1968: Started from breeding

Chapter 241: Drawing cakes! He is already an experienced craftsman

Guangshi.

Inside the room at Guangshi Hotel, a pile of newspapers was already placed on the table.

Jiang Li was holding one of the sheets and reading it.

“Myths and legends refine reality, and labor and wisdom create glory!”

"Under the leadership of Comrade Su Wenchen, an outstanding cadre of our Party, our agricultural technicians and poor and lower-middle peasants worked day and night to successfully overcome the difficulties in breeding technology and turn the myth into reality."

"The quality of its fur far exceeds the so-called sable fur in the West. The price of a single piece at the Canton Fair auction exceeded US$4,000. This demonstrates the superiority of our socialism. Foreign merchants exclaimed that this is an oriental miracle!"

After reading, Jiang Li looked at Su Wenchen.

"Excuse me, our outstanding cadres, how do you feel when you hear others praise you like this?"

Looking at Jiang Li's funny look.

Su Wenchen leaned back on the bed and said.

"Want to know?"

"I won't tell you!"

Seeing Su Wenchen like this, Jiang Li immediately sat on the bed and pushed him.

"Say it quickly!"

"I really want to know why so many newspapers are reporting on you. It's almost as good as the old days of learning from Dazhai in agriculture and Daqing in industry."

"Even my dad probably can't catch up with you."

Su Wenchen waved his hand.

"Not really. I'm just lucky to have arrived at this time."

Because he had talked with Minister Chen before, they were considering how to send a signal to the US side to draw their attention!
So I guess the big fanfare this time is probably also intended to attract attention from over there.

Although Su Wenchen does not remember the exact time when the two countries established diplomatic relations, the contact time should have started during this period.

For such a major event, it is impossible for both parties to agree on it all at once. It will definitely take multiple rounds of negotiations before it can be achieved.

Su Wenchen was about to say something else when there was a knock on the door.

"I'll open the door!"

Jiang Li quickly held down Su Wenchen.

"You are a great hero, I will go open it!"

As he said that, he opened the door and saw Lei Bailiang holding a pile of newspapers.

"Director Lei?"

Lei Bailiang felt a little embarrassed after seeing Jiang Li.

"Haha, that didn't bother you guys, did it?"

Jiang Li felt a little embarrassed when she heard this.

"No, Director Lei, please come in! I just want to go talk to Sister Deng."

After saying that, he walked straight towards the door.

Lei Bailiang walked in excitedly with newspapers and placed a pile of newspapers directly on Su Wenchen's bed.

"Xiao Su! Xiao Su!"

"You've become famous this time."

Su Wenchen was speechless when he saw this. He had been staying in the house these days to avoid the foreign businessmen who wanted to invite him to dinner.

So before Lei Bailiang came, Han Yang and Ali delivered newspapers to him.

When Su Wenchen saw the newspapers Lei Bailiang brought over, he was touched, but he still pointed to the thick stack on the table.

"Uncle Lei, I have so many newspapers here that they can cover the walls!"

Lei Bailiang looked in the direction Su Wenchen pointed and said with a smile.

"Haha, so your partner sent it to you!"

"But it's okay, I have something she doesn't have!"

"The Canton Fair is almost over."

"Since the equipment purchase list was sent to those foreign businessmen, many of them have gone back."

"Now there are media reports in Europe saying that many foreign businessmen have been deceived by us."

As he said this, he took out one of the reprinted foreign media comments.

"Look at what Reuters said. The East is using fur diplomacy to break its isolation, and their Western merchants are becoming Trojan horses for their technology smuggling."

"Haha, you may not know what a Trojan Horse is. I specifically asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to check it out."

"When they couldn't capture the city in the Greek war, they designed a huge wooden horse, hid their elite soldiers inside, and pretended to retreat."

"Then the Trojans regarded the wooden horse as a 'trophy' and took the initiative to pull it into the city to celebrate their victory."

"When night fell, the Greek soldiers rushed out of the wooden horse, opened the city gates, and joined forces with the troops outside the city to break into the city."

"But I always feel that this plan is fake. How stupid must the Trojans be to pull the things back without even looking at them!"

