Chapter 155 - 153: Clothing Workshop Completed

Chapter 155: Chapter 153: Clothing Workshop Completed

When Lin Feng found Lin Dongyue, he was at South Mountain directing workers to repair the collapsed terraced fields.

"Dad, would you be interested in being the director of the water plant?"

"Director of what water plant?" Lin Dongyue put out his cigarette.

Lin Feng explained, "The county wants me to build a large water plant. Since you don’t have much to do, why don’t you manage it?"

"A water plant? I don’t know the first thing about it. Would I even be able to manage it?" Lin Dongyue was a little tempted.

"Don’t worry about that. You’ll be assigned a deputy director and other management staff.

You just have to keep an eye on the plant and make sure no one causes any trouble.

You’ve done business before, and no one taught you how. Being a director is even simpler than that. You just need to manage production."

Lin Dongyue thought for a moment. "I’ll discuss it with your mother when I get home tonight."

"Sure. The main thing is, the profits from this plant are substantial—tens of billions a year."

"What did you say?! Tens of billions in profit!"

Lin Dongyue had assumed it was just an ordinary water plant. He was shocked that the profits could be so enormous.

The workers nearby all looked over. ’What could possibly generate tens of billions in profit?’ they wondered. ’Is he talking about Lin Xian Village?’

"Dad, keep your voice down."

"That’s just terrifying. How can a water plant be so profitable?"

"The water is quite expensive, about 20 yuan a bottle."

"Twenty yuan a bottle? That’s way too expensive! Who can afford that?"

"Don’t worry, Dad. Plenty of people can afford it. We haven’t even started production, and we already have pre-orders."

Initially, Lin Feng had planned to sell it for less, but after some convincing from others, he decided on a high price.

The main reason was that even if he set the price very low, ordinary people would still have trouble buying it, which would only benefit the wealthy.

Furthermore, a low price would disrupt the mineral water market and cause a series of problems.

It was better to earn more money and then spend it, allowing the wealth of the rich to flow back into the market and stimulate the economy.

For instance, by vigorously developing Lin Xian Village and spending his money, he was directly driving the economic development of Wuyuan County.

In fact, when wealth becomes concentrated in the hands of a very small group of people who don’t spend it, the economy stagnates, much like in the late stages of ancient dynasties.

The only difference is that land has been replaced by money. Most of the "water" in the economic pool is controlled by a select few, so no amount of consumption stimulus will work.

For the economy to prosper, this minority must spend heavily, releasing the money they control back into circulation.

History has shown us this is a vicious cycle. Just as the problem of land consolidation couldn’t be solved, this issue can’t be resolved either.

One can only say that industrial development has at least ensured everyone can eat, preventing the kind of societal collapse seen in ancient times.

As long as the oxen and horses have grass to eat, they won’t revolt.

After Lin Feng left, Lin Dongyue was quickly surrounded by the villagers who had come to work.

"Dongyue, I hear you’re building a water plant. When are you hiring?"

"What about me? I’m definitely strong enough."

"Dongyue, my boy is coming home for the New Year. Do you think he could get a job at your factory?"

"..."

Lin Dongyue quickly shouted, "Stop! Everyone, listen to me. We are indeed building a water plant, but hiring probably won’t start until after the New Year.

The specific hiring process will be announced when the time comes, but we’ll definitely be looking for young people.

If your kids don’t want to work in the city, they can come and apply when we start recruiting."

"What about us? Are we no good?"

"Oh, come on. We’re a bit too old for that. It’s better to let our kids try."

"Right, right. Let the kids come. That way they won’t have to go far away to find work."

More than wanting the jobs for themselves, they hoped their children could work close to home. That way, their grandchildren wouldn’t have to be left-behind children.

The news quickly spread throughout Mountain Ridge Town. Once everyone heard Lin Xian Village was opening a water plant, they all started trying to get more information.

Some even used their connections to ask those already working in Lin Xian Village.

Upon hearing the news, Ma Dehua immediately called Lin Feng to inquire.

