The Red Era: Living in Seclusion in a Siheyuan as a Boss

Chapter 553: County Magistrate Liu!!!
When the elders get together, the topic naturally revolves around the next generation.

Liu Yuanhai first mentioned Liu Xiaotao, the most troublesome person in the family, and then the topic fell on Liu Wen, Liu Wu, Ge Xiaohu, Liu Changhe and others.

Liu Wu, Ge Shuping and others performed very well in the army. Ge Shuping drank until his face turned red and he was in a good mood. He said frankly that there would be successors.

Liu Dongshan didn't know much about Liu Zhiye's children, so he asked, "Old Liu, is your eldest son Liu Wen also in the army?"

Liu Zhiye smiled and shook his head and replied, "Old platoon leader, my eldest son did not join the army. He was admitted to Yan University and has now graduated and is working."

"Oh, really? Your Liu Wen is the God of Literature who has descended to earth. This is incredible, incredible!" Liu Dongshan was deeply moved when he heard this.

The quality of college students these days is very high, not to mention being able to get into one of the two best universities in the country - Yanjing University.

Nowadays, universities are small and it is very difficult to get into university!

In Liu Dongshan’s hometown in southwest Shandong, there were about a hundred households in a production team.

In the past, people valued having many children, so every family had quite a few people, and there were many families with five, six, or seven or eight brothers and sisters.

The poorer you are, the more children you have, and the more children you have, the poorer you become.

But there are many families who are too poor to send their children to school. Not to mention going to college, most of the children drop out of school after elementary school.
Children from a few families can barely go to junior high school, but among those who can, most of them drop out before graduating.

Those who can afford to go to high school, or can persist until graduation from high school, regardless of whether they can get into college or not, are already considered the best among children of the same age.

If you are lucky enough to be admitted to university, you are a rare talent. In the words of ordinary people, it is like "whose ancestor's forest is full of smoke!". In the surrounding villages, there may be only one or two college students in several years.

Today’s college students are assigned jobs by the state and become cadres as soon as they graduate.

Not to mention the grassroots units, even the provincial and municipal units are vying for it.

If you are a student from a prestigious university like Yan University, it goes without saying that most of them can work in ministries and commissions right after graduation and have a bright future.

Because of this, college students of this era are highly respected.

Liu Changhe was a rough man who suffered from his lack of education and was only a county-level official until his retirement.

So what he envied most were educated people.

Ge Shuping on the side said, "Liu Wen is becoming more and more capable. After graduation, he first joined the Youth League Committee, and within a year, he went to a place in the northwest. Now he has become a high-ranking official in the county!"

"In my opinion, this kid has a bright future!"

Liu Dongshan opened his mouth wide when he heard this: "What? He's already a high-ranking county official at such a young age. Oh my God..."

In his opinion, Liu Wen's development was more shocking than that of Liu Wu, Ge Xiaohu and others.

When everyone heard about Liu Wen's achievements, they couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

At this time, Liu Zhiye, who had been silent, could not help but say: "Xiao Wen is good, but we can't underestimate the other children.

Changhe, Xiaohu and the others have also worked hard in the army, I believe they will have a bright future. "Everyone nodded in agreement.

The topic turned to other children and everyone was discussing.

Before we knew it, time had passed quickly and the party was coming to an end in a lively atmosphere.

After Liu Zhiye settled his two old comrades in the compound, he returned to the bedroom.

At this time, Gan Ning had fallen asleep, and he gently covered her with a summer quilt.

Liu Zhiye was not sleepy at all at the moment, and he couldn't help but think of his children who were far away.

His eldest daughter, Liu Shuxian, is in relatively good condition. She has been transferred to work in the Propaganda Department due to her pregnancy. His wife, Gan Ning, often goes to take care of her, so he is not too worried.

What worried him most were his two sons. Liu Wu was fighting bravely in southern Xinjiang, while Liu Wen was leading the local people in the difficult grassroots life in the northwest to get rid of poverty and become rich.

Liu Zhiye didn't know that his eldest son Liu Wen, who was far away in a poor county in the northwest, was also awake at this time.

Under the dim gas lamp, Liu Wen sat at the desk wearing a coat and quietly flipping through the photo album he brought from home.

It is not difficult to tell from his affectionate look that he may be missing home.

