Chapter 134: Beating and Red Line
Chapter 134: Beating and Red Line (Medium Cup)
Inspected the smart greenhouse base in Xihe Village, Hongcao Town.
Jiang Miao went straight to the strawberry farm in Nanfen Village next door.
After looking at the strawberry farm, we went to the strawberry processing factory next to it.
"Boss, the equipment in the factory has been debugged and can start production at any time." The factory director is Xie Guangxia, the former deputy director of the Magong Town Port Cannery. He is from Huangqiang Town, Haifeng County. He is 36 years old this year, wears glasses and has an old-fashioned slicked-back hair.
“Have you tried production?”
"I tried three times."
Since Jiang Miao was the planner of the strawberry processing plant's technology, Xie Guangxia did not explain in detail the functions of these equipment.
The production line of the strawberry processing factory is very simple and is divided into three parts.
One part is a flash point high temperature treatment equipment similar to that used to process fresh milk. It can instantly destroy a large part of the strawberry flavor components in the pandan strawberry through high temperature for more than ten seconds, thus achieving the purpose of removing the strawberry flavor.
One part is a normal freeze-dehydration equipment, which is used to remove moisture from the strawberries while protecting the vanilla flavor components in the strawberries.
Other equipment are very common ultrasonic cleaning machines, color screening machines, powder making machines, and packaging equipment.
In this production line, the most expensive equipment is the color screening machine, which costs RMB 80 each, while the other equipment together only costs RMB 206 million.
In fact, the production capacity of this production line exceeds the standard. Even if it operates eight hours a day and twenty days a month, it can process 8000 tons of fresh strawberries in a year.
The 1000-acre strawberry greenhouse at the strawberry farm next door produces about 3000 to 4000 tons of fresh strawberries annually.
After processing, so many pandan strawberries can produce about 400 to 500 tons of pandan powder.
After looking at the situation, Jiang Miao raised a few more minor issues and asked them to make some corrections. Finally, he said something more important: "Although there are no pandan strawberries yet, you should exercise your subjective initiative and not think about following the company's plan all day long. For example, this production line can produce all kinds of freeze-dried fruits. Don't waste production capacity."
Hearing this, Xie Guangxia felt a little embarrassed: "Boss is right, we are too rigid."
"As the overall efficiency of the factory improves, your performance will also be higher. You should think more about this in the future," Jiang Miao suggested.
Although the abilities of these managers are average, humans are creatures with infinite possibilities. Abilities are generally not innate and can be changed through acquired learning.
In Jiang Miao's opinion, if the senior executives within a company like to engage in personnel struggles, then the company is likely to decline.
This is also why he likes down-to-earth executives.
Executives who like to engage in personnel struggles are often the kind of academics who are all talk and no action. They have a lot of theories but seem to be mediocre or even a mess when it comes to getting things done.
Because he lacks practical business capabilities, he wants to use personnel struggles to get rid of competitors and threatening colleagues, or kick them out of the company.
Xie Guangsha's management ability is indeed average, but this kind of factory does not really require a very high level of management. As long as product quality is guaranteed and production tasks are completed, that is the limit of his management.
As for increasing factory efficiency through management means, that is most likely wishful thinking.
Jiang Miao doesn't like this style of doing things.
Because management methods can only make the factory efficiency reach the physical limit of the equipment, it is impossible to make the factory production capacity soar to tens of thousands of tons through management methods? This is not realistic.
On the contrary, thinking more about production and products can improve overall efficiency.
For example, using the idle production capacity of a strawberry processing plant to produce freeze-dried fruit is a way to increase efficiency.
The Lingnan region has a huge output of fruits and vegetables. For example, bananas, purple sweet potatoes, lychees, okra, radishes, longans, guavas, pineapples, jackfruits, etc. can all be made into freeze-dried fruits and vegetables.
After giving Xie Guangxia a few pointers, Jiang Miao did not continue the topic, but took a detour to Meilong Town.
Entering Meilong Town, the scenery here is somewhat different from that of Magong Town and Hongcao Town.
Magong Town is a coastal fishing port.
Hongcao Town consists of four parts of mountains, two parts of water and four parts of farmland.
Meilong Town has one mountain, three rivers and six fields.
Looking out of the car window, you can see endless flat rice fields and fish ponds. This town is also the largest plain area in Haifeng County.
