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

Fang Wei tallied the figures: this year's harvest of seawater rice reached 45 million jin (22.5 million kg), with a total output value of approximately 170 million yuan. The total soybean output was 10 million jin (5 million kg), with high-quality non-GMO soybeans priced at around 4 yuan per jin (0.04 yuan), generating a total output value of 40 million yuan.

The annual output of alfalfa hay is 11 tons, with a total output value of 2.2 million yuan.

In addition, there is breeding, seeds of crops such as [Sea Rice 012], [Salted Bean 001], and [Purple Flower Salt 002], with a total output value of approximately 12.50 billion yuan.

Ultimately, breeding is still the most profitable.

Of course, the total output value of breeding is not the total income, as a portion of it is produced and used by the farmers themselves.

Juli Agriculture's total output value this year is approximately 17 billion yuan, achieving a leap from the 100 million yuan level to the 1 billion yuan level in a short period of time.

Currently, the company owns 2 mu of breeding land, 5 mu of land for seawater rice and other salt-tolerant crops, and 5 mu of land for salt-tolerant alfalfa.

It totals 12 mu.

According to the plan, by next year the area of ​​land for various salt-tolerant crops will reach 30 mu, and the area of ​​land for breeding will reach 10 mu.

"Boss, two nearby counties have called, saying they want to visit and learn from us. They've also expressed a desire to cooperate with us."

The joy of the harvest had not yet faded when Juli Agriculture's achievements amazed many people.

In particular, after learning about the situation, neighboring counties extended olive branches to the company. While ostensibly visiting and learning, their main purpose was to discuss cooperation.

Unable to contain his joy, Ye Chen immediately reported to Fang Wei.

"Yes, this matter needs to be taken seriously. Please ask General Manager Yang to come to my office so I can discuss it with him."

Fang Wei smiled and nodded, then asked the other party to call Yang Feng over.

After discussing for a while, Yang Feng notified the company's senior management to hold a meeting in the conference room and assigned specific tasks to everyone.

Yang Feng was in charge of the reception. Fang Wei only made an appearance when he was having dinner with the county leaders. He did not show up at other times.

Sure enough, after visiting the comprehensive utilization project of saline-alkali land, the leaders of various counties sincerely invited Juli Agriculture to establish a demonstration base in their areas.

With Fang Wei's tacit approval, Yang Feng signed contracts with the two counties respectively, agreeing to establish a 10-mu planting demonstration base in each county.

According to the policy given to the company by Xiachu County, the local authorities were required to ensure the site was leveled, paved, and irrigated, and to be responsible for the construction of basic farmland irrigation facilities.

The two counties didn't waste any time; they started construction immediately after signing the contract. They wanted to take advantage of the good weather and speed up construction, because once the ground froze solid in the dead of winter, construction would be impossible.

"Boss, I went to check on the two neighboring counties. The project is progressing very quickly and will definitely not delay next year's spring planting."

Yang Feng took Ye Chen to follow up on the new project, and Ye Chen seemed very excited when he returned.

"They also need to show sincerity, or rather, they certainly won't be satisfied with the current scale of cooperation, so they will take it seriously from any perspective."

Fang Wei nodded and gave the other person a brief comment.

Ye Chen is a sunny and hardworking person with good work ability, so he is quite satisfied with him.

Will we increase our investment in the future?

Ye Chen understood the mystery behind it and then asked another question.

"No! Apart from the two demonstration bases, the company mainly provides comprehensive saline-alkali land management services and provides seeds of various salt-tolerant crops."

Fang Wei waved his hand, indicating that the company would not expand too quickly.

In the future, the company's cooperation with other counties and cities will mainly focus on services, providing customers with complete solutions for saline-alkali land management and high-quality seeds.

Of course, water-saving irrigation technology services can also be provided.

Ye Chen quickly understood the reasoning behind it. No amount of money could sustain unlimited investment in the transformation of saline-alkali land. Truly effective management of saline-alkali land required investment from all sectors of society.

Through a series of collaborations, including technical services and seed sales, Juli Agriculture is still able to achieve good economic benefits.

Over the next few days, Fang Wei stayed at the research and development center, focusing on solving the problems encountered with salt-tolerant winter rapeseed.

He has extensive experience in rapeseed breeding, and the flagship product of Yaoling Agriculture, [Nanyou 002], is his creation. However, the current problem is that its cold resistance is far from sufficient.

The winter rapeseed varieties developed by the Northwest Academy of Agricultural Sciences have a cold resistance threshold of -35 degrees Celsius, which is really hard to achieve.

"Don't rush things. Achieving both cold resistance and salt tolerance simultaneously is no easy task. I don't have a time limit for this project. Just do your best in your respective tasks."

Fang Wei did not put pressure on the technical staff; instead, he offered them more lenient terms.

The tension on the technicians' faces finally eased, because the project was very difficult, and they were not confident about its success.

Five new greenhouses have been built in the experimental field, and the area of ​​the experimental field has also increased significantly.

