Reborn in 1985: From Selling Braised Duck to Becoming the World's Richest Man

"Village Chief Zhang, thank you for your kindness, but I have no plans to leave Liangjia Village for the time being."

Liang Ming politely declined.

Although Liang Ming has been reborn, he no longer places great importance on clan concepts.

But Liang Ming still couldn't bring himself to change his household registration from Liangjia Village to another village.

Moreover, the uncles and aunts in Liangjia Village all treated him very well.

Seeing that Liang Ming rejected him, Zhang Wen was not surprised and said:

"That's such a pity, but Brother Liang Ming, what I just said always stands."

"You're welcome to come to our village anytime you want in the future."

Liang Ming nodded, but did not respond.

"Brother Liang Ming, you just mentioned that you want to develop our Shitou Village into the number one livestock breeding village in Taoyuan Township. Could you elaborate on that?"

At this moment, Zhang Wen changed the subject and asked Liang Ming.

Liang Ming didn't hold back and went straight to the point:

"Actually, it's not difficult. To make Shitou Village the number one breeding village in Taoyuan Township, it's simply a matter of focusing on product development and management."

"The product is naturally ducks, and to make ducks more competitive in the market, their quality is crucial."

Feeding ducks cottonseed meal makes their meat firmer, and customers are buying more, which is proof of this.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wen countered, "But isn't the supply of cottonseed residue currently insufficient?"

"If I expand the scale of my duck farming and can't supply enough feed, won't the quality of the ducks decline?"

“Brother Zhang Wen, you can raise ducks on the mountain, in rice paddies, or even in fish ponds.”

Liang Ming said:

"Aren't there many fruit trees on the mountains of your Stone Village?"

Raising ducks on the mountain and feeding them fruit creates free-range ducks, or fruit-flavored ducks.

"If you raise ducks in rice paddies and let them eat rice leaves, that's called a rice paddy duck."

"Once we create this buzz, why worry about not finding buyers for your village's ducks?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wen was completely stunned.

Liang Ming's words left him somewhat bewildered, and he muttered to himself:

"Fruit-scented duck, rice paddy duck?"

After several breaths, Zhang Wencai had fully digested it, and an excited expression involuntarily appeared on his face:

"Brother Liang Ming, you are truly a business genius."

If we really raised them the way you described, our village's ducks would be famous throughout Taoyuan City!

"Brother Zhang Wen, this is how you create a product."

Liang Ming smiled and continued:

"Now that we've discussed product issues, let's talk about management issues."

If we want Shitou Village to become the number one livestock breeding village in Taoyuan Township, then we must standardize, plan, and regulate its operations.

Previously, the ducks sold in your village were required to weigh at least 3 jin (1.5 catties) before being sold. This is standardization, and you should continue to maintain this practice.

The problem that needs to be solved now is planning and scheduling.

At this point, Liang Ming paused for a moment, and then explained the requirements and details of these two points to Zhang Wen in detail.

After listening, Zhang Wen quickly took out his notebook to write it down, afraid that he would forget it.

After Zhang Wen had digested all these points of knowledge, his eyes were filled with admiration as he looked at Liang Ming.

"Brother Liang Ming, the term 'business prodigy' is hardly enough to describe you; you truly are..."

Towards the end, Zhang Wen couldn't find any more adjectives to use.

"Brother Zhang Wen, I just casually offered a few suggestions. I'll take care of them if you find them useful."

Liang Ming said modestly.

The reason he spared no effort in helping Zhang Wen was...

The main reason is that the better the quality of the ducks from Shitou Village, the better his braised ducks will sell.

This is a win-win situation.

Another point is that these breeding concepts are actually the business model of Stone Village in later generations.

Liang Ming was merely using someone else's talent to curry favor.

"Brother Liang Ming, no matter what, your suggestion has indeed been of great help to our Stone Village."

Zhang Wen said with a serious expression:

"Our Shitou Village Committee owes you a huge favor."

Upon hearing Zhang Wen's words, Liang Ming simply smiled.

He didn't really care about personal relationships or sentimentality.

"Brother Liang Ming, I forgot to ask, what brings you here today?"

At this moment, Zhang Wencai thought of something and asked.

"Brother Zhang Wen, I'm here today to increase my duck order."

Liang Ming cut to the chase:

"Starting today, I need 300 ducks!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wen looked troubled and said, "Add 100 more ducks every day? That's an extra 300 jin of duck meat..."

The duck farms in Shitou Village haven't expanded yet, and the daily duck production is fixed.

"Brother Zhang Wen, is there something wrong?" Liang Ming asked in return upon hearing Zhang Wen's question.

“If it were anyone else ordering ducks from me, I might really be in a difficult position, but since you, Brother Liang Ming, have spoken up, my difficulties have become no difficulties.”

Zhang Wen said with a smile:

"Okay, 300 ducks it is. I'll have someone deliver them to you later."

"Brother Zhang Wen, thank you very much," Liang Ming said.

"Brother Liang Ming, I should thank you for giving such a great suggestion to our Stone Village!"

Zhang Wen looked at Liang Ming with a serious expression and said:

"So, starting today, I'll charge you 6 cents a pound for your ducks."

6 cents a pound?

Upon hearing this, Liang Ming's face lit up with joy.

This is 3 cents less than the original 63 cents per pound.

Don't underestimate this small amount; it can save you twenty or thirty yuan a day.

That adds up to nearly a thousand yuan a month.

In return, Liang Ming explained to Zhang Wen in detail the details that needed to be paid attention to when raising rice paddy ducks and fruit-flavored ducks.

Zhang Wen also benefited greatly from listening to this.

After having Zhang Wen divide the ducks into two batches and deliver them to the braised duck shop in Liangjia Village and the county middle school respectively, Liang Ming left Shitou Village.

Zhang Wen watched Liang Ming's retreating figure and sighed repeatedly, "Brother Liang Ming, why aren't you a villager from our village!"

……

On the streets of Taoyuan Township.

Wang Jiu was holding a survey report and walking through the streets and alleys, conducting statistical surveys with the residents.

His report, "On Conducting a Census on Employment of Unemployed Persons," received high attention and support from county leaders as soon as it was submitted to the county government.

In less than two days, the higher authorities unanimously approved a plan to conduct an "employment census of unemployed persons" in all townships under Taoyuan County.

As the proposer of the report, Taoyuan Township naturally became the pilot area and took the lead in conducting a "census of unemployed people".

Wang Jiu also became the leader of the special task force for this operation.

"Wang Jiu, you must do this activity well, seriously, and do it well. You need to let the county leaders see your abilities. Whether you can get promoted this year depends on this opportunity."

When Wang Jiu came out of Taoyuan Township Police Station, the station chief, Li Wenzhong, said something to him earnestly.

After hearing this, Wang Jiu was energized and spent the entire morning going door-to-door collecting information.

"Once I've taken care of this, I'll have to go and thank Brother Liang Ming properly."

Wang Jiu murmured to himself as he worked.

Just then, he noticed a secluded brick house on the outskirts of the countryside, with its gate half open.

The doors to several rooms were tightly closed, and no one was seen moving around.

"Leave the yard gate open for most of the day, and no one's home. Aren't you afraid of being robbed?"

Wang Jiu frowned slightly, pushed his bicycle over, and prepared to help this family close their courtyard gate.

But as he got closer, he noticed several figures moving behind a window of a room. They seemed to have noticed his arrival and were deliberately keeping silent.

Upon seeing this, Wang Jiu immediately became vigilant.

"Is anyone home?" Wang Jiu thought for a few seconds and then called out in a deep voice.