1968: Started from breeding

Chapter 282 So this is what a brother you are! (Silver Alliance, 10th update)
Then Zhang Qianjin thought to himself, "You can tell from the food we got earlier that Su Wenchen has people in the ministry saving food for him."

So it seems that I have no choice but to step in and coordinate with the people in Sichuan.

I regret it so much. Why can't I eat food offered with contempt?
Upon reflection, a complex mix of regret and remorse welled up within him.

However, once you've made your boastful remarks, it seems too late to regret them now.

Well, this is great, I've gotten myself into a really tough job.

And if it succeeds in the end, that's fine. But if the ox runs into trouble as soon as it leaves the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau and reaches the Sichuan Plain, then it's all over.

He put in a lot of effort, but gained nothing.

So Zhang Qianjin looked hesitant and said...

"Brother Chen, is it really going to work out in the end?"

Su Wenchen simply smiled and replied.

"Hey bro, you're having second thoughts? Why don't you quit?"

"quit?"

Zhang Qianjin hesitated for only a moment before quickly shaking his head.

"No, no, no, how can I quit!"

At this point, Zhang Qianjin realized that if he hadn't spoken up at the beginning, it wouldn't have been a problem.

Now that he's made the offer, to back out would be nothing short of playing games with people, and would completely sever his previous friendship with Su Wenchen.

For him, this was even more serious than the direct failure of breeding Deng Chuan cattle.

He had seen it clearly since the morning meeting.

Su Wenchen is definitely going to be promoted in the future, and at least he'll know people in the ministry then.

This kind of relationship isn't something you can find by making a few more business trips or doing some work.

So no matter how you look at it, he has to do this job.

We still need to do our best to do a good job.

Su Wenchen was not surprised by Zhang Qianjin's appearance.

Just as Zhang Qianjin understood him, he also understood the other party very well.

In his eyes, Zhang Qianjin is a person who is enthusiastic, willing to work, and has a strong desire to improve.

It can be said that most people who come from the bottom have this trait.

People who are indifferent to advancement and have no desire for improvement generally don't stand out.

He took advantage of Zhang Qianjin's characteristics to get him to take on the task of contacting local departments in Sichuan and Chongqing.

Actually, this wasn't too difficult for Su Wenchen.

Because once he coordinates with the relevant ministries and receives policy support, local governments will generally provide assistance under such circumstances.

However, Su Wenchen himself did not have the time to spend several years on this.

However, if he himself does not go to supervise and tries to rely on the local departments in Sichuan and Chongqing to promote it, the progress will undoubtedly be slower.

That's why he dug a small pit for Brother Qianjin to fall into.

Because once the other party gets involved, given their personality, Su Wenchen won't need to urge them too much; they will keep a close eye on things themselves.

At this time, Su Wenchen can focus on the saline-alkali land and the breeding of meat rabbits.

After all, the transition period for cattle from the plateau to come down would be at least a year.

Once they gradually adapt to life at low altitude, they will probably be able to develop at least half of the saline-alkali land in the Yellow River floodplain.

Meat rabbits have probably been bred, which has initially solved the problem of self-sufficiency in the Yellow River flood plain.

We can start planning the cattle breeding base then, which will be just the right time.

Because at that time, the large tracts of saline-alkali land that had been cleared could be used to grow alkali-tolerant alfalfa to feed cattle.

With the railway hub of Xuzhou behind it, transportation is not a problem at all.

However, in order to give his older brother more motivation, Su Wenchen decided to add fuel to the fire.

"Alright, since you agree, Brother Qianjin, let's go with this."

"If we succeed in developing high-fat, high-yield dairy cow breeds, then perhaps Western livestock companies will want to import our breeds!"

"Back then, we could set the prices ourselves."

These words stirred Zhang Qianjin's blood, and he took a deep breath and said.

"Brother, you've even calculated the exit routes?"

Will that day ever come?

For him, it was not uncommon for foreigners to come and learn their varieties, but most of them came from small, underdeveloped countries.

For developed countries

It's important to understand that for so many years, they have always been the ones importing things from other developed countries, from industry to agriculture and animal husbandry; much of it has been imported from abroad.

Many of these items cost far more than international prices.

Although they themselves knew this, there was nothing they could do. The goods were in the other party's hands, so they had no choice but to accept the high price.