Liu Wen's eyes moved slowly across the photo album; those familiar faces and scenes seemed to bring him back to his distant home.

His fingers gently stroked the photo, and his thoughts drifted away.

Suddenly, a cold wind blew and the window made a slight noise.

Liu Wen came back to his senses and couldn't help shuddering.

He closed the album, stood up and walked to the window.

Outside the window, the night is as dark as ink, with only a few stars twinkling in the sky.

Liu Wen sighed, turned back to the table and sat down again.

He does not regret his original choice, knowing that coming to this poor county means facing many difficulties and challenges.

But Liu Wen also firmly believes that man can conquer nature, and as long as he works hard, life here will gradually get better.

When he first came here, Liu Wen was shocked by the poverty here. Coming from Yanjing and having never suffered hardship since childhood, he never expected that there was such a poor place.

So I secretly made up my mind to do something for the people here and change their lives.

"Damn it, the power is out again! I'm going to have to replace this broken generator sooner or later!" Liu Wen said angrily.

The power plant in the impoverished county where he worked had equipment that was built in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Even after decades, it was always breaking down and would "throw a tantrum" and go on strike.

This has caused great hardship to the county's industrial and agricultural production.

When Liu Wen first took office, he wanted to replace the equipment, but he was helpless because the county's finances were in dire straits and it was like a case of "a good cook has no rice to cook" without.

Not to mention replacing the generator sets, even many county-owned enterprises were unable to pay their salaries.

I wanted to ask for help from my superiors, but unfortunately the region was also spending more than it earned, so the support they provided was limited.

Liu Wen and other members of the county party committee team all had their hair turned white with worry.

Finally, I decided to be self-reliant. I just couldn't believe that a living person could be killed by holding his urine.
Liu Wen, who had just arrived, was very young, which made other team members look down on him.

However, Liu Wen was by no means an ordinary person. With his extraordinary personal charm and practical actions, he quickly united most people.

The fact that Liu Wen was able to work here is also somewhat legendary.

In order to develop reform and opening up these days, the headquarters selected a number of young cadres. They were promoted to high positions out of the ordinary and were given more important responsibilities.

This is not only to maintain the vitality of the cadre team, but also to help the country better adapt to the development of the times.

Liu Wen is one of them.

He is a top student at Yanjing University and one of the youngest county-level cadres currently in office.

Liu Wen was considered a gifted child by others. As soon as he left school, he went to the Youth League Committee to serve as a section-level cadre.

Afterwards, he was transferred to an impoverished area for training. With his outstanding abilities, he convinced the locals and won unanimous recognition from the local people.

He had excellent grades since he was young and was a real academic master. At the age of 18, he was successfully admitted to Yanjing University. While at school, he studied for a bachelor's and master's degree and became a graduate student in philosophy.

This major is not a popular choice, and the employment environment is not good, but Liu Wen is very persistent. He obviously has longer-term plans.

In college, Liu Wen did not slack off in his studies. He treated every subject very seriously until he had mastered it thoroughly.

He graduated from college in just three years. However, unlike other classmates, he did not enter the society, but chose to stay in school for graduate studies.

After graduating with a master's degree a year later, Liu Wen left the school contentedly.

Many people thought that a top student like Liu Wen would pursue a career in academic research. After all, the utilization rate of philosophy as a subject is not high in society.

But Liu Wen still firmly follows his own path and does not waver no matter what others say.

Unexpectedly, he entered politics and went to the Youth League Committee as soon as he graduated.

In fact, Liu Wen has been a student union cadre since he was an undergraduate, and he also serves as a cadre of the All-China Youth Federation and the Youth League Committee of Yanda University.

From this we can see that his entry into politics was not a whim. He had been honing himself on this path at a very early age. After accumulating a lot of work experience, it was natural for him to enter the government department.

In order to prove his ability, Liu Wen left Yanjing less than a year after graduation and came to the impoverished Lingtai County in the northwest to serve as the county magistrate.

Liu Wen's arrival brought new life to the place. Although he was young, he already had a wealth of experience.
This, coupled with his academic achievements over the years, enabled him to quickly take on his new position.

Last year, a natural disaster occurred in Lingtai area that had not been seen in decades.

Continuous droughts caused a large-scale reduction in crop yields and serious difficulties in food supply. Faced with this crisis, Liu Wen did not sit idly by, but immediately took a series of emergency measures.

