Reborn to be rich

Chapter 48 Captain

Dou Jinpeng spoke slowly by himself, and what he said was very cryptic, but how could Zhang Guodong, who had experienced so much wind and rain, fail to understand the meaning of his words.

"Brother, what would you do if you were standing in my position?" Dou Jinpeng didn't know why he came to Zhang Guodong at this time, but when he saw Zhang Guodong's calm eyes, he knew that the other party understood him what are you talking about.

"Brother Dou, you think it's difficult. How would I know what to do! But if I encounter these things, I must first get things done. Being an official is for the people, and it's not good if you don't think about the people." Good official, other people's opinions don't reflect ordinary people, I think as long as you are sincere for the masses, everything else is not important, just keep your original heart, and you will be able to stick to it!"

"Keep your original aspiration, and you will be able to stay forever!" Dou Jinpeng read silently. Zhang Guodong knew that this time has reached the biggest historical period of national decision-making. After nearly ten years of reform and opening up, some social disadvantages have begun to emerge. Some people are clamoring to stop the continued opening up. In the three years from 87 to 89, the economy of many regions in China showed a downward trend. Only after the great man's southern tour was the period when the motherland really developed rapidly.

"Zhang Guodong, I thought I had paid enough attention to you, but I didn't expect you to be beyond my expectations. Your words awakened the dreamer. When I graduated from university, I swore an oath to the party flag, relying on the people and serving the people wholeheartedly. Now But I spent too much energy in the intrigue struggle. By the way, I will treat you as a friend today, and don’t treat me as a deputy township head. Now road construction in many places in the township has stopped. The main reason is that there are no stones. The leaders above have withdrawn part of the road construction funds. This road has to be repaired, and it has to be repaired. Hey, let me ask you directly! The most scarce thing in the village is stones. I think if you buy a loader Waiting for heavy siege machinery will definitely make money, and I have a classmate who works at Chang'an No. [-] Machinery Company."

"Why me? Haven't you ever thought of renting from an outside machinery company?" Zhang Guodong asked softly while sitting on the ground without looking at him.

"Why didn't I think about it, but we can't afford to rent the rental machinery! And the construction speed of those rental companies... and it will be difficult for them to come and have conflicts with the villages! Our township wants to sell large-scale I guess you are the only one who is mechanical!" Dou Jinpeng's purpose for coming today is actually these, the pile just now is actually just a set of emotional cards.

"A 30-dollar loader costs more than [-] yuan at least. How can I, a farmer, afford it? Brother Dou, you think highly of me!" Zhang Guodong refused to say, it's not that he never thought about getting large-scale machinery, but Ganjing Township There are a few projects that can be done for you in the local area, and there are no shelf cars in the village. You wait for someone to come to you to rent a construction car.

"I talked with the secretary of the township branch yesterday. If you can take over the job, I'll give you 20 yuan per ton. I promise you to repair the main roads in every village until the middle of next year." Dou Jinpeng said seductively, If it costs 20 yuan per ton, this is a big job of more than 50 yuan. Even if you don't take it by yourself in the end, it is a lot of money.

"Brother Dou, in five days it will be time for our village to run for the captain. Let me go back and think about it. How about I give you a call after the election for the captain is over?"

Dou Jinpeng knew that it was unrealistic for Zhang Guodong to agree now, so he didn't struggle anymore. He talked about his girlfriend's situation in Chang'an. The two were engaged for more than two years. His father asked him to go to the Municipal Youth League Committee, but he resolutely came to such a poor countryside.Zhang Guodong still admires his spirit. A well-informed boy who grew up in the city can resolutely set foot on this poor land because of his love for the motherland in his heart.

"You are different from the people I met in Ganjing Township. I can't say exactly what is different, but one thing I know is that you love the land under your feet."

