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

Chapter 166: Economic Forest Takes Off, Expedient Measures
Zeng Qing couldn't help laughing. He felt that he was just asking the wrong person for help.

Yes, he was just a junior high school graduate. He happened to meet Wu Maosheng and was lucky enough to develop several high-yield rice varieties.

As for these doubts of mine, I'm afraid I'll have to rely on myself and others to resolve them.

Near noon, everyone came up from the fields, washed up, and then went to Zheng Hu's house for dinner.

After Zheng Hu got married, he still lived at home. His elder and second brothers were both single, so there were only two elderly people and the couple at home.

He had arranged for someone to come and cook, and when Zeng Qing and others arrived, the food was just out of the pot.

Fang Wei did not accompany them. With Zheng Hu there, nothing would go wrong.

He went home to eat, but he was thinking that it seemed that the special zone was ready to get serious.

Although some things are difficult to understand now, all regions have shifted their focus to industrial and agricultural production.

If the special zone wants to achieve results, the first thing it thinks of is how to increase food production.

Food is of utmost importance. Only when you have food in your hands can you be at ease. This is the main reason why Zeng Qing and others came to the second team.

Unfortunately, their trip was in vain.

Fang Wei's successful breeding experience cannot be replicated, and the output of the second team is not enough, so it is difficult to promote the cultivation of hybrid rice in the entire area.

"Director Zeng, two years ago I worked with the Qinghe County Agricultural Bureau. They wanted to develop a highly adaptable hybrid rice, and they had already reached a critical step."

For three days, Zeng Qing and others conducted a detailed investigation of the second team's water source, soil, fertilizer, natural environment, etc., but unfortunately they did not find out the reason why high-yield rice seeds could be cultivated locally.

After a few days of contact, it can be seen that Zeng Qing is a man who gets things done.

Fang Wei felt a little reluctant, so he found an opportunity to deliberately mention the matter of the Qinghe County breeding base.

"I know about this. Their work was stagnant for a while. Lao Chang spent half a year in a training class for special reasons. After the training, he worked in the glass factory for a while, and only recently was he put in charge of the breeding base."

Zeng Qing certainly knew Chang Wenyuan, and the relationship between the two was pretty good.

Chang Wenyuan was a man of action and practicality, but he was also extravagant with his money. The Agricultural Bureau's reception expenses consistently exceeded the budget, and some people complained about his extravagant meals, which wasn't unfair.

As a result, Chang Wenyuan suffered and was eventually demoted to the position of director of the Qinghe County Agricultural Breeding Base.

"Is that so? I'll go see Director Chang when I have time."

Fang Weiyi just mentioned it briefly and then changed the subject.

Zeng Qing and others returned disappointed, but they did not gain nothing.

According to his calculations, although the yield of the [Nan Guang No. 2] standard rice varieties produced by the second team is not enough, the second-grade rice varieties of [Nan Guang No. 2] are expected to be planted in Lin County.

After he returns, he will coordinate with the counties on how to circulate rice seeds.
If we just spend money to buy it, I guess Xinlin County will definitely not do it and will definitely give them some additional food.

There are a lot of things to do, but they should all be in place before next spring planting.

After Zeng Qing and others left, Team 2 became quiet again.

this day.

Fang Wei and Zheng Hu organized the members to go to the team's oil tea forest and chestnut forest to pick oil tea seeds and chestnuts.

The chestnut trees have basically bloomed and borne fruit, and it is time for harvest.

Some of the tea trees have produced tea seeds. Combined with the original varieties, this year's tea seed production will definitely far exceed last year's.

"Huzi, be careful when picking chestnuts and don't trample the herbs planted in the forest. This way, everyone will be out picking camellia seeds, and there will be fewer people picking chestnuts, so it doesn't matter if it takes a few more days."

Fang Wei made arrangements and went to Qinghe County quietly.

When we arrived at the Qinghe County Agricultural Breeding Base, we easily met Chang Wenyuan.

"Captain Fang, welcome! I was just saying I'd visit your second team later, and here you are. Please come in, I'll show you our latest achievements."

What surprised Fang Wei was that Chang Wenyuan had hardly changed, and his complexion was even better.

It seems that this is a person with very strong mental qualities. If someone else had experienced so much, he would probably look older.

"Then go have a look."

Fang Wei didn't hesitate and followed Chang Wenyuan to the experimental field.

"This is a sterile plant we recently selected. It has decent resistance and a decent yield. The restorer line we chose is a kind of fragrant rice produced in Chenzhou. It tastes pretty good."

