Chapter 90 Growth
There are more than 60 households in the immigrant area, all of whom are relocated people from the original lake area. However, most of the young people have gone out to work, and most of those engaged in agricultural planting are over years old.

This type of people are more conservative and unwilling to accept new things.

Moreover, sand control in the desert agriculture and animal husbandry requires a lot of labor, and can earn 10 yuan a day.

So there are not as many people who contract greenhouses as you might think.

More than 1.5 of the more than 1 sheds were eventually rented out, with an average of about sheds per household, but in reality there were almost no families who rented even one shed.

For example, the farmer Lao Ding and his wife contracted three sheds.

The total planting area of ​​more than 7 acres means that they will have no time to do sand control work.

Early in the morning, Lao Ding was pulling a donkey cart loaded with pepper seedlings in trays provided by the nursery, while his wife was standing by, carefully guarding the seedlings to prevent them from falling.

"Old Ding, why are you pulling so many seedlings?"

Several old men and peasant women were walking towards us, holding shovels for planting trees in their hands. One of the peasant women asked curiously.

Old Ding narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Not much, not much, three sheds, more than 20,000 seedlings have to be planted."

Several people looked surprised and had different opinions.

"Three sheds! You two are really hardworking. Now you'll be busy in the sheds all year round!"

"Old Ding, you are really optimistic about growing vegetables in solar greenhouses. I heard that other counties also have this, but many of them ended up being abandoned."

"That's right, Lao Ding. Now everyone is busy making grass grids and planting trees to earn their labor fees. When the trees are almost planted, there will be no more opportunities."

"These seedlings will eventually have to be paid for, and there's also rent, so don't end up losing money."

"I know what's going on." Lao Ding, driving a donkey cart, missed a few people.

Several people looked at the pepper seedlings on the donkey cart with curiosity. The seedlings had strong stems and vigorous root systems. They were indeed rare and good seedlings.

After Mr. and Mrs. Old Ding left, the few of them continued walking towards the sand dunes in the distance. Thinking of the sturdy pepper seedlings, a peasant woman couldn't help but speak.

“The pepper seedlings are good!”

"Why, you want to grow vegetables too? 10 yuan a day is a safe wage. I heard that workers in the coal mines only make 8 yuan a day."

"It's not easy to grow vegetables. Not only is it hard work, but the humidity in the greenhouse is heavy and you have to work hard. It's great to plant trees in the desert. There are so many people, so there's always a chance to take a break if you want to."

On the other side, in Lao Ding’s greenhouse.

The substrate has been loaded into the cultivation trough, and the couple are planting the seedlings quickly, and the progress is visibly changing with the naked eye.

After a morning, the couple had almost finished planting the donkey cart of pepper seedlings and were extremely tired.

"It's hard, but every penny you earn is yours." Lao Ding encouraged his wife and himself.

There are nearly three hundred immigrant families like the old Ding couple who are willing to accept new things and learn new technologies.

All of a sudden, in the greenhouse area, various vegetable seedlings such as peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, and pole beans began to be in short supply.

Lu Hanbin had to contact Tianhe Seed Company to transfer seedlings from other places.

At the same time, Lu Hanbin also decided on the use of the remaining 200 solar greenhouses.

"That's it. Buy a batch of grass seeds such as Astragalus membranaceus, Caragana korshinskii, Calligonum mongolica and Nitraria tangutorum, grow seedlings in the greenhouse, and transplant the seedlings in the desert the following year."

Everyone at the conference looked at each other in bewilderment. Two hundred greenhouses, an investment of nearly 10 million, and they were just going to use it to grow grass seeds?
“Why not use it to grow vegetables? Many farmers are already pessimistic about it. If we don’t take the lead, what will happen if the farmers run away?” The speaker is Li Qi, who is in charge of the greenhouse planting section. He is in his early forties and had been at Tianhe Seed for less than three months before being transferred to Minqin.

"Manager Li, can you guarantee that you can make money by growing vegetables?" Lu Hanbin asked calmly.

Vegetable production is a labor-intensive industry that requires a huge amount of manpower. Farmers have completely different enthusiasm when doing their own work and public work.

