Within a few days, the Wangjia Village Production Team bought grain.
However, Wang Shouquan was reluctant to spend a lot of money to buy grain on the black market, so he found a friend who worked at a grain station to help him buy it.
The grain station was a government agency that collected public grain and surplus grain. When the production team came to sell grain, the grain station had a lot of room for maneuver.
For example, when they were weighing, if they raised the scale a little higher, they could collect a few more pounds of grain.
For example, even though the grain was clearly dried to a crisp, they would claim that it was not dry enough and contained moisture, and would ask the production team to hand in more grain, otherwise they would not accept it.
Like dried sweet potatoes, this kind of thing is easier to handle, they just want it to be hard to bite in your mouth.
To make dried sweet potatoes to this degree, seven pounds of fresh sweet potatoes are used to dry one pound of dried sweet potatoes.
When the dried sweet potatoes become a little wet in the bag, the extra weight is oil and water.
This part has the largest room for maneuver, and in previous years we were able to harvest 13% more grain.
A small part of this grain can offset the loss during transportation.
The rest is all distributed by the superiors, either sent to the Grain and Oil Bureau to be sold as welfare, or directly distributed to the employees below.
Upon hearing his subordinates come in to report that Wang Shouquan came to buy grain on behalf of the Wangjia Village Production Team, a gleam of light flashed in the eyes of the grain station's leader, Stationmaster Liu.
Previously, when the Wangjia Village Production Team wanted to pay back the grain, Stationmaster Liu received instructions from the superiors to send Wang Shouquan back. I didn't expect that he would dare to come again, and to buy grain, which was quite interesting.
However, this time, Stationmaster Liu did not refuse.
If the grain from their grain station is transported to the Grain and Oil Bureau and exceeds the amount specified above, they will charge for the excess.
When sold to the Grain and Oil Bureau, the price was naturally very low. In order not to lose their jobs, they dared not engage in speculation or commit crimes against the law, so they could only sell to the Grain and Oil Bureau.
Now, hearing that Wang Shouquan wanted to buy, he started to think. If he sold it to the production team, he would have a lot of room for maneuver. If he sold it for a penny more, he could pocket the money.
Stationmaster Liu asked his subordinates to invite the person in.
As soon as Wang Shouquan came in, he handed over Daqianmen cigarettes and flattered Stationmaster Liu fiercely, without mentioning the fact that he had been scolded by him before. He also chatted with Stationmaster Liu very enthusiastically for a while, and when he saw that the other party did not show any signs of annoyance, Wang Shouquan began to explain his purpose.
Stationmaster Liu pretended to be reserved for a while before he said with difficulty, "We have food, but the price is..."
Wang Shouquan was worried that there would be famine in the days ahead, so he had already prepared himself mentally. But when he saw the other party's blatant asking price, he still felt a little aggrieved, but the world was like this, and he could only do his best and leave it to fate, so he smiled warmly, "Stationmaster Liu, tell me, if the price is right, our production team would like to buy more, and the team members are still waiting for their share of food."
When Stationmaster Liu heard that he wanted more, his two squinting eyes turned completely into a straight line due to smiling. He raised his finger and said, "Wheat and dried sweet potatoes are both 1.6 cents, and corn and sorghum are 1.5 cents." The price is a little more expensive than that of the supply and marketing cooperative, but there is nothing that can be done about it.
In those days, because of limited farmyard manure and the team's inability to afford chemical fertilizers, the yields were not high. For example, the average yield per mu of wheat was 135 catties, the average yield per mu of corn and sorghum was 140 catties, and the average yield per mu of dried sweet potatoes was 1,600 catties.
All in all, dried sweet potatoes are more cost-effective, as they can help you stay full.
It is also impossible to not give any dividends to the team members, so Wang Shouquan decided to buy more dried sweet potatoes this time.
Stationmaster Liu was also very happy to hear that he wanted dried sweet potatoes. In fact, city people don't like to eat dried sweet potatoes. They prefer wheat and corn. This time the harvest was great, so they wanted to eat better.
This time, Wang Shouquan bought 3,000 kilograms of dried sweet potatoes for a total of 480 yuan.
This price is already much cheaper than buying it on the black market, the only downside is that Stationmaster Liu won’t issue an invoice.
I know he's afraid they'll take the ticket and sue him.
Wang Shouquan didn't care. After all, they had already held a meeting and the team members had signed, so he was not afraid that they would not acknowledge it.
The grain had just been bought and had not yet been distributed when Wang Shouquan went to a meeting in the township, where new instructions were issued: to establish a people's commune, take back private plots, and open a canteen.
The news that Wang Shouquan brought back shocked everyone.
At first, some people didn't understand what was going on. Later, when Wang Shouquan explained, they heard that they had to hand in all their household grain to open a public canteen, and that they would have to eat together in the future and would no longer be able to cook individually. Everyone started to express their opposition with a clatter.
Wang Shouquan, the brigade secretary, stood on the stage and talked about the benefits of the people's commune. "First of all, everyone can eat good food, not just fill their stomachs. Every meal has fish and meat, as well as hericium erinaceus, bird's nest, seafood, etc. All are provided on demand and are free of charge.