If others come to import their products, then it will naturally be their turn to set a price.

That way, we can earn some foreign exchange earnings.

Thinking about it this way, I feel even more motivated!
Yang Fusheng, on the other side, also swallowed hard.

He had never even dared to think about exporting, but if it were successful, wouldn't they be able to apply for foreign exchange to import milk powder processing production lines?

After all, although they have a lot of dairy cows, their annual milk powder production is very limited due to the constraints of milk powder processing equipment.

Unfortunately, the core components for milk powder processing have to be purchased internationally at high prices.

Given their weak local foreign exchange earning capacity, they naturally have less say in the import of equipment.

If this can really be achieved, their farm would be perfectly content with just introducing one more milk powder processing line.

After all, the production lines internationally now have a much higher output than their current outdated production lines.

The three of them finished eating and hadn't even sat down for a short while.

A loudspeaker in the corner of the cafeteria started making a crackling sound.

Attention all attendees!

"Meet in the ministry's auditorium at 2:00 PM sharp!"

"Distinguished attendees."

The announcer's repeated announcement rang out!
Many participants who were resting in the cafeteria began to slowly get up.

Upon hearing the broadcast, Zhang Qianjin immediately began eating.

"How come time flies? We haven't even finished our meal yet! And you're already nagging us!"

Su Wenchen glanced at his watch; it was already 1:30.

"We were delayed by an hour before we arrived, so naturally it didn't take us that long."

"Let's eat quickly!"

After saying that, he lowered his head and quickly started eating.

afternoon.

Inside the auditorium, attendees took their seats one after another, their voices rising and falling in hushed tones. The hall only quieted down once the leaders appeared on the stage.

The old man cleared his throat. "Comrades, this morning, Comrade Su Wenchen from Lanshui Farm has already introduced the various data of the new breed of white pig to everyone."

"This afternoon, let's discuss how to select the first batch of participating companies."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the audience immediately perked up their ears, afraid of missing a single word.

After lunch, many companies started gathering to discuss how to help their companies secure the first batch of promotional slots.

“Your local animal husbandry bureaus and large state-owned farms can now organize yourselves to take the stage and give your reports in an orderly manner.”

"Because there are too many units, each of you will only have two minutes to talk about the advantages of your respective unit."

"At present, the first batch should mainly prioritize units with sufficient feed reserves and meeting the epidemic prevention standards. At the same time, you also need to consider whether the technical backbones sent to Lanshui Farm are capable."

"Don't cause any trouble when you go there. To ensure the smooth progress of the subsequent promotion work, all the technical backbone personnel will have to undergo background checks at the ministry."

"That's settled then. You can discuss it and send someone up to tell the ministry your advantages in the simplest terms possible."

As soon as he finished speaking, a murmur of discussion immediately broke out in the room.

"As expected, it all comes down to feed reserves! We're probably out of luck."

"Does it mean the epidemic prevention conditions are met? What standards are considered 'met'?"

"Nonsense, they must have all the necessary vaccines and disinfection equipment for pigs. Otherwise, if the disease prevention conditions aren't up to par, they'd be waiting to die if they brought them in!"

"Is it too late for our unit to apply for vaccines and disinfection equipment now?"

"Oh, there's plenty of time, definitely plenty of time. Your unit can just wait patiently."

While most unit leaders were still discussing among themselves, some had already begun to take action.

The elderly man with graying hair, who was sitting in the first row, walked briskly toward the podium at a pace that belied his age.

Su Wenchen looked at the old man who had just passed by him.

He hadn't expected that this old man, who looked quite old, would have the fastest reaction speed among the men below.

Once up there, due to time constraints, I naturally couldn't give a long speech.

Said directly.

"Leader, our Heilongjiang Provincial State Farms Bureau has made ample preparations. All 42 large-scale pig farms under its jurisdiction are fully prepared and have begun disinfection work. More than 60 large silage warehouses are also ready."

"Furthermore, Heilongjiang Province is the largest reclamation unit in terms of both the number of people and the scale of the Beidahuang reclamation system."

"Therefore, we have the most abundant feed reserves in the country, and our disease prevention system is also very well-established."

"I believe that our State Farms Bureau is fully capable of undertaking the promotion of white pigs throughout the three northeastern provinces."

