Riding the wind of rebirth

The banquet was held in a private room in the banquet hall of Qionghai Hotel. Everyone went back to the private room and had tea for a while. Liu Meie and Shamaricong also arrived.

At this point, Zhou Zhi and Li Yutang had already discussed the issue of transferring many of Lianhe Township's industries.

After Zhou Zhi arrived in Lianhe Township, he actually added a lot of facilities and industries to the township. In addition to the green energy project and the seedling base for two kinds of tree seedlings, he also built a lot of facilities, from small things like a radio station and township cultural and sports equipment to large things like satellite network communication equipment, chicken farms, pig farms, and mountain product purchasing stations.

However, apart from the green energy project that provides electricity to the township, the distillery that is related to the grain station itself, and the seedling base that is related to all the villagers and jointly built with the Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the Agricultural University, the rest of these industries, except for those of a public welfare nature, have been transferred to private ownership in Zhouzhi.

For example, the chicken and pig breeding farms were transferred to Aunt Gillie, the winery in Zhouzhi was transferred to Azi, and the mountain products purchasing station was transferred to Hailai; not all of them were transferred to the collective.

Li Yutang is now asking this question, asking what Zhou Zhi was thinking at the time.

"The reason is actually very simple. Apart from those industries that cannot be done without the support of the collective, I have transferred all the remaining businesses that can be contracted out to private individuals, even if the fees are only symbolic."

“Yes, I just want to know why,” Li Yutang said. “I heard from Renzhong that the transfer fees you received from Aunt Gillie and Hailai were completely symbolic, and you didn’t take a penny from the winery you transferred to Azi, saying it was for her dowry.”

"Since it's all going to be given away anyway, why not give it to a group instead of an individual?"

"Because I think these industries can only be preserved in the hands of individuals. If they are transferred to the collective, property disputes and internal conflicts will soon arise. Those who work will feel that they have not received reasonable compensation, while those who slack off will feel that they are entitled to enjoy benefits. In the end, everyone will lose motivation, the enterprise will go from profit to loss, and eventually become a burden on the collective, forcing them to contract out or sell it at a significant discount."

“Instead of waiting until then, it’s better to transfer it to an individual now,” Zhou Zhi said. “There’s no other way; that’s human nature, especially in a place like Lianhe Township, where interpersonal relationships can be ruined by a sheep, a chicken, or a tree. If there’s a conflict of interest, then Uncle Tu’s job will be difficult.”

"On the other hand, if a group of people become leaders in getting rich emerge, more and more people will learn from them under their influence."

“The only problem is that the industry is a bit too concentrated in Grandpa Chi Ri’s house,” Zhou Zhi said with a smile. “But my reasoning is also very sound. When I was a wanderer in Lianhe Township, it was Grandpa Chi Ri who took me in and took me in for three years without any complaints. Now I want to repay him, isn’t that only natural?”

"Moreover, given the prestige of Grandpa Chiri, Uncle Tu, and Azi, entrusting it to them is the least controversial option."

“I am well aware of the prestige of Old Chiri and Tu Liangzhi, but where does Azi’s prestige come from?”

“Azi is quite respected now, especially when he wears his white coat,” Shamaricong said with a smile. “Now that there’s a health center in town, Azi helps the villagers with medical checkups, medicine, and injections. The villagers respect him a lot!” “Oh right, I forgot about that. The Lianhe Town Health Center isn’t fully staffed yet. Azi is the one holding down the fort right now. It’s not easy for him!” Li Yutang suddenly remembered.

At this point, Liu Meie called the head waiter over and began to arrange for the dishes to be served. Everyone took their seats and continued chatting.

Liu Meie hadn't seen Zhou Zhi for quite some time, and greeted him and Xiao Miao warmly: "I heard that Xiao Miao and you are working on some high-tech project in Lianhe Township? The satellite launched a few days ago is related to your research? That's amazing! Renzhong told me about it when he came back and scolded me. I only dared to believe it when Lao Li came back and told me. How is Xiao Miao so amazing?!"

"Actually, the satellite project and Xiao Miao's research aren't that closely related... Well, that's not quite right either, they are starting to be related now." Zhou Zhi laughed, "After this launch, when we discussed the follow-up mission with Professor Yu and Professor Sun, Professor Sun planned to have Xiao Miao take charge of developing part of the computational program."

"There are follow-up missions?" Even Li Yutang was quite surprised. Although the satellite base operates independently and is not under the jurisdiction of the state, each local military representative has a seat on the Standing Committee. It is impossible for him to be completely unaware of the base's mission. There is a lot of work that needs to be done in cooperation and active promotion, and the two sides even need to take care of each other.

Li Yutang knew far more about that money-burning contraption than Yan Xiaoliang and Hong. A single launch was equivalent to burning through tens of millions of dollars, not including the costs of satellite design, manufacturing, satellite-rocket transportation, debugging, installation, and so on.

Although he had AXA Fund as a backer, and the financier was the third son of the largest wealthy family in Hong Kong, Li Yutang knew that things were not simple just because Li Laosan always made sure to bring Zhou Zhi along whenever he came to Liangshan.

In addition, I now have a fairly good understanding of the Clover Group. Every time I see the name Clover Group, I become more cautious. The news said that this launch was the first joint commercial commission between a domestic company and Hong Kong capital, which refers to the Clover Group and AXA Fund.

In fact, Li Yutang is still not very clear about the equity relationship between Clover Group and AXA Fund, but he is very clear that Zhou Zhi has absolute say within Clover Group.

To be able to launch satellites together with AXA Funds, and even launch multiple satellites in one go, is already quite remarkable, but there was actually a follow-up.

“Yes, the launch a while ago was just an experimental preliminary mission, and the results were very surprising. However, it only completed a quarter of the overall mission.” Zhou Zhi explained patiently, after all, the subsequent missions might require strong cooperation from others: “Our ultimate goal is to build a space satellite network consisting of five geostationary orbit satellites and ten medium orbit communication satellites, which can realize our own satellite communication and microwave-to-satellite relay communication needs worldwide.”

Compared to Li Yutang's surprise, Liu Meie was both surprised and proud. Back then, when she first met this young man who was stirring the pot with her younger brother in Lianhe Township, she noticed his extraordinary qualities. She then told her brother to make sure he got along well with him and even arranged for her husband to contact him. Looking back now, it seems that her judgment was quite good.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but laugh: "I still remember the first time we met, I found out that you were the top liberal arts student in the college entrance exam, and now it seems you're also very good at science! Will you follow in Xiao Miao's footsteps and switch to science or engineering in the future? You're pursuing a doctorate now, right?" (End of Chapter)