"Chief, you just call me Xiao Zeng. This car was given to our company by a mine boss, and the military division let us stay. The mine owner drove drunk and fell into a ditch, and it was our patrol who found him, otherwise he would have frozen to death. ”

"Nowadays, people talk about affordability, and it is appropriate to send a trolley. Xiao Zeng, your name is Zeng Kun, is your hometown from Suzhou and Hangzhou, or from Kunlun Mountain? ”

"I am from northern Jiangsu, my grandfather's old army reclamation soldier in the garrison, and my parents also work in the military reclamation farm. My grandfather still misses his hometown so much that he gave me this name. ”

"How's the situation on the Junken Farm now?"

"There are good and bad, most of them are not good. Many people have gone back to their hometowns, and those who stayed behind have dedicated their youth and their lives to their children and grandchildren. ”

"Yes, many people are afraid that there is no one in their hometown, and they are not used to the climate, diet, and food, and they have no money, and they don't live well."

Zeng Kun said: "That's what it looks like. ”

"How's your family doing?"

"It's not so average. My parents planted 80 acres of apple trees, and their annual income was about 800,000 yuan, which can be regarded as more than enough. ”

"How much can you earn from growing apples?"

"Yes, our farm has enough water and land, and it is a good variety called 'rock candy heart', which can be sold for about 5 yuan a catty, and it is still in short supply."

"I haven't heard of this variety, but I've heard of Red Fuji, Yellow Marshal or something. Maybe we didn't come to traffick. ”

"Chiefs, generally those who can't be trafficked, must be ordered. Our products: They are all ordered by fruit merchants in Beijing, East China Sea, Jiangsu and Zhejiang. ”

Wuyang smiled: "Yes." They are all rich people. Affordable. How much do you grow on your farm? ”

"That's 13,000 acres."

"Is there no land? Why not a few more? ”

"There are still tens of thousands of acres of land, and there are many reasons for not planting, first of all, the land is not fertile, secondly, there is no capital, and there is no labor. Watering, pruning, and sanding the apple trees are all very time-consuming and laborious, and there is not enough labor to hire the tree, and the tree grows hair. As a result, it will not work, and the fruit will bear more fruits, and if it goes from time to time, the fruit will not grow much. ”

"Xiao Zeng, why don't you help your parents plant trees at home?"

Zeng Kun smiled: "I don't want to plant trees at home at a young age, and I will have a lifetime in the future." I've been serving for 8 years this year, and the army should let me go, and my daughter-in-law always asked me to retire. ”

"After 8 years of service, it can be regarded as doing my duty. You just said that there are more trees than your family. How many? ”

"More than 2,000 acres, with an annual income of 20 million."

"Xiao Zeng. Are you interested in us working together to make a big one? ”

"Okay. Chief, can you provide money and labor? ”

Wuyang said: "The funds are definitely fine. ”

"There is no problem with the workforce. ”

"Then how many acres are you going to build?"

"The more the merrier, 100,000 acres will do."

"Okay, I'll go back and discuss with my father how many saplings I can raise next year, and how many acres of land I can plant the year after graduation."

"It takes two years to raise seedlings?"

"Yes, apple saplings need to be grafted. Chief, if you have this intention, let's take the time to go to my house to discuss, there are many things that I don't know, only my parents and those fruit farmers understand. If you go to bed when you're tired, you don't have to talk to me. Have lunch on the way at 1 p.m., and arrive at your destination at 8 p.m., and it won't be dark yet. ”

"Then we'll really sleep, if you're tired of driving, let us take over, we're all old drivers."

"No, I'm used to it."

Awakened by Zeng Kun, the car had stopped at a restaurant on the side of the road. "Chief, we have arrived. To save time, we don't go into the city to eat. The conditions here are simple, and the food is not good, just eat naan and watermelon, I don't know if you can get used to it. ”

Walking in, I saw people sitting at the table, all holding watermelons in one hand and naan in the other, taking a bite here and gnawing there.

