Hearing Lin Zhenhua's question, Cen Youxin replied: "This still needs to be said. In the past, it was said that crops and flowers depended on fertilizer. My family needs fertilizer, and my uncle's family needs fertilizer. Isn't it, uncle? ”

His last sentence was addressed to Cen Youjun's father, who was his own uncle.

Cen Youjun's father hurriedly replied: "Youxin is right, Xiaolin, if you can help buy some fertilizer, it will help us a lot." ”

"Doesn't your supply and marketing cooperatives sell fertilizer?" Lin Zhenhua still didn't understand.

Cen Youxin smiled bitterly: "Xiaolin is really from the city, and he doesn't know about our rural affairs. Our supply and marketing cooperatives can get a little fertilizer a year, and the related households have to take half of it, and the rest is distributed to the villages, and each household can't even get a bag of fertilizer, which is not enough at all. In these years, if a little chemical fertilizer is not sprinkled in the ground, the rice will not grow well, and the yield will be more than 20% lower. ”

"That's right." Lin Zhenhua nodded and did not continue.

Seeing Lin Zhenhua's hesitant expression, Cen Youjun hurriedly relieved him and said, "Brother Youxin, Dad, don't embarrass Xiaolin." Although he is now a cadre, he is only a middle-level cadre, and when he leaves the factory, his words don't count. Let's figure it out by ourselves when we buy fertilizer. ”

Lin Zhenhua hurriedly explained: "Platoon commander, you misunderstood, I didn't feel embarrassed just now, but I was thinking about who to buy fertilizer." The few people I know are all from Jiangnan Province, and I don't know if there is any connection with our Xiangping Province. Otherwise, where can we make a long-distance call, I'll call first. ”

Cen Youxin said: "If Xiaolin wants to make a long-distance call, I know that the commune can make it. There was a telephone in the office of the secretary of the commune that could make long-distance calls, and I saw people call them. ”

Lin Zhenhua said: "Well, okay, after eating, please take me to the new brother right." I'll make a few phone calls to inquire about the situation, and try to solve some fertilizer problems for the platoon commander and Brother Youxin's family. ”

Chemical fertilizer is a big problem, and Lin Zhenhua is not very sure in his heart. The only person he has ever taken a picture of is Yuan Feng, the director of Erhua, and I don't know if people still remember him. However, the matter has come to this point, and it can only be a dead horse as a live horse doctor.

After this sumptuous lunch, Lin Zhenhua, accompanied by Cen Youxin, went to the commune to make a long-distance call. Cen Youxin was very interested in Lin Zhenhua's current situation, and asked questions along the way.

Cen Youxin is only 30 years old this year and is a farmer with little education. His parents died shortly after he got married, and now he is the only one in the house, his wife and two children.

In the past two years, although the above policies have not been completely liberalized, in the rural areas at the grassroots level, the household as the unit of the contract responsibility system for joint production has already begun to be implemented. Cen Youxin's wife is not in good health and can't do too much farm work, so Cen Youxin is the only one who does the work in the field, and it is very difficult to cultivate those few acres of responsibility land.

Like all young farmers, Cen Youxin has a desire to make a fortune. However, in this rural area, it is more difficult to get rich than to ascend to the sky. When Cen Youxin saw some self-employed people setting up small stalls in the county seat, he also had the idea that it was much better to go to the city to set up a stall than to farm at home. But doing business requires capital, he doesn't have this capital, and at the same time he doesn't dare to throw away his family's land, so this idea can only be just thinking.

This time Lin Zhenhua came to his house, and he saw at a glance that Lin Zhenhua was a rich man, whether it was dressing up or paying Tian Xiaolan to buy meat, it showed that he was a successful person with a very considerable income. At the dinner table, Lin Zhenhua talked about his affairs in Hanhua Factory, Cen Youxin listened most seriously, and Lin Zhenhua's deeds strengthened Cen Youxin's view, that is, Lin Zhenhua is indeed a capable person. Such a capable person, Cen Youxin has never encountered it before.

Asking Lin Zhenhua to help buy fertilizer was Cen Youxin's inspiration. He felt that if such a capable person didn't take advantage of it, he would miss an opportunity.

"Xiaolin, you said that Hanhua Industrial Company is the company you opened, right?" Cen Youxin asked.

Lin Zhenhua hurriedly denied: "No, Brother Youxin, I'm just the manager, this company is collectively owned, and the factory also has shares in it." ”

He and Cen Youxin are not familiar enough to reveal the equity relationship, so they will be vague first.

