Chapter 222 At this stage, this is definitely a unique fur!
After the Moonlight-colored Rex Rabbit appeared, Su Wenchen did not publicize it in a big way.
Instead, he stayed in the rabbit house until the offspring of this Rex rabbit was confirmed to be able to inherit this color stably. Only then did Su Wenchen completely leave the experimental area of the rabbit house.
The time has changed from the beginning of winter to the coldest month of winter.
The entire rabbit house is also wrapped with a thick layer of straw mat for warmth because there is no boiler or flue installed here.
Although a certain degree of cold is conducive to the development of high-quality fur, too much cold is not good either.
Therefore, a layer of warm and windproof straw mat was added outside, so that the temperature in the house can be maintained at around ten degrees.
Even if the temperature is high during the day, it can reach around fifteen degrees.
After Su Wenchen walked out of the experimental area.
Looking at the rabbit breeding area, workers in thick clothes were skillfully carrying cages of Rex rabbits out.
After half a year of breeding, the Rex rabbits raised earlier are now ready for slaughter.
Winter is also the best time to take the skin.
If you miss this opportunity and wait until the weather warms up and the Rex rabbit enters the spring molting period, the skins you take at that time will almost all be inferior skins with sparse fur, thin and brittle skin, and easy to break.
After seeing Su Wenchen coming over, many employees greeted him.
"director!"
"Hello, Director!"
Su Wenchen responded with a smile, then asked.
"Everyone has worked hard, but if we slaughter them all before the New Year, we will have enough money to distribute New Year's goods to everyone."
Upon hearing this, a porter immediately spoke up.
"Director, this isn't that hard. We're just moving the cages outside onto the tractor!"
"Exactly, but what's the director giving out this year? Last year we gave out eggs, can you give us a few pounds of rabbit meat this year? The rabbit meat our cafeteria chef makes is really good, and the ingredients are very generous. I want to go home and make it myself for my family to try!"
Su Wenchen said with a smile.
"We should have rabbit meat. We raise our own rabbits, so we have to let the families of our workers have a taste of it. But the specific amount needs to be discussed with the farm."
In fact, although this kind of Rex rabbit is used for leather, Su Wenchen thinks the taste of its meat is okay.
And the taste is completely different from pork and chicken. However, although they are farmed on a large scale, the activity of the Rex rabbits is reduced.
However, since the feed is relatively simple, basically relying entirely on alfalfa and straw as the main feed, the faint earthy smell cannot be completely avoided.
If you don't use heavy ingredients, you can still taste it. The food they cook is delicious simply because they are rich and have no shortage of spices.
If they are willing to use rich ingredients and the chef is in charge, then nothing can be unpalatable. Of course, most people eat less meat at this time and are definitely not as picky about taste as Su Wenchen.
Su Wenchen left the rabbit house.
Looking at the tractor parked outside, the back of the truck bed was filled with iron cages filled with Rex rabbits.
Seeing the last cage being loaded onto the truck bed, the tractor driver immediately started the tractor.
“Thump! Thump! Thump!”
Accompanied by the sound of the engine.
Su Wenchen walked straight over.
"Sending you to the slaughterhouse? Give me a ride!"
Hearing Su Wenchen's words, the transporter immediately moved his butt to make room for Su Wenchen.
Su Wenchen waved his hand.
"No need to make room for me, I'll just go to the back and join them."
As he said this, he walked to the back of the truck bed and sat on the side of the truck bed like the other two workers who were loading and unloading.
“Thump! Thump! Thump!”
Facing the fierce cold wind, the tractor slowly drove out of the site.
Driving along a repaired coal slag road directly downstream, Su Wenchen stood in the back of the truck.
Looking at the living area in the field passing by, after a year of development, this place is now more lively than the commune.
Especially in the second half of the year, with the start of housing distribution, employees began to set up their own families, and some who were quick to act even became pregnant.
Even for those families who do not have two working spouses, Su Wenchen has built a number of single-room dormitories for them because they have not yet been allocated housing.
So with more employees' families coming to the living area, it is obvious that it feels more lively.
The county post office and supply and marketing cooperative also opened agencies here.
In addition, the cross-river bridge connecting to the city to the south has been repaired, and there are also passing drivers who stop here to repair their cars along the way, so now their canteen can even make a small profit.
After passing the rest area, we drove eastward downstream for a while.
We came to the newly established factory area of the commune. Based on Su Wenchen's suggestion, Jiang Li also established a place similar to a development zone here.
Tanneries, sewing factories, handicraft factories, slaughterhouses, and canneries are all here.
