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

The cooperative's live fish were very popular, and all the marketable fish were sold out in just a few days. The furthest customer came from Chenzhou, and the demand was quite high.

“Secretary, the fish we raise have a strong natural reproductive ability, so we can buy fewer fish fry later.”

"Well, you guys decide."

The fish farming yielded results far exceeding everyone's expectations. The next round of farming will be carried out, and the production period will be extended to ensure a harvest of fish every quarter.

Regardless of the specifics, Fang Wei, as in previous years, planned to go into the mountains to take a look.

Tingting insisted on going along, so Pan Lianhua agreed.

early morning.

Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua packed their necessary items, carried their guns, and walked into the mountains with Tingting.

The two men probably won't be able to keep their guns for much longer; they'll have to hand them over when there's a large-scale confiscation of civilian firearms. Without a powerful rifle, they'll have to be careful when going into the mountains, since hunting rifles aren't powerful enough.

Of course, it wasn't a big problem; there were hardly any wild beasts in the mountains. As for Fang Wei, he hadn't seen tigers or leopards in all these years. The biggest threat was wild boars, but those weren't even worth considering by the two of them.

On the first day in the mountains, Fang Wei subconsciously went to check out a few wild forests, then took his wife and niece to pick some swan mushrooms before returning home.

Starting the next day, the three people went to the herb cultivation base to collect herbs.

A few days passed quickly.

Having gathered enough herbs, Fang Wei used his spare time to process them.

Sometimes, Master Sun would help him with the preparation of the herbs, and Fang Wei would then call Chenzhou Central Hospital.

The purchasing staff transported the herbs away, and Fang Wei received more than 5000 yuan in cash.

"Tingting, here's 1500 yuan for you. You can buy something you like."

Fang Wei gave his niece 1500 yuan, which was enough for her expenses for a semester.

Fang Tingting never skimped on herself at school because she wasn't short of money, so her life was quite comfortable. This was a plus for her, but of course, the most important factors were her good grades and her good looks.

Tingting did not refuse. Like her older brother Fang Tao, she planned to repay the favor to Binbin and Xiaojie.

Time flies, and the harvest season is here again. This time, even more members of the commune went into the mountains to pick fruit, but most of them were from the first brigade, since the other brigade members were a bit far away.

"Third Brother, shall we go to the mountains to pick some?"

Pan Lianhua was eager to try, but while everyone else had started heading into the mountains, Fang Wei remained silent. She asked about it during dinner.

"Fine, you can go, but can you leave?"

"Of course, if we go into the mountains early, I can go to the factory when we get back."

Fang Wei didn't care; going was fine, not going was fine too.

Since the woman wanted to stretch her muscles, she decided to go into the mountains with everyone to pick fruit.

The next day.

The couple went into the mountains at dawn, intending to pick some wild chestnuts for their family to try, and then pick some wild loquats.

As for camellia seeds, you can harvest more. The camellia oil extracted from wild camellia seeds has a unique flavor.

The two set off early in the morning and returned home before noon. After lunch, Pan Lianhua went to work at the factory, while Fang Wei went to the commune to handle some matters.

Before we knew it, the harvest season was over.

The chestnut and camellia trees planted by the team could be harvested almost simultaneously without everyone having to work together.

Section Chief Jia from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital led a team to the village. This time, he needed a large quantity of wild medicinal herbs, about twice the amount he had in the past.

"Section Chief Jia, are you stockpiling goods?"

"It's not about stockpiling, it's simply not enough! The hospital has opened two branches nearby, and the results have been quite good, so the demand for herbs has increased significantly."

Fang Wei was very surprised, and Section Chief Jia quickly offered an explanation.

The two have been working together for so many years and have a good relationship, so it doesn't matter if there are temporary changes.

Fang Wei gave Zhao Jinsheng specific instructions, asking him to supervise the forestry team to put aside other matters and complete the harvesting of the planted medicinal herbs as soon as possible.

Then he took Section Chief Jia to his home, where they had a few drinks at noon.

night.

Section Chief Jia and others stayed in the reception dormitory. The reception dormitory and the No. 1 Brigade's canteen have been preserved. Despite the demolition of so many facilities, these two facilities have not been touched.

The original dormitories for educated youth have all been demolished, and the various brigades under the cooperative have all changed their appearance. Section Chief Jia felt this very clearly.

