Return to 1983 Hunting Xing'an Mountains

Chapter 616: Bao Huangshan will definitely pay compensation without precedent
When Xu Ning heard Zheng Yunlong mention Sun Jishan, he knew that the two had a close relationship and a good personal relationship, otherwise Sun Jishan would not have mentioned himself to him.

Moreover, from the moment Xu Ning entered the door to the moment he sat down, Zheng Yunlong's expression and actions showed a very friendly attitude, which shows that he had long known that there was a person named Xu Ning in Qing'an, and was clear about his relationship with Yang Yusheng, Xu Laonian and others.

Zheng Yunlong took out Shilin from his hip pocket with a friendly look, popped out two cigarettes and handed them to Xu Ning. Seeing this, Xu Ning quickly waved his hand and said with a smile: "Uncle Zheng, I don't smoke."

"Hey, there are still people who don't smoke these days? Then do you drink?"

"Damn! Isn't it always hiking? Smoking can hurt your lungs..."

"Oh, that's great. Let's have a drink at noon. Now, can you tell me about hunting? I have a list of hunters in the 12 families' settlement. How should we arrange them? I am an outsider in this kind of thing, and I would like to hear your opinion as an insider."

Xu Ning nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, Uncle Zheng, I'll be frank. Hunting is divided into big hunting and small hunting, but the real mountain hunters rarely hunt big hunting, because big hunting requires organization and coordination, while mountain hunters basically go it alone and can't cooperate with others at all. This is why we can only divide the entire area into twelve areas, and each family village will hunt in one area..."

Xu Ning sat in the house and talked to Zheng Yunlong about all the matters related to hunting. Although Zheng Yunlong was a layman in hunting, he had strong organizational skills. After hearing Xu Ning's explanation of the general matters, he immediately made arrangements, such as how to distribute the captured animals, what rewards and support the forest farm would give, etc.

At noon, Zheng Yunlong handed the written plan to Xu Ning. He glanced at it and praised: "Uncle Zheng is worthy of being an economist. This plan is well organized!"

"Hahaha, you're so talkative... No wonder Old Sun only says good things about you. It's time for dinner now, how about we go to the cafeteria and have a bite to eat and drink less?"

"I'll follow Uncle Zheng's arrangements."

"Okay, let's go."

Zheng Yunlong put the plan into the drawer. Xu Ning tactfully dumped the teacup on the table into the trash can. Zheng Yunlong took out a bottle of Wuliangye from under the desk, held it in his hand, and said, "I don't think you're lazy. Why does your dad keep saying you're lazy?"

"Hey, I'm just thinking about showing off."

"Hahaha, you're quite honest. Let's go!"

Zheng Yunlong put his arm around Xu Ning's shoulders and walked out of the door together. When they reached the reception room, Xiao Liu saw Xu Ning and said with a smile, "When did Er Ning come?"

"I came here this morning and have been chatting with the secretary in the room. Have you finished eating?"

"No, aren't we waiting for the secretary..."

Zheng Yunlong said with a smile: "You two brothers have a good relationship, right?"

"Yeah, Brother Liu was very nice to me. He helped me build my house for two months."

"It's not two months, it's just more than ten days of work."

"Have some of that. Jiang, go call Accountant Xu, Director Guo, and Team Leader Wang."

"okay."

After Xiao Liu left, Xu Ning and Zheng Yunlong went to the small canteen. Four dishes were already on the table: fried peanuts, dried tofu with hot peppers, stir-fried kohlrabi, and pork, cabbage and vermicelli stew. Although the food was not hard, it was delicious to go with rice.

"I heard you had two small surprises?"

As soon as he sat down, Zheng Yunlong asked as he unscrewed the bottle cap.

"Well, to be specific, there should be four. I also invested in the No. 28 and No. 25-2 fields, but I don't participate in the management of these four fields."

"Hey, you're quite capable... If you don't participate in the management, who is in charge now?"

"Hu Zhiyong from Taiping Village is in charge of the 25-2nd ridge, Yang Jun is in charge of the 28th ridge, and he is also the boss of the 17th ridge. My uncle and my brother Guan Lei are in charge of the 1st and 2nd ridges. If I were to get involved in the management, I wouldn't be able to manage so many ridges. It's better for me to go out and earn some money in the mountains."

"Hahaha, there's nothing wrong with that. So is there something else that brought you here today?"

"Oh, that's what happened. Isn't there a mountain behind my house? That mountain is full of rocks. I thought I'd just sit there doing nothing anyway, so why not give it to me?"

Zheng Yunlong rubbed his chin and said, "Behind your house...what do you want to do with the Shilazi Mountain? There's no wood there, so you want to do breeding?"

"I do want to do breeding, but not poultry, but beekeeping."

“How many years do you want to cover it for?”

"The more the better. I can't make money from beekeeping in just one or two years. I will definitely lose money in the early stage. I also have to find someone to build a road in the back mountain, otherwise it will be difficult to go up the mountain."

"Okay, I'll study this for two days. Don't worry, because I need to ask about the price to see if it can be cheaper."

