Send me to the countryside? Turn around and make you homeless!

In Tan Yuan's eyes, building a factory was what she wanted to do from the beginning. What she wanted was to lead the Huaiyin Brigade onto the right track, rather than letting the Huaiyin Brigade prosper for a few years and then completely lose its competitiveness after the reform and opening up, and be lost in the long river of history.

Tan Yuan knew what would happen many years later and felt that this matter was imminent, but Lin Guoan did not have such foresight.

This was not the first time that Tan Yuan mentioned the word "building a factory". Accountant Zhang had strongly opposed it on previous occasions, and it ended up in nothing. Tan Yuan herself did not say anything, and Lin Guoan put the matter behind him. He did not expect that Tan Yuan would bring it up to him again in private this time.

Lin Guoan was a little embarrassed. It was not that he was unwilling to listen to what Tan Yuan said about building a factory. He thought that this matter could be done slowly. The tofu factory had just started, so where would the funds come from to build the factory?

Many people are eyeing the money the brigade has earned so far, hoping to have a prosperous year.

Lin Guoan hesitated, but Tan Yuan understood immediately.

"Captain, building a factory is imperative. Let's not even talk about the long-term consequences. Just think about what we're going to do after the rice harvest next year. And as you know, at the current rate the tofu factory is going, production will soon be outstripped. We'll have to expand. In my opinion, it's better to do it once and for all than to expand in unsuitable locations over and over again."

The two of them had been in perfect harmony from the very beginning and had never had any disagreements, but now when the tofu factory was on the right track, they had different opinions.

Lin Guoan felt his scalp tingle. "I didn't say I wouldn't build a factory. I meant to wait until we can make more money. Isn't it almost National Day? Aren't you still busy with the lottery? Why don't we discuss this matter after the new year?"

It won’t be too late to take it slowly after the New Year when the team has enough funds. Lin Guoan couldn’t understand Tan Yuan’s anxiety at all.

Tan Yuan couldn't explain her difficulties. She couldn't just say that she didn't have much time left. If Lin Guoan pressed her, she really wouldn't be able to answer.

The two of them were in a stalemate, and Lin Guoan felt very miserable. Seeing him like this, Tan Yuan stopped forcing him and turned away.

As soon as Tan Yuan left, Lin Guoan felt relieved instantly. It was great that she was finally gone. He swore in his heart that after the New Year, Tan Yuan would not even need to mention it, as he would take the initiative to bring up the matter in the brigade.

However, Tan Yuan was not someone who would compromise easily. She turned around and left, but did not leave the brigade headquarters. Instead, she turned around and went to find Zhou Zhigang.

Tan Yuan didn't know much about Zhou Zhigang, but Zhou Zhigang had helped the tofu factory solve many problems since he took office. Even the initial pricing of the tofu was settled with Zhou Zhigang's help, and it was also thanks to her that the supply and marketing cooperative was stocked with goods in advance.

Having been thwarted by Lin Guoan, Tan Yuan was inevitably depressed. She also showed her strength in front of Zhou Zhigang and said directly, "Secretary Zhou, I propose to build a factory in the brigade. What do you think?"

Zhou Zhigang frowned, but did not blame Tan Yuan for her sudden action. Instead, he took a stack of documents to cover what he was reading, and then asked Tan Yuan to explain in detail.

Since there is no direct rejection, there is hope. Tan Yuan repeated her thoughts again.

"What did Captain Lin say?"

"Captain Lin said we can discuss it after the New Year. What I meant is that we can plan it first. After all, building the factory, laying the wires, and approving the land all take time. If we really wait until after the New Year to discuss it, it will be too late."

Huaiyin Brigade has not yet achieved the goal of having electric lights in every household. In the entire brigade, only the tofu factory and the brigade headquarters have electricity lines. This is not an easy task and it takes time to do all this.

Zhou Zhigang was a soldier and was used to being decisive and swift in the army. As long as he had an idea and it was feasible, he could take action. There was no point in always looking back and forth.

"Okay, I agree to this. I will hold a meeting with everyone to discuss it."

Now it was Tan Yuan's turn to be stunned. She thought it would be a tough battle, but it was solved so easily?

"Secretary, don't you ask more questions?"

Tan Yuan couldn't believe it.

Zhou Zhigang placed his hands on the table and looked up at her: "Do I need to ask anything else? Didn't you explain it clearly?"

Tan Yuan choked and said, "Okay, she did say it very clearly."

Since that’s the case, there’s no need to say more. Zhou Zhigang also convened a meeting in the brigade as he said.

He is the brigade secretary, which is good, but for such a big thing as building a factory, everyone still needs to vote together and give their opinions.

Although he appeared to be very democratic, Tan Yuan, who attended the meeting, deeply felt the aura of Zhou Zhigang, the brigade secretary.

The crowd, who were originally engaged in a heated discussion and constantly voicing opposition, fell silent the moment they saw Zhou Zhigang's eyes.

"Is there anyone else objecting? If not, then everyone has passed this."

Zhou Zhigang's voice was light, but the oppressive feeling it gave people was not light at all. Tan Yuan couldn't help but give Zhou Zhigang a thumbs up in her heart. He was worthy of being a soldier, so handsome!

However, Zhou Zhigang's pressure will eventually fail, and Accountant Zhang's stubbornness is beyond ordinary people's imagination.

"I don't agree. You young people are messing around. Do you know how much money the brigade has in its account? Building a factory? Why build a factory? Isn't it better to just live a peaceful life?!"

"Accountant Zhang, the brigade's sales office in the county has been open for three days. Its current turnover has reached 1,200 yuan. Adding all the sales from the dried tofu factory's opening to date, the total is 8,900 yuan. At this rate, building a factory is feasible."

Nian Lin was also in the meeting. She was not afraid of Accountant Zhang's anger and stated the total turnover of the tofu factory in a calm tone, as if she was saying that the weather was very good today.

Accountant Zhang was choked up. He shouldn't have suggested finding an accountant for the dried tofu factory so early in the first place!

But the other cadres didn’t think too much about it. They were all shocked by the number.

Did they actually have so much money?! You have to know how little money their brigade had in their account when they first built the tofu factory.

With so much money, building a factory doesn’t seem that difficult.

"Everyone, I want to build a factory not just for our dried tofu factory, but also to develop new product categories. Don't you think that selling only dried tofu is too monotonous? When we develop new products, will you buy some when you visit our specialty store?"

Buying one more thing means making more money. Besides, there is only one thing called dried tofu. You will get tired of it if you eat too much. If people get tired of it, who will go to their store? Also, they need to add a few more flavors of dried tofu. How can just five-spice flavor be enough?