Chapter 250: It took 996 days to complete my first class leap
As the last topic was rather heavy, neither Su Wenchen nor Lei Bailiang had the interest to continue chatting.
After the meal, Lei Bailiang took his people away in a hurry.
Su Wenchen sat alone in the cafeteria for a long time. This was the first time he felt completely helpless since he traveled through time.
Nothing can be done.
Watching the young employees in the field walk into the cafeteria with their heads held high after get off work.
Look at these energetic young faces.
Su Wenchen chuckled and shook his head, realizing that he was getting a little too obsessed with something.
For this older generation of pioneers, what they care about may not be their own life and death.
Rather, it is the continuation of our own revolutionary spirit and the completion of the goal of the great rejuvenation of the country and nation.
so.
If I had this time, I might as well cultivate more like-minded young people.
Let’s not talk about such empty talk as accelerating the pace of revival.
At the very least, Su Wenchen himself felt that this would be of great benefit to Blue Water Farm.
January 1, 1971, New Year's Day.
Cold and warm interweave, and the weather begins to change.
Early morning.
As the farm gate opened, one transport truck after another drove into the farm.
After entering the farm, some people turn left to go to the chicken coop and egg warehouse to pick up eggs, while others go straight to the pig farm to pick up pigs.
You can also go to the rabbit house on the right to transport the Yuehua rabbit.
The entire farm was filled with workers busy at work.
Since New Year's Day is not a national holiday at this time, there is basically no holiday. Usually, many factories will hold a mobilization meeting on this holiday to mobilize all employees to work overtime to increase production!
Moreover, this kind of overtime production is usually accompanied by extra meals, and the extra meals on holidays are usually meat dishes.
Otherwise, if you just shout slogans and ask people to work overtime without taking any action, and just feed them ordinary vegetables and cabbage, the workers will not be motivated enough.
So at this time, there is a constant stream of people coming to Blue Water Farm to purchase goods, and those who can come at this time are generally not buyers, but leaders of the logistics department who come to talk.
This is the pig farm.
“Ouch!”
A shrill pig cry resounded through the sky.
A large black pig's limbs were tied to a wooden stick as thick as an arm, and it was carried out of the pigpen by four or five strong men.
Su Wenchen patted the black pig's belly and said with satisfaction.
"This pig must weigh about 350 to 360 kilograms!"
As the second generation of hybrid black pigs, these did not inherit the white pigs' ability to grow quickly, so these black pigs were not qualified to be kept by Su Wenchen as breeding pigs.
As a black pig that has been raised for a year with good food and drink, it is natural for it to make its own contribution at the end of the year.
Hearing Su Wenchen's words, the director of the county meat processing plant standing nearby immediately smiled and flattered him.
"It's definitely around 350 or 360 kilograms. Director Su, if you hadn't said that you guys could develop, our meat processing plant has been slaughtering pigs in the county for so many years, and your pigs are the best."
"Look, this fat is at least three fingers thick!"
"Your farm was willing to kill this pig to provide welfare for the employees. Otherwise, why would everyone say they want to come to your Blue Water Farm?"
"This benefit makes me jealous!"
When Su Wenchen heard this, he smiled and waved his hand.
"Director Chen, you're going too far. Didn't you just take a thousand kilograms of eggs from our farm? Besides, how could your meat processing plant be without meat?"
As the meat processing plant is the main slaughtering unit at this time, Su Wenchen doesn't believe that they will lack meat!
But when Director Chen of the meat processing plant heard Su Wenchen's words, he gave a bitter smile.
"Director Su, do you think we can distribute the meat from our meat processing plant as we wish?"
"There's a plan for this. There are indicators for how much weight a pig weighs and how much meat to produce from it."
"We are not like you, we can decide to kill whenever we want!"
After saying that, he looked at the black pig being carried away in the distance with envy.
When Su Wenchen heard this, he also smiled. He knew that what the other party said must be true.
Because now Blue Water Farm is indeed special in Lan City.
In normal state-owned farms, the distribution of materials such as live pigs and eggs during holidays is generally decided by the superior planning committee, and the specific amount of materials to be distributed is basically allocated from above.
