But seeing how stingy the group was, the entertainers had to hunt wild animals on the spur of the moment or pickle the meat, so it was already very good that they could scrape out a hundred yuan for her.
As if he knew what Jiang Yan was thinking, Lu Yunsheng continued, "After we sell the New Year pigs, you can apply to the higher authorities to give you some other tickets as bonuses."
Jiang Yan was surprised and asked, "Aren't you going to keep it for yourself?"
With the current scale of the pig farm, we can only raise 200 pigs a year. With so many people in the group, there are not enough pigs to sell.
"The regiment commander said we should sell some and keep some to ease the economy and gradually improve people's lives. We won't sell it to other people, but to our military region so that everyone can have a good New Year."
Jiang Yan knew that the army was in financial difficulty; Lu Yunsheng had mentioned this before.
The soldiers in the regiment only have one set of winter clothes, not even any to change into, and they are basically made of old cotton that is not very warm.
However, the temperature in the south does not drop below zero in winter, so old cotton-padded clothes can still be worn.
But it’s difficult in the north.
The temperature in winter is so low that it can freeze people to death. A military coat is a treasure. It is passed down from veterans to new recruits, and after the new recruits become veterans and retire, they pass it down to the next recruit.
The conditions are really tough.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yan thought carefully and suggested:
"Raising pigs in the regiment is not enough. We can actually start with feed. We will be responsible for producing feed and sell the surplus feed to surrounding villages or other military regiments, so as to encourage them to raise pigs together."
"The winter wheat should be harvested soon in the next two months, so there will be enough straw to make feed."
"By the end of the year, the number of pigs sold should be considerable."
"But it will be difficult to persuade the villagers to use the new feed. I think we should first talk to the meat processing factory about cooperation."
"They slaughter so many pigs every day, and the supply from rural areas alone is definitely not enough. They should have their own pig farm. Cooperating with them will bring the fastest benefits."
"And with the money from selling feed, we can buy pigs from the meat processing plant, and the group can have more meat."
"I'll talk to the political commissar this afternoon and ask him and the regiment commander to find a way."
When Lu Yunsheng heard this, he immediately thought that his wife's idea was good.
They are all just soldiers, and their minds are full of thoughts about how to improve their combat capabilities. They know nothing about making money.
The group leaders have to consider the economy. They are better than them, but only better. Otherwise, the group will not strictly follow Jiang Yan's plan.
As they were talking, the two of them walked into the cafeteria, where a long line had already formed at the food window.
The two stood at the back of the line, and it was their turn soon. When they saw Jiang Yan coming to get her meal, the young soldier at the window greeted her enthusiastically.
The story of this sister-in-law spread throughout their kitchen team.
After a brief chat, the young soldier also gave Jiang Yan some more food.
In the afternoon, Lu Yunsheng knocked on the door of the regiment political commissar's office.
"Come in."
A voice came from the room. Lu Yunsheng pushed open the door, saluted Sheng Pinghua in the room, and then walked into the room.
Seeing Lu Yunsheng coming, Sheng Pinghua smiled and joked, "Why did you think of coming to me? Usually, the captain and I have to take the initiative to find you."
Lu Yunsheng explained as he walked.
"I talked about pig farming with my wife again at noon. She mentioned some new ideas. Didn't you say that you would be notified as soon as there was any new information?"
"Any new ideas?" Sheng Pinghua's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked Lu Yunsheng to sit down, "Come on, sit down, let's talk slowly."
As he spoke, he stood up and poured a glass of water for Lu Yunsheng.
Taking the teacup handed to him, Lu Yunsheng relayed to Sheng Pinghua word for word what Jiang Yan had said to him at noon.
Sheng Pinghua slapped the table and said in surprise:
"This is a great idea. We originally planned to sell these piglets for some money when they grow up, so we can raise more next year and sell more at the end of the year."
"So, we only need to sell feed to the meat processing plant and let them raise pigs. We don't have to worry about the pigs getting sick or the piglets' survival rate. Making feed is much easier than raising pigs..."
"What are you two talking about? Why are you slamming your hands on the table?"
Hearing the sound of banging on the table next door, Lu Shouhai thought something big had happened and hurried over to take a look.
A look at the door.
With Lu Yunsheng here, Sheng Pinghua looked happy again, it seemed like good things were going to happen.
Seeing the head of the group, Lu Shouhai, at the door, Sheng Pinghua waved to him, "Old Lu, come here quickly. Let's discuss and see if we can make a fortune."
"What fortune?"
When he heard about getting rich, Lu Shouhai became excited and hurried in. Lu Yunsheng stood up and saluted him.
Lu Shouhai waved his hand and said, "Okay, don't be so polite in private. Tell me your plan to make a fortune."
Sheng Pinghua repeated Lu Yunsheng's words again, and Lu Shouhai couldn't help but slap the table.
"Oh, that's a good idea. The director of the provincial joint factory is an officer who retired from our military region. They have several pig farms and raise thousands or even tens of thousands of pigs a year. If they all buy our feed, they will become rich."
Lu Shouhai's face turned red with excitement. Sheng Pinghua smiled and said, "Old Lu, Zhang Zhibin is your old comrade-in-arms. Are you going to discuss this cooperation?"
"Okay, I'll go talk to you."
Lu Shouhai was full of confidence and patted his chest to make a promise.
Afterwards, several people discussed the subsequent development of the pig farm.
Sheng Pinghua analyzed:
“If selling feed is successful, the regiment won’t have to raise so many pigs. We can ask the meat processing plant to supply them and let them directly exchange pigs for feed.
However, we still have to continue raising white pigs, after all, they are bigger than black pigs, and we have to provide research data to the Academy of Agricultural Sciences.”
Lu Shouhai nodded in agreement, thought for a moment and said, "In this case, the feed factory will have to be expanded. If the Landrace pigs are well fed, we can kill a few every month to supplement the soldiers."
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