Because now hundreds of rex rabbits are slaughtered almost every day, but the slaughterhouses for skinning and the rabbit meat canning factories are all county industries.
The city paid for the introduction of equipment and production lines, because every time He Zhenbang went to the city for a meeting, he said that the previous profits of the Blue Water Field were given to them.
Either we wait until next year to return the profits from the Blue Water Field to them, or we find them two new industries.
Although Secretary Zhou was unwilling to deal with the problems left by his predecessor, he definitely would not give the profits of the Blue Water Field to the county.
In the end, they were so annoyed that they had no choice but to ask the city to help purchase slaughtering equipment and canning production lines.
So now here, there is a slaughterhouse and a cannery in the county, a tannery and a sewing factory in the commune, and a handicraft factory.
It can be said that all these industries now rely on their farms for their survival.
When the Rex rabbits come out of the farm, their skins are taken directly from the slaughterhouse. The meat is then sent to the cannery and the skins are sent to the tannery. After the skins are tanned, the special grade ones are sent to the import and export company under the Foreign Trade Bureau, and the first grade ones are sent to the supply and marketing cooperatives.
The remaining leather is sent to the sewing factory to be sewn into leather hats and leather gloves. Although these are made of defective leather, they are not so beautiful.
However, it is very popular because the price is not that high, because leather products are relatively scarce cold-resistant products at that time.
Because the price is too high, many urban families are reluctant to buy it, and defective products are more popular at this time.
After all, many people still focus on practicality at this time.
In addition, it is not just Rex rabbits. Their farm has now expanded to more than 70,000 laying hens, and a large number of older chickens are eliminated almost every year.
These discarded chickens can now be sent to designated state-owned factories or canteens of government agencies after being slaughtered.
A large amount of chicken feathers were accumulated, and the handicraft factory used these chicken feathers to make handicrafts such as feather dusters and shuttlecocks, and then sold them to supply and marketing cooperatives, which also brought in considerable income.
It can be said that in the second half of this year, after Su Wenchen's guidance, Beiwan Commune developed extremely rapidly under Jiang Li's operation.
The tractor stopped behind the slaughterhouse.
After hearing the noise inside, several employees came out immediately.
The person in the front was stunned for a moment after seeing Su Wenchen jump down first.
"Director Su? Why are you here to deliver the rabbit? Is there something wrong?"
Su Wenchen waved his hand.
"I'm just hitching a ride to see Director Jiang from your commune. Just check your scales and don't worry about me!"
As he spoke, he rubbed his cheeks which were a little stiff from the cold wind, and walked straight towards a row of newly built small bungalows not far from the side of the road.
Walking to the outermost room, Su Wenchen first knocked on the door, then pushed it open and walked in.
In the room, Jiang Li was sitting in front of a table, speaking seriously to the girl named Xiao Paner who had once come to see him.
"Pan'er, go tell the slaughterhouse director again. The tannery has complained several times that the furs they've recently sent over have too many defects. If they continue to sacrifice quality for speed, we don't mind hiring someone else to slaughter and hide them ourselves."
Just after she finished speaking, she saw someone knocking on the door and then pushing it open. Jiang Li immediately looked at the door with a frown.
Only after seeing that it was Su Wenchen did he relax his brows.
Then he turned his head and nodded.
"That's it. Go and inform them! Tell them not to think they are the county's property and I can't do anything to them."
"If they continue like this, we'll talk about it later."
Xiao Paner nodded.
"Okay, Director. I'll go inform them right away."
He turned around and greeted Su Wenchen.
"Director Su!"
Then he walked out of the office.
Su Wenchen took off his hat and coat and hung them on the clothes rack in the room, while Jiang Li stood up and walked to the stove, picking up the kettle on which was boiling water.
He walked over to the enamel basin and poured water in it with some concern.
"I heard that you've been living in the farm for a while. I haven't seen you in a long time. You look thinner."
Then he looked at Su Wenchen's cheek and said with some heartache.
"Also, I think there's no need for us to pursue the Canton Fair. Although the prices here are a bit lower, they're already pretty good compared to other places."
"Now that the industry here at the commune is developing, you shouldn't be too stressed out."
Su Wenchen tested the water temperature in the enamel basin, washed his face with warm water, and then said with a smile.
"Don't worry, I'm not under much pressure. Besides, participating in the Canton Fair isn't just about making money anymore. If it succeeds, it will be a showcase of our socialist development achievements to the outside world. It's a thick layer of life-saving gold."
