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But Cao Shujie also said: "If this plan is proposed, I suggest that we still find several construction companies to bid for quotations. Of course, we can't just look for cheap prices, we must also look at their quality."

Everyone else listened to what Cao Shujie said, and they listened 100%.

They also understood what Cao Shujie meant. The integrated drip irrigation project for the agricultural planting cooperative was a long-term plan, not something that could be completed in one year.

Therefore, quality is definitely the first choice, and price is not their ultimate goal.

Just now Cao Shujie mentioned that he had an integrated drip irrigation project in his orchard. The cost per acre was about 4000 yuan. This was the quotation in 2011.

Cao Jianlong and his colleagues have not yet investigated the current market price, and others are even less aware of it. As for Cao Shujie, he has not paid attention to the price trend in this area in recent years.

The most urgent task, in addition to good internal communication, is to communicate well with all the people involved in the agricultural planting cooperatives. The rest is to inquire about the price, and this order is a large one.

The three villages of Caojiazhuang, Zhujiazhuang and Taodong have a total orchard planting area of ​​more than 5000 acres. There is a saying that the larger the area, the easier it is to construct.

In the case of such a large area, the overall quotation will be relatively lower. After all, the larger the construction volume, the lower the overall cost.

This is why Cao Shujie asked them to bid.

After deciding on several plans, at the end of the meeting, Cao Shujie told Cao Jianlong, Zhuang Xuejian, Zhu Hongwei and others that they must inform the people of this matter in a timely manner and explain it clearly to every "shareholder" of the agricultural planting cooperative.

Finally, to contact the construction party, two people from each of the three villages went together to contact the construction party for a quote.

Theoretically, this is a business worth at least 2000 million yuan, and Cao Shujie believes that many construction companies will rush to do it.

Their agricultural planting cooperative has nothing but money.

As for the money, Cao Shujie also told them that after the construction is completed, each household will contribute money according to their share ratio.

Agricultural planting cooperatives are different from planting and breeding cooperatives.

After deducting operating costs, all profits from the agricultural planting cooperative are distributed to every farmer who has invested in the cooperative.

The Zhongcheng Breeding Cooperative, on the other hand, only distributes profits as dividends after paying for all basic costs.

Instead, the costs of Zhongcheng Breeding Cooperative include buying calves or cows, repairing and building new farms, purchasing feed, and cattle vaccination work, etc.

Therefore, the agricultural planting cooperative has no spare money.

Cao Jianlong, Liu Guoqiang, Zhuang Xuejian, Zhu Hongwei and others all nodded after listening, because they already had shares in the agricultural planting cooperatives and they also knew the situation of the agricultural planting cooperatives.

However, Zhao Guangyu, the village director of Taodong Village, said: "Secretary Cao, what if the people are unwilling to pay this money?"

Some areas with large planting areas need to pay tens of thousands of yuan. Zhao Guangyu is worried that if he asks them to pay so much money at one time, some people may refuse.

After all, receiving money and taking money out of your own pocket are two different things.

Cao Shujie smiled and said, "What's the big deal, everyone. Let me emphasize one last thing here. When we install the integrated drip irrigation equipment, it must be done with the voluntary consent of the people. If I hear that anyone forced the people to agree to install this equipment, you'd better not let me find out, otherwise I will definitely kick you out of here."

Finally, he glanced at Zhuang Xuejian and Zhu Hongwei, as if to say that if such situations occurred in Taodong Village and Zhujiazhuang, they would be handled in the same way.

The two of them quickly assured Cao Shujie that they would publicize the idea to all the villagers after they returned, and also promised that they would not force any villager to install the integrated drip irrigation equipment.

"Let me make it clear to everyone. If they don't want to install integrated drip irrigation equipment, they can just find a way to apply the nutrient solution themselves. But the spraying of the nutrient solution must be kept up. If this is only done for one or two days, it's like us humans taking calcium tablets. You won't see any effect if you take it for one or two days. The same is true for fruit trees. It won't have much effect if the time is too short. It's better not to use it." Cao Shujie made his words very clear.

After finishing the discussion, it was already very late. Seeing that it was getting dark outside and no one had eaten yet, Cao Shujie wanted to treat them to a meal, but Cao Jianlong had already suggested that they go out to eat together and he would treat.

