Reborn in the 1980s: I made my fortune hunting wild game in Changbai Mountain

"Alright, let me think about this. You guys all stay calm and don't let a word of it out, understand?"

Yue Feng had an idea in mind, but he didn't tell his friends right away. Instead, he told them not to let anyone know.

Xiaowen scratched his head: "Brother! What are you planning to do? I'm a little panicked!"

Yue Feng glanced at Xiao Wen: "Now you're panicking? Where were you before? It's so easy for a pie to fall from the sky, didn't you ever think about why it would fall on your head!"

Don't panic! We're in the shadows right now, while she's in the light. We still have a chance to turn the tables!
Don't give anything away, okay? Hold on for now. I'll think things through carefully before we act! Don't worry, I'm not going to abandon you!

"Oh!" Xiaowen nodded, finally feeling a little more at ease.

Originally a joyous occasion, after a brief exchange, the brothers' faces darkened. Xiaowen, Xiaowu, and Xiaotao had no idea what Yuefeng was up to.

The group of brothers stayed at Yue Feng's house until evening. Yue Feng didn't give them any specific instructions for the next step. After dinner, Yue Feng went to his father-in-law's house in the village office.

With more than an hour to go before the evening meeting, Yue Feng used the village office phone to make a call.

The call was to Jinlong.

"Hey? Xiaofeng, you're home already? Everything went smoothly here, we just got home this evening!"

After Jinlong answered the phone, his tone revealed a hint of exhaustion from his long journey.

"Young Master Jin, are we brothers?" Yue Feng shamelessly cut to the chase without beating around the bush.

Jinlong on the other end of the phone was slightly taken aback: "What are you saying! Of course we're brothers! What's wrong with you?"

"Help!!!" Yue Feng shouted for help.

"Damn! You got a beating from your wife when you got home? I can't control that! You didn't mess around when you came to Eagle Village!"

Upon hearing the word "help," Jinlong felt even more uncertain, and his whole body went numb.

"It's like this, my younger brother Xiaowen..."

Yue Feng recounted to Jinlong the whole story of how Xiaowen fell for a honey trap.

"Damn! This is interesting! What are you planning to do?"

Although Jinlong had no shortage of women and could easily handle even a foreign woman, he still frowned after hearing what Yuefeng said.

Paying money to find a girl is a completely different matter from being tricked into getting close to a girl through deliberate manipulation; it could be quite troublesome.

"So, could you help me find someone and arrange a car with a Beijing license plate? The requirement is that this person must be... I..."

Yue Feng explained to Jin Long the plan he had been working on for half an afternoon.

After listening to Yue Feng's plan, Jin Long was silent for two seconds: "Okay, I'll take care of this for you! After all, Xiao Wen is your brother."

"There's no need to take any real risks, is there? Before we proceed, we need to think through the worst-case scenario! I don't want you to fall into a trap because of these trivial matters!"

Yue Feng gritted his teeth: "The worst consequence, at worst, is that we can't find them and are dumbfounded. Since they're playing dirty tricks, we can too!"
Once the matter is settled, have the people you arranged hide, and the matter will be safe!

"Okay! Wait for my news! I'll arrange it for you as soon as possible!"

"That's it!"

……

After hanging up the phone, Yue Feng sat back in his chair and breathed a sigh of relief.

If Jinlong has agreed to help, then there's a high probability that the deal will go through. All that's left is to wait for news from the other side.

After discussing and agreeing on a plan, about half an hour had passed.

Hearing a commotion outside the village office, Yue Feng soon saw Zhang Junhong arrive at the meeting room ahead of time, a cigarette dangling from his mouth.

"Uncle Zhang, you're here! Have a seat!" Yue Feng greeted him with a smile, then gestured for Zhang Junhong to sit down.

When Zhang Junhong entered the room, he saw that Yue Feng was the only person there. He smiled and pulled out a chair to sit down.

"Secretary Yue, you've been quite busy lately! We haven't seen you at all during the autumn harvest!"

"Haha, I went on a business trip! It should be on TV soon! I was helping a friend out, so I couldn't really refuse!"

"The situation in the village has been quite stable lately, thank you for your hard work, Uncle Zhang!" Yue Feng chuckled and said humbly.

Zhang Junhong glanced at the window and said slowly, "There are no outsiders in the house now, so I need to talk to you about something!"
"The person in charge of our village's collective mountain produce purchasing and sales point can't be chosen carelessly! A few days ago, I took some people from the village office to the point to check the operating accounts, but Xiao Tao wouldn't let me, and we almost got into a fight!"

