"Does your grandma's family also have the contract responsibility system?"
Wan Feng nodded. "My grandmother's team is a pilot unit. They contracted the land last winter."
Shen Dezhen became interested: "Tell me about the changes after the contract was signed."
"Other changes won't be apparent until after the autumn harvest. The only change we can see now is that people have less time."
"Are you free?" Shen Dezhen was puzzled.
"It's because we have extra time now. Before the land was contracted out, the team members were busy every day, no one knew what they were busy with. They were always busy, except for Chinese New Year, holidays, and heavy rain. Now that the land is contracted out, all that messy work has disappeared, and people are so idle that they're drooping. Let's put it this way, the team used to do 250 jobs a year. Now, with the same land and the same people, from land preparation, manure, sowing, weeding, to harvesting, it only takes 70 or 80 jobs. Can you believe it?"
"I believe that no one will slack off on their work at home."
Shen Dezhen has been working all his life, so he is no stranger to taking a break from work like taking a shit at three o'clock.
"This way, people can use their free time to do some business or side hustles, such as selling fish, shrimp, vegetables, or clothing. With more ways to make money, their lives will naturally improve."
Shen Dezhen nodded: "That's true, but what kind of business can we do in this remote place?"
"Forget about doing business here. It's too remote, with a small population base. There's not even a rural market. In the future, we can only focus on cultivating the land and then develop the planting and breeding industries. But even the breeding and planting industries don't have a bright future."
Due to geographical limitations, it will be almost impossible for the three northeastern provinces to integrate into the mainland's economic cycle in the future. The population of the three provinces themselves cannot support their own cycle, so it is obvious that the economies of the three provinces will face difficulties in the future.
Among the three provinces, Heilongjiang Province is located in the northeasternmost part of the country. It has a vast area and a sparse population. Its geographical location is even more adverse, and all development except farming is restricted.
Industrial products cannot enter the mainland circulation circle and cannot be consumed locally. Even the breeding and planting industries are difficult to develop and grow due to the size of the market.
No matter what you plant or raise, if the market cannot absorb it, you will eventually fall into a vicious cycle and slowly perish on your own.
As for the Soviet Union, which had not yet collapsed, the population of the entire Siberia did not exceed 20 million before its collapse. After the collapse, most of the people flowed back to Europe, and the remaining population was less than 10 million.
In such a large place with a population of tens of millions, the market is basically non-existent.
Even Longjiang's most advantageous industry, agriculture, has little future due to food prices.
In addition to human factors, Wan Feng is very pessimistic about the development of Longjiang.
Even if we develop tourism, not many people will come because of its remote location. Besides, can tourism become the economic pillar industry of a province?
It is because of these reasons that under this vicious cycle, the population of Heilongjiang Province will be greatly lost in the future. Young people are unwilling to stay here and leave their hometowns to go to the south to start businesses and work, and those who stay are living a half-dead life.
After the advent of live streaming, countless people from Northeast China have devoted themselves to this industry, which has both good and bad reputations.
This is the sadness and helplessness of the Northeast. Many southerners who do not understand the situation here look down on people from the Northeast, but they do not understand the plight of the Northeast at all.
Before Wan Feng's rebirth, the country officially launched a plan for a large Northeast Economic Circulation Circle, covering the entire East Asia including the Far East region of Goose Screw.
Once this economic circle is formed, it will have a population of nearly 300 million. Only with this scale can the three northeastern provinces have the possibility of rebirth from the ashes.
However, this economic circle faces many obstacles in its success. After all, there are two countries in it that belong to the Western camp. Those forces that are afraid of chaos in China will not allow this economic circle to form smoothly.
Therefore, it is still unknown when this economic circle can be officially launched.
Wan Feng did not say these things. Shen Dezhen and his father were not at that level at all, which meant they would not understand.
"Uncle Chen, drink, there will always be a way out. Anyway, we have a vast land and sparse population here, and the land is fertile. Even if we can't make a fortune, we won't starve. We have enough food and clothing, so there's no need to worry about the future."
Wan Feng refilled the glasses for Shen Dezhen and his father.
Things then shifted back to the trivialities of family life.
The rain really continued until dark. My father and Shen Dezhen drank until after two in the afternoon, when Shen Dezhen staggered back home.
In order to prevent Shen Dezhen from falling asleep in the mud after drinking too much, Wan Feng sent him home.
When I came back at three o'clock, my father was already snoring loudly.
My mother had just finished cleaning the kitchen. My younger brothers and sisters didn't care about the rain outside at all. They ran off somewhere in the rain.
"Go give Shen Dezhen some gifts during the holidays. Something like wine or canned food won't cost much. He's in charge of the farm, so he can assign some light work to my dad. Don't be reluctant to spend the money."
"Then the other company cadres don't need to send them?"
"The county magistrate is better off managing it now. The rest of the people are useless, so there's no need to piss on them."
There are still five years from now until his family leaves here. During these five years, the main thing is to let his father do some light work. Everything else is just trivial.
Wan Feng also prepared to take a nap. The fatigue accumulated on the journey home had not completely dissipated, and he would completely recover after a rest this afternoon.
Just as Wan Feng was about to take off his shoes, his younger brother Wan Jun ran in in a panic.
"Brother, it's bad. There are more than ten people from Dalin outside our house. They are Li Changhe and his group."
The people from Dalinzi came to seek revenge so soon?
Damn it, can't you at least wait for two more days? Why are you joining in the fun in this heavy rain?
The mother was startled: "What's going on? When did you offend the people from Dalinzi?"
"This morning, when we were fishing at Sancha, I threw Dalinzi and two other men into the water because of a dispute over territory." Wan Feng said lightly.
Although he downplayed it, Zhu Min was still scared.
"You threw two big forest guys into the water?"
"Mom! Don't be afraid. It's not a big deal. You don't have to go out and don't wake up my dad. I'll go out and take a look."
Wan Feng walked out and when he reached the door, he reminded his mother again: "Remember my words and don't go out. Just pretend nothing happened. Your son can handle it."
Wan Feng went outside and said to Wan Jun, "Watch the door and don't let Mom out. If Mom comes out, you won't be able to eat anything good in the future."
After saying that, he picked up a pickaxe handle from the corner of the wall, took off his vest, and went out with his bare chest, dragging the pickaxe handle behind his back.
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