With his father Mo Youshan's help, the recruitment process went surprisingly smoothly, which made Mo Yuan secretly chuckle. It sounded like everything was falling into place effortlessly, but strictly speaking, there was still a very important step that hadn't been completed.
That is, the land where Mo Yuan planned to build a factory, although the village party secretary Mo Youxian verbally agreed and said there wouldn't be any major problems, strictly speaking, hadn't been formally approved in a meeting of a few people in the village's brigade headquarters, so it couldn't be considered a real deal.
Therefore, as soon as things were settled here, Mo Yuan rushed to the brigade headquarters to finalize the land allocation. After all, the manpower was ready, and as long as the village approved the land for him, he could immediately prepare all kinds of building materials and start construction.
When Mo Yuan arrived at the brigade headquarters, he happened to arrive just as Mo Youxian was discussing matters with the accountant and several village women's directors and other cadres of all ranks. They still had to go through the formalities, and when they saw Mo Yuan arrive, Mo Youxian called him into the meeting room as well, asking Mo Yuan to first explain his ideas about using the land.
Mo Yuan knew that Mo Youxian wasn't truly unaware of these matters; rather, he wanted to hear Mo Yuan's views and plans. This way, Mo Youxian would have more confidence when speaking on his behalf, preventing it from seeming like it was merely his personal decision. Therefore, Mo Yuan wasn't afraid. After all, everyone present was a fellow villager, and they all knew each other very well. He cleared his throat and began to explain his plan in detail.
First, Mo Yuan talked about the land. This land was originally saline-alkali soil, unsuitable for growing crops, and had therefore been abandoned. Rather than wasting resources, it would be better to utilize it and realize its remaining value. Mo Yuan planned to lease the land and pay a certain amount of rent to the village. This would not only help the village increase its income but also make full use of this idle land.
Secondly, if Mo Yuan's factory is completed and put into production, it will have a positive impact on the entire Xiaomozhuang Village. It will not only create employment opportunities and attract villagers to work there, but also allow them to continue farming during the busy harvest season.
At other times, they can work in the factory, creating a win-win situation. Furthermore, this initiative is expected to increase the visibility of Xiaomozhuang Village and make the village more prosperous.
This would make it easier for young people in the village to get married, and they might even be more popular than young people in the city.
These words, half-joking and half-serious, drew a burst of laughter from everyone present. The women's director's smile was indeed tinged with bitterness. Although Mo Yuan spoke in a joking manner, he had to admit a fact: Xiao Mo Village had previously been extremely poor. It was a mountain village nestled against the mountains, but while other villages had more land, their village was surrounded by two mountains, leaving them with little to no economic benefit.
As a result, the village's annual harvest was not as good as other villages, and the grain tax was paid per capita. Gradually, the whole village became poorer and poorer. Girls were vying to marry elsewhere, but not many young girls were willing to marry into Xiaomozhuang. Therefore, there were quite a few bachelors in the village who were thirty-four years old. In the end, it all came down to one word: poverty!
Mo Yuan's words seemed to strike a chord with her. The problem was poverty; many people in the village couldn't find wives. If Mo Yuan could really boost the village's economy, she would be the first to support him.
But some people still doubt, "Can it really be that easy to do?"
"I'm not joking, you should believe me. As long as we all work together, our village will definitely develop better and better. Putting everything else aside, just wait and see. After the land is distributed in our village this year, every household will have plenty of surplus grain next year. At that time, inviting a matchmaker to come and see the grain at home will be more convincing than any words."
Who knows, girls from other villages might be eager to marry into our village! If we could build some more factories, allowing villagers to work and earn money from home without neglecting their farm work, within two years, our village's young men would be highly sought after in the city. Perhaps even a 34-year-old bachelor would be willing to marry into our village! After all, who doesn't want a better life?
Mo Yuan said earnestly. His words filled everyone with enthusiasm and anticipation, and they began to imagine a bright future.
Recalling the village's past conditions and comparing them to the blueprint Mo Yuan had painted, many people became incredibly excited. At least one thing Mo Yuan was right about: after the land was distributed this year, every household would definitely have enough food next year, which was truly heartening.
Many people nodded in agreement.
“Mo Yuan is right. We can’t stay poor forever. We must find a way to change the current situation,” someone echoed.
"But how can we develop the village?" another person asked.
Mo Yuan smiled and said, "That's an excellent question. I actually already have some preliminary ideas."
First, we can make full use of the resources of the two mountains in the village and use the suitable land to grow fruit trees. This will not only bring long-term and stable economic benefits, but also beautify the environment. As for the areas that are not suitable for cultivation, we can consider developing animal husbandry, such as raising chickens and ducks.
This way, land resources won't be wasted, and villagers' income sources will increase. Furthermore, we can introduce new technologies and projects to further improve villagers' income levels.
For example, we can utilize the stone resources in the mountains to carry out quarrying, processing and other businesses, providing raw materials for the construction industry, thereby maximizing economic benefits.
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