Chapter 484 Feeding the Dog (asking for monthly ticket)

The next day is Saturday.

Zhang Yunqi put other things aside and went to look at the city.

His first stop was the district government.

Since 1994, the country has implemented a system of long and short weekends, which just happened to coincide with the short weekend, so the gentlemen in the district also go to work on Saturday.

When Zhang Yunqi and his group arrived, there were quite a few people sitting in the district meeting room, obviously waiting for him.

The first to speak was Li Jilin. He introduced everyone to each other. District head Wang Linjun, Agricultural Bureau director Zhou Chunhua, and Qiaokou Town mayor Liao Jian were all there. From Qiaojia Village came the village party secretary Qiao Mingbai and several village representatives.

After a brief chat, the meeting officially began.

On the Liansheng Group side, Yang Jin was the first to speak.
She was wearing a black business suit and had her hair tied up, looking like a strong woman. She was not at all nervous in such an occasion and said directly: "Hello, leaders. I am Director Zhang's assistant. Let me introduce the situation to you first."

She said: "Before our Liansheng Group decided to implement this project in Qiaokou Town, the expert team conducted a thorough land exploration and research. The average price of paddy field transfer in Qiaokou Town is about 170 yuan per mu. In order to fully cooperate with the district and the town to do a good job in farmers and promote the implementation of the project as soon as possible, the group discussed and raised the average price to 200 yuan per mu, leaving 30 yuan per mu for the town to centrally purchase and store. It can be said that we have shown our utmost sincerity!"

After a pause, Yang Jin continued: "Although our Liansheng Group is a purely private enterprise, for the development of rural agriculture, we are willing to give up part of the profits and share them with our farmers. Because Liansheng focuses on the rural market, farmers are our community of interests. Only by allowing farmers to benefit and stimulating their enthusiasm for production can we do better and better. These are not us bragging about ourselves at the meeting. All leaders can learn more about the business operated by Liansheng Group in the rural areas of Jiangchuan."

As she spoke, Yang Jin distributed the information she had prepared in advance to the leaders present. Then, she continued, "The current situation of the Wangcheng project is that the Qiaojia Village Committee has acquired the land at a price of 350 yuan per mu per year, which is more than double the market price. Looking at the entire Lijin, there is no such expensive paddy field, and there is no such price in the entire southern Hunan region!"

Yang Jin's voice rose: "We can do a simple calculation. Qiaojia Village is asking for 350 yuan per mu per year. Farmers in other villages will definitely follow suit. For 20 mu of land, not counting the rising market prices, we will need to pay million yuan in rent over years. Under such circumstances, our Liansheng Group cannot afford such an initial investment cost."

Qiao Mingbai, the Party Secretary of Qiaojia Village, tapped his pipe.

Hearing this, he could not help but say, "Young boss, what you said makes sense, but you can also listen to our opinions first. The price of land in our village is indeed not cheap, but there are many aspects involved. Qiaojia Village has a superior geographical location, fertile soil, high temperature and sufficient light, and the rice yield per mu can reach more than 500 kilograms. On the other hand, the crops grown on these lands are the food rations of the local people for a whole year, and are also the only source of payment for the levy, the overall planning and the public grain. You are the big bosses, you are innocent, the farmers have no jobs and no security, and they all rely on that little piece of land to make a living. Who is willing to take it away now? I have worn out my lips for this matter!"

After a pause, Qiao Mingbai continued, "Let's not talk about me first. The forestry director in the district and Secretary Liao in the town have repeatedly gone to Qiaojia Village to mobilize for this matter, in all weathers! They have persuaded the villagers with all their heart and soul, and now they have finally convinced the villagers. If you want to withdraw your investment now, aren't you destroying the bridge after crossing it? Moreover, the farmers' land has been abandoned, and you just want to leave without a care. How can such a good thing happen in the world?"

Qiao Mingbai continued, "As for the high price, I admit that, and I understand that agricultural management is not easy. How about I make an immature suggestion. Liansheng Group and Qiaojia Village set the land transfer rent at 350 yuan per mu per year. This cannot be changed, but we can sign a confidentiality agreement. I can guarantee that this price will not be disclosed and will not affect your land transfer in other places."

Zhang Yunqi, who had been silent, was stunned when he heard this.

This is either an idea for giving birth to a child without an asshole, or an idea for asking for money without shame.

However, to his surprise, District Chief Wang Linjun knocked on the table and said, "Well, this is something we can consider. But, how about this, Chairman Zhang, you can first go to the local area to understand the situation, and then we can discuss a plan that both parties can accept."

