Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

Chen Jun knows her husband quite well; over the years, he has never done anything without being sure of success.

Since he said he was confident that he could more than double the income of the local people within two years, then he must be confident.

If I remember correctly, Shikou Town, where Dongjun Breeding Farm is located, is similar to the symbol assigned to me by the county.

With many mountains and little arable land, the people lived a very hard life and had no way to earn more money.

After the establishment of Dongjun Pig Farm, it not only provided stable jobs for three or four hundred local people and benefited several thousand others, but also signed pig farming agreements with the local people. The farm provides piglets, the local people help raise the pigs, and the farm purchases the pigs after they reach the market weight.

Under this breeding model that benefits both the local people and the farms, it's easy to lift the local people out of poverty and increase each household's income by hundreds of yuan, if not more.

Tangshan Town is a township assigned to us by the county, and last year the average household income was only around one hundred yuan.

Based on the development model of the breeding farm in Shikou Town, it seems that raising the average household income of local people to 200 yuan is not too difficult.

Thinking of this, Chen Jun's eyes lit up, and she asked with an expectant expression, "Husband..."

"You wouldn't be thinking of opening a pig farm in Tangshan Town so that the locals can raise pigs too, would you?"

Wang Dong did not reject the suggestion, and after thinking for a moment replied, "Raising pigs is only the first step..."

"After the reform and opening up, the city no longer implemented the rationing policy, and the demand for pork and chicken among the people was very high."

"I heard from the hotel's purchasing department staff that the pork supplied to Beijing is basically sold out by noon every day, and it is difficult to buy pork at the market in the afternoon."

"This indicates that there is still a significant pork shortage in Beijing."

"Chicken and lamb are pretty much the same."

"The main reason is that there are only a few state-owned farms in Beijing, and the number of pigs, goats and poultry that are slaughtered every day is very limited."

"Although rural areas have begun to raise livestock and poultry on a large scale, their breeding cycle is too long and too scattered, which cannot meet the huge demand for livestock and poultry in Beijing."

"Even if we open a farm in Tangshan Town that is the same size as the one in Shikou Town, we can easily sell the livestock and poultry that are ready for market."

"But we can't expand blindly..."

“Before you took office, I arranged for someone to learn about Tangshan Town. It has many mountains and little land, and the per capita land area is even less than that of Shikou Town.”

"The little grain harvested from the fields, after ensuring the people's own food supply, is not enough to feed the pigs."

“Under these circumstances, joining forces with the local people to feed pigs is definitely not a viable option.”

"That's indeed the case..."

"Because of the lack of food, local people rarely raise pigs at home, and even if someone does, they will only raise one pig for the whole year."

"Moreover, because of the lack of food, we can only feed pigs pigweed. If they can grow to 120 or 130 pounds in a year, that's considered good."

"But the local people have a habit of raising sheep."

"The abundance of mountains and scarcity of land means that Tangshan Town has a large amount of mountainous land and pasture that can be used to raise sheep."

"But because of inconvenient transportation and lack of channels, the goats raised by the local people can only be consumed locally, resulting in very low prices for goats and a lack of enthusiasm among the local people to raise goats."

"As long as we find a way to open up sales channels, so that local people have no worries about their livelihoods, we can encourage them to raise sheep..."

"Once it reaches a certain scale, people's income can easily increase."

"Although the profit from raising a sheep is not as high as that from raising a pig, it's definitely possible to earn twenty or thirty yuan per sheep." "A household that raises five sheep can earn more than one hundred yuan."

"If you have the ability, raising ten sheep can bring in more than two hundred yuan in income."

"By then, raising sheep alone will be enough to quadruple the average income of local residents."

The worried look on Chen Jun's face vanished instantly.

After Wang Dong's analysis, it seems that doubling the income of the people in Tangshan Town is not a difficult problem.

But the smile on her face was quickly replaced by seriousness again, and she stared at her husband as she continued to ask, "If each household raises ten sheep, then the whole town has fifty thousand sheep..."

"Honey...can we sell all these goats?"

"besides……"

"Although Tangshan Town has many mountains and little arable land, its area is only so big... Will there be enough grass in the mountains to feed 50,000 sheep?"

"When I was in college, my teacher told me that goats not only eat grass, but also like to eat grass roots."

"Many grasslands have degraded because too many sheep have been raised there; the sheep have eaten the grass roots..."

"We can't let the mountains of Tangshan Town suffer problems just for the sake of this little bit of income."

This problem is indeed difficult to solve in this day and age, and it was also a major challenge in developing the economy back then.

Many people choose economic development over environmental protection, neglecting the environmental damage it causes, which forces future generations to invest more in environmental protection and ecological restoration.

For Wang Dong from the future, this problem was not difficult to solve, because the future had already provided a corresponding solution.

To prevent desertification caused by excessive sheep farming on grasslands, many people have started raising their own goats in enclosures and feeding them by growing grass.

As long as goats are not released into the wild, their damage to the mountains will be minimized.

If the naturally growing pasture on the mountain is not enough for the goats to eat, then they will grow their own pasture with higher yields. After all, pasture is not food and does not require very good land. The slopes and mountains within Tangshan Town can fully meet the needs of pasture growth.

In addition, we can also help people store winter feed for their goats by making silage, ensuring that their goats can survive the winter smoothly...

With that in mind, Wang Dong no longer hesitated and tried to express his thoughts as simply and clearly as possible to put his wife at ease.

Otherwise, my wife might not be able to sleep at all tonight.

Ten minutes later, after Wang Dong's repeated assurances, the worried expression on Chen Jun's face finally disappeared, and she showed a long-lost smile.

Looking at Wang Dong, she said happily, "Husband..."

"It was definitely a wise choice to have you come and keep me company back then..."

"If it weren't for your idea, I really wouldn't know how to break this situation..."

"You're amazing..."

"We're not eating at home tonight, we're going out to eat..."

"I heard there's a restaurant nearby that specializes in local snacks, and the food is really good. Let's go try it..."

"Maybe after you learn it, you can even help the restaurant sell some signature dishes." (End of Chapter)