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

“The cultivation of japonica hybrid rice is more difficult, so everyone must carefully master these technical points.

Well, my lecture is over. If you have any questions in the future, you can discuss them with the breeding team of Team 2."

Everyone gained a lot from listening to Fang Wei's lecture.

This is thanks to the team's continued commitment to business learning, and also thanks to a group of people like Wu Maosheng, Gao Qingshan and others.

They have trained a large number of talents for the team, otherwise many tasks cannot be carried out.

Fang Wei packed up his things and went out to go home.

Then Gao Wenshu came riding over from a distance and shouted, "Secretary, there's something going on in the team. The team leader needs you to come over."

"What's going on so fast?"

Fang Wei rode his bicycle straight to the brigade headquarters and asked Gao Wenshu on the way.

"I don't know. The captain didn't say what it was, he just asked me to call you."

The other party didn't know anything about anything, so Fang Wei stopped asking and quickly rushed to the brigade headquarters.

"Third brother, the commune just issued a notice giving them 50 recruitment quotas. We have to fight for them."

Zheng Hu was waiting for him, and as soon as they met, he directly told him the purpose of calling him back.

As for the recruitment quota for educated youth returning to the city, all the brigades were eyeing it covetously. He hoped that Fang Wei could ask for a few more quotas.

"Well, I'm going to the commune now."

Fang Wei also knew that the matter was urgent, so he didn't bother to go home for lunch and rode his bike directly to the commune.

As a result, when he walked into Zheng Xianfa's office, he found that all the team leaders or party secretaries of the entire commune were there. There was no need to ask, they were definitely there for the recruitment quota.

"Everyone's moving so fast! The notice we sent out this morning has already arrived at the commune. I won't go into details, but Director Huang and I discussed this before you came. We've decided to evenly distribute the recruitment quotas, giving each brigade three spots, with the exception of the Xiatang Brigade."

Zheng Xianfa played a trick of equal distribution. The other 16 brigades had an average of 3 places, and only the Xiatang Brigade had 2 places.

Fang Wei knew very well that this was because Jiang Xia left his team a year ago, so one spot was deducted.

There are a total of 17 brigades in the commune, so 50 places are just enough.

"I have no opinion."

Fang Wei was the first to express his opinion. He had one less spot than the others, and since even he had no objection, it was even harder for others to say anything.

Afterwards, he returned to the team with two recruitment quotas, went home to eat first, and then in the afternoon called together the brigade cadres and team captains to discuss the matter.

"Old Zhao, your second team won't be participating in the allocation of recruitment quotas this time. Is that okay with you?"

Like Zheng Xianfa, Fang Wei decided to exclude the second team from the competition for quota.

Two educated youth have already left Team 2, while some brigades haven't had even one. It's not been easy for these educated youth, and the team leaders are trying to fight for them.

To be fair, Fang Wei mentioned Zhao Jinsheng's name.

"I have no objection. When I return, I will do some ideological work for the educated youth."

Zhao Jinsheng also understood what was going on. Fang Wei couldn't always favor Team Two. If he did that, he would be unqualified as the branch secretary.

Next, each of the 11 production teams nominated one person, and then the brigade cadres and the team leaders of each production team discussed and selected two people from these 11 educated youth.

In the end, one of the two spots went to Team 12 and the other went to Team 7.

"Third brother, can't the higher-ups give us a few more job openings? These educated youth have been in the countryside for so long and have suffered so much. Let them go back as soon as possible."

Zheng Hu was very familiar with the educated youth in the second team, and also had a good relationship with the educated youth in other production teams.

He could understand the feelings of these educated youth who wanted to return to the city, but unfortunately there were only a few job vacancies each time, and most people were bound to be disappointed.

"It's not as easy as you say. If we could solve the employment problems of so many educated youth, we would have sent them back long ago. This matter can only be handled step by step. If we are too impatient, problems will definitely arise."

Fang Wei was completely desperate about Zheng Hu's slowness in some aspects.

But he still explained it a few words. Whether you could understand it or not was none of his business.

The recruitment issue was just an incident; the educated youth were agitated for a few days before calming down. But as time went on and they grew older, they faced more practical problems.

