Chapter 259 Mechanized Forces

Golden Pagoda.

The 50 mu of saline-alkali land newly contracted by Alfalfa includes not only wasteland but also abandoned land.

As the degree of salinization intensified, resulting in crop failure and deterioration of the ecological environment, the government subsequently implemented an ecological migration resettlement project.

Eventually, the place became deserted.

It was not until the transfer contract of alfalfa was signed that this place became popular again.

The project site is located on the edge of the alluvial fan in the lower reaches of the river.

The terrain is low and flat, with fixed sand dunes on the surface and a 2-20cm hard salt crust on the soil surface.

The soil profile also has compacted layers.

Most of the soils are moderately or severely salinized, making it difficult for crops to germinate and grow.

For ordinary people, this is completely useless, and general institutions and enterprises do not have the ability to improve it.

However, for Muhe, with the experience of Jinta and Wuyuan in managing saline-alkali land, this piece of land did not pose any problem at all.

There is no need to rely on external teams for planning, as Muhe and Donghe Agricultural Machinery can complete the construction plan on their own.

Level the land, dig ditches to drain alkali, peel off the salt-alkali skin, use sand to suppress alkali, deep plowing and drying, apply organic fertilizer, rotary tillage, etc.

These processes have been mastered.

After acquiring the land from Muhe, the construction team began to move in and a simple project department was built.

Then the foundation construction began.

Square pieces of saline-alkali marshes have been leveled, waiting to be deep-plowed and loosened.

Several pickup trucks passed through the newly cleared road, raising clouds of dust, and only stopped near the salinized soil in the delta downstream of the river.

Cai Bin and his team got out of the car.

Some farm machinery operators started to spread cigarettes, one after another, but found that they could not spread them all.

"Damn, why are there so many people here? Don't you guys have any vacation?"

"Making money is important. Now, you earn as much as you work."

“The tractor hasn’t even arrived yet!”

As soon as Cai Bin lit up a cigarette, people started asking him questions.

"Brother Bin, I have learned all about the situation here in the past two days. When can we start work?"

"The old tractor has been sold, and the new one has not arrived yet. Now everyone can only watch helplessly."

"Brother Bin, do you want to ask again?"

Cai Bin said impatiently: "Why are you panicking? I just asked the boss yesterday and the new tractor is on the way."

"I've just been resting up these few days, and when the farm machinery arrives, I'll start working right away."

In fact, he was more anxious than anyone else.

After the boss agreed to update the farm machinery, Donghe prepared to dispose of the old tractor in advance.

I thought it would take some effort.

Unexpectedly, second-hand Cheetah tractors are extremely popular among some dealers and farmers.

As soon as they heard that there were a large number of high-powered second-hand machines for sale, they flocked to the scene.

As a result, all the tractors were sold out within a few days.

The autumn harvest is over, and the farm machinery operators are either on vacation or, if they can't sit still, they hang out on this land every day.

"Just wait. The Cheetah tractors are improved every year. The new machines are definitely better than the old ones."

"That's more than just a little bit stronger. I heard that the performance and comfort of the current Cheetah are both incredibly strong."

"The original one was pretty good. If it hasn't been sold yet, you must have made a lot of money these days!"

Just then, two people came over to the saline-alkali land construction site in the delta.

"Boss Cai, we have almost leveled more than 200,000 mu of land, and you haven't deep-dug any of it yet. This is a bit of a drag!"

Another person followed suit and said, "I have long advised you not to sell the tractor. It is better or worse that you can keep doing it for a while."

"That's good. We have already leveled the ground, but you haven't even started digging yet."

"It affects the construction period, brother."

Cai Bin's expression changed.

He was very familiar with the two people who came.

One of them was named Chen Changwen, who was mainly responsible for the construction of the project, and the other was named Tao Yuan, who was responsible for the irrigation system.

Although they are familiar with each other, these two people have come to see them frequently recently. They were still talking politely a few days ago, but why are they so rude today?
It's all for the sake of profit.

The payment for the alfalfa project is based on the progress of completion, and deep plowing and drying the soil is the last step.

If it is not completed, it cannot be accepted. If it cannot be accepted, the project payment cannot be received. This led to Chen Changwen, Tao Yuan and others having opinions about Donghe Agricultural Machinery.

However, I am on Party A's side, how can I be afraid of you?
"What do you mean we are late for the project?"

The other farm machinery operators also rushed in, "Speak politely!"

"We can also do the projects you do. If you have a bad temper, just quit and leave!"

"That's right, it's not a difficult project, anyone can do it, or when did Jiahe owe you money?"