Because at this time, the Canton Fair not only has a trade function, but is also a platform for showcasing their achievements in socialist development.
Other countries will also judge how you are developing based on what you exhibit.
After all, no matter how nice your words are, in the end you are just selling raw materials. No one will believe you when you say how well you are developing.
This is also the case in their country. Basically, they exhibit various newly developed machine tools and equipment at the Canton Fair every year.
Jiang Li was a little curious when she heard what Su Wenchen said.
"Looking at your confident expression, there is progress."
Su Wenchen wiped his face and said proudly at last.
"Look at who I am. When it comes to breeding local varieties, I'm unmatched."
"And this time it will definitely surprise you."
Hearing Su Wenchen say this, Jiang Li became even more curious.
"Are you serious? You really figured it out?"
Su Wenchen nodded.
"It was a success, and it's quite impressive. When the scale gets bigger, I'll send a few over for you to nitrate."
"Well, please don't let the tannery down, or I'll have to carry my rabbit to the Canton Fair."
Hearing this, Jiang Li immediately covered her mouth and chuckled.
"They only have agricultural and industrial products on display, not living things."
"Don't worry, there will be no problem at our tannery."
Then he said angrily.
"But the situation at the slaughterhouse is not certain. The cold weather recently makes it the best time to take the skins. Maybe there are too many animals to be slaughtered every day, so they have started to be perfunctory to our tannery. Many of the skins sent to us are defective."
"I've communicated with them several times, but they always give us a perfunctory response by relying on their county background."
Su Wenchen smiled.
"It's okay. If things keep going like this, just replace them. At worst, your commune can set up its own slaughterhouse."
Jiang Li nodded.
"Yeah, that's what I planned too."
"Oh, wait a minute, I asked a friend for a detailed guide to the exhibition requirements. I'll give it to you!"
After saying that, he walked to the drawer beside the table and started searching. After a while, he found a piece of paper with the Ministry of Foreign Trade marked on the beginning and handed it over.
"According to what is stated here, currently only representatives from state-owned foreign trade companies and local state-owned factories can participate."
"Our commune's industry is collective in nature, so we cannot participate. We can only participate in the exhibition under your own name."
"After approval from local leaders, you can submit an application to the provincial foreign trade bureau to participate in the exhibition. You must also include the background of the exhibitors, a list of samples and introductions, and a publicity plan that conforms to current thinking."
"After the provincial foreign trade bureau has reviewed the backgrounds of the exhibitors and ensured that the exhibits meet our exhibition requirements, they will be reported to the Ministry of Foreign Trade for approval. If the Ministry of Foreign Trade approves the application, they will issue a special letter of introduction to the Canton Fair."
Jiang Li pointed to the exhibit requirements listed above.
“These are the main types of exhibitors and export destinations at present!”
"The first category is agricultural and sideline products, mainly tea and silk, which are mainly exported to Eastern and Western Europe."
"The second category is handicrafts mainly consisting of cloisonné and embroidery, which are mainly purchased by overseas Chinese in the Hong Kong and Macau areas."
"The third category is mainly light industrial products such as bicycles and sewing machines, which are exported to developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America."
Su Wenchen looked at the exhibit requirements and the several options listed behind them.
"So there are no leather items on display right now?"
Jiang Li nodded.
"Well, I asked my friend, and she said that regarding rare fur, only the Northeast and the Altai Mountains in the border areas can produce a small amount of high-quality sable fur, but the quantity is too small."
"With such unstable production, it's impossible to secure a stable purchasing contract, because even you don't know your own production capacity, so others can't place orders at all."
"So if we want to participate in the exhibition, we must first prove that this can earn a lot of foreign exchange for the country, and prove that we can produce this kind of fur stably."
"Whether we can participate in the exhibition depends on the Ministry of Foreign Trade's decision. After all, this is the first time leather products have been exhibited at the exhibition. Previously, state-owned local product import and export companies were the only ones that could purchase a certain amount of goods."
"We will then directly connect with overseas trading companies and enterprises. Our current rex rabbit skins are supplied to them."
“So it’s hard to say whether these fur products can be exhibited.”
Hearing Jiang Li's words, Su Wenchen touched his chin. He didn't expect that it was the first time that leather products were exhibited at the Canton Fair.
But think about it, at this time the domestic breeding industry is still in the exploratory stage.
Most of the focus is on the main livestock and poultry such as pigs, cattle, sheep and chickens.
In terms of fur animals, it still takes a long time of accumulation in China before there can be any breakthroughs.
Of course, his appearance naturally accelerated this process.