Fang Wei couldn't help them. Not everyone had a good brother-in-law like Jiang Xia who could use his connections to get a job.

A few days later, Watanabe came again.

This time, only he and an interpreter visited the Xiatang Brigade. The county sent Wang Liang to accompany them, so it was not as grand as last time.

"Mr. Fang, after my investigation, I found that the yield of the [Nanguang No. 2] rice variety you mentioned last time is very real. I intend to invest in your breeding project, but the breeding technology must be shared with us."

In Watanabe's view, the ability for him to invest is the other party's greatest favor.

He didn't think the other party would refuse such a good offer, because when he came to the local area this time, all he saw was poverty and backwardness.

Faced with large investments, I don’t believe the other party won’t be tempted.

"I'm sorry, but our breeding technology cannot be exported. This is a principle."

Fang Wei directly rejected the other party without leaving any room for negotiation.

At that time, the two countries had just established diplomatic relations, and small-time investors were also very willing to invest in China. In fact, because Chinese people rarely interact with the outside world, while they received investment, they also did not "take away" many good things.

This is related to everyone's lack of confidentiality awareness, and also to the cunningness of daily life.

In any case, Fang Wei was unwilling to give the technology to Xiao Zi. Even if the other party took it back, he would not be willing to do so if he could not produce high-yield rice varieties like [Nan Guang No. 2].

In the end, Watanabe left disappointed and went to Qinghe County.

"Secretary Fang, facing a large amount of Japanese yen investment, aren't you tempted?"

Afterwards, Wang Liang and Fang Wei had a chat.

To be honest, he was tempted at the time and wanted Watanabe to invest money in the breeding base. Unfortunately, the breeding technology was not his. He could use it but not pass it on to others.

The most crucial point is that the base is unable to even cultivate sterile lines.

"I'm not tempted. I don't need investment right now. If I take someone else's investment, it would be like working for them. It's meaningless."

Fang Wei didn't want to say too much. When the situation changes in the future and the country's doors open, many people will find out after suffering losses that there are traps everywhere in the outside world. They will suffer terribly from being cheated when introducing technology and production lines.

He already possesses the world's top hybrid rice breeding technology, so why would he want to cooperate with Xiao Rizi?
Wang Liang sighed and left the team headquarters.

The county has never expressed any opinion on this matter from beginning to end.

Wu Yaoyang still has vision. He believes that as long as Xinlin County develops step by step, it will rely on its own strength to become a hybrid rice breeding center for the entire region and even the province, and there is no need to cooperate with foreigners.

After a while, news came that the Qinghe County Agricultural Breeding Base accepted Watanabe's investment and handed over its own breeding technology to Watanabe.

After Zheng Hu and others found out, they cursed Chang Wenyuan in the team headquarters, saying that he was a good-for-nothing who had learned Fang Wei's technology but sold it to foreigners.

Fang Wei smiled but said nothing. He did have a belief at that time, so he went to Qinghe County again and again to teach them the technology.

However, Qinghe County's performance was disappointing. The "Qinghe No. 1" developed by the other party was not completely successful and had too many flaws.

Moreover, the techniques he taught to Qinghe County were all written in the [Hybrid Rice Breeding Technology Manual], and they were not even as comprehensive as the manual.

Therefore, Fang Wei was not angry, but just felt a little unworthy.

As the weather gradually warmed up, the team started releasing ducks. Flocks of ducks could be seen in all the paddy fields, looking very harmonious.

Whether it's Mallard ducks, broilers, or laying hens, the number of hens on hand has remained high, essentially ensuring that each batch of hens is replaced (or eliminated), achieving a reliable cycle of development.

Zheng Hu and his men worked hard on the mountain for a month, and the large-scale afforestation activity came to an end.

Taking advantage of this period of free time, Zheng Hu arranged for people to start pressing rapeseed oil.

The entire brigade harvested a total of 640500 kilograms of rapeseed this year and ultimately harvested 192150 kilograms of rapeseed oil.

"Third brother, how do we distribute this rapeseed oil?"

"Let's distribute it based on an average of 50 kilograms per person, and temporarily store the remaining rapeseed oil."

