Bai Ying nodded and smiled, "I do have something to trouble Secretary Liu with."
Before, she just wanted to save trouble and thought that it would be enough to establish a good relationship with the farm's deputy director Zhang Fang, but she ignored the fact that the farm was a subordinate unit of the army and was under the jurisdiction of the army.
No matter what the army wants to do, the farm has no way to stop it even if it disagrees, just like this time when the army suddenly changed its decision to let Accountant Ren supply seafood.
It was also because of this incident that Bai Ying felt that relying on the farm to run a business was still not stable enough, so she had an idea in her mind and thought it would be better to bring the team in as well.
The brigade doesn't care what the troops think. It only listens to the arrangements of the commune. No matter how far the troops reach, they cannot control the policies of the commune.
What's more, through the previous collection and planting of herbs, Bai Ying has established a good cooperative relationship with the team. The only difference is that she does not seek profit from the herbs, but she wants a share of the seafood.
After making up her mind, Bai Ying began to persuade him patiently, "Secretary Liu, you should also know that I have a seafood business cooperation with the farm. Look, our brigade is not far from the sea. I don't believe that Secretary Liu has never thought about making a living by the sea."
Secretary Liu took a puff of his cigarette and asked, "Comrade Xiaobai, are you planning to have the brigade engage in the seafood business like the farm does now?"
"That's not entirely true," Bai Ying said frankly. "The fishing ban is almost here. With a four- to five-month ban, seafood isn't a sustainable business. The harvest isn't guaranteed to be good over the course of the year, and storage and transportation are also said to be problematic."
"really."
Secretary Liu nodded, he had considered all these.
The initial investment is too much and it is not certain that the original cost can be recovered. The key is to find a way to collect seafood. The commune does not have such a great demand. They can't send it all the way to the state-owned restaurant in the county, right?
"So," Bai Ying's round eyes lit up with a smile, "I thought that instead of doing seafood business, why not produce seasonings? This kind of daily necessities is naturally in high demand, and it is also easy to store."
"You mean... producing salt?"
Secretary Liu was suddenly startled, as if his Ren and Du meridians were suddenly opened.
yes!
Since their brigade is close to the sea, why can't they build a salt field to refine sea salt?
After all, every household needs to use salt when cooking, especially farmers who do physical work in the fields. They will feel weak without eating salt, so there is no need to say much about the demand for salt.
This is a great and expensive idea, but the only problem is probably...
Secretary Liu laughed dryly and said, "We don't have the technology to make fine salt here. The coarse salt we make can only be used to pickle salted duck eggs, but it can't be used for cooking, and it definitely won't sell for a good price."
"That's not a problem. We have an old professor on the farm who knows how to refine fine salt."
Bai Ying apologized to Mr. Chen in her heart.
Although she knew how to extract fine salt, she couldn't explain how she knew it, so she could only blame it on Old Chen. Anyway, Old Chen's aura was already strong enough, so he shouldn't mind being a little stronger, right?
As for how Bai Ying knew the method?
Of course, that was because in her previous life, Liushu Village actually built a salt factory in the village. At that time, she was driven back to the Lin family. The Lin family disliked her for not making money and having to eat for free at home, so she had no choice but to go to the factory to earn money to pay for her living expenses.
Having worked in the factory for many years, Bai Ying is very familiar with the salt-making process. All she is doing now is to advance the salt-making factory by a few years.
"Secretary Liu, what do you think of my idea?" Bai Ying asked.
If this business is established, it will definitely be much more long-lasting and stable than selling seafood!
Qiao Xiaoling and Accountant Ren still felt that they were robbing her of her livelihood, but in fact they were just giving her a boost to continue her career.
Secretary Liu pondered and said, "My opinion on this matter doesn't count. After all, salt is a strategic commodity that the country must control. We can't just do it on our own. How about this? I'll report it to the commune and see if the leaders agree. If they do, we can go for it."
Bai Ying was not surprised by Secretary Liu's answer.
Whether now or in the future, salt companies are state-monopolized enterprises and private production is not allowed.
If Secretary Liu really agreed immediately, she would feel that he wanted her to go to jail.
"Okay, then I'll wait for your good news, Secretary Liu."
Bai Ying did not continue to pester Secretary Liu. She said a few simple words and left.
Hop on your bike and head back to the farm.
Bai Ying was still very happy.
Once I tell Secretary Liu about this, half of the problem is solved.
Not only does the commune lack a salt factory, but the county itself doesn't have one either. If this were to succeed, it would be a brilliant achievement for the leaders. Bai Ying was confident it would work, but she had to wait...
Just as Bai Ying arrived at the farm gate, before she could go in, she ran into Zhao Dayong driving over.
"Sister Bai!"
Zhao Dayong got out of the car and ran towards Bai Ying, breathless. He looked very anxious. "I just found out that that bastard named Yang has taken over your seafood business! What should we do?"
Bai Ying glanced at the militiamen still standing guard at the door. Several of them were Ding Zhenguo's men, who were secretly observing this side, trying to find out any information.
"Let's go back and talk."
Bai Ying gave Zhao Dayong a look and took him to the cowshed where Chen Ao lived.
Inside the house, Shen Ao was also there.
The three of them closed the door and began a secret conversation.
"I found out everything!"
Zhao Dayong angrily said, "Sister Bai's seafood business is all being disrupted by a guy named Yang. He went to our team leader and told him that the seafood pricing I negotiated with the farm was unreasonable and too expensive, and that I must have pocketed the profits. The team leader even scolded me and made me write a self-criticism. I swear to God, I didn't take a single cent of kickbacks!"
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