Seeing that everyone was present, the village chiefs Geng Weimin and Wang Qinglin stood on the stage together and said, "Alright, alright, everyone, be quiet."
"Today, I'm sure everyone has noticed that the reason we've gathered the two villages together for a meeting is because we really want to tell everyone something very important..."
The people sitting below were stunned, and some even stood up excitedly, suspecting they had misheard. This idea of ​​contracting a mountain, planting fruit trees, and setting up a factory sounded more and more fantastic the more they listened. Isn't this really what their village wanted to do?
People who knew each other looked at each other in disbelief!
"No, Village Chief, are you serious? I understood every word you said, but when you put it all together, I feel like I heard it wrong."
"Wang Da, your ears are not working well. Didn't the village chief make it very clear..."
"You have good ears, so tell me what the village chief is talking about..."
More and more villagers joined in the debate, and gradually everyone understood that what they had heard was real! They hadn't heard it wrong! They hadn't even hallucinated!
"Alright, alright, be quiet and listen to me."
"First of all, I want to tell you that this mountain is not something the commune can just contract out to us. If you want to get paid after the factory is built, everyone here will have to pay first."
"Secondly, there is the issue of management. The hilltops are connected, so the two villages jointly contracted them and also managed them together.
We've been calculating all morning today, including the contracting fees, the cost of the saplings, the cost of building the factory, and the workers' wages. We estimate the initial investment to be around 6,000 yuan. We don't have a tight budget, so we'll convert the large canteen into a factory building first, and then rebuild it later when we make money. There are a total of 163 households in the two villages, so we'll calculate it by household, and your shares will be determined by how much you contribute. So I have to be frank up front: the more you contribute now, the more you'll get when the dividends are distributed. Don't get jealous when the time comes."
The shock was so great that every last resident of both villages was completely silent! We've been holding meetings for so many years, and even though village officials have been replaced several times, this is the first time we've encountered something like this.
The village cadres of the two villages looked at this situation and knew that this matter could not be rushed. Even they had spent the whole morning digesting it.
"Okay, everyone, there's no need to crowd here. Go home and have a good discussion with your family. We can't force you to buy shares. If you really don't want to contribute a penny, then write a certificate and submit it to the village committee to avoid confusion later.
Let me remind you again, we only have so many original shares, and the shareholding varies depending on the amount of money contributed, so I hope everyone will go back and discuss it carefully with their families. Bring your money to the village committee before 8:00 tonight, or we won't wait for you after that time."
The village chief did not tell anyone about what Shen Anning had brought up, because no one knew whether it was good or bad, and if things went wrong, they didn't want Shen Anning to be blamed by the villagers.
The village cadres of the two villages thought that things would not go so smoothly, but within ten minutes after the meeting, someone came to the village committee with money to sign the agreement.
For the whole afternoon, people came and went in several rooms of the village office. Every time someone came and signed the shareholding agreement, the accountant would add a sum to the total amount. The two accountants were very happy as they watched the numbers in the notebook accumulate. The village finally had this opportunity, and if they missed it, they didn't know when they would have the next one.
The accounts were settled overnight, and the total amount of public accounts of the two villages was 1,300 yuan.
There are 163 households, and every one of them has invested. Some have invested more, and some have invested less. For example, Geng Weimin, the village chief of Gengjiatun, has two children, daughter Geng Yue and son Guoqing, who have both been admitted to university. During the holidays, his children often tell him about what is happening outside. He also went to Beijing during the Chinese New Year this year, and his daughter bought two courtyards there for more than 40,000 yuan!
He had seen the outside world, so he was very courageous, and he listened to his daughter and son, believed in Shen An Ning, and took out all the family assets at once, investing all 3,000 yuan!
Inspired by him, the village cadres who had originally planned to invest only one or two hundred yuan hardened their resolve and also invested most of their family fortunes. There was no other way. If everyone else took so much when the money was divided, and you only took a few yuan, who would be happy? Maybe you could win by taking a gamble!
Several people calculated together for several hours and verified it several times. After confirming that it was correct, they recorded everyone's shareholding on red paper. The two villages each kept a copy just in case. This time, the total investment amount of 163 households in the two villages was 42,530 yuan, far exceeding their expectations.
Early the next morning, the village cadres who had worked up all night were in high spirits. They beat drums and gongs and went to the threshing ground with red paper.
The villagers had never thought that the village cadres could pull such a trick. On a big red paper was written how much money each household had invested and how much they held. This public announcement made it clear at a glance who had invested more and who had invested less. The wealthy families had as little as 0.8%, while the poorest had as little as 0.00%...
"Everyone, please don't panic. The reason we're announcing your shareholding situation is to avoid disputes in the future.
We are all very confident that we can lead everyone to a better life. This is our only chance. Don't worry about losing money if you invest too much, and don't regret investing too little. Before things are done, no one knows what will happen next. Starting tomorrow, each household will provide one strong laborer, and the former team leaders will lead them to the mountains to open up wasteland and remove weeds. . . . "
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