"Secretary Jiang, our brigade can easily produce 20,000 kilograms of vermicelli this year. Our vermicelli is the most impressive thing in our commune."

Captain Li stepped forward and said, "Although we don't have that much tofu skin, our price is high, so we can sell it at a good price."

Jiang Tang smiled and said, "Captains, I know about this. Let's listen to the secretary."

Secretary Zhou inside sneered, "Are you being polite? We're going to the Canton Fair, interacting with foreigners. It's not like anyone can just go if they want. What's the point of having so many people go if you don't know a foreign language? It's a complete waste of money."

Captain Zhang said proudly, "We have a lot of vermicelli noodles, so if we have two more people, we can take care of them. If the commune can't afford it, we can pay for it."

Director Wang chuckled twice, "Okay, Captain Zhang, that's what you said."

"Yes, I did."

"Accountant Sun, tell Captain Zhang how much extra money he'll have to pay for one more person."

Accountant Sun licked his fingers immediately before flipping open his little account book. "According to the commune, the round-trip train fare from our province to Guangcheng is 30.82 yuan per person. Accommodation, normally, is 10 yuan per day per room, and that's the worst. If we arrive late and there aren't any affordable guesthouses, we'll have to stay at more expensive ones. I heard the more expensive ones cost 20 to 30 yuan per day per room."

Then the food for each person is one dollar per day, so fifteen dollars for fifteen days.

It costs about 500 yuan per person.”

The old secretary of Liulin Village slapped his thigh and said, "My God, five hundred per person, and that's less than a month, and it's equivalent to seven or eight strong men in a family working for several years." After saying that, he turned to the team leader of Liulin and Secretary Ma and said, "We are selling fruit, so it's better not to go."

They both nodded.

Captain Zhang had never expected such a high price and immediately lost his temper: "Why is sleeping so expensive? The last time I went to the county, I only paid fifty cents a night in a guesthouse."

Secretary Zhou said, "You think Guangcheng is just our small county town."

Jiang Tang, who was standing nearby, also sat down and told everyone about the exhibition: "Tell my team leader and secretary that the Canton Fair is very large, with five exhibition halls in total. We belong to the local specialty area, and the visitors are all from the best units in the country, with at least tens of thousands of people.

Regardless of how many guesthouses there are in Guangzhou, hosting tens of thousands of people at once is incredibly stressful. Accommodation becomes tight with so many people, and prices will inevitably go up. I've heard that some experienced exhibitors send someone to rent a house in a residential area near the exhibition site a dozen days in advance, with the monthly rent only costing a dozen yuan. If you have a large group, it's cheaper than renting a guesthouse.

Captain Zhang nodded in agreement, "Yes, we'll pay the rent."

Director Wang smiled and quickly asked Accountant Sun to write it down.

Secretary Zhou added, "Even so, not too many people can go. Only one or two people from each brigade that has goods can go."

Captain Luo said, "Secretary, our village official Jiang will definitely go, plus me."

Captain Sun also stood up and said, "From our village, there are two women, me and a sugar-making comrade from our village."

Captain Li also expressed his opinion and that of the village accountant.

Among the several brigades, two teams from Liulin Brigade and Hongguang Brigade will not go, but the others will all go.

Including him, there are almost ten people.

"Secretary Jiang, do you think this is okay?"

Secretary Jiang directly denied it: "No."

Captain Yang, who was already unhappy, couldn't help but laugh out loud with schadenfreude when he heard that the decisions of several captains were overturned by Secretary Jiang. This caused several captains to glare at him fiercely.

After glaring at Captain Yang, Captain Zhang frowned and asked, "Secretary Jiang, why is this not possible?"

"Let's not talk about Zhangwan and Shilin for now. I can choose people from Youcaoling and Shaluo Village."

As he said this, he glanced at Captain Luo and Captain Sun.

The old secretary beside him tapped his pipe and said, "Our Youcaoling Secretary Jiang has the final say."

The old secretary of Shaluo Village was not to be outdone: "In our Shaluo Village, Secretary Jiang has the final say."

Jiang Tang smiled and said, "Thank you for your trust and recognition, both old secretaries. This is what I think.

I'm familiar with tea and brown sugar, and I can handle it all by myself, since we don't have much tea and brown sugar. However, product display is essential.

So this time, I plan to bring Mr. Sun Siye, Youcaoling, Luo Xingmin, and Wenlan to Shaluo Village."

It’s okay for Youcaoling, as both of them are young and strong. What’s the point of bringing a man in his seventies from Shaluo Village?

Captain Sun was very dissatisfied: "Secretary Jiang, when it comes to selling brown sugar, doesn't Fourth Master Sun understand it?"

"I'm not asking Mr. Sun to sell brown sugar. He has good handwriting, so just let him write a word over there. Captain Sun, don't worry, I'm enough for our brown sugar.

Also, from Zhangwan Village, please find me two young, handsome, and strong men. We'll also need two strong men to help transport the goods. Secretary Zhou, we need you for this year's market. Also, we'll need people to handle the shipments and deliveries later, so you can't leave. I want Secretary Zhao to come with us. He's meticulous and can handle bookkeeping, shipping, and recording information for foreign merchants.

Secretary Zhou felt that he had been impulsive and said, "Okay, then let Secretary Zhao follow you."

Captain Li said, "He's handsome and strong. There are a lot of them in our village. Don't we need to go?"

Jiang Tang said, "Captain Li, from your perspective, you might think that even a regular-looking person like you is handsome. Well, no, I'll choose the person."

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