"There are not one or two orchards in the village committee, and there are dozens of large and small orchards managed by various production teams. Those who are contracted out have at least 20-year management rights, and there are not a few who have 30-year management rights. The thatched river is barren and valleys, and it can't be compared with the mature orchards that have been contracted out. It is easy to contract the thatched river, but it is necessary to make a large investment when it is contracted, and the contract fee, the basic investment in the early stage, the cultivation of fruit tree seedlings, and a large amount of labor costs that need to be invested, at least three years is a pure investment without any return. If the fruit tree is successfully planted, it will take at least three years for the fruit tree to bear fruit and five years to enter the harvest period. If you develop and operate an orchard in a new way, there will be no profit in the first ten years at least, and it would be good to maintain the basic operating costs of the orchard. These require a lot of money and time, Xiaotao, it's good that you have this plan, but the question is how much money you want to invest? Where do you find such a large amount of money to make an upfront investment?"

Running an orchard, Qi Zhengming is an insider. His son has grown up, and he has a positive attitude towards any idea of his son, and never denies it easily, which discourages his enthusiasm. However, he also fully explained the difficulties to him and reminded his son to pay attention.

If it is so easy to contract the thatched river to operate the orchard, there are so many families in the village, and there are many families with better conditions than their families in all aspects, why no one has done it? It is not that it is unexpected, but the capital cost that needs to be invested is too much, and the time consumed is too long, and no household has the ability to bear it.

Qi Jingtao was stunned, he really didn't expect that starting from scratch and running an orchard from scratch would be so troublesome and require such a long investment cycle. It's not like he tosses stocks these days, with the information support given by Lao Qi, fast in and out, and he can earn so much in a few days. He is still inexperienced, and he takes agricultural issues too simply, and some take them for granted.

"The thatched river is a mountain depression with 167 acres of plateau. Even if most of them are wasted and there is no harvest, if someone wants to contract, those people will not give it up easily. If the village committee comes forward, it can only be paid to the villagers according to the normal mountain yield. The current rent of mountain land, calculated according to 2% of the spring harvest, is at least 150 yuan per mu, and 25,050 yuan is needed every year.

The hillside land whose property rights belong to the village committee is a barren mountain, with more than 2,000 mu, counting 2,000 mu, and using 20 yuan per mu according to the wasteland, which costs 40,000 yuan. The rent is at least about 65,000 a year, which is not expensive.

In the first three years, roads, dams were repaired to store water, reservoirs and irrigation facilities were repaired, and power lines were laid...... It simply can't be done without 2 million. Not counting the hillside leveling, cherry saplings, the cost of hiring labor and the input of pesticides and fertilizers......"

Qi Zhengming unhurriedly analyzed the various inputs after contracting the mountain valley for his son, and Qi Jingtao knew that he was ignorant of agricultural production. I also thought that I was born in the countryside and knew about the countryside. In fact, he didn't know that firewood and rice were expensive, and he didn't know why.

Although Qi Jingtao grew up in the countryside, he began to help his family farm since he was a child. Actually, he was just helping with the work. What his parents are busy with, he helps to do some of it, and he actually doesn't know anything about the rest, and he doesn't understand what his parents are busy with at all.

Qi Jingtao was completely stunned, pondered for a while, and then said to his father with a ashamed face: "Dad, I also thought of these, but I didn't think about them so deeply and meticulously. At the beginning, I just thought that the land in our village was so small, and each family could only rely on planting that land to be regarded as not having enough to eat, starving, and not getting rich. There are many mountains and forests and slopes, but they are scattered to various teams and families, and without investment, it will not be able to form economies of scale. If the thatched river can be contracted to become an orchard demonstration base, let those who operate the orchard see what to do. ”

"Xiaotao, you have been going to school outside all these years, and now you are also working. Some ideas and insights are good things, you can think more, analyze more, but you can't do it blindly, let alone make decisions based on imagination. What you said today is a good idea, and you can carefully investigate and improve it when you have time, and then talk about it when you have the ability to solve the investment problem. Qi Zhengming encouraged his son.

"Hehe, Dad, it's still thoughtful and thoughtful, Jiang is still old and spicy. I'll leave this matter aside for now, and I'll go to the street to buy groceries first. ”

Qi Jingtao figured it out, his idea was not that he couldn't do it, but that he couldn't do it now. His current ability is still too small, and he still needs to continue to accumulate. After finishing his cigarette, he got up and pushed his motorcycle out of the courtyard gate to buy groceries.

"This kid is getting more and more assertive. Hehe......" Qi Zhengming heard the sound of motorcycles outside the door gradually moving away, put down the hookah, and went out to the house of his brother Qi Zhenglin.

During the day, the weather was hot, and the Qi Zhenglin brothers were resting at home, and when they saw the eldest brother of the family coming in, they all got up and gave up their seats, "The eldest brother is here, come in and sit." Xiaofeng said okay, what time will you go up the mountain?"

"Zhenglin, Zhenghai, Zhenggang, your eldest nephew went to the street to buy vegetables. In the afternoon, don't start a group with a few of you, you will not be where I am, and go up the mountain after eating well. Qi Zhengming found a stool to sit down by himself, and said what he meant.

"Big brother, no need. We'll eat whatever you want at home, and you'll leave as soon as you're done eating. Qi Zhenglin said with a polite smile.

"A family is polite whatever. Your eldest nephew works in the state city, not far from home, and he doesn't know what he is busy with, and it is rare to come back for a few days a year. A few of you are also his uncle, he wants to be lazy, and he dares to call you to help him do things, so that he can have a meal together. ”

Qi Zhenghai replaced the hookah with water, handed it to Qi Zhengming, and praised with emotion: "Xiaofeng is out, and Linlin is about to be out." Big brother, you've finally come out of it. ”

Qi Zhengming took the hookah with a smile on his face, "Xiaowen is not bad, she is a sophomore in high school this year, studying liberal arts or science?"

"The girl is studying liberal arts like her sister, but the admission rate of the third middle school is not as high as that of the first middle school, so she is not as promising as her sister. Qi Zhenghai said that he was not satisfied, but his face was full of smiles, his daughter is actually very good, and she is also a piece of reading material.

"Second child, don't you look down on the third middle school? Xiaofeng is not a graduate of the third middle school, and he doesn't need to take the university exam, so he is guaranteed to study in a key university. Qi Zhenglin said and glared at his brother.

"Listening to Xiao Lin, Xiao Wen's grades are very good. Wait for Xiao Lin to finish the college entrance examination, and let Xiao Lin strengthen Xiao Wen again. In the past, Xiao Feng came back from the holidays to bring a few of them, but now that he is busy with work, he asked Xiao Lin to bring them. Xiaotao, Xiaolin, and Xiaowen were originally in charge of your third sister, but now they are less busy with children's affairs. Xiao Chuan, Xiao Ye, and Xiao Lei also studied together during a few holidays. The old Qi family has talents, and in their generation, our team should also go out to study a few more. Qi Zhengming said that the learning of the younger generations in the family cannot be questioned.

"That's the best, a few wild boys in the province are crazy during the holidays. Alas, it is not easy for rural people to study, and they are not in a position to let their children go to kindergarten from an early age like in the city, and there are study classes, summer camps or something during the holidays. ”

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The old brothers took advantage of the cold, smoked hookahs, drank tea, and talked about whether the juniors' studies were easy and comfortable, and they enjoyed themselves......