Zheng Hu discussed with Fang Wei and finally determined the standard of 50 kilograms per person on average. A total of 10 kilograms of rapeseed oil were distributed, and 92150 kilograms of rapeseed oil remained in stock.

It happened that the county government canteen was short of cooking oil, so the team sold them 4 kilograms of rapeseed oil. The remaining 52150 kilograms of rapeseed oil earned them 3.2 yuan in cash.

[Harvesting crops, points +640500, total points: 9187630 points.]

Taking advantage of the abundant points now, Fang Wei spent 500 million points to upgrade the [Planting Area] from level 12 to level 13.

[Owned (temporary) land] → [Farmland] → [Planting area]

【Regional area: 200 square kilometers (30 mu)】

[Regional Level: (Level 13, 0\1000 million)]

[Regional Attributes: Drought-Resistant, Flood-Resistant, Pest and Disease-Resistant, Accelerated Growth, Increased Yield and Income] [Planting within this region increases all attributes by an additional 130% (65%), and breeding genetic stability by +1]

Total points: 4187630.

After the upgrade, the area of the [planting area] was further expanded to 30 acres.

This area is very large and cannot be used up at all.

Fang Wei plans to designate all the arable land in the brigade before and after the summer harvest and include it in the planting area as a whole.

By then, with the effect of attribute bonus, it will be highly likely that high-quality and high-yield rice seeds will be provided to counties across the region.

After so many years of preparation, and considering that it was a new rice variety, he was not afraid of what others said.

He now has a certain say and can bear such pressure.

the next day.

Fang Wei went to the first team, and then saw Zhang Chu wandering alone on the edge of the field.

"Captain Zhang, are you worried about the new rice seeds?"

From a distance, Fang Wei greeted Zhang Chu.

"Secretary Fang, you're here. It's not that I'm worried, but I always feel like something's missing if you don't come to visit me every day."

Zhang Chu chuckled and did not defend himself.

This is the first time that Team One is cultivating a fixed rice variety, and it is a new type of rice variety, so he must pay more attention to it.

"Not only do we need to observe regularly, but we also need to keep regular records of the rice seeds' growth. This is actually first-hand information, which is very helpful for future breeding work."

Fang Wei nodded, walked around the ridge of the field, and felt that the rice in the field was growing well.

He then gave Zhang Chu some instructions and went to the team headquarters.

"Secretary Fang, Director Zheng asked you to go to the commune. He said there's something important."

He sat in the team headquarters for a while and had just finished reading a document when someone came to inform him to go to the commune quickly.

Fang Wei didn't understand what Zheng Xianfa was going to do, so he just went and rode his bike to the commune.

It’s okay to ask Zheng Hu for production matters, but he still has to step in for other matters.

When he arrived at Zheng Xianfa's office, the other party was on the phone, so he stood at the door for a while and got some fresh air to cool down.

He had just been running all the way and was sweating a lot.

After waiting for less than ten minutes, Zheng Xianfa came out of the office and said to Fang Wei, "Come on, Secretary Fang, come with me to the county to accept criticism."

Zheng Xianfa got on his bicycle as soon as he went out, and Fang Wei quickly followed.

"What's wrong, Director Zheng? Why are you criticizing you and me? I don't seem to have made any mistakes recently, right?"

"You're no pushover either, but this isn't really your fault. Remember that Watanabe? He filed a complaint against us at a provincial forum, and even Director Wu got caught in it."

The two talked as they walked, and Fang Wei felt speechless.

The essence of Watanabe's investment is to take away the hybrid rice breeding technology. Although he is too proud to admit it, in fact, he has already surpassed Xiaozi in this area in the country.

Do you think they are here to do charity?
"Investment and technology transfer are mutually agreed upon. If they work together, they will come together, and if they don't, they will go their separate ways. What's right or wrong? It's incomprehensible."

Fang Wei would definitely not accept such criticism, it doesn't make any sense.

The two of them rushed all the way to the county and then went directly to Wu Yaoyang's office.

"You two should sit down for a while and have a cup of tea. I'll be ready soon."

When he entered the room, Wu Yaoyang was still handling official business.

