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

morning.

After reviewing the statistics, Fang Wei went to the seed bank.

The seed bank has invested more than 1000 million yuan in upgrades and renovations, and is equipped with constant temperature and humidity, making it perfectly capable of storing seeds of various crops for a long time.

Of course, these seeds are not kept in storage indefinitely. Every year, a portion of them are released for sale, while an equal number of newly produced seeds are stored.

Few people know about the existence of the seed bank; neither the former cooperative nor the current company has promoted it.

“Secretary, we have designated personnel regularly check the condition of the seeds. If any seeds are found to be spoiled, they will be removed in time and recorded.”

The person in charge of the seed bank accompanied Fang Wei on a tour and reported on the details of the storage work.

Fang Wei nodded, offering no opinion. The work at the seed bank is actually quite simple; the key is having a sense of responsibility. Without it, you definitely won't do a good job.

Based on his observation, the management of the seed bank was basically in compliance with regulations and there were no major problems.

"You must strictly abide by all rules and regulations, and you need to be more meticulous in your work."

Fang Wei didn't say much, offered a few words of encouragement, and then turned and left.

This seed bank is currently the largest in the province, covering most crop varieties found in southern China, and is of great value. Of course, maintaining such a seed bank is expensive, but not exorbitantly so.

noon.

When Fang Wei returned home, Pan Lianhua was already back.

The couple usually come back for lunch and rest at noon, which makes their two children happy.

Binbin returned to the village during his vacation and worked from dawn till dusk every day, helping Master Sun manage the clinic. Now, Binbin handles most of the treatments, and Master Sun is becoming increasingly satisfied with his performance.

Xiao Jie, on the other hand, spends all her time immersed in books and rarely goes out.

"Dad, Mom, I want to work part-time during the summer vacation. Can you help me find something to do?"

During the meal, Xiaojie suddenly brought up an idea, saying that she wanted to work part-time while studying.

"Xiaojie, are you running a fever? Why are you talking nonsense in broad daylight?"

Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua were immediately shocked. They looked at each other, wondering what was wrong with their daughter.

Binbin quickly reached out and touched his sister's forehead, feeling that she was talking nonsense.

"Dude! You're the one who's crazy. I think going to university is like having one foot in the door of society. What's wrong with getting a taste of it beforehand?"

Xiao Jie slapped her brother's hand away and said with some dissatisfaction.

Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua couldn't help but laugh. It must be that the sun rose in the west today, as their daughter, who always preferred to stay at home, actually wanted to participate in social practice.

This is a good thing; it's much better than hiding in your room reading all day.

"Sure, what kind of work do you want to do? In the fields, in a factory, or something else?"

Fang Wei wouldn't dampen her daughter's enthusiasm; all she wanted was to participate in social practice, so she'd arrange it!

When it came to specifics, Xiaojie ran into a problem. She'd never done farm work in her family since she was little, and she rarely even did housework. She felt she couldn't handle the summer heat.

That meant she had to go to the factory. Then, smiling, she turned to the lotus flower and called out, "Mom."

"You don't need to say anything, I know. You want to go to the bamboo ware factory for a bit, right? Okay, you'll come with me to the factory tomorrow."

Pan Lianhua had no choice but to let her daughter experience the hardships of labor, even if it meant working in her own factory.

Binbin smiled secretly. He actually loved his sister very much, but since she was making a fuss over nothing, what could he say?

the next day.

Xiao Jie went to the factory with her mother. Pan Lianhua arranged a temporary job for her, distributing materials with the senior employees.

Fang Wei didn't bother with her daughter's sudden whim; with a lotus flower taking care of things, there wouldn't be any problems.

During this period, Xin Kaiqi's market share of corn seeds rebounded, gradually recovering from its previous decline. Cai Tong and others tried many methods, but none of them worked.

"Our current strategy is to stabilize our existing market as much as possible, so that the new Kaiqi will eat up the market share of others. At this time, we should not rush to expand. As I said before, Yaoling Agriculture does not grow corn at this stage."

Fang Wei spoke with Cai Tong on the phone, opposing the suggestion to establish a corn planting base.

Because things need to be prioritized, Yaoling Agriculture's main focus is on rice seed breeding, while rice cultivation can be taken into account as a secondary task. If they were to plant corn on a large scale, the company would not have enough manpower, and their energy would be too scattered.

