Lu Yanzheng took Qin Shen and the five Yang brothers to the border town, but although he left, he left behind a lot of things.
Since the intention is to develop Dingshui Village into a hub connecting Yongshan County and even the entire Yukang Prefecture, there is much to be done.
The first priority is to expand Dingshui Village.
Therefore, the newly established village committee of Dingshui Village immediately convened its first meeting.
"I have something to tell you all," Village Chief Li said to everyone, "Our Dingshui Village is going to expand."
Today, more than half of the members of the village committee are from the previous supervisory group. In addition, young members such as Chen Shao and Liu Yazi have been added. A village women's federation has also been established to help elderly people, women and children in the village who are experiencing difficulties.
Chen and Aunt Qin were in charge of managing the Women's Federation, with Jiang Qinyu assisting them.
Jiang Qinyu was not able to escape the village committee's appointment this time, and the unanimous approval made her the vice president of the village committee.
Originally, she was to be the president, but considering that she might live in the border town with Lu Yanzheng, she was made the vice president, but with the same duties as the president.
Village Chief Li was naturally the rightful chairman of the village committee, a fact that no one in the village questioned.
Jiang Qinyu originally wanted to use a modern title like "director," but after thinking about it, she decided to use "chairman" instead, as it would be easier to understand.
Let's get back to the present.
"What? Our village is going to expand? How?" Li Dachui stared wide-eyed at Village Chief Li.
Aunt Qin asked curiously, "Is this expansion due to more land allocated to our village, or an increase in the population?"
In their view, the expansion of a village is either due to land or people.
Village Chief Li nodded and then shook his head. After thinking for a moment, he looked at Jiang Qinyu and said, "Niece, why don't you go and say it?"
Jiang Qinyu told him this news, but he was afraid he couldn't explain the specifics clearly.
Jiang Qinyu did not refuse and nodded, saying, "Brother Zheng told me before he left that Dingshui Village will become a key hub connecting Yongshan County and the border town, and its development must be expanded."
"This expansion is not just about increasing the population and the land area, but also about supporting various industries..."
At this point, Meng Tianze raised his hand and asked, "Sister-in-law, what kind of industry should our village develop?"
“Brother Meng, that’s a good question,” Jiang Qinyu smiled at him. “Since we’re going to build industries around our village, we should naturally focus on our village’s unique characteristics. Let’s all think about what our village has to offer.”
Lu Yanzheng's move was not only due to the geographical location of Dingshui Village, but also because he wanted to help his fellow villagers get rich so that they could live a more comfortable life in the future.
When asked about the unique features of Dingshui Village, everyone frowned.
After a long while, Grandpa Jiang hesitated before speaking, “Well, I don’t know about our other specialties, but one thing is certain: we are poor. In the past, we were so poor that the boys couldn’t find wives, and it was also very difficult for the girls to marry into other villages.”
“Grandpa, that was all in the past. Our village is not poor now,” Chen Shao immediately retorted.
Grandpa Jiang stroked his beard and chuckled, "How could I not know? Isn't this talking about the unique features of our village? I think the best way to showcase how we went from poverty to wealth is to demonstrate our unique characteristics."
Jiang Qinyu gave Grandpa Jiang an encouraging look, "Grandpa is right, but if we want to have different industries, this specialty needs to be broken down into something that can lead the villagers to make money and get rich."
"Making money and getting rich?" Everyone started to frown and ponder again.
Jiang Qinyu didn't urge them. If Dingshui Village becomes stronger and stronger in the future, then the villagers will have to learn to think for themselves and solve problems on their own.
After a while, Liu Yazi suddenly said, "I understand!"
"What do you know that makes you understand?" Chen Shao rolled his eyes at him. "You're always making a fuss over nothing."
Liu Yazi ignored him and instead looked at Jiang Qinyu with bright eyes, asking, "Sister-in-law Lu, our village is near Yunshan Mountain, and there are many things in the mountains that we can't find outside. If we go up the mountain to collect these things and sell them, wouldn't that be considered a local specialty? But it can't be just one person or one family in the village doing it; the whole village has to do it together, right?"
“You’re not wrong,” Jiang Qinyu said with a smile. “This brings us to whether our village should continue with the current work-point system or revert to the old small family economic model.”
Although the village chief and others had never heard of the terms she used before, they could guess their meanings by considering the context.
“I still think we should continue with the work-point system so that everyone in the village can earn money together,” Aunt Qin said, raising her hand.
She was terrified of the hardships she had endured in the past few years, and now that things were finally looking up, she really didn't want to go back to the past.
Quite a few people shared Aunt Qin's idea and echoed her sentiments.
"Yes, if we want to get rich, we should get rich together; if we want to be poor, we should be poor together. Only by uniting can we live a better life."
Village Chief Li frowned. Although he also thought it was a good thing for everyone to be united, he felt that something was not quite right in the current situation, and the previous work point system was probably not suitable.
Seeing that everyone was discussing this again, Jiang Qinyu sighed inwardly. Well, she shouldn't be too hasty. Let's solve the immediate problem first.
“Listen to me, everyone,” Jiang Qinyu began, “the work point system was suitable for our previous situation, but if the village is to expand, this system will no longer be entirely suitable.”
"Huh? Then what would be appropriate?" Everyone looked at her.
Jiang Qinyu said, "If the village is to participate in the expansion and construction of Dingshui Village, then some people will inevitably embark on the road to business and wealth. This road is not suitable for everyone, and the specifics will depend on the circumstances."
Those who are engaged in business certainly can't manage the farm work themselves, and that's when they need help from others.
“My dear niece, if you put it that way, should we still use the work-point system?” Village Chief Li asked worriedly.
Jiang Qinyu smiled and said, "We can have two systems in one village, which means we can use the work point system, but also give each household the right to choose freely, depending on the specific circumstances of each household."
If we suddenly switch from the work point system, many people will definitely find it difficult to adapt, especially since everyone still relies heavily on this system.
But if there is room for choice, and people can see the advantages and disadvantages of different systems, they will naturally know how to choose.
"One village, two systems?" Village Chief Li was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted, clapping his hands and saying, "That's great! I think this method will definitely work!"
That's why it has to be his eldest niece! He can only think of one out of many when it comes to this kind of thing, but she can think of two that can exist at the same time.
"So what exactly does our village need to do?" Chen was more concerned about this.
Jiang Qinyu looked at them and asked, "What is our village that outsiders envy the most these days?"
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