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

Chapter 137 The Working Group Arrives (Happy Chinese New Year!)
"Strange, has something changed in the mountains? Why do I feel like these two forests are a little different?"

Fang Wei knew the answer to the question of the lotus flower.

After he merged the [Afforestation Area] and the [Harvesting Area], the properties of the two areas merged into one. With the blessing of various properties, wild trees will grow stronger and stronger, and their advantages over naturally grown trees will be obvious.

But he couldn't tell Pan Lianhua directly, so he could only pretend to be confused.

Fortunately, Pan Lianhua just said this casually and had no intention of digging into the matter.

The two of them took a walk around the area and then set off on their way home.

When he got home, Fang Ping rushed in and said, "Third Brother, there's an accident in Yaojialing. I heard there was a landslide, and dozens of people were buried."

"Ah? How are our people?"

The people sent by the team to repair the reservoir still change shifts once a month, but Fang Wei and Zheng Hu have not been there recently. The current team leader on the construction site is the former team leader of the sideline team.

Upon hearing that something big had happened at the construction site, Fang Weiyi jumped up from his stool.

"It's not clear yet. Fang Wenshu and Zhao Jinsheng have already gone there and haven't returned yet."

Information transmission is not smooth at present, and what is happening in Yaojialing is still just hearsay for the time being.

Fang Wei was extremely anxious. It was almost dark now and it was useless for him to go.

After a simple meal in the evening, he waited for news at the team headquarters. It was almost ten o'clock when Fang Wenshu and Zhao Jinsheng returned.

"The problem is quite serious. There are probably more than 20 people left to dig out. Fortunately, our people were not working in that area at the time, so there were no injuries."

The two brought back bad news and good news. The bad news was that the loss of the accident was greater than expected, and the good news was that the construction workers of the team were not injured.

Fang Wei breathed a sigh of relief, then discussed with everyone and decided to bring people to provide support tomorrow.

The team leaders all had no objection. When one side is in trouble, all sides should support it. This is what they should do.

However, the next day, the commune and the brigade issued an urgent notice, requiring all production teams not to go to Yaojialing blindly. If necessary, the superior units would make unified arrangements.

Fang Wei then stopped the support operation and asked everyone to put the prepared supplies back into the warehouse.

By the afternoon, the construction team had returned to the village. Construction work at Yaojialing had been temporarily halted while authorities conducted a safety assessment, which would take about a month.

"Everyone, thank you for your hard work! Get some rest today. We'll slaughter the pigs tomorrow morning. Everyone will come to the team headquarters for lunch at noon."

Fang Wei would kill pigs whenever he had a disagreement. The reason was that there were enough pigs in the team and he could find all kinds of excuses to divide and eat the meat.

Of course, Team Three has no chance of enjoying such a good thing for the time being.

The next day.

The team really killed a pig.

[Pigs are produced, points +238, total points: 163545 points.]

There are 97 pigs left on the farm.

Many people started working in the morning. Pork was soon stewed in the pot, and some mountain products were soaked early. Today's dishes were quite rich.

At noon, men, women, young and old gathered at the entrance of the team headquarters, and tables and chairs had already been set up on the open space.

"Let's eat!"

Following Fang Wei's order, everyone started lining up to get their food.

[Stir-fried pork with chili peppers and dried bamboo shoots], [Stir-fried pig blood with pickled cabbage], [Braised pork], [Pork soup]. Soon, the aroma of various dishes wafted through the air.

It was the first time for Zhao Jinsheng and Accountant Liu to eat the team's big pot meal. They were team cadres and had to come to the team headquarters every day, so they were lucky enough to have a meal.

The other members of the original three teams did not receive this treatment. After all, they are still in a transitional stage. To put it bluntly, they have been merged in name, but in reality they still live their own lives.

Zhao Jinsheng ate the delicious pork with big mouthfuls, and felt in his heart that this merger was a once-in-a-century opportunity for the three teams.

If the county didn't want to expand the output of high-yield rice seeds, how could such a good thing have been given to Team Three?
Look at Captain Fang. He killed a pig without saying a word just to calm the people who were building the reservoir.

There were only a dozen skinny pigs in the pigpen of their third team. After the autumn harvest and the pig task was handed in, the remaining pigs had to be kept until the New Year before they could be slaughtered.

This is the gap.

When everyone had almost finished eating, Fang Wei offered a bowl of wine to the frightened construction workers and told them to have a good rest for a few days and not have to work.

