Chapter 104: Ding Yuan Inspects Huaguan Village

  Xu Shaojie had an idea in mind. Nowadays, many things are handed over to Huang Guangming for implementation, including some very important things, which is to cultivate Huang Guangming. Xu Shaojie also found that Zhang Shiqiu's emotions were unstable, so he specially found Zhang Shiqiu and said that he wanted to cultivate Huang Guangming. He spoke directly, saying that in the future when he left, he hoped that Zhang Shiqiu and Huang Guangming could work together as a team. Zhang Shiqiu understood Xu Shaojie's meaning, and his excitement was indescribable. He acknowledged Huang Guangming's ability, and if he became the main leader, having such an outstanding district head would be a great thing.

  "Secretary Xu, now that many things are handed over to me to do, will other members of the team have any thoughts about it?"

  "Lao Huang, don't worry about so much. Just do what you should do and do it well. You need to familiarize yourself with rural work as quickly as possible. You are capable, I hope Yudu District will get better and better, so I must use capable people."

  "Secretary Xu, thank you, I won't let you down."

  The road reconstruction in Huaguan Village has received great support from the farmers. Meanwhile, Zhang Shaocai's construction team has entered Huaguan Village, and the construction of farmers' houses is a trivial matter for the group company. The farmers had long been prepared, and since the first house was built, there have been several days of continuous firecrackers in Huaguan Village from morning to night. Building a house is a big deal, and more and more men are returning home from working outside, as both house building and vegetable greenhouses need management. Some men no longer plan to go out and work at home instead.

  By the end of December, it's almost a new year. Xu Shaojie spent most of his time in Huaguan Village and rarely had time to rest. The construction of Huaguan Village was particularly important to Xu Shaojie, he knew its significance. It has been a long time since he entered the office. The district government does not seem busy, everyone is not very concerned about New Year's Day, the focus is still on Chinese New Year.

  Huang He entered Xu Shaojie's office, looking very excited. During this time, Huang Guangming had been squatting in Huaguan Village and was basically not at the district government during the day. Zhang Shikui spent most of his time at the finance bureau, as it was year-end and he needed to calculate the financial income. However, Zhang Shikui didn't look worried this year and often had a smile on his face.

  "Secretary Xu, I just received a call from the municipal party committee office. Comrade Ding Yuan, Secretary of Huaiyang Municipal Party Committee, will arrive in Yudu District three days later to inspect the greenhouse vegetables and cement plant."

  Xu Shaojie was stunned for a moment and immediately made arrangements.

  "Notify all team members, there will be a meeting at the district office this afternoon. Also, Zhao Deli and Song Tao from the cement factory, and Dong Guihua and Liu Muli from Yulin Township will attend the meeting. The meeting will start promptly at 2 pm."

  Xu Shaojie did not expect that Ding Yuan would come to Huaguan Village in person. For a time, Xu Shaojie's heart was filled with joy and all the preparations had paid off. Zhang Shaocai's construction team was exceptionally capable, far surpassing those rural earth-building teams. Just yesterday, Xu Shaojie went to inspect and found that most of the houses' main structures were completed, with almost all of them being built with one floor first, so the progress was very fast. The foundation was prepared for two floors, not complicated at all. These houses were mostly distributed around the greenhouses, complementing each other with the vegetable greenhouses. The village roads had also been renovated. At this time, Ding Yuan's arrival was like a timely coincidence, and the changes in Huaguan Village could be seen at a glance.

  Ding Yuan came to Huaguan Village for inspection, which caused a stir at the team meeting. This is something that has never happened before. In the past, when leaders from the Huai'an Municipal Party Committee and government came to visit, it was already a big deal. After all, there was nothing outstanding or remarkable about the place, so what would they come for? Now, with the Secretary of the Huaiyang Municipal Party Committee coming to visit, this is a huge endorsement of Yudu District's work!

  The reception task has been arranged item by item, and some members of the team may not have seen the secretary of the Huaiyang Municipal Party Committee for a lifetime. Now, the municipal party committee secretary comes to the district, and they can see him up close.

  While the meeting was still in progress, a Santana sedan entered the courtyard of the district office.

  Huai'an Municipal Party Secretary Zhao Deling has arrived.

