Chapter 345: It seems that his family in this special zone is a bit poor!
conference room.
After seeing Su Wenchen come back, several people stood up again.
Su Wenchen immediately reached out and suppressed his smile.
"No need to be like this, we are old friends."
"Besides, I haven't received the official appointment documents yet, so we are still brother units."
However, Su Wenchen also knew that documents of this level were generally sent through the postal system to provincial and military units across the country, and the chances of them being changed were very low.
The reason why their farm received it late may be that the postal system did not cover their branch before.
In the past, only the postman from Fengxian would come here regularly to collect letters. Even Su Wenchen’s own letters from home would take more than ten days to arrive.
However, although Su Wenchen said so, the other four people are all veteran cadres, so they naturally would not take it seriously.
Li Kun from Pei County said immediately.
"Hey, Director, from now on we and the farm are truly brothers."
But then he smiled.
"From now on, we will all work under your command. You can't treat us differently!"
Su Wenchen simply smiled and waved his hand.
"Don't worry, I will definitely treat it equally and won't lean towards one side."
"That's all for today. Let's not discuss the details for now. We'll discuss other things after the documents come down."
"Just tell us about the main industries, population, and grain production in each of your counties."
"Let me see how much wealth our Special Administrative Region can mobilize."
As soon as these words were spoken, several people suddenly felt a little awkward. After looking at each other, no one wanted to speak first.
Su Wenchen frowned upon seeing this.
"You don't have to be like this. I know you are all in a difficult county. Don't worry, I just want to know a rough estimate. When the leader comes, I can cry about my poverty."
"Why? Do you have to wait until the documents come down before you can tell me?"
"It seems that our four counties are all doing well!"
Seeing this, Su Wenchen immediately closed the notebook he had just opened to record.
"Okay then, let's wait until the Special Administrative Region is officially established."
To be honest, he was not really that anxious about this matter. The reason he said this today was because four people came here together.
In his opinion, knowing the news, one should be somewhat prepared and not be clueless.
He really needs to communicate with his superiors based on the actual difficulties. Even if he can't get much support, he has to let his superiors know his difficulties!
Seeing Su Wenchen was about to get up, several people immediately became a little anxious.
Finally, it was Wang Rongshan from Dangshan County who spoke directly.
"Director, since they don't want to speak first, then I'll report first!"
Hearing this, the other three people looked at Wang Rongshan unhappily and said, "You said it, why are you pulling each other down?"
Didn’t we just agree to advance and retreat together but no one kept our promise?
Why be so stingy?
Su Wenchen didn't care about anything else and just opened the notebook.
"Then Comrade Rongshan, since you want to say it, just say it directly!"
Wang Rongshan also opened his meeting minutes book, flipped through a few pages and said directly.
"Director, our Dangshan County's main industry is the Dangshan pear. We currently have over 80,000 mu of orchards."
"Our annual production of Dangshan pears is around 20,000 tons. Most of our pears are purchased by supply and marketing cooperatives and shipped to major cities across the country."
"Our supply and marketing cooperative's unified purchase price is 10 cents per pound, which basically brings our county about 4 million yuan in revenue each year."
When Su Wenchen heard this, he immediately nodded repeatedly.
"It can be seen that you in Dangshan County are indeed living a good life. I didn't expect that the annual net income is 4 million."
Wang Rongshan smiled bitterly.
"Director, the most our county can get from this money is about 20% of the agricultural tax. Even then, it depends on how much we can get from the higher authorities!"
"But we have a state-owned cannery in our county, so our county is doing OK."
"We recently introduced their grape varieties to Xiaoxian County and are planning to open another winery."
Su Wenchen nodded repeatedly when he heard this. He didn't expect that Wang Rongshan was a man with many ideas.
Although it may be limited by its own resources, it can only look for target industries in the surrounding areas.
However, whether developing Dangshan pears or introducing grape varieties from Xiaoxian to open a winery, both are economic crops that can bring relatively high returns.
