Their village took a big step at once, which was equivalent to two or three steps for others, and they were far ahead. Would this be a mistake of the Great Leap Forward? This question arose in the minds of the comrades of the investigation team.
Their village has a factory. Does this count as cutting off the tail of socialism? In the past, factories were all state-owned enterprises. Every kind of food and product had a quota, and every production and sales link required approval. Now any village can set up a factory. Wouldn't the market be in chaos
Deputy Director Zhu's name is Zhu Shan. He maintained a cautious attitude. The comrades accompanying him flipped through the documents with increasingly serious expressions and surprise in their eyes. Their questions were thrown out one after another.
"What's going on with the factory in your village? Did the country allow you to run it?"
Su Ye's heart sank. He was indeed a comrade from the Economic Commission. He hit the nail on the head as soon as he opened his mouth.
Historically, after the completion of the three major reforms, private enterprises were nationalized. Strictly speaking, the juice factory in Shanggou Village is a township enterprise. Township enterprises in China sprouted after the reform and opening up. In the eyes of outsiders, they are now equivalent to digging the wall of socialism in the name of collective. The wealthy "Huaxi Village" in the past also took this path, building its own factory to get rich and became the first village in China.
Now Suye has raised the banner of "experimental village" and combined "Huaxi Village" and "Xiaogang Village" together to form Shanggou Village.
"Comrade Director, please allow me to show you a set of data. This is the information of our juice factory."
Su Ye said, "Initially, this factory was built to solve the problem of fruit transportation in our village. Fruits have a short shelf life. Qingxi County is remote and surrounded by mountains, so transportation is inconvenient. I believe the leaders have discovered this problem when they came here."
Zhu Shan nodded. The paleness on his face that had not yet faded was caused by feeling dizzy from the car ride this morning. They all understood this well.
Su Ye added, "There are many mountains, fertile soil, and abundant rainfall, which also provide good conditions for growing fruits. According to measurements by teacher Ruan Ruliang, the soil in Qingxi County is rich in potassium and magnesium ions and is slightly acidic. The conditions are unique and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is one in a million. The fruits grown on this land are sweet, juicy, and of excellent quality."
"Most of these fruits rotted in the fields or were damaged during transportation. We reported the problem and solution to the provincial party committee, and the leaders told us to give it a try. Qingxi County's fiscal revenue last year was 10.21 million yuan, and Shanggou Village's agricultural income over the years was 100,000 yuan. Our village's juice factory was built in November last year, and it achieved a net profit of more than 30,000 yuan in just two months.
After the juice was put on the market, the feedback was very good. We received many orders, totaling more than 200,000 yuan by the end of the year, which is twice the annual income of Shanggou Village before the reform. The significance of this factory is not only to solve the waste of fruit, but more importantly, it creates wealth. "
Zhu Shan sighed inwardly. No wonder the provincial party committee agreed to build the factory. The economy is the key issue.
"Not only our village, but the entire Qingxi County faces the same difficulty in fruit sales. Next year, we will purchase fruit juice from the entire Qingxi County. In addition, although our factory is collectively owned by the village, the state-owned component still accounts for the majority, and the production equipment and funds allocated to us by the government are the original shares."
Su Ye's final words completely dispelled their thoughts.
51% of the shares of the juice factory belong to the state in order to show off its "state-owned" status. Although most of the profits were handed over to the government, it was still too risky to build a factory openly these days. However, they did not suffer any loss. When they encountered difficulties, they would go to the leaders.
After the juice factory was built, the villagers wanted to work in the factory all day long, and their enthusiasm for growing fruit also increased unprecedentedly. Secretary Ma once joked that harvesting fruit every year was a hard job, tiring and not worth it. Everyone would push it off if they could, and it would take half a month to harvest oranges. Now everyone knows that fruit can make money, so they go to pick fruit before dawn.
A comrade next to Zhu Shan asked doubtfully, "From what Comrade Su said, your village has done in-depth research on how to get rich. However... most of the labor force in your village has been invested in these side businesses. Can you guarantee food production and research in the future?"
Food production is the primary task of farmers and the foundation of the country. If every village does the same thing as they do, the country’s granary may be in danger!
Su Ye thought: I'd rather die than my fellow Taoists. They all seemed quite satisfied with what they said, but the words they threw out were more deceptive than the last. In comparison, Zhang Ying was really kind and lovely.
Is it possible that the achievements of Shanggou Village cannot be counted? These comrades from the Economic Commission really don’t need their pity! This is really the difference between a biological father and a stepfather.
But she still smiled and answered: "This is a good question. Our village spent a lot of effort in exploring this path in order to ensure stable grain production and fulfill the targets assigned by the state.
First of all, our village has realized mechanization, which has greatly saved labor. Originally, 15 strong laborers were needed to manage 10 mu of land, but after mechanization, one person can manage 10 mu of land.
Secondly, the policies given to us by the province have greatly encouraged our enthusiasm for production. As long as we pay enough grain to the state, the rest belongs to us. In order to get more grain, farmers will spontaneously work harder. "
"Third, our village has a strict wage and dividend system, and implements a piece-rate work point evaluation system, which divides tasks into the smallest units, and the more work you do, the more points you get. It reduces the workload that originally required three or five workers to one worker. It avoids the breeding of laziness, eating from the same pot, and dragging the collective down, and achieves the optimal allocation of labor resources.
Finally, our village's research and production tasks are separate. Teacher Ruan Ruliang is in charge of the research, and we have selected a group of students with excellent grades from the city as assistants. The agricultural production of the village is in charge of the team leader Ma Gensheng, the economic production is in charge of me and Teacher He, and the education and finance is in charge of Zhou Yi. We focus on scientific research and production at the same time, and walk on two legs in parallel. "
When Zhu Shan heard Su Ye say "piecework", a look of amazement flashed before his eyes.
