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It is not an easy task for any project to grow in scale and develop into a system.

Lin Kaifeng is a complete layman when it comes to how to raise pigs scientifically and run a large-scale pig farm.

After all, there are specialties in the art industry.

There is no problem at all in letting him take the lead in researching various advanced industrial equipment.

On pig farming.

Exceeding Lin Kaifeng's knowledge area,

During the few days he stayed at Zhang Weimin's house, Lin Kaifeng would look for Zhang Weimin every night to learn about the pig farming situation in the country in recent years.

You won’t know until you hear it.

Ordinary people have great resistance to raising pigs.

From the late 60s to the early 70s, relevant departments called for pig farming more than once.

Aims to solve the shortage of agricultural and sideline products.

All production teams and communes were required to find ways to raise funds to open pig farms.

The spirit from above was transmitted to the below and immediately changed beyond recognition.

I thought it was a mandatory task, just like the Great Leap Forward in Steel Production.

Many commune leaders and production team leaders would rather let their own people go hungry than not feed their pigs.

The people complained about this.

Seeing that the situation could not be further promoted, the relevant departments provided feeding subsidies.

The production team raised part of the feed on its own, and then received some grain allocation from above.

When the grain arrived at the production team, it didn't go into the pigs' stomachs, but into the stomachs of the members.

In 1972, the grand national pig-raising program was officially cancelled.

The plan was cancelled, but the negative impact did not disappear.

It's no exaggeration.

If it weren't for Lin Kaifeng's money and technology, even if the brigade secretary was his father-in-law.

There is no way that Dongshan Brigade would agree to build a pig farm.

"Expert Xu, Expert Zhang, what do you think of the environment here? Can we build a large pig farm here?"

The next morning, Lin Kaifeng personally served as a guide and took the two to visit the environment of Dongshan Brigade.

Find the location of the pig farm.

Standing on a slope, the two of them looked into the distance.

The surrounding environment is excellent. There is water source and open space wherever you need it.

There is a small power station upstream of the river.

As long as we coordinate the attitude of the commune, we can connect a few dedicated power lines from the hydropower station to this side.

The electricity supply required for building pig farms and setting up livestock breeding sites can be solved to a certain extent.

“Apart from the power supply, are there any other issues to be addressed?”

Xu Haodong looked around and said, "Other problems are easy to deal with, but winter is coming soon. If we can't repair the pig farm and its supporting facilities before winter, we may have to wait until the beginning of next spring."

"Don't worry about the construction. After the autumn harvest, everyone will have less work to do. I will mobilize all the members of the brigade to work overtime to cooperate with you in production and construction. I think we can build the foundation and supporting facilities before the first snow falls."

If there are still not enough people, Lin Kaifeng thinks he can borrow some people from other production teams.

They are paid for their labor at a rate higher than their daily work points.

"This...I'm afraid there will be problems."

Zhang Weimin said with lingering fear: "Is hiring people to do the work considered as a restoration of capital?"

"Expert Zhang, it's 79, not 69. In a few months, it will be 80. Some old calendars are no longer applicable. Even if someone really makes a fuss about this, we are doing a great thing to help the poor and lower-middle peasants get rid of poverty and become rich. No matter how they exaggerate, it can't change the essence of the matter."

Lin Kaifeng comforted him disapprovingly.

"The better the production team develops, the lighter the burden on the commune and even the county will be."

"Besides, I have an imperial sword. As long as I show it, no one will be able to make irresponsible remarks about this matter."

"Oh? What imperial sword?"

Zhang Weimin asked curiously.

"You are both far away and yet so close. You two are my precious swords."

After these words were spoken, Zhang Weimin and Xu Haodong looked at each other.

The two are pig farming experts from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

How did it become Lin Kaifeng's imperial sword?

Lin Kaifeng explained: "You are pig farming experts from the province, and you are also high-level intellectuals. In terms of status, even the director of the commune is probably not as high-ranking as you."

"I went to the Academy of Agricultural Sciences to look for you a few days ago, and saw a sign outside that said the Preparatory Office of the Pig Breeding Research Institute, which shows that the country is making great efforts to promote the import of Landrace pigs."

"Otherwise, we wouldn't have upgraded your research group to a research institute."

"Comrade Lin Kaifeng, I really admire you."

Xu Haodong didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

What Lin Kaifeng wants to do can be explained in five words.

To use a big banner to deceive others.

Vigorously promoting imported Landrace pigs is indeed something that higher authorities have been vigorously promoting.

The so-called name is not right and the words are not reasonable.

The department where Xu Haodong and Zhang Weimin work is just the livestock research group under the Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

To promote the Landrace pig as quickly as possible, we must first improve the department level.

From a research group to a research institute.

As the administrative level changes, the things that the two are responsible for and the resources they can mobilize will also increase accordingly.

The people under him will no longer pretend to obey but actually disobey.

There is no problem with Lin Kaifeng, and naturally there is no problem with Zhang Weimin and Xu Haodong either.

It can really lead the Dongshan Brigade by taking the lead.

By helping the brigade build pig farms, the people gradually understood and accepted imported Landrace pigs.

It was a great achievement for both of them.

Since it is a good thing, they don’t care about Lin Kaifeng and don’t want to use their department as a banner to show off their talents.

After taking the two back for lunch, Lin Kaifeng drove an agricultural tricycle straight to the town where the commune was located.

As the old saying goes, food and supplies must be sent ahead before the army moves.

Nowadays, construction must first ensure the supply of electricity.

Dongshan Brigade and several surrounding brigades all rely on small hydropower stations upstream of the river for electricity.

Lin Kaifeng not only has to ensure the power supply during the construction process.

It is also necessary to ensure that livestock farms have sufficient electricity for scientific research.

"Comrade Lin Kaifeng, you are a rare guest, please come in."

Li Chaoyang, director of Aimin Commune, the superior department of Dongshan Brigade, warmly invited Lin Kaifeng into the office as if he was welcoming a distinguished guest.

Seeing that the other party's enthusiasm was due to other purposes, Lin Kaifeng did not point it out.

He followed Li Chaoyang, chatting and laughing, and sat down in the office together.

Li Chaoyang handed over cigarettes and poured water.

Couldn't be more enthusiastic.

Lin Kaifeng said with a smile: "Director Li, you don't have to be so polite. I came here to discuss work matters."

"I plan to talk to the commune about the joint construction of workers and farmers."

When Li Chaoyang heard the words "workers and peasants build together", his face lit up with joy.

Workers and peasants jointly built the factory, which refers to joint production between the commune and the state-owned factory.

Large state-owned factories provide technology and equipment, while local factories provide sites and manpower, and they carry out joint production together.

The policy was set more than a decade ago.

However, up to now, there are only a few communes that can achieve joint construction by workers and peasants.