Chapter 170 Return (Medium Cup)
After participating in the award ceremony of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, Jiang Miao stayed in the capital for another week.
During this period, under the introduction of He Jintang, I met several people, all of whom had a good relationship with the He family.
Someone was looking for Jiang Miao to check on her physical condition.
Someone asked about the development plan of United Mining and what the success rate of the project is.
Others simply want to get to know each other.
Of course, other people visited Jiang Miao during this period, such as several universities in the capital, some related scientific research institutions, and several corporate CEOs he had cooperated with also invited him to have a meal. .
In seven days, Jiang Miao did not eat a single meal by herself, either in the Wudaokou University cafeteria or in a private restaurant.
After socializing for so long, he felt that it was almost done, so he quickly took the high-speed train to Zhelimu City in Monan.
Revisit Jiayuan County in Zhelimu City.
At this time, the Monan branch's Taminchagan base, located to the north of the livestock river, had changed drastically.
Various construction machinery and agricultural equipment come in and out, and rows of two-story container houses build a temporary community that can accommodate the living and working of 1,200 employees.
The villagers of the livestock farming village at the entrance of the base have opened a variety of shops on this street, various small restaurants, bathhouses, hairdressers, grocery stores, small supermarkets, and even a dedicated Express delivery station established.
Jiang Miao did not get out of the car and entered the base directly in the pickup truck.
Lu Weibin, the head of the agricultural planting business department, Liu Zhiben, the manager of the Monan branch, Wu Song, the deputy manager of the Monan branch, and others were waiting for him in the parking lot.
After getting out of the car, Jiang Miao heard greetings from several people.
"Boss! Long time no see!"
"Boss! Welcome!"
"Boss, please come this way."
Jiang Miao glanced at Lu Weibin found that he was darker than three months ago, but his mental outlook was good, and he probably had initially adapted to life here.
Everyone came to the top of a container house at the north gate of the base.
Standing here, you can see the Taminchakan Desert that has been bulldozed.
No, it should be said that there is no longer Taminchagan Desert, but Taminchagan Farm.
Endless greenery as far as the eye can see.
It rained heavily yesterday, and there was still a trace of moisture in the air.
Putting down the telescope, Jiang Miao sat on a plastic chair: "It seems that you have sown all the seeds."
Liu Zhiben smiled and replied: "Yes, boss, 220,000 acres of land have been transformed so far." All the flat land has been sown by machine, with a total of about 1,100 tons of soybean seeds used. ”
< br>"We went all out, and it took a total of 17 days to complete the mechanical sowing work on 220,000 acres of flat land. The first tens of thousands of acres to be sown was the area at the entrance of the base. After several heavy rains in these days, we We didn’t even water it, we just sprayed it with pesticides.”
It was June 28th.
The first batch of soybean seeds transported to the Monan Branch arrived on June 2.
In other words, the first batch of soybeans sown have already grown for about 26 days, and these bean sprouts are already more than ten centimeters high.
Looking around, the Taminchakan Desert at the entrance of the base is full of vibrant green.
However, Jiang Miao just saw a lot of people not wearing company uniforms through the telescope, busy on some large sand dunes covered with grass squares.
"Lao Lu, Zhi Zhi, what's the situation over there on the sand dunes?"
Lu Weibin said a little embarrassedly: "Boss, those migrant workers from northern Hebei who have come to work, because of the large sand dunes, The terrain is difficult to operate, so we can only use a small potato seeder. In order to ensure the progress, I asked more than 200 migrant workers to sow the seeds using a combination of machinery and manual labor.”
"Actually, the main reason is that it is difficult to sow soybean roots. A general-purpose potato seeder must be used. And because of the terrain, we can only use a small machine. Currently, we can only sow 3,000 to 4,000 acres per day." Liu Zhiben was also very helpless.
"It doesn't matter, it's not your fault." Jiang Miao understood their dilemma.
This is also something that can’t be helped.
After all, some of the sand dunes are very high, and it would be too time-consuming to completely level them.
At present, there are nearly 30,000 acres of large-scale sand dunes in the entire Taminchakan Desert that have not been transformed. These dunes, together with a small part of the nearby desert, have not been transformed, forming a desert inside the entire farm. Small areas of pasture.