Liu Wen organized cadres and the masses to carry out drought resistance and grain protection operations.

By improving irrigation methods and promoting drought-resistant crops, this year's grain output has still reached the basic guarantee level.

He also invited agricultural experts to study and improve wheat varieties and carry out agricultural technology innovation.

In order to solve the problem of food shortage, Liu Wen proposed the innovative idea of ​​"three-dimensional development of agriculture".

In mountainous and hilly areas, he promoted the "intercropping of forest and fruit" model, planting grain crops between rows of fruit trees, which not only ensured grain production but also developed cash crops.

This model was later promoted throughout the Northwest region and became an effective way to deal with natural disasters.

While overcoming difficulties, Liu Wen always paid attention to infrastructure construction.

In order to get rich, one must first build roads. He promoted the construction of local provincial roads and organized the construction of a number of water conservancy projects.

He personally supervised the construction of the Yellow River water diversion project and solved the local irrigation problems.

Education and health care also made important progress during this period.

Liu Wen attached great importance to the training of medical personnel from ethnic minorities and supported the establishment of a number of ethnic hospitals.

In education, he promoted the establishment of a bilingual education system to create conditions for minority students to receive modern education.

Cultural work was also highly valued. With his support, the song and dance troupe often performed at the grassroots level, bringing excellent art programs to farming and pastoral areas.

At the same time, he also supported the protection and inheritance of the excellent cultural heritage of all ethnic groups and promoted the establishment of a number of cultural relics protection units.

This year, despite facing many difficulties and challenges, under the leadership of Liu Wen, various undertakings in Lingtai area have still made remarkable progress.

In particular, valuable experience has been accumulated in responding to natural disasters, maintaining social stability, and promoting unity.

However, if we want people to live a happy and healthy life, getting rid of poverty and becoming rich is the most important means.

“In my previous workplace, my office was on the 9th floor, with a 20-centimeter-thick floor slab beneath my feet.

Here, my office is in front of and behind the house, in the fields, and under my feet is three thousand feet of thick loess.

Now, I feel that the value of life is as solid as this yellow earth." This is the voice of Liu Wen, a senior official who has just arrived in Tai County.

When he first came here, he was deeply impressed by the poverty of this remote small county and the simplicity and kindness of the local people.

From that time on, the seed of wanting to change this poor and backward situation was planted in the heart of this young man born in the 60s.

Tai County is a state-designated poverty-stricken county in the Northwest's concentrated contiguous poverty-stricken area. It has a remote geographical location, harsh natural environment and a high poverty rate.

At the beginning, Liu Wen resolutely asked to come here, which really shocked his classmates, colleagues and leaders.

With his personal qualifications and family background, it would not be difficult for him to work anywhere, but he chose this poor and remote place.

Many people were puzzled by Liu Wen's choice, but his father Liu Zhiye supported him: "You did the right thing. Young people should be brave enough to take on responsibilities. As a party member, you should endure hardships first and enjoy the fruits of your labor later."

“No matter how difficult the conditions are, can they be more difficult than the soldiers fighting bloody battles in southern Xinjiang?”

"Your brother has been on the front line for more than two years. He was seriously injured and hospitalized during this period. After recovering from his injuries, he resolutely returned to the front line..."

His father’s support gave Liu Wen confidence.

From the first day of work in Tai County, Liu Wen carried out intensive research work. Facing unfamiliar mountain roads, he once fell and broke his toe.

Because I didn’t drink water for a long time in the countryside, I developed urinary tract stones.

Because of the irregular diet, my immunity was weakened and I got herpes zoster...

But these reasons did not make him back off. Since he started working in Lingtai County, he has never taken a sick leave or a holiday.

What supports him is his original intention to do practical things for the people at all times and his passion to change the poor and backward appearance of Lingtai County as soon as possible.

Through visiting poor villages many times and chatting with people in need, Liu Wen discovered a very interesting phenomenon:

When the cadres and people of Lingtai County talked about Jiaxian County's specialty agricultural products such as red dates and mutton, they had endless words to say and endless good things to say, but they were also filled with helplessness.

Because in terms of fame, the red dates are not as good as Qingjian and the mutton is not as good as Hengshan, but the quality is definitely better.

Lingtai County is a vast county that is home to red dates. It normally produces 4-6 million kilograms of red dates per year, making it the largest county in China for organic red dates.

