1968: Started from breeding

Chapter 244 Now in our Lan City, which child doesn't want to come to Blue Water Farm?
After the celebration banquet ended.

Su Wenchen and his entourage checked directly into the provincial guesthouse.

in the room.

As Jiang Li tidied the sheets, she asked with some confusion.

"Ah Chen, what do you think Director Wang meant at the celebration banquet during the day?"

"Why did you specifically mention our Beiwan Commune's rabbit fur industrialization plan while we were eating?"

"Our commune is too small to be noticed by the provincial authorities!"

Su Wenchen, sitting in the chair, had a slightly flushed face and was in a slightly tipsy state.

He smiled and said after hearing Jiang Li's words.

"It's just a tacit understanding to win them over; you don't need to worry about what the province thinks of the commune."

"Even if you have ideas, it's a good thing for you and the commune."

After Jiang Li finished making the bed, she turned around and sat on the edge of the bed, frowning in confusion.

"You mean Director Wang is trying to win you over by praising me?"

"But what's the point?"

"Do you think we can bring your farm back?"

After seeing the bed sheets made, Su Wenchen sat down and smoothed Jiang Li's slightly furrowed brows.

"What's this talk about winning him over? At his level, the word 'win him over' is meaningless."

As he spoke, he shifted his body to the side, rested his head lightly on Jiang Li's lap, and pressed his ear against Jiang Li's slightly protruding belly.

"Fine!"

"Today, Teacher Su will give you and your daughter a lesson so you can learn from the pros."

Then she turned to Jiang Li's lower abdomen.

"And you, listen carefully and study hard. If you grow up to be a spendthrift, you'll be letting down all the prenatal education I gave you."

Hearing Su Wenchen's nonsensical words, Jiang Li patted Su Wenchen's shoulder lightly.

“Every time he drinks a little, he just talks nonsense. The child is not even fully formed yet, how can he understand anything?”

"So what if it's not fully formed? This is prenatal education, this is political indoctrination!"

"Alright, alright, then please let me be influenced by your teachings, Teacher Su!"

"That's more like it. Give me a massage so I can sort out my thoughts. But to be honest, I really learned a lot from Director Wang today."

"As expected, none of these big shots who have reached this level are simple people!"

"You know, I already let it go with the separate commendations given to the two of us at the beginning, but you actually got a separate commendation too!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Li's small, massaging hands appeared on Su Wenchen's ears at just the right moment.

"hiss!"

"What I mean is that your commune is clearly not yet at the level where it can be publicly commended."

Jiang Li knew that Su Wenchen was telling the truth, after all, the commune was just following the coattails of others.

"Isn't this just an attempt to win them over?"

Su Wenchen waved his hand.

"You can interpret it that way, but to be more precise, it should be a platform intended to establish emotional bonds and shared interests."

"In the future, the province can use this platform to provide policy support in exchange for our farm to provide technical support for the general moon rabbit industry chain to other parts of the province."

"For example, we provide breeding support and guidance on various aquaculture techniques, which ensures that the province will continue to benefit from our Blue Water Farm's subsequent innovations."

"At the same time, even if we develop other projects in the future, we have reserved enough room for cooperation in advance."

After all, their farm has been breeding white pigs, and he believed that Director Wang must know this at all.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Li spoke directly.

"You mean the province will allocate more resources to our commune in the future?"

Su Wenchen shook his head.

"Director Wang has already allocated resources to your commune."

“You need to understand that at his level, it’s impossible for him to explain things to you in a very clear way, because if something goes wrong, he could easily be held accountable.”

Jiang Li thought for a moment, then said with some surprise.

"You mean he mentioned the policy of flexibly adjusting family farming during the meal?"

Su Wenchen immediately nodded slightly, with an expression that said, "This child is teachable."

"Yes, actually, once the policies are issued through him, it will be much easier for you to implement them."

"After all, apart from the provincial government's requirement that each household raise ten Moonflower Rabbits, the other requirements are very vague and adjusted flexibly according to the types of poultry."

"You can decide for yourselves exactly how to make the adjustments."

“Even if someone jumps out to criticize, you can simply say that this is a document issued by the province.”

"Even if someone investigates, at most it's just a matter of not understanding the policies from above. We're just not very bright. It's completely different from the influence of the capital tail in the past."

"Even if someone from the provincial level comes forward, Director Wang can say that his policies are good and that the problems are simply due to the lower levels' own misunderstandings."

After saying that, Su Wenchen shrugged.

