On the last working day of January, at 9 a.m., the third conference room of the Anping County Party Committee. The Standing Committee of the county party committee is being held here, and the meeting is presided over by Qiao Jinbao, secretary of the county party committee.

After all the scheduled agendas were over, Qiao Jinbao looked at his watch and said, "There is still more than an hour to go." County Magistrate Chu, before the meeting, you said that there was a temporary topic, so let's talk about it. ”

Chu Tianqi nodded: "Okay." Secretary Qiao, members of the Standing Committee, the topic I want to raise is about the economic transformation of Anping County. The Xinhe Municipal Party Committee has put forward a three-year leapfrog development goal, and this year is the starting year, which is not only an opportunity, but also a challenge to our work. At the same time, ministries, provincial party committees, provincial governments and relevant departments and bureaus have put forward new and higher requirements for environmental protection, and we are facing greater challenges. Anping County is an agricultural county, with a relatively underdeveloped economy, and ranks relatively low in the city. However, the people here are simple and the ecological environment is good, which is our advantage, and to a certain extent, it also restricts our development. How to properly handle the relationship between economic development and ecological and environmental protection is a serious issue before us.

As the saying goes, 'relying on the mountains to eat the mountains', what we can rely on is the ecological environment here, and the biggest means of production is cultivated land, and we must benefit from cultivated land. Cultivated land resources are already scarce, and we are one of the few agricultural counties, so we cannot develop them indiscriminately. Judging from the recent attitude of ministries and commissions, provinces and cities, some non-environmental protection projects cannot be developed at all, which is also responsible for future generations of Anping, so the correct adjustment of the industrial structure is the first choice.

Anping County has a large volume of agricultural production, with cultivated land accounting for 20 percent of the county's land area, or 1.5 million mu. However, the production efficiency is not high, and the yield per mu of crops ranks low in the province and is also lower than the national average. Such yields have the title of negative agricultural counties, and should indeed be adjusted to increase the amount of output.

The existing structure of agricultural industry has lasted for at least a few hundred years, and it has continued for several decades after liberation. In these years, the whole planting pattern has not changed much, and the planting structure is relatively monotonous, basically relying on the sky to eat. There have been some changes in crop types, but they are still mainly planted crops, and there are also some changes in the types of ground fertilizers. Therefore, the increase in output is not clear, and the improvement in the living standards of the vast number of peasants is mainly due to the light of state policies. However, the national policy should take into account the whole country, and it is not a complete blood transfusion type, and self-hematopoiesis is advocated.

How to make blood? Grow cash crops. Some people may ask: How can the yield of crops be guaranteed after the planting of cash crops? What I want to say here is that only a small part of the cultivated land is allocated to grow cash crops, and most of the cultivated land is still planted with crops. Moreover, the seed varieties and planting patterns of crops should be improved, and part of the land output should be used to achieve all the previous land output, which ensures the status of the agricultural county and fulfills the responsibility of the agricultural county. The plot of land planted with cash crops will increase the income, and it will also lead to the increase of the income of the entire plot and make more money, which is one of the benefits of planting cash crops.

The second benefit is to solve the problem of excess labor. Every year, these surplus laborers will go out to work, not to mention their families and jobs, and their income is not ideal, and they can only work for seven or eight months a year. But there is so much arable land, and the output is the same, and you have to earn money, and you have to go out. By changing the planting structure, those surplus labor can engage in the cultivation of cash crops. Not only these rural surplus laborers, but also some local personnel who have been diverted due to the rectification and reform of the project can also engage in cash crop planting.

Third, it has maintained social stability. If there is more money in their hands, those who have bad intentions will lose the motivation to rob and steal, and the number of cases related to theft and robbery will also decrease.

Benefit 4, environmental protection. Cash crop planting, modern planting technology and means, professional and technical personnel throughout the guidance and after-sales service, will not cause any pollution to the environment. On the contrary, it also promotes environmental protection because of the improvement of crop types and planting methods......"

Chu Tianqi gushed endlessly, talking about the ten benefits of growing cash crops, and then stopped to drink water.

"County magistrate, you have been talking about benefits for a long time, and it seems to make sense, but it seems to be quite far away. I would like to ask a realistic question, how much income can be increased by planting cash crops?" Li Yaoguang, director of the Propaganda Department, said, "If we carry out cash crop planting, when we do propaganda, we must not only talk about theories, but also have some figures, right?"

"What Minister Li said is very reasonable, and there will definitely be some data to support it. Of course, the figures I am about to talk about are some rough estimates, which will vary depending on the size of the planting and the specific type of planting. If it is publicized to the outside world at that time, I will let the professionals do it more scientifically. Chu Tianqi smiled, "After consulting with professionals, if we use 30% of the land to grow cash crops, this 30% of the land is not only cultivated land, but also newly reclaimed wasteland. Then, on the premise of ensuring that the grain output is not lower than that of previous years, according to the average area of the entire cultivated land, one mu of land can increase the income by 100 yuan. ”

"One hundred acres of land?" After hesitating for a moment, Li Yaoguang was very surprised, "The cultivated land in the county is 1.5 million mu, and won't that increase by more than 150 million? That's great." Really?"

