Chapter 336 This time your farm represents our country!
After everyone entered the meeting room together.
A cool breeze mixed with the smell of old wooden furniture hit me in the face.
The walls of the house are half-painted with light green paint skirting, and on the upper part of the white lime wall are neatly hung several portraits of leaders in glass frames and various slogans such as "Dig deep canals, suppress the alkali layer, and plant green manure."
The original long wooden tables that were placed horizontally have been divided into two vertical rows, facing each other in two long rows.
At this time, the two leaders who had come in with Su Wenchen earlier were sitting face to face with Su Wenchen in the center on both sides of the long table.
No one knew what the three of them were talking about at this moment, and bursts of laughter could be heard from time to time.
After the others came in, Liu Guangde immediately said with some displeasure.
"What's going on with you guys?"
"You're already a little late, why are you still wasting time here?"
Upon hearing their leader speak, the two leaders of Fengxian and Peixian immediately explained.
"Director, we just went to the bathroom, that's why we were delayed!"
Seeing this, Su Wenchen also smiled and tried to smooth things over.
"Director Liu, people have three urgent needs!"
"No one can avoid this kind of thing!"
Then he stood up and greeted everyone.
"Hurry, hurry, everyone, take your seats!"
"Old Ren, quickly have someone pour tea for the county leaders!"
After pouring tea for everyone, the leaders of the farm sat down on both sides of Su Wenchen.
Suddenly the whole place became quiet.
There was only a metal ceiling fan, which was "squeaking" in the ceiling above the two rows of tables.
Seeing this, Su Wenchen spoke first.
"First of all, on behalf of our farm, I would like to welcome all the leaders who have come from afar!"
"Then I won't waste any more time talking nonsense and get straight to the point!"
"Regarding the allocation of saline-alkali land in our demonstration area, I wonder what opinions you four counties have?"
After hearing what Su Wenchen said, the two leaders remained silent.
Instead, it was Wang Rongshan from Dangshan County who spoke first.
"Director Su, we four counties have discussed it and decided that the reclaimed land must be divided into a 70:30 split, with our region taking 70%."
"After all, these lands are the lands that our local members rely on for survival. You can't let us cut off their livelihoods!"
After saying this, Wang Rongshan paused and felt a little strange. Why didn’t anyone support him?
Didn’t they say that after he finished speaking, the other three immediately expressed their support, letting others see their unity first so that they could talk slowly later?
So he looked directly at the other three people.
It seemed that he felt Wang Rongshan's gaze.
Shi Yingduan from Fengxian kept looking down at the document he was opening without saying a word.
Li Kun from Pei County kept his head down and rubbed his fingers, as if he hadn't heard anything.
Even Zhao Guohua, who was from Xiao County in the same Su County area as him, stared at the teacup in front of him, as if he wanted to see flowers in it.
Seeing this scene, Wang Rongshan's face immediately became a little ugly.
He did know that their alliance might not be solid, and that if Blue Water Farm was slightly divided during the negotiations, their alliance could be dissolved.
After all, even he himself has some little thoughts!
He thought that after all four of them raised their prices, he would secretly ask Blue Water Farm to make some concessions, and then the deal would naturally be easier to reach.
But he never expected that this alliance would be so loose that it would disband at the very beginning!
At this time, he felt as if he had been betrayed by these three people. In this way, he was the only one who was evil, and the three of them had to be good people.
And let’s not talk about Fengxian and Peixian, after all, they belong to other provinces, but Xiaoxian, as a fellow countryman, also rebelled.
They didn't even take him with them, which made him feel so uncomfortable.
"Old Zhao, what do you guys mean by this?"
Seeing that Wang Rongshan had called out his name, Zhao Guohua had no choice but to pretend to be dead.
I can only bite the bullet and say it.
"Rongshan, we didn't say that. You, Dangshan, can't represent our Xiaoxian!"
After he finished speaking, he could only recite it silently.
Good brother, I'm sorry!
We in Xiao County have suffered so much, so please make a small sacrifice! The people of Xiao County will definitely remember your kindness!
Seeing Zhao Guohua said so.
In addition, Li Kun from Pei County also spoke directly.
"I think what Comrade Guohua said makes sense. You can't make such nonsense!"