The rice hybridization experiment at the breeding base is progressing rapidly, and the sterile plants, maintainer lines and restorer lines have been identified.

The yield is estimated to be around 500 jin per mu, and its success will be determined after the autumn harvest.

Fang Wei took a closer look and found that the plant's resistance to lodging was quite good, slightly stronger than that of ordinary rice. It was difficult to directly observe the resistance to pests and diseases, but he looked at the test records and found that the situation was good.

The yield statistics will have to wait until autumn. I saved some hybrid rice products from last season and tasted them during dinner.

"Captain Fang, our cafeteria is rather simple and the food is average, so please bear with us. You can stay at our base tonight. I've already had someone clean up the room, so we won't have to go to the guesthouse."

Chang Wenyuan was short of funds and the reception level dropped significantly.

But Fang Wei didn't care about these things. He was not here to enjoy himself, so it didn't matter what he ate or where he lived.

But he tasted the rice in the bowl and didn't know what to say.

He also knew that everything is difficult at the beginning, but to be honest, the hybrid rice that the other party was developing could only be described in two words in all aspects, that is, "mediocre".

The resistance is mediocre, the yield is mediocre, and even the taste is mediocre.

The taste of this rice is far inferior to [Nan Guang No. 58] and [Nongken ], and it is even more incomparable to [Nan Guang No. ].

It doesn't taste like rice and has a bit of a rough texture.

"Director Chang, we're developing a three-line hybrid. To be frank, the hybrid rice we've developed doesn't reflect the advantages of the three-line hybrid at all. Instead, it's mediocre."

Fang Wei spoke very directly and was not optimistic about this kind of hybrid rice.

Chang Wenyuan couldn't help but sigh and said:
"I had no choice. The breeding work at the base had been stagnant for a while. I hadn't been here long, and the higher-ups asked me to produce results as soon as possible, so I came up with this variety."

He told Fang Wei that his current situation was still very difficult, and if he didn't see any results in the short term, he might not be able to stay in the breeding base.

Instead of being driven away later, it is better to come up with a reasonable rice seed first and then study it slowly.

Fang Wei nodded to show that he understood.

"Our second team has accumulated a lot of experimental materials, such as 23 types of sterile plants. If you are interested, you can bring some over. We will always find suitable materials."

As he was speaking, a sudden thought occurred to him: could he give the other party the sterile line he had cultivated?
The sterile plants collected in the wild are the original plants. After cultivation, the sterile lines are formed. Although the sterile lines retain the male sterility of the plants, they are definitely different from the original plants.

If the sterile plant leaves Team Two's soil, the bonus properties will diminish, but the inherent properties of the sterile plant and the maintenance system should not diminish. With this thought, he had a strong idea: why not give it a try?
"That's great! We're short on experimental materials here, and we really need your support. How about I go back with you? While there's still time, we can quickly plant some sterile plants for pairing experiments."

When Chang Wenyuan heard what he said, a warm feeling surged in his heart.

The other party has been silently supporting my breeding work without expecting anything in return. This is a true friend who helps in times of need.

What followed was an exchange activity between the two sides, during which Fang Wei gave reports for several days, and he shared a lot of practical information based on his many years of breeding practice.

A week later.

Chang Wenyuan found a car and took Fang Wei straight to the second team.

Fang Wei gave Chang Wenyuan different varieties of sterile plants, and then gave him three types of sterile seeds that had already been cultivated.

I explained everything clearly to the other party and asked him to go back and test them one by one.

Chang Wenyuan left happily, planning to give it another try.

"Third brother, the team has finished picking the tea seeds and chestnuts. We've harvested a total of 23600 kilograms of tea seeds and 18 kilograms of chestnuts."

After the guests left, Zheng Hu came to Fang Wei to report on his work.

When talking about the team's picking results, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and looked very excited.

"This is a great harvest, worth celebrating."

This data was not unexpected to Fang Wei. An adult chestnut tree can produce 13-14 kilograms of chestnuts. The 20 chestnut trees in the team can produce more than kilograms of chestnuts.

Considering that the chestnut trees in the team are bearing fruit for the first time, the yield will be lower, but more than 100,000 kilograms should be no problem.

The output reported by Zheng Hu now is 18 jin, which is also within a reasonable range.

"Then I'm going to start pressing the oil. We have too many chestnuts. I'll leave some for Fang Wenshu to take people to sell, and the rest can only be sold to the purchasing station."

