Chapter 242 Welcome the triumphant return of the foreign exchange earning pioneers!
Guangshi.
As the Canton Fair gradually draws to a close.
Foreign exchange earning delegations from all over the country began to return one after another.
In the hotel.
Jiang Li and Su Wenchen were packing up the things they bought because they also had to go back with the provincial foreign exchange earning delegation today.
"Achen, why did we buy so many things!"
“This box can’t hold any more!”
Su Wenchen looked at the pile of children's products he had purchased in the past two days and felt that he had bought too many without realizing it.
So I scratched my head.
"Why don't you send back some non-fragile clothes or something like that?"
"Isn't this the first time I've been so obsessed with giving my child the best that I've ended up buying too much!"
Jiang Li also nodded.
"Yeah, I didn't pay attention at the time, and before I knew it, there were so many."
"I'm afraid Mom will accuse us of wasting money when we go back. After all, we only bought some in the provincial capital."
Su Wenchen shook his head.
"No, I know my mother best. She will definitely not say anything about spending this money on her grandson."
"But she'll definitely nag about the coat you bought her, saying she doesn't need it."
"Then, she turned around and happily wore it to show off to her old friends, saying that it was the clothes her daughter-in-law bought for her in the big city."
Hearing Su Wenchen say this, Jiang Li covered her mouth and chuckled.
"You're the only one who can choreograph!"
"Do you think there's anything missing? How about bringing ready-made clothes for Big Brother and the others?"
Su Wenchen waved his hand.
"No, just bring this Dacron fabric. Ready-made clothes are too expensive, and the pressure on them to buy them is too great."
"This way, you can just bring the fabric home and let them cut it themselves. Not only is it cheaper, but you also have leftover fabric scraps from sewing clothes, which you can use to make handkerchiefs or purses."
"The ready-made clothes in these big cities are fashionable, but they don't really suit our area. For the same amount of money, I could have made two pieces of clothing myself."
Jiang Li also echoed in agreement.
"Yes, I only wore the Dacron suit you bought me in Shanghai once. It's so different from the clothes we wear in our area that it seems a bit out of touch with the masses."
Su Wenchen also felt that since they had money now, they could eat and drink at home without anyone knowing.
But if you insist on wearing clothes that are very different from those around you and show off in front of others every day, you will get into trouble sooner or later.
Then the two of them chatted while packing the things to be mailed.
I'll mail it back before moving.
As soon as I walked into the corridor, I saw Lei Bailiang and the old man walking past.
"Hey, Xiao Su, we're moving!"
Su Wenchen said a little embarrassedly.
"Minister, this isn't the first time you've had a child!"
"I accidentally bought a little too much, so I thought I'd mail it back first."
Hearing Su Wenchen's words, the old man immediately laughed.
"Haha, it's my first time being a father!"
"I understand!"
"Then let's go! My car is right downstairs, I'll give you a ride!"
Su Wenchen hesitated for a moment.
"Leader, this is a bit bad!"
The other party waved his hand.
"What's good or bad? I just wanted to talk to you."
Then he turned to look at Jiang Li.
"Jiang family girl, why are you still being polite to me?"
"When I first went to your yard, when I was about to leave, a bunch of you kids insisted on getting into my car and wanted to go with me."
"I remember you and that girl from the Song family were at the front. Why are you embarrassed now?"
Hearing the old man say this, Jiang Li suddenly felt embarrassed.
"Uncle Chen, you were still young and ignorant back then!"
Then he turned around and said to Su Wenchen.
"Achen, since Uncle Chen is willing to take you there in a special car, I won't go with you."
Obviously Jiang Li could tell that the old man had something to talk to Su Wenchen about.
Su Wenchen naturally heard it as well and nodded in response.
"Then, Boss, I'll shamelessly take a ride in your special car."
The old man waved his hand.
"Let's go!"
In front of the Guangshi Hotel, there is a black Shanghai SH760 sedan.
Su Wenchen put the things in the trunk and got into the official car that only senior leaders could use at that time.
The interior is equipped with leather seats. Su Wenchen felt that it was much more comfortable to sit in than when he sat in He Zhenbang’s Jeep 212. The shock absorption system was also very good.
Su Wenchen felt that since they had more money this time, they could buy a few cars.
Of course, Su Wenchen didn't consider this kind of sedan, because it was comfortable to sit in, but it didn't meet their field car needs.
The subsequent branch of their farm will definitely be built in the Yellow River floodplain, which has not been developed much.
In that kind of shabby place, even the dirt roads must be repaired. This kind of car would probably fall apart after driving in there for two days.
From this perspective, it is not as convenient as the Jeep 212 with four-wheel drive and off-road capabilities.
As Lei Bailiang sat in the driver's seat, the car started slowly.
The old man said directly.
"Xiao Su, I heard that you volunteered to help manage the Yellow River flood area?"
