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

“Secretary, I support your decision. We can’t always be so passive. We should let them know what the consequences will be for offending us.”

"Yes, he is unjust, so I will be unjust too. There's no point in arguing with some people."

Everyone overwhelmingly supported Fang Wei, and even Zhao Jinsheng wholeheartedly agreed.

The cooperative's complete boycott of Li Wen and his hometown is of uncertain effect, but its stance has been made very clear.

"Old Zhao, activate the backup plan and sign expansion agreements with growers in other counties. The agreements must be for at least three years, and during these three years, not a single seed will be supplied to Li Wen and his group."

The new Cage is quite capable, but he also has weaknesses.

The other party only has a limited range of products, and it's unrealistic to expect them to cover everything. For example, they don't have high-quality rice seeds or seeds for certain cash crops.

Fang Wei decided to completely abandon Li Wen and their village, and forbid them from selling any products to them for three years.

"Okay, I'll do it right away."

Zhao Jinsheng immediately made arrangements to make up for the reduced production capacity from other places, so as not to affect the production and sales of Yaoling rice.

Unbeknownst to many, half of Yaoling rice's production capacity has been transferred to Yangshan County.

Fang Wei took some time to visit Yangshan with Zhao Jinsheng, where they met with Secretary Liu and several township leaders. The representative with whom he had a good relationship had been transferred to Chenzhou, but the two of them still received a warm welcome.

Yangshan County's economic situation is not as good as Xinlin County's, so more cooperation like this is always welcome.

“Secretary Fang, we have a tradition of cooperation, and I hope to deepen our cooperation in the future, with cooperative projects not limited to rice and chili peppers.”

Secretary Liu specially treated the two to a meal, during which he repeatedly expressed his hope that the cooperative could invest in Yangshan.

Investing in agricultural projects or industrial projects is fine; as long as you're willing to come, you'll definitely receive the greatest policy incentives.

"Yes! Come on, let's have a drink to our common development."

Fang Wei's purpose in coming here was to strengthen ties with Yangshan County. The flowers bloom inside the wall but their fragrance spreads outside. The growers in Yangshan County don't have that much ambition; as long as they feel the profits are good, they will continue to do it for a long time.

The two spent three days in Yangshan, visiting various departments and going to the countryside to visit farmers.

The vegetable seeds produced by the cooperative have also begun to enter this area and have been well received by everyone.

"Old Zhao, we need to have our sales staff visit this area more often. Our vegetable seeds are excellent and worth promoting."

"Yes, I think the conditions in Yangshan are quite good, and it can be used as a production base for us in the future."

The two felt there was great potential here, and Zhao Jinsheng even suggested making Yangshan County an important base for the cooperative, so that if production in Xinlin County encountered problems, Yangshan could make up for them in time.

Before leaving, Secretary Liu and relevant department personnel invited Fang Wei and Zhao Jinsheng to dinner again.

During the meal, the other party suddenly made a new suggestion:
"Secretary Fang, Chairman Zhao, there's a state-owned farm in our county that's now deserted. The county is planning to sell it. Are you interested?"

Fang Wei felt a surge of excitement when she heard it was a farm.

However, he didn't show it, but instead asked about the state-owned farm in a low-key manner.

The result shocked him; the farm actually had 6 mu of paddy fields and 2 mu of dry land, a scale rarely seen. Moreover, Yangshan County's asking price wasn't high, so he guessed there might be some other conditions.

"Okay, let's postpone our return trip a little and go to the farm tomorrow."

Seeing is believing, so Fang Wei decided to conduct an on-site investigation.

Secretary Liu and the others exchanged smiles. The rumors were indeed true; land was the only thing that could keep Secretary Fang's heart.

The next day.

Accompanied by relevant personnel, Fang Wei and Zhao Jinsheng went to inspect the farm.

The land on this farm is nice, but the facilities are very basic. If I were to buy it, I would need to replan and rebuild it.

There are no problems with water supply, electricity, or transportation.

"What other conditions do you have? Tell us all at once."

Fang Wei was quite satisfied with the farm; the next step was to discuss the terms.

"Our requirements are not high. You need to transfer some of your breeding capacity here. In addition, you need to prioritize solving the employment problem for the local workforce."

Yangshan hopes the cooperative can cultivate rice seeds here, but Fang Wei feels that the distance is too far and difficult to control.

As for solving the local labor force employment problem, that's easy to handle. The cooperative only needs to send management and technical personnel; most of the farm laborers needed can be recruited locally.

