Zhan Lingfeng was carefully contemplating how much Merit he would gain.
After this observation, Zhan Lingfeng realized that some of his previous assumptions were flawed. The idea that the Poverty Alleviation efforts of his subordinates also counted as his own Merit was no longer valid. It was clear that whether it was Wei Zhongmin or the wealthy boss helping with the village's Poverty Alleviation, he would only receive one-third of the Poverty Alleviation Merit from each village. In other words, he needed three villages to achieve Poverty Alleviation before he could claim the Merit of one village.
There were a total of one hundred fifty-one villages in the county. Now, aside from the Thirty-Six Villages he was working on, all the other villages had been contracted out. He believed everyone was engaged in poverty alleviation efforts. Even if those villages succeeded, how much Merit Points could he actually receive?
If everything went well, he would earn a little more than the Merit from thirty-eight villages.
As long as he could complete the thirty-six villages, he would be able to undergo another Tribulation. Once these people completed their tasks, it would be enough for him to face another trial. However, this was still not sufficient; having worked on the Thirty-Six Villages, he would need the Merit from seventy-two villages for another Tribulation. Adding in the remaining two villages, he would only have the equivalent of thirty-eight villages, which was still lacking.
By the way, he had tasked Cai Xiangjing with contracting out two hundred Poverty Villages in other counties, right?
Zhan Lingfeng began to ponder. If that were the case, facing two trials should not be too difficult.
His Third Tribulation required seventy-two villages, the Fourth Tribulation required one hundred forty-four villages, and the Fifth Tribulation required two hundred eighty-eight villages. Therefore, with two hundred villages, there would still be a shortfall of one hundred twenty-six villages to reach two hundred eighty-eight.
It seemed he needed to be more precise. If all the villages could undergo a single Tribulation, it would amount to three trials, which would be enough to contend with those forces at the provincial level.
Zhan Lingfeng called for Cai Xiangjing.
When Cai Xiangjing arrived, she looked at Zhan Lingfeng and asked, “Brother, what’s up?”
“How many villages have you contacted so far?”
“I was just thinking about that. Ever since we launched our advertisement and our products became popular, many places have approached us for investment. I’ve contacted two hundred villages so far, but even more are hoping we can provide assistance.”
As she spoke about this matter, Cai Xiangjing looked at Zhan Lingfeng with bright eyes. She hadn’t expected that this beverage would sell so well; now she was enjoying great success with many people seeking her out.
“How many villages can our profits support for Poverty Alleviation?”
“Brother, actually our market is quite large; we’ve only tapped into a portion of it. If we could establish branches across the country, I believe we would earn even more. With our current profits, supporting five hundred villages wouldn’t be a problem at all.”
Hearing that they were making such substantial profits left Zhan Lingfeng somewhat shocked; this was something he hadn’t anticipated.
Realizing that Cai Xiangjing’s current profits could support five hundred villages for Poverty Alleviation, Zhan Lingfeng happily said, “Contact as many as you can. We don’t need to hold back on our profits; we just need to invest. Let’s aim to establish Poverty Alleviation in three hundred twenty-six villages first.”
"Cai Xiangjing" happily said, "Great! I'll go take care of it right away."
"Zhan Lingfeng" felt a stir in his heart and said to "Cai Xiangjing," "Wait a moment."
With that, "Zhan Lingfeng" took hold of "Cai Xiangjing's" hand.
When "Cai Xiangjing" was pulled like this by "Zhan Lingfeng," her face flushed red, followed by a feeling of surprise as she looked at "Zhan Lingfeng" with affection and said, "This is the office."
"Zhan Lingfeng" didn't say much. He suddenly thought of something: "Cai Xiangjing" was helping him with his work; did she also have the opportunity to gain "Merit"? How much could she earn from this?
"Zhan Lingfeng" didn't want "Cai Xiangjing" to unknowingly face "Tribulation." With her current resistance, if he wasn't by her side, she probably wouldn't be able to get through a calamity.
After holding her hand, "Zhan Lingfeng" essentially allowed his spiritual consciousness to enter her body.
As his consciousness entered, "Zhan Lingfeng" indeed saw that there was an additional "Merit Column" in "Cai Xiangjing's" Dantian. At a glance, he noticed that his own "Merit Column" didn't contain much "Merit."
He realized that although she was doing work, none of the villages had achieved "Poverty Alleviation," so it was difficult to calculate her "Merit."
He needed to pay attention; he should bring her closer to him in the future.
By the way, since there were such benefits, her sisters should share in them as well.
While "Zhan Lingfeng" was pondering this, "Cai Xiangjing's" face turned even redder as she trembled and said, "Brother, as long as you need me, I can do it."
Hearing this, "Zhan Lingfeng" snapped back to reality. When he looked up, he found the girl standing there with a flushed face.
Thinking again, "Zhan Lingfeng" understood and felt a stir in his heart. He looked at "Cai Xiangjing" and asked, "Are you willing to be my woman?"
"Mm."
"Does your sister know how you feel?"
"My sister has already advised me; I'm willing."
Now that the conversation has started, Cai Xiangjing bravely looked at Zhan Lingfeng. As Zhan Lingfeng invested all his earnings into poverty alleviation efforts, Cai Xiangjing had a very good impression of him and even admired him deeply.
"I understand your intentions. Since that's the case, be my woman!"
Zhan Lingfeng didn't think too much about it; his current mindset was to act on his feelings. Since he liked this girl and she didn't reject him either, he decided to accept it.
When Cai Xiangjing received Zhan Lingfeng's acknowledgment, her heart filled with joy, and a smile spread across her face as she leaned into Zhan Lingfeng's embrace.
After sharing a kiss for a while, Zhan Lingfeng realized that this wasn't the right place and felt a bit embarrassed as he said, "Your sister is still outside."
Cai Xiangjing laughed and replied, "Sister won't mind; she'll be happy. Even my younger sister wouldn't mind being with you."
Ah!
Zhan Lingfeng was somewhat stunned, unsure of what kind of situation this was.
"The one who has been in contact with you is my younger sister; she admires you as well."
"Immediately invest funds into each village. The most important thing is to ensure they can cultivate crops, so there will be a continuous source of income and not just a lack of revenue over time."
Zhan Lingfeng gathered his emotions and said seriously. He knew that his crisis was actually approaching, and whether he could withstand the various pressures depended on whether he could successfully navigate these three tribulations.
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