Chapter 293 Director, you certainly don’t want our farm workers to work on an empty stomach!
When Su Wenchen and the old man entered the office, the old man picked up the enamel teacup and took a sip of tea.
"Speak!"
"You want to take something back again? Let me see if I can approve it first!"
Su Wenchen was a little embarrassed, but still explained.
"Leader, I think it's a waste for the technical backbones from all over the country to come to our farm specifically to learn rooster breeding techniques."
"Think about it, with all the attention that each unit is paying to promoting white pigs, those who can be sent here are the best in the unit."
"It's such a waste for so many people to gather together just to study something related to ***."
Seeing the old man raised his eyebrows, Su Wenchen immediately hurriedly introduced him.
"Leader, do you think this is feasible? My idea is that we can take this opportunity to directly establish a learning base for livestock farming technology exchange."
"The Academy of Agricultural Sciences can send some researchers here to serve as instructors, and the technicians sent by farms across the country can also serve as both instructors and students."
The old man looked at Su Wenchen and asked directly.
"I'm just curious, why would a researcher from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences be a part-time teacher?"
"You don't want me to talk to them?"
Su Wenchen shook his head repeatedly.
"How could that be possible! Leader, you've been so exhausted lately because of the things we've been doing!"
"Why would I bother you with such a small matter? We've already negotiated with the Animal Husbandry Research Branch under the Academy of Agricultural Sciences."
“They are all willing to contribute a portion of their people!”
The old man looked suspicious.
"Has it been agreed?"
"Have they changed their ways? Or have you given them some benefits?"
Obviously, the old man also knew that the Academy of Agricultural Sciences had no benefits at all and it was impossible for it to specifically help them train technical backbones.
If it were so easy for others to borrow people from there, the technical experts at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences would have been borrowed out long ago.
Su Wenchen scratched his head with a smile, then opened his briefcase and took out a bound book catalog.
"It's not very useful. This is some information on international agriculture and animal husbandry collected by some comrades from the Ministry of Foreign Trade."
“I hope the ministry can help us import some of it.”
"Leader, I think we can't just keep importing other people's ready-made production lines and equipment. We also need to keep up with the underlying technical theories!"
"Also, our agriculture and animal husbandry are quite different from industry. The machines have moved to a new location, but as long as there is electricity, production can basically be done anywhere."
"But livestock and improved breeds are different. Even if we import them, they must be locally improved so that they can gradually adapt to our domestic living environment."
"So I think this should be done sooner rather than later."
After Su Wenchen said this, the old man immediately understood the other party's plan.
He first took the book catalog that Su Wenchen handed over and took a look at it.
Then he said with a headache.
"You might as well come to me and ask for money! This thing is not as easy as you think."
But after pondering for a moment, the old man folded the paper and put it away.
"Just leave the stuff here with me!"
"I'll report this to the higher-ups later, but don't get your hopes up. The censorship of books coming in from outside is quite strict."
"Even if they agree, they still have to review each one and only introduce them after they pass the review, so the progress won't be very fast."
Su Wenchen immediately said seriously.
"Don't worry, leader. Our farm has enough patience to wait."
After saying that, he rubbed his hands again.
"But, sir, there are some agriculture-related books listed here. If the review process is slow, we can put these agriculture-related books aside for later. We just need to bring back the livestock-related books first."
The old man just laughed and joked.
"Well, I can't say for sure. Anyway, once the list is submitted, they will definitely ask someone else to evaluate it!"
"I can't say for sure which ones are urgent domestically and which ones are not by then."
When Su Wenchen heard this, he was a little dumbfounded for a moment.
"Leader, we must strive for it!"
The old man picked up the enamel mug and took a sip of tea.
"What am I fighting for? Agriculture and animal husbandry are top priorities for our ministry."
"I don't think either way is suitable. No, no!"
Su Wenchen looked aggrieved when he saw this.
