Agriculture Maniac

Chapter 144: What Happened in Shiliying

In fact, there are many other factors that prompted the superiors to agree to grow soybeans in Jishui.

For example, the middle-aged man who set up a temporary office in the Oriental Head Office and was in charge of the ADM investment special team did not go home to hug his grandchildren.

Instead, he took two old friends to stroll around the botanical garden for the entire afternoon, and only talked about business in the evening.

"You two, our foreign exchange has always been heavily dependent on Marubeni Corporation. For industries like textiles, paper, and steel, we can only export as much as Marubeni Corporation orders us, so we have the 'quota' rule.

Of course, in order to ensure domestic demand and adapt to the international market, there are passive quotas and active quotas. But what I mean is that you two should understand that we cannot leave such an important matter to a foreign-funded enterprise.

I believe that our superiors are also adjusting this matter, but the time is still short, especially since we have not joined the WTO, so it is difficult to come up with any results.

But now the opportunity has come. With 800 million mu of soybeans, the conservative yield per mu is 450 kilograms. If one crop is planted in mid-May and the other in mid-August, the output is equivalent to 5 million tons.

If we add the scattered 100 million mu of Shiliying Street (including the northern part of Fei City and the western suburbs of Tai City), as well as the output of Pingdong County, Pingyang County, parts of Puyang, and parts of Liao City, this year's total soybean production accounts for almost half of the import volume.

In other words, this year we in the East can give up the order for 500 million tons of soybeans.

The four major grain traders knew that we were about to purchase soybeans, and began to push up soybean prices before the New Year. Now in the international market, the spot price of soybeans has reached US$290 per ton.

This means we can save $14.5 billion.

And with the rise of the soybean industry, the annual savings will double in the future.

Saving foreign exchange is as important as earning foreign exchange, not to mention that it is about protecting our own jobs.”

The two old men stopped walking, and one of them said, "Brother, we want to help you, but since ancient times, which logistics procurement job is not a lucrative one? You also said that 800 million acres of soybeans can save 14.5 billion US dollars, but have you ever thought about who decided on this 14.5 billion US dollar order, and whose interests you touched? Besides, this also involves the Air Force compound, the food supply system, and foreign exchange and foreign trade."

"Brother, we are not fighting alone. Yu Sanyuan has deliberately mislead public opinion on whether Jishui can grow 800 million mu of soybeans, and has deliberately led the public opinion to whether soybeans can replace some staple food. I think both of you should understand that soybeans can definitely replace some staple food, so inertial thinking has led many cadres to speak for Yu Sanyuan. Although they may not be selfless, they can play a key role in this matter."

"This Yu Sanyuan is indeed very powerful, but we are both retired and don't have that much say."

"For the two of you, this is not a big deal. It's nothing more than chatting with your superiors, explaining the benefits of saving foreign exchange, and then expressing the attitude of the old cadres... If you don't step up and I don't step up in this kind of small matter, when will the ordinary people in the East be able to get ahead?"

“What does this have to do with ordinary people?”

"Aren't the 800 million mu of arable land owned by the people? Isn't everyone holding shares in the factory model of Shiliying Street? Isn't the big pot meal benefiting the whole people? Isn't the characteristic community built with plastic greenhouses changing the old appearance? Don't tell me you don't know anything."

"..."

"As expected, people's hearts will change... Forget it, I'd better go home and hug my grandson."

"Okay, we'll help you, but just this once. We won't interfere with what happens next."

"Hey, thank you two brothers. Come on, I still have a few bottles of original brew at home."

"No, we can't afford your wine."

"Horse bee vegetable!"

"Ok?"

"There is a vegetable store near my home. The lady there is very kind. When I was buying vegetables a few days ago, I casually talked about wild vegetables. She asked someone to bring me some wasp vegetables, noodle vegetables, gray-gray vegetables, and Chinese toon sprouts. What do you think? Should I make vegetable pancakes, rolls, or steam them?"

"Horse bee greens must be steamed!" "Gray greens are served cold, and Chinese toon sprouts are fried with eggs!"

"Walk?"

"go!"

"thing?"

