章節 1055: Chapter 1055 Fruit Industry Company and Qianzhou University
As Xia Yu's convoy was about to enter Xia Village, he saw a group of people standing at the entrance to the village, and they were none other than his great-uncle Xia Anshan and the others.
After stopping the car, the Xia Yu family was warmly welcomed by the villagers of Xia Village.
'Great-uncle, it's been a long time!'
'This is my father Xia Dahai, my mother Chen Mei, and these are my younger brother Xia Ming and younger sister Xia Xiaomei.'
'Mom and Dad, this is the clan chief, Grandpa Xia Anshan.'
Xia Yu introduced the two sides with a smile.
In the car, Xia Yu had already explained some of Xia Village's relationships in detail to his parents, especially the most crucial figure, Xia Anshan, and went over the family connections.
So Xia Dahai immediately greeted Xia Anshan in a Hong Kong accent: 'According to the family relationship, I should call you "uncle". I am Ah Yu's father, Xia Dahai!'
'Ah Yu has told me about you. Thank you for letting our family return to our ancestral home!'
Xia Anshan laughed happily and said hurriedly, 'We are all family, so I will not be formal and call you Dahai.'
'We should be the ones saying thank you. It is our blessing to have a capable man return to his hometown. And Ah Yu has built bridges and paved roads for us, built a school, and led the people of the clan to prosperity. This kindness is greater than the heavens!'
Although very happy, Xia Dahai still modestly said, 'Uncle, we are all family. Since Ah Yu has the ability, it is only right that he blesses his hometown.'
Xia Anshan shook his head and laughed, 'There is nothing natural or righteous about this...'
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After a brief chat, Xia Anshan ushered Xia Yu and the others, as well as the officials, into the village.
For a while, there was laughter and joy in the ancestral hall.
Eating the sun-dried peanuts and drinking the locally produced camellia tea, Xia Yu asked about the current situation of Xia Village.
'Uncle, when I arrived, I saw that the village had changed quite a bit. How is everyone's life?'
As soon as these words were uttered, the local magistrate sitting nearby immediately became nervous, fearing that Xia Anshan might say something wrong, thereby causing Xia Yu to have a problem with him.
Xia Anshan gave a broad smile and said cheerfully, 'Of course they are doing well. The roads and bridges in our village are the best in the entire Longfeng County, making it particularly convenient to go to town. The children can also go to school at the village primary school, and the government has arranged for very capable teachers...'
'Last year, the government contracted land to households, and now every household has planted navel oranges on their mountains. And with the guidance of your company and experts, although the fruit trees haven't yet borne fruit, they are growing very well. Everyone has hope. After finishing work on their own mountains, they can also help your company take care of the fruit trees and earn wages during normal times...'
As the head of the family and the secretary of the Xia village committee, Xia Anshan simply could not stop talking about the various positive changes in the village.
Many villagers in the ancestral hall chimed in from time to time. Although it was a bit noisy, everyone, including Xia Yu and Wu Siming, listened with great interest.
As for the policy of contracting land to households that Xia Anshan mentioned, Xia Yu actually learned about it last year when he was in Xiangjiang.
It is believed that it was due to his proposal, and the changes in Xiaogang Village were evident in 1979, so the household contract responsibility system was introduced two years ahead of schedule, which allowed the mainland's productivity to be released ahead of schedule.
After Xia Anshan had finished speaking, Xia Yu asked curiously, 'Uncle, who grows the most fruit trees in the village?'
Before Xia Anshan could reply, someone in the crowd shouted, "It's Xia Xinhua's family, they have twenty mu of fruit trees!'
Xia Anshan also nodded with a smile, saying, "It's Xia Xinhua who is the most determined and enterprising, he has planted more than a thousand fruit trees.'
'Xinhua, bring a stool and sit over here,'
Soon, Xia Xinhua, who was in the crowd, sat down next to him with a sheepish smile.
