Chapter 399 Inspection (Review reason repeated chapter, read carefully if you have read it)
Cherries are red in May. At the end of April and the beginning of May, the thousands of acres of small cherries planted in Liujiazhuang enter the concentrated ripening and market period.

Liujiazhuang Sub-district established a relevant leading group, formulated a work plan, and took effective measures to open up all links of small cherry production, supply, sales, transportation, and promotion, and strive to promote the production and rapid sales of high-quality cherries.

“Cherries are delicious but the trees are difficult to grow.” After planting a cherry tree, one has to wait a long 3 to 5 years before harvesting the cherries.

Come to Liujiazhuang on weekends and holidays, avoid the hustle and bustle of the city, hide in a quiet natural oxygen bar for a while, listen to the birds singing in the mountains in the morning, drink a sip of cool mountain spring water, climb the steps along the hiking trail, take a deep breath of the fresh air with negative oxygen ions to cleanse your lungs, and feel the pastoral poetry of "picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, and leisurely seeing the southern mountains". It is no longer a dream.

Early in the morning of April 4, in the cherry-growing area in Nanshan District of Liujiazhuang, the cherries here were the first to ripen and were known as "the first branch in Beijing."

At the Liujiazhuang Street Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Institute, Liu Fuzi, who is responsible for planting fruit trees, led a group of people and started a busy day.

I saw small cherry trees crisscrossing in the mountains. From afar, the red fruits dotted with green leaves looked gorgeous. Many workers were busy sorting and packing the freshly picked cherries.

The fruit packaging and sales strategy of Liujiazhuang is a major innovation of the village. All kinds of fresh fruits produced here, such as small cherries, watermelons, apples, peaches, pears, golden dates, melons, etc., are equipped with exclusive fruit packaging boxes, showing professionalism and meticulousness.

These fruits not only come in a wide variety, but are also finely graded according to their appearance and packed into a variety of exquisite gift boxes and packaging boxes with carefully printed advertisements on the boxes, which are both beautiful and practical, satisfying the needs and aesthetics of different consumers.

As for fruits of inferior quality, they are sold individually and promoted at affordable prices. They can also be transformed into winemaking ingredients, fruit juice, soda and even delicious snacks such as preserved fruits, thus maximizing the use of resources.

The beauty of this strategy is that it effectively increases the added value of the fruit, reduces losses during transportation, extends the shelf life, and invisibly enhances the market influence and popularity of the fruit brand.

To this end, a carton factory was specially established in Liujiazhuang area to specialize in the production of different types of packaging boxes and wrapping paper.

Subsequently, this carton factory ushered in a comprehensive upgrade of its business. It was no longer limited to the single field of fruit packaging, but extended its tentacles to packaging paper in all walks of life, covering exquisite paper for school stationery, essential paper for office environments, and even paper in all aspects of daily life, basically meeting the society's diverse paper needs.

In view of the potential threat of the papermaking industry to the environment, especially the pollution of water sources and the destruction of forest resources, the Liujiazhuang carton factory has adopted a unique semi-processing production model.

They cleverly use semi-finished paper provided by other paper mills as raw materials for subsequent fine processing and customization.

This strategy not only effectively reduces the environmental burden brought by direct papermaking and reduces pollution to clear water sources, but also avoids the damage to mountain forest ecology caused by felling trees. It demonstrates the company's deep concern and responsibility for environmental protection while pursuing development.

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"We start picking cherries before dawn and continue until sunset. We take a break at noon. Each worker can pick more than 100 kilograms of cherries a day," Liu Fuzi said to the leaders who came to inspect.

"During the flowering period of the cherry trees this year, the weather was too hot and burned many flowers. The yield is slightly lower than in previous years, but the taste is good, the size is large, and the sweetness is also very good." Liu Fuzi went on to introduce that in the past, when Liujiazhuang was planting cherries, they used the traditional technology passed down by the older generation. The taste and quantity of the fruit were average. After the cherries were ripe, the growers simply picked out the bad and residual fruits and packed them... All this made Liujiazhuang's small cherries not very famous in the market.

Due to the short ripening period of cherries, difficulty in picking, inconvenience in transportation, and poor storage resistance, the income of the villagers and fruit farmers has increased slowly.

Later, in order to establish the brand of local cherries, Liujiazhuang changed its mindset and focused on technology and sales.

Agricultural experts are invited to teach the planters advanced cherry planting techniques.

