80: Chapter 80: Planning 80: Chapter 80: Planning Early the next morning, after having breakfast, Henry Martin and his party left the village.
Before leaving, Henry Martin firmly shook Peter Brown’s hand and said, “Good job, I believe your village will develop quickly.”
Warner Richards also firmly shook Peter’s hand and said, “Peter, call me when you get to the provincial capital, and we can have a good chat.”
Seeing Aunt Collins standing nearby, Peter pulled Edward Martin aside and whispered, “Take care of her when you get to the provincial capital.
I plan to open a hotpot restaurant there and use my own medicated recipes.”
Hearing Peter’s plan, Edward Martin’s eyes lit up and he asked, “Can I invest in it?”
“If you want to, go ahead.”
Peter didn’t really care.
Edward Martin laughed and elbowed Peter, whispering, “Secretary?”
“None of your business!”
Edward Martin laughed and said, “Don’t worry, if we do this, we’ll do it big.
I believe your hotpot restaurant will be a hit.
Once I get to the provincial capital, I’ll help you get started.”
Originally, Peter just wanted to find something for Aunt Collins to do.
Now, hearing that Edward Martin wanted to make it a bigger venture, Peter didn’t have many other ideas.
In any case, the ingredients would be grown here, and the quality was definitely not going to be bad.
He could raise some poultry and other livestock, and with enough ingredients and medicated recipes, it would be hard not to be successful.
Letting Edward Martin handle it was fine.
Watching Aunt Collins get into Edward Martin’s SUV, Peter finally felt relieved about this issue.
After sending everyone off, Dr.
Richardson stayed behind.
During his visit, he wanted to have more exchanges with Peter.
Upon seeing the medicinal herbs planted in the field, Dr.
Richardson couldn’t remain calm and felt that his knowledge was being challenged.
As a result, he decided to stay and spent the morning researching the special growth patterns of the herbs in the field.
Peter didn’t really care about his thoughts and let him do as he pleased.
Reuben Taylor and his father did not leave this time.
They were instructed by Henry Martin to stay and help Peter with the matters he requested.
“Peter, the county has arranged dedicated lines for power supply and communication.
There will be no problems with electricity and communication in your village in the future,” said Leonard’s father.
Now, Leonard’s father valued Peter even more.
If before he wanted to repay Peter for saving his life, now he felt that his promotion prospects were tied to Peter.
“Thank you, Uncle Taylor,” said Peter.
“Peter, tell me about your plans and see if I can help you with anything.”
Sitting in the yard, they could see the situation of the village at the foot of the mountain.
After making tea for the Taylor father and son and village chief Grayson Walter, Peter said, “The village is too poor to do anything in the short term.
I have a few ideas now.
First, of course, is planting medicinal herbs.
The demand for this should be quite large.”
Leonard’s father nodded and said, “That’s a good idea.
If you do it well, your village can become a demonstration base for medicinal herb cultivation in our county.
This will have a strong driving effect.”
Peter pointed to an area and said, “I plan to plant Shu vegetables in that area, and I’ll open a hotpot restaurant in the provincial capital.
In addition to using them ourselves, we can also sell them externally.”
In fact, once the medicinal herb planting was established, Peter didn’t care about the small profit from vegetable cultivation.
He only undertook this project to provide employment opportunities for the village.
Leonard’s father nodded again.
Pointing to the place with the underground cellar, Peter said, “This will be the wine factory.
I think it will need quite a lot of space.”
Leonard’s father said, “I know your wine, and it’s definitely a good one.
The higher-ups value it, and the county will definitely provide strong support.
When the time comes, the county will help you with various certificates and strive to make your wine factory bigger and stronger.”
Peter nodded slightly and said, “The wine factory can absorb and employ a large number of people.”
Pointing to another area, Peter said, “That will be the breeding base.
I’ll raise poultry and livestock there.
We’ll need it in our restaurant in the provincial capital, and most of it will be for sale.”
At this point, Peter added, “If these projects are executed well, the villagers in our village will be able to lead a better life.”
Leonard’s father sighed, “Peter, hearing you say this, I feel ashamed.
It’s us leaders in the county who haven’t done our jobs well.
Rest assured, the county will strongly support anything that benefits poverty alleviation.”
At that moment, Leonard’s father turned to the village chief and said to him, “Grayson, Comrade Peter Brown has told me about his development plan.
If his plan can be implemented, your village will truly be lifted out of poverty!”
Grayson Walter had been listening all along and was also shocked by Peter’s bold plans.
He excitedly said, “Cultivating medicinal herbs and raising livestock have already employed some villagers.
Once the wine factory is established, it will definitely absorb a large number of people.
And there’s also the vegetable cultivation project; everyone in the village will have a use for it.
I estimate that, aside from the extremely disadvantaged families covered by the Five Guarantees, everyone in the whole village will have money to earn.
Peter nodded and said, “Uncle Grayson, for impoverished families, I plan to set up a Poverty Relief Fund.
Every year, I’ll take some money from the revenue to give to them.
If the village develops further in the future, I’ll set up a nursing home and send them there to be cared for.”
“It’s a virtuous deed!”
Grayson Walter sighed again.
Leonard’s father said, “Grayson, take the matter of Peter’s land needs seriously.”
Peter looked at Grayson Walter and said, “Uncle Grayson, I have two plans.
One is to rent the land from everyone, and the other is for everyone to contribute their land as shares in my company.
I’ll establish a Flower Creek Group, and merge all these projects together.
So everyone can share dividends based on their land contributions, and they can work at the company and get a salary.
You can ask around for people’s opinions.”
Grayson Walter laughed and said, “With such a good opportunity, the second plan is definitely the way to go.
I’m sure everyone will agree.
Following you is not a problem.”