Chapter 856: The methods are still passable

As the primary industry plan got underway, things kicked off in a big way.

The regions that voluntarily contributed land resources as shares began to bustle with activity.

Subsequently, Qiongzhou Prefecture began corporatizing the operation and management of each planned farm and ranch.

Similar to the Yang Family's collective shareholding model.

Initially, Azure Cloud Company and Qiongzhou Prefecture jointly recruited leaders from all sides.

Then those leaders formed teams to develop the land.

Of course, most of them were locals.

People coming from other places were like catfish, exerting pressure on them.

Land that wasn't particularly prized suddenly turned into one treasure basin after another.

Because the output of these lands was semi-planned, Qiongzhou Prefecture would step in to handle purchasing and sales, so there was no worry about selling.

Whether they earned more or less, the key was the quality issue.

Each farm was a brand; if the brand was done well, everyone earned more; if not, earnings naturally fell.

This is a real hot commodity.

Along with the rollout of the primary industry plan, Qiongzhou's provisional quality standards for primary industry products also surfaced.

Once the standard was released, ninety percent of Daxia's primary industry products simply could not meet Qiongzhou's requirements.

Market competition instantly dropped to zero.

Qiongzhou's own products then had a market.

Afterward, Qiongzhou issued its primary industry standard.

This made those who owned their own land instantly feel that it was no longer fragrant.

Damn it, you can't even sell what you grow—can you imagine?

And to meet the primary industry standard, the costs involved were beyond what an individual could bear.

First, the land had to meet fertilizer and pesticide usage standards; just that alone was unattainable.

Moreover, monitoring equipment had to be installed.

Who could stand that?

How much would it cost?

If you install one monitor per mu of land, while their farms install one per ten or so mu, a huge cost gap appears here.

They operate on a large scale with mechanization.

For your one mu of land, even a harvester would consider it a waste of fuel to pass over.

They can combine farming and livestock.

Straw feeds the livestock, the livestock produce manure, which after fermentation can be returned to the fields.

Your one mu of land isn't even enough to mess around with.

Without biofertilizer, what can you do? You can only use chemical fertilizer.

Once you use that chemical fertilizer, it immediately exceeds the limit.

It simply leaves no way out.

Not long after, the planning for the agro-processing zone was completed.

Goods from non-industrial zones are not issued qualification certificates.

Qiongzhou Prefecture is utterly shameless, giving no way out at all.

This isn't the end; as the plans for the secondary and tertiary industries were rolled out, Qiongzhou's corresponding standards and rules also came into effect.

At this point, everyone finally realized there was a problem.

Chen Feng, this is the old 'those who follow me prosper, those who oppose me perish' routine.

Those who prepared to manipulate Chen Feng to make a big profit only now discovered that they themselves were the ones being manipulated.

"Damn, I've spent all this money over the past year to win over these people, and now Chen Feng you're pulling this trick on me?"

Those who took the opportunity to rent large tracts of land at high cost were also dumbfounded.

How is this supposed to work?

Agricultural land may only be used to grow grain; anything else is considered illegal construction, and land already repurposed must be restored to its original state, with fines for noncompliance.

Either you farm the land, or it rots in your hands.

What's most aggravating is that what you grow is still substandard.

Some people wanted to outwardly comply while secretly violating.

The inspection team arrived.

"Sorry, your work attitude is problematic; this position is no longer suitable for you."

Those who were preparing to trap Chen Feng all faced varying degrees of retaliation.

It even gave the impression of collapsing without being able to form an army.

What happened in Qiongzhou attracted the attention of the entire Daxia.

Especially those who had been sealed off again.

They paid special attention to Qiongzhou.

Everyone actually hoped to see change.

Only a small minority of vested interests wanted to keep the status quo.

Change means opportunity.

Opportunity means wealth.

Benefit drives people's hearts, so those rushing to Qiongzhou to seek opportunities naturally grew more numerous.

The more people, the livelier.

The livelier, the more opportunities.

Watching Qiongzhou undergo ever greater changes, Chen Feng felt more at ease.

November 2019

When Qiongzhou announced its plan to become a tech hub, its popularity peaked.

By then, Qiongzhou's other plans had already been announced.

Tourism, healthcare, culture, technology, and so on…

Each plan was enough to draw huge traffic.

Compared to that, the primary industry plan seemed less important.

The tech hub represented vast wealth.

Anyone who got a share could reap great profits.

This also indirectly eased the pressure on Qiongzhou Prefecture's primary industry.

Once land resources were settled, the secondary industry became much simpler.

Meanwhile, as tourism, culture, healthcare, technology and other projects unfolded, the tertiary industry ceased to be a problem.

It came alive.

Chen Feng revitalized Qiongzhou.

Yang Qing also kept an eye on Qiongzhou's affairs.

After the tech hub plan was announced.

Yang Qing had a sudden realization.

"Everything Chen Feng has done is probably all in preparation for freedom and openness."

"He is creating a region that surpasses a Te Qu, becoming even more Te Qu."

"This could perhaps serve as an important foothold for the Yang Family."

No wonder he thinks that way.

Who knows what the final outcome will be between Daxia and the Yang Family?

If that day ever comes, at least we still have Gangdao and Qiongzhou.

So the Yang Family won't end up rootless.

Naturally, others also noticed Qiongzhou's changes.

Douyin Manager Zhang even had the idea of relocating.

He called Yang Qing.

"Yang Lao, I'm preparing to move the headquarters to Qiongzhou."

Yang Qing: "Why?"

Manager Zhang hesitated, then said.

"With cultural freedom, going to Qiongzhou, the content controls of Douyin and Tomato shouldn't be so strict."

Yang Qing rolled his eyes.

"You need to understand: if you don't let others do certain content, you have to do it yourself."

"Think about it: do you have the authority, or do they?"

"Moreover, your idea can't be realized."

"No matter where you go, you still have to follow some rules."

"Remember: absolute freedom is not freedom; extremes lead to reversal."

"If you don't control and he doesn't control, the result of laissez-faire is being controlled by others."

"In manipulating public opinion, those foreigners are more adept than we are."

Yang Qing's words hit him a little, so his face looked a bit grim.

"Ah, I just feel a bit stifled."

"Besides, Kickstep is developing well, isn't it?"

Yang Qing replied irritably.

"Kickstep? Nobody's keeping an eye on you guys?"

"It's all the same; don't believe me—check if anyone on Kickstep dares to openly talk about squid."

"It's just that the main body is different."

Manager Zhang was still unconvinced.

"Then I want to move too."

"There are too many people pointing fingers."

Yang Qing had no reason to object.

"If you come, you come; this place is indeed somewhat better, at least the influence of nefarious forces is smaller."

"However, Douyin ultimately belongs to Daxia, and its main business is also in Daxia."

"After Qiongzhou completely closes its borders, some aspects will be affected."

"Moving the headquarters entirely over wouldn't be good."

"You need to think through what to bring over and what to leave behind."

"Don't cause trouble by moving."