No wonder that among these four counties, only Dangshan County has the most confidence.
So Su Wenchen praised directly.
"Comrade Rongshan, your idea is really good. You can expand the orchard and process the fruit yourself at the same time."
"The big fruits that can fetch a good price can be sold directly, while the small fruits with blemishes or insect holes can be peeled and canned."
"It can be seen, Comrade Rongshan, that you still have ideas about the development of your county."
"Keep it up from now on!"
Hearing Su Wenchen say this, Wang Rongshan's mouth corners suddenly rose slightly.
Even if he tried to suppress it, he couldn't help showing a hint of excitement.
"Director, this is our county's main industry. The remaining grain production basically maintains at around 120,000 tons per year."
"Currently, the total population of all communes in our county is nearly 500,000. After paying their grain tax, most members can meet the national standard of 300 kilograms of grain per capita."
"In addition, the portion of our orchard income that is retained is mainly used to take care of the five-guarantee households, run a nursery, and a small amount is used for education subsidies."
After hearing Wang Rongshan's introduction, Su Wenchen looked at the various information recorded in the notebook.
Obviously, this is what a typical agricultural county looks like. After paying the public grain tax, it has just become self-sufficient. If it weren't for these tens of thousands of acres of orchards, life would basically be tight.
But I can still make a living.
He felt that most agricultural counties at that time basically followed this standard.
In general, in Su Wenchen's opinion, if Wang Rongshan did not falsify the data, then he thought that the other party had done a pretty good job.
At the very least, they will take the initiative to find industries and ways out for their own county.
After reading it, Su Wenchen nodded directly.
"Comrade Rongshan, I can see that you have accumulated a lot of experience in the early stage. Dangshan pears have also found a certain market in our country."
“We need to continue to maintain this.”
"Later, you can consider carrying out a certain scale of forest farming in the orchard."
"As long as the density is controlled properly, this manure can offset a considerable portion of the input of chemical fertilizers. In addition, the poultry raised can also bring in some additional income."
Hearing this, Wang Rongshan suddenly became excited.
"Director, do you think we can raise the blue moorhens from our main farm here in the orchard?"
"I've heard a lot about this kind of chicken! They're said to be selling for twenty yuan each on the black market in Shanghai."
When Su Wenchen heard Wang Rongshan's words directly about our headquarters, he immediately waved his hand.
"We'll talk about this later. I'll have the farm send someone to check out your orchard."
"For understory farming, the density of the trees still needs to be controlled. Otherwise, if too many trees are planted at once, they will be burned to death by chicken manure."
When Wang Rongshan heard this, he nodded repeatedly.
"Okay, Director. I'll get ready when I get back. I'll definitely give our headquarters comrades a good reception."
It was amazing to see that Wang Rongshan actually acquired an industry, and that was the industry of breeding blue moorhens.
The other three couldn't sit still anymore.
"Director, we are all part of the Special Administrative Region. You can't favor one over the other!"
"Yes, Director, our lives are much harder than those in Dangshan County. How can the industry still be tilted towards their county?"
Su Wenchen waved his hand.
"I'm just suggesting this, not letting them develop a large-scale aquaculture industry. Forest farming can only be used as a supplementary means at best."
"Like I said before, if the density is too high, the manure dosage will burn the tree to death!"
"Okay, tell me about the situation in your counties!"
As soon as Su Wenchen said this, Li Kun from Pei County spoke first.
"Director, I'm here!"
"Our main industry in Pei County is coal, with an annual output of approximately 1.25 million tons. However, coal production is a national plan."
"Our county doesn't really have any control over it, but we do have a certain quota to use every year, probably tens of thousands of tons."
Hearing Li Kun's words, Shi Yingduan from Feng County nearby immediately spoke.
"Didn't you say you only have a few thousand tons available each year?"
Li Kun rolled his eyes immediately. How could the reporting to the superior be the same as reporting to you, the one who needs support every day?
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but say.
