Chen Zhifang asked someone to send the four children from Hexi Village back. Fights between children were very common in the village. It was not worth ruining the relationship between the two villages because of this matter. What's more, we were the victorious side.
"Baoer, what did you just say about setting up a factory to make money?" Chen Zhifang was a little confused. How could they set up a factory privately? This was a serious violation of policy.
Fu Baoer had actually had this idea a long time ago, but she just hadn't found the right opportunity to say it. "Grandpa, there are only about 300 people in our village. Although there's enough food at the end of each year, every family can't save much. But Hexi Village is more prosperous than us. Have you ever thought about why?"
How could Chen Zhifang not know this? Their Qingshan Village had only become better off in recent years. In the past, they were a notorious begging village and a poor village, and Hexi Village was their old creditor.
But now they no longer need to borrow food.
"Hexi Village is the first village established here since the founding of the People's Republic of China. It has a large population and occupies a large area. Moreover, they are lucky as they are next to a small iron mine. Alas, in the first few years, during the Great Steel Production Campaign, Hexi Village took advantage of this favorable situation and became richer and richer, didn't it?" Chen Zhifang felt jealous. Looking at the children just now, they were dressed more decently than the children in our village.
Fu Baoer organized her words and said, "Grandpa, I also heard what Grandpa Shen Xiuqi said. He said that under the current economic system, we should seek breakthroughs appropriately and not be led by others."
Chen Zhifang didn't take Fu Bao'er's words lightly because she was young. On the contrary, everyone in the village knew that Fu Bao'er was very opinionated despite her young age. "Bao'er, tell Grandpa carefully what Shen Xiuqi meant."
Fu Baoer did not lie. When she was studying with Shen Xiuqi, she heard him lament that the current situation was not good. The people were having a hard time and could not make money by relying on the market. Private transactions were against the policy and would have a certain impact on the national economy in the long run.
But when Fu Baoer asked Shen Xiuqi if he had any solution, he shook his head, looking helpless. It was true that although he was very good at business before, he could not protect himself now and could not use any means.
Fu Baoer went back and went into the Dongtian Mansion to read a lot of books of that era. He roughly figured out the idea that it was nothing more than making money. If they couldn't do it openly, why couldn't they do it secretly?
From the many recipes she had collected, Fu Baoer finally chose to make wine. She handed the copied paper to Chen Zhifang, "Grandpa, this is something I saw in an ancient book. You are not allowed to tell anyone else."
Of course Chen Zhifang wouldn't. To round it up, Fu Bao'er is his goddaughter. "Bao'er, this is for making wine. There's not enough food to eat now, where would there be any leftover to make wine?"
Fu Baoer certainly took all this into consideration, so the top priority was to increase grain production and accumulate capital for factory construction, and she had more experience in this regard.
"Grandpa, I have a way, but whether to use it or not depends on whether you and Grandpa Youtian dare to do it." Fu Baoer handed over a piece of paper, blinked and slipped away.
Chen Zhifang looked at the paper for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and went to Wang Youtian's house. The two chatted in the inner room all night. When they came out, both of them looked excited, as if they had seen good days beckoning to them.
In fact, Fu Baoer's two methods, one is to open mountains and slopes, build terraces to increase grain production, and the other is to secretly build a winery, divide the households and select trustworthy people to participate in the winemaking, both of which are very risky.
Not to mention the irreversible impact on the ecology of Daqingshan, the workload alone would not be completed overnight. Therefore, on this basis, Chen Zhifang and Wang Youtian discussed that the top priority was to control ditches and level the land, improve the soil, and build canals to store water. The mountains could be mined, but in moderation and without haste.
As for the winery, it can be built simultaneously, based on small-scale workshops, and gradually form Qingshan Village's own pillar industry. You can't get rich overnight, you have to take it slow.
Fu Baoer was well aware of these shortcomings. She was just pointing a way for the villagers of Qingshan Village to follow, and she would support them from behind. With her, increasing grain production would not be a problem. She had plenty of water and fertilizer in her cave, and the winery was even easier. The recipe was a cover, and the real secret was her magical river water.
Of course, no one can know this.
A few days later, Chen Zhifang and Wang Youtian gathered all the villagers for a talk, and they decided to cultivate all the leveled land in the village before spring, and also make use of the wasteland.
In the following days, in addition to going to work every day, they also had to repair canals. Chen Zhifang even made a bold statement that their village must achieve an output of 700 kilograms per mu this year.
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole village was in an uproar, especially the families that did not have many strong laborers and the old couple from the city, none of them were willing to do these jobs.
"Hmph, you don't have to work. Just make it to the end of the year and don't be jealous of others who get more food and earn more money than you." Wang Youtian has always been strict in the village. He and Chen Zhifang are in unison and work together very well.
"The captain is right. We're doing this so that the whole village can live a good life. Why do the Hexi Village next door have to beat drums and gongs every year? Aren't you jealous?" Chen Zhifang pointed at the households that were really struggling. "I understand your difficulties, so I won't force you. If you can't do this, you can do what you can. I'll still give you work points, just fewer."
The secretary has said so, what else can we say? Think about it, it’s all for ourselves. It doesn’t matter if we are a little tired. The most important thing is to save more money at the end of the year.
The meeting ended, and Chen Zhifang selected thirty people to stay. These were the trustworthy families carefully selected by him and Wang Youtian. The other villagers saw that these people basically had many strong laborers in their families, and thought that the team leader and secretary wanted to discuss the land reclamation with them, so they left without any doubt.
The meeting went quite smoothly, mainly because for the common people, making money was enough. As for violating policies, they had the secretary and the team leader to cover it. At most, they were deceived. Who would bother with a group of illiterate old farmers?
As the saying goes, the timid will die of starvation, and the bold will die of gluttony. The people in Qingshan Village have had enough of hard times. Since Chen Zhifang and Wang Youtian are fighting in the front, they only need to help with the work to earn money. Why not do it?
Now that we have reached a consensus, the next step is just four words: just do it!
P.S. If you are interested, you can go and learn about Xue Dazhai and Huaxi Village. I exaggerated and reproduced it based on this.
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