He asked the two to sit down first, and someone brought tea. Fang Wei and Zheng Xianfa each drank a large teacup.

After riding such a long distance, I was hot and thirsty, so I really needed to rest for a while.

Wu Yaoyang quickly finished the work at hand, stood up and sat opposite the two of them.

"Secretary Fang, you know everything, right? Because of what happened to Mr. Watanabe, a leader was very unhappy and criticized the county.

I think this matter should be viewed from two perspectives. National construction urgently needs foreign exchange, and we certainly welcome anyone willing to invest.

However, investment cannot harm our own interests, and we must not indiscriminately give away all our good things to others."

Wu Yaoyang did not criticize the two people, but talked about his own views on the matter.

Fang Wei agreed with the other party's point of view. Just because we are poor, we cannot think that our things are rubbish and can be sold at will.

This is the truth, but I don’t know if Wu Yaoyang can withstand the pressure from above.

"Director Wu, what does the higher-ups mean? Are they just going to criticize me and be done with it, or are they planning to take action?"

Fang Wei had to ask clearly because he was the person involved.

"It's hard to say. For now, it's just verbal criticism. I don't know if there will be any other actions next."

Wu Yaoyang shook his head, then stared at Fang Wei, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.

Fang Wei was a little puzzled at first, but he quickly understood the other party's intention and said, "Don't speculate. I will use my status as a representative to report this matter to the higher-ups."

As he spoke, he stretched out his right hand and pointed at the ceiling above his head.

Wu Yaoyang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. To be honest, the pressure he faced was actually very great, so great that he could only hope that Representative Fang would speak out.

Obviously, Fang Wei truly understood his intention.

Next, the three of them chatted about agricultural production issues for a while, and then Zheng Xianfa took Fang Wei and said goodbye.

On the way back, Zheng Xianfa seemed relaxed and even had the mood to whistle.

Fang Wei was very silent. He separated from the other party at the fork in the road. Zheng Xianfa went to the commune, while he returned to the team.

That night, he wrote a report about the whole story of Watanabe's investment and called on all parties to have a sense of self-protection and protect their core technologies.

In fact, at present, domestic technology is not too far behind developed countries. It is just that some technological research and development was abandoned later and did not continue to iterate.

The next day.

After Fang Wei got up, he went to the team headquarters and sent the materials he wrote to the capital.

As a national representative, he naturally has channels to report problems to his superiors. This identity is sometimes even more useful than Wu Yaoyang.

After the materials are sent, he can do what he is supposed to do.

Fang Wei usually wouldn't take the initiative to offend people, but if things came his way, he wouldn't be timid. If he offended someone, he offended them. It wasn't a big deal. After all, he was just a farmer.

At worst, I can carry a hoe and go to the fields to farm.

"Secretary Fang, are you busy?"

After sending the materials, Fang Wei sat in the office to look at the documents.

He didn't look up until he heard some noise. He was so engrossed in his work that he didn't even notice anyone coming in.

"You are the educated youth from Team 3, right? What can I do for you?"

There are more than 2,000 people in the entire brigade, and it is impossible for him to call everyone's name.

But looking at the man and woman in front of me, I still have some impression of them. They are both educated youth from the third team.

"Secretary Fang, we are in a relationship and are planning to get a marriage certificate. Could you please give us a letter of introduction?"

The male educated youth smiled and then explained his purpose.

As the educated youth who went to the countryside to work in the fields grew older, personal problems became a very real issue. Some wanted to return to the city, while others wanted to start a family and build a career.

They came to Fang Wei to get a letter of introduction, and then go to the commune to get a marriage certificate.

"Congratulations, congratulations on your marriage. However, the necessary formalities must be followed. Let me ask you, have you informed your families about such a big thing as getting married?"

Fang Wei closed the document in his hand. He had to ask some questions.

"I've discussed this with my family, and neither hers nor mine object."

The male educated youth answered on behalf of both sides.

Fang Wei nodded and said:

"That's good! Marriage is a lifelong event, and you have to handle your relationship with your family well.

Finally, let me ask you one more question: You should be aware that getting married will have some impact on your ability to find work and return to the city. Have you considered this issue? (End of this chapter)