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

"This is certainly a good thing, but the initial investment in improving saline-alkali land is large and the period for seeing results is long. The concern is that these speculative funds come and go quickly, so we still need to pay attention to the situation."

Fang Wei was not blinded by the current situation. After careful analysis, he concluded that it was too early to say that he could rest easy.

There are many reasons for this year's surge in sales, one of which is the high price of soybeans, which has attracted a large number of speculators. These people have no patience for improving saline-alkali land year after year; they want to make quick money and have no intention of waging a protracted war.

"Boss, how about we expand the planting area a bit more?"

Ye Chen knew very well that Fang Wei was right. Once these disconnected funds were withdrawn, the company's sales of salt-tolerant crop seeds would likely decline.

Rather than being swayed by these unstable factors, it's better to grow your own.

The Northwest has many other advantages, including abundant saline-alkali land. Even contracting millions more acres of land wouldn't be a problem.

"Assistant Ye, human strength has its limits. How much land can we cultivate on our own? So don't rush, take it slow. There will be real long-term investors who are optimistic about this sector."

Fang Wei smiled and shook his head, then offered an explanation.

Ye Chen didn't say anything more, and seeing that there was nothing else to do, he turned and left.

Next, the provincial agriculture department continued to promote the comprehensive improvement plan for saline-alkali land and organized another group of inspection teams to visit and learn from Juli Agriculture.

Yang Feng was in charge of receiving visitors. The company was extremely open with those seeking knowledge, sharing almost everything except its core technologies. They even disclosed some of their profits to strengthen everyone's resolve to manage the saline-alkali land.

Determination is actually the most important thing; everything else is secondary.

Juli Agriculture has completed its planting tasks for this season and achieved considerable profits.

其中，【海稻012】种子的产量达到了5000多万斤，【盐豆001】种子的产量达到了1000万斤，【紫花盐002】种子600万斤。

In addition, the yields of salt-tolerant crops such as red rice, soybeans, and alfalfa are quite considerable.

The company's sales revenue this year is expected to be between 50 billion and 80 billion yuan, which is a truly frightening growth rate.

Fang Wei convened a meeting to summarize the production work for the first quarter of this year.

"I think we should shift our focus to breeding in the future. This is one of the company's major advantages. We can't just ignore our advantages and keep expanding the seed production scale."

He felt that we should not blindly expand the planting area now, but should first focus on breeding work.

Breeding is the company's strength and its main source of profit, with profit margins many times higher than those from planting various crops.

"Then let's maintain the current planting scale for now, but we will also plant winter rapeseed next, and we will definitely do that well."

Yang Feng expressed his opinion, and the others echoed his sentiments.

After the meeting, the company got busy again. In addition to the alfalfa fields, the other 50 mu of land will be planted with winter rapeseed.

This is the first large-scale planting of the salt-tolerant winter rapeseed variety 【Xiyou 023】, and the final step before it reaches its final stage. Successful overwintering is the most critical indicator, so everyone is taking it very seriously.

Wang Muqi is the person directly in charge. He has been extremely busy these days, striving to do his best in every detail before sowing.

The company has finally recovered, especially with the return of positive cash flow, making everyone's lives much easier.

Before this, no one would have thought that the funds would return so quickly; even Fang Wei thought it would be until next spring that they could turn things around.

This morning.

Fang Wei was sitting in his office handling official business when he suddenly received a call from a leader of the Provincial Department of Industry.

"Mr. Fang, I have some good news. The higher authorities attach great importance to salt-tolerant soybeans and hope to promote their use as soon as possible to solve the problem of domestic soybean shortage and high international soybean prices."

"This is indeed good news. What do we need to do?"

Fang Wei knew that there was no such thing as a free lunch. The other party had called specifically to tell him this news, so it couldn't be just for that reason.

If I'm not mistaken, there should be some additional conditions.

"We need your technical services, can you do that?"

The conditions of saline-alkali land vary, and it is not possible to grow seawater rice in all places for a long time.

Cultivating seawater rice requires certain prerequisites, including high irrigation requirements, and the market capacity is not very large. Therefore, specific improvement plans are needed for different types of saline-alkali land.

"Technical services are definitely not a problem. We can provide customized solutions for saline-alkali land in different regions. However, the cost is not low, and we have limited manpower, so the promotion speed will not be too fast."

Fang Wei answered cautiously, worried that she would be criticized in the future.

He doesn't mind being scolded, but if there are other consequences, he would rather things develop slowly as they are now.

"Please rest assured, Mr. Fang, everything is operating according to market mechanisms. The higher authorities also hope to guide the process rather than issue administrative orders."

The leader, aware of the other party's concerns, smiled and offered an explanation.