"You go home and cook, and my brother and I will go to see our superiors... No, you pack a few of these things and scrape off a piece of tree bark, and my brother and I will take it with us to let these younger generations know that this is also the staple food in certain periods!"

"It's over, it's over."

"It's right in the newspapers that poverty has made starch the staple food. If you have some money in your pocket, who wouldn't want to eat some meat?"

Another old man laughed and scolded, "I think Yu Sanyuan has misled you. Whether soybeans are grown in Jishui has nothing to do with whether soybeans can replace staple food. It's just like not growing soybeans in previous years."

"This is what makes that kid so powerful."

……

Yujia Village parking lot.

The general manager was very clear about the situation after he made a phone call to the secretary who stayed in the office.

Jishui can plant 800 million mu of soybeans, which not only solves the problem of whether soybeans can replace part of the staple food, but also wins in another battlefield.

At least someone important stepped in to ease the problem of soybean import orders.

In other words, the soybean import volume set this year is based on a comprehensive assessment of market demand.

Originally, the country needed 960 million tons of soybeans, but now giving up half of it means that this half of the order, as well as the market benefits generated by the order, are given to Yu Sanyuan.

And it is like this this year, and it may be like this next year, and in the future as well.

In this case, would the vested interests related to the soybean import orders be willing?
Therefore, there must be some heavyweight figure who came forward and forcibly suppressed this group of people.

A small soybean involves so many people and things, so Yu Sanyuan must shoulder the heavy burden.

Therefore, the general manager rushed to Shiliying overnight.

Investigate and find out whether Yu Sanyuan has committed fraud.

By the way, let's evaluate whether Shiliying Street can take up "half of the soybean import orders."

Fortunately, although the chief steward did not interfere in the affairs of Shiliying, Old Liu from the Dongshan National Assembly kept an eye on it and made reports from time to time.

In the early days, people only reported bad news but not good news. Recently, they only reported good news but not bad news.

After combining the two reports, he understood the general situation of Shiliying.

What is missing now is the on-site inspection.

The chief steward put away his phone, took the secretary who had processed the tickets, and went to the parking lot platform.

"Friendly reminder, short-distance passengers please wait in carriages 1 to 3 in advance, long-distance passengers please wait in carriages 4 to 6."

"Dear passengers, please use the resources in the factory reasonably, take good care of your home, respect the elderly and children, and give way to the sick, disabled and pregnant."

"The Sanyuan Agricultural Inspection Team reminds you not to smoke, spit, cause trouble, or grab seats. The complaint button is in the middle of the two windows."

Secretary: "Boss, this place is very different from the subway."

"This is their factory track, which is definitely different from public management."

5 minute later.

A silver-white train, shaped like a bullet, slowly stopped in front of him.

It was not until then that the chief steward suddenly discovered that the train from Shiliying did not have the "clang clang" sound of regular trains.

It is very quiet, with just a slight 'hum' sound.

"Hello, get on the left side and get off on the right side. This stop is 20 seconds, 15, 14, 13..."

The chief steward glanced at the young female flight attendant who was wearing a white shirt, black trousers, leather shoes, and a yellow and black twill tie, and walked into the factory express line.

The layout of the short-distance carriages is similar to that of the subway, but there are luggage areas and areas for the elderly, the sick and the disabled.

The long-distance carriages are a bit like passenger trains...

At this time.

The young attendant came in, the train doors closed, and the train started moving.

Then in less than 30 seconds, "We have arrived at Shiliying. Please get off the bus in an orderly manner from the right side of the door."

“Your sites are located so close to each other?”

The female flight attendant smiled politely and said, "The parking lot is about 700 meters away from Shiliying. You can walk over and see if it's close."

"..."

The chief steward got off the train, walked out onto the platform, and when he looked up he saw a green iron wall that was more than ten meters high.

The secretary flipped through the Shiliying planning map in his hand and explained, "Leader, I heard that this is the technical center of Sanyuan Agriculture, responsible for the research and development of composite metals, ink pigments, Sany bean seeds, aquatic products, and livestock varieties. Outsiders are not allowed to enter."

The chief steward nodded and looked towards the old site of the corner building opposite.

