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Chapter 102 Extremely Busy

In April, the weather warmed up, and the vegetables in the fields grew quickly.

The company's workload was mounting. Every day, dozens of horse-drawn carts, oxcarts, and tractors delivered vegetables to the warehouse, forming long queues at the entrance. Those weighing, inspecting, and keeping accounts were constantly busy.

Qian Cheng hired another group of people specifically to handle receiving goods. He also built several simple houses next to the warehouse to serve as offices and dormitories.

The transport team has also expanded, from eight people to fifteen, and the number of vehicles has increased from two to five. They set off before dawn every day to deliver vegetables to various units and don't return until dark.

Qian Cheng calculated that he now delivers over 20,000 jin of vegetables, over 8,000 eggs, and over 1,000 jin of meat every day. The monthly turnover is over 100,000 yuan, and the company can earn 20,000 to 30,000 yuan.

Looking at the account book, he felt a warm glow in his heart.

"Xiao Qian, with so many villages, can you afford to supply them?"

Qian Cheng said, "Uncle Li, we can supply them. Each village has several hundred acres of land, adding up to several thousand acres. Each household raises dozens of chickens, adding up to tens of thousands. As long as we organize it well, we can definitely supply them."

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Old Li nodded and didn't say anything more.

In April, the weather warmed up, and the vegetables in the fields grew quickly.

The company's workload was mounting. Every day, dozens of horse-drawn carts, oxcarts, and tractors delivered vegetables to the warehouse, forming long queues at the entrance. Those weighing, inspecting, and keeping accounts were constantly busy.

Qian Cheng recruited another group of people specifically to handle the receiving of goods. He also built simple houses next to the warehouse to serve as offices and dormitories.

The transport team has also expanded, from eight people to fifteen, and the number of vehicles has increased from two to five. They set off before dawn every day to deliver vegetables to various units and don't return until dark.

Qian Cheng calculated that he now delivers over 20,000 jin of vegetables, over 8,000 eggs, and over 1,000 jin of meat every day. The monthly turnover is over 100,000 yuan, and the company can earn 20,000 to 30,000 yuan.

Looking at the account book, he felt a warm glow in his heart.

Old Wang was also happy and said, "Small amount of money. At this rate, we can earn two or three hundred thousand by the end of the year."

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Qian Cheng said, "Uncle Wang, this is just the beginning. We need to expand further."

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In May, an inspection team from the province came to visit.

The person leading the team was Director Liu, surnamed Ma, in his fifties, who looked quite amiable.

Director Liu inspected the company's warehouse, transportation team, and offices, and listened to Qian Cheng's report before nodding in approval.

"Comrade Xiao Qian, you've done a great job. Coming from the countryside, it's not easy to achieve this."

Qian Cheng said, "Director Liu, you flatter me. It wasn't just me who did it; it was everyone's doing it together."

Director Liu smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

"Young man, it's good that you don't seek credit."

He thought for a moment and said, "The province plans to support a number of exemplary rural sideline businesses, and your company is one of them."

I'll ask the Finance Department to allocate some funds to support your expansion.

Qian Cheng was secretly delighted: "Thank you, Director Liu."

Director Liu waved his hand: "No need to thank me, you did a good job, you deserve my support."

A few days after the inspection team left, the Finance Department actually allocated 100,000 yuan.

Qian Cheng held the remittance slip, looking at it again and again, his heart burning with warmth.

One hundred thousand dollars was a large sum of money in 1980.

He discussed with Lao Wang, Lao Li, and Xiao Liu how to spend the money.

Old Wang said, "Save it for now, use it slowly."

Old Li said, "Buy more cars, expand our transportation capacity."

Xiao Liu said, "We need to build a warehouse. The current warehouses are too small and not enough."

After listening, Qian Cheng said, "Either is fine, but we need to prioritize. My idea is to buy trucks first to expand transportation. Then build warehouses to increase storage capacity. The rest can be stored for emergencies."

Everyone agreed.

In the following months, the company bought two more trucks, built two new warehouses, and hired more than twenty people. The business department, finance department, transportation team, and warehouse staff together numbered more than fifty people.

Qian Cheng was so busy he barely had time to breathe, but he was happy.

That day, Director Chen arrived.

He was the director of the logistics department of the provincial education bureau, the one who introduced Qian Cheng to schools in the provincial capital. After the company was established, he remained very concerned and would come to check on it every few days.

"Xiao Qian, are you busy?"

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Qian Cheng quickly stood up: "Director Chen, you've arrived, please have a seat."

Director Chen sat down, glanced at the account books on the table, and smiled.

"Business is good, isn't it? I heard you're supplying over four hundred companies now?"

Qian Cheng nodded: "Yes, more than 430 companies."

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Director Chen said, "Good, good. I knew I hadn't misjudged you."

He paused, then added, "The province is currently implementing a 'vegetable basket project' specifically to address the problem of urban residents struggling to access vegetables. The Commerce Department is leading the effort and looking for several experienced companies to collaborate with. I recommended your company."

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Qian Cheng was taken aback: "The vegetable basket project?"

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Director Chen nodded: "That's right. It's about organizing rural areas to grow vegetables and supplying the cities. That's what you do, you're very experienced. Director Liu from the Commerce Department wants to meet with you and have a talk."

Qian Cheng said, "Okay, Director Chen, when?"

Director Chen said, "I'll take you there tomorrow afternoon."

The next afternoon, Qian Cheng went to the Department of Commerce with Director Chen.

The Commerce Department was located in the west of the city, in a gray five-story building. Director Chen led him up to the third floor and knocked on the door of an office.

"Come in."

Pushing open the door, I saw a man in his forties sitting behind a desk, wearing glasses and looking quite amiable. He was Director Liu of the Vegetable Division of the Commerce Department.

"Old Chen, you're here?" Director Liu stood up, shook hands with Director Chen, and then looked at Qian Cheng, "This must be Xiao Qian, right? It's an honor to meet you."

Qian Cheng quickly said, "Director Liu, you're too kind."

The three sat down, and Director Liu poured tea and got straight to the point.

"Xiao Qian, I've heard about your company from Lao Chen. You've done a great job, growing to this scale in just one year. That's impressive."

Qian Cheng said, "Director Liu, you flatter me. It was all done by everyone together."

Director Liu nodded and said, "You know about the provincial 'vegetable basket project'?"

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Qian Cheng said, "I heard a general outline from Director Chen."

Director Liu said, "Simply put, it's about solving the problem of urban residents having difficulty getting vegetables. There are too many people in the city and not enough vegetables, so there's a shortage every winter. The province's idea is to organize the surrounding rural areas to grow vegetables, and then have them purchased and supplied in a unified manner to ensure that urban residents can eat fresh vegetables."

He paused, then looked at Qian Cheng: "Your company has experience, manpower, and distribution channels. I'd like to outsource some of the business to you. You can handle the sourcing, and we'll coordinate sales. What do you think?"

Qian Cheng thought for a moment and asked, "Director Liu, how exactly does the cooperation work?"

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Director Liu said, "We'll assign you several counties. You'll be responsible for organizing the farmers in those counties to grow vegetables, and the harvested vegetables will be prioritized for supply to the provincial capital. Prices can be appropriately discounted, but quality and supply must be guaranteed."

"What about the acquisition funds?" Qian Cheng asked.

Director Liu said, "The province can allocate some special funds for you to use as working capital. The exact amount still needs to be discussed."

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