China News Service, Liuzhou, March 12th (Meng Mingming and Wang Yizhao) Hong Longjin, an entrepreneurial youth from Liucheng County, Liuzhou City, Guangxi, did not expect to play such a big role. While producing more than 1,200 tons of edible fungi every year, he also As a representative of the National People's Congress, he led 5 cooperatives, and a total of more than 100 farmers became rich together.

  Hong Longjin is a retired soldier, and his hometown, Zhangzhou, Fujian, has a well-developed edible fungus industry.

Liucheng County is a "national sugar production base county". The raw material of sugarcane bagasse is rich in resources. Hong Longjin went to Shechong Township, Liucheng County to start a business to grow edible fungi and establish Guangxi Green Star Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd.

"After more than two years of development, the output value of edible fungi last year was 21.56 million yuan and the output was 1,200 tons, of which the output value of fungus was 3.28 million yuan and the output was 300 tons, and a large number of them were exported to Southeast Asia and Europe." Hong Longjin said.

Hong Longjin (left) introduced the development of edible fungus industry to the guests.

Photo by Wang Yizhao

  As a representative of the People's Congress of Liucheng County, while developing his own industry, Hong Longjin kept publicizing the country's agricultural industrial policy and promoting agricultural technology to the local people.

"Last year, more than 20 employees were brought to Zhangzhou, Fujian for on-the-spot training, allowing them to learn about new planting techniques and accept piece-rate pay. Their monthly salary has also increased from more than 2,000 yuan to more than 4,000 yuan." Hong Longjin said.

  Liuzhou snail powder has become an Internet celebrity, and there is a huge demand for raw materials such as fungus. Hong Longjin led nearby villagers to grow edible fungi such as fungus together.

"According to my investigation and understanding, 95% of the fungus used in Liuzhou snail powder is imported from Fujian, Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Edible fungi can be grown twice a year, and the profit per mu of land can reach 40,000 yuan. This industry has great potential. Space." Hong Longjin said.

  Hong Longjin made a proposal from his investigation and collected suggestions at the grassroots level and submitted it to the Liucheng County People's Congress. , give corresponding subsidy funds, encourage farmers to develop fungus, and build a snail powder raw material base, so that more farmers can catch the rapid development of snail powder.

  The village that also changed due to the motion is Yunfeng Village in the Mulao Township of Guzhai, Liucheng County.

"Previously, the sewage from the selling villages in Yunfeng Village was concentrated in a low pond. The smell was unpleasant, and the sky was full of flies. When walking, you had to hold your breath and squeeze your nose," said Chen Meiliang, Secretary of the Party Branch of Yunfeng Village.

  As a representative of the people's congress of the Mulao ethnic township in Guzhai, Chen Meiliang wrote the suggestions from the villagers and submitted them to the conference, hoping to improve the environment in the village.

Chen Meiliang's motion was taken seriously by the relevant departments of the autonomous region, Liuzhou City and Liucheng County, and about 800,000 yuan was invested to build a rural sewage treatment system.

The former sewage pond has been replaced by a small garden-like sewage treatment system.

Photo by Wang Yizhao

  The system has been completed in 2021, and the cesspool has been replaced by a small wetland system planted with canna and rice dumplings. The site is like a small farm garden.

"This system consists of septic tanks, artificial wetlands, and biological filters. It uses the topography of the village to collect sewage from each household. It does not require power and has low maintenance costs. It can treat 20 tons of domestic sewage every day and 376 people. Benefiting from this, the smell of sewage no longer exists in the air." Chen Meiliang said.

  On March 11, the Liucheng County People's Congress Standing Committee officially launched the theme practice activity of "Rural Revitalization Representatives First", which will last for 5 years.

The activity centers on the concept of "prosperous industry, livable ecology, civilized rural customs, effective governance, and prosperous life", and set up four service teams to encourage grass-roots people's congress representatives to play a greater role in helping rural revitalization.

  Luo Changqing, director of the Liucheng County People's Congress Standing Committee and party secretary, said that farmers are the main body of rural production and life, and the key to rural revitalization is to mobilize farmers' organizations.

The Standing Committee of the County People's Congress carried out the theme practice activity of "representatives of rural revitalization first", which is to take advantage of the deputies of the people's congress to be rooted in the grassroots, have extensive connections, and bridge links, give full play to the demonstration, leading and driving role of the deputies of the people's congress, and maximize the inspiration of the rural masses. The endogenous driving force of the whole society brings together the majestic power of the whole society to help rural revitalization.

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