Chen Changwen was furious and wanted to argue, but was stopped by Tao Yuan.

"Brothers, money is really tight. You said that you have worked more than 200,000 acres, nearly half of it, and you haven't received a penny. How can you not be anxious?"

Cai Bin said: "It will be soon. The machine will arrive in the next two days. We will start working immediately after it arrives, and you can apply for acceptance afterwards."

Just then, Cai Bin's cell phone rang.

"The boss sent a message saying the tractor has arrived. Let's go back."

...

after an hour.

Cai Bin brought a small team to Muhe’s pasture in Jinta.

In a wide square, two hundred large tractors are parked neatly, like a silent steel army.

The paint on the car body reflected a faint luster, and the air was filled with a unique smell of engine oil and rust.

The tractor's tires pressed heavily on the ground, and the huge tire patterns seemed to conquer every inch of land.

"Wow……"

"Damn, this is the first time I think a tractor is so cool!"

"Does it look like a mechanized unit?"

"Quick, take pictures!"

"Who brought a camera? The pictures I took with my phone are not good!"

We have seen a lot of tractors, but when hundreds of these brand new, identical tractors are placed together, the impact they bring is completely different.

Moreover, this new type of tractor is obviously more powerful and taller, with an appearance that is both sturdy and streamlined.

As soon as these farm machinery operators saw it, they forgot about their old machines.

Just then, two figures walked out from behind the tall tractor.

"boss."

"boss."

Greetings one after another.

Cai Bin also came over and said excitedly: "Boss, are these all Cheetah 220 series?"

Guo Yang nodded and said with a smile: "There is a new batch of hydraulic reversible plows and deep tillers in the warehouse. We have to assemble them in the next two days."

"In the future, Donghe Agricultural Machinery will only need large machines, and those small machines can be gradually phased out."

The farm machinery operators began to cheer again. Who doesn't like big and powerful farm machinery?
Only Cai Bin asked doubtfully: "Are small and medium-sized agricultural machinery completely unnecessary?"

Guo Yang shook his head and said, "We don't want those involved in agricultural operations anymore. We can support some external agricultural machinery professional cooperatives in the future."

Cai Bin was stunned for a moment.

Guo Yang patted his shoulder and said, "That's for the future. Let's finish the work at hand first."

Guo Yang has a clear positioning for Donghe Agricultural Machinery, which is to only engage in large-scale, group operations and play a leading role.

Surrounding Donghe Agricultural Machinery are various professional agricultural machinery cooperatives.

In other words, Donghe Agricultural Machinery also took on the role of second boss, taking work from Jiahe and then subcontracting out the miscellaneous work.

This will form a social service interest group for agricultural mechanization.

It didn't take long.

Cai Bin saw the latest hydraulic tipping plow in the warehouse. Its plowshare was like a sharp sword, smooth and pointed.

Two days later.

On the vast land, two hundred steel beasts meandered forward, and their sharp plowshares turned over the hard soil.

Many agricultural machinery operators can clearly feel the plowshare moving more freely in the soil, as if the hard saline-alkali land did not exist.

Guo Yang also arrived at the scene.

In fact, two hundred machines were spread over 50 acres of land, and from a distance, even the shadow of a tractor could not be seen.

Guo Yang found Cai Bin in a service vehicle and asked, "Based on the current efficiency, how many acres of land do you estimate you can deep plow in a day?"

Cai Bin thought for a while and said, "It is roughly estimated that the efficiency has increased by more than 40% compared to before. Each machine can deep plow more than 400 acres."

"That's not bad."

One machine can cover 400 acres a day, 200 machines can cover 8 acres, and 50 acres can be covered in just six or seven days.

However, improving saline-alkali land is not just about deep plowing the land. Other processes also take time, especially the irrigation system.

Although the irrigation system has been outsourced, it is now under the responsibility of Donghe Agricultural Machinery. Guo Yang estimates that it will take more than a month to complete the work on the land in Jinta.

It would be better to dry it out in the winter and have some heavy snow.

After tilling the land in spring, you can sow Alfalfa No. 1 or Tiandou No. 1.

In less than two years, it will become a piece of excellent fertile land again.

At this time, a tractor returning from plowing the field attracted Guo Yang's attention, and he walked closer.

The deep and powerful roar of the tractor is like the pulse of the earth, shaking the surrounding air. At the moment of plowing, the plowshare can easily cut into the soil and turn over the hard land layer by layer.

Guo Yang said: "The soil here is much softer than the previous land."

