Rebirth 1979: Marrying a poor girl at the beginning

In fact, given Zhang Weiyang's position, he should have been received and accompanied by the principal and secretary when he came here.

But he wanted to avoid trouble, so he didn't inform the school.

Fei Yunzhe is about 40 years old, thin, pale, and wears black-framed glasses. He is a typical intellectual image of this era.

After Zhang Weiyang's introduction and flattery, Fei Yunzhe began to look at Lin Zhengjun with new eyes.

He is not only a young writer, a representative of the National Congress of Writers and Artists, but also an expert in collective sideline businesses, and has been featured in the People's Daily.

"Comrade Lin Zhengjun, I heard that you want to raise York pigs?" Fei Yunzhe shook hands and greeted them, then made tea for the three of them.

Lin Zhengjun took a sip of the tea and grinned. It tasted bitter, and had a strange, smoky smell.

The tea leaves used for brewing are of high-grade tea leaves, which are also called high-grade broken tea leaves.

It doesn't taste good, nor is it high-end. It is called that just to save face. But it is cheap enough and is loved by the middle and lower class people. It is also called labor protection tea.

Lin Zhengjun said: "Yes, I have read some books on animal husbandry, which introduced York pigs and said that this breed is good."

Fei Yunzhe was immediately delighted and said, "Zhengjun, you have a good eye. This pig grows fast, has a short breeding cycle, and is highly profitable. It is more suitable for large-scale breeding than our local black pigs!"

Zhang Weiyang laughed and said, “Professor Fei, stop bragging. If Landrace pigs are so good, why doesn’t the country give you money to promote them on a large scale!”

Fei Yunzhe looked embarrassed and said with a smile: "Director Zhang, aren't you trying to sabotage me?"

Zhang Weiyang laughed: "We have to seek truth from facts and not deceive Comrade Zhengjun!"

Fei Yunzhe took out a pack of Daqianmen, gave one to Zhang Weiyang, and took one himself, saying with a worried look on his face: "One of the important tasks of the Animal Husbandry Department of our Agricultural University is to research and cooperate with the Ministry of Agriculture to jointly promote excellent animal husbandry breeds and promote the development of animal husbandry in the country."

"Landrace pigs are really good. I have persisted in breeding and selecting them during these special ten years."

"But promoting improved varieties is not something you can do just because you want to promote them, Comrade Zhengjun, do you know why?"

"The promotion of improved breeds requires a huge investment. At the beginning, because members and pig farms were unwilling to take risks, the Animal Husbandry Bureau's improved breed station often had to release a batch of pigs for free to set a benchmark. A county would release thousands or tens of thousands of piglets to members and farms."

Lin Zhengjun said: "A piglet costs a few dollars, which means hundreds of thousands of dollars. Therefore, this large-scale promotion of improved varieties is very risky, so we must conduct careful research in the early stages, write a research report, and pass the review of the expert committee of the agricultural department!"

Fei Yunzhe stared, he didn't expect Lin Zhengjun to be such an expert!

"If you were asked to write it, how would you write this research report? How would you convince the expert committee to agree?" Fei Yunzhe asked excitedly.

Lin Zhengjun had read similar reports in his previous life, so he spoke immediately: "First, we need to analyze the current situation and trends of fine-breed pig breeding, and the theoretical basis of fine-breed pig breeding, generally from the perspectives of nutrition and genetics. We also need key technologies, including genetic breeding technology, feeding management technology, and reproduction technology."

"The most important thing is to have a successful case analysis, that is, to summarize the reasons for its success and the experience that is worth promoting and learning from. This successful case must be a large-scale breeding of more than 1000 pigs, and two or three batches of pigs must be successfully sold, which has been verified in practice!"

"You can't just hand out piglets to members and ask them to raise them. What if the pigs don't grow well?"

"Moreover, we also need to distribute breeding manuals, such as disease prevention and treatment, optimal breeding management plans, and even feed matching. This requires preliminary preparation..."

"Oh my, Comrade Zhengjun is simply a genius in breeding. His words even inspired my research ideas!" Fei Yunzhe immediately looked at Lin Zhengjun with admiration and even respected him.

In fact, when Zhang Weiyang said he would introduce a member to buy breeding pigs, he didn't take it seriously. He had also encountered members who had sudden ideas like this.

But the number is often very small, just two or three, and he doesn't know anything about it. He just wants to take the piglets away to raise them. He is unwilling to take care of them and usually lets his students take care of them.

Today, he showed up for Zhang Weiyang's sake, but he didn't expect to meet an expert!

Fei Yunzhe stopped pretending and smiled bitterly and awkwardly. He said, "That's the problem! The pig house was damaged before, and the college only approved 100 yuan of research funds for me. It's not realistic to build a pig house and raise pigs."

"Pig farms and local residents are used to raising local black pigs and are unwilling to engage in large-scale breeding, so the situation is stuck here..."

Lin Zhengjun said, "Professor Fei, don't worry. I can help you build this pig farm or research base. It can house a thousand pigs, and I will provide the feed."

"You help me build it? A pig farm that can accommodate a thousand pigs. That would meet the needs of my research, but the investment is not small, at least tens of thousands of dollars..." Fei Yunzhe said in disbelief.

"Zhengjun is rich. He made 80,000 yuan from side businesses and diversified operations." Zhang Weiyang said with a smile.

"Oh my, the strength of the Zheng army is really extraordinary!"

At this moment, Lin Zhengjun seemed to be glowing in Fei Yunzhe's eyes. Yes, in his eyes, Lin Zhengjun was like the God of Wealth.

Song Zhilan immediately told her about Lin Zhengjun's side business.

Fei Yunzhe trusted Lin Zhengjun a little more.

Lin Zhengjun said: "Professor Fei, in addition, we also have the basis for researching feed. We have the waste residue from producing sesame candy and fish bones and fish offal. In addition, I have a good relationship with various departments in Huaibian County, and I can also get wheat bran and soybean meal."

The conditions offered by Lin Zhengjun were indeed very good, and he was a man of courage and ideas. Fei Yunzhe liked Lin Zhengjun very much, so he was immediately attracted.

But he was also a very kind person at heart, and he smiled bitterly and said, "Zhengjun, you have high hopes for me, but to be honest, Yorkie pigs have their shortcomings and are not as perfect as I said before!"

"What shortcomings?"

“First, the disease resistance is poor, especially the hoof quality is not solid, and there are many hoof and leg diseases.”

Fei Yunzhe said: "Secondly, they have higher nutritional requirements for feed, unlike those native pigs that run all over the mountains!"

“Third, the lean meat ratio is too high and not fat enough.”

"I'm worried that if this thing fails, a lot of piglets will die, and then you won't be able to recover your costs..."

"Professor Fei, I believe York Pig will be a great success,"

Lin Zhengjun said: "Besides, since I'm investing, I'm prepared to lose everything!"

"I hope you can put aside your mental burdens, have faith, and work together to make sure that everyone in China can eat pork, and even have pork for every meal!"

If these words were spoken in later times, they would seem pretentious and hypocritical.

But this is an era full of fighting spirit, and many intellectuals have a sense of mission to serve the motherland.

Fei Yunzhe was immediately excited. He stood up, paced around twice, and said, "Let's do it! We must get this done. Zhengjun is right. We must let everyone eat our Yorkshire pigs!"