After thinking for a moment, Ji Yang turned to the crowd and said, "Wushu Village only has that much land, and among the ingredients for rice wine, there are a few that can only be planted in Wushu Village."
Having said that, Ji Yang looked at the crowd to gauge their understanding.
Wei Min’s eyes lit up as she turned to Ji Yang and said, "That means the land in Wushu Village is going to appreciate in value!"
The others also quickly came to understand.
Sun Xiaozhen said, "If we go now and lease a piece of land, does that mean we’re going to get rich?"
Qian Yongping said, "I think those ingredients will also significantly increase in value; just planting them could make a huge profit."
Ji Yang said, "The township will reassess the land lease fees for Wushu Village, and, during transfer, the township will also collect certain fees."
Sun Xiaozhen forced a smile and said, "You’re moving too fast!"
Wei Min laughed and said, "How can you say he’s moving too fast?"
Everyone burst into laughter.
Sun Xiaozhen’s face turned red as she retorted softly, "What are you talking about?"
Wei Min said, "Secretary Ji, wait for us for a bit. Let us lease some land first before you implement your policy."
Ji Yang said, "It won’t take more than a few days."
"All right, that’s it for today; we all got things to do." Sun Xiaozhen immediately stood up.
Watching everyone leave, Ji Yang rode in a car towards Wushu Village.
Upon arriving, Ji Yang immediately called over Wu Laofu.
Seeing Ji Yang, Wu Laofu was overjoyed, as Ji Yang’s arrival had transformed Wushu Village day by day.
"Secretary Ji, what brings you here?"
Ji Yang looked at Wu Laofu seriously and said, "How much of the land is still controlled by the village?"
"A pharmaceutical company leased some land for planting, and we still have quite a bit of land and some hillsides."
Ji Yang said, "Listen, the Chu Family, the ones who used to run the pharmaceutical factory, have left. They’ve released the rice wine formula."
"I know about that, everyone went to amend the contracts. It said we could freely sell the technology. The Chu Family really did a good thing there; everyone could make some money from it."
Ji Yang said, "Have you thought about it? If that’s the case, everyone will start making rice wine, and then, this rice wine could be sold in large quantities."
"Yes, many people are planning to make their own. However, some raw materials can only be grown in our township."
Ji Yang said, "There’s a big profit in rice wine, and the Chu Family made a big fortune with it outside."
"That’s because they have sales channels. Even if we have the rice wine, we couldn’t possibly sell it for that much money."
"That was before; everyone didn’t know the power of rice wine. Now many people know, and soon, things here will be completely different."
Wu Laofu thought for a moment then looked at Ji Yang and said, "Chief Ji, just tell us what to do."
Ji Yang said, "Does every villager have an acre of land?"
"Yes, previously when the pharmaceutical factory needed to requisition land, besides compensation, the village also reallocated an acre of land to each person, so basically everyone has an acre."
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Ji Yang knew that he must get the relevant township departments involved quickly; otherwise, if the land was sold cheaply, the villagers would lose their economic source.
Wu Laofu said, "Those mountain areas can also be used to grow medicinal materials."
"I remember the lease fee was less than a hundred yuan before, right?"
"From now on, don’t lease for less than five thousand yuan."
"That high? Will there be anyone willing to lease?"
"You might not know the sales situation of rice wine outside; a small jar is worth over a million yuan. There’s only about 500 kilograms of rice in an acre, right?"
Ji Yang looked at him and said, "I know your situation with brewing rice wine, and after adding the medicinal materials, about a kilogram of rice produces a kilogram of wine, right?"
"Think about it, a small jar is about ten kilograms, and when sold outside, it’s worth a million yuan. Five hundred kilograms of rice in an acre, that’s 500 kilograms of rice, they could sell for fifty million yuan. Of course, there’s also the medicinal materials, their prices now aren’t much different from rice."
Wu Laofu sighed, "Everyone used to grow food, a kilogram of rice was just a few yuan, an acre wasn’t worth much."
"Now it’s valuable, people can make so much, and if you still sell at the old prices, think about how much you would lose."
"But, we don’t have sales channels."
"You don’t have to worry about sales channels; once the rice wine is brewed, so many people will come to the village to buy. It has to be better than your small income, right? So, hold tightly onto the land, and if you really need to lease out those mountain areas, raise the price, calculate it on your own, and try to align as much as possible with the market price."
With that, he looked at Wu Laofu and said, "Of course, the villagers can also use this opportunity to make some extra money."
Wu Laofu’s eyes brightened as he looked at Ji Yang and said, "Can we lease some land first?"
"You handle it before the township releases the documents; I expect they will be released in a couple of days."
"Chief Ji, I’ll have Wu Mi handle your share of the leasing."