Zeng Kun said while buying naan: "Chief, this kind of situation of eating naan and watermelon can be seen at any time when you arrive in southern Xinjiang." ”

Zeng Kun bought 5 naan, and then went to buy a watermelon. Naan is 5 yuan a piece, and watermelon is 4 cents a catty. The whole is 32 yuan.

The freshly baked naan is particularly fragrant, and the watermelon is sandy and sweet. Wuyang also learned from everyone's example, gnawing left and right, and was relieved to see that Guo Ruilan and Haini were also eating well.

This time he walked on the prairie, he was not worried about Guo Ruilan, he was worried about Haini. A girl who has just come out of school, can she endure this hardship, if she is not accustomed to the water and soil, she will be dumbfounded. But for so many days, she is also like Guo Ruilan, she can eat and sleep, and she is very motivated.

It wasn't enough to eat the naan, so I bought two more, and finally didn't finish it and took it away in a plastic bag. Heinie thought the watermelon was delicious, so she bought one to quench her thirst on the road. Before leaving Mongolia, Haini wanted to take the dagger with her, but Ulankegong agreed, and Wuyang put it in a map bag and brought it with him.

Moving on, Wuyang and the two women continued to sleep. In the past few days, even Wuyang has been tired, not to mention them.

When we arrived at our destination, the sun was still high in the sky, and it was already half past seven in the evening. Contacting Commander Huang, Commander Huang said: "We are in the 12th regiment, waiting for you to come over and have dinner together." ”

"Xiao Zeng, go to the 12th regiment."

Zeng Kun said: "Okay, that is where my family is. Chief, there are still two hours to go. ”

Guo Ruilan said: "Xiao Zeng, this is a matter of public and private. Do you have children? ”

"Not yet, my daughter-in-law has to wait for me to retire and go home before I can have a child."

"Is it an old family member or a local?"

"It's the granddaughter of my grandfather's comrade-in-arms, and my hometown is also our hometown. The real locals here are all Uyghurs and Kazakhs, and the women are very beautiful, but we Han people can't deal with them. ”

Guo Ruilan smiled: "Not necessarily, the Han people are also powerful." ”

"Hey, hey." Xiao Zeng did not speak.

Wuyang said: "Is the Production and Construction Corps under the management of a large military region? ”

"It is directly managed by the central government, and the shelf is half a level behind the big military region. Both the commander and the commissar were lieutenant generals. ”

"You are a regiment. How much land is there? ”

"It's not very clear. There should be more than 100,000 acres. Chief, if you want to plant more apple trees, the desert on the edge of the farm, as long as you build the canals and plant the sand forest, you can reclaim a lot. Later, with fertilizer, apple trees were able to grow. ”

"Fertilizer is mainly cow and sheep dung, right?"

"Yes. There was no grassland near our regiment, and cattle and sheep dung were bought from other places. The price is very high. ”

"What if cattle and sheep are kept in captivity?"

"Absolutely. However, the feed for cattle and sheep has to be transported from other places, and the beef and mutton cannot be sold locally, so it is a loss-making business. ”

Wuyang said: "If we transport beef and mutton to the mainland, and then transport dry feed from the mainland, as long as we purchase green fodder, is it cost-effective?" ”

Zeng Kun said: "There are very few grasslands in southern Xinjiang, and it is difficult to buy green fodder. Chief, if you really want to do it, you might as well buy a piece of desert near a river and dig a canal to divert water yourself. Plant grass suitable for growing in the desert, and it can be grazing. You can also harvest green fodder and transform the desert, which is a good thing to count in one fell swoop. ”

"Xiao Zeng, can you preside over these things?"

"If you believe me, I'm sure I'll be able to do it. There are experts in sand control, grass planting, and fruit tree planting in the autonomous region, and I just need to hire them as technical guidance. As the sister said just now, labor is not a problem, so there is no problem. ”

"Xiao Zeng, our family has also engaged in some agricultural projects in the south, our business model is that I invest, the person in charge of organizing and implementing, and after the harvest, we will pay dividends according to 5% of the net profit, do you think it is acceptable?"

