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

"Third brother, we were all busy when you went to the clinic today. Is there anything I can help you with?"

During dinner that evening, Master Sun casually asked a question.

"Nothing much, I just suddenly felt like checking in. The clinic has so many patients, are you all managing to handle it?"

Fang Wei shook her head, indicating that she was just going for a walk and didn't have any specific business to attend to.

However, he felt that the clinic had a bit too many patients.

"We can manage. We don't usually have this many patients. It's just that with the changing seasons, there are more sick people, so today is especially busy."

Master Sun said that today was just a coincidence; there were never this many patients on ordinary days.

Fang Wei was finally relieved.

After returning from his walk after dinner, he received a call from Cai Tong.

“Secretary, the regional forestry bureau is just playing games with us. They don’t want to do anything practical and they don’t want to take responsibility. There’s no such thing as a free lunch. Tomorrow we will go to the relevant departments in the province. We must fight this case to the end.”

"Yes, that's the plan. Mr. Cai, you need to talk to the furniture company later. Times are changing, and our business strategy needs to change too. Solid wood furniture is good, but the application of new materials is unstoppable, and we can't turn them away."

"Okay, I'll talk to Manager Fang. I won't disturb your rest any longer, we'll talk later."

"Okay, that's it."

The two then ended the call, and Fang Wei took a shower and went to bed early.

He and Pan Lianhua always get up very early to exercise in the morning, so their schedule is very regular. They usually go to bed around 10 o'clock.

the next day.

Fang Wei went to the forestry brigade.

The forest land belonging to Yaoling Cooperative has all been handed over to the forestry brigade, and its output is still quite impressive.

Various trees, herbs, chestnuts, camellia seeds, fruits, and more, with some precious trees occupying most of the forest land. With the added attribute bonus, the growth cycle of the trees on the mountain is greatly shortened, which is the source of his confidence in challenging the Forestry Bureau.

The mountain is entirely covered by planted forests, and the input and output have entered a virtuous cycle, so supporting the development of high-end furniture for the furniture company should not be a problem.

However, the company's ordinary solid wood furniture requires a lot of timber, and relying solely on the forestry brigade is definitely not enough.

He spent the entire day on the mountain, having lunch with the forestry team's staff. After a day of investigation, he gained a more direct understanding of the mountain's resources, which gave him greater confidence.

night.

Fang Wei took some time to upgrade the [Nursing and Picking Area] from level 16 to level 17.

We don't have a huge surplus of points right now, but we still need to upgrade what needs to be upgraded. In fact, the area of ​​both the [Forestry and Harvesting Area] and the [Planting Area] has already exceeded our actual needs.

To put it bluntly, even if he included the entire Dayaoshan area within the region, the area would still be more than enough.

His main purpose in leveling up was to increase his attribute values, and also to gamble on his luck and see if he could get a surprising big gift pack.

[Temporary Land] → [Woodland] → [Afforestation and Fruit Picking Area]

[Regional area: 20 million square kilometers]

[Regional Level: (Level 17, 0/10 billion)]

[Regional Attributes: Identification, Exploration, Acceleration, Strength, High Resistance, High Quality.]

[Forestry and harvesting within this area grants an additional 85% increase to all attributes, doubling the attribute bonus by +1.]

Total points: 5362388740.

Unfortunately, this upgrade failed to yield the big gift pack.

Then, Fang Wei continued his efforts and immediately upgraded the levels of the [Planting Area] and [Forestry and Harvesting Area] from level 17 to level 18.

In his mind, besides the main residence, these two areas were the most crucial. He had already upgraded the main residence to level 18, so he couldn't afford to fall behind in these two areas either.

[Temporary Land Ownership] → [Farmland] → [Planting Area]

[Regional area: 50 million square kilometers]

[Regional Level: (Level 18, 0/50 billion)]

[Regional Attributes: Drought-resistant, flood-resistant, pest and disease-resistant, accelerates growth, increases yield and income]

Planting within this area grants an additional 180% (90%) bonus to all attributes, +1 to breeding genetic stability, +2 to varietal mutation, and +2 to taste.

Total points: 4362388740.

[Temporary Land] → [Woodland] → [Afforestation and Fruit Picking Area]

[Regional area: 100 million square kilometers]

[Regional Level: (Level 18, 0/50 billion)]

[Regional Attributes: Identification, Exploration, Acceleration, Strength, High Resistance, High Quality.]

[Forestry and harvesting within this area grants an additional 90% increase to all attributes, doubling the attribute bonus by +2.]

Total points: 3362388740.

[Please note that this area has reached its maximum size, which is 100 million square kilometers.] I was happy for a long time after the upgrade.

This upgrade directly unlocked two great gift packs: [Double Attributes +1] and [Taste +1].

The [Planting Area] already had an extra attribute of [Taste +1], and if another one is added, it will be [Taste +2].

This means that crops grown in the [planting area] will have a qualitative improvement in taste. Even if the original seeds have a slightly inferior taste, the grown crops will still have a rich flavor.

This provides another approach to breeding work, but the bred seeds can only be planted within the designated planting area; otherwise, the inherent flaw of poor taste cannot be remedied.