"Leader, how can this be a bias?"
"We had a lot of trouble compiling this catalog. Leader, if none of the livestock-related materials are imported, do you think that would be appropriate?"
When the old man heard this, he put down the teacup in his hand and said in a relaxed tone.
"Okay, it's not appropriate. I will try my best to help you, but I can't guarantee the result."
Su Wenchen immediately picked up the thermos beside him and refilled the old man's water.
"Leader, I knew you were definitely on the side of our animal husbandry!"
"Don't worry, with this information and the opportunity for livestock industry technical backbones from all over the country to come to our farm for training."
"Our domestic animal husbandry will definitely achieve great progress!"
"There's a saying that goes, 'A single flower doesn't make spring, but a hundred flowers in full bloom make the whole garden full of spring!'"
"Leader, don't you agree?"
The old man stretched out his hand and nodded at Su Wenchen a few times.
"Slippery!"
"You think I don't know your little tricks? Apparently, most units across the country have sent some technical backbones there for training, so there are even more people in your field who can participate in the training."
"You're really creative! Using the white pig as bait, you're going to hook up a pool of technical talent from the entire national livestock system!"
"However, I am quite in favor of your idea of establishing a cadre school related to animal husbandry by taking advantage of the opportunity of training technical backbones."
"The current slow development of domestic animal husbandry is indeed largely related to the lack of talent. In the past two years, your farm is the only one that has achieved significant results."
"Your idea is really great to take advantage of the opportunity offered by the promotion of white pigs and establish a place dedicated to training livestock industry talents."
"It seems you now have a certain global perspective. Maintaining this will be very important for your future!"
"But in the end, we still have to see how it works."
"Now you can hang up the sign of the White Pig Breeding Technical Backbone Training Base!"
"Once it's proven that you can produce results, then you can apply to have it officially established as a cadre school!"
"Before you show any results, just talking big won't do you much good!"
When Su Wenchen heard the old man say this, he immediately made the promise.
"Don't worry, leader. I will complete this task thoroughly. When the time comes, I will definitely come to see you with tangible results!"
The old man nodded, and although his face was satisfied, he said.
"You'd better not come to see me often. I feel like if you say you have an idea now, I'll lose at least half a year of my life."
Su Wenchen also replied with a smile.
"Don't worry, boss. Next time I come, I will definitely not say a word and will just quietly attend the meeting."
Hearing this, the old man glared.
"Go away! Why did you come here without saying a word? Are you acting like a piece of wood?"
"Okay, I won't chat with you anymore. I have other meetings soon, so I won't keep you any longer."
"The hospital has approved the funding for your Yuehua rabbit farm. We will provide annual financial support based on the size of your farm."
"This year, we've allocated a total of one million yuan to you. The Ministry of Finance will then coordinate with your farm's finance department to disburse the funds."
"You have to do your accounting and everything else well, but don't make any mistakes with this kind of thing. If you do, I can't save you."
Su Wenchen patted his chest loudly about this matter.
"Leader, if nothing else, I promise I won't make any mistakes on this."
“Money is just a number to me.”
Su Wenchen was indeed right. It was very simple for him to get money, but at this time, even if he had too much money, he could only deposit it in the bank.
Because what you can buy is very limited.
You have to bring receipts to buy it. Anyway, Su Wenchen feels like he has everything he needs now.
As for saving some money for the children.
Su Wenchen thought that after another eight or nine years, when real estate could be traded at the beginning of the reform and opening up, he would ask Ali to use some connections to find a few courtyards to buy in Beijing.
However, Su Wenchen felt that by then he would probably be able to live in the compound of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, so this kind of property was just a guarantee for his children.
So money is really not a high priority for him.
Besides, in this land, money is definitely not as effective as the path he is taking now.
After leaving the old man's office.
Su Wenchen turned around and walked towards the office floor where the Engineering Bureau was located.
