1994: Vegetable farmers strike back

Chapter 211 Breaks 10,000 Count Again
Although the market now has a light truck and Chen Jiazhi can drive, the motorcycle is still an asset of the market.

Giving it to Tong Gang or the group leader would also be a good option.

So he always remembered.

He had only asked twice, but the Spruce Purchasing Department kept delaying, so he stopped asking. He never expected them to return it on their own initiative.

Chen Jiazhi still remembers He Jun's words, "Even a god couldn't save Jiangxin Vegetable Market!"

They also mentioned that the white Isuzu light truck would have to be returned to their purchasing department in three months.

Unexpectedly, he now personally delivered the motorcycle with a fawning expression.

Fortunately, Director Chen doesn't hold grudges.

He Jun was asked to put the car in the shed, and the keys were handed over to Chen Jiazhi. Only then did He Jun leave, bowing and scraping.

In the corridor outside the dormitory, there was a honeycomb briquette stove, and Yi Long was cooking.
Chen Jiazhi smelled the chili peppers and exclaimed, "Not bad, Xiaolong, I can smell the aroma from this far away. Stir-fried pork with chili peppers, not bad, not bad, it looks pretty good."

Yi Long smiled and said, "It's alright. My father is here. I'll have him come back and eat first."

Chen Jiazhi: "He wouldn't let himself down; he just came back because he could smell the scent."

Yi Dinggan was also walking towards the dormitory, and the two grown men showed no remorse whatsoever.

Chen Jiazhi never expected that bringing Yi Long to Jiangxin Market would have this benefit: now he has someone to cook for him.

As for the vegetable workers, most of them take turns going home to cook, while some eat a meal before going to work in the afternoon, bring some snacks, or bring their own lunch.

After they finished eating, it was only eight o'clock. Yi Dinggan went out to keep watch again, while Chen Jiazhi went back to his room and lay down for another half hour before getting up.

They also went to the vegetable field.

He still maintains his daily habit of inspecting the fields every morning, so he is very familiar with the conditions of the fields and knows the growth status of each plot of land like the back of his hand.

However, details such as fertilization, pesticide application, watering frequency, and thinning are somewhat lacking, as these are all controlled by the team leader.

The team leader manages many people, and the level of detail in management varies from person to person; moreover, some team leaders lack a proper understanding of the technology.

There are also differences in the quantity and appearance of the vegetables.

Currently, this batch of vegetables is mainly under Ao Deliang's jurisdiction, but it will be cleared out today, and we will also know how many vegetables he produced in total.

After wandering around the vegetable field for a while, Chen Jiazhi took back six notebooks from the group leader.

Upon arriving at the office, I boiled some water and used the new tea set given to me by Huang Jianyuan to brew a cup of Da Hong Pao tea, a gift from Zhang Lerong.

Chen Jiazhi began checking the work log.

He quickly put on the mask of pain.

It is only because he has a wealth of industry knowledge that he can understand homophones and scribbles.

But at least the information was recorded completely.

I patiently read it to the end.

By combining the daily field inspections with the subsequent yield and quality of the vegetables, he can get a clear picture of how each group leader performed in the first phase.

Have you been thinking about it?
Has there been any progress?
Or are they just taking advantage of the chaos?
This is the scale in his heart.

He went to great lengths to bring these people to Jiangxin Market, not just to make money together.

We also hope to use this platform to train a reliable and trustworthy team.

After reviewing the team leader's work log, it was already nine o'clock.

The team leaders who hadn't finished harvesting vegetables all came to Chen Jiazhi's office one after another: Li Mingkun, Qi Yongfeng, Guo Mancang, Zheng Zhong, and Huang Rixin.
"Brother Zhi, the tea you drink now is really high-class!"

"That's a bit too fancy!"

"It probably won't be cheap."

While Chen Jiazhi was brewing tea, the others discussed his tea set, which distracted him a bit. He accidentally burned his hand.

He had drunk tea in his previous life, but he usually brewed it directly in a thermos; he had never used these kinds of things before.

After pouring everyone a small cup of tea, Chen Jiazhi sat down and let everyone take turns talking about their work and problems.

