Chapter 5: My Name is James; Bond

  "Men at their birth are naturally good; their natures are similar, and their habits make them different; if there were no teachers, they would not go astray..."

  From the class yesterday, the kids were attracted by this teacher's set of things. Something that can ignite methane, a magnet that can absorb iron nails, and those songs that sound good, although not quite understanding the meaning of the songs, everyone thinks this teacher is amazing.

  "Look and look, found a good friend, pay respects, shake hands, you are my good friend."

  "Two tigers, two tigers, run very fast, run very fast, one has no eyes, one has no tail, how strange! How strange!"

  The little kids were singing nursery rhymes and playing hide-and-seek at the entrance of the base. In the afternoon, Kong Wenhong also brought back the goods, including school supplies for the children, a carload of rice, several pigs, and a whole plate of pork. His wife, Xiao Cui, came to cook, stewing the pork in the nest, while the kids were studying and swallowing their saliva.

  Dinner was eaten in the living room, with the village head and several village heads from neighboring villages. As they ate the fragrant rice and pork, Kong Hong sighed and said: "I've lived all my life and never had such delicious rice before. This old man's life has not been lived in vain."

  In later generations, this was a very ordinary meal that everyone could afford, but during the Republic of China period, it was a luxury.

  Looking at the village representatives eating together, Chen Shaoqing cleared his throat and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, I think you all know the purpose of coming here today. I guarantee that in the future, under my leadership, every household will be able to afford a meal like this. The seed base is about to be completed, and tomorrow please bring the villagers to collect seeds, all the seeds are free. After the fertilizer factory is built, every villager who comes to work at our fertilizer factory will receive free fertilizer every year. Also, in order to protect our factory, I have decided to recruit security personnel from each village, with a monthly salary of 4 yuan."

  The purchasing power of 100 yuan is still high these days, and it's enough for a family of four to eat three meals a day.

  Everyone finished dinner and hurried back to their own village, passing on the good news.

  Chen Shao walked directly into the biochemical cultivation room. Inside the huge biochemical cultivation cabin, unlike the first day, there was already a clear human figure in the cultivation nest, with all four limbs and five senses very clear. After checking the time, there was only one minute left until completion. At this moment, the green light inside the biochemical cultivation nest slowly disappeared, and the glass of the cultivation nest slowly opened. The biochemical person inside slowly opened his eyes and walked out, facing west. Seeing Chen Shao standing in front of him, he immediately stood at attention and saluted: "Reporting to the superior officer, James Bond reports for duty."

  When he heard the middle-aged man in front of him say that his name was James Bond, Chen Shao's forehead broke out in a row of sweat, this Red Alert base is too powerful, even this great god has been made, then wouldn't some scientist also bring out Einstein?

  "Hey, James Bond, how did you end up here? What level of spy are you?" Chen Shao was very curious about how the Red Alert had brought him here, or if it was just a coincidence.

  "Reporting for duty, sir. You summoned me here, I'm a top-level agent, please assign the mission."

  Wow! The first person is perfect, it seems that my character is still very strong. Who cares if he's really James Bond or not, as long as he can be used. Chen Shao felt a sense of pride in his heart.

  "Come with me first and put on your clothes." Chen Shao looked at the naked man in front of him and directly took him to the rest room, taking out a set of black suits from the closet for him to wear.

  A straight suit, shiny leather shoes, the whole person looks very charming, if this were to be put in a later generation, it would absolutely kill some flower enthusiasts.

  "James Bond, I'll just call you James from now on, what will you be doing?"

  "Report to superiors, conduct interpersonal transactions, gather and transmit intelligence, carry out assassinations, establish an intelligence system, impart special agent skills."

  "Can you still be a coach?"

  "Reporting officer, yes."

  "You're a secret agent, why don't you have any weapons?"

  "Report to the officer, my weapon equipment is all placed in the chariot factory, and I will have weapons to use when the officer builds the chariot factory."

  "For now, just follow me and help me teach these kids how to read, you've been assigned some tasks lately."

  "Reporting for duty, sir."

  Chen Shao walked into the command center and looked at the rows of character icons. He directly clicked to select a scientist and spent 500 gold coins to confirm his training. The base was also completed, and Chen Shao directly spent 1000 gold coins to start building a fertilizer plant.

