Da Si Nong: I really don’t want to farm

Chapter 491 The lease has expired, can the land be renewed?
What's happening with the school graduates?

Those assigned to the farm have now been reassigned.

These people don't care about anything else; they're only responsible for setting up the formation, while the farm takes care of everything else.

Their work is actually quite easy.

Unlike those graduates who start their own businesses.

Those graduates only received a sum of start-up capital; everything else was up to them.

The farm didn't send anyone to help at all. Apart from not having to find sales channels for the things we grow and raise, we had to handle everything else ourselves.

Renting land, hiring people, setting up the formation, and repairing roads.
However, Xu Yue's successful model is worth learning from.

It will develop gradually, and it's more convenient than Xu Yue's. It shouldn't need to find sales channels; Taoyuan Agricultural Trade will take care of it.

Comparatively speaking, graduates naturally have more to do than those assigned to farms.

As for how much they earn, that depends on their own abilities.

However, they are undoubtedly more flexible in terms of time, even if they may be busier.

Alternatively, they would naturally be assigned to environmental protection companies.

Although environmental protection companies are responsible for desertification control, they are not needed at present.

They're traveling all over the country now, busy with environmental remediation.

Taoyuan Environmental Protection's pollution control is a one-time solution that is not only highly efficient and fast, but also inexpensive.

Of course, the rapid development is also closely related to the strong support from above.

Farmers rented land all over the country. Although the land they rented was far from the city, backward, and poor, the government gave them the greatest support and attached great importance to it.

This undoubtedly solved many problems.

People who return to their hometowns to start businesses do not all go to the mountains, but most go to economically underdeveloped farms.

When they returned to their hometown to start businesses, the local government naturally gave them the green light.

Both are developing very well.

Of course, there were also some ridiculous and unpleasant things that happened.

Those are minor issues.

Xu Yue listened to Tian Yizhi speak and simply nodded.

Tian Yizhi valued these people highly and naturally paid close attention to them.

"Seed companies should pay close attention."

Xu Yue spoke, which surprised Tian Yizhi.

The seed company is the least prominent company under Taoyuan Group. Although it is profitable, it relies more on desertification control.

The desertification control efforts utilize pasture grasses and saplings cultivated by seed companies.

"You want to transfer all the seeds and seedlings used on the farm to the seed company?" Tian Yizhi said. "In that case, the seed company will have a much heavier role."

The seeds, seedlings, and even poultry and livestock used on the farm are all first injected with spiritual energy in the laboratory.

Is Xu Yue planning to separate these laboratories from the farm?

"If that's the case, then all those laboratories will probably have to be transferred to the seed company," Tian Yizhi continued. "And what about the soul-injection of poultry and livestock? Will that also fall under the seed company's purview?"

As a result, the farm will need to be reorganized.

"Old Tian, ​​do you think the farm can renew its land lease when it expires?"

Xu Yue suddenly asked.

"Ok?"

Tian Yizhi was surprised, but his eyes suddenly widened.

Is that land still available for rent?
I'm afraid it will be difficult.

The lease term is twenty years. After twenty years, how much land will the farm have leased?

This is absolutely unimaginable.

I'm afraid most of the land in the countryside has been rented out by farms.

How can one company control so much land?
Even if the land wasn't his, but just rented.

Even if the farm is not just privately owned.

“No wonder the higher-ups are worried that we’re shifting our focus too far to the desert,” Tian Yizhi said. “It’s not just because desert rentals are cheap, but also because desert leases are long.”

Of the companies under Taoyuan Group, only the farm and agricultural trade company have state-owned shares. Of course, Taoyuan Pharmaceutical has shares held by the Special Administration Bureau, so it can be considered a minority of companies.

In addition, the environmental protection company, seed company, mineral water factory, beverage factory, winery, etc., are all Xu Yue's private businesses.

"Over there in the desert, is it possible to rent more land?" Tian Yizhi continued. "Actually, we should also pay attention to environmental protection companies."

"Rent more land? That's good too," Xu Yue said. "At least when those land leases expire, we need to guarantee the raw materials for the winery, beverage factory, and other companies."

"As for the environmental protection company?" Xu Yue said, "Are you targeting the overseas market?"

"Leaving aside the environmental pollution situation abroad, there is probably an astonishing market for those deserts alone," Tian Yizhi said. "The key is that land can be bought abroad, and deserts are even easier to buy."

Xu Yue nodded.

If the land in the country is taken back, then the land abroad can be used to make up for it.

The two didn't continue their conversation; they would have to block each other if they wanted to.

Tian Yizhi left, but Xu Chengmin came.

Two other people came with him.

One of them is now the village chief of Taoyuan Village.

Among village-level cadres in Gong'an City today, Taoyuan Village is undoubtedly the most sought-after, even surpassing Qinghe Village, which has a scenic area and visitor center.

The village officials who come here are largely there to gain experience and prestige.