The corner building has been demolished, and the grain depot has also been razed to the ground. Now there are rows of plastic greenhouses and various newly planted flowers, plants and trees.

However, the plastic greenhouse in Shiliying is very different from the vegetable greenhouse in Shouguang.

The wall is two meters high, has windows, a steel structure on top, and is covered with plastic paper and then a layer of green paint.

"Leader, this is a kind of heat-insulating coating that Sanyuan Agriculture developed before investing in the chemical plant. Some time ago, Deputy General Manager Dong made a joke by taking this coating to the military, saying that it could absorb radar waves. Unfortunately, the experimental results were not very ideal and it cannot be used as a stealth material."

"Dong Zheng is like picking up a treasure chest. He thinks everything he takes out of it is a treasure. Otherwise, why would he take the planks of a wheelbarrow and ask Laigang for 70% of the shares? The shareholders of Laigang were so scared that they came to me directly... It's time to give him a warning, otherwise he will drag the Bank of Communications to the opposite side of Yu Sanyuan, which will not end well."

"Leader, Deputy General Manager Dong has come this far, and it must not be without purpose. I thought about it carefully. Deputy General Manager Dong probably wanted to open a window in the house, but Laigang shareholders disagreed. So Deputy General Manager Dong made a move to demolish the house, so that Laigang shareholders agreed to demolish the window, which means that Laigang agreed to lease the water, electricity, transportation and factory buildings to Sanyuan Chemical for free and support Sanyuan Agriculture's infrastructure projects."

"That makes sense!" At this time.

The secretary who stayed in the office called again.

"Leader, Dong Zheng contacted Zibo City and Lin City, to which Yishui and Yimeng belong, and reached a cooperation plan for growing plant-based raw materials. The total contracted area of ​​the mountains and forests cannot be estimated for the time being."

“No specific value?”

"They drew a circle on the map, didn't discuss the contract fee, and now they are all drunk."

"..."

Sanyuan Agriculture contracts forest land to grow plant-based raw materials, which is different from contracting mountain land to grow fruit trees.

Because fruit trees need to bloom and bear fruit, they are only busy a few times a year.

However, plant-based raw materials need to be picked and transported frequently.

It is also insect-proof, drought-resistant and fire-resistant.

All these processes require manual labor.

The local authorities should calculate the jobs provided and the economic value, especially since Sanyuan Agriculture will open a branch in the local area, so the local authorities will naturally not ask for contracting fees.

But drawing a circle is too much.

The general manager wanted to talk to the boss, but thinking that this was a critical period, he simply hung up the phone and ignored the matter.

It's like that eye-catching intersection on the highway.

Can it be solved?

It can definitely be solved.

If the province pays for an on/off road on the 385 section and builds an overpass for the provincial highway, then everything will be fine.

The problem is that the construction will cause interruption of tracks within the factory, highways and provincial roads.

Now that the 30 mu of soybeans in Hangai Township are about to be harvested, farmers throughout Jishui are waiting for Sany bean seeds. This practice will definitely attract a lot of criticism.

"They didn't repair it earlier, they didn't repair it later, but they repaired it when the road was in use. Isn't this really just causing trouble for people?"

After the soybean harvest, the construction work will start. Hangai Township will plant Sany soybean seeds again. In addition, Puyang in the west and Liaoshi in the north will also plant...

Especially on the highway, there are people painting, sketching, sightseeing...

So pretending you didn’t see it is the easiest way to save yourself the trouble.

The chief steward strolled around Shiliying for a while and then walked to the prefabricated concrete parts processing factory on the west bank of Pingdong Lake.

The ballastless track prefabricated parts here are piled up like mountains.

The trains and construction vehicles here are running non-stop.

There is also a banner hanging above the large gantry crane.

'Working hard for 30 days, Line 2 completed! ' (Tianwai Bridge leads to Pingyang County)
The chief steward looked at the accompanying secretary and asked, "Line 2, how long has it been under construction?"

"Reporting to the leader, it will be about three weeks."

"too fast."

