Training the Heavens

Chapter 228 The Prototype of the Agricultural Group

According to the results of previous negotiations, Xu Lingjun basically became the person in charge of the entire ranch. The grassland, cultivated land and wasteland all belonged to the ranch's property and were directly controlled by them. As long as they could pay the materials and rent on time every year, they had the final say on what to do.

Xu Lingjun is not afraid of regretting his decision when the company grows bigger in the future, because this is not just his business. The interests of thousands of people on the ranch are all on this ranch. As long as you are sane, you will not touch this hornet's nest. If something goes wrong, it will not be a matter of the leader changing jobs.

Due to limitations in manpower, land, and other aspects, the development of Team 5 has actually reached a bottleneck. Now that several other production teams have joined in, this problem has just been solved. Xu Lingjun can also make full use of his hands to draw up a blueprint for the future development of the ranch.

The resources of the entire ranch actually already have the rudiments of an agricultural group. The vast grasslands can be used for grazing, the cultivated land at the foot of the mountain can be used to grow crops and forage, and the previously unused wasteland can be used to build mushroom sheds, factories, and breeding bases.
Agricultural collectives such as Hope Group, Yili, and Mengniu have not yet started, and even COFCO has not begun to restructure and move towards modern agricultural enterprises. The ranch controlled by Xu Lingjun has already gotten ahead of them and seized the first-mover advantage. As long as it does not make any major mistakes in the future, it will definitely be able to rank among the top 500 companies in the country and become a benchmark enterprise in the agricultural field.

After the merger process was completed, Xu Lingjun called all the backbone members of the ranch to the conference room for a meeting. Zhang Zengxiang, Li Xingfa and others were very excited. Perhaps it wouldn't be long before everyone could live a good life like the people of Team 5, right?
Xu Lingjun did not change the heads of the production teams for the time being. They had just been merged, so it was not appropriate to make any big moves. As for the future, it depended on their performance. If they performed well, he would give them better opportunities.

If they don't perform well, the people below will object without Xu Lingjun saying anything, because this is related to their own interests. Who would like to see others living a good life while they themselves live far worse than others because of these guys?
"From now on, we are all one family. The feed mill, quail farm, and porcini mushroom breeding base are all going to be expanded, and we need people to carry out the expansion. Starting tomorrow, the departments I just mentioned will all be recruiting. You can all go back and notify them, and anyone who wants to come can sign up quickly. As long as you pass the written test and interview, you can come to work." Xu Lingjun didn't waste any words and gave them a sweet treat right away.

"Lao Xu, can we sign up?" Zhang Zengxiang asked hurriedly. He had long been envious of the income of Haisheng, Guo Lei and others.

"Sure. You have some management experience and you can all read and do math, so you don't need to take the exam. I will call the person in charge of the department you want to go to and we can have a chat. If it's a suitable fit, you can start work right away." These people were considered talents, so Xu Lingjun gave them certain preferential treatment.

If they can be good production team leaders and organize the work of so many herdsmen, they can do a good job in management. As long as they are willing to learn, they will surpass Haisheng and others in the future, and Xu Lingjun will only applaud them.

"Well, just look at my performance!" Li Xingfa and others promised with beaming faces that it would be great to work in the factory and get a high salary.

After answering a few of their concerns, Xu Lingjun discussed the ranch's plans. "As everyone knows, raising horses is no longer profitable, and having so many people grazing isn't suitable either. So, regarding grazing, I plan to make some structural adjustments, retaining only the most basic horse breeding and increasing the proportion of cattle and sheep."

"We'll set up a dedicated grazing team. They'll be responsible for grazing from now on, and everyone else can come work in the factory."

"We'll also build a breeding center at the foot of the mountain and invite experts from the agricultural school to help train breeding talent and improve the quality of cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, quail, and other animals. To enter the breeding center, you must pass a written exam."

If you want to develop animal husbandry well, you cannot do without good breeds, high-quality feed and various vaccines. Xu Lingjun wants to develop the ranch into an agricultural group, so this work must start now. It may not be effective within three to five years, but this investment is absolutely indispensable.

"We're setting up our own transportation team. Director Dong has already allocated the trucks from the original field office to us. I'll try to buy a few more trucks so that we can transport our products to the county and city ourselves in the future." "Those who want to be drivers, please sign up quickly. I've already found an experienced driver from the county transportation company to come and teach you."

"Lao Xu, I don't want to go to the feed factory anymore. I want to be a driver!" Hearing this, Li Xingfa immediately changed his mind.

Because truck drivers are so popular nowadays, "a sound of the engine is worth a fortune" and "a turn of the steering wheel and even the county magistrate won't change". These words are not said in vain. Truck drivers have high incomes and social status, and many production team leaders have been tempted.

"Then it depends on whether you can learn to drive and pass the test." Xu Lingjun did not object.

Being a driver nowadays is much more troublesome than in later generations. Not only do you have to learn how to drive, but you also have to learn how to repair cars. There are often weapons in the cab, and you have to be brave enough to fight when you encounter highway robbers. Xu Lingjun hopes that more people will sign up.

At this meeting, Xu Lingjun reorganized the ranch's resources and personnel, unified the management of the ranch, and established new professional departments for grazing, transportation, sales, and other links, just like branches. The better the work, the more dividends you get.

All departments in the production process expanded their scale, and the cannery also introduced new production lines and developed new products. Now that no one wants to buy horses raised on the ranch and it is inconvenient to transport live horses, Xu Lingjun developed canned horse meat and horse intestines and shipped them to big cities for sale.

The supply of meat is very tight now. Even if horse meat is not as delicious as beef, it will be easy to sell as long as it is transported out.

Before long, the newly joined herders came to the new department to work. They knew that this was a rare opportunity, so most of them studied very hard and quickly adapted to their new jobs.

During this process, Xu Lingjun also noticed some good talents. If there is a suitable opportunity, Xu Lingjun will give them some opportunities. If they perform well, they can become the next Guo Lei.

The new employees are all full of passion, and the old employees also realize the urgency. Originally, there were only so many people and the competition was not very fierce. Now the number of employees has increased several times. If they don’t work hard and are eventually surpassed by the newcomers, it will be embarrassing.

Everyone worked very hard, and before they knew it, the New Year was approaching. The new employees stood in the meeting room full of anticipation, guessing how much dividend they could get.

(End of this chapter)