Strictly speaking, it was he who started this incident today.

Cao Shujie didn't care. A meal was not a big deal for anyone present.

Although what we are doing today involves spending money, everyone understands that this is also the basic work for the long-term development of the agricultural planting cooperative.

It’s like the Zhongcheng Breeding Cooperative sets aside a sum of money every year to repair the farms or build new modern farms.

For agricultural planting cooperatives, integrated drip irrigation equipment is also the beginning of the trend towards automated planting.

In fact, for agricultural planting cooperatives, many of their behaviors are still in a primitive state.

For example, when it comes to spraying pesticides, it is actually completely possible to do it using drones, which is more convenient, faster, and more efficient than manual work, and the cost is not high, only a dozen yuan per acre.

When we went out for dinner in the evening, a few old smokers let themselves go, smoking and drinking, which was different from their behavior in the conference room of the Caojiazhuang Village Committee Office Building this afternoon.

However, Cao Shujie did not drink too much. Everyone knew what was going on and did not make things difficult for him. When they parted, Cao Jianlong also instructed Zhuang Xuejian and Zhu Hongwei to give him a reply as soon as possible about disseminating the matter to the villagers in each village.

Zhuang Xuejian, Zhu Hongwei and others also knew the urgency of the matter. The three villages had to send people to find suppliers and contact for bidding, so there was a lot to do.

When Cao Shujie returned home at night, he saw his grandfather, parents, wife and children playing on the first floor. Cao Yirui showed no intention of going to bed.

Seeing Cao Shujie coming back, Cheng Xiaolin asked him what he was busy with tonight?
Cao Shujie did not hide it from his family and told them what they had discussed that evening.

As soon as she finished speaking, Cheng Xiaolin raised a question: "Shujie, have you ever thought about whether other village committees would engage in shady dealings when they contacted suppliers? After all, according to what you just said, this is also a construction contract worth at least 20 million yuan."

To put it bluntly, Cheng Xiaolin was worried that other village committee leaders would interfere and take commissions. But Cao Shujie asked his wife, "If everyone thinks this way, who do you think would be better to do this?"

"Will you let me arrange everything?"

“I don’t have that much energy.”

Cheng Xiaolin thought about it and realized that it was just as her husband said. It was impossible for her husband to accomplish everything for this matter, including some other things in Caojiazhuang.

"There is a saying that if the water is too clear, there will be no fish. We should turn a blind eye to this kind of thing. As long as the price is not outrageous and the quality of the project is good, it is their business to negotiate in the middle." Cao Shujie said: "We just need to do a good job of supervising the project in the end."

Cheng Xiaolin nodded subconsciously, but he continued, "That's not right. For such a big thing, you will definitely be asked to sign in the end. As long as you sign, if there are any problems with the construction quality in the future, won't they still have to look for you?"

Cao Shujie wanted to give his wife a thumbs up, saying that this was a very thoughtful and well-thought-out idea, but Cao Shujie told her: "Don't worry, my dear. Brother Chao is involved. Others may play tricks, but Brother Chao won't."

Cao Shujie believes in Cao Shuchao's character and personality.

He felt that he would not be able to do this job if he remained suspicious of others.

Cheng Xiaolin didn't say anything else.

Cao Jianlong, Liu Guoqiang, Cao Shuchao, Gao Changyin and Lu Ping acted quickly. On the morning of the next day, they edited a notice and sent it to the Caojiazhuang Village Affairs Group, and tagged everyone in the group to inform them of the matter.

Cao Jianlong and Liu Guoqiang also shared their experiences in the group, explaining to everyone the original intention of installing the integrated drip irrigation equipment and the effects that can be achieved after installation.

All the villagers know about the changes that have taken place in the orchard after the use of nutrient solution.

Because of this, when Cao Jianlong and his colleagues mentioned installing integrated equipment, most people in the village were very obedient and did not raise any objections.

However, not everyone is enthusiastic about installing integrated drip irrigation equipment.

They thought that the cost of one mu of land was over 4000 yuan, which was too high. Some people even said that they knew someone who did this and asked how much they could offer. Why was the price offered by the village so high?
Cao Jianlong didn't want to explain this issue at first, but when he saw that some people in the group questioned the price after the first person questioned the price, more people took the opportunity to lead the trend.