"Okay, thank you very much, Uncle Zheng."

Xu Ning picked up the wine bottle and filled Zheng Yunlong with wine first, then filled his own wine cup, raised the cup and poured it into his mouth.

"That's great! To tell you the truth, I know what kind of mountain you're talking about. That mountain has basically no development value. If you raise bees, you might end up losing money in two years. And raising chickens, ducks, and geese is not a good idea either. I read the survey reports from the first two years, and they said there are yellow foxes nesting on that mountain. Whatever you raise will be a failure."

Xu Ning could tell that Zheng Yunlong was really trying to persuade him, but he had already made up his mind. He smiled and said, "I happen to know someone who specializes in dealing with yellow-skinned people. I'll ask him to come and give me a shot."

"Hahaha……"

At this time, Guo Xingmin, Xu Laonian, Wang Erli and Xiao Liu entered the house.

"Hurry up and sit down. We are all family, so don't be polite. Er Ning and I had a good chat."

"Hey, Secretary, please sit down." Guo Xingmin said politely.

Xiao Liu picked up the bottle and poured wine for everyone, saying, "Shall I go to the kitchen and ask the chef to cook two more dishes?"

"No, we can't drink much. Next time I'll treat you guys to a meal at my own expense."

Guo Xingmin said with a smile: "Oh, how can I let the secretary spend money? I'll treat you."

Zheng Yunlong was obviously unhappy when he heard this, and said, "Guo, ever since I came here, you have been being polite to me everywhere. What have I done wrong?"

Xu Laonian said with a smile: "What could you have done wrong? Director Guo thought that you had never been invited to dinner since you came to the forest farm, so he wanted to show off."

"Well, I'm just thinking of welcoming you."

"Come on, we are close, there is no need to be so polite. The more you are polite to me, the more uncomfortable I feel. Come, sit down and have a drink."

Xu Ning raised his cup and said, "Uncle Zheng, I toast to you."

"Let's drink together and chat..."

The drinking session lasted only 40 minutes. After finishing a bottle of Wuliangye, everyone dispersed.

Zheng Yunlong and Guo Xingmin walked in front, while Xiao Liu pulled Xu Ning and whispered, "Don't let Director Guo be so polite. My cousin really hates this."

No wonder Zheng Yunlong and Xiao Liu spoke so casually, it turned out they were related. Xu Ning remembered that Xiao Liu had said before that he had a relative in the city, who had informed Guo Xingmin. He wondered if it was Zheng Yunlong.

But Xu Ning guessed that it was not the case, because the relative was a junior deputy section chief in a department in the city. How could he be promoted to the section chief level in the forest farm in one step? It was hard to say. However, Xu Ning did not ask Xiao Liu about it, but just smiled and said, "Ah, I'll talk to him later."

Back in the office, Zheng Yunlong took out the forest farm planning map and pointed at the mountain behind Old Xu's house, saying, "This mountain really doesn't have much value. It's just a barren mountain!"

Guo Xingmin smiled and said, "Secretary, we surveyed this mountain when the forest farm was first built. Apart from some oak trees and shrubs, the rest is basically tall grass."

"What is the price for the package now? Is it 91% or 82%?"

Guo Xingmin said: "If we contract out the mountain according to the profit sharing ratio, our forest farm will have to take the majority, so the price will naturally be cheaper. However, this barren mountain can't be used for anything. If we contract it out, we will definitely lose money. Moreover, our forest farm has no precedent for contracting out barren mountains. To put it bluntly, the price of contracting out a mountain depends on how many trees there are on the mountain and what types they are..."

"It's a pure loss-making business to lease a barren mountain. The forest farm can't do it. Before, someone wanted to lease the mountain in the north, near Qinglitun, but he didn't believe it after hearing the price..."

Zheng Yunlong admired Guo Xingmin's work ability and attitude, but he thought his words were too polite.

At this time, Xu Ning walked into the office. Zheng Yunlong looked up and said, "Er Ning, I need to study this for two days. I'll call you later. Don't worry about the price. I will definitely keep it as low as possible."

"Okay, Uncle Zheng, I'll go back first then."

"Let Jiang'er find a car to take you there."

"Okay, let's go, Uncle Guo."

"Hey, don't worry."

"Yeah, we definitely can't be anxious. Besides, we have Uncle Zheng and Uncle Guo to help us with the research, so why should I be anxious?"

"Hahaha..." The two of them laughed while standing in the office.

Xu Ning grinned, waved and left. He believed that he could get along well with Zheng Yunlong without saying anything extra to Guo Xingmin. After all, Zheng Yunlong had only been here for four or five days. There was nothing wrong with Guo Xingmin being polite at first, but it would depend on how their relationship would develop in the future.

Zheng Yunlong was in a dilemma when he heard that there was no precedent for contracting barren mountains and that he could not ask the forest farm to pay compensation.

Guo Xingmin finished making tea and sat on the sofa in the house. He handed Zheng Yunlong a cigarette and said, "Secretary, you have to think of a way to deal with Erning."

"Hey, this should be the first time I heard you say that you really like Erning since I came to the forest farm."

