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

Fang Wei began his inspection as usual. This time, he had Yang Feng inspect the nearest location, while he went to Hengzhou first.

The local government is very supportive of Yaoling Agriculture's rice-oilseed rotation system, but they became less calm after learning that Yaoling Group had invested in an oil pressing plant in Chenzhou.

When Fang Wei came to inspect the area, the local authorities seized the opportunity to talk to him several times, hoping that Yaoling Group could increase its investment.

Fang Wei made no promises to the local government, only saying that he would consider it if a suitable opportunity arose. If the rapeseed oil production capacity encountered a bottleneck again after the new factory was built, then he would choose to build a factory in Hengzhou.

The locals also know that such things cannot be forced; having hope is better than having no hope at all.

Therefore, the contact between the two sides was quite amicable, and Hengzhou was willing to continue to provide the base with more preferential policies.

Fang Wei also received important information from Hengzhou: the government might impose total controls on oilseed crop planting. This is because international oilseed crop prices have skyrocketed, and many other places in China are following suit.

There is only so much arable land. If too many other crops are planted, it will inevitably affect the production of staple food.

When it comes to issues concerning food security, the relevant departments will not mince words and will immediately introduce policies to intervene.

However, this matter will not have a significant impact on Yaoling agriculture. The regulation does not include "rice-oilseed rotation" and will not affect the peanut planting base.

The company's peanut planting base adopts a peanut and soybean rotation arrangement. The existing planting area is definitely not a problem, but if it wants to expand the planting area, it will probably have to go through strict approval.

Fortunately, the output from the peanut planting base can sustain peanut oil production for the next five years. After all, Yaoling brand edible oil is mainly rapeseed oil, and peanut oil is not the company's main product.

Fang Wei stayed in Hengzhou for three days before setting off for Chenzhou.

Chenzhou is even more important than Hengzhou. Yaoling Agriculture has invested in rice planting bases, vegetable breeding and planting bases, and oil pressing plants here.

Xiangyang Supermarket also opened a store in the city center and quickly became the dominant player in the local retail industry.

Fang Wei didn't have time to inspect each project individually; he came specifically to the Chenzhou rice planting base, so this was his first stop.

"Secretary, the provincial leaders are coming to inspect our work today, and they should be arriving soon according to the agreed time."

As luck would have it, Fang Wei arrived at the base early in the morning, and the person in charge told him an important message.

The provincial leaders were notified of their inspection a day in advance. Fang Wei was still on his way at the time, and when he arrived in Chenzhou that night, he went straight to the hotel to rest. He had no idea that the provincial leaders were coming to inspect the area.

However, he didn't care much, as the leaders' visits to inspect the work didn't conflict with his own inspection tour.

"Is everything prepared for the reception?"

He noticed that the person in charge seemed a little nervous, so he asked a question.

"It's basically ready, but due to the tight schedule, I've notified the company that the leaders might not be able to make it."

The person in charge answered cautiously that there were relatively few similar activities at the base, so he wasn't sure what to expect.

Fortunately, Secretary Fang came today, so I can consult him on anything.

As the two were talking, a staff member ran over to inform the person in charge that the company's General Manager Fang had arrived at the base.

Mr. Fang is Fang Yi, the newly appointed general manager of Yaoling Agriculture. He graduated from Beijing Agricultural University and is a veteran of the company. However, he was previously overshadowed by Cai Tong, and later lost the competition for general manager to Lin Bingkun. It wasn't until this major company restructuring that he finally rose to prominence.

"Secretary, you're here too? I rushed over as soon as I got the news, thankfully I didn't miss it."

As soon as Fang Yi entered the room, he saw Fang Wei and couldn't help but laugh.

With Party Secretary Fang here to oversee things, things are going smoothly today.

"Mr. Fang, thank you for your hard work! But it was the right thing for you to come, otherwise the provincial leaders might have thought we were deliberately being negligent. It's getting late, let's go out and greet them."

Fang Wei chatted with Fang Yi for a few minutes, and then led everyone downstairs to greet the leader.

Before long, the convoy arrived in front of the base office building, and he spotted Huang Zhigang immediately.

After Huang Zhigang went to the provincial capital, the two kept in touch from time to time, but it was mostly by phone, and they hadn't seen each other for a long time.

“Secretary Fang? What a coincidence to run into you here! I was just saying I’d visit you in Yaoling Township after I left Chenzhou.”

Huang Zhigang was pleasantly surprised to see Fang Wei. He stepped forward and shook hands with her with a big smile.

"I wouldn't dare accept the honor of having a leader visit me, but I never expected to run into you here."

The two had always had a good relationship, and even after Huang Zhigang went to the provincial capital, he didn't put on any airs in front of Fang Wei.

However, this was not the time to talk. Fang Yi and the base leader invited the group into the conference room and first gave a work report.

