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

When Fang Wei returned home, she met her second sister's family.

My eldest brother's family went back to Tian Guihua's parents' home today, so Fang Wei has to entertain them.

"Brother-in-law, how was things in the team last year?"

When men get together, they'll definitely talk about things on the team.

Fang Wei couldn't help Tian Bingyi solve the problem of producing standardized rice seeds, but he had given him some advice, and he wanted to know if there had been any results.

"Third brother, your idea is really good. Last year, our team expanded the area of ​​the fish ponds, and the freshwater fish we produced were in high demand. We even made a lot of money before the New Year."

Tian Bingyi was in high spirits. Last year, the brigade achieved considerable profits, a large portion of which came from fish farming.

In fact, the fish that Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua bought at the market before the Lunar New Year were produced by Tian Bingyi's brigade.

Congratulations! Congratulations!

Fang Wei was happy for the other party, because there are countless ways to get rich, not just breeding.

Now, Tian Bingyi and his team have found another way, which is truly gratifying.

night.

Fang Mei's family stayed at Fang Wei's place. When Fang Ping returned the next day, the family gathered again.

The Spring Festival is all about eating and drinking. Fortunately, Fang Wei has a high alcohol tolerance and can hardly find a match at the dinner table.

Guan Chongyang and Sun Daoren spent most of the Spring Festival at Fang Wei's place. Since they could eat ready-made meals, the two old men were too lazy to cook for themselves.

The old man is now somewhat inconvenient in his legs and cannot do as much work as before, but thanks to Master Sun's care.

The problem was that Sun Daoren was no longer young, so Fang Wei invited the two of them to come to his house for meals anytime.

The older sister had no complaints about this. She had stayed in Fang Wei's house for so many years, and Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua had never mistreated her.

The older sister's actual annual income is much higher than when she lived in the village.

Time flies.

The various teams began harvesting rapeseed.

There will be no oil extraction process this year, because all the high-yield rapeseed seeds cultivated will be sold to purchasing stations.

A total of 3.5 mu of rapeseed were planted in the 17 brigades of the commune, and 700 million jin of rapeseed seeds were harvested.

Based on a price of 4.86 yuan per kilogram of rapeseed seeds, the potential income would be 3402 million yuan.

High-yield rapeseed can produce up to 200 jin per mu, which is quite profitable and has attracted attention for some time.

Last year, the entire commune produced a total of 1925 million jin of high-yield soybean seeds, 2275 million jin of peanut seeds, and 2142 million jin of flue-cured tobacco and 28 jin of flue-cured tobacco seeds.

The sideline income of each team has seen an explosive growth. Taking Xiatang Brigade as an example, the income from cultivating high-yield cash crop seeds alone reached 1236 million yuan that year.

Breeding is indeed very profitable, but the technical requirements are also quite high, and most production teams can't do this job.

Fang Wei is a special case and has no reference value.

Harvest crops, points +7000000

[Advisor collects crops, points +19250000]

Harvest crops, points +22750000

Harvest crops, points +21420000

Harvest crops, points +280000

Total points: 212210980.

With so many points, it's natural to consider upgrading. Nowadays, small point income is no longer very meaningful; only the output of food and cash crops can bring in a large number of points.

[Temporary Land Ownership] → [Farmland] → [Planting Area]

[Regional area: 5000 square kilometers (750 million mu)]

[Regional Level: (Level 15, 0/1 billion)]

[Regional Attributes: Drought-resistant, flood-resistant, pest and disease-resistant, accelerates growth, increases yield and income]

Planting within this area grants an additional 150% (75%) bonus to all attributes, +1 to breeding genetic stability, and +1 to varietal mutation.

[Temporary Land] → [Woodland] → [Afforestation and Fruit Picking Area]

[Regional area: 1 square kilometers (1500 million mu)]

[Regional Level: (Level 15, 0/1 billion)]

[Regional Attributes: Identification, Exploration, Acceleration, Strength, High Resistance, High Quality.]

[Forestry and harvesting within this area grants an additional 75% increase to all attributes, effectively doubling the attribute bonus by 1].

Temporary Land → Woodland → Hunting Area

[Regional area: 5000 square kilometers (750 million mu)]

[Regional Level: (Level 15, 0/1 billion)]

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

Hunting within this area grants an additional 75% bonus to all attributes; this bonus stacks within the area.

