Chapter 347 Xiao Su, do you know that you have to be responsible for what you say?
The next day, morning.
The rain gradually subsided, and the air was filled with the moist smell of soil and coal ash after the rain.
There were not many passengers on the platform of Xuzhou Railway Station, and the atmosphere was particularly quiet.
By the time Su Wenchen and Shi Yingduan's car arrived, Zhao Guohua and Wang Rongshan had been waiting for more than four hours.
On the other side, Li Kun also waited for more than two hours.
After getting off the car, Su Wenchen looked at the three people around him who were exhausted and had mud stains on the corners of their clothes and even on the uppers of their shoes. He felt helpless and at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
"You guys are here so early!"
"Didn't I say we could come around ten o'clock? Why are you coming so early for the noon train?"
The other three looked at Su Wenchen in surprise.
"Director, didn't you say the train was this morning?"
Su Wenchen looked at Shi Yingduan in surprise.
"Didn't I say ten o'clock? How did you notify Director Shi?"
Hearing this, Shi Yingduan, who had just gotten off the car, suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
"Director, I wanted them to come and prepare in advance, so I added an hour and said it would be nine o'clock."
"I didn't expect that Li Kun and the others would add some time later."
As soon as these words came out, Zhao Guohua thought about how he had waited for an hour when he first arrived before Wang Rongshan came, and he was speechless.
"So the person in front of you added an hour to my time!"
"I was wondering why the boss arrived so early. He has to take the bus in the middle of the night. He's a bit too anxious!"
Su Wenchen was also speechless.
He had indeed heard of the practice of adding layers of pressure, but he didn't expect that he would actually encounter it.
So he said directly.
"Okay, this time it's my fault. I will personally inform you about this kind of thing next time."
"Let's forget about this matter. However, from now on, when you convey and execute any news I give you, don't add any extra burdens on yourselves."
However, although Su Wenchen said this, he also knew that such things could not be completely avoided.
His leader told him that the train would arrive at the station around noon, and he himself also increased the risk to a certain extent.
Hearing Su Wenchen say this, several people hurriedly spoke.
"Director, how can this be blamed on you? This is Director Shi's problem."
"That's right, I think this old guy just wants to see us make a fool of ourselves."
Su Wenchen waved his hand to stop the argument.
"Let's go! Let's go to the platform and ask what time we'll arrive."
"I think Director Li and Director Liang should be here soon."
The waiting time became extremely long.
Several people stood on the wet platform, listening to the faint sound of train whistles in the distance and the dripping of water under the eaves nearby, chatting casually about the situation in the county and the possible rain in the future.
Su Wenchen's thoughts also drifted to the development plans he had been working on in the past few days, especially the "fast-growing blue moorhen" plan.
Two kilograms of grain for one kilogram of chicken... I hope I can have the opportunity to test the attitude of the Planning Commission leaders today.
Su Wenchen knew very well that their special zone was financially strapped. The four counties had food shortages, a lack of industrial infrastructure, and roads that needed to be repaired... They all needed to ask for resources.
Now we must first open a breakthrough in one direction.
Only an industry that can generate quick profits can provide the Special Administrative Region with sufficient development resources.
Otherwise, it will not work if you keep asking for resources from above.
Finally, a loud whistle sounded from afar, and a dark green train slowly entered the platform.
Everyone on the platform was cheered up after hearing this, including Liu Guangde and Liang Huashu who arrived later. They straightened their backs unconsciously and fixed their eyes on the carriage door that was slowly stopping.
The carriage door opened, and the first people to get out were two accompanying guards, who first glanced sharply at the platform.
Immediately afterwards, a leader familiar to Su Wenchen walked out of the carriage door accompanied by an old man wearing black wide-rimmed glasses and looking quite elegant.
Seeing this, Su Wenchen immediately went to greet the two regional directors.
“Hello, leader!”
The four county directors behind him also hurriedly followed, a little reserved but trying to stand straight, and greeted in unison: "Hello, leader!"
Seeing the people coming forward, the accompanying leader of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry said with a smile.
"How is it? I don't need to introduce you!"
Hearing this, the old man swept his eyes gently over everyone, especially lingering on Su Wenchen's face.
Then he stretched out his hand towards Su Wenchen.
"Haha, I can recognize you without you introducing me, Comrade Su Wenchen! You must be waiting impatiently, right? I'm Li Zhenlin from the State Planning Commission."
"How could I possibly admit my mistake when someone so young is already taking on the responsibility of the Special Administrative Region?"
The old man's voice was not loud, but every word he said was clear and powerful.
Su Wenchen hurried forward and stretched out his hand.
