1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 134 The company doesn’t trust you, and you don’t trust the company either
(Second Edition)
Although the word "local celebrity" has become a derogatory term in later generations, there is actually a reason why it has existed for thousands of years.

If you have read the book "County and Township China" or studied topics such as "Modernization of County Governance", you will know...

Before officially entering the Internet 2.0 era, due to various objective factors such as poor transportation, underdeveloped information, primitive economic structure, single source of income, and poor cultural level, most rural areas had more or less the "Nut Island Effect" and "Island Effect".

In this kind of micro-ecological social environment, whether you like it or not, there must be a leader who can stand up and use his status and strength to empower himself to help allocate resources within the village, coordinate and resolve internal conflicts, assume responsibility for external communication and ensure the basic living standards of the villagers.

There is no way. People are lazy, and the lower the level of cognition, the more serious the laziness. They will also show strong anxiety and rejection of external things and new things. If there is no such person to stand up and give orders, everything will only get worse.

In fact, this is also the core reason why, for a long time, villagers in many places have complained about the local sages but have endured them obediently from beginning to end... It is nothing but path dependence caused by inertia.

In someone's words, it is "exaggerated mental loss aversion caused by group self-hypnosis based on human selfishness and laziness."

Only those who specialize in this area know that, as the main carrier of internal management and external communication in rural areas, the good or bad of local sages is actually influenced by the overall environment...or in other words, they are the truest epitome of this social consciousness.

Therefore, from a macro perspective, the local celebrities before 1994 and the local celebrities after 1994 should not be regarded as the same group of people.

Some things can only be said briefly.

Objectively speaking, the local celebrities after 94 were absolutely disgusting. Even their names were black. Even Qi and Lu, which were known as the hometown of Confucius and Mencius, were famous throughout the country for the problem of "local celebrities and village tyrants" from the mid-to-late s to the end of the millennium... The local celebrities in Linyi dared to confront the camera directly, slapped the TV reporter to the ground in the yard, and locked him up to prevent him from leaving. How could ordinary people dare to think about it?

But the local celebrities before 94 were not so bad.

It cannot be said that there are no selfish bad people among them, nor can it be said that they have never done things that bully others, but on the whole, the local elders at that time still regarded it as their responsibility to "lead the villagers to live a good life"... Although they did do a lot of extraordinary things in the process, from the starting point, this kind of "everything for the small collective" idea, it is really hard to say whether he is right or wrong.

Therefore, most of the village elders at this time have an absolute first-class influence on the villagers. Even if they do not have any administrative titles, what they say will definitely not be less important than the village leader.

Therefore, when Third Uncle and others told Yang Mo implicitly that although it was not convenient for them to directly command the production teams in the village, it would not be difficult to "persuade" these production teams if there were legitimate reasons or things to "benefit the villagers", Yang Mo nodded in understanding.

Anyone who can become a local celebrity in this unpredictable era is certainly not a stubborn fool... In fact, compared with these old guys who look loyal but have a foxy heart, the successors in later generations who are strong and muscular but only know how to play tricks internally are simply weak.

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"It's like this, Third Uncle, all uncles and aunts, our company has recently launched a joint breeding project for broiler chickens. I wonder if you have heard about it?" Seeing that his biggest concern did not exist, Yang Mo smiled brightly.

"Broiler joint breeding project? You mean... the thing those farms are going to do?" A man in his fifties thought for a moment and asked.

Several units including the Fifth Farm have been very active in the past week, leveling the ground and building houses. Many bricks were purchased from nearby villages, so he also heard some things.

Yang Mo nodded: "Yes, that's what those farms are going to do."

Uncle San was a little confused: "What's going on? They're planning to outsource the project?... That's not right. Their farm has its own construction team, so they shouldn't be short of manpower, right?"

Ever since he helped the drilling company build housing for their families last year, the old man couldn't help but think of the word "engineering" whenever he saw Yang Mo.

Yang Mo smiled and shook his head: "My uncle, how can this be possible? It's just building a few chicken coops, it's not worth gathering everyone... Besides, this little food is not enough for everyone to share."

Upon hearing this, the beards of several local elders almost blew up.

Just a few chicken coops?

Do you know how big those chicken coops are?

It's such a big project, even if you only build the outer layer of the house, the total cost must be at least 100,000 or 200,000 yuan. How come in the mouth of a young man like you, it becomes "such a small meal"?
You bastard, do you know that all the people in our village combined can barely earn 100,000 or 200,000 yuan in a year! ?

Seeing this, Yang Mo laughed: "Uncle, don't be anxious. No matter how deep the stagnant water is, it can't be as sweet as the running water... Compared with raising chickens, which makes money every year, building a few chicken coops is really nothing worth looking up to."

"Raising chickens?"

Third Uncle and several other village elders looked at each other in bewilderment.

These days are different from later times. It's okay to raise a few chickens at home, but if the number exceeds a certain level, or if you want to make a living from it, you need to meet certain targets.

If it were four or five years ago, they might have dared to do it secretly without any indicators.

but now……

kindness?
The Third Uncle didn't know what he remembered, and looked at Yang Mo with some doubt: "Young man, can you get the indicators?"

