mijobooks Chapter 95, in principle, is about distributing benefits equally.
Chapter 95, in principle, is about distributing benefits equally.
David tapped his fingers lightly on the table, recalling that saying again: all the high-quality resources in this world have a price; they all need to be exchanged.
He was terrified that he would accumulate more and more debt and eventually fall into a trap.
But David couldn't bear to give up such a big piece of cake.
"Our county has been criticized by the Provincial Department of Agriculture before, and there have been quite a few problems. I'm afraid it will be difficult to win them over."
Ding Tingting smiled nonchalantly: "I've heard about your situation from my friends at the Department of Agriculture."
The province will definitely have to spend this money.
But who should I give it to?
Which one has more, and which one has less?
It depends on how the Department of Agriculture decides and how each agricultural county competes.
In principle, everyone should receive the benefits.
If you don't take the initiative, you might only get a few hundred thousand or a million, just a token amount.
You need to prepare a plan, clearly explain what you intend to use the funds for, and what the expected results will be. List all of these things out.
Be realistic and pragmatic.
Let me help you move around a bit more.
The plan is sound, and the necessary arrangements have been made; I think the allocated funds will be substantial—at least not minimal.
Upon hearing this, David knew that things were going to work out.
Because Ding Tingting had already discussed the plan and its specific implementation.
This illustrates several points:
First, the 1 billion yuan special fund does indeed exist.
Secondly, Ding Tingting does have connections in the Provincial Department of Agriculture, and her connections are quite strong.
Another advantage is that Ding Tingting is familiar with the entire business process and knows how to obtain funds.
"So you mean my current focus is on finalizing the plan?"
"Yes, you need a plan first before you can apply for funding."
"Okay, I'll get on with it right away."
Ding Tingting added, "Well, after you finish writing it, it would be best if you sent it to me to review it first."
Do not submit it directly to the Department of Agriculture.
I'll take it to the people at the provincial department to take a look first, and if it's not suitable, we'll make changes.
If you submit it directly, it will enter the formal review process, and if it's not suitable, you won't even have a chance to revise it.
Dawei was very grateful: "Okay, on behalf of the hundreds of thousands of farmers in Yuanshan County, thank you."
Ding Tingting smiled shyly, "Don't say that..."
Dawei immediately called Zhao Kui over and asked him to invite the leaders of the county agricultural bureau to come and discuss the matter together.
As soon as Zhao Kui left, Wu Maocai returned to the county.
Before long, several leaders from the county's agricultural bureau arrived.
Dawei, Maocai, Zhao Kui, and several people from the county's agricultural bureau sat in the conference room.
Dawei's head was still wrapped in gauze, making him look somewhat comical. The deputy director of the county's agricultural bureau, a woman, couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.
"The reason I invited you all here today is to tell you something."
I just received the message.
The province decided to allocate a special fund…
Dawei explained his purpose, urging the Agriculture Bureau to quickly come up with a plan, have it reviewed by the county government to reach a consensus, and then submit it to the county government.
"This matter needs to be addressed promptly."
We need to seize the initiative; this matter has not yet been announced.
We are ahead of other counties, striving to come up with a good plan and to make the case solid and well-executed.
In that case, our county will have an advantage with the provincial government.
Wu Maocai had just returned and didn't know what Dawei meant by holding this meeting. After listening, he kept giving Dawei meaningful glances.
But David had already said it.
The deputy director, who had been chuckling, blinked and pondered for a moment. The task of developing the plan would definitely fall to her; the director knew nothing about it.
She wanted to offer a few ideas first to see what the county thought. If Chen Dawei agreed, she would start working on a plan to avoid it being rejected.
"County Chief Chen, vegetable greenhouses are being built everywhere now."
"How about we make this plan too, and say we want to apply for 20 million to build a vegetable greenhouse base?"
The county had mentioned this before, and they did manage to secure funding.
If we build greenhouses together, the yield will be much higher.
But they forgot about sales.
This kind of large-scale, unified planting can only be done through unified procurement and sales, cooperating with large supermarkets or wholesalers.
Yuanshan County lacks highways and is located in a mountainous area. If these vegetables are to be sold to distant cities, the transportation costs will be very high, making them uncompetitive.
If sold to nearby towns, there would be no market for it at all.
Because the surrounding counties and cities are economically underdeveloped areas, they only buy vegetables from nearby farmers. These people want absolutely fresh and cheap produce, so greenhouse vegetables don't sell well.
"If I were in the provincial government, I wouldn't approve your proposal either. It's definitely not going to work."
David was somewhat disappointed; these people didn't seem like they knew how to get things done.
The deputy director lowered his head, unsure how to respond, and glanced sideways at the director of the agriculture bureau beside him.
Director Zhou of the Agriculture Bureau picked up his teacup and drank his tea, pretending not to notice the deputy director's gaze.
Finally, the female deputy director had no choice but to bite the bullet and reply, "Then, County Head, do you have any good ideas?"
Wu Maocai smiled speechlessly: "Director Xie, isn't that an inappropriate question?"
The county head is in charge of all aspects of the government's work.
You are in charge of the county's agriculture, and in this field, you are more professional and authoritative.
If everyone asks the county magistrate what to do about everything, what's the point of having an agricultural bureau?
Deputy Director Xie pursed his lips: "Well, if we bring it up but the county head doesn't agree, there's nothing I can do, right?"
In the past, the way to get subsidies was to build greenhouses.
If you don't build greenhouses, where will your money go?
How will you get reimbursed if you don't operate greenhouses?
How can you talk about agricultural reform without building greenhouses?
If growing vegetables doesn't work, then we'll have to build greenhouses to grow strawberries and watermelons.
It's not just a matter of changing the name but not the substance.
When the money comes in, half will be allocated to the county, a little will be kept by the bureau, and the rest will be given to the farmers.
Isn't that how it is all?
Deputy Director Xie should just be direct and make things clear.
The work was done by their agricultural bureau, but everyone got the benefits.
Don't make it seem like the Agriculture Bureau got a huge benefit.
Dawei's expression turned serious: "Director Xie, you must have made a mistake."
This time we need to secure funding from the department, specifically for developing the county's agricultural economy.
Every penny earned must be used for agriculture; no one may misappropriate a single penny.
I don't care what happened in the past.
That's how it is for me.
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the meeting room became serious, and the people from the Agriculture Bureau exchanged glances.
Director Zhou couldn't sit still any longer. He knew he couldn't just stay silent any longer. He put down his cup and slowly said, "County Chief Chen, you may not know this, but it's hard to get money without greenhouses. We have experience with this."
David already had a direction in mind, but he just wanted to show respect to everyone present.
He continued speaking calmly and unhurriedly.
It's not that greenhouses are no good.
Everywhere is building greenhouses, and if we follow suit, we lose the advantage of having what others don't or being better at what others have.
Previously, when I went to Guangzhou with County Chief Qiao on a business trip for research, we overheard some diners saying that these were Dapeng vegetables, and they didn't want to eat them and wanted to return them.
The trend has changed again; city dwellers are now demanding organically grown vegetables.
"You're still focusing on greenhouses; aren't you detaching yourself from the market?"