After a pause, Wang Linjun continued, "The project still needs to be done. It must be done. This is a key project for attracting investment that the city has connected with. However, the economic interests of the people cannot be harmed. This is the basic condition that must be put in front of us!"

Wang Linjun set the tone for this meeting.

Zhang Yunqi understood that the interests of the people cannot be harmed, but Liansheng Group can!
At this time, Wang Linjun turned his head and looked at Zhang Yunqi, and said with a smile: "Chairman Zhang, do you want to say a few words?"

Zhang Yunqi smiled and said, "No need, let's go take a look first."

That's how the meeting ended.

Zhang Yunqi and his party left the district and drove to Qiaojia Village to learn about the situation on the spot. They were accompanied by Zhou Chunhua, director of the Agricultural Bureau, and Liao Jian, mayor of Qiaokou Town, and Qiao Mingbai, secretary of Qiaojia Village, led the way. Wang Linjun left after the meeting and did not go.

Zhang Yunqi and Li Jilin were in the same car.

Xiao Wu was driving, and Yang Jin was sitting in the passenger seat. After the Mercedes-Benz drove out of the district, Zhang Yunqi asked Li Jilin: "Do you know the situation in Qiaojia Village?"

Li Jilin sighed and said, "I asked Ma Shi to find out. Everyone in Qiaojia Village has the surname Qiao. They are of the same race and have a strong sense of sectarianism. A few years ago, a strong man emerged in the village. His name is Qiao Zhiwu. He started out as a casino owner. He has been running around Lijin City for many years and has made a lot of money. He is well-known in Wangcheng. Because Qiao Zhiwu is the third child in the family, he is called Mr. Qiao Sanye."

Zhang Yunqi was stunned: "Mr. Qiao San?"

Li Jilin turned his head and asked: "Do you know him?"

Zhang Yunqi shook his head, but the name sounded a little familiar.

After sitting in the car and thinking for a while, he finally remembered who this Mr. Qiao San was. He was a well-known figure in Lijin in later generations.

Zhang Yunqi lived in Lijin for 26 years in his previous life. Although he had never had the opportunity to meet the big shots in this area, he had always heard about them on the Internet and in some street gossip. Compared with other big shots, Qiao Zhiwu's legendary experience of wandering in the gray area and the final outcome of triggering the Lijin earthquake left a deeper impression on him.

The biggest characteristic of this person is that he is aggressive and aggressive.

He dropped out of school before graduating from elementary school. When he was a minor, he learned the craft of a bricklayer from his family elders. Later, he drove a motorcycle taxi in the city of Lijin. However, this man was addicted to gambling and was heavily in debt. On New Year's Eve, he was hiding from his creditors and was caught by them, with one of his legs broken.

Although Qiao Zhiwu is ruthless and brave, he is not a reckless man. He is very smart. He grasped the core path for the gangsters in the 80s and 90s to get rich. He engaged in engineering contracting, and after making some money, he started an underground casino. Gradually, he gathered a group of bad friends around him, set up a business, and made money through usury and debt collection.

In just a few years, Qiao Zhiwu made a lot of money. It was from then on that the former "Qiao Sanyazi" became the famous "Qiao Sanye" in Lijin. Because of his lame leg, he was also nicknamed "Qiao Sanguizi".

Although Qiao Zhiwu completed the initial accumulation by opening a casino, he was still just a gangster in the late 80s, far from the Lijin boss who was worth billions and involved in all kinds of black and white business many years later. What really changed him was that he became friends with big shots in the district and city in the early 90s, and with the help of this network of contacts, he entered the construction and real estate fields, accumulated a considerable fortune, and dominated Lijin. It is said that after 2010, the flow of money in Qiao Zhiwu's bank card was as high as to billion, making him the "cash king" of southern Hunan.

Qiao Zhiwu’s core network of contacts is in Wangcheng.

His first benefactor in the officialdom should be Zhang Xiantao, whom Zhang Yunqi had met at a meeting in the city. Zhang Xiantao once headed Wangcheng and is now the chief eunuch of Lijin. Zhang Xiantao is from Qinan.

As a result, there was a famous dinner party in Lijin, the Qinan Dinner Party, which was specially arranged by Qiao Zhiwu for Zhang Xiantao.

Zhang Yunqi thought about this and asked, "What is the relationship between Qiao Mingbai, the Party Secretary of Qiaojia Village, and Qiao Zhiwu?"

Li Jilin said: "Cousin, Qiao Zhiwu's father and Qiao Mingbai's father are cousins."

