"Old Zhang is right. Putting aside everything else, even if you just open a small shop in front of your own door, the annual income will not be less than three to five thousand yuan."

This is more than what a rural family in the countryside earns working in a state-owned enterprise.

"I'm afraid it's not just state-owned enterprises; even we public employees earn more in a year."

"Director Wu, Deputy Director Liu, you two are exaggerating. Although it seems like you can earn a lot, there are also risks involved. Moreover, to truly succeed in running a small business in the village, you need to be bold and unafraid of losing money. Otherwise, they will still be stuck working in the fields."

Let me put it this way: we could see if we can develop other industries to allow those with conservative ideas to work in factories.

Although it doesn't earn as much as running a business, it's relatively more secure.

"Xiao Li, do you have something on your mind? Tell us so we can all hear it."

"Yes, Mr. Li, please tell us. If there's anything we can do to help, we definitely will."

"Nothing else? I don't know if you're aware of the vegetable greenhouses I've been setting up near Miaoshan for the past two or three years?"

"I know that! You mean building vegetable greenhouses."

"Yes, I plan to build a vegetable greenhouse base near Miaoshan."

"But this has nothing to do with the surrounding farmers!"

"How can it not matter? Once the vegetable base is built, they will follow suit and build one after seeing that others are making money."

Instead of me having to invest in every single household, not only is the capital a considerable sum, but they also need to be willing to learn the management aspects, otherwise the money would just be wasted.

"Xiao Li, you're right."

"But are people willing to teach us the techniques for growing vegetables in greenhouses?"

"That's not a problem. The key is that they have to be willing to study it."

"And putting everything else aside, this whole area produces vegetables. Do you think we have enough vegetables for Beijing's population in the winter?"

“Even if you planted vegetables all over this area, it would be difficult to make ends meet! Not to mention anything else, just look at those hundred or so vegetable greenhouses you built in Miaoshan.”

Winter vegetables, once they're on the market, don't make it to ordinary people's tables; they're all pre-ordered by various organizations and institutions. Sometimes, if you order late, there's no stock left.

"Director Wu is right. I know that leafy greens in winter are not something that ordinary people can afford."

"However, Xiao Li, we need to discuss this with the higher-ups. No matter how we develop, we can't stop growing grain. Grain is the foundation."

“Old Zhang, I know that. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have just built vegetable greenhouses near Miaoshan, and I wouldn’t have told them to come and learn. Everything has to be done in accordance with the rules.”

"In that case, let's go back and give the relevant departments a heads-up."

"Yes, Mr. Zhang."

...

"So, Chairman Li's vegetable greenhouses near Miaoshan are now open to the public."

That's right.

"Director Wu, but even if we do it this way, no one will learn any skills!"

"Director Zhang, from what Chairman Li said, she plans to build a greenhouse vegetable base near Miaoshan. However, a hundred or so greenhouses won't be enough!"

"Director Wu, in other words, Chairman Li is planning to have people follow her and learn from her from beginning to end! Isn't she afraid that others will learn from her and compete with her in the market?"

"Director Zhou, I don't know about that, but based on my understanding of Chairman Li over this period of time, she has probably thought about how to develop her greenhouses in other directions once everyone has learned the skills."

"If it's as Director Wu said, then this Chairman Li will not only not lose money, but he might even make some other money."

"Secretary, since that's the case, how about we organize some people to go and learn from them!"

"Sure, but this matter needs to be reported!"

"You mean that anyone in the country who wants to build vegetable greenhouses can come and learn from us?"

"After all, this is a way to get rich, and we can't limit ourselves to just one place."

"The secretary is right. I heard that Chairman Li also donated money to build two highways in Jilin City!"

"Look how grand their vision is. And look how quickly the ecological park in Guangzhou is being built. It'll be operational in no time, let alone three to five years."

"This Chairman Li is truly remarkable!"

"That's right. They are doing practical things for the people. We can't afford to lag behind."

"That's right."

...

"Mianmian, although what you're doing is a good thing, what made you think about promoting greenhouse technology?"

"Dad, actually, I'm thinking of emptying out all the existing greenhouses and planting fruit instead."

"Fruit? Will that work?"

"Several greenhouse experiments have yielded good results, with the fruits hitting the market earlier than the fruits we usually eat."

"You're telling the truth!"

"That's right, and we have many varieties ourselves. Experts from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences have also cultivated them and plan to try them in our greenhouses. If they work, we will promote them to everyone in the future."

"That's a great thing that benefits the people!"

...

“Girl! What are you thinking? You need to know that once your greenhouse vegetable technology is promoted, you won’t make much money from it.”

"Old Chen, aren't there other options? If vegetables don't make money, then we can make money from fruit. Anyway, we've already invested in the greenhouse, and the technology and production are already profitable. Let's leave that to the experts at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences!"

Besides, I've made quite a bit of money over the years, let alone that little bit of initial investment.

"Fruit, you mean those guys at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences cultivated it? I saw them tinkering with something all day when I was just strolling around. I really didn't expect that they could actually do it."

"Old Chen, they are experts. As long as the money and supplies are in place, it will definitely be possible."

"But aren't you sure you won't lose money doing this?"

"We will lose money, but we will still make more. After all, we are the first to try this new thing. It's not someone else. And the contract also states that it's an exclusive production for five years. It can't be produced anywhere else, otherwise they would lose money."

"That's good. In any case, we can't do a losing business."

"By the way, girl, I heard you've also donated money to repair roads in other places."

"Yes, Mr. Chen, no matter what, although we've made a lot of money, we still need to give back to everyone. After thinking it over, I think we should start by building roads for everyone! Isn't there a saying that if you want to get rich, build roads first?"

The roads are built, but whether development can take place depends on individual abilities; you can't expect everyone to teach you everything.

“Girl, you’re right.”

"Chairman Li, everyone who came to learn greenhouse technology has arrived."

"Have you arranged accommodations?"

"It's all arranged."