Seeing his grandfather from a previous life smile innocently and cast a grateful glance in his direction, Xia Yu smiled and said to him, 'Uncle, can you manage more than a thousand trees?'
Xia Xinhua hurriedly said, 'It's okay, most of the time I can manage it, but sometimes when the saplings come out, I can't keep up with the workload, so I ask the villagers to help, and if there are more than that, I won't be able to manage.'
Xia Yu nodded with a smile, looked at him and then at everyone else, and said, 'Uncle, and everyone else, you can rest assured and plant. I will take care of the sales, and I guarantee that everyone will make money and live a good life!'
'Good!'
'...'
As soon as Xia Yu finished speaking, the ancestral hall was filled with thunderous cheers and applause, and the atmosphere in the hall became even more lively.
After a hearty lunch, Xia Yu's family, led by Xia Anshan, went to worship their ancestors.
During the ancestral worship, Xia Yu's father, in his forties, was moved by the scene and choked up for a while. It was the stirring of the native feelings that ran in his blood.
After the ancestral worship, Xia Yu's family returned to their home in Xia Village, which was an antique rural manor.
The manor house with its courtyard was built after Xia Yu left last time. Zhang Sanjun, the general manager of Kyushu Fruit Co., Ltd., was responsible for overseeing the construction. According to Xia Yu's understanding, when the manor house was being built, the villagers volunteered to help and refused to accept any payment.
After a night's rest, Xia Yu's family, some clan members from the village, and the officials all set off for the Kyushu Fruit Co. planting base.
After about 40 minutes, the group arrived at the planting base and met with the management of the fruit company, who were waiting there. The leader was Zhang Sanjun, the general manager of the fruit company.
Xia Yu had met Zhang Sanjun a few times before, but as Zhang Sanjun had a mole on his face, it was easy to recognise him, and Xia Yu had a deep impression of him.
'Hello, boss!'
'Hello, everyone!'
'Hello!'
'San-jun, you will show us around the base.'
'Okay, follow me.'
Zhang Sanjun then led the group up to the planting base, which was full of navel orange trees.
As they walked, Zhang Sanjun introduced Xia Yu to the company.
'Boss, our company has planted a total of 50,000 mu of navel oranges in Longfeng County, and there is also a super-large seedling base. We plan to try to bear fruit next year, and officially bear fruit fully the year after next. Our plan is to create an industrial cluster with an annual output value of 1 billion yuan the year after next...'
'In order to meticulously manage our 50,000 mu of navel oranges, we have hired more than 4,000 farmers...'
'In order to better develop the navel orange industry, the company has now launched a plan to build an industrial chain, and is preparing to build a dedicated packaging plant, a high-end juice production plant, a super-large fruit sorting plant, and an attached super-large storage facility...'
After Zhang Sanjun had finished his introduction, Xia Yu gave him his full approval: 'You've done a good job with your plan. Navel orange cultivation is a long-term local industry, and our company must play a leading role. We can't just focus on making money, we must also shoulder our social responsibilities.'
As for the 10 billion industry cluster Zhang Sanjun mentioned, Xia Yu also approved after some calculations.
The company's planting, combined with the scattered planting of navel oranges by the villagers of Xia village, totals more than 50,000 mu. As long as the navel oranges are all exported when they officially bear fruit the year after next, and there is no need to sell them at the previous price of more than 30 yuan per catty at the Xiangjiang exhibition and sales, even if it is only one tenth of that price, the output value can reach 10 billion yuan.
With his strength in the retail supermarket sector, he can digest it himself, and there is no problem with sales and making money. What he cares more about is the positive impact of the fruit company on the local area.
Compared with his reputation and image, it is self-evident which is more important.
'You are the teacher!' Zhang Sanjun replied with humility.
Wu Siming and the others who accompanied Xia Yu all smiled knowingly when they heard Xia Yu's words.
'During the planting process, did you encounter any major problems?'
