Upon hearing Sheng Xiping's words, Zheng Xianyong's eyes lit up. "I knew you had good taste, and you were right."
Didn't you mention these things to your father-in-law? I think this could be promoted throughout the entire organization, not just our place.
Currently, not only individual forest farms, but the entire region is facing a situation of overstaffing and a reduction in forest area.
How to increase revenue and reduce expenditure while creating more job opportunities has become a major headache for leaders.
Sheng Xiping scratched his head. "Uncle, I haven't mentioned this to my father-in-law yet."
The key point is that there's nothing to be seen right now, and I'm just making these empty promises. Even if my father-in-law believes me, others won't.
I was thinking, since our Qianchuan Forest Farm has always been an advanced unit, could we take the lead and set an example in this matter?
If it works well, we can then roll it out globally.
Zhou Mingyuan had just become the bureau chief, and at this time, it was best to prioritize stability and avoid sweeping reforms.
Otherwise, it will end up like Feng Baosheng before, incurring the wrath of both heaven and man, and losing the support of the people.
But Zheng Xianyong is different. He has been working at Qianchuan Forest Farm for many years, but he has never been able to achieve any outstanding results.
If he continues to be so conventional and unassuming, I'm afraid he might not be able to keep his position as secretary.
Therefore, Sheng Xiping suggested to Zheng Xianyong that if the Qianchuan Forest Farm project was successfully completed, Zheng Xianyong would have achieved something, and the bureau could also learn from the experience and promote it, killing two birds with one stone.
After thinking it over, Zheng Xianyong felt that Sheng Xiping's words made sense. There were still many unemployed young people in the forest farm, and no one knew what would happen to them in the future.
If timber processing and comprehensive utilization of waste materials can be developed, it can also reduce the burden on forest farms.
"Okay, let me think about this carefully. We'll have to discuss the specifics in a meeting."
Zheng Xianyong nodded and accepted the documents handed to him by Sheng Xiping.
Sheng Xiping was just giving a suggestion; he had no right to interfere with how the leaders discussed it or whether they adopted his opinion.
Anyway, he's a government employee, receiving a salary and also has a side business. He's saved up quite a bit of money and doesn't have to worry about making ends meet.
In a couple of years, he'll see what kind of business he can start and save up some money. Even if the forestry bureau doesn't do well in the future, it won't affect his life.
Zheng Xianyong is a man of action, but he lacks vision and drive.
This is also one of the reasons why he has remained in the position of field manager and has not been promoted.
However, this time, with Sheng Xiping's suggestion, Zheng Xianyong considered it for a day and then called the entire leadership team of the forest farm together for a meeting.
After discussing it, everyone agreed that what Sheng Xiping said was feasible.
So Zheng Xianyong submitted a report to the bureau, hoping that the bureau could allocate a chipper to Qianchuan Forest Farm.
Right now, this is the fastest way to make money; other methods require finding customers first.
This JL-605 self-propelled branch chipper was actually developed through collaborative research between the Songjianghe Forestry Bureau and the Provincial Forestry Research Institute. Zhou Mingyuan even participated in the research at the time.
In June of 1977 or 1988, representatives from 35 organizations, including research institutions and universities from both inside and outside the province, held a relevant appraisal meeting at the Songjianghe Forestry Bureau.
The assessment concluded that the trial production was successful. Last year, the province invested over 500,000 yuan and produced thirteen units.
The machine was just completed a while ago and has not yet been put into use.
Qianchuan Forestry Farm submitted its report at this opportune moment, as the bureau also wanted to know the actual effectiveness of the machine once it was put into use.
So the bureau directly approved a chipper for Qianchuan Forest Farm.
After the chipper arrived, Sheng Liancheng and Sheng Xiping, father and son, led a team to make appropriate modifications.
Remove the mounting plate from the back of the timber tractor and install a large bucket. Inside the large bucket, install a chipper and connect it to a feed inlet.
The forestry workers formed a chipping team, equipped with two chainsaws and two timber tractors.
The wood chipping team drove their tractors into the forest, and when they encountered abandoned timber and branches, they preserved as much usable material as possible.
For example, hardwood with a diameter of eight to ten centimeters and a length of about three and a half meters can be used as a vehicle post. Thinner pieces can be used as seaweed stakes, etc.
The material is cut using a chainsaw, loaded onto a tractor, and transported back to the forest farm.
The rest of the softwood, such as poplar and linden, were all cut into sections and stuffed into the feed inlet, regardless of their diameter.
The wood chips produced by the chipper are fed into the truck bed through the discharge port.
Afterward, the workers used large shovels and burlap sacks to collect the shredded wood chips.
Once a certain quantity has been accumulated, it is hauled by tractor to the vicinity of the small railway track, and then transported by trolley to the Songjianghe Paper Mill, where payment is settled based on the price per bag.
The chipper developed by the bureau has finally found a use, and the branches and twigs in the forest that were originally only good for firewood can now be turned into valuable resources and converted into money.
With the chipping team earning income, the forest farm also gained an additional source of revenue.
Everyone said that if this method had been devised earlier, during winter logging, the clearing of trees would have been done in the back, saving a lot of trouble.
Sheng Xiping was busy with the chipping team and hadn't paid any attention to the timber company.
About half a month after Zhou Mingyuan called Sheng Xiping, Sheng Xiping received a call from Hou Mingliang.
"Uncle, my dad and I have arrived in Songjianghe. What kind of vehicle should we take to get to the forest farm? My dad said he wants to visit your family."
"No need, no need. Here's what I'll do: I'll come find you. You're still staying at the hostel in front of the station, right? I'll head over there now."
The transportation to Qianchuan Forest Farm was inconvenient, and Sheng Xiping was worried that the father and son might have gone to the wrong place because they were unfamiliar with the area, so he quickly said that he would go down to find Hou Yashuang and his son.
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