When Su Wenchen heard this, he also knew why the old man came.
"Yes, sir, I volunteered! I've thought this through carefully!"
The old man stretched out his hand to stop him.
"I'm not here to stop you! As long as you volunteered, I support you in this matter."
"Xiao Su, you are very young. In fact, it may not be a good thing for you to be transferred to the department at this time."
"You're so popular right now, and there are a lot of people waiting to see you make a fool of yourself!"
"Let it settle in the Yellow River flood area for a few years, and then there will be fewer people staring at you."
Su Wenchen hesitated when he heard this.
"Leader, aren't you afraid that I'll cause trouble again?"
"Ha ha!"
When the old man heard this, he immediately laughed.
"Isn't that even better? You've managed to achieve success in such a difficult situation. I don't care what others say about you being lucky."
"If anyone says that again, we'll just send them to Xinjiang and let them try their luck over there to see if they can find some great luck!"
When Su Wenchen heard this, he realized that his superiors might have some complaints about his promotion.
So I asked hesitantly.
"Leader, does anyone have a different opinion?"
The old man waved his hand.
"Don't worry about it. The top management just had a meeting the day before yesterday, and everyone in the hospital is supportive of you."
"As for the people below you, you don't need to think too much about it. If they are not envied by others, they are mediocre."
"I came here this time because your Minister Sha asked me to. To be honest, he was a little reluctant to let you go to the Yellow River flood area."
"So let me come over and try to persuade you."
"But I have a different opinion from him, so it's up to you to decide! The path you take is ultimately up to you!"
"But their department didn't assign this task directly to you. After you go back and put up the sign for your Blue Water Farm, you can set off to conduct field research in the Yellow River flood area."
"If the research is complete and you still decide to go there, then come to Beijing with your governance plan."
"Present a governance plan in front of the members of the court."
"The more feasible your plan is, the more support you'll get! This is also good for you."
"If you find any problems after your research, then you can just drop the matter!"
"Because the above document didn't download anything, it won't have any impact on you."
As soon as these words came out, Su Wenchen suddenly felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.
Because Minister Sha obviously made this matter out of personal consideration, and the other party might even expect him to go to the Yellow River flood area in person to conduct research and then give up.
Of course, if you don't give up, as long as the plan you come up with is acceptable, then the presentation you make in front of the national committee members will be successful as long as it is finally realized.
Naturally, no one can take away that great credit.
Thinking of this, Su Wenchen clenched his fists.
"Leader, I will do my best to come up with a highly feasible governance plan."
"We must transform the Yellow River floodplain into the pearl of our Central Plains region."
The old man waved his hand.
"You don't need to be so stressed. Forget about the pearls or anything like that. As long as you can make the people over there self-sufficient, your mission will be accomplished."
As for real development, the old man didn't really hold out much hope.
At the postal delivery point, Su Wenchen packed the things and mailed them back.
He went straight back to his room.
Jiang Li looked at Su Wenchen, who looked worried, and said with concern.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"
Su Wenchen looked at Jiang Li's concerned eyes, walked over and held her hand.
"Ali, do you think I should go to the Yellow River flood area to build a new farm?"
Jiang Li looked at Su Wenchen with some confusion.
"Why do you say that? Has something happened?"
Jiang Li was aware that Su Wenchen wanted to build a branch farm in the Yellow River flood area.
Because Su Wenchen has been writing and drawing on the map of the Yellow River flood area in the room these days.
The two even discussed where to set up the headquarters and what the advantages and disadvantages were.
Seeing the confusion in Jiang Li's eyes, Su Wenchen shook his head.
"It's not something unexpected. I just feel that if I focus on the Yellow River flood area, I won't be able to spend more time with you."
"Especially now that you're pregnant."
When Jiang Li heard Su Wenchen's words, she suddenly felt as if something touched her heart.
But he still said it easily.
"I thought something had happened!"
"When Dongfeng Commune comes to deliver fodder to us, it only takes three days to get there by truck."
"You can get there almost the same day by train. If you save up your vacation time, you can come back once a month, right?"
"It's not in a place like the frontier. We're not far away. I can come and see you when I have some free time!"
"What's there to be sorry about?"
Since the couple were separated due to work at that time, Jiang Li really didn't think there was any problem.
Su Wenchen gently hugged his wife's waist.
"I still feel I've wronged you."
Jiang Li shook Su Wenchen's big hand and shook her head.
"No, compared to others, I already feel very happy."
A week later.
Provincial capital railway station.
As the train's brake pads pressed against the wheels, the sharp sound of metal scraping continued.
squeak--!
As the inertia of braking causes the buffers between the carriages to collide, the sound of "bang! bang!" can be heard from time to time.
After the special train came to a complete stop, the door slowly opened.