"You're the leader anyway, aren't you?" Cen Youxin said undiscouragedly, "How much money can you current workers get a month?" ”

"For ordinary workers, the salary is more than 40 yuan, and if you do a good job, the bonus and overtime pay add up to more than 20 yuan."

"Isn't that 70 yuan a month?" Cen Youxin's eyes widened.

"Almost." Lin Zhenhua said in a low-key manner.

"We plant a year's fields, which means that we earn two or three hundred yuan. You workers will be 70 yuan a month, and three or four months will be worth us for a year. ”

"This may be the poor scissors of industry and agriculture." Lin Zhenhua had no choice but to prevaricate him with an official tone.

"Alas, it is really hard for us to be farmers, and we have to be reincarnated in a worker's house in the next life." Cen Youxin said complainingly.

The village where Cen Youjun lived was not far from the commune, and the two of them came to the town where the commune was located after a while. Cen Youxin took Lin Zhenhua straight to the commune compound, walked to the door, he said to the doorman, "Come to call", and the doorman let them in.

Yonghe Commune has only one telephone that can make long-distance calls, and in order to facilitate the secretary's external contact, this telephone is placed in the secretary's office. Sometimes, however, there are individuals or units in the commune who need to use long-distance calls, so they have to go to the secretary's office to make calls and pay long calls at the same time.

After a long time, this has become a practice, as long as anyone pays money, they can go to the secretary's office to make a long-distance call, and the secretary's office is directly reduced to a long-distance telephone room. The secretary has no opinion on this, because in fact, there are very few people and units who can afford long-distance phone bills, so no one usually comes to disturb him for ten days and a half months.

But today is different, Lin Zhenhua came to the secretary's office and directly handed over fifty yuan to the secretary in charge of the phone, and asked him to open a long-distance service. Lin Zhenhua knew that today's phone call was estimated to be 50 yuan.

Lin Zhenhua's first call was to Yuan Feng, and the call went directly to Yuan Feng's office. Yuan Feng didn't remember who Lin Zhenhua was at first, and his attitude was a little indifferent. When Lin Zhenhua talked about the main axis, Yuan Feng suddenly became enthusiastic, and the hearty laughter, even after the attenuation of hundreds of kilometers of telephone lines, was still buzzing when it reached Lin Zhenhua's ears.

"It's Section Chief Lin, oops, it's rude, it's rude, I was confused just now, and I really didn't think of you." Yuan Feng apologized on the phone.

Lin Zhenhua said: "Don't dare to be, Director Yuan, I'm afraid that you will forget me." ”

"How can you forget, the last time Director Xie came to inspect the work, we talked about you, Director Xie admired you very much."

Lin Zhenhua nodded secretly, he knew why Yuan Feng was enthusiastic about him, in the final analysis, it was still on Xie Chunyan's face. Lin Zhenhua has been bullish in the market recently, and he is also a small celebrity in the light chemical hall system. He has just turned 20 years old, and his future is immeasurable, ordinary workers may not be able to think of such a far-reaching thing, and it is impossible for a person like Yuan Feng to be at the level of a factory director.

"By the way, Chief Lin, you're a long distance, right? Don't delay your money, tell me, what's the matter with calling me? Yuan Feng said.

Lin Zhenhua said: "Director Yuan, there is a trivial matter to trouble you. I have an old platoon commander who is my life-saver, and the one who saved my life on the battlefield is now a disabled soldier. He's in the countryside and needs fertilizer at home, can you help with that? ”

Yuan Feng replied without thinking: "There is no problem, you say, which county is he from?" ”

"Yuefeng County, Xiangping Province."

"Xiangping Province?" Yuan Feng pouted on the other end of the phone, "Section Chief Lin, I can get you fertilizer, but it's such a long way, how can you transport the fertilizer over?" ”

Lin Zhenhua said: "Director Yuan, what I mean by calling you is to ask if you know someone from the fertilizer factory in Xiangping Province, and can you help introduce you to a relationship." You see, I really can't help it, so I have to ask you for help. ”

Yuan Feng thought for a while and said, "Okay, you can do this, I'll call my colleagues in Xiangping Province first, if I can, I'll ask them to call you, you tell me your number." ”

"Yuefeng County Yonghe Commune Secretary's Office." Lin Zhenhua replied.

"Well, well, you wait for my news."

