A professor's rebirth: I entered Tsinghua University in 1977.

After seeing off Director Gao and Minister Shen and their entourage, the entire Yanggou Farm was filled with joy.

It wasn't entirely because Ai Gaofeng was reinstated; more importantly, Director Gao and Minister Shen stayed at the farm for a meal.

This action is of great significance.

This means that as long as Director Gao is in office, virtually no one will dare to investigate the mistakes made by Yanggou Farm. Furthermore, with Ai Gaofeng now back in the second-in-command position in the region, it's like having "double insurance."

From now on, they can eat the rabbits and fish they raised with great effort without worry.

There are four black pigs in the pigsty, which are prepared to be fattened up and eaten during the New Year.

After Ai Gaofeng is reinstated, he will definitely take care of the farm, and everyone's future will be better than it is now.

Not to mention, Ai Gaofeng is an upright person. After returning to the region, he will definitely find ways to report their situation to his superiors and strive to implement the policy for everyone as soon as possible.

The future is bright.

After dinner, Ai Gaofeng invited several old friends to hold a small "symposium" together.

Liu Chuan and Liu Hongyi, father and son, must be there too.

"Secretary Huang, comrades, just now during dinner, Minister Shen revealed some great news to me..."

In the small conference room of the cadre school, Ai Gaofeng lowered his voice and spoke excitedly.

Everyone immediately gathered around and pricked up their ears.

Only Liu Hongyi was calm and composed with a smile on his face.

"Minister Shen said that just yesterday, the central government called Secretary Bian Zhicheng and told him that the matter had been resolved!"

"what?"

Everyone was shocked at first, then they were overjoyed and everyone was excited.

"Great! You've finally made up your mind! That's brilliant, brilliant!"

Huang Anping praised repeatedly.

The others echoed him, all with joy on their faces.

"Comrades, things are peaceful now... Minister Shen also said that Secretary Bian Zhicheng asked him to pass on a message to Comrade Gao Yuntian and me: we must earnestly get all the work in the region back on track. We must find ways to restore all the delayed production work as much as possible."

"I'd like to ask for your advice on where to start."

Ai Gaofeng was originally the commissioner of the prefectural government in charge of specific tasks, but he had spent several years at the farm. Now that he had returned to a leadership position, and with the personal instructions from Secretary Bian Zhicheng, he felt a little uneasy.

I am afraid that I will not do my job well and fail to meet the expectations of my superiors and the organization.

Except for Liu Hongyi, everyone here, including Liu Chuan, can be considered experienced veteran cadres.

Everyone's eyes naturally fell on Huang Anping's face.

Huang Anping thought for a moment and said, "Lao Ai, our Chuzhou is an agricultural area with a relatively weak industrial base. I think we should start by rectifying our agricultural work."

Ai Gaofeng nodded and said, "Exactly. Agricultural work is also very complicated. Where should I start first?"

Everyone fell silent again.

Liu Hongyi suddenly said, "Uncle Ai, my suggestion is to do as many foreign exchange earning tasks as possible."

“Earning foreign exchange?”

Everyone was surprised and looked at Liu Hongyi, wondering why he made such a suggestion.

According to Liu Hongyi's recollection, the household contract responsibility system wouldn't emerge for another two years. To implement it in the Chuzhou region now is a bit too radical. It's better to wait.

Huang Anping's suggestion to start the rectification with agricultural work is undoubtedly correct, but how to start is something that can be discussed.

Liu Hongyi smiled and said, "Right now, the higher-ups are still quite strict on production lines. Any large-scale production carries risks. But if we can secure a production task that earns foreign exchange, it's like buying an insurance policy."

The country's current situation means that the demand for foreign exchange is almost endless. Any production activity that is linked to foreign exchange earnings will be given the green light.

It’s a pity that our industrial base is too weak and we still have to rely on agricultural and sideline products to earn foreign exchange.

Moreover, the exports are mainly raw materials without much added value.

"But, in our Chuzhou area, we don't have any flagship products that can earn foreign exchange..."

Ai Gaofeng said with a frown.

He still agrees with Liu Hongyi's idea.

If the foreign exchange earning task is done well, not only can production be scaled up, but also good results can be achieved.

“Aquaculture!”

Liu Hongyi said affirmatively.

"Look, dear leaders, our cadre school has just tried its hand at raising rabbits and fish, and within a few months we've had a bumper harvest. This shows there's a lot of potential in the aquaculture industry."

"Chicken, duck, fish, eggs, pork, mutton, and beef are all our key products for earning foreign exchange..."

Before Liu Hongyi could finish his words, Zhao Bolong shook his head and said, "Hongyi, your idea is good, but it's hard to implement. The livestock industry requires a lot of food, and our biggest problem right now is that we don't have enough food."

The per capita food ration is insufficient, how can we develop the breeding industry?

Yanggou Farm raises over a thousand rabbits, which has already depleted all the edible pasture within a few miles. To ensure the rabbits have food for the winter, they have also produced some silage.

"Then we must vigorously develop the feed industry."

“We have conditions for this.”

Liu Hongyi said confidently.

“We have several senior agricultural technology researchers here. Let’s get them involved and work on feed formulation. Although it will still consume grain, as long as the formulation is reasonable, we can maximize the use of grain. After earning foreign exchange, we can then purchase more grain to fill the gap, thus forming a virtuous cycle.”

"In this matter, the important thing is to get ahead of others."

"I estimate that within a few years, the policies from above will definitely change. By then, grain production will no longer be a problem, and the proportion of meat and other non-staple foods will continue to grow."

"We in Chuzhou must seize this opportunity."

There is no doubt that the feed industry will have great potential in the next few decades.

With economic development and a substantial improvement in people's living standards, the demand for all kinds of meat products will only grow. Agricultural products will eventually withdraw from the ranks of major foreign exchange earners, but domestic demand will remain enormous.

The Chuzhou region took the lead in developing the feed and breeding industries, which is a "century-long plan."

"Also, in terms of industry, although our Chuzhou region has a weak foundation, it's not completely without opportunities. We don't have the conditions for heavy industry right now, but we can give light industry a try."

"In the first phase, we mainly focus on daily necessities."

"Enamel products and tin products are a breakthrough."

"These things can not only be exported to earn foreign exchange, but also have huge domestic demand."

Everyone looked at the talkative sixteen-year-old boy in surprise. Ai Gaofeng's eyes became brighter and brighter, and his admiration was beyond words.