  Huāguān village, Zhao Deling saw the scene in front of him and couldn't stop laughing.

  "Xiao Xu, you have a good eye for this! How did you think of preparing all these?"

  "Secretary Zhao, I've been doing all this in accordance with the deployment of the municipal party committee and government. The sales of vegetables in Huaguan Village are going well now, farmers have money in their hands and want to build houses. So, I think about leveling the road surface to facilitate vegetable transportation and also for farmers to build houses. At the same time, we will make Huaguan Village a model village, other villages will see it and definitely learn from it. You mentioned the concept of 'point-to-face' at the economic work conference, I am implementing it without any compromise."

  "Alright, very good, Huaguan Village can indeed become a model. I think the municipal party committee and government will establish Huaguan Village as a model, and give it preferential treatment in terms of infrastructure construction, setting up a model for all villages in the city to learn from. Hehe, I was worried before, but now I'm completely at ease. Secretary Ding has come to see it, he must be very satisfied."

  The sales of the cement plant infected Zhao Deling, after seeing Zhao Deli, Zhao Deling smiled.

  "Director Zhao, our names differ by just one character, who knows if we're from the same ancestral family?"

  "Secretary Zhao, I have the same feeling too. Director Zhao works hard and has outstanding abilities. Now the cement factory is booming in both production and sales, and the cement produced cannot meet the demand. He must have learned from you."

  "Haha, Little Xu, you're really good at talking!"

  Back at the district office, Zhao De-ling's expression turned somewhat serious.

  "Xiao Xu, I've been considering and preparing to promote the construction of large greenhouse vegetables throughout the city. The 110 greenhouses in Huaguan Village have achieved such remarkable results, proving that this approach is feasible. Huaguan Village has set a great example. The investment in greenhouses is not high, and the returns are quick. Farmers can rapidly increase their income, which is a very good choice."

  "Secretary Zhao, I was just considering building 3000 to 5000 greenhouses in Yudu District and was about to report to you on this matter. But it seems that you have already thought of this idea. The results from Huaguan Village are very good. Before the Spring Festival, all farmers will be able to repay their loans. Some farmers have already gone to the credit union to repay their loans. However, I criticized the credit union for suggesting that farmers should wait until the end of the one-year loan period to repay their loans in order to avoid paying a year's worth of interest. Some farmers were anxious and agreed to this arrangement, which means they paid two months' worth of loan payments but had to pay a full year's worth of interest. This rule is really interesting."

  "Oh, so someone is paying back their loan now?"

  "Yes, a big greenhouse, the income for one season is about 200 yuan, and there are at least five seasons in a year. The actual investment of farmers is not much, generally below 300 yuan. Some farmers have money and are eager to pay back, they have a simple understanding that they don't want to owe the country money. Moreover, the benefits of greenhouses have been seen, every household has confidence now. Now, the vegetables in the greenhouse have already been booked by merchants, saying they will be on the market before Spring Festival."

  "In that case, planning a loan within half a year is no problem."

  "Yes, but credit unions' small loans are generally one-year terms."

  "I know this, don't blame others, who will lend you money for several months, it's not easy to handle."

  "Secretary Zhao, if Yudu District is prepared for large-scale development, I will make demands on the credit union. Even 3,000 greenhouses, nearly 1 million loans, and they are guaranteed. The credit union can work hard for a while, and it won't take half a year to pay back completely. They just have more workload, but the ones who benefit are the farmers."

  "Haha, Little Xu, I understand what you mean now. You're reminding me that if the city's development is to exceed 10 million in loan scale, whether it's a credit union or a bank, they can do more detailed work and truly serve the farmers. You, just speak directly next time."

  After entering Huaguan Village, Ding Yuan was shocked by the scene in front of him. The neat roads and white greenhouses scattered among the fields were impressive. What stood out most were some newly built houses. In rural areas, building a house is not an easy task. These scenes made Ding Yuan believe that it would be impossible to complete them in just three days, which was not just for show. Along the way, Zhao Dekang introduced the situation of Huaguan Village in detail. Ding Yuan still had some doubts, but now it seemed that the situation was much better than he thought. He had been working in Huaiyang City for many years, always thinking about how to make farmers rich, and unexpectedly, Xu Shaojie had set an example in just over a year.