After thinking for a moment, Su Wenchen spoke directly.
“It seems that if you want to participate in the exhibition, you have to work hard on your uniqueness.”
"Okay, I'll go back and prepare a promotional plan and product introduction. Once the samples come out, we'll start taking action."
Jiang Li nodded.
"I'm sure there's no problem on my end. As for applying for the exhibition, you'll have to figure it out on your own. My friend also said she can't help with this kind of thing, and the final list of exhibitors has to be submitted to the Prime Minister for approval."
He spread his hands and said this.
"This kind of thing is not something that someone like her who works hard can have the final say on."
Su Wenchen also knew that foreign affairs were a big deal at this time, and both diplomacy and foreign trade were very strict.
He didn't expect the other party, a mere worker, to be of any help, and the other party had saved him a lot of effort by telling him the entire process.
Since information flow was not smooth at that time, if an ordinary factory wanted to participate in the Canton Fair, it probably would not know how to prepare.
"By the way, your friend helped us a lot this time. You should send him some things from our side from time to time to thank him."
"If we can't have a good relationship, we should just take it as a given. We still have to express what we should express."
Hearing Su Wenchen's words, Jiang Li rolled her eyes and said unhappily.
"Do I need you to remind me? By the time you think about this kind of thing, it's already too late."
"Don't worry! I've been maintaining it, and from time to time I'll mail her some of our local cured chickens and ducks, especially those raised free-range by our brigade and smoked. The meat is firmer and has a richer flavor."
"She kept writing to me saying she'd never tasted such delicious cured chicken in her life."
Hearing Jiang Li say this, and hearing the series of exhibition schedules that she had prepared for him in advance, Su Wenchen was moved and pulled her into his arms.
"Ali, thank you."
"You'd say I have good taste, I chose a good wife like you from the beginning!"
Jiang Li struggled symbolically for a while, and then let the other party do it.
Just a reminder.
"This is my office, don't mess around!"
Su Wenchen nodded.
"Don't worry, I'll just give you a hug and not do anything else. Besides, there's someone else in your office. How dare you just come in without knocking?"
After communicating with Jiang Li via correspondence, Su Wenchen took advantage of the time when the tannery was tanning the first sample.
Come directly to the county.
The first step to participating in the exhibition is to get the approval of local leaders.
Otherwise, let alone saving money, you will get stuck at the first step.
So Su Wenchen came to He Zhenbang to see how to communicate this matter with the city.
Because the city is different now than it was before.
Although Secretary Zhou and Mayor Zhai have reached a tacit understanding now, it is still different from when Secretary Li was there.
Secretary Zhou nominally holds the highest power, but since he was parachuted in, even if someone comes to him, their foundation is not deep.
Mayor Zhai has the support of the military and has been operating in Lan City for so many years, so his subordinates are deeply rooted.
So now both sides have reached a balance.
Strictly speaking, Su Wenchen is not from Mayor Zhai's faction because he is not a leader from the military.
Moreover, Secretary Li basically arranged and promoted me along the way.
So to be precise, he should be considered to be from Secretary Li's faction.
Of course, the division of this kind of thing is not very clear, especially in the previous Lan City.
And because of the relationship between Jiang Li and He Zhenbang, he is actually not very close to Mayor Zhai.
So I'm doing pretty well.
Now that the new secretary has taken office, and the issue of earning foreign exchange is a big deal no matter where it is, the two chief officials definitely hope that their words will be final.
So he wanted to hear He Zhenbang's opinion.
County government compound.
He Zhenbang looked at Su Wenchen who came in with some surprise, and joked in his loud voice that could kill people.
"Hey, isn't this Director Su from the city? How come you have time to come to our county?"
"I heard that some time ago, your company held a meeting and directly planned to spend 100,000 yuan to build ten tube-shaped buildings next spring."
"Tsk tsk, the industry in this city is really different! I'm really willing to give it up."
Su Wenchen listened to He Zhenbang's sarcastic words and just smiled.
"Uncle He, what are you talking about?"
"It's not my decision. The workers in the field are so vocal about this, there's nothing we can do about it!"
"Besides, we'll have to hand over all the profits from our chicken farm next year. If we don't do a surprise payout at the end of the year, we might not even know if the money will still be ours next year."
However, He Zhenbang did not give him face.
"Don't talk nonsense. You told me that building your farm would be good for the county's development. Now the county is only exporting grain from the granary. We haven't seen any benefits."
"We gave all the eggs to the city, and you kept the money. So we, the county, are doing the work for your farm, right?"