Since Su Wenchen is no longer a stranger in the ministry, it is very convenient for him to come to the leadership office of the Engineering Bureau.
Looking at the open wooden door, Su Wenchen walked over and found that the inside was much messier than other leaders' offices in the department. The table was littered with all kinds of messy drawings.
Su Wenchen knocked on the door.
"Boom! Boom!"
"Director Qin, do you have time?"
Hearing the noise, a head popped out from the thick sea of documents.
After seeing that it was Su Wenchen, he immediately waved.
"Xiao Su, you're here!"
"Come on, come on. After the meeting just now, I went to the Agricultural Reclamation Bureau to look for you! Old Lu said you went to the leader's office."
"It's about the construction of the training base!"
"It just so happens that we have already made a rough plan for the New Year these few days."
"Come and see if this works!"
As he said that, he stood up and stacked the other drawings on the table to make some space.
Then he spread out a pencil sketch and introduced it to Su Wenchen.
“Xiao Su, look here is the piggery breeding area. I’ll introduce the piggery demonstration site here when the time comes.”
"This is the dormitory area and the cafeteria."
"This is the conference room, auditorium and teaching area. Do you think this is okay?"
Su Wenchen listened to the other party's introduction and looked at the training base which was somewhat similar to schools in later generations.
Say it directly.
"Director Qin, I don't understand the blueprints. You must be a professional, so just look at them. I only have one request: there shouldn't be too few dormitories."
"But we can save money on the cafeteria because the base is not far from our living area cafeteria. We can just go to our cafeteria to eat."
After hearing what Su Wenchen said, the other party measured it with a pencil.
"That's fine. That way we can build a few more rooms in the dormitory area."
Seeing this, Su Wenchen directly stated the reason why he came here.
"Director Qin, I wonder if our engineering team would be able to take on other work after they finish their construction?"
"Don't worry, our farm will definitely take care of your food, lodging, and subsidies!"
"All we need from our bureau is someone."
Obviously, for the subsequent construction of the branch site, Su Wenchen felt that it would undoubtedly save a lot of effort if the engineering team here could really help.
Although many large machines could not be transported there, some small equipment with detailed features were beyond the reach of ordinary commune members.
Qin Hongye looked at Su Wenchen and said with a hesitant look on his face.
"Other work? Is it work in your field?"
Obviously, for him, this matter is indeed a matter of a word, but there are certain risks. It would be okay if it was to help build the Blue Water Farm.
After all, they are all units under the ministry, so it can be dealt with. However, if it is to help the local area, it will be much more difficult without orders from above.
Su Wenchen nodded immediately.
"It's our farm, but it's the headquarters of our branch farm!"
"That place was only allocated to us at the end of last year, and the headquarters is still using the former commune headquarters."
"The office space is fine, but there's no place to park all the farm machinery and vehicles."
"We also need to build new grain storage warehouses and farms."
"And our staff will have to start clearing wasteland and digging canals next year. In order not to delay their work, I have no choice but to shamelessly ask Director Qin for help."
For Su Wenchen, there are actually quite a few people at the branch farm, so it shouldn't be a problem to allocate some of them to build the farm office.
However, there are no professional construction workers there. If possible, we can definitely find a professional construction team like the one in the department to build it faster and save more manpower.
Because one more person is saved, one more piece of land can be opened up, more grass can be planted, and one more rabbit can be raised.
Anyway, for Su Wenchen, when it comes to being the head of the household, he will definitely save as much as possible.
Qin Hongye pinched the bridge of his nose.
"Director Su, you really know how to give me difficult problems!"
"Over at your branch, the leader just asked us to transfer two excavators over, and now they're asking us to help you build the headquarters!"
"Even if I agree, it's hard to say what will happen to the workers on the engineering team below!"
Su Wenchen felt a little embarrassed when he heard this!
He also knew that many employees at this time truly regarded their workplace as their home.
