Chapter 239 White-Eyed Wolf

Since sending Zhang's father to his hometown to sweep the grave, Zhang Yunqi has never been to Yunxi Village as often as he does now. In addition to making chili and black bean sauce at the Qifengdu Fish Powder Shop of the No. 1 Middle School, he rushes to Yunxi Village every few days. He has only one purpose, to implement the Longjingyuan Canning Factory's crop planting professional cooperative.

After the beginning of spring, it is time to plant crops. Before the Lunar New Year, he has to set up the entire makeshift team so that the farmers who join the cooperative can plant seeds and raise seedlings.

The village party secretary Zhang Guorui and the village director Zhang Haijun are very enthusiastic about the idea of ​​establishing a crop planting cooperative to generate income for the villagers. Although they are all farmers facing the loess, they also have their own aspirations. They also want to do something big in Yunxi Village, just like Wu Renbao from Huaxi Village on TV! Of course, what other earth-shaking achievements can farmers make besides dealing with the land?

The new idea that Zhang Yunqi came up with was a very good one, to engage in the exclusive sale of agricultural products, which was very suitable for the actual situation in the village. They started publicity and statistics early on. The villagers were very enthusiastic about setting up a cooperative to grow the crops needed for the Longjingyuan Canning Factory. There were a total of 79 farmers in Yunxi Village, and at least 70 of them were willing to follow suit!
However, this crop planting professional cooperative was still a fashionable term in 1994. Even Zhang Guorui and Zhang Haijun were not very clear about how it worked and what its rules and regulations were. Although Zhang Yunqi talked about it a little, they only understood it roughly.

As for the other people in the village, they were even less clear about it, but they knew that Zhang Yunqi had acquired a canning factory in the city with an output value of tens of millions, which required a large amount of raw materials. Zhang Yunqi wanted to give this benefit to the village and planned to sign a sales contract with the farmers in the village. As long as they had land and strong arms, making money was a sure thing!
Such a great thing made the farmers in Yunxi Village excited.

One day after the Little New Year, the Yunxi Village Committee, after several discussions, finally finalized the rules and held a villagers' meeting in the small auditorium. They invited Zhang Yunqi and Niu Fen to come and sort out the matter of this crop planting professional cooperative with the villagers.

Niu Fen is now the head of the purchasing department of Longjingyuan Cannery. He is fully responsible for the production and sales of raw materials. He will be in charge of all future contacts between the cooperative and Longjingyuan, so he will naturally attend this villagers' meeting.

The villagers' meeting was held at 7 o'clock in the evening, and Zhang Yunqi and Niu Fen arrived in Yunxi Village at noon.

The two had lunch at Zhang Haijun's house.

Ji Ling is here too.

She came to the village to play in Zhang Yunqi's car several days ago, but Zhang Yunqi has been very busy recently, and even if he has some free time, he is always busy in the fish meal shop selling his chili and black bean sauce. It is impossible for him to be like before, when the winter and summer vacations came, Ji Ling returned to Yunxi Village and thought of ways to take her out to play.

After finishing his meal, it was still early, so Zhang Yunqi took advantage of the free time and went to Jiangjunling with Ji Ling and her cousin Zhang Xiaomei to spend the afternoon there.

The beginning of spring has just passed, and the smell of deep winter is still strong. The yellow leaves are withered, and wild grasses are everywhere. The abundant wild fruits in midsummer are nowhere to be seen. There is really nothing fun. The three of them are older and gradually become sensible. Even if the feelings remain the same, it is difficult to find the feeling of childhood. However, Ji Ling is different. He has a smile on his little face and always has a bouncing step. He feels fresh and excited about everything in the mountains and fields, like a child who never grows up.

After having dinner early in the evening, Zhang Yunqi and Niu Fen went to the small auditorium together.

The small auditorium in Yunxi Village is a legacy from the early 1970s. It has a history of more than 20 years and is very small. The wall tiles are all rammed earth. A few dim light bulbs are hung on the moldy beams, which are covered with cobwebs and are dilapidated and old. Apart from the young and strong adults in the village, the aunts and uncles who love to join in the fun also bring small stools and gather inside, eating melon seeds and chatting. There are also babies who have not been weaned crying loudly. It is really a mess.