"To be honest with you, your county will definitely ask us for some support when the time comes!"
"We rely on this little bit of coal every year to survive!"
"Director, in terms of industry, we only have a cotton spinning mill with an annual output of 10,000 spindles of cotton yarn and a farm implement factory. However, the farm implements we produce are small farm tools like sickles and shovels."
"The farm tools were mainly supplied to surrounding production teams, so they made almost no money."
"In terms of grain production, our county produced about 140,000 tons last year."
"But all the communes in our county have a combined population of over 800,000, so the grain production is just enough for us to eat, basically after paying the annual public grain."
"There will also be 10,000 tons of grain sold back from the government. Plus, our county has some fishing teams, and the production teams near the lake also raise mallards as a sideline."
"So with the return of grain, our Pei County is now able to achieve self-sufficiency."
"Every year, the county's major expenses are basically covered by this unplanned coal!"
After saying this, he looked at Su Wenchen with burning eyes.
"Director, what industries do you think we should develop in the future? I feel we definitely have a huge advantage in the aquaculture industry."
Li Kun understood very well that since the higher authorities had ordered the establishment of a special zone here to promote the development of the breeding industry, they would definitely vigorously support the development of the breeding industry.
Whichever county is selected at this time will be the first to receive resources for vigorous development. Their county has the most abundant water resources, so naturally they have to strive for it with all their strength.
Su Wenchen coughed lightly a few times.
"We'll talk about this later, but your county, being close to Weishan Lake, does have great development advantages."
Looking at the data recorded in the notebook, Su Wenchen felt that the situation did not seem particularly bad.
Dangshan County is living a good life and does not need any support at all. With just a little investment, it can achieve stable output in the future.
The grain production in Pei County is relatively low. If public grain is to be paid in the future, there will indeed be a certain gap in grain.
However, this is under the current situation where the level of saline-alkali land management is low.
In the next few years, as the saline-alkali land is managed, there will definitely be enough food.
However, the two counties have nearly one million mu of arable land, but the grain output is only so much, and the basic yield per mu is maintained at around 120 kilograms. Su Wenchen feels that there is a lot of room for improvement in grain production in the future.
Judging from the current data, Su Wenchen is still in a good mood. He feels that based on this data, he is very confident that he can exceed the tasks assigned by his superiors within five years.
After saying this, he looked at the other two in a good mood.
"What about you!"
Seeing Su Wenchen looking at them, Zhao Guohua from Xiao County gritted his teeth and spoke first.
"Director, our main industry in Xiao County is our 40,000-mu vineyards, which produce approximately 300 tons of wine annually."
"Although most of the money is used for export, some of the funds will be returned to us."
"In terms of grain production, we only produced about 130,000 tons last year, but the combined population of all the communes in our county is over one million."
"The average annual food ration per person is only about 240 kilograms."
"However, some communes around our county can basically guarantee a supply of 300 kilograms of food rations per year."
"In the Yellow River flood-prone areas to the north, we can only get about 200 kilograms of grain per year. We basically rely on more than 20,000 tons of grain allocated by the government every year to survive."
This is also the reason why Zhao Guohua has always wanted to get rid of this burden in the north.
If it weren't for the saline-alkali area in the north, their county would actually be doing well, relying on the wine that can be exported to earn foreign exchange, and sporadic animal husbandry.
Su Wenchen looked at the various information that Zhao Guohua had just said recorded in the notebook, and felt a little upset.
Xiao County has an annual basic food ration gap of 20,000 tons, or more than 40 million jin.
It is no wonder that neither Liu Guangde nor Liang Huashu felt too sad about the four counties being taken away at once.
This is equivalent to saving nearly 20,000 tons of food every year!
As for Fengxian County, which has not been mentioned yet, Su Wenchen feels that the food gap must be even bigger!
After all, according to his understanding, Fengxian County has the largest number of saline-alkali lands and life there is the worst.
Looking at Su Wenchen's expression, Zhao Guohua asked tentatively.
