1968: Started from breeding

Chapter 286 Leader, you should be aware of how much profit this can generate internationally.
The next morning.

Su Wenchen was still asleep when he was woken up by the noise downstairs.

Looking out through the curtains, I saw that it was already getting light outside.

Then he touched the watch that was on the bedside table.

It was already past seven o'clock.

At this moment, Jiang Li was also awakened by Su Wenchen's movements.

I rubbed my sleepy eyes.

"Ah Chen, what time is it?"

After saying that, she wrapped her arms around her man's waist and leaned her whole body against his chest.

Seeing his wife like this, Su Wenchen chuckled and gently pinched her delicate nose.

"Lazybones, it's already seven o'clock, get up and get ready!"

"It's quite a distance from here to the Dongcheng District Agriculture and Forestry Department. We can't just go there at noon and wait for lunch!"

"That wouldn't be good!"

"However, I don't know if the buses in Beijing will be running today. If there are no buses, we'll have to borrow a bicycle to get there."

"By the way, do you have a bicycle?"

Jiang Li thought about what Su Wenchen said.

"My dad used to buy me a women's bicycle, but I don't know if it's still around."

“After all, it’s been several years. I guess my dad will probably give it to his old subordinates who need it.”

“Because it was like this before. It was even worse back then. There wasn’t enough food, and the rations in the city were being reduced. My dad and mom would take out some of the food from our house to help their old brothers who were struggling to make ends meet.”

Then, he gestured towards the sounds below.

“Listen, all the people who came to wish my dad a Happy New Year this morning were his old buddies.”

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

"Sister Xiaoli, my uncle asked me to ask you if you're up yet."

Upon hearing the voice, Jiang Li responded immediately.

"Woke up!"

“Tell my dad we’ll be down in a bit.”

After saying that, she nuzzled against Su Wenchen's chest in a coquettish manner.

"Let's get up!"

"Let's pack up and head out in a bit; we'll have to squeeze onto the bus later!"

"There are buses today, but there will be fewer buses than usual."

"If we get there late, we might have to travel all the way from the West City Station to the East City Station."

Upon hearing this, Su Wenchen patted Jiang Li's head and said, "Then why are you still pressing down on me?"

"Get up!"

"Let's sleep in again tomorrow."

After getting dressed and washing up, the two slowly walked down from the second floor.

Su Wenchen looked at the sofa in the living room, where several people were already sitting.

Father Jiang sat to one side, chatting happily with his old friends.

"Haha, only a few of you came this year."

"But please don't bring any vegetables next time you come. Life is much better now than before, so you don't need to bring vegetables all the time."

“Everyone was struggling back then, and you all brought food over, so I didn’t say anything.”

"Life is getting better every day, so there's no need to bring so much stuff. Just come with yourselves."

"I can still afford to provide a meal."

Upon hearing Jiang's father's words, someone immediately retorted.

"Old boss, what are you saying? How can we come empty-handed?"

"If I go back and tell my old buddies, they'll laugh me to death!"

"We're the only few of us who came to Beijing this year on business, and we're here on behalf of everyone to see you!"

"This isn't just ours! It's just a small token of everyone's appreciation. It certainly can't compare to what you, our former leader, are dealing with now."

Father Jiang waved his hand.

"What are you talking about!"

“I’m craving this taste from back then. I remember when we were in the southwest, transportation was extremely difficult, and logistical supplies just couldn’t get through.”

"Didn't we rely on our own abilities and learn from those villagers how to find food in the mountains?"

"Okay, let's cook everything you brought for lunch and then have a good drink together."

While the group was chatting, they saw Su Wenchen and Jiang Li coming down from upstairs.

Hearing the sound of people coming downstairs, Mr. Jiang turned around.

His face showed a moment of embarrassment, because the memories he had finally managed to forget last night were starting to come back to him.

Thinking back to how I actually put my arm around my son-in-law and acted like brothers last night.

Mr. Jiang wanted to crawl into a hole and disappear, especially since it happened in front of his daughter. He was afraid that his daughter would laugh at him for the rest of his life because of what happened last night.

