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

As for Fang Wei, he has always been looking at a broader field, rather than just limiting himself to corn.

Since the new Cage wants to make a name for himself, he can also cooperate with the other party to put on a show.

In fact, once he created [Southern Soybean 333], the international giants' plot to control soybeans was thwarted by half.

The reason it's only half is because there's a crucial problem that can't be solved domestically: there's still not enough arable land in the country!
Planting soybeans will occupy a large amount of arable land. Given the limited arable land area in China, it is definitely necessary to prioritize the production of staple grains.

But in any case, a good soybean variety is one that can increase yield.

morning.

Fang Wei handled a few official matters in his office, and then drove to the county town.

"Secretary Fang, you've come at the right time. Secretary Luo is waiting for you."

Upon arriving in the county, Luo Zhimin's secretary greeted him with a smile and ushered him into the office.

Luo Zhimin was the new leader. He was supposed to go to Yaoling Township a few days ago for an inspection, but Fang Wei was not there. So he postponed his trip and left a message saying that he would invite Secretary Fang to meet him in the county when he returned.

So Fang Wei went to the other party's office.

“Secretary Fang, I’m so glad to finally meet you in person. You look so young.”

Luo Zhimin is only in his early forties, tall and robust, with a square face, and looks like he came from the military.

"I'm not young anymore, Secretary Luo. I just came back from a meeting in Beijing. Let me tell you about the spirit of this meeting."

Upon their first meeting, the two exchanged a few pleasantries before taking their seats.

Fang Wei took the initiative to start the conversation, discussing some of the topics of the meeting and the discussions among the participants.

Luo Zhimin listened attentively, though his feelings were actually quite complex when facing the other person. He was well aware of Chen Xuejun's previous actions; on one hand, he felt that Chen Xuejun had indeed gone too far, but on the other hand, he was worried about how to deal with Fang Wei.

“Secretary Fang, I’m new here and still getting familiar with the situation. Yaoling Township is a model for the whole county, and your Yaoling Agricultural Group is the economic pillar of the county.”

If any problems arise in the future, I hope we can discuss them openly and honestly. I want to state here that I will definitely support any reasonable and legal demands you make.

Luo Zhimin doesn't have many ideas; he just wants to do his job conscientiously.

So as soon as they met, he expressed goodwill to Fang Wei to avoid difficulties in future work.

“Secretary Luo, you’re too kind. My greatest wish is to do what I can for my hometown and my fellow villagers. On this point, we share the same idea.”

As the saying goes, one doesn't hit a smiling face, and Fang Wei immediately recognized the other party's goodwill and responded accordingly.

The two smiled at each other. It was hard to say whether conflicts would arise in the future, but at least it was a good start.

Fang Wei sat in Luo Zhimin's office for more than an hour, and the two had a pleasant conversation before he took his leave.

In fact, he had a good relationship with most of the county's leaders, from Tang Ze to Wu Yaoyang, Huang Zhigang, Cui Yiming, and so on. Only a few, such as Chen Xuejun, were his adversaries.

Now that Luo Zhimin is willing to maintain a good relationship, he couldn't be happier.

He's not interested in scheming or maneuvering. As long as you don't cause him trouble, he's actually quite easy to get along with.

Time flies.

The large-scale cultivation of hybrid maize seeds, "Nanyu No. 1," has been successfully harvested.

After testing and evaluation, the current yield of "Nanyu No. 1" can reach about 2300 jin. Other indicators such as taste, oil content and starch content are also at the world's advanced level.

The colleagues at the Crop Research Institute were eager to try it out; they were waiting for Fang Wei to make an announcement so that they could bring this new corn variety to market.

They are already writing the paper, but they haven't submitted it for project awards because they haven't received permission yet.

“Secretary Fang, we all feel that this project is a complete success and we can proceed with the application.”

The head of the research institute came to Fang Wei on behalf of everyone and offered suggestions in a tactful manner.

"No rush. I don't want our competitors to know about our results yet. You can continue writing the paper, but don't rush to publish it. You must get my permission first."

Fang Wei explained, asking them to take a moment to calm down. This time, he still decided to catch New Cage off guard.

The person in charge nodded quickly. He was well aware of the grudges between the company and New Kaiqi. At this critical juncture, all the research staff would not cause trouble for the company.

"Understood, please rest assured, Party Secretary, I will consider the overall situation."

"That's good! You go ahead and get busy, I still have a few urgent official matters to attend to."

Fang Wei was very satisfied, and then politely sent the person in charge away.

After finishing his work, Fang Wei visited the various production brigades, the breeding center, and Xinlin Farm. The rice seedlings at all units were growing well, and everything was on the right track.

We had lunch at the breeding center and spent quite a long time at Xinlin Farm in the afternoon.