"I heard about it from Xiaona when I got back! Let's talk things out, it's not a big deal! Hitting someone is definitely wrong, I'll criticize him later!"

"We've been operating this mountain produce purchasing and sales point for quite some time now. Except for winter when there's not much work, the other three seasons are always quite busy!"

When are you going to discuss profit sharing? Lots of villagers have been asking me about it, and I can't do anything about it!

Zhang Junhong stopped acting altogether and directly exposed the truth with just a few words.

Yue Feng grinned and brought several thick leather ledgers from the side to the table in front of him: "I've brought all the accounts from the purchasing and sales points. We'll announce them when everyone's here! Just wait a little while!"

Upon seeing the ledger, Zhang Junhong was slightly taken aback and looked at Yue Feng with some disbelief.

Although Yue Feng is not very old, he has done a lot of important things in the village after taking over his father-in-law's job.

They did everything quite well, from digging wells and collecting mountain produce to organizing villagers to protect the autumn harvest.

As for the daily affairs of the village, Yue Feng didn't take much responsibility for them, leaving them all to Zhang Junhong.

In Zhang Junhong's view, the mountain products sales point under the village collective was a piece of lucrative territory that he could plunder. If he could get a bite when he had the chance, he would make a fortune.

Now that we've reached the point where we can reap the rewards, that's why he's so impatient.

I thought Yue Feng would react strongly, but to my surprise, he actually brought the account books. Was he preparing to hand over the accounts of the purchasing and sales point and distribute the profits?
Zhang Junhong couldn't resist reaching for the ledger on the table, but Yue Feng pulled it back just in time, preventing him from succeeding. Then Yue Feng smiled and shook his head at him.

"Let's wait until everyone's here before we look at it; it's not time yet!"

"Alright, let's wait until they arrive before we talk!"

Zhang Junhong wasn't angry and patiently waited.

In the village cadre team, the people mainly responsible for specific affairs are basically Zhang Junhong's people. Whether they come or not, the opinions have been agreed in advance. For Zhang Junhong, it doesn't really matter.

Soon, the village clerk, women's director, accountant, and other staff members arrived at the village office meeting room.

Once everyone had arrived, Zhang Junhong stood up from his seat.

"Now that everyone's here, can we look at the accounts?"

Yue Feng smiled and nodded, pushing the ledger in front of the other party. Zhang Junhong eagerly picked up the ledger and began to carefully examine it line by line.

The purchasing and sales point is operating very well, with a large volume of goods coming in and out every day. The accounts are also very clear, with daily summaries, weekly summaries, and monthly account summaries. All items such as expenses, losses, and net profit are clearly recorded.

When Zhang Junhong saw the current net profit and deposit figures for the mountain produce purchasing and sales point on the last few pages, he was still somewhat surprised, even though he was mentally prepared.

Three hundred and twenty-five thousand seven hundred and fifteen yuan and sixty-three cents.

This precise figure is significantly higher than the figure Zhang Junhong estimated through other channels.

This is a fortune that would make anyone envious.

After Zhang Junhong finished reading it, Lao Zhou and the others also passed the ledger around for a while. Everyone was astonished and speechless when they saw how huge the profits were.

Yue Feng observed the expressions on their faces and waited quietly for them to speak.

“Secretary Yue! This money is just sitting in the account anyway. Since it’s village collective property, shouldn’t we set a date to start distributing dividends?” Zhang Junhong couldn’t help but suggest.

After listening, Yue Feng glanced at Zhang Junhong, took a sip of strong tea from his teacup, and then said, "Profit sharing? What kind of profit sharing? Based on what? Uncle Zhang, tell me your thoughts!"

“Since the mountain produce purchasing and sales point is a village collective enterprise, it’s normal to distribute dividends! The main entity is the village collective, so naturally the profits should be distributed to all villagers!” Zhang Junhong said matter-of-factly.

Yue Feng curled his lip: "It's true that the mountain products sales point is an industry affiliated with the village collective! But this is just a compromise made according to the current operating policies!"
When the purchasing and sales point was set up, the village collective didn't contribute a single penny or do any work. Now they want to distribute dividends. What does that mean?
You've seen the accounts. From the very beginning, when I started investing, it was all my own money. I handled all the paperwork and led the team to do all the work!

Now the communal meals are no longer eaten, and all the village's collective property has been distributed.

You don't think that just because you're affiliated with a village collective, you have to split all the profits equally, do you?
"You suddenly went to the purchasing and sales point to check the accounts a few days ago, weren't you just trying to embezzle the money?"

