PFC Chapter 375
Chapter 375
After calling the villagers together and telling them what Master Fang had said, Zhao Ganwei told them what Master Fang had said and waited for them to ask him if they didn't understand.
"Village Chief." Someone stepped forward hesitantly, "Didn't Mr. Fang say he wanted to buy our land last time?"
Zhao Ganwei waved his hands, "Maybe he changed his mind. Besides, it wasn't him who said he wanted to buy it, it was the county magistrate who said so. It's better if he doesn't buy it now."
No one dared to question the county magistrate's words, and everyone thought that Mr. Fang had changed his mind.
However, for the past six months, the water melons grown by the villagers have been sold to the bosses led by Zhong Ruyi. Wouldn’t it be too unfair to suddenly stop selling them?
The villagers all looked in the direction of Zhong Ruyi, hoping that she could give some advice and say something.
Zhong Ruyi was also troubled. Selling the entire monopoly to the Fang family would indeed save trouble, but it would be too unfair to Boss Wang and his men.
"Uncle Zhao, isn't Boss Wang coming over in the next few days? How about we sit down and have a good talk? Ask Master Fang to come along."
Only when we sit down and talk together can we figure out the best way to deal with this. It's impossible for the Fang family to just monopolize things as they wish, right?
Zhao Ganwei thought it was feasible and only when everyone sat down together could they figure out how to maximize benefits.
"When Boss Tianwang and his men come in a few days, pick a few people from our village to go with me, and come back and tell me what the result is."
After saying this, Zhong Ruyi was surrounded by people asking questions:
"Ruyi, do we really want to do this? My family has a very good cooperation with Boss Wang. He is easy to talk to and sometimes comes to the field to help us pick melons! Are we really not going to sell to him?"
"Yes, Boss Lu is not bad! Shopkeeper Ding is also very good. He always tells us about things that happen in the restaurant. It would be a shame if we didn't sell it to them!"
Zhong Ruyi also felt that this was not feasible, but she didn't know what good thing Mr. Fang was talking about that would make him think of monopolizing the melons of the entire village?
A few days later, Boss Wang, Boss Lu and others gathered at Manxianglou. Mr. Fang hosted them and invited them over, saying that he had something to discuss.
When he arrived, he found that Zhong Ruyi, Zhao Ganwei and several villagers from Xinghua Village were also there. Boss Wang came over to greet them and sat down next to them.
Boss Lu wanted to sit down with them, but there were no seats left, so he had to walk over to Boss Wu and sit down.
After a while, Master Fang came in. Seeing that everyone was present, he smiled and said:
"Today, I invite you all to come here only for a little selfish reason of mine. Now that things have come to this, I will not hide it anymore. In two months, there should be an order from above. Our Fang family will receive favors, and the same goes for Xinghua Village. As for the details, I will not go into details. I invite you all to come here just to make it clear to you that from now on, all the melons in Xinghua Village will be monopolized by me!"
Hey!
These words shocked everyone and made them dizzy.
The will from above?
From the capital? Isn't that the one who can be called the decree?
Is the Fang family establishing connections with the capital?
I also heard him say that in the future the melons of Xinghua Village can only be contracted by their Fang family. What about those of them who came here from thousands of miles away?
Boss Wang was the first to get impatient. Regardless of whether Mr. Fang had any connections with the capital, he refused rudely, "How can that be possible? Only your Fang family can do the business? Only your Fang family can make the money? This is too overbearing! Is this something a human would do?"
I used to think that Mr. Fang had a kind face and was someone who was easy to get along with.
What happened behind the scenes?
It's terrible!
He did not look at Master Fang, but looked in the direction of Zhong Ruyi and the others, "Boss Zhong, do you also agree with Village Chief Zhao's plan?"
"No, no! Isn't it time for us all to discuss this together?" Zhong Ruyi spoke quickly, fearing that he would be scolded if he spoke slowly.
Mr. Fang was about to open his mouth to explain, but Boss Shen also spoke up, "Boss Zhong, I didn't expect your locals to be so overbearing. It seems that the money should be earned by the Fang family? We can't even have a sip of hot soup?"
"That's right! No matter what relationship your Fang family has with the higher-ups, it's not fair to cut off someone's financial resources!"
"I don't agree with this! Why can the melons only be sold to your Fang family? Do you think Xinghua Village is a place where your Fang family has the final say?"
Several bosses in Jixiang Town started shouting, but Madam Yu, Manager Ding, Boss Wu and others from Liuyun Town were quietly waiting for Mr. Fang to speak.
After finally persuading a few people to calm down, Master Fang wiped the sweat from his forehead and felt that these people really didn't want to listen to any explanation and started quarreling regardless.
Boss Wang looked at him coldly, "If you don't have a good explanation, we can't agree to what you said! You have the final say in Xinghua Village!"
Mr. Fang took out a half-finished piece of letter paper from his pocket and handed it to Boss Wang. "This letter is from my nephew. The other half contains some personal matters, so I won't let you read it. It doesn't matter if you read this half."
After Boss Wang took it, he glanced at it casually at first, and then looked at it carefully after he saw clearly what it said.
After reading it, he looked at Master Fang and asked, "Are you sure you can do what the higher-ups promised you?"
Mr. Fang was confident, "I'm 70% sure." As for how he got this 70% certainty, he didn't intend to elaborate.
The others took the letter from Boss Wang and started reading it. After reading it, they were cautious and stopped talking, waiting for Master Fang to speak.
Seeing this, Master Fang finally said what he had not finished saying, "It's not that I have a big appetite. You have also seen that if what is said in the letter comes true, I will have to make plans. This is also for the good of everyone, so that you will not be accused of opposing the court."
"How about this, after the situation is confirmed in two months, we can do as I say now?"
Boss Wang and the other two looked at each other and said, "Master Fang, please tell me how to do it first."
"Like I just said, starting next year, all the melons and apples from Xinghua Village will be bought by our Fang family." Seeing that the others were getting impatient again, Mr. Fang quickly said the rest of his sentence, "We will still sell these melons and apples bought by our Fang family to you at the original price, but the buyer will change from Xinghua Village to our Fang family."
This? Boss Wang and others were a little confused. What's the point of doing this?
Aren’t they all from Xinghua Village?
Could it be that after going through this process, the Fang family’s hands will be sweeter and they will sell better?
Mr. Fang naturally could not tell them that his family would be affiliated with the imperial merchant in the capital in the future, and that the melons and apples of Xinghua Village would be exclusively supplied to the nobles in the capital.
He only said, "Every word Fang said was true, and there was absolutely no intention to deceive."
The others looked at Zhong Ruyi and Zhao Ganwei, motioning them to speak up! Why have you been silent like quails since you came in?
Zhong Ruyi was a little embarrassed. Master Fang was talking about next year's matter. What if there was no decree from the capital city in these two months? Wouldn't all the trouble be in vain?