Chapter 249 Uncle Lei, you can be a leader! Generous!
Su Wenchen unfolded the third document and read it solemnly.
"After research and decision by the Yellow River Flood Area Comprehensive Management Committee, Lanshui Farm has been officially listed as a national-level saline-alkali land management experimental unit."
"Lanshui Farm is located in disaster-stricken areas such as northern Jiangsu, northern Anhui, and western Shandong. After approval, it can establish a demonstration site for comprehensive saline-alkali land management and explore a new model of using animal husbandry to manage saline-alkali land!"
"Proposed allocations include: two Dongfanghong-75 tractors, one Jiefang truck, one military jeep, an annual diesel quota of 20 tons, and an annual coarse corn quota of 300,000 jin."
Yellow River Flood Area Comprehensive Management Committee
December 25, 1970
After the announcement.
Su Wenchen looked at the date above. It was signed just the day before yesterday. Judging from the time, it should have been decided the day before Lei Bailiang came down.
Taking a deep breath, Su Wenchen could tell from the document and the rationed materials that there was actually no high hope for their field at all.
This can be seen in the final allocation of 300,000 kilograms of corn.
Three hundred thousand jin may seem like a lot, but this is the annual quota. Based on the current annual per capita intake of about 300 jin, this is only the annual food ration for a thousand people.
In addition, they were not given any specific assigned tasks this time.
At that time, as a planned economy, most of the tasks assigned to local governments had standard task quotas.
For example, in one of his documents, it was clearly stated that 20,000 rare Yuehua rabbits must be bred and produced every year.
This is the hard indicator of the planned economy.
They don't have any of that, which shows that the higher-ups think that at this stage, they should be thankful if they can be self-sufficient, and they haven't even thought about what to produce.
After Su Wenchen finished reading.
Warm applause broke out in the auditorium, but Miao Yuan and others looked worried - they had heard about the white salt marshes in the Yellow River flood area, and many of the cracked land was barren.
Going to a place like this to grow forage is no different from being exiled to the frontier.
Su Wenchen put the documents back on the table and sat down.
"Everyone, please take a seat. What are your thoughts on the document above?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the applause gradually stopped, and many people in the small auditorium looked at each other in confusion.
Because everyone is not stupid, Su Wenchen asked this because he wanted to find out who would like to sign up to go there.
Moreover, the previous documents also mentioned that demonstration sites will be established in the disaster-stricken areas affected by the Yellow River flood in northern Jiangsu, northern Anhui, and western Shandong to explore a new model of using animal husbandry to treat alkali!
Since their farm has the same forage grass grown there, most of the cadres in the farm have never been to the Yellow River flood area.
But I've heard it many times.
All we know is that it is difficult to grow crops in saline and alkali land. Even if it is simply managed, the yield of crops that can survive will be greatly reduced.
So almost everyone in the auditorium thought that they were probably going there to grow grass for the farm!
Moreover, they were exiled to such a faraway place, which was very different from the prosperous and developed area here. No one wanted to suffer voluntarily.
Of course, most people are not that afraid of hardship. The main reason is that no one thinks there is much future in being sent there to grow grass.
So for a moment, the entire small auditorium fell silent.
Su Wenchen raised his eyebrows.
"Why is no one saying anything? Does everyone have any concerns?"
"If you speak up, the organization will definitely consider your difficulties and try their best to help you solve them."
Su Wenchen naturally knew what his subordinates were worried about, although he had hinted at developing a forage supply base in the Yellow River flood area.
But for several leaders in the farm, going to a harsh place thousands of miles away to grow forage grass is definitely a job with no future.
Whether it is Zhang Zhenhua or Zheng Xianghong from the chicken farm, or Han Yang who is in charge of Yuehua rabbits and the newly added Miao Yuan.
They definitely don't want to give up their thriving jobs in Lanshui and go over there to grow some forage grass.
After all, Su Wenchen never said his specific idea, which was to gradually incorporate the Yellow River flood area into their Blue Water Farm and develop it thoroughly.
Of course, if I say this now, most people probably won’t believe it.
In Su Wenchen's opinion, their Blue Water Farm might be doing well in the short term.
But without enough land, there would not be enough foundation for the farm.
They can't always rely on the Moon Rabbit card. Times are gradually changing. It's been okay in recent years, but after the 1980s and 1990s.
As various environmental protection and animal protection concepts gradually emerge in the West, the price of animal leather will be strongly impacted.
Su Wenchen himself couldn't be sure what the situation would be like at that time. Those who don't consider the overall situation are not qualified to plan for a specific area.
