Chapter 218 [Jingxi Rice] Great Harvest
"Uncle! It looks like we will have a bumper harvest this year!" Liu Zhiye held a piece of rice in his hand, gently twisted the plump grains, and said with a big smile on his face.

Uncle Liu Yuanhai said excitedly, "Well! It's very good. I estimate that the yield per mu is about 500 to 600 kilograms. This rice field is really fertile. I remember that before the Republic of China, we also planted rice, and a yield of 300 to 400 kilograms per mu was very good."

When Liu Zhiye heard this, he was very happy and said, "So our 1200 acres of rice can produce kilograms."

The third uncle smiled cheerfully and said, "Yes, after paying the public grain tax, each of us can still have about 100 kilograms of grain left. Add to that the winter wheat we planted, and our per capita grain yield can reach 200 kilograms.

Add some corn, sweet potatoes, taro and other grains, and there will be enough food to eat." His words were full of satisfaction and joy, as if he had seen the harvest.

Then he continued, "However, the village plans to sell the rice and exchange it for coarse grains or other supplies. We have no shortage of food. It's enough to be full. There is no need to eat refined grains every meal."

Liu Zhiye nodded and asked with a smile, "Then let me handle it. How is the harvest of crabs and fish raised in the rice fields?"

The third uncle took the cigarette Liu Jingzhai handed him, took a deep puff, and then said, "So far, we have sold more than 50,000 kilograms of crabs, and the income has exceeded 10,000. As for fish, we haven't started selling them yet. We plan to raise them for another year or two. Let's talk about it later."

When Liu Zhiye heard this, he silently calculated in his mind that Liujia Village's cherries, watermelons, crabs, aquaculture and rice had brought in an additional income of 60,000 to 70,000 yuan this year compared to previous years.

This is an astonishing number! Their per capita income has increased by about 200 yuan, which is an incredible achievement! Adding their usual extra income, such as collecting wild goods and weaving rattan baskets, the annual per capita income has reached to yuan, which is definitely the first village in Beijing.

No wonder young people of marriageable age in the vicinity all want to come to Liujiazhuang, and the trend is getting stronger and stronger. Everyone wants to come here to enjoy life; Liujiazhuang really has no shortage of food and drink now, and the villagers live a life that is better than even the average dual-income families in Beijing.

And all of this was brought about by Liu Zhiye; the villagers have a scale in their hearts. They know what life was like in the past and what life is like now, and everyone knows what is good and bad by comparison.

They know exactly who deserves the credit for this achievement; it is useless to say anything else, because only tangible benefits can be seen and touched.

Therefore, Liu Zhiye's prestige in the village is unmatched, and his words have unparalleled influence.

This time Liu Zhiye had a daughter, and when the villagers learned about it, they gave him gifts. There were red-skinned eggs, hunted game, and his own egg-laying hens, etc. There were all kinds of gifts in the old house, and the simple villagers were very happy.

Fortunately, Uncle Liu Yuanhai stepped in to stop it and helped return the sheep. He then gave a sheep to Liu Zhiye in the name of the villagers as a token of the villagers' kindness, and they finally gave up.

Otherwise, even if a truck was used, it would not be able to carry away so many things. Liu Zhiye was very moved when he heard about this, and his efforts were not in vain.

The villagers were indeed honest and simple, and no ungrateful people had appeared so far. This laid a solid foundation for the implementation of his future plans.

Liu Zhiye put his hands on his waist and looked into the distance at the busy people. He said, "Uncle, the villagers' lives are getting better and better. The next step is to consolidate the current fruitful results of labor and make further progress."

The third uncle's eyes flashed with excitement: "Please tell me in detail!"

Liu Zhiye continued: "In terms of fruit planting, in addition to watermelons, we can also consider planting melons, strawberries, tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, peppers, lettuce and other seasonal fruits and vegetables.

As a large city, Beijing has a huge non-agricultural population, and its market consumption potential cannot be underestimated.”

"Our village is surrounded by dozens of miles of land, with mountains and water, and has unique conditions for planting and breeding.

Although it is located in a remote area, it is actually only a few dozen miles away from the capital, and can be reached in one or two hours by car. "

"One of the things that limits our development is the lack of population. Although there are more than 2000 people in our village, the number is still not enough.

In order to achieve leapfrog development, we need to absorb idle labor in the vicinity to work here.

Another problem is road construction. Not only do we need to repair the roads in the village, but we also need to widen and repair the roads into the mountains and the highways into the village.”

Liu Yuanhai nodded and said, "Building the road is no problem. We will organize villagers to do it during the slack season. But the population problem is really hard to deal with! Moving household registration from other villages to ours? It's okay for one or two households, but what if there are more and it causes trouble? That's no joke."