Just then, Xu Guangsheng and Zheng Xianfa arrived.

"You guys in Team Two are so arrogant. You just slaughtered pigs when it's not a festival. It's really enviable. Captain Fang, please go sit in the office for a while."

"Better to arrive early than to arrive by chance, Secretary Xu, Secretary Zheng, since we've met, please sit down and have something to eat."

In order to eliminate their jealousy, Fang Wei quickly pulled them to sit down and eat, and asked Zheng Hu to get a pot of wine.

Xu Guangsheng and Zheng Xianfa were not polite either. They had originally planned to eat with the second team, and it just happened that they happened to see them eating from a big pot.

There are several versions circulating about the second team's big pot meal. One of the versions says that the second team is so amazing that they can eat a pig in one meal.

The actual situation is similar. A big pot meal can basically consume half a pig, and the rumor is not too exaggerated.

"Ahem, little scholar, let me tell you something. The special zone working group will soon be stationed in Yaoling Commune to investigate your breeding work."

After Zheng Xianfa and Xu Guangsheng sat down, they started eating. Only after they were full did they start talking about business.

In fact, neither of them wanted to come, but they had no choice but to come.

Zheng Xianfa spoke with a stiff upper lip, observing Fang Wei's expression as he spoke, fearing that the other party would turn hostile.

"The word 'investigation' is a good word. Leaders, please speak frankly. What exactly is the district working group doing here?"

Fang Wei was not someone to be trifled with, so he went straight to the heart of the matter.

"The working group has two tasks. First, we are here to learn from you and see if your successful experiences can be promoted throughout the region. Second, we are here to provide supervision and guidance on any problems you encounter in your breeding work and to propose solutions."

Xu Guangsheng took over the conversation and explained the purpose of the working group.

After listening to this, Fang Wei nodded and said "Oh".

"Little scholar, what do you mean?"

Zheng Xianfa was a little annoyed when he saw the other party give a nonchalant "Oh" and then nothing more. "It's pointless. If they want to come, how can I stop them? Whether it's grades or problems, no matter what, they still have the final say. Anyway, I don't have any group property in my pocket, so I'm not afraid of anyone coming."

Fang Wei really doesn't care. Ever since his rice seeds became famous, hasn't he encountered enough troubles?
In short, his current conditions are such that the supply of rice seeds to the entire precedent is very tight, and it is absolutely impossible to supply rice seeds to all the counties in the entire prefecture.

There is nothing to hide about breeding technology, but he feels it is difficult to promote and apply it in other places.

That's the thing. The high-yield rice seeds I developed benefit the collective, not just me. If someone feels that Team Two is taking too much, they can just quit, right?
"Look, you're still upset. Captain Fang, we're family. Let me be honest with you. The coming and going of the working group won't have much impact on you. Just deal with it and it's over. There's no need to get into a conflict with them."

What Xu Guangsheng feared most was Fang Wei's attitude. If this guy developed resistance, things would become difficult.

He quickly comforted the other party with a few words, hoping that Fang Wei could correctly understand the problem.

"It's not a conflict, I'll try my best to cooperate."

Fang Wei suppressed his anger and became more polite.

Xu Guangsheng and Zheng Xianfa finally breathed a sigh of relief and left in a hurry after dinner.

A few days later, the working group officially moved into Yaoling Commune, which was actually the second team.

The visitor was quite polite and not difficult to deal with. However, he wanted to know every detail and kept asking questions, which made Fang Wei a little irritated.

He asked the breeding team and Zheng Hu to cooperate with others as much as possible, while he himself would avoid showing up if possible and would run to Team 3 whenever he had time.

this day.

Li Hongjun, the leader of the working group, stopped Fang Wei and said he wanted to have a formal talk with him.

Fang Wei couldn't hide, so he found a place to sit down with the other party.

"Let's first talk about exchanging rice seeds for rice grain. Captain Fang, do you think a 1:10 exchange ratio is reasonable? Some people have accused you of exploiting your monopoly advantage to drive up prices. Do you have any explanation?"

Also, your second team received over a million kilograms of rice, some of which was sold to purchasing stations, and the whereabouts of some of it is unknown. Can you explain this?"

Li Hongjun had many problems, mainly the issue of exchanging rice seeds for rice.

Fang Wei was very troubled and didn't know how to treat Team Leader Li.

"Three-level management, with the team as the basis, the production team is an independent accounting unit and has the right to vigorously develop the collective economy in addition to completing the prescribed production tasks.