Only Shi Yingduan from Fengxian felt a little itchy at the roots of his teeth.
He understood that these two people must have overheard what he and Yang Zhenye had said before.
Or maybe they have their own intelligence, or maybe it was deliberately leaked by Blue Water Farm.
But no matter what, the countermeasures he had thought of before were no longer applicable.
Originally, he thought that the three of them agreed with Wang Rongshan, and only their family disagreed. This way, they could show their benevolence and righteousness, and then take advantage of the situation to reach an agreement directly with Lanshui Farm.
Even if they find out later, I won’t care.
Anyway, the matter is settled.
But this is not going to be easy now.
Wang Rongshan looked at Fengxian and didn't say much, but he could see that the three people in front must know something that he didn't know.
So there was no choice but to look to his leader.
"director!"
Seeing this, Liang Huashu immediately picked up the cup and drank a sip of herbal tea, saying in a muffled voice.
"You guys talk amongst yourselves, I'm just here to bear witness!"
He had no choice because Xiao County and Dangshan County were all his own people, and it would not be appropriate for him to help them.
Moreover, there are obviously more poor communes in Xiao County, so since that's the case, he simply kept quiet.
In the end, he also felt that what he said was actually of little use.
After all, when it comes to negotiations, it mainly comes down to who has more cards in their hands. Now it is obvious that all of Dangshan County’s cards have been seen through.
Xiao County might have its own plans, so he naturally wouldn't interfere too much.
Su Wenchen looked at the negotiations that had reached a deadlock from the beginning, and he was a little surprised.
At first, he thought that the four companies would only go their separate ways when actual interests came into play.
But he didn't expect that it would fall apart as soon as he touched it!
Now Su Wenchen felt that he had overestimated the level of trust between these counties.
So after seeing the deadlock, he also smiled and looked at his watch and said.
"It seems that no one has reached an agreement among you!"
"Well, it's getting late."
"Let's go have lunch first. Everyone has traveled a long way and sat in the car all morning!"
"Let's take a break for an hour or so after dinner to refresh ourselves. We can talk again this afternoon, okay?"
"Also, during the lunch break, if you'd like, you can ask one of our staff to take you to see our alkali-curing rabbit breeding base."
"There are also experimental fields for governance, which you can visit!"
"Two leaders, what do you think?"
After hearing what Su Wenchen said, the two looked at the few people below who were obviously moving unusually. They also realized that this matter would most likely be discussed privately by the counties themselves.
In this way, the benefits of each county will definitely not be as high as if they unite together, but they have no choice about it.
After all, no one knows the human heart.
Besides, Blue Water Farm is not a small farm, so they have no other way to exert pressure, and this is the only way out they can negotiate.
So I agreed directly.
"We'll do as you say, Director Su. But I'll trouble you to prepare a meal for the farm at noon!"
Su Wenchen smiled and shook his head.
"It's not a big deal, but our conditions are limited, so please don't be disgusted!"
"Hey, Director Su, what are you talking about? As long as you can eat your fill, what's there to be dissatisfied about? Do you think the food in our various unit cafeterias is that good?"
"Everyone's cafeteria is basically the same. They basically serve seasonal vegetables and steamed bread made with two-grain flour. Only during festivals can we eat meat occasionally to improve things."
After lunch.
After Su Wenchen arranged a temporary resting place for everyone, he returned to his office.
After a while, Guo Xiangyang knocked on the door and walked in.
"Director, who do you think will come over privately at noon?"
Su Wenchen half leaned back in his chair and drank a sip of herbal tea.
"Who do you think will be the first to hold back?"
Guo Xiangyang was silent for a moment, recalling the specific reactions of the leaders of several counties he met in the morning.
"I think Fengxian County is the one that can't bear it the most!"
"They have the worst conditions, so naturally they are the most desperate to change. The other three counties all have some industries of their own!"
"Although they are all small businesses, overall we can make a decent living."
Su Wenchen shook his head.
"Before today, I had the same idea. I was aiming for Fengxian County from the beginning!"
"But now it seems that we were a little wrong!"
"You know, Fengxian County has the worst conditions. If they really cooperate with us later and become a rising star, who will be most affected?"
Guo Xiangyang was a little confused.
"Who will be most affected? It must be Fengxian itself!"