Xia Yu stopped in front of a navel orange sapling that was more than 60 cm high, stroked the dark green leaves, and carefully looked for signs of pests or diseases. After making sure there were none, he looked at Zhang Sanjun and asked.
Facing Xia Yu's calm gaze, Zhang Sanjun had no intention of saying something flattering, and answered truthfully: 'Boss, after all, this is the first time navel oranges have been grown on a large scale. There were quite a few difficulties along the way, but fortunately the government gave us tremendous support.'
'Now the National Orange Research Centre has been established. The head of the research centre is Professor Zhang Wencai, who is also the first expert hired by our company. Under his guidance, all the problems encountered have been solved.'
'Professor Zhang Wencai?'
Xia Yu raised an eyebrow, looked at Zhang Sanjun, and then at Wu Siming and the others.
'Professor Zhang Wencai took his research team up the mountain early in the morning and is still there. You should be able to meet him later,'
Zhang Sanjun replied immediately.
Wu Siming added at this time, 'Mr. Xia, I know Professor Zhang Wencai. He is a top scientist in agriculture and horticulture, and one of the founders of the national citrus discipline. He is 77 years old this year and can be considered a national treasure. In order to build the navel orange industry in Qianzhou, the state has issued relevant guidelines and arranged for him to come to Qianzhou. He is currently the head of the National Navel Orange Research Center and the dean of the School of Horticulture at Qianzhou University.'
Xia Yu smiled and said, 'Thanks to the support of the country, with Professor Zhang here, Qianzhou's navel orange industry will definitely be able to develop. And there is also the most advanced industry-university-research system here. I can solve the market side of things. I believe that in two years, Qianzhou's navel oranges will definitely be able to successfully reach the world, contributing to the local people and the country.'
Wu Siming smiled happily and flattered, 'All of this is inseparable from Mr. Xia's support for his hometown. On behalf of the people of Qianzhou, I thank Mr. Xia!'
'With the support of compatriots like Mr Xia, who is so patriotic, there is no need to worry about the country's prosperity!'
Xia Yu smiled and shook his head, modestly saying, 'Mayor Wu, I haven't done much.'
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After going up the mountain, Xia Yu met Professor Zhang Wencai, who was standing in front of an orange tree, teaching a group of young people.
Xia Yu got to know him and struck up a conversation with him.
Xia Yu's family and clan members looked around the nearby strip, especially Xia Ming and Xia Xiaomei. Having never seen an orange tree before, they found everything very new and interesting.
Xia Yu was satisfied with the tour of the base and returned with his family around 11 o'clock.
After eating lunch at home, he said goodbye to his parents and told them to stay in Xia Village with his younger siblings while he set off for Qianzhou City.
In order to hurry to the capital, he immediately visited Qianzhou University, which he had donated to build, accompanied by Wu Siming and others.
Two years had passed and Qianzhou University had been built.
According to Wu Siming, in order to give Qianzhou University a better start, the provincial government of Jiangxi had directly merged several old vocational colleges in the Qianzhou area into Qianzhou University, and universities such as Tsinghua University, Yenching University and Fudan University had all sent strong teams of professors to support the construction of Qianzhou University in accordance with national directives.
In order to attract more students, the national television station and newspapers have also publicised Qianzhou University, making it one of the most popular universities to apply to.
Qianzhou University has now recruited not only a group of freshmen, but also sophomores, juniors and seniors. The school's environment, facilities and teaching atmosphere are all excellent. After a tour, Xia Yu, in a good mood, immediately decided to donate another 50 million RMB to Qianzhou University for the construction of the school and the purchase of top-level research facilities, making Wu Siming and the president of Qianzhou University smile from ear to ear and thank Xia Yu again and again.
After two days, Xia Yu was very satisfied with what he had seen and heard in Qianzhou. His hometown in this life and the next was full of hope thanks to his intervention!
That night, after dinner, Xia Yu boarded the special train to the capital...
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