"Secretary Fang, you always do things in unexpected ways. I was wondering before whether you would continue to grow medicinal herbs after the land was distributed to individual households, and whether each household would compete to grow high-value medicinal herbs, leaving most of the medicinal herb varieties unavailable."

As a result, you've retained the collective economy and established such a large cooperative, so my worries were unnecessary. To be honest, if you significantly reduced your product range, our procurement opportunities would be very difficult.”

Section Chief Jia was quite emotional, and after a few drinks, he gradually became more talkative.

Fang Wei nodded. If the land were distributed to individual households, the cultivation of medicinal herbs on the mountain would most likely fail. Without strong overall planning, everyone would act independently, and they would gradually lose their competitiveness.

Currently, afforestation, forest land development, and understory planting are all the responsibility of the forestry brigade. This brigade operates across regions, and the area under medicinal herb cultivation has expanded several times over.

In addition to chestnuts, camellia seeds, and herbs, the forestry brigade will also produce citrus fruits in the future, further expanding its economic scale.

"Section Chief Jia, the company has also signed supply and sales agreements with several other hospitals, but your hospital will definitely be the priority supplier."

Fang Wei continued chatting with the other person, and after dinner, everyone left the cafeteria.

Section Chief Jia and the others went back to sleep, while Fang Wei went to Zheng Hu's house for a while. Zheng Hu now works in the commune, but his family members haven't transferred their household registration and still live in the production team.

Fang Wei stayed at Zheng Hu's house for less than an hour before returning home.

Zheng Hu and Zheng Xianfa are now living a relatively leisurely life. The establishment of the cooperative has actually replaced many of the functions of the commune, which has greatly reduced their work pressure.

Moreover, Yaoling Commune is very stable. The members work in the cooperative and receive wages every month, so it's unlikely that they will cause any trouble.

Unlike other communes, after the brigades and production teams were weakened, all sorts of bizarre things started happening, sometimes keeping people running around like crazy. Three days later.

Section Chief Jia left the cooperative with the transport convoy and returned to Chenzhou with the purchased herbs.

Forestry economy accounts for a small proportion of the cooperative's economic landscape, but it can generate good returns if it is sustained.

Besides Xiatang Brigade (Brigade 1), the woodlands of other brigades were also gradually put to use. First, the natural environment improved, and the benefits that followed were countless.

Fang Wei does not only value economic benefits.

After a period of bustling activity, the commune quieted down again. The egg farm and broiler farm were back to full capacity, with the egg farm producing 20 jin of eggs per month and the broiler farm having 10 live chickens.

Although the scale is not very large, it is able to be self-sufficient.

The cooperative set up sales outlets in each brigade. Centralized living has its advantages, which naturally facilitates the construction of infrastructure in each brigade.

Each brigade also has a small vegetable market, which supplies vegetables, eggs, and live poultry daily according to the number of people.

Now, the distribution system is gone, and market supply has been implemented. Of course, the supply is rationed because the eggs and poultry supplied to the commune members are provided at low prices; the commune couldn't afford to supply them without limits.

People pay cash directly when buying vegetables, eggs, chickens, and ducks, since keeping track of expenses is too troublesome.

The same applied to the grain rations. The grain purchased by the commune was stored in the granary, and a certain amount of rice was distributed to each sales point. The commune members could buy as much as they needed, and the supply was also rationed.

If the quantity exceeds the limit, you can buy it yourself at the market. There is no problem of not being able to buy it, but the price will be a bit higher.

Fang Wei plans to turn the sales outlets of each brigade into stores in two years, and then into small supermarkets, which can basically meet everyone's daily needs.

The conditions aren't right yet; we need to take it slowly.

morning.

Fang Wei was sitting in his office reading documents when Fang Ping and Lin Hanyang suddenly walked in.

A few days ago, the two went to the provincial capital and negotiated with Xiangyang Furniture Factory again, but the result of the negotiation was not very ideal.

“Secretary, we plan to abandon our plan to merge with Xiangyang Furniture Factory. The other party is not asking for a high price, but they require us to take over all the original factory's employees, including retirees.”

Fang Ping has finally given up hope. Taking in the other party's employees is not a problem, but some of them have been on long-term sick leave, and retired employees also need to be taken in, which the bamboo ware factory simply cannot afford.

He and Lin Hanyang made many trips, but this time the negotiations broke down, and they had no choice but to terminate the plan.

