Era: I was a farmer at the foot of Yaoling Mountain

Chapter 135: Unexpected, Merger Decision
Last season, the yield per mu of the first-generation rice variety [Nan Guang No. 879] was kilograms. Everyone was not sure whether this yield could be maintained. Although they were happy, they were not emotionally out of control.

But this season, the per-acre yield of the second-generation rice seed [Nanguang No. 996] not only remained the same, but also increased to kilograms. This is different. Many people see the hope that the conventional per-acre yield will exceed kilograms in the future.

Perhaps due to the infectious emotions, many members shed tears at the scene.

"I have another piece of good news to share. Thanks to the concerted efforts of the breeding team, the second-generation rice variety [Nanguang No. 2] has broken the shackles of not being able to save seeds, and can now be used to plant lower-grade rice varieties."

Taking advantage of everyone's high spirits, Fang Wei announced the news.

Of course, this conclusion still needs to be verified through large-scale planting, but it’s okay to say it now.

After all, he is a man with a trick, and we cannot judge him by common sense.

As soon as he finished speaking, the audience erupted in prolonged applause.

Fang Wei does not plan to report this matter to the brigade and the commune for the time being, because this variety of hybrid rice has not yet been completely finalized. At least it will have to wait until the autumn harvest before the third-generation rice seed [Nanguang No. 2] can be considered a finalized product.

After everyone calmed down, he announced the production data of the fields.

"From our 120 mu (approximately 77880 acres) of land, we harvested a total of 649 kilograms (approximately jin) of rice, with an average yield of kilograms (approximately jin) per mu."

This data no longer caused any excitement in everyone, but Fang Wei was very happy because the yield per mu had already approached the upper limit.

[Harvesting crops, points +77880, total points: 140952 points.]

Next.

It's the busy summer planting season.

This season, 120 mu of land will be used to plant the third-generation rice seeds of [Nongken 58], and 100 mu of experimental fields will be used to cultivate the third-generation rice seeds of [Nanguang No. ].

Unlike traditional breeding methods, this season the sterile line and the restorer line must be mixed, that is, the sterile plants and [Youhongsan] must be planted alternately in the field, and then the process of [Youhongsan] pollinating the sterile plants must be completed.

The rice seeds produced are the hybrid rice [Nan Guang No. 2] seeds, which are also the final product.

This rice seed can be planted for two generations in a row, and then new rice seeds need to be purchased.

After the summer planting was completed, Fang Wei sent people to sort through the Nanguang No. 80000 rice seeds. 18604 kilograms of seeds were selected, and the remaining kilograms of rice were added to the inventory.

Afterwards, Fang Wei sent someone to spread the news that production teams willing to grow hybrid rice could come and exchange it.

After the news broke, Tie Yanhong was the first to rush over. Although she wasn't the team leader, it was clear the team leader approved of her plan to exchange it for 4000 kilograms of Nanguang No. rice seeds.

There are certain discounts for this exchange, and the exchange is based on a ratio of 1 to 8.

In principle, you need to pay half rice and half cash. If you really cannot afford rice, you can pay all in cash.

But Fang Wei's worries were clearly overblown. As soon as Tie Yanhong arrived at Team 2, the purchasing station staff arrived. To improve efficiency, all rice had to be handed directly to the purchasing station, and then the receipts were presented to Team 2, which could be used to deduct the purchase price.

After the exchange is completed, the purchasing station will pay cash to the second team in one lump sum according to the total amount of the receipt.

This is equivalent to an additional layer of supervision to ensure that rice is not circulated in large quantities.

Perhaps Fang Wei's reputation had been strong over the years, and any rice seed he developed was always popular. All 8 kilograms of Nanguang No. 8 rice seeds were exchanged, and Team Two harvested 61600 kilograms of rice and yuan in cash.

Few production teams were willing to exchange rice for it, and most of them paid in cash.

The team then paid the public grain and requisitioned grain, and distributed food rations to the members. Excluding various seed testing materials, there were still 22.8 kilograms of rice left in stock.

The next third-generation rice seeds [Nan Guang No. 1.08] cannot be exchanged in this way. All prices must be paid in cash, based on the purchase price of the highest-grade rice seeds, which is yuan per catty.

The selected 7 jin of [Nan Guang No. 75600] third-generation rice seeds were sold out, and the second team earned a total of yuan in cash.

These two sources of income total more than 100,000 yuan, and the second team will definitely have good results this year.