After Zhang Yunqi and Niu Fen arrived, they were directly invited to the podium by Zhang Guorui and Zhang Haijun.

The so-called rostrum was a three-meter-wide red brick platform with a long wooden table on it and covered with a red cloth that had not been washed for who knows how long. There were two long wooden benches behind it. The village party secretary Zhang Guorui, who was sitting in the middle, spoke first. He first presented to everyone the preliminary opinions that he and Zhang Yunqi had discussed, and then introduced Zhang Yunqi very solemnly and enthusiastically.

This young man with delicate skin and tender face made all the villagers burst into spontaneous applause!
As the number one figure in Yunxi Village, Zhang Yunqi's vision of leading the villagers to create income and become rich has become a household name. At the same time, his personal reputation has been pushed to an unparalleled position in the village gossip center, even surpassing the village's son-in-law, Ji Ling's father, Ji Zhong, who now holds the high position of deputy mayor!
Amidst the warm applause, Zhang Yunqi first stood up and bowed, then said with a smile: "Good evening, uncles and aunts. Uncle Guorui has just introduced the general situation. I will not waste your time and will specifically talk about the general framework of the crop planting professional cooperative we are going to establish. First of all, this crop planting professional cooperative is not the previous advanced cooperative or people's commune. It is a new type of economic cooperation organization based on the family contract management system. Secondly, based on the underwriting contract provided by the cannery, what crops to plant and how much to plant will be determined according to the production plan of the Longjingyuan Cannery. The form is the form of scattered planting and unified marketing. What does it mean? It means that the cultivated land will not be transferred, and the farmers who join the cooperative will pay a certain amount of share capital..."

"Boy, from what you said, we have to pay money to set up this cooperative?" A middle-aged man with yellow teeth and smoking a pipe sitting below interrupted Zhang Yunqi.

This man is Li Junlin, the biological father of Zhang Yunqi's junior high school classmate Li Rong. Li Rong was also standing below, looking at Zhang Yunqi on the rostrum, his eyes flickering with an indescribable feeling. Zhang Yunqi smiled and explained: "Of course, since we want to establish a professional economic cooperation organization, we must carry out standardized production and operation management, and we need to hire people to do the financial processing and transportation, and we also need office space. This cannot be done without money."

A woman who was cracking pumpkin seeds spoke up, her voice like an awl: "My son, I heard that you are worth tens of millions and drive a foreign brand rickshaw worth millions. You are so rich, hiring a few workers and buying a few offices are just a drop in the bucket for you. Why bother asking us uncles and aunts who can't even bear to eat meat to pay for it?"

"That's right. We can afford to spend this little money, but you can only afford to eat one less meal. Yunqi, you are the pride of our village. Spending this money is a contribution to the village."

Zhang Yunqi listened to the villagers talking one after another. Although what they said was not pleasant to the ear and was completely ignorant, it was not funny because he knew that for this group of farmers, the fiscal and taxation system reform that has been implemented has made their burden very heavy. It is not easy to make some money. Every penny is dug out of the mud. When they heard that they had to pay money to set up such a professional cooperative, it was normal for them to have some opinions and ideas.

Zhang Yunqi said: "Of course I can pay for this money, but if I pay for it all, how can I guarantee everyone's enthusiasm for farming? Everyone should understand that once I pay for all the funds, it is a company. I am the boss, everyone works for me, and all the profits are mine. But the planting professional cooperative is different. It is an economic mutual aid organization united by everyone. The uncles and aunts present are all bosses, working for themselves. Moreover, the cooperative is voluntary to join, free to withdraw, democratically managed, and surpluses are returned, which can maximize the rights and interests of every farmer who joins the cooperative!"

As soon as Zhang Yunqi finished speaking, the villagers in the audience began to discuss it. It seemed that everyone had an idea, until Zhang Haijun stood up and interrupted: "Let me say this. Whether Yunqi has money is his personal business. Anyway, he comes to the village every now and then to discuss this matter. He has only one purpose, to help the elders and villagers, make money together, and make the situation of every household in our Yunxi Village better! And he just said that joining is voluntary and leaving is free. Whether this thing can be done or not, let's listen to him and make a conclusion. Don't argue now!"

