Chapter Ninety-Three: Investigation

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"It's so dry now, the irrigation equipment hasn't been repaired, and if you plant it, the saplings will die. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info will wait until November to start transplanting. Xu Changshu hurriedly explained.

"Oh, where are those reclaimed tea farms, take me over to see!" Liu Gang glanced around, except for the tea seedlings in front of him, it seemed that there were no obvious traces of the tea garden, in October, it was only two months, and it was not much time.

"County Magistrate Liu, the land over there is a planned tea plantation, but now the funds are not in place, and they will not be planted until October, and the villagers have planted corn and sweet potatoes." Xu Changshu hurriedly pointed to the land above the tea seedlings and in front of him, and said.

"Oh, let's go check it out!" Liu Gang walked in the direction Xu Changshu pointed out.

"County Magistrate Liu, the road is this way!" Guo Dingkai hurriedly said, and then, with Liu Gang to a path, the mountain path winding, looking not far, but it took some time to walk over, almost half an hour, before arriving at the tea garden that Xu Changshu said, in the field, there are corn and sweet potatoes, and there are also some fields planted with taro beans and the like, but they don't look very good, and they are overgrown, obviously, they are not well managed.

"This piece of land is all a planned tea field?" Liu Gang looked at the surrounding land and asked.

"Yes, County Magistrate Liu, come from over there, all the way there, it's a planned tea garden!" The answer is still Guo Dingkai.

"This piece of land is about a hundred acres, right?" Liu Gang looked around, but it was the same size as a tea garden farmhouse they went to Jinzhou, and he remembered that the tea garden was 110 acres.

"Yes, County Magistrate Liu, this is a hundred and five acres of tea plantations." Guo Dingkai replied respectfully, but in his eyes, there was a slight surprise, these places are relatively scattered, and there are many hillsides, just a general glance, you can determine the approximate area, but it is not easy, and listening to Liu Gang's tone, although it is an inquiry, it is a rather certain tone.

"Where are the other tea farms?" Liu Gang asked.

"County Magistrate Liu, that place is a little far away, it's past twelve o'clock now, let's go back and have dinner before leaving!" Xu Changshu said busily.

"Just find a farmer and have a light meal, this comes and goes, and I don't know how much time it has been delayed! Where are those lands? Liu Gang waved his hand, the problem of eating is obviously not a big problem, he came to check the tea garden, not to eat, and at this time, he also felt it, the so-called 500 acres of tea garden that Xu Changshu said has been reclaimed, which is about the data reported to himself, as for the real tea garden, if the more than 100 acres of land in front of him are also counted, then there should be more than 100 mothers.

"This ......" Xu Changshu's head began to sweat, of course, in July, at noon, it is not easy not to sweat, even if it is cooler on this mountain, walking a few steps, you will sweat profusely. Of course, at this time, Xu Changshu was not sweating hotly, but sweating urgently, where did he get the 500 acres of tea garden, 500 acres of tea garden, it was purely a barren mountain.

"Township Chief Guo, is this barren mountain the tea field you planned?" Liu Gang's eyes looked at a wasteland in front of him, the wasteland was almost impossible to see at a glance, and on the wasteland, there were almost no trees, only weeds and some low shrubs, and more thorns.

"Yes, County Magistrate Liu!" Guo Dingkai is also in a cold sweat, he has long heard of the reputation of this county magistrate, that is a powerful character who is even afraid of the heads of those bureaus in the county, how can he, the little township head, not be particularly worried, not to mention, he still belongs to Liu Gang's first family. He is Zhang Xizhong's distant brother-in-law, of course, before serving as the township chief, they basically had no intersection, and even when he was the deputy township chief, Zhang Xizhong didn't know about his brother-in-law. His wife's surname is Zhang, and she is the Zhang family in Hot Spring Town, but it is a very ordinary Zhang family, but he can become the head of this township so quickly, and it also depends on the help of his wife's family, although he thinks that he is capable enough, but he can't deny that it is not Zhang Xizhong who speaks, and this township chief is definitely not him.

"Take me there!" Liu Gang said slowly.

"Yes!" Guo Dingkai didn't dare to disobey, and hurried ahead to lead the way.

