Rebirth 1979: Marrying a poor girl at the beginning

"Lin Bingde reported to me that he hopes you can serve as the youth captain and be responsible for the team's collective sideline business. I agree very much."

Xu Zhigong smiled and said, "I am now thinking, can the canning factory be turned into a collective factory for the whole brigade? You can promote your style and help the members get rid of poverty and become rich!"

Now that rural reform has begun, it is still mainly based on collective economy. Xu Zhigong has always wanted to set up two collective economic benchmarks, which will be his outstanding political achievement.

"I understand Director Xu's ideas very well, and I also want to help everyone get out of poverty and become rich."

Lin Zhengjun laughed and said, "But believe it or not, at least this time, I can't carry it at all."

"Why?" Xu Zhigong asked.

"First, they think canned fruit is an industrial product and are afraid of it. They don't have confidence that we can do it well."

Lin Zhengjun said: "Secondly, as far as I know, the Hewan Brigade has less than 2,000 yuan in its collective account. If we want to accomplish this, we need to take out a loan."

"But the members are conservative and too afraid of risks to be willing to take on debt, even collectively."

Xu Zhigong sighed and said with disappointment: "Alas, what you said makes sense."

As the saying goes, a poor man has low aspirations and a thin horse has long hair. In recent years, the members have been too poor and are afraid of poverty.

Having no savings means having no ability to bear risks and no opportunity to try and make mistakes.

Once they fail, even if they only lose a hundred dollars, they will have to work hard for several years to turn things around.

Therefore, most people are willing to work in the fields to earn work points and dig for food, even if they are more tired than oxen and horses, and their sweat drops will fall to the ground and break into pieces, rather than try to do business or engage in family or collective side businesses.

"Of course, we can hold a general meeting of members to make a democratic decision and try to discuss it with the members."

Seeing Xu Zhigong's disappointed face, Lin Zhengjun said, "If everyone agrees that the brigade should set up a collective cooperative, that would be the best. If the majority of members disagree, then I will lead some people who dare to think and act to set up a small-scale collective cooperative. Is that okay?"

Lin Zhengjun was considering using the facade of a "collective cooperative" and the substance of a "joint-stock company" to have his brothers invest in the company and get dividends, and then set up the cannery.

There are three benefits to doing this:

First, let Wei Hongbing and his brothers share the profits and give them a hand.

Second, the production scale is large, the time is tight, the task is heavy, and the quality must be strictly controlled. It is definitely not enough for him alone. Dividends are the best incentive, which can make all the partners take responsibility;

Third, although Director Xu tried his best to assure us, it is still a taboo for individual business owners to employ workers on a large scale, and they may be subject to various criticisms. However, there will be no problem if they use the name of a collective cooperative, and no one can find fault with it.

"Okay, okay, we can't eat every meal at once. This time, we use canned yellow peaches to set an example for the villagers. I guess it will be much smoother to run the collective economy in the future!" Xu Zhigong said with a smile.

The three of them discussed for a while and finalized some details. Then they walked out together when they heard impatient voices urging them outside.

"Fellow villagers, I'm buying this batch of yellow peaches!" Lin Zhengjun said loudly.

"You bought it? It'll cost several thousand dollars!"

"This Lin Zhengjun is really the savior of our Linhe Brigade!"

"If anyone calls me a second-rate person again, don't blame me for getting mad at him!"

At the foot of the stairs, the members of the Linhe Brigade were shocked, but at least they had found a market for their products, and many of them looked happy.

"But let me be frank with you. I would rather have nothing than something of poor quality. I have to ensure the quality. I don't want small, bad, unripe or overripe fruits!" said Lin Zhengjun.

"That won't do! If you're picky and pick out half of the bad ones, we'll suffer a great loss!" Zhang Yang was the first to jump out and express his opposition.

"It's not that exaggerated. I am doing business with you sincerely and will not deliberately embarrass you."

Lin Zhengjun smiled gently: "I have checked the quality of the yellow peaches, and at most one-fifth of them are bad. I won't let you suffer a loss. I will raise the price of the good peaches by three cents, to 20 cents per pound!"

He didn't hate Zhang Yang in his heart. He was protecting the interests of the Linhe Brigade. To the Linhe Brigade, he was a kind-hearted person.

"We can sell the remaining small and rotten fruits at the market, or give them to relatives to try!"

"In this way, we are not at a disadvantage!"

"Thank you, Comrade Lin Zhengjun, you have helped us a lot!"

"You are so courageous, and you are worthy of being a model of family sideline production!"

The whole audience was in an uproar. All the members of the Linhe Brigade had expressions of joy and gratitude on their faces. Even the rebellious Zhang Yang nodded approvingly.

"Come on, Zhengjun, let's go get a loan!"

Xu Zhigong wiped the sweat from his forehead and let out a long sigh.

