Chapter 99: The Giant Wave Arrives

  Ge Tai was uneasy, but he had to watch as things developed in this way. Many times, even if you are a superior, you have to consider the feelings of those below you.

  You always suppress, but the bottom will also rebound. Even the high-level officials in the imperial capital often consider the reactions of the lower places. This is interdependent, and local areas need the promotion of the imperial capital.

  Similarly, the capital also needs local support. Otherwise, you come up with a policy, and they will give you lip service but secretly disobey you, and you have no way to enforce it. Both sides need to find a balance and make mutual concessions. This is the true political ecology.

  "Sanping ah! Will things become uncontrollable in the end......" Xia Zhendong was somewhat worried, now that the contract between the local government of Baoting and the Japanese had been signed.

  The contract is written in black and white, if the inspection does not meet the standards, others will refuse to accept it. Moreover, Bao Ting will also have to pay a large amount of liquidated damages. To be honest, Xia Zhendong doesn't think much of those officials from Bao Ting who are managing vegetable planting.

  "The people of Yu Bei are really something! They can eat salted fish to quench their thirst, and they have to bear the consequences of this contract they sought themselves. Don't expect me to help them with anything when the time comes." Liang Sanping sneered at Xia Zhendong.

  "I've always believed that anyone can make any choice. Whether it's right or wrong, just or evil. But what he must know is that you have to pay the price for your own choices!"

  "There is no free lunch and there are no choices without a price. The road itself has chosen, then it must bear the potholes on the road."

  Liang Sanping's words made Xia Zhendong silent, he knew that Liang Sanping had also taken this path. He came to the farm, arrived at the farm and chose to work hard from then on.

  Rubber, vegetables, and now the new project of tea. Liang Sanping has been working hard all along, constantly expanding his own road. Yes, as he himself said, there are countless potholes on the way.

  But Liang Sanping himself has never stopped because of this, and the results have been achieved so far are at least impressive.

  "Several professors from the two institutes have already brought students here to conduct research and will also guide Baoting in vegetable planting. Seeds have also been allocated, and it is said that the Baoting County Government has a strong determination..."

  Xia Zhendong sighed to Liang Sanping, but Liang Sanping just smiled and didn't say a word. He immediately shifted the topic to the new project, which was tea leaves. In his opinion, this new project was much more important than all the fuss about Bao Ting.

  "Lao Xia, I have already entrusted Professor Liu to analyze and test the tea leaves in our autonomous prefecture. And also asked him to invite a few soil and tea planting experts to come here for inspection, to see if the tea leaves in our autonomous prefecture can go out of a road."

  But then Liang Sanping said to Xia Zhendong, "Planting tea, picking tea and frying tea are all technical jobs! If this road is developed, our autonomous state government will have an additional source of revenue."

  Xia Zhendong saw that Liang Sanping did not want to talk more about the vegetable planting situation on the side of Bao Ting, so he followed suit and changed the topic to tea leaves.

  "I've also looked into the situation in our autonomous prefecture, and there are records of tea cultivation in the county annals. However, because it's not well-known and located in a remote area, it hasn't received recognition from outside."

  But then Xia Zhendong opened his notebook and said to Liang Sanping, "Actually, we don't necessarily need to introduce other tea varieties. There are several wild mountain teas in the autonomous prefecture that are quite good. However, most of these wild mountain teas are picked by local villagers for their own consumption, and no one sells them."

  Liang Sanping heard this and couldn't help but flash a hint of joy in his eyes. This was one of the reasons he liked working with Xia Zhendong, Old Xia always noticed some subtle problems that others hadn't.

  Moreover, he likes to analyze the current research issues from some seemingly unrelated things. For example, this time tea leaves, he found some historical records of tea planting in autonomous prefectures from relevant ancient books and county annals.

  "Lao Xia, this discovery of yours is very valuable!" Liang Sanping was overjoyed. The wild mountain tea was actually the best. As long as its health benefits could be proven, it would undoubtedly sell for a sky-high price abroad.

  At this time, the population of developed countries that had gradually become wealthy began to focus on organic food and health food. If this tea is proven to have a nourishing effect on the body, it will not be a problem to be popular in Japan.

  "When I saw this record, I also thought it should be very valuable." However, Xia Zhendong smiled and said to Liang Sanping: "This tea seems to match the 'organic', 'green' and 'healthy' you often mention."

  "So we specially collected ancient books and studied them, excerpting all the records. Let me see if there's any possibility for development." Xia Zhendong was quite confident about developing this tea, but still hoped to get Liang Sanping's approval.