Upon hearing Yue Feng's words, Zhang Junhong, who had thought he had a chance not long ago, immediately narrowed his eyes, feeling that he had been tricked.

"you……"

"Is there anything wrong with what I said?" Yue Feng looked at Zhang Junhong, his tone growing colder and colder.

“Since you’ve already registered with the village collective, the registration is considered part of your investment. Otherwise, why don’t you do it yourself instead of registering with the village collective?”

Since qualifications are considered as shares, the profits of the purchasing and sales point should also include a share for the village collective!
"This matter isn't up to you or me to decide; it requires the decision of all the villagers! If you think it's inappropriate, we can go to the township and ask the higher-ups to make a decision!" Zhang Junhong insisted.

Yue Feng said unhurriedly, "I already asked when I was going through the procedures!"

The village collective does have a share, but not in the way you want!

"What do you want to do? The village collective is not a place where you can make your own decisions. Even if the Party branch holds a vote, it must follow the proper procedures!"

"I called everyone together for a meeting tonight to discuss how to use this money!"

At the end of last year, I submitted applications to the township and city governments, requesting funding to support infrastructure development around our village!

As for the profits from the village purchasing and sales points, they will be used together with the money allocated from above to help the villagers repair roads!
At that time, I will arrange for dedicated personnel to supervise and audit the process to ensure that every penny is spent effectively!
What era are we living in? Still clinging to the old ways of the "iron rice bowl"? Times have changed; that system doesn't work anymore!

"Road construction? Has it been approved from above?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Junhong and the others gasped in shock.

"To get rich, build roads first" is a principle that even elementary school students understand, but it is quite difficult to implement because of a lack of money and local finances. No amount of money is enough to cover expenses.

If funding could be approved with just any application, every village would apply.

However, it's much easier for someone like Yue Feng to make money by setting up a village-level mountain product sales point and then use the profits to repair roads.

Profits make up the majority, while government funding from above accounts for a smaller portion. This way, the work gets done, helps leaders gain political achievements, sets a good example, and doesn't cost the government much money. It's a win-win situation.

Yue Feng grinned and said, "That's roughly the gist of it. Once the paperwork is approved in a few days, I'll make it public to everyone."

Do you have any other ideas about the profitability of the mountain product purchasing and sales points?

If you have any suggestions, please bring them up for discussion! If there are no better solutions, then proceed according to my plan!

Everyone on the other side fell silent.

Despite Yue Feng's usual indifference to everything, he actually made a huge mistake when it mattered most.

Using the income from village-level purchasing and sales points to repair roads, and even applying for government funding in advance, was a move that surprised everyone.

"How can you guarantee that this money will be used entirely for road repairs and not misappropriated?"

Zhang Junhong glanced at Lao Zhou, who couldn't avoid the question and had to bite the bullet and ask.

Yue Feng glanced at Lao Zhou and said, "Misappropriation? Didn't we say we would organize an audit and assign specific personnel to handle it?"

All expenses will be made public, and a supervisor will assign someone to oversee the process! Is this answer satisfactory?

"Okay!" Old Zhou couldn't find any fault with it, so he could only nod reluctantly.

The scene fell silent once again.

Everyone was a little confused by Yue Feng's behavior of making a lot of money and not trying to put it into his own pocket, but instead using it to repair roads.

More than 300,000 yuan, that's a huge sum of money!

Seeing that the atmosphere was just right, Yue Feng put down his teacup, swept his domineering gaze over everyone at the table, and then said, "That concludes my discussion with you all about how to use the profits from the village's mountain product purchasing and sales point!"

Now, I'd like to say a few words on a different topic!

Since you all hold positions in the village, you are all intelligent people among the villagers! A loud drum doesn't need a heavy hammer; I hope everyone can adjust their mindset.

Everyone usually does a good job, and I don't interfere much. Occasionally, there might be some minor misbehavior, but that's acceptable! It's a society based on personal relationships; it's unavoidable!

But I hope that when it comes to serious matters, everyone must remain clear-headed and not let a few cents blind them!

I'm showing you the ledgers so you won't be afraid to investigate, and I'm even less afraid you'll cause trouble behind my back!

If anyone dares to defy the odds, they should try their firepower.

Let me make this clear beforehand: if you cross the line, don't blame me for being ruthless and showing no mercy to my fellow villagers!

After he finished speaking, the conference room fell silent; you could hear a pin drop.

Even Zhang Junhong's initial high spirits had largely dissipated.

He can use tricks when faced with a conspiracy.

However, Yue Feng directly employed a calculated strategy without seeking any personal gain, leaving Zhang Junhong completely helpless. (End of Chapter)