This is also the reason why Su Wenchen insisted on developing towards the Yellow River flood area.
As a latecomer, he knew very well that the large farms that survived the fierce market competition in the new century all owned vast tracts of land.
This is equivalent to having the cheapest raw materials, and later on, it can gradually involve itself in the processing and manufacturing of finished agricultural products. Because the raw materials are its own, it has extremely high trial and error costs. As a state-owned enterprise, it also has unique advantages in terms of personal connections.
Even after success, it can involve real estate, tourism, retail and other aspects.
Provide one-stop service for food, clothing, accommodation and entertainment.
This is also the transformation route taken by large farms such as China National Agricultural Reclamation Group and Beidahuang Group in later generations.
Moreover, Su Wenchen felt that the time for development was just right, because the farms in the Great Northern Wilderness were still being developed bit by bit.
Their Blue Water Farm is entering the market now, and everyone is on the same starting line, and no one is jumping the gun.
As for the golden finger and so on, how can the golden finger be considered as jumping the gun!
The others were also scratching their heads at Su Wenchen's words. How could the organization help solve this problem of feeling that the past had no future?
Not letting them go is helping them solve the problem.
So after a moment of silence, Han Yang finally spoke.
"Director, I think so! It just so happens that Lao Miao has just been appointed as the deputy director of our field."
"It's just right for him to be in charge of this matter. After all, the forage we grow now is mainly used to supply our Yuehua rabbits."
As soon as these words were spoken, Zhang Zhenhua and Zheng Xianghong nodded frequently.
"I think what Deputy Director Han said makes sense. Deputy Director Miao should indeed be responsible for this matter."
"I agree. As the person in charge of the rabbit farm, it is indeed the best way to control the feed supply in our own hands."
When Miao Yuan heard this, he almost vomited blood.
He did agree with taking control of the feed supply, but that didn't mean he wanted to go over there and grow grass.
So he looked at the three people who were talking, and finally had to direct his firepower at Zheng Xianghong.
"Director, our Yuehua rabbits are about to be sold, and we really can't leave. So I think Deputy Director Zheng is more suitable to go to the Yellow River flood area. After all, Deputy Director Zhang can handle the chicken farm alone."
Hearing this, Zheng Xianghong immediately glared at Miao Yuan.
Miao Yuan could only respond with a helpless expression. He had no choice because one of the other parties had the worst popularity among the people present, and the other party was also the one with the least responsibility in the Shiquan field he was currently in charge of.
Although Han Yang was the first to take the lead, he also knew that it was time to deliver the Yuehua rabbit fur to foreign merchants.
Han Yang doesn't have time, and Su Wenchen won't let him go there.
On the contrary, when Zhang Zhenhua heard this, he immediately nodded frequently.
"I think this is a good suggestion. There's not much going on at the chicken farm these days, so I'm more than enough to handle it."
"Deputy Director Zheng, we can indeed open up new forage grass planting bases in the Yellow River floodplain."
"We're all contributing to the field! Deputy Director Zheng wouldn't be unhappy about it, would he?"
In an instant, the alliance of three people who had originally recommended Miao Yuan split up.
Miao Yuan and Zhang Zhenhua both recommended Zheng Xianghong to go there.
Han Yang glanced at Su Wenchen without saying anything. He saw clearly that Su Wenchen would not let Zheng Xianghong go because that would create a gap with the city.
In his opinion, Zhang Zhenhua and Zheng Xianghong both have backers.
This is also the reason why he would rather take the risk and offend Miao Yuan and speak directly.
He knew that if he had to go alone, only Miao Yuan was suitable to go at this time.
Han Yang couldn't understand why Su Wenchen didn't respond to him at that time, because as long as Su Wenchen opened his mouth, the matter would have been settled.
In addition, it was he who came up with the idea, and he also took the initiative to bear the anger of his leader for Miao Yuan being exiled.
It's just that the script didn't seem to go according to his design at all.
Su Wenchen watched the four people in front of him fighting just now, and he was not too surprised.
Say it directly.
"You don't want to go? Then forget it!"
Then he asked the department leaders in the back row.
"What about you!"
"Is there anyone willing to go there?"
"No need to recommend others, I want to recommend myself."
When Su Wenchen said this, the scene was silent.
Many people had different expressions, because some people remembered that it was the same when the Yuehua Rabbit was introduced.
No one wants to care at all.
In the end, it was Su Wenchen who named Miao Yuan as the person in charge.
Does the director have any new plans this time?