We need to stabilize the situation, at least for now.

"Okay, Party Secretary, I understand."

Cai Tong, of course, would not go against Fang Wei's wishes. Seeing that the other party's attitude was very firm, he gave up the idea of ​​continuing to expand.

The two then ended the call. Fang Wei took some time to visit Yangshan County to check on the Yangshan Farm and the 20-mu rice planting base.

With Zhao Jinsheng in full charge, the agricultural production situation here is excellent. Although there was a brief drought this year, it did not have much impact on production and people's lives, and it is estimated that another bumper harvest will be achieved.

"Old Zhao, what do you think is our biggest advantage in growing rice?"

After looking around the fields, Fang Wei arrived at Zhao Jinsheng's office.

Zhao Jinsheng made him a cup of tea, and the two sat down to chat.

"It's about cost. Our biggest advantage in growing rice is its low cost. Although I don't understand the scientific reasons behind it, we rarely use chemical fertilizers and almost never use pesticides when growing rice."

Just like when we were in the team, we have a composting yard. The farmyard manure is highly efficient and can fully meet the needs of agricultural production. Of course, it also saves a lot of manpower.

Zhao Jinsheng answered the question without even thinking.

The country's grain output has increased year by year in recent years, which is due to many reasons, including the large-scale use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and the advancement of breeding technology.

However, Yaoling agriculture uses very little chemical fertilizer, only using it in conjunction with farmyard manure.

For example, in Yangshan, 25 large composting plants have been established, producing enough fertilizer to fully meet production needs. Although many composting plants haven't been upgraded, their basic functions remain, and when used in conjunction with chemical fertilizers, they can produce unexpected results.

Fang Wei calculated that all the units currently have a total of 100 composting sites that are still at Level 1. Since they can basically meet the production requirements, he has not upgraded them.

However, currently, the amount of fertilizer used by various units is gradually increasing, so it is necessary to reconsider this issue.

Even so, Yaoling Agriculture's production costs are lower than others.

However, the situation has changed. International giants have entered the domestic market, and the application of genetically modified technology in agricultural production, along with other technological means, has given foreign agriculture a significant cost advantage.

According to incomplete statistics, the cost of corn production per mu in China is at least 50% higher than in some other countries.

This is also a key reason why New Cage dares to personally plant corn: low costs and a strong competitive advantage ensure its invincibility.

"Old Zhao, there's still a lot of room to reduce our agricultural production costs. We need to think of more ways to do that in the future," Fang Wei said earnestly before leaving Yangshan County.

Upon returning, he immediately implemented a comprehensive upgrade to the composting facility.

首先将100座【堆肥场】从1级提升到了10级，消耗了16666000点点数。这个时候就可以将这100座【堆肥场】进行合并，然后再消耗16500000点点数，提升到14级。

Next, you can merge it with the previous [Composting Site], and finally consume 1.5 million points to upgrade all the composting sites to level 16.

[Temporary Facilities] → [Production Facilities] → [Composting Sites (No. 1-113)]

[Facility Level: (Level 16, 0.5 billion)]

[Facility Attributes: Disinfection and sterilization, complete fermentation, enhanced efficacy, easy absorption]

Composting within this building grants an additional 80% increase to all attributes and a +2 quality bonus.

Total points: 2210488740.

This overall upgrade resulted in a generous bonus: [Quality +1]. Combined with the existing [Quality +1], it now amounts to [Quality +2].

With this added attribute, the farmyard manure produced by composting plants is more effective than chemical fertilizers, and it not only does not damage the soil but also improves soil quality.

This gift package was exceptionally valuable, and Fang Wei couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The company now has all 113 composting sites merged together, which will save a lot of points when upgrading in the future.

He estimates that in future agricultural production, the use of chemical fertilizers can be significantly reduced and the use of pesticides can be eliminated, further reducing production costs.

"Third Brother, what are you thinking about? You seem so happy."

At this moment, Pan Lianhua walked into the study carrying a plate of sliced ​​watermelon.

She rarely saw a man laugh so heartily, especially when he was alone, so she asked him out of curiosity.

"Of course, it's for a bumper harvest! Let's go out and eat watermelon; it'll be time to eat soon anyway."