"Director, there will definitely be no food supply to the areas behind us. What will we do with the shortage then?"
"Even if our county doesn't have to pay grain taxes, this gap still won't be enough!"
Su Wenchen took a deep breath and waved his right hand holding the pen.
"I'll check with the higher-ups later to see if I can get some reinforcements for you!"
After saying that, he looked at the leaders of Feng County.
"Old Shi, we are old acquaintances, let me tell you about you!"
Hearing this, Shi Yingduan said a little embarrassedly.
"Director, our county's main industry is the flour mill."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Kun said directly.
"Just forget it!"
"A mill can be called an industry!"
"According to your calculations, Old Shi, each of our communes has its own flour mill! We even have a tofu factory!"
Hearing this, Shi Yingduan immediately glared at Li Kun.
Su Wenchen waved his hand upon seeing this.
"You don't have to be like this. I know there's basically no big industry in your county. Just tell the truth."
"After all, your county is indeed the most difficult."
Su Wenchen wanted to know that it was still a major industry in the county. As for things like mills that were still driven by animal power, they were essentially industries that mainly provided services to the members.
It can't bring much profit either.
After all, it is not a flour mill with a mechanized production line.
Seeing that Su Wenchen said so, Shi Yingduan spoke directly.
"Director, we in Feng County are currently planning to build a cotton mill."
"This year, our cotton production has reached 5,000 tons. Once the cotton mill is built, we will be able to produce more than 3,500 tons of cotton yarn and cotton cloth each year."
"It can bring at least 1.8 million in profits to our county every year."
Obviously, Shi Yingduan had no choice but to disclose all the factories that had not yet been built.
After all, several counties have their own industries. If they are the only ones without one, it would seem that he is too incompetent.
He was actually feeling very bitter. Their county had the weakest financial resources, and the little money they had was saved up by transferring funds from the most difficult communes to the farm at the end of last year.
If we continue to provide aid to these communes this year, it is estimated that we will not be able to save much money, and the construction of the cotton mill may have to be delayed.
Su Wenchen didn't say much about the cotton mill that had not yet been built.
Although he later focused on promoting the development of the breeding industry, Su Wenchen felt that basic cloth and light industries such as cotton spinning were still very necessary.
After all, cloth was in short supply at that time.
So Su Wenchen asked him directly what he was most concerned about right now.
"How much is the current food shortage in your county? Not counting the farm communes."
Hearing Su Wenchen's question, the other party could only sigh.
"Director, we still have a gap. If the autumn harvest doesn't decline this year, we're projecting a grain output of around 90,000 tons. The county's current population is around 800,000."
"If we replace all the wheat we plant with potatoes, the total deficit should be around 30,000 tons."
Su Wenchen felt a sudden headache when he heard this.
Even if all of them were replaced with sweet potatoes, there would still be a gap of 30,000 tons. As far as he knew, for such difficult areas, the ratio of fine grains to potatoes was one to five.
When changing to cornmeal with corn cobs, the ratio is one to two.
That is to say, if we include Xiaoxian, a fellow sufferer, the combined output of the two counties is about 50,000 tons.
It’s no wonder that Liu Guangde and others didn’t react much to the establishment of the Special Administrative Region.
The two provinces even provide 5 million in construction funds every year. He used to think that the two provinces were very good.
Now it seems that he was happy too early. There is really no free lunch in the world.
Other provinces only have one each, but he got both of them directly.
Although the other two can be self-sufficient, they definitely cannot provide much to support the other two.
So he felt that he had to find a solution from his superiors.
His family background in the Special Administrative Region is indeed a bit too thin.
However, these four counties are not involved in foreign affairs reception, so it is difficult to ask for support.
The material support provided to the branch now also requires that it must be used for foreign affairs reception.
All supplies must be registered and managed. Su Wenchen can't just ask for more things.
Unless he is willing to take the risk of embezzlement, but he certainly won't do that.