However, Jiang's father has been working in the Ministry of Railways for more than ten years now.

Having worked my way up from my transfer to the Ministry of Railways, I certainly have a basic ability to control my emotions.

So he pointed directly at Su Wenchen without changing his expression and introduced him.

"Let me introduce you, this is my son-in-law, Su Wenchen."

“You may not know his name, but if I mention Blue Water Farm, you’ll probably recognize it.”

"The Moon Rabbit, and the white pigs that are being talked about by various departments these past few days, which can be ready for slaughter in six months, are all bred by their farm."

Seeing Mr. Jiang introduce himself with a touch of pride, Su Wenchen smiled modestly and took the initiative to speak.

Happy Chinese New Year to all my uncles and elders!

"Hello!"

A moment later, someone realized what was happening.

"Oh my! I was just saying that our son-in-law looks so familiar! I hadn't thought of him at first."

"Now that you mention it, old leader, isn't that the young man we saw at the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry meeting last night?"

"Exactly, that's what I said back then!"

"Old He must have gotten a really good deal by sheer luck. Now the whole country knows about Lanshui County."

Then he looked at Jiang's father with some resentment.

"Old boss, you've really kept your son-in-law a tight secret!"

"This eldest daughter didn't even tell her old buddies about her wedding!"

"No, I have to have a good drink with my son-in-law this noon."

Father Jiang waved his hand.

"This morning, Xiao Chen is also going to wish their department leaders a Happy New Year."

"When the opportunity arises in the future, I'll definitely let him have a few drinks with you guys."

"However, I'm afraid you're no match for me. I'll drink with you at noon today."

"Let me tell you, my alcohol tolerance has actually increased again."

“Last night, my son-in-law and I opened three bottles of Fenjiu, and in the end, I was fine.”

Upon hearing this, the others immediately rolled their eyes.

"Boss, I just don't believe it!"

"You can only handle half a bottle, yet you've drunk three? Could it be that your son-in-law drank two and a half bottles?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang's father immediately became anxious.

"What are you talking about? How many times a year do you drink with me? You don't know anything."

"I can drink a bottle and a half now and I'm perfectly fine. You can ask my son-in-law if you don't believe me."

The others glanced at Su Wenchen suspiciously and shook their heads.

"That's your son-in-law, he'll definitely side with you!"

"Besides, old leader, you've been in a local position for over a decade now, how can you still be using vulgar language!"

"To be honest, you're just being impatient!"

Father Jiang said irritably.

"Whoever got impatient was brought here by you bunch of roughnecks."

Then, seeing that Su Wenchen was about to speak, Jiang's father quickly interrupted him.

"Xiao Chen, didn't you say you were going to your boss's house this morning? It's not close to Dongcheng District. I told the driver this morning to take you there in a bit."

Su Wenchen found it somewhat amusing to see that Jiang's father seemed afraid he would reveal what happened last night.

However, I still thanked them directly.

"Alright, Dad, have a good lunch with all your uncles and aunts! I won't join you today."

Father Jiang waved his hand.

"We don't need you. We're a bunch of old guys, it's no fun drinking with you."

Clearly, Jiang's father knew that when he was drunk, he liked to grab people and call them "brothers."

Drinking like this with your old buddies is fine, but drinking like this with your son-in-law is quite awkward.

Then something else came to mind.

"By the way, what are you bringing?"

"Just go to the small warehouse and get it."

Su Wenchen shook his head.

"Dad, no need. Our leaders all said not to bring anything, so I was thinking of just bringing a smoked chicken that we make ourselves."

Father Jiang nodded as well.

When his old friends come to visit him, he can accept some local products from their hometown, but he really won't accept anything that cost a lot of money.

"Fine, you decide what to do!"

"But the smoked rooster you brought last night was really good."

"It also has a faint pine aroma."

Then he introduced it to his old subordinates.

"You're in for a treat today. I'll let you try some at lunchtime. This is smoked with blue swamp chicken. Do you know what blue swamp chicken is?"

