Riding the wind of rebirth

In fact, Zhou Zhi has already understood something by now. Wu Renzhong was probably a cause of worry for his family in middle school and college. His grades were mediocre. After graduation, he entered the system with the help of his brother-in-law, who was the deputy governor. In order to get off to a smooth start, he was assigned to the Second Light Industry Bureau, which did not require very high levels of ability and was in charge of township enterprises and handicrafts in the state.

But once you enter the system, there will be more opportunities in the future. For example, being transferred to a lower-level unit for training is a good stepping stone. After working in Lianhe Township for a few years, you will have political capital and it will be a natural thing for you to come out and switch to a better unit, no, a unit that can train you more.

It seemed that Wu Renzhong in his previous life had taken this path and was very successful. At any rate, when Zhou Zhi came through, this guy had almost reached the position of his brother-in-law.

In fact, this is also the path that many cadres' families arrange for their children. However, it is relatively easy for college students to find jobs now, and many children are still unwilling to obey their family's will. They would rather realize their own value in small companies in big cities than return to their hometown to eat ready-made food under the protection of their parents. It should be said that the vast majority of them still have ideals and ambitions.

However, Wu Renzhong is obviously not one of those people with ideals and ambitions, at least not yet.

Judging from the fact that his girlfriend Shama is a middle school teacher, it is possible that his sister who works in the education system arranged this guy's love life, and his training in the countryside was probably arranged by his brother-in-law.

So this kid has a huge advantage, which is that he listens to advice. Once he is sure that you are someone who is truly good to him, he will definitely listen to any opinions you have.

For example, now Wu Renzhong is actually doing quite well in Lianhe Township, serving as the assistant to the township head, an accountant and a substitute teacher at the same time. He has never complained about such difficult conditions. Although he is not conscientious, at least he does his job conscientiously. These two points alone make him better than the vast majority of sent cadres.

The fact is that Lianhe Township has a solid foundation and it is not easy to achieve results. Zhou Zhi now has the strength in this regard, so he is determined to help him.

The dormitory of the Second Light Industry Bureau was also newly built with funds raised. It is estimated that Wu Renzhong's sister helped with the funds. The house is quite large, about 90 square meters, which is generally the level of middle-level cadres.

When Zhou Zhi asked about the housing prices, he was shocked. He had never cared about this issue in his previous life. The housing prices in the autonomous prefecture were as expensive as those in Shudu, and half higher than those in the barbarian prefecture.

If you ask why, it turns out that the autonomous prefecture is an earthquake-prone area. The legend of the county town under the Qionghai Lake might be a true event that happened in history. The only geological movement that can cause a county town to sink under the lake can be a major earthquake.

"There is an earthquake museum in Lushan." Jike Azi introduced, "It contains a forest of steles that record earthquakes."

"So the earthquake resistance requirements for houses in the state are very high." Shama Ricong pouted and complained: "I heard that it is to withstand an 8-magnitude earthquake, so a lot of steel bars are used, so the cost goes up."

"You can get a loan to buy a house in Shudu now," Zhou Zhi said, "I don't know if the autonomous prefecture has started to do so."

“How could I afford it before I started?” Shama Ricong said, “Now after paying off the mortgage, I only have 300 or 400 yuan left from my salary.”

Zhou Zhi had never thought that he was facing the first generation of Chinese "house slaves", and he couldn't help but laugh: "This is good, at least I can enjoy housing in advance."

"In fact, I think Shama doesn't need that house." Wu Renzhong said, "It's not like I can't accommodate here. Even if this place doesn't work, my sister's empty house is still worth more than a hundred yuan."

"Don't give me any bad ideas." Zhou Zhi waved his hand quickly. "Housing will become a scarce resource for a long time. Shudu has already seen this trend. House prices have more than doubled in the past few years. The autonomous prefecture will not be able to escape this trend sooner or later."

"Even if you don't live in it, it's not bad to rent it out to others. Or you can wait for the price to go up, it's also an income, Shama, I support you!" "In fact, this house is also borrowed from my sister and brother-in-law," Wu Renzhong sighed, "Now my sister has withheld my salary card and collects my housing loan every month, calculated according to the bank's interest rate, what a traitor!"

This is pure nonsense. As for Wu Renzhong's sister and brother-in-law, they are probably worried that he would spend his salary recklessly, so they are looking for an excuse to help him save money for his wife.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhi discovered another problem. This boy's surname is Wu, but his sister's surname is Liu. The two family members don't have the same surname. It seems there is a story behind this.

However, Zhou Zhi didn't want to ask any more details.

"Elbow, is it reliable to plant fruit trees as you said?" Shama took out a bottle of fermented glutinous rice from the refrigerator and cooked fermented glutinous rice eggs for everyone. While everyone was waiting around the small electric stove, Wu Renzhong asked this question.

"I think it's difficult enough to grow cherries," Zhou Zhi said. "Fruit trees are also a science. To grow cherries, you must go to Shandong Province or even Europe and the United States to find a teacher. And I think only you, me, Ah Zi, and Lao Tu can master those techniques in the village. It shouldn't be a problem for the rest of the villagers to help people with planting and maintenance. But it's difficult to complete systematic learning and become an expert in this field."

"It is impossible for you and I to stay in Lianhe Township for a long time, so this technology can only be left to the agricultural bureau in the state. They will conduct investigations, hire people, and scientifically plan areas in the autonomous prefecture that are suitable for growing cherries."

"So there's still no hope?" Wu Renzhong couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

"It's possible. Who said there's no hope?" Zhou Zhi said, "We can't grow new things, but we can always grow old varieties."

"I have asked someone to look up information. The climate and soil in Lianhe Township are very similar to those in Huili's soft-seeded pomegranate production area. The only difference is the water source."

"As long as we solve the water problem, we can open up an orchard in Lianhe Township. There are so many talented people in this autonomous prefecture, and the technology is very mature. We can't invite experts from Shandong Province, Europe and the United States, but we can invite experts from the State Agricultural Bureau and Huili County Agricultural Technology Station, who are always capable!"

Huili County in the autonomous prefecture is the best pomegranate-friendly area in China, with many sunshine hours, strong evaporation and concentrated rainfall. The soil, climate and light are very suitable for the growth of pomegranates. The local unique domestic green-skinned soft-seeded large pomegranates are of excellent quality. They were purchased and presented to guests from various countries during the Asian Games and exported to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.

The only problem is that the scale is still too small and the output is mainly consumed locally.

"It seems that navel oranges and apples are also possible?" Wu Renzhong asked. These two are also specialties of the autonomous prefecture, one is mainly produced in Leibo and the other is mainly produced in Yanyuan.

"Navel oranges and apples can definitely grow," Zhou Zhi said, "but the irrigation system has to be changed. It costs a lot to switch to drip irrigation, otherwise it will consume too much water."

"Then pomegranates are more suitable." Jike Azi knows his hometown very well. Although there is a stream beside the village and the water flows continuously even in the dry season, the electricity bill for pumping water from the stream to the orchard is too high to even think about.

"Well, the price of pomegranates will not come down for a long time in the future." Zhou Zhi patiently analyzed: "Unlike navel oranges and apples, there are too many regions and too large areas to introduce them."

"When you plant too much, the price will plummet. In Pengzhou, near Shudu, the price of garlic stalks dropped to 3.5 cents per pound two years ago. This is a lesson." (End of this chapter)