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Chapter 247: A bumper harvest in Andong County, achieving food freedom for the entire county

You should know that their Andong County has a total arable land area of ​​mu, including mu of paddy fields and about mu of dry land. This time, a total of 11 mu of upland rice was planted, plus mu of soybeans. The yield per mu of improved upland rice is 1300 jin. Due to the lack of water resources this time, the yield has been reduced to only 1000 jin, while the yield per mu of improved soybeans is 600 jin.

After deducting the losses from the autumn harvest, the total harvest of upland rice was 8700 tons and of soybeans was 1 tons. Based on the minimum standard that each person consumes 300 kilograms of grain per year, the total grain harvested this time can provide annual food for 42 people.

This number is very exaggerated, considering that the current population of Andong County is only 28.

He Yuzhu looked at the harvest statistics in his hand and felt quite excited and happy.

This shows that his hard work over the past year has not been in vain. He really kept his promise to the people of Andong County and achieved food freedom for the people of the entire Andong County.

He Yuzhu then convened the annual autumn harvest summary meeting.

The relevant leaders of various departments of Andong County and the secretaries and presidents of each commune are all in place.

The small county party committee meeting rooms were already crowded at this time, with people standing on both sides.

He Yuzhu, the secretary of the Andong County Party Committee, sat in the first seat. He looked around and saw that except for the county chief Lu Qi who looked unhappy, all the other county leaders present were smiling.

He Yuzhu cleared his throat and then spoke.

“Dear Andong County officials and comrades from various communes, thank you for your hard work.

This year has been a very difficult year. Various extreme weather conditions have occurred all over China, and Andong County has also suffered from a large-scale drought. However, under such harsh conditions, our county still successfully completed the autumn harvest and achieved a bumper harvest.

This is the result of the work of all our colleagues in Andong County, and it is also an affirmation of the work of all the cadres present here throughout the year. For this, I would like to thank everyone for their hard work. "

When everyone heard what He Yuzhu had done, they all applauded.

After the applause, He Yuzhu continued with the previous topic.

"In addition, here, I officially declare that the people of Andong County have bid farewell to food shortages and entered a new era of self-sufficiency."

As soon as these words came out, the county party committee leaders and the commune cadres present all laughed so hard that they couldn't stop.

You have to know what it means to be able to escape from famine in an era when people were not well fed and clothed. Moreover, it was incredible to be able to escape from famine under the premise of drought. This is definitely a great achievement.

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Soon the news of the bumper harvest in Andong County reached the ears of a number of leaders including the Municipal Party Committee and the Provincial Party Committee. You know, at this time the whole country is experiencing a major drop in grain production, and every province, city and county is in great difficulty.

But the achievements made by Andong County led by He Yuzhu are like a dazzling new star in the darkness.

To this end, He Yuzhu, secretary of the Andong County Party Committee, was invited to attend the Andong Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee meeting.

However, when he came to the municipal government to attend the municipal party committee meeting, he was surprised to find that the person sitting in the position of municipal party committee secretary was not Lu Liangping, but his father-in-law Hao Jinlong, which surprised him.

When Hao Jinlong saw He Yuzhu's reaction, he gave him a hint with his eyes.

He Yuzhu saw this and understood what was going on. He probably realized that it was his father-in-law who took action. He planned to find his father-in-law and ask him about it in private after the municipal party committee meeting.

After He Yuzhu sat down, Hao Jinlong, who presided over the entire municipal party committee meeting, spoke.

"Dear comrades and cadres from Andong City, let us now begin the meeting.

First of all, this drought has indeed caused great trouble to our Andong City, and most areas have experienced varying degrees of grain production reduction.

However, our Andong County has ushered in a bumper harvest, which is extremely rare in China. We have to mention Secretary He Yuzhu who created this feat. "

Then Hao Jinlong looked directly at He Yuzhu.

"Secretary He, please say a few words."

He Yuzhu, whose name was called by Hao Jinlong, immediately stood up from his seat.

“Dear Andong City leaders and cadres, the reason why Andong County was able to achieve a good harvest this time is actually due to the support of the provincial and municipal party committees.

In addition, our county’s agricultural team was lucky to have developed the planting and cultivation techniques for upland rice, which is why we have such a great result.”

As soon as He Yuzhu finished speaking, all the leaders of Andong City showed great interest in this upland rice.

Duan Gangfeng, then deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, took over He Yuzhu's question directly.

"Secretary Yuzhu, is the dry rice you just mentioned really that magical? Can it be fully promoted in our Andong City?"

In response to Duan Gangfeng's question, He Yuzhu immediately gave an explanation.

"Secretary Duan, for now, this type of upland rice in our county not only has a high yield, but is also economical and drought-resistant. It can be promoted vigorously in Andong City.

However, there is still a technical defect, that is, the cultivation of rice seeds has always been a big problem. We are still in the research stage, because the second generation of rice seeds will show atavism phenomenon, but I believe that as long as we spend some time, we will be able to overcome this technical defect and promote our upland rice throughout the country.

Of course, the rice seeds we have cultivated so far can meet the planting needs of the entire Andong City, so there should be no problem.”

Duan Gangfeng nodded with satisfaction after hearing He Yuzhu's answer.

"In this case, I propose that the municipal party committee promote this dry rice and plant it on a large scale throughout the city. This will greatly reduce the burden on our city for food, so that everyone can have food to eat and every family can have surplus food."

Duan Gangfeng's proposal was quickly agreed upon by all the members of the Municipal Party Committee present.

Mayor Hao Jinlong saw that the time was ripe and immediately spoke up.

"Everyone, since everyone agrees to promote this upland rice planting technology, we will start planting upland rice on a large scale throughout the city from next year, and strive to get rid of the days of hunger and achieve food and clothing for all as soon as possible."

Everyone present was also full of longing and yearning for the plan and program proposed by Hao Jinlong.

Then Hao Jinlong immediately said,

"Come, let's vote now. Please raise your hands if you support the proposal to promote large-scale upland rice."

All the members of the Municipal Party Committee present raised their hands in approval without any hesitation.