Lin Zhenhua put down the phone, and Cen Youxin walked out of the secretary's office, sitting on a chair outside and waiting. After a long while, the secretary came out and shouted to them, "Who is Lin Zhenhua?" Have your long distance. ”

Lin Zhenhua and Cen Youxin returned to the house, Lin Zhenhua took the earpiece and said inside: "Hey, hello, I'm Lin Zhenhua, who are you?" ”

"I am Tang Zhiguo, the director of Tanzhou Fertilizer Factory, and it is Lao Yuan of Jiangnan Erhua who called me and said that you need to buy some fertilizer, is there such a thing?" The person on the phone said.

Lin Zhenhua said: "Yes, yes, this is too troublesome for you." ”

"It's okay to be troublesome." Tang Zhiguo said, "Lao Yuan is also my old friend, he said that you are his friend, then we are also friends." Do you want fertilizer, is it a carbamine or urea? ”

Lin Zhenhua covered the microphone with his hand, turned his head and asked Cen Youxin: "Brother Youxin, do you want carbamine or urea?" ”

"And urea?" Cen Youxin was overjoyed: "Of course you need urea, one pound of urea is worth three pounds of carbamine." ”

Lin Zhenhua then said in the microphone: "Director Tang, if it's convenient, I still want urea." ”

"Urea is a little nervous right now, and I don't have much left in my hands right now." Tang Zhiguo seemed to be embarrassed and said, "Section Chief Lin, how much are you going to want?" ”

"If it's possible, can you get me eight bags?" Lin Zhenhua said that he saw Cen Youxin draw a figure of eight for him with his finger, and knew that this was the meaning of eight bags.

I don't know if the sound quality of the phone is not good, or Lin Zhenhua's pronunciation is inaccurate, Tang Zhiguo directly took over the conversation over there: "As long as it is eight tons, it is not difficult." ”

"Eight tons!" Lin Zhenhua was immediately knocked down by thunder, please, I'm talking about eight bags.

"How much did he say to give?" Cen Youxin asked in a low voice on the side.

"He said eight tons." Lin Zhenhua also whispered, "What the hell, I said it was eight bags, how did he hear it as eight tons." You can't eat it, wait until I tell him about it. ”

"Kobayashi!" Cen Youxin shouted anxiously, "Eight tons is eight tons, you quickly agree." ”

"Huh?" Lin Zhenhua was a little confused for a while, but looking at Cen Youxin's firm attitude, he still compromised and said on the phone: "Director Tang, then let's say it's eight tons, do you think I'm going to the factory to pick up the goods, or what?" ”

Tang Zhiguo said: "Don't bother, aren't you in Yuefeng County, I'll go back and ask the Supply and Marketing Department to call the Yuefeng County Supply and Marketing Cooperative, let them ship it to you first, and we'll make it up to them when we go back." It's too late today, you can go to the supply and marketing cooperatives tomorrow to pick up the goods. ”

"How is the price calculated?" Lin Zhenhua continued to ask.

Tang Zhiguo said: "Lao Yuan has spoken, in terms of price, according to the ex-factory price, 420 yuan per ton, this can't be lower." ”

"Then thank you Director Tang."

"You're welcome, when Section Chief Lin comes to Tanzhou, he must come to the factory to play." Tang Zhiguo snorted and hung up the phone.

"Xiaolin, what did you say?"

"Eight tons, tomorrow to the county supply and marketing cooperatives to pick up the goods. 420 yuan per ton. Lin Zhenhua replied.

"420 pieces!" Cen Youxin's eyes were red, "Let's go to the supply and marketing cooperatives to buy, a bag is 52 yuan, a ton is 12 and a half bags, I will calculate ......"

"That's 650 yuan a ton." Lin Zhenhua preemptively calculated that this multiplication was not difficult for him.

"My mother, one ton is 230 yuan, don't you want to lose more than 1,000 yuan for these eight tons?" Cen Youxin said with emotion, "Xiaolin, you have made a fortune. ”

"What do I get rich?" Lin Zhenhua didn't react for a while.

"You calculate, if you take these eight tons of urea and go to the black market, you can earn more than 1,000 yuan. Now you can't buy urea on the black market, and you will be sold out. ”

"You're not going to let me resell this urea, are you?" Lin Zhenhua couldn't cry or laugh, and at the same time felt a kind of terrible power. Just through Yuan Feng's relationship, he was able to easily get eight tons of urea from the Tanzhou Fertilizer Factory, and if these eight tons of urea were resold and resold without much effort, he could earn back more than 1,000 yuan, which was too fast.

Do you want to go down this path from now on and use your power to make money? A thought flashed in Lin Zhenhua's mind, and he was immediately drowned in the arrogance of the old scholar. If you have knowledge and vision, why bother to earn such shameful money?

(To be continued)