Cai Bin also smiled and said: "Because desertification is more serious and there are many sand dunes, it saves the transportation of sand."

There is a compacted layer in saline-alkali land. By adding sand to the saline-alkali soil, the formation of soil aggregate structure can be promoted and the soil porosity can be increased.

The effect of alkali pressure in this way is very obvious, which is beneficial to the emergence of crops.

Although Alfalfa No. 1 has strong adaptability and improvement effects on saline-alkali land, the softer the soil, the more conducive it will be to seedling emergence.

Guo Yang said: "There are no major problems on site, but we need to work harder on management, especially the cooperation with the agricultural machinery cooperative, which needs to be implemented sooner."

Cai Bin said: "Okay, I have contacted several companies, all of whom are operators who used to work at Donghe."

"Okay, feel free to contact me if you have any questions."

For several days in a row, the operators of Donghe agricultural machinery got a little too excited and worked tirelessly turning the soil every day.

Surprisingly, the latest tractors and plowshares withstood the test with little to no problems.

Time lost for maintenance and repair is minimal.

This makes the efficiency extremely high.

Soon, the work was done.

Several tractor drivers drove their tractors in a show of force to the construction team's soil preparation site.

They stopped right in front of Chen Changwen and Tao Yuan's engineering vehicle, and the operators poked their heads out and shouted:
"Old Chen, your project progress is not good enough, it's holding us back!"

"It delays us from making money."

"Hurry up and work overtime. We calculate it based on the operating area."

On the other side, Chen Changwen and Tao Yuan looked at each other and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Who would have thought that in just a few days, more than 200,000 acres of land had been deep plowed, and they hadn't even had time to inspect it!

Not to mention the project payment!

It's really uncomfortable.
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After solving the problem of agricultural machinery renewal, Guo Yang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As soon as Zhang Wei left, Donghe Agricultural Machinery became a little timid, which showed that Cai Bin still had some shortcomings in management.

Maybe it’s not a problem of ability, but that I’m not as dedicated and willing to work as Zhang Wei.

Guo Yang's solution was also simple and crude.

Taking the opportunity of launching the new Cheetah series from Funkai, each tractor and reversible plough has been transformed with the energy of nature.

One machine has two points, and one set has four points.

Two hundred sets equals 800 points, which is the accumulated amount in less than a month.

Guo Yang opened the seed store and saw that there were still 2656 points of natural energy left.

It seems a bit inconsistent.

It seemed to be more than a thousand per month before, why does it seem to have suddenly been halved now?
Forget it.

Anyway, there is enough energy now.

Too lazy to worry about it.

Perhaps winter is coming soon, and plants are gradually entering dormancy, so the speed of energy accumulation naturally slows down.

During this period, as funding plans were implemented, major projects also clarified their development directions for next year.

The remaining funds have been slowly injected into Jiahe Grain and Oil’s account, and it has begun to lay out its position in the grain market.

Guo Yang relaxed for a rare moment.

At least he doesn't have to work overtime every day. In this case, Guo Yang also spends more time on physical exercise and recovery.

Time then entered November, and the cold wind gradually rose, bringing bursts of coolness, blowing the fallen leaves on the treetops to dance lightly in the wind.

On the city streets, pedestrians began to put on thick coats to resist the gradually increasing cold.

That day, Guo Yang arrived at the company early as usual.

After eating some hotpot, I made the little remaining sesame tea in the office.

The light aroma diffuses in the mouth, leaving behind a sweet aftertaste, which has both the elegance of tea and the unique flavor of herbs.

Recently, in addition to exercising, Guo Yang also insists on drinking tea every day.

Dizziness, insomnia, irritability and other emotions have all disappeared, the quality of sleep has been significantly improved, and the physical condition is also exceptionally good.

It's not just him.

Many people in Jiahe have felt the benefits of Hanhai Hemp Tea.

Clears away heat and promotes diuresis, calms the liver and suppresses yang, lowers blood pressure and blood lipids, improves sleep quality, regulates weight, etc.

Hanhai ramie tea has become the first choice for Jiahe people to maintain their health due to its rich nutrients and unique effects.

The only regret is that this year's production is too small, not enough to drink, absolutely not enough to drink.

After sipping tea for a while, Guo Yang began to deal with today's work.

Seeds are still Jiahe’s most outstanding business. Alfalfa No. 1, Tianyu No. 1, Tianmai No. 1, vegetable seeds, etc. are all showing dazzling vitality.

However, what Guo Yang cares about most are Tianmian 20, Tiandao 22, and Tianshu 21.

These three varieties have made great progress.

(End of this chapter)