Chapter 397 Inspection (You don’t have to order it, I called it on my phone while accompanying a patient in the hospital) After staying at the apple base for most of the day, the two local officials, Zhang Zheng and Chen Ze, followed him all the time, which made Guo Yang feel embarrassed to offend I had to have dinner with people from the county in the evening. Guo Yang brought Qiao Hui and Xiang Tianshan with him, and then called Hou Jian, the general manager of Jiahe Biochemical Pingliang Company. As for Yuan Hua and Chen Ling, they took the initiative to refuse, saying that the information for the second phase of "Five Mu for a Mercedes-Benz" had been almost collected and needed to be sorted and uploaded as soon as possible, and netizens were already impatient with their urging. The second video recommends that Ruiyang may not be the best choice. The southern rose honey-scented dragon fruit and banana varieties may be more suitable. These two fruits have a shorter ripening period, and it is not difficult to find cases of people getting rich by promoting them in the south. It is also easier to gain a sense of identity by starting from the perspective of ordinary people. However, the Ruiyang base was built by Jiahe itself, and there is a complete set of video data from the establishment of the garden to the fruit bearing. This large base model may also be more attractive. Ruiyang also needs a marketing campaign to increase its popularity, so there is nothing wrong with promoting Ruiyang in this issue. In a ravine, Guo Yang and his team met Hou Jian, a man with dark skin wearing a windbreaker and hiking shoes. "Boss, Mr. Xiang."

Hou Jian greeted everyone and dusted himself off before getting into the car. "The wind is really strong on Liangmao. My clothes are full of yellow dust and my face is scratched and hurts." Guo Yang asked: "You stayed in the mountains for a day?" Hou Jian said: "I was only in the mountains these two days. I was busy doing homework in the office the past few days." Doing homework is a general term for organizing written materials. Some people hate this, and thus the nickname "doing homework" evolved. "How much area has Xanthoceras sorbifolia been planted?" Guo Yang looked at the fruit trees passing by on the distant hills. If it weren't for his good eyesight, he might not be able to see the saplings clearly. "Jingning has about 15 mu." Hou Jian pondered for a moment, "The entire Pingliang has about 75 mu, and the progress is basically at the company's average level." Guo Yang said: "It's OK. This season we still need to focus on follow-up management to ensure the survival rate." "Yes." Hou Jian smiled and said, "We have stopped planting trees. The most important task now is to improve the reservoir, build ponds, and build dikes around the ditches and water-blocking dikes." Guo Yang nodded. He did not take a close look at the Xanthoceras sorbifolia trees in Jingning, but he was able to see some information along the way, so there was still hope for the subsequent journey. In the evening, I had dinner with Jingning's local officials, just to deepen the communication, show the importance of the local government, and talk about the difficulties. Jingning has large areas of barren mountains and grasslands. The existing Xanthoceras sorbifolia cultivation also prioritizes areas with better natural conditions. Some remote areas have been left behind. But at this time I can only quote a classic saying: the rich should help the poor to get rich first, and biting the hard bone first is really a bad idea. ... Early the next morning, when Guo Yang was getting ready to set off, he looked at his Range Rover, then at Hou Jian's Dodge, and something in his mind moved. "Hou Jian, let's change cars." Hou Jian was surprised for a moment, then he thought of the drinking party last night and understood.