But after thinking about it, most people also felt that the only way to go there is to grow pasture grass.
It’s impossible that the grass we grow can be sold to earn foreign exchange!
Finally, only Hou Guozhong, who was sitting next to Miao Yuan, stood up and spoke.
"Director, please let me pass!"
"Anyway, to be honest, I don't have much to do in the technical department right now. The veterinarians sent by the city are better than me. I always feel uncomfortable just occupying a position."
When Hou Guozhong said this, many people looked at him in surprise.
Miao Yuan immediately pulled Hou Guozhong's sleeve, signaling him to calm down.
Although there are people who feel inferior and voluntarily give up their positions at this time, it is a very rare thing.
And it will become less and less as time goes by.
Su Wenchen raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect Lao Hou to say this.
He also had to admit that there were still people who took the initiative to sacrifice themselves for the better development of the unit. Of course, he could say that he had a clear conscience towards the unit, but this was definitely a bit irresponsible towards his family.
He knew that Hou Guozhong must have hesitated and struggled in his heart.
However, the fact that the other party could say this at this time showed that he had definitely made up his mind.
For such people, Su Wenchen will definitely reward them within his ability, because the most effective way to increase the number of good people is to reward them.
You can't be a good person and make others work hard and bleed. If this happens too often, most people who are kind by nature will gradually hesitate and waver, and eventually slowly fall to the other camp.
Su Wenchen does not have the ability to correct social trends.
But on this three-acre land of Blue Water Farm.
He will still try his best to ensure that good people are rewarded and that those who work hard can get the corresponding compensation and prospects.
So Su Wenchen agreed directly.
"Okay, Lao Hou, hand over your work in the next two days. In two days, you will come with me to the Yellow River flood area to start your research!"
When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned, and some people blurted out subconsciously.
"Director, are you going there in person?"
As soon as these words were spoken, many people in the auditorium were shocked.
It seemed like an opportunity to change my destiny slipped away from my hands in the blink of an eye.
Several people looked at Hou Guozhong who was standing in front with envy.
Han Yang was silent for a moment, and remembered that when he was in Guangzhou City, Su Wenchen had a very unusual relationship with the two people at the top.
So this is what’s new at the top?
Or does the director have any new ideas?
Han Yang originally thought that he had figured out Su Wenchen's style of doing things, but now he felt that what he had seen before was just the tip of the iceberg.
After Su Wenchen finished his announcement, he stood up and said.
"Okay, the meeting is over, everyone go back to your work!"
After saying this, I didn't care what others thought. I gave you the opportunity. If you didn't seize it, you can't blame yourself.
Prepare to leave the auditorium directly.
Miao Yuan was pulling Hou Guozhong's sleeve at this time, and he felt very embarrassed.
Thinking about how I had just expressed my loyalty to the director, I backed down at this moment.
As soon as Su Wenchen walked past, Miao Yuan said directly with some guilt.
"Director, I... I just now."
Su Wenchen patted the other person's arm.
"It's okay. All I ask of you is that you take good care of the breeding of the Yuehua rabbits."
"If anything happens to Yuehua Rabbit, I'll hold you responsible."
Su Wenchen naturally knew what the other party wanted to say. In fact, he had a very clear understanding of Miao Yuan.
This is an ordinary person with limited vision who knows how to seek benefits and avoid harm.
His advantage is obvious, that is, he is very careful in dealing with people and doing things, and he does very well in this aspect.
But the shortcomings are also obvious. They are timid and lack the spirit of adventure. Using the other party as a pioneer is not a good choice.
Moreover, Su Wenchen never asked others to obey him unconditionally, which was unrealistic.
Because they are all adults and have families to support, they all make decisions after weighing the pros and cons.
What he is best at is actually bundling interests.
As long as he can ensure that those who are on board can always share the benefits, then this big ship will be able to continue sailing, because this kind of interest involvement is the most stable.
As someone who knows the general trend and has a golden finger at his side, what he lacks the least is profit.
Miao Yuan also opened his mouth.
"Director, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of Yuehua Rabbit."
"If there's a problem, just come to me."
Su Wenchen smiled.
"Don't be so serious. As long as you follow the rules and regulations of the field, the field will not ignore it even if something goes wrong."
At noon, bursts of spicy aroma wafted from the Blue Water Farm canteen.
A slogan "Practice Strict Economy" hangs on the red brick wall, which, like the dining table, has long been polished to a shine.
Su Wenchen leaned against the food window, peeling peanuts in his hands and shouting to Master Sun at the cafeteria window.
