Chapter 1668: Cannot Bear Human Suffering

"However!" Zhou Andong said again, "Since I am soft-hearted and cannot bear human suffering, even if they treat me with resentment, I am willing to repay resentment with virtue."

Li Jiutang and Zhao Quan were energized upon hearing this. They stopped walking and looked at Zhou Andong with eager eyes.

"But," Zhou Andong continued, "buying shares is impossible, but we can arrange for them to work on the farm. It's just that they are external hires, so their wages and benefits cannot be the same as regular employees. And the farm has the right to terminate their contracts at any time."

"That's great." Zhao Quan said happily, "No matter what, having an extra income will make life much better."

A smile also appeared on Li Jiutang's face. He was indeed a child he watched grow up; he had such a big picture.

A faint smile appeared on Zhou Andong's face. He had three purposes for doing this.

First, to give face to Li Jiutang and Zhao Quan and make them happy.

Second, those villagers would go to work on the farm and suddenly discover that they were doing the same work as others.

But their wages, bonuses, and benefits would be much less, so the psychological gap would definitely be very large, and they would regret even more not buying shares at the beginning.

And as time passed, this gap would become larger and larger, making them regret it even more.

Third, he repaid resentment with virtue, arranged for the villagers who badmouthed him to work on the farm, and could also gain a good reputation.

By then, who wouldn't give Zhou Andong a thumbs up and call him benevolent and righteous?

Zhang Chaoming didn't expect Zhou Andong to arrange for those villagers to work on the farm, but thinking about his boss's personality, he felt that this matter wasn't as simple as it looked on the surface.

Walking and pondering, seeing that they were almost at the experimental greenhouse, Zhang Chaoming's eyes lit up. He finally understood Zhou Andong's intention.

He couldn't help but sigh inwardly; the Chairman was truly sophisticated and smooth, killing several birds with one stone. This move was played too beautifully.

Not only did he give face to Li Jiutang and Zhao Quan, but the farm also hired more than twenty people to work with the lowest salary.

The important thing was that if they were lazy or slippery, the farm could fire them unconditionally.

And these villagers, receiving the lowest wages while doing the same work as others, could they feel good?

In addition, they often badmouthed the Chairman behind his back, and now the Chairman was letting bygones be bygones and arranging work for them.

If they still dared to badmouth and criticize the Chairman, it was estimated that all the factory workers wouldn't agree.

By then, they would be completely isolated, and could their lives be easy?

And the Chairman? After this matter, he would definitely be more popular.

After all, with such a kind and honest boss, why worry about not having a good life in the future?

Zhang Chaoming turned his head slightly and glanced at Zhou Andong, only to see the curve of the Chairman's mouth becoming more and more obvious; clearly, he was already happy in his heart.

He thought he was an elite of the younger generation, but compared to the Chairman, he was still too green. It seemed he still had a lot to learn.

Arriving at the fruit tree experimental greenhouse area, because there were several, they didn't know where Jiang Gengping was.

Several people searched one by one, and finally found him in the cherry greenhouse.

Jiang Gengping was sitting on a small stool, holding a pen and notebook, writing something while talking.

He was surrounded by several students, who were also recording while listening to the professor's explanation.

Zhou Andong and the others didn't disturb them, but stood to the side.

After more than ten minutes, Jiang Gengping looked up and saw Zhou Andong and the others.

"Dongzi!" Jiang Gengping said happily, "When did you arrive?"

"We just arrived." Zhou Andong said with a smile, "Seeing you were giving a lecture, we didn't dare to disturb you."

"You guys take a look for yourselves." Jiang Gengping stood up and handed the notebook in his hand to a student. "It's stuffy in the greenhouse, let's go outside and talk, I need to catch my breath too."

"Let's go!" Zhou Andong nodded, and several people walked out of the greenhouse.

Jiang Gengping took off the water bottle he was carrying, unscrewed the cap, and took a sip.

"You are so busy, it's impossible for you to run over to find an old man like me if there's nothing wrong. Tell me, what's the matter."

Zhou Andong rubbed his nose. "Actually, I really missed you. Handling business is just by the way; visiting you is the most important thing."

Jiang Gengping curled his lips and put the water bottle on his back. "Don't give me that. You fed me enough of these dates when you were in school, I can't eat them anymore."

Zhou Andong laughed heartily, hurriedly took out a cigarette to light it for his teacher, and then distributed them to everyone.

"I plan to build several experimental greenhouses in Ali."

Jiang Gengping was stunned. "The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau region is the weakest ecological environment in our country, with very little arable land. Especially the Ali region, which belongs to a semi-desert zone.

The soil is obviously sandy, and the sand content of the tidal soil is more than twice as high as that of tidal soil in other regions. With such soil quality, the aggregate content is low, and the degree of structuring is low. The water stability is poor, the erosion resistance is poor, and it is not conducive to water and fertilizer retention.

Wanting to build off-season greenhouses there to grow vegetables, the investment in seed improvement and cultivation alone is unimaginable, and the time required cannot be guaranteed."

"I know these." Zhou Andong explained the situation of the border defense troops. "I want to build off-season greenhouses there not to make money, but to allow the border defense soldiers to eat fresh vegetables in winter.

Moreover, I want to promote off-season greenhouse planting technology to the border defense troops for free, and also lead the local common people to get rich together."

Hearing Zhou Andong say this, Jiang Gengping patted his shoulder heavily. "You brat, I really didn't misjudge you. You failed subjects when you were in school, it wasn't in vain that I went against my conscience to let you pass."

Zhou Andong laughed dryly. "Teacher, can we not mention the past?"

Jiang Gengping laughed heartily. "Where do you plan to build the greenhouses?"

"Shiquanhe!" Zhou Andong said, "The geographical location there is the most ideal."

"You send people over to build the greenhouses first." Jiang Gengping said, "At the same time, I will contact experts to go over to take soil samples for analysis. We will do both, which can save a lot of time."

"Okay!" Zhou Andong nodded. "In addition, I also plan to invest in building an animal husbandry base and a meat food processing factory in Naqu. You also have to help me contact technical personnel, Teacher."

Jiang Gengping said with a smile, "Our Agricultural University is the one that cultivates talents in this area. You go to the school leaders, they are much better than me."

Zhou Andong shook his head. "What I need is not just fresh graduates, but also some experts and professors. You have to invite them personally for this aspect; my face isn't enough."

Jiang Gengping pondered for a moment. "Fine, I'll contact a few old guys who are in good health for you. Don't let them kick the bucket over there, and then have to say I killed them when they get to the King of Hell's palace."