I was reborn without dreams

Chapter 203 Major Project of "Research on Important Technical Standards" in Fengyi County

The problem in Yue'an County is actually a trivial one, because the population is relatively small, only about 200,000. Except during wartime when it was a strategic location for military operations and garrisoned by troops, no one wanted to go there in peacetime.

The natural endowment and geographical environment are very poor, and the location is remote. It is located on the side of Nanyue Mountain, a branch of Dabie Mountain. Nanyue Mountain is also called Huoshan. Before the construction of "Foziling Reservoir" and "Mozitan Reservoir" in the first decade after the founding of the People's Republic of China, how low was the yield per mu in this place?

In the "Yellow River flood zone" of Jiangkou Province, the yield per mu in Pengcheng was less than 60 jin, and it was even lower in Yue'an County...

The reason we were able to weather the storm was purely due to our strong mobilization capabilities at the time, our ability to overcome difficulties together, our coordination of food supplies from all over the country, and the fact that ordinary people were going into the mountains to make a living.

It's outrageous that they completely plundered the northern part of the Dabie Mountains. Twenty years later, when the Bailianya Reservoir was built for water storage, traces of people's activities in the mountains decades ago, such as collecting, logging, and resting, could still be seen on the engineering survey site.

Liao Faxian was not only a skilled writer, but also a political commissar who partnered with Huang Xiuyuan. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, they also went to suppress bandits together. The elimination of bandits in Chaohu Lake and Taihu Lake was carried out with mutual support between the two sides.

In fact, the Hu family's later expansion in Yuzhang Province was also related to the suppression of bandits. After the troops were reorganized on the spot, they were responsible for public security work. Later, the troops were transformed into gold, railway, mineral resources and so on. This was not the case for the Hu family branch. The most aggressive branch was Lingdong Province.

It once developed into something similar to "military scrip," until the person who took the photo with Zhang Da'an intervened and suppressed it, thus eliminating it from existence.

Even so, its impact remains profound and cannot be accomplished in five or ten years.

The reason Zhang Da'an was unwilling to directly spend money on charity with Liao Faxian was not only because he was a bit of a beast, but also because Yue'an County, or all the counties along the northern Dabie Mountains, were the "private plots" of the Hu family and similar groups.

Their poverty is theirs to bear; "outsiders" are not allowed to interfere.

This "outsider"... also includes those who took photos with Zhang Da'an, not to mention prominent figures in Jiangning City or Luzhou City.

That's nothing!

How deep are its roots?

The true five giants of Chengguan Town.

No need for quotation marks, they are all within the three races, the five races are considered far off.

In modern society, one cannot "exterminate three generations of a family," nor can one be accused of "plotting treason." What is a factory manager supposed to do?
However, at this time, a shameless person appeared, talking about exterminating three generations of relatives. Dude, if I want to, what's wrong with playing a game of "Nine Generations Elimination"?
Zhang Da'an didn't even plan to keep Hu's only son; he just wanted to kill all of Hu's only sons after the old man passed away.

Leave no one behind.

Why not kill them now?

The policy research office told him to be mindful of the impact and to maintain unity.

That's not what was said in the original text, but that's the general idea.

Although the imperial court did not openly collude with the "three-time champion" traitor, the implication was strong. Jiangkou Province, to a certain extent, is now considered a livestock province, a major breeding province.

As for whether Zhang Da'an will eventually be sold and sent to the slaughterhouse, we'll have to wait and see.

Anyway, at least now everyone in the province is no longer thinking about this kind of thing; there's no need for it.

Next year, we'll have at least a market capitalization of 100 billion, comrades!
What are you thinking about? !
Cheer up!

Cheer up!
The shrewd people of Jiangkou Province are very adaptable to dealing with a beast like Zhang Da'an. You like to kill an entire family, right?
No problem, our next plan is to prepare for killing the whole family.

There are contingency plans for the escalation of conflict; there are contingency plans for the intensification of conflict; there are contingency plans for drastic changes in the conflict pattern; and there are also contingency plans for the disappearance of conflict.

As long as we can keep moving forward, none of this is a problem.

Some veteran cadres have experienced far more trials and tribulations than this.

That's nothing.

Liao Faxian and Huang Xiuyuan shared the same view. They had a long-standing relationship with the Hu family, but that didn't prevent their descendants from taking completely different paths.

