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

The production plan was also approved, with the breeding center cultivating 40,000 mu of the "Nanguang No. 4" rice variety, Xinlin Farm cultivating 40,000 mu of the "Nongyou 82" rice variety, and the cooperative and Yangshan Farm cultivating 140,000 mu of the "Nanguang No. 5" rice variety.

We'll discuss it again next season based on the actual situation, but production cuts are a must.

In Qianjin Township, 6 mu of land will continue to be used for cultivating [Nan Dou 333] soybean seeds, and 2 mu of land will be used for cultivating [Yu Xiang 183] corn seeds. The remaining dryland and sloping land will be used to produce other cash crops.

No rice production was scheduled for this season, but it is estimated that there will be a large-scale production next season.

After the meeting, Fang Wei took Zhao Jinsheng to various places for inspections, and finally reached a cooperation agreement with Yangshan County.

Yangshan County agreed to lease 20 mu of high-quality paddy fields to Yaoling Agriculture for rice cultivation. Most of the staff Yaoling Agriculture needs in Yangshan County will be recruited locally, except for management and technical personnel.

Individual farmers often struggle to reach the maximum yield of a particular variety, and with costs such as fertilizers and pesticides remaining high, net income is actually quite low.

Mechanized farming practices in Yaoling County, with effective cost control, will significantly increase profits.

Farmers can earn income by renting out their land, and they can also earn wages and bonuses by working for a company. All in all, the income is much higher than what they would earn by farming themselves.

It's a win-win.

morning.

Fang Wei received a call from her older sister in the office, saying that Xiao Jie's winter vacation was very busy and she would have to attend extra classes after the holiday. She estimated that she would only be able to rest for a few days during the Chinese New Year.

Nowadays, schools are going to great lengths to improve their college entrance examination pass rates. Fortunately, there are no policies restricting tutoring, and teachers are not charged for tutoring; instead, the school provides them with a certain subsidy.

To be fair, there is still some spirit of dedication in all walks of life; not everything is about money.

That evening, Fang Wei discussed with Pan Lianhua how to make arrangements for the New Year.

"Don't let Xiaojie run off. Tomorrow, find a way to inform Binbin and tell him to go directly to the provincial capital after his vacation starts. I don't have anything to do here. I'll go to the provincial capital after I've arranged my work. You can go after you're done with your work."

The production of lotus flowers is always primarily a family affair, and bamboo ware factories don't have many orders near the end of the year, so they will stop production in a few days.

Therefore, she plans to go to the provincial capital to be with her daughter as soon as possible, and spend the Spring Festival there this year. After the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Xiaojie will start school, and then they can return to the village.

"I'm all set, let's go together the day after tomorrow."

Fang Wei didn't have any important work to do after that. Everyone was looking forward to the New Year, and he was no exception.

So the next day, he made some arrangements and made a long-distance call to Binbin. On the third day, he drove to the provincial capital with Pan Lianhua and Sun Daoren.

Fang Ping was the happiest person about Fang Wei's family spending the Spring Festival in the provincial capital.

He hadn't planned to go back home for the Spring Festival this year, but unexpectedly, the two brothers reunited in the provincial capital.

Xiaojie had no time to be happy; she was under a lot of academic pressure and basically had no concept of winter vacation. Her family couldn't help her with her studies, so they could only offer her support and emotional support.

after a few days.

Binbin arrived in the provincial capital by train from Beijing. Fang Wei and Sun Daoren picked him up at the station. On the way home, Binbin kept talking.

This child continued to excel academically in university, receiving scholarships every year, and this semester even became a student council member.

There were some things that Master Sun couldn't understand, but that didn't stop him from being very happy. In short, both the parents and Master Sun were happy that their child was successful.

"Binbin, what do you want to eat most right now?"

"Right now, I really want to eat Yuloudong's braised pork knuckle."

Fang Wei remembered her son's wish, and that evening the whole family went to Yuloudong and had a delicious meal.

Binbin breathed a long sigh of relief after finishing his meal. When it comes to food, he still prefers the taste of his hometown.

The next day.

Fang Wei went to the company to discuss this year's profit-sharing plan with Cai Tong and others.

"In my opinion, although this year's profits have declined slightly, the overall situation is still good. Therefore, the dividends should be increased, and let's implement it according to the standard of 3200 yuan per person."

Fang Wei proposed a profit-sharing plan, and everyone agreed.

The dividend distribution plan was approved at the board meeting, and the company then transferred the dividends to Yaoling Cooperative, Tianbingyi Cooperative, and Yao Village.

Then the various units distributed them to the members.

Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua couldn't collect their money in the provincial capital, but that's okay. The cooperative's finance department would keep it for them and hand it over to them when they returned.

Anyway, the family wasn't short of money, so Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua started a big shopping spree in the provincial capital, making sure they had plenty of New Year's goods.

The couple brought some new clothes and shoes they bought in Guangzhou, and they brought everything for Xiaojie and her sister. They only brought one set of new clothes and shoes for themselves, Sun Daoren, and Binbin.

New Year's Eve.

Fang Ping and Tian Guihua, a married couple, came to Fang Wei's courtyard. The two families had a reunion dinner together, which was more lively than in previous years.

"Sigh! I've raised this daughter for nothing. I haven't seen her all these years, not even during the New Year."

As Tian Guihua watched her third brother's family of four reunite, she couldn't help but think of Tingting.

Since Tingting started working in Beijing, she has hardly come back. Every time I ask her, she says she's too busy with work or doesn't have any holidays.

This made Tian Guihua very unhappy.

Fang Wei didn't know how to persuade him, so he could only give a vague reply.

"Even eating can't shut you up! Our daughter works far away, but our son is here with us, isn't he?"

Fang Ping felt it was inappropriate to talk about these things during the New Year, so he quickly interrupted his wife.

He wasn't wrong. In previous years, they would spend the New Year at their son's house instead of going home. Just a couple of days ago, Tao Tao even invited them to his house for the New Year. They didn't go because Fang Wei's family came.

Tao Tao took this opportunity to spend the New Year with his wife and in-laws, so Fang Ping and the others were not actually alone.

Tian Guihua also felt it was inappropriate to talk about these things during the New Year, so she stopped bringing it up.

the next day.

Tao Tao brought Xiao Ya and the children to wish his uncle a Happy New Year. Pan Lianhua had prepared lucky money in advance and invited them to stay for lunch.

Fang Weiyi received a New Year's greeting call from Tingting early in the morning. Since it was the first day of the Lunar New Year, he didn't say anything, planning to talk to Tingting later about how she shouldn't neglect her parents' feelings for too long because of work.

Of course, he will only say it once, and he won't say anything more whether the other party listens or not.

Xiao Jie had a happy New Year in the provincial capital. Although she is still studying hard these days, it is clear that she is actually quite happy.

After the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Xiaojie started going back to school, which was actually to prepare for the college entrance examination.

Fang Wei, Pan Lianhua, and Sun Daoren returned to the village together, while his older sister stayed in the provincial capital to take care of Xiao Jie. After the New Year, Fang Wei's office was bustling with people.

The Qianjin Township model has attracted a lot of attention, and several other townships also want to cooperate with the company, which basically means they want to lease their land to Yaoling Agriculture.

Fang Wei's attitude is that it's open to discussion, but concrete implementation will probably have to wait until after the spring planting season.

In other words, he doesn't want to expand the scale any further this season. After all, the 20 mu of farmland in Yangshan County hasn't been properly managed yet, and if they continue to expand, he's really worried that the company will suffer from indigestion.

Yangshan County suddenly became one of the company's important production bases. Together with Yangshan Farm, it owns a total of 28 mu of land, which is more than the land owned by Xinlin County.

"President Cai, who do you think would be the most suitable person to send to Yangshan County to oversee things?"

Fang Wei planned to send someone to specifically oversee production in Yangshan, so he called Cai Tong to ask for her opinion.

“Secretary, I think Zhao Jinsheng is the most suitable. Old Zhao has worked on the front line of production for many years and has a lot of experience in agricultural production. Moreover, his position is just right. The deputy minister of the agricultural production department is stationed in Yangshan, and everyone is convinced of his authority.”

Cai Tong suggested sending Zhao Jinsheng to Yangshan County to oversee the production of 28 mu of farmland.

Fang Wei thought the suggestion was good, and after hanging up the phone, he talked to Zhao Jinsheng. Zhao Jinsheng said he would obey the company's arrangements and was confident that he could do even better in Yangshan.

As for Xinlin County, the company has sent a new deputy director of the agricultural production department to be stationed in Yaoling Township year-round to oversee specific production management.

Fang Wei is the company's chairman and generally doesn't get involved in specific matters, but it really wouldn't be possible without him.

Mid-February.

Yaoling Agriculture held a board meeting in Xinlin County to review the proposal to establish two branch companies.

"Chairman Fang, I disagree with establishing branch offices. As our business expands, we may have farmland in many counties in the future. Are we going to establish a branch office in every county?"

The proposal was put forward by Cai Tong, but it was met with strong opposition from the vice president.