In fact, Meilong Town, Ketang Town and Haifeng County are an estuary delta alluvial plain, which was formed by the alluvial deposits of the Huangjiang River, the mother river of the Shanmei area.
On the contrary, due to the terrain, Magong Town and Hongcao Town are all mountainous and hilly except for the river beach plain near Cheung Sha Wan.
The convoy did not go to the town of Meilong, but to Xincheng Village near Cheung Sha Wan.
80% of the area of this village is fish ponds, most of which are aquaculture farms built with cofferdams. Previously, these farms were all on mudflats and shallow seas.
After a while, the convoy stopped on Meichang Road on the south side of Meilong Xincheng Village.
There is a construction site going on on the side of the road.
Seeing him coming, Li Xinhua and Fang Yi, who had been working here for the past few days, hurried out.
"boss."
"Xinhua, Ayi, what's the situation?"
Li Xinhua rubbed his hands: "The factory construction can be completed in May, and the equipment installation and commissioning will probably be completed in August."
"The same goes for Feed Factory No. 3." Fang Yi answered very straightforwardly.
"Then let's go in and take a look!"
"Okay, boss, please come this way." Fang Yi led the way inside.
Li Xinhua asked his assistant to bring some safety helmets.
When they entered the construction site, they were already wearing safety helmets.
Just at this moment, two middle-aged men who looked like contractors came over with smiles on their faces.
The middle-aged man with a scar on his face said evasively, "Hello, Mr. Jiang. I am Lin Anshun from Daxin Construction Company, and this is Zhang Dabing, our project manager."
Jiang Miao glanced at him.
Suddenly, Lin Anshun felt as if he was being stared at by a wild beast and immediately felt uncomfortable all over.
"Hello, is your company doing a good job on the project?" Jiang Miao smiled: "Do these steel bars and cement meet the contract specifications?"
"Ah, don't worry, Mr. Jiang, we will definitely execute according to the contract." Lin Anshun smiled, but white beads of sweat had already appeared on his forehead unknowingly.
"Is the mixed use of 325 and 425 also carried out according to the contract?" Jiang Miao looked dimly.
Gurgle! Lin Anshun's body stiffened.
Before he could explain, Jiang Miao's voice came again: "Our company gave the project to you, not because of your great skills, but because it is convenient to arrange it locally. You are also a local, you can go to the city to ask about how the construction companies that contracted our company's projects do it? Do you understand?"
At this moment, Lin Anshun broke out in a cold sweat and quickly explained: "Don't worry, Mr. Jiang, it may be that I neglected management. I will rectify the cement problem as soon as possible."
"Where's the steel?"
"All rectifications are required. All rectifications are required."
"Don't try to be clever. Our company has left you at least 20% of the gross profit for the project you have given us. Take care of yourself!" Jiang Miao said, then turned around and said, "Go to the town government."
"Okay." Ke Yong nodded.
Looking at the backs of Jiang Miao, Li Xinhua and others leaving, Lin Anshun's face was uncertain. Zhang Dabing beside him asked in a low voice: "Boss, are you really going to make changes?"
"Change!" Lin Anshun gritted his teeth. Although this major change would result in a drop of about 5% in gross profit, he had already heard the implication of Jiang Miao's words.
If he does not make corrections, the other party will definitely kick his company out of the contract project.
As for whether Hailufeng Company's local projects will be affected, there will definitely not be a big impact. After all, Meilong Town, Haifeng County, and the urban area are all standing behind Hailufeng Company. In addition, there are a large number of breeders who have just signed targeted breeding contracts. Lin Anshun's connections are not enough to cause any trouble at all, and may even bring trouble to himself.
You have to know that there are few clean local private construction companies like theirs. Playing the local snake game with regional giants like Hailufeng Company, I'm afraid they don't know how to sing the tears behind bars and want to go in for further study.
Jiang Miao, who left, did not take Lin Anshun seriously.
If the other party is sensible, they can at least make 15% gross profit, otherwise they will lose both money and life.
The reason he came here this time was because Fang Yi and Li Xinhua discovered that there was something fishy about the project in Meilong Town, but they had no solid evidence, so they could only ask Jiang Miao to come over.
Came to the Meilong Town Government.
As soon as the town mayor Chen Xingang heard that he was coming, he ran out to greet him with a smile on his face.
"Hello, Mr. Jiang, I'm Chen Xingang, I'm inside for tea."