"This is now the signature rooster of Lanshui County. It used to be sold on the black market in Beijing, but I thought it was some kind of scam that came out of nowhere!"

"My son-in-law gave me a few at the end of the year, and I only found out last night that they really do taste different."

"I'll let you try some at noon."

"To be honest, I wouldn't have been willing to take this out if you guys hadn't come!"

Su Wenchen shook his head, watching Jiang's father act like a child, boasting to his old friend about some information he had learned while drinking with him the night before.

Clearly, he was showing off to his friends that his child had become successful.

However, Su Wenchen didn't stay in the living room for long; he went directly to the back warehouse with Jiang Li to pack things up.

Dongcheng Area.

The family compound of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.

After a drive of more than half an hour, Su Wenchen and Jiang Li arrived at the family compound.

Since cars need to be registered separately, they walked in.

Since many people still came out to pay New Year's visits on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Su Wenchen inquired about the situation.

They quickly found their destination.

In front of a small red brick building, Su Wenchen checked the house number on the door.

He whispered to his wife beside him.

"This seems to be the one!"

Jiang Li looked her over.

"Are you sure you asked the right question?" Jiang Li asked hesitantly, looking at the exposed red bricks outside.

Looking at the house in front of him, Su Wenchen was also a little unsure.

But to say that the house in front of you is that bad would certainly not be an exaggeration.

As a detached building, it was certainly intended for leaders of a certain rank.

However, the red bricks hadn't even been coated with a layer of ash, which made Su Wenchen unsure of what to do.

Putting everything else aside, just looking at it from the outside, it's definitely not as nice as the buildings in the Ministry of Railways' residential compound.

Of course, Su Wenchen was also aware that the area was probably built with Soviet aid, so the various buildings and decoration styles were very Soviet-style.

The buildings constructed later certainly cannot reach the same level of quality as those built back then.

But Su Wenchen really hadn't expected the difference to be so big.

Just then, a voice came from behind.

"Xiao Su? What are you doing standing at the door?"

Hearing the sound, Su Wenchen turned around and saw an old man leading a small child, who seemed to have just returned from a morning walk.

"Boss, Happy New Year! I just came to confirm the address." "Don't go to the wrong place later."

The old man walked straight forward, pushed open the door, and said with a smile.

"Haha, you're great too! I bet you can't believe it!"

"If you ask me, this red brick wall is wonderful, so festive!"

"Applying a layer of whitewash is not only a waste of manpower, but also requires frequent repairs, otherwise the paint will easily peel off."

"It's still easier and looks better this way."

He led Su Wenchen into the courtyard.

Hearing the old man's soft voice in the courtyard, a slightly aged woman's voice also came from inside the room.

"Looks good my foot! You're the only one who's special every day. You take my grandson out for a walk first thing in the morning. You have no idea how many people come to wish you a Happy New Year this morning."

"So you'll have to entertain me if you don't want to!"

The old man said directly.

"Didn't I tell you to say I wasn't here? Just send everyone else away except the ones I told you to stay."

He then opened the door to the house.

"Xiao Su, come inside and warm up!"

"This must be your loved one! Come in quickly!"

Su Wenchen also introduced it.

"Boss, this is my wife, Jiang Li!"

Seemingly hearing that there were outsiders, the leader's wife came out from the inner room as soon as the group entered the house.

His voice was no longer as hurried as before, and his face was kind.

"Xiao Su, right?"

"The old man has been talking about you many times. Come in, come in and sit down. Come in and warm up."

The old man introduced his wife to the woman as she came out.

“This is my wife, Zhang Qiuhua. You can call her Aunt Zhang or Aunt Qiuhua.”

Su Wenchen smiled and nodded.

"Alright, Aunt Qiuhua, Happy New Year!"

"This is my wife, Jiang Li."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Li responded in a graceful and generous manner.

"Aunt Qiuhua, Happy Chinese New Year!"

Upon hearing this, Su Wenchen immediately turned around.

its not right!
Why do I call you "Auntie" and you call me "Auntie"?

The other party simply smiled and replied.

"Alright, alright, all of you, come in, please come in and have a seat!"

