Era: I was a farmer at the foot of Yaoling Mountain

Fang Wei was also very happy. This time, he gained tens of millions of points, which was the biggest gain in history.

So he thought about continuing to upgrade, ideally raising the level of all areas and facilities.

night.

After dinner, he and Pan Lianhua took their two children out for a walk. After returning from the walk, he locked himself in his study.

Then he began his upgrade journey, feeling a little excited.

Temporary Land → Woodland → Hunting Area

[Regional area: 1000 square kilometers (150 million mu)]

[Regional Level: (Level 14, 0/5000 million)]

[Area Attributes: Agility, Speed, Strength, Hunting Skill, Critical Hit +1]

Hunting within this area grants an additional 70% bonus to all attributes; this bonus stacks within the area.

Total points: 73343170.

[Affiliated Facilities] → [Living Facilities] → [Main Residence]

[Facility Level: (Level 14, 0/5000 million points)]

[Facility Attributes: Sturdy, Durable, Focused, Calm, Beneficial to Owner]

Living in this building grants an additional 140% to all attributes and +1 Luck.

Total points: 63343170.

[Temporary Facilities] → [Production Facilities] → [Pig Farm (No. 1-2)]

[Facility Level: (Level 14, 0/5000 million)]

[Facility Attributes: Disease Prevention, Strengthening, Fattening, Accelerated Growth, Digestion and Absorption, Breeding Techniques]

Raising pigs in this building grants an additional 70% increase to all attributes and +1 to breed improvement.

Total points: 53343170.

[Temporary Facilities] → [Production Facilities] → [Poultry Houses (No. 1-8)]

[Facility Level: (Level 14, 0/5000 million)]

[Facility Attributes: Disease Prevention, Robustness, Accelerated Growth, Increased Egg Production, Nesting Preferred]

Raising chickens in this building grants an additional 70% increase to all attributes and a +1 quality bonus.

Total points: 43343170.

[Facility attribution] → [Water conservancy facilities] → [Wells (No. 1-10)]

[Facility Level: (Level 14, 0/5000 million)]

[Facility Attributes: Abundant water supply, excellent water quality, controlled water volume, well drilling techniques]

[After this water is put into use, all attributes will increase by an additional 140%, and water pressure will be increased by +1]

Total points: 33343170.

[Temporary Facilities] → [Production Facilities] → [Composting Sites (No. 1-13)]

[Facility Level: (Level 14, 0/5000 million)]

[Facility Attributes: Disinfection and sterilization, comprehensive fermentation, enhanced efficacy, easier absorption, quality +1]

Composting within this building grants an additional 70% increase to all attributes.

Total points: 23343170.

Fang Wei upgraded all the areas and facilities in one go. The two factories were not upgraded. According to the current trend, the bamboo ware factory and the hardware factory will soon be renovated, so it is not advisable to upgrade them for the time being.

Feeling much better after that, he went to wash up and go to bed.

A few days passed quickly.

That afternoon, my second sister and her family suddenly arrived at the team.

Tian Guihua prepared a feast for the evening and invited Fang Weiyi's entire family over.

"Second sister, second brother-in-law, do you have some free time?"

"Yes, after finishing the busy harvest and planting, I happened to have some free time, so I thought I'd come and visit my older brother, sister-in-law, and your family."

Tian Bingyi is now the captain. He is a very quick-witted person with a knack for dealing with people. With Fang Wei's help, it is not surprising that he has achieved his current position.

Fang Mei is devoted to her husband and children and values ​​family ties highly.

But I'm still a little unaccustomed to Tian Bingyi's cunning and shrewd personality. He should just say so when he wants my third brother's help, instead of beating around the bush.

"Yes, it's nice to have some free time and go out for a walk. Second brother-in-law, have you sold the second-grade rice seeds produced in your team yet?"

Fang Wei knew perfectly well that her second brother-in-law probably needed her help with something again.

He and Fang Mei had different ideas. How could they get straight to the point when they had just met as a family? They had to talk about other things first.

"It sold out without much effort. People came to pick up the goods, and the grain they exchanged for was also delivered."

Tian Bingyi gave a simple response, seemingly without much excitement.

He has been dealing with rice seeds for many years, but unfortunately, due to the soil and water conditions, he has always been able to grow second-grade rice seeds and has been unable to successfully cultivate standardized rice varieties.

Neither of them dwelled on the topic, and the family chatted for a while before starting to eat and drink.

After dinner, Tian Bingyi and Fang Mei went to Fang Wei's house for a while. Fang Mei and Pan Lianhua chatted in the main room, while Fang Wei and Tian Bingyi went to the rooftop to drink tea.

