1968: Started from breeding

Chapter 302 Is it so easy to take the director's money? Old Miao is still too young!
Although Su Wenchen felt that Zhang Zhenhua's career path was acceptable.

Building a new large-scale free-range blue swamp chicken farm can indeed bring considerable revenue to the farm every year.

However, Su Wenchen still spoke directly.

“Building a new large-scale free-range Bluewater rooster breeding base is possible, but it would cost too much money.”

"I'll give you two hundred thousand!"

When Zhang Zhenhua saw that Su Wenchen had cut the price by more than half, he immediately became anxious to try and negotiate.

"director!"

"You've cut too much; how are you going to fence it off with that little money?"

Su Wenchen immediately reached out to stop Zhang Zhenhua from continuing.

"Two hundred thousand? Why use red bricks for the wall? Do you think you're some nouveau riche?"

"Can we even use rammed earth bricks? The chickens might still manage to flip over!"

“Go to the production brigades under the surrounding communes and just shout to them. Which of those commune members doesn’t know how to make adobe bricks?”

"Moreover, it saves the trouble of long-distance transportation, and the price is cheaper, so these members can also earn a little bit."

Zhang Zhenhua said directly.

"Director, the wall I want to build isn't for keeping chickens out! It's for keeping people out!"

“These days, chicken thieves are a frequent problem in your Pingcun brigade. A small mud wall that’s only one or two meters high isn’t enough to stop them!”

Su Wenchen waved his hand.

"That doesn't need to be so costly. Just have the security department hire a few more people and raise a few more dogs!"

"A two- or three-meter-high rammed earth wall is enough. If someone really wants to come in, even if you build the wall to five meters high, they can still bring in a ladder."

"This problem can be easily solved by raising more vigilant dogs."

Upon hearing this, Han Yang immediately responded.

"Old Zhang, if you need any good puppies, you can ask around our brigade. The director's brigade warehouse has a dog named Dahuang."

"Its offspring are very outstanding; I've heard they never eat anything from outsiders."

“I even heard that someone went to great lengths, even throwing out roast chicken, but still couldn’t kill it.”

"I think your blue swamp chicken free-range farm could adopt a few puppies and raise them to adulthood in a few months."

"This is much better than spending so much money to build that lousy wall."

"And Lao Zhang, let me tell you, it's said that there are people in the county's black market who specifically buy this dog's life."

"Because of it, quite a few chicken thieves have really fallen into the trap."

"It's said that some people went all out and once, while all the members of their brigade were at work during the day, they brought guns and went straight into the village to try and kill someone!"

"As a result, the dog seemed to know what was going on and didn't move forward at all. As soon as the man pulled out his gun, the big yellow dog took off running."

"He even shouted as he ran, summoning a pack of dogs. In the end, the man shot and killed several dogs, scaring them away before he ran out of your brigade in a panic."

"So the black market hates this dog from your brigade the most."

"If we can really get a few puppies like that, Lao Zhang, I think your chicken farm will be impregnable then."

Zhang Zhenhua looked at Han Yang with suspicion.

"Really? Is it really as miraculous as you say?"

"You're not even behaving like a dog! You're smarter than a human!"

"You even knew to deliberately avoid being shot?"

Zhang Zhenhua clearly felt that Han Yang was probably just flattering the director and was deliberately exaggerating.

Han Yang looked at Zhang Zhenhua's eyes and immediately jumped up and down.

"Old Zhang, what kind of eyesight do you have?!"

"What I said is true; most people in our area know this."

Several locals from the county also chimed in.

“I’ve heard what Deputy Director Han said. That dog in Pingcun Brigade is indeed extraordinary. It not only recognizes guns, but it also recognizes people. However, I’ve heard that the Pingcun Brigade usually doesn’t replace the dog’s puppies.”

Su Wenchen simply waved his hand.

He knew that Han Yang was referring to the guard dog that he had trained separately in the brigade.

"Alright, if your chicken farm needs anything later, you can contact the brigade. Taking a few chicks shouldn't be a problem!"

"Are there any other problems with your chicken farm?"

Hearing Su Wenchen say that, Zhang Zhenhua knew that the amount of money was definitely all there was.

"That's all, Director. We will overcome the difficulties and complete the construction of the Bluewater Rooster Free-Range Base."

Upon hearing this, Su Wenchen nodded slightly and then turned to look at Miao Yuan.

What are your thoughts on this from the rabbit hutch side?

When the director asked him, Miao Yuan answered directly.

"Director, we don't need to build a large fence around our rabbit shed. A fully equipped rabbit shed for 10,000 Moonflower rabbits should cost around 60,000 yuan, based on previous construction standards."

"How many rabbit hutches do you think would be appropriate for us to build here?"

Clearly, Miao Yuan saw that Zhang Zhenhua's proposed funding had been cut by more than half by the director. So, he simply stopped mentioning how much funding he needed.

Anyway, there used to be a standard for the cost of building rabbit hutches, and he could build as many rabbit hutches as he was paid for.