"Then you have to feed the tens of thousands of people in Lanshui County too!"
Su Wenchen felt a little embarrassed because the subsequent development of the matter was indeed a bit beyond his expectations.
But Secretary Li was so generous at the time. Could he still refuse and insist on giving the money to the county?
Then he would be a fool.
So Su Wenchen said directly.
"Uncle He, this isn't our county's fault! Secretary Li insisted that we keep the money."
"He'll find a way around your county."
"What can we do? Do I dare to contradict Secretary Li in person?"
When He Zhenbang heard this, he slapped the table.
"I get angry when you mention this. He originally said he would relocate two industries to us."
"What's the result?"
He Zhenbang clapped his hands.
"I didn't even see a hair, and he left."
"Before leaving, he told me he would pass the matter on to the new secretary. Then Secretary Zhou flatly refused to acknowledge it and insisted that I go to the provincial government to find Secretary Li."
"So you guys are the ones who are taking advantage! It's our county that's suffering."
Seeing the excited He Zhenbang, Su Wenchen hurried over to help him calm down.
"Uncle He, why are you so excited?"
"Didn't Secretary Zhou finally move two industries here for you?"
"And now the slaughterhouse and cannery over there are mainly dependent on the Rex rabbits from our farm."
"I'm helping in disguise, right?"
Hearing Su Wenchen say this, He Zhenbang also nodded.
"The rex rabbit industry you've developed is truly impressive. It's directly driving the development of four or five factories. I've heard some people in the commune are even proposing to move their headquarters there."
"If your Rex rabbit breeding expands in the future, Beiwan Commune can indeed move its headquarters there."
"By the way, what do you want from me? Don't tell me you're asking the county for money just like Li Yatou!"
"I'm telling you, you're a city-owned business. Even if you can't pay your employees, you still have to ask the city to help you with the funding."
"Our county won't pay a penny."
For He Zhenbang, although Su Wenchen is a younger generation that he is more optimistic about, as the current director of the county revolutionary committee, he naturally puts the interests of the county first in major matters.
Lanshuichang didn't pay any of its profits to the county, so naturally they couldn't advance the money for the other party.
Su Wenchen shook his head.
"Uncle He, what are you thinking about? This isn't about money. Even if we really need money, we can't find it in you."
Hearing that it had nothing to do with money, He Zhenbang immediately felt relieved.
"As long as it has nothing to do with money, what's the matter?"
Su Wenchen thought about how to say this, and after thinking for a long time, he finally said it directly.
"Look, we've bred a localized Rex rabbit here at our farm. The fur is very good, and I'm planning to exhibit it at the Canton Fair. What do you think, Uncle He?"
Hearing this, He Zhenbang was stunned for a moment, then touched Su Wenchen's head.
"You don't have a fever! Why are you talking nonsense?"
Uh~
Looking at He Zhenbang's actions, Su Wenchen paused and said with a helpless smile.
"Uncle He, I'm not talking nonsense. I'm serious. The quality of the Rex rabbit fur in our farm is extremely high."
"I even think it can be compared with sable."
"If we can get it at the Canton Fair, it will definitely bring a lot of foreign exchange to the country."
"Most importantly, this Rex rabbit is bred by us, and at this stage, it has an absolutely unique fur."
"It's still possible to stably raise and produce high-quality fur."
"Uncle He, I am discussing this matter with you very seriously. I promise that I have not exaggerated anything I said above."
"If you don't believe me, just go to our field and you'll know."
"If you place our locally bred Lunar Color Rex Rabbit among the blue-purple Rex Rabbits imported from other countries, you can tell the difference at a glance."
He Zhenbang looked at Su Wenchen with a serious expression.
"Are you serious?"
"Is there really a high-quality fur that can rival sable, or can it be raised stably?"
"Or did you cultivate it yourself?"
Su Wenchen nodded seriously.
"I'm dead serious!"
He Zhenbang swallowed subconsciously.
He understood that if what Su Wenchen said was true, it would definitely cause a huge sensation in their city, no, it should be the entire province.
After all, although private contact with foreign countries is prohibited, the government has never stopped introducing foreign technology and equipment.
All of this requires the use of precious foreign exchange. After all, at this time, the international community does not recognize the money they print themselves.
Therefore, anything that can be exported will be given special priority at this time.
If there really was a foreign exchange-earning industry in their county, He Zhenbang couldn't even imagine how rich it would be.
However, after being immersed in the beautiful world for a while, he realized that something was wrong. The Blue Water Field was a city-owned property.
It seems to have nothing to do with their county!
(End of this chapter)
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