Yang Mo laughed: "Of course, don't forget that central enterprises issue procurement quotas to local governments based on project needs when their own conditions allow."

Everyone became happy. They didn't know whether state-owned enterprises had this ability, but they knew that as long as there were indicators, there would be no trouble... Everyone was a family, so they didn't expect Yang Mo to be lying to them.

"Young man, how many quotas can you get this time? 5000 for one village... No, do you have a quota of 3000 per year?" The third uncle looked at Yang Mo eagerly.

Leaving aside the cost of raising chickens, if a chicken can be sold for 6 yuan, 5000 chickens would mean an income of 3 yuan.

Thirty thousand yuan may not seem like much to city dwellers, and it would be even less after being divided among several villages, but for them, it is already a very considerable extra income... Don't forget, this is not a one-time deal, if you can earn the same amount of money every year in the future, that would be a lot of money!

Seeing everyone staring at him eagerly, Yang Mo laughed: "Five thousand?... Third Uncle, if it was only five thousand chickens, would I bother to call all the uncles and aunts over... This is simply too shabby!"

As he spoke, Yang Mo stretched out his fingers and said, "150,000 pieces...150,000 pieces a year is the target! Do you have the confidence to achieve it?"

“How much!?”

Third Uncle almost pulled his beard off and his mouth began to tremble.

One hundred and fifty thousand!
This, this, I’m afraid that these four villages are all full of chickens and can’t accommodate so many?

To be honest, it was only because Yang Mo was from the same village and was a college student, and his parents were also present, otherwise he would have thought that the young man was making fun of him.

But it was precisely because of this that he felt it was unbelievable.

One hundred and fifty thousand!
I’m afraid that the number of chickens raised in Xiaocang Village since its establishment over the hundreds of years has not been so great?
Seeing this, Yang Mo chuckled and said, "Third uncle, all uncles and aunts, don't be nervous. These 150,000 chickens are the annual supply... I'm not asking you to raise 150,000 chickens at one time." "Xiao, Xiao Mo, isn't it different... With so many uncles and aunts here, you can't joke and talk nonsense." But it was his mother who spoke.

Looking at her worried and reproachful expression, it was obvious that she was afraid that her son would get into trouble due to his slip of the tongue.

But this is not surprising. At this time, chickens in rural areas are basically free-range. Since they mainly rely on themselves to find food, their growth rate is not fast. In addition, due to the breed, it usually takes about half a year to raise a chicken. If there is a pursuit of individual weight, it is not uncommon to raise it for nearly a year before it is marketed. Therefore, in Yang Ma's cognition, there is not much difference between supplying 150,000 chickens a year and raising 150,000 chickens at one time.

Yang Mo gently took his mother's hand and patted it: "Mom, I didn't lie to you. It is true that we need to raise 150,000 chickens a year...but these chickens are not the kind of reed-fleshed native chickens we raised in the past;"

"They grow very fast and can be slaughtered in six weeks at most. So, we only need to raise 6 chickens in a batch... If we divide them into four villages, even if the open space in each village is large or small, we can only raise 1.8 chickens at most. If the space is small, we only need to raise 6000 chickens at a time."

"Well, you see, after all this, it's not much, is it?"

A maximum of 6000 can be raised at one time?
That's not bad, I should be able to get through it.

but……

Can it be marketed in 6 weeks at most?

What kind of chicken is this? Why does it grow so fast?
Facing everyone's questions, Yang Mo explained: "The chickens we want to raise are called 817 hybrid broilers, which are the latest achievements of the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences. They not only grow fast, but are also not prone to disease."

"However, we can no longer raise these things in the old free-range way... Even if the chicken grows fast, if we let it fly and jump around every day and it can only rely on scratching for food on its own, even a god can't make it reach the standard of being ready for slaughter in 6 weeks!"

At this point, Yang Mo concluded: "So, if you want to get the breeding quota of 15 chickens, it's fine, but the prerequisite is... you have to raise these chickens strictly in accordance with the company's technical standards and procedures;"

“To put it bluntly, if we want to raise these chickens, our villages must build chicken houses that meet the company’s standards;”

"Then we purchased 817 broiler chicks from the company and, according to the technicians' instructions, raised them in compliance with regulations at every stage... from the selection of feed, to the number of chicks in each cage, to the amount and interval of feed at different stages, as well as ventilation, lighting, hygiene and epidemic prevention, etc., we had to follow the manual meticulously."

"In other words, this is different from the way we raised chickens in the past. It is not only hard work, but also a technical job. If you dare to be lazy in any link, it may cause huge losses."

As everyone listened, their excitement turned into a little uneasy.

"Young man, why do I feel a little uneasy when listening to this? This is supposed to be a new technology from the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences, so we should be confident about it. But after all, we have never raised chickens like this before. Chickens sound so delicate. What if something goes wrong?"

Uncle San said with some worry, "And you also know the situation in our villages. The target of raising 15 chickens is certainly very attractive, but... where can we get so much money to build chicken coops, buy feed and medicine!"