"I'll go get you some hot water."

He then led the two into the living room.

After sitting down, the old man saw that Su Wenchen had wrapped the items in oiled paper and immediately feigned anger.

"Didn't I tell you that just having people come over would be enough?"

"Everything is in short supply and prices are high during the Chinese New Year. Why are you buying anything?"

"I'm telling you, I don't need anything, so you can take it back later!"

Su Wenchen smiled and shook his head.

"Boss, we really didn't buy it; we smoked it ourselves with pine wood!"

"The chickens are raised at home too!"

"Besides, you've been to our village and seen for yourself. Almost every household in our brigade raises several chickens, so it really doesn't cost any money."

"Take a look if you don't believe me."

"Besides, if you really make me come empty-handed, I'd feel embarrassed to show up!"

As he spoke, Su Wen handed over the cured chicken wrapped in oil paper.

Upon hearing this, the old man took it and turned to hand it to his wife.

"In that case, let's add a dish for lunch!"

Seeing Zhang Qiuhua go to the kitchen, Jiang Li also got up and said.

"Aunt Qiuhua, let me help you!"

The little child who hadn't said a word immediately ran after his grandmother as she walked towards the kitchen with some things.

"Milk, what is this? It smells so good!"

"Can we have this for lunch?"

Upon hearing his grandson's words, the old man shook his head helplessly.

"My little grandson can't resist delicious food!"

"But Xiao Su, don't be so sure, the incense you make yourself is smoked with your local blue-water chickens, right?"

“Since the meeting a few days ago, the department’s canteen has served bluewater chickens brought from your farm.”

"Several farms have already expressed to the ministry their desire to import these bluewater roosters from your area!"

"But I bent back down."

"The fertilizer production line hasn't even been built yet, and grain production hasn't increased. Where would we get surplus grain to feed the roosters?"

Su Wenchen nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

"It's really not appropriate to raise them on a large scale right now."

"However, if a farm raises a small amount, it's not a big problem."

"Recently, Qianjin Farm in Shanghai has also been in talks with us about introducing blue swamp chickens!"

The old man glanced at Su Wenchen, as if he had remembered something.

"I remember that the white pigs in your farm were initially imported from them, right?"

"Is this to repay a favor they did?"

Su Wenchen thought for a moment and then shook his head.

"I don't think so!"

Consider this a little something in advance!

"Because I have a new idea, but I can't spare much time for it right now, so I need their help. So I'm doing them a favor."

Hearing Su Wenchen say that...

A look of joy flashed in the old man's eyes.

"Could it be that you've made progress in breeding meat rabbits?"

While white pigs are good for the elderly, it will take a long time to promote pigs.

So at the moment, it's really not as fast as promoting rabbits.

Moreover, rabbits mainly eat grass and currently do not compete with humans for food.

Therefore, if mature meat rabbits were available at this stage, the elderly believe that this would significantly improve the meat supply for the people.

This way, we can gradually transition to widespread adoption of white pigs, ensuring that every household will have enough meat to eat.

It's much better than being able to eat it only a few times a year now.

Upon hearing this, Su Wenchen scratched his head.

"No, that's not it. I'll have to wait until I go back to the farm to try it out slowly."

"However, our branch farm has already started collecting excellent breeding rabbits from various places."

"That's why I'm finding it hard to get away from this next year, because our main task next year is to breed a meat rabbit breed with a high fat content."

The old man nodded.

"That's good, that's good!"

"If you need anything, you can ask the ministry. Your farm is still leading the country in rabbit breeding."

However, as soon as he finished speaking, he had some doubts.

"No, if that's the case, then what was that new idea you mentioned earlier?"

Su Wenchen straightened up and said seriously.

"I was just about to report this to you!"

"That's right. During the conference, we chatted casually over a meal and I discovered that we have Dengchuan cattle in our own region with a fat content of over 6%."

"However, currently, although the fat content of Dengchuan cattle is high, the milk yield is very low."

"While domestic Holstein cattle production has increased somewhat, the milk fat percentage has decreased by nearly half."

