Rebirth of the Rising Sun

The last time Feng Sizhe came to Huodian Township, no one took the initiative to accompany him, thinking that he was too young and that the local forces in Dahu County were strong, so everything needed to wait and see. But who would have known that in just over a month, the situation had completely changed. Not only had he established a foothold in the county, but the number of votes he could control at the county party committee standing committee meeting was actually far higher than that of the county party secretary, the county governor and the local forces. This surprised everyone and made everyone regret it.

Feng Sizhe didn't think too much and followed Qi Hengquan to the township government meeting room. He could tell from Qi Hengquan's expression that he should have known that Qi Wei was going to resign. He probably got angry just now, so his expression was not very good. Come to think of it, Qi Hengsan trusted him so much that he arranged his nephew to work beside him, but it was only one day. He rushed to Huodian Township overnight last night, but was caught by Feng Sizhe when he was conspiring with Song Daye today. He had just taken office for half a day and many people were not familiar with him, but he submitted his resignation. This made Qi Hengsan have to think too much.

Qi Hengquan's face was dark, and he was thinking about how to explain to Qi Hengsan. His mind was not on Feng Sizhe at all.

Feng Sizhe also saw that Qi Hengquan was worried, so he simply asked about the impact of last night's heavy rain on Huodian Township, then waved his hand and told him to go about his business. Instead, he stayed behind to chat with Chen Fei about the current situation in Huodian Township.

Qi Hengquan didn't think too much about it because he was worried, and he didn't have the slightest intention of competing with Chen Fei for the credit. Seeing Feng Sizhe asked him to leave, he nodded and said that he still had some work to do and would not accompany him for the time being, and would wait until the evening to welcome County Magistrate Feng.

Qi Hengquan left, and Feng Sizhe smiled and said to Fade Chen, "Come on, Mayor Chen, take a seat."

Chen Fei sat next to Feng Sizhe a little awkwardly, feeling a little excited. He had always thought that with Qi Hengquan in Huodian Township, he would never be able to make a comeback, and he was even almost dismissed a few days ago. But with the arrival of Feng Sizhe, all these have changed, and even if he has been appreciated by Feng Sizhe, it is not impossible for him to make further progress.

Chen Fei's uneasiness was completely different from the last time he came here, and Feng Sizhe saw it all. "Haha, Mayor Chen, don't get excited. I came here just to find out how serious the impact of yesterday's heavy rain was here."

Chen Fei also guessed that Feng Sizhe came today to do research on the water situation in Huodian Township. Fortunately, he has been in charge of this work and is very familiar with it. Now when he was asked about this, he calmed down and slowly gave a detailed report on the current situation in Huodian Township.

Everything was just as Feng Sizhe had known before. Because of the terrain, Huodian Township was always a disaster area when it rained heavily. It was because of the heavy rain that caused the big disaster and the light rain that caused the small disaster. For this reason, it was always believed that although Huodian Township was a big township in Dahu County, the people here lived in relative poverty. Even the net income of farmers was not even half of that of Chengguan Town near the county. Under this circumstance, more young people in Huodian Township chose to work outside. As a result, there were more wastelands left at home with no one to plant, because in many cases, whoever planted more land would suffer greater losses at the end of the year.

Under such a vicious cycle, naturally fewer and fewer people are farming, and gradually even the township’s agricultural tax cannot be paid on time, which makes the township government’s finances even tighter.

Listening to Chen Fei's narration, Feng Sizhe kept nodding his head. It was obvious that the problem in Huodian Township had reached a point where it had to be solved. Otherwise, in the long run, there would only be more and more wasteland. It was right for farmers to go out to work and earn extra money, but it was wrong to let the land go to waste. You know, if all the farmers in the country went to work, what would they eat? But in order to prevent everyone from going out to work, we need to create a good environment for them, at least let everyone know that they can get rich by staying at home. If the conditions at home are the same as outside, who would not go out thousands of miles to work for others? Being able to earn money by staying with parents and family is what everyone wants.

"Well, Mayor Chen, you have been in Huodian Township for a long time. What do you think are the main problems here?" Feng Sizhe asked Chen Fei.