Liu Zhiben showed Jiang Miao the situation of the entire farm through drone aerial photography.
Looking down from the air, the entire Taminchakan Desert is divided into two. The southern part has completely turned green, while the northern planting area has not sprouted yet due to the relatively short planting time.
Through the aerial photography, you can also clearly see the about 150,000 acres of pasture planting areas, because these pasture planting areas are surrounded by a circle of compacted dirt roads that separate the pasture areas from ordinary soybeans. open.
“These container houses set up at the edge and center of the farm are the internal workstations of the farm, right?”
Hearing the boss’s question, Liu Zhiben nodded: “Yes, our farm It is too big, and some work stations must be set up on the edges and inside. Currently, we have set up work stations in those dune pasture planting areas, with a total of 20 work stations, with 23 people at each station.”
"How do you arrange your daily work?"
Liu Zhiben explained: "At present, it is observation and recording, preventing nearby cattle and sheep from straying, spraying pesticides and fertilizing, and will continue to optimize in the future."
Jiang Miao nodded slightly.
He knows that the current work arrangements on the farm are not reasonable, but the staffing must be complete. Many things need to be done by skilled workers with professional skills. Temporary workers can only do some unskilled work.
Because Taminchagan Farm is a farm that combines agriculture and animal husbandry.
Therefore, the future work will definitely be very full. Employees need to observe and record, prevent fires and cattle and sheep, irrigate and fertilize, laser weeding, harvest soybeans, harvest grass regularly, take care of grazing, and maintain equipment.
That’s right, grazing should also be taken into consideration.
In that part of the hilly pasture formed by sand dunes, it is not convenient to use a harvester to harvest the grass. It is better to just graze a group of cattle and sheep.
This is also one of the reasons for setting up those 20 farm workstations. Around those 20 farm workstations, corresponding areas of pasture and pasture are divided, and they are also the locations of apiaries.
For such a large farm, including the bee farm employees, there will be approximately 800 to 900 people in the future.
However, this does not include manpower in breeding bases, agricultural machinery fleets, and deep processing plants.
Jiang Miao got off the roof of the container.
Take a pickup truck into the farm.
The pickup truck slowly headed north along the two-lane main road pressed out by the road roller.
The scenery outside the window is also in a gradual change. The further north you go, the more desolate it becomes, and the sand and dust become more obvious.
After driving for more than five kilometers, we came to the northern edge of the farm.
There is still a lot of yellow sand here. Since it rains from time to time these days, the farm here simply flattens and compacts the sand, without laying out grass squares, and sows directly.
The reason why this can be done is that rainfall increases the humidity of the sand, and the wind becomes smaller in summer, which prevents the desert from flowing. After simple flattening and compaction, soybeans are quickly sown and wait for the soybeans to grow. It can directly replace the effect of grass grid.
After Jiang Miao got out of the car, he squatted beside the tractor driveway, dug a handful of sand, and found a few soybean seeds that had been sown nine days ago. At this time, these seeds had taken root and sprouted, but they had not yet grown. The first true leaf.
Replant the soybean seedlings.
After patting the sand on his hands, Jiang Miao saw many employees driving cement piles and laying out barbed wire next to the workstation not far away.
Lu Weibin explained in a low voice: "Boss, a little further north, there are several villages. In order to avoid misunderstandings, I asked Zhiben to separate the edges of the farm with barbed wire."
"Well. , you are thoughtful."
Come to the workstation.
Several employees quickly put down what they were doing and walked over.
"Manager Lu, Manager Liu, and Deputy Manager Wu." Liu Zhiben introduced to everyone: "This is the boss of the company."
"Hello, boss!" Everyone looked nervous. I got up, secretly worried that the big boss would be dissatisfied with my work.
"Hello! How do you usually live here at the workstation?" Jiang Miao asked as he walked into the container room.
At this time, the workstation manager also rushed back, and he quickly replied: "Hello, boss, I am Li Dafu, the stationmaster of North 1 Station, and this is the kitchen of our station."
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Jiang Miao looked at the facilities inside and shook her head: "It's too simple."