  "This is highly exploitable!" However, Liang Sanping burst out laughing and said to Xia Zhendong: "Old Xia, you've been with me for too long, you've also caught the capitalist concept of profiteering. You see something and think about making money from it!"

  Xia Zhendong's face turned red as he listened to the words, and he smiled and scolded Liang Sanping: "Isn't this all because of you?! Every day, you have nothing better to do than discuss with me what can be sold for money. That good salesmanship. You've thoroughly corrupted me. I'm full of the smell of copper...

  "But I do hope to have more of this copper smell on myself!" Xia Zhendong started with a smile, but soon became serious. He then spoke to Liang Sanping in a word-by-word manner.

  "This time's vegetable transaction, to be honest, I've learned a lot from you!" Xia Zhendong said to Liang Sanping with great emotion: "In the past, I was basically single-mindedly studying and researching rubber planting. At most, I would do some research on soil. As for business operations and sales, I was completely clueless."

  "This time following you, I really saw a lot of things. You young man are vigorous and brainy, with a different perspective from others. The ordinary vegetables in other people's eyes become foreign exchange in your hands."

  "Now you're staring at the tea leaves, I don't know what you'll look for next." But then Xia Zhendong smiled and said: "But I know that none of this is for your own benefit, Liang Sanping. As long as it's not that, it's enough."

  Xia Zhendong's words made Liang Sanping feel a little depressed, I'm not that kind of person who only thinks about myself, am I? At least I've made some contributions to our island, right? Will it kill you to praise me a bit?!

  "Haha... you really said it! Now that the tea leaves are done, I'm preparing to start groupization and industrialization. Leading our Qiong Island agriculture to go global!!"

  Li Sanping made a resolute gesture, striking the most popular pose of the chaotic era ten years ago, making Xia Zhendong cry and laugh: "What are you messing around with?! Be honest and talk about it if you have something to say!"

  Xia Zhendong had no idea that beneath Liang Sanping's seemingly cheerful and lively appearance, he had already made up his mind. Since starting to prepare for the tea project, Liang Sanping felt that his development in agriculture couldn't just be so simple.

  There is a complete set of long-term and complete route planning, of course, such planning can't be done in one or two days. Even if Liang Sanping has the insight and knowledge brought from later generations, it still takes time to plan.

  Vegetables, this is the fastest way to see returns. The rest is livestock farming, and then it's developing other organic agriculture in a big way under the condition that livestock can fully provide farm manure.

  After vegetables and tea, fruits became the next target for Liang Sanping. It is worth noting that later on, the "Qiongdao Black Beauty" watermelon was sold all over the country.

  There are also a lot of Qiongdao fruits, which are very popular not only domestically but also internationally. Of course, Liang Sanping has not done well with these plans, so he does not plan to talk to Xia Zhendong directly.

  "Old Xia, this tea business, you still have to help me keep a close eye on it. When the time comes and the soil and tea experts arrive, you also need to help me welcome them." Liang Sanping smiled and patted Xia Zhendong's shoulder, saying: "This all depends on you..."

  "What are you doing, letting me do everything?! You little brat, what's wrong with you?!" Xia Zhendong was somewhat dissatisfied. "If you had something to do, that would be fine. But you're not busy now, so why are you pushing everything onto me?! I can handle it, but I'm not here to be your servant!"

  "I have something to do! This is definitely something to do!" Liang Sanping said solemnly, "I reckon it won't be long before I have to go to the Imperial Capital. Or that little brat Ye Jianwen comes looking for me..."

  "You mean your report..." Xia Zhendong furrowed his brow, saying to Liang Sanping: "If that's the case, you're in for a lot of trouble..."

  "When the soldiers come, we'll block them; when the water comes, we'll dam it. Anyway, things have already reached this point, what's there to worry about?" Liang Sanping shrugged and said: "Just grit your teeth and get through it, anyway Old Ye's telegram only said he'd come ask me how I'm handling this matter."

  "Lao Ye isn't someone who speaks lightly, when he says something it's already been reported. Xia Zhendong sighed and said: 'You can't be sure about this, you've been pushed to the forefront again. You, you...'"

  Xia Zhendong now doesn't know how to say that Liang Sanping is good, and this matter cannot be blamed on Liang Sanping. It was Ye Jianwen who came to the door himself, and Liang Sanping couldn't just ignore him.

  But this has gotten out of hand, and I've been pushed to the forefront. I just hope Ye Jianwen can take the lead from now on, otherwise it's all on Liang Sanping's small shoulders. If a big wave comes crashing down, we'll be sunk...