"Third brother, I heard that other brigades in your commune have also successfully cultivated standardized rice varieties? If I want to cultivate them, could you tell me what the requirements are? If the conditions are right, I'd like to do it too."

It was only at this point that Tian Bingyi got down to business; he actually wanted to develop standardized rice varieties.

On the one hand, standardized rice varieties are more profitable, and on the other hand, they are not subject to many restrictions like secondary rice varieties. Moreover, he felt that secondary rice varieties would soon have no future, since the yield of standardized rice varieties was starting to increase.

“I think it might not work. The soil and environment of our 17 production brigades are quite similar, and it still took us several years to succeed. You can try it over there, set up a few acres of experimental fields first, and see the results.”

For Fang Wei, he supports anyone who wants to try cultivating standardized rice varieties, and there is no issue of concealing technology.

The problem is that the success of these 16 brigades was based on the close contact among everyone and the establishment of a "mutual assistance and coordination group," which is why he was able to designate all the farmland.

Tian Bingyi's brigade and Xiatang brigade did not belong to the same commune, and he could not bring the other party into the coordination group. If he really did that, something bad would happen sooner or later.

It's understandable for brigades within the same commune to help each other and develop together. But if it involves different communes, the nature of the situation changes, and you might end up in jail.

Therefore, the coordination group must never be allowed to develop into an illegal organization; this is Fang Wei's bottom line.

"I see. Then it seems unlikely. Third brother, do you have any good ideas to help our brigade increase its income quickly?" Listening to the implication, Tian Bingyi felt that cultivating standardized rice varieties was out of the question.

However, he still did not give up and asked Fang Wei for advice on whether there were any other ways to get rich quickly.

“I don’t have the ability to get rich quickly. Which wealthy team didn’t accumulate wealth slowly? But if you want to increase income, it’s possible. For example, I’ve developed a high-yield tobacco variety and a high-yield rapeseed variety.”

Fang Wei couldn't help Tian Bingyi; opportunities like those 16 brigades that soared to great heights were hard to come by.

His superpowers also have many limitations; it's not that he's unwilling to help, but rather that objective conditions don't allow it.

"Sigh, I really envy those 16 brigades! Third brother, I think there's no future for second-grade rice varieties. Do you think I'm right?"

Tian Bingyi naturally didn't think Fang Wei was making excuses. The two had always had a good relationship, and if the other party said no, he would only feel regret but wouldn't have any other thoughts.

To be honest, Tian Bingyi's judgment was quite accurate.

With the significant increase in the yield of the "Nanguang No. 2" rice variety, the market for secondary rice varieties will shrink rapidly. More regions will be able to cultivate secondary rice varieties in the future, and even if there is still some market demand, competition will be fierce.

The income from simply growing grain is even lower, no wonder Tian Bingyi is anxious and upset.

“You’re right. Unless you have a stable customer base, the risks of growing second-grade rice varieties will only increase.”

Fang Wei spoke the truth, and Tian Bingyi fell silent.

the next day.

Fang Wei took Tian Bingyi to the Yao village to see the new tobacco varieties. After returning, he also brought out high-yield vegetable seeds, cash crop seeds, and rapeseed seeds.

Tian Bingyi took some of each kind, planning to try planting them when he got back.

"Second brother-in-law, your brigade has always had fish ponds, you could try to develop them properly."

Whenever he visited his second sister's house, Tian Bingyi would always bring him two fish to treat him, as he thought the grass carp and crucian carp produced locally tasted very good.

So he suggested that his second brother-in-law could appropriately expand the scale of the fishpond, as the economic benefits could be considerable if done well.

"Okay, I've got your suggestions in mind. I can try them out later."

Fang Wei said goodbye to her second sister and brother-in-law and their family. She couldn't help them much for the time being, but she would talk to them again when she had the chance.

The next day.

Fang Wei notified the 16 production brigades to begin selling the "Nanguang No. 2" standardized rice seeds to the purchasing stations.

At the same time, each brigade reported to the commune and county on the successful cultivation of standardized rice varieties.

This news was absolutely explosive; not only was Director Xin from the commune shocked, but even Director Yao from the county was stunned. By the time they reacted, a large quantity of the "Nanguang No. 2" graded rice seeds had already entered the distribution channels.

At this point, the county could no longer remain silent and immediately reported the situation to its superiors.

Next, large groups of people arrived at Yaoling Commune in an endless stream. People came from the region and the province, and before long, this high-quality, high-yield standardized rice variety was being rolled out throughout the province.