Fang Weiyi explained as he pulled his wife downstairs to the main room.

Sun Daoren and Binbin had just returned. Xiaojie was eating watermelon in the house, while the aunt had already started preparing dinner.

"Xiaojie, what are your thoughts on working at the bamboo ware factory?"

Binbin and Sun Daoren washed their faces and hands, then sat down to eat watermelon.

As the eldest brother, Binbin asked his younger sister a question while eating watermelon.

"What can I say? In a word, I'm exhausted. I barely sat down all day; I was constantly busy, and my legs are completely stiff."

Xiao Jie felt that working was very hard, and it was the first time she had realized how difficult it was for her parents.

However, although the child is a bit spoiled, he has a strong will to win and plans to go back to work at the factory tomorrow.

Fang Wei looked at her daughter, smiled and nodded. She felt that the child hadn't gone astray; at least her values ​​were correct and her demeanor was good.

the next day.

Pan Lianhua took her daughter to the factory, while Fang Wei went directly to Xinlin Farm and began inspecting the various production units from there.

After observation and testing, the fertilizer produced by each unit's composting site has indeed met the expected standards, with all indicators surpassing those of chemical fertilizers, and will not cause any damage to the soil.

Fang Wei felt more confident and then held a telephone conference in his office to prepare for the promotion of green planting and proposed the idea of ​​vigorously developing organic agriculture.

"Secretary, do you have any specific ideas?"

It's no wonder Cai Tong asked that question. The company mainly focuses on breeding, and with its current fixed rice planting area of ​​20 mu, it doesn't seem worth making a big fuss about it.

Since seeds are not directly sold to consumers, there is no point in promoting them in this way.

"Of course, we should expand the rice planting area. We can cooperate with Yangshan County, and we can also cooperate with other counties. Mr. Cai, you need to come up with a plan and follow this approach."

The reason we previously disagreed with planting corn was that the area is not a major corn-producing region. Cross-provincial operations are a next step, and it's not allowed now.

The company has extensive experience in rice cultivation, and there is an abundance of experienced laborers.

Therefore, Fang Wei decided to expand the rice planting area to at least one million mu in order to achieve so-called intensive production.

"No problem, no problem, we will definitely complete the mission as soon as possible."

Cai Tong and the others were overjoyed. They didn't necessarily have to grow corn; as long as they could expand the company's scale, growing rice would be just as good.

Actually, there was a foreshadowing when the company was named. The reason for calling it an agricultural company instead of a seed company was already considered in this regard.

Before this year, land transfer was not allowed, and there was no way to expand the scale. The cooperation with Qianjin Township almost resulted in punishment.

Now that the policy has been relaxed, if the company still stagnates, everyone will be very disappointed.

After the meeting ended, Fang Wei packed up and went home.

"Binbin, don't go to the clinic tomorrow. I'll take you into the mountains to pick swan mushrooms."

It's that time of year again to pick swan mushrooms. The family, especially the two children, love to eat these mushrooms, so Fang Wei plans to take Binbin into the mountains the next day.

My son is already a college student; it's always good for him to have more life experiences.

"Great, Dad, what time are we leaving tomorrow?"

Binbin jumped three feet high; he's still a young man, and playing is in his nature.

Xiao Jie was very envious when she saw that her father and brother were going into the mountains the next day. Her big eyes blinked as she looked at the lotus flower, her longing was obvious.

Pan Lianhua felt helpless about her youngest daughter, so she said, "I'll go with you too, and bring Xiaojie along as well."

"Mom, I love you so much!"

Xiao Jie was overjoyed upon hearing this and began to cuddle with her mother.

Even though she's about to go to university, she still has the mentality of a teenager, which makes Pan Lianhua both amused and exasperated.

"Okay, let's go together tomorrow."

Fang Wei felt it was perfectly acceptable; he and his wife still had their self-defense weapons, and there would be no danger in taking the two children into the mountains.

However, despite saying that, he still made very detailed preparations after the meal.

While Fang Wei was busy, Binbin wasn't idle either.

Binbin dragged Sun Daoren to find some herbs and concocted some insect and snake repellent medicine himself. He had also looked at the family's ancestral prescriptions, adding his own understanding and innovations as a reference. (End of Chapter)