50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 336 Stable Farm
The liquor was purchased from the market and there was nothing unusual about it, so there was no need to keep it a secret. Therefore, he sent it directly to the liaison office by mail.

However, when combined with Sun Zhiwei's report, these wines become a deadly weapon.

After reading Sun Zhiwei's report, Deputy Director Han felt a chill run down his spine. He wondered if sending the report back would lead to a negative perception of Sun Zhiwei domestically.

However, the report's final outlook on the outcomes is indeed enviable.

China's total exports last year amounted to only US$134 billion. If this achievement can be realized, it could double the export value.

Think of how many problems can be solved by increasing foreign exchange reserves every year.

Finally, in order to protect Sun Zhiwei, Deputy Director Han added his own name at the end of the report.

His rank is much higher than Sun Zhiwei's. Sun Zhiwei's idea will definitely cause controversy, but he understands the current predicament in China better.

The embassy is already collecting scholarship money in order to get more foreign exchange. What else can't they do? It's just a matter of using a front, which is easy.

Another week later, the case of liquor and the report were delivered to China through two different channels and quickly reached the top level.

As expected, the report drew a lot of condemnation.

However, for every opponent there was a supporter, and the supporters were quite numerous and quickly overwhelmed the opponents.

To put it bluntly, it's because they don't have money that they're making trouble.

You object?
So, does your company no longer need that new imported equipment that it urgently needs?

Need?
But we have no foreign exchange!

However, once this thing is developed, we'll have the money, and we'll provide you with two units so you can alternate between them on odd and even days.

That's how the voices of the opposition were suppressed. In reality, those people's opposition was nothing more than a matter of saving face.

When it comes to real interests, persuasion isn't difficult. Besides, this isn't about harming our own people.

Of course, this mess will eventually come to light, so we can't take the blame ourselves.

Finally, someone suggested that the Fok family find someone on Hong Kong Island to set up a new company to operate the project.

As for the finished products required in the report, the higher authorities directly issued requirements to major wineries and research institutions, asking them to organize project teams to start tackling the challenges.

It's just a blended liquor, how could it possibly be more difficult than an atomic bomb?

It must be said that the advantages of the system are fully demonstrated in this kind of matter.

In less than half a month, before the Hong Kong Island agency was even set up, more than a dozen finished products from major wineries in mainland China were already on the market.

Moreover, more varieties will be developed in the future.

Sun Zhiwei wrote about the subsequent steps, such as choosing a foreign name, compiling history, and telling stories, in his report.

Even if we don't copy it verbatim, just taking a look at it will tell everyone what to do.

As a result, in the first half of 1977, dozens of ancient recipe wines quietly hit the market in Hong Kong, Macau and other places, and then quietly entered the European and American markets.

These new brands of baijiu each have their own advantages; some taste good, some have a pleasant aroma, some have a beautiful color, and some have both.

In short, they can always find a customer base in Western countries who like them.

Because of their low price, these alcoholic beverages quickly spread throughout Western countries and gained a certain share of the low-end alcohol market.

At the same time, a steady stream of foreign exchange earnings flowed into the country through various channels, causing the foreign exchange earnings to multiply several times over that year.

He was unaware of how Sun Zhiwei's liquor business was handled domestically.

In early March, Sun Zhiwei took some time before spring planting to visit his farm in Maryland. Even though the farm, in the eyes of old Lancaster, had 20,000 acres, it only had a dozen or so farm workers and relied mainly on agricultural machinery for large-scale planting.

Since the 70s, the United States has been making strategic investments in global food, spending hundreds of billions of dollars annually to support agricultural exports.

Especially in recent years, the Russian country has suffered from consecutive disasters and food shortages, and now it has to import large quantities of food from the United States every year.

Country M took advantage of the situation to raise food prices and lower oil prices, reaping profits from both ends and making a fortune.

Therefore, farming is very easy to do in the US now.

Sun Zhiwei toured the farm and found that the current batch of farm workers were all quite good, and the farm manager was also an honest man.

That's good, since agricultural products are now purchased by large grain traders at relatively high prices, and there are also subsidies from the Ministry of Agriculture.

The farm only needs to be responsible for planting; it doesn't need to worry about sales.

Of course, now that Sun Zhiwei has taken over the farm, the benefits that should be provided will still be provided.

In the past, workers only came to the farm during the agricultural production season and stayed at home during the off-season. Only a few people who knew how to repair machinery stayed on the farm year-round.

Sun Zhiwei intends to change this situation; he wants to bind agricultural workers to the farm.

So he took several measures.

The first rule is to build a mini-town on the farm and assign a house to each farm worker.

As long as they continue working on the farm, they can live in the house for free, with all utilities covered.

Previously, the farm workers lived in nearby towns.

It's important to know that in country M, housing expenses account for a large proportion of a family's expenditure.

Sun Zhiwei's move immediately reduced a major expense for the workers' households.

Secondly, they set up a small turkey farm, which provided stable employment for the wives of the farm workers.

This is another measure welcomed by the workers, increasing their families' income by at least one-third.

These two measures, one increasing and one decreasing, gave all the workers a strong sense of belonging to the farm, and their families' economic conditions improved significantly.

In less than two months, Sun Zhiwei had completely taken control of the farm. Although it increased expenses, he felt it was worthwhile.

After finishing his work on the farm, summer arrived quickly. As his reputation grew, so did the number of customers, and his small shop was already overwhelmed.

In June, he had to take over the adjacent beverage shop and transform it into a small bar.

The small bar didn't have a sign, and its main customers were antique enthusiasts.

Sun Zhiwei also usually leaves the cramped antique appraisal shop and moves his daily activities to bars.

Belinda officially became the manager of the antique shop, changing from an hourly worker to a contract worker, with a monthly salary of $1000 plus sales commission.

The day after her promotion, Belinda's mother, Carolyn McKinney, appeared and left only after confirming that Sun Zhiwei was not a fraud.

Now, at the antique appraisal shop, Belinda works with two part-time staff who work in shifts to handle customer service and sales.

He also hired an appraiser to appraise ordinary items.

The small bar also hired a bartender and two part-time waiters.

(End of this chapter)