It used to be once a day, but now it's every few days.

The others spoke first, and Chen Jiazhi took notes in turn.

After listening to the discussion, today's issues revolved around pests.

Because there are random checks for pesticide residues on pesticides supplied to Hong Kong, although these checks are mostly ineffective at present, Chan Ka-chi will not take any chances, as there are restrictions on the types and amounts of pesticides used.

This leads to a problem: the aphids cannot be killed.

Chen Jiazhi thought for a moment and said, "Aphids usually gather in the heart leaves and the wrinkled areas on the underside of the leaves. When spraying pesticides, we should make sure the workers are thorough and meticulous."

After a pause, realizing they couldn't just ignore the aphids, Chen Jiazhi glanced at the pesticide application records of the others and then said:

"In addition, spray again after changing the pesticide. Li Mingkun will switch to using bud-repellent spray, and Guo Mancang will use deltamethrin..."

After resolving the problem in more than half an hour, Chen Jiazhi finally let everyone disperse.

After reviewing some basic financial knowledge in the office, he went downstairs to check on the last one or two truckloads being loaded and shipped.

Yi Dinggan and Xu Yao stood guard, one responsible for loading the truck and the other for recording.

Chen Jiazhi asked, "How many vehicles have been dispatched today?"

Xu Yao said, "This is the last one. Including this one, it's the sixth one. The fifth one just left."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work~" Chen Jiazhi then asked Yi Dinggan, "Can the vegetables in Deliang's field be cleared out today?"

Yi Dinggan pondered for a moment and said, "We probably won't be able to finish harvesting today. There might be two or three thousand catties left. His recent crop yields have been quite good, and he should be back soon."

"Hmm~"

After waiting for a while, the last truckload of vegetables was ready, and another 3.3 jin of vegetables were shipped out today.

At current prices, it costs close to 8 yuan a day!

After seeing off the last truckload, Chen Jiazhi called out, "That's it for the day, everyone go home and get some rest."

"Oh~"

"it is good."

Looking at the exhausted figures, Chen Jiazhi realized that only commission-based pay could boost morale. No hope of getting overtime pay meant no incentive to unleash people's potential.

The harvesting efficiency of Jiangxin Market is two to three times lower than that of Dongxiang Market.

Ao Deliang didn't leave. He went up and offered cigarettes to Chen Jiazhi and Yi Dinggan, smoking the Marlboro that Chen Jiazhi had given him.

"Manager, I'm about to start preparing the land. There are probably still 3,000 catties of vegetables left in the field, and it should be finished by tomorrow."

Thinking of the pests and diseases mentioned in the meeting, Chen Jiazhi said, "Make sure to clean the roots of the vegetables thoroughly first, and then dry them in the sun for 7 to 10 days."

"Hmm~"

"You've worked hard." Chen Jiazhi patted Ao Deliang on the shoulder. "That's great! You harvested a total of 16.2 jin of vegetables and sold them for nearly 33 yuan!"

"Hey, Jiazhi," Yi Dinggan called out, crossing his thumb and forefinger to make a money-counting gesture: "Don't just say you've worked hard, you have to take this."

Chen Jiazhi pondered for a moment and said, "It will happen. I talked to Xu Wenxiang during the day and we want to increase the commission rate. It used to be one cent per pound, but I plan to raise it to three cents."

Immediately, Yi Dinggan and Ao Deliang narrowed their eyes and silently began to do the math.

Chen Jiazhi laughed and said, "Don't bother calculating, it's 4860 yuan in total."

Ao Deliang also figured it out, his eyes filled with deep surprise and disbelief, but the person standing in front of him was the real deal!

Become!

4860 yuan!
Including salary, it's definitely over 5000 yuan!

It only took a little over a month!
Ao Deliang became more and more excited as he thought about it, and thanked them incoherently.

"Thank you, boss, thank you!"

“You deserve it. Take a good rest after you finish working on the land. You can go back to Dongxiang for a visit. Go back today.”

Ao Deliang nodded emphatically before disappearing into the night.