Upon hearing this, Su Wenchen glanced at Miao Yuan, remained silent for a moment, and then spoke directly.

"Then we'll allocate 200,000 yuan to you to build three large rabbit breeding sheds."

Upon hearing this, Miao Yuan's face lit up with joy. He had said he couldn't just say how much it would cost himself!

Look how generous the director is now! He built three rabbit hutches for 200,000 yuan and still managed to save some money!

Thinking of this, Miao Yuan glanced at Zhang Zhenhua with a hint of smugness.

However, Su Wenchen's next words left Miao Yuan stunned.

"However, your rabbit hutch cannot occupy the land currently on the site."

“You need to expand northward, so you should talk to the county commune and the production brigades to expand northward by about 100 acres.”

Su Wenchen made this arrangement out of necessity.

There is a large river to the south of their farm, and the chicken farm was initially built from the side closest to the river, so it was impossible to expand southward.

The east side is the main gate and the surrounding residential area, so expansion is not allowed.

Therefore, we can only try to find a solution from the west and north. The west is the pig breeding area, and the north is the Yuehua rabbit breeding area.

To expand, we can only look for solutions in these two directions.

Expanding the scale of pig farms is not feasible at present, because the focus should be on promotion tasks, and the number of pigs is unlikely to increase significantly in the short term.

So now the only option is to expand the rabbit hutches outwards.

Although there is still a large area around the office area on site, the number of farm workers will gradually increase in the future.

The office area will definitely need to expand gradually. If it is occupied by the breeding area now, the office area will be cramped in the future.

Therefore, Su Wenchen felt it would be better to send Miao Yuan's side to expand northwards as soon as possible.

To be honest, he knew this job wasn't exactly a good one.

Because the local authorities will definitely make demands on this matter, and compensation must also be given for occupying other people's land!
Therefore, land acquisition has never been an easy task. We cannot allow the local government to suffer too much loss, nor can we allow others to make exorbitant demands that would cause our unit to suffer huge losses.

This is also why Su Wenchen assigned Miao Yuan to be in charge of this matter.

When it comes to being tactful and avoiding trouble, Zhang Zhenhua is definitely no match for Miao Yuan!

However, looking at the tasks assigned by Su Wenchen, Miao Yuan felt like crying and tentatively asked...

"Director, how about we skip building three large rabbit hutches?"

“There are still some empty spaces next to our rabbit hutch, and I think we can gradually develop and build one.”

Su Wenchen shook his head.

"It was bound to happen sooner or later. The land in the farm is almost used up now. The land in the central office area cannot be used for the breeding area, so expansion is something we must do in the future."

"The sooner we talk it out, the less trouble we'll have."

"You'll have to work a little harder and run around to the city and county offices. You can just report the hospitality expenses directly to the venue."

"Also, make sure to spread the word to the members of the brigades below. If necessary, give the brigades more job opportunities as compensation."

"In short, this matter must be handled smoothly and without incident."

To be honest, Su Wenchen thinks that land acquisition is actually easier to handle now. Generally, it's enough to appease the cadres in the county, commune, and brigade.

After all, the household responsibility system hadn't been implemented yet; the land belonged to the state, and everyone worked together and shared the grain.

So at this point, basically giving the local brigade some job openings and some compensation is enough to satisfy them.

For them, although less land meant less grain production, some of the young people in the brigade could earn back that money by working at the farm.

At that time, everyone thought that these jobs were jobs that could be done for a lifetime, so they were even more popular than farming the land for a lifetime.

Hearing Su Wenchen's words, Zhang Zhenhua couldn't help but suppress a laugh.

"Director, I agree with your idea. It's better to talk about this sooner rather than later. Lao Miao, our chicken farm is occupying some local land, isn't it?"

"I believe that as long as you do your job well, they will definitely support our farm work!"

Miao Yuan rolled his eyes upon hearing this.

"Old Zhang, how about we switch? I'll talk to your little hill, and you go talk to the Shuanggou brigade next door about requisitioning their farmland?"

Zhang Zhenhua waved his hand with a relaxed expression.

"No need for that. We'll definitely handle the chicken farm's operations ourselves. As for the construction of your rabbit hutch, that's your job to negotiate!"

He's not stupid, how could he possibly agree to this? Is requisitioning these desolate hills in the hilly area the same as reclaimed farmland?

The latter definitely requires a lot of effort. He wondered why the director had become so generous and had given Lao Miao an extra 20,000 yuan.

So this is where they were waiting for Lao Miao!
Knew it!
Is it so easy to take the director's money? Old Miao is still too young!
After arranging the rabbit hutch, Su Wenchen looked at Tan Liwei.

The other party immediately replied.

"Director, I've been thinking about it, and it seems we're not in a rush to upgrade our pigsty. Let's use the money where it's more needed!"

Su Wenchen said irritably.

"We'll allocate 50,000 yuan to your pig farm to renovate and expand the pigsties where needed. Otherwise, when people come for training, they'll see that our pigsties are even worse than the village's pig farm!"

(End of this chapter)