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

Just kidding, he did nothing and someone dragged the cooperative into a turbulent vortex. If he were to give an interview, who knows what kind of uproar it would cause.

Fang Wei felt that this kind of debate was meaningless and had no desire to participate.

"Secretary Fang, some of these are nationally renowned media outlets. Are you sure you want to refuse the interview?"

"I am sure."

"Alright, I'll reply to them like this."

The other party was also helpless; they had to take the call seriously from a well-known media outlet.

Now that the cooperative has explicitly refused the interview request, he has something to say, since the responsibility doesn't lie with him anyway.

After hanging up the receiver, Fang Wei shook his head and got up to take a walk around the industrial park.

The cooperative's hardware factory, bamboo ware factory, and chili sauce factory are all located here, and the production environment is indeed much better than before.

He walked around and saw that the hardware factory and bamboo ware factory were still preparing for production after the New Year, while the chili sauce factory was already operating at full capacity.

Nowadays, the lock industry chain in the industrial park has reached a considerable scale, and there are basically no vacant factory buildings in the park. Cui Yiming grasped this point very well, which also made him stand out at various meetings.

noon.

Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua went home for dinner. After all, they both had cars, so it was just a short drive from the village to their home.

During dinner, he told his wife about the article published in the newspaper that day, expressing his unwillingness to get involved.

"Third Brother, some things you can't avoid just because you want to. I have a feeling this isn't over yet, and someone will definitely use the cooperative against you."

Pan Lianhua, relying on her woman's intuition, felt that there was more to this story.

Fang Wei smiled helplessly. If there were any further developments, there was nothing he could do but wait and see.

Time flies.

The commune has started spring plowing, with all kinds of agricultural machinery moving into the fields and turning over the land that has been resting and recuperating all winter.

The early spring sun shines on the earth, killing many parasites, bacteria, and viruses in the soil. Adding some quicklime completes the disinfection process.

The seedling nursery begins sowing, and once the seedlings reach the required standard, they can be transplanted.

That's basically how agricultural production works: year after year, sowing and harvesting, with everyone's hopes resting on the fields.

The controversy surrounding the matter has not yet subsided, but Fang Wei resolutely refuses to participate in such discussions. Success is achieved through hard work, not boasting; arguing back and forth is pointless.

He took some time to settle last year's harvest, and thought he might as well upgrade some facilities instead.

Last year, the cooperative produced a total of 64 million jin of "Nanguang No. 4" rice seeds and 276 million jin of "Nongyou 82" rice seeds. These constitute the main part of the cooperative's agricultural production. In addition, there are also outputs from cash crops, animal husbandry, forestry, and so on.

Harvest crops, points +64000000

Harvest crops, points +276000000

Harvest crops, points +160800000

[Side hustle settlement, points +23600000]

[Settlement of accounts with Tian Bingyi Cooperative in Yao Village, points +8000000]

Total points: 1291281360.

Having gained a large number of points, Fang Wei plans to upgrade his account.

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

[Facility Level: (Level 17, 0/10 billion points)]

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

Living in this building grants an additional 170% to all attributes, +1 to Luck, +1 to Anti-aging, and +1 to Warning.

Total points: 791281360.

First, 5 million points were consumed to upgrade the [Main Residence] level to level 17.

This time, Fang Wei was quite lucky and got a big gift pack: [Warning +1]. This attribute is somewhat like "whimsical," meaning that Fang Wei will have a premonition and become alert to anyone who interferes with the owner's or the main house's life.

There was no specific indication; Fang Wei had to rely entirely on the warnings to make his own judgments.

Although this attribute is somewhat vague, its effect is extraordinary. It can help Fang Wei avoid misfortune and perhaps even escape a calamity.

What should be upgraded next? He considered that the current planting area was already very large, and it was more than enough. The same went for the afforestation and harvesting area; there was no need to upgrade it for the time being.

After much deliberation, he decided to upgrade the refrigeration equipment factory.

Temporary facilities → Production facilities → Refrigeration equipment plant

[Facility Level: (Level 17, 0/10 billion points)]

[Facility attributes: Improve labor productivity, enhance technological level, increase yield rate, reduce production costs, improve management level, and increase design and development success rate.]

[Working within this building grants an additional 85% to all attributes, +1 to sales volume, and +1 to talent development.]

