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"We don't know how to package our own tea, and we don't have any sales channels. Buyers from other places come and drive down the price, so even the best tea can only be sold at low wholesale prices. We can't make much money even after a year of hard work."

Another farmer added, "We also want to sell in the city and at a higher price, but we lack channels and brands. Those people don't value our products, so we can't get our mountain goods out of the city. We can only passively wait for dealers to come and buy them."

"Yes, fortunately, in the past two years, the province and city have arranged for people to provide free packaging bags and machines, which is a bit better, but it is still difficult to sell and sell well. Our tea has no brand, so everyone tries to drive down the price."

Chu Shijun listened attentively, nodding frequently, and asked some more in-depth questions, while the others took notes rapidly.

At this point, the local leaders also breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they had done their job well and hadn't caused any problems with their responsibilities.

After listening to the feedback from the crowd, Chu Shijun turned around, raised his hand to summon everyone, and made arrangements on the spot:

"The superior ecology and high-quality agricultural products of the Agui mountain area are unique resource advantages. The early poverty alleviation investment in Agui, including our early assistance, focused entirely on building bases, expanding scale, and developing planting. Judging from the feedback of the villagers, it only solved the problem of being able to grow the crops and grow them well, completely ignoring the core issue of how to sell them and how to sell them well."

"We must remember that the ultimate goal of industrial assistance is to enable people to increase their income steadily through industry, and to steadily improve their economic income and living standards. It is not simply to create some large-scale bases or paper production capacity data. Therefore, the next step is to address the biggest shortcomings in output and sales assistance and shift the focus of assistance from the production end to the sales end."

"I propose that the Agui Rural Revitalization Bureau take the lead in linking up e-commerce platforms, large supermarkets, and fresh food supply chain companies in our Baijiang Province to build a platform for fixed-point production and sales between Baijiang and Agui, open a green channel for the sale of characteristic agricultural products from mountainous areas, and unify standardized sorting, packaging specifications, and regional brand endorsement."

"To truly achieve the goals of growing high-quality agricultural products, selling them effectively, and ensuring their superior quality, we must enable high-quality agricultural products from mountainous areas to reach wider markets, allowing local farmers to genuinely benefit from increased agricultural income, and ensuring that industrial support truly forms a sustainable, cyclical, and income-generating ecosystem..."

Chu Shijun made arrangements, and everyone listened attentively and took notes.

Beside him, Liu Yuntian nudged Li Dakang and whispered, "Comrade Dakang, I remember back in Handong, wasn't there some hothead whose family sold that lousy tea for 20,000 yuan a pound? Comrade Ruijin even recommended him at the Standing Committee meeting?"

Upon hearing this, Li Dakang looked somewhat uneasy, but the corners of his mouth involuntarily turned up. He was uneasy because this shameful matter had spread beyond the province—how embarrassing! And the corners of his mouth turned up because what was said was true.

"Ahem, Governor Liu, please excuse my rudeness. You're right. Secretary Sha did recommend the tea from that... that Yi Xuexi family. Later, it was found out that 20,000 yuan per kilogram was considered cheap."

"hiss"

Is 20,000 yuan per kilogram considered a cheap price?

Liu Yuntian clicked his tongue in amazement. He had never drunk such "expensive" tea before, since he didn't have to pay for tea.

Twenty thousand per kilogram...

Thinking of this, Liu Yuntian glanced at the tea leaves on the tea tree in front of him and asked, "So, what do you think of his tea leaves compared to ours?"

Li Dakang was taken aback, looked up at Liu Yuntian's expression, and immediately understood.

"Governor Liu, you also want to sell tea for 20,000 yuan per kilogram? That won't do, we dare not set that price..."

Liu Yuntian's face darkened. Was that what he meant? These tea leaves covering the mountains and fields, 20,000 yuan a pound? Did they grow on golden trees? He wasn't some hothead from Handong!

He glanced at Chu Shijun, who was busy with the work, and whispered, "I mean, how much do you think we could sell this tea for?"

"Oh, you mean this?"

Li Dakang suddenly realized, lowered his head, reached out and touched the tea leaves, and hesitated, saying, "I've never had this before, and besides, I'm not a tea connoisseur."

After thinking for a moment, he came up with an idea: "Governor Liu, why don't you let Secretary Chu have a taste? He drinks a lot of good tea, so let him set a price."

Seeing Liu Yuntian hesitate, Li Dakang encouraged him, "Don't worry, Governor Liu. It's not like we're letting Secretary Sha taste tea. He made a biased recommendation back then. Secretary Chu won't do that. He'll definitely give a fair and objective recommendation. Besides, this is something that benefits the people. Secretary Chu will definitely accept it."

"That's true."

Liu Yuntian nodded. "Then I'll mention it to Secretary Chu later."

Ye Wentao, who was diligently taking notes beside the two, listened to the whole thing and couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth.

Secretary Dakang is just like Zheng Yu said; he likes to give people advice behind their backs.

……

Before long, Chu Shijun completed the initial deployment on site.

The officials present took careful notes, while the farmers who gathered around listened to the on-site instructions with joy and anticipation on their faces.

They, who had long been constrained by difficulties in selling their goods and being pressured to lower prices, expressed that they had finally received support from export channels and brands. They no longer had to passively wait for merchants to lower prices, and the good tea and Chinese medicinal herbs they had worked so hard to grow could finally be sold at good prices and earn honest money. They truly felt that the industrial support had reached the fields and touched their hearts.

"Fellow villagers, rest assured, these tea leaves, as well as medicinal herbs and other products, will be cultivated well. We will work quickly to resolve the issues related to packaging and sales channels."

Chu Shijun said loudly.

"good!"

'Pa pa pa pa'

"Secretary Chu, I have a suggestion."

Liu Yuntian stepped forward, and as soon as the other person turned around, he immediately relayed Li Dakang's suggestion.

"Playing nonsense!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Shijun frowned.

Liu Yuntian was stunned.

Li Dakang subtly stepped back, shielding everyone in front of him.

"I drank the tea, set a price for it, and then you sell it at that price? What do you take me for? Are you trying to use my influence to boost product sales, so that people will see, 'Oh, this tea was drunk by Chu Shijun, he said it's good, he recommended it,' and buy it without even checking if the tea is actually good or not, and recommend it without any consideration? Isn't this another form of profiting from influence?"

"Nonsense,"

Chu Shijun criticized, turning his head to glance at Li Dakang, who was cowering in the back.

"I don't care whether this was someone else's bad idea or your own, but similar behavior is not allowed in the future. This kind of product promotion that relies on leadership is a form of political blackmail, and it will never be tolerated!"

"Comrade Hu Ming, did your Rural Revitalization Bureau conduct a professional assessment of these tea prices beforehand?"

"Yes, Secretary Chu, yes."

Hu Ming took a step forward.

"These teas, both spring and summer, are of very good quality. We price them according to the harvest season and quality, with the higher ones reaching 120 or 150 yuan and the lower ones ranging from 30 to 50 yuan. However, the problem, as just mentioned, is that without brand effect, even with good quality, it is difficult to truly increase sales."