Regardless of whether Lin Zhengjun’s canned food can be manufactured in the future, at least the immediate problem has been solved.

"Let's split up into two groups. Brother Jianguo, you pick the yellow peaches. The flesh must be crisp, 80% ripe, and have fine flesh..."

Lin Zhengjun instructed Hao Jianguo to stay in the supply and marketing cooperative and command a group of salesmen to help sort and weigh the fruits.

This is Hao Jianguo's specialty, so Lin Zhengjun is not worried at all.

"Director Xu, let's go get a loan first. For the time being, let's borrow it in my name for emergency use. If the brigade's collective cooperative can be successfully established later, the loan will be transferred to the brigade. Do you think this is feasible?"

"no problem!"

Lin Zhengjun and Xu Zhigong went to the commune credit cooperative together.

When Director Hu of the credit union heard that Lin Zhengjun wanted to borrow 10,000 yuan, he was so scared that he jumped up from his chair.

"Director Xu, ten thousand yuan? We don't have such a precedent. Ordinary members can only get a loan of one thousand yuan at most, no more." Director Hu was trembling.

If you refuse to pay back the debt, who can I ask for money? Just forget about this job.

"You are blind. Is Lin Zhengjun an ordinary member?"

Xu Zhigong put his hands on his hips and cursed: "He is a model of family sideline production recognized by the county supply and marketing cooperative. He makes more than 2,000 yuan a month by making sesame candy and collecting wild game!"

"It's just 10,000 yuan. Not to mention that he will have canned yellow peaches in the future and make a fortune every day, even if he just relies on making hemp candy, he can pay off the loan in half a year. Are you still worried that he can't pay it back?"

Director Hu stood in awe and shook hands with him. "It turns out to be Comrade Lin Zhengjun. I am so sorry! I have heard of your name for a long time!"

"Hurry up and get the money!" Xu Zhigong urged: "If you keep dragging your feet and not cooperating with the work, you won't be able to work tomorrow!"

At this time, the grassroots leaders were quite overbearing, even arbitrary.

But it's not all bad. Sometimes it can help cut the Gordian knot.

"You can get a loan. I'll approve it!"

Director Hu said with embarrassment: "But, if we need a guarantor, each guarantor will guarantee 1,000 yuan, so we need 10 guarantors for 1,000 yuan!"

"Your grandma, what a hassle!"

Xu Zhigong said: "I am the director of the commune. I can do the work of five people. If Lin Zhengjun can't pay it back, I will pay back 5,000 for him!"

Director Hu's face froze. He was worried that if he continued to obstruct, he would really have to step down. He nodded quickly: "Okay, you count as five, then there are still five short!"

"You count as one too!"

"Ah this?!"

"You don't want to do it anymore, do you?"

"I'll guarantee it, I'll guarantee it. Isn't it okay for me to be the guarantor?" Director Hu wanted to cry.

"Also, go to the commune and call four more party members, party applicants, and reserve cadres. It's time to test their party spirit. Party members who are in trouble should go first. Is that okay?"

"No problem, no problem. I'll go and call right away!"

Director Hu immediately rode his bicycle to the commune courtyard to call people.

Xu Zhigong's actions were as ferocious as a tiger.

Half an hour later, Lin Zhengjun signed a one-year interest-free personal loan contract, received 10,000 yuan, stuffed his bag bulging, and then returned to the supply and marketing cooperative with Xu Zhigong.

At the entrance of the supply and marketing cooperative, Zhang Laibin, captain of the Linhe Brigade, was chatting with Hao Jianguo with a happy face, as if they were real brothers.

Seeing Lin Zhengjun and his friend riding over, Zhang Laibin immediately went up to shake their hands with an exaggerated smile: "Director, Comrade Zhengjun, thank you very much for solving our long-standing problem!"

Xu Zhigong kicked him hard and cursed, "Thank you, uncle. I was almost beaten to death by the members of your brigade just now. Where are you hiding?"

"People have three urgent needs. I suddenly have diarrhea and there's nothing I can do about it!" Zhang Laibin laughed foolishly.

He understood that if he stopped the members from making trouble, the members would dislike him, but if he didn't stop it, the commune leaders would be annoyed with him and he would be unpopular both inside and outside. So, when he saw that the situation was not right, he decisively escaped from the place of trouble.

"Coward! You are not even as good as Lin Zhengjun. How dare you call him comrade and shake his hand? Get lost!"

Xu Zhigong has rich experience at the grassroots level and knows the nature of these brigade cadres very well!

Most of them are like Zhang Laibin, who is irresponsible and only wants to protect himself.

But it is precisely against the backdrop of Zhang Laibin and others that Lin Zhengjun's courage and sense of responsibility appear even more precious, just like a firefly in the dark night, so eye-catching and so dazzling.