  Looking at the top of the screen where the gold coins are displayed, when I first arrived here, there were 10,000 gold coins, but after only three days, half of them have been used up, and now there are only 3,900 gold coins left, it seems that I need to be more frugal.

  May 10, 1913

  "Big Aunt Zhu, where are you going?"

  "Hey, Li Dama, are you also going to Zero Seed?"

  "Seeds? What seeds?" Li Daigne put down the vegetable basket, inside were freshly picked late autumn sweet potato leaves, removed old leaves, tender shoots and leaves stir-fried with big red chili peppers, a rare delicacy for poor families.

  Aunt Zhu's face was shocked, she didn't expect such big news and Aunt Li didn't even know about it. She hurriedly said: "Hey, look at my mouth, I didn't make things clear. Chen Laoban from Qinghe Village is being kind, all farmers can go to his place to receive rice seeds, potatoes, and pumpkins. It's said that these seeds were introduced by Chen Laoban from abroad, they're very valuable."

  "What? Is this really happening? That big boss is indeed a good person, they say he's the god of wealth from heaven," The instant joy made Mrs. Li somewhat disbelieving.

  "Old lady, let's go together. It'll take more than two hours to get there and back. If we're late, we won't be able to get the good seeds. Don't pick those inferior ones."

  The same scene is also being staged in other places of Qinghe Village, and the area of Huashi Town with a population of 3,000 to 4,000 people has become thoroughly lively.

  Mr. Chen Shaochen from Qinghe Village is like a god descending from the sky, displaying his magical powers and attracting thousands of people from Huashi Town.

  "Don't worry, everyone, Mr. Chen has prepared enough good seeds for everyone, all lined up." The seeds were being distributed by Kong Wenhong, who was handing them out while drinking on the side, one by one, to each generation.

  Today is a big day for Qinghe Village, originally only a small village with two or three hundred people, suddenly thousands of people from all directions within ten miles came flooding in, many of whom brought their families to receive seeds and also to watch the excitement.

  A large barren slope near the seed base was thoroughly cleaned up and became a seed distribution point, the scene was as lively as it could be.

  "Son, don't run around, there are so many people, be careful not to get kidnapped." A young mother held her child's hand tightly, tiptoeing and looking at the long queue in front of them.

  "This Boss Chen is really generous, I've lived for 75 years and this is the first time I've seen such a big-hearted person and such a grand scene." An old man with a white beard and mustache said with a red face, leaning on his cane.

  "Yes, I heard that Mr. Chen is recruiting security guards, don't know what the requirements are."

  ……

  "Everyone, quiet down! Let's invite Mr. Chen Shaochen to give a speech." Kong Hong stood on the previously set up stage, straining his voice, and loudly shouted through a megaphone made of iron sheet.

  The scene suddenly fell silent, with over a thousand people tiptoeing and waiting to see what would happen to the peculiar Chen Laoban.

  Chen Shao walked onto the stage, wearing a straight suit, with his young and handsome appearance, extraordinary temperament, really calming the scene, taking over the iron loudspeaker, starting to speak:

  "Fellow villagers and seniors, I am Chen Shao."

  Everyone's life is not easy, I Chen Shao understand clearly. Although I Chen Shao am a businessman, today here, I dare to swear to heaven that my heart is with everyone!

  Poverty is terrifying, and Chen Shao also knows this. Why are we poor? Perhaps everyone may not understand. But that's okay, I, Chen Shao, a seven-foot-tall man, am willing to lead everyone out of poverty, wear warm clothes, eat full meals, use good seeds and fertilizers. Let everyone have something to rely on in old age, have something to learn in youth, and have a way to make a living in their prime years.

  Although, for various reasons, what has been done is still far from enough. However, today, here, I, Chen Shao, promise everyone that as long as you follow me, next year on this day, each and every one of you will be happier.

  "Now I announce the following things to be done: First, build schools and invite teachers; second, build factories and open more mines. Welcome, fellow villagers, to come work in my factory! Here, I promise that women will earn 2 silver dollars per month and men will earn 3 silver dollars per month. The fertilizer plant will be completed the day after tomorrow and recruitment will start tomorrow. Third, the security team will begin recruiting after today, with a monthly salary of 4 silver dollars. Welcome, young men with aspirations, to sign up!"

  A lively day has passed, but the villagers can't forget Mr. Chen's words for a long time.