Chu Tianqi nodded: "This is still a conservative estimate, and it is the net profit that excludes all expenses." Of course, this benefit is not an increase in one year, but probably two to three years. However, within five years, there will be an average annual increase of 20 percent. ”

That is to say, at least because of the planting of cash crops, the income will increase by more than 50 million yuan a year. There are more than 100,000 households in the county, and there are 50,000 peasant households, so this alone has increased the number of peasant households by more than 1,000 a year, which is quite a lot. Li Yaoguang was very excited, "The annual increase is 20 percent, that is, in five years, each farmer will have at least 2,000 yuan more than now." ”

An Kewei interrupted Li Yaoguang: "Minister Li, this is not writing a propaganda brochure, let alone doing arithmetic problems. At that time, we heard that a county in the northwest had a very developed agricultural economy, that every family had a deposit of several hundred thousand yuan, that every family lived in a small western-style house, and that every family had a car. I remember that you got the promotional materials at the beginning, including newspapers, videos, and your impassioned explanations.

Seeing that this was really the case, we also moved our minds and decided to take a good look at it in the spirit of seeking the well-being of the people. To this end, we have made a lot of preparations, recording natural indicators such as soil, moisture, and humidity in Anping, as well as the types of local food crops and farming methods, and we want to prepare them for others at that time. Not only that, but we also mobilized the township leaders and large planters to ask them to 'open their eyes to the world', which is also your exact words. Everything was ready to stop, and I was about to embark on a journey of 'learning from the scriptures' with sincere sincerity, with a pious attitude, and with the great trust of the county's fathers and elders, when I suddenly received news that it turned out to be a scam, a man-made illusion of prosperity, and a ......"

"Secretary An, what do you mean by this?" Li Yaoguang blushed and interrupted the other party, "The original promotional materials were not obtained by me from illegal channels, but were sent by the organizer when I participated in an outing organized by the city. For those materials, the city specifically requires that it should be widely publicized, and it is necessary to learn from experience and treasure hunting, and it is not only our county that has carried out publicity. Some counties are moving faster, and they have already set off and arrived at the local area. ”

An Ke snorted: "Of course, people can have leapfrog thinking, but they must not be ambitious in practical work. Fortunately, I felt unsteady at the time, and I kept thinking about it again and again, so I was lucky to escape. At that time, you still complained, saying that I, the executive deputy county magistrate, was not active in my work, procrastinating in my work, and wearing big hats one after another. Why didn't you say it later?"

Li Yaoguang raised his voice: "Secretary An, you have always had prejudices against me, and you have always used this matter as a handle, as if I owe a lot." Let me tell you, I have a clear conscience in this matter, and I am carrying out the requirements of the above. Unlike you, whether you are the executive deputy county magistrate or the deputy secretary of the county party committee, you know ......"

"What qualities do you two have?" Qiao Jinbao slapped the table and shouted, "This is the Standing Committee of the county party committee, not a gangster quarrel, if you want to have a meeting, you can open it well, and if you don't want to open it, you can go out." ”

Seeing the secretary's reprimand, An and Li both shut up and lowered their heads.

Qiao Jinbao gestured: "Go on." ”

"County magistrate, listening to what you just said, it's not bad, and it has increased a lot of money all of a sudden. What can be planted, and how can the income be guaranteed?" Xia Maocheng, director of the Party Committee Office, questioned, "Planting cash crops is definitely not a matter of one sentence, it is necessary to consider the improvement of the plot, but also to have relevant technical support, but also to involve seeds, seedlings, technical personnel These matters must require additional investment." Where does the money come from? Where do the people come from?"

"Director Xia is too professional. Chu Tianqi took out a stack of paper from his briefcase, stood up, distributed it to the people, and said as he sent it, "This is a demonstration report on planting cash crops, or a first version, which needs to be further improved, please help me correct it." ”

After handing out the paper, Chu Tianqi returned to his seat.

People looked down at the report, and the room fell silent.

Qiao Jinbao cast a suspicious look at Chu Tianqi.

Chu Tianqi smiled slightly, turned his head sideways, and whispered, "Last week, this report hadn't come out yet, and it was just completed last night. ”

Ignoring Chu Tianqi's explanation, Qiao Jinbao also flipped through the papers.

"Well, that's good. Suddenly, a voice was raised.

"Don't rejoice too soon. The other replied immediately.

Qiao Jinbao looked angry and glared fiercely at the old man on the left.