He guided the villages near Liujiazhuang to establish cooperatives and recruited a group of thoughtful and capable young people to be responsible for contacting buyers from all over the country.

After the establishment of the cooperative, it strictly enforced quality standards, implemented unified management models, unified technical guidance, unified material supply, unified harvesting standards, unified product purchases, and unified external sales.

Soon the cherries grown in Liujiazhuang area became more and more famous, and the profits increased year by year.

Two years ago, Liujiazhuang was named "the No. 1 Cherry Town in Summer" by the Agricultural Specialty Products Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture.

As early as ten years ago, the small cherries here were sent to the "Haizili" to entertain guests!

The deputy mayor of Beijing who came with the team to inspect praised: "Liujiazhuang cherries are large, thin-skinned, and taste good. This is the biggest feature of our Tianbao cherries compared to other places..."

A senior leader of the Beijing Supply and Marketing Cooperative also said: "The heads of our branches all say that the cherries from Liujiazhuang are delicious, sweet and sour, large in size with small cores, and rich in pulp. Most importantly, the quality standards are very strict throughout the growth process, and they can also be sold at a good price."

Liu Yuanhai, who accompanied the leaders on the inspection, introduced succinctly: "Liujiazhuang's cherries are famous for their early maturity. In addition, the transportation conditions are gradually improved, which attracts many residents of Beijing to come here in their spare time to experience the fun of picking cherries by hand."

"On the occasion of Labor Day, we have carefully prepared a celebration event to give back to the tourists. On the day of the event, for every ten kilograms of cherry picking, we will give an extra kilogram as a special holiday gift to all tourists who participate in cherry picking, so that we can share the joy of the harvest."

Upon hearing this, the deputy mayor smiled and said cheerfully, "Great! This activity is popular with the people and it is a rare opportunity to share the joy with the people. If I have time that day, I will definitely bring my family to participate in this event, haha..."

Liu Yuanhai knew clearly that his leader's words were mostly polite. As the deputy mayor of Beijing, he would be busy with official duties during the May Day holiday, and various celebrations would follow one after another, so leisure time was rare.

But he still followed the leader's words and responded sincerely: "If the leader can come to Liujiazhuang and have fun with the people, it will be the greatest honor for our village..." His words were concise but full of sincerity.

Upon hearing this, the deputy mayor smiled, his eyes gently swept over Liu Yuanhai, and then he stepped lightly onto a huge bluestone. He stood on it, his posture upright, and looked far into the distance to Liujiazhuang at the foot of the mountain, where smoke from cooking was curling and the atmosphere was peaceful and tranquil.

In this tranquility, an unusual green color quietly comes into view - it is a long green dragon with a red flag fluttering, moving steadily along the winding mountain road towards the top of the mountain, adding a vivid color to this quiet valley.

The deputy mayor asked in astonishment: "Could these be the soldiers of the Second Guard Division?"

Liu Yuanhai and others quickly identified the team and answered in unison: "Exactly, Chief! These are the brave officers and soldiers of the 4th Regiment of the 2nd Guard Division stationed in Liujiazhuang."

The deputy mayor immediately asked curiously, "Are they here to lend a helping hand?"

"That's right!" Liu Yuanhai replied respectfully, "Since the Second Guard Division's soldiers arrived in our village, they have not only helped with the harvest, but have also worked tirelessly to build roads and bridges and improve living facilities, which is truly a blessing for our village."

Upon hearing this, the deputy mayor nodded slightly and said with emotion: "The relationship between the military and the people is like the relationship between fish and water, inseparable. As a local government, we should spare no effort to support and protect the military, and regard the difficulties of the troops as our own difficulties. Whenever the troops have any needs, whether it is a shortage of supplies or any other troubles, we should lend a helping hand and do our best to build a bridge of harmony between the military and the people..."

Then he said, "I heard that the commander of the Second Guard Division has been replaced, and the new acting commander is the hero from your village?"

Liu Yuanhai smiled proudly and said, "To be honest with you, Commander, Comrade Liu Zhiye, the acting commander of the Second Guard Division, is actually my nephew. And our Deputy Secretary Gan is his virtuous wife." After saying that, he naturally stretched out his hand, pointed to Gan Ning who was accompanying him, and introduced her.

The deputy mayor's eyes lit up when he saw Gan Ning's equally youthful and heroic figure. He couldn't help but exclaimed sincerely: "Oh, it turns out that Comrade Gan Ning is also a military family member. I heard that Commander Liu is also young and promising. The two of you are really young talents who complement each other!"