Zhang Guodong didn't answer Dou Jinpeng's words, both of them sat quietly like this, or they should belong to the same kind of people, they are both the kind of people who are willing to give for their dreams and for the prosperity of the motherland, but the paths they take are different That's all!
Dou Jinpeng left, and Zhang Guodong came back to continue digging stones. Up to now, there is enough loess on the road in the area Zhangjialing is in charge of. The only thing left is the last yellow stone, but the yellow stone needs to be dug from the soil bit by bit, and the progress is too slow. Yes, everyone in the second team has been working for a month and a half and they are exhausted. The first and third teams have recently participated in road repairs. Fewer and fewer people have participated in road repairs. I believe that even if they continue to repair this year, the progress will not be too great. They have even reached 20%. The task is not completed yet!
On November 1987, 11, all members of Zhangjialing held the election of the team leader in the brigade headquarters. There were two candidates for the team leader, Zhang Guodong, the captain of the second team, and Wang Mancang, the captain of the third team, and the captains of the first and fourth teams gave up their participation in the election.

Just after breakfast, the entrance of the Zhangjialing brigade was already full of people. The villagers of the four teams lined up in four teams, and everyone sat at the entrance of the brigade with their own stools and waited.

Zhang Guodong and other four small team leaders sat at the forefront of the team, and Zhang Chengzhi, the village party secretary, took the lead to speak on stage.

Zhang Chengzhi talked for nearly an hour, and the villagers were drowsy. In fact, it can be summed up in four points. The village captain is elected every three years. It is very important that the captain is the leader of a village. He not only wants to live a good life for himself, but also helps everyone live a good life. The last point is not to accept money from others for personal gain.

After finally waiting for Zhang Chengzhi to finish his speech, the next candidate was to speak. As a new candidate, Zhang Guodong was the first to take the stage, and it was too noisy to listen to it, especially the second team kept cheering for Zhang Guodong.

"Fathers and folks in Zhangjialing, standing here today is my decision after careful consideration. Some people say, Zhang Guodong, you are not short of money, and there is no money to fight for such a captain. Why bother?" Zhang Guodong saw all the people below. The villagers were silent. He spoke no better than his uncle, and every word came from the heart.

"If I don't become the head of this village, I can also make everyone here rich. China is in the era of great changes in the reform and opening up. As long as everyone is not lazy, life will definitely get better and better. But I didn't become the head of Zhangjialing Village. I didn't A way to make our entire village rich and strong."

Zhang Guodong saw that everyone below was listening quietly. Even Wang Mancang, who had just dismissed him at the beginning, was now lost in thought. Apart from Zhang Guodong's voice holding an iron horn, there were only a few children left in the hundreds of people in the brigade. the noise.

"What is rich and what is strong? From my understanding, a village can be regarded as rich. The food and clothing of the villagers is the basis. Our Zhangjialing is located at the junction of Yongkang County and Linyou County. There are no minerals and special products. We only have How can you suffer from poverty? Before this year, the income of the whole village basically depended on that little land, and then they kept asking the village for poverty subsidies." Zhang Guodong was talking, and the villagers below began to mutter.

"Some people may say, what can we do now that our ancestors have been so poor for generations! I want everyone to imagine the changes in the second team this year. I can proudly say that the second team will no longer have to eat corn from this year. Why? The second team In the past six months, the average income per household is 1268 yuan, and the minimum income is 412 yuan. Every family now has bicycles, and some people have bought tractors. Why don’t they continue to be poor?” The villagers all know that the income of the second team will definitely be good this year, but But I didn't expect that the average income would be in the thousands. This did not include the value of wheat and Zhang Guodong, otherwise the number would be even higher.

"Guodong, we would like you to be the village head, and you will lead us to become rich and make money...!" A voice came from the first team.The people below shouted one by one, and the villagers were used to calling the team leader the village head, and the scene was a little out of control for a while.

"Everyone sit down first, don't stand up. If you choose me as the village team leader, I will start by enriching the people. When everyone has a considerable sideline income, I will increase the financial revenue of the team department. Of course, this income will not go to the Everyone collects. After the village’s finances improve, I will everyone develop the infrastructure of Zhangjialing Village, such as the environment at the entrance of each team’s courtyard, the sanitary environment of the fishing pool, the difficulty of drafting water in the village, and the protection of forests around the village, etc..” Zhang Guodong continued for more than one For an hour, the villagers listened carefully for more than an hour. When Zhang Guodong was about to end, the villagers of the first team, the second team, and the fourth team shouted Zhang Guodong's name.
"Okay, I think everyone likes Zhang Guodong very much, but we need to wait a little longer to vote. Next is our current village captain Wang Mancang, please come to the stage to speak." After Zhang Chengzhi finished speaking, only the lineup of the three teams was heard. A few bangs.

