Fang Zhou, I'm just a farmer, not Shennong!

Although Lu Yuan has rarely appeared on his own initiative in the past two months, with various publicity, people have a special feeling in their hearts for Mr. Lu, the man behind the Minliang Association and the great philanthropist who changed their lives.

Although I haven't seen some of them very often, and some of them I have only met once or twice.

even so.

People's respect, reliance, trust and admiration for Lu Yuan come from the heart.

"It's Mr. Lu!!!"

When the vehicle passes through a busy street.

Suddenly, someone recognized Lu Yuan's license plate.

Suddenly.

People from all directions looked at Lu Yuan one by one, and then shouted Lu Yuan's name frantically.

"Mr. Lu!!"

"Mr. Lu!!!"

"You saved our lives! Mr. Lu!!"

The north wind is howling and snowflakes are flying.

People were wearing the cotton-padded clothes given by Lu Yuan and standing outside in the cold. Although their faces were still red from the cold, the happy smiles on their faces could not be frozen.

Although the cotton-padded jackets they wore were all old, they still gave people the same warmth when worn.

Lu Yuan did not drive past, but slowly stepped on the brakes, rolled down the window, and looked gently at the people who were gradually gathering around him. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but grin, revealing a relieved and happy smile.

"I'm sorry, everyone. My current abilities are limited, and I can only help you get through this winter. In the future, I will work hard to help you gradually become richer, have a good income, and live a happier and more decent life."

Lu Yuan's words that came from the heart were like a heavy hammer that hit everyone's heart.

They never expected that Lu Yuan would say that.

He had clearly done things that 99 percent of the upper class people were incapable of doing, but he still blamed himself, blaming himself for not being able to make their lives better.

Someone's mouth trembled.

Someone fell to his knees on the ground.

An old man who looked quite old walked forward tremblingly and said excitedly.

"Mr. Lu! Please don't blame yourself! You've given us all delicious porridge and rice every day, warm clothes, and even blankets to sleep in. We've lived in the slums for so many years, and you've given us more than we could have dreamed of before. We're already quite satisfied. Please don't blame yourself so much."

After saying that, the old man knelt down in front of Lu Yuan.

Seeing this, Lu Yuan immediately stepped forward and helped the old man and the other kneeling people up.

Then he smiled and said, "This is just our starting point, far from the end. Our good days are still to come!"

Lu Yuan said this.

This immediately caused a collective cheer from the people present. Everyone raised their hands and shouted desperately. Some were calling Lu Yuan's name, and some were even shouting "Long live Lu Yuan". Everyone was expressing their inner excitement and gratitude to Lu Yuan in their own way.

"Everyone, although I have a lot to say to you, I really have something to do right now. Let's do it another day. When I'm free, I'll visit everyone's homes one by one!"

"it is good!!"

"Welcome Mr. Lu!!!"

"welcome!!!"

Afterwards, Lu Yuan got on the car. The people who had been crowding around the vehicle spontaneously moved to the sides without any warning, leaving a wide road. Everyone lined up neatly on both sides of the road to watch Lu Yuan leave.

along the way.

Looking at the smiles on people's faces.

Lu Yuan knew in his heart that everything he did was worth it, even if it involved certain risks.

soon...

Lu Yuan arrived at the new headquarters of the Minliang Association located in Block 55. Due to the short time, the new headquarters was still under construction, so the Minliang Association temporarily used a dilapidated high-rise building in Block 55, which was put into use after a simple renovation.

Although Blood Hand wanted Lu Yuan to use their Blood Hand Gang's headquarters, Lu Yuan refused.

Two security guards stood upright on both sides of the gate. After seeing Lu Yuan, they immediately smiled and then called out respectfully.

"Mr. Lu!!"

"Hello~"

Lu Yuan also politely greeted the two security officers and then drove into the headquarters.

At this time, inside the headquarters, An Suo was meeting with a group of senior executives of the Civilian Grain Association to promote more middle-level cadres.

The An Suo of today is no longer the An Suo of the past.

A few months ago, after completing his work every day, Ansuo took the initiative to learn more management knowledge, from the initial economic aspects to the current management aspects.

After so much hard study, Ansuo gradually became an excellent manager.

As for the veterans in the Minliang Association, after working for a long time, their original gang temperament has been almost washed away.

Especially the dwarf cyclone.

The tattoos on his body had been washed off long ago. He no longer had the gangster-like ruffian vibe he once had, but was now more righteous.

Now, with the expansion of the territory, the pressure of public security management has increased sharply. Fortunately, the Civilian Food Association has absorbed many new members before, so there is no shortage of manpower, but it is still just barely enough.

Once a special situation occurs somewhere, there will be a shortage of manpower immediately.

Therefore, at this time, we recruit new people, promote new middle-level and senior managers, and assess and incorporate the underworld forces in the neighborhood.

Under the operation of Lu Yuan and An Suo.

The entire Civilian Grain Association gradually began to take on the shadow of the Guard Bureau.

At this time, in the conference room, everyone was discussing the issue of staff promotions enthusiastically.

Suddenly, the door of the conference hall opened and Lu Yuan walked in.

Everyone immediately stopped discussing, stood up and respectfully called out "Mr. Lu".

An Suo immediately restrained his original seriousness and became lively and cute. He immediately stood up from the main seat, pulled Lu Yuan to sit on the main seat, and stood beside Lu Yuan obediently like a secretary.

"Mr. Lu, you're here?!"

"We are currently discussing the promotions for our Minliang Association employees. We will give you the list after we have finished the discussion."

Ansuo said obediently.

Lu Yuan nodded, then looked at the list in front of Ansuo, and then fell into a brief contemplation.