Even if there were supplies beyond the plan, there weren't many.
Because generally speaking, even if the development this year is very good and extra production is produced beyond the plan, this situation will generally only last for one year, because the tasks assigned by the superiors next year will be directly increased and become almost the same as the total amount you produced this year.
Therefore, many units actually do not have much supplies beyond the plan.
Of course, they will also find ways, such as producing additional defective products. In short, it is a process of battle of wits and courage.
Of course, their Blue Water Farm is an exception now.
Because they are now directly under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, their superior planning commission is the State Planning Commission, but only Yuehua Rabbit is included in the national plan.
Because the State Planning Commission would not waste the time to plan the whereabouts of the eggs and pigs from Lanshui Farm.
As the department in charge of comprehensive material planning for all departments across the country, it is naturally impossible for it to take care of those particularly detailed details.
The specific planning and allocation of such local daily necessities are normally the responsibility of lower-level departments such as the provincial planning commission, municipal planning commission, and county planning commission.
So the final result is that although the meat and eggs produced by their Blue Water Farm are supplied to Lan City, Lan City has no right to formulate development plans for them.
boom--!
Another jeep came to a sudden stop at the entrance of the pig farm with the roar of its engine.
Su Wenchen turned around and saw Luo Yan from the Municipal Planning Commission getting out of the passenger seat.
After seeing the car body, Su Wenchen's eyes lit up and he walked over immediately, because some time ago they had contacted a lot of people wanting to purchase a jeep.
"Haha, Director Luo, I was wondering why the magpies kept chirping today. Turns out good news is coming!"
After Luo Yan got off the car, he heard Su Wenchen's words and immediately smiled.
"Director Su, your ability to praise people remains undiminished!"
After saying that, he patted the car with a smile on his face.
"This is a retired military vehicle from the garrison stationed in our city. You don't mind it, do you?"
"But don't worry, there's definitely nothing wrong with the car. It's just that the military's combat readiness standards for vehicle retirement are higher than ours."
"Especially jeeps like this one, which are usually used to transport mid- to high-level commanders like combat staff officers. If they break down on the road, it will cause serious problems."
"But for our own use, there's basically no problem."
Su Wenchen took a look around and found that it was similar to He Zhenbang's car, both of which were quite old.
But he also knew that it was good enough to have something open at this time.
Because many of the cars used in normal local areas are retired from the military, they are repaired and continue to serve in the local area.
This kind of jeep retired from the army cannot be obtained without the ability.
So Su Wenchen nodded with satisfaction.
"Director Luo, what are you talking about? This is already very good. Even if you buy a twice-retired one from another unit, I have no reason to dislike it!"
"Well, today is New Year's Day, we'll have extra food on the farm, so you can eat here at noon!"
"This is Director Chen from the county meat processing plant. He's brought some people here to take the pigs. Let's take this opportunity to kill one."
Hearing Su Wenchen say this, Director Chen of the Meat Processing Plant immediately looked at Su Wenchen with gratitude.
Hurry up and reach out.
"Director Luo, I'm Chen Dachuan from the County Meat Processing Plant!"
Although he knew that it was just an acquaintance and might not be of much use, for Chen Dachuan, at least he had shown himself to his leader.
Seeing this, Luo Yan also reached out and shook hands.
"Hello, Director Chen!"
"How's it going? Is your county's pig supply okay?"
Hearing Luo Yan's question, Chen Dachuan responded immediately.
"The supply is sufficient. Thanks to Director Su and his Blue Water Farm, our pig supply this year is much higher than in previous years."
Luo Yan nodded.
"That's good!"
After saying that, he turned and looked at Su Wenchen.
"Director Su, I won't eat. This car is not given to you for free."
"During their stay, you must supply their camp with 3,000 kilograms of eggs every month."
"Of course, this is a normal military procurement, and their superiors will allocate funds normally."
"This shouldn't be too stressful for you guys right now!"
Su Wenchen shook his head.
"Only three thousand pounds? A little more is fine!"
After all, they now have more than 70,000 chickens, and produce 10,000 to 20,000 kilograms of eggs every day.
This little bit of eggs is really a small matter.
Luo Yan quickly shook his head.
