ge Lan heard that Xiang Yang and Gao Chuang didn't want it, she got angry again.
"Gao, but you asked me to take out the good stuff. Now that I have taken out the good stuff, you don't want it anymore. Do you think my stuff is not good enough?" Ge Lan said in a very stiff tone.
Gao Chuang laughed and said, "It's really a good thing, but I'm just a fisherman. I don't have the skills to make it. I will definitely lose money if I buy it."
really.
Although the price of horseshoe crab blood is very expensive, the price of horseshoe crab is not that scary.
Just this year, the average price of a batch of horseshoe crabs exported from Dongyi was only tens of thousands of yuan each, not as expensive as Ge Lan said.
After listening to Gao Chuang's words, Ge Lan's expression became a little better. He hummed and said, "Gao, I have already taken out my good stuff, and I have taken three of them at once. You have to take the order, right?"
Gao Chuang laughed, "Of course, you've given us a feast for our eyes, and I'm certainly not a stingy person. First mate, go and carry the contents of the first water tank in the No. 4 warm room on my ship over and give Brother Ge Lan an estimate of the price."
"Yes, Mr. Gao." At the side, Gao Chuang's first mate immediately climbed over the side of the ship, climbed back to the rubber boat through the suspended ladder, and then quickly returned to the processing mother ship.
Ge Lan immediately became interested. He smiled and said, "Gao, what do you want to sell me?"
"Don't worry, you will know it when you see it." Gao Chuang said with a smile.
If it were an ordinary person, the more Gao Chuang said this, the more he would want to know.
But Grant was obviously not an ordinary person. He smiled and said, "Okay, but how long will he be gone? If it takes a long time, why don't we go to my cabin and have a drink first?"
"I have the finest caviar here, as well as vodka that is perfect for drinking in this environment," Glenn said with a smile.
Gao Chuang took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit one for himself, and then handed the cigarette to Ge Lan, "Would you like one?"
Ge Lan shook his head, "No, I'm not used to this."
Gao Chuang collected all the cigarettes and blew out a smoke ring. "My people are very fast. Let's not drink the wine for now. This time I want to trade a lot with you. Let's talk business first."
"After we finish talking about this, come to my boat and I'll treat you to some ice fish and a bottle of your favorite Maotai Zodiac wine." Gao Chuang said with a smile.
Ge Lan was immediately interested when he heard this. "Oh? You have a lot of things to trade with me this time, Gao. It seems that you got a lot of goods on this trip."
As for drinking, Ge Lan did not mention a word.