In fact, even if Village Chief Zuo hadn't mentioned it, Xiang Yang would have invited Fatty Zuo. Compared to going out to sea to fish, Xiang Yang would rather be a hands-off boss in the salt refining business.
Xiang Yang believed that even if he gave in, he wouldn't be able to give in much, so he seemed so happy.
Village Chief Zuo said, "I just have one request. Wait, I can't call it a request. It's not very nice to call it a request. Let's call it a request. Uncle hopes you can give the village branch 20 job quotas."
"20 jobs?" Xiang Yang was stunned at first, then he frowned. These people were different from the crew on the deck. The jobs from the village branch must comply with the labor law of Longcheng City. According to Xiang Yang's original intention, he wanted to hire a few knowledgeable masters who would not need anyone to take care of them normally. He could hire some odd jobs when he needed people. Normally, he would just need a few masters to watch over them.
"It's difficult to handle?" Village Chief Zuo sighed. "If it's really difficult to handle, if we really don't need so many people, it's okay. After all, this is the first decent enterprise in our village. I will still support you. We will do whatever we want when we meet in the future. It doesn't matter. For the development of my hometown, I will do my best and ask for nothing."
Xiang Yang raised his eyebrows and suddenly smiled, "Okay, Uncle Zuo, just for what you said, I will double agree to your request. Of course, it has to be in batches. The first batch of workers in the salt factory can only have a maximum of ten, but I promise to provide you with 40 jobs within two months."
Village Chief Zuo's eyes lit up, "Are you serious?"
Xiang Yang said: "Really."
Village Chief Zuo asked again: "No other conditions?"
Xiang Yang smiled and said, "Uncle Zuo, you have said so much. If I put forward other conditions, won't the villagers scold me?"
Upon hearing this, Village Chief Zuo was immediately delighted, "Okay, okay, I will hold a village branch meeting today and will definitely rent you the best piece of land in Qinglongwan at the lowest price."
Xiang Yang smiled and nodded, "Then I'll trouble Uncle Zuo."
Village Chief Zuo laughed and said, "The more troubles like this, the better."
Xiang Yang smiled casually.
Some of the villagers watching were eager to try it out.
In the past, the village organization department was just a decoration. No, it wasn’t even a decoration. Because in recent years, the people of Yanlong Village had to go out to find jobs on their own, and Yanlong Village had never had the opportunity to provide any jobs for any villager.
Xiang Yang is going to run a salt factory? Can it provide 40 jobs for Yanlong Village within two months? This is a great event that concerns their vital interests. Who doesn't want to work close to home? Especially in a place like Longcheng, the minimum wage stipulated by the local labor law is high. They all underestimated it in their hearts. I'm afraid that the thresholds of Xiang Yang's house and Village Chief Zuo's house will be trampled by people in the next two days.
Fatty Zuo was so excited that he almost cried out!
Of the 40 positions that his father had given away, he should have at least one, right? And considering his relationship with Xiang Yang, it wouldn't be too much for him to become a small leader, right
Fatty Zuo thought happily that he, an unemployed young man who made a living by fishing, would soon become an urban white-collar worker. Life was so unpredictable. I wonder how he would feel when he found out that his father had not left any of the forty jobs for him.
That day.
The news spread throughout the village.
'A section of the beach at Qinglongwan is going to be contracted out!'
'Xiang Yang is going to build a salt refinery!'
'There is a rumor that Xiang Yang will provide 40 jobs for Yanlong Village!'
Many people found it incredible after hearing this!
"The kid from the Xiang family?"
"Didn't he just catch a shrimp a few days ago? Didn't he use the money from the sale to buy a boat? Why is he opening a salt factory again?"
"It's a French Blue Dragon. Maybe it's because the fishing is difficult, so he sold the boat again."
"How could it be difficult to catch? I heard he made millions yesterday after catching a boatload of fish."
"But the expenses are also high. I heard that he spent several million to fill up his tank yesterday."
"How many millions did you spend on filling up your tank? Who told you that? I don't believe it!"
"I don't believe it either."
"I was at the beach this afternoon and heard with my own ears what Boss Xiang and Village Chief Zuo had agreed to. Village Chief Zuo has already called a meeting of village cadres. This matter has basically been confirmed. Boss Xiang will definitely set up a salt factory and will recruit forty workers in the village."
"Oh my god, doesn't that mean he not only owns the largest ship in Huhai Town, but also owns a company that ranks among the top ten in the entire town?"
"Yes, the largest ship in Huhai Town, and one of the top ten enterprises in Huhai Town. I can't believe that this was done by the kid from the Xiang family. I used to say that studying is useless and it's better for the kid from the Zhao family to open a barber shop. Who would have thought that he would become a sensation if he didn't make any noise. Hey, how do you think he did it?"
"God knows only!"
... ...
The news spread wider and wider, and finally reached the ears of He Mingde, a man from another village.
After He Mingde confirmed the news again and again, he hurried to find Xiang Yang and said excitedly, "Xiaoyang, what's wrong with you? You've only been out to sea a few times, and you haven't even earned back your investment yet, and you're quitting?"
Xiang Yang was a little confused, "What do you mean you're not going to do it anymore?"
"Salt factory!" He Mingde said anxiously, "Did you hear something from others? Don't believe them. Starting from our sea area, there is only one ship on a long route. We will not face the problem of fishery depletion for a long time in the future. There is no need to change our business in a hurry."
After hearing this, Xiang Yang finally understood. It turned out that his uncle thought that he was like some fishing boat captains, who would use the money to do other things after making enough money.
Xiang Yang was a little confused, "Uncle, who said I won't go fishing if I run a salt factory?"
He Mingde asked in confusion: "You have already set up a salt factory, how can you go out to sea?"
"I'm not alone." Xiang Yang said with a smile: "Don't worry, the salt factory won't take up much of my energy. My main focus will definitely be on the sea."
After hearing what Xiang Yang said, He Mingde finally breathed a sigh of relief and shifted his attention to the salt factory. "It's not easy to dry salt these days. The salt produced by those big factories outside is so white and fine, and the price is cheap. You are the contractor and you are hiring workers. Are you sure you won't lose money?"
Although He Mingde had never dried salt, he had seen people doing it. The sea salt produced by drying was white, but not fine enough. Usually, fishermen on the beach dried the salt for their own consumption. If they really wanted to sell it, the quality would definitely not be as good as those produced by large companies with advanced technology, and the cost was not low either.
"I can't compare with those big companies for sure, but I never thought about competing with those big companies for business. I'm making health salt, mainly pure natural sun-dried health salt, and I believe there will still be a market for it." Xiang Yang had actually done the math. Although running a salt factory might result in a loss, the loss was not worth mentioning compared to the small amount of money lost and the huge rewards that could be obtained after success.