flstandardbreds Chapter 343 Preparing for a Pharmaceutical Factory
Chapter 343 Preparing for a Pharmaceutical Factory
Shen Huai'en's routine was like that mountain road, full of twists and turns. He felt great when using it on others before, but now it was his turn. Shen Nanzhi felt so aggrieved. She was such a proud person, but someone was plotting against her. She wanted to beat him up right now.
Isn't it impossible to touch people? Shen Nanzhi could only hold it in.
After dealing with some trivial matters, Shen Qingshan was afraid that she was not feeling well, so he urged her to go back.
During the day's rest, Shen Nanzhi didn't know that the news that she was going to open a pharmaceutical factory had spread throughout the surrounding villages, causing a huge sensation.
When Shen Nanzhi woke up early the next morning, he heard a commotion outside and wondered what had happened.
When I walked out of the room, Xu Li was waiting outside and said, "Nanzhi, there are a lot of people outside who are looking for you. I blocked them out. I hope I didn't disturb your rest?"
"Why are you looking for me? Not the village chief or your uncle."
"My cousin can't make the decision on this matter. It seems to be because of the pharmaceutical factory."
Shen Nanzhi quickly washed up, drank a box of milk, ate two eggs, and quickly opened the door, not wanting to keep everyone waiting for too long.
The county magistrate, Lord Fang, came in first, followed by Ding Xiangrong's father, Town Mayor Ding, and the village heads from various villages, filling up half of the yard.
"Master Fang, what are you doing?"
Lord Fang said, "Miss Shen, I haven't seen you for a long time. You look more beautiful now. I came here to ask you to set up the pharmaceutical factory in our county. I have chosen a place for you. It is in the western suburbs of the county. There are hundreds of acres of land there, which is enough for you.
As long as the price is negotiated, you only need to give the cost price, or you can use it first and pay it back when the pharmaceutical factory makes money."
Mayor Ding said, "Mr. County Magistrate, there are so many merchants in the county, aren't there enough for you to collect taxes? Nanzhi is from our town, she grew up in the town, so we must put the factory in the town, so that it will be more convenient for everyone to work, don't you think so, Nanzhi?"
The other village heads asked one after another: "Miss Shen, do you need help? Can anyone from our village come to work?"
There was a lot of noise at the moment, and everyone wanted to talk to Shen Nanzhi, so the county magistrate's authority was useless.
Shen Nanzhi pressed her hands: "Be quiet and listen to me."
Lord Fang shouted, "Shut up, Miss Shen wants to speak. If anyone makes any more noise, I will throw them out. I can't control you anymore."
The crowd finally quieted down. Compared to being afraid of the county magistrate, they wanted their own village to benefit more, and this was real money.
Look at Yushu Village, where every household has a brick house, children can all go to school, the grain yield is high, and they can earn so much money in winter that people in nearby villages are so envious that their eyes are red with envy.
Shen Nanzhi said: "The pharmaceutical factory is just a concept, and there is no plan to start construction yet. Where to build it is not a matter of a word.
Don't be in a hurry, it's too early to say anything now.
However, there is one thing everyone should know. The work done by pharmaceutical factories is delicate and does not require too much physical effort. Even if they recruit people, they will hire female workers, that is, women, mostly girls. There are not many men hired because it cannot affect farming, right?
I have something good to tell you. I will promote the cultivation of medicinal herbs. The hillsides and wastelands in each village can be developed first and used to grow medicinal herbs in the future to increase the income of each family. "
The village leaders were all delighted and asked, "Growing medicinal herbs? What should we do if we don't know how to do it?"
"Yes, we also need to buy seeds. That will cost a lot of money, right?"
Shen Nanzhi said: "There will be someone to guide the planting of medicinal herbs, and the seeds will be sold to the villagers on credit first. But there are conditions. The medicinal herbs must be sold to us when they grow up. This requires signing a contract. If anyone breaches the contract, our pharmaceutical factory will not cooperate with you in the future.
Now you can go back and clean up the hillsides and wasteland. When we decide what kind of herbs to plant and prepare the seeds, we will come to you. "
This is also good news. The village heads are happy to go back and can give an explanation to the villagers.
The ones who stayed behind were Mayor Ding and Magistrate Fang. They both felt that they had a good relationship with Shen Nanzhi, so they shamelessly stayed to eat for free. They also wanted Shen Nanzhi to build the pharmaceutical factory on their own territory.
Ever since Ding Xiangrong was able to run his own business independently and made a lot of money, Mayor Ding has straightened his back. He is very respectful to the county magistrate, but he will not give up his own interests.
If the pharmaceutical factory is located in the town, the land can be sold in the town and many villagers can be employed. His prestige will also be improved invisibly. He must let Shen Nanzhi stay in his territory.
My Lord County Magistrate is really hard to understand. No matter where they are, as long as they have not left the boundaries of this county, aren't they still your achievements?
Shen Nanzhi gave them a perfunctory answer, saying that there was no plan at all and it was too early to say anything now.
Things have to be done step by step. The academy and the commercial street haven't been built yet, so it's too early to talk about building a pharmaceutical factory.
However, the cultivation of medicinal herbs can be arranged, which will provide the people in nearby villages with an additional source of income, which is also a good thing.
Perhaps it is because she has been dealing with the land since she traveled through time, and the farm in the space has also brought her great benefits, Shen Nanzhi now has a special affection for the land.