"Look, both sides are non-stick pans, so this kind of thing can only be argued over at most."

"By expanding the breeding scale of common Moon Rabbit, we can not only increase the income of your grassroots communes, but also create more employment opportunities by tanning Moon Rabbit leather, forming a new growth point for the provincial economy."

"This move can both avoid the negative consequences of the top-tier Moon Rabbit's weakened voice after being placed under the direct control of the ministry and consolidate the province's actual influence in the grassroots economy."

"besides."

Jiang Li opened her eyes wide, somewhat incredulous.

"besides?"

Su Wenchen was speechless.

"What do you think the province's 'Strive to learn from Lanshuichang and surpass Su Wenchen' campaign means?"

"The essence is to use our success as a benchmark for publicity, so that other enterprises in the province can improve their innovation capabilities."

"I think the deeper intention is to break the traditional low-value-added OEM model, especially since the province took advantage of our direct affiliation with the farm to secure a lot of compensation for equipment and project approvals from above."

"Given such a great opportunity for development, the province will definitely guide some enterprises to transform into high value-added industries, thereby enhancing the province's foreign trade competitiveness."

"Just look at Jiangsu Province. Their exhibition hall is right next to ours. A large Suzhou embroidery screen costs over a thousand US dollars, and a medium-sized double-sided embroidery piece costs three to five hundred US dollars."

"And raw silk! The export price at this Canton Fair is $6 per kilogram."

"The difference in output value is many times, so if we want to develop, we must transform towards high added value."

“Take Baocheng, which we also went to earn foreign exchange this time, for example. The main transactions were for OEM products like sausage casings. If we can take this opportunity to get the province to purchase sausage-making equipment.”

"So, given the high quality of their sausage casings, wouldn't it be more profitable to directly fill them into sausages for export than to export sausage casings?"

"And after the dinner ended, on the way back, I heard Director Zhu from the Foreign Trade Bureau complaining to his colleagues that this year was too glorious and he didn't know what to do next year."

"Therefore, I think that Director Wang's other intention in promoting the industrialization of ordinary moon rabbits is also to cultivate diversified foreign exchange earning entities. Even if the top-level moon rabbits are coordinated at the highest level next year, the province can still maintain the basic foreign trade through the ordinary industrial chain and avoid large fluctuations in foreign exchange earnings."

"So you see, even though our field is directly under the ministry, bigwigs of this level can still maximize the province's interests when they know they can't change it."

"And what they gave in return was merely some commendations and awards. The only policy that could be considered a real contribution was a moderate relaxation of restrictions on family farming in the province."

"And even if we know it, we should still appreciate it, since this kind of honor is very beneficial to our progress."

"And this kind of open scheme is the most unsolvable, so I have learned something this time."

After listening to Su Wenchen explain to her in detail what Director Wang had announced at the commendation meeting, Jiang Li looked at Su Wenchen with sparkling eyes, and a feeling of admiration welled up in her heart.

This man is amazing, but most importantly, he's the man who belongs to you!

"Ah Chen, you know so much. I didn't expect you could analyze so many things in just the time it takes to have a celebration banquet."

Looking into Jiang Li's loving eyes, there was a clear hint of emotion.

Su Wenchen patted the other person's thigh.

"Don't mess around!"

"Hook it up for me, and you'll be responsible for putting out the fire."

Jiang Li gave Su Wenchen a seductive look before leaning down.

"They're coming right now to put out the fire for you!"

"hiss--!"

"Don't stop!"

The next day.

Su Wenchen walked out of the room with Jiang Li, full of vigor, and looked at Deng Hongxia, who happened to be walking out of the room next door.

"Sister Deng! Good morning!"

Deng Hongxia, her eyes dark-rimmed, looked at the two rosy-cheeked people and said something pointed.

"You young people should be more careful during pregnancy. Although the chances of something going wrong are not high, you still need to be careful, or you will regret it later!"

Su Wenchen felt a little embarrassed upon hearing this, realizing that the commotion last night might have been a little too loud.

However, in Guangzhou, he had been listening to the doctor and holding it in, taking medication to regulate his body. After holding it in for more than a month, he could no longer control himself.

On the other side, Jiang Li was also a little embarrassed.

"It's all your fault. You insisted that it would be okay to go slower."

"You can't do that again! What if you hurt the child!"

"It's okay, didn't the doctor at the provincial hospital say that it's okay to have sex in moderation during the second trimester? Besides, I told you, once you start something, you're responsible for putting it out! Serves you right for daring to seduce me!"