  Zhang Xiaoyu's father-in-law was inspecting the vegetables in the greenhouse, his mood had been too good lately, the house had been renovated, although it only had one floor, but he planned to take it slow, after selling the vegetables, he would also renovate houses for his sons, also one floor each. Seeing Ding Yuan and others walking over, he felt a bit nervous, but when he saw Xu Shaojie, he smiled.

  "Secretary Xu, you've come to our village. Come to my home for lunch at noon, I'll get my wife to stew pig's trotters. This time you must go, the new house is finished and I haven't slept a wink for two whole nights. I was looking around here, touching there, waiting for a lifetime, finally got the house renovated. I really didn't expect it, all thanks to your blessing."

  Xu Shaojie hastily blinked his eyes, signaling the old man not to say anything more. Ding Yuan, Zhao Deling and Xu Yunfei were all here, so it was really embarrassing for him to say that.

  "Older brother, is the situation with greenhouse vegetables really that good?"

  "Look at what you're saying, comrade. The village is now in an uproar, those who haven't built greenhouses are clamoring to build them, and the village cadres are being driven dizzy by the noise. If it weren't for these greenhouses, I really wouldn't have dared to think about building houses. Secretary Xu is really great, doing good things for us, and the roads have also been repaired. Let me put it this way, now Secretary Xu and other district and township cadres come to Huaguang Village, and within a month's time, they won't eat at the same place twice, every household is competing to host them."

  Ding Yuan's face broke into a smile.

  "Older brother, how many greenhouses does your family have?"

  "Haha, I'm bold, we have 5 greenhouses at home, my three kids are all at home, there's enough manpower. Now the main task is to plant vegetables in the greenhouse and take good care of them."

  Xu Shaojie whispered an explanation in Secretary Ding Yuan's ear, and Ding Yuan understood, nodding his head.

  "Older brother, how's your income?"

  "To be honest with you, the income from the greenhouses has exceeded our expectations. My family has 5 large greenhouses and last time's income was over 10,000 yuan. This time's income will be even higher. The person who collects the vegetables said that the price of vegetables before Chinese New Year is a bit higher than usual. I'm thinking that it'll be another 10,000+ in income. Before Chinese New Year, we can also pay off our loan. There's just one thing, we want to build more greenhouses, but Secretary Xu won't let us. However, don't worry, Secretary Xu, I'll listen to you and make sure no one else builds any either. I've been keeping an eye on things for you."

  Xu Shaojie explained to the old man for a while, saying that he wouldn't eat today because there were guests in the district.

  "Xiao Xu, everyone wants to continue building big greenhouses, sales are going very well, why don't we let them build?"

  "Secretary Ding, I think this way, I am the district committee secretary, not the secretary of Huaguan Village. According to the arrangement of the municipal party committee and government, I plan to develop about 3000 large greenhouses throughout the district. If the development momentum of Huaguan Village is too strong, it will affect other villages. Besides, going too far is as bad as not going far enough. Huaguan Village still needs to plant tobacco, can't let the greenhouses occupy too much arable land."

  "Oh, Old Zhao, how is your municipal party committee and government arranged?"

  "Secretary Ding, the municipal party committee and government plan to develop 30,000 to 50,000 greenhouses in suitable districts and towns throughout the city, forming an industrial chain for greenhouse vegetables. This way, our greenhouse vegetables will not only guarantee supply for Huaiyang City but can also be transported to the provincial capital and even sold to other provinces. Through the practice of Huaguan Village, we have grasped firsthand information that greenhouse vegetables are feasible. We sent people to look at other places, and none of them have developed greenhouses yet, so our opportunity is very good."

  "Ah, it's a great idea, as long as you seize the opportunity. This is a good way for farmers to get rich quickly. One greenhouse can generate an annual income of over 10,000 yuan. Currently, there isn't a better project than this. Moreover, farmers are already familiar with growing vegetables, which is perfect. The work in Huai'an City is really great!"

  Zhao Deling and Xu Yunfei exchanged a look, both looking at Xu Shaojie. The one who was really not bad was this Xu Shaojie. If the two of them were right in their guess, Xu Shaojie would soon be promoted or reused.

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