Total points: 291281360.

Upgrading now requires hundreds of millions of points; for example, upgrading to level 17 requires 5 million points. He's only upgraded two items and now he only has less than 3 million points left, which isn't enough.

That's all for now. Once we've accumulated enough points, we can upgrade the bamboo ware factory, hardware factory, and chili sauce factory.

This morning.

Fang Wei received a meeting notice in his office, requiring him to travel to Beijing for a meeting three days later.

He couldn't help but sigh. The debate between the two development models has not stopped, and he estimated that it would continue at this meeting.

Fang Wei, who is in the eye of the storm, will probably find it difficult to stay out of it.

Before leaving, he convened a meeting with Zhao Jinsheng and others and announced several rules of conduct.

The first rule is to refuse all interviews and prohibit reporters from moving freely within the various brigades. The second rule is that all council members and brigade leaders are prohibited from publicly expressing their opinions in any setting.

After the meeting, Fang Wei set off for the capital.

As expected, the main topic of this meeting was to discuss the recent debates, and a consensus was reached, positively evaluating the achievements made in the years of land redistribution.

Fang Wei rarely spoke, and when it was his turn to speak, he only briefly mentioned the cooperative's uniqueness and its irreproducibility.

To his relief, he wasn't targeted at the meeting, and almost no one attacked him or the cooperative. Now everyone knows the cooperative's unique and unreplicable nature, and this isolated case is not worth discussing.

After the meeting ended, Fang Wei, who had been slacking off the entire time, returned to the company.

The day after their return, major newspapers published articles in a standardized format, bringing the debate to a close.

"Being an outlier isn't easy, is it? Don't even mention you, I've been on tenterhooks these past few days."

Fang Wei went to the county to inform Cui Yiming of the spirit of the meeting. Cui Yiming was very moved, with an expression of relief.

Both the county and the cooperative handled this matter very well, leaving no room for anyone to find fault. Otherwise, once caught in the vortex of certain issues, it would be difficult to climb out again.

"It doesn't matter anymore, development is the only thing that matters. This meeting also taught me a lesson: be high-profile in your work, but low-profile in your personal life. I will never engage in verbal disputes again." Fang Wei has experienced too much over the years, and has even become numb to some things.

His summary was simply to avoid arguments and focus on doing his job well.

"Let's not talk about that anymore. If you're aware of this, there won't be any major problems. What are your plans for this season?"

Cui Yiming didn't want to get involved in these endless arguments, so he changed the subject.

"This season we will plant 20,000 mu of 'Nanguang No. 4' rice and 100,000 mu of 'Nongyou 82' rice, just like last year."

Fang Wei then gave a reply.

"Well, you can handle the specific arrangements yourselves, but just be careful not to cause drastic fluctuations in agricultural production. That's very important."

Cui Yiming meant that breeding work should be stable, and that planting 2 mu in one season and 10 mu in the next season should not be done arbitrarily, as this would cause chaos.

Fang Wei nodded, indicating that the cooperative's agricultural production was planned and not done on a whim.

Fang Wei then got up to say goodbye.

After leaving Cui Yiming's office, he went to see Guo Yongqing. The man was living a very comfortable life and was just waiting to retire and go home.

Fang Wei told the other person to come to the cooperative when they had time, then went downstairs and drove back to the cooperative.

this day.

The cooperative officially began rice planting. These tasks were usually handled by Zhao Jinsheng, but Fang Wei also visited various production brigades.

When he was transferred to the first brigade, someone ran over to call him and said that the commune had a guest.

When he rushed back, he found that it was Ma Wentong and his group from Wuling Agriculture who had arrived.

"Mr. Ma, what brings you here so suddenly?"

Fang Wei greeted Ma Wentong with a smile. The two had gotten to know each other well after their previous interactions, so they spoke more casually.

"How could I dare to give any instructions? I just came to take a look. I heard you've already started planting rice seedlings?"

Ma Wentong stepped forward, shook hands with Fang Wei, and then explained his purpose.

He didn't come for any specific reason; frankly, he was just conducting on-site research. After all, it concerns the supply of raw materials, so making a few extra trips is only natural.

"Yes, you came right after we started planting rice. Come on, I'll take you to the field so you won't worry."