"So I thought of joining forces with Eryuan Farm and Qianjin Farm to try and see if we could breed cattle with better milk fat and yield."

The old man nodded as he listened to Su Wenchen's words, but he couldn't help but pour cold water on them.

"Xiao Su, I know your idea is good."

"But cows are different. Firstly, your farm doesn't have much contact with them, so you don't know."

"Actually, this idea of ​​yours has been raised by colleagues in the ministry more than once before."

“Even our own ministry has tried it many times.”

"I can tell you some data. Currently, Jersey cows have the highest milk fat content internationally, which is actually 5.5 percent."

"And our Dengchuan cattle, according to the highest data provided by various farms in Yunnan Province, have a milk fat percentage as high as 6.8%!"

"It is at a world-leading level."

"However, as a breed of cattle raised on the plateau, its milk production is too low, and it is also difficult to promote it in the plateau region."

"While a high milk fat percentage is excellent, for us, a higher milk production is more practical."

"In addition, the ministry has tried several times, but found that Dengchuan cattle often encounter various unexpected situations after leaving the plateau, and the milk fat content and milk production will decrease."

"Therefore, the ministry is now focusing on protecting the population of Dengchuan cattle and other livestock from the plateau."

Su Wenchen understood what the old man meant, but he still spoke up.

"Sir, has the ministry ever tried a gradual transition to the plains over several years, using a stepped elevation approach?"

Upon hearing this, the old man was taken aback at first, then his eyes furrowed slightly.

"Step-by-step elevation change? A gradual transition?"

After he finished speaking, his gaze suddenly became serious.

"Xiao Su, please tell me your thoughts in detail."

Seeing this, Su Wenchen picked up several empty teacups from the table and arranged them in a straight line.

Then I picked up the teapot.

"Boss, this is what I think."

"Currently, the Dengchuan cattle live on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau at an altitude of over 2,000 meters."

"It's normal to feel uncomfortable when things change so suddenly."

"Even for us, without any acclimatization, many people will experience altitude sickness if we suddenly go there."

"So I thought of using Sichuan Province as a transitional zone."

As they spoke, Su Wenchen poured tea into each teacup in a stepped fashion.

Finally, pointing to the cup, he said...

"That's what the leader wanted to do: we should build a transitional base in each high-altitude zone."

"From the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, connecting the border area between Sichuan and Yunnan, then to the Sichuan Basin, and finally out of Sichuan to the North China Plain."

"We've gradually lowered the altitude from 2,000 meters."

"Although it will take several years, I believe that transporting it down from the plateau in this way will minimize the problems with stress response and adaptability."

"Then we will use this Dengchuan cattle as the core maternal breed and breed it with the Holstein Friesian cattle, which currently has the highest milk production."

"Try to breed cattle with high milk fat content and high milk yield."

"In addition, I have learned that Holstein cattle from the Netherlands currently hold a near-monopoly on dairy cattle in the international market."

"The black and white cattle that our country introduced are a cross between this type of cattle and local yellow cattle."

"Although this type of cow produces a lot of milk, its milk fat content is relatively low."

"If we can breed a breed with high milk fat content and a similar milk production, we can break its monopoly. We have also introduced many excellent foreign livestock breeds."

"Boss, you should be aware of how profitable this is internationally."

The old man's eyes flickered when he heard Su Wenchen say that.

He knew all too well the profits involved.

Currently, many countries have already offered hundreds of millions of dollars to import several pairs of top-quality Moonflower rabbits.

However, the Moon Rabbit is currently related to their diplomatic strategy.

Therefore, the export of breeding rabbits was not considered at all.

Even in Lan City and Lanshui County, their security departments have already apprehended quite a few foreign spies and agents who remained behind.

However, since Bluewater Farm never hired anyone again after that, no one was sent to Bluewater Farm for inspection.

Even so, the security personnel have already been checked.

However, the security personnel at Blue Water Farm are mostly retired military personnel who have been resettled.

Therefore, it is much easier to investigate, which is why the person in charge has not been replaced.

(End of this chapter)