After everyone left, Doctor Li finally showed up and asked happily, "Nanzhi, have you made up your mind? Where should we build the factory?"
"How dare you say that? It's all your fault. From now on, I'll let you deal with all these people."
Doctor Li said with a bitter face: "I am not good at this. You know that those who are capable should do more work. You have worked so hard. Let me handle the matters concerning the medicinal materials."
"Okay, now I'll give you a task. Go and investigate what kind of medicinal herbs are suitable for growing here. When we open a factory in the future, we can't just import herbs from other places. Not only is it expensive, but it's also easy for others to choke us.
If we don’t do it, then we won’t do it. But if we do it, we will do it to the best of our ability. We will open a medicinal material processing factory to prepare medicinal materials, and then open a pharmaceutical factory to make Chinese patent medicine pills.”
"That's fine. I'll do it right away. We have a lot of medicinal herbs that are suitable for planting here, such as kudzu root, astragalus, yam, honeysuckle, etc. Many of them can be planted."
“Is yam also a medicinal herb?”
"Yes, the price is not cheap, don't you know?"
"I really don't know, isn't that food?"
“Medicine and food have the same origin. Most people cannot afford yam, so they are made into dried yam and sold to wealthy families as a nutritional supplement.
There are also Tremella fuciformis and almonds, which are all good medicinal and edible ingredients.”
Shen Nanzhi nodded: "Let's start with yam. It's easy to grow, has a high yield, and doesn't take up fertile land. It can be grown on the hillside."
The yam that was eaten as food in later generations turned out to be so valuable that Shen Nanzhi immediately started to plant it.
"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away."
As soon as Doctor Li left, Chen Hu came over to call her to eat, "Nan Zhi, are you really going to build a pharmaceutical factory?"
"Doctor Li is so enthusiastic and there is money to be made. We must build it. It is also good to build this factory. It can give the women in the village a chance to make money. They don't have to stay at home cooking and taking care of children. If they can't make money, they will have to look after their in-laws everywhere."
Xu Li said excitedly: "That's great, Nan Zhi is kind. If I had the opportunity to work and earn money back then, my life wouldn't have been so hard."
Chen Hu said distressedly: "It was hard for you in the past."
"It's nothing, it's all in the past. Life is so good now that I've forgotten those hard days."
The two of them suddenly showed their affection, which made Shen Nanzhi roll her eyes. She was still a living person at such an age, and was caught off guard by being fed a mouthful of dog food.
Shen Nanzhi coughed, and Chen Hu blushed. He quickly looked at her: "Um, do you need help, brother?"
"No, I need Sister Xu to help me. Since most of the work is done by women, Sister Xu should be in charge of them. They are all women, so it's easier to talk to them. If you go, Brother Chen, won't those women turn into female monsters and eat you?"
Xu Li was a little unconfident: "Can I do it?"
"Of course I can. If anyone disagrees, let them come to me. If you can't do it, no one else can be the person in charge.
But Sister Xu still needs to learn to read, learn basic accounting, and help me keep an eye on the factory to make sure no one takes advantage of it.”
Xu Li was immediately filled with a sense of mission: "I must learn well. I am learning to read with the children now. I have learned a lot. I can also learn to manage accounts."
"I will open a literacy class later to teach people some basic literacy and accounting. We women may not be as strong as men, but we are definitely not bad in brains. Let everyone study hard. You will have a chance to be proud of yourself in the future."
Xu Li was extremely grateful: "Nanzhi, you have done a great deed by doing this. Even though our village is now wealthy, there are still people beating their wives and being tortured by their mothers-in-law. I get angry when I see them. I jumped out of the fire pit, but there are countless women who are being tortured but cannot resist."
"Is there such a thing? Why haven't I heard of it?"
"You are a big shot, so I don't want to bother you with such trivial matters. Besides, these are other people's family affairs, so no one should interfere."
Shen Nanzhi shook her head: "You can't say that. Just because it's a family matter, no one speaks for justice, so women suffer and have nowhere to complain. I have to tell my aunt that in the future, if there is a first wife, the family that bullies the daughter-in-law will not have a share of the benefits of the village."
"Ah, if you do this, you will be hated and scolded."
Chen Hu said, “If anyone dares to scold Nan Zhi, I will tear his mouth apart first.”
"Some old women are like rolling on a knife. If you dare to hit them, they will block your door and scold you for three days and three nights, and then lie down and extort money. It's disgusting."
Shen Nanzhi sneered: "You want to play rogue with me, right? I'm not afraid. Anyone who dares to disobey can come and give it a try."
Apart from anything else, the grain seeds are exclusively hers, and she can sell them to whomever she wants. She is so domineering in monopolizing the market.
When Shen Bo Niang heard her say this, she did not feel embarrassed, but supported her: "You are right to think so, but there are a few stubborn people who just won't listen no matter what I say, which makes me angry.
With your support, I can deal with them, and you don't have to show up. Your cousin and I can handle this matter."
Shen Nanzhi cannot be allowed to be the bad guy. Shen Qingshan, as the village chief, should be in charge. Anyone who disobeys should not live in the village. It is not a big deal to expel a few families.
Shen Nanzhi believed in Shen Qingshan's ability, and as long as the trouble didn't come to her doorstep, she would be happy to have some peace and quiet.
It was just that she was too optimistic too early. Just when she thought that she would not be affected, she was soon slapped in the face.