"I just couldn't control myself last night! And you couldn't control yourself either!"

"Nonsense, if I could control myself in that situation, wouldn't I be a saint?"

After breakfast.

The group from Lan City did not stay in the province and took the train directly back to Lan City.

Lan City didn't make such a high-profile move with the province.

However, an awards ceremony was still held in the auditorium of the municipal party committee.

After all, the provincial government has already given them commendations, so whether the city wants it or not, they have to acknowledge it.

A banner reading "Warmly congratulate Lan City on its advanced foreign exchange earnings at the Canton Fair" hangs between the Soviet-style pillars of the Municipal Party Committee Auditorium.

Secretary Zhou's voice echoed throughout the auditorium.

"I hope that after we go down there, all units will seriously learn from Lanshuichang's experience in generating foreign exchange."

"In particular, all municipal enterprises should use this opportunity to explore new development paths and strive to develop a second and a third Blue Water Field!"

Secretary Zhou's speech this time was very brief.

In particular, compared with Director Wang's lengthy speech at the provincial commendation meeting, Su Wenchen felt that it formed a stark contrast.

Later, when the group was commended...

When Su Wenchen watched the other party shake hands with Cao Xinmin, he could clearly feel the stiffness on Secretary Zhou's face.

However, Su Wenchen did have some guesses.

Although this foreign exchange earnings were very successful, for the city, it was like its own golden goose being taken away.

It would be strange if I could be happy about this.

Moreover, Su Wenchen felt that Secretary Zhou of the city might have originally planned to take advantage of their achievements in generating foreign exchange to directly target the municipal textile industry after returning.

He even thought that Secretary Zhou had already prepared his plan and was just waiting for him to return so he could launch an attack.

Suddenly, they received news that their Blue Water Farm's "golden goose" had been taken away.

In that case, even if the city doesn't like that country bumpkin from the textile industry, it's not easy to make a major overhaul of him.

However, when shaking hands with Su Wenchen, Secretary Zhou still managed a smile.

After all, the people are no longer under the city's jurisdiction, but the city's eggs still need to be supplied by Lanshuichang.

So whether he likes it or not, he can't afford to fall out with Lanshuichang right now, since they're willing to lose Lanshui County's food supply.

It does not affect the breeding of Moonflower Rabbits.

However, if their city doesn't have the egg supply from Bluewater Farm, then there will indeed be a shortage of eggs.

Moreover, they are now directly under the command of higher authorities. If there is no natural disaster on their side and their food supply is cut off, they will have no way to explain themselves to those above.

So after shaking hands, Secretary Zhou took the red silk tray from the etiquette staff.

"Director Su, if you have time, you should share some of your experience with the units in our city!"

"Otherwise, there will always be some units that are complacent with their past achievements, not only lacking ambition but also always having a self-righteous excuse."

Upon hearing Secretary Zhou's words, Su Wenchen glanced at Cao Xinmin, who was only two seats away from him, clearly indicating that the words were meant for Cao Xinmin.

Upon hearing this, the other person's expression instantly turned ugly.

He was initially unhappy that Blue Water Field had been placed under the direct jurisdiction of the ministry, but he also felt it was a good thing. Because after Blue Water Field was transferred, they would become the leading force in Lan City's revenue generation.

Then you can rest easy.

It seems that things haven't turned out as well as I initially thought. At the very least, Secretary Zhou still wants to completely control them.

Su Wenchen smiled and agreed with Secretary Zhou's words.

"Secretary, although our farm is under the jurisdiction of the ministry, Lan City has always been our hometown!"

"Rest assured, as long as the city needs us, we will definitely do our duty without hesitation, provided that we do not conflict with the ministry."

Although Su Wenchen said that, he would definitely have to consider each specific issue on a case-by-case basis.

After all, whether or not the matter at hand will conflict with the ministry is entirely up to him.

However, since his family and friends were all in the commune, Su Wenchen would definitely not antagonize the city unless absolutely necessary.

Secretary Zhou, upon hearing Su Wenchen's words, knew that the other party was merely agreeing with him.

But at least he gave them face, otherwise they really wouldn't have given him any face. Actually, at this point, there's not much he can do about it.

He's currently working on a municipal textile bureau without any backing from the ministry. He's been working on it since he took office, but he still hasn't gotten it done.

After the commendation meeting in the city, Su Wenchen walked out of the city party committee auditorium.

The city did provide meals, but they were served in the cafeteria.

It's definitely not comparable to the provincial level, and Su Wenchen is eager to return home, so he has no appetite for food.

