Xiao Yuan, an agricultural technician, selected 10 farmers who were down-to-earth, hardworking, and conscientious from the 30 farmers who tried it. As the day-to-day managers of weeding, fertilizing, watering, etc., the other 20 farmers who were not skilled and coped with things failed to be selected.

Of course, the reason is not this, but also to give people a step down, euphemistically: "The seeder purchased by the company was sent over this afternoon, and so many people will not be needed for daily management in the future." Sorry, folks, we only have ten spots. Thank you for your help! Please line up and come forward to receive the money. ”

Soon sent 15,000 yuan.

The chosen peasants happily received their money.

The peasants who were not selected received the money with a blank face, and said in their hearts: "These fools, fooling around here." Grain is not so easy to grow. Sunlight, temperature, moisture, soil, fertilization, weeding, and insect control all require experienced people. After only one day, we will be fired, such a small boss will definitely not be able to do it for long. ”

After receiving the money, the peasants talked as they walked.

A half-hundred-year-old man who was unsuccessful in the election congratulated the selected farmers with sourness,

"Congratulations, Xiao Wang, you will receive your salary every month in the future. 1,500 a month, 18,000 a year. However, this boss is very picky, settles on a daily basis, and only invites ten people. You'll have to work hard in the future!"

A man in his forties said, "You can't say that. Settlement by day is a short-term job, and you can't get that much in a year. But being idle at home is also idle, and it is good to have tens of thousands of dollars more.

Whose money is also money. I think this boss will be careful and may do it for a long time. I hope they do a little better, and we can make a little more money with it. ”

The unsuccessful peasant raised his bar and said, "I'm afraid it's an iron rooster, and you will have to bear it in the future." ”

The capable man said: "50 yuan a day is not generous, and it is not stingy." After all, the land produces grain, and you know the price of grain. Selling is money. If you can't sell it, you can only overstock. ”

The old man said, "Yes." Do you know what they're going to plant?"

The capable man said, "I haven't heard of it either. ”

The old man asked mysteriously, "Suddenly a battalion of soldiers is stationed here with us, do you think it has something to do with what we have grown?"

The lean man said: "You think too much! How important is the grain, can it be guarded by soldiers? In that case, the grain will not be sold for the price of meat!"

The old man said, "Yes!"

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The next day, grain seeds, fertilizer, and seeders arrived.

Technician Xiao Yuan divided the land into several pieces, of which about 200 acres of land were sown manually and 300 acres were sown mechanically.

Wang Zhengbai, a capable man, looked at the seeds, which were very full of grains, but only half the size of conventional wheat, and asked: "Technician Yuan, what variety of wheat are we sowing? Why is it so small, the yield should be much lower than that of the previous wheat? Can you make money? I think it is better to plant high-yield seeds." ”

Xiao Yuan said: "Thank you Brother Wang for reminding me." There is a partial surplus of grain, vegetables, fruits, and aquatic products in our country, and you often see it on television, newspapers, and the news. In some places, garlic, pineapples, cabbage, corn, peaches, apples, etc., are not sold, or are dug for burial, or fed to pigs.

We are now engaged in high-quality products, which taste good, are highly nutritious, and low yields are acceptable. This is a new variety that does not compete with low-grade agricultural products, so you can rest assured that this will not affect your food prices. Maybe the brand effect will be played, and it will also drive the price of local food up. ”

Wang Zhengbai said with a smile: "Technician Yuan, you are a cultural person and know a lot. Since there is an overcapacity of grain, fruits, vegetables, poultry and meat, and aquatic products in China, why is there a roller coaster of prices?"

Xiao Yuan said: "China's agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and aquaculture industry, limited by the geographical environment, is divided into small-scale family production and large-scale factory mechanized production.

The advantages of small-scale family production are wide application, low pollution, low cost of pollution control, can produce green and pollution-free products, flexible transformation, low sales risk, and less money.

The advantages of large-scale production are high efficiency, more output, and more money, but the quality is not high, the pollution is large, and the sales risk is also high.

Now many rural laborers have gone out to work. In order to solve the problem of shortage of agricultural labor and land waste, the Ministry of Agriculture has promoted Meili dry mechanized farms in suitable flat areas, and encouraged private individuals and enterprises to enter the agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and aquaculture industries.

The capital of these industries is to make money. Only by continuously expanding the scale, increasing production efficiency, reducing costs, increasing market share, and turning agricultural, forestry, animal husbandry, and aquatic products into money can they recover their costs and obtain profits. Driven by capital, they will continue to expand until there is overcapacity, prices plummet, bankruptcy crowds out most of the capacity, and a new balance between supply and demand is reshuffled. ”

Wang Zhengbai said: "It turned out that there was an imbalance between supply and demand, and there were too many products produced at one time to sell them. Why don't you make a plan? Just produce similar products, and there will be no waste of manpower, material resources, resources, and products. ”

Xiao Yuan said: "Now is a market economy, and we must give full play to the vitality of the market. Would you like to let your family grow fewer crops and produce less agricultural, forestry, animal husbandry, and aquatic products?"

Wang Zhengbai thought about it for a while and said, "Of course I don't want to." ”

Xiao Yuan said: "That's right. Due to extreme weather such as drought and hail, temperature, pests and diseases, it is difficult to estimate the specific yield.

At the same time, it is not realistic for some people not to produce. Why can you produce and make money, we can't produce and make money.

