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

After touring the company's various departments, Fang Wei then instructed Cai Tong and Lin Bingkun to convene a meeting at the company the day after tomorrow morning for the heads of each department and the heads of subordinate organizations.

The goal remains the same: to stabilize public morale.

He only needs to sit down in the meeting room, and without even saying a word, everyone's mindset naturally stabilizes.

Time flies like the sun.

Fang Wei returned to Yaoling Group and went straight to Cai Tong's office.

"Old Cai, convene a board meeting immediately and have Lu Zhiwen temporarily take charge of the company's overall operations. The rest is up to you. I'll be leaving in a few days."

Hu Linwei is out of danger and has been moved from the ICU to a regular ward.

However, the other party needs a recovery period, at least three months or more, so Fang Wei and Cai Tong discussed personnel arrangements for the company's transition period.

“Okay! I also think it’s appropriate to let Lu Zhiwen temporarily take charge of the company’s overall operations.”

Cai Tong had no objections and immediately convened a board meeting, deciding to appoint Lu Zhiwen as the company's interim head.

Fang Wei did what he was supposed to do and then gracefully withdrew from the scene.

He, Pan Lianhua, and his sister went to Shenzhen to visit their daughter's family before flying to Nanjing.

Nanjing is the ancient capital of six dynasties. The three of them spent half a month there and had a great time. However, the trip had been a bit long, and they were all feeling a little tired, so they decided to return to Xiachu County.

"Boss, the company has signed sixteen technical service agreements recently, and all kinds of seeds we have this year have been sold out."

As Fang Wei entered his office and sat down, Ye Chen rushed in excitedly.

He reported two pieces of good news to his boss, and then placed a stack of reports on his boss's desk.

"That's great, it shows that our company is thriving."

Fang Wei laughed heartily. Although this was all expected, he was still very happy.

"Who says otherwise? By the way, boss, in a few days, the oil pressing plants that Yaoling Group and General Manager Liang have invested in and built will both start operation. Do you want to attend their production launch ceremony?"

The two were so happy that Ye Chen almost forgot something.

The oil pressing plant built by Yaoling Group and Liang Wenhui Company is about to be put into operation, and they specially sent an invitation to Fang Wei to attend the ceremony.

"Let's go."

Although Fang Wei didn't want to run away, he had no choice but to go.

When the time came, he attended the production launch ceremonies of the two factories, but he kept a low profile throughout.

The rapeseed in Juli Agriculture's warehouse has already been sold out, and the supply of raw materials will not start until next spring. Currently, the oil pressing plant can only purchase raw materials from outside.

However, both factories have just started production and certainly cannot reach their designed output; ramping up production capacity will take time.

This year, in addition to Juli Agriculture, many people (units) in the surrounding area are planting winter rapeseed. There will be no problem with open purchasing next spring.

"Mr. Fang, we meet again."

Fang Wei met Wang Chunfeng at Liang Wenhui's oil pressing plant.

The other party was indeed a sociable person. He had also planted winter rapeseed this year, so he came early to establish a good relationship with the oil mill.

You have to admit this guy is a born businessman; he has a knack for everything.

"Isn't that right? Mr. Wang, have you signed a supply and sales contract with them?"

"I signed the contract. This is my first time growing rapeseed, and I'm really worried that I won't be able to sell it."

Wang Chunfeng didn't hide anything and spoke frankly about it.

"Yes, it's the first year we'll plant winter rapeseed, so it's the right thing to find a reliable supplier first."

Fang Wei chatted with the other party for a while, then got up and left.

The fact that Xiachu County and its surrounding areas now have two modern oil pressing plants is good news for local farmers. Agriculture is already quite profitable, and farmers generally lack sales channels, so the oil pressing plants are a guarantee for their agricultural livelihood.

Back at the company, Fang Wei convened a production planning meeting.

"Next year, our focus will continue to shift to breeding and technical services. We won't compete with growers for business; if we're going to compete, it will be with international giants."

Fang Wei believes that, based on the current trend, breeding will need to be expanded next year.

Because breeding has a high technical threshold, it is also very profitable, making more money than growing crops.

In addition, he plans to finalize at least one salt-tolerant crop next year and develop one or two new salt-tolerant crop varieties.

"Boss, how about reducing the alfalfa planting area next year? In comparison, planting soybeans, seawater rice, or even rapeseed are more profitable than planting pasture."

Qi Cheng suggested reducing the planting area of ​​alfalfa.

He believes that the company only needs to cultivate alfalfa seeds and there is no need to personally plant them. From the perspective of managing and improving saline-alkali land, alfalfa is not the first choice; seawater rice is the preferred option.

"Yes, but don't withdraw all at once. Give our customers some time to adapt. Actually, alfalfa is more suitable for planting in water-scarce areas, so planting it in Xiachu County is indeed a bit of a waste."

Fang Wei knew very well that pasture was not valuable, but alfalfa was very effective in improving saline-alkali land.