Many people also attach great importance to the machines in their units. In addition, excavators are industrial equipment. Unlike agricultural machinery, they are not under the jurisdiction of the ministry. Basically, every one of them is a treasure.
Especially for people in the Ministry’s Engineering Bureau, it represents their efficiency.
So it is understandable that the Engineering Bureau had objections when they knew that they would be given two machines, just like if their farm knew that they would distribute the equipment in the farm to other units.
The workers in the field will also have opinions, although in the end they may not be able to change anything due to orders.
However, these employees will definitely have hostility towards the receiving unit.
However, he would definitely not give away what he had obtained. After rolling his eyes, Su Wenchen continued.
"Director Qin, we can't just look at what's in front of us, right?"
"We have to look at the long term."
"Think about it, with your help, we can save manpower for land reclamation."
"So we can grow more forage, and then we can raise more meat rabbits."
"You guys came all this way to help us build our headquarters, and after it was completed, we didn't show any appreciation at all?"
"So, Director Qin, you need to communicate more with the employees in our bureau. You need to make it clear to them that they are not working for us, but for themselves, and the benefits will belong to them."
Qin Hongye blinked.
"No, wait a minute, let me take it easy. How come we're already working for ourselves?"
"So you mean to say that all the rabbits produced by your branch farm this year should be given to our bureau?"
When these words came out, Su Wenchen was a little stunned for a moment.
Not buddy.
It turns out that your Engineering Bureau has the real big appetite!
If I give it all to you, they will have nothing to eat next year!
He originally thought that the other party was a technical leader who would not react quickly to such things!
Who knew that the other party was waiting for him here? This is not a slow reaction, this is a trap he has dug for him to jump into.
So he said directly.
"Director Qin, don't be ridiculous. We have over 10,000 people in our branch, and we're counting on raising some rabbits to fill our stomachs this year."
"Give it all to you, we won't starve!"
"I believe Director Qin definitely cannot bear to see this happen!"
Qin Hongye showed a hint of doubt at the right time.
"I heard that their local department said they would allocate enough food rations for you within two years, didn't they?"
"Why did they change their minds again?"
"If that's the case, don't worry. We'll go directly to the leaders and ask them to give you an explanation."
"Our department can't afford to suffer such a loss."
At this time, Su Wenchen looked at Qin Hongye in front of him. He knew that the other party was pretending, and he also knew what the other party meant.
So Su Wenchen knew that he would not gain any advantage if he continued to waste time, so he took a deep breath and laid his cards on the table.
"Director Qin, let's not beat around the bush. By the end of this year, our branch farm will supply our bureau with a thousand meat rabbits."
"Each one weighs no less than three pounds."
"Our bureau will help us complete the construction of the branch farm headquarters and rabbit houses. We will be responsible for the steel and cement ourselves!"
"How about you just finish the work as soon as possible?"
To be honest, Su Wenchen now realizes that he was wrong. How could it be easy to be the leader of a department in a ministry?
This time, he was also judging people by their appearance. Seeing that they were not very good at speaking, he wanted to take advantage of the Engineering Bureau, but he ended up using the wrong strategy.
He also felt that he had to learn a lesson in the future, especially in a place like Beijing, how could anything be simple!
Su Wenchen now thinks that if he had played the emotional card right from the start, the price he would have paid would have been much less.
Qin Hongye was a little surprised when he heard Su Wenchen actually reveal his cards directly, so he couldn't say anything else.
He really didn't expect that this kid would be so decisive, so he paused and then spoke slowly.
"Director Su, aren't a thousand rabbits a little too few? At fifty cents a pound in our city, that's only fifteen hundred!"
"Even though we don't use any large equipment, this amount of money isn't even enough to pay a month's salary!"
Su Wenchen said directly after hearing this.
"Director Qin, I won't hide it either. The situation at the branch field is really different from that at our main field!"
"You're well aware of the situation in saline-alkali land. In many places, even the cost of seeds may not be recovered after planting."