"But their meaning is very clear. These foreign businessmen are helping me import cheap equipment. They are the fools who are bringing the Trojan horse back to the city."

When Su Wenchen heard this, he was a little surprised.

"These news have no impact on us!"

Lei Bailiang smiled and shook his head.

"No, now they have become a laughing stock in the West."

"Even the AFP news agency said that they compared themselves to the Trojans. The Saxons were even more timid than rabbits. If it weren't for the strait, their ancestors would have planted their flag in London long ago."

"Then, other Western media also mostly made jokes."

"Basically no one thinks that some of their obsolete equipment will help us develop."

"However, the four samples we brought were taken back by the companies that sold the most items at the auction. I heard that it caused quite a stir."

"There are already companies that have not participated that have contacted our diplomatic department, hoping to participate in our equipment replacement program."

"But the problem now is that 10,000 cards are too few, and we lack too much industrial equipment."

"Some people have even suggested that you raise more rabbits. After all, it's just raising some rabbits!"

Su Wenchen sat up immediately after hearing this.

"Uncle Lei, the higher-ups didn't agree, did they?"

"This problem cannot be solved by increasing production. The annual sales volume of this kind of luxury product is basically fixed."

“This is the time to create scarcity.”

"If we expand production at this time, the price will inevitably drop, and those who took the photos won't make any money, and no one will take the initiative to ship the equipment here later."

Lei Bailiang nodded.

"It's the same idea as yours. It's impossible to solve the huge industrial gap with just 10,000 furs."

"So later on, we plan to pay for the equipment shipped over with foreign currency and give away a certain amount of fur as a gift."

“It mainly serves to maintain relationships.”

"This is much better than before when we had to search all over the world for manufacturers ourselves."

"But now the Moonlight Rabbits in your farm have been listed as a special national resource."

"From now on, you will have fixed plans and tasks every year."

When Su Wenchen heard this, he waved his hand nonchalantly.

"I am mentally prepared for this, but how much of this 40 million foreign exchange can we get?"

"It can't be that there is not a penny left!"

Lei Bailiang shook his head.

"I don't know about that. It depends on you guys to fight for it."

"Your Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has secured a lot of foreign exchange this time. If you have any needs, you should raise them now."

"Otherwise, once all the foreign exchange has been converted into equipment, even if your minister is willing, he or she will have to apply to the higher authorities bit by bit, and it is uncertain whether it will be approved by then."

After hearing this, Su Wenchen began to think about his next development direction.

Although their Blue Water Farm is now a directly affiliated farm, compared with other directly affiliated farms, it is just a small Karami.

Because others that can achieve this achievement have basically developed into large state-owned farms with at least hundreds of thousands of acres of arable land and tens of thousands of employees.

Therefore, it is definitely not enough to just rely on Yuehua Rabbit at the moment.

If we want to develop the breeding industry, we cannot do without the planting industry. Without a large amount of land for growing grain, the breeding industry cannot develop.

Over there, Lei Bailiang was looking at Su Wenchen who was in deep thought.

"Have you figured out how to fight for it?"

Su Wenchen waved his hand.

"Uncle Lei, what do you think about us setting up a branch in the Yellow River flood area?"

"What is the attitude of the higher-ups towards this place now?"

When Lei Bailiang heard Su Wenchen's words, he was stunned for a moment.

He blinked for a moment, then reached out and touched Su Wenchen's head.

"I don't have a fever!"

"Why are you still confused?"

"You can't sacrifice yourself just to get this little bit of foreign exchange!"

“That’s not a good place.”

Although Su Wenchen was touched, he still slapped Lei Bailiang's hand away, feeling both amused and helpless.

"Uncle Lei, I'm serious. I'm not kidding you."

Lei Bailiang thought about it and shook his head.

"I don't think it's that great. Although I haven't actually been there, I've heard colleagues from other departments mention it many times."

“There is actually a national-level farm over there, and its name is the Yellow River Flood Area Farm.”

"The farm was built at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and a lot of resources were allocated from above. At that time, the idea was to restore agriculture in the Yellow River flood area as soon as possible. Now part of it has indeed been restored, but it is still limited to the surrounding areas of Henan Province."

