Li Jie walked slowly towards the brick factory, thinking secretly about the next development direction of Jintan Village as he walked.
In his plan, the brick factory only played a transitional role. This business would only last for about ten years at most. After entering the 21st century, there was no need to continue the brick factory business.
No, maybe in another five or six years, there will be no need to keep the brick factory open.
Because there must have been brick factories everywhere near Yuquanying at that time. The principle was the same as growing mushrooms in the drama. Others saw that mushroom farming was profitable, so everyone swarmed to grow mushrooms.
Although the investment in a brick factory is much greater than that in mushroom farming, the high profits will still attract a large number of people to build brick factories.
The total market volume is so large, but the output of bricks has increased, which will inevitably lead to a decrease in the price of bricks. When the price is low, profits will also be thinner.
Therefore, by that time, it won't matter whether the brick factory can be opened or not.
Compared with the brick factory, Li Jie values the breeding industry more. Tan sheep are indeed full of treasures. Breeding Tan sheep can definitely help villagers escape poverty, but simple breeding does not make people rich.
As we all know, simply selling raw materials is the lowest value-added approach. The value of finished products made from Tan Sheep's second-hair fur is several times the price of the raw materials.
In addition, Tan mutton is also a must-have, but at this time, Tan mutton's reputation for being fresh, plump, and not smelly or smelly is still limited to a rather narrow circle.
In addition to the locals in Ning Province, only some Laotie and some people in the industry know about it.
Letting Tan Mutton out of the circle is the way to break out of the circle in the future.
However, in today's era, the spread of information is not as developed as in later generations. The mainstream means of communication are still newspapers, television, and radio. As for the Internet, there is not even a shadow of it.
The cost of publicity in newspapers, TV, and radio is not low, and agricultural and sideline products like Tan Yang cannot rely on overwhelming advertising like fast-moving consumer goods such as tobacco, alcohol, sugar, and beverages.
After all, this type of product does not have a clear label. The Tan sheep produced in my Jintan Village are authentic Tan sheep, and so are the Tan sheep raised in Yintan Village. Even sheep that are not Tan sheep can be confused in the market.
Anyway, everyone is mutton, there is no difference in appearance.
After thinking about it, Li Jie felt that the publicity work should still be done by the government, and it would be much better to use the power of the government to promote it, both in terms of progress and financial expenditure.
In a few years, Fujian Province will formally establish a counterpart assistance relationship with Ning Province. Fujian Province is located in a coastal area, has a developed economy, and the people's consumption power is also very strong.
If the name of Tan Sheep can be introduced into Fujian Province, it will not only boost sales, but also use Fujian Province to spread the name of Tan Sheep to the southeastern coastal areas.
In addition, Ning Province’s specialty wolfberry has also entered the southeastern coastal areas. It’s time to let everyone know in advance the benefits of “soaking wolfberry in a thermos cup”.
While he was deep in thought, Li Jie had already reached the brick factory. Before he could get closer to County Magistrate Yang, the other party took the initiative to greet him.
"Brother, long time no see."
County Magistrate Yang greeted Li Jie very politely, her words were very cordial, and her words of "brother" came from the bottom of her heart.
Without the example of Jintan Village, the progress of diaozhuang immigration would never have been as rapid as it is now.
Especially in the mountainous area where Haiji County belongs, as the head of a county, County Magistrate Yang is very aware of the difficulty of Diaozhuang work. Before the emergence of Jintan Village, most villagers were simply afraid of Diaozhuang.
As soon as the propaganda officer came to the village to preach about Diaozhuang immigration, the people locked themselves in their rooms like they were hiding from the plague. Even if they tried their best, there were only a few people who responded.
But the situation now is different, and it is greatly different.
Nowadays, as long as the publicity officer goes to the village and talks about Jintan Village, the common people will know it. When he talks about Jintan Village, everyone becomes interested, and after hearing the story of Jintan Village, many people grab it.
Let's go to Diaozhuang.
Because of Haiji County's outstanding performance in Diaozhuang immigration work, County Magistrate Yang has received many awards from superior authorities.
Of course, with awards come promotions.
Soon, County Magistrate Yang will be transferred to Qingtongxia as mayor. Although Haiji and Qingtongxia are both county-level administrative divisions, one is a county and the other is a county-level city, and their treatment is completely different.
This step is considered a promotion.
Therefore, County Magistrate Yang was particularly grateful to Li Jie for bringing everything, especially that document.
Without the document "Targeted Poverty Alleviation: Creating 'Cooperatives + Bases + Farmers'", even if County Magistrate Yang performed outstandingly, her superiors would not have asked her to become the mayor of Qingtongxia.
"Yes, I haven't seen you for a long time. Sister, I heard that you are going to be the mayor of Qingtongxia next door. Congratulations, congratulations."
County Magistrate Yang smiled modestly: "No, this achievement is not worth mentioning in front of me."
Li Jie smiled and said nothing, then changed the subject and said: "Sister, when you get to Qingtong Gorge, don't forget to come and sit down when you have time."
County Magistrate Yang was delighted when she heard this invitation. To be honest, one of the purposes of her coming to Jintan Village this time was to build a relationship with Li Jie.
In her opinion, this old brother was a man of great ability. Although she was puzzled by how an old farmer could know so much, she was too embarrassed to ask him in person.
In the end, County Magistrate Yang simply gave up his plan to get to the bottom of it. Anyway, as long as he could get something from Li Jie, everything else was irrelevant.
"Okay, since you're the one inviting me, brother, then there's no reason why my sister shouldn't do it."
Fortunately, there was no one around the two of them at this time. Otherwise, if others heard the two referring to each other as "old brother" and each other as "big sister", they might not know how they would arrange it.
"welcome any time."
This move played into the hands of County Magistrate Yang, and she replied with a smile.
"You're welcome then."
Afterwards, the two of them exchanged some pleasantries. Seeing that the time was almost up, Li Jie took the initiative to say goodbye.
"Sister, I have something to do at home, so I'm going back first. Let's talk next time."
"Okay, brother, I'll give it to you."
County Magistrate Yang nodded happily and asked as he walked.
"Brother, are you free in the next two days?"
Li Jie glanced sideways at her. With that look, Magistrate Yang knew what it meant even without speaking. The other party was clearly asking.
What to do?
After hesitating for a moment, County Magistrate Yang said frankly.
"Actually, it's nothing particularly important. Didn't we finish the meal last time? Well, I just wanted to treat me to a meal and thank you."
Li Jie smiled slightly and immediately understood the implication of the other person's words.