"I'm grateful for the organization's trust. Although facing this mission in the Special Administrative Region is indeed very stressful, it also fills me with fighting spirit."
"I will definitely do my utmost to enable the Special Administrative Region to develop as quickly as possible and enable its people to escape poverty as soon as possible."
The old man nodded with satisfaction.
"Who are these people?"
Su Wenchen also immediately turned sideways and introduced.
"Leader, this is Director Liu Guangde from Xuzhou, one of the deputy directors assigned by Jiangsu Province to the Special Zone to coordinate."
"Hello, Comrade Guangde, thank you for your hard work. Your region's industrial development is excellent. I hope you will continue to work hard and cooperate with the Special Economic Zone to achieve industrial complementarity."
Liu Guangde immediately walked forward excitedly and shook hands.
"I thank the leadership for their guidance. We will definitely do our best to help the development of the Special Administrative Region and achieve industrial complementarity."
Then Su Wenchen introduced Liang Huashu, who looked nervous at the side.
"Leader, this is Director Liang from Suxian County."
"He is also the deputy director appointed by Anhui Province to coordinate with our special zone."
The old man also extended his hand and smiled gently.
"Hello, Comrade Hua Shu, your Su County is one of our country's important commercial grain supply bases and cotton producing areas. You must leverage your industrial advantages. I believe you still have great development prospects in the textile industry!"
Hearing the old man's comments, Liang Huashu responded excitedly.
"I am very grateful for the leadership's guidance. We will definitely leverage our local industrial advantages and increase investment in the textile industry in the future."
The old man nodded, and finally looked at the four most nervous people behind Su Wenchen: "Who are these people?"
When Su Wenchen heard this, he immediately moved aside and spoke.
"Leaders, these four are Comrade Li Kun, Director of Pei County, Comrade Wang Rongshan, Director of Dangshan County, Comrade Zhao Guohua, Director of Xiao County, and Comrade Shi Yingduan, Director of Feng County, all under the jurisdiction of our Special Administrative Region."
After hearing Su Wenchen's introduction, the four of them asked again excitedly.
“Hello, leader!”
After all, at their normal level, they shouldn't even be able to get close.
"Okay, I still know some of your places."
"Pei County has coal, your Dangshan pears are quite famous, Xiao County's grape industry is also developing well, and as for your Feng County!"
The old man paused and smiled.
"What impressed me most was your salt marshes."
"However, this is also the foundation for the establishment of the Special Administrative Region. I hope that under the leadership of Comrade Su Wenchen, you will roll up your sleeves and work hard!"
"We must strive to transform this saline-alkali land into fertile land that is beneficial to the country and the people as soon as possible."
Hearing this, the four county directors were surprised and excited, and couldn't help but make promises.
"Don't worry, leaders! Under the leadership of Director Su, we will roll up our sleeves and work hard! We will transform all the saline-alkali land into fertile land that benefits the country and the people as soon as possible."
The old man nodded and was about to say something else.
A drizzle began to fall from the sky, just right and at an inopportune moment.
The old man smiled when he saw this.
"It seems that God is fed up with me, so let's go!"
Li Guangde, who was standing by, saw this and asked directly.
"Boss, it looks like it's going to rain again. How about we take a break here now?"
"Wait until this afternoon or tomorrow to go to the farm?"
The old man waved his hand.
"No need, just take a bus to the branch field!"
"Who knows when this rain will stop? Besides, since we're holding meetings indoors, it doesn't make much difference whether it rains or not."
But after saying that, he looked at Su Wenchen.
"Comrade Wenchen, you didn't ask the people to brave the rain to prepare a welcoming ceremony, did you?"
"If you are ready, call me as soon as possible to cancel."
Su Wenchen immediately shook his head.
"Leader, the organization has issued repeated orders. How could we possibly go against their orders and commit such a crime?"
Hearing this, the old man nodded.
"That's good. Otherwise, even if you were Lao Sha's favorite, I would still have to criticize you."
The old man on the other side laughed directly.
"What do you mean by 'darling'? If someone makes a mistake, no matter who it is, they must be criticized and dealt with."
"Let's go! Get in the car first. If you don't move, we'll all have to get wet in the rain with you."
"You said you didn't protect me, but you're not happy when you get wet. Back then, we had to wade through muddy rivers in the rain every day."
But after saying that, he still walked out of the platform.
"Let's go!"
"Stop crowding around and get in the car!"
When the group walked out of the platform, the jeep that had been arranged in advance was already waiting outside the station.
Su Wenchen led the two leaders into the jeep at the front.
After getting in the car, Su Wenchen sat sideways in the passenger seat and explained.
