boyutpedia Chapter 98 Pilot Contracting Program
Chapter 98 Pilot Contracting Program
Chen Tuo was ruthless and didn't want to be under the jurisdiction of the Forestry Bureau.
Wei Juncheng wanted to come up with a backup plan, but Chu Mingshan interrupted his train of thought.
"Old Wei, you want them to form a patrol team? These two are likely to turn the patrol team into a hunting team. Who will be responsible if someone gets hurt?"
Chen Tuo has a gun, and Zhang Er is filthy and has a dog.
These two, one carrying a gun and the other walking a dog, were wandering around in the mountains.
The only thing Chu Mingshan could think of was the hunting team.
Although he had heard Chen Tuo's stories of fighting wolves and bears, Chu Mingshan understood them clearly.
This is simply because the newcomer has bad luck and good fortune. If he were really allowed to go up the mountain and show his skills, he would probably fail immediately.
Chen Tuo, a clueless young man, is paired with a clueless idiot who only knows how to do whatever he's told.
Chu Mingshan was worried that these two would ruin the mountain area!
Both of them disagreed with the new plan, so Wei Juncheng began to survey the entire Xiaoyangqi educated youth settlement.
This place was once an outpost for the Japanese settlers to plunder forest resources in the Xingan Mountains.
The timber yard behind the educated youth settlement hauled away the virgin forests from the surrounding area back then.
After decades of breeding, the forest resources have been regenerated, but compared with the original forests deep in the Xing'an Mountains, they are inferior in both quality and quantity.
In 1964, the forestry campaign began to build mountain access routes and transportation routes, and to open up mountain areas and mountain gates.
The nurturing and regeneration of forestry resources at the foot of the mountain are also being carried out in a very effective manner.
Over the past decade or so, the access road to the mountains has been opened, but this group of people has grown old!
If there had been no delays, the Songling area would have continued to move deeper into the Xingan Mountains, just like Xiaoyangqi and Songling Town did initially.
However, more than a decade has passed, and those who were once fearless in the face of hardship and fought against nature are gradually growing old.
The cost of venturing deeper into the mountains to develop settlements was disproportionate to the benefits.
Jagdaqi and Songling are under the jurisdiction of two separate entities, and each year, seven million yuan in tax revenue will be allocated to Ejin Banner, a commitment that will remain unchanged for five years.
Although Songling belongs to Jagdaqi, compared to the entire Jagdaqi, Songling is just a corner of the map.
Therefore, the vast majority of these seven million will have to come from Songling Forestry.
This also put enormous production pressure on the Songling Forestry Bureau.
"Xiao Chen, Chang Kui mentioned that you wanted to rent the educated youth settlement. What are your thoughts on this?"
The Xiaoyangqi educated youth settlement was much larger than the dozen or so settlements in the Hetao region and the dozens of settlements at the foot of the mountain mentioned by Wu Laowai.
When the educated youth first came to Songling, the plan was to develop three routes simultaneously: towns, districts, and educated youth settlements, heading deep into the Xing'an Mountains.
Therefore, the Xiaoyangqi educated youth settlement, like the surrounding Lushui, Wangfeng, Zhuangzhi, and Guyuan Forest Farms, was planned according to the town and village plan.
More than 2,000 mu of flat land and tens of thousands of mu of regenerating forest land, including the northern mountain where the Dobukuer settlement is located, are all within the radiation range of the educated youth settlement.
Although the terms "leasing" and "contracting" originated from the foot of the mountain, in forest areas there are also terms like "contracting out specific areas" and "contracting out specific tasks," especially in the areas of forest clearing and afforestation.
Once the educated youth who had been sent to the countryside left, it became the norm in various forest areas to contract out the task of clearing forests to the families of employees and nearby villages.
Before leaving, Wei Juncheng planned to adjust the production structure of Songling and contract out the management and tending of the regenerated forests to the employees' families.
However, this required a pretext, and Chen Tuo, who planned to use wolves and gazelles to rent the Xiaoyangqi educated youth settlement, became the best breakthrough point.
"I just want to find a place to stay, so I can have enough to eat and drink."
Although Wei Juncheng spoke casually, his eyes held a deeper meaning.
Feeling that this was a difficult question to answer, Chen Tuo gave a perfunctory reason: that he was just freeloading.
Chu Mingshan was about to reprimand him again when Wei Juncheng spoke first.
