Siheyuan: I am a trader in both worlds!

Chapter 480 We still need to build a large farm.

The household contract responsibility system is truly remarkable.

"That was back in junior high, right? Yes, it was junior high, junior high history. When I got to this chapter, I immediately recognized the extraordinary nature of this system!"

“When farmers were eating from the same pot, their enthusiasm dropped significantly after their labor results became disconnected from their personal income. Well then, I’ll just contract out the means of production to you.”

"After you've paid your share to the state and left your share to the collective, everything else is yours! What you plant, what you don't plant, and how you plant it are all up to you!"

"If you have the ability, even if there are only a few thousand kilograms left, they'll all be yours! What do you think?"

Don't say it, you really don't say it.

He really knows how to implement the household contract responsibility system!
While it certainly has its limitations, it is almost obvious that this system is far superior to the old system of egalitarianism.

At least in terms of motivation, it's definitely much, much higher than the old system of equal distribution of resources.

After all, the rest is all mine!

If we don't put our hearts into this, then we're really in a mess!

Moreover, this can be seen from the fact that Qin Huairu's breathing became noticeably more rapid after hearing about the system.

Seeing that Ximen Lang really had something to say, Lao Luo quickly inquired further about the specific details of the new household contract responsibility system.

Ximen Lang was in the midst of a passionate conversation, so of course he couldn't refuse.

By directly combining the knowledge that had not yet been fully returned to history teachers, and by combining it with practical examples, Ximen Lang explained the household contract responsibility system to Lao Luo and others thoroughly in just a few sentences.

Simply put, it refers to a rural collective economic management method in which, under the premise of adhering to the collective ownership of land, the right to manage land is contracted to farmers. Farmers operate the contracted land independently, bear their own profits and losses, and pay a certain amount of agricultural products and fees to the state and collective according to the contract. The remaining part belongs to the farmers themselves.

The benefits, of course, are multifaceted.

"Firstly, farmers will be more motivated to produce after they have their own land, and they will pay more attention to the land. Once they pay more attention to it, their income will definitely increase, and their lives will definitely improve significantly."

"Secondly, it also has significant implications for agriculture. For example, it can improve production efficiency and adjust the industrial structure. Because the land belongs to them, and the income is entirely at their disposal, they will do everything they can to increase grain production without any prompting from you."

"As for society, it goes without saying. What's that old saying again? 'When the granaries are full, people know etiquette.' Once incomes are stable and life is visibly better, petty theft and other security incidents will definitely decrease significantly! Because it's unnecessary and undignified. If they can be decent people, of course they won't do such disgraceful things, don't you think?"

Qin Huai was so excited by what he heard that he immediately imitated Ximen Lang's way of speaking and blurted out a sentence.

"necessary."

Seeing that Qin Huairu's eyes were practically shooting lasers, it was clear that he was extremely satisfied with the system proposed by Ximen Lang.

Ximen Lang chimed in, "Look! This is what it means for the masses to have discerning eyes! Everyone says the common people are ignorant, but that's all nonsense! Whether something is good for them or not, they can tell at a glance! It's just that most of the time, they can't, so..."

Realizing he had gone a bit too far and was getting off-topic, Ximen Lang quickly stopped the conversation.

He then picked up where he left off and continued.

"The implementation of this system has profound implications for the national level. And the top priority is food security, which we have always emphasized! The reason is simple: increased production efficiency naturally leads to more grain."

"Whether it's the surplus grain in the hands of ordinary people or the granaries that have been greatly replenished thanks to the pre-arranged public grain, these two most important places are not short of grain. So, wouldn't you say that food security can be effectively guaranteed?"

"What's the most crucial thing? The most crucial thing is that this model has already been proven in our country; there are successful cases! Moreover, it's a real-world case with extremely similar national conditions that has achieved great success! Isn't this so much better than the egalitarian system that even the Russians themselves don't quite understand?" (The Russians themselves are also in a mess; there are certainly positive aspects, but in the long run, it doesn't look so good.)
Of course, saying all this doesn't mean that the system is entirely good.

"In fact, it also has many limitations. For example, the land is scattered and land transfer is not smooth, which is not conducive to large-scale mechanized production, which is what I have been emphasizing to you about large-scale automated farms!"

"Therefore, although the household contract responsibility system is indeed good, and I highly recommend it, it can only be a transitional measure. Ultimately, we still need to find a way to develop fully automated large-scale farms!"

"By then, three to five people will be able to manage thousands, or even tens of thousands, of acres of land. With scientific planting, not only will production efficiency and yield be greatly improved, but with the support of various policies from higher authorities, the ability to resist risks will also be effectively strengthened."

"With these two major positive factors, your market competitiveness will naturally improve over time! At that time, just like the Americans, we will also be giants in the international grain market!"

"They've become giants, effectively controlling the food supply chains of many countries. Their room for maneuver is enormous."

They are all adults and they all know the importance of food.

Without Simon Lang needing to elaborate further, Lao Luo, a shrewd fellow, immediately came up with no fewer than nine ways to manipulate those disobedient and unfriendly countries and regions.

In just a moment, I could think of at least nine!

If I thought about it more carefully, I could be a little more ruthless and cruel.
Tsk tsk tsk, even Lao Luo himself thinks he's being a bit too dark.

But who can blame us when this thing is so useful?
If monks can touch it, so can we!
So, although he still felt it was somewhat unfair, Lao Luo quickly adjusted his mindset and accepted the result with a relatively calm attitude.

Then, with the simple idea of ​​benefiting both sides and making money on both sides, Ximen Lang immediately began to excitedly introduce to Lao Luo a variety of advanced agricultural machinery from later generations that they had never heard of before and dared not even think about.

As for the most important factor, the nature of the land...
Because this area is so sensitive, no one has mentioned it at all.

With Qin Huairu looking on in a confused expression, as if something was amiss, the others simply ignored the matter.

　I originally wanted to delve deeper into the land use designation, but it's too sensitive, so I didn't dare write about it and could only mention it briefly.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)