Su Wenchen didn't look at it much.
"Do you think that if one of these four counties, originally in the same predicament, changes for the better, will it really only affect you the most?"
"Especially in the county that was originally the worst!"
"So I think there might be unexpected gains this time. Not only Fengxian County, but all four counties are unlikely to sit still."
He remembered a saying later: I am afraid that my brothers will suffer, but I am also afraid that my brothers will drive a Land Rover.
Although there was no Land Rover at that time, the meaning of this sentence still existed.
Especially judging from what happened this morning, they are not even good brothers!
Just when Guo Xiangyang and Su Wenchen were waiting in the office.
Several county leaders also exchanged pleasantries on the surface.
Wang Rongshan felt that he was stabbed in the back by several other counties in the morning.
But after all, he had somewhat expected this kind of thing to happen, but he didn't expect it to happen so soon.
So he didn't say much on the surface.
After a few polite words, Wang Rongshan asked directly.
"I'm going to check out the experimental fields. Do you want to go?"
After seeing that the others shook their heads and refused.
He was not disappointed and walked directly towards the experimental field outside.
Since the site is under construction, the original walls around it have also been demolished.
After walking for a while, Wang Rongshan made a big circle and quietly walked towards Su Wenchen's office at the back.
When Shi Yingduan saw Wang Rongshan leave, he also spoke directly.
"I'm going to talk to some old friends from my old commune, so I won't be with you guys."
After saying that, he slowly walked outside.
Li Kun said.
"I've made an appointment with the farm manager and will be visiting the farm soon!"
"Old Zhao, go back and rest first!"
Zhao Guohua looked at the backs of the others and stood there for a while.
He walked straight into the cafeteria. He wanted to ask someone inside about Su Wenchen's whereabouts.
that's all.
After Zhao Guohua found out the exact location of Su Wenchen's office.
As soon as I reached the door, I saw Shi Yingduan standing there somewhat awkwardly. Not far away was Li Kungang who had just flashed out from the path.
Before the three of them could say hello, they saw Wang Rongshan appear from the corner behind the branch field with a cautious look on his face.
The other party even looked back from time to time.
I just breathed a sigh of relief when I found there was no one behind me, but when I turned around, I saw three people in front of me with embarrassed expressions.
After the four of them looked at each other for a few seconds, they had no idea what to say. For a moment, the air froze.
In the end, it was Li Kun who extended his hand and said hello.
"Haha, what a coincidence! Everyone's out for a walk!"
Shi Yingduan responded with a forced smile.
"What a coincidence! Old Li, weren't you going to the farm? How did you end up here? Are you lost?"
Li Kun laughed dryly.
"Don't you feel like you can't understand it by yourself, so you want to ask Director Su for advice?"
"Aren't you going to see an old friend? What are you doing here?"
"And Lao Zhao, what are you doing here?"
Zhao Guohua coughed twice awkwardly and said with a stiff upper lip.
"Well... I saw that you were all busy, and I was bored, so I came to chat with Director Su!"
Seeing this, Shi Yingduan also spoke directly.
"What a coincidence! The old friend I'm talking about is Director Su. Why? You're all like this too!"
Wang Rongshan saw that everyone had similar ideas and snorted coldly.
"Humph, what a bullshit chat, you think everyone is a fool!"
Just when the atmosphere was at a stalemate, the office door creaked open.
Su Wenchen stood at the door holding a teacup and raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"Why are all the leaders here? Do you want to talk to me about something?"
The four of them looked at each other, speechless for a moment.
Finally, Shi Yingduan smiled awkwardly: "Director Su, we... just stopped by and wanted to chat with you."
Li Kun quickly agreed.
"Yes, yes, I was just trying to digest my food after dinner, and I came over to you unconsciously. Director Su, this is your office."
Zhao Guohua and Wang Rongshan also tacitly didn't say much.
The main thing is that these four people are all the eldest brothers, let alone the second brother. Obviously, they all want to come over privately to talk it over first.
A smile flashed in Su Wenchen's eyes, and he immediately moved aside.
"This is indeed my office. Now that you're all here, why don't you all... come in for a cup of tea?"
The four of them nodded awkwardly and filed in one after another.