Second, in terms of clothing, we will try our best to meet everyone's needs. There are not only clothes of various colors and varieties, but also black and blue. We usually wear ordinary clothes, and after get off work, we can change into leather clothes, woolen clothes and woolen uniforms. When the people's communes raised foxes, all the coats were made of fox fur.
Third, the houses must meet the standards of modern cities. What is modernization? It means that the north wing of the house has heating equipment and the south wing has air conditioning equipment. Everyone lives in high-rise buildings, and each household is equipped with electric lights, telephones, running water, radios and televisions. This is what can be achieved by establishing a people's commune.
Fourth, we plan to build airports, train stations and buses in the future that will directly connect to each commune, making travel more convenient for everyone.
Fifth, everyone can enjoy higher education, and education should be extended to every member, and we should strive to ensure that no one is blind.”
Qian Shulan and her family stood in the audience, sighing in her heart that this was the "Great Leap Forward". She glanced at Wang Shouquan on the stage. Although he was speaking sweetly, he had a bitter smile on his face, as if he was having a hard time speaking. Qian Shulan also sympathized with him. Really, didn't she see the town clerk standing next to him, staring at him with a fierce look? He had to speak.
Alas, I was forced to do it.
Qian Shulan turned her head to look at Qian Minghua at the stage and saw that he had a cold face and seemed to be more frustrated than Wang Shouquan. It seemed that they knew the seriousness of the matter.
After Wang Shouquan finished speaking, he ignored the team members below and looked at the secretary. Seeing him nod to him with satisfaction, he felt relieved.
After Wang Shouquan politely sent the clerk away.
All the team members gathered around him.
Although Qian Minghua was the production team leader, he was a serious person who would never say more than one word if he could say one.
No one can compare to Wang Shouquan in terms of his eloquence and cheerful personality, and most importantly, he is a member of the Wang family.
"Koizumi, are the people's communes you just described really that good? Can we really live in high-rise buildings, wear beautiful clothes, and have telephones, lights, and televisions?"
"Yes, Koizumi, can you tell us when the people's commune will be established?"
"Yes, when will the higher-ups send us meat and chicken?"
. . .
Wang Shouquan had a headache from the noise.
This matter had been issued for three days, and their leadership team had not yet come to a conclusion.
But who would have thought that other brigades had already started people's communes, but they hadn't. Secretary Zhou was very dissatisfied with their production team, so he called him over and scolded him, saying that he was not an activist and not advanced enough.
Finally, he personally sent a secretary to see him and publicize this instruction.
Wang Shouquan saw everyone was making so much noise, veins on his forehead were throbbing, and he stepped onto the stage, "Quiet down! Quiet down!"
When everyone was quiet and listening to his instructions, he coughed and said with a bitter face, "My uncles and aunts! What are you thinking about! Don't you know what our situation is now? What I just said were dreams for the future. They haven't come true yet!" He bit the word "dream" tightly, fearing that they would not understand.
Everyone was shocked. It turned out that this was a dream, not real. So they stopped asking. What's the point of asking about dreams? It's not like they don't dream.
"So what exactly does the people's commune mean?"
Wang Shouquan said succinctly, "Every household will gather their food and eat from the same big pot! Everything is public property, belonging to the country. The commune will make unified calculations and distributions." Finally, he glanced at Qian Minghua and said, "Private plots will also be returned to the production team, and private cooking is not allowed."
Everyone was confused at first, but now everyone understood everything and was excited.
They don't think about the invisible benefits, but they will lose the immediate benefits. They can't lose their own plots, otherwise what will they eat in the future? Will they rely on 360 kilograms of food per year? 365 days a year, on average, there is not even one kilogram of food a day, how can they eat enough
Are they going to starve to death? They all looked sad.
Only those who had a little insight could understand why Wang Shouquan looked so bad just now.
Although several nearby villages had already established people's communes two days ago, they were all busy watering sweet potatoes and had no time to visit relatives. Now that I heard this, I was dumbfounded.
"Koizumi, please report this to the higher-ups. Please don't take away our private plots. We depend on these plots for our livelihood." An old lady begged directly.
Wang Shouquan smiled bitterly and spread his hands helplessly, "Dear uncles and aunts, this is an instruction issued by the Party Central Committee itself. It is not something that a brigade secretary like me can change." Wang Shouquan almost said, you really think highly of me!
Wang Shouquan glanced at Qian Minghua, and when he nodded, he began to shout, "Tomorrow, we will start building a collective canteen. We will record every word of the food that each family has to hand in. When the time comes, we will pay everyone according to weight, and it will be considered as the team buying it. Everyone must not hide the food. In a few days, the militia will come to check. Once they are found, they will be accused. Uncles and aunts, please support my work. You are all my relatives, and I don't want to see you suffer. Please remember, don't keep any food."
This was the solution they came up with after discussing it. Although the higher-ups said they were going to set up a people's commune, the money in the hands of the members did not belong to the commune. It just so happened that they had not yet had time to distribute the dividends, and the remaining money could be used to buy food for the team members.
When we heard that the food had to be handed over to the team, although everyone was a little unhappy, they also knew that this was the only way.
From today on, Wangjia Village is officially renamed Wangjia Village Production Brigade.
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