“The rice varieties have already established a production habit, and we are worried that changing the location for cultivation will cause unpredictable changes, so we cannot agree to that.” “Hiring local workers and farmers is easy to arrange, and we promise that the proportion of local employees will not be less than 80%.”

Fang Wei asked the other party to take his opinion back to the county, and then he and Zhao Jinsheng drove away.

You can't rush things like this. You have to bargain when necessary, so as not to spoil the other party's expectations.

Back at the company, he convened a meeting of all the directors to report on the gains from his trip to Yangshan.

Everyone is very interested in cooperating with Yangshan County. With a new production base, the cooperative's situation of being dependent on others for raw materials will be greatly improved.

A few days later, they received a call from Yangshan, inviting the cooperative to send someone to negotiate.

Fang Wei sent a council member to lead a team to negotiate with Yangshan County. They could be flexible on minor issues, but on matters of principle, they would not budge and would insist on getting to the bottom of things.

The director then led a group to Yangshan County to formally negotiate the purchase of the farm.

morning.

Fang Wei was sitting in his office handling official business when he suddenly received a call from Cui Yiming.

Some things are hard to keep absolutely secret. The cooperative and Yangshan County have been in frequent contact, and this matter has already reached Cui Yiming's ears.

"Secretary Fang, you're not planning to go to Yangshan to develop your career, are you? To be honest, the county has done some things poorly, which has caused you some grievances. But there's always a way to solve things. You can't let this golden phoenix fly away."

“Secretary Cui, the cooperative’s roots are in Yaoling Township, which is a pity we can’t take it with us. Don’t worry, we have no intention of leaving for other places. At most, we will make a backup and build our second production base.”

"I'm relieved to hear that. Come to my office when you have time. I recently got some good tea and I'm looking forward to having some with you."

Cui Yiming was relieved and hung up the phone.

Through these events, he became wary of Li Wenhe. Although the other party had not done anything wrong on the surface, his intentions were probably not just about increasing farmers' income.

He's currently unaware of the cooperative's complete blacklisting of Li Wenhe Township; if he knew, it would cause him even more headaches. The cooperative won't publicize this, but it will certainly carry it out thoroughly. Therefore, there will be a certain lag in the process; once the outside world finds out, the consequences will become apparent.

With the large-scale market launch of new vegetable varieties from Yaoling Cooperative and Tianbingyi Cooperative, they quickly gained widespread recognition.

These new vegetable varieties have proven to be delicious, high-quality, and easy to store. As New Cage continued its expansion, it finally witnessed the strength of its competitors, and its vegetable seed sales momentum encountered a strong setback.

Xin Kaiqi's vegetable varieties are inferior to the cooperative's new varieties in all aspects, and they also lack price advantages. Their performance in the market can only be described as a series of defeats.

Tian Bingyi finally got his revenge. He was in charge of supplying vegetable growers in the suburbs, and the supply was almost always insufficient to meet the demand.

Those who previously slandered the cooperative are now unable to obtain seeds and are as anxious as ants on a hot pan.

The Yaoling Cooperative mainly supplies its large quantities of vegetable seeds to people from other areas and to some relatives and friends. Farmers who have not signed a contract with the cooperative cannot buy vegetable seeds either.

This upset many of the previously fickle customers, who then realized that the cooperative also had a customer rating system. Customers with higher ratings had priority in purchasing, those with average ratings had to wait in line, and those with low ratings would not be supplied.

In this atmosphere, Zhao Yong, the new Party Secretary of Yaoling Township, visited the cooperative for the first time.

"Secretary Zhao, welcome to the cooperative."

Fang Wei led everyone to greet them outside, and Zhao Yong came up with a smile and shook hands with each of them.

Zhao Yong was in his early thirties, the prime of his life, and he looked very energetic, with a loud voice.

"It's not really an inspection; I just came to see everyone."

The group then went to the conference room, where Fang Wei gave his work report in a methodical manner.

After listening, Zhao Yong nodded noncommittally.

"Secretary Fang, I heard you had some misunderstandings with Li Wenhe? That doesn't warrant a complete shutdown of the entire township. Li Wenhe has approached me several times, hoping to talk to you. What are your thoughts?"

“It’s not that they’ve shut down the entire township, but they don’t follow the contract. They’re opportunistic. How can I cooperate with them? You know, the supply of Nanguang No. 4 rice seeds is very tight right now. They’re unwilling to plant it, but there are plenty of people in other places who are willing to plant it.”