A few people continued to walk forward, the road can no longer be called a road, only there are traces of some people walking, many places, not even the traces can be seen, the ground is overgrown with weeds, along the way, I also saw a few snakes, which makes people look a little chilling. The weather in July, the sun after twelve o'clock, shining hot on people's heads, walking on the road, one by one felt as if the whole body was about to burn, but no one dared to complain, even if the legs were weak and weak, they could only be carried to death. However, it is necessary to have the capital to carry it to death, not everyone can resist it, and after walking for less than 30 minutes, some people can't bear it, and the distance is getting farther and farther.

"Song Yan, you and Secretary Xu should take a rest under the tree over there!" Liu Gang also saw that Xu Changshu was also completely strong, and Song Yan was almost at the limit.

"County Magistrate Liu, no problem, I can still go!" Xu Changshu gritted his teeth and persisted.

"Let's rest, let's go over and have a look!" Liu Gang waved his hand.

"That's okay, I'll go and let Village Chief Li cook and wait for you first!" Xu Changshu wanted to speak, but after all, he didn't say anything to continue to follow, he really didn't have the ability to persevere. Song Yan hesitated for a moment, but he didn't speak, he really couldn't hold on anymore, no matter how strong he tried, it was estimated that he wouldn't be able to go back.

Liu Gang and Guo Dingkai were left, as well as the driver pony, and continued to walk forward, along the way, the situation was almost the same, the barren mountain was still a barren mountain, the only thing was that the trees were cut down, and the tree pocket was basically dug up, and after walking for about thirty minutes, a small river appeared at the foot of the mountain, and at this time, Guo Dingkai also stopped.

"County Magistrate Liu, all the way to that side, with that ditch as the cut-off, there are more than 1,600 acres in total, and the usable area of 1,200 acres can be fully guaranteed." Guo Dingkai didn't say much, but what he said was true.

"Is it the territory of Songyu Township over there?" Liu Gang looked at the ditch, the mountains over there were a little flatter, and judging from the terrain, that side should be almost the boundary of Songyu Township.

"Yes, County Magistrate Liu, the ditch is the boundary of Songyu Township, in fact, here to Songyu Township, than to our Daling Township, it is a few kilometers closer." Guo Dingkai nodded.

"Go sit by the river, rest and go back!" Liu Gang looked around and walked down the mountain.

"Down this way!" Guo Dingkai took Liu Gang to the side.

"Township Chief Guo often goes to the countryside!" Liu Gang asked casually, it's been almost two hours this way, and I haven't eaten lunch, Guo Dingkai can still persevere, and he can maintain his speed, which is not easy.

"Let's go down once or twice a week, this place is poor and there are many disputes!" Guo Dingkai's voice was slightly helpless, most of the disputes in small places were poor.

"Township Chief Guo, start to hurry up now, can you still catch up with transplanting?" It didn't take much effort, but when he got to the river, the pony quickly wiped the stones under a big tree and let Liu Gang sit down. Liu Gang sat down and talked about the problem of the tea garden, the tea seedlings have grown, but the tea garden has not moved at all, and if it is delayed, the tea seedlings will be completely delayed.

"Start grasping now, if the manpower can keep up, it should be able to catch up with the transplanting." Guo Dingkai's answer, but not very certain, time, is indeed a little tight, and fully organized manpower, it is basically impossible, this work of clearing and leveling, except for the nearby villagers, who is willing to do it, of course, if you are willing to open a high price, this is naturally not a problem, but the problem is that now even the most basic salary can't be opened, and there is no money to buy tools, let alone a high salary.

"Township Chief Guo, if this is reclaimed, including cultivation, how much money will be needed? Don't give me false information, I want real numbers. Liu Gang asked slowly, and at the same time, he gave another warning.

"To reclaim these tea plantations, including cultivation and management, it is estimated that at least two million dollars will be needed." Guo Dingkai almost didn't hesitate and directly said a number. Obviously, he had already made calculations, and not considered this issue on an ad hoc basis.

"Who is in charge of the affairs of this tea plantation?"

"It was Secretary Xu, and now it is Deputy Township Mayor Zhong Xiangfu! Township Chief Zhong's father passed away and went back to attend the funeral. Guo Dingkai's answer was very simple.