The two old men weren't stupid. They first went to Luzhou, made arrangements with their former subordinates in the relevant departments, and then took the people from Jianghuai Province to the capital.

The main issues are rural areas, agriculture, and farmers. Education is unnecessary to mention; it wouldn't be of much use anyway.

If it were truly useful, theoretically, the additional funding for a primary school affiliated with a certain school in Beijing each year could renovate the school buildings of a quarter of the primary schools in Guichuan County. However, this is impossible.

Guichuan County is still within the jurisdiction of the capital. What right does Yue'an County of Jianghuai Province have to covet such food?
Even "relief grain" was divided into different grades.

On his way to Beijing, Huang Xiuyuan skipped Xinzheng and took a detour to Pengcheng first, partly to visit his old comrades-in-arms and partly to tour Fengyi County.

"Old Huang, we've already been here before, why are you thinking of coming again?"

“My older brother said there’s still cooperation with Jianguo, and I heard the investment is huge. Xiao Tu has also gone to study in Jiangning. I was thinking that Zhang Zhengdong went to Jiangning to see his nephew a while ago, so there must be something going on. I want to see it with my own eyes.”

Huang Xiuyuan, who is usually not very talkative, was quite talkative this time. He is already quite old and doesn't have many years left to live to ninety. What he fears is that he won't live to see that age.

Time waits for no one, so we must seize the moment.

Whether it works or not, they're not blind; they can see that Fengyi County isn't a scam.

There are quite a few old comrades and subordinates in Pengcheng City who have talked about Fengyi County. They didn't quite understand it over the phone. It was only when they had a face-to-face conversation that they learned that Zhang Zhengdong had gone to Fengyi County almost all by himself.

When they arrived, there were only drivers and communications personnel, but within a year, they had a lot of talented people in their pockets.

The capable people who went out to work in Fengyi County can all make a name for themselves if they come back and stay put. In addition, the "Brahmins" in Fengyi County have been purged, and even the most troublesome problems of "village bullies" and "road bullies" have been solved. If they can't make it, they must have been punished by heaven.

Huang Xiuyuan wanted to see the Fengyi County North Agricultural Wholesale Market and the "Fengyi Goods Transport". At the moment, "Fengyi Bashi" is a well-known brand. Zhang Zhengdong had the newly established county investment company register the "Fengyi Bashi" trademark, intending to make it a brand.

With this reputation, there's no fear of doing a bad job.

The locals, because they value their reputation and are afraid of losing face as "Fengyi craftsmen," would rather wear long sleeves and get heat rash on their arms in the sweltering heat than wear loose and cool short sleeves. The reason is that some "Fengyi craftsmen" had tattoos of ribbonfish or tabby cats on their arms when they were young.

Normally, Zhang Zhengdong doesn't hire people with tattoos, but it's not a hard and fast rule. With someone vouching for them and two certificates from the brigade and the production team, they can still get in.

The reason is that explaining the cost of having tattoos is too high, and Uncle Zhang doesn't want to waste any energy on such a meaningless thing.

A "Fengyi craftsman" without tattoos can convince the old men and women at various markets just by standing there; but if he shows a ribbonfish or a tabby cat, it's very troublesome, and people will wonder if your organization is legitimate.

A formal organization holds absolute prestige in the North China Plain.

However, Uncle Zhang is indeed an upright person, so if someone is a helpful buddy, he doesn't care whether they have tattoos or not. After all, it's not like they're getting a government job, so it's not considered a mistake.

Because it's so professional, it gives people a completely different feeling. The parking skills of "Fengyi Bashi" are textbook-level.

People from Jianghuai Province hitched a ride to the North Agricultural Wholesale Market in Fengyi County. When they arrived at the parking lot, they saw neatly arranged large trucks, like filling in grids, with various models of trucks parked in the marked rectangles.

What's even more eye-opening is that it's almost a single line.

Looking at it from the side, it is truly a feast for the eyes, a panacea for those with "obsessive-compulsive disorder".

"You seem to have grown quite a bit since you came last time."

"It's been expanded. Look over there, there's another water tower next to it."

The two retired cadres, wearing peaked caps and sunglasses, were even more engrossed than when they were visiting the Three Gorges construction site.