Therefore, the production capacity can only be self-adjusted through the market and the environment. If there is a shortage of a product or the price rises, everyone will produce it; if there is an overcapacity, the price of the product will plummet, and it cannot be sold, and the producer will lose money, everyone will naturally stop producing or reduce production. ”

Wang Zhengbai said: "Do you say that large-scale factory mechanized production can completely replace household production?"

Xiao Yuan said: "Completely replaced, that is impossible."

First, China's mountainous geographical conditions do not allow it. Large-scale factory mechanized production is suitable for plains, grasslands, deserts, bays and other areas, but not for mountains, hills, terraces and other areas.

Second, employment is not allowed, and forestry, agriculture, animal husbandry and aquatic products provide a large number of employment opportunities. Once these people have nothing to do, it is the source of chaos.

Third, forestry, agriculture, animal husbandry and aquatic products are not the bigger the better, and the bigger the more profitable; when there is overcapacity, the more production there is, the more losses will be. In terms of the fluctuating impact on product production capacity, the closure of 10,000 small family production units is not as good as the closure of a large-scale factory mechanized production unit. Moreover, there is an upper limit to environmental pollution, and the larger the scale, the greater the environmental pollution, which will cause environmental degradation and have no future. It is not advisable to reap benefits at the expense of environmental degradation. Only by protecting the ecological environment can we achieve sustainable development.

So maybe we've fallen into the trap of thinking that bigger is better. In fact, it can be big and bad, allowing large and small families to kill each other. In fact, we should pursue small and beautiful, excellent and big, rather than blindly big. Just like pouring a cement foundation, you must first have a steel frame (corresponding to the general plan), pebbles of different sizes, as well as fine sediment and cement, and appropriate moisture (corresponding to the overall coordination) to pour a solid and solid foundation. ”

Wang Zhengbai said: "Thank you, Technician Yuan." Knowing that our small family production will not die, we have more confidence in our work. ”

Xiao Yuan said: "Lao Wang." Now in our company, 200 acres of land are planted manually, and 300 acres of land are mechanized for sowing. It's to see which way of planting is better, and you have to work hard. If the yield is lower, the next season will be none of your business. So you're competing with mechanization, whether it's better for people or machines? It's up to you. ”

Wang Zhengbai nodded and said: "We are veterans in farming! We also want to compete with mechanization." ”

Xiao Yuan said: "Very good! You can go to work! There are also seeds and materials here, and they are not allowed to be taken out." If one is found, one is expelled and handed over to the judicial organ for conviction in accordance with the law. Don't be greedy and ruin your innocence and future. ”

Wang Zhengbai said: "Technician Yuan, don't worry, we are all honest people, and we will not do anything that lacks morality." I'll help you watch if anyone makes a mistake! I'll be the first to report him. ”

Xiao Yuan said: "Okay! It's up to you to sow the seeds." ”

Wang Zhengbai and the other ten peasants discussed it and began to sow the seeds. They made the ridges of the fields and dug up rows of nests in the soil. The depth and size of the soil nest, as well as the horizontal and vertical spacing, how much fertilizer to apply, and how many seeds to put are all agreed upon in advance.

Six people dig the nest, one applies fertilizer, one puts seeds, one waters, and one covers the soil.

Sprinkle a mixture of farmyard and organic manure in the soil, then throw down a few wheat seeds, then pour the right amount of water and cover them with soil.

Compared with the speed of the seeder on the other side, the speed of manual labor on this side is much slower. I saw that the planter over there had sown a large field, and then sprayed and watered it.

Wang Zhengbai and others secretly cheered themselves up, which was not faster than fast, but better than the quality and yield of grain. The crowd is fast, and it may not have a high germination rate, good growth, good quality, and high yield. Only by working slowly and intensively can we have a good harvest.

The sweat of ten peasants dripped into the soil, they wiped the sweat from their faces with their clothes and continued to plow. Rhythmically swing the hoe, throw fertilizer, throw seeds, water. They work in the least strenuous way, breaking down a heavy manual labor into less onerous ones. This is their naturally formed experience after countless times of farming, using the least effort to do the most things.

After eating at noon in the soldiers' canteen, after an hour's rest. The peasants went about their work, each carrying a large cup filled with boiling water with cheap tea, chrysanthemums, or herbs.

By the time the sun went down in the afternoon, the planter had finished sowing.

On the artificial sowing side, only about 100 acres were sown.

Xiao Yuan came over and said, "Finish it! I've sent today's money first! Because you are working hard and responsibly today, I see it all. Twenty are awarded each.

Keep up the good work. When the grain is harvested, I will give you a bonus. ”

Wang Zhengbai smiled: "Then we will thank you!"

One person received an extra 20 yuan, and the ten peasants were very happy! When they go back tonight, they can add a meat dish and drink a little wine. This boss is still quite generous!

After going back, the other farmers asked how much money they had received today, and they all unanimously replied that it was fifty yuan. This is also true, but only halfway to saying it, the reward is not said. The peasants are so realistic, not cunning.

Other people who asked, hearing the answers they wanted, went to find their own way to live with peace of mind. Some people just can't see others better than themselves, especially those who have the same background as them. The conditions are the same, you mix well, doesn't it show that I am incompetent? In fact, there are many such cautious people, in the office, in the company, in the workplace, in the school, and in society. They just want to gain a sense of superiority in a small area, and they do not hesitate to trample on and betray their colleagues and classmates to satisfy their own petty vanity. They are jealous and vain, and they love to fall into the well, boast about patting horses, and cling to sycophants.