Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

“It’s not an ordinary chicken farm…” Upon hearing these words, Secretary Zhang’s disappointed face regained its expectant expression, and he immediately asked.

"Mr. Wang, what size chicken farm are you planning to build...?"

"With a daily output of 5,000 chickens and a three-month breeding period, the chicken farm must maintain a scale of 450,000 chickens year-round."

"Based on the calculation of raising 1,500 chickens in one greenhouse, a total of 300 greenhouses are needed."

"One worker manages three hundred greenhouses, and this chicken farm needs to hire 150 people just for the job."

"Except for a small number of managers, I will recruit the rest of the workers locally."

"Furthermore, this is just a farm that specializes in raising broiler chickens..."

"I also plan to build a farm for raising laying hens and free-range chickens."

"Although the scale is not as large as a white-feathered chicken farm, it still requires dozens of workers."

"We also need to build a pig farm, with a scale of about three thousand pigs..."

"A sheep farm, also with three thousand sheep..."

"The total number of workers needed should be around three hundred..."

"If one person from a family works at a farm, these farms can help at least 300 local households become wealthy."

"In addition, I can also sign purchase agreements with the local people..."

"The farm provides piglets, lambs, chickens, and ducklings to the farmers, who are responsible for raising them until they reach the purchase standard and then send them to the farm for purchase."

"If you raise a pig, you can earn fifty yuan after deducting all kinds of feed and grain. If a family raises three pigs, they can earn an extra one hundred and fifty yuan."

"If I raise five pigs, I can earn an extra 250 yuan."

“In Beijing, many state-owned factories paid only about thirty yuan a month for regular employees. Raising five pigs was equivalent to more than half a year’s income for them.”

Secretary Zhang was clearly shocked by the grand promises Wang Dong made.

His eyes widened, and after considering for a long while, he asked with a look of disbelief, "Boss Wang, you're not lying to me..."

"They really intend to build such a large-scale pig farm, chicken farm, and duck farm in Shikou Town..."

"This isn't something that can be done with just a few tens of thousands of dollars."

"And can you sell all these chickens, ducks, and fattened pigs you raise at once?"

"If we can't sell them, raising more will just leave us with nothing, so it's better not to raise them at all..."

Wang Dong replied confidently, "Secretary Zhang, don't worry..."

"Don't take on a job you're not qualified for..."

“I have opened four large restaurants in Beijing, and two more are in the planning stages and will be open soon.”

"According to preliminary statistics, a branch consumes at least fifty chickens, two pigs, two sheep, and fifty ducks every day."

"During holidays, consumption will double..."

"If we were to say it out loud, the fattened pigs, free-range chickens, ducks, and goats produced by these farms wouldn't even be enough to meet Dongjun Restaurant's daily consumption."

“But I can’t make all the money myself, so I decided to let the local people raise livestock with us.”

"Shikou Town has little arable land, but plenty of mountains. We can organize the locals to plant more drought-resistant sweet potatoes, corn, and potatoes in the mountains... specifically for feeding pigs, chickens, and sheep..." "As for the hundreds of thousands of white-feathered chickens..."

"Since I dare to raise them, I must have already considered the channels for making fun of them, to ensure that they won't become a burden on my own hands."

"You can rest assured about the investment; the town government and the local people will definitely not be shortchanged by a single penny..."

Secretary Zhang did not respond immediately, but instead turned his gaze to Mayor Li. Seeing that Mayor Li nodded cautiously at him, Secretary Zhang then said, "Since Boss Wang has said so, if I, as the secretary, do not agree, I will become a sinner of Shikou Town."

“Five hundred acres of wasteland are not suitable for cultivation, so I will rent them to you at a rate of five yuan per acre per year…”

"The remaining 1,500 mu are mountainous land, with an annual rent of three yuan per mu. The total annual rent is seven thousand yuan, and the total rent for five years is thirty-five thousand yuan."

“As long as Mr. Wang comes up with this 35,000 yuan, the town government can immediately sign a contract with you for a total of 30 years, with rent paid every five years.”

Wang Dong was clearly prepared; as soon as Secretary Wang finished speaking, he nodded to his deputy behind him.

The deputy opened a leather bag on the pigeon coop and deftly pulled out thirty-five stacks of 1,000 yuan each, totaling 35,000 yuan.

Secretary Zhang was once again stunned. He never expected Wang Dong to be so rich, carrying tens of thousands of yuan with him.

Half an hour later, a 30-year lease agreement appeared directly in Wang Dong's hands, signifying that Wang Dong's large-scale breeding business officially began from this moment.

"Secretary Zhang, Mayor Li..."

"Whether it's a chicken farm or a pig farm, a lot of infrastructure construction is needed... Although I've rented Shiniu Mountain, I'm still unfamiliar with Shitou Town and don't know where to find a professional construction team..."

"I wonder if the two leaders could introduce us to you..."

"The pig farm and chicken farm I'm building are very large-scale. In addition to a regular construction team, I'll need a lot of help from local people. After the foundations of the pig farm and chicken farm are completed, I'll also need to recruit a large number of local workers. I'd appreciate any introductions from you leaders..."

Secretary Zhang is a very straightforward and unrestrained person.

If the promise Wang Dong just made to him can actually come true, it could not only provide more than 300 jobs for the people of Shikou Town, but also benefit more than 300 households...

Signing pig and sheep farming agreements with Wang Dong can also help thousands of households increase their income.

Within two years at the latest, Shikou Town will be able to shed its label of poverty and backwardness, all thanks to my efforts as the Party Secretary.

To ensure the smooth construction of the farm and to firmly hold onto the credit, Secretary Zhang decided to take personal charge, so that no one could take the credit away from him.

He immediately replied, "Mr. Wang..."

“From today onwards, I, the Party Secretary, will personally act as your liaison…”

"In addition, we will coordinate with two deputy mayors from the town government to help you solve various problems..."

"I guarantee that your investment in Shikou Town will not encounter any problems."

Wang Dong didn't expect the other party to value his investment so much, but for Wang Dong, the more the other party valued it, the less trouble he would have, and the safer the investment would be.

Under Secretary Zhang's organization, several hundred villagers from nearby areas entered Shiniushan the next day to help Wang Dongping level the site in preparation for the construction of the chicken farm...

Truckloads of stones, bricks, cement, sand... were continuously delivered to Shiniushan.

Meanwhile, there was also news about the first batch of white-feathered chicken chicks that Wang Dong had ordered from abroad, which should arrive in a month at most.

Because the domestic demand for white-feathered chickens was very small at that time, and the foreign blockade on white-feathered chicken breeding stock was not particularly strict, the foreign trade company that Wang Dong found managed to import several thousand breeding chickens at a high price.

With these breeding chickens available, Wang Dong no longer needs to travel abroad to purchase chicks every day. (End of Chapter)