In the office, steam was rising from the teacups and the ceiling fan was still creaking, but the four people sitting there didn't know how to start talking.
The words they prepared before coming here were all the words they had discussed privately. How could they say them directly in front of the other brothers?
Su Wenchen said directly when he saw this.
"Since you're all here, I won't waste any more time talking nonsense. I'll also say a few words from the bottom of my heart."
"This time we are indeed only planning to talk to one company first."
"The management of saline-alkali land is not a one-day job, so..."
Hearing Su Wenchen say this, Shi Yingduan said instantly.
"Director Su, we are old friends. I won't say anything empty. Feng County can allocate nearly 600,000 mu of heavily saline-alkali land. Once it's properly treated, we only need 30%."
Upon hearing this, Li Kun slammed the table and said.
"Although we have little saline-alkali land in Pei County, we only need 25%."
Seeing that his old friend had started to roll up his sleeves, Shi Yingduan immediately glared at him.
"You guys in Pei County are not struggling to make ends meet, so why are you trying to snatch it from us?"
Li Kun rolled his eyes.
"Old Shi, don't blame me. Although we can make ends meet, we also have difficulties. Our saline-alkali land is in extremely low-lying areas."
"Even if we dig a canal, it's difficult to divert the water out. We have to dig it very deep. Since there are other labor-saving methods, we should naturally strive for them."
"Otherwise, how can I explain this to the people of Pei County?"
At this moment, Zhao Guohua put down his teacup.
"Director Su, we in Xiao County don't want any of the land you've reclaimed. All the saline-alkali land you've reclaimed will belong to your farm."
"But you must also take in the population of several very poor communes to our north."
"Our saline-alkali land is mainly concentrated in the north, on the side of the abandoned Yellow River."
"Those communes that are particularly struggling are all concentrated there. So once you take them over, as long as you provide a batch of grain, we can immediately arrange for people to begin governance work."
For Zhao Guohua in Xiao County, he probably understood it by now.
They all have their own difficulties, it is basically impossible for them to be of one mind!
So he didn't think about taking any advantage, he just wanted to get rid of the burden first.
After all, the areas around their county have developed well, especially the southern part of their county, which has a large hilly area.
A lot of animal husbandry has been developed, raising cattle and sheep.
So for him, all he had to do was get rid of the extremely poor areas in the north that needed aid every year.
Then we will gradually have a surplus every year, and there will be no problem in developing slowly.
At least life will definitely be better than it is now.
When Wang Rongshan, who had been silent, heard what Zhao Guohua said, he was stunned.
It was only at that time that the term "involution" did not exist, otherwise he would really want to say "you're involution!"
From 30% to 25%.
Now you can do it in one step without having to worry about anything else.
So what should he say next?
You even have to pay money to let the farm take it over!
What's the point? He might as well just let the saline-alkali land sit there and go to waste!
After all, there are not so many saline-alkali lands in Dangshan, so the communes are doing pretty well.
In addition, there is a railway line passing through their county, so life is naturally not so hard.
This was also the reason why he suggested that they unite in the first place, because he was afraid that this situation would occur.
So faced with this situation, he angrily shouted directly at Zhao Guohua.
"Old Zhao, it's not very kind of you to do this."
"What are you going to do to us?"
Hearing Wang Rongshan say this, He Shi Yingduan next to him also agreed.
"yes!"
"You, Xiaoxian, threw away the burden, but how can you let us do this!"
At this time, Li Kun from Pei County said directly.
"Director Su, we only want 20% of the treated coal, and we can also supply your farm with a batch of coal every year."
"You should know that we don't have many trees here, so we're still short of fuel in the winter!"
Shi Yingduan said angrily.
"Lao Li, you!"
To Fengxian County, he is the weakest of the four. The county has the most saline-alkali land, the greatest pressure, and the least resources.
We cannot just throw away all the land like Xiaoxian, nor can we just provide extra resources like Peixian.
After all, they have too much saline-alkali land, if they give it all away.
Then their county will shrink too much.
Seeing that several people were about to start arguing, Su Wenchen interrupted them gently.
"Well, everyone, let's do this!"
"You should go down and prepare your written proposal. We'll discuss it in detail this afternoon!"
"Also, you don't need to worry too much about other people's plans. Just follow your own situation."