Liu Zhiye smiled and waved his hand and said to the third uncle: "You may have misunderstood. We are not forcing the relocation of household registration. We are just hiring other villagers to help. Other villages will not restrict members. They can come out to work part-time during the slack season, right?"

The third uncle suddenly realized and said, "Other villages are not as busy as ours. We are too busy all year round. After the people in some villages finish their farm work, they just hang around. It would be better to let them do odd jobs to earn money, which would reduce trouble."

Liu Zhiye smiled and said, "That's the reason. We should also give some help to the nearby villages to prevent them from causing any more trouble out of jealousy."

The third uncle nodded in agreement and said, "That's true! Everyone else is living a hard life, but we are the only ones living a happy life. It's really enviable. To be honest, I went to the commune meetings several times and some people made sarcastic remarks about us."

"Fortunately, Secretary Teng was wise and did not listen to their nonsense. He immediately reprimanded some people and reminded them that if they have the ability, they should lead the members out of poverty and into prosperity. If they don't have the ability, they should not be jealous of others.

But afterwards, Secretary Teng still found me and said tactfully that a single flower blooming does not make spring, but when a hundred flowers bloom the garden will fill with spring.

I also understand what he means. He is suggesting that if we have good methods to get rich, we might as well share them with other villages so that we can all get rich together.

However, I want to say that our village model is not applicable everywhere. Each village has its own unique situation and resources, and needs to find a suitable development path based on local conditions.

dont you agree? "

Liu Zhiye looked at the third uncle with admiration. Even some commune secretaries could not match the ability and insight of this village official. It was undoubtedly a blessing for the villagers to have such a leader in Liujiazhuang.

He thought for a moment and then suggested: "You are right, I agree. But I can give you an idea that can not only alleviate the plight of other villages, but also calm down some people's groundless accusations."

Upon hearing this, the Third Master immediately said, "Tell me what you can do?"

Liu Zhiye pointed to the rice fields in front of him and said simply: "Our MTG has good water resources, so growing rice is no problem at all. The nearby villages also have water, so everyone can try to grow this [Jingxi Rice]."

The third uncle heard this and said, "It's just planting this rice. What's the explanation?"

Liu Zhiye smiled and said, "Uncle, the rice we grow is not ordinary rice. It is called [Jingxi Rice] and it is much better than ordinary rice."

He continued: “Although our place is located in the north, we have a long history of growing rice.

According to legend, during the Cao Wei period, the western part of the capital began to build canals and plant rice. During the Three Kingdoms period, in the second year of Jiaping, Cao Fang, the King of Wei Qi, Liu Jing blocked the water on the Luohe River and built a dam to build the Chexiang Canal, "irrigating the north and south of Ji, planting rice at midnight, and benefiting the border residents." At that time, the people here began to use the Chexiang Canal to plant rice.

In the Yuan Dynasty, hydraulic engineer Guo Shoujing successfully opened the Tonghui River, providing a strong guarantee for the water source of the capital area, allowing rice cultivation to be carried out on a large scale. Farmers on both sides of the canal began to grow rice on a large scale, and rice production increased year by year.

Later, the Qing Emperor Kangxi discovered an early-maturing rice variety. This rice was reddish in color, sweet in smell, and rich in taste. The rice seeds came from the imperial fields planted by Emperor Kangxi himself, and it was also discovered and bred by Emperor Kangxi himself. Therefore, people called it "Imperial Rice".

That is what has developed into today's "Jingxi Rice", and even the teachers who have eaten this kind of rice say it is delicious.

A few years ago, when a teacher was reading "Dream of the Red Chamber", he saw the story about Wu Jinxiao, the head of the Jia family, who came to the Jia family to pay rent and often used more than a thousand shi of rice, while the "Imperial Field Rouge Rice" specially for Jia's grandmother to enjoy had only "two shi", which attracted his attention.

He asked the Ministry of Agriculture to inquire about the origin of "Yutian Rouge Rice" and learned that it was produced in the west of Beijing. He found that the rice from the west of Beijing was the so-called "Yutian Rouge Rice" in the book. In order to meet the government's needs for entertaining international friends, he hoped that the grain department could purchase some of this rice. "

When the third uncle heard the teacher's praise, he couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Wow! So the rice you asked us to plant has such a good background! Since the teacher said it's good, it must be a good thing!"

Liu Zhiye smiled and nodded, saying, "This rice is only planted on 10,000 to 20,000 mu in the western part of Beijing. The yield is not high, but the demand is huge. Even ordinary leaders cannot afford it. The prospects are indeed very promising and worth promoting."

(End of this chapter)