"Haha, okay, then I'll enjoy it." "Just make it up." Guo Yang said, "But if someone in the city asks you where I am, just say you don't know." This time, Guo Yang planned to travel all the way to Qingyang, passing through several cities and counties. It would take a lot of time if he had to visit each local official. Hou Jian smiled and said, "Great." "Okay, let's go." Looking at the Dodge going away, then looking at the Range Rover next to him, Hou Jian got into the car humming a song, and drove towards the countryside again. Luo Xiu asked: "Boss, are we heading to Pingliang now?" "No." Guo Yang shook his head and said, "Let's go around and go back to Chengchuan Town in the south of Jingning to see how Apple's e-commerce promotion is prepared." Luo Xiu widened his eyes. Are the tricks so complicated now? "Drive faster." "Oh, this Dodge is a bit meaty." Chengchuan Town is located in Hulu River Valley. There are fertile fields along the roads. Right now, scenes of drying crops in the sun are everywhere in the countryside. Walking into Chengchuan Town, villagers are busy drying corn in the drying yard. Guo Yang saw Tianhe’s technical service staff, two men and one woman, next to a cornfield. One of the men was carrying a load of corn cobs on his shoulders. The corn cobs were big and full, bent at the ends. A female employee was supporting him from behind. The man carrying the corn cobs was holding a piece of paper in his hand. There was another piece of paper stuck on the corn cobs, which read: Tianyu No. 8. There was also a man taking pictures of the two of them. Guo Yang asked Luo Xiu to stop, rolled down the window, and asked, "How is the grain harvest of Tianyu No. 8 this year?" When someone asked about Tianyu No. 8, Zou Yao replied without hesitation: "We harvested nearly 3000 kilograms. Boss, do you want to buy some seeds? Tianyu No. 8 can be used as both grain and feed. Not only can the seeds be harvested, but it also performs better as silage. It is also a rare high-quality protein corn with a protein content far higher than that of ordinary varieties. Tianhe's corn seeds are well-known. You won't suffer a loss or be cheated if you buy them..." Guo Yang added: "I know Tianyu, but I haven't planted Tianyu No. 8 yet." "It has been on the market for two or three years." The woman said, "In the past two years, in some semi-agricultural and pastoral areas, many people have made a fortune by growing silage!" "Brag!" "Hey, handsome boy, why would I lie to you?" The woman was a little angry. "Right here in Jingning, there is a cooperative that has leased 1500 acres of corn in Lingzhi Township in the north. One acre can harvest 5 tons of forage grass, and a total of 7500 tons can be harvested." Guo Yang asked: "What is the purchase price of corn cob silage?" "It's hard to calculate. Large-scale silage growers have built standardized breeding plots with more than 100 heads of cattle." The woman was very talkative. She said, "By promoting the planting of silage corn, we can solve the problem of fodder for beef cattle and reduce the cost of feeding. The profit from selling cattle is definitely higher than that from grain." Guo Yang praised: "Not bad, taking into account both food and grass, combining grass and livestock, and implementing a crop-livestock cycle, your Tianyu No. 8 is selling well, right?" He remembered that Tianyu No. 8 was a drought-resistant variety, not to mention that it was quite suitable for the Loess Plateau. "It's getting better this year. Jingning has promoted tens of thousands of acres of land. If you had come two months earlier, the terraces on the ridge would have been full of green silage corn. The drone photos would have been very beautiful. You can sign up for to have a look..."

Perhaps Zou Yao was so excited that she put down the ear of corn she was holding. "Hey hey...Zou Yao, hold on tight." Before Zou Yao could help them up, there was a bang and the corn ears fell to the ground. "Oh..." The tall and thin man carrying the corn lost his temper and said to Guo Yang who was leaning against the car window, "It seems that this corn cob recognizes people and wants to go with you." The man was dark and thin, and looked as if he had been sunburned. Guo Yang was also surprised that the two had not recognized him yet. It was not until the person recording the video turned around and saw him that he asked in surprise, "Chairman?" Guo Yang said: "Are you shooting a promotional video?" "Yes, we have a good harvest this year. Chairman, what are you doing?" "Oh, I came to see the preparations for the Apple promotion on Double Eleven." Guo Yang smiled and said, "I just happened to see you guys at the intersection, you guys go ahead and do your work." After being recognized, Guo Yang lost interest in conversation. He waved his hand and asked Luo Xiu to drive to town. Zou Yao and another person both widened their eyes as they watched the dusty Dodge leave. "You guys are the same. You've been here for two months, and the boss didn't recognize you." “I’ve never seen the real person.” "The boss is a lot whiter than in the photo." Zou Yao said, "The boss won't hold a grudge, will he?" "Why would I bear a grudge against you? Is it because your performance is not up to standard, or is it because I want you to look good?" "Go away, there is no ivory coming out of a dog's mouth." After entering the town, Luo Xiu made a phone call and then moved around the town under guidance. Guo Yang was bored and was browsing his phone. He happened to see a Weibo post by Yan Qun. He clicked on it and couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth. These two Weibo posts were accompanied by two photos. One showed a cute kid carrying two corn ears with difficulty, and the other showed a woman carrying a large bunch of corn ears. Yan Qun also added the text: Tianyu No. 1 image spokesperson. With a "bang", Guo Yang threw the phone to the other end of the seat. Out of sight, out of mind. It turns out that you not only post on , but also on Weibo. He was a little worried that the project would fail. This is not a pastoral style, but a rural style. ... Chengchuan Town is close to a mountain ridge on the east side. Although it is not yet the time for apples to be on the market, there are many apple brokers coming and going in the town. Along the way, we saw many cars with Apple acquisition logos on them. After walking around the town for a while, I saw a young man waving in front of a factory building that looked very wide. The young man is called Tang Jingyu. He works in the sales agency department of and is also the e-commerce manager for this promotion in Chengchuan Town.

