Chapter 123: Jinhu Gongmi Cooperative

  Gao Yusheng gave Ye Pingyu 100,000 yuan. After returning, Ye Pingyu reported to Zhao Yuangong, who was extremely surprised and didn't expect Ye Pingyu's trip to the county town would bring back so much money. He couldn't help but feel a little jealous, thinking of using the money as daily expenses in the countryside, but this money was for special use only. As soon as he heard Zhao Yuangong had such an idea, Ye Pingyu immediately disagreed.

  Seeing Ye Pingyu disagree, Zhao Yuangong said: "Jinhu tribute rice has always existed, but it hasn't opened up the market either. Now you want to open up the market, and in the end, it's likely that so much money will be invested in vain. It's better to let the village itself do it, and not a single cent from the township is needed."

  Ye Pingyu immediately retorted: "The village can't make a name for itself, it must be the township that takes charge. Secretary Zhao, just let me handle this matter, I won't interfere with other things, but I must get this one done well. This 100,000 yuan is special funds for special use, I won't waste a single penny. You can ask Secretary Zhao to supervise, as long as our township's economy develops well, the township's finances will not be so tight again, isn't that right?"

  Looking at Ye Pingyu's determined expression, Zhao Yuangong also found it inconvenient to insist further. Since Ye Pingyu was willing to do it, let him do it then. If things didn't go well later on, the one who would lose face would be him anyway, so just let him try for now.

  Finally, after excluding Zhao Yuangong's interference in this matter, Ye Pingyu withdrew the 100,000 yuan from the county finance bureau. Having experienced Ye Pingyu's ruthlessness last time, the county finance bureau did not dare to intercept and embezzle it again.

  With the 100,000 yuan, Ye Pingyu began to get busy. He consulted with relevant personnel and found that if he were to establish a company, it would require a significant amount of capital, which was not feasible under current conditions. For now, he could only set up a cooperative, named Jinhu Gongmi Agricultural Cooperative, which required a capital of only 20,000 yuan. He took out 20,000 yuan from the 100,000 yuan.

  Thinking that 20,000 yuan was too little and not enough to facilitate the effective operation of the cooperative, Ye Pingyu called Ye Ming and asked if he was willing to come back and invest in the cooperative. If he was willing to invest, he could put out some money, and when they made a profit, there would be returns.

  As soon as Ye Pingyu mentioned letting him go back to invest, Ye Ming was not very interested. However, since Ye Pingyu asked him for money, he couldn't bear to lose face in front of Ye Pingyu, so he directly asked: "Pingyu, how much do you need? I'll try my best to support you!"

  Thinking of him taking out so much money last time, Ye Pingyu thought for a moment and said: "How about you put in 200,000 yuan?"

  Ye Ming said nothing and agreed: "No problem, but for Ping Yu's face, I'll add another 10,000, so it's 30,000!"

  "Two hundred thousand will be enough," Ye Pingyu said with a smile. "When the time comes and we make money, not only will I return it to you, but there will also be returns."

  "No need to mention what I get in return, I mainly want to support your work. I'll have someone bring you 30,000 yuan." Ye Ming said casually, as a person who mixes with others on the road, it's all about face, and 30,000 yuan is not a small amount, but he still insists on giving it out.

  Ye Ming took out 30,000 yuan. Ye Pingyu thought for a moment and decided to take out 10,000 yuan of the 20,000 yuan that Ye Zhibing had given him last time, which would be considered as his parents' contribution. This way, it would add up to 60,000 yuan, not a small amount. However, he couldn't do this without Yang Leyi's help, so he asked Yang Leyi if he was willing to contribute?

  Yang Leyi thought for a moment and felt that since Ye Pingyu had spoken up, and Ye Pingyu himself had invested 10,000 yuan, he would also invest 10,000 yuan, and then see if anyone else was willing to invest.

  As a result, the total amount unexpectedly reached 100,000 yuan in principal, far exceeding the original estimate. With this 100,000 yuan, they went to the county to register the Jinhu Gongmi Cooperative logo.

  Now that the brand is ready, Ye Pingyu was thinking about who to let handle this matter. If he lets Yang Leyi handle it, he estimates that the 100,000 yuan principal will be spent in no time, which is definitely not acceptable. He must let someone he trusts take charge of this matter.

  After some thought, Ye Pingyu decided to let Chang Fang take charge of this matter. Chang Fang was a clever person and was currently stuck in the office with Bai Yun pressing down on her. If she were to be put in charge of this matter, it would also be a way of reusing her.

  After having this idea, Ye Pingyu proposed it to Chang Fang. At first, Chang Fang was not very willing, but after being transferred out of the office, she thought about it and felt that it was a good thing, better than staying in the Party and Government Office to struggle through the days.

  Jinhu Gongmi Agricultural Cooperative has one director, and some directors under him. Yang Leyi must want to be this director, but Ye Pingyu already had an idea that in order to make Jinhu Gongmi industry better, he must jump out of Jinhu village. With Yang Leyi's experience and vision, there won't be any big development, and putting the capital into his hands, Ye Pingyu is also not at ease. This money must be managed by the township.