Fang Wei told everyone to go about their own business, and he wandered around the experimental fields and greenhouses by himself. His initial plan was to use a two-pronged approach, simultaneously improving both cold resistance and salt tolerance during the cultivation process.

It seems a bit hasty now; perhaps we should focus on improving cold resistance first.

Therefore, he changed the attributes of the winter rapeseed breeding area again, increasing the cold resistance attribute value and decreasing the salt and alkali tolerance attribute value.

The bonuses from attributes play a crucial role in breeding, but whether they will lead to success is still uncertain.

What followed was round after round of cultivation. Fang Wei again chose Brassica napus as the basic variety, and through continuous cultivation and screening, he hoped to obtain a highly cold-resistant winter rapeseed variety. Once this problem was solved, the remaining issue of salt and alkali tolerance would be easy to handle.

night.

The older sister and Pan Lianhua set up a barbecue grill in the yard, where smokeless coal was burning brightly. Once it was fully burned, they could start grilling the meat.

With nothing else to do, the two learned how to grill lamb from the cafeteria's barbecue chef. Sometimes they would also make barbecue at home, mainly because Fang Wei liked it.

Fang Wei washed her hands and then came over to help. The weather wasn't cold yet, just a bit cool.

The three people sat in the yard, taking turns grilling food.

Besides roasted lamb, there are also roasted vegetables, beer as a beverage, and naan bread as a staple food.

"Lotus, I'm going to Fumin County in a couple of days. Do you want to come with me?"

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, Pan Lianhua brought over a pot of hot tea.

Fang Wei remembered that he was going out, so he casually mentioned it to Pan Lianhua.

Fumin County is one of the two counties that the company previously signed a contract with. The company will provide the county with a complete solution for the treatment of saline-alkali land, so it is necessary to conduct an on-site inspection in advance.

“Go ahead, there’s nothing to do at home anyway, why not go out for a walk? Sister, don’t stay cooped up at home, let’s go for a stroll together.”

Pan Lianhua is very satisfied with her current life. She is not a career-oriented woman and prefers a more leisurely life.

Of course, staying at home all day isn't comfortable either, and she would definitely like to go out for a walk if she has the chance.

When the older sister heard her question, she smiled and said, "Okay, I'll go with you."

Two days later.

Two off-road vehicles arrived in Fumin County.

The group first arranged accommodations, and then Fang Wei took Ye Chen to the county.

Pan Lianhua and her sister went out to the street, led by one of the company's employees, intending to look around.

The county government attached great importance to Fang Wei's arrival and specially assigned the office director to accompany them on their inspection. That evening, the county leaders arranged a banquet, showing great hospitality.

Pan Lianhua and her sister also attended the banquet, but after they finished eating, they said goodbye first, not wanting to disturb the other people's serious business.

"Mr. Fang, the county recently conducted a survey and found that many people are very interested in contracting saline-alkali land. The key now is the level of your support. If you have a feasible plan, I think we can cooperate in the long term."

Secretary Yu of the county is very optimistic about the cooperative project. He said that he just hopes that Juli Agriculture can do its best.

"Secretary Yu, please rest assured, I've come here today to finalize our cooperation."

Fang Wei briefly explained her thoughts to the other party, but since the specific plan had not yet been finalized, she could not go into too much detail.

In short, there are absolutely no technical problems.

Everyone was having a great time chatting, and before they knew it, many of them had drunk too much.

Fang Wei discovered another advantage of Ye Chen: his high alcohol tolerance. He remained completely unaffected from beginning to end, showing no reaction to the large amount of alcohol he drank.

The next day.

Fang Wei continued his inspection tour in various townships.

Pan Lianhua and her sister also went along, and it was clear that they were quite interested in the local customs and culture.

Fang Wei's attention was mainly focused on the local natural environment. The conditions in Fumin County were not as good as those in Xiachu County, especially in terms of water resources.

"Director Ma, our county is relatively short of water, what should we do about agricultural production?"

He looked at Director Ma, who was accompanying him, and asked a very serious question.

"Haha, Mr. Fang, you're overthinking it. Our county may not have abundant water resources, but it's not exactly short of water."

Director Ma then laughed and explained that there was a reservoir in the mountains 35 kilometers away from Fumin County. The sluice gates would be opened to release water in the spring, so irrigation wouldn't be a problem.

The county has a well-developed irrigation canal network that basically covers all agricultural production areas. In the future, when developing saline-alkali land, some new canals can be built and connected to the irrigation network.

In addition, Fumin County has relatively abundant groundwater resources, so well irrigation is also possible.

"Oh, I see. Then there's no problem."

That's what they say, but Fang Wei knows very well that Fumin County's water resources are far inferior to those of Xiachu County.

This point must be taken into account when developing the plan, otherwise it will be detrimental to the sustainable development of the local area.

Fang Wei stayed in Fumin County for three days before taking his leave.

He didn't return to Xiachu County immediately, but instead accompanied Pan Lianhua and her sister on a tour of the surrounding area, delaying their return home for two days.

Then he met with Yang Feng and others, and began to have relevant personnel formulate a comprehensive utilization plan for saline-alkali land in Fumin County. (End of Chapter)