The city didn't actually benefit much this time, and Su Wenchen could imagine that the meal wouldn't be particularly lavish.

The entrance to the municipal party committee compound.

Their car from the Blue Water Park had already arrived and was waiting.

The entire cargo truck, including the cargo bed and the cab, had been thoroughly cleaned.

A large red flower was hanging on the crossbar in front of the car.

Zhao Weiguo, the squad leader of the transportation team at the site, was also wearing a very clean military uniform, chatting with the other drivers with his head held high.

Although the city's commendation meeting was short, almost all the main leaders from the counties below and the leaders of the city's directly affiliated factories attended, regardless of whether they had participated in foreign exchange earnings.

All the drivers looked at Zhao Weiguo with envy.

During this period, the most famous unit in Lan City was their Blue Water Field.

Especially after its foreign exchange earnings were reported in the People's Daily and it was designated as a farm directly under the ministry.

It's safe to say that the most popular workplace in Lanshi right now is Blue Water Farm, and it's also the workplace that workers most want to join.

After Su Wenchen walked over.

When Zhao Weiguo saw the rattan trunk that Su Wenchen was carrying, he immediately went over and took it from him.

"Director, you've finished the awards ceremony so quickly!"

Su Wenchen nodded.

"Okay, it's over. Have you eaten yet? The municipal government canteen inside has prepared lunch. You can go in and eat if you're hungry."

Zhao Weiguo shook his head and pointed to the street in the distance.

"Director, I've already eaten. I bought two sesame seed cakes at the grocery store over there."

"Shall we go back?"

Su Wenchen looked at Jiang Li.

"Would you like to ride in our car, or what?"

Jiang Li shook her head and pointed to the tractor parked in the distance.

"Our commune has sent someone to pick me up, so I can't refuse their kindness. You should go back first!"

Su Wenchen glanced at the tractor over there.

"Is it okay for you to sit here now?"

Jiang Li rolled her eyes.

"Our commune's tractors may be slow, but they're definitely not as bumpy as your farm's trucks. You're acting like I've never ridden one before."

Upon hearing this, Su Wenchen felt that what he said made sense.

At this point, the shock absorption system is not strong, and on the dirt road below, a fast truck is not as stable as a slow tractor.

Just then, He Zhenbang walked out of the courtyard.

"You haven't left yet! Want to ride back in my car?"

Su Wenchen shook his head.

"No need, Uncle He. Didn't you say you were going to have a big meal in the city? Why did you come out?"

Upon hearing this, He Zhenbang immediately began to curse.

"Damn it, the city is really stingy today. They called it a celebration party, but all they made was stewed potatoes and green beans, and stir-fried bitter melon with eggs."

"Not to mention it's just a meat dish, it's stir-fried bitter melon. How can anyone eat that? I really don't understand why anyone would like to eat something as bitter as bitter melon."

"In my opinion, using them to fry eggs is a complete waste of eggs."

Su Wenchen couldn't help but chuckle when he heard this, because he knew that He Zhenbang disliked bitter melon the most.

In his words, he had suffered enough in the first half of his life.

For the rest of the days, I won't eat more sweets, but it's not as bad as continuing to suffer through bitter melon.

So I said it directly.

"Uncle He, why don't you come to our venue?"

“We also have a celebration banquet tonight. I called yesterday and asked the farm to slaughter two pigs today to prepare.”

"When the master chef is in charge, it will definitely be so delicious it will make your tongue tingle."

Upon hearing this, He Zhenbang immediately said with envy.

"The direct subordinates in this movie are really different. They say they'll kill two pigs, and they actually kill two pigs."

"But I think I'll pass! It's not proper or legitimate."

"I think I'll just go to the commune and grab a meal there!"

"After all, our county also contributed this time, so it's only right that we go to the commune to have a meal with He Feihuai."

Jiang Li smiled and replied when she heard He Zhenbang's words.

"Don't worry, Uncle He. Although our commune isn't as wealthy as theirs, it certainly won't be too shabby. We guarantee you'll leave with a full stomach."

Su Wenchen did not press the matter upon hearing this.

"Alright, Uncle He, you can just grab a meal at the commune!"

"Ah Li, I'll head back now."

"I'll pick you up from the commune after we finish here tonight."

Jiang Li shook her head.

"No need. Do you think I'm like you, just going to set up a show and then going home to rest, leaving the rest to Uncle He to handle?"

He yawned as he spoke.

"Recently, as the pregnancy progresses, I've become increasingly sleepy."