Cao Jianlong said, "Everyone, I don't intend to explain more about this matter, and the quotes I just mentioned are the prices of drip irrigation equipment installed in Secretary Cao's Mengmeng Orchard in 2011. I don't know where Cao Jianshi got the lower price he mentioned just now? I don't know what his friend does, but I want to tell you that this price was already a very cheap price at the time, under the premise of ensuring quality."

"But after so many years, I believe there must be lower prices, but have you ever considered the quality of the product? If it is installed this year and breaks down next year, then what is the point of our product?"

"We held a village committee meeting and discussed the price. If we negotiate with the construction company in the name of the collective, I believe the price per mu will be lower if the quantity increases. The specific price will be subject to the final actual quotation."

"But I want to emphasize that low price is not the only criterion for us to find suppliers this time. They must also ensure the quality of the project on the basis of price. If they ignore the quality of the project because they are too greedy for low prices, don't blame us for causing trouble for them."

"And Cao Jianshi, didn't you just say that you knew a supplier with lower prices? Is there any problem if you invite him to participate in our bidding together?" Cao Jianlong asked openly in the group.

For fear that Cao Jianshi would not see the message, he also tagged the other party in the group.

However, Cao Jianshi, who had been particularly active when questioning the price just now, now seemed like a turtle, not saying anything and not showing up in the group.

No matter how Cao Jianlong, Liu Guoqiang and Cao Shuchao tried to contact him, Cao Jianshi seemed to have disappeared. It was obvious that what he said just now about 'having a friend' who could give a lower price was false.

If he really knew such a friend, Cao Jianshi should be more active at this time and show himself more, instead of pretending to be deaf like he is now.

At this time, the most embarrassed people in the group were the ones who had just been led by Cao Jianshi. They wished they could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

Cao Jianlong finally sent a message in the group: "Everyone, let's vote in the meeting room of Caojiazhuang Village Committee tomorrow to decide whether to install the integrated drip irrigation equipment. If anyone does not want to install it, please let me know. But I want to make it clear that in the future, you will have to do the job of spraying nutrient solution in your orchard yourself."

This will fundamentally eliminate the small group of people who are unwilling to pay but want to take advantage.

In fact, there are some people who don’t really want to install this integrated drip irrigation equipment. They think why spend money on something that can be solved manually?

Moreover, the cost of one acre of land reached more than 2011 yuan in 4000, but they still felt it was too expensive. Some even wondered if they could just connect the root pipes themselves when the pipelines passed through their land.

No need to spend money.

However, the public security director Cao Shuchao later announced in the group several relevant disciplinary regulations after the installation of the integrated drip irrigation equipment. He also stated that inspections will be intensified after the installation of the integrated drip irrigation equipment. If any theft is found, it will be dealt with in the most stringent manner.

Including but not limited to kicking out agricultural planting cooperatives to avoid one bad apple spoiling the whole bunch.

At this moment, those people in the group who liked to play tricks began to ponder.

If they want to play tricks, they have to consider the price. They don't think that if Cao Shuchao really finds any violations of discipline, he will turn a blind eye and let them go.

Because of this incident, the atmosphere in the group was not very good for a while.

Cao Shujie also saw this scene, but he didn't care. He knew very well that his original quotation was still relatively cheap. In fact, if he really wanted to install integrated drip irrigation equipment now, plus some modern intelligent control systems, the cost would probably increase a lot.

When Caojiazhuang announced this matter, Taodong Village and Zhujiazhuang also announced the same thing. They all explained to the people the plan to install integrated drip irrigation equipment in the orchards of the agricultural planting cooperatives. They also talked about the initial costs and that the money would be raised jointly by everyone according to their shareholding ratios.

On the morning of the voting day, when the final voting results came out, everyone in Caojiazhuang agreed to install integrated drip irrigation equipment. Last night, some people in the group refuted this matter, but no one mentioned the rebuttal when voting today.

When Cao Shujie learned about this later, he was also surprised. He thought that the village committee forced everyone to install it.

But an incident later made Cao Shujie know the reason, and after knowing the result, Cao Shujie didn't know whether to laugh or cry. (End of this chapter)