A place like the Three Gorges Dam is impossible to build on the north side of the Dabie Mountains; but a place like the Fengyi County North Agricultural Wholesale Market is still worth considering.

"This is a project that helps people get out of poverty and become rich. They have a special school to train drivers, and young students come to keep accounts."

"The school is in Jiangning, right? The one in the eastern part of the city." "Yes."

The two old men chatted casually, their eyes full of envy.

When they discovered that there were more license plates from Jianghuai Province, Qilu Province, and Zhongyuan Province, their envy intensified.

"A lot of people from Shandong Province have come."

"There are quite a few license plates from the Central Plains; this business has expanded far and wide."

There are reasons for all of that.

At that time, the work of several administrative offices was not easy. It was only in the fourth year after the founding of the People's Republic of China that the masses were organized to participate in labor and build their hometowns, which was the only way to put a large number of strong laborers in the countryside to a proper purpose.

"The hiring requirements have changed again. Last time it was junior high school, now it's senior high school."

"There aren't that many people going to high school."

"High school academic ability is not a diploma. I think the 'night school' in that demonstration area is very well run; at least you can recognize the alphabet."

What's the use of knowing the alphabet?

"Some machines have letters on them."

As the two old men chatted, they noticed some notes below the job requirements for "Fengyi Master".

There are quite a lot of them, densely packed together.

No bad habits preferred; no tattoos preferred; no history of drug use preferred...

Normally, priority is given to things that are available, but here, you can write about anything, and you dare to write about anything.

Ultimately, this is closely related to local customs and traditions. The reason is simple: the virtues that are customary among the people can be openly discussed and are not afraid of conflicting with mainstream public opinion.

For example, when people eat dog meat, animal protection organizations on the internet have already become active, and emerging internet platforms such as "Jinbang Blog" and "Liaoba" have already moved in. Local governments generally treat this with caution.

However, in Fengyi County, this is no big deal; even the county magistrate is leading the way in eating dog meat. What does that mean? It means that the local dog meat is indeed delicious.

Actually, there's something even more appealing: the "Dog Meat County Magistrate" plans to turn "Fengyi Dog Meat" into a local geographical product, which has made the neighboring Peicheng County so anxious that they keep running to the city every few days to say they want to hold a "Dog Meat Culture Festival."

Can we afford not to do it now?
If they don't bring down the "dog meat county head" of Fengyi County next door, it's a clear sign that they're trying to establish a "dog meat culture hegemony."

Even more outrageous is that after Zhang Zhengdong went to Jiangning City and talked with his fellow villagers from Yuzhang Province several times, in addition to the proper ingredients for the table such as soft-shelled turtles, shrimp, and crabs, he also talked about dog meat.

The dog meat in northeastern Jiangxi is also exceptional. Because of the mountains and rivers there, the local dog meat is firm and has a texture between goose and beef. However, the quality control is generally poor, with some being good and others not. But overall, poultry and livestock raised in the mountains and rivers do taste better.

Uncle Zhang got drunk after just one meal.

He also wanted to team up with his best friend Liu Yuanshan to create a "dog meat business card".

Liu Yuanshan replied with "Go to hell," then focused on the dock construction, not wanting to deal with Zhang Zhengdong, this lunatic.

Uncle Zhang was a stubborn man. He thought, if you, surnamed Liu, won't do it, I, Old Zhang, will do it myself. He was taken to Jiangning City to attend a special seminar on the "Research on Important Technical Standards" major project, and he understood it then and there.

Thinking back to when my incredibly resourceful nephew set up that Xindongweigang Middle School, it was all about "Xindongweigang, top-quality students; 100,000 yuan tuition, first come, first served."

This... can be considered a kind of technical standard, right?

What are the technical standards for repeating a grade at the top-scorer level?
perhaps.

My nephew has the ability and skills to train students who are repeating their studies, and he can set his own standards. He may not be good at raising people, but he can't be incapable of raising dogs, can he?

Uncle Zhang has recently been trying to get the city to help him obtain all the necessary certificates for his dog meat farm and is also preparing to promote the establishment of a professional dog meat slaughterhouse.

Uncle Zhang invited the best dog butchers from Fengyi County and Peicheng County to form a special technical summary group. The writing and drafting were the job of the county clerks, and the people were all borrowed from the Agriculture Bureau.