Zhang Yunqi nodded: "Do you think this matter has anything to do with Qiao Zhiwu?"

Li Jilin lit a cigarette and analyzed slowly: "Qiao Zhiwu should know, but the probability of his involvement is very small, because after all, the first sum of money he got was only a few hundred thousand. Qiao Zhiwu is now wealthy and may not care about it. But Qiao Mingbai is very likely to have used Qiao Zhiwu's connections in the district."

Zhang Yunqi said: "Qiao Mingbai is an old man, and he can be considered a junior cadre. Logically, he shouldn't be so ignorant of the city and district's policies on attracting investment, and he shouldn't be so greedy."

Li Jilin said: "He also has a son named Qiao Zhipeng, who is unemployed."

Zhang Yunqi smiled and looked out the window.

The journey is not far.

After chatting for a while, the convoy arrived at Qiaokou Village.

When entering the village, Zhang Yunqi looked up and saw a huge villa.

In the 1990s, domestic urban and rural housing policies did not allow large-scale private residences to appear. Even if the rich had private estates, they had to be registered under the name of the company. Land occupied in the name of project development was not considered a real private residence.

Zhang Yunqi naturally thought that this villa belonged to Qiao Zhiwu. From a distance, the villa had three floors, a Western-style courtyard, and walls covered with red bricks and golden tiles, giving off the aura of a nouveau riche. What was particularly eye-catching was that around this mansion were scattered shabby old rural houses.

After the Mercedes-Benz passed the mansion, the road ahead turned into a dirt road. After bumping around for a while, it finally stopped in front of the old and low Qiaoku Village Committee. After getting off the car, Zhang Yunqi and a group of people from the district, led by the village party secretary Qiao Mingbai, walked around the paddy field area planned by Liansheng Group to understand the situation.

After pulling out mid-season rice and other crops from the paddy fields, the farmers failed to plant the rice seedlings in time because there was a rumor in the village that a big boss was coming to buy the land at a high price. Now the fields have been abandoned.

If Liansheng Group withdraws its investment at this time, it will indeed cause considerable economic losses to the villagers of Qiaojia Village. But if Zhang Yunqi agrees to their asking price, what will happen to the breeding bases in other villages? Will the villagers in other villages also ask for a higher price?
There is no way to calculate this circulating capital!
As for the confidentiality agreement proposed by Qiao Mingbai, it was simply a way of giving birth to a child without an anus. Zhang Yunqi was not as immature as Qiao Mingbai looked. If he agreed, Qiao Mingbai would take the money and leave. For him, he might be able to get through the current difficulties, but there would be endless troubles in the future!

After visiting the planned paddy field area, the group returned to the dilapidated village committee for a meeting.

The director of the Agricultural Bureau, Zhou Chunhua, who accompanied them, took a cup of water and sat on a chair. He didn't say much, but he was smiling all the time. Liao Jian presided over the meeting and talked about some meaningless things. These smart people clearly didn't want to get involved in this matter, but they were suppressed by the superiors, so they still had to fight.

Zhang Yunqi, Li Jilin, Yang Jin and others from Liansheng Group sat on one side. Zhang Yunqi looked at the situation and knew that it was difficult for a powerful dragon to suppress a local snake. The district and the town didn't seem to say anything, but they seemed to be telling him in a silent language: You, a foreign businessman, should pay more money and get away with it! Everyone will be better off!
Zhang Yunqi took a sip of tea, looked at Qiao Mingbai who was sitting opposite him, and said, "Secretary Qiao, if Liansheng Group buys your land at a price of 350 yuan per mu per year, is there no room for maneuver?"

Qiao Mingbai hesitated for a moment, nodded, and then sighed, his old face showing an embarrassment: "Chairman Zhang, you are the big boss, please understand the difficulties of the villagers."

Zhang Yunqi nodded and asked, "According to what you said, if Liansheng Group does not take your land, it must compensate the people of Qiaojia Village for their losses. Have you discussed a compensation standard with the villagers?"

Qiao Mingbai immediately said, "The average yield of late rice per mu in Qiaojia Village's paddy fields is about 520 kilograms, with a total of 1200 mu. We will pay full compensation based on this year's market price."

Li Jilin, who was sitting next to him, was stunned.

This compensation request is absolutely outrageous!

Putting aside the demonstration fields for yield measurement, it is not uncommon for the late rice yield of 800 kilograms per mu in Yuan's team's experimental fields. In the 90s, the late rice yield per mu planted by ordinary farmers could reach 520 kilograms, which was an absolutely high yield. Qiao Mingbai actually calculated it based on