"Fourth Grandfather, you have time to come over today?" Xu Yue said with a smile. "Sit down, please sit down."

“I’m going to step down,” Xu Chengmin said bluntly. “Xiao Lu will take my place, and this He An is the new village chief.”

"It's good that you've retired." Xu Yue nodded and said, "It's good for you to play chess with Grandpa Ruoxi and the others, or play cards with the villagers."

Xiao Lu's real name is Lu Yun. He is the second village chief after Gu Haixia, and he has been here for almost a year.

Gu Haixia and Xu Yue had a very unpleasant relationship, and then she was transferred.

Later, a village chief came, but he was promoted and transferred after a short time.

With Xu Chengyang retiring, it was only natural for Lu Yun to take over as village party secretary.

Xu Yue naturally had no objection to Xu Chengyang stepping down.

He no longer needs Xu Chengyang to protect him from the wind and rain.

Xu Chengyang is actually not that old, only in his sixties.

Of course, nowadays village cadres are younger, but they are indeed not young anymore and have long reached retirement age.

It's not uncommon for people older than him to also serve as village chiefs or similar positions.

Of course, most of those villages are in remote mountainous areas.

The current prosperity of Taoyuan Village is clearly no longer appropriate.

If it weren't for the relationship between Xu Chengyang and Xu Yue, and the fact that he had served as both the village party secretary and the village head before Taoyuan Village developed,

It's really inappropriate to push people down just because things have developed this way.

If he has any objections, the newcomer can forget about staying on.

Xu Yue is the one who truly holds power in Taoyuan Village.

Xu Chengyang brought the new village chief here this time, which is a bit inappropriate to say, but rather to pay respects to the powerful figures behind him.

Zhang Ruoxi came out carrying a cup of tea.

Since we have guests, we can't just leave them sitting there doing nothing.

She was supposed to go to school with Xu Yue, but Tian Yizhi arrived, which delayed them.

"Drink tea!"

Xu Yue greeted the three people with a smile.

Xu Chengmin was fine; the tea in his house was provided by Xu Yue, and he had never been short of it.

Having tasted Xu Yue's tea before, Lu Yun naturally knew the difference between it and the tea from the village.

The tea supplied by their village committee is all from the village itself, and it's much better than tea from outside.

However, He An had just arrived and hadn't had much to drink yet, but he felt it was even better than the rumors suggested.

I took a sip and felt completely refreshed. Since I'd made tea, I couldn't just leave right away; we had to chat.

However, both He An and Lu Yun were somewhat nervous in front of Xu Yue.

They were naturally aware of Xu Yue's influence.

And what they were talking about was Peach Blossom Village.

Taoyuan Village should develop step by step.

He An was just here to gain experience and would leave after a while. He had no intention of interfering or making Taoyuan Village progress further.

He knew very well that he was not there to develop Taoyuan Village, but to understand it.

Because there will be more and more villages like Taoyuan Village.

He came to learn from the scriptures.

There are many others like him who come to seek knowledge.

For example, the one in Qinghe Village next door.

"Mr. Tian is back?"

Xu Chengmin suddenly asked.

"Yes!" Xu Yue said, "If you had arrived a little earlier, you would have run into him."

"I'll take Xiao He over there to have a look."

Xu Chengmin got up and led the two of them to find Tian Yizhi.

Xu Yue and Zhang Ruoxi went to school.

As soon as he arrived at the school, Li Ping came to find him.

"It's been detected?"

Upon seeing Li Ping, Xu Yue spoke first and asked a question.

“There are some special substances.” Li Ping nodded and said, “However, they are different from the special substances in the Douhu. Whether they can be refined and synthesized with modern technology is still uncertain. It will take time.”

There is no clear name for the special substance in the Douhu.

However, it can be extracted from other substances using modern technology.

That special substance is also a necessity for refining spatial magical artifacts.

So, a magical artifact like the Solar Term Token, which can store the essence of the solar terms, must be extraordinary and contain unknown special substances. Xu Yue was not surprised at all.

“I’m not in a hurry,” Xu Yue said. “If it’s not refined before the heavy snow at the end of the year, just return the damaged token to me.”

"Heavy snow?" Li Ping said. "Here, let alone heavy snow, even light snow is a rare sight."

“One of the twenty-four solar terms: Heavy Snow,” Xu Yue said. “It should be around mid-December in the Gregorian calendar.”

"Oh!"

Li Ping gave an awkward smile.

However, it's not a big deal that a materials expert like him doesn't know much about calendars, is it?

Besides, who these days would think of the 24 solar terms when they hear the word "heavy snow"?

Most people probably don't know that there is a "Major Snow" in the 24 solar terms.

Li Ping returned to the laboratory, while Xu Yue continued to research seed technology with Academician Meng and other people from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

While he was researching seed technology, Tian Yizhi also began to restructure the company, expanding the business scope of the seed company.

