Chapter 1382

As the chairman of the largest meat processing enterprise in Hudong Province, Shao Dejin had started as a frontline slaughterhouse worker. Naturally, he couldn't have failed to hear the name "Jiangnong No. 1." Hearing Su Xinghui mention such a professional term, he couldn't help but believe Su Xinghui's words a bit more.

Su Xinghui said, "In addition to promoting it throughout the county, we also plan to promote it to the surrounding counties in the coming years. Since Chairman Shao has investigated those counties, you should know that the geographical conditions of the surrounding counties are similar to our Changshan County, but the area of grazing wasteland is huge, and the potential for livestock development is equally huge."

Shao Dejin asked, "Are you using grazing or stall-feeding?"

Su Xinghui said, "Generally speaking, we use stall-feeding. This method can maximize the utilization of forage and is also very beneficial for the fattening of livestock."

Shao Dejin said, "Stall-feeding is indeed a good breeding method. However, using stall-feeding requires a huge amount of forage to be cut every day, and combined with other work, that is a huge workload. If every household raises cattle and sheep, is there enough labor?"

Su Xinghui said, "That is not a problem. We are all using a cooperative model, and we will use mechanized methods to handle most of the work, which can reduce the reliance on labor."

Shao Dejin nodded and said, "So that's how it is. It seems you have indeed done a lot of preparatory work for developing the livestock industry; you are quite well-prepared."

Su Xinghui said, "These were all ideas from the experts at Jiangcheng Agricultural University. They recommended the improved beef cattle to us, solved the problem of the low reproduction rate of Matou goats, recommended improved forage to us, helped us design cattle and sheep sheds, designed the feeding methods, provided concentrated feed formulas, and calculated the number of cattle and sheep that could be supported per mu of forage. They really helped us too much."

Shao Dejin couldn't help but be moved: "Secretary Su, there are really very few cadres like you nowadays. Being able to think of finding experts to provide ideas is not easy."

Su Xinghui said, "Everyone has limitations; it is impossible to be omniscient and omnipotent. Therefore, future social work must have finer division of labor. For work with such strong professionalism, of course, we should find experts to give us ideas and serve as references. This is called leaving professional work to professional people."

Shao Dejin nodded and said, "Well said—leave professional work to professional people."

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "Aren't you a professional person in this industry? That's why I came to see you."

Shao Dejin laughed. Su Xinghui's compliment made him feel very good. In the meat processing industry, he could indeed be called a professional.

The predecessor of the Jiangcheng Meat Processing Group was the Jiangcheng No. 1 Meat Processing Plant. This once-glorious enterprise, like countless state-owned enterprises in the tide of the market economy, fell into difficulty. Shao Dejin was entrusted with the task at a critical moment and served as the director of the Jiangcheng No. 1 Meat Processing Plant.

After taking office, relying on his profound understanding of the industry and following market laws, Shao Dejin carried out drastic reforms to the plant, bringing it back to life. Within a few years, he merged several state-owned meat processing plants in Jiangcheng, formed the Jiangcheng Meat Processing Group, and reshaped the glory of Jiangcheng's meat processing industry.

Now, he was ambitiously planning to expand the Jiangcheng Meat Processing Group, continue to establish slaughtering bases, and even had the ambition to become the largest meat processing enterprise in Asia. It had to be said that he was indeed an entrepreneur with ideas and ability, and in this industry, he could certainly be called a professional.

However, Shao Dejin was also a person with strong opinions. He couldn't make decisions easily. After pondering for a moment, he asked, "But as far as I know, the transportation in your Changshan County seems very inconvenient?"

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "It seems you are indeed very well-informed about our county's situation. However, that has already become history. Our county has invested 20 million yuan to restart the construction of a highway from the county seat to Yulin City, and it is expected to be fully open to traffic before October this year."

Shao Dejin nodded and said, "If that's the case, then I really have to consider building a slaughtering base there."

Su Xinghui said, "Not only that, we have also introduced a leather goods factory and are preparing to introduce a batch of leather processing enterprises, which can digest the by-products of your slaughtering base—cowhide and sheepskin."

Shao Dejin sighed with emotion: "I have never seen a local official like you. You plan before you act, and you have thought of everything so thoroughly for us. It seems we have no choice but to invest there?"

Su Xinghui said, "As a local official, of course, one must have a global perspective and consider things as thoroughly as possible for investors, so that investors will be willing to settle down. Moreover, this can form a complete industrial chain, which can maximize the excavation of economic potential and solve many problems. Those who do not plan for the whole are not enough to plan for a part; those who do not plan for all time are not enough to plan for a moment!"

Shao Dejin said, "Well said. If the situation is true, I personally agree to build a slaughtering base there. However, I don't know if the situation is true, so I still need to go there to take a look and conduct an on-site inspection."

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "That is, of course, the case. I welcome Chairman Shao to visit and inspect our Changshan County."

Shao Dejin said, "I have one last question. You are just a town Party secretary, but the work you are doing should be done by the county magistrate or the county Party secretary, right? If I'm not mistaken, even that road was promoted by you, right? As far as I know, Changshan County doesn't have that much money to build roads."

Su Xinghui said, "I promoted that road, and the funds were raised from a consortium, guaranteed by the county treasury."

Shao Dejin nodded and said, "I didn't expect you to use such market economy means so skillfully."

Su Xinghui said, "As for my scope of responsibility, I am indeed a town Party secretary. But as the saying goes, those who do not plan for the whole are not enough to plan for a part. Matou Town is too small to carry out such a large layout, so I can only overstep my bounds and do the work of the county magistrate. Fortunately, the county magistrate supports me quite a bit."