"No, if you supply them too much, won't our city have less supply?"
"You can't be partial!"
After all, their Municipal Planning Commission has no control over the output distribution of the Blue Water Farm.
Su Wenchen burst into laughter.
"Don't worry, Director Luo, the city's supply won't be reduced no matter what!"
"We've been friends for several years."
"So, in the future, whenever you need anything, just give us a call."
Hearing this, Luo Yan felt relieved.
The reason he worked so hard to help Su Wenchen find a car was not just for the safety of the city's meat and egg supply.
But to maintain his personal network of resources.
After all, Su Wenchen at this time was no longer the little guy who refused his attempts to win him over.
It has become an important network of contacts that he must maintain.
In particular, their city is in great need of the meat and egg supply from Blue Water Farm, but they cannot directly interfere with the development of Blue Water Farm.
For him personally, this kind of network resource is even more critical.
After all, there is no harmony within their State Planning Commission.
The planned allocation and destination of various materials all need to be negotiated bit by bit.
He has a good relationship with key meat and egg supply farms such as Blue Water Farm, and his voice and value in winning over the city will increase accordingly.
It will also have some corresponding advantages in the State Planning Commission's authority to allocate materials.
Su Wenchen said this because he knew Luo Yan's thoughts. After all, in his opinion, supporting Luo Yan's development in the city would also be beneficial to their farm.
It can be said that the two sides hit it off immediately.
Luo Yan did not stay in Lanshui Farm for long afterwards, because during New Year's Day, there were many more meetings and activities in the city that he needed to attend.
laugh--!
The military green jeep braked suddenly, leaving a long tire mark on the ground, and stopped directly at the office where the transport team was located in the field.
The sound produced also made the losing team come out immediately after hearing the noise.
I happened to see Su Wenchen open the car door and walk out of the car.
When Su Wenchen saw several people coming out, he immediately spoke to Zhao Weiguo who was in the front.
"Old Zhao, take someone and clean it up before driving to the Vehicle Administration Office to get the license plate. I've already left the military vehicle transfer certificate and the city's material allocation order in the car, so don't lose them!"
"From now on, this will be our own business car!"
When Zhao Weiguo saw the jeep in front of him, his eyes lit up.
He patted his chest and agreed.
"Don't worry, Director. I'll clean it myself and make sure there's not a speck of dust left."
Su Wenchen waved his hand.
"No need for that. Once the license is obtained, we will drive to the Yellow River flood area to conduct research."
"You should also tell your family that you might not be able to come back until the Chinese New Year this time."
To be honest, Su Wenchen had originally planned to set off as soon as he came back, but various things delayed it for so long.
Now that everything is ready, Su Wenchen feels that he should go around and choose a good place as soon as possible so that he can plant the first batch of pasture in the spring of next year.
When Zhao Weiguo heard Su Wenchen say this, he responded directly.
"I know, Director. I've already told my wife that we might have to take a long-distance bus trip during this period."
"It's been arranged long ago, and I told her that if she has any questions, she can just come and find the leader on site."
Since the farm was in charge of everything at that time, Zhao Weiguo really didn't worry about his family being bullied when he was away on a long journey.
The reason why employees these days don’t have to worry about their families when they travel long distances is largely because the company will basically take care of any family matters involving the employees!
From something as small as being out of money to something as big as being harassed, as long as you go to your workplace and tell them, most of them will actually take care of it.
Moreover, the factory security at this time is not the same as the security in the future.
At this time, they are security personnel with real guns and live ammunition, and they also perform some of the functions of local public security, just like the security department of Su Wenchen’s field.
If there is a dispute among family members living in the staff building, the security department and the Women's Federation will basically go together to resolve it.
Su Wenchen felt relieved when he heard this.
"Okay then, I'll leave the car to you!"
As soon as Su Wenchen turned around, the drivers of other transport teams immediately surrounded Zhao Weiguo.
"Captain, let me try it! I've never driven a jeep before!"
"Yes, Captain, you will be driving a car every day from now on, so let the brothers try it first today!"
"Get out of the way! If you want to try it on your own wives, go back and try it on your own wives. How can you just try it on me? What if you break it?"
