Of course, they couldn't afford to pave many roads, so they could only widen all the existing ones, level the surfaces, then buy some coal slag, gravel, and sand from Lin City, and then use them to improve the road surface. At least this would solve part of the transportation problem.
When the finances improved, they could slowly build paved roads.
This project was welcomed by all the villages and villagers, and the project was quickly launched.
Engineering machinery brought in from other places quickly widened all the roads and compacted them with rollers.
Unless it rained heavily, it was much easier to travel on the roads.
By the end of the year, almost all the rural roads had been renovated, and the positive impact on economic development was very obvious.
This year, Donglin Town's economic growth rate remained at a high level, with fiscal revenue soaring to over 13 million yuan, a 32% increase year-on-year. Per capita income reached over 2800 yuan, exceeding the national average by a large margin.
Both in towns and villages, people's lives were much more prosperous.
People were building new houses and buying various large furniture and appliances, and consumption levels were rising rapidly.
This led to rapid economic development in both urban and rural areas, and a virtuous cycle was established.
The changes in the town were especially rapid, with more and more people joining the ranks of individual businesses and street vendors every day, and the scale of construction in the town was also expanding.
There was gradually more traffic on the roads, and people were gradually joining the market economy.
Sun Lian Cheng didn't know how the future development of this place would be, but so far, everyone was sincerely welcoming the development.
But Sun Lian Cheng's way of thinking was from another world. He knew that in the process of continuous urbanization, the countryside would inevitably decline.
However, that would be twenty years from now. He didn't need to worry about it now!
Things were going smoothly at work, and his elder brother, Sun Lian Guo, also brought good news.
"Second Brother, we're rich! We're rich! Hahahaha..."
In Sun Lian Cheng's office, Sun Lian Guo laughed unrestrainedly, clearly in a very good mood.
Sun Lian Cheng leisurely sat down to drink tea, waiting for his brother to finish his crazy laughter.
After a while, Sun Lian Guo finally stopped.
"Brother, you came to my place first instead of going home, right?"
"Yes, how did you know?" Sun Lian Guo was stunned.
"Haha, that's simple! If you had gone home first, wouldn't your wife know about this? Based on your personality, you would inevitably show off to her. Could she watch you go crazy?"
Sun Lian Guo smiled awkwardly: "What are you talking about? Your sister-in-law isn't like that. She is a virtuous wife and mother..."
"Ah, yes, yes, yes. So how much did we make this time?"
Sun Lian Guo knew he had to be low-key this time, so he lowered his voice and said, "Over 16 million US dollars. That's 90 million yuan!" (The exchange rate in 1992 was about 5.5)
"Oh, that's quite a bit!" Sun Lian Cheng still seemed very calm.
Sun Lian Guo was surprised and said, "No way, Second Brother, aren't you a little excited?"
"What's there to be excited about? You know how much capital you have, you can roughly guess how much you can earn. This result was expected. Moreover, you're not bold enough!"
Sun Lian Guo laughed, "Second Brother, it's not that I'm not bold enough, but the risk was too high! You know I don't have that kind of ability. I was terrified when I saw the market. How could I dare to go all in?"
"So I could roughly guess the result! If you had followed my instructions completely, you would have made at least tens of millions of US dollars, maybe even over 50 million US dollars at most!"
"Yes, yes, yes. Your older brother was wrong! If I could do it again, I wouldn't think twice about it. I would do it all your way. But it's too late now, isn't it?"
"No, it's not too late!" Sun Lian Cheng suddenly became serious. "Brother, have you transferred the money back yet?"
"No, I wanted to discuss it with you."
"That's good. Don't transfer it back for now!"
"Why?" Sun Lian Guo was curious.
Sun Lian Cheng pondered for a moment, then explained: "Based on my prediction, there will definitely be more opportunities in the foreign exchange market in the next few years. Our exchange rate will definitely fluctuate. It would be better to transfer it back in a couple of years."
"But...I want to build an electronics factory, and I need money for that!"
"Brother, you want to build a factory to produce VCDs?"
"Yes! I haven't been idle this year. I hired a lot of people to investigate various information, and I found that there is a huge market for this product. It's sure to make a lot of money!"
"Where do you want to do it?"
"Well, I wanted to go to the special economic zone...but then I thought, it's better to do it locally. You're here to protect me, and you even have a leader who appreciates you above you?"
Sun Lian Cheng nodded: "This business is very profitable, but it might be troublesome, because your patent is not complete."
Sun Lian Guo complained: "What can we do? You should have given me the information earlier so we could apply for a complete patent."
"I have to be able to get the technical information, too! And foreign companies have been developing various technologies for years. Who knows when they applied for their patents?"
Sun Lian Guo shook his head: "Forget it, let's not dwell on this. Things have already happened. We can only pay for a technical license. I think it's no big deal!"
Sun Lian Cheng said, "If possible, I suggest that you exchange technical licenses with them. This can avoid a lot of business disputes. After all, we are in a weak position now."
"Okay, I understand! Then I'll take out 10 million first. Don't give me any dividends here. I'll tell you when to transfer the money."
"Okay, do as you see fit! But there is one more thing I want to say..."
"Go ahead, what is it? You wouldn't be thinking about investing in Donglin Town, would you? I'm telling you, that's absolutely out of the question. The conditions here don't allow it!"
Sun Lian Cheng said: "From now on, I don't care how you invest. Because I'm going to quit Feiyange Group. I'll give my shares to my little sister."
"Ah? You, are you serious?" Sun Lian Guo was shocked.
Sun Lian Cheng explained: "Since I'm going into politics, I should avoid many things in advance. It's not okay for officials to be directly involved in commercial operations. It won't last."
Sun Lian Guo furrowed his brow, thought for a while, and finally nodded.
"Alright, you make the decision. We're all in this together. When I make money, you can have as much as you want!"
Sun Lian Cheng shook his head: "After I get my share of the profits this time, I'll have about tens of millions of assets. That's enough for me to spend. There's no need for more money. It will only attract envy!"
Sun Lian Guo suddenly jumped, and asked, "Will I be targeted too?"
Sun Lian Cheng half-joked: "Who knows? Why don't you try to donate some money and do some good deeds. For example, we need to build a dozen rural schools in Donglin Town..."
"Okay, okay. You think about work all the time. I'll think about it later!"