"Fellow villagers, please be quiet and listen to what I have to say."
Chen Dong held a megaphone and shouted at the crowd. At the same time, he gave Hua Zi a look, signaling him to turn off the power to the megaphone.
There was a brief pause.
After Hua Zi turned off the recording speaker, the surrounding noise also disappeared.
Everyone looked at Chen Dong with curiosity.
"Cough cough!"
Chen Dong coughed lightly and spoke into the loudspeaker.
"Dear fellow villagers, uncles and aunts, I believe you have all come here for the sake of treasury bonds. Here, I want to make it clear to you all."
"The treasury bonds you hold will be redeemed upon maturity, returning the principal at face value, along with the corresponding interest."
"Based on the current interest rates offered by the government, a 100-yuan treasury bond can be exchanged for 110-140 yuan."
"Specifically, it depends on whether the treasury bonds you hold are three-year or five-year bonds."
No sooner had he finished speaking than someone in the crowd shouted.
"We came here to sell treasury bonds. Are you saying you're not going to buy them anymore?"
Upon hearing this, the crowd erupted into a frenzy, and the noise resumed.
"Are you still accepting treasury bonds or not? Didn't you come to our village yesterday to announce that you were going to collect treasury bonds from everyone? Are you lying?"
"Exactly, if they weren't going to accept treasury bonds, why didn't they say so? Isn't that lying?"
"......"
Looking at the restless crowd, Chen Dong revealed a victorious smile.
He could imagine the immense driving force behind this seemingly contradictory statement.
The reason is actually quite simple.
On the one hand, there is a blind following mentality, just like when people set up stalls to sell tea eggs. Seeing others buy such expensive tea eggs, they also want to try them and see why they are twice as expensive as other tea eggs.
On the other hand, there is the rebellious mentality.
The more Chen Dong described the treasury bonds as infinitely wonderful, the more people felt that if they didn't sell them now, they would probably be stuck with them forever.
There is no other reason.
In the eyes of ordinary people, banks are sacred and the most authoritative.
However, the banks don't have the money to exchange currency for everyone. What are ordinary people supposed to think?
Chen Dong raised the megaphone and spoke again.
"Fellow villagers, we are here to collect treasury bonds, of course. The bag at my feet contains the cash we are here to buy treasury bonds."
"The reason I'm telling you all this is so you won't be kept in the dark. When we do business, it has to be a mutual agreement. Don't you all agree?"
Upon hearing this, the crowd stirred again, with many nodding in agreement.
What a kind person!
Just as Chen Dong said, it doesn't mean that ordinary people are stupid when they sell you their treasury bonds at a discount.
Some people were forced into it, some were helpless, but after listening to Chen Dong's story, at least psychologically, they felt much more at ease.
"Now that we've made things clear, those who are willing to sell treasury bonds to us at a 50% discount, come and exchange them here now."
As he spoke, Chen Dong gave instructions to Jiang Fei and the others.
"Maintain order and absolutely prevent any chaos."
"I understand, Brother Dong!"
This wasn't the first time they'd done this; they were quite adept at it.
Soon, they each found their own niche.
Jiang Fei and A Hu, two tall and burly men, each stood on one side, responsible for maintaining order at the scene.
The remaining people split into two groups to count the face value of the treasury bonds in the hands of the people and to hand over the cash to them.
Chen Dong was not idle either. He would ask every citizen who came forward to sell treasury bonds if they were really willing to sell.
Although the process is a bit troublesome, it can avoid a lot of trouble.
People from other places, in particular, should pay more attention to these things.
If someone with ulterior motives takes advantage of this and stirs up trouble, they might say something like, "Outsiders have come here to bully the locals."
Therefore, getting a beating is considered mild; if things go wrong, they might even have their money stolen.
......
"Uncle!"
Upon seeing the person approaching, Lin Zhiyuan called out first.
"Dad, why are you back?"
Lin Zhiming shrank his neck, and his hand, which was counting money, froze.
Seeing this, Lin Zhengqing grunted and ignored the two of them. Then, he looked at Chen Dong and said with a smile.
"Dongzi, let me introduce you to someone."
"Okay, Uncle."
Chen Dong responded, gave a few instructions to the group, and then left.
inside the house.
Lin Zhengqing pointed to the middle-aged man beside him and introduced him.
"Dongzi, this is Mayor Li from the town. He heard about your treasury bond collection and came to see you."
Upon hearing this, Chen Dong's heart tightened.
He had just invited them to the government office to collect treasury bonds, which they refused, and then he came here to take a look.
If there were no connection between these things, even a child probably wouldn't believe it.
However, on the surface, Chen Dong remained calm and politely greeted Mayor Li.
"Hello, Mayor Li."
"Hello, young comrade!"
The mayor in front of me, Mr. Li, is in his fifties, of medium build, and wears black-rimmed glasses, making him look more like a scholar.
While Chen Dong was observing Mayor Li, Mayor Li was also observing him.
He couldn't believe it when he first saw Chen Dong.
This young man rejected my suggestion?
From another perspective.
His purpose in coming here was to 'find fault'.
The buying and selling of treasury bonds is a private matter and has no direct relationship with the government.
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