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

Fang Wei stayed in Shenzhen for a few days before returning to his village.

The autumn harvest season is fast approaching, and he feels uneasy wandering around outside.

Upon returning, he went to check on the experimental forest again, and the results were even better than he had expected. The transplanted rare herbs had matured, and a few sparse seedlings had appeared in the forest. It seemed that this was the right path to take.

The experimental forest will remain closed off, and no further human intervention is required.

The weather has been pleasantly mild lately, with neither too hot nor too cold, leading to a surge in tourists visiting the Yao village. The village and the forestry company have jointly launched a tourist route connecting the two attractions, known as "Fairy Valley."

The construction of the mountain road is still underway. The project is divided into two branches: one leading to the back mountain of the Yao village and the other leading to the back mountain of Sanqing Temple.

Once the project is fully completed, the tour route can start from [Shenxiangu], then proceed to [Yao Village]. From Yao Village, it will continue to the edge of the primeval forest, finally arriving at [Sanqing Temple].

This integrates all the tourism resources of the Dayao Mountains, and the effect is definitely good.

weekend.

Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua went to Shenxiangu for a trip and took a lot of photos. This scenic spot is really photogenic.

The supporting facilities are basically complete, and you can not only enjoy the scenery in the valley, but also have your own barbecue. Of course, activities like barbecuing can only be carried out within the service area; open flames are strictly prohibited elsewhere.

Forest fire prevention is still very important.

"Big sister, where are you from?"

The couple walked up the stone steps and encountered a tour group along the way. Pan Lianhua started chatting with the eldest sister in the group.

“We came from Chenzhou. The scenery here is really beautiful, even better than I imagined. We played in Shenxiangu until the afternoon, and then we went back to Yao Village. We'll stay there tonight.”

The older sister was very generous and immediately started chatting with Pan Lianhua.

Fang Wei wasn't used to chatting with strangers, but he observed the number of tourists around and found it quite a lot. Perhaps because it was the weekend, there were also many individual tourists, all looking relaxed and content, seemingly quite satisfied with the scenic area.

The county has opened a tourist bus route from the county seat to Shenxiangu and then to Yao Village, which is operated by a logistics company, so transportation is quite convenient.

At present, private cars have not yet entered a large number of households, so this arrangement is very reasonable.

Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua returned home at noon. They had come here just to climb mountains and breathe some fresh air; they weren't interested in doing any "in-depth travel."

The two were extremely familiar with this valley.

"Third Brother, it seems that the tourism project in Fairy Valley is very successful. There will definitely be more and more tourists in the future."

"Yes, they put their heart into this project."

Fang Wei nodded, agreeing with his wife's statement.

However, he barely had to worry about the specific road and tourism projects, and so far, the results seem quite good. Apart from the tourist attractions, all other areas in the mountains are closed off to tourists.

After playing for half a day, the two were too lazy to cook, so they just ate something at the cafeteria.

In the afternoon, Pan Lianhua went to buy groceries and ran into Tian Guihua. Tian Guihua invited her and Fang Wei to her home for dinner that evening. Fang Ping rarely had a day off; the couple usually stayed at the mine.

When Pan Lianhua returned home, she told Fang Weiyi, who then nodded in agreement.

night.

Fang Wei and his wife went to Fang Ping's house ahead of time, bringing a large piece of Yaoling cured pork. Living standards are much better now than before, but the locals still love to eat this stuff, and they eat it every now and then.

"Brother, is everything normal at the mine?"

Tian Guihua and Pan Lianhua were cooking in the kitchen, while the two brothers sat in the main room drinking tea and chatting. As they talked, they started talking about coal mines.

"Everything is normal! Thanks to the economic development in recent years, the price of coal has remained high, and our coal mine has become a major taxpayer in the county."

Fang Ping laughed heartily, feeling that he had caught a lucky break.

The profitability of coal mines is undeniable; even with accelerated depreciation, the annual net profit is still considerable.

After the last incident, no one dared to mess with the coal mine, and the county government was very supportive, so he lived a very comfortable life.

"That's good! Just make sure safety in production is guaranteed. Under that premise, you can do whatever you want."

Fang Wei smiled too. It was difficult for him to manage everything personally now. Hu Linwei was the one who took care of the subsidiary companies like the coal mine.

Aside from agriculture, he obtains more information from the group company and occasionally makes inspection tours to various places.

After leaving the furniture company, Fang Ping worked as an inspector for a while before going on to manage the coal mine. This gave him a second wind; he spent most of his time living and working at the mine, demonstrating remarkable dedication.

Later, the food was served, and Fang Wei and his wife ate and drank their fill before returning home to rest.

The next day.

Fang Wei set off for the Jianghuai base.