"It's out, it's out!" The platform attendant waved a green flag and ran towards the crowd.
The blue-gray platform was instantly boiling with activity.
A group of young pioneers wearing red scarves waved colorful flags in unison.
The crowd also shouted welcome slogans.
"Welcome the triumphant return of the foreign exchange earning pioneers!"
Su Wenchen and a large group of people just came down.
There were many little girls with pigtails standing on tiptoe holding up bouquets of flowers.
There was also a provincial newspaper reporter holding a spotlight and a microphone, and his excited voice was transmitted through the loudspeaker arranged nearby.
"Our province's foreign trade has once again achieved success!"
"At this autumn's Canton Fair, our Yuehuazhizhen, a rare fur independently cultivated by our province's Blue Water Livestock Farm, earned US$43.54 million in foreign exchange, setting a new record for the export price of a single commodity!"
"This great feat is not only a victory for Blue Water Livestock Farm, but also a victory for the people of our province."
"It is also a great victory of the wisdom of our people against the blockade of capital."
"Let us sing praises and welcome the new high tide of socialist construction together!"
As soon as the loudspeaker finished speaking.
On the other side, the artists from the provincial art troupe immediately sang passionate tribute songs at the right time.
"Earn foreign exchange for the country with high aspirations, be self-reliant and responsible! Exchange it for machines to build factories, and let socialism shine!"
"Hey hey yo!"
Su Wenchen listened to the songs that were heavily influenced by the times, and heard the little girl beside him standing on tiptoe and holding up a bouquet of flowers.
In an instant, a huge sense of accomplishment rose in Su Wenchen's heart.
Su Wenchen took the bouquet raised by the little girl and looked at her little face which was flushed with excitement.
At this moment, he felt that his efforts were not in vain.
He really changed something.
This also strengthened his determination to go to the Yellow River flood area for research.
Now that I have so many resources, it would be comfortable to just lie in the field and live off my savings, but that would be a waste of my resources.
In addition, he also feels that just earning foreign exchange can bring him this sense of accomplishment.
What if he really used his abilities to develop the Yellow River flood area, that backward area where people often don't have enough food, little by little?
How many people’s fate would be changed by that!
Su Wenchen felt that this was the only way to live up to his time travel, because in this era, it would be a waste of his golden finger to just eat and wait for death.
It soon ended with the tribute song.
Li Mingyuan, deputy director of the Provincial Revolutionary Committee, walked over personally and shook hands with each of the group members.
When it was Su Wenchen's turn.
"Thanks for your hard work!"
"You've made big news in our province this time!"
When Su Wenchen heard this, he felt a little embarrassed. After all, the provincial government was not in charge of what happened behind the scenes.
He always felt a little sorry for this old leader.
"Leader, I'm not working hard, it's our field!"
The other party stopped Su Wenchen from speaking any further.
"We'll talk about this later!"
Then he spoke directly to the others.
"Welcome back triumphantly. The Provincial Guesthouse has already prepared a celebration banquet for you."
"The director will be there too, so let's all go together!"
Followed the lead and walked out of the train.
When it was time to get on the bus, Li Mingyuan did not let Su Wenchen take the bus, but directly took Su Wenchen to his car.
On the way.
Li Mingyuan looked at Su Wenchen who went to Guangzhou City and seemed to be slightly tanned due to the tan.
"You guys worked hard this time. I see it's even darker!"
Su Wenchen suddenly burst into laughter.
"Boss, the weather over there is much hotter than here. Even in October it's still very hot!"
"I'm actually fine. The workers who are putting up the scaffolding under the scorching sun are the ones who are working the hardest!"
Because although the auction hall was built very quickly at that time, it was also the result of hundreds of workers working day and night.
As the head of the special foreign exchange earning group at the time, Su Wenchen naturally had to keep an eye on the whole process.
Before the final roof is completed, it is still inevitable to work under the scorching sun.
"But your efforts have finally paid off handsomely."
"Xiao Su, to be honest, I really didn't expect you to earn over 40 million in foreign exchange this time. And that's only half. The remaining furs, used to import equipment, are worth more than money."
"So you don't have to worry about it. It's normal for the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to take over your farm and put it under central management."
"We in the province don't have any objections. After all, the higher-ups can't just take our children away out of thin air."
"Our province has the largest share of this equipment import!"
When Su Wenchen heard the old leader's analogy, he immediately laughed.
"Leader, what you said makes it sound like you're kidnapping a child."
The other party also laughed and joked.
"Isn't it?"
"Also, our provincial director went to Beijing for a meeting a few days ago. I heard that they want to send you to the Yellow River flood area?"
"I came here to speak up for you. I complained to you that the higher-ups brought people over and didn't use them, one thing is for sure, but why did they send them to a place like the Yellow River floodplain? Isn't this bullying?"
"As soon as I heard it, I knew it was you who volunteered!"