What he didn't know was that the "piecework system" was a concept that came into being after the reform and opening up, so it certainly feels new to talk about it now. He asked Su Ye in detail what the piecework system was.
The collective system currently in place has great advantages, as it can concentrate all forces to complete a task, but it also has many disadvantages. For example, if three women are assigned to sweep a 100-foot corridor, they will have nothing to do for the whole day after they finish sweeping the floor, and they will spend the rest of the time chatting and eating melon seeds.
What's even more outrageous is that the state-owned restaurant only stir-fried one plate of Chinese cabbage for the whole afternoon, but one comrade was required to take the dish, another to wash it, one to cut it, one to stir-fry it, and one to serve it. Obviously, these tasks can be completed by one person. Why did the Chairman call on educated youth to go to the countryside? Isn't it because the labor force is too abundant and there are few jobs in the city
Su Ye explained: "We divide each job into the smallest unit. For example, the comrade in charge of raising chickens will be paid according to the number of meat, eggs and poultry produced each month. We will pay him 1 yuan for every 100 kilograms. The comrades who grow fruits and crops will receive 0.5 yuan for every 100 kilograms. The comrades in the juice factory have another set of calculation methods according to their different positions. What we can guarantee is that we charge by piece in every link, and the more you work, the more you earn. It makes everyone understand that as long as they are diligent, they can earn more wealth.
The piece-rate system is a way of distributing according to work, which can better mobilize enthusiasm and improve production efficiency. After practice, we believe that it is better than eating from the same pot."
When Zhang Ying first heard Su Ye mention the piecework system, he commented, "This distribution method is quite novel."
Even the leaders of the provincial party committee could understand what was going on, not to mention the people from the economic committee? Their daily work is dealing with the economy! Zhu Shan glanced at the data of Shanggou Village. The data rose steadily every month with a benign trend. In a short period of time, it met the supply of meat, eggs and poultry of several nearby supply and marketing cooperatives. If they were given more time, wouldn't they be able to meet the needs of several surrounding counties and even an entire city in the future
Another comrade could not wait to raise a question, "I have read your plan, and the outlook is well written. But - how can you guarantee that your meat, eggs and poultry can be supplied according to the plan?"
Comrades in the Economic Committee have seen many villages like Shanggou Village. Some villages are built purely to increase the "performance" of a certain leader, and to concentrate all resources to achieve the targets, commonly known as the leader's "face project."
Teacher He rubbed his thumbs until they turned red. After Su Ye's string of witty remarks stabilized the situation, he no longer had the panic he felt when facing a big leader. He couldn't wait to interrupt Su Ye's answer:
"The problems that leaders are worried about will never happen in our village. First of all, our village has developed its own characteristic industry according to local conditions, that is, tea export. Our village can earn more than 100,000 yuan from tea every year. Tea export provides a solid economic foundation for our village.
Secondly, our village has abundant labor resources. Every summer vacation, we recruit graduates from the city to work in the village, which not only solves the problem of "lack of labor" and "lack of talent" in our village, but also relieves the employment pressure of young graduates in the city."
Zhou Yi and He Meimei looked at Teacher He with the same surprised look. They didn't expect that Su Ye's behavior of snatching people from the middle school was actually seen by him as a way to solve the employment pressure of young people in the city.
Su Ye nodded with satisfaction, and glared at Zhou Yi and He Meimei. Isn't that right? Teacher He still understands her!
What? Meimei choked.
Teacher He added: "Thirdly, we have a very good food base. Teacher Ruan Ruliang's high-yield food project has brought good news frequently. The yield of the 'Fengshi Series' sweet potatoes is twice that of ordinary sweet potatoes, the yield of corn per mu is 550 kilograms, and the yield of peanuts per mu is 230 kilograms, both of which are ahead of the varieties on the market. A stable and sufficient food supply ensures the smooth progress of breeding."
"Finally, our policies are good, labor enthusiasm has increased unprecedentedly, and labor resources can be effectively utilized. With the strong support of the provincial party committee leaders and the recognition of the economic commission comrades, we have the confidence to ensure a stable supply of meat, eggs and poultry to the market. Shanggou Village will never be a short-lived vanity project."
Teacher He finished his speech with reason and evidence, and his views were clear and powerful. Everyone looked at him with deep admiration. This level is worthy of being a college student...
After these encounters, Ma Gensheng felt that he could not compare with them even if he was retrained. It was really a waste of time to compare goods and people to make people angry. If it were him, he would have been scratching his head by the leader's questions, and he might even be accused of digging into the socialist system.
After Teacher He finished speaking, he saw the leader happily step back. This set of words was taught to him by Su Ye. Leaders like to hear clear and organized reports, which cannot be too long-winded and must get straight to the point. People should be neither humble nor arrogant, and flattery should be subtle. As the saying goes, flattery can be worn out.
His last sentence made the comrades from the Economic Commission laugh out loud, and the atmosphere finally became completely relaxed.
Teacher He clapped his hands and said, "Oh, it's almost time for dinner. Would you leaders like to go and taste the 'fruits of socialism' in our village?"
It was not easy for Zhu Shan and his team. They set out before dawn to come to this remote mountain area. They had to eat breakfast in the car. The mountain road was so steep that one of them fainted and vomited all the way. Now it was time for lunch, so how could they keep their composure
They readily agreed to go and taste the socialist achievements of Shanggou Village.