Courtyard Houses: Starting as a Purchasing Agent

As evening approached, the phone rang.

Liu Aiguo glanced at the phone number; it belonged to the Beicheng Branch of the Public Security Bureau.

"Hello, Mr. Liu? We've completed everything you instructed us to do!"

Sun Dewang from the Beicheng Branch said respectfully, "Director Yang has also informed us that we must do our utmost to help you solve your difficulties! Don't worry! Wang Dafa will be sentenced to at least ten years in prison! Moreover, all the cash in his house has been confiscated, so even if he is released after serving his sentence, he won't be able to cause any trouble! Besides... he's a cripple now, Mr. Liu, you can rest assured!"

"Okay! I understand! Director Sun, you've worked hard too. I'll treat you to dinner another day!"

Liu Aiguo nodded and then hung up the phone.

That evening, Liu Aiguo went to the construction site again.

After Wang Dafa and his gang were dealt with, the workers on the construction site felt much more at ease.

They were all working hard, their heads covered in sweat, with bright light bulbs on their heads.

Some were carrying bricks, some were digging, and some were building roads—they were all incredibly busy!

Seeing how hard the workers were working, Liu Aiguo certainly wouldn't be stingy.

"Xiao Zhou, let's give the workers an extra midnight snack tonight! Half a pound of braised pork for each person! And unlimited steamed buns! Let everyone eat more and nourish themselves! Oh, and give the workers who stay up late an extra two yuan each day as a bonus!"

With just a casual remark, Liu Aiguo improved the workers' meals.

Not only did they improve the food, they also gave the workers a raise!

You know, these days, although everyone's wages have increased a little, the monthly salary is still less than one hundred yuan.

Even those who do manual labor on construction sites only earn eighty or ninety yuan a month!

But now?

With just one sentence, Liu Aiguo gave the workers an extra two yuan a day as a bonus. That would mean they could earn an extra sixty yuan a month!

That's equivalent to more than half a month's salary for them before!

"Mr. Liu is such a good person! I'll tell them right away!"

Construction team leader Zhou Jianping was also very happy.

Soon, Zhou Jianping picked up a megaphone, stood in the middle of the construction site, and shouted, "Everyone, stop for a second! I have some great news to share!"

"General Manager Liu said he'll give all of us workers an extra late-night snack! Half a pound of braised pork for each person, and unlimited steamed buns and eggs! Eat as much as you like!"

"In addition, we'll give everyone an extra two yuan per day for their hard work! You all better work hard!"

Zhou Jianping's words caused a huge stir!

The workers were carrying bricks and pouring cement with great effort!

Upon hearing this news, everyone erupted in excitement.

"My goodness... Mr. Liu is so kind?"

"We can have braised pork for dinner? That's wonderful! Thank you, Mr. Liu!"

"And they even give us bonuses? Two yuan a day, that's an extra sixty yuan a month! Add that to our original wages, we could even earn one hundred and fifty yuan a month! My God..."

"Thank you, Mr. Liu! We will definitely work hard and won't slack off!"

The workers all shouted with delight.

Liu Aiguo has given them so many benefits, they are definitely willing to risk their lives for Liu Aiguo!

Besides, Liu Aiguo's treatment of the patient was really quite good.

It's much more profitable than them farming themselves!

They pay more than other factories!

Even the food is better than that of other factories!

For a time, hundreds of people on the construction site were shouting and praising Liu Aiguo!

"Haha! Everyone's really in high spirits! If we can keep this up, the factory will definitely be built sooner! And start production sooner! And make money!"

Liu Aiguo said with great satisfaction.

"Of course! With such good treatment from General Manager Liu, who would dare to slack off? Everyone is working hard to repay you!"

Zhou Jianping fawned over him with a smug look on his face.

Subsequently, accompanied by Zhou Jianping, Liu Aiguo inspected the entire construction site.

Seeing that all the projects were progressing smoothly, Liu Aiguo was finally able to relax!