Under Tang Jingyu's command, the Dodge drove into the factory. As soon as they entered, they saw a field full of corn ears drying in the square. After finding an open space to park, Guo Yang got out of the car. "Chairman." Tang Jingyu greeted. Guo Yang picked up a bunch of sticks from the ground and asked, "You are the only one here, can you handle it?" "No problem." Tang Jingyu said, "There is still a month left. We are now mainly negotiating with large growers to purchase. Once the deal is done, we will not wait until Double Eleven. As soon as we start picking, we will put the fruits on the shelves in Weilai's fields for sale." Guo Yang: "How was the talk?" "Changjin Fruit Industry is willing to try e-commerce, and this small factory belongs to Changjin." After thinking for a while, Tang Jingyu added: "They also export apples, and are currently very interested in Jiahe's Ruiyang." Tang Jingyu and his team only participated indirectly in the Double Eleven promotion, assisting those interested in e-commerce to build relevant systems. It mainly plays an auxiliary role. But Ruiyang is different. Guo Yang pondered and said, "Ruiyang has 3000 acres, so we are not afraid of too many people. Anyone who is interested can be brought over to have a look." Tang Jingyu smiled and said, "There will probably be a rush to buy them. There are more than 300 licensed fruit brokers in Jingning." "More people is better, more people can raise the price." Guo Yang said: "Pay attention to the five acres for the Mercedes-Benz in the next two days. After the second video comes out, it may be that more than just Jingning people will come." "Row." After looking around the factory, I found that the preparations were not very complete, especially the fruit packaging had not yet been finalized. This could cause big problems. The most important thing in agricultural product e-commerce is packaging, not for appearance, but to ensure quality. This is for eating. No one wants to receive damaged goods. Guo Yang did not choose to blame Tang Jingyu. A glimpse of the whole picture can reveal the whole picture. In the past, the merchants in Weilai's fields were all proactive merchants with high enthusiasm and accumulated a lot of experience. This time, Huinong took the initiative to expand its scale, and many products were passively included in e-commerce. It’s okay if it’s resistant to transportation, but what about some that are easily damaged? Take kiwi fruit for example. If a kiwi fruit ripens during transportation and is squeezed, wouldn't it become a puddle of mud when it arrives? It will be moldy and smelly, and its reputation will be ruined in this way. So on the way leaving Jingning, Guo Yang, Qu Sheng and Luo Yongze talked on the phone one after another. "Two deep-seated problems, one is a stable supply chain system, and the other is the packaging of agricultural products, both need to be focused on and guided." ... "Leader, I'm really not in Kongtong District. Really, I'm not lying to you. I'm in the mountains right now. I'll come back next time. I'll definitely come back next time." After hanging up the phone, Guo Yang looked at Luo Xiu proudly, "Fortunately, I was smart and changed cars in advance, and took a long detour from Zhuanglang to Huating." Luo Xiu laughed and said, "These local officials are really crazy for the area quota of Xanthoceras sorbifolia." Guo Yang said: "The country's ecological afforestation task was far from enough. Now that Jiahe has arrived, any more afforestation area means money!" One acre of Xanthoceras sorbifolia is not counted as infrastructure, and the funding provided by Jiahe is 400 yuan, and the annual maintenance fee for the following two years is 150 yuan per acre.

This price is higher than the national afforestation subsidy, and there are also some supporting infrastructure. The investment per acre is far higher than the country's ecological afforestation task. It is normal for these local officials to have their own ideas. Although Jiahe's nursery is capable of factory tissue culture production, it still feels overwhelming given the large area. On the other hand, the area is too large and the place cannot be organized, so planting can easily become chaotic. Zhuanglang and Huating are also within the territory of Pingliang. If you follow this line to the north of Qingyang, you will pass through the urban area of ​​Pingliang. But Guo Yang deliberately chose to bypass it. Huan County, north of Qingyang, is the terminus of this station, and it is also the only desert area on the Loess Plateau in eastern Gansu. The road is generally filled with hilly slopes and ridges with gullies. When crossing the Jing River, the water is red and black, with a lot of foam floating on it and a pungent smell. Guo Yang called specifically to ask. The sources of Jinghe River pollution are urban sewage, industrial wastewater and soil erosion. The city has been carrying out governance for several years, from the Liupanshan mining area in Ning Province upstream, to urban sewage discharge along the river, and ecological afforestation along the river. But it is easy to destroy and difficult to restore, and it takes a long time to restore it to its original state. Today, Jiahe’s Xanthoceras sorbifolia forests have filled the gap in the country’s ecological afforestation tasks and greatly increased the speed of afforestation. The greening of the Loess Plateau in eastern Gansu is just around the corner. Avoiding Pingliang and QY urban areas, the Dodge headed straight into Huan County. The geographical conditions here are even worse. The ridges and hills are undulating, the hills are scattered, the residual water sources are scattered here and there, and the gullies are crisscrossed. The further north you go, the heavier the wind and sand become. When he saw quicksand piling up on the road and filling up the roadside drainage ditches, Guo Yang knew that he had almost reached his destination. The Mu Us Desert should be to the north. "Boss, you don't have to make this trip." The Dodge car no longer resembled its original appearance. The originally white body was now covered with a thick layer of loess. The person in charge of the Qingyang area is also a manager whom Guo Yang has some impression of. His name is Zhou Kai, and he comes from a farming and animal husbandry family in Shahai. Guo Yang said: "You should come here. If you don't come, you won't know how difficult the conditions here are. It may be even more difficult than Minqin." "It doesn't get as much attention as Minqin, but in fact the sand is advancing and people are being forced to move. In several towns at the forefront of the sandstorm, more than 30 households have been forced to relocate due to the damage caused by the sandstorm." Guo Yang looked into the distance and saw excavators, bulldozers and other construction machinery busy building terraces, ridges and channels on the slope. Zhou Kai said: "This is to consolidate the gullies and protect the plateau. The annual precipitation in Huan County is about 300-400mm, more than three times that of Minqin. The biggest problem here is soil erosion. Therefore, it is necessary to build small-scale rainwater collection and drainage projects on the plateau surface to collect, regulate and drain the runoff on the plateau surface; At the same time, we will take precautions against damage and focus on building small water storage projects such as backfilling and consolidating ditches, branch ditch management projects, flood drainage canal projects, and waterlogging ponds. " Guo Yang nodded. It looked like this was going to be a tough nut to crack.

