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

"Third Brother, let's buy a house here sometime, and come stay for a few days whenever we have time."

After everyone returned to the village, Pan Lianhua was still reminiscing about the delicious food in Chengdu.

Although the two regions have different tastes in food, everyone ignores these differences and can fully accept the cuisine of Sichuan.

This is probably the charm of Sichuan cuisine.

"Sure, I'll find a chance to go and take a look later. If I find a suitable house, I'll buy one. But if you go there often, be careful not to gain weight."

Fang Wei responded with a smile, knowing that Pan Lianhua was just saying it casually and wasn't in a hurry about the matter.

After resting at home for a day, he went to the office early the next morning.

This season's production went to the other extreme, with all units under the company ceasing rice seed breeding and switching to producing the "Nanguang No. 5" rice.

This represents a net depletion of the remaining rice seeds on the market, as the market saturation of various rice varieties has reached its limit.

After handling a few matters at hand, Fang Wei went on a tour of various units.

The company planted 42 mu of rice this season, and all of them are growing well without any abnormalities.

This afternoon.

Cai Tong and others arrived at the commune and reported to Fang Wei on their recent contacts with the neighboring county.

"The land lease negotiations are not going smoothly. Some places want the company to establish a breeding base there, but they are not interested in growing rice."

"Our goal is to expand the rice planting area. If this comes with such conditions, then forget it."

Fang Wei's attitude was very clear: there was now a surplus of paddy fields for cultivating rice seeds. For example, this season, rice seed production was completely stopped, and all paddy fields were planted with the "Nanguang No. 5" rice.

Therefore, the company cannot establish breeding bases elsewhere.

"Okay, let's go check out other places then."

The expansion was not urgent, and Cai Tong returned to the provincial capital, but a dedicated person was always in charge of the matter.

When it was time to leave work, Fang Wei was about to go home for dinner when Zhao Yong walked in.

"Secretary Zhao, you've come at this hour, perhaps right around lunchtime? Come on, let's go eat first, we can talk about anything else after we've filled our stomachs."

Joking aside, Fang Wei knew very well that the other party wouldn't come looking for her at this time unless it was something important.

“Eat? I’m not in the mood for food! Do you know that of all the townships in the county, Yaoling Township has the worst family planning work? Now we can veto it with one vote, and that one vote can wipe out all the other achievements.”

Zhao Yong's voice was a little hoarse, and there were two blisters on the corners of his mouth. He looked really angry.

"Secretary Zhao, this is your responsibility, I'm afraid I can't be of any help to you."

Fang Wei knew perfectly well that the township and the various administrative villages must have encountered difficulties in their work.

The problem is that this job is very offensive and has little to do with the company, so he is unwilling to take the lead.

“My dear Party Secretary Fang, are you truly confused or just pretending? The average income in our Yaoling Township is high, and some people aren’t afraid of fines at all. If the township dares to take strong measures, they’ll dare to overturn the table.”

I had no other choice but to ask you for help. They won't listen to me, so do they think they can ignore you? I've turned a blind eye to some things before, but now that I'm about to be fired, this can't go on."

Zhao Yong also had his own difficulties. In Yaoling Township, it was impossible to get anything done without going through Yaoling Agriculture and the Cooperative.

In some places, people dare to take coercive measures, but he can't, otherwise there will definitely be trouble.

"Let's eat first, we can talk about this later."

Fang Wei didn't say anything, but instead pulled Zhao Yong to his home without saying a word.

After instructing his sister to add two more dishes, Fang Wei rummaged through the cupboard and pulled out a bottle of fine wine, intending to drink and chat with her.

Zhao Yong resolutely refused to drink; he was in the mood for drinking with his head full of troubles.
Fang Wei didn't force them. After they finished eating, they went to the rooftop to sit and drink tea.

“Secretary Zhao, I really can’t help you with this. As far as I know, there have been cases of people having more children than allowed in various villages, but they have all paid the fines. If we take even stricter measures, I’m afraid there will be problems.”

The key to this problem is to persuade everyone. I can't very well threaten them with dismissal or wage deductions, can I? Of course, we can cooperate with the township in terms of publicity, but we won't take the lead.