"When the time comes, our farm will also consider the actual situation and reach an agreement with you!"
After hearing what Su Wenchen said, they all knew that the news they had heard before might not be true.
In other words, what Blue Water Farm revealed might just be an excuse to let them sabotage each other.
But even if they knew, there was nothing they could do.
Because do they dare to bet on this thing?
At least they don't want to gamble, but Blue Water Farm can adjust its strategy at will.
Thinking about it this way, they also understood that the result was actually determined from the beginning.
After all, they are the ones who master the core technology.
They also don't have the ability to suppress others, so there is nothing they can do about the situation.
Thinking of this, Wang Rongshan was the first to say goodbye to Su Wenchen.
He knew there was no point in staying, so he decided to go back and present their bottom line. Whether it could be accomplished or not, it would be fine.
Seeing that Wang Rongshan left first, the other three looked at each other and said goodbye to Su Wenchen one after another.
Su Wenchen also smiled and sent them out.
Guo Xiangyang, who had been silent on the side, said admiringly.
"Director, your prediction is really accurate!"
"I didn't expect that Xiao County would have the lowest bottom line!"
"Their conditions shouldn't be the worst, but they were the first county to compromise with us."
Su Wenchen blew away the foam in the teacup, took a sip of tea and said.
"Every county faces different conditions, and the goals they hope to achieve are naturally different!"
"Xiao County was the first to agree so quickly because the conditions in the county might be good!"
"After all, for them, the communes in the north are too far from the county seat, making them difficult to control. Also, they have too much saline-alkali land, which means they need frequent relief from the county."
"So it's normal for you to agree so quickly."
When Guo Xiangyang heard this, he praised.
"That's why it has to be the director. With just one trick, the four-party alliance will disband. If the four parties really move forward and retreat together, we will be in trouble."
Su Wenchen shook his head.
"Okay, stop flattering me. This thing is not strong enough to begin with!"
Just as Su Wenchen finished speaking, Guo Xiangyang was about to say something else.
“Ding-ling-ling—”
The phone on the table rang rapidly.
Su Wenchen asked with some doubts.
"Who's calling in the middle of the day?"
Guo Xiangyang was also puzzled.
"The county and local leaders are here. Are they looking for them?"
Su Wenchen shook his head.
“I don’t know!”
But he still walked quickly to the table and answered the phone.
"Hello! This is the first branch of Blue Water Farm, I'm Su Wenchen!"
At this moment, Lu Anguo's rare and excited voice came from the receiver.
"Xiao Su, good news. Have you read the morning newspaper?"
"This is great news for your farm!"
"You must seize this opportunity!"
When Su Wenchen heard Lu Anguo on the phone, he was so excited that he could hardly speak clearly, and he was immediately very confused.
"Director Lu, you mean the morning newspaper?"
"I haven't seen it yet!"
"This morning, local leaders came to talk to us about the demarcation of saline-alkali land."
"We're all busy cleaning up the conference room and preparing for negotiations. How can we have time to read the newspaper?"
Seeing this, Lu Anguo laughed.
"We haven't settled it yet!"
"Then there's no need to talk about it. The local authorities will cooperate with you unconditionally!"
Su Wenchen was a little confused at first, then he thought of something and said cautiously.
"Director Lu, when you left our field that time, were you sure you didn't sense anything was wrong?"
"Why are you talking nonsense again?"
Lu Anguo said with a laugh.
"Haha, let me tell you, I'm fine now!"
"Yeah, it's fine, you know?"
"Just take a look at this morning's newspaper and you'll know!"
"Xiao Su, you must seize this opportunity. This is the face of our ministry, no, it should be said that it is the face of our country."
"This time your farm represents our country!"
Su Wenchen was completely confused as he listened to Lu Anguo on the phone, who was obviously out of control and talking incoherently.
But he was sure of one thing, that something big had happened.
It’s still something that has a particularly big impact.
Otherwise, someone of Lu Anguo's status would not be so incoherent.
He was completely confused by what he said!
But the way he looked at the other person, it seemed like it was still a good thing for him.
Since Lu Anguo didn't understand what he said, he immediately said to Guo Xiangyang beside him.
"Old Guo, have you read today's newspaper this morning? Has our newspaper arrived yet?"
(End of this chapter)
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