Selling so many chestnuts is a big problem. We definitely won’t be able to sell them all at the market.

The purchase price is lower, but there is no other way. I can’t find any other sales channels if I don’t go through the purchasing station.

Therefore, Zheng Hu suggested selling part of it himself and selling part of it to the purchasing station.

"Okay, let's handle the chestnut issue this way. You take care of the oil pressing, I won't be involved."

Fang Wei agreed with Zheng Hu's suggestion and turned to go to the warehouse.

He wanted to check the quality of the chestnuts so he could have a clear idea of their quality. He didn't want to look at the oil-tea camellia seeds, as they were a mix of old and new varieties, making it hard to tell.

[Harvest chestnuts, points +180000]

[Harvest Camellia Seeds, Points +23600]

Total points: 743878.

Then the team became busy again. Fang Wenshu took people to various markets to sell chestnuts, while Zhao Jinsheng and Accountant Liu took the remaining chestnuts to the purchasing station.

Zheng Hu is responsible for oil pressing. The team has previously picked 28736 kilograms of tea seeds from the deep mountains and forests. Together with the 23600 kilograms of tea seeds produced by the team's tea forest, the total is 52336 kilograms.

Finally, 15700 kilograms of tea oil were harvested.

In the end, most of the chestnuts were handed over to the purchasing station, and less than 3 kilograms were sold at the market, and the team earned 57300 yuan in cash.

So many chestnuts were sold for less than 6 yuan, mainly because the current price of chestnuts is very low.

The next step was to distribute tea oil, a major event for the members. The tea oil they consumed each year was primarily distributed once a year. In the past, those with private plots could grow peanuts, but that was no longer possible. However, they could still get rapeseed oil once a year before the spring.

"We distributed an average of 50 kilograms of tea oil per person, and the remaining 700 kilograms of tea oil was put into the inventory for use by the team's communal cooking."

Fang Wei finalized the distribution plan, and Zheng Hu immediately led his men to start distributing the oil.

Wu Maosheng and eight others only received half the average, or 8 kilograms each. Others, like the two doctors in the infirmary and several teachers at the school, also received a share.

But this is a welfare benefit, and they can only get the average.

Fang Wei got 70 kilograms of tea oil, Pan Lianhua got 50 kilograms of tea oil, and even the little guy got 25 kilograms of tea oil.

"Third brother, why did you give Professor Wu and the others so little?"

"I can't help it. Don't forget why they're here. They can't be treated the same as the other members. Don't worry, I'll help them out a bit, but I won't show it in public."

Pan Lianhua asked casually while having lunch.

She actually respected Wu Maosheng and the others, but the division of things within the team seemed to have made them into something special. She had wanted to ask this question for a long time, and it just happened to come to her mind today.

Fang Wei had no choice but to tell her the interests involved. Giving them too much would not only not help them but would harm them instead.

When the time comes, the people above will see and say, "Wow, we sent you to the countryside for re-education, but you ended up enjoying yourself."

By then, everyone would be in trouble, and Wu Maosheng and others would definitely not be able to stay in the second team.

Pan Lianhua was stunned after hearing this. It seemed that she had thought too simply, so she quickly changed the subject.

night.

Guan Chongyang and Taoist Sun prepared a few dishes and called Wu Maosheng, Mr. Luo and his wife, and Gao Qingshan to come over for a drink.

He didn't call Fang Wei. After all, Fang Wei's identity was different, and it would not be convenient for him to hang out with these educated people all day long.

To be honest, the second team was very caring towards the eight of them. If they were placed in other production teams, would they still expect to eat meat? They were lucky to have enough food.

They have their share of meat and oil, even if it's a little less than others, they still get their share.

Collective distribution must be recorded in the accounts and have traceable evidence. They must be distinguished from ordinary members so that they can be explained to their superiors.

"You guys have been wronged, please try to be more positive. Come, have a drink."

Guan Chongyang traveled all over the country in his early years and gained extremely rich social experience.

It was he who took the initiative to call them over today, not because Fang Wei gave him any instructions.

"Grandpa, look at what you said. Are we so ungrateful? The team has taken good care of us. We are not pigs. How can we not recognize the reality?"

Gao Qingshan and the others exchanged glances, and then he spoke.

They all knew their identities very well. Being sent to the countryside for re-education was meant to make them suffer, not to enjoy comfort.

To be honest, they are already very grateful that the team can give them some benefits.

(End of this chapter)