Chairman Xiao Xu thought for a moment and then answered: "You may all know that the myths and legends of a nation represent the ancient ecology of the ethnic group. The issue of 'elderly people' occupying most of the society's resources and hindering social development... was already very acute in Greek mythology thousands of years ago.

“Of course, we are not talking about the ‘patricide’ culture that can be traced back to ancient Greece thousands of years ago… But even in the so-called modern civilized era, gathering wealth in the hands of ‘elderly’ is still a very, very dangerous thing for the entire society!

"We have to admit that if we continue to concentrate wealth in the hands of the elderly...if the elderly do not have to do anything every month, they will receive a pension of tens of thousands of yuan, as well as additional medical care, condolences and other guarantees; while our young people will only have pitiful wages that are barely enough to make ends meet, and they may not even get the labor protection they deserve.

"Then there is no doubt that our society will become corrupt, lose its vitality, lose its motivation to move forward, and decline!"

Chairman Xiao Xu got back to the point and talked about the entire Tianya Township pension system:

“So, in our Tianya Village Collective Co., Ltd. and the entire Tianya Township pension system… I give the elderly not wealth but service!

“In fact, I have always believed that what the elderly need most is services, not wealth… The wealth they have is likely to be used to exchange for a variety of services, or even become a hotbed for health care product fraud!

"In the Tianya Township system, I exchanged pensions for various types of convalescent benefits, prepared medical follow-up services and physical therapy and maintenance services for the elderly, and purchased some corresponding major disease medical insurance for them. Of course, the implementation of this system requires relatively honest institutions. In addition, I also pay five insurances and one fund for employees so that they can enjoy the national system of pension security.

"I have finished what I want to say. Do you have any questions, Professor Hu?"

The members of the inspection team were discussing the issue. In fact, the issue of elderly care is a bit beyond the scope of this exchange meeting, but it is a core issue that cannot be avoided in rural issues.

In general, Chairman Xiao Xu's answer of "providing services instead of distributing wealth" at least seems to be a good idea.

The head of the delegation, Zhan, said: "Regarding the issue of 'elderly care', I don't think there is any need to say more. Mr. Xu should have his own unique ideas... Then let's get back to the topic. Mr. Xu, I would like to ask, what do you think about the 'future direction of rural revitalization?' and 'what do you think about the future development of rural areas?'"

Chairman Xiao Xu summarized his speech. He had expected this question, so he answered it directly:

"I think the future of rural revitalization lies in science! Mechanization and intelligence will inevitably replace the traditional small-scale peasant economy!"

When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked.

Such remarks could even be considered "outrageous" in 2007.

No one expected Xiao Xu to say that. After all, Xiao Xu was involved in the Farmers' Alliance and the Tianya Village Scenic Area. No matter how you looked at it, he was a person who was developing new agriculture and tourism in the scenic area. Everyone even thought of a lot of very "offensive" questions for this.

As a result, Xiao Xu's arrival means that traditional farmers will be eliminated.

All the questions that everyone prepared were completely useless.

Why does the conservative Xiao Xu think that the radical professors are too conservative?

Everyone said at once: "Mr. Xu, you said so, but your actions are not like that... Your current industries, the most outstanding ones are the farmers' alliance, scenic spots, handicraft manufacturing and catering... Can you explain to us why your words and deeds are inconsistent?"

"Of course it can be explained!"

Chairman Xiao Xu said: "Agriculture must be protected, because only agricultural production can ensure our survival; the service industry and cultural industry guarantee our quality of life; but only manufacturing and scientific and technological production are the future!

“I make money through the first two, and I want to invest the wealth into the development of scientific construction. If we make money and only think about big pieces of wine and meat, and big scales to divide gold and silver, then sooner or later this wealth will flow away from us.

"Rural revitalization will eventually move towards a path of science and technology!"

The inspection team was in trouble.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with what Xiao Xu said, but the problem is that everyone can talk about the big principles. You talk about science and technology, so it’s science and technology, but do the damn people in the countryside know science and technology?

"Mr. Xu, we have discussed this before. What you mean is that traditional small-scale farming will inevitably be eliminated by the large-scale farm production model?"

"I think the production model may not all be large farms, but it is an inevitable trend for science to replace manual labor and for mechanization to replace farmers. One piece of professional agricultural machinery is equivalent to 30 farmers working hard for a day. Moreover, machinery is still developing and can be improved, but the work efficiency of farmers has basically reached its limit!"

A professor immediately asked, "But Mr. Xu, have you ever thought about what will happen to the farmers who are replaced by machines?"

Xiao Xu asked in return: "Are farmers who drive machines no longer farmers? I have said that the future of rural revitalization lies in science and technology. Farmers in the new era also need to master science and technology!"

Professor Hu spoke again: "But one machine can eliminate 30 farmers. If we assume that one machine creates three jobs, such as a driver and a maintenance worker, how will the remaining 27 people survive?"

Xiao Xu said: "Professor Hu, from your perspective, maybe 27 people have lost the agriculture they have always relied on for their livelihood. But what else can such agriculture bring to them besides just providing them with food and clothing and keeping them alive? Can it bring them a happy life? Not necessarily?

"Think of it from another perspective. These are 27 productive forces liberated from traditional small-scale farming. If they can be invested in high-end agricultural products, service industries, and cultural industries, can they greatly improve people's quality of life? And create more social value?

"Of course, we don't have to worry about losing food security after losing these farmers... In fact, the grain output of traditional small-scale farmers is obviously not necessarily higher than that of modern agricultural production. The only thing we have to worry about is that these 27 farmers will lose their jobs... Then the problem is very clear, can't we just provide jobs for these 27 farmers?

"Does the purpose of our rural revitalization mean that farmers spend their whole lives on the land? Doesn't the purpose of our rural revitalization mean that farmers can have a happier life? Go and ask farmers if they really like farming? Is farming really not hard or tiring at all? If there is a next life, do they want to be farmers again?

"Isn't the purpose of developing science and technology, which we have been promoting and talking about in books, to liberate human hands? Isn't it to liberate human productivity from repetitive, boring and painful mechanized labor?"

Professor Hu shook his head and said, "Mr. Xu, it's easy for you to say that we should provide new jobs for farmers. But are these jobs really that easy to provide? There are so many mouths waiting to be fed!"