"Master Sun, I think people from the Foreign Trade Department will be coming over to eat soon. You don't need to add special dishes for them, but make them a little bit better."
"Especially for those side dishes that require extra money, you guys in the cafeteria should just charge the normal price. There's no need to save money for them."
"Alright! Director Su, I also heard that officials in their Foreign Trade Department receive extra allowances for field work like this!"
"Just look at my cooking skills! I guarantee I'll earn back their subsidies."
Su Wenchen also laughed when he heard this.
"Haha, their Ministry of Foreign Trade provides a lot of subsidies. If you use your skills, you can earn them all."
Just as Su Wenchen finished speaking, Master Sun had just finished cooking a dish. He looked up and saw behind Su Wenchen.
He wiped the sweat off his face with the towel hanging around his neck and was thinking about how to tell his director.
moment.
Master Sun began to blink at Su Wenchen frequently.
Su Wenchen peeled a peanut and just as he put it into his mouth, he saw Master Sun's eyes.
"Master Sun, did oil splash into your eyes? If not, wipe them with a clean cloth or wash them. It won't take a moment."
Master Sun was so anxious that he could only pout.
When Su Wenchen saw the other party looking behind him and pouting, he reacted instantly.
Look back.
Sure enough, he found Lei Bailiang holding a dinner plate and standing behind him jokingly.
Uh~
This is a bit embarrassing!
Su Wenchen could only pray that the other party had just arrived.
"Uncle Lei, when did you come here? Why are you walking so quietly?"
Lei Bailiang laughed directly.
"I came here when you were discussing how to earn back all our subsidies."
"As for the noise, in this cafeteria of yours, are you sure you can hear footsteps?"
Listening to my ears, I could hear the loud collision of iron spoons and iron pots from time to time in the kitchen.
There were also passing truck drivers chatting and eating on the seats in the cafeteria outside, making the already quiet footsteps even harder to hear.
Especially those truck drivers, many of them have loud voices, and occasionally some of them even bring their own alcohol, and after drinking a little, their voices become even louder.
Su Wenchen blinked and handed over his hand and said.
"Uncle Lei, would you like some peanuts?"
"This is a small piece of vegetable that I planted myself in our vegetable garden. It was watered with my sweat."
“It smells so good!”
Lei Bailiang had a playful expression, but he still grabbed one, peeled it and tasted it.
"Does your family grow peanuts in the vegetable garden?"
"Or was it watered with your own sweat?"
Su Wenchen smiled.
"We're just a couple, and we basically eat in the cafeteria! It's better to grow peanuts than vegetables, as they can be preserved for a long time."
"It can also be used to extract oil, and if you grab a handful, you can also replenish your energy when you are tired from work."
"Uncle Lei, you ate my peanuts, but you can't say anything else!"
Of course, although Su's father and two brothers helped him plant the peanuts, he did water them.
Moreover, they are father and son, brothers. If you round it off, isn’t it almost the same as growing it yourself?
No problem!
Lei Bailiang rolled his eyes.
"Alright, get out of the way. Stop blocking me from getting my food. You're earning our subsidies with your skills."
"What else can I say?"
When Su Wenchen heard this, he immediately gave a thumbs up.
"Uncle Lei, you can be a leader! So generous!"
He turned around and shouted to the staff who were serving food.
"Hear me, Director Lei, let us earn their subsidies in a fair and honest way. Everyone, please pack up all the appetizers in our side dishes area."
"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so we must seize it."
"Good things like this won't happen often in the future!"
When Lei Bailiang heard this, he pushed Su Wenchen aside.
"Get lost! Do you think I'm from the National Bank?"
"You think I don't have to support my family? I'm going to do it all over again. Just give me two rabbit heads."
"For the rest, we'll treat it like your regular employee meal plan. Calculate the cost and food coupons."
Su Wenchen didn't say much on the side.
Only after Lei Bailiang left with the prepared meal did Su Wenchen take out a few dollars from his pocket.
I asked the employees to print a few more copies.
After Su Wenchen brought several dishes and sat in front of Lei Bailiang.
Lei Bailiang was picking up a rabbit head soaked in red oil and chewing it hard.
"What? Come here and tempt me!"
Su Wenchen picked up a steamed bread and replied with a smile.
"Uncle Lei, look at what you said, don't worry, I'll pay for it myself!"
"Try this hand-shredded rabbit!"
“It’s pretty good.”
After saying that, he pushed a plate of rabbit meat in front of Lei Bailiang.