"Isn't this a real relative? If he asked me to do this, I don't have the ability. My master wanted to do it before, but he had to retire and didn't have time."

"Ah, your two sentences are very much in line with my opinion. Let's keep talking like this from now on. I will only work here for three years at most. If there is anything, let's discuss it with each other."

Guo Xingmin said with a smile: "Brother Zheng, I am not being polite to you, because we all know each other well. I have to let others know that I respect you, otherwise they will easily get angry."

"Hahaha, I understand. So, this matter is over?"

"Of course I will, but I will still say what I normally say. Don't feel offended, or it will be hard for both of us to do our job."

"Okay, just make it clear. I understand what you mean now."

Zheng Yunlong paused and continued, "Do you have any ideas about contracting barren mountains or forest land?"

Guo Xingmin drank a sip of tea, stood up, closed the door and said, "I also heard Er Ning talking about this. What he meant was whether we could buy it out in one go, that is, whether this barren mountain makes money or loses money has nothing to do with our forest farm."

"One-time buyout... This term sounds familiar. Wasn't it that a newspaper reported a few years ago that a certain domestic factory bought out part of the steam turbine technology from Siemens in one go?"

"Yes! But we still have to find a village to contract it first, and then subcontract it to an individual. Even if it is a barren mountain, it does not belong to the individual. He is just given the right to use it and it will be taken back when the time is up. For example, during a 30-year period, the price will increase by 5% every five years."

Zheng Yunlong and Guo Xingmin talked about two points in the house and consolidated all the feasibility of this matter.

"Well, let's jointly sign a proposal for the reuse of barren hills in the forest area and submit it to the city. The city will decide whether it is feasible, and then we will study it."

"Okay! Then I'll go write it first? We'll talk about it tomorrow."

"Okay, Guo'er, if this can really be accomplished, it means that other idle mountain and forest lands can also be operated."

After saying that, Guo Xingmin got up and left. Zheng Yunlong stood in front of the window holding a teacup, his brows slightly relaxed. He didn't expect that things would be so smooth when he first came to Qing'an Forest Farm. As long as this matter could be approved by the city, he would have his first achievement. It seems that the path pointed out by Sun Jishan and Yang Yusheng to him is indeed a smooth road!
Zheng Yunlong turned and went to the reception room. Not seeing Xiao Liu, he went in and picked up the phone. After a moment, the other party answered.

"I'm Zheng Yunlong."

"Old Zheng, what's the matter?"

"Brother Sun, Erning came to the forest farm to see me. He does have some ideas. I want to write a proposal with Director Guo on the reuse of forest land and barren hills in the forest area."

Sun Jishan asked in confusion: "How to use it?"

"It probably means subcontracting..."

After Zheng Yunlong finished speaking, he said, "Brother Sun, do you think this is feasible?"

"Whether it is feasible or not, my opinion definitely does not count. You and Guo Xingmin should submit the work to the city government, and then we can hold a meeting to discuss it."

"..."

Since the collective forest rights reform has been launched with the three forestry regulations in place, the main contents are stabilizing forest ownership, demarcating privately-held mountains, and determining the forestry production responsibility system. These contents do not mention buyout.

Then the suggestion Xu Ning made to Guo Xingmin was definitely not feasible. The reason why he insisted was because of the second contracting method, that is, the forest farm was contracted to the collective, and then the collective subcontracted to individuals.

After the land is contracted, the contractor only enjoys the right to use and benefit from the land and cannot buy or sell it. This must be followed, so it is the same principle as the one-time buyout mentioned by Xu Ning.

Maybe this may seem a bit roundabout, but in any situation, you can always find a loophole to escape from a desperate situation. If you can't find one, it means you don't have enough vision or ability.

At present, all regions are actively looking for various innovative pilot projects. The five major forest areas under the jurisdiction of the city have not been selected as pilot projects, but Jilin Province has already piloted the principles of dividing shares but not mountains, dividing profits but not forests, shareholding management, and contracting management. No results have been achieved so far because it has just begun.

If Zheng Yunlong was not an amateur, he would have discovered by just flipping through past newspapers that this "pilot principle" was not much different from the tactics Xu Ning had told Guo Xingmin.

When Xu Ning returned home, he was a little nervous. He couldn't be sure that Zheng Yunlong could accomplish it, because there was really no precedent in Qing'an Forest Farm. Not to mention Qing'an, even the Qingshan Forest Farm in the neighboring city had never done this before.

This also has something to do with the era. If it was delayed for two or three years, he only needed to tell the person in charge that he wanted to contract the barren mountain, and the person in charge would only need half a day to complete all the formalities...

After all, during the trial phase, every step is taken with caution and no one dares to cross the line.

Xu Ning walked into the house, looked at Meng Ziyan standing next to the dining table, and said with a smile: "What are you doing standing there like an idiot?"

Meng Ziyan pointed to the east room and said, "Mom wanted to ask you how your mountain package is going."

"We'll have to wait for some time before we get any news." After saying that, Xu Ning entered the east room.

(End of this chapter)