Before the leaders on the podium could react, a leader from the Jilin Provincial Agricultural Reclamation Bureau below immediately became restless.

Earlier, the people from Heilongjiang Province said that the three northeastern provinces are as close as brothers and should unite to compete with others first.

And then they turn around and pull this stunt?
So you're actually as close as a brother to me!

They took all the promotion work in the other three provinces, so what are they going to do?
So we'll just eat the leftovers?

So he stood up and shouted loudly.

"I object! You're shameless! Why should we let you handle the promotion work in our province? If you're so capable, we should entrust all the work in the country to you. Leader, I strongly object."

Before he could finish speaking, a leader from a ministry on the podium interrupted him.

"Alright, now it's the representative from the Heilongjiang Provincial Agricultural Reclamation Bureau's turn to speak. You from Jilin Province can speak later."

Then he turned and glanced at the podium.

"Heilongjiang representative, please continue!"

"But let me remind you, don't try to do too much at once. You should focus on completing the land reclamation and white pig promotion work in your own province first!"

Hearing this, the elderly man with graying hair on the podium was not disappointed.

"Alright, boss, since you're not going to give us promotional work in three provinces, it's not too much to ask for a few more white pigs!"

The elderly man on the platform ignored him.

He clearly understood the personalities of these lower-level cadres.

"Alright, time's up. Those who are going to speak next, start from the first row and go up one by one from left to right."

"To avoid the situation from the past few years, where meetings almost turned into war."

Su Wenchen, who was in the audience, almost couldn't hold back his laughter when he heard the old man's words.

How could a meeting turn into a fight?

They actually started a full-blown fight right in front of the boss!
That's way too outrageous!

This would definitely be big national news in the future, but Su Wenchen looked around and found that no one seemed to react to what he said.

In other words, they all thought this was a very normal thing.

This suggests that they might have actually fought each other in order to secure benefits for their respective units.

After the representatives from Heilongjiang Province came down, a middle-aged man in military uniform who was sitting next to Su Wenchen stood up.

As he passed by Su Wenchen, he gave him a friendly nod.

Although Su Wenchen didn't know the other person, he still respected soldiers, so he responded with a smile.

After the other party went up.

"Sir, our Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps doesn't have as much feed reserves as other places, but I still hope that you can seriously consider our situation."

"Currently, our Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps is a border force and a major meat supply base. However, pigs are slow to reach market weight and grow slowly. In addition, the supply of materials is certainly not as timely as in other regions."

"We still have many grassroots troops who can't even get a few bites of meat a year."

"As the logistics supply base, we see this and it pains us deeply. We are not up to par!"

"But the pigs grow too slowly, our conditions are poor, and because of the long distance, we rely on support from other places, which is never enough to quench our immediate thirst."

"Therefore, I think we should prioritize the promotion of white pigs, and then gradually promote them to the grassroots units in Xinjiang. I hope the leaders will consider this."

Upon hearing this, the old man on the platform nodded slightly.

Su Wenchen saw that although the old man did not express his opinion directly, he was certain that the promotion work in the basic Xinjiang region would be among the first batch.

Based on what the other party said earlier, it's pretty much a no-brainer.

After all, the pressure on the border is immense at this time. Now that even border troops have been mobilized, the first batch will definitely be tilted towards the border areas first, otherwise it would be difficult to explain to the higher-ups.

Because supplying the military with materials is a very high priority.

For Su Wenchen, this was good too. It allowed the soldiers guarding the frontier to have more meat, which was a small token of his appreciation for them.

After the representative from the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps came down, representatives from other units went up one by one.

And those who went there all followed this example. Those with good conditions naturally used their strengths to say how suitable it was to promote the product through them, guaranteeing that the promotion work could be completed quickly.

If conditions are not good, then find another way.

They either mention supplying materials to the military or providing material support to key national units.

Or it was an urgent need to participate in the Third Front construction.

Anyway, after listening to everyone, Su Wenchen felt that there was an urgent shortage of pork everywhere, and there was no place where it wasn't urgent.

Looking at the elderly man with a headache above him, Su Wenchen realized this was no easy task.

Fortunately, it was passed on to the ministry.

Otherwise, how to allocate these resources is a real headache.

(End of this chapter)