Then, the two of them accompanied the group from the province to the farmland, granary and rice mill. Fang Wei was just there by chance, so he didn't show up.

With Fang Yi and the base manager present, there was nothing to complain about in terms of the reception arrangements.

Fang Wei and the rest of the team took turns inspecting the base's operations according to their own procedures, and did not find any obvious problems.

That evening, Huang Zhigang and the others went to Chenzhou city. He specifically told Fang Wei that he wanted to have dinner with her alone.

Fang Wei did not refuse, and then met with Huang Zhigang.

“Secretary Fang, you’ve done a great job all these years, and I’ve been keeping an eye on things. Speaking of which, I have to thank you for introducing Wang Lin and Pang Wanxin to me back then; they’ve helped me with a lot of things.”

Some things are best left unsaid, and Fang Wei nodded knowingly.

"I've rarely gone to the provincial capital these past two years. I can only meet with them occasionally, since everyone is usually very busy with work. Boss, how has your health been these past few years?"

"I'm fine, but sometimes I feel mentally exhausted. Anyway, let's have a drink together."

Huang Zhigang is a sentimental person. The key point is that the other party is not just a small village secretary, but the head of Yaoling Group.

Both sides were keen to maintain their long-standing relationship, and the meal went well for everyone.

Before leaving, Huang Zhigang specifically instructed Fang Wei to contact him once he arrived in the provincial capital, and that he would not be going to Xinlin County again.

the next day.

Fang Yi then left the Chenzhou base. He was indeed very busy during this period, traveling back and forth between various units.

Fang Wei stayed for two more days, then visited Chenzhou Oil Pressing Construction Company before leaving for Suiyang County.

After completing the routine inspection, he and Yang Feng returned to the village one after the other.

A few days later, the summary report of Yaoling Agriculture was handed to his desk. With favorable weather in recent years, this season was undoubtedly another bumper harvest.

Rice seed and rice yields remained stable, while yields from breeding and planting of other crops increased.

It is worth mentioning that the corn breeding and planting at the Tiannan base has been on the right track. The sales of 【Yuxiang 002】seeds in the first half of the year have completely crushed the corn seeds of Xinkaiqi, becoming the sales champion of corn seeds in China.

Yaoling Agriculture then officially began selling its various seeds, and everything went smoothly, firmly maintaining its market dominance.

That afternoon, Xu Bo arrived at the company, ostensibly to conduct research, but actually there for the coal mine.

"Secretary Fang, three large coal companies have recently contacted the county. All three have offered pretty good terms, but the choice is up to you."

The three coal companies have not yet contacted Yaoling Group. They first approached the county government, hoping to hear their side of the story.

However, Xu Bo did not make any promises to them, since his word was not enough and in the end, he would have to negotiate with Yaoling Group.

"Then let's see if they are sincere. Secretary Xu, this matter has troubled you."

Fang Wei smiled and said thank you, then waited quietly for the other party to continue.

"How about this, the county plans to invite several companies here so that everyone can sit down and discuss and come up with a transfer plan as soon as possible."

Xu Bo wasn't ambitious, because the selection of coal mine buyers also involved the county's interests.

Therefore, the county needs to review the buyer's qualifications, management level, security level, etc., otherwise the county will definitely be held responsible if something goes wrong in the future.

"Secretary Xu, how about this: we can have a preliminary contact with them as the first hurdle. Then the county can review their qualifications as the second hurdle."

That would be a two-pronged approach, which should be more reliable. What do you think?

Fang Wei thought about it and still felt that he couldn't hand over the initiative to the county.

This matter is already troublesome enough; if the county gets involved, things might get out of control.

"Alright then, I'll go back and discuss it with everyone. If there are no problems, we'll do it your way."

Xu Bo couldn't refuse Fang Wei, so he had no choice but to agree.

The Yaoling Group is no longer something that any single county can control. Even if some people in the county have ideas, they dare not openly offend them.

After Xu Bo left, Fang Wei drove to the coal mine and found his older brother, Fang Ping.

"Brother, you can try contacting companies that are interested in buying coal mines. If there's no progress, that's fine. But if there is, let me know and I'll have the group send someone to assist you."

Fang Wei wasn't in a hurry before, but after hearing Xu Bo's words today, he realized that the sale of his coal mine had attracted the attention of some people in the county.

The three companies have already made contact with the county government. Who knows who's backing them?
To avoid any unforeseen complications, he realized he should take the initiative.

“Okay, I’ve received some calls. These companies are clearly very interested in our coal mine. I’ve already reported this to General Manager Lu, and he said he’ll arrange for someone to conduct background checks on these companies.”

Fang Ping hasn't been idle these days either.

Having decided to sell the coal mine, he didn't wait idly, but instead spread the word through different channels.

The group company is also cooperating closely; there are more than just one or two potential buyers, and the selection pool is even wider. (End of Chapter)