"Later, as the funding from above gradually decreased and the farmland was incorporated into the national agricultural reclamation system, daily management has been gradually delegated to Henan Province."

“Only major personnel transfers and production plans need to be reported to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.”

"I know you want to take this opportunity to develop your field."

"But even if you choose to go to the Great Northern Wilderness, it's better than that place."

"The land in the Great Northern Wilderness can be used to grow crops as long as it is reclaimed, but it is not the same in the Yellow River flood area. The salt and alkali in the land must be washed away repeatedly before crops can be grown."

"This is simply a thankless task for you."

Su Wenchen said with a smile.

"Uncle Lei, saline-alkali land is a disadvantage for other farms because they can't grow food, but it's just right for farms like ours that mainly develop animal husbandry."

"If we can really grow food, I'll feel bad if I use it to grow grass."

"And what I want to know is what the higher-ups think of the Yellow River flood area now."

Seeing that Su Wenchen had made up his mind, Lei Bailiang didn't say much.

"The higher-ups must want to deal with this as soon as possible. Otherwise, it's like having a patch of psoriasis on a person's body. Although it's not fatal, it can't be left there forever!"

"If you really want to build there, you can get a lot of strong support from above."

"But you have to think it over carefully! If you really decide to go, it will be difficult to back out later."

"Otherwise, everything you do now will be at stake, so I still don't recommend you go into this salt pit."

Su Wenchen smiled.

"If I don't go in, someone else has to go in!"

"And I made this choice only because I was certain of it. Otherwise, I wouldn't have told you this, Uncle Lei."

"We call it a farm, but we only have a few dozen acres of land. I am too embarrassed to say that I am the person in charge of the farm."

Seeing Su Wenchen say this, Lei Bailiang also smiled and said, "That can't be helped. Most of the farms now were built during the famine ten years ago. Now, except for the border areas, there is no place else with so much land."

"But if you are sure, the Yellow River flood area is indeed good for your development. The total area there is at least more than 50,000 square kilometers, 70 million mu of land."

"After all these years of governance, it is estimated that less than half of the land can be restored to grow food."

"So there is indeed enough land over there for you to cultivate. Which province do you plan to start with?"

"There are already Yellow River flood farms being reclaimed in Henan Province. It won't be of much use if you go there."

"Where do you start with the remaining three provinces of Shandong, Jiangsu and Anhui?"

Su Wenchen spread his hands.

"I don't know either. I don't know how the Yellow River floodplain is distributed. How can I make a decision?"

Lei Bailiang was speechless.

“You don’t even know how to distribute it, and yet you dare to ask for governance!”

"Why do I feel like what you said before about being prepared is just nonsense?"

Su Wenchen looked at Lei Bailiang with a smile.

"Uncle Lei, don't worry! That means there are still 30 to 40 million mu of saline-alkali land left over there that has not been managed!"

"Even if we only grow grass for livestock farming, we can still develop little by little."

"Only when we can properly manage all these saline-alkali lands can our farm be considered a truly national-level farm!"

To be honest, Su Wenchen actually knew that although they now had the sign of a directly affiliated farm.

But there is no foundation at all.

As time goes by, their country's foreign exchange earnings will gradually increase.

When foreign exchange becomes more and more, Yuehuatu's level of foreign exchange income can no longer support the brand of the direct farm.

After all, 40 million in foreign exchange a year was considered a lot at that time, and it was among the top foreign exchange earning companies in the country. However, ten years later, 40 million in foreign exchange was completely incomparable to what it is now.

By that time, its importance had declined and being downgraded was a foregone conclusion.

It is very likely that it will be the same as the farms in the Yellow River floodplain in Henan Province mentioned by Lei Bailiang earlier, and will gradually be reduced to the jurisdiction of the province.

Therefore, he had to take advantage of this window of opportunity to strengthen the foundation of their blue water field as much as possible.

As for land, except for the land in the Great Northern Wilderness that is still being reclaimed, most of the land has been reclaimed.

So Su Wenchen looked around and found that if their farm wanted to continue to develop, they had to either reclaim the saline-alkali land in the Yellow River floodplain or reclaim land in the Great Northern Wilderness.

Hearing Su Wenchen say this, Lei Bailiang stood up.