Yaoling Cooperative, Tianbingyi Cooperative, Yao Village, Xinlin Farm and Yangshan Farm are the basic foundation of Yaoling agriculture. The breeding center is a cooperative initiative, while the other production bases are leased land.

For him, as long as the company's core business remained intact, no external force could bring him down. "Secretary Fang, someone is calling you."

Fang Wei walked through the fields, listening to the farm manager introduce the recent work situation.

Just then, a farm employee ran over and said that the cooperative had called to say that a very important guest had arrived.

Fang didn't bother to return the call and immediately drove back to his office.

"Secretary Fang, you're finally back. The Southeast Asian businessmen I brought this time need a large quantity of hybrid indica rice seeds, and they need to conduct an on-site inspection before signing the contract."

The comrades from the provincial foreign trade department brought in new clients. The clients they had dealt with before had no new orders for the time being, but unexpectedly they developed new clients.

The company does not have foreign trade import and export rights, so he rarely worries about this aspect.

"No problem! It's a bit late today, so I'll arrange for everyone to try some of our local delicacies tonight."

Fang Wei glanced at his watch and knew that he wouldn't be able to go on the investigation this time.

So he arranged a meal in the cafeteria, all of which were local specialties, and everyone enjoyed the meal.

The businesspeople who came this time were a middle-aged couple and their entourage. After the meal, they returned to the county town with the provincial foreign trade officials.

The village has limited accommodation options, so it's definitely better to stay in the county.

Fang Wei was busy all day and didn't get home until almost nine o'clock.

Pan Lianhua had already brewed the tea. Seeing this, she told the man to rest for a while and then quickly take a bath so he could go to bed early that night.

"It's nothing, I'm not that tired, I just can't figure out what these Southeast Asian merchants are thinking. They place orders and pay quickly, but the previous few merchants disappeared after the transactions, I don't know what happened."

Fang Wei smiled and waved his hand, casually chatting with his wife while drinking tea.

Of course, one-off customers are no big deal. After all, the company's current breeding capacity is already excessive. As long as he has time to adjust his plans, he dares to accept rice seed orders of any size.

"Don't think too much about it, I have to accompany the client on a site visit tomorrow."

Pan Lianhua couldn't help but smile; even her man had moments of confusion.

Seeing that the other person had drunk quite a bit, she urged Fang Wei to take a shower after a while, and then went straight to sleep.

The next day.

Fang Weiyi had already accompanied the clients on site visits. First, they toured the Yaoling Cooperation site, then took them to the breeding center, Xinlin Farm, and finally Yangshan Farm.

The entire inspection process lasted two days, leaving the two major clients astonished.

With hundreds of thousands of acres of breeding area and as many as three varieties of rice, including both indica and japonica rice, he had never even dreamed of such a level of breeding, let alone seen it before.

Ultimately, they chose the "Nanguang No. 5" rice variety, not only because of its yield, but mainly because of its timely supply.

Finally, the three parties signed a contract, and they ordered a large quantity of "Nanguang No. 5" rice seeds, directly covering the entire rice seed production of 100,000 mu of farmland.

According to the contract, this batch of rice seeds needs to be delivered before July 30th of this year.

"Please rest assured, our delivery date will only be earlier, not later."

Cai Tong and others arrived when the contract was signed.

However, it was Fang Wei who made the guarantee, and both his colleagues in foreign trade and his clients in Southeast Asia believed only Fang Wei's promises.

After the contract was signed, the client returned to the provincial capital with the provincial foreign trade personnel, and Cai Tong personally accompanied them. Fang Wei didn't go; his task wasn't about welcoming and seeing off guests, as he had many other things to handle.

A week later.

New Cage has officially released its third-generation corn variety.

Just one day later, Yaoling Agriculture officially released the "Nanyu No. 1" hybrid corn.

The release of the data immediately caused a sensation. People compared the new corn varieties released by the two companies and concluded that Yaoling Agriculture's new corn variety was far superior to Xinkaiqi's third-generation new corn variety.

New Cage has once again become a stepping stone for Yaoling Agriculture. Now even outsiders can see the problem. New Cage has repeatedly provoked and been slapped in the face time and time again. Why doesn't it learn its lesson?

However, at this time, there was one thing that went unnoticed.

After the government relaxed import restrictions on some agricultural products, international giants began dumping large quantities of low-priced soybeans in the domestic market as planned. This had nothing to do with seeds; they were simply aiming to seize market share.

Even if Yaoling Agriculture's soybean seeds are of the best quality, agricultural production is not determined by seeds alone.

Seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and the level of mechanization all affect production costs and yield.

Given the lower production costs of foreign crops and the fact that the so-called "Big Four" grain traders monopolize 75% of the global market for grains and oilseeds, it is normal that domestic soybeans cannot compete with international giants.

"Secretary, it's fortunate you developed the [Nan Dou 333] soybean; otherwise, domestic soybeans wouldn't even have a chance to compete." (End of Chapter)