1987: Sleepless Tonight

"Boss." When Lu Hao came down, the dairy farmer was squatting, but immediately stood up, showing great respect to Lu Hao.

"Don't call me boss, my surname is Lu, and my name is Lu Hao." Lu Hao gave him the enamel jar.

"Yesterday I heard someone call you boss, and you take care of my business like this. What is it if you are not a boss? You are really a good person. If a person like you does not get rich, God will not allow it." The dairy farmer put the enamel jar On the ground, start milking.

This time he didn't use the milk bottle from the previous milk station, but directly used the enamel jar.

The cow was about to be squeezed bald, Lu Hao stopped it several times, but it was useless, the cow was howling there, and Lu Hao felt pain for it.

The dairy farmer was too polite and insisted on milking more, thanking Lu Hao.

It's just that the cow suffered a lot and suffered from the boss.

"It's too much, I can't finish it." Lu Hao said, "You don't need to be so polite, it's just a few buns, much cheaper than milk."

"What's the use of expensive milk? If it can't be sold, it's worthless. Otherwise, who would lead the cows from the suburbs to the city to sell milk?" The dairy farmer brought a large enamel jar full of milk Come here, "But then again, if there is no such thing and you can't meet someone as good as the boss, it's all fate."

"Meat buns are expensive, and my family can't eat them a few times a year, so I go to the street during the holidays and buy two for my baby to try. If it weren't for the government subsidizing the green fodder, the group would not have to keep it, and this cow has been raised for a long time. In the past year, I have feelings, and I don’t want to raise them anymore, so I can grow crops.”

"I heard that the subsidy will be gone in a few years, and I'm afraid I won't be able to persist at that time. If it should be sold, it must be sold, and if it should be killed, it must be killed. Many families have already killed their cows."

He glanced at the cow next to him, and the cow turned to him just in time.

There was emotion in the dairy farmer's eyes, "But this cow has been with me for several years, I don't want to kill it, so I have to sell it."

After he finished speaking, he patted the cow's head, and the cow barked twice as if it could understand what he said.

It's all helpless.

Lu Hao understands that the subsidy mentioned by the dairy farmers is actually the aid from the World Food Program. The aid is divided into several installments, and each installment has a lot of funds. The conversion funds obtained in the first installment are 635 million yuan, and the matching funds are 2256 yuan. , and follow-up, a total of 6 years of implementation, a total of 2609 million yuan in aid material conversion funds, and 3355 million yuan in local matching funds.

This amount is very large, but it will be less if it is apportioned. Moreover, these aids are mainly used for the infrastructure construction of the dairy industry.

State-run units, collective units, and individuals, the first two take the lead, but only a little bit of it falls to individual farmers, and it is distributed layer by layer, and each layer gets a bit stuck. The final situation can be imagined.

"The situation will definitely get better." Lu Hao said, "It's a blessing."

The development of Jiangcheng's dairy industry has experienced several twists and turns. Before the 80s, Jiangcheng's milk production developed slowly, and the supply of milk was seriously insufficient. It could not even satisfy the customers within the system. It can only provide milk for 13 days, not even half of the days.

At this time, there were no individual households raising dairy cows, and all were state-owned and collective units. Later, the household contract responsibility system was implemented, and private dairy cows were allowed and encouraged.

It was at this time that the World Food Program’s assistance project was launched, and the dairy industry seemed to be booming for a while, and suddenly rose, but these are all false. In a few years, the foreign aid project will be terminated, and the government’s subsidies will follow. If it is cancelled, the dairy industry will suffer a serious setback.

Dairy farmers said that the subsidy may be gone. This is not groundless, it is a real trend.

However, the demand for milk will be very strong with the development of the economy, and the point of setback for the dairy industry is when the best comes, and the future development of Jiangcheng's dairy industry is not bad.

In order to save Jiangcheng's dairy industry, Jiangcheng formulated a notice on accelerating the development of the dairy industry, proposing regional layout, large-scale operation, socialized services, and corporate management to develop the dairy industry. The model of connecting farmers, breaking the boundaries of regions and regions, jumping out of all powers of the industry, carrying out investment promotion, developing joint ventures, private dairy leading enterprises, etc., relying on market mechanisms to develop the market.

After a series of boosters, milk production resumed.

Lu Hao has all these impressions. He also inspected the dairy industry project in his previous life, so he has a certain understanding of these.

Youzhiyou Health Dairy Co., Ltd., a private enterprise, and Xiangmanlou Dairy Co., Ltd., a Hong Kong merchant, have both started production in Jiangcheng, breaking the management pattern of state-owned enterprises dominating the Jiangcheng dairy market.

There is also Guangming and Haikou Dairy. Although these two companies are not Jiangcheng companies, they have jointly established Jiangcheng Guangming Dairy Co., Ltd., including other dairy related companies. They also have factories in Jiangcheng.

The future is indeed promising.

In another 10 years, Guangming, Youzhiyou, Xiangmanlou, Yangzijiang, Hailang, Miaoshi, these brands will appear in Jiangcheng. The situation is much stronger than now. Dairy farmers will not be unable to operate without subsidies as they are now. .

Moreover, you can make some money.

"I hope." The dairy farmer sighed, "Everything costs money now, and the price of everything is rising, and the tuition fees for children are also rising. Last year, it was only 2 yuan and 5 cents per semester, but this year it has risen to 4 yuan. A dollar, clothes and shoes, all of these have to be spent, how can we do without making money."

In a market economy, prices are liberalized, and prices are indeed rising.

"How old is your baby?" Lu Hao asked.

He thought of Nini, who was also of school age.

"The big second year was 3 yuan a semester before, but now it is 5 yuan. The small first year was 2 yuan before, but now it has risen to 5 yuan. The third child will go to school in two years, and the tuition fee for elementary school is also the same. It has increased, but the increase is not too great, only 4 cents." Said the dairy farmer.

These costs seem to be small, but they are worrying. The rising prices make dairy farmers who have no financial resources worry about their future life.

In the city, those who have jobs will adjust their wages accordingly, especially for some private, foreign-funded, and joint-venture units. The adjustment range is quite large, but in rural areas, it is difficult for farmers’ income to keep up with the increase in prices.

After chatting for a few more words, the dairy farmer went back with the cows, and there was still farm work, and Lu Hao also returned to the house with a large basin full of milk in an enamel jar.

"Why so much?" Su Min was surprised to see a large enamel jar full of milk.

"The dairy farmer cleaned the cow specially, and brought the cow over before dawn. I bought him a few buns, but he insisted on milking so much milk for me, and still charged the original price." Lu Hao said, "By the way, after Nini finishes this summer vacation, let her go to school?"