Returning to the mountain village, starting with mushroom picking to get rich

Upon hearing everyone's questions, Yang Lin quickly explained his plan to cultivate shiitake mushrooms in the mountains and forests and develop a forest mushroom industry.

Unlike termite mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms are destined to be cultivated on a large scale before appearing before the public.

There is absolutely no need to keep it secret, nor is it possible to keep it secret.

He shared his plan with the villagers, unafraid that they would copy his ideas and compete with him for the forest.

Because in this internet age, technology and ideas are never scarce.

Even in the village, as long as you know how to use the internet and are willing to search for relevant information online.

It contains a wide range of planting techniques, management processes, and successful or unsuccessful case studies.

Simple ideas and concepts are worthless.

The most valuable thing is being able to turn ideas into reality and to understand and apply technology.

What is Qingshan Village lacking?

We are short of people, we are short of talent.

There are plenty of information about shiitake mushroom cultivation techniques available online, and the ecological model of forest-grown fungi is also very mature and well-established.

The poverty alleviation office even regularly arranges training sessions for villagers and visits to other successful industries.

However, acquiring knowledge and technology does not equate to mastering them.

Just like in school, no matter how much knowledge teachers impart to students, there will still be some who don't understand.

Things that you might not be able to master even with intensive, full-time study.

It is even more difficult to learn on your own without a teacher.

The understory mushroom industry has been around for many years, but to this day, no one in Qingshan Village has proposed the idea of ​​developing an understory economy.

The reason is that the issues involved are not something that can be resolved simply by seeing a few cases or hearing a few ideas.

"Kobayashi, aren't you oversimplifying things?"

Inside the village committee office, the village chief held an enamel water cup, his worry making no attempt to hide it.

"Do you know anything about shiitake mushrooms? Do you know how to grow them?"

How should the venue be modified?

Where do the bacterial strains come from?

Once you have the inoculum, how do you inoculate it and how do you manage it?

What should be done at each stage?

Any seemingly insignificant oversight or trivial mistake can have serious consequences.

"Don't worry, village chief, no one in town knows how to grow shiitake mushrooms better than me."

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Qingshan Village has more than 5,000 mu of mountain forest.

Aside from national public welfare forests, some areas that have been reclaimed into terraced fields, and a small portion that has already been contracted out.

Then exclude those locations that are too dangerous and difficult to pass through.

Only about 2,000 mu are suitable for contracting out.

After several discussions, it seemed that the other villagers had some ideas.

They said that taking too big a step could lead to trouble, so they could only offer Yang Lin a maximum of 800 acres of land to contract.

Depending on the location of the forest, the contract price fluctuates between 60 and 200 yuan per mu per year.

Yang Lin has a firm grasp on mycelium and is completely confident in cultivating fungi in the mountains and forests.

Naturally, they directly requested the full 800 mu (approximately 53 hectares) of land.

A circle was drawn on the village map, enclosing the mountain forest area near the village, which was barely passable by small cars and had utility poles and a stream.

Because of its good location, with water and transportation, the final price negotiated with the village was 150 yuan per mu per year.

The contract period is tentatively set at twenty years. Trees with a diameter exceeding 10 centimeters are prohibited from being felled, and the nature of the land cannot be changed.

After the contract expires, Yang Lin has the right of first refusal to renew the contract.

Under the same conditions in the future, Yang Lin can continue to contract the original location.

……

After completing the negotiations with the village, Yang Lin and the village chief went to Hongyan Town and entered the town government building.

After reviewing the map, forestry station staff discovered that the area circled by Yang Lin exceeded 800 mu.

The map was slightly adjusted, narrowing the scope and clarifying the more specific location.

A few days later, the town government approved the contracting of Yanglin and Qingshan Village.

Liu Yan somehow managed to raise 200,000 yuan to fulfill the judgment.

Paying legal fees, plus the savings I've accumulated over this period.

Yang Lin's account balance was a whopping 260,000 yuan.

This amount has completely exceeded his assets in his previous life.

After paying 120,000 yuan to the village collective account as the first year's contract fee, the best 800 mu of mountain forest in Qingshan Village was officially handed over to Yang Lin for management.

Immediately afterwards, Yang Lin spent money to buy tools and hire workers.

Clear away the obstructive shrubs and thorns in the mountains and forests.

They dug out roads to connect the mountain paths and carved out several easy trails through the forest.

After laying a simple electric fence and installing a few cameras in the mountains, Yang Lin was surprised to find that his more than 100,000 yuan was almost not enough.

The largest expenditure was spent on clearing the bushes.

The clearing work in the mountains and forests can only be done manually.

Besides the trees that cannot be cut down, the presence of shrubs severely impacts the space and access efficiency of the woodland.

Even with the lawnmower provided by Yang Lin.

A worker can only clear a maximum of three or four acres a day.

The cut shrubs and dense weeds cannot be left lying around; they need to be manually moved to a designated location and piled up.

The clearing of 800 acres cost Yang Lin nearly 100,000 yuan.

Of course, all of this effort was worthwhile.

After more than a month of continuous forest restoration.

Almost all the families in the village with able-bodied members had worked for Yang Lin.

He had received a considerable amount of wages from Yang Lin.

He who eats another's food is bound to do his bidding; he who takes another's money is obligated to do his bidding.

The villagers wanted to get their wages from Yang Lin, and their attitude towards him gradually became more respectful.

They used to call him Xiaolin to his face, but behind his back they called him an orphan.

Now, people call him "boss" to his face but "Xiao Lin" behind his back.

Everyone would greet Yang Lin politely when they saw him.

The woodland environment has also completely changed.

All kinds of shrubs and thorns were cut down by the workers, leaving only the sturdy trees and low grass.

The mountains and forests became exceptionally clean and the space felt exceptionally spacious.

"Xiao Lin, I see you've almost finished clearing the forest. When are you going to buy some mushroom spawn?"

Seeing that Yang Lin had stopped employing villagers and the 800 acres of forest had completely changed, the village chief couldn't help but ask.

"Xiaolin, how much money do you have left? Enough to buy mushroom spawn and substrate?"

"Should I go and ask if you can apply for a business loan?"

"Don't worry, this is a government poverty alleviation loan, it's interest-free."

Yang Lin's efforts were seen by the village head.

He had talked to people in the town and found out that Yang Lin worked mostly in electronics factories, not farms, so he didn't have any technical skills.

Managing the woodland environment is mainly physical work; all you need to do is give instructions.

The real challenge lies in the selection and cultivation of bacterial strains.

Without someone with real technical expertise to oversee the process, serious problems will arise.

Judging from the amount of money Yang Lin has, he doesn't have enough to hire technicians, so we need to help him out.

"Thank you for your concern, village chief. I used soil to grow the mushrooms, so I didn't need to buy mushroom sticks. The mushroom spawn didn't cost much either, and I've already bought it."

Yang Lin responded with a smile.

He's almost out of money and doesn't have enough to buy mushroom spawn and mushroom substrate.

As for technical personnel, we really can't afford to hire them right now.

However, Yang Lin himself is not only the world's best strain of bacteria, but also the world's best technician.