"Okay, I'll help you find out about this. You're at the peak of your career right now. If you really go headfirst into the Yellow River flood area, you can save yourself a lot of unnecessary trouble."

"After all, quite a few farms in various places have shown great interest in this rare Moon Flower product you created these days."

"But you don't have to worry too much. We in the Third Field Army don't cause trouble, but we're not afraid of it either!"

"As long as you don't have any problems, those things won't find you."

When Su Wenchen heard this, his heart warmed.

Because it is related to earning foreign exchange, since they can raise it in their farm, other farms naturally want to introduce this kind of Moon Rabbit.

But now he is really not afraid of others picking peaches.

The two ministers were standing behind him, and each of them was a powerful person.

As long as nothing goes wrong himself, the next ten years will be basically worry-free.

"Uncle Lei, thank you!"

Lei Bailiang waved his hand.

"What's there to thank me for? You should do your best, otherwise I won't pay any attention to you."

"Okay, I'll go help you find a map of the Yellow River flood area."

Watching Lei Bailiang walk out of the room.

Su Wenchen rested his hands on his head, looking at the ceiling above with lifeless eyes.

He was thinking about Lei Bailiang's words. If he didn't have this relationship with his father, would the other party help him like this?
Su Wenchen felt that it was very likely that the other party would not do so. Perhaps the other party would try to win him over in a normal way like Minister Sha did in the beginning, but they would not treat him as one of their own from the beginning.

And if it weren't for this relationship, he wouldn't be as comfortable as he is now.

Because at that time there would definitely be countless mosquitoes flying up, looking for an opportunity to take a bite.

However, it is better to become strong on your own than to rely on others all the time. Thinking of this, Su Wenchen got up from the bed and walked to the table.

Start writing about your own development plan for the subsequent Yellow River flood area.

The current authority in charge of this aspect is the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, which was formed after the merger of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Forestry.

Therefore, Su Wenchen felt that he could gain greater support now since he was on the same side as the head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.

Painting cakes!
He is already an old craftsman.

Besides, his cakes were always baked on time and in quantity, and he never made empty promises.

Now, through the Yuehua rabbit fur, their country has introduced large-scale fertilizer production equipment more than three years ahead of schedule.

Therefore, he must strive for the subsequent share of fertilizer distribution.

We also need some agricultural talents, financial support, and policy support.

Su Wenchen listed a lot of things that were needed in a short while.

Then he scratched his head and looked at the letter that listed a lot of things he needed.

"How come I accidentally wrote so much? Do you agree with this one?"

"Forget it, it's better to be prepared. This way it will be easier to bargain!"

"As a great contributor, I took the initiative to explore such a difficult place. It would be unreasonable not to give me some support!"

"No, I have to add a little more. After all, Comrade Tang Taizong said that if you learn from the best, you will only be average, and if you learn from the average, you will be below average."

"This way, even if the higher-ups compromise, they will still be able to get considerable support!"

Three days later, the Canton Fair officially came to an end.

Beijing.

A small conference room within the red walls.

Minister Sha handed the entire summary report of the Canton Fair to an old man with gray hair.

The old man read the entire summary report from beginning to end.

After seeing the final list of equipment and finding that some foreign businessmen had already started contacting their patriotic merchants in Hong Kong Island to ship the equipment, the old man took off his reading glasses and pointed heavily at the report on the table.

"Good! This is a good move!"

"In the current situation, it is very necessary for us to take advantage of the contradictions between the two poles and try our best to gain the diplomatic initiative."

"The United States is a realist country. As long as their interests require, they can adjust their policies, and we must also respond flexibly."

"We should seek common ground while reserving differences. We should strive for one of the two extremes and not fight on two fronts."

"At the end of the year, we can definitely send out some signals and see how the US reacts."

As he spoke, the old man lit up a cigarette, held the cigarette in his hand and pointed at the report.

"Twenty thousand rabbit skins were exchanged for more than 40 million in foreign exchange, and three large fertilizer production lines have been loaded onto ships."

"Minister Sha, your agricultural and forestry system has finally struck gold this time!"

Hearing the old man say this, the other people at the scene also burst into laughter.

