On the third day of the exchange meeting, everyone went directly to the edge of the desert in the north of L City to see Wangxi Province's contribution to sand prevention and afforestation, and at the same time let local farmers talk about the difficulties they encountered in life and work.
"We are located in the wind outlet, and the wind and sand are usually very strong. During the wind season, there will be a sandstorm every two days on average..."
"It takes a lot of investment to afforestation here, and we must first cut grass squares little by little, and then we can plant trees..."
"Generally, if a tree is planted, it will be uprooted by wind and sand in a short while. It is normal to replant a piece of land more than ten or twenty times a year..."
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Today's weather is fine. Everyone walked on the sand dunes and looked around. The sand dunes on the sand sea were undulating and boundless. The height of the sand dunes was even bigger than what Chen Mu saw on the Xunjiang Highway, and it was extremely spectacular.
Each dune is crescent-shaped, and their curved faces point in the same direction, indicating that the wind blows from there.
A local cadre stood in front of everyone, pointing in the direction the wind was blowing, and told about the local situation,
Chen Mu and Pazile stood together, and Pazile whispered to Chen Mu: "Here, no one dares to contract the land as an individual, because the wind and sand are too strong, and the investment in planting trees will lose everything, so it has always been a state-owned forest farm. Most of the local people who can leave have left, and those who have no way to leave can only be employed by state-owned forest farms and units to do some afforestation work to make a living.”
Chen Mu squatted down and grabbed a handful of sand to feel it.
The sand was so dry and fine that I couldn't hold it at all, as soon as I loosened it with my fingers, it would leak completely.
Pazile watched Chen Mu's movements and said, "Desert control here is so difficult that no one dares to come here to plant trees, even if the government increases subsidies, no one will come. Only the state-owned forest farms and units bite the bullet. I'm doing it, and the results are mediocre... So I heard that Wangxi Province has introduced a new policy in the past two years. As long as someone is willing to plant trees in this area, the fee for contracting the land for 20 years will be a symbolic fee of 10,000 yuan, and the rest will be subsidized as usual."
Contracting fee of 10,000
What will happen if the territory seed is placed here
Chen Mu's heart moved, and he became a little dazed looking at this sea of sand.
Pazile continued: "Even so, no one dares to plant trees here. It is hard and tiring, and often there is no harvest at all throughout the year. No one is willing to waste time here."
Chen Mu suddenly asked curiously: "What if you hire someone to do it?"
Pazile shook his head: "It's not good to hire people. Long-term employment is a huge expense. Only state-owned forest farms and units have the capital to do this. In fact, to put it bluntly, the survival rate of saplings is too low. If you get subsidies by planting trees, you will lose money in the end.”
Chen Mu thought about it for himself. His saplings have been verified, and their ability to resist wind and sand is relatively strong. The survival rate should be high. Only here will save a lot of money compared to using ordinary saplings. If you are getting some subsidies, you should no problem.
In this way, if you hire people to work, you may not be able to earn money, but you can earn vitality points, which is a good deal.
For him, as long as he can earn vitality points, he is willing to spend money in vain.
Moreover, if we can plant some parasitic plants such as Cistanche or Cynomorium, there may be economic benefits in two or three years, and it will be even more profitable.
"But there is no initiative in hiring people, and I can't stay here for a long time to watch..."
Chen Mu is very aware of the role of a person's subjective initiative in the whole matter, so it's no problem to hire someone, but if he can't keep an eye on it, the hired person will definitely cheat and hide. This kind of thing is hard to control .
Not to mention anything else, just say that in his own forest farm, there are usually villagers who would hide away.
If it weren't for his high reputation in Yakashi Village and Karadada Village, and the help of the village chiefs of the two villages, he would not be able to manage the villagers well.
The people at the exchange meeting kept walking until they came to an abandoned village, and finally met the only person who insisted on planting trees here.
The man is called Agudam, who is a Mongolian. It is said that he used to be the head of a small village. However, due to the desertification of the land near the village, the villagers all moved away. Only he who was unwilling to leave his homeland stayed. .
He has been trying to contract land for afforestation, but he has never succeeded. The little savings in the past have been wiped out, and he owes a lot of debts on his buttocks. make ends meet.
Although Agudam's afforestation failed, his persistence made him a typical example. The cadres of the village led everyone to visit this abandoned village. Only his courtyard is still popular.
But his house is also very dilapidated, the tiles on the roof are blown to pieces by the strong wind, sand can be seen everywhere in the yard, and half of the courtyard wall has collapsed and been buried by sand. I'm afraid they will all be buried by the wind and sand.
"I won't leave. I grew up here since I was a child. This is my home. I will die here."
"It doesn't matter if I fail. I still have children. My children will continue to grow. If they dare to leave, they will be unfilial. They will not be my children in the future."
"I believe there must be a way to make this place return to its original state. As long as I have a breath, I will not give up..."
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Agudam's face seemed to be covered with deep marks because of the wind and sand, but his words were firm and powerful, which made people move.
Many members of the business group wanted to donate money to him because of his words, but he didn't want it. He just said: "I don't want your money, you can donate it to the village. Children can go to school and study, and when they learn skills in the future, they will know how to plant trees and control desertification.”
Such stubbornness may seem strange and incomprehensible to ordinary people, but without such stubbornness, he might not be able to persevere in such a harsh environment.
Chen Mu and everyone went to other places to visit. He dragged the Uyghur girl to stay, approached Agudam, and said straight to the point: "I am willing to pay you to plant trees."
"ah?"
Agudamu shook his head: "I'm about to save enough money. When I save enough money, I will contract the land back and continue planting trees."
Chen Mu thought for a while and said, "Okay, I will pay you to contract the land, and I will pay you every month for the first year or two to plant trees on your land. It must be my saplings, I can give you these saplings on credit, and I will only charge you when the saplings are planted... To put it simply, if you don’t survive, you will not be charged, how about it?”
After hearing what Chen Mu said, Agudam was a little taken aback.
If you pay him to contract the land and pay him wages, then he will get the land for nothing, and he won't have to worry about making a living.
Not only that, but the other party also said that the saplings can be borrowed on credit, and the money will only be collected after they are planted... The saplings were originally the most expensive item, so there is no pressure all of a sudden.
And such a good thing
After a while, the stubborn Agudam couldn't help being tempted, and asked a little puzzled: "Then... what are you planning?"
Chen Mu said: "Our company is experimenting with a new sand control model. Our only requirement is that you must plant trees according to our instructions, and you can't mess around... Well, this must be written in the contract, five If there is no result after the year, we can terminate the contract."
In this way, the problem of initiative may be solved, and it will not cost much anyway.