Shenmu entrepreneur Duan Junqi got a bumper harvest of 620 mu of Radix Isatidis.

Duan Junqi and the workers are busy harvesting Banlangen.

Carrying a basket full of Banlangen, Duan Junqi's face was brimming with a happy smile

The workers are busy loading Banlangen.

It's another harvest season. At present, 620 mu of Radix Isatidis, located at the base of Banlangen Village, Gaohaidang Town, Dabaodang Town, Shenmu County, has entered a mature harvest period. taking advantage of the sunny weather, Duan Junqi is busy harvesting Radix Isatidis with the workers, and the joy of a bumper harvest blooms on his face.

Duan Junqi, who is only 27 years old, is the founder of Banlangen Base. After he was demobilized as a soldier in 2009, he was bent on starting his own business and creating a road to wealth. After several inspections, he successively invested 650000 yuan to plant 620 mu of Radix Isatidis in Gaohai Village, Dabaodang Town. At the planting base, the author saw that Duan Junqi and the workers were very busy. Some of them used forks to pick up piles, some used baskets to pick up, and some packed and loaded cars. Listen! The roar of harvesters and tractors, and the workers' hearty laughter from time to time, made everything seem particularly peaceful.

Duan Junqi told me that as early as mid-October, he led more than 20 workers to harvest Radix Isatidis. Although it is very hard to get up early in the morning and late at night every day, he enjoys it. While he was working, he told the author about the original intention of choosing Banlangen as a start-up project. At the beginning, he did not expect that the market of Banlangen would be so tight. It was just a chance to see the entrepreneurial story of planting Chinese herbal medicine on TV, which inspired him. Coupled with the government's encouragement of young people to start their own businesses, he set his sights on the popular medicinal materials like Banlangen. Of course, his idea has also won the support of his family. His father, Duan Rongxiu, said that planting Radix Isatidis has a short cycle, quick results, and good benefits. When he does not do farm work, he and his wife will often go to help.

Duan Junqi's entrepreneurial road is smooth. At the initial stage of his start-up, after the experimental cultivation of more than 80 mu of Radix Isatidis matured, pharmaceutical companies and vendors personally went to the base to buy. He not only earned more than 300,000 yuan, but also increased his confidence and determination to expand the planting area. Subsequently, on the basis of summing up the experience of last year, Duan Junqi continued to explore and learn new planting techniques, with a planting area of 620 mu this year. According to his estimate, 620 mu of Radix Isatidis can produce more than 100 tons of finished products, and if calculated according to the market price of more than 10 yuan per kilogram, the overall output value benefit this year is very considerable, which is much higher than the income of local farmers growing crops.

Talking about the marketing of Banlangen, Duan Junqi said frankly that he was very confident. From the day he planted Radix Isatidis, he took the initiative to contact some medicine companies. At present, he has signed a purchase contract with a medicine company in Anhui. After the harvest is finished and dried for a period of time, they will come to buy. In addition, recently, many businessmen have taken the initiative to buy it, and Duan Junqi is naturally happy to blossom.

Looking at the piles of Radix Isatidis harvested in front of him, Duan Junqi's face was filled with a happy smile, but he was also a little confused because the lack of mature management skills and experience affected the overall output of Banlangen in the base to some extent. He plans to go out and study frequently in the future to improve the planting technology of Radix Isatidis. At the same time, he also plans to drive the surrounding farmers to join the ranks of planting Chinese herbal medicine through his entrepreneurial story, so that more farmers can embark on a new way of invigorating agriculture and becoming rich.