The entire kitchen only has a gas stove, two bottles of liquefied petroleum gas, and some pots and pans. Kitchen utensils.
“This is already good, at least I have hot food to eat.” Li Dafu was a little at a loss.
Liu Zhiben said cautiously: "Boss, I will arrange improvements as soon as possible."
However, Jiang Miao shook his head: "This workstation is only used for about seven months every year, and the rest The time is idle, so you directly purchase a batch of food trucks converted from box trucks and equip each workstation with one.”
"That's okay." Lu Weibin understood Jiang Miao's thoughts immediately.
If the equipment is left idle for a long time, it is easy to deteriorate, and it is not safe to leave it here in the winter. If it is stolen and you have to buy it again next year, it is better to use a movable dining car.
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Jiang Miao continued to ask: "In addition, equip some solar panels that can be quickly installed and removed. At least ensure that there are refrigerators, water heaters, and other living facilities in the workstation. You can make a plan to improve it as soon as possible."
"I'll arrange it as soon as possible." Liu Zhiben nodded quickly.
"We must seize the time to harden the concrete house and road surface of the workstation. After all, there will be beekeeping teams, cattle and sheep stationed in the future."
Lu Weibin reported to him: "I have already ordered the project contractor to do this. The company, they will send some manpower over soon."
"Yes."
Jiang Miao continued to inspect the workstation, and then continued to take a tour around the farm.
It’s past four o’clock in the afternoon.
Back to Taminchagan base again.
As soon as he came back, he saw Lin Yonghua, the general manager of United Mining, Lu Mingyuan, the deputy general manager, and Zhao Shuisheng, the deputy manager of Monan State-owned Assets Operation Company. When the three heard Jiang Miao coming at noon, they hurriedly drove I came over but failed, so I could only wait here.
"Old Lin, are you still used to work?"
"Thank you, boss, for your concern. I'm fine." Lin Yonghua smiled, feeling more anxious now than he was more than two months ago. He should be calm and collected, because the work of United Mining is indeed simple.
“Let’s chat inside.”
Led by Lu Weibin, everyone arrived at the temporary office previously reserved for Jiang Miao.
As soon as he sat down, Jiang Miao asked: "How much land has United Mining contracted so far?"
Lin Yonghua reported the brief situation to him: "Currently, a total of about 110 million acres have been contracted. , concentrated in the Ulan Buh Desert, Tengger Desert, Badain Jaran Desert and Hunshandake Sand Land. We only need large areas of sand land, and we have other scattered sand land. Give up. "
"What about the contracting fee?"
"The contracted area of Hunshandake Sand Land is 15 million acres, and it is 50 yuan per mu per year. Before development, there is no need to pay the contract. However, the local government only gives us three years. If there is no relevant development within three years, they will cancel the cooperation and give us a contract period of 30 years.”
"The Ulan Buh Desert is 12 million acres and the Tengger Desert is 45 million acres. The fee is 30 yuan per mu per year. The exemption period before development is 5 years and the contract period is 45 years."
“The Badain Jaran Desert covers an area of 45 million acres. It costs 20 yuan per mu per year, and the exemption period before development is 6 years, and the contracting period is 50 years.”
Jiang Miao heard about such a low price and the exemption period for contracting fees. He knew this. The Monan State-owned Assets Operation Company must be behind this.
This is also very normal. After all, Monan State-owned Assets Operation Company holds 65% of the shares in United Mining.
United Mining cooperated with local state-owned assets management companies in each contracting area and allocated 49% of the local shares.
This allowed the contracting work to advance so quickly.
Even so, United Mining has made a lot of money.
Zhao Shuisheng, who is responsible for docking and supervising the operation of the joint mining, is also smiling at this time. If he was still a little worried before June, at this moment, he is relieved.
Because more than half of the soybeans grown by the Monan Branch in the Taminchagan Desert are already growing green, he has been paying attention to the growth of soybeans in Taminchagan Farm these days.
Because of his attention, Zhao Shuisheng has a clear understanding of the conditions of these soybean fields, and their growth performance is very good even though they basically rely on the weather for food.
Although this was aided by heavy rains this summer in Jelim City, there were also heavy rains in Hunshandake Sandy Land this year. The rainfall in May and June combined was almost 150 millimeters.