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

[Facility Level: (Level 15, 0/1 billion points)]

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

Living in this building grants an additional 150% to all attributes, +1 to Luck, and +1 to Anti-aging.

Total points: 12210980.

After spending 2 million points, Fang Wei upgraded the [Planting Area], [Forestry and Harvesting Area], [Hunting Area], and [Main Residence] to level 15.

I was very lucky this time and got two big gift packs.

[Anti-aging +1] It can slow down the aging of people living in the main house. Whether it can extend lifespan is unknown, but it will definitely make them age slower than their peers.

[Variety Mutation +1]: There is a small probability that the planted crop will undergo mutation, thereby breaking through the constraints of the variety and causing a qualitative (positive) change in the variety characteristics.

These two packages are powerful; one benefits the owner and residents of the [Residence], and the other is a valuable tool for breeding. However, the occurrence of mutations is a low-probability event, but it's still quite surprising.

Fang Wei was in a good mood. The boost from his attributes was becoming stronger, making it easier for him to adjust their values. For example, the growth rate of the team's crops didn't need to be adjusted too quickly, as that would be too noticeable. But in the mountains and forests, he could be more carefree, accelerating the growth rate of things like precious trees and rare herbs.

In agricultural production, various resistance attributes can be increased to ensure a bountiful harvest.

In the past two years, the team has been conducting comparative experiments on fertilization. The results have shown that there is little difference between using chemical fertilizers and using farmyard manure, and that using large amounts of chemical fertilizers does not lead to increased production or income.

Therefore, the entire Xiatang brigade used very little chemical fertilizer, and this successful experience will be promoted to other brigades throughout the Yaoling Commune.

We are still in a transitional phase, a time of intense clashes between old and new ideas. Fang Wei has no intention of being rash and will continue to develop step by step as before.

This year, we plan to test the "Nanguang No. 3" rice variety. The seeds for this variety are already in the Yao village's warehouse. Right now, it's just a formality, going through the research process from the beginning. We can announce the success of the trial next year or the year after.

For Fang Wei, it was just a simple favor.

morning.

Fang Wei arrived at the commune, where the coordination group was holding a meeting today to study and formulate a production plan for spring planting.

"My opinion is that we should continue to cultivate the 'Nanguang No. 2' rice variety this season, while also focusing on sideline production. In addition to cultivating seeds for high-yield cash crops, we should put more effort into cultivating vegetable seeds this year."

There's not much to say, it's pretty much the same as last year.

In addition to rice cultivation, we also need to produce high-yield soybean seeds, high-yield peanut seeds, and grow [Nanguang 326] flue-cured tobacco. As for animal husbandry, each brigade will arrange its own affairs; this is mainly to meet the meat needs of the members, and we don't expect to make much money from it.

Xiatang Brigade is an exception. The reason why pig farming is profitable is mainly because the brigade has bred the Yaoling Flower Pig. They can make a fortune just by selling the improved breed of pigs.

"Secretary Fang, how should we arrange our forestry production this year?"

Someone raised a question: seeing the thriving forestry production in Xiatang Brigade, are they interested in emulating it?
In fact, Fang Wei has included all the forest land in the entire commune into the "Forestry and Harvesting Area". Now the total area of ​​the "Forestry and Harvesting Area" is as high as 1500 million mu. Not to mention the forest land of a dozen brigades, even entire mountains can be included.

"Let's continue planting trees and forests, and we can also vigorously develop the understory economy."

He was too lazy to get involved in the forestry production of the various brigades, but last year everyone followed the example of Xiatang Brigade in planting trees and developing economic forests, and also began to try out under-forest breeding.

A few brigades planted fruit trees, but most brigades followed suit and planted chestnut trees.

There will be no competition between the teams; instead, economies of scale will be achieved.

"Secretary Fang, can you still supply a large number of saplings?"

"No problem, we can provide as many as you want."

Once this matter was discussed, the meeting ended.

A few days later, the brigades began to plow the land. The commune added a large number of agricultural machines for the brigades to use, but they needed to be coordinated and allocated by the coordination group.

As the saying goes, "The year's plan starts in spring," and spring planting has begun.

Fang Tao came to the team from the provincial capital, accompanied by two colleagues, but Xiao Ya did not come.

"Where's your wife? Didn't she say she was going to work on this project with you?"

Fang Wei was quite puzzled, so she asked her nephew when she saw him.

“Her family didn’t agree, and I also felt it would be better for her to rest properly in the provincial capital, so I didn’t let her come.”