Fang Wei laughed heartily, and then led Ma Wentong and his group to the First Brigade.

The entire paddy field of the brigade was planted with the [Nongyou 82] rice variety. Ma Wentong went forward to check the seedlings and noticed that the entire brigade's rice transplanting work was done by mechanized operations.

“Secretary Fang, your family is really big and powerful; you've already mechanized everything.”

"There's no other way; the commune doesn't have enough manpower, so we have to use machines instead."

The two chatted and laughed as they walked around the paddy fields.

Afterwards, Fang Wei took the other party to the breeding center, where all 40,000 mu of paddy fields were planted with the [Nongyou 82] rice variety.

Ma Wentong was very satisfied, as the contract he signed with the cooperative could be implemented based on the current planting area.

noon.

Fang Wei invited Ma Wentong and his group to dinner in the county, accompanied by Zhao Jinsheng and another director.

"Mr. Ma, if you need anything in the future, just ask Lao Zhao. He's in charge of agricultural production."

Fang Wei was chatting and laughing at the dinner table, and before he knew it, he had gotten Ma Wentong drunk.

After waking up, Ma Wentong learned his lesson and resolutely refused to compete with Fang Wei in drinking at dinner that night.

The next day, Ma Wentong and the others left the cooperative and returned to the company.

"Secretary, what's the point of their trip?"

Zhao Jinsheng couldn't understand Ma Wentong's actions, so as soon as the other party left, he asked Fang Wei for advice.

"It's still meaningful. Even though it seems like they didn't do anything, they actually learned about the situation, and that's the biggest gain."

Fang Wei told Zhao Jinsheng that he must make his stance clear when doing things.

The trip by Ma Wentong and others may seem meaningless, but it actually shows that they value the contract and hope that the cooperative will act in accordance with it.

Just like with individuals, if you don't take care of your own affairs, how can you expect others to take care of them for you?

"Oh, I see. Secretary, some farmers who grow chili peppers are hoping we can buy their seeds on credit after spring. What do you think we should do?"

Zhao Jinsheng came to see Fang Wei not just to ask a question, but because he had new information to report to her.

Fang Wei frowned after hearing this, and after a while, he threw the question back at him.

"My opinion is very simple: we must never open this door."

How much do chili seeds cost? These people actually kept asking to buy on credit, which made Zhao Jinsheng furious.

If this matter hadn't involved the chili sauce factory's raw material supply, he would have immediately turned hostile.

"Alright, we'll do it your way. Old Zhao, you should also keep an eye on things and see what the people leading the charge in demanding seed sales on credit are up to."

Fang Wei didn't want to get involved in this matter, but suddenly she had a feeling that someone must be behind it.

So he asked Zhao Jinsheng to investigate whether anyone was behind this.

The cooperative never sells on credit; it always pays cash on delivery. Even with the largest clients, payment is made upon receipt of goods; there have never been exceptions.

In the past, everyone consciously followed this rule, but now some people are trying to break it.

"Okay, I'll handle this."

Zhao Jinsheng then left the office, explicitly refusing the request for credit sales, and began investigating the truth of the matter.

In just a few days, he figured out the whole story.

"Secretary, guess what? It turns out that a seed company is willing to sell their chili seeds on credit to farmers in order to promote their products."

As a result, some farmers saw that others could buy on credit, so they wondered if they could do the same. And that's how this whole situation came about.

Zhao Jinsheng quickly reported to Fang Wei that the incident was caused by someone trying to seize the market, which led to the introduction of credit sales.

“This matter needs to be taken seriously. Go around and emphasize the importance of honoring the contract. Tell them that the cooperative will not be lenient with anyone who breaches the contract.”

Fang Wei felt that since the other party had set their sights on Yaoling chili peppers, they would definitely take further action.

He just couldn't understand where the other party got the audacity to challenge the cooperative.

If you can't figure it out, don't think about it for now. He asked Zhao Jinsheng to go around to different places to promote the importance of honoring contracts and the consequences of breaching them.

This season should be fine. That seed company is only now jumping in to cause trouble, and I guess they don't even have their eyes on this season's chili seeds.

Fortunately, because the cooperative didn't have enough land, Zhao Jinsheng signed contracts with farmers in a neighboring county early on; otherwise, the chili sauce factory would have had problems with its raw material supply this year. (End of Chapter)