Fang Wei was very direct; he didn't want to create more management conflicts.

After all, this matter has nothing to do with the company. They are just some farm workers, not government employees, so they have no say in this. The company can help with some persuasion, but it will never overstep its bounds.

"I knew you'd say that. Okay, I'd be very grateful if you could help me with that."

Zhao Yong didn't get the best result, but it wasn't bad either; even if people didn't care about him at all, there was nothing they could say.

He then took his leave.

"Third Brother, why does Secretary Zhao look so worried?"

Fang Wei escorted the other person to the gate of the courtyard and then returned. Pan Lianhua asked him a question out of curiosity.

"It's all because of the issue of having more children than allowed; the county approved it, so they came to me for help. But what can I do? Besides, I really don't want to get involved in this; it's not my job to offend people, right?"

Fang Wei's answer was very direct, and Pan Lianhua nodded after hearing it.

The next day, several members of the cooperative's board of directors went to various villages with people from the village to do publicity work; they would not participate in specific affairs.

As time goes by, the annual harvest season is approaching once again.

Fang Wei, fully equipped, went into the mountains alone to scout the route and check the condition of several wild forests. This task wasn't unavailable; it could actually be handled by the forestry brigade.

The mountains and forests are dangerous. If more people go and bring weapons and medicine, we can handle most situations.

He's simply gotten used to going into the mountains during this season, mainly to relax. His work is usually quite demanding, so it's rare to have such a leisurely time.

"The wild chestnuts, camellia seeds, and loquats are all ripe. We'll have the forestry team organize their own harvesting."

This year, various wild fruits ripened a little earlier and can be picked directly now.

Fang Wei wandered around several wild forests, marking the path along the way. The mountain roads would soon be covered by various plants, and every year when people went into the mountains to pick herbs, they had to rebuild the roads, which was really troublesome.

After circling the wild forest, he went to the herb cultivation base. He noticed something unusual in the area: signs of human activity in the forest, and the herbs clearly showing signs of having been harvested. However, it appeared that there were very few people involved, and only a small amount had been picked.

"Have some herb gatherers found this place?"

Fang Wei judged that it was the individual behavior of the herb gatherer. Judging from the traces, the harvesting method was very professional and there was no destructive harvesting.

He looked around but didn't see anyone, so he put the matter aside.

In reality, he didn't consider this large area of ​​forest his private property. Since it was wild medicinal herbs, others had the right to harvest them. As long as it wasn't destructive harvesting, it would be fine. But if there was any damage, he certainly wouldn't be polite if he saw it.

After looking around the area, Fang Wei originally intended to track the herb gatherer to see which direction they had gone.

The trail went cold after walking a short distance. It seemed that some time had passed since the other party came to collect herbs, and many traces had simply disappeared naturally, making them impossible to follow.

He had no choice but to give up and planned to take some time to lead people into the mountains to pick a batch of medicinal herbs.

a few days later.

The forestry brigade then organized people to go into the mountains to pick chestnuts, camellia seeds, and loquats. Fang Wei and the picking staff sent by the Yao village went into the mountains together and worked for almost a week.

After the harvest was finished, he led dozens of his sons to the herb cultivation base to pick wild and rare herbs.

This season is a good time to gather herbs, and while picking herbs, Fang Wei also uncovered the mystery in his heart. That day, they encountered a herb gatherer, the very person Fang Wei had been trying to track down.

“Secretary Fang, I am a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner. In previous years, I would risk entering the primeval forest to collect medicinal herbs. I discovered this place by chance once. The variety of herbs here is very complete, and it is obviously not in a purely natural state.”

This man, named Qi Yutang, was around 50 years old and ran a clinic in Jinlingwei.

He studied medicine from a young age, inheriting his family's medical skills. For many years, he has insisted on collecting medicinal herbs in the mountains, rather than relying entirely on pharmacies. This is because some key herbs require high quality, and artificially cultivated herbs obviously cannot meet this requirement.

"You have a good eye. How should I put it? These herbs are definitely wild herbs, but many of the herb varieties in this area were transplanted by me."

Fang Wei had a good impression of this person, so she didn't hide anything from him.