The farm's laboratories used for spirit infusion have all been transferred to the seed company.

Two months passed in the blink of an eye, and Ning Yun returned from abroad.

"So you finally decided to come back!" Xu Yue couldn't help but say, "Xue Yan didn't complain?"

"No!" Ning Yun said. "What, did Ruoxi complain about your short trip abroad last time?"

"You're at ease just because others aren't complaining?" Xu Yue said. "You've gained something? You've already reached the peak of the fourth realm?"

Ning Yun's cultivation level naturally did not escape Xu Yue's notice, and the speed of his progress still surprised Xu Yue somewhat.

He never expected that after Yan Tian, ​​it would be Ning Yun who broke through the fourth realm and condensed the primordial spirit.

"Didn't we have a meal of meat with Guo Tianyou?"

Ning Yun said with a smile.

He had been summoned by Guo Tianyou to a certain mountain range, where he encountered a surge of spiritual energy.

Xu Yue was naturally aware of this matter as well.

Unfortunately, before they could even set off, the surge of spiritual energy erupted.

Guo Tianyou was one of only a handful of people in the entire spiritual energy tide.

Ning Yun was abroad, and happened to be nearby, so he rushed over and bumped into her.

"A single surge of spiritual energy wouldn't cause your cultivation to increase to this extent."

Xu Yue shook his head.

The spiritual energy surge was not large in scale, not as large as the one in Peach Blossom Village, and not even as large as the one in Zhongnan Mountain.

Xu Yue knew Ning Yun's cultivation level.

"But didn't I have other fortuitous encounters?" Ning Yun said. "I came to you this time to ask if you have any extra Fire Spirit Pearls. I want to borrow one so I can break through to the fifth realm with the help of the Five Elements Qi. I'll find one to exchange for you later."

"You have four spirit orbs?"

Xu Yue didn't say much, but took out a Fire Spirit Pearl and handed it to Ning Yun, saying with some surprise.

He knew very well how rare the Spirit Pearl was.

This guy has actually collected four spirit orbs?

How did you do it.

Most of the spirit beads in Xu Yue's possession were obtained through knocking.

They knocked on foreign cultivation forces once, and on the hive and the little red dot once; the structure didn't increase much.

"Unexpected gains".

Ning Yun said with a smile, still somewhat surprised that Xu Yue had given him the spirit pearl so readily.

The Spirit Pearl is clearly a supreme treasure in the cultivation world.

"Stolen?"

Xu Yue's eyelids suddenly twitched, and he couldn't help but ask.

This guy went abroad and looted a lot of cultural relics and ritual objects.

“How could it be robbery?” Ning Yun said. “I just took it without noticing when I was taking things back from our country. I can’t just return it after I found out, can I? Consider it interest.”

Taking something that's not going to be called robbery.

However, Ning Yun has a rather thick skin.

“The Yin-Yang School advocates Yin-Yang and the Five Elements,” Xu Yue said. “You possess the Yin-Yang Pearl. If you were to refine the Five Elements Master and use the Qi of the Five Elements to condense your primordial spirit, that would align with the Dao of your Yin-Yang School.”

"I'll need your protection for this breakthrough," Ning Yun said. "I'll probably have to refine the Five Elements Spirit Pearls one by one, otherwise the Five Elements will become unbalanced, and I'm afraid my primordial spirit will fail to condense, and I'll explode. How did you manage to do it back then?"

"It might be related to my cultivation method," Xu Yue said. "I cultivate Hunyuan Qi, Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, wind, rain, thunder, and lightning, and all energies return to their origin."

"So awesome?"

Ning Yun was surprised, but not suspicious.

The primordial chaos encompasses everything. Even if Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, or any single element are considered, they would ultimately transform into primordial energy. Therefore, there would be no imbalance of Yin and Yang or deficiency of the Five Elements.

But he clearly couldn't.

He practiced the methods of Yin-Yang School, following the path of Yin-Yang and the Five Elements.

You can follow the principles of Yin and Yang, or you can follow the principles of the Five Elements, but it is best to follow the principles of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements.

But gathering Yin and Yang and the Five Elements is not so easy. This time, borrowing the Yin and Yang Five Elements Spirit Pearl was actually a bit of a trick.

"When will you break through?" Xu Yue asked. "You wouldn't mind if my grandfather and the others saw it then, would you?"

Xu Yue's breakthrough didn't help Xu Chengyang and his team much.

But Ning Yun is different.

“Of course I don’t mind,” Ning Yun said. “If it can help them break through in the future, that would be best. However, your grandfather and third uncle are martial arts practitioners, and Li Zhuting is also a martial arts practitioner, so I’m afraid it won’t be as great as your wife’s gains.”

"Isn't it good to have some gains?" Xu Yue said with a smile. "As for how much to gain, that depends on individual fortune."

(End of this chapter)