Zhang Haijun's well-organized words calmed the noisy scene a little.

Zhang Yunqi continued, "Let me continue what I just said. First, Longjingyuan Cannery took the lead and initiated the establishment of Yunxi Village Crop Planting Professional Cooperative with 18 yuan of funds, accounting for 60% of the shares. Farmers who want to join the cooperative raised 12 yuan, accounting for 40% of the shares. After the establishment of the cooperative, a member meeting was held, and all members voted to elect the chairman and vice chairman of the cooperative, and set up an office, production technology department, processing department, transportation department, and finance department. With these basic departments necessary for the cooperative in the early stage, according to the raw material demand plan of Longjingyuan Cannery, the cooperative will formulate a unified production plan, and uniformly supply seeds, pesticides, and fertilizers at a fair price. The farmers who join the cooperative will plant them separately. Finally, the cooperative will connect the agricultural products to the purchasing department of Longjingyuan Cannery."

It seems that no one really listened to Zhang Yunqi's words, because his words "farmers who want to join the cooperative must gather 12 yuan" were too powerful! At that time, a villager pulled a wooden stick and counted on the mud floor: "A total of 12 yuan, even if all of our households follow suit, each household will have to pay more than yuan!"

The villagers nearby were stunned when they heard this.

Then, the shabby little auditorium suddenly felt like a pot of boiling water!

All the participants were vying to speak.

They thought this was a good thing, and they could make money. If they did a good job and Longjing Garden was profitable, every household in Yunxi Village would probably have a lot of money this year! But this prerequisite was too harsh. It was really too difficult for them to pay such a large sum of money!
Amid the noise of the crowd, Tian Mingsheng, a capable man with a clear mind, stood up and said something crucial: "Son, I want to ask you a question now. After we pay so much money to sell the crops to the cannery, how will the harvest be divided?"

Zhang Yunqi immediately responded: "The method of profit distribution is mainly a combination of dividends based on shares and returns based on transaction volume. 60% of the distributable profit each year will be returned to everyone based on transaction volume, and 40% will be distributed as dividends based on share capital. Uncle Mingsheng, let me put it simply. If the cooperative's distributable profit this year is 100 million, then 60 of it will be distributed to you according to the proportion of crops you have submitted, and the remaining will be distributed to you as dividends based on your shares."

"You can sell some crops for a million? Boss, are you going to grow gold?" A young man with dyed yellow hair immediately sang a different tune.

This guy is called Tian Xiaohai. He is not much older than Zhang Yunqi. He is in his early twenties and works in Guangdong. He just came back to the village to celebrate the New Year after the factory holiday. He is dressed like an ordinary person, but his behavior is not very serious. As a migrant worker, he doesn't care about the cooperative affairs in the village at all. He comes here purely to join in the fun and watch the show. The way he speaks is like a monkey seeking a mate, which makes the young women who are eating melon seeds very happy.

Zhang Yunqi didn't care much. After everyone had laughed and talked enough, he said, "The benefits of profit distribution in a professional cooperative are obvious. If it were a company, there would be no such thing as a return of transaction volume. All profits would be distributed according to shares. In addition, if I invested the full amount, then all the profits would belong to me alone. Of course, I also know that it may not be easy to suddenly ask every household in the village to pay such a large sum of money, so I still say that joining is voluntary and leaving is free. If you feel it is not suitable, don't make it difficult. Those who cannot join the cooperative can work for the cooperative in the future and earn wages. However, I have to make it clear to all the uncles and aunts here in advance!"

Zhang Yunqi looked at the young and strong men smoking their pipes in the audience. Under the dim light, he was very familiar with their dark and rough faces. His tone was also very sincere: "All uncles and aunts have watched me, Zhang Yunqi, grow up. You should know me well. I, Zhang Yunqi, am still young and I can't say I have much ability, but if you are willing to believe in me, I can also make some contributions to the village within my ability, then I will definitely do my best! As for this cooperative, no matter what, we must do it. If Yunxi Village can't do it, I will ask the Zhaoping Township Government to do it. If Zhaoping Township can't do it, I will ask the Longwan Town Government to do it! When the time comes, all uncles and aunts, don't say that I, Zhang Yunqi, am an ungrateful wolf and not a human being!"

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