"Haha, leader, you don't know that Minister Sha has been running back and forth for the past ten days."

"I'm afraid his treasure will be taken away by Old Chen."

The old man was curious when he heard this.

"Oh! There is also this matter. I think this young comrade would be good at diplomatic work!"

"It can be seen that he has a very flexible mind. This proactive restriction on production can not only maximize the competition among others, but also save our breeding resources and use them in more urgent places, and maximize the benefits for our country."

“It’s like killing three birds with one stone!”

Hearing the old man say this, Minister Sha immediately felt aggrieved.

"Leader, our system finally produced such a talented person, how could it be snatched away by the diplomatic department!"

"Due to low grain production in recent years, our animal husbandry has not developed smoothly. Now we have finally acquired several large-scale urea production lines, which can greatly increase the output of our own fertilizers."

"Grain production will continue to increase in the future, and our animal husbandry will develop in the future. Our department is in need of comrades like Xiao Su!"

"It's fine if they don't assign talents to us, but how can they steal our talents?"

"As soon as the Canton Fair ended, Xiao Su wrote to me, asking me to go to the Yellow River flood area to open up a new battlefield. To be honest, I'm having a headache now!"

When the old man heard this, he asked curiously.

"Oh! Did you ask to go there on your own initiative, young comrade?"

Minister Sha nodded and said with a headache.

"Yeah, I'm worried too!"

"To be honest, the Yellow River flood area is really in need of talent right now. We have not been able to find anyone to take charge of the situation, but our department is reluctant to let them go!"

"I was planning to transfer him in two years to lead the promotion of animal husbandry work across the country. Grain production has gradually increased in recent years."

"Now that we have more and more fertilizer production lines and higher grain output, the animal husbandry industry, which has been stagnant for so many years, must start to move forward steadily."

“We can’t always wait until things hit the cusp to start developing.”

"There are very few talented people in the animal husbandry industry now. I finally found one. Leader, do you think I can safely assign him to that position?"

The old man flicked the ash from his cigarette and waved his hand.

"You should steadily promote animal husbandry, which is indeed what you should do. If you try to do it at the last minute, even Buddha will not be willing to help you."

"However, since it was the young comrade who took the initiative to ask for it, your department cannot but consider the comrades' desire to serve the people."

"I think we should agree to this young comrade's request first."

"Didn't you also say that you would transfer people in after two years?"

"Young comrades like these are just right for tempering themselves in such a difficult place. No matter how well they perform, it will be a natural thing for them to be promoted!"

"To deal with the long-standing problem of the Yellow River flood area, I think we really need people like this who volunteer to go there."

"Otherwise, even if we forcibly assign people there, they will only do a superficial job."

“Those people wouldn’t even touch the really difficult jobs!”

Another old man next to him also agreed.

"That's true. Regarding the Yellow River flood area, our institute has discussed it many times, but no one has volunteered."

"Over the years, apart from the Yellow River flood farms that were established at the beginning, other places have been managed slowly by the local governments themselves."

"We have sent several groups of people to investigate. The areas with the fastest water management speed are the Yellow River flooding farms. In other places, there is no unified management organization to coordinate, and large-scale fights often occur over water sources."

"This shows that to manage such a large saline-alkali area, there must be a unified governance organization to coordinate governance."

"Otherwise, they will just mind their own business, diverting water from upstream to flush out the saline-alkali fields, and downstream will not even have drinking water, and can only stare at the dry riverbed."

When Minister Sha heard what the two leaders said, he could only smile bitterly.

"We in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry also know that just to manage this area, we need to build new water conservancy projects and dredge the river, which requires too many resources."

“We can’t come up with so many resources on our own.”

Then he said it with some toothache.

"And you don't know, this kid played a trick on me and wrote a letter that took up five pages."

"You didn't see the things listed!"

"I think even if we emptied our department, there wouldn't be that many."

When the old man heard what Minister Sha said, he immediately laughed.

"Ha ha!"

"That's your department's business. You guys should discuss it among yourselves. I won't get involved!"

"But the hospital still needs to provide some support. The Yellow River flood area must be eliminated on our land as soon as possible."

"It's a pity that such a good piece of land can only be left there uncultivated."

(End of this chapter)