"Secretary Fang, it's true that seeing is believing. It seems you have quite a temper. We're all from the same county, so try to clear up any misunderstandings that can be cleared up, and don't force it if you can't."

Zhao Yong took the initiative to end the conversation at this point.

He wasn't interested in the feud between Fang Wei and Li Wenhe; he came today hoping to take the opportunity to test Fang Wei's temperament.

It turned out that the other person had quite a temper and wasn't going to give him that face.

Afterwards, Fang Wei led the group to the fields. The rice seeds cultivated by the cooperative were about to ripen, and it was clear at a glance that the yield would be high, and the quality would be quite good.

Looking at the scene before him, Zhao Yong thought of what people had said: being the top leader of Yaoling Township is no easy job.

The cooperative is a large and powerful entity, and it's not afraid of the villagers at all. If you get along well, that's fine, but if you don't, they simply ignore you. Dare to make things difficult for them? Do you think Secretary Cui will let you off the hook?

After walking around for a while, Zhao Yong gave up his idea of ​​manipulating Fang Wei, and the two quickly became friends, chatting and laughing like old friends.

noon.

We eat at the canteen of the brigade. Recently, the canteen has hired two new chefs, and the quality of the food has greatly improved.

"Secretary Fang, your canteen is excellent! The food is just as good as, or even better than, the food in restaurants outside."

"Young people in the company all hold their weddings here. I figured that marriage is a major life event, and the wedding should be a lively affair, so I hired two high-level chefs."

From the start of the meal, Zhao Yong stopped talking about work and instead chatted about trivial matters.

The board members had a good impression of Zhao Yong. Fang Wei felt that he was no ordinary person; he was a pragmatic person whose future achievements would certainly not be limited to this.

One takes the initiative to get closer, and the other is also willing to build a good relationship with the other, so they naturally hit it off immediately.

After the meal, Zhao Yong and the others got into their car and left.

"Secretary Zhao, I think he's a good person. At least he won't cause us any trouble in the future."

Zhao Jinsheng and Zhao Yong are not related; they just share the same surname, which naturally creates a sense of closeness between them.

"It's hard to say, let's observe for a while."

Fang Wei was unwilling to draw conclusions so easily. Judging a person requires a lot of observation, not just following one's feelings.

Of course, he also felt that Zhao Yong wouldn't cause trouble for the organization in the future, because doing so wouldn't benefit him either.

Time flies.

The villages, breeding centers, and Yao villages have successively ushered in the summer harvest.

The cooperative's rice harvest season is 20 days to a month earlier than in other places, and everyone is used to this phenomenon, after all, rumors always portray Fang Wei as very magical.

With such a remarkable person in charge, everyone can accept any number of miracles.

Both Nanguang No. 4 and Nongyou 82 are established rice varieties and have undergone mutations, so Fang Wei has no expectations for their yield.

Since the summer harvest began, he has been busy dealing with customers who come to the cooperative, such as the general manager of Wuling Agriculture and major clients who have always dealt with the Yao villages. He has to meet with them all.

Signed customers don't need to rush; once they've handed over the rice harvested this season, they can purchase rice seeds.

Sufficient quantities of these rice seeds will be reserved, with farmers being the priority recipients.

The same applies to contracted farmers in other counties. Zhao Jinsheng will bring rice seeds to purchase the rice of this season, paying for it on the spot, and at the same time, he will also provide rice seeds to them.

The seeds of the Nanguang No. 4 rice variety will not be leaked out of the country. Farmers who previously canceled their cooperative farming agreements will not be able to buy the seeds because their share has been replaced by new contracted farmers.

Only then did Li Wenhe realize that the cooperative was serious, and he immediately reported it to the county, saying that the cooperative was blacklisting their township.

“Li Wenhe, the truth isn’t just on your side. You were the one who encouraged everyone to plant rapeseed in the first place, and now you’re not allowed to sell your rice seeds. What’s there to complain about?”

As a result, Li Wenhe was reprimanded by Cui Yiming and had no choice but to leave the office in a sorry state.

Back in the car, he saw Yang Meijuan, the sales manager of the new Kia, sitting there, waiting for him to return.

"So, what did the county say?"

"What else can we say? Secretary Cui is clearly siding with Fang Wei. If you ask me, we should just ignore them. Anyway, growing rapeseed is more profitable. How much is the grain ration and government grain combined? There's really no need to buy their rice seeds." (End of Chapter)