Furthermore, many areas surrounding Xiachu County are traditional pastoral areas, and he wanted to set an example to attract more people to grow alfalfa.

The meeting agenda was approved item by item, and before we knew it, it was noon.

"Boss, how about we go to the cafeteria for lunch together?" Yang Gen quickened his pace and caught up with Fang Wei.

Fang Wei shook his head; he preferred the dishes made by his older sister and Pan Lianhua to those made in the cafeteria.

Yang Feng didn't say much and went to the cafeteria alone.

Fang Wei returned home, preferring to eat at home if given the choice.

"Third Brother, it feels very cold every morning when I wake up. Is it going to snow?"

The company hasn't started heating yet. Although it's a bit chilly in the mornings and evenings, the temperature is still around 18 degrees Celsius at noon.

Pan Lianhua felt a chill in the morning wind and thought it might snow.

"It's possible; it could snow at any time when the season arrives."

That's just how the climate is here, and Fang Wei didn't mind.

Two days later.

As expected, heavy snow began to fall from the sky, and the temperature dropped rapidly. The company immediately turned on the heating.

It's our own company's boiler; we can run it whenever we want, as long as the employees don't suffer.

Fang Wei felt very warm sitting in the office, and her efficiency in handling official business improved significantly.

Around noon, Wu Jiang suddenly came to find him.

"Mr. Fang, the weather this year is a bit unusual. You should prepare for the cold and frost."

"What do you mean? Did the weather station issue a warning?"

Fang Wei found it strange. He usually paid close attention to weather changes, but he hadn't heard of any abnormal weather this year.

"This is advice from the locals, you'd better be careful. I have to go somewhere else now, I'll treat you to drinks this weekend."

Wu Jiang sat for a while before saying goodbye and leaving. He still had to go from town to town to remind everyone to pay attention to the changing weather.

Since they had already put it that way, Fang Wei didn't dare to take it lightly. Before leaving get off work, she held a meeting and asked them to make preparations for preventing the cold and frostbite in advance.

In the future, the company will not only plant winter rapeseed, but also 10,000 mu of winter wheat.

Therefore, ensuring the safe overwintering of crops is the current focus of our work. We must make contingency plans so that we can take action in the event of extreme weather.

Once the company had everything ready, the local temperature plummeted, and heavy snow blanketed the earth in a thick layer of white.

"Boss, the weather forecast predicts a blizzard tonight. Will it negatively impact our crops?"

Yang Feng, Qi Cheng, Wang Muqi, and Ye Chen were sitting in Fang Wei's office, all looking worried.

This year's weather has been unpredictable, with a cold wave that hasn't been seen in a decade.

Despite the fact that the work of preventing and controlling the epidemic has been done well, people have no confidence in the overwintering wheat and also lack confidence in the overwintering rapeseed.

After all, according to the weather forecast, the temperature will drop sharply by 10-15 degrees tonight, which is really hard for most overwintering crops to withstand.

"There will definitely be negative impacts, and our current hope is to minimize the losses as much as possible. I have great confidence in the cold-resistant and salt-tolerant crop varieties we have cultivated."

Fang Wei smiled, appearing calm and collected.

Farming in Northwest China inevitably involves encountering extremely harsh weather. This also serves as a test for winter wheat and winter rapeseed, to see just how valuable these two crop varieties truly are.

Yang Feng and the others sat for a while before getting up and leaving.

There's not much they can do; they'll just have to take it one step at a time.

at night.

The north wind howled, and the temperature kept dropping.

After getting up in the morning, Fang Wei had breakfast at home and then went directly to Datian. At this time, Yang Feng and Wang Muqi had arrived, and the group of people were walking in the fields, carefully checking the condition of the rapeseed and winter wheat.

"Boss, we checked, and the winter crops haven't stopped growing. However, it's hard to say what will happen as time goes on."

The situation is alright so far. Fang Wei listened to the reports from the others while personally checking the condition of the crops.

Fortunately, the previous snowfall was heavy enough to provide a thick blanket for the winter crops. If the winter crops stop growing, there will be no harvest next spring.

If it grows too fast and the plant sprouts, it will soon freeze to death.

There was still no harvest.

Yang Feng and the others cannot predict what will happen next, so it is too early to draw conclusions.

"Don't worry, these crops have already been planted in the ground. How can they be dug up again? So, in extreme cases, there's no need to worry about next year's harvest. Just do your best and leave the rest to fate."

The biggest threats to winter crops are cold waves and blizzards.

Fang Wei had a feeling that the weather this year would be terrible; reduced production would be the least of his worries, and there might even be a total crop failure.

With such a once-in-a-decade cold wave, the chances of crops successfully surviving the winter are slim, and Juli Agriculture has encountered a disaster year for the first time.

As the weather grew colder, Fang Wei had already given up hope for the rapeseed yields of this year and next. (End of Chapter)