Some regions have already planted late-season rice, but they also want to buy as much of the [Nanguang No. 2] variety as possible.

This rice variety is so famous that, in the past, due to production limitations, many regions couldn't even buy second-grade varieties. Now, with the production of standardized rice varieties greatly increased, there's no need for any prior promotion; everyone is scrambling to buy them.

If you really can't buy standard rice seeds, aren't there second-grade rice seeds?

Next year, this rice variety will be able to be planted throughout the province. Even the second-grade rice variety will yield about 900 jin per mu, and the overall yield will increase significantly.

With the fixed rice seeds in hand, you can plant two seasons, and you can even sell some of the second-grade rice seeds. The cost-effectiveness is really high.

The purchase of "Nanguang No. 2" rice seeds was mostly spontaneous, aided by the sales department and strongly guided by local authorities at all levels.

As if overnight, "Nanguang No. 2" became famous throughout the province.

This morning.

Liao Wenhua, director of the Provincial Department of Agriculture, personally came to Yaoling Commune and specifically requested to see Fang Wei.

Director Xin dared not delay and immediately sent someone to summon the other party to the commune.

"Comrade Fang Wei, we meet again."

"Director Liao, hello!"

Fang Wei and Liao Wenhua had known each other for a long time. Liao Wenhua had even helped Fang Wei with a small favor before, and they had a pretty good relationship.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the two got down to business.

"Everyone's talking about how your Yaoling Commune is a blessed land, but I know that you're involved behind all this commotion. Can you tell me how you overcame the limitations of breeding the [Nanguang No. 2]?"

This incident had a significant impact, and Fang Wei deliberately kept himself hidden. Most people were unaware that he was the key contributor to the successful breeding.

But Liao Wenhua could see through the mystery at a glance and knew that the mastermind behind this was Fang Fangwei.

"Director Liao, it took us several years to finally succeed in overcoming the limitations of the planting conditions. I personally think that the successful experience will be difficult to replicate, and we are continuing our experiments."

Fang's single sentence silenced the other party's continued questioning. He knew very well that the fact that Director Liao had come in person meant that the higher-ups probably wanted to promote "Nanguang No. 2" nationwide.

Unfortunately, he couldn't produce that much output; he was lucky if he could just meet the agricultural needs of the province for the time being.

"Perhaps we were too greedy. Being able to promote [Nanguang No. 2] throughout the entire province is already a remarkable achievement. I estimate that by next year, the province's rice yield will increase significantly. You have made a great contribution!"

Director Liao's perspective was different after all. After Fang Wei finished speaking, he simply nodded and did not press for details.

Next, he highly praised Fang Wei and the Xiatang Brigade, and stated that starting next year, the province will implement a unified production plan to strive for a more reasonable distribution of the [Nanguang No. 2] rice seed and to carry out a comprehensive rice seed replacement program.

Therefore, each region will have a certain amount of standardized rice seed supply, and the shortfall will be replaced with second-grade rice seeds.

It can be said that Fang Wei, single-handedly, is about to push the province's rice yield per mu to 900-1000 jin, a very significant contribution that has attracted the attention of higher authorities.

Afterwards, Liao Wenhua planned to go and take a look at Xiatang Brigade.

Accompanied by Director Yao, Director Xin, and Fang Wei, the group visited Xiatang Brigade. They were all quite impressed by the brigade's rice seed cultivation, sideline businesses, and forestry development.

Liao Wenhua realized that Director Yao from the county and Director Xin from the commune knew nothing about the matter and were full of malice towards Xiatang Brigade.

After lunch, he sent Director Yao and Director Xin away, while he and his entourage remained with the team.

"Secretary Fang, does your brigade plan to specialize in agricultural breeding in the future?"

In fact, Fang Wei did not reveal everything; instead, he concealed a lot of things.

Besides rice seeds, he only showed everyone the new tobacco variety "Nanguang 326", high-yield soybeans and high-yield peanuts. Other varieties such as "Nanguang No. 3", new rapeseed varieties, and high-yield vegetables were not shown.

Even so, it was already quite shocking to Director Liao and the others!
"I have this idea and am currently working hard to try it out. I hope to make a breakthrough in the future."

Fang Wei acted very modestly, unlike what some people described as assertive.

Liao Wenhua nodded, thinking to himself that he would have to put some pressure on the people at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences when he got back. It was truly unacceptable that a mere production brigade could produce so many outstanding results, while the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, with its concentration of experts, had been outshone! (End of Chapter)