The purchase price of high-yield rice seeds and that of ordinary rice are basically about 10 times different. This is an important reference for us to formulate the exchange price.

As for the team's collective accumulation, as long as it's not put into personal pockets and the accounts are clear, it seems unnecessary to explain it to any outsiders. Team Leader Li, you have been working in rural areas for a long time, so is my understanding correct?"

In the end, Fang Wei was still unwilling to explain further.

After listening to this, Li Hongjun smiled and was not unhappy at all.

"Captain Fang, it seems you have a very accurate grasp of policy. True, more work, more pay is our distribution principle, but we must also consider fairness and preventing excessive disparity between the rich and the poor.

The working group is not here to cause trouble, but to resolve problems. If certain things are not clarified and resolved, you will face all kinds of criticism in the future."

However, Li Hongjun then explained patiently that some things cannot be left hanging like this forever and must be concluded.

For example, regarding the exchange ratio for rice seeds and paddy, the working group will issue a statement based on its investigation and research. As long as the exchange ratio for Team 2 is determined to be appropriate, no one will be able to bring this up again.

Li Hongjun's attitude was beyond Fang Wei's expectations, but he would not change his opinion just because of a few words from the other party.

As the saying goes, judge a person by his words and actions. He is not that naive.

In the subsequent work of the working group, Fang Wei actively cooperated, which greatly accelerated the progress of the working group's tasks.

About half a month later, the working group withdrew from Yaoling Commune and the conclusion came out quickly.

Regarding breeding, since Fang Wei and the breeding team failed to come up with a systematic and scientific breeding plan, the working group believed that it had great limitations and could not be promoted.

This is accurate. Fang Wei's breeding work is deeply tied to the land under his feet. It is indeed difficult to succeed if he leaves the second team's small piece of land.

After evaluating several high-yield rice varieties, the working group concluded that they could be widely promoted. However, the yield of these improved varieties was limited, and there was currently no basis for their regional promotion.

Regarding the ratio of rice seeds in exchange for rice, the working group believes that it is appropriate and there is no so-called price gouging problem.

The main problem of the second team was the failure to strictly implement relevant policies. For example, there was arbitrariness in the handling of rice and violations of relevant regulations.

For example, the second team used rice to exchange for some scarce supplies, which is a typical act of selling grain privately and should be banned.

In general, the working group has a positive attitude towards the breeding work of the second team, and has given high praise to [Nongken 58], [Nanguang No. ] and hybrid rice seeds.

"Little scholar, the comrades in the working group are still able to seek truth from facts. They gave me a false alarm."

This result is very good, as it solves several key problems that the second team has been criticized for a long time.

No one would use these issues to attack Team 2 or Fang Wei anymore, but at the same time, it also warned Team 2 that some private behaviors that did not comply with regulations must stop.

There is no problem in exchanging seeds for rice or money, but seeds and rice cannot be traded privately. If violated in the future, there will be severe punishment.

In this case, there was actually no point for Team 2 to exchange too much rice, as they would still have to sell it to the purchasing station in the end. In that case, there was no need to go through all the trouble. Besides exchanging a small amount of rice, it would be better to just exchange most of it for cash.

The county and the commune breathed a sigh of relief. Zheng Xianfa immediately came to find Fang Wei, hoping that he would not have any psychological burden.

"That's great. It saves me from having to deal with so much criticism all the time. Secretary, I've got a lot of work to do. The merger isn't over yet."

Fang Wei's mood was as stable as ever. Although there were some bad things happening now, the overall tone was positive.

Just like the construction of the Yaojialing Reservoir, even though the process had some twists and turns, it is a great thing that will benefit future generations.

"By the way, construction on the Yaojialing Reservoir will resume next week, and your team needs to send 40 people to work there. You're not allowed to go. Hurry and increase the rice yield."

Zheng Xianfa remembered this matter when he was leaving, and specifically instructed Fang Wei not to lead the team to repair the reservoir.

What else could Fang Wei say? He could only accept it silently.

After this change, Team 2 of Xiatang Brigade merged with Team 3 to form the new Team 2. Starting with Team 4, the number of production teams increased from 13 to 12.

According to the latest statistics, the total population of the new second team is nearly 300 people, with 460 acres of paddy fields, 110 acres of dry fields, and more than 4000 acres of forest land. Some other marginal lands are not included.

Since the original three teams were relatively poor, their financial resources were also diluted.

(End of this chapter)