After coming out of home, Liu Ashui was already pulling a rickshaw and sitting in the square outside the guardhouse at the entrance of the community, waiting. [Full text reading] This is a human rickshaw, a research and development test product of the Vehicle Factory of the Ministry of Light Industry. Only a few are currently in trial production. Because there is no rubber, the wheels are relatively large, close to the original parent model "Toyo Car".
The original vehicle factory really wanted to promote the Dongfeng two-wheeled carriage according to Hong Yuanlao's idea - the supply of horses was no longer tight after the Jeju Island Raiders. A large number of horses were brought to Lingao for service.
However, raising a horse specifically to pull a cart takes up space, people, and more food. Private use was too expensive, even for elders, and was a bit of a luxury. Therefore, except for a few "nouveau riche" who were in high positions, passenger carriages were only used by various departments for official business.
However, there is still a huge demand for cheap short-distance transportation. Whether it is a public carriage or a Lingao subway, there is a last-mile problem.
The vehicle factory then settled for the next best thing and designed and manufactured a rickshaw instead. The rickshaw has a simple structure and is easy to repair. There is no need to eat feed and it occupies a small area. Not only did the coachman eat less than the horse, but he was also likely to do other work besides pulling the cart.
This car is named "Type Zero". The Type Zero uses new technologies developed or better called "restored" by machinery factories, especially the new shock-absorbing suspension system, which minimizes the bumpy feeling caused by hard wheels. Because it is towed by humans, the Type Zero faced the problem of insufficient output power from the beginning. In addition, the new shock absorber system was heavier. How to reduce weight became the main topic for Jiang Muzhi and Li Chiqi.
In order to make the car body as light as possible, the two racked their brains during design and tried to reduce weight wherever possible. First, the wheels were changed to steel, which is lighter and stronger than the wooden structure. Because it is human-powered and mainly used on the road, the strength of the body does not need to be too high, and the original iron-framed wooden structure carriage design was cancelled. Instead, hollow iron pipes were used to make the car body frame, and rattan woven car body was used. However, this car body was prone to water ingress, so the improved design used bamboo chips. .
The Zero's standard interior features include a retractable tarpaulin awning and bells, while the deluxe version also comes with kerosene lights and footbells. Because the luxury version has a golden five-pointed star as a symbol on the rear of the car, it is also called the "Venus Zero".
Wu Nanhai thinks this kind of car is good - he has to travel to and from the fields all the time, and has a great need for short-distance transportation. The bicycle used to ride was the official bus of the Agriculture Committee, but now there are more agricultural technicians and the daily work is busy. It was not convenient for him to occupy the few buses for his own use for a long time, so he simply ordered a luxury version as a private car.
The dormitory area is quite far from the Agricultural Committee office, which is equivalent to walking from one end to the other. The Nanhai Experimental Farm where the Agricultural Committee is located has now expanded to a large area. Especially taking advantage of the last typhoon attack, the COA annexed a large amount of scattered land. The fields have been expanded to the academic fields around the county, connecting these lands together.
With the land in hand, the experimental farm began to carry out construction and added many new infrastructures. There are now more than a dozen entities in Nanhai Farm under the direct jurisdiction of the entire Agricultural Committee: rice farms, dry farming farms, vegetable bases, economic forest plantations, orchards, hot farming gardens, medicinal gardens, nurseries, freshwater aquaculture farms, and livestock breeding farms, poultry farms, breeding livestock and breeding poultry farms, bacterial breeding farms, crop breeding farms, biochemical laboratories, sewage treatment plants, pesticide and fertilizer experimental plants, tea factories, veterinary stations, etc. There are also facilities dedicated to the Senate Services are provided specifically for the office's dairy farm and vegetable garden.
Various units and a large number of farm workers gathered here, actually forming a quite prosperous satellite town on the bank of Lanjiang River.
The rickshaw pulled us to the Agricultural Committee Street, which is the main street of the entire Nanhai Farm. With it as the center, four branch roads radiate out, connecting all units and institutions in the entire farm. After several years of development, the population of the farm has increased sharply, and subsequently the commercial activities on this street have become very lively. Most of the newly built commercial buildings on both sides have been rented out. It will bring a lot of income to the Council of Agriculture.
The shops on the street have been closed for business. Wu Nanhai sighed with regret. He originally wanted to set up a rural commercial cooperative under the Agriculture Committee, but the executive committee strictly prohibited each department from running its own business in order to curb it. We should be "small but comprehensive" to prevent enterprises from running a society. Only state-owned commercial enterprises and private enterprises in the commercial sector are allowed to conduct commercial operations.
It seems. Only the Tiandihui system, a "civilian cooperative organization under the guidance of the government," can "save the country through curves." Wu Nanhai was thinking about it. Ye Yuming had discussed with him several times the plan to expand the business scope of Tiandihui. It seemed that he had to seize the time to implement it.
Although it is still 7:30 in the morning, small stalls have been set up on the street one after another, and there are also vendors carrying shelves and starting to sell along the street.