Su Wenchen made a rough calculation and concluded that at least the food shortage in the first two years would have to be borne by the higher authorities.
In two years, most saline-alkali lands should be able to be greatly improved.
By then, it should not be difficult to be self-sufficient. The four counties have plenty of land, with a total of more than five million acres of arable land.
Much more than many counties.
It is just due to the influence of saline-alkali land that the yield per mu is too low, and the degree of mechanization and the penetration rate of chemical fertilizers are also low.
So, on the whole, Su Wenchen feels that there is great potential in the future, but it is just a little difficult at the moment.
Think of this.
Su Wenchen closed his notebook.
"Okay, I have a general idea of your situation."
"You guys go back first. The Special Zone Management Committee has not yet been officially established."
"So it's not good for me to interfere in the affairs of your counties in advance."
"As for future industrial development, we'll discuss it again after the Special Zone Management Committee is established."
Hearing Su Wenchen say this, Shi Yingduan hesitated.
"Then Director, what should we do with the grain sold back to our county?"
"In the past, the region and the province were responsible for part of the supply. Will our county still be able to buy it in the future?"
"Don't worry, I'll tell my superiors about this later. How come you guys in Feng County can't eat right after the summer grain harvest?"
Hearing this, the other party quickly shook his head.
"That's definitely not the case. Our county grain depot has replaced the grain with coarse grains, so there won't be any problem eating it until the end of the year."
"In fact, the most difficult period every year is basically the beginning of spring."
Su Wenchen stood up and tapped his notebook on the table.
"That's it for today!"
"Just carry out your duties as usual with the county. If the management committee has any subsequent plans, I will talk to you individually then."
Seeing that Su Wenchen had already seen the guests off, the four of them had no choice but to prepare to leave together.
When they reached the gate, Shi Yingduan from Feng County said quietly.
"Old Li, you are not being authentic today!"
"If you want to show off in front of the new leader, you can't let your brothers betray you!"
Li Kun felt a little embarrassed when he heard this, but he said directly.
"What are you talking about? I'm doing this for your own good. Don't you understand Director Su?"
"To be promoted so quickly at such a young age, can he be a good person?"
"Haven't you seen how quickly farms have been developing recently? Some farms have even directly obtained the qualification to receive foreign affairs."
"Do you think that your tricks of passing off fake goods as genuine goods won't be seen through by others?"
"If the time comes and I really ask you to come up with a flour mill, can you do it?"
"Don't just put a sign saying 'processing plant' on a mill that uses donkeys and call it a processing plant."
"Then you will be the one who will be in trouble."
After hearing what Li Kun said, Shi Yingduan thought about it and found that there seemed to be some truth in it.
But he was suspicious.
"So I have to thank you?"
"That's not true. I don't think just saying thank you is enough to show how much I helped you. You should treat me to a meal at your state-owned restaurant."
"Go away! You're still eating at a state-owned restaurant. I'm already treating you to a meal at the cafeteria. I haven't eaten at a state-owned restaurant in ages."
"Humph, Lao Shi, you are so stingy!"
"That crappy canteen in Feng County, I'd only consider it if you paid me to go. I'd just eat potatoes and sweet potatoes every day."
"The cafeterias in our lower communes are better than yours."
"That's not true. At least you have some small fish and shrimp to improve your diet, unlike us who have to limit our consumption of potatoes and sweet potatoes."
"And yet they say there are only a few thousand tons of coal available each year!"
Hearing this, Li Kun's expression suddenly became a little unnatural.
"Well, those are the guarantees for hundreds of thousands of people in our county. How can we easily support you more?"
Then he immediately changed the subject.
"Let's get down to business. Do you think that with Director Su in office, will our counties see any changes?"
"And this special zone, can it really be established?"
After hearing what Li Kun said, the expressions of the other three people also became serious.
Zhao Guohua from Xiao County shook his head.
"Honestly, I think it's pretty close, if only you two don't drag down the county!"