However, before leaving, Zhou Jianping suddenly brought something up!

"Mr. Liu, you see, although there are quite a few workers on this construction site, the area of ​​Langxing Mountain is just too big! Even with over a thousand workers, we still can't manage it all. Do you think... we could hire a few more people?"

Zhou Jianping asked nervously.

What he said actually makes sense; there really are too few workers on the construction site!

Especially now.

Workers are working day and night, 24 hours a day, in three shifts. A thousand people are simply not enough!

Liu Aiguo has contracted 100,000 mu of land on Langxing Mountain!

If there were only a thousand workers, it would take more than ten years to finish all the work! (Qing)

Chapter 307 Winter is tough! Helping out as an excuse

Even after more than a decade, it's impossible to develop all 100,000 mu of land!

Not to mention, the buildings Liu Aiguo wanted to construct were all kinds of manufacturing plants, and the blueprints and materials were not something that ordinary people could understand.

Even if the workers work overtime, they can't expect to build many factories within a year.

"Okay, I understand. I'll make the arrangements tomorrow! It should take about a week to get another batch of workers and machines here!"

Liu Aiguo nodded, indicating that he had taken the matter to heart.

"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Liu!"

Zhou Jianping quickly added.

Then, when Liu Aiguo returned to the courtyard house, before he could even think about how to recruit workers, another troublesome matter arose!

Boom boom boom!

After the knocking, Zhao Xingwang, who was in charge of security at the construction site, came over.

“Mr. Liu! Didn’t we clear the crops from the mountain today? More than a thousand acres, affecting several hundred families! Mr. Liu, do you think we should go and check on the farmers? Otherwise, I’m afraid there will still be people causing trouble later…”

Zhao Xingwang was in charge of security at the construction site, and he was quite thorough in his planning.

Moreover, when Wang Dafa caused trouble today, Zhao Xingwang also led a group to resist, and even got injured along with several security guards!

Even now, Zhao Xingwang's arm is still in a 457 bandage!

"Old Zhao, sit down first! Your arm isn't healed yet, don't rush, sit down and talk slowly!"

As Liu Aiguo spoke, he pulled Zhao Xingwang over and had him sit inside the room.

"Thanks!"

After sitting down, Zhao Xingwang continued, "Mr. Liu, you should know that the fields on Langxing Mountain have all been rented out by Wang Dafa, and they are all being farmed by poor people! The autumn harvest is almost here, and if we destroy their corn, they won't have anything to eat in the winter!"

"Although we are in the right and not afraid of them complaining, it would still be difficult to handle if they came and caused trouble..."

“Mr. Liu, as you know, there aren’t many security guards on the construction site… and the guards are all locals from Beijing, they certainly wouldn’t dare to harm our fellow villagers…”

"If things really escalate, it'll be a real problem!"

What Zhao Xingwang said is the truth!

Although Langxing Mountain was indeed assigned to Liu Aiguo, and the local people did indeed illegally grow grain.

But the problem is, ordinary people really don't have any money!

There's no other way to make a living!

They had no skills or capital, so they could only rent some land on the mountain to grow crops, barely enough to feed their large family.

But now things are even worse, there's no food left!

It wasn't even fully grown when it was bulldozed flat with a loud bang.

These ordinary people truly have no way to survive!

If these farmers aren't given a way to make a living, they're really capable of anything!

By then, even if Liu Aiguo wanted to take action, it wouldn't be appropriate!

These ordinary people are all poor and struggling, not wealthy landlords like Wang Dafa who collect rent.

Liu Aiguo could take action against Wang Dafa, but he absolutely could not take action against ordinary people.

It will ruin your reputation!

“Old Zhao, what you said makes sense! Here’s what we’ll do! Tomorrow, you take a dozen or so security guards and come with me to distribute some grain to the villagers who suffered the most losses, to make up for their losses!”

After a moment's thought, Liu Aiguo quickly said the following.

In fact, Liu Aiguo had plenty of food on hand; he couldn't even finish eating all the food in the system space!