Siheyuan: I am protecting Shazhu, who dares to object?

As Cuigu Village has made remarkable progress in the tourism and handicraft industries, the village is filled with a prosperous scene.

However, Wang Dashan is well aware that beneath prosperity lie many challenges, and that changes in the external environment are constantly affecting the development direction of the village.

This year, the domestic economic situation has seen new fluctuations, and some industries have been impacted to varying degrees.

For Cui Gu Village, although the tourism and handicraft industries have accumulated a certain customer base in the early stages, with the intensification of market competition and the unstable economic situation, there have been some signs of instability in the order volume and number of tourists.

Wang Dashan sat in his yard with a frown on his face. On the table in front of him were some data reports on the village's industrial development.

His wife came over with a bowl of steaming hot tea and said distressedly, "Dashan, don't worry too much. Have some tea and take a rest first."

Wang Dashan raised his head and forced a smile: "It's okay, I'll think about it. The development of this village can't fall behind at this time."

Early the next morning, Wang Dashan called several key cadres and industry leaders in the village to the village committee.

Everyone sat around the conference table, and the atmosphere was a little solemn.

Wang Dashan was the first to break the silence: "Fellow villagers, I'm sure you all have noticed that the industrial development of our village has encountered some troubles recently. There are fewer tourists, and orders for handicrafts are not so stable. We have to think of a solution and can't just sit there and wait for death."

Aunt Zhao, who is in charge of selling handicrafts, sighed and said, "Dashan, the market is changing too fast. Our old customers have been trying to lower their prices recently. If we don't lower our prices, we won't be able to keep our orders. But if we lower our prices, our profits will be too thin. We won't make much money from the things that our fellow villagers have worked so hard to make."

Xiao Zhang, the young person in charge of the tourism project, also said, "Yes, Uncle Dashan. There are more and more tourist attractions outside now, and the competition is fierce. If our village does not launch some new special projects, it will be difficult to attract tourists to come again."

Wang Dashan pondered for a moment and said, "Aunt Zhao, lowering prices is not a long-term solution. We have to find ways to increase the added value of our products, and we can't just rely on low prices to compete. Xiao Zhang, I have also been thinking about the new feature project you mentioned. Our village has rich natural resources and a profound cultural heritage, and we must make full use of these advantages."

At this time, the old Party Secretary, Uncle Li, who had been silent, spoke up: "Dashan, I think we can find another breakthrough in agriculture. Nowadays, people in the city pay attention to eating green and healthy food. The agricultural products in our village are of good quality. If we can develop this area, we may be able to open up a new channel for increasing income."

Wang Dashan's eyes lit up: "Uncle Li, this is a good idea! We have set up a test field before and introduced some new planting techniques, and the effect is quite good. We can expand the scale and create a green agricultural product brand. Not only can we supply the local market, but we can also find a way to sell it to the city."

After a heated discussion, everyone initially developed a response plan.

On the one hand, for handicrafts, we organize artisans to carry out technological innovation, develop products with more creativity and cultural connotations, and increase the added value of products; on the other hand, we vigorously develop green agriculture, establish agricultural product cooperatives, and unify the management and sales of agricultural products.

Wang Dashan led the villagers to take action immediately.

He personally went to the county town to communicate with experts from the agricultural department and ask questions about the development of green agriculture.

The experts expressed their approval of Cuigu Village’s ideas and provided some technical support and market information.

After returning to the village, Wang Dashan immediately organized a mobilization meeting for the villagers.

Standing on the stage, he said passionately: "Fellow villagers, our village is now facing challenges, but also new opportunities. As long as we work together, there will be no difficulties that cannot be overcome. The development of green agriculture this time is an important attempt for our village. I hope everyone can actively participate."

The villagers in the audience expressed their support and everyone's enthusiasm was rekindled.

Soon, an agricultural products cooperative was established, with Wang Dashan as its president.

They have designated large tracts of farmland as green agricultural product planting bases, and are planting and managing them in strict accordance with green food standards.

In this process, difficulties also ensued.

The first is the issue of funding. Purchasing high-quality seeds and fertilizers, as well as building agricultural product processing and storage facilities, all require a lot of money.

Wang Dashan once again embarked on the road of raising funds. He applied for a loan from the bank and ran around to seek government support funds.

During a negotiation with a bank staff, the bank staff said with embarrassment: "Secretary Wang, your village's idea is good, but the loan requires certain collateral and proof of repayment ability. You must be fully prepared in this regard."

Wang Dashan said sincerely: "Comrade, our village has a promising future in developing green agriculture. This will not only increase villagers' income, but also provide high-quality agricultural products to the market. Don't worry, we will repay the loan on time. We can use the village's collective assets as part of the collateral. Do you think this is okay?"

After many communications and negotiations, the bank finally agreed to the loan application.

At the same time, handicraft innovation work is also proceeding in full swing.

Wang Dashan organized craftsmen to form an innovation group and invited designers from the city to provide training and guidance to everyone.

The designer brought some new design concepts and elements, combined with the traditional handicrafts of Cuigu Village, to create a series of novel and unique handicrafts.

At a discussion meeting of the innovation group, the young craftsman Xiao Wang said excitedly: "Masters, I followed the method taught by the designer to combine our traditional bamboo weaving with modern home decoration elements and designed a bamboo weaving lamp. What do you think?"

Everyone gathered around, looked at the exquisite bamboo lamps, and nodded in praise.

Wang Dashan smiled and said, "Xiao Wang, your idea is really good! That's what we should do. Only by constantly innovating can our handicrafts stand out in the market."

However, just as everyone was working hard for innovation in green agriculture and handicrafts, another problem emerged.

Some villagers in the village are skeptical about the prospects of green agriculture, fearing that they will invest a lot of time and energy but get no return in the end.

They began to talk about it behind the scenes, and some even suggested withdrawing from the agricultural product cooperative.

After Wang Dashan learned about this situation, he went door to door to do ideological work.

He came to Lao Zhang's house. Lao Zhang was sitting in the yard smoking with a sad look on his face.

Wang Dashan walked over and said kindly, "Lao Zhang, I know you are a little worried about green agriculture, which is normal. But we have to believe in science and the market. Now the demand for green food in cities is increasing. As long as we improve the quality, we will definitely have no worries about sales. Moreover, we have so many people working together. If there are any difficulties, we will shoulder them together. What are you afraid of?"

Lao Zhang blew out a smoke ring and said hesitantly: "Dashan, it's not that I don't want to do it, but I'm afraid that if I lose money, all my hard work for this year will be in vain."

Wang Dashan patted Lao Zhang on the shoulder and said, "Lao Zhang, don't worry. We have done so much preparation in the early stage, and we have experts to guide us, so there will be no problem. If there is a problem, I, as the president, will be the first to bear the responsibility."

After Wang Dashan’s patient persuasion, Lao Zhang finally put aside his concerns and decided to stay in the cooperative.

After several months of hard work, the green agricultural product planting base has begun to show results, and the first batch of green vegetables and fruits have ushered in a bumper harvest.

The Handicraft Innovation Group also launched a series of new products, which caused quite a stir in the market.

Wang Dashan looked at the results in front of him and felt very gratified, but he knew that the road ahead was still long and challenges still existed.