"Okay, we'll do our best."

After Fang Wei finished speaking, the two quickly ended the call.

He's not worried about providing technical services at all; the company currently has a large number of technical personnel with great potential to be unleashed.

But he doesn't want to take too big a step, lest he end up neglecting one thing for another.

in the afternoon.

Fang Wei went to the R&D center and breeding base and asked them to develop several plans. They were to design specific plans for different types of saline-alkali land.

For example, in severely saline-alkali land, it is best to adopt a "rice-oilseed rotation". Plant seawater rice in one season and salt-tolerant soybeans in the next season, and repeat the rotation.

For low to moderately saline-alkali land, winter wheat and soybeans can be rotated. Various combinations of crop rotation schemes are possible, and the best approach must be determined based on the specific circumstances.

"In addition, the research and development center should strengthen the cultivation of salt-tolerant crops and diversify the varieties so that they can be more adaptable."

Fang Wei gave everyone a new assignment and then went home.

Time flies.

The company has finished planting winter rapeseed, and the first snow fell on the ground without anyone noticing.

Fang Wei had nothing much to do recently, so she went to Guangzhou with Pan Lianhua to take a good rest for a while.

Although he did not make it public, many people knew his whereabouts, and he received visitors almost every day.

Before anyone else could speak, Cai Tong, Hu Linwei, and others arrived at Fang Wei's house immediately.

“Secretary, you’re living a carefree life now, staying in the Northwest and not wanting to come back.”

When Cai Tong met Fang Wei, he noticed that apart from being a bit darker-skinned, Fang Wei looked younger than ever.

"Yes, the Northwest is really good for you. Why don't you go and experience it for yourselves?"

Fang Wei laughed and joked with the others.

Since we don't work together anymore, there's basically no chance of conflict, making it easier to get along.

The group sat there for almost two hours before getting up to say goodbye.

In Fang Wei's view, it was just a courtesy visit, so he didn't take it to heart.

the next day.

He and Pan Lianhua went to Binbin's clinic together and found that there seemed to be fewer patients than before.

"Isn't that right? When I first came here, how many clinics were there around here? Now there are at least a dozen more medical clinics and clinics in this area, so there will definitely be some patients being diverted."

Binbin didn't care, because his base was very solid, and he earned quite a bit over the course of a year.

But he just couldn't stand those people who cheated and swindled in order to make money, relying on deception instead of curing diseases.

"I see. Just keep that in mind."

Fang Wei didn't say much. His son definitely wouldn't take over his business, and he didn't need to worry about his son's livelihood.

"Mom and Dad, are you used to living in the Northwest? If you ask me, Dad, do you really not need to work hard anymore? Otherwise, your son will seem like a good-for-nothing."

At 5:30 p.m. sharp, Binbin closed the shop and left work.

Afterwards, everyone went to a seafood restaurant. Liu Xuemei was treating everyone today, and it was a rare occasion for the family to have a meal together.

Binbin drank a few cups with his father, and then began to offer words of advice.

"You're still talking about your father? Why don't you go to the Northwest and help him out?"

Pan Lianhua didn't like hearing this and couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"Hehe, I studied medicine, otherwise I would definitely have gone to help."

Binbin smiled sheepishly. He knew nothing about agriculture and had no intention of inheriting the family business.

"Alright, come on, let's drink and not talk about that."

Fang Wei shook his head helplessly; he didn't actually have any particular thoughts about an heir.

After the New Year, he plans to establish virtual shares in the company, distributing some stock to senior technical staff and management to increase everyone's enthusiasm.

There's nothing to worry about in the future; we'll deal with it when the time comes.

Had a meal.

Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua then returned to their villa.

"Lotus, let's go to Shenzhen for a few days and visit Xiaojie's family. Then I'll take you to travel around the country."

"Okay, we're here on vacation, so I really shouldn't be thinking so much."

Back home, the couple reached a consensus and decided to travel around and see the sights.

The two then went to Shenzhen, and after leaving Shenzhen, they went to Chang'an.

They traveled westward, sightseeing and conducting research along the way, which further strengthened Fang Wei's determination to study salt-tolerant crops.

Before the end of the year, the two returned to Xiachu County.

"Boss, it's been really cold lately, and there's nothing major going on at the company. Why don't you stay in the south a little longer?"

Yang Feng, Ye Chen, and the others were all surprised, as they had thought Fang Wei and his wife would not return until after the New Year.

"I traveled around a few provinces in the Northwest for a while, and after that I decided to just come back."

Fang Wei smiled. He knew that everyone meant no harm and was just concerned about him.

The first thing he did upon returning was go to the research and development center, because good news had come from there. (End of Chapter)