Li Mei's eyes lit up, and she quickly said, "As long as there are results, time is not a problem. I should still be in this position for the next few years. I can afford to wait."
Becoming a factory manager at the age of twenty-something is already the pinnacle of what one can achieve at this age.
So she knew very well that her position would be unlikely to change in the next few years.
This gives her plenty of time to work for the welfare of the fertilizer plant employees.
Li Ju's little head was stroked. Not only was she not angry, but she smiled very happily, and there was a hint of pride when she spoke, "I knew that my second brother would definitely have a way."
Seeing her like this, everyone laughed.
After laughing, Li Xu pondered and said the solution, "Sister, tomorrow you can ask people in the countryside if there are any people who can grow fruit, especially peach, apricot, and pear trees. If there are any, you can hire them in the name of the fertilizer factory, and then choose a suitable place in the countryside and let them do large-scale planting.
When these trees bear fruit, you can sell them. This is a long-term benefit, and you can make money from it every year."
Everyone was stunned by this idea.
There is an old saying that goes, "Peaches take three years, apricots take four years, pears take five years, and jujube trees make money in the same year." This refers to the fruit-bearing time of these trees.
Including the preliminary preparation work, it will probably take at least four years to see the peach trees bear fruit.
Thinking of this, Sun Xiu couldn't help but ask, "Xiao Xu, this time is too long. If there are any mistakes in the middle, these trees won't bear fruit, or the fruit they bear won't taste good. Wouldn't the initial investment be wasted?"
"That's fine. In the early stages, she can plant some fast-growing fruits, like watermelon. The money she earns will be enough to fill the hole. As long as the trees don't bear fruit, they will generate income."
At this point, Li Xu chuckled, "If the fruit doesn't taste good, just can it and soak it in sugar water. Who dares to say it's not sweet or delicious?"
Li Xu knew that the environment in Tang County was suitable for growing watermelons, but the watermelons grown would not be very sweet.
However, fruits are in short supply these days, and even if they are not very sweet, they can be sold easily.
Li Xu has eaten a lot of local peaches, apricots and pears in recent years. Although they come from different fruit trees, they all taste pretty good. From this, he concluded that the environment here should be suitable for growing these three fruits.
That's why I highly recommend it.
Of course, it doesn’t matter even if it’s not suitable. The economic benefits of these three trees are very high. As long as they can bear fruit, there will basically be no loss.
Everyone in the Li family looked at Li Xu speechlessly, thinking that you are too conscientious...
Li Mei thought about it carefully and found that the method Li Xu said did work.
At present, there is no large-scale fruit planting brigade in Tang County, and the fruits on the market are basically grown on fruit trees in farmers' homes.
They are often sold out as soon as they appear on the market.
If you can grow it yourself, as long as the taste is not too bad, you will definitely have no trouble selling it.
Just like Li Xu said, if the taste is bad, it can be made into canned fruit.
You know, sugar is not as scarce as it used to be, let alone a few years from now. It will be absolutely no problem to apply to the county for a batch of it.
The price of canned fruit is quite high now, 70 or 80 cents per bottle, and they are often out of stock.
I believe that there will be no problem selling it in a few years. If it goes well, maybe I can even open a canning factory under the fertilizer plant.
As for the location for planting fruits, you just need to apply to the county in the name of the fertilizer factory, saying that you want to improve the fertilizer and apply for experimental land.
Thinking of this, Li Mei was stunned, and then hurriedly asked, "Xiao Xu, do you think the fertilizers in our factory are useful for fruit seedlings?"
The fertilizer formula of the fertilizer factory is given above. It is useful for rice, but I don’t know whether it is useful for fruit seedlings.
Li Xu remembered that different fruit seedlings seemed to have different fertilizer formulas, so he replied thoughtfully, "I don't know, but if you ask me, you'd better consult an agricultural professor to avoid losses."
Li Mei's face suddenly turned ugly. "That's troublesome. I remember that Wuhan University's Agricultural College was split off as early as 1952. None of the university teachers in the countryside are related to agriculture."
"It's okay. The overall situation has stabilized now. You can ask someone to go to the Agricultural University in Wuhan to seek advice."
After a moment's silence, Li Mei slowly said, "I'll go there in person in a few days and ask about other fertilizer formulas and the precautions for planting various fruit seedlings."
"Ah?" Everyone was shocked. "You want to go in person?"
"Well, it would appear more sincere if I went in person."
Seeing her firm attitude, everyone stopped trying to persuade her and could only remind her to bring a few more people with her when she went, and if necessary, her family members could also go with her.
Li Mei nodded in agreement.
At this time, Li Xu said, "Sister, you are a good person in every way, except for one thing: you like to take all the blame on yourself. You must change this bad habit, otherwise you will suffer."
He wanted to say this just now. The fertilizer factory is not a profit-making unit. The factory cannot provide housing subsidies to workers. What does this have to do with the factory director?
Li Mei, on the other hand, not only felt that it had something to do with her, but also wanted to seek benefits for her employees because of it.
It’s the same now. There are many ways to show sincerity, but you have to go there in person.
Li Mei understood what Li Xu meant, but she had a different opinion. "I think this is called the courage to take responsibility. If county leaders like Uncle Liu hadn't dared to take responsibility, how could we have such a good thing as building houses now?"
"There's a difference between being brave enough to take responsibility and being reckless. Ask Uncle Liu: if he were in your position and the factory couldn't provide housing subsidies, would he feel embarrassed?"
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