There was another very important position in the cooperative that Li Long had not mentioned to Xie Yundong and the others.
That was the accountant.
If the cooperative operated the way he had described, with specialized personnel each doing their own jobs, then an accountant's position was essential. Someone would then be responsible for recording purchases of agricultural supplies, converting farmland and machinery into shares, and calculating and paying wages to the "workers."
Otherwise, the accounts would be a complete mess, and the whole thing would fall apart.
Of course, since they were still at the discussion stage, Li Long had not brought it up. None of the five people at the table was suitable. If they really hired an accountant, they would have to bring in someone from outside, someone everyone trusted.
Li Long had initially thought of having his eldest brother do it, but later ruled that out himself. Even if they formed a cooperative and his eldest brother contributed his land as shares, he still had other things to do. He simply would not have time.
After they finished drinking, Li Long took Li Junfeng, Chen Qianjin, and the others to the Purchasing Station to do winter maintenance on the high-horsepower tractors, greasing them and applying oil seals and the like.
Chen Qianjin and the others who drove the high-horsepower tractors were certainly more professional at this than someone like Liang Shuangcheng.
Once the high-horsepower tractors had been put away for the winter, Chen Qianjin and the others returned to the Li family home, ready to settle their pay and head home.
On the morning of November 29, Li Jianguo called Li Long and asked him to come back to discuss it.
Li Long had nothing to do at the Purchasing Station anyway, so he let his