Although he had told Lei Bailiang before that he would let the other party pay for it out of his own pocket, it was impossible for Su Wenchen to really do that.
Otherwise, even though the relationship between the two is okay now, it would still make people feel uncomfortable.
Doing so was just a way for Su Wenchen to build a closer relationship, and it would also make Lei Bailiang feel like he was his own son.
Sure enough, after hearing Su Wenchen's words, Lei Bailiang did not refuse and directly picked up a chopstick.
"To be honest, I think your cafeteria is better than some state-owned restaurants."
"Some state-owned restaurants now have decent food, but not only are the dishes limited, but the service is almost non-existent."
"It's even worse than not having it. It's not as comfortable as you guys taking your tray and choosing, then paying and taking it away."
When Su Wenchen heard this, he immediately laughed.
"This is just adding one more service position!"
"Our canteen is mainly staffed by our own employees, and the rest are just passing truck drivers."
"Normally there wouldn't be anyone else here. I guess few of the members of the surrounding brigades would be willing to spend money on a meal here in a year."
"When the clientele is single, it's naturally much easier to serve."
Lei Bailiang waved his hand.
"No, your venue is different from other places. Many details are different."
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. You treated me to such a good meal, so if you have any questions, just ask!"
"After I finish eating, I won't admit it!"
Hearing this, Su Wenchen immediately smiled apologetically.
"Uncle Lei, look at what you said. I asked you to do something for me before I invited you to dinner!"
"This is just a token of my appreciation as a junior. Why are you being so polite?"
Lei Bailiang looked at Su Wenchen in surprise.
"Really? Then I'll leave after dinner!"
"We have to go check other places this afternoon!"
When Su Wenchen heard this, he directly scooped a spoonful of tofu soup for Lei Bailiang.
"Uncle Lei, I'm sure I'm fine. This is the field. I'm thinking about the things that the document above said to be allocated. Can you take a look?"
"Besides, the annual corn quota of 300,000 kilograms is too little. Do you think it can be increased?"
Lei Bailiang looked as if he had expected it.
"I told you you couldn't hold it in! And you're still pretending to be nice to me."
First, I drank some tofu soup to clear my mouth.
Then he said.
"There should still be room for discussion regarding the allocation. Didn't you see the word 'Dummy' in front of it?"
"The funds are currently being allocated to you!"
"That means we'll have to wait and see what governance plan you submit to your department."
"After all, the Ministry also looks at the profits of your farm."
"You choose two mu of saline-alkali land and say you want to treat it. Do you think the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry will allocate the land to you?"
"That's just cheating the higher-ups of supplies!"
"If you say you have issued a military order and can directly treat 30 million mu of saline-alkali land in one go, then let alone 300,000 catties, 3 million catties, or even 30 million catties, they can allocate it to you."
"The premise is, can you do it?"
"I'm not kidding you. If we really issue a military order, and then fail to complete the mission and waste the supplies from above, then there's no way we can justify it."
When Su Wenchen heard this, he burst out laughing.
He must be crazy to issue such a military order to manage 30 million acres in one go.
However, Su Wenchen also knew that the higher-ups could not hand over 30 million mu of the Yellow River floodplain to him all at once; that was unrealistic.
With the current scale of Blue Water Farm, it is not capable of managing such a large area of land.
It is normal to allocate some materials to them, let them choose a place first, and take a look at your plan and the governance results.
But at this time, I was also wondering how much land they would occupy in the first phase.
Obviously this also has to do with how much support they can get from above.
Lei Bailiang was surprised to see that Su Wenchen hadn't finished speaking.
"You don't really want to issue such a military order!"
Su Wenchen immediately shook his head.
"Uncle Lei, I'm not a fool. The Yellow River flood area can't be cleaned up in a day. I'd be crazy to issue such a military order."
Lei Bailiang breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's good. I was afraid you didn't know your limits. If you really signed such a suicidal military order, even the old leader wouldn't be able to protect you."
After saying that, he sighed.
"And this time, after the consultation, the old leader didn't see anyone."
When Su Wenchen heard this, he thought of the situation in the future and slowly put down the chopsticks in his hand.
Although I know the result, I still have a sense of luck.
"I should be able to get through this!"
Lei Bailiang was silent for a long time before he spoke slowly.
"I'm not sure. It's confidential. I don't know the details, but after I went back, I applied for visitation several times, but they were all rejected."
Su Wenchen was startled when he heard this.
He knew that not seeing anyone was actually a result.
Not only did he know it, but Lei Bailiang himself also knew it.
(End of this chapter)
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