Chapter 20 Encouragement from Director Zhang
Victor's Farm, Hanover.

The BMW 2002 was packed full, and next to the car, Fran was dancing and bragging to everyone.

"I said Guo was not a stingy person. He prepared gifts for each of us before he left."

"I bought several kinds of tea for Victor, wine for John, and perfume and aromatherapy for Lisa, Katherine, Yelena, and Rebecca."

"In addition, he also prepared a gift voucher for each of us. If you like anything, you can go to the largest shopping mall in Hanover to redeem it."

Everyone's face was filled with smiles, and the youngest ones, Rebecca and Yelena, directly opened their own gift boxes.

After seeing the gift clearly, Rebecca couldn't help cheering.

"Sister, come and look, this is the latest Chanel perfume I wanted to buy last time we went shopping at the mall!"

Catherine looked at these gifts that seemed to have been prepared in a hurry with a complicated expression.

After a moment, he smiled and asked Fran, "Did he say anything else?"

Fran thought for a moment and said, "He also asked us to take good care of Buck, saying that he also wanted to have a sheepdog in the future."

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China, Beijing.

At Capital International Airport, Guo Yang walked out of the airport terminal tiredly.

Long-distance flights are really torturous. Whether you are in economy class or first class, you will feel sore all over after staying in a confined space for a long time.

Just as Guo Yang was preparing to find a hotel to stay and rest, Director Zhang, who had talked with him in Hanover, sent someone to find him.

Guo Yang couldn't help but reveal a look of surprise on his face.

Director Zhang? Didn't you look suspicious the day before yesterday?
After walking in the airport for a while, Guo Yang followed the driver to a black car.

The car window was lowered, and Director Zhang still looked tired, but he still waved to Guo Yang.
"boarding!"

After Guo Yang got in the car, his mind was still a little confused. He didn't know what Director Zhang was going to do.

"Yu Honghai changed his flight ticket. He said he still needed to discuss product agency with several foreign agricultural machinery manufacturers. He also told me that you transferred him a deposit of 500 million yuan and asked him to find a way to import agricultural machinery."

Yu Honghai?
After hearing this, Guo Yang finally realized that it was no wonder that Director Zhang came to him.

Although 20 million is still not enough compared to what he said about improving 500 mu of saline-alkali land.

But the fact that he transferred a deposit of 500 million yuan to Yu Honghai without hesitation for the import of agricultural machinery can also prove his strength to a certain extent.

But Director Zhang is looking for him now. Is he looking for him to discuss saline-alkali land improvement or the agricultural machinery factory?

Guo Yang was speculating in his mind.

"I heard from him that you are also planning to invest in building an agricultural machinery factory in the northwest?"

"There is such a plan, but it may take a year or two to implement it."

"Are you sure you have enough funds to simultaneously improve saline-alkali land and produce and process agricultural machinery?"

Guo Yang nodded affirmatively. He could hear deep doubt in Director Zhang's tone.

"I have prepared the funds. I plan to invest 5 million yuan in saline-alkali land improvement in advance, and will continue to invest in the future. It is estimated that the total investment will not be less than 10 billion yuan."

There was a brief silence.

Although Director Zhang still looked calm, he was not calm in his heart. He asked for hundreds of millions of dollars. Couldn't this young man be more steady?
"I will report your case to the ministry, but we may check your financial strength and source. I hope you can understand."

Guo Yang smiled and expressed his understanding, and then asked: "If I can really do this, will the government provide subsidies?"

Director Zhang shook his head. "There will definitely be strong support in terms of policy, but there may not be financial subsidies. Although the country's finances have improved a lot in the past two years, there are too many places to spend money."

"What about agricultural machinery subsidies? In addition to importing agricultural machinery from abroad, I am also planning to purchase a batch of domestic agricultural machinery."

In Guo Yang's impression, the country seemed to have only started implementing the agricultural machinery purchase subsidy policy in 2004, but he still asked about it.

Director Zhang said with regret: "It's just not a good time. It just doesn't happen this year."

Guo Yang had a puzzled expression and just listened as Director Zhang continued to explain.

"Since 1998, the central government has set up a special fund of 2000 million yuan per year to subsidize the renewal of agricultural machinery and equipment, mainly used to subsidize the rental and purchase of large and medium-sized tractors by large planting households, agricultural machinery professionals and grassroots agricultural machinery service providers, to encourage the development of large and medium-sized tractors."

"But this year the funds were transferred to the '15th Five-Year Plan' National Science and Technology Research and Development Project for 'Key Agricultural Mechanization Technology Research and Development', mainly for the research and development of high-efficiency machinery for rice and corn cultivation and harvesting."

Hearing this, Guo Yang couldn't help but murmur, "Are you really that poor?"

In his previous life, Guo Yang had also applied for agricultural machinery subsidies. At that time, the annual agricultural machinery subsidies from the country were at least 10 to 20 billion yuan. However, he did not expect that the annual agricultural machinery budget is only more than 20 million yuan now.

No wonder Director Zhang found him again after hearing that he had transferred a deposit of 500 million to Yu Honghai.

In the enclosed space, Director Zhang also heard Guo Yang's muttering, and he couldn't help but glance at him sideways.

After thinking and recalling carefully for a while, Director Zhang spoke slowly.

"The situation has improved a lot. Since 1994, when the government abolished the policy of providing agricultural diesel at a parity price, my country's agricultural mechanization has entered a market-oriented stage, and the socialized service of agricultural machinery has gradually emerged."

"For example, some wheat machine operators in the north initially found business opportunities in the wheat maturity time difference between the north and south, and began to harvest wheat for farmers along the way from south to north, which quickly received recognition and support from the country."

"Since then, our Agricultural Mechanization Department has organized a mobilization meeting for cross-regional agricultural machinery operations every year and promoted a series of preferential policies, such as direct access to high-speed highways for harvesters."

"Since 1997, affected by the continuous decline in grain prices, farmers' enthusiasm for grain planting has declined, and the planting area and output of rice and wheat, which are staple food, have been declining for five consecutive years..."

"The gap between urban and rural areas continues to widen, and the problems of agriculture, rural areas and farmers continue to 'emerge'. Agricultural business income is still an important source of income for farmers. Problems in agriculture and rural areas continue to be exposed. Two years ago, a township cadre in Hubei Province wrote in a letter that 'farmers are really suffering, rural areas are really poor, and agriculture is really dangerous'..."

"The state and the ministry are currently studying relevant agricultural support policies, and our company is also studying the law to promote agricultural mechanization and new agricultural machinery purchase subsidy policies..."

When talking about the department's business, Director Zhang couldn't help but say a few more words.

The country’s finances are indeed poor, but they have also done a lot and are not incompetent people who just sit there doing nothing!

But looking at the energetic and motivated young man in front of him, Director Zhang smiled and encouraged:

"Young people, there is a lot of potential in the countryside!"

"I can't say whether your investment in improving 20 mu of saline-alkali land is good or bad, but its significance to the country and its value to the whole society are immeasurable."

"I will also report this matter to the department, and a colleague in charge of related business will contact you then."

"But you need to stay in the capital for two more days."

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