All hawker shelves are hung with a uniformly made standard wooden sign. This wooden sign is a business license for mobile vendors newly launched by the State Administration of Taxation, which must be held by mobile vendors in towns and cities throughout Lingao County.
Divide activity areas according to the color of wooden signs. Red means it can be sold in all areas, yellow means it can only be sold in the county, blue means it can be sold in Dongmen City, and so on. Depending on the industry and region the hawker is engaged in, a fixed daily business tax ranging from 7 cents to 20 cents is charged.
There is also a monthly card attached to the back of the business license. Every time a tax is paid on a day, the police responsible for collecting the tax will stamp the corresponding date on the calendar. The tax can be paid on a daily basis, or on a weekly, monthly, quarterly or yearly basis. , each with different discount rates. However, if it is found that the tax is overdue for 3 days, it will be sent to the magistrate's court once seized. According to the "General Provisions of the Provisional Tax Law", the person will be sentenced to a number of days of punitive labor in a labor camp based on the number of days of tax evasion multiplied by 3. Therefore, vendors are very enthusiastic to pay taxes in advance.
Rickshaws rolled on the road, and except for the living area of the farm, both sides of the Agricultural Committee Street became empty again. The roads were filled with farm workers, farm carriages and machinery heading to their working places. As far as the eye can see on both sides are vast expanses of carefully maintained fields, ditches and woods. Every time Wu Nanhai drives by, he has to pay attention to whether the land on the roadside is fully utilized and whether the farmland infrastructure such as windbreaks, ditches, and roads are in good condition.
Liu Ashui walked quickly, and soon the courtyard of the Agricultural Committee appeared in front of him. The farm office space has recently been expanded with the construction of several new two- and three-story buildings. The entire building is laid out in the shape of a field. The side facing the street is the office building of the Committee of Agriculture, the Experimental Farm and the Tiandihui. The back building is the biochemistry laboratory directly under the Committee of Agriculture and the warehouse of primary and secondary controlled items in agriculture. As usual, personnel sent by the Planning Institute are responsible for management.
Wu Nanhai liked this place very much, so he continued to green the surrounding area over the years and planted a large number of economically valuable trees, fruit trees, and bamboo forests. A flower garden was also opened - in addition to planting ornamental plants, various plant spices were also planted: oregano, basil, thyme, perilla...
Over the years of operation, the office area of the Agricultural Committee and the farm has been surrounded by green trees and fragrant fruit trees. The lotus root pavilion next to it is filled with green leaves and floating ducks are playing in the water. The natural environment is very beautiful. The Nanhai Cafe is located in this farmland scenery. Of course, he also has a little selfishness. The small church he built is also hidden in the bamboo forest here. In addition to conducting small-scale religious activities, it is also his small church. In the villa, he sometimes took Chu Qing to rest here and enjoy the rare relaxation time.
Entering the courtyard of the Agricultural Committee, Wu Nanhai got out of the car, thanked Liu Ashui, said hello to the workers sweeping the floor in the yard, and walked to his office with steady steps.
Wu Nanhai held many positions, but the most important "position" was that of the People's Commissar of Agriculture. He was responsible for agricultural affairs and was a ministerial leader who could participate in the State Council. In the Lingao regime, a veteran held a high position of authority. It means there is countless work to be done. Therefore, Wu Nanhai needed a large number of administrative staff to help him handle specific affairs, and formed a large administrative team, referred to as "Wu Ban".
At this moment, Zhang Xingjiao, director of the "Wu Office", and Wang Tian, deputy director of the Nanhai Experimental Farm, were waiting at the door of the "Wu Office" with folders as usual.
Zhang Xingjiao and Wang Tian were both among the earliest naturalized citizens. Zhang Xingjiao had contributed a lot to the Senate since he surrendered in Goujiazhuang. However, he has never had a fixed position and has long been acting as a translator and consultant. In the end, Wu Nanhai asked him to go: Zhang Xingjiao was a scholar, able to write and do calculations, and he was from a farmer's family. He had personally participated in labor and was no stranger to agricultural production. He was barely enough to be the penman and chief clerk of the Agricultural Committee. As for Wang Tian, when the farm was founded, he was the leader of the farm workers and the captain of the production team. In terms of ability, he is a capable and competent "leader". Over the years, Wu Nanhai, Wan Lihui and other veterans of the agricultural industry taught him a lot of agricultural science and technology knowledge, and sent him to a chemical training class. Wang Tian also managed to live up to his expectations and got a second-class certificate. Wu Nanhai appointed him as the deputy director of the farm. Responsible for the daily production of the farm.
But Wu Nanhai was not satisfied with these two people - after all, they were "re-educated" by adults. Concepts and thoughts are difficult to completely transform. Although he absolutely obeys orders, his execution is somewhat inconsistent, and sometimes he is completely incomprehensible. In contrast, he still values the current group of young people under the age of 20 who have come out of administrative training classes. However, they are still a bit tender and need some time to exercise.
ps: Note: The names of Jin Wushun and Liushun in section 45 are reversed and have been modified.