Upon hearing this, the other local celebrities also nodded and sighed.

Country people have their own cunning.

You can say they are short-sighted or timid and cautious, but when faced with a project that they have never been involved in before and that requires them to advance funds and bear the risks themselves, their first reaction is to refuse. They didn't even ask how much money the project could make.

There is no way. Rural areas have always been a place with extremely limited ability to resist risks. The principle followed for thousands of years has been to seek stability in everything... This is an ancient wisdom that outsiders do not agree with, and has mixed reviews, but is truly effective.

Yang Mo grew up in the countryside, so he naturally knew what they were thinking and how to resolve their concerns. He smiled and said, "My uncle, uncles and aunts, I think you are all worrying too much. I am from the village after all. How could I trouble you to make a special trip when we haven't even started yet?"

As he spoke, Yang Mo passed out a cigarette: "Please rest assured, whether it is the construction of the chicken coop, the purchase of the first batch of chicks, the preparation of epidemic prevention drugs, or even the training and guidance fees for the technical personnel of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the company can advance the payment, and will not charge any interest or intermediary fees;"

"As long as everyone strictly follows the technical instruction manual to raise chickens, even if there is chicken plague or the quality of broilers does not meet the standards when they are released, as long as the technical staff re-inspects and finds that it is not our problem, the company will still cover it according to the contract price;"

"In other words, as long as everyone works hard, this project will only make money, there is absolutely no reason for loss!"

At this point, Yang Mo respectfully lit cigarettes for his uncle and all the uncles, then said confidently: "We Qilu people may not be very smart... but when it comes to doing things in a down-to-earth manner, we should never be sloppy, right?"

Yang Mo flicked the match and extinguished it. He looked at everyone with a smile, "According to the company's plan, three of our four villages will be used to raise ordinary hybrid broilers, and one village will raise special broilers... But even for the cheapest ordinary broilers, after deducting all costs, one chicken can still make 1 yuan... The breeding target is 1 broilers, and depending on the situation, the target may be increased next year. This benefit is really not small!"

hiss~!

Can you still make 6 cent for each broiler chicken that is slaughtered at 1 weeks old?
Moreover, the drilling company pays the money without any interest?
This kind of operation, which is commonplace in later generations, was actually the first time at that time. After hearing about it, a group of local celebrities were immediately excited.

Seeing that the third uncle's eyes were rolling around, he exchanged glances with several uncles and was about to express his opinion.
Before he could speak, Yang Mo smiled again and said, "My Third Uncle, all uncles and aunts, I have to say something in advance. I will guarantee these initial expenses with my life, so our company can indeed advance the payment. "

"But... the company's advance payment is not what you think, that is, directly giving you money and letting you use it as you wish:"

"In other words, this money was indeed paid by our company, but it did not pass through your hands. I have to make this clear."

Everyone on earth knows that once you give money to someone else, you no longer have the power to decide how to use it.

Although the people of Qilu at that time were well-known throughout the country for their honesty, not every person in Qilu was so honest. In addition, there were also serious IOUs and triangular debts in rural areas today. Yang Mo was afraid that after the money left the account, it would be spent before the chicken coop was built, and then he would have to continue to add funds to fill this bottomless pit... Don't think that this person wouldn't do this. People who have not experienced that era don't know the extent of the distress of the rural collective finances at that time.

The Third Uncle, whose cheeks were about to dislocate from laughing, froze when he heard this. He was stunned for a long time before he said unwillingly, "But young man, it's not that I'm a mean person, but...if all this money is handled by your company, and the things you bought are unreliable, or you increase the price arbitrarily, what should you do?"

"I'm going to say something you don't want to hear. It's not that I don't believe you, but there are just too many cases like this... After all, the money still has to be put on our account, and we have to pay it back when the time comes."

Third Uncle's remarks quickly gained support from others.

Since the 1980s and 1990s were called a period of wild growth, some incredible things are naturally not surprising. People in later generations may think that a one-meter protective fence costing tens of thousands of yuan is too exaggerated, but in today's internal incubation projects, it is extremely common.

Hearing this, Yang Mo smiled and said, "Don't worry, my Third Uncle. The company is sincerely committed to this project, and the importance of this project is far beyond the imagination of outsiders. Under such circumstances, the leaders are not fools, and they will naturally not let the people below do whatever they want. "

Yang Mo blinked his eyes and said, "To be honest, after so many years of entanglement, the leaders of the drilling company don't really trust us, so they will definitely not hand over the money directly to us; and you, Third Uncle, don't seem to trust the drilling company either, so if the company is responsible for purchasing all the materials for the farm, the uncles will definitely not agree;"

"It just so happens that the company leaders cannot let us take over the broiler breeding project, and you, Third Uncle, will definitely not be willing to give up such a great opportunity to lead everyone out of poverty and into prosperity;"

"So... the company came up with a way to have the best of both worlds."

After picking up the earthen bowl and taking a sip of the slightly earthy-smelling tea, Yang Mo glanced at the people who were both puzzled and expectant, and said with a smile: "I wonder if you uncles have heard of the two-tier PPP model?"

(End of this chapter)