Fade Chen thought about it and saw that Feng Sizhe really wanted to understand Huodian Township and really wanted to change it. He organized his words and said solemnly, "County Magistrate Feng, Huodian Township is not without any attraction. There is an old saying among the people that a golden nest or a silver nest is not as good as your own doghouse. If the people of Huodian Township can live well at home, they don't have to go out to work for others and act according to other people's wishes. The reason why they don't stay here is simply because their hometown is too poor and has no resources. In addition, it suffers from disasters when it rains heavily, which forces everyone to choose to leave."

"Yeah." Feng Sizhe nodded. He knew all about these situations. Now he wanted Chen Fei to come up with a solution. Only with a solution would the people of Huodian Township not go out to work. Only by retaining more young people would someone go to cultivate the land in Huodian Township. This would ensure sufficient food and maintain social stability.

"Looking at the current situation in Huodian Township, there are solutions. For example..." When saying this, Fade Chen looked up at Feng Sizhe with an encouraging look. He made up his mind and said, "For example, the soil in Huodian Township is the most fertile place in the entire Dahu County, and it is most suitable for growing cash crops such as peanuts and cotton. If we can make Huodian Township a pilot for agricultural reform like Chengguan Town, I believe it will attract more people to stay. At the same time, Huodian Township is at the junction of several provinces, and the traffic is very good. The transportation here can be said to be extremely developed, but the poor road conditions have hindered our development. If the roads here can be repaired, the sweet potatoes and other products that are produced here can be better distributed to other provinces. Because the soil here is fertile, it can be said that the sweet potatoes we grow here are famous in the surrounding areas. Not only are they delicious, but they are also large in size. These are our advantages. It’s just that due to the inconvenient transportation, it is extremely difficult to transport them out, so we have to add a lot of money on top of the freight. As a result, fewer and fewer people buy our sweet potatoes because of the price.”

Chen Fei proposed two methods at once. After listening to these two methods, Feng Sizhe quickly considered their feasibility in his mind.

The first method is naturally difficult to implement. Not to mention that the current land reform is still in the trial stage and cannot be applied on a large scale, just say that due to the terrain of Huodian Township, if there is a heavy rain, won't peanuts be affected? Relatively speaking, the investment in peanuts is large and the cost is high. Will the people here bear it? If Pengfei Company pays for it all, it will be a bit risky. Although losing a little money is nothing to Pengfei Company, Duan Yunpeng and others will not have any opinions about themselves because of this little thing, but from the heart, Feng Sizhe does know that doing this is actually gambling, knowing that it is impossible to do it, which is definitely not the best strategy.

Compared with the second method, it is more feasible. Because as far as Feng Sizhe knows, sweet potatoes are not particularly afraid of waterlogging. As long as the excess water can be drained away in a timely manner, a good harvest will eventually be obtained.

In other words, looking at the actual situation, it seems that it is more reliable to grow sweet potatoes on a large scale in Huodian Township.

"Chief Chen, are the sweet potatoes from Huodian Township really better than those from other places?" With an idea in mind, Feng Sizhe began to carefully consult Chen Fei about these questions.

"Of course. If County Magistrate Feng doesn't believe me, you can come with me to try it. Although it is not the sweet potato harvest season yet, many farmers still have a lot of stock from last year." Seeing that Feng Sizhe was a little unconvinced, Chen Fei hurriedly made an assurance.

"Okay!" Feng Sizhe stood up and agreed. Anyway, he had to go downstairs to see what Huodian Township looked like after the heavy rain, so as to prepare for flood control in the future.

Because it had just rained heavily and the road was not good to begin with, it was obvious that the Santana could not move from Huodian Township to the village below. Even though Li Shuang was a good driver, facing such terrible conditions that even many places were big enough to submerge the car, he could only shake his head helplessly.

Feng Sizhe said without saying much. He put on rain boots with his group, and then walked out of the township government accompanied by Chen Fei and several staff members of the Huodian Township Government.

Turning back to look at the people accompanying him, Feng Sizhe chuckled, "Comrades, we are going to rely on our legs next. Can you guys do it?"

"Okay, if the leaders can do it, we peasants will have no problem either." The comrades who followed also answered with a smile. Obviously, everyone saw that Feng Sizhe had no airs at all, and they all looked very happy.

The people accompanying him were basically selected by Chen Fei, and they all had a good relationship with him. As Feng Sizhe's voice in the county became more and more important, everyone paid attention to maintaining a good relationship with him. Of course, among these people, there was someone Feng Sizhe was familiar with, that was Wang Ruihua, who was known as the flower of Dahu County.