"That... Let me just say a few words. That... I have been the captain of our village for three years, and everyone knows what kind of person I am. Every year! The poverty alleviation funds in our village are all given to the village. I ran many times, and how many of you have eaten the poverty alleviation money I received. I also want to develop our village well, and every household will build a western-style building, which is as prosperous as Chang'an and the capital. But is it realistic? If you are down-to-earth, doing business is risky, and you can make money if you earn. We still have to follow the village in a down-to-earth manner. The cadres in the village are all educated people, and their brains are much better than ours. We think we are a little smart After earning some money, I thought I was capable, but in the end, it was too late for everyone to regret it.” Before Wang Mancang finished speaking, he was interrupted by members of the second team below.

"Wang Mancang, don't you want to be ashamed? Like Zhang Guodong to buy a tractor, but the team took the money over and over again, and still haven't paid it back. If you have the ability, don't follow suit!" Nine Uncle said loudly, funny The others laughed.

"My purchase of a tractor has nothing to do with him, Zhang Guodong, as early as the beginning of this year..." Wang Mancang said so much, no one believed it, if there was no third team digging stones to earn some money, how could he buy a tractor? .

After Wang Mancang finished speaking, several children moved out two boxes from the brigade headquarters. All the villagers over 18 years old in the village held a small stone in their hands. Zhang Guodong and Wang Mancang each stood behind a box. Walking by, he threw a stone into the alley in front of the two of them.

"Zhang Guodong"

"Zhang Guodong"

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A team of 17 households, a total of 65 people, all voted for Zhang Guodong. Wang Mancang's expression suddenly fell. He has been working in the first team for the past few days. What I didn't expect was that there was no one in the team who was willing to vote for him, and it had to be said to be a strong irony.

After the first team voted, the members of the second team came up aggressively. The first and second teams accounted for more than half of the village's population. Zhang Guodong, the village chief, was already a certainty.Some members of the third team had already started to leave. They knew that Wang Mancang was hopeless in the competition, but the fourth team, with 9 households and 26 members, waited until the end and voted for Zhang Guodong.

"Zhangjialing Village has a total of 51 people in 288 households, including 18 adults over the age of 176. 173 ballots were issued and 165 were withdrawn. The number of ballots recovered exceeded one-third of the total votes. We got 162 votes, Wang Mancang got 3 votes, and Zhang Guodong will become the next village captain of our village!" As soon as Zhang Chengzhi finished speaking, the members of the second team jumped up, and everyone celebrated each other happily. He will become the new captain of Zhangjialing, and a new era for Zhangjialing has come.

"Guodong, it's your turn to speak! I'll leave this to you!" The uncle happily patted Zhang Guodong on the back and walked down. His task was completed.

"Everyone be quiet, be quiet! I'm very glad to be recognized by everyone. I feel a lot of courage on my shoulders. Since I have become the captain of our village, I have to make some things clear here."

The new official took office three fires, and many people guessed that Zhang Guodong was about to get angry, and everyone couldn't help but quiet down.

"First, the accounts of our village have always been a mess. Now how much money is left in the village, maybe no one knows except the captain himself. I don't know the reason why the village has not disclosed the accounts. , but from tomorrow, every expenditure in the village must be publicized, and every income must be publicized. Second, there are more than 200 mu of collective land in our village that has not been allocated. Many people don’t know how to rent these lands every year. Beginning this year, the collective land and persimmon trees in the village will hold a collective meeting to decide the rental fee, and everyone will supervise it collectively. Regarding the accounts of the village, no matter how much they are, they must be recorded and cleared. The third point is the matter of the poor households in the village. Two yuan, from next year the poor households will collectively vote for the whole village." As soon as Zhang Guodong finished speaking, many people cheered, and some looked ugly, most of them were members of the third team, and it was Wang Mancang who assigned the quota of difficult households For them, each household in the village will be given 24 yuan a year, and half of Wang Mancang will get 12 yuan for himself. Although it is not much, it is enough to buy salt for a year.

(End of this chapter)