"Third brother, it's still fun to look at the mountains of rice in the barn. But there's nothing we can do. Our superiors have asked us not to exchange large quantities of grain, so accepting cash is actually a bit of a disadvantage for us."

The noise died down and Team Two returned to its former tranquility.

If you count the accounts, there are gains and losses, and overall I'm at a little disadvantage compared to before.

"Suffering a loss is a blessing, don't take it personally. To be honest, the county and the commune turned a blind eye in the first two years. If there really were too much rice in stock, there would be a problem."

Fang Wei knew that the second team's wild growth phase had passed, and that any rice seeds or other crop seeds produced in the future would have to be sourced from formal state procurement channels.

Then the relevant parties will convert the public grain and grain procurement tasks according to the amount of rice seeds submitted by the second team, pay the remaining part in cash and allocate a certain amount of rice and feed to the second team.

A person can only eat 1000 kilograms of rice a year. It is unlikely that the situation in previous years, where granaries are stocked with hundreds of thousands or even millions of kilograms of rice, will occur again.

These were what Tang Ze said to him when they had a heart-to-heart talk on the hill last time, and he kept them in mind.

noon.

Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua went to their eldest brother's house for dinner together.

After dinner, Fang Ping asked his third brother, "Did you get any news? Why is this exchange basically all cash transactions, and not rice?"

"Our actions are actually not in line with policy. If this continues, someone will definitely punish us. Rather than letting others use it as leverage, it's better to proactively address this shortcoming and leave no room for criticism."

Fang Wei then explained that private grain transactions were illegal, and just because no one had cared before didn't mean they could act with impunity.

Since the leader specifically mentioned this matter, it is possible that the situation is undergoing subtle changes.

If you don't stop early, there will be endless troubles.

"Got it. You should pay more attention next time."

Fang Ping nodded, showing no emotion.

After all, rice seeds can be sold for money even if they are not exchanged for rice grains, so there will definitely be no problem in selling them for money.

As time went on, summer harvest and planting were completed throughout the county. Production teams that had previously planted hybrid rice reported their yields, which, after compilation, averaged 802 kilograms per mu.

This is still an immature generation of rice seeds. It is estimated that after the [Nan Guang No. 900] rice seeds are completely finalized, the yield per mu of large-scale planting will reach about kilograms.

The yield of the second-tier hybrid rice varieties is still unclear, and the specific data may not be available until next year.

Fang Wei was not in a hurry. He had anticipated early on that the research and promotion of hybrid rice would take a long time. Even if he had the ability, it would be impossible to complete it within one or two years.

The current regional planting area is sufficient, but the land available for designation is limited.

The second team only had so much arable land, and it was impossible for him to designate the land for other production teams. In other words, his breeding work encountered a bottleneck, and he was never able to expand beyond the county to more places.

morning.

Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua went to water their private plots together, then went to the mountains to chop firewood. After returning, they started to eat breakfast and planned to go to the market together today.

Before they could even leave the house, Zheng Hu came running over and said that a group of people had come from the county, even Xue Yumin was there.

"What happened?"

Fang Wei couldn't figure out what had alarmed the chief steward Xue Yumin, so he hurriedly followed Zheng Hu to the team headquarters.

Pan Lianhua was also a little worried, so he simply decided not to go to the market and went to the threshing ground to inquire about the news.

"Comrade Fang Wei, there is good news!"

When Tang Ze saw Fang Wei, he burst into laughter.

Then, without further ado, he said, "The county has decided to conduct a pilot program in your Xiatang Brigade, merging Teams 2 and 3 to actively explore new methods of breeding."

Fang Wei froze in place, not knowing whether to cry or laugh.

He still underestimated the county's determination to increase grain production. Due to the limited arable land area of the second team, the rice yield has not been increased, and the county leaders' hair has turned gray with worry.

Didn’t Fang Wei say that if we left Team 2, we wouldn’t be able to produce high-yield rice seeds?

The county sent people to conduct on-site surveys and found that Team 3 was right next to Team 2, and that there was almost no difference in the natural environment and soil conditions.

At Tang Ze's suggestion, Xue Yumin made the decision to let Team Two absorb and merge Team Three.

Leaders at all levels first talked to Xu Guangsheng and Zheng Xianfa. The two did not show any resistance, but everyone was worried that the third team might rebound.

As a result, the third-level leader talked to the captain of the third team in the commune. As soon as he mentioned the merger, the captain of the third team jumped three feet high and almost fainted with joy.

What is the living standard of Team 2 now? The merger now is like a piece of gold suddenly falling from the sky and hitting the heads of all the members of Team 3.