Liu Gang also inquired about the specific situation of some town government axes, but the situation was obviously not optimistic, Daling Township basically has no financial revenue, no factories, no mines, almost relying on agricultural taxes, industrial and commercial taxes are also very little, basically relying on finance, therefore, it is very difficult.

"What is the model of this tea garden?" Liu Gang asked.

"This tea garden adopts a collective management, the political axe contributes money, and the people contribute to the model, the two villages that occupy the land each manage the tea trees on their respective lands, and the political axe pays for the purchase of pesticides and fertilizers, farm tools, and a part of the wages, and the people take the contracted wasteland into shares, enjoy a certain equity, and at the same time, also undertake some labor, however, the political axe will pay a certain amount of wages, but the amount is less." Guo Dingkai briefly introduced.

In other words, the project of this tea garden is completely dominated by the political axe? What about the tea production company, which is also sponsored by the political axe? ”

"Yes, it is all led by the political axe, there was originally a collective small tea factory in the township, and the township is ready to invest in upgrading it into a tea company!" Guo Dingkai nodded.

"Township Chief Guo, what do you think of yourself?" Liu Gang saw that when Guo Dingkai said these policies, he was a little unimpressed, especially when it came to the small tea factory, he used the 'township' to upgrade it, not the township axe, which is obviously different, which means that it is the opinion of the township, not the opinion of the township axe, not his Guo Dingkai's opinion.

"This ...... I believe that the affairs of the tea company should be led by the enterprise, introduce capital, operate independently, and be responsible for its own profits and losses. Guo Dingkai hesitated for a moment before he said slowly.

"What about the management of the tea farm? What does Township Chief Guo think? Liu Gang nodded, and asked about the management of the tea farm, he is very uninterested in collective enterprises, he has always believed that the enterprise is an enterprise, the political axe is the political axe, the function of the political axe is management, not investment in the factory, the enterprise is the factory, it is likely to raise a small political axe, not only inefficient, but also easy to breed [***], a great waste of finance, especially, this Daling Township, is maintained by the appropriation of the higher level, where is the money so bad.

"The operation and management of the tea farm, I feel that it is better to operate the contract to the household, the subsidy funds are apportioned according to the area, each operates their own tea garden, the operation and management of tea are also responsible for the tea farmers themselves, the political axe organizes the acceptance of personnel, and meets the standard, and the subsidy funds are issued, pesticides and fertilizers, which are uniformly distributed by the political axe, and is responsible for supervising to ensure that it is all used in the production of tea gardens...... "Guo Dingkai is the head of the township after all, and this tea farm is undoubtedly the most important industry in the township, although it is not the leader in charge, He also paid special attention to this tea field, and for this reason, he also thought about it seriously.

"Township Chief Guo, can you find the road to Dagou here?" After resting, Liu Gang stood up and asked Guo Dingkai.

"I really haven't walked through this. Just know a general direction! Guo Dingkai said with some embarrassment.

"Oh, how much land is suitable for planting tea plantations in Songyu Township?" Looking at the barren mountains on the side of Songyu Township, Liu Gang also has the meaning of making use of these wastelands as much as possible, Songyu Township has returned farmland to forests in a large area, and farmers have nothing to do, and the development of tea gardens is undoubtedly a good choice.

"This, it should be a lot, the initial settlement of the tea poverty alleviation project is that our two townships are competing!" Guo Dingkai hesitated for a moment, but still told the truth, the tea seedlings in Daling Township have been raised, and all aspects of the work have been in place, and he is not worried that the project will be snatched away.

"Oh, we're back, we're hungry too, aren't we?" Liu Gang got up and walked back, it was almost two o'clock, and it would take more than an hour to walk back, but he couldn't delay any longer, and his stomach was really hungry.

"I'm not very hungry, and when I go to the countryside, I often don't eat until two or three o'clock." Guo Dingkai hurriedly said, although his stomach was indeed a little hungry, he obviously couldn't say anything, other people, an executive deputy county magistrate, were hungry, and he couldn't be hungry. Besides, although he was indeed a little hungry, he was not too hungry to stand it.

(To be continued)