This is actually quite troublesome because the inspection and quarantine process is difficult to determine. But Uncle Zhang went directly to the provincial government to negotiate the business. The reason is simple: the province produces several million tons of aquatic products every year, but exports account for only a tiny fraction of that amount, making them practically worthless.

I'm different; my Fengyi County plans to focus on exports.

What should have been a proper symposium on the major project of "Research on Important Technical Standards" was turned by Zhang Zhengdong into how to make a delicious and safe bowl of "Turtle Stew with Dog Meat".

The Ministry of Science and Technology has proposed three major strategies: talent, patents, and technical standards. These strategies are closely related to actively responding to the challenges after joining the World Trade Organization.

The implementation of "research on important technical standards" is an important extension of the "strategy of revitalizing the country through science and education". It involves a wide range of content, but in general, it consists of four aspects: the strategic system of technical standards, the development of important technical standards in key areas, supporting testing methods for important technical standards, and pilot work on metrological base standards and technical standards.

Uncle Zhang actually doesn't understand what important technical standards are. When he attends seminars, he just goes with his gut feeling and brings his own "I think" understanding with him.

He felt that to develop technical standards for dog meat, the first step was to do a good job in the selection and breeding of meat dogs and large-scale farming; secondly, the inspection and quarantine of dog meat should have methods that are different from those for pork, beef, mutton, chicken, duck, goose, fish, shrimp and crab, so a trial operation mechanism should be developed; finally, pilot projects must be carried out, and if they are to be carried out, they should be carried out on a large scale and done well, so that he... well, let the people eat safe dog meat.

This move has caused a stir among the surrounding counties that specialize in local dog meat, and it's not just Peicheng County. There are plenty of them in northeastern Anhui, southeastern Henan, and southwestern Shandong, plus cities like Huaiyin and Sucheng. If Zhang Zhengdong really succeeds...

In the future, only "Fengyi Dog Meat" will be allowed to be sold on the shelves, and it will still be able to carry the inspection and quarantine stamp.

If it gets to that point, what will become of us?

You can't take off from Fengyi County anymore.

Actually, it wasn't that no one tried to persuade Zhang Zhengdong, saying that the matter was very troublesome and would damage his image, but Zhang Zhengdong scolded and berated them, kicking them out of Fengyi County.

Uncle Zhang has his reasons. He'll be retiring in a little over ten years. When he retires, is he going to go to the countryside to buy dog ​​food?
joke!

I want to eat from legitimate sources!

Because of this commotion, the breeders around the county town were also itching to try it out, wondering if there was a way out for dog breeding.

If this works out, we'll never call Director Zhang a "dog meat county head" again; we can call him the "dog meat emperor."

Those who were interested were not only from Pengcheng. It should be noted that at this time, Zhang Da'an's group of "cousins" from Lingxi Province were also responsible for Uncle Zhang's safety. Their hometown also eats dog meat and does not have a completely legal breeding procedure.

It turns out that "Big Brother An's" uncle is quite powerful.

So I reported the situation to my hometown. I was with Liao Faxian and Huang Xiuyuan. There were some inspectors from Lingxi Province. The group was quite complicated. In addition to cadres, there were also some owners and shareholders of long-established restaurants. These long-established restaurants were not just twenty or thirty years old, but nearly two hundred years old, with their names and brands passed down from generation to generation.

Dog meat, though not considered respectable, is closely related to local culture; its presence is inevitably seen in the changing landscape.

Of course, if we study this from a social science perspective, it would mean that at some point in time, people lacked a source of meat protein, so they did this and that, blah blah blah...

The reason this has attracted the attention of these long-established restaurants is that this is the first time that the "government" has officially intervened in this field.

This is not as simple as organizing a "cultural festival". This is a serious matter that needs to enter the formal market. Once it grows large, the original gray area will be transformed into a tax market, which is a very serious issue.

Its symbolic significance is extremely profound.

However, after arriving, I realized that this County Magistrate Zhang's motives were... he must have wanted to get a bowl for himself to try.

Liao Faxian and Huang Xiuyuan didn't think anything of it at first, but after taking a walk around the Chengbei Agricultural Wholesale Market, they realized something was wrong. Why were all the chicken, duck and goose sellers discussing whether or not to raise dogs?

Upon further inquiry, it turned out that the "dog meat county head" was going to set standards for dog meat...

(End of this chapter)