"Not only that, after the planning of Line 3 to Laigang City and Line 4 to Jishui Quanpu was finalized, Sanyuan Construction once again recruited 5 workers from Pingyang and has already started construction."

"Approved? I don't remember signing it."

"Leader, this is the factory track, and only Yu Yang's signature is needed."

"..."

The general manager said nothing more, walked across the intersection, and boarded the bullet passenger train to the brick kiln.

Originally, he saw the distance marked on the road sign as 580 meters and planned to walk there.

But when he saw the numerous heavy transport vehicles roaring in and out, and the dust that lingered in the sky for a long time, he finally understood what the flight attendant meant.

If I go over there, I'm afraid I'll be covered in dust.

Thinking.

The chief steward came to the brick kiln.

Fortunately, even at 10 o'clock in the evening, there were still cars and people coming and going in the factory.

Some are placing orders, some are supplying goods, some are looking for jobs, and some are commuting to and from get off work...

There was no security to stop the crowd.

The general manager first looked at the office area, then looked at the agricultural and sideline products workshop area in the form of a farmyard, and then took a quick look at the semi-finished vegetable processing area.

Then we went to the north side of Yujia Village to learn about the plastic greenhouse industry.

It is the beginning of May and the planting of bean sprouts has long stopped. The main products currently provided are wasp vegetables, noodle vegetables, gray-gray vegetables, amaranth, bundled vegetables, and toon sprouts.

The accompanying secretary greeted the busy vegetable farmers, "Fellow villagers, these wild vegetables are very common in our countryside. Can they be sold?"

"You definitely won't be able to sell it at a rural market, but if you put it in a fresh-keeping box and put the Sanyuan trademark on it, you won't be able to buy it at a vegetable market in a big city if you go too late."

"I have relatives in the countryside in big cities, and some with yards can grow crops. Shouldn't it be so easy to buy them?"

"You'll know once you try it. The taste of ours is authentic, just like the Chinese toon sprouts grown from branches. Once you try it once, there's only one word in your mind when you try other products out there."

"What?"

"Grass!"

"Ok?"

"I'm not scolding you. I'm saying that if you eat outside, it will feel like you are chewing grass."

"..."

Sanyuan Agriculture's products are indeed famous in the northern vegetable market for their "authentic taste".

Not only are cucumbers fragrant, sweet and crispy, tomatoes are juicy and flavorful, and leeks don't give you heartburn even if you eat too much of them, but even the soy products that are gradually being launched on the market are full of a pleasant 'bean flavor' rather than a 'bean smell'.

After the general manager learned about the wild vegetable planting area, he followed the instructions of the vegetable farmers, boarded a sightseeing bus from the North Station of Xujia Village, passed through the sun room industrial area, and went deep into the vegetable planting base.

It is said that this place is too busy during the day and cannot be entered.

If you want to visit, you can only wait until night.

Coincidentally, the chief steward caught up.

As we headed north, the marks on the plastic greenhouses were no longer wild vegetables.

Potatoes, eggplants, green peppers, zucchini, pumpkins…

And as the car turned, strawberries, grapes, and cherry tomatoes appeared before our eyes...

Then turn again, on both sides are shiitake mushrooms, hericium erinaceus, enoki mushrooms...

"Leader, I'm turning."

"It's OK. There's a signpost hanging on the plastic shed."

"The problem is, the compass on my watch doesn't match theirs."

"Maybe your watch is malfunctioning."

……

Brick kiln office area.

Yu Yang had already received a notice from the stationmaster of the transportation station, saying that the chief steward's car had arrived.

But if he thought about it carefully, he didn't have anything shady to show in public, and since the general manager didn't contact him, he ignored it. He just marked the general manager as a big boss in the 3D bird's-eye view.

Afterwards, he was busy revitalizing issues such as factory construction, plant-based raw material cultivation, and the main road of Shiliying.

Wait until the next day.

Before Yu Yang was summoned by the general manager, he received the second order from ADM.

Another 2000 million carts.

He calculated the time with his fingers and found that the first batch shipped by sea should not have crossed the Pacific Ocean yet.

Now suddenly there comes another one...

"This is forcing me to increase investment and expand production!"

(End of this chapter)