He believes that this management structure is inefficient and will increase operating costs, making it a losing proposition.

"So what do you think is the best course of action?"

Fang Wei also believed that it was unnecessary to set up a branch in each county; it was sufficient to treat each county as a production base.

Upon hearing the vice president's objection, he asked him if there were any better solutions.

"At most, one branch can be established in each prefecture-level city, or the company's agricultural production department can be directly managed vertically."

The vice president offered his opinion, and Fang Wei couldn't help but nod in agreement.

"That's what I think too. We shouldn't set up too many branch companies; vertical management is better. In the future, each county will be considered a production base, and all will be under the unified management of the Ministry of Agricultural Production."

Fang made the final decision and confirmed the plan.

Cai Tong and the others said nothing more. He would take charge of the implementation and try his best to avoid any problems.

Soon, the Yangshan production base was established, encompassing land leased by the company and the Yangshan farm. Zhao Jinsheng was appointed as the deputy director of the agricultural production department and concurrently as the director of the Yangshan production base management committee.

Guo Fang was appointed as the Vice Minister of Agricultural Production and concurrently as the Director of the Xinlin Production Base Management Committee.

These two individuals are in charge of agricultural production within the company, and their status and treatment are on par with senior executives, making them very influential.

"Mr. Cai, has New Cage made any new moves lately?"

Fang Wei usually deals with Cai Tong, and sometimes with the vice president, but rarely directly with the heads of various departments.

This shows respect for Cai Tong as general manager. If he interferes in everything, what's the point of having a general manager?
However, one thing is certain: the company's statistics and audit departments are directly managed by Fang Wei.

As for the so-called financial and personnel powers, that's not a big deal, because according to the company's rules, some things can only be implemented with the approval of him, the chairman.

New Cage's movements are being monitored by a dedicated department and personnel; just ask Cai Tong.

“New Cage has been relatively quiet lately. Their new corn seed products are not selling well, and it seems that they have focused their main efforts on marketing.”

Cai Tong was indeed well aware of New Cage's movements and immediately reported to Fang Wei.

"Okay, I understand. Keep an eye on things and let me know if there are any problems."

Fang Wei hung up the phone and then continued to handle official business.

Thanks to the development of telecommunications in recent years, installing a telephone is easier than before. As for the cost, there's no need to worry; Yaoling Agriculture has plenty of money.

Now all the company's senior executives and departments have telephones, and Fang Wei's several houses also have telephones installed, making it very convenient to contact the outside world.

So after finishing what he was doing, he went home and planned to rest for a while.

I brewed a pot of tea, enjoying this rare moment of tranquility, completely letting go of my worries. The last crisis has barely passed, yet the next one is already quietly emerging.

The commission the company gave him is now potentially becoming a ticking time bomb.

In rural areas, there are almost no secrets. When word got out that Fang Wei was receiving high commissions from the company, some envious people started spreading rumors and whistleblowing.

He remembered that many people in his previous life missed the 80s, but in reality, that era was the period when the conflict between old and new ideas was the most intense.

Everyone talks about developing a market economy, but there are many disagreements about how to actually implement it. For example, some people say that Fang Wei infringed on the collective's interests by taking a large cut of the breeding rights from the company.

In reality, he had been passive throughout this whole affair, but now that someone was attacking him, he felt that he should do the right thing.

Revitalizing the economy is not just empty talk. Without a sound reward and punishment system, how can we reflect the idea that science and technology are the primary productive forces?
To be honest, now that land transfer is allowed, large-scale grain farmers will emerge. If he were to go it alone and lease some land, with the help of his "golden touch," he would definitely earn more than he does now.

As for infringing on collective interests, that's even more ridiculous. Fang Weike had no intention of turning Yaoling Agriculture into his private property.

He had the memories of an extra lifetime compared to others, and many collective and township enterprises were transformed into private enterprises in the future.

So he wasn't worried about the so-called reports, he just felt mentally exhausted.

"Huh? Third Brother, you're back so early?"

Just as he was lost in thought, Pan Lianhua suddenly walked in from outside.

The man, who never liked to be lazy at home, was actually drinking tea and spacing out at home, which surprised her.

"Yeah, come back and rest for a bit. By the way, why did you leave early too?"

"What do you mean by leaving early? I came back to find something I need this afternoon."

Pan Lianhua didn't come home to find peace and quiet; she had a design sketch for a small bamboo utensil at home that came in handy, so she had to find it.

Fang Wei nodded, and Pan Lianhua went inside and began rummaging through drawers and cabinets. (End of Chapter)