Another great gift is the [Attribute Doubled +1] bonus for the [Forestry Picking Area]. Combined with the existing extra attribute, it's equivalent to [Attribute Doubled +2].

This is outrageous. The attribute values ​​are maxed out. For example, a tree that takes ten years to grow can be completed in as little as two years in the [afforestation and planting area].

Of course, since attribute values ​​can be adjusted, he generally wouldn't do that, to avoid causing a stir. But controlling the growth cycle of trees to 3-5 years is still possible, and this speed can fully guarantee the recycling of timber.

Once Cai Tong and the provincial government reach an agreement, the logging can be subject to dynamic indicators and developed in a cyclical manner, as long as the total amount of timber does not decrease.

This upgrade has yielded many benefits, but the area has reached its limit.

It makes sense. If there were no ceiling, with continuous upgrades, the area would eventually cover the entire globe, but what would be the point?

The next day.

Fang Wei went up the mountain again.

Given the current conditions, he can appropriately accelerate the growth rate of some trees. However, this attribute value needs repeated adjustments; it doesn't need to be too fast, just enough to keep up with the pace of cyclical development.

In addition, it can promote the growth of herbs and increase the annual harvest.

As for chestnut trees, fruit trees, and camellia trees, we can hold off for now and see how they perform later.

He had just returned to his office after coming down from the mountain when he received a call from Cai Tong.

"Secretary, the comrades from the provincial foreign trade department came today. They said they have a large foreign trade order they want to cooperate with us on. However, they have pushed the price down quite low, so I'm hesitant."

Cai Tong told Fang Wei the price of the large foreign trade order over the phone, and Fang Wei almost laughed out of anger after hearing it.

"I don't care if it's overseas customers or provincial foreign trade departments trying to lower prices, price pressure is unacceptable. You can tell them that large orders can have appropriate discounts, but we'd rather not do it at such low prices."

"Ok, I see."

Cai Tong hung up the phone immediately and then called back the provincial foreign trade department.

He wouldn't want to sell at such a low price. You have to understand that producing high-quality seeds requires a high level of technical expertise, so why would he sell them at such a low price?

The provincial foreign trade department wanted to continue using large orders to drive down prices, but Cai Tong simply quoted Fang Wei's statement: there was no room for negotiation on price, and Yaoling Agriculture would never accept orders at low prices.

His attitude silenced the provincial foreign trade authorities, who later sent a negotiation team to the company to begin formal negotiations.

In the end, an agreement was reached according to Fang Wei's wishes. Because the order was very large, appropriate discounts were given, and the provincial foreign trade department had no choice but to accept it reluctantly.

After all, Yaoling Agriculture's rice seeds are irreplaceable, and they simply cannot find a second buyer.

The delivery time for this batch of goods is after the autumn harvest, which gives the company plenty of time to arrange its production plan.

As the weather gradually warms up, a large expanse of bright red chili peppers can be seen in the farmland of Xiangyang Town.

Upon closer inspection, it became clear that these chili peppers were not of the same variety; there were at least five or six different varieties.

Chili peppers have a short growth cycle, and with the added benefit of their properties, they can be harvested in just a few days.

Zhang Chu has been staying in Xiangyang Town these days. The chili sauce factory's raw material reserves are about to run out, and he's been so anxious that he's developed two large blisters on the corners of his mouth.

“Secretary, you’re so kind-hearted. This year, some farmers have been poached by others. If you ask me, we should stop supplying chili seeds to outsiders. They’re all only interested in money.”

morning.

Fang Wei arrived in Xiangyang Town, and as soon as they met, Zhang Chu started complaining non-stop.

How do you know the farmers have been poached?

"What's so difficult about that? Some farmers have secretly signed agreements with the Qinghe County Chili Sauce Factory, planning to sell their chilies to them. What else could this be but betrayal?"

Speaking of this, Zhang Chu was furious.

In recent months, Qinghe County Chili Sauce Factory has been spending a lot of money on advertising, which has led to a certain degree of decline in the sales of Yaoling Chili Sauce.

Moreover, the remaining growers are constantly defecting, which is why he advised Fang Wei to stop selling Yaoling chili seeds.

"Isn't this normal? There are plenty of people in this world who will follow whoever feeds them. My strategy is simple: whoever breaches the contract can forget about getting the Yaoling chili seeds, but I won't breach the contract myself until the other party does."

Fang Wei curled her lip, looking rather unconvinced.

He knew perfectly well why the Qinghe County chili sauce factory was poaching farmers on such a large scale; they wanted to use advertising to directly crush the Yaoling chili sauce factory.

As for what these growers will plant in the future, they have considered it and will generally choose a decent chili pepper variety.

Now that the company has its own chili pepper planting base in Yaoling, it can operate completely independently of the farmers. The company cannot terminate its cooperation with farmers unless they breach the contract; if they do, these farmers will be blacklisted and will never be cooperated with again.

The seeds for Yaoling chili peppers are subject to a contract; without a contract, you can't get the seeds. It's that simple. (End of Chapter)