  After talking to Chang Fang, Ye Pingyu discussed this matter with Zhao Yuangong. After all, as the secretary of the township committee, appointing Chang Fang as the chairman should get his nod.

  Zhao Yuangong originally wanted to see Ye Pingyu make a fool of himself, but he didn't expect that now he had actually succeeded, and even got 100,000 yuan in capital, the brand was also registered, everything was done perfectly, for a moment he didn't know what to say.

  But it's easy to set up, but the real work is yet to come. If it can't fulfill its intended purpose after being established, then the money will be wasted. So he's still observing, waiting to see what Ye Pingyu can ultimately achieve.

  As soon as Zhao Yuangong heard that Ye Pingyu wanted to let Chang Fang take charge of the director, he couldn't help but smile. Doing this kind of thing, actually letting a young female comrade be in charge, would Yang Leyi obey? If Yang Leyi didn't obey, and the cooperative was in their village, how could they carry out this work?

  With this thought in mind, Zhao Yuangong had some disdain and waited to see Ye Pingyu's joke. When Ye Pingyu reported the matter to him, he didn't object much and agreed, letting Ye Pingyu handle it first.

  With Zhao Yuangong's consent, Ye Pingyu gathered all the personnel of the cooperative, and those who subscribed to shares were shareholders. He also specially called Ye Ming to come back and attend the meeting, but Ye Ming didn't say anything, letting him represent him, and just watching would be fine.

  Ye Ming was unwilling to come, and he couldn't be forced, so Ye Pingyu gathered everyone together for a meeting, which Chang Fang also attended.

  Looking at the several shareholders who came forward, they were all villagers in the village. Yang Leyi, as the secretary of the village branch, was also a shareholder and attended the meeting together.

  Lao Zheng, as the deputy head in charge of agriculture, and Ye Pingyu also came to the village together. After everyone sat down, Ye Pingyu spoke up: "Today we are holding a meeting of the Jinhu Gongmi Agricultural Cooperative Board of Directors, mainly to determine the candidate for the chairman of the board. The chairman does not necessarily have to be elected from among the directors, the chairman is just a person in charge, and everyone can supervise. Next, I will talk about some relevant matters."

  Ye Pingyu first expressed his own opinion, Yang Leyi listened and didn't know what he meant, and he was also surprised that Chang Fang came to attend the meeting, thinking that Ye Pingyu had asked her to come and take good notes.

  As the village branch secretary, Yang Leyi felt that since this cooperative is in the village, if he wasn't allowed to be the chairman of the board of directors, who else could? But when Ye Pingyu suggested that the chairman didn't have to come from the board of directors, he found it a bit strange and thought to himself: Could it be that the cooperative's standards are going to be raised and they want Old Zheng to take on the role? Old Zheng is the deputy township head in charge of agriculture; if he were to take charge, everyone would have nothing to say.

  Ye Pingyu said after finishing some matters: "We established this cooperative, absolutely not playing virtual, but to do big and strong, truly play the role of the cooperative, let our brand sound loud, let the masses' rice sell at a good price. I will personally take charge of this matter. There are not many industries in the countryside, we have to rely on this to drive the economic growth of the whole county. Everyone must not underestimate what we do today, maybe tomorrow or soon, we will develop into a well-known enterprise far and near!"

  Ye Pingyu said excitedly, but immediately changed his tone and turned to Yang Leyi: "Uncle Leyi, do you think what I said is right or not? You are the branch secretary, do you have any other ideas?"

  Ye Pingyu intentionally listened to his ideas first, so that he could propose letting Chang Fang take over as chairman at the right time, otherwise he might have a resistant psychology.

  When Ye Pingyu asked him to speak, Yang Leyi was at a loss for words. Although he had been thinking of becoming the director, he didn't have any ideas or concepts for development, and it was just his instinct that made him want to take on this role. Now that Ye Pingyu wanted him to express his views, he really had nothing to say.

  After taking a puff of smoke, Yang Leyi stared at the table with his eyes wide open, thinking for a while before saying: "Ping Yu, I agree with what you said. Whatever our rural leaders decide is fine with me. I don't have any thoughts or opinions on this matter. It seems like there's some basis to it, but as for how to do it specifically, I'm not sure. Since you're in charge of this personally, Ping Yu, we'll just follow your lead!"

  In front of Ye Pingyu, Yang Leyi still called him by his name, which was something he took pride in. If the branch secretaries from other villages had done so, Ye Pingyu would definitely not have been pleased, but Yang Leyi could because he and Ye Pingyu were from the same village and Yang Leyi was one generation older than Ye Pingyu, who still addressed him as Uncle Leyi.

  When he heard this, Ye Pingyu smiled and said: "Uncle Le Yi, don't think that you have no role to play. You are the branch secretary of the village, and the cooperative is set up in the village. In the future, you will play a great role. Whether the cooperative can succeed or not depends on Uncle Le Yi."

  Yang Le gave Yang Leyi a high hat, and Yang Leyi's face suddenly burst into bloom with laughter: "Ping Yu, I know you're doing this on purpose to boost my morale. As for the specific work, Uncle Leyi has no problem at all. However, as for how to develop and open up sales channels, I don't have any ideas. Everything depends on you, just tell me what to do and I'll do it, is that okay?"