“I’ll discuss this with everyone later. The bamboo ware factory can’t stay holed up in the mountains forever; it needs to expand outwards. However, we must be cautious about merging with other companies. Perhaps we should just register a furniture company in the provincial capital.”

Fang Wei was not surprised; the outcome of this matter was already predetermined, and the conditions for merging companies were not yet ripe.

He talked with the two for a long time, advising them against blind expansion and suggesting a more prudent approach of developing step by step. He also suggested registering a company in the provincial capital first, which would be more conducive to expanding into the national market.

There was another issue he didn't mention: the bamboo ware factory currently lacks talent. It's already quite good that it has developed to this point. Blindly expanding further would only increase the difficulty of operation.

Fortunately, everyone is currently in the early stages of rapid, unregulated growth, so the cost of trial and error is relatively low.

After Fang Ping and Lin Hanyang left, Fang Wei met with several directors.

Everyone had reservations about setting up a company in the provincial capital, mainly because it was difficult to control, and it would be bad if it got out of the control of the working group.

"It's not about the distance; it's mainly about rules and regulations. The system must be developed properly. The company can't just ignore it. In the future, we must strengthen supervision and cultivate a group of management talents."

Fang Wei felt there was no need to be too cautious; this period was precisely the best time for unconventional development.

Not only bamboo ware factories, but also hardware factories should expand outwards in the future, instead of limiting their focus to the county and region.

Everyone agreed with Fang Wei's statement and agreed to set up a furniture company in the provincial capital when the time was right. The hardware factory would need to wait; they would first observe the results of setting up the bamboo ware factory in the provincial capital.

Fang Wei then informed Fang Ping and the others, telling them to do the preliminary work first and not to rush things.

The next day.

Fang Wei was inspecting the production situation in each brigade when Zhao Jinsheng rushed over to find him.

"Secretary, have you read the newspaper? A neighboring province has launched a new hybrid rice variety that has been successfully tested. This hybrid rice yields over 1,000 jin per mu, and it's said to be very cheap. Could this pose a huge challenge to our 'Nanguang No. 3' rice?"

With the development of hybrid rice technology, a large number of new rice varieties have emerged in the past two years.

Zhao Jinsheng suddenly saw a news article in the newspaper today, introducing the great achievements of a neighboring province in hybrid rice breeding. The yield of this rice variety has exceeded 1,000 jin, and the price is set relatively low. He was immediately excited.

That's why I rushed to find Fang Wei.

"There is definitely an impact, otherwise why is the sales of our [Nanguang No. 3] not picking up this season? In fact, it's not just the new rice varieties from neighboring provinces, but also several rice varieties within our province that pose a certain threat to us."

But that's alright. Our rice variety remains the highest-yielding and best-quality variety. You get what you pay for, and there will always be people willing to grow our "Nanguang No. 3" rice.

The breakthrough in hybrid rice breeding technology is something Fang Wei is happy to see.

Although it will have a negative impact on the cooperative's rice seed sales in the short term, the impact will ultimately be limited.

Therefore, he immediately calmed Zhao Jinsheng down. Considering that the news had already spread, and in order to stabilize the situation, he convened a meeting after returning to the commune.

His consistent principle is to solve problems when they arise, and not to avoid them.

If we take this opportunity to explain things clearly to everyone, we can avoid a series of confusions.

"Our biggest advantage is not actually hybrid rice breeding, but comprehensive breeding technology. For example, the profits from high-yield cash crop seeds are far greater than those from rice seeds, and we have enough room to make adjustments."

Fang Wei reassured everyone that if the competition in the rice seed sector was too intense, then the establishment could be adjusted.

Don't forget, the Yao village also has a secret weapon: the [Nongyou 76] hybrid japonica rice. Currently, this rice variety is unique in the entire country, and its yield has been greatly increased, resulting in excellent economic benefits from its cultivation.

He plans to expand the cultivation area of ​​the [Nongyou 76] rice variety starting next season, while also expanding the cultivation area of ​​high-yield vegetable seeds.

This correspondingly reduced the cultivation area for "Nanguang No. 3" rice, but he firmly believes that as the superior performance of "Nanguang No. 3" gradually becomes known to everyone, this rice variety still has great potential for improvement in the future.

"We shouldn't be concerned with short-term gains or losses. We have many cards to play and can use them flexibly."

Fang Wei concluded with a sentence, which was immediately followed by enthusiastic applause in the conference room. (End of Chapter)