"I think it should be fine, but right now our county and Fengxian have a lot of land and people, but the grain production is very low."
"I can't say what will happen next."
Then a hint of envy appeared in his eyes and he said to Wang Rongshan.
"You're lucky in Dangshan. There's a small population and little saline-alkali land. You already have orchards, and now you have forest farming."
"Don't forget to support your old brother when you become rich!"
"You guys wanted to plan the vineyard, and I didn't say a word!"
It is obvious that Zhao Guohua is also very interested in blue moorhens.
There are many hilly areas in their county, so he naturally wants to introduce this breed of chicken that has become famous in big cities.
But before, they were a poor county, so naturally they had neither the resources nor the ability to introduce it, but now it is much simpler.
When Wang Rongshan heard this, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.
"Haha, no problem, no problem. When the director talks to us in Dangshan County, I will definitely invite you."
"But whether it can be successful or not depends on your own efforts."
Since both counties are poor brothers in northern Anhui, they used to support each other.
Li Kun felt a little uncomfortable when he heard this.
"I don't know if there are any blue teals!"
"Or we can ask the director and his farm to help us breed a Peixian duck."
Hearing Li Kun's words, Shi Yingduan snorted coldly.
"Okay, stop dreaming here. What good things are you thinking about every day?"
"I'm not going to talk to you anymore, I'm leaving!"
Looking at Shi Yingduan's back, Li Kun was a little confused.
"What happened to Lao Shi?"
"Why do I think he's still so angry?"
Only Zhao Guohua probably understood the reason and said helplessly.
"What else can I do? It's unbalanced!"
After all, he wasn't really feeling balanced.
Although Xiao County is a bit poor, at least it is not at the bottom of the society, so they feel a little better.
But in Fengxian County, there is no water area, no orchards, no hills, and no industry.
Well, there are many people like them who only open their mouths to eat.
Now that a special economic zone has been established, it seems that Fengxian County does not have the conditions to develop the breeding industry.
Especially after what the three of them said just now, if it were him and Xiao County was at the bottom, he would not feel comfortable at all.
Since one person left, the remaining three people had no interest in continuing the conversation.
After all, they don’t know whether joining the SAR is good or bad.
Although we were at the bottom of the province before, at least the province provided a safety net and we didn’t starve to death.
Now that several of their counties have been separated, they are skeptical about whether they can live a better life.
On the other side, Su Wenchen was already making follow-up plans for the four counties.
Sheets of paper were filled with densely packed information about various industries.
Su Wenchen wrote about agriculture, industry, animal husbandry, and even tourism.
Various types of information exist now, some will appear in the future, some can be realized now, and some cannot be realized at the moment.
All kinds of information were scattered on it.
Su Wenchen even wrote a lot about how the story would develop later.
This has also been Su Wenchen's working habit in the past two years. On the one hand, he regards it as a way to recall the knowledge he gained later, because he feels that it is a very valuable asset to him.
Regardless of whether it is feasible or not, list what you know first.
Then, based on the resources he currently has and the actual situation, he decides which ones can be used at this stage and which ones can be used in the future.
After crossing out all the unfeasible ones one by one.
A plan that is initially feasible in this era but also integrates a series of subsequent development directions has been produced.
For Su Wenchen, as the executive deputy director of the Special Administrative Region, he also needs to submit a strategic plan for the Special Administrative Region to the higher authorities.
Don’t worry about what happens next, at least you can scare people now.
We have to let the higher-ups see the bright prospects so that they will be willing to invest in it.
Otherwise, if your special zone develops but has no impact on the country, how could anyone possibly invest in you?
Fortunately, after several years of training, Su Wenchen no longer has any problems in this area.
After finishing writing, Su Wenchen looked at the first version of the plan in front of him with satisfaction.
After the draft was completed, he picked up the match on the table and slowly lit the draft filled with various information.
For his biggest secret, just like the golden finger, Su Wenchen never leaves any written trace.
(End of this chapter)
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