"Please forgive me, leaders. The road to our branch hasn't been repaired yet, so the road condition is a bit bad. We can only arrange a jeep."
Originally, Liu Guangde wanted to use their car for the reception, but on such a muddy road in the rain, Su Wenchen really didn't dare to use that kind of car.
Compared with the military jeeps that have off-road capabilities, it is too easy for cars to get stuck on muddy roads like theirs.
If you get stuck halfway, even if you have a good impression, it will be eroded bit by bit.
Hearing Su Wenchen's words, the leader of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry simply waved his hand.
"Okay, stop talking nonsense like that in the car."
"I know that salinization, livestock farming development, collaboration among four counties, and meat supply are not easy tasks."
"Director Li, I'm here to support your SAR. I also want to see your SAR's future development plans. You'll also need to align with the national plan."
"If you have any ideas or difficulties, you can raise them now, otherwise don't say we didn't support you later!"
Hearing this, the old man next to him said helplessly.
“Okay!”
"I haven't even entered the door yet! You're already mentioning difficulties!"
But he wasn't too surprised. After all, he came here with the intention of helping solve the problem.
So be direct.
"Okay, Comrade Wen Chen, just tell me briefly!"
"To be honest, I find your idea of establishing this special zone quite interesting."
It's not just me, several of our comrades above us also find the idea you proposed quite interesting.
There is even an idea I particularly want to discuss with you, which is the idea of establishing a special zone for industry and exports!
It's a pity that he is not available to show up recently.
Su Wenchen swallowed his saliva when he heard this. He didn't know if it was the person he was thinking of, but he remembered that he still had to face the current situation.
He paused for a moment, organizing his words in his mind, and then took a deep breath.
"Leader, if we talk about difficulties, the most important one is the food problem. The per capita food rations in the four counties of the Special Zone are still insufficient, especially in Fengxian and Xiaoxian, where the current food gap is quite large!"
"My initial thinking is that the most suitable livestock farming industry to develop right now—particularly one that's quick and effective and can provide a large supply of meat—is broiler farming. However, the shortage of feed is a major problem."
The old man nodded and said without comment.
"So what's your idea? Do you need food from above to feed your chickens?"
Su Wenchen shook his head.
"Leader, short-term support can't solve our problems, so we don't want it. We'll just trade it for meat."
Su Wenchen said as he stretched out two fingers.
"We in the Special Zone can exchange meat for grain. Two kilograms of grain for one kilogram of chicken."
When the old man heard this, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
"One pound of meat for two pounds of grain?"
Upon hearing this, another leader from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry sitting next to him coughed lightly a few times.
"Hey! Xiao Su, did you catch a cold from being caught in the rain these past few days? Think it over first!"
The old man glanced at his colleague next to him.
"Stop talking! If you keep talking, I'll turn back!"
Seeing this, Su Wenchen said directly.
"Two leaders, I'm serious. We have already developed a fast-growing breed of broiler chickens here at our branch farm."
"Its feed-to-meat ratio is extremely low, with about 1.6 kilograms of feed required to grow 1 kilogram of meat, and it only takes about 40 to 50 days to reach market."
"By the time they are released to the market, each individual can basically reach the standard of more than three kilograms.
Hearing this, the old man was really shocked this time.
To be honest, with such a low feed-to-meat ratio, if Su Wenchen sitting in front of him had not already proven himself with breeding projects such as blue water chicken, Yuehua rabbit, and white pig, he would have thought that the feed-to-meat ratio would be too low.
He wouldn't believe it was true.
The main reason is that the feed-to-meat ratio has been shortened too much. According to his understanding, the highest output ratio in the past was also a record created by Blue Water Farm.
The feed-to-egg production ratio of blue water laying hens is about 2:1.
Unexpectedly, it has been advanced again in just a few years. Although it is only 0.4 less, the old man knows that this is a huge improvement.
With this ratio, it means that their people can really eat meat and be full in the future.
They can even consider exporting broiler chickens and importing grain.
After all, the ratio of ingredients to meat is very cost-effective.
Thinking of this, the old man's voice trembled slightly, but thinking of some problems in the past, he still spoke directly.
"Xiao Su, you know that you have to be responsible for what you say."
Su Wenchen was naturally sure about this, and responded directly in a firm tone.
"Report to the leader, I am absolutely responsible for what I said!"
"This fast-growing chicken is based on our carefully designed feed formula and high-quality breeder chickens screened over multiple generations. Our farms have already conducted a certain range of empirical trials, and the results are absolutely stable and reliable."
"If the leader is worried, we can visit the breeding base when we get to the branch farm."
(End of this chapter)
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