"Chief, I have some questions to figure out."

"Just ask."

"For example, what if we started growing saplings and didn't have any income?"

This is really a problem, when he cooperated with Fang Yiqing in the past, Fang Yiqing had his own source of livelihood. "We can advance some money to you every year, 500,000 or 1 million, and then deduct it from the dividends. The saplings you cultivate, we can settle in two ways, one is that the company contributes funds, you raise the seedlings, and the saplings are used for the company's planting, and the other is that the company lends you money and buys the saplings with you in the future. ”

Zeng Kun said: "In both ways, the cost of the sapling should be deducted from the future profits? ”

"Yes. It can be deducted year-by-year or in any year after the fruiting period. ”

"Chief, apples are in short supply now, and there are too many plants, what if they are unsalable in the future?"

"Don't be afraid, no matter how much you produce, the company underwrites it, and the same is true for beef and mutton. The price is subject to the local market. Of course, if you think it's more profitable to ship yourself elsewhere to sell, you're up to the effort. If the capacity is not enough, the company can help provide the vehicle. ”

Zeng Kun said with a smile: "Chief, how much money do you have, do you want to be as big as I want?" ”

"That's right."

"Can you feel completely at ease with me?"

"Xiao Zeng, it's not a matter of worrying or not, the company has a strict financial system. For example, if you need 1 million to buy cattle and sheep, and the company can provide 1 million immediately, but you don't buy the cattle and sheep back, and you need money to buy pasture, then the financial staff will definitely not pay. To put it mildly, if you take the 1 million, you won't be able to make a fortune, and maybe you will have to stay in prison for many years, and you will feel that it is not worth it. On the contrary, if you work hard, plant 10,000 acres, and you can share a dividend of 5 million, which one are you picking? ”

"Of course I did a good job. Chief, how many years can our contract last after these apple trees bear fruit? ”

"As long as you don't propose to terminate the contract, I can responsibly say that the company will never be terminated."

"Chief, if I can buy land in another place, can I continue to expand it?"

"It depends. If there is demand in the market, it can naturally be expanded. ”

"Of course. Chief, let's just say it, I'll discuss it with my parents in the evening, and we can sign the contract. Tomorrow you can buy land and equipment to prepare for next year's production. However, I have a small request, can the chief give me 1% more? ”

"Do you know what that 1% is?" Wu Yang smiled.

"If you plant 100,000 mu, it's 10 million, and if you plant 500,000 mu. That's 50 million. ”

"Since you're going to settle accounts. I'll promise you. But you have to do it well. ”

"Okay."

When I arrived at the headquarters of the 12th Regiment, it was almost 10 o'clock, it was just dark, and under the lights, there were many cars parked in the yard, both military and local. Local cars are obviously not as advanced as military vehicles. Only passenger cars and police cars can be identified.

Secretary Zhang, Commander Huang and a lieutenant general were walking in the courtyard, and at noon sun got out of the car and walked over to shake hands with them, Commander Huang introduced: "This is Commander Cao." Commander Cao, this is Li Wuyang. ”

Commander Cao smiled: "It's really young and promising." ”

"Where, where, Commander Cao praised it."

Secretary Zhang said: "Xiao Li, let us wait for a few elders, there is nothing to say?" ”

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Let your uncles and uncles wait for a long time, I'll punish myself with 3 cups, okay? ”

Secretary Zhang smiled and said, "The attitude is good. But drinking alcohol is not the same thing for you at all. Today's three-hall trial is to help Commander Cao solve the problem and let them get out of the predicament, what good way do you have? ”

"I presided over the construction of the western route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, so that the desert will become an oasis and the Gobi will become fertile.

"Stinky boy, the South-to-North Water Diversion Project is a national project, and it is not something we can teach and receive privately, let's talk about it."

"Secretary Zhang, I don't understand the situation, so it's hard to say anything."

Commander Cao said: "Secretary Zhang, Commander Huang, I'm too hungry anyway, just delay for a few minutes, I'll introduce the situation to Secretary Li, if Secretary Li can have any good plans, I will drink more happily." ”

"Okay, you can say it."

