Chapter 238 The Current Situation of Agriculture
People in the Sontsevo Brotherhood will never forget how Nicholas dealt with them. If they don't fight back forcefully, they will become the softies ridiculed by other gangs and lose their hard-won status. ". ．
From the very beginning, Mikhailovich, the boss of the Sontsevo Brotherhood, felt that the police and the KGB would definitely get involved, so his plan was very simple. After the police arrested Nikolai's men, Mikhailo Vicky just needs to bribe the people in the prison to kill these guys. But who would have thought that the people in the government have been indifferent.
Take everyone directly to Moscow? Mikhailovich believed that the Sontsevo Brotherhood did not have such strength, so Mikhailovich could only hire a killer at a high price to help him save face.
Mikhailovich still hadn't figured out who Nicholas was until now, but his subordinate who had escaped recognized Hassan. Therefore, Mikhailovich intends to use Hassan as a breakthrough to find Nikolai, and the killer he hired is also running for Hassan. The Sontsevo Brotherhood led by Mikhailovich has similarities with Seriosha's Gorky Brotherhood, that is, their tentacles have gone beyond the Soviet Union's borders and extended overseas. Mikhailovich colluded with Hungarian gangs to traffic people, so his allies were in Hungary. At the request of Mikhailovich, the Hungarian collaborators found several qualified candidates for him and sent them to him on the site. After Mikhailovich checked the abilities of these people, he let them sneak into Moscow with Hassan's photo.
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Under Gorbachev's strong request, Seryosha was quickly seconded to the Ministry of Agriculture as the acting director of the Food Production Bureau. Seryozha felt a little surprised by the sudden appointment. He was surprised that Gorbachev didn't even say hello to himself for such a big matter. But fortunately, I still hold the position of the Youth League Committee, otherwise, my deployment would be completely disrupted. Xie Liaosha could only suppress his dissatisfaction first, and took the initiative to take up the position of director of the Food Production Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture.
Seryozha transferred Nastya from the Youth Science, Technology and Culture Center to the department in charge of the Ministry of Agriculture, and arranged a better place for Nastya. Serezha's department focuses on the agricultural production of the country's main food crops, and is one of the most important departments in the entire Ministry of Agriculture.
When it comes to agriculture in the Soviet Union, it is actually quite different from the harsh collective farm system of the Stalin era. Several leaders since Stalin adopted a more flexible and liberal agricultural policy to encourage agricultural production. During Khrushchev's administration, the price of agricultural products was greatly increased, narrowing the scissors gap between industry and agriculture, and increasing agricultural output. Moreover, during the Khrushchev period, the policy of contracting production to households was actually implemented. However, in 1963, there was a catastrophic agricultural production reduction of 3.27 million tons. This policy did not achieve the expected good results.
As the successor Brezhnev who came to power in a coup, he did not overthrow Khrushchev's agricultural policy. On the contrary, on the basis of Khrushchev's policy,
Restrictions on private plots and private livestock were lifted. The establishment of farmers' markets and transport convoys is encouraged, but private agriculture is mainly concentrated in animal husbandry rather than food crop production. Therefore, although this series of policies increased the production of agricultural and sideline products in the Soviet Union, it once again caused a reduction in domestic grain production. Beginning in 1972, when the grain production was reduced by 13 million tons, the Soviet government began to use its reserve gold to purchase grain from abroad. From 1979 to 198o, the Soviet Union suffered from severe harvest failures for four consecutive years, and the Ministry of Agriculture no longer dared to release the data on agricultural production.
Although Seryozha didn't have a complete grasp of these situations, he had heard of them to some extent as a grain trader. Although the Soviet Union began to encourage the production of individual agriculture very early. However, the country's food production has not achieved the expected results. There are many reasons for this, but the most important ones are the impact of funds and climate. Although the Soviet Union has a vast territory and fertile soil, the northern part is low temperature and humid, while the southern part of the country is generally dry, which greatly restricts food production. In addition, due to the lack of capital investment, the mechanization level of grain production in the Soviet Union was not high.
Now Xie Liaosha deeply felt that the new position he was about to take up was not easy to do, and he might stumble. But now that the end of the year is approaching, the ministry's work this year is basically over, which leaves a window for Seryozha to fully familiarize himself with the business. Seryozha has already made some work arrangements during this period, that is, to go to Ukraine to investigate the actual situation of agricultural production. This holiday will definitely not be able to go to Switzerland to reunite with his family.
Before going out, Seriosha had a discussion with some technical experts from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences to discuss what specific work could be done. To be honest, although Sergey's current position is not a high position, he is concerned about the food bags of the people of the whole country, and has a heavy responsibility. Sergey is now under tremendous pressure that was incomparable in the past. He knew that it was impossible for him to reverse the decline of the entire country's grain production, but it was still possible to change the status quo of a major producing area.
According to the suggestions of the experts, Seryozha regarded Ukraine and Central Asia as his chosen regions. Central Asia has similar climate conditions to Canada, but the infrastructure is too poor and the labor force is insufficient. It is extremely difficult to change the status quo there. difficult. The Ukrainian region is relatively open and has a relatively sufficient labor force. It is the best region for Seryozha to carry out agricultural reforms.
Seryozha quickly decided on his trip to Ukraine. He planned to use the resources he had at his disposal to inject new vitality into the agriculture of the Ukrainian Republic. But before leaving, Xie Liaosha still needs to arrange work on the Youth League Committee. The first is the next phase of the workers' new village project. After the completion of the first two phases of the workers' new village, in order to maximize the return of funds, Xie Liaosha launched a ten-year long-term lease contract for the workers' new village. The corresponding rent is obtained. This is the workaround that Seryozha did when he couldn't sell the house. Of course, there are certain benefits for paying rent for such a long time. Since the rent of Sergey’s apartment will increase every year, the one-time payment is very attractive. However, Sergey stated in advance that long-term leases cannot be signed at all repent.
Sergey Sha is no longer under the pressure of domestic capital outflows, so he does not plan to open up the third phase of the workers' new village prematurely. He intends to stabilize it first and wait until the deposit-loan ratio of the National Housing Bank is adjusted to a safer level. Then make plans for the next step. Announcement: Biquge APP Android, Apple special version, bid farewell to all advertisements, please follow the WeChat official account to download and install: appxsyd (press and hold for three seconds to copy)