"Lin Feng, what’s the situation with the recruitment for the water plant?"

Lin Feng was a little exasperated. "Uncle Ma, the water plant doesn’t even exist yet. We haven’t even chosen a site for construction.

We can’t determine the hiring requirements until after the plant is built.

However, you can tell everyone that I’ll do my best to hire young people from Mountain Ridge Town when the time comes."

Currently, Lin Xian Village has already hired about one hundred fifty people from the surrounding areas, and it will definitely need to hire more in the future.

"I knew you were looking out for the local community, you rascal. I’ll share the good news with them right away and tell them to let their kids know."

Ma Dehua thought, ’After the New Year, many of Mountain Ridge Town’s young people will stay home. The town won’t be as dead as it used to be.’

A place that loses its youth decays very quickly.

Over in Wuyuan County, some who got wind of the news also began to make preparations.

No one complained about the long commute anymore. Lin Xian Village was wealthy, and it paid its wages reliably.

Some people from the county who had turned down jobs in Lin Xian Village for various reasons were now filled with regret.

In particular, some performance art troupes from Jiangcheng City and Wuyuan County had been constantly contacting Lin Xian Village, hoping to perform there, even for free.

They knew that if their performance was impressive enough to catch the village’s eye, they might have a chance to become employees of Lin Xian Village.

However, with so much going on in Lin Xian Village recently, Hu Xia had no time to deal with such things and had not accepted any of these applications.

On his way to the Clothing Workshop, Hu Zhiming saw a man and a woman in tracksuits jogging toward the Barracks.

"Brother Fei, Sister Lin, off to work out again?"

Xu Fei replied, "Yeah, the equipment in the Barracks is great. It’s a really comfortable place to work out.

By the way, aren’t you hiring a Martial Arts instructor? When is that happening? I’d love to learn a thing or two."

"We’re already on it. The person we hired should be here in the next couple of days."

Xia Lin said, "Well, you’d better hurry. Da Fei and I only have two weeks of vacation left before we have to go back."

"We’re moving as fast as we can. They have to wrap things up with their previous job before they can start here."

The two of them were a married couple who worked in the sports industry and had been staying in Lin Xian Village for two weeks.

After discovering the gym in the Barracks, they came to exercise every day and would even offer guidance to the Lin Xian Village residents who were working out.

Lately, whenever Hu Xia and Zhao Shiyun had free time, they would go there to exercise.

There were quite a few long-term tourists like them in Lin Xian Village, which was one reason why the village’s Houses were so difficult to rent.

Some people didn’t care at all about the fifteen thousand yuan monthly rent. What could you do? They were rich and had time on their hands.

Recently, because of Professor Quan Liangyan’s experiments, another group of patients with mental illnesses had shown up, hoping to receive treatment.

However, Lin Feng directed all of them to Professor Quan Liangyan, which saved him a lot of trouble.

Once the experiments confirmed that the Land God Temple could treat mental illness, it would undoubtedly attract a great deal of attention from those in need.

After parting ways with the couple, Hu Zhiming arrived at the Clothing Workshop. The foreman had just called to tell him the work was finished.

When he got there, the workers were packing up their tools, and the foreman was waiting for him at the entrance.

Viewed from above, the entire Clothing Workshop was shaped like a square within a square, a beautiful design.

"President Hu, everything is complete. Let me show you around inside."

"Okay. Let’s have a look first. If there are no issues, I’ll notify the boss."

Hu Zhiming followed him inside and did a walkthrough. He found no problems; all the facilities had been installed according to the blueprints.

After he came back out, he called Lin Feng to report on the Clothing Workshop’s status.

Upon learning that the Clothing Workshop was finished, Lin Feng dropped what he was doing and rode his electric scooter over.

As he listened to the foreman’s introduction, he eagerly upgraded the building.

The moment the Clothing Workshop’s upgrade was complete, he received a notification that the task was finished. At the same time, the Clothing Workshop’s attributes appeared.

A quick glance filled him with delight, but since he was still on the tour, he couldn’t stop to examine the details and had to hurry on.