In May and June in the southeastern Ulan Buh Desert and Tengger Desert, rainfall also reached about 80 millimeters, which is much more than in previous years.
As for the northwest Tengger Desert and the southeast Badain Jaran Desert, the rainfall in May and June is only 40 to 50 mm.
According to what Zhao Shuisheng learned from the internal documents of United Mining, Xiandou soybeans can be planted on a large scale in the southeastern Tengger Desert and Badain Jaran Desert, but the yield is relatively small, especially in Badain Jaran. The contracted area on the other side of the desert will most likely only be used as pasture.
Even for pasture, it is 45 million acres.
Obviously, this is a huge credit. Although General Manager Gao Mengli won this cooperation against all objections, he is also responsible for connecting with United Mining.
So the way he looked at Jiang Miao became very kind.
Jiang Miao ignored Zhao Shuisheng's inner feelings and gave instructions: "Now that the transformation of the Taminchakan Desert has been completed and the engineering team has rested for more than ten days, you can hire the Monan Branch The engineering team will first work hard to transform the Hunshandake Sand Land, and at the same time set up small-scale experimental planting areas in the Ulan Buh Desert, Tengger Desert, and Badain Jaran Desert."
"Okay, boss. ." Lin Yonghua wrote this down.
"Now there are enough soybean seeds to plant one million acres. You can plant soybeans while transforming. However, the accounts must be clear. The accounts must be clear. You and United Mining purchased these soybean seeds from Hailufeng Company. .”
Hearing Jiang Miao's words, Zhao Shuisheng also quickly expressed his position: "I agree. Although United Mining and Hailufeng Company have equity relationships, everything must still be based on normal business cooperation."
Jiang Miao gave a more reasonable Price: "Well, those 4,900 tons of soybean seeds cost 20,000 yuan per ton. This price is also the market price of high-yielding soybeans."
"Okay." Zhao Shuisheng also thinks that the price of Xiandou soybeans is The seeds are worth the price.
Jiang Miao continued: "After planting Xiandou soybeans, the annual patent fee for soybeans per acre is 10 yuan. Mr. Zhao has no objection, right?"
"No, no." Of course Zhao Shuisheng had no objection.
Using planting area as the standard for collecting patent fees is a relatively reasonable plan.
After all, with the emergence of fairy bean soybeans, the area planted with fairy beans in China will become larger and larger in the future. In addition, soybeans can be planted by themselves, and the perennial characteristics of the fairy bean series.
If you just rely on selling seeds, you will obviously not make money.
Charging patent fees according to the planting area can maximize profits. Therefore, the patent fee of 10 yuan per mu of soybeans is a relatively reasonable fee standard. It is not too high and ensures that the sea is protected. Lufeng's profits.
Jiang Miao does not plan to re-contract the desert of United Mining, because the profit is too low, it is better to focus on the Horqin Sandy Land with Jelim City as the core. The water and heat conditions are the best among all the major deserts in the country.
By concentrating on the management of Zhelimu City, we can build this place into a core of Hailufeng Company in the Northeast.
The rest of the desert will be handed over to other companies and farmers. Anyway, Hailufeng Company still controls the shares of United Mining. By collecting secondary subcontracting fees and patent fees, it can collect several billion yuan every year. This But if you are just making money, why bother farming.
Of course, the development plan of Hailufeng Company in Zhelimu City must be to advance agriculture and animal husbandry simultaneously. This is the cornerstone of the company's development and a necessary means to expand its influence.
Jiang Miao is already thinking about how to expand the industry of Monan Branch.
After all, simply growing soybeans and pasture, plus raising cattle, sheep, and bees, he felt, was still not enough. Even if the dairy industry was added, it was still not comprehensive.
He has been thinking about this.
The small meeting was still going on. He was chatting with Lu Weibin, Wu Song and others. Suddenly Wu Song mentioned something, which suddenly inspired Jiang Miao.
However, considering that Zhao Shuisheng was an outsider, he didn't say anything and continued to chat with them about the two companies.
Towards evening, they drove to downtown Zhelim City for dinner.
(End of this chapter)