Several leaders looked at each other, only Zheng Xianfa sighed secretly, not knowing how to face the young scholar.

How should I put it? From a global perspective, there's certainly no problem. But from the perspective of the second team, it's strange that they would agree! It's like a family living a good life, and suddenly a poor relative comes and wants to live with you. Would you agree?
The leaders had made up their minds. Since there was no resistance from Team Three, they simply made the decision and then notified Team Two.

They were also worried that Fang Wei would give up, so even Xue Yumin came today.

"Leaders, are you kidding me? If it were just me, it would be easy to explain, but there are over a hundred people in the second team. How can I explain this to them?"

When Fang Wei heard that Team Three would be merged into Team Two, he secretly laughed in his heart.

It’s a good idea to merge. After the merger, the land of the three teams will be under their control. Do we still need to worry about development bottlenecks?
But I can't agree to this too readily. I have to discuss the conditions with the leaders, otherwise it will be difficult to explain to the members.

"Fang Wei! The county has already decided on this matter, so don't talk about those useless things."

Zheng Xianfa hurried forward to persuade him and secretly gave Fang Wei a wink.

What this means is that there is no room for bargaining in this matter, so you should think more about how to gain some benefits.

Fang Wei lowered his head, neither agreeing nor disagreeing. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that he was very resistant to this decision.

"Comrade Fang Wei, we're also considering the next step of breeding. You should understand our dedication. The tractor I promised you last time hasn't arrived yet, but I'll deliver it to you within a week."

In addition, as long as the breeding work shows progress, the county has agreed to allow you to exchange some of your rice seeds for rice grain, up to 20% of the total. Furthermore, next year, we will double the amount of ammonia we supply you this year."

Tang Ze started making wishes, but there was nothing new.

Xue Yumin saw that so many people were gathered here, and he immediately said, "The county will provide you with another batch of cement and building materials. You can rebuild the team headquarters later. It's not appropriate to work in a wooden house."

"Okay, leader, I will definitely do a good job in educating the members."

Fang Wei knew that it was almost time, so he decided to quit while he was ahead.

Xue Yumin nodded with satisfaction, thinking that the other party still had a sense of the overall situation and did not take the opportunity to fleece the county.

After things were settled, the leaders went to the experimental fields and the open fields to learn about the progress of hybrid rice, and then left.

"Huzi, go arrange some manpower, kill two pigs, and cook the big pot of rice now."

It was still early, so Zheng Hu hurried to find his second brother and Fang Ping, and then killed two pigs.

Tables and chairs were placed again in the open space in front of the team office, several large pots were set up, and everyone immediately became busy.

All the matters in the team can be handled with just a word from Fang Wei. He can do whatever he wants with extremely high efficiency.

[Pigs are produced, points +520, total points: 141472 points.]

There are 98 pigs left on the farm.

noon.

The whole village is filled with the aroma of red-braised pork. Is there any dish more attractive than red-braised pork these days? The answer is no.

Everyone, young and old, men and women, ate to their heart's content, but without losing their composure. Anything left over from lunch would be shared equally, so there was no need to act like starving ghosts.

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, Fang Wei announced the decision to merge Team 2 and Team 3.

"Is this robbing the rich to help the poor? No."

"Isn't this too much of a bully? We've only had a few days of peace, and already someone is starting to have bad intentions."

"Captain, you can't agree to this."

The members were immediately furious. Teams 2 and 3 were being merged? Wouldn't that mean Team 3 was just getting a bargain? The team had only gotten a little better in recent years. If Team 3 were to become a burden, wouldn't everyone's lives instantly return to how they were before?

No one wants to recall what the past was like. They worked themselves to death but could never get enough to eat. They could only eat meat twice a year. If they wanted to buy necessities, they had to exchange eggs for money.

Therefore, the crowd at the scene was outraged, and the voices of opposition were getting louder and louder.

"You're so rebellious! Shut up! You've got no skills, only tempers. You don't agree? Who do you think you are? This is a decision made by the brigade, the commune, and the county."

Zheng Xianfa came to the second team at some point, and his loud roar immediately stunned the entire audience.

Even though he had already left the second team, his influence was still there and everyone gradually quieted down.

"Secretary Zheng, how about you come up and say a few words?"

Fang Wei glanced at Zheng Xianfa with some dissatisfaction and spoke.

Zheng Xianfa also realized that he was overstepping his authority, so he quickly shook his hand and shut up.

(End of this chapter)