"Secretary Li, this is the case. Reclamation and garrisoning the border is a national policy of the state, which has been carried out since the beginning of liberation, and reached its heyday in the 60s. At that time, although a lot of grain and cotton were produced, it did not produce any benefits, on the contrary, the state had to give subsidies every year. At the end of the 70s, the country began to slowly wean, and we were in a difficult situation. You also know that the production of grain and cotton does not make much profit, and with the fact that there are many retirees and administrative staff in the Corps, it is not enough to make ends meet. Later, we contracted some land, and the contractors included officers and soldiers of the Corps, workers, and outsiders, and they may have made money, but the Corps had even more difficulties. ”

Wuyang said, "Commander Cao, what have you thought of?" ”

"I have thought of a lot of ways, but we often ask for money, but what we lack is money."

"How many employees do you have now?"

"We have more than 100 regimental venues, and there are quite a few people on the register, but many of them are no longer in the regimental arena, and they have no income, so they can only starve."

"How much land is left to be contracted now?"

"There is no accurate statistics, about 2.8 million mu."

"Do all these lands have water?"

"Both. We used to grow wheat and cotton, and we couldn't do it without water. However, in some places it is a little worse, and if you build an irrigation station, there will be no problem. ”

"Can these lands be used to grow fruit?"

"It should work. Now there is no national plan, and there has been no plan for planting anything for many years. ”

"Commander Cao, if I contract land, how long can I sign the contract?"

"Externally, we all sign for 10 years."

"That's not going to work. I planted fruit trees, and they have only grown up in 10 years. ”

"We can ask for instructions and extend the contract period appropriately. How long does Secretary Li think is appropriate? ”

"It's better to be 60 years, no matter how short, it can't be less than 40 years."

Commander Cao said: "We are a military farm, and if the country has a war and needs these lands to produce food, it must be carried out unconditionally. ”

"And rightfully so. There is a large-scale war, the whole people must participate, and the food is in short supply, who will have the money to buy fruit. Commander Cao, if I feel that there is less land to be contracted, can I reclaim the area around the regimental field? ”

"That's fine, as long as you have the ability."

"Well, that's for later. Commander Cao, if I contract the land, it will definitely require a lot of labor, can you help mobilize it? ”

"I know you want to help our employees get out of the predicament, but now is a market economy, as long as the salary you give them feels okay, there will definitely be many people who will come back."

"Do you know what the wages of those contractors used to be?"

"In the past, most of the wages were about 3,000 yuan per month, but here, the annual working hours, that is, 5 to 6 months, those bosses pay their salaries on a monthly basis, and if they don't do it, they won't be paid."

"If I organize them to work in the south in the winter, and I will be paid for the journey and I will be responsible for the travel expenses, will they be willing?"

"That's definitely willing."

"Commander Cao, how much is the contract fee per mu for your land here?"

"According to the advantages and disadvantages of the land, there are three grades of 200, 300 and 400 yuan, and the average is about 300 yuan. Rent is paid for one year after the contract is signed, and at the beginning of each year thereafter. ”

Wuyang smiled and said, "Commander Cao, we can make a deal, and after you ask for the contract period, we can sign the contract." ”

"Secretary Li, you didn't sign with us, you signed with each group. After I asked for instructions, I will notify them and ask them to bring the maps of each group to sign the contract. ”

"Good. Commander Cao, we are operating in a corporatized mode, your team leader, some of us can absorb into the company, some of them can't be absorbed, and if they lack ability, we may also be dismissed, please make these clear to them. ”

"That's fine, it's the same all over the country. Our group leader, the age is already strict zhòng, with rental income, let them retire, there is no need to have any scruples. ”

"That's it, we can eat."

Secretary Zhang smiled and said, "Commander Cao, now you don't have any heart disease, right?" You have to drink two glasses, Xiao Li is known as not drunk, you chess opponents, you will meet good talents, today you have to have a good competition. ”

"Old, the end of the hero." (To be continued......)