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

It's precisely because swan mushrooms are rarely available that they became so popular as soon as they hit the market. The company members earn a decent income, so indulging in this treat occasionally isn't a problem.

The forestry company will gradually supply some mountain products in the future, such as spring and winter bamboo shoots, honey, wild fruits, wild mushrooms, etc.

Having contracted such a large area of ​​mountain forest, it wouldn't be too difficult to monetize it.

Recently, the raw material supply for bamboo ware factories has become much more abundant. A batch of timber was cut down for road construction in the mountains, which has led to a surge in sales of high-end furniture. The furniture company's performance this year will be very good.

While utilizing resources, the forestry company has also strengthened its efforts in afforestation and actively protected wild tree species and plants.

The forestry company established a forest patrol team, set up checkpoints at key mountain passes, and cooperated with relevant departments to resolutely crack down on illegal activities such as poaching and illegal logging.

Before the harvest season arrived, many long-time clients, including Chenzhou Hospital, came to Fang Wei, planning to purchase large quantities of wild medicinal herbs.

"It's no use coming to me. These matters are now under the jurisdiction of Yaoling Forestry. Go talk to the company later; they should be able to meet your needs."

The forestry company used to mainly produce medicinal herbs grown under the forest canopy, but now it has added wild medicinal herbs to its product list.

With years of experience in cultivating herbs, picking wild herbs is just as easy for him.

A steady stream of wild herbs is delivered to the herb processing plant, where they are packaged and sold to customers. The company's philosophy is sustainable development; it avoids destructive harvesting.

In a short period of time, the [Natural Reproduction +1] effect has become very noticeable, and it is now possible to find some nearly extinct plants in the mountains from time to time.

According to Fang Wei's estimate, this wild forest will continue to expand next year.

He was very satisfied with the forestry company's achievements and planned to proactively suggest increasing their bonus coefficient during the year-end bonus review.

The higher the coefficient, the more total prize money you will receive.

This morning.

Fang Wei returned to the site of the county transportation company's real estate development project. The main structures of the buildings along the street had been completed, and interior decoration was underway.

The other houses in the first phase of the project are also under construction and are expected to be completed before National Day next year.

The second phase of the project will begin construction at the end of the year. This second phase will be the county's first truly commercial housing community, featuring a high greening rate and a low plot ratio.

It's hard to predict the sales situation in the community, but there are quite a few people coming to inquire about prices.

“Secretary, these buildings along the street will be ready for handover by the end of the year, especially the commercial buildings, which have already entered the decoration stage ahead of schedule.”

The real estate company's manager reported the project's progress to Fang Wei, stating that the commercial buildings facing the street would be ready for use before the end of the year.

Given the popularity of the supply station, Fang Wei plans to open a large supermarket with the same facilities in the county town. The supply station will also be renamed a supermarket, and there will only be two in the entire county—one in the rural area and one in the county town; there will be no third.

The person in charge knew about the plan, so he specially took Fang Wei to see the supermarket's premises.

The supermarket is currently undergoing renovations, which are being carried out concurrently with the interior decoration of the entire building. This approach not only saves costs but also time.

According to the plan, this supermarket in the county town will open its doors to customers on New Year's Day.

"The quality and delivery time of the resettlement housing must be guaranteed. I will come to check again in a while."

Fang Wei learned about all the details, then got into the car and left.

Around noon, he arrived in Yangshan County and had lunch with Secretary Liu of the county.

Secretary Liu had previously learned about the merger and reorganization of Xinlin County Transportation Company. He was very interested in Yaoling Group's real estate development project and also wanted to attract investment to change the face of Yangshan County.

Fang Wei has always had a good relationship with Yangshan County, but he doesn't have many investment projects there.

Current investment projects include Yangshan Farm, Yangshan Rice Planting Base, and two modern large-scale vegetable greenhouses.

Secretary Liu specifically invited Fang Wei to the county for inspection because he planned to hand over the land of the county ceramics factory to Yaoling Group for development. The county had already taken care of the initial personnel resettlement, and the developer only needed to provide a portion of the resettlement housing.

The Yangshan County Ceramics Factory has a long history, but due to poor management, it effectively went bankrupt five years ago.

However, the factory occupies a prime location in the town of Chengguan.

“Secretary Liu, we’ve never done real estate before, and we don’t know how many houses we can sell in the county. So, it would be best if you wait a bit longer and let Xinlin County set up a model first, what do you think?”

Fang Wei has existing connections, so investing in Yangshan County is not out of the question, but he must be cautious.

He doesn't believe that unconventional development is necessarily a good thing. He also worries that if the company's funds can't keep up and the banks don't support it, he can't afford the consequences of a broken capital chain.

Furthermore, the country's real estate market is still under development, and there are risks involved in developing this kind of thing in a small county town.

In fact, he hopes the company can proceed more steadily. The merger with Yangshan Ceramics Factory is negotiable, but the project should be launched cautiously. We can discuss it until May next year and see how it goes.

