Chapter 656: One million to build a small village?
They all know what Tang Hongmian's wish was during his lifetime.
When Qin Fan saw that the three people were suppressed, he struck while the iron was hot.
"Three village chiefs, can you tell me the locations of the three villages and the distances between them?"
"Mr. Qin, let me draw it for you. It will be clearer this way."
Deng Bi said it first.
Then, he took out the notebook in his bag, opened a page, and drew a simple sketch with a pen.
"Mr. Qin, this is Maoerling Mountain, this is Jinling Village, this is Shangma Village, and this place is Xiama Village. There is a cement road between the three villages..."
Deng Bi first introduced Qin Fan one by one, and Wang Chaohui and Yu Fuchun added from time to time.
Jinling Village, Shangma Village, and Xiama Village are under the jurisdiction of Sanyuan Town.
A two-lane main road connects the three villages.
Jinling Village and Shangma Village are about the same size, with nearly 200 people currently living in the village. Xiama Village has the largest population, with nearly 400 people.
This is mainly because many residents have migrated to cities.
Calculating the distance from the main highway, it is estimated that it is five or six kilometers from Xiama Village to Jinling Village, passing through Shangma Village in the middle. There is a small river that surrounds the three villages.
"Village Chief Wang, Chief Deng, do the children in your village have to take a detour from Jinling Village to go to school?"
Qin Fan asked.
Deng Bi glanced at Wang Chaohui first and said, "Haha, if we have to take a detour every day, Village Chief Wang's opinion will be even greater."
Wang Chaohui said nothing with a dark face.
Yu Fuchun added, "Mr. Qin, their village has a tractor road leading to the school. If it rains, they have to take a detour to go to school."
"oh."
Qin Fan nodded.
It has the largest population and the farthest distance. No wonder Wang Chaohui in Xiama Village has the biggest opinion.
Qin Fan added: "There is still one thing I don't understand. Why is there only one village primary school among three villages?"
Deng Bi first smiled bitterly.
"Mr. Qin, if it weren't for the fact that three villages are far away from Sanyuan Town and the transportation is inconvenient, there might not even be a village primary school now."
Qin Fan was startled and then understood immediately.
If Sanyuan Town is compared to the head of a cow, then Maoerling here is the tail of the cow.
Nowadays, almost all young people in rural areas go to cities to work, and when they earn money, they settle in county towns and urban areas.
This has resulted in fewer and fewer students in rural areas, and in many places there are no village schools anymore.
But the situation here in Maoerling is very special, so a small village has to exist.
Speaking of which, it is truly helpless.
Qin Fan smiled and said, "Three village chiefs, the children are our future, and your quarrel is actually for the children."
"The pavement of this main road is very good, and the distance between villages is not far. Teacher Tang's original idea was right."
"If the school is built next to the road, and if there is transportation, villagers far away will be able to arrive twenty minutes earlier."
"Besides, the school is built next to the road and the road is flat. It is much safer whether riding a bicycle or walking. Don't you think so?"
Hearing what Qin Fan said, Wang Chaohui felt a little embarrassed.
"Hey, Mr. Qin is joking. You are right. We are all doing it for the children to study. Mr. Qin, just do whatever you want."
"Well, I also listen to Mr. Qin."
Deng Bixian also expressed his position.
Yu Fuchun naturally had no objection.
If you continue to oppose this matter, you will be opposing Teacher Tang Hongmian, and you will be criticized by the villagers and children.
They were even more worried that if Qin Fan felt disgusted and stopped donating to the building, it would really be more of a loss than a gain.
Qin Fan paused and then continued: "Now we are just looking at the sketch. Tomorrow we will look at the actual terrain together."
"This is an issue that affects decades. We need to choose a flat, spacious place for the children to build."
"Um!"
Yu Fuchun, Deng Bixian and Wang Chaohui all nodded frequently.
See site selection issues and reach consensus easily.
Qin Fan couldn't help but think to himself: "I didn't expect that Teacher Tang Hongmian has such a high prestige in the eyes of the villagers. Without her wishes, the location selection might have been a difficult problem."
Indeed, if the villagers do not cooperate, they will have complaints in their hearts.
It would be a headache to cause trouble for the engineering team from time to time.
Wang Chaohui, Deng Bixian and Yu Fuchun looked at each other again.
Qin Fan said with a smile: "As for the site selection, we still need the three village chiefs to publicize it more to the villagers and do their job well."
"Don't worry, we will do the work on this matter."
Deng Bi said it first.
Yu Fuchun and Wang Chaohui also nodded in agreement.
"Mr. Qin, I also want to ask, when will the construction of this school start?"
Wang Chaohui asked.
Deng Bixian was also full of expectations.
Qin Fan can naturally understand their mood.
"I have told Village Chief Yu that when my colleagues arrive, the Xiaofan Charity Foundation will sign a donation contract with you first."
"Then, we will arrange for the engineering team to enter the site and start construction as quickly as possible."
"Okay, okay!"
Wang Chaohui and Deng Bixian both said three things in a row.
"Mr. Qin, how much money does the Xiaofan Charity Foundation plan to fund for the construction?"
Wang Chaohui asked.
This is precisely what they care about most.
The amount of funding is related to the standards of Hope Primary School.
The original Hope Primary School was calculated based on the standard of 8 tile-roofed houses, that is, 6 classrooms and two offices. It would cost about 100,000 yuan to build one.
But with the development of the times and the rise in prices, the standard for most Hope Primary Schools is now 300,000-500,000 yuan.
Qin Fan smiled and said, "My idea is to build according to the standard of 1 million first."
"What?"
Yu Fuchun, Deng Bixian, and Wang Chaohui all blinked and opened their mouths into an O shape.
A village primary school is built according to the standard of 1 million!
The three of them looked at each other, and some of them seemed to have insufficient brains.
In fact, Qin Fan has long-term plans.
Because in his plan, this place will become the Chinese herbal medicine cultivation base of Sister Flower Company.
Once the market opens, the vast planting base will become a business card of Maoerling.
At that time, rural tourism can be developed and villagers can be encouraged to engage in farm entertainment.
By then, not only some of the villagers who left will come back, but also children from all over the country will come to study.
Although this school cannot be built blindly according to the scale of schools in the city, in order to solve the problem of children's education, it is necessary from kindergarten to sixth grade.
As long as conditions improve and wages increase, there will be no need to worry about recruiting teachers.
Qin Fan saw the expressions of the three people in his eyes and couldn't help but feel amused in his heart.
He took a sip of boiled water and said, "Three village chiefs, to be honest, I'm still wondering whether 1 million is enough."
"This Hope Primary School must be built with complete facilities. It must be equipped with a basketball court, library, music room, and computer room."
"We should let children in rural areas receive the best education from kindergarten just like children in cities."
"There will also be canteens and supermarkets as much as possible. If conditions permit, there will also be school buses to pick up and drop off children, etc."
After hearing Qin Fan's description, Yu Fuchun, Deng Bixian, and Wang Chaohui's eyes lit up, and their blood even boiled.
But reality forced them to calm down.
"Mr. Qin, wouldn't it be too wasteful to spend so much money to build a village primary school? There are only about 60 children studying now."