Chapter 379

With his salary, Zhang Qianxiu began to tell them about their work: "Mr. Chen, I don't know much about agriculture, and I don't have much experience in agricultural mechanization."

"Therefore, in the process of turning man-made farming into machine-made farming, there will certainly be a lot of problems."

"At that time, I'll buy machines and arrange for people to come to teach. You should find good people in advance and discuss with them. Once you start learning, you can't quit. At least you have to work for me for ten years. You can't leave until ten years later."

Chen Defu asked in surprise: "do you have to work continuously for ten years to go?"

Zhang Qianxiu nodded: "yes! There may not be anyone who can use these machines in China. If we want to recruit people outside, we can't get them. "

"Foreign experts have taught him that he is about to leave when he turns around, so we have to work for ten years to leave."

"The people who drive these machines are young, willing to learn and work. As long as they are willing to stay, if they perform well, they can be mentioned to the management. They don't need to drive only machines. These people will be our backbone in the future."

"In terms of maintenance, find some smart and reliable ones and let them learn from them. After they are selected, tell them that they will work for at least ten years."

"It's better for a worker in cultivation to have some basic knowledge of culture."

"If it's better to study mechanics, I will arrange for them to study abroad."

When Chen Defu heard that he was going abroad, he was even more surprised: "boss, we are farming, not doing research and science like Professor Yuan!"

"There's no need to use college students to repair machines, right?"

Zhang Qianxiu said: "I have inquired about that kind of large-scale agricultural machinery. Our country can't produce it at all. We don't have many key maintenance technologies in China."

"In other words, if a screw is loose, we can tighten it. If it's broken, even if it's just a small problem, we may run all over the province and find no one to fix it."

"Agricultural machinery runs in the field every day. It can't be bad."

"Although we can't build it, we have to learn how to repair it. Otherwise, every time something goes wrong, we have to go abroad to hire someone to repair it, which costs a lot."

Chen Desheng said: "boss, since it's so troublesome to use those machines, we don't have to use them."

"Since ancient times, we are all human beings. Haven't we grown the same kind of food?"

Chen Desheng's idea is actually very common, and many people think so.

But Zhang Qianxiu is very clear that agricultural mechanization must be carried out. If it was 1992, he might choose to employ people instead of machinery.

But now it's 1990, and he still has a chance, that is, the disintegration of the Soviet Union. He can bring in a lot of talents.

Zhang Qianxiu's goal is not high-end talents. The heavy industry of the Soviet Union is developed, but the light industry is not.

What does heavy industry do? To put it simply, it's no use getting a few or dozens of high-end talents to deal with iron and steel, such as large-scale machinery, military and so on.

But at present, the rate of Agricultural Mechanization in the Soviet Union is the highest in the world, higher than that in the United States. They have a lot of agricultural talents, especially medium-sized talents, such as those who operate machinery and repair machinery. Every farm will have them and it is necessary. In their country, they may not be high-end talents, but in China, they are rare talents.

Now you look all over the country, you can't find a few who can run large agricultural machinery, let alone those who can maintain it.

Why did Zhang Qianxiu tie up the people who signed the contract for ten years? That's because Zhang Qianxiu plans to expand his planting base in the future. In the future, there may be 100000 mu, one million mu, or even go to foreign countries to plant. That requires a lot of talents to operate and maintain machinery.

Why is our country's manufacturing industry so developed? It is because we have a large number of middle and lower level talents, which are not rare, but a large number. It is difficult to cultivate such a person without a doctor or a scientist, but it also requires a certain amount of education and professional training, and it takes several years to cultivate them.

It's not difficult for one or two such middle and low-level talents. The middle and low-level talents of 10 million, 100 million and 200 million are a treasure house. No country can cultivate them in a short time, even a superpower like the United States.

Therefore, Zhang Qianxiu wants to keep these people.

get down to business.

Zhang Qianxiu said: "no matter how fast people run, they can't run cars; No matter how diligent a person is, he can't work like a machine

"Now that we have a chance, we have to use machines to do it."

Chen Defu and Chen Desheng are good at business, but they certainly don't have a thorough understanding of these things.

In fact, there is another problem in large-scale mechanization, that is, how to arrange the released labor force.

A strong rural labor force, working day and night, can grow about ten mu of land.

If Zhang Qianxiu really planted 100000 mu of land, there would be at least 10000 farmers who had no work to do. They would go out to look for jobs.

If Zhang Qianxiu had planted one million mu, there would have been 100000 farmers who had to go out to work.

There are 1.43 million square kilometers of arable land in China, that is, 2.1 billion mu of arable land. In some places, such as Chenzhuang, and some villages in the south, there is only one mu of arable land for one person and three or five mu for one family.

Hundreds of millions of people will be able to plant their land if they are fully mechanized. What will the remaining hundreds of millions do? Just relying on that rent is not enough for them.

If large-scale mechanization, food prices may fall.

Even if there is no mechanization in some places, they spend more money on farming than they can grow. In other words, they can buy the food they grow a year with the money for fertilizer and seeds. They don't have to work hard for a year. Naturally, they have no reason to continue farming. They can only find a way out to find a job.

However, this is not Zhang Qianxiu's responsibility. This is the responsibility of the state. The state should create more employment opportunities for these people. Otherwise, these people may starve to death and their children will have no money to go to school, which will become a social problem.