After saying that, he looked at the tire marks on the ground with some heartache!
"How can you brake like that?"
"The director is still too young. This car still needs an old hand like me to drive it!"
Su Wenchen heard the noise behind him and looked up at the white sky.
On January 1, 1971, he finally became a member of the class that owned a car.
Nowadays, it is also a symbol of status.
It took 996 days from the beginning of 1968 to now for him to complete his first class promotion.
He was promoted from a deputy secretary of a brigade to the director of the national-level Blue Water Farm.
I have stepped into the threshold of leadership. Of course, I have stepped into it before, but what kind of leader is he without a car?
Who has ever seen a leader walking with his legs crossed every day!
Su Wenchen counted on his fingers.
"There are also deputy directors, main directors, and deputy ministers above them..."
"Well, there are still several levels above. Even if I can really advance at this rate, it seems like it will take many years!"
However, Su Wenchen also knew that although it was okay at the beginning, it would be impossible to get promoted so quickly later.
“It seems I still need to work harder!”
Two days later, the morning light began to appear.
The branches of the locust tree in front of the Su family’s door were bare, and the wind blew through the dead branches, making a slight whimpering sound.
Under Jiang Li's reluctant gaze, Su Wenchen opened the car door, turned around and waved with a smile.
"Go back!"
"Don't be too exhausted from your commune work, and remember to take care of yourself."
"If there's anything going on at home, you can ask your parents for help. Don't try to be tough on your own!"
Jiang Li nodded.
"Don't worry! I will take care of myself and the child. You should be careful outside."
Although they were reluctant to separate, Jiang Li also knew that theirs was not the only family separated by work.
There are many people who live in different places and hide their identities.
So I just waved.
Su Wenchen also waved.
"Wait for me at home, I'll be back as soon as possible."
After saying that, he turned around and got into the car.
"Let's go!"
"boom--!"
Accompanied by the roar of the engine.
The car started slowly and drove out of the village. Su Wenchen looked through the rearview mirror of the passenger seat and saw Su's mother coming out of the house, grabbing Jiang Li's hand and taking Jiang Li, who had been standing there, back home.
Su Wenchen breathed a sigh of relief.
Perhaps he himself did not realize that it was because his father and mother were at home that he felt at ease to go to work in the Yellow River flood area.
In the back seat, I looked at Su Wenchen who was always looking at the rearview mirror.
Hou Guozhong, who was traveling with them this time, immediately expressed his envy.
"Young couples have a great relationship."
"When I go out in the morning, my wife just boils me an egg and that's it."
"Not to mention seeing me off at the door!"
When Zhao Weiguo heard this, he immediately laughed.
"Section Chief Hou, your wife is willing to boil an egg for you!"
"My family didn't even cook eggs for me in the morning. They just told me to eat in the cafeteria. For her, it was no different from usual."
"If you don't say it, you have to be the director. You are reluctant to leave."
When Su Wenchen heard the two people trying to ease the atmosphere, he spoke directly in a bad mood.
"You guys are all old cucumbers, why do you still want to compete with young people like us?"
"No, also paint yourself some green paint to look young? But it's no use being soft when you should be soft!"
When Zhao Weiguo heard Su Wenchen say this, he immediately became dissatisfied.
"Director, I don't agree with what you said. What do you mean by an old cucumber? Haven't you heard that old ginger is spicier?"
"I'm telling you I'm very capable. My family might even need another one!"
When Su Wenchen heard this, he turned around and glanced at Zhao Weiguo.
"Okay, Lao Zhao, I didn't realize you're still so strong!"
"But your wife is not young anymore! Giving birth at this age is very dangerous."
"Don't just think about your own happiness!"
After all, it is really dangerous for elderly mothers to give birth at this time. With the underdeveloped medical care nowadays, at their age, it is possible that there will be two deaths.
So Su Wenchen still tried his best to remind the other party.
Hou Guozhong also looked at Zhao Weiguo in surprise.
"Is this true? Everyone in the field is saying that Lao Miao has some secret recipe for having children."
"Miao's wife is so upset that she doesn't dare to go out."
"Why, you really have it!"
"That's not right. I saw your wife a few days ago, and I didn't see any signs!"