"I went there once before the New Year, and many members even had only one meal a day in winter, just to survive."
"Leader, they are really suffering!"
"Even if we plant alkali-tolerant grass, the yield isn't that high. Currently, in many heavily saline-alkali lands, one acre of grass can only support ten rabbits."
"So our branch farm provides a thousand rabbits, and it takes at least a hundred people a year to complete the work of clearing hundreds of acres of land, planting, harvesting, feeding, and so on."
"Although this amount of money may not even be enough to pay the salaries of the construction workers in our bureau, it is already the most they can give."
"Director Qin, you certainly don't want the farm workers in our branch farm to work on an empty stomach!"
Qin Hongye heard Su Wenchen's words and said with some doubt.
"Are you serious? One acre of land can only provide ten rabbits?"
"Then can you be self-sufficient?"
Su Wenchen made a direct and solemn promise.
"Director Qin, I guarantee with my integrity that not a single word I said before is a lie!"
"These are all real data from our field!"
Qin Hongye felt a little depressed when he heard Su Wenchen dare to say that. He had heard that the place was not very good.
But I didn't expect it to be so hard.
You can't even harvest the grain seeds you plant, and even if you plant grass, you can only provide ten rabbits per acre. Relying on ten rabbits for a whole year is not enough!
He sighed and said, "In that case, let's not have a thousand of them."
"By the end of next year, you can send a few to our bureau based on your own needs to change the food in the cafeteria."
"Originally, part of our main work at the bureau this year was to help you build a training base."
"The department has given us a deadline of May to complete the inspection of the training base. By then, I'll have someone see if we can assign some people to your branch based on the deadline."
"If you can solve the transportation problem, you can arrange for some of the machinery to go there."
"Anyway, I'm working for your Blue Water Farm."
After saying this, Su Wenchen felt a little embarrassed, because he did not lie.
But what he didn't say is that it was a heavily saline-alkali land that had not been improved yet.
They have driven so many agricultural machinery and excavators there this year. If there is no change even with so much mechanization, Su Wenchen feels that he can just resign on the spot.
So after thinking about it, Su Wenchen said directly.
"How can Director Qin ask you to help for free? We agreed to produce a thousand, so we definitely won't cut corners!"
Just then there was another knock on the door.
"Director, you're looking for me!"
Su Wenchen turned around and saw a young man with thick glasses at the door, and spoke directly to Qin Hongye.
"Director Qin, that's it. I won't disturb you from working. When you have time, come to our site and I'll treat you well!"
Qin Hongye thought that Su Wenchen really had something to do, so he didn't say much.
"Okay, Director Su, you go ahead and get busy. I'll definitely come over to check on the progress during the construction period!"
After Su Wenchen hurried away, Qin Hongye handed the drawings to the young man.
"In a few days, take your team to Blue Water Farm for on-site mapping!"
At this moment, he suddenly thought of something and asked the young man.
"Oh, by the way, I remember your hometown is near the Yellow River floodplain in Henan Province. You can't even grow crops there. How do you survive? Do you rely entirely on relief food?"
Although the young man thought the leader's question was a bit strange, he still spoke directly.
"No seeds, no life!"
"It's just that the yield is a little lower. Besides, after so many years of governance, there are almost no high-concentration saline-alkali lands left in our area."
"Plus, we pay our taxes and receive some back, so we can live well."
Hearing this, Qin Hongye thought of Su Wenchen's previous solemn words and immediately rubbed his eyebrows.
The leader has already told him that this kid is very cunning.
Unexpectedly, he was only thinking about defending the front, and was a little careless at the back, which allowed this kid to take advantage of the opportunity.
Qin Hongye smiled and shook his head.
"This young man's brain works so fast!"
However, he felt that he must have been negligent in not understanding the saline-alkali land, otherwise he would not have been so easily led astray by this kid.
(End of this chapter)
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