"Secretary Fang, you've been working hard and making great strides in Xinlin County, why are you being so conservative here? Don't worry, I'll offer you very favorable terms, why don't you give it a try?"

Secretary Liu laughed heartily and then offered a very tempting offer.

To be honest, even Fang Wei was tempted.

"In that case, Secretary Liu, I will send someone to conduct an investigation later. If the investigation is successful, I will form a negotiation team, and then both sides can enter the substantive negotiation stage."

Fang Wei considered it for a while and decided that she shouldn't rush things. But starting the preliminary work a little earlier wouldn't hurt; there were plenty of excuses to drag out the negotiations, so there was no need to reject the other party now.

"Then it's settled! Come on, let's have a drink."

Secretary Liu was indeed very pleased. He knew that such things could not be accomplished overnight, but at least there was a good start.

After dinner, Fang Wei visited the farm and base before returning home.

As soon as I entered, I saw Zhang Chu sitting on the sofa, holding a teacup and lost in thought.

"Old Zhang, when did you get here?"

"Oh, I just arrived too. The renovation and expansion project of the chili sauce factory is almost completed, so I had to come and take a look, otherwise I wouldn't feel at ease."

After exchanging greetings, Fang Wei went to wash up.

After a busy day, you're covered in sweat and feel sticky and uncomfortable.

After finishing his work, he went back into the main room and asked Zhang Chu, "What brings you here?"

"Here's the thing, once the renovation and expansion project is completed, the chili sauce factory's production capacity will double, and we'll run out of raw materials again. I've discussed this issue with General Manager Lin, but it seems he hasn't resolved it yet."

Zhang Chu didn't have any issues with Lin Bingkun. Lin Bingkun wasn't a local, so he didn't have good relationships with the various towns and villages.

What the other party can't handle, Secretary Fang can probably solve with just a word.

That was his real purpose in coming to find Fang Wei.

“Okay, I’ll go to Xiangyang Town later and talk to them about expanding the chili pepper planting area. Let’s stick to the old rules, no more companies and farmers, let’s contract land and grow it ourselves.”

Yaoling Agriculture has a very solid foundation, so it must pay more attention to product quality.

Only by signing a contract can Fang Wei designate the contracted land and include it within the [planting area]. Signing a purchase contract with farmers does not allow for such designation, resulting in a significantly lower quality product.

Since the raw materials for Yaoling Rice and Yaoling Chili Sauce were changed to those produced by the company itself, the quality has improved and the sales volume of the products has grown rapidly.

Therefore, Fang Wei will definitely go to Xiangyang Town to discuss the matter of contracting additional land.

"Thank you, Secretary Fang! I'll be going now, I have a lot of things to do at the factory."

Zhang Chusu had already gotten up and was preparing to go to the industrial park.

"What's the rush? Have dinner before you leave. You'll still need to eat over there, won't you?"

Fang Wei kept Zhang Chu with him until after dinner before letting him leave.

the next day.

After handling some official business in his office, Fang Wei drove to Xiangyang Town.

The person in charge of Xiangyang Town has changed, but that doesn't stop people from being very enthusiastic towards him.

"Secretary Fang, is it really worth you coming all this way in person for such a small matter? You could have just made a phone call."

"Do I have that much influence? The company's General Manager Lin talked to you before, but you still managed to get him dismissed without getting anything done."

Fang Wei didn't tolerate the other party's behavior. As soon as he sat down inside, he beat the other party up with a barrage of words.

Secretary Gu didn't mind and personally brewed him a cup of tea and brought it over, while also having someone bring some fruit.

“Secretary Fang, it’s not that I’m being biased, it’s just that General Manager Lin’s demands are too much. He insists on leasing another 2 mu of dry land at the previous contract price. Of course I won’t agree to that. Tell me how much prices have gone up in the last two years?”

After Fang Wei had taken a few sips of tea, Secretary Gu began to complain.

Lin Bingkun has a rather assertive style of doing things. Xiangyang Town can't afford to offend him, but it's impossible for them to contract the land under the previous conditions.

Lin Bingkun was annoyed by the stalling tactic and simply stopped talking.

His approach was fine as a negotiation tactic, but Zhang Chu was anxious. How could he expand production without raw materials?

"Old Gu, don't try to make an exorbitant demand. Come on, tell me, how much are you planning to raise the contract fee?"

“We are all honest people and won’t overcharge. The price will be increased by at least 30%.”

"Are you trying to fool these foreign devils? Go to the next province and see how much land is lying fallow and nobody is farming it. So, for the sake of our fellow villagers, I'll give you a 10% raise."

"No, no! Secretary Fang, please have pity on us and raise it by 20%!"

"Old Gu, you're a wicked man. This is my last offer. Take it or leave it, I'll find someone else. I'll raise the price by 12%, and try to use more people from your town. Give me a straight answer, is it or not!"

"I'll agree because of your position as Party Secretary Fang."

(End of this chapter)