In fact, it's hard to hide such things. People who frequently go into the mountains to collect herbs can immediately see the abnormality in this area. Just as Qi Yutang said, it's obviously not in a natural state.

"Secretary Fang has truly done a great service!"

Upon hearing this, Qi Yutang immediately bowed.

Even the best doctor needs medicine; how can one heal and save lives without good medicine? Just like him, ever since he discovered this sacred land of herbs, he has indeed saved several lives from the clutches of death.

"Don't be shy, Doctor Qi, please feel free to pick whatever herbs you need. This is a national forest area, and anyone can freely pick herbs as long as they don't damage the environment."

Fang Wei chatted with the other party for a while, then went to work with the princes.

Qi Yutang had immense respect for the renowned Party Secretary Fang, but he wasn't one to talk much, so he went off to attend to his own business.

This herb-gathering trip was very fruitful.

Fang Weiyi received nearly 8 yuan in cash. After distributing bonuses to the brothers, he donated the remaining tens of thousands of yuan to the central primary school.

He no longer needs this money to supplement his household income, and he feels good about being able to do some good deeds.

Many people don't understand what Fang Wei is thinking. He doesn't usually eat or dress very well, but he is never stingy when it comes to donating money.

The key point is that he leads by example, not just sits in the office issuing orders.

After completing their harvesting tasks in the wild forests, the forestry team then proceeded to harvest the company's own forest lands. This year's harvesting season has quietly passed, and everything went smoothly.

Zhang Chu was the happiest of all, as he now had a large quantity of wild chestnut raw materials, which meant he could complete this year's export target ahead of schedule.

Some importing countries now have very high requirements for domestic products. For example, Xiao Rizi not only has requirements for the country of origin and various indicators, but also requirements for wild-caught products.

Unfortunately, the country's foreign exchange reserves are very low these days, and if you want to earn foreign exchange, you have to endure other people's harsh conditions.

Zhang Chu's factory produces wild chestnut products, all of which are exported, while cultivated chestnut products are sold domestically.

In addition, the loquat syrup produced by the herbal processing plant is exported overseas, including to places like Little Days and Southeast Asia, where there are regular customers.

"Old Zhang, you're one of our major exporters. Once we have the raw materials, the rest is up to you."

Fang Wei then visited the food company and several factories, toured the area, and then left.

With Zhang Chu overseeing the food company, he felt very reassured.

The next day.

Fang Wei had just sat down in the office when Cai Tong called.

"Secretary, the electrical appliance group company has submitted a shareholding reform plan, and the allocation of internal employee shares has caused controversy within the company. General Manager Zhang wants to allocate some employee shares to the management of Yaoling Agriculture, but most people don't want them."

The restructuring of the electrical appliance group company has been in the works for a long time, and this time they have finally come up with a plan for the allocation of internal employee shares.

To Fang Wei's surprise, Zhang Wenyuan's good intentions were not appreciated by Yaoling Agriculture; instead, there were many complaints.

People don't really understand the concepts of shareholding system and equity right now. They get unhappy when they have to spend money, even though the electrical appliance group company is in good financial condition.

"Don't force anyone to buy. Whoever wants to buy can buy, and whoever doesn't want to can leave it at that. I'm definitely going to buy. Besides my own share, anyone who doesn't want it can transfer their share to me."

Fang Wei was speechless, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he asked Cai Tong to act on a voluntary basis.

The number of employee shares allocated to Yaoling Agriculture was already small, so if no one wanted them, he could buy more himself.

"Ok, I see."

Cai Tong didn't actually want to buy it, but as the company's general manager, he had to put on a show.

However, he did not expect that Fang Wei actually planned to buy more, and he was immediately moved, thinking that Secretary Fang was wholeheartedly considering the development of the electrical appliance group company.

Little did they know that if the electrical appliance group were to go public one day, the value of these internal employee shares would increase several times over.

A difficult problem was thus solved. When many executives heard that Secretary Fang planned to buy more, they felt embarrassed to refuse even though they were not allowed to. Most of them still bought some as a token gesture.

In the end, there weren't many employee shares left, and Fang Wei spent 120 million yuan to buy them all. (End of this chapter)