As the village actively introduced technological advancements, eagerly anticipating how technology would nourish the land like a gentle spring rain, bringing about transformative changes, reality presented numerous formidable obstacles on its path. Lin Yue, standing at the forefront of the village's technology promotion efforts, knew these difficulties were like roadblocks; without proper solutions, all the beautiful aspirations for technology-driven development would vanish.
Technical training became the most pressing hurdle. Most villagers had toiled on this land for generations, familiar with traditional farming methods. Their tools were their long-time companions, and complex, sophisticated technological equipment and emerging concepts were completely foreign to them. Take the intelligent irrigation system, for example: the sensors, controllers, and complicated interface deterred many villagers. Old Zhang, an experienced farmer, watched the technicians install and debug the intelligent irrigation equipment with a face full of doubt and unease. He scratched his head and said, "I can't figure this thing out. I only know when to water and how much, all based on my decades of experience. Can this pile of iron lumps be better than me?" Hearing this, Lin Yue felt both understanding and concern. She knew that technical training was urgent and a long-term task to ensure the villagers accepted and skillfully used these technological advancements.
Therefore, Lin Yue quickly organized a training team composed of technicians from a technology company, cultural leaders from the village, and college graduates who had returned to their hometown. The training was held in the village's cultural hall, a place where villagers usually held weddings, funerals, and watched cultural performances; this hall had now become a center for disseminating scientific and technological knowledge. The training courses started with the most basic technological principles. The technicians used simple language and vivid analogies to explain to the villagers how the intelligent irrigation system acts like a smart housekeeper, automatically adjusting the amount of water according to the soil's moisture level. To help the villagers understand better, they also created simple models to simulate the system's response to changes in soil moisture. When explaining the operation of agricultural drones, the trainers not only conducted theoretical lectures indoors but also took the drones to the fields for practical demonstrations. A young college graduate who had returned to his hometown, Xiao Wang, personally operated the drone, explaining how to control its ascent and descent, shooting angle, and data transmission using the buttons on the remote control. He smiled and said to the villagers gathered around him, "Grandpas and grandmas, this drone is like a guardian angel for our village. It can fly around in the sky and see the condition of our vast farmland clearly. It's much faster than us checking the fields bit by bit ourselves."
However, there were significant individual differences in the villagers' technical proficiency. Some young, strong villagers with relatively high levels of education and a strong ability to learn new things, such as Xiao Zhao, a young man from the village, were very proactive during the training and quickly mastered the basic operation of the intelligent irrigation system and agricultural drones. He not only skillfully used these devices to manage his own farmland but also actively helped other villagers solve problems encountered during operation, becoming a tech whiz in the village. On the other hand, older villagers like Lao Zhang, with lower levels of education, still struggled to grasp the operating techniques despite repeated explanations from the trainers. For example, Grandpa Li, wearing reading glasses, tried hard to read the operation manual, but the remote control in his hand was always unresponsive. He said anxiously, "This thing is too complicated; I'm afraid my old brain can't learn it." Seeing Grandpa Li's predicament, Lin Yue arranged for young volunteers from the village to pair him up one-on-one to provide assistance. Every day, the volunteers would go to Grandpa Li's fields to accompany him in practicing operating the drones and intelligent irrigation system, patiently guiding him step by step, starting from the most basic steps of turning them on and off. After a period of hard work, Grandpa Li was finally able to use the intelligent irrigation system skillfully. He happily said to Lin Yue, "Miss Lin, thanks to you and this young man, I can now use this high technology, and the crops will definitely grow better."
For villagers who were making slower progress in technical training, Lin Yue also developed a series of targeted follow-up improvement measures. In addition to one-on-one assistance, she organized specialized intensive training courses, simplifying the operating procedures into small steps and creating illustrated operation guides, which were distributed to the villagers. Furthermore, she established a reward mechanism, providing material rewards, such as agricultural production materials or daily necessities, to villagers who could skillfully operate the technological equipment, thereby encouraging more villagers to actively learn.
Equipment maintenance is another major challenge in the application of technology. Advanced agricultural technology equipment and environmental protection facilities, while incredibly powerful in function, are like delicate flowers, requiring meticulous care and maintenance. If a malfunction occurs and cannot be repaired promptly, it can not only disrupt normal production and daily life but also cause villagers to lose faith in technological advancements. The village's newly installed sewage treatment equipment suddenly triggered a malfunction alarm after operating for a period of time. Xiao Liu, responsible for equipment maintenance, rushed to the scene and discovered that a critical sensor in the equipment had failed. This sensor was an imported device, and the village had no spare parts, requiring it to be ordered from the manufacturer—a process that was not only time-consuming but also expensive. Lin Yue was extremely anxious upon learning of the situation. She contacted the manufacturer, urging them to ship the parts as soon as possible, and actively searched for similar sensors in the surrounding areas that could serve as a temporary replacement.
In terms of equipment maintenance, a complex interplay of interests exists between technology companies and villages. Technology companies aim to profit from equipment sales and subsequent maintenance services, while villages seek high-quality maintenance at a lower cost. Initially, the technology companies' maintenance services were expensive, and their response times sometimes couldn't meet the villages' urgent needs. Lin Yue negotiated with the technology companies multiple times, detailing the villages' actual conditions and development potential, and emphasizing the importance of long-term cooperation. Ultimately, a win-win model was reached. The technology companies agreed to establish equipment maintenance stations in the villages, dispatching professional technicians to regularly inspect and maintain the equipment, reducing the cost per maintenance visit. Simultaneously, the villages provided the technology companies with conveniences such as site support and promised to prioritize cooperation with the company in future technology upgrade projects. In this way, the technology companies expanded their market share, and the villages gained more reliable and economical equipment maintenance services.
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