Fang Tao offered an explanation, which made perfect sense.

Fang Wei nodded without saying much. Actually, even if Xiao Ya came, he wouldn't ask her to do anything; it would just be a rest anyway. They could figure this out themselves; he wouldn't interfere.

"I'll first arrange for your colleagues to stay in the reception dormitory, and then I'll take you to the breeding group of Team Two."

This project is being carried out by Team Two, which has the strongest breeding technology and a wealth of talent. The cultivation of [Nanguang No. 3] will naturally be entrusted to them.

All Tao Tao and the other two need to do is participate. The ownership of the rice seeds will still belong to Fang Wei in the future, but the Academy of Agricultural Sciences can credit them and publish papers.

After Fang Wei made the arrangements, he stopped worrying about it. With Zhao Jinsheng's help, Fang Tao and his team's research project would proceed smoothly.

Next.

The various brigades have begun sowing and seedling cultivation. Transplanting will be later, so everyone will still be busy for quite some time.

Fang Wei received a meeting notice during this process and immediately set off for Beijing.

The agenda of this meeting was rather unremarkable, and the overall tone remained consistent with the long-standing policies, with some minor changes. One representative raised an issue related to education, expressing hope for the reinstatement of the college entrance examination.

During the group discussion, Fang Wei also shared her views.

"To achieve the Four Modernizations, education is the foundation. National development requires more highly qualified talents with knowledge and culture. I believe that the current education system is no longer suitable for the development of the situation and the college entrance examination should be reinstated as soon as possible."

The call to reinstate the college entrance examination was the prevailing sentiment, and the conference ultimately decided to compile the discussions of the past few days into a proposal, which would then be submitted to the National Education Work Conference to be held in the summer.

Fang Wei felt even more confident; the resumption of the college entrance examination this year was inevitable and there would be no problems.

After the meeting, someone told him not to leave yet, as a leader wanted to meet with him.

Fang Wei didn't know who wanted to see him, and when the mystery was revealed, he was startled. The figure that frequently appeared on the newspaper filled him with awe.

The other party was very approachable, and the conversation was just like chatting with a family. They mainly asked Fang Wei about the situation of hybrid rice breeding.

"The rice varieties you've developed have high yield and quality; is it possible to promote them nationwide?"

"Theoretically it is feasible, but since our commune has only 17 production brigades and a limited amount of arable land, it is not easy to expand production. The main problem is that the rice variety we cultivate is very particular about the soil, and it requires repeated attempts to succeed."

“I understand. It seems you still have too little arable land. Here’s what you’ll do: when you get back, discuss it with your county and see if you can allocate more land to your commune, no matter what form it takes.”

The conversation lasted for more than an hour before the leader served tea and saw the guests off.

Fang Wei remembered the leader's instructions and, after returning to the team, conveyed the leader's instructions to Qi Haiyang and others.

This put Qi Haiyang in a difficult position. There was no solution to this problem in the existing rules, so he could only consider it from an innovative perspective.

If Fang Wei's idea were followed, the 40,000 mu of land for the breeding base could simply be contracted out directly. Not by him personally, but in the name of Yaoling Commune.

Qi Haiyang felt that the contracting plan was too risky and suggested that a cooperation would be a better option.

After Fang Wei and Qi Haiyang talked about it once, they stopped dwelling on the matter. The team started planting rice seedlings, and it was the busy farming season again.

There had been some rumors circulating about the county breeding base before, but nothing came of it afterward. The base director was selected from the Agriculture Bureau; his name was Guo Wenxian, and he was a rather capable cadre.

With the planting season approaching, he felt he couldn't let the land go to waste, so he planted 40,000 mu of the "Nanguang No. 2" standardized rice variety. Although the second-grade rice varieties are hard to sell now, he has connections and can sell them directly to Zhejiang province.

There are quite a few staff members at the breeding base. If they keep waiting for the county to give the order, this year's harvest will be lost.

Qi Haiyang was relieved to know this, as it gave him more time to weigh the options and avoid making hasty decisions that could lead to mistakes.

Fang Wei was even less concerned. When he returned and discussed expanding the breeding area with the county, it was mainly to convey a message. This document, which wasn't really important, was merely a guiding document.

In less than two years, the household responsibility system will be implemented, and many established systems will be disrupted. He himself doesn't know where he will end up. (End of Chapter)