Moreover, Zhang Qianxiu himself felt that he did not have the ability to advance the domestic agricultural mechanization process, and the domestic heavy industry was not enough to support agricultural mechanization, so he had to toss and toss.

Naturally, Zhang Qianxiu would not discuss these issues with the two of them.

Chen Defu and Chen Desheng thought they understood Zhang Qianxiu's meaning: "boss Zhang, you have foresight, we understand."

Instead of discussing this topic with them, Zhang Qianxiu said, "there is another problem, that is, if Professor Yuan has any requirements, he should try his best to meet them."

"Professor Yuan will develop seeds for us that can increase the yield."

Chen Defu nodded: "OK, boss, I see."

"There's also the problem of the reservoir. It hasn't been rented yet. Mr. Chen, you can run more and rent the reservoir as soon as possible." Zhang Qianxiu warned: "before signing the contract, please tell me. I'll see if the price is suitable."

"Good!"

Zhang Qianxiu told everyone what they thought of. He was about to leave the place just at the beginning. He was really worried, but he couldn't stay.

Choose Chen Defu and Chen Desheng, the composition of gambling is still very big.

The next day, Zhang Qianxiu and others left, and Yuan pengchi and others also left. This time, they mainly came to help Zhang Qianxiu see if this place is suitable. By the way, they took a look at the place, determined the location of the Research Institute, and made good design after they went back.

In this winter, construction will not start until next year.

Chen Defu and Chen Desheng always sent Zhang Qianxiu to the railway station.

Zhang Qianxiu and others got on the train to Yizhou province.

Yizhou province is surrounded by Shangjing. Due to the lack of water in Shangjing, Yizhou Province, which is not rich in water, must try its best to ensure the water supply in Shangjing.

In other words, the northern part of Yizhou Province, even if they can't use water, can't intercept water, to ensure that there is enough water in Shangjing.

In the south of Yizhou Province, the situation is not much better. Because of the land, although there are plains, the rainfall is not abundant, the rivers in the province are few, and the water resources are even less than those in Zhongzhou province.

Zhang Qianxiu sat opposite to yuan pengchi, looked at the snow outside and asked, "Professor Yuan, have you got the general information about the wasteland in Yizhou?"

"I haven't seen it either, and I don't know the details," Yuan said

"But according to the information I got, there is still room for improvement."

"That piece of wasteland is not without water. There is enough vegetation. The biggest problem is that there is not enough rainfall."

"In the past few days, my old classmate and I have made several phone calls. He said that the wasteland is still fertile, and the main investment is in reservoirs and canals. On the contrary, it doesn't cost much to rectify the land, at least less than expected."

Zhang Qianxiu looked back. He really didn't have much hope for that piece of wasteland. Zhang Qianxiu tentatively asked, "is it OK not to grow rice?"

"We grow some drought resistant crops."

Yuan pengchi was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile: "if boss Zhang is willing, it will be better."

Zhang Qianxiu has been struggling with rice, and Yuan pengchi is worried that Zhang Qianxiu is focusing on rice.

If Zhang Qianxiu is willing to grow other crops, it is also good for yuan pengchi's research. He can find other reasons to study other crops and do other research, so that the Research Institute will not have to concentrate on rice.

As they all know in agricultural research, rice is still the authority of Mr. Yuan of Xiaojiang Province, and the state also attaches importance to it. In addition, the state also has rice research institutes.

Compared with the whole world, our country has the largest investment in rice research, because we are the largest rice consumer in the world.

Zhang Qianxiu said: "Professor Yuan, what do you think is better if we take down the land in Yizhou?"

Zhang Qianxiu's heart is to choose between wheat, corn and soybean.

Wheat needless to say, many people in the north are pasta; Soybeans and corn can squeeze edible oil. In fact, Zhang Qianxiu's heart is most inclined to wheat, because he has a biscuit factory, so he needs to consume wheat, which can be sold and consumed by himself.

"Wheat or soybean," said yuan

"In our country, besides rice, the consumption of these two crops is relatively large."

This answer, deep in Zhang Qianxiu's heart: "then wheat, this thing does not require so much water."

Yuan pengchi asked: "Mr. Zhang, does the research institute want to study wheat by the way?"

Zhang Qianxiu understood yuan pengchi's idea: "Professor Yuan, you should study the rice seeds for me first. After the seeds come out, the wheat must be added to the research scope. It depends on the development situation at that time. If conditions permit, corn and soybean can also be added."

"When my business is stable, I will start to study more crops, including potatoes, sweet potatoes and all kinds of vegetables."

When yuan pengchi heard Zhang Qianxiu's words, he was naturally happy. He couldn't help beating around the Bush and said, "Mr. Zhang, there is a huge investment in scientific research. We study one or two projects, but it's OK to cultivate seeds."

"If we do in-depth research, we may need a lot of money."

Zhang Qianxiu said: "100 million! As long as my grain and oil business is stable, I will invest 100 million in R & D and invest in it within three years. "

"If I can really get through the foreign channels and markets, it's OK to spend 10 billion. Of course, it's too far away, but it's OK to spend 100 million!"

Zhang Qianxiu's words surprised yuan pengchi, but he was more surprised.

Xu Lun, Tian Junhua and Pei Anping can't help looking at Zhang Qianxiu in surprise. They didn't expect that Zhang Qianxiu was willing to invest so much money.