But you can't not chew it. The ridges and hills here are relatively not too high, so the wind and sand can blow all the way south. Moreover, the Xanthoceras sorbifolia energy forest can also be regarded as a sand industry. Guo Yang pointed to a hilltop with obvious green color and said, "The Xanthoceras sorbifolia on that hill were planted in the spring. Let's go and have a look." Zhou Kai took a look and smiled, "Yes, boss, you have a good eye. That's the one with the best growth potential." "What a coincidence." Guo Yang said. Historically, Huan County is a place with "thousands of miles of fertile fields and flocks of sheep lining the roads" and has a long history of animal husbandry. However, excessive farming and grazing is also one of the main reasons for the intensification of desertification, and the ecology such as shrubs and grasses has been severely damaged. Coupled with the geological changes of the Loess Plateau and the washing of rainwater, it has become what it is today. The projects Zhou Kai mentioned, such as consolidating ditches and protecting plateaus, are aimed at storing and regulating rainwater and are only temporary solutions. Guo Yang saw hope of a permanent solution on the hillside which took him half an hour to reach. The autumn has brought with it its fruits, but this hilltop is still full of life. It is vitality from beginning to end. At the top of the ecosystem are the Xanthoceras sorbifolia trees, which are small now but will grow into big trees sooner or later. On the lower level, there are various grasses and shrubs, some artificially sown and some naturally grown. Some hilly slopes with special terrain are planted entirely with sea buckthorn and caragana. Jiahe's own sea buckthorn varieties have extremely strong water conservation capabilities and can retain most of the rainwater as long as they grow normally. The water here is indeed scarce, but the utilization rate is also low. The county has more than 2 million cubic meters of surface water each year, but less than 4000 million cubic meters can actually be used, with an utilization rate of less than 20%. Now, we not only rely on these trees to retain water, but also rely on the Xanthoceras sorbifolia trees to make a fortune. Guo Yang felt the autumn breeze and commented: "It is still very young, but the future is promising." "It's not that small actually." Zhou Kai said with a smile: "This place is far from the nursery in Wuwei, and the terrain is difficult to deal with. It takes a lot of time to prepare the land, so the seedlings we were given were all planted in the factory. The planted seedlings are relatively short and have only been planted for half a year. They also need to be slowed down. To be able to grow to this height now, apart from the management and maintenance, I can only say that this variety itself is gifted and the tree is strong." Guo Yang also smiled and said, "He is indeed gifted." The seed store praised the Jinluo variety for not only its excellent oil extraction ability, but also its outstanding yield of Xanthoceras sorbifolia seeds. Generally, if the tree bears many fruits, its vigor will naturally be good. Zhou Kai said: "Now we just hope that the fruits will be produced soon." "This day will come sooner or later." Guo Yang took out his cell phone and took a few photos. After taking a look, he felt that the effect was not that good. "Zhou Kai, did you use the drone to take aerial photos?"

"Yes, I fly drones regularly." Zhou Kai smiled, "I just flew it once yesterday, and I posted it on Weibo." "..." Guo Yang felt a few crows flying over his head. "Why do you want to post this on Weibo?" "They are all being sent out!" Zhou Kai said as if it was a matter of course. Guo Yang: "Shouldn't we publish " "Yes," Zhou Kai said, "but the Huinong website is full of long videos or articles, which is not as convenient as Weibo, where you can just take a picture and type a few words and send it out." "Okay." Guo Yang was almost immune to it. He felt that most people in Jiahe had Weibo accounts. That could be 100,000 users. I looked at the undulating young forest again, and to the far north was the Mu Us Desert. "Let's go, we're back." ... (End of this chapter)