Su Wenchen nodded in agreement.

"Alright, Uncle He, I'll leave Ali in your care."

Upon hearing this, He Zhenbang immediately showed a happy expression.

"Xiao Jiang, you're pregnant!"

"You really can't be too tired. Don't worry, just leave it to me. I'll have Xiao Sun drive you back."

After the two sides parted ways.

Su Wenchen's truck slowly started up, watching as He Zhenbang's Jeep 212 quickly overtook them.

He said immediately.

“Go back and see how much a Jeep 212 costs. Our farm should also purchase one for official use.”

"Now that we're a national-level farm, we can't rely on trucks for transportation anymore, let alone cars."

Zhao Weiguo, who was driving, heard this.

"Director, I don't know the price, but I do know that this car seems to have been manufactured by the Beijing Automobile Factory."

"Most of our leaders in the military drive this kind of car."

"It's sturdy and durable, and can run on most terrains. It's much more useful than a sedan."

Su Wenchen nodded.

"Indeed, this kind of vehicle with off-road capabilities is much more useful than a sedan here on our farm."

"Otherwise, once the branch farms are built, relying on cars will probably mean we'll be stuck in a rut every day."

Moreover, Su Wenchen felt that having an off-road vehicle would be much more convenient when he went to the Yellow River floodplain for research in a while.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Weiguo's eyes lit up, and then he asked somewhat embarrassedly.

"Director, are we hiring people to build a branch farm?"

Upon hearing this, Su Wenchen turned and glanced at Zhao Weiguo.

"What? Does someone in your family want to come to our farm?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Weiguo immediately spoke with pride.

"Director, look at what you're saying. Now, which family in Lan City wouldn't want their child to come to our Blue Water Farm?"

“You don’t know, I heard from the workers at the factory that we recruited a group of people from the city back then.”

"Many people were unwilling to come at the time, and I heard they are now kicking themselves!"

“Some of our employees, who are also from Lanshi, would come back every time they had a break and say that a bunch of their friends and relatives in the city had asked them about our recruitment.”

Su Wenchen thought for a moment after hearing this.

It seems that when their Blue Water Park was first built, in order to meet the construction schedule, he did have Han Yang recruit a large number of people in the city.

So he nodded and said.

"That's what happened."

"Back then, in order to meet the construction deadline, I remember that we had Han Yang take them to dig the foundation. At that time, the site basically hired all the people who could persevere."

"However, I heard that most of them did not stick with it, and since it was the busy farming season, they were mostly looking for young people who were unemployed, so not many of them lasted."

Zhao Weiguo echoed this sentiment.

"Yes, but now these people regret it. They keep asking when we're hiring!"

"And Director, do you know that the most popular canned food in the city right now is rabbit meat canned food?"

"They were sold out as soon as they were put on the shelves at the supply and marketing cooperatives."

"I don't know where the rumor came from, but it's said that the canned rabbit meat produced in our commune is made from Yuehua rabbits."

"Some people even said that the meat of this Moonflower Rabbit is so delicious, they just kept praising it."

Upon hearing this, Su Wenchen was both amused and exasperated.

"Our Moonflower Rabbits haven't even been sold yet! Where would you get Moonflower Rabbit canned food from?"

"It can't be that those sample cans were reused!"

The orders that Su Wenchen and his team signed with foreign businesses were not shipped until three months later, in the winter.

Because of fur products at this time.

The pelts are usually harvested in the winter months because this is the only way to ensure that the pelts are in their best condition.

Therefore, Su Wenchen believes that the canned rabbit meat at this time should all be made from rabbits raised last year.

However, Su Wenchen also felt that such promotion could indeed boost the sales of canned rabbit meat.

He just didn't expect that at this time, someone would start to exploit traffic without any instruction.

The Moon Rabbit has been featured in the People's Daily, making it a true top influencer.

At this point, riding on the coattails of fame, sales are indeed guaranteed.

Because Moonflower Fur is not sold domestically, most people actually have no chance to see it.

At this point, knowing that there are canned Yuehua Rabbits, people will definitely be curious about what these Yuehua Rabbits taste like.

However, these artificially bred rabbits have a much better earthy taste than wild rabbits, and their canned food is heavy on oil and salt to preserve it for longer.

So at this time, the taste is actually quite good. In addition, since rabbit meat is much cheaper than pork, the price of canned rabbit meat is also relatively cheaper than other canned meats.

So it's not surprising that it became a bestseller.

(End of this chapter)