Jiang Miao smiled and nodded: "Hello, Chen Zhen."
Entered the office.
After a while, Chen Xingang brewed a pot of Phoenix Dancong tea and poured him a cup: "Boss Jiang, do you need to increase the scale of Egyptian fish farming this time?"
"No, I came here this time because there were some problems with the construction of the factory I just invested in."
"What? What's the problem?" Chen Xingang became nervous instantly. These two factories were related to their town's performance this year, so he couldn't help but care about them.
"It's not too serious, it's just that the quality of the work is not up to standard. I have asked the contractor to redo it."
Chen Xingang cursed Lin Anshun in his heart for being ignorant, and then quickly said, "I'll make a call later and ask Daxin Company to ensure the quality. I'm sorry to trouble Mr. Jiang."
"It's understandable that he didn't know much about our company's situation since this was his first time to undertake a project with us."
Chen Xingang, who understood Jiang Miao's hidden meaning, knew that the matter was over for the time being, but if there was a next time, it would not be so simple.
"Thank you, Mr. Jiang, for your understanding."
"Let's not talk about this. I came here mainly for the farmland quota."
"Oh? Mr. Jiang, what can I do for you?"
Jiang Miao took a sip of tea and then explained: "With the development of our company, there are only a few rice fields left in Magong Town and Hongcao Town that can be converted into cash crops."
Although Hailufeng Company can completely ignore this problem and directly transform rice fields into cash crop farmland due to its local influence, it is still a hidden danger.
Hearing this question, Chen Xingang also frowned: "Boss Jiang, to be honest, I am also having a headache now. Fortunately, the Egyptian fish breeding quota you released is only 4000 acres, otherwise those villagers will definitely dig up the rice fields."
The cultivated land area of Meilong Town is about 5.9 mu, the grain cultivated area is about 3.3 mu, and the aquaculture area is about 7000 mu.
Among them, 3.3 acres of rice fields have approached the red line of arable land.
"If we just suppress them blindly, the villagers will definitely feel resentful. This time I came here specifically to solve this problem."
"Oh? Mr. Jiang, do you have any suggestions?" Chen Xingang also hopes to solve the red line problem of rice fields.
Jiang Miao took a document from his secretary Li Zixuan, handed it to Chen Xingang, and said with a smile: "This is my solution, Chen Zhen can take a look."
Chen Xingang quickly opened the document and looked through it carefully. After a while, he looked up and asked, "Boss Jiang, why does this plan call for the establishment of a collective cooperative?"
"Chen Zhen, if we let the villagers fight alone, this plan will be difficult to implement. We must establish a collective cooperative in each village to coordinate with our company's production arrangements." Jiang Miao continued to explain:
"For example, if we transform rice fields into rice-based fish ponds, if there are only one or two villagers whose rice fields are too small, the ponds and dams will occupy a large area. If too many ponds and dams are built at the same time, the harvesters will not be able to operate in the fields."
Chen Xingang also nodded: "It is indeed possible."
"Another point is that ordinary farmers do not use pesticides and fertilizers in a standardized manner, and do not know that there are many pesticides that cannot be used in rice-based fish ponds. This will cause the pesticide residues in the rice fields to exceed the standard, which will be enriched in the fish's body and even cause the fish to die."
"So that's how it is." Chen Xingang finally understood.
“Therefore, establishing a collective cooperative has become a necessary prerequisite for this project.”
The project designed by Jiang Miao is not suitable for places with scattered arable land such as Magong Town and Hongcao Town, but is more suitable for places with continuous rice fields such as Meilong Town and Ketang Town.
The project is called "Rice-based, bean-fertilizer, and fish pond integrated project."
By leveling and transforming a large rice field and building ponds and dams around it, a low-water fish pond was formed.
Water begins to accumulate at the end of February every year to breed Egyptian catfish. The breeding density is about half of that of ordinary fish ponds, which means that the yield per mu can reach 6000 to 7500 kilograms of Egyptian catfish.
The Egyptian catfish harvest is completed in May, the water level is lowered, late rice is planted in June, and the late rice is harvested in mid-October.
In mid-November, a crop of soybeans is planted in a drained fish pond. The soybeans are harvested in late February of the following year. The soybean branches, leaves and roots are left behind to become fertilizer during the soaking process. Together with the fish manure produced during the Egyptian fish farming process and the deposited unused feed, these provide nutrients for the subsequent late rice.
