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"Yes, your suggestion is very reasonable. We have also organized some geologists to conduct surveys and strive to ensure that every village can repair it. They will first give us a map, and then each commune will produce a map. After comparing and comprehensively judging, we will decide how to repair the details."

Director Ren told Liang Xinyue about some of the plans that were discussed at the meeting.

Liang Xinyue nodded repeatedly:

"What about the materials? Although there are many deserts here, there are not many large stones like this. Also, if we use crushed stones, we will need a lot of cement."

"I'm not worried about cement. We have a commune that produces cement, and we will definitely use theirs this time."

"Don't worry about the stones. You only saw the area near Xinshui Village. The village behind the mountain of Xinshui Village is called Gaoshan Village. A lot of stones can be mined from the mountains here."

Liang Xinyue's eyes lit up:

"Director Ren, this gives Gaoshan Village an opportunity. I think you can inspire several villages through this mission."

Director Ren nodded and said:

"That's what the county is planning. Those who produce stones will provide stones, and those who produce cement will provide cement. We will work together to build it."

Liang Xinyue frowned:

"You mean to ask them to provide it for free?"

Director Ren nodded and said:

"This is all for myself, for everyone, for the people and for myself."

Liang Xinyue shook her head and said:

"I don't suggest that. Look at the vegetable planting in Xinshui Village. You said that we should provide what is produced. Do you want Xinshui Village to provide vegetables? That won't work. Vegetables need money to be purchased."

Director Ren was stunned for a moment. Shouldn't he make a contribution to serving the people and building a home together?

Liang Xinyue sat down again and settled accounts with Director Ren:

"Come on, let's settle a bigger account."

"If you think in your way, this time, we have stones here, cement here, and vegetables here, and the labor is contributed by each village. We just work together, and then we're done. What happens after we're done?"

"If you continue to work like this, everyone will be exhausted, but the family will still be too poor to afford food. Even if the water comes, at least we still have to plant, and it will take another half a year to get a harvest. This is why I said that if the people of Xinshui Village work, I will pay them."

"Director Ren, we need to make money work. If there is a shortage of stones, we can calculate how many cubic meters of stones are needed and use the money to buy them. Then the people in Gaoshi Village will have money and will be more motivated to work."

"What do they do with the money? Buy food, buy food, buy cloth for clothes. And save some. Right?"

But as long as they spend money to buy, our money will circulate. For example, if they buy vegetables, the money will return to our Xinshui Village. We will distribute it to the villagers, and the villagers will also have to pay to buy food. When we repair the canal in our village, we need stones. The money for the stones is still collected by the villagers from all villages.

You buy my stones, I buy your vegetables, and then I buy their cement.

Just like this, you buy for me and I buy for you, then won’t the economy of the entire county be boosted?

In the county, as long as you give it a start, it's done.

The county just has to ensure that the price of stone cannot be too high and that cement is only calculated based on cost. This way, no one will suffer a loss.

Liang Xinyue's words left Director Ren stunned for a long time.

"Does that mean people who come out to work should still be paid?"

"Yes, no one works for free. For projects like repairing the canal, I believe the county has allocated some funds, but we can't just hold on to this money. We have to break it down into smaller amounts and get it back in the end. Let the people see hope."

Director Ren recalled that Liang Xinyue meant that the main canal would be built with funds from the county, and that during the construction, the migrant workers would have to be paid, and the stones and cement would have to be purchased.

After the main canal was repaired, people from various towns and villages who came to work on it received some wages. Then, if the communes wanted to build branch canals, they had to buy stones and cement, and the money had to be shared among everyone.

After paying for the stones and the cement, everyone can still get some wages when they do the work, so some of the money is returned.

And everyone's enthusiasm was aroused.

So, Director Ren thought for a moment and said:

"You know what, this will really boost the economy. I estimate that the income of the supply and marketing cooperative will increase, as will the grain station. With more money in hand, life will definitely be more manageable."

"Then the deposits in the credit union will increase. For the county, it means a special fund has been used up and the canal has been built. For the common people, they have a canal and some wages, which is hope."

“For each department’s performance, in the end, it was an increase.”

"If we follow your original method, the money will only be used to provide the people with a guaranteed meal, and then maybe pay some wages to the cement factory and stone workers."

It has not helped everyone enjoy the money, nor has it helped everyone improve their living standards."

Director Ren stood up and said:

"I'm really not good at economics. Let's go find Deputy County Magistrate Li and talk to him. I'm a little confused by your idea, but I think it's a good idea."

Director Ren took Liang Xinyue to meet Deputy County Magistrate Li.

In Deputy County Chief Li's office, Liang Xinyue repeated what she had just said and actually calculated it with a pen. It really wouldn't cost much more, but the effect would be completely different.

The main thing is that they do things according to rules and regulations. It is right to use funds for specific purposes, but how they are used also depends on how they are used.

According to Liang Xinyue's method, funds are also used for specific purposes, but the allocation is more flexible. This is a small collision between the planned economy and the commodity economy.

Deputy County Chief Li's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he called Director Ren:

"Go upstairs and ask the secretary and the county magistrate to come down. We'll listen to Comrade Liang give us an economics lesson. I think it's interesting."

Director Ren ran upstairs again, and soon he really invited the county party secretary and county governor, as well as two other deputy secretaries and deputy county governors.

Deputy County Chief Li asked an official to bring a small blackboard and let Liang Xinyue be the teacher to explain the money circulation process to everyone.

Several leaders actually attended a course on economic circulation.

For them, what they have been following and doing is one-on-one, and this plan can only be used for this.

Liang Xinyue's method is also to do the same thing, but the money is disbursed and given to every villager who comes to work, and it also increases the income of every village that provides materials.

Finally, part of the money can flow back. No matter where the money in the hands of the villagers goes, for the county leaders, it is a fulfillment of their mission.