After harvesting wheat seeds, the Jianghuai base planted peanuts on a large scale, and now it's harvest season.

When he arrived at the base, the harvest was already nearing its end. However, everyone was still busy; the next step was to prepare the land and plant winter wheat. Currently, the entire base primarily cultivates winter wheat, once a year, with occasional planting of other cash crops.

Most of the staff at the Jianghuai base are external hires. For Yaoling Agriculture, large-scale wheat cultivation is a new challenge, but the technicians and employees at the base are almost all experts.

"Secretary Fang, our preparations are complete, and there will be no problems."

The base manager seemed very confident, so Fang Wei had nothing to worry about.

He spent a week in the Jianghuai region, witnessing firsthand the sowing of winter wheat, before returning to his village. Meanwhile, various agricultural units in Yaoling were also beginning their autumn harvest.

Fang Wei immediately began his autumn harvest inspection, visiting every production unit without missing a single one.

This season has been another bumper harvest. Given Yaoling Agriculture's current ability to withstand risks, there should be no reduction in production unless there is extreme weather.

Rice and rice seeds are continuously entering the granary, and the entire sales department is mobilized to prepare for the upcoming official sale.

"Secretary, Xin Kaiqi's new variety of corn seeds has officially hit the market."

After making the rounds, Fang Wei had a general idea of ​​the agricultural production situation for this season.

morning.

He was handling official business in his office when Lin Bingkun called.

"Judging by the time, it's about time, Mr. Lin. Please keep an eye on their sales performance and how much impact they're having on our [Yu Xiang No. 1]."

Fang Wei wasn't surprised; after all, the new Cage had been hyped up for so long, it was time to see the real deal.

He felt that a short-term shock was inevitable, but it wouldn't have a significant impact.

However, the final outcome depends on the market's actual reaction, so he instructed Lin Bingkun to continue monitoring the matter and report back to him as needed.

"Okay, I'll keep an eye on the new Cage."

Lin Bingkun didn't say much and quickly ended the call.

Fang Wei didn't care much about this matter. After finishing her work, she went to the research institute.

The task of researching second-generation hybrid maize has been assigned to the institute, and researchers at the institute and colleagues from the Crop Research Institute are working together to officially begin the research.

As before, Fang Wei provided the framework and roadmap for the research, and they then filled in more details.

Unlike previous wheat studies, the institute already had mature experience, so this research project went smoothly from the beginning.

Have you encountered any specific difficulties?

"No! So far everything is going smoothly, and we are confident that we can complete the mission within one to two years."

Fang Wei was very satisfied with everyone's answers.

He won't engage in a price war with New Cage, even though the latter is almost catching up with the technological advantages of [Yu Xiang No. 1]. Instead, he will upgrade [Yu Xiang No. 1] to continue achieving a significant lead.

As long as they can maintain technological dominance, the new Cage won't be able to cause any trouble.

Fang Wei checked the current research progress and then explained the key points of the next steps. Everyone listened attentively, as this would be of great guiding significance for the subsequent research work.

He stayed at the research institute until the afternoon, and ate lunch there.

A few days passed quickly.

The autumn harvest has been completely finished at all production units. Next, they will plant rapeseed for winter, and then it will be the off-season for farming.

In recent days, Lin Bingkun has been reporting sales data for New Cage corn seeds to Fang Wei from time to time. There may be some errors, but the errors should not be significant.

The data shows that when the new product was first launched, Xin Kaiqi's new corn seeds sold well, but as time went on, the upward curve flattened out.

As Fang Wei had predicted, the overall impact on [Yu Xiang No. 1] was not significant, with stable market performance and only a slight decline in sales volume.

“Secretary, I’m truly convinced now. I was always worried that our [Yuxiang No. 1] would be severely impacted, but as you predicted, the impact was far less than I anticipated.”

When Lin Bingkun called again, he seemed much more relaxed.

Fang Wei can remain calm and composed because he is the key figure in the Yaoling Group and the chairman of the board of directors, but he does not directly participate in the operation and management of Yaoling Agriculture.

As the general manager of Yaoling Agriculture, Lin Bingkun naturally feels immense pressure.

New Cage and Yaoling Agriculture are old rivals, and their feud is a long story. If he suffers a crushing defeat in the corn seed business, he will truly have no face to continue.

The situation is much better than expected. He is very happy and admires Fang Wei even more.

"It's a small matter, don't worry about it. Our new generation of hybrid corn is under development and progressing smoothly. Once it is successfully cultivated, we will leave our competitors far behind."

Fang Wei smiled, appearing very confident.

His goal was to suppress the opponent in New Cage's area of ​​expertise, not through marketing but through technical skill. (End of Chapter)