Of course, the time here is not fixed, but can be adjusted.
比如早稻4～7月，大豆8～11月，养鱼12～3月；
或者中稻5～9月，大豆10～1月，养鱼2～4月。
In this way, not only will the soil nutrients be sufficient, but the problem of pesticide residues in the water can also be effectively avoided.
After all, after rice is planted, the water will be drained away and then go through a crop of soybeans. The new variety of soybeans developed by Hailufeng Company has better resistance to diseases and pests. Only some short-acting pesticides that can be quickly degraded need to be used, and they will not remain in the soil for too long.
During the rice planting period, Jiang Miao does not plan to breed Egyptian catfish in the rice fields in order to avoid the problem of pesticide residues.
What's more, the water level is very low during the rice planting period, and the stocking density is less than a quarter of that of ordinary fish ponds. It is better not to raise fish, so as not to increase management and pesticide costs, and affect rice production.
"Once the transformation is completed, each acre of land can produce 6000 to 7500 kilograms of Egyptian catfish and 300 kilograms of soybeans each year, and the rice yield will also increase slightly."
Jiang Miao then added: "The lotus root planting area in Meilong Town can also be transformed."
Currently, Meilong Town has nearly 1 mu of lotus root fields, and the planting period of these lotus roots is about 200 to 300 days.
During the lotus root planting period, a certain water level must be maintained, especially during the rapid growth period and the lotus root formation period. The water level must be maintained at 20 to 50 centimeters. This period of time is 120 to 150 days, which is more than enough to breed a batch of Egyptian catfish.
If we utilize the 30 days of the lotus root germination period, the entire breeding cycle can reach 180 days, and we can even consider breeding two crops of Egyptian catfish.
That is, the breeding density cannot be too high, and it can only be about half the density of a normal fish pond.
Moreover, after the lotus root fields are drained in winter, a crop of soybeans can be planted.
Chen Xingang calculated it in his mind and found that if it could really be realized, the income per acre of land could be increased by 6,000 to 7,000 yuan, or even tens of thousands of yuan.
At the same time, the rice field red line of Meilong Town is also guaranteed.
When he thought of this, he couldn't help but get excited. He was also jealous and envious of the achievements of Luo Heguang and others in Magong Town.
You should know that Meilong Town has always been one of the towns with relatively strong economy in Shanmei. Its total industrial output value is about 240 billion, and its agricultural output value is only 15 billion. Including the tertiary industry, the overall GDP is about 300 billion. The local population is about 10, and there are to migrant workers.
However, with the tightening of environmental protection policies, the gold and silver jewelry processing industry in Meilong Town has not only failed to make further progress, but has shown a sluggish state.
The lack of obvious economic growth points has become a bottleneck in the development of Meilong Town.
Faced with the fact that Hailufeng Company could lead Feima Palace Town on its own, Chen Xingang and other members of the town government team appeared very enthusiastic.
If Hailufeng Company's project can be implemented, Meilong Town, which has 3.3 acres of rice fields, 1 acres of lotus root fields and 7500 acres of aquaculture areas, will once again gain a huge economic growth point.
Thinking of this, Chen Xingang quickly expressed his position: "Mr. Jiang, as long as you are willing to invest, I will immediately call the cadres of each village to come to a meeting and strive to implement all matters before the New Year to ensure that this project will be quickly promoted."
"Thank you very much, Chen Zhen." Jiang Miao smiled and nodded.
"Haha, I want to thank President Jiang and Hailufeng Company for giving this opportunity to our Meilong Town." Chen Xingang did not dare to be arrogant.
After more than two hours of discussion, the two sides agreed on the arrangements for the project.
Both Hailufeng Company and Meilong Town took action on their own.
After Jiang Miao returned to the company, he arranged for Lv Weibin, manager of the planting division, and Fang Yi, manager of the feed division, to form a temporary team specifically responsible for promoting the rice, bean, fish and lotus root project in Meilong Town.
Chen Xingang acted very quickly. The village cadres of the 31 local administrative villages were summoned to the town government office building that evening to hold a meeting to discuss how to implement the rice, bean, fish and lotus root project. In particular, they needed to communicate clearly with the village cadres to prevent these guys from taking advantage of the situation.
(End of this chapter)