Day labor

Mr. Qin had already made up his mind, so he got up and walked out of the cool shed, looking at the many fruit farmers waiting in the square, and spoke indifferently.

"All contracts have been signed. The rent will be deposited into the bank accounts you provided within 3 working days. You can keep an eye on the payment information these next few days. If anyone has not received the payment within three working days, you can come and find me."

"Next, I want to talk about recruitment. Since the agricultural base has not yet been registered, we can only hire you as daily workers for now, at a price of 200 a day. Working hours are from 8 AM to 5 PM, with an hour and a half for lunch break."

"Also, regarding meals, we should be providing food, but since the company is still in the process of registration and a canteen has not yet been established, there will be an additional 40 yuan per day for meal subsidies."

"However, daily work is only temporary. Once the agricultural base is registered, all of you can become official employees of the agricultural base. At that time, the company will pay our five insurances and one housing fund, as well as other employee benefits."

"And the current work is very simple: to remove all the fruit trees currently in the orchard. We need to plant new fruit trees."

"Alright, that's all for now. Those who want to work can go to Wang Xilong to register. Be at the orchard at 8 AM sharp tomorrow, ready to cut down trees."

After speaking, he turned and returned to the cool shed. Today's matters were more or less concluded.

The fruit farmers quickly gathered around Wang Xilong. Regardless of whether they could join the company in the future, just the daily salary of 200 yuan, plus the 40 yuan meal subsidy, meant they would earn 240 yuan a day.

That's 7,200 yuan a month, 84,600 yuan a year, plus more than 10,000 yuan in land rent.

Their annual income would be nearly 100,000 yuan.

100,000 yuan!

Even during a good harvest, their orchard only yielded a little over 50,000 yuan a year. This undoubtedly increased their income by an additional 50,000 yuan, and they wouldn't have to worry about whether it would rain in a good year.

As long as they worked, they would get paid. How could they miss such a good opportunity?

"What exactly are you trying to do by contracting so many orchards?"

Wang Siyu walked over curiously after seeing the contract signed.

She really couldn't figure out what value that disaster-stricken orchard had.

"Planting fruit trees!"

When Chen Mo saw Mr. Qin's gaze fall on him, he had no choice but to speak.

"Are you really planting fruit trees?"

Wang Siyu's eyes showed hesitation. She had heard her father mention it yesterday, but she still didn't quite believe it. If they really wanted to plant fruit trees, why wouldn't they choose a relatively better piece of land?

"Otherwise?"

Chen Mo smiled slightly, then got up and hurried with Mr. Qin towards where their car was parked.

Now that everything was arranged, it was all up to Mr. Qin to handle it. There was nothing left for him to do here.

"Mr. Qin, Boss Chen, are you leaving already?"

At this moment,

Wang Xilong also rushed out from being surrounded by the fruit farmers, looking at the two preparing to leave, and asked.

"Yes, things have been handled. Tomorrow I will go to the orchard to inspect and guide you on how to renovate the orchard. Also, removing trees might require some mechanical grapples, you can contact them today to have them prepare for tomorrow."

"From today onwards, you will be the team leader for this group of employees. In the future, you will need to handle personnel adjustments and work arrangements. As for your salary, for now, I can give you 300 a day, with a daily meal subsidy of 60 yuan."

"Alright, we have other things to attend to, so we'll be leaving first."

Mr. Qin slowly spoke to Wang Xilong. He didn't know what Wang Xilong's relationship was with Boss Chen, but Boss Chen had arranged for Wang Xilong to be in charge of contact today.

And for a team with many people, a small leader was definitely needed.

So, this Wang Xilong was a very good candidate.

"Okay, Mr. Qin, I will definitely do my best to handle it."

Wang Xilong quickly patted his chest in assurance upon hearing Mr. Qin's words, unable to hide the smile on his face.

This was equivalent to 360 yuan a day, over 10,000 yuan a month! He couldn't find a job with such a salary when working out of town.

Some fruit farmers not far away also heard Mr. Qin's words and looked at Wang Xilong with envy, but no one said anything else.

After all, this Mr. Qin was brought over by Wang Xilong.

Once in the car,

Mr. Qin looked at Chen Mo and quietly asked.

"Boss Chen, is there any problem with what I did?"

Promoting Wang Xilong to team leader was his personal spur-of-the-moment decision, not Boss Chen's instruction.

"Not bad, you did very well. However, one team leader for over 40 people might not be enough. How about this, let's select one captain and four team leaders in total. The team leaders can be paid the salary you just mentioned, and the captain's salary can be increased further."

Chen Mo looked at Mr. Qin with approval. Such an employee who actively spent money for him was truly rare.

"I understand, Boss Chen. Then I will go and select them tomorrow."

Mr. Qin finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Boss Chen was not angry, but instead suggested selecting more team leaders.

"Mm, here, you can do things boldly and with confidence. Also, the current 40-plus employees are definitely not enough; more need to be recruited. Of course, we also need to hire some administrative staff, such as finance, HR, dispatchers…"

"And regarding the Jiuhan Agricultural Base, since a company has been established, it definitely needs a headquarters. I suggest you first find a place to rent a temporary office location, and then look for a plot of land where we can build our own agricultural base office building."

"Of course, besides the office building, we also need to establish a base canteen, employee dormitories, and other facilities. Don't worry about funding; the headquarters will fully support you."

"Also, I will be returning to Jiang City tomorrow. All matters here will be fully entrusted to you."

Chen Mo arranged things while driving. He had set the basic direction for the agricultural base, so he didn't need to pay too much attention to it anymore.

After all, the cycle of fruit trees is two years. Within these two years, it's basically just investing money, with no need to worry about any income.

The real attention is needed two years later, when the Black Bitter Fruit Tree can bear fruit.

However, given the popularity of the Black Bitter Fruit Tree, he didn't need to worry too much.

"I understand, Boss Chen."

Mr. Qin nodded slightly. He wasn't too worried about things like the office building and employee dormitories.

His current biggest concern was the Black Bitter Fruit Tree, and he had already begun to ponder how to improve it.