Yi Dinggan walked up and asked in surprise, "Is the commission really that high?"

“You definitely won’t earn that much,” Chen Jiazhi smiled and said, “but if you do a good job, it’s still possible to earn a commission of ten thousand yuan for each batch of vegetables.”

Yi Dinggan exclaimed, "Holy crap, you're not kidding, are you really going to be a man who earns ten thousand yuan a month?!"

"A cycle has already lasted two months. If you want to be a man who earns 10,000 yuan a month, you can't rely on Jiangxin vegetable market."

Ignoring the lost-in-thought Yi Dinggan, Chen Jiazhi walked a little further and called into the dormitory, "Xiaolong, get ready to leave, wake up!"

Actually, Xu Wenxiang originally said: We'll see how things go after this batch of vegetables is successfully harvested.

This means the commission will only increase after the next batch of vegetables.

However, Chen Jiazhi also expressed his opinion that they should wait and see the results after this crop, otherwise the next planting plan would be ruined.

Finally, Xu Wenxiang said she wouldn't let him down.

Chen Jiazhi took it as her agreement.

The commission of two or three cents is just a drop in the ocean compared to this income. If it doesn't work out, Chen Jiazhi won't mind quitting again.

For him, this was just a transaction, and they would part ways sooner or later!
...

After Yi Long got up, Chen Jiazhi drove back to the Dongxiang vegetable market once again.

Life is just a simple, unadorned repetition.

Only income and savings don't lie.

Chen Jiazhi's 50 mu of land generates only a fraction of the daily sales revenue of Jiangxin Vegetable Market, but it's all in cash every day.

From October 6th to October 10th,
In five days, a total of 715 pieces of vegetables were produced, which is 21450 jin (approximately 14,225 catties). The average yield per mu (approximately 0.067 hectares) is more than 2100 jin (approximately 1,500 kg) and is about 500 jin (approximately 250 catties) higher than that of Jiangxin Vegetable Market.

Moreover, harvesting ahead of schedule has a greater impact on the yield of Dongxiang vegetable market.

The price has also been rising steadily, from 35 yuan per piece on the first day to 45 yuan on the second day, and then to 50 yuan on the third and fourth days. Yesterday it even reached 55 yuan per piece.

My income also increased from 4865 yuan per day to 7975 yuan!
Earned 33675 yuan in 5 days!
But this is just the beginning.

In addition to bringing him small gifts, Xu Wenxiang and the others also brought him some news.

There's still room for further market developments!

The harvested vegetables today can't be changed, but we don't need to rush the rest. Let the vegetables grow for a couple more days to increase the yield.

The bok choy at this time was not as inwardly curled as it is in later generations. In later generations, the harvested length was very short and standardized, so no matter how good the bok choy was, the yield was basically the same.

However, the yield fluctuates greatly now; if the bolting is longer, the yield is higher.

Two more days can generate significantly more revenue!
After driving for an hour, we arrived at the Dongxiang vegetable market, where five or six male workers were already standing in front of the vegetable baskets.

Today there were not only many people, but also a lot of food, piled up layer upon layer, which made Chen Jiazhi feel distressed.

We're losing two thousand yuan!

Ao Dehai and Li Xiu were both there. Chen Jiazhi was not in Dongxiang during the day, so they could only talk for a while at night.

After parking the car, Chen Jiazhi got out with a small bag and handed it to Li Xiu in the yard.

"Here you go, these are skincare products imported from the USA."

"An?" Li Xiu walked up in surprise and laughed, "Why spend this money? I don't even know how to use it."

Chen Jiazhi pretended to take it back, "Then shall I take it?"

"We've already bought it."

Li Xiu accepted it with undisguised joy.

While loading the truck, Chen Jiazhi chatted with Ao Dehai about work for a while.

This batch of 4 mu of bok choy yielded a total of 290 pieces, which is a pretty good yield, but Chen Jiazhi still felt it was a pity.

Yesterday there were 145 items, today there are 290 items, so raising the price is probably out of the question.

It really did cost more than a thousand yuan less.

But it's a certainty that daily earnings will break 10,000 again!

(End of this chapter)