Red dates feed contains vitamin P needed by animals and sugar and protein that are easily absorbed by animals. It can effectively improve the feed conversion rate and has a good health-care effect.

At the same time, Lingtai County has a long history of white-wool goat breeding and excellent quality, but due to the small scale of breeding, low efficiency, poor returns and lack of brand effect.

"Having two advantageous resources still cannot change the face of poverty and backwardness. The key lies in the lack of integration of resources, making it difficult to form high-quality assets," Liu Wen thought.

During the investigation, Liu Wen and the poverty alleviation team found that the meat of goats that had eaten fallen red dates was tender and had no smell. This inspired them to combine the two special resources to create their own brand, and the "Red Date Sheep" project came into being.

However, at present, how to sell the products and increase their popularity has become the biggest challenge facing Liu Wen and the people of Lingtai.

Liu Wen did not try to do it alone. He believed that some of the resources at home could be utilized.

Afterwards, Liu Wen called his mother Gan Ning and his elder sister who worked in the propaganda department.

Faced with her eldest son's request for help, Gan Ning thought for a long time and felt that she could not intervene in the matter from an administrative perspective, but she could provide support to Liu Wen in business.

Gan Ning called her cousin Liu Shucheng, who was in charge of the Liu family's business side.

The young man who could not afford to go to school due to poverty has now transformed himself into a business tycoon.

Under his management, the Liu's Business has extended its tentacles to many fields in the country, and its strength is so strong that it is like a behemoth lurking in the deep sea.

When the call from the "big lady in charge" came, business tycoon Liu Shucheng's expression instantly became extremely respectful.

When Liu Shucheng learned that the "sister-in-law" came to seek help regarding the "eldest son", he attached great importance to it and immediately decided to go to the northwest in person to discuss the matter with Liu Wen in person.

at the same time.

When Liu Shuxian received a call from her younger brother Liu Wen, she was stunned.

Her younger brother has been quite strong-willed since he was young and has never been willing to ask for help from others.

But now, for the sake of local people, he actually lowered himself to ask for help, which is indeed a big change.

It was a rare occasion for the younger brother to ask Liu Shuxian for help, and she immediately patted her chest and promised to help him.

After hanging up the phone, Liu Shuxian fell into deep thought.

How can I help my brother? If I were still working at Renren Daily, it would be one of the most authoritative media in the country. If I could write some articles there, it would definitely be much more effective.

At this moment, the phone on her desk rang again.

"Director Liu, are you off work? I'd like to go shopping with you. I heard that Wangfujing has received a batch of new goods from Hong Kong Island. Let's go take a look?" A pleasant female voice came from the phone. It was Liu Shuxian's best friend, Gao Liping, a beautiful host of a CCTV program.

"Hey? Isn't this just like a pillow when you're sleepy?" Liu Shuxian was secretly happy when she thought of Gao Liping's work, and immediately paid attention.

After meeting, Liu Shuxian couldn't wait to say to Gao Liping: "Pingping, I need your help with something."

Gao Liping was a little puzzled: "What's the matter? Is there anything that Director Liu can't handle?" Others may not know, but she knew Liu Shuxian's family background.

"This is what happened..." Liu Shuxian told the truth.

Gao Liping listened, her beautiful eyes turned, and she said: "Director Liu, you used to hide your brother, fearing that I would make plans for him. Now you are not on guard against me? Aren't you afraid that I will take advantage of the opportunity..."

Liu Shuxian lifted her hair and responded unhappily: "Okay, if you really have the ability to kidnap my brother, then go ahead!"

"Hehehe...then don't regret it!"

"Oh! What do I have to regret? Anyway, my brother won't suffer any loss, and you will be the one who suffers in the end!"

"Tsk tsk! Married women are just different..."

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Not long after, Liu Wen appeared on a livelihood program hosted by Gao Liping on CCTV, holding the "Red Date Lamb".

He personally introduced Jialingtai County's poverty alleviation experience, especially the "Red Date Sheep" industry poverty alleviation project, to countless TV viewers across the country.

Overnight, people all over the country knew about Lingtai County, a poor county, its specialty "red date lamb", and the young county leader.

The brand value of "Red Date Sheep" has been greatly enhanced, and the ability of poor households to increase their income through breeding Red Date Sheep has also been greatly improved.

(End of this chapter)