"Xiao Chen, we're from a forest area. If we lease land to farm, we have to pay grain taxes. The soil in Songling is poor; if we pay grain taxes according to the normal rate, I'm afraid..."
Wei Juncheng's words were half true and half false. He said that Songling had poor soil, but it was actually forest land.
The meadows in the Hetao region have the same black soil as the Great Northern Wilderness at the foot of the mountain.
Although Songling has a lot of river bend land, it is in a primitive and undeveloped state.
To transform the area into flat land like the Great Northern Wilderness at the foot of the mountain, the investment of manpower and resources would likely be even greater and more substantial.
It's not impossible to cultivate land on a large scale in Songling to grow grain, but the investment would be much greater than that for forestry production, making it impractical.
"Oh... I had some sea buckthorn berry wine the other day. I could grow some sea buckthorn berries too..."
Wei Juncheng's words clearly implied that Chen Tuo, who really wanted to rent the educated youth settlement, had no choice but to go along with him.
"Sea buckthorn berries? Those are so sour they'd make your teeth ache, who would eat them?"
"How about planting wild apples, wild eggplants, and schisandra berries?"
After the sea buckthorn fruit was rejected, Chen Tuo tried to name a few other mountain fruits, but Wei Juncheng just kept shaking his head.
"Xiao Chen, you worked in forest management and afforestation at the educated youth settlement, didn't you ever think about leasing land to plant trees?"
"The pine trees from the Forestry Bureau, as well as the newly introduced Siberian red pine and fir, are all excellent fast-growing trees."
"At the very least, planting birch stalks will do!"
Wei Juncheng patiently explained, and Chen Tuo finally understood that he was being given empty promises and a vision!
"Oh? I forgot!"
Planting trees in forest areas is a good idea, but the return cycle is too long.
Perhaps if the trees are planted, Chen Tuo will never have the chance to cut them down before he dies.
"Old Wei!"
Chen Tuo pretended to be stupid, but Chu Mingshan, who was standing to the side, had a different opinion.
In his view, the forest land belongs to the collective, and renting it to individuals would harm the interests of the forestry bureau.
Chu Mingshan was about to cause trouble again, but this time Wei Juncheng ignored him completely and pointed to a patch of regenerated forest between the educated youth settlement and Songling Town, saying:
"You could try growing wild fruits and berries. Shrubs prefer shade and moisture, so it's best to plant them in the forest. How about the Forestry Bureau leases that plot of regenerated forest to you?"
Wei Juncheng pointed and was about to contract the small thousand-acre Siberian red pine forest that Songling Forestry Bureau was trial-planting to Chen Tuo, but Chu Mingshan still disagreed.
"Old Wei, that's a Siberian red pine forest that the Forestry Bureau spent over a decade successfully cultivating!"
"Old Chu, let's go back and talk about this. Let's deal with Chen the educated youth's problem first!"
With a stern look, he stopped Chu Mingshan from raising any different opinions.
Wei Juncheng put on a smiling face and began to introduce the red pine forest not far away to Chen Tuo.
"Xiao Chen, the Siberian red pine is different from the red pine here. It is drought-resistant but not waterlogged. We have been trying to plant it for more than ten years before we figured out its habits."
"Look at this patch of Siberian red pines, aren't the trees spaced exceptionally far apart? It's perfect for planting the sea buckthorn berries and mountain eggplants you mentioned."
"That's settled then. The forestry department will handle the shrub seedlings, and they'll also provide technical guidance for the initial planting. Do a good job!"
Wei Juncheng's use of Chen Tuo as a pilot project for forest land contracting was also intended to appease him first.
Chu Mingshan interrupted several times, forcing Lao Wei to make the final decision and hand over the initiative to Chen Tuo.
"Secretary Wei, that's not impossible, but the timeframe can't be too short, and I don't have much money..."
Chen Tuo wanted to negotiate, but Wei Juncheng didn't argue with him. The pilot project was the key, and the amount of money didn't matter.
"The wolves and gazelles that Changkui brought back are about enough. Would it be enough to give you the land for your homestead as well?"
Chen Tuo wanted to control the Forestry Bureau, but Wei Juncheng also had his own tricks to control him.
The mere phrase "approving the educated youth settlement for residential use" instantly turned Chen Tuo into a well-behaved boy...