Zhao Weiguo quickly shook his head.
"You guys are taking it seriously!"
"How could there be such a thing? I was just trying to liven up the atmosphere. My wife has been in menopause for years."
"It would be hell if she really got pregnant."
After saying that, he quickly changed the subject.
"By the way, Director, how are we going this time? Are we still going to follow the same route we took to Shanghai last time?"
When Su Wenchen heard this, he didn't say much. He opened his briefcase and took out the hydrological map of the Yellow River flood area that he had marked earlier.
"Before you reach the Yellow River, just follow the same route you took before. Once you cross the Yellow River, start taking the smaller path."
"I've chosen a few spots in western Shandong, northern Jiangsu, and northern Anhui, and I'm going to take a look around them all this time."
"Let's see where to build our first branch."
As he spoke, Su Wenchen took out a few marked maps and information about the Yellow River flood area and handed them to Hou Guozhong behind him.
Hou Guozhong said as he watched.
"Director, right now, Shandong Province has the smallest Yellow River flood area, while Henan Province is the hardest hit. Which area should we go to first?"
Su Wenchen shook his head.
"Western Shandong is relatively less affected, and the damage is concentrated along the Yellow River. Many of the incidents are caused by the river bursting every three years. This is not something we can solve for the time being!"
"Because even if we manage it well, as long as the problem is solved, all our efforts will be in vain."
"As for Henan Province, although it's the core disaster-stricken area, it's also where the government has put the most effort into remediation in recent years. There's also a farm in the Yellow River floodplain that's being managed there. I heard it's now called Hongwei Farm."
"We won't go over and join in the fun."
"So this time we'll focus on Xuzhou and Huaiyin in northern Jiangsu, and Fuyang and Suzhou in northern Anhui."
Hou Guozhong looked around.
"Director, where do you think we should start?"
Su Wenchen pointed to a red-marked area in northern Jiangsu.
"One is Feng County. The Dasha River stretches for dozens of kilometers along a wind erosion corridor. Nearby Pei County boasts 100,000 mu of lakeshore land, and there are countless small, alkaline areas scattered throughout. There's plenty of room for development."
"The advantage of this place is its convenient transportation. It's close to the Xuzhou railway hub. In the future, whether we send our goods north to Beijing or south to Shanghai and Guangzhou, it will be very convenient."
"This area is located at the junction of four provinces, connecting Shandong Province to the north and Henan and Anhui Province to the west. It has great potential for development."
“But the shortcomings are obvious.”
Su Wenchen pointed to Weishan Lake in the east.
"The west side of the lake is much lower than the east side. If it breaks during the flood season, it will be a disaster."
This is also where Su Wenchen hesitates the most.
Because floods won’t really tell you anything. Once the water floods, no one will be spared!
"Then there's Dangshan in northern Anhui, which is largely affected by the old Yellow River course. Many areas are experiencing sandy and salinized land. In some places, even by the time spring planting begins, the soil has already formed a thick salt crust."
"Members have to knock off the thick salt crust and start spring plowing. Even if they do plant, the yield is extremely low. I've seen the worst-hit areas with a total loss rate of up to 62 percent."
"Except for the seeds that have been sown, there is almost no grain left to be produced."
"The advantages of this place are similar to those of Fengxian County, as the two counties are not far apart, but belong to different provinces. The advantage is that they are close to the railway hub and are located at the junction of four provinces."
"We're not worried about flooding here, but the problem here is water shortage. We have to build a lot of water diversion channels from the upstream rivers, which is also a huge project."
"The rest are actually similar. Some are located at high altitudes and lack water, some are severely desertified and have no grass, and some are close to lakes and often burst their banks during flood season."
Hou Guozhong listened to what Su Wenchen said and looked around.
"Isn't there a better place here?"
Su Wenchen rolled his eyes.
"Nonsense! There are good places waiting for you!"
"Why do you think those people didn't come? You were the only one who jumped out like an idiot."
Su Wenchen knew very well that a place that had not been governed until now could not be a good place.
If the land was truly fertile and productive, could it have survived until now with the hard work of their people?
Impossible!
(End of this chapter)
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