"At least we won't lose money and can get our money back. Isn't it a pure loss to grow sand-tolerant plants in a greenhouse?"

"But with this plant, the desert on the edge can be completely stabilized next year." Lu Hanbin knew that many people would report him, but these people didn't understand their boss's thoughts at all.

When agricultural and animal husbandry activities were frequent in the desert, the province also coordinated with the Jingdian Management Bureau to gradually transfer water from the Yellow River. The Hongyashan Reservoir came back to life again, and water also flowed into the downstream channels.

The ecological restoration projects undertaken by Alfalfa Agriculture and Animal Husbandry are also proceeding in an orderly manner, including water-saving renovation, closure of wells, implementation of ecological migration, ancient river management, etc.

The road to ecological governance is long, but it is supported by continued high-intensity investment in alfalfa and sand sea agriculture and animal husbandry.

Guo Yang's natural energy increased visibly.

……

In May, in Jiuquan, the poplar forest in the desert is full of green as the dead trees come back to life and wild grass sprouts out of the soil.

On the Jiazi wasteland between Shuangqiao and Yuanba, patches of purple flowers are quietly blooming.

From afar, the green and purple sea of ​​flowers blooming under the blue sky and white clouds is fresh and beautiful, as if a thick green and purple carpet was laid.

But a closer look reveals many short, sparse plots of land.

Zhang Wei wore a black short-sleeved shirt, and his thin face looked full of vigor and vitality.

On the mechanized farming road not far away, two Fendt 930s and several other agricultural machinery were ready to go.

"Boss, do we have to return all this alfalfa to the field?"

Guo Yang looked at the agricultural machinery team that had already taken shape and joked with a smile in his eyes.

"I heard from the finance department that your farm machinery is out for spring ploughing service, and the cost is just enough to break even after taking into account the depreciation of the machinery. This will definitely add to your burden."

Zhang Wei touched his head in dismay. "There are a lot of tricks in this business. It's easy to get orders, but you just can't make much money."

"Don't worry, we can talk about making money later. Just do the work first and build good connections and relationships with farms in various places."

The subsidy policy for agricultural machinery has not been released in the past two years, and there are few people specializing in agricultural machinery services, so it is easy to get orders.

However, due to the lack of subsidies, the road to recovery for agricultural machinery is long, and some even fail to recover their investment until they are scrapped.

Zhang Wei said: "Most farms are willing to cooperate with us. Our agricultural machinery is advanced, efficient and of good quality, which is also good for them."

Xiang Tianshan, who was standing aside, rolled up his long sleeves. The sun was rising and the temperature was getting higher.

"In fact, these alfalfas barely meet the standards for mowing, so it's fine to feed beef cattle and sheep."

Guo Yang looked at Lao Xiang with a smile, "There is no yield, and the quality is not good enough, so let's just return it to the field!"

"It's rare to find a boss like you. Others are eager to make a profit, but you are not in a hurry at all."

"We need to have a long-term vision," said Guo Yang.

He thought of Lu Hanbin. Recently, many people had openly or covertly complained about him. They said he was too young, incompetent, and had caused the company to lose money. There were all kinds of accusations.

Guo Yang didn't care much about these. Making mistakes was expected. What was surprising was that the growth rate of natural energy was beyond his expectations. He believed that Lu Hanbin was also unswervingly implementing his strategy.

Xiang Tianshan said: "Returning alfalfa to the fields is indeed a good thing. It can also release a lot of nutrients during the decomposition process and improve soil fertility."

"Yes, we will first return tens of thousands of acres of land to the fields. After two months of composting and fermentation, Alfalfa No. 1 will be harvested by then."

"Then let's get started."

The roar of agricultural machinery can be heard one after another. Alfalfa is turned over and returned to the fields. The above-ground part needs to be cut off with a mowing machine first to form a covering layer on the surface, and then it can be turned underground.

With the cooperation of more than ten agricultural machines, the work of returning the land to the fields is proceeding in an orderly manner.

The growth rate of natural energy increased again, but it was far from enough for Guo Yang to buy purple-level seeds.

(End of this chapter)