"Otherwise, the higher-ups wouldn't have transferred you there!"
Su Wenchen did not hide anything and spoke directly.
"My old boss really understands me. It was indeed me who volunteered."
"Because I think that place can bring greater development to our farm. Otherwise, the subsequent development of our farm will still be affected to a certain extent."
"Our country's grain production is barely enough for human consumption, and it's already difficult to squeeze out enough to supply cities."
"Like in Lan City, 70,000 chickens is the limit of our farm's breeding capacity."
"It's not that our technology can't support more, it's that the county grain depot can't supply more grain."
"If there are more, some people in the county will have no food to eat."
Li Mingyuan sighed.
"Yes, our food production is too low. If you go over there and open up new battlefields and grow forage, it's also a way to be self-sufficient."
"Otherwise, if we rely solely on local promotion, there may not be any improvement in a few years."
Li Mingyuan, who had worked his way up from the local level, knew very well that many of the people below him would not move unless they were starving themselves.
There are also some things that we want to do, but due to our limited vision, we don’t know how to do them. At this time, a coordinating department must be arranged from above to take command.
Otherwise, a lot of effort would be wasted just on the arguments between different places.
Su Wenchen also agreed with what Li Mingyuan said.
"That's why I plan to go there. To be honest, I have some talent in breeding."
"I plan to feed the first batch mainly with forage grass. As for what to feed mainly, I have no idea yet."
"Although the alkali-tolerant alfalfa there can be grown, we still have to mix it with other grasses to feed our rabbits."
"Otherwise you'll get indigestion."
"So we still need to breed a breed that can tolerate roughage enough, and we have to do some field experiments when the time comes."
"As long as we can develop a type of livestock that can eat large quantities of this alkali-tolerant grass, then at least simple self-sufficiency can be achieved."
"When the time comes, these grown livestock will be sent south to Shanghai and Nanjing, or north to Tianjin and Beijing."
"We can exchange it for enough food. At least we can have enough food to eat. And even if things get worse, we can still feed the livestock we raise!"
Hearing Su Wenchen say this, Li Mingyuan immediately laughed.
"Haha, there's no food to eat, so you only eat meat, right?"
"If that's the case, I'm afraid they live better than the workers in our provincial capital."
"Workers here in the province only eat meat once a month at most, and sometimes they can barely even spend the few meat coupons their employers give them."
"The pigs raised by the various communes and brigades below are basically sold at the end of the year. Most of the time, they rely on a few large farms to supply their regular pigs."
"But it's not enough. Factories, supply and marketing cooperatives, and a large number of government canteens and guesthouses are all crying out for food!"
"If you can really raise a large amount of fish, you don't have to transport them to Beijing. You can just ship them directly to the province and digest them for you."
"And this year, thanks to you, our province allocated a large urea production line to us."
"In the future, we will be able to produce large quantities of fertilizer ourselves, and grain production will be much more rapid."
When Su Wenchen heard this, he said seriously.
"Old leader, I'll remember this. When the time comes, I'll lead the team over. You can't make excuses to shirk your responsibilities!"
Li Mingyuan responded directly.
"Don't worry, why would I refuse? I can't wait for you to build up the farm and bring in loads of live pigs."
"Why else do you think I wanted you to come over and build a large chicken farm near the provincial capital?"
"There's nothing we can do. Pigs grow too slowly, so we can only supply more eggs as a substitute."
"By the way, how is the breeding of white pigs on your farm going?"
"I'm still waiting for your good news. If the time it takes to market the pork can really be doubled, the pork supply will be much more alleviated."
Su Wenchen shook his head.
"I'm really not sure about that, but the third generation of piglets will be coming out soon before I come out."
"It seems like the day is almost here."
"Wait until I get back and take a look. If there's any good news, I'll let you know."
The other party waved his hand.
"You are now directly under the Ministry, so just call your department directly."
"No need for me to turn it over to you."
"But when we go to borrow seeds, you have to take care of the provincial farms."
Su Wenchen responded directly.
"Don't worry, old leader. Although our farm is directly under the ministry, my heart has always been with our province."
"If we really achieve results, I will definitely be the first to arrange for our province without hesitation."
After all, for Su Wenchen, when he develops the Yellow River flood area in the future, the Blue Water Field will still remain in Lan City.
There is no way he would fall out with the province.
No matter whether you want to do it or not, you must agree to it first.
When Li Mingyuan heard this, he smiled and pointed at Su Wenchen.
“You!”
"I see that not only have your breeding techniques improved, but your speaking skills have also not fallen behind at all!"
Although Li Mingyuan said this, the smile on his face was still very happy.
After all, Su Wenchen is no longer the young comrade on the livestock farm who he can dispatch at will.
Although he may still be a young comrade, he is no longer under his command.
(End of this chapter)
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