All the people present were senior officials and veterans of the Minliang Association. Some were senior officials of the Greedy Wolf Gang and the Iron Blood Gang, some were trustworthy senior officials of other gangs, and there were also ordinary people who had gradually risen because of their meritorious service.

There weren't many people, only about ten in total.

When everyone saw Lu Yuan thinking, they immediately held their breath, fearing that they would disturb Lu Yuan's thinking.

Finally, after ten minutes of silence, Lu Yuan spoke slowly.

"An Suo was promoted to Vice President and President of Minliang Group, Short Tornado was promoted to Vice President and General Manager of the Public Security Management Department, Monkey Master was promoted to Vice President and General Manager of the Affairs Management Department, and Blood Hand was promoted to Vice President..."

Lu Yuan said several names in one breath, and almost everyone present was promoted to a higher level.

For a while.

The atmosphere in the entire conference hall immediately became lively and everyone was excited. After all, who in this world would be unhappy because of a promotion?

The list that Lu Yuan mentioned was not much different from what An Suo had thought. Her original idea was to promote as many people with merits as possible to the next level, freeing up more vacancies for middle-level cadres.

After all, middle-level managers are the backbone of a company or an organization.

However, there are still a few names on this list that are beyond Ansuo's expectations.

Others didn't dare to speak up.

But An Suo dared.

She asked doubtfully, "Mr. Lu, isn't it too fast for Blood Hand to be promoted to vice president?"

"Not fast."

Lu Yuan shook his head.

"The Blood Hand Gang is, after all, one of the largest underworld forces in our area. Since they've proactively chosen to 'cooperate,' we must treat them with due respect and attention. After all, if they truly were to cause trouble, our lives wouldn't be smooth sailing, nor would they be so peaceful."

"The Bloody Hand Gang's 'silence' was crucial to our ability to quickly and safely take over this area."

"I know what you want to say. You want to say it's because the Blood Hand Gang is afraid of me."

"Fear cannot last forever. It can only last if we give it enough respect on this basis."

After Lu Yuan’s explanation.

Everyone present immediately understood and understood Lu Yuan's intention.

After a whole day of discussion, the list of the Civilian Grain Association was finally finalized in Lu Yuan's hands.

The news of the numerous promotions reached everyone's ears the next day. In an instant, the entire Minliang Association was filled with joy.

As for the Blood Hand Gang, they were equally festive.

Because after the Blood Hand Gang's leader, Blood Hand, surrendered, he directly became the vice president of the Civilian Grain Association, and in one breath became the second in command under Lu Yuan in public. Although he did not have any other positions, being a vice president had already given him enough attention and respect.

"This Mr. Lu is not only incredibly powerful and kindhearted, but also incredibly smart and emotionally intelligent."

Inside the meeting room of the Blood Hand Gang, the leader Blood Hand sat in the first seat and couldn't help but speak.

"I have a feeling! Mr. Lu's future brilliance will surpass our imagination, even surpassing the Rat King."

"It seems my surrender was the right decision. Tsk, that idiot predecessor of mine actually wanted to assassinate Mr. Lu. How foolish! Fortunately, I was smart and surrendered on my own initiative. Otherwise, I think, let alone becoming the vice president of the Minliang Association, I would have even questioned whether the Blood Hand Gang would still exist."

Bloody Hand said this.

Suddenly, all the Blood Hand Gang leaders in the conference hall echoed their sentiments.

"Yeah, Xue Tu was a complete idiot! He almost took our entire gang with him to be buried with him. I don't know if this idiot died in the prison of the Imperial Guard."

Someone said, "I actually hope he doesn't die, so I can see with my own eyes how the Blood Hand Gang takes off under Mr. Lu's leadership!"

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at the same time.

While the Minliang Association was expanding at full speed, the technology circle in Colombia, far west of Terra, was undergoing a huge change.

In the experimental fields of the Agricultural Research Center in Tremon City, the agricultural experts who returned from Colombia immediately planted ordinary rice on the market and the "third-generation full-season multiplication rice" obtained from Lu Yuan in the experimental fields.

Now four months have passed.

The rice on both sides has matured. Since ordinary rice cannot grow in winter, ordinary rice is planted in special constant temperature experimental fields, while Lu Yuan's new variety of rice is planted in conventional open-air experimental fields.

It is now January.

Colombia has also entered winter. Although there is no snow, the cold temperature still makes it difficult for almost all crops to grow.

however.

At this moment, Lu Yuan's rice was swaying its golden ears in the cold wind, standing proudly like a tough man with a strong will, seemingly unafraid of the cold north wind.

Many Colombian agricultural experts standing on the side of the field, each wearing winter clothes, were extremely excited when they looked at the rice that had fully matured in the winter.

Although they had already seen rice growing in a constant temperature simulation laboratory in Longmen under low temperatures, the scene they saw with their own eyes was still shocking.

at this time.

This one-acre experimental field became the scene of a press conference. Surrounding the field, besides the agricultural experts, were numerous Colombian media outlets, experts and scholars from other fields, senior Colombian government officials, and major capital investors...

Although the crops have not been harvested yet, they have already caused surprise among many experts and bigwigs around the fields.

After all, anyone with common sense knows that many crops such as rice cannot grow in winter, although Colombia has now developed constant temperature greenhouses that can enable many crops to grow all year round.

But the price is too high, and you can only make money by growing rare fruits.

Using it to grow staple food will definitely result in losses, and no one would be stupid enough to do that.

And now, without the help of any constant temperature equipment, the rice seeds imported from Longmen are actually growing proudly in the cold winter. How can this breakthrough that breaks the routine not be shocking?

and so.

Even though the crops have not yet been harvested and weighed, the media outlets of all sizes have already started working with their cameras and filming the experimental fields non-stop.