"Great! Liujiazhuang is a land of outstanding people and beautiful scenery!" His words were concise and powerful, revealing his high recognition and appreciation for Liujiazhuang and Gan Ning and Liu Zhiye.

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After the deputy mayor and his entourage successfully completed their inspection trip to Liujiazhuang, they immediately decided to head to the headquarters of the 2nd Guard Division to express their deep concern.

Upon hearing the news that the deputy mayor of Beijing and accompanying leaders were about to visit to express their condolences, Acting Division Commander Liu Zhiye quickly adjusted his itinerary, had to interrupt his detailed inspection of the air defense battalion, and urgently drove back to the division headquarters to prepare for this sudden visit.

On the afternoon of April 4, on the occasion of May Day, the deputy mayor, the director of the supply and marketing cooperative, the director of the agricultural bureau, the executive deputy director of the public security bureau, and the leading cadres of the MTG District and Liujiazhuang came to the Second Guard Division to express their condolences. These leaders visited the stationed troops, talked about the friendship between the military and the people, and jointly sought the integrated development of the military and the local area, and extended their sincere greetings and holiday wishes to the officers and soldiers.

The deputy mayor and his delegation came to the military base and held discussions with representatives of officers and soldiers.

He said that for a long time, while adhering to high standards in building combat effectiveness, our troops have always regarded their garrison as their hometown and the people as their relatives, actively served the local economic and social development, and used practical actions to write a new chapter in the new era in which the military, government, military and civilians breathe together, share the same destiny, and are heart-to-heart.

The deputy mayor also said that the Liujiazhuang area has a good tradition of supporting the military, caring for the families of soldiers, supporting the government and loving the people. In recent years, with the joint efforts of the military and local governments, the work of supporting and building the military together has achieved remarkable results. It has won the honorary title of "National Model of Supporting and Building the Military" for five consecutive sessions, fully demonstrating the significant political advantages of the unity between the military, government, and civilians.

It is hoped that the garrison troops will continue to care about and support the economic and social development of Liujiazhuang, bravely take the lead and rush to the front line in urgent, difficult and dangerous tasks, and continuously consolidate the rock-solid military-political and military-civilian relations.

The visiting delegation first visited the headquarters of the Second Division and a battalion of the Fourth Regiment to learn in detail about the troops' construction, daily training, service support, and other matters.

The leaders said that in recent years, the majority of officers and soldiers have actively supported local economic and social development and written a moving chapter of unity and struggle between the military, government, military and civilians.

I hope that the officers and soldiers will continue to carry forward the glorious traditions and fine style, actively participate in the economic and social development of the capital area, and constantly create a new situation of military-civilian integration and development.

The municipal party committee and government will fully implement the policy of supporting the military and caring for the families of soldiers, create a better environment and provide more solid guarantees for the troops to strengthen training and preparation for war and improve their ability to win.

The officers and soldiers of the Second Guard Division all expressed that they will resolutely implement the thoughts of Leader Xi, bravely shoulder their missions, strengthen training and preparation for war, work hard to improve their ability to win, forge elite troops, consolidate and develop the unity between the military, government, military and civilians in the new era, and strive to create a new situation in national defense and military modernization.

The delegation also visited a shooting competition held by a unit of the Second Guard Division.

Sun Zhe, a member of the cadre team, shot 10 rings with 100 bullets under the cover of night; in the horizontal bar competition, Tao Chengzhang, the head of the security department, completed the 9th exercise from the first exercise, which shocked the officers and soldiers; in the rappelling competition, Zhao Chao, the commander of the special forces company, descended from the fourth floor to the first floor in less than 4 seconds. They also offer combat training, enemy capture and combat training, and three-wheel and four-wheel vehicle stunt driving training all year round.

Acting division commander Liu Zhiye introduced that the biggest feature of our troops is: training for a thousand days and deploying for a thousand days.

The troops of the Second Guard Division are fighting around the clock, and the division's training is "the sentry post is the battle post, and being on duty is fighting." In the hearts of the guard officers and soldiers, dynamic guards are their heirloom.

Guard while on the move and conduct training dynamically.

Two years ago, the division organized a winter camping training, which was highly praised by XX and the Military Commission Office Group. XX personally instructed that "the whole army should use the winter to carry out long and short distance camping training once..."

"Our division is the first in the history of our army to conduct winter camping and training. We must uphold this fine tradition." Division Commander Liu Zhiye told the local leaders who accompanied them to express their condolences.

To this day, they not only insist on training grassroots officers and soldiers, but also organize agency cadres into winter training companies for full-time training.

Two years ago, the news that "officers from government agencies were organized into a winter training company" caused major domestic media to reprint and report on it.

The training of the 2nd Guard Division is notoriously strict.

Last year, a leader of a friendly country visited Xia and saw the protocol sentry standing in standard military posture for nearly seven hours in the cold wind and snow.

The leader said to those around him: "The soldiers of the Xia Kingdom are disciplined and have a strong style, which is unparalleled in the world!"

When someone suggested that the sentry should be rewarded, the leader of the 2nd Guard Division replied: Every one of our soldiers has such qualities, and every officer and soldier has completed the difficult task. This is not uncommon in our division.

At the subsequent symposium.

The garrison leaders, led by Liu Zhiye, expressed their heartfelt gratitude to governments at all levels for their continued concern and support, and briefly introduced the troop construction situation and recent mission execution status.

They said that the officers and soldiers of the army will bear in mind their mission and live up to the trust placed in them, continue to carry forward the spirit of being particularly able to endure hardships, fight and make sacrifices, and make new and greater contributions to maintaining national security and social stability and promoting local economic and social development.

In the future, we will further carry out joint construction activities to deepen the understanding and friendship between the military and local governments, and so on.

The deputy mayor and his entourage were in a particularly good mood and stayed at the headquarters of the 2nd Guard Division, where they shared a simple but warm dinner with all the officers and soldiers.

During the dinner, the atmosphere was harmonious. Deputy Director Yu of the Beijing Public Security Bureau suddenly changed the subject and said with a hearty laugh: "Leader, speaking of which, Comrade Zhiye has a deep connection with us. He is an outstanding talent cultivated by our Municipal Public Security Bureau. He is by no means comparable to outsiders!" These words not only brought them closer to each other, but also made everyone present admire and feel close to Comrade Zhiye more.

"Oh! Really? Comrade Zhiye, you are one of us!" The deputy mayor's eyes flickered when he heard this. He had always had high admiration and expectations for Liu Zhiye, who commanded a large army at such a young age, and was secretly thinking about how to make friends with him.

Liu Zhiye raised his lips and said concisely: "Leader, that's right. When I was demobilized due to an injury, I was transferred to the police station under the Dongcheng Branch. Since then, I have gradually taken root in the public security system. Our Public Security Bureau is as warm as my mother's home to me."

Upon hearing this, the deputy mayor smiled broadly, and spoke in a friendly tone: "I see, no wonder I felt so cordial when I first met Master Liu!"

At this moment, this new information undoubtedly added a strong stroke to his plan, and his interest became even stronger.

The garrison is one of the elite forces in the entire army. Although it only has four divisions and an independent regiment, its total strength reaches 100,000. It combines the dual duties of field combat and garrison, just like the reappearance of the former Fengtai Camp, guarding the center.

Fengtai Camp, once the sharp sword of the Qing Dynasty, was stationed in the suburbs of Beijing, but it was extremely powerful. It was a model of coordination among multiple arms and its combat power in the early days was extraordinary.

Its military force is flexible and versatile, with 20,000 elite soldiers stationed there on normal days. Once the situation changes, reinforcements can be sent at any time to deal with anything.

At the beginning of this year, under the instructions of XX and the careful planning of Mr. Wu, the strength of the garrison troops reached 4 divisions and 1 independent regiment in a short period of time, with a total strength of more than 10 people, becoming an important defense force.

At the same time, with the approval of XX, Fu xx was appointed as the commander of this 10-man force, and was given the right to enter and leave Xx freely and to personally report to Xx on his work.

It can be seen that the leaders attach great importance to the commander and the garrison troops.

The subsequent development of the situation proved that XX's opinion was very reasonable. Due to the timely increase in the defense strength of the garrison troops and the necessary and strategically forward-looking deployment, the New Xia Kingdom...

In this way, the Municipal Public Security Bureau was also included in the jurisdiction of the garrison.

It is conceivable how important such a defense force is.

Although that day has not come yet, Liu Zhiye controls a quarter of the capital's mobile forces.

Just imagine, where is this place? It is the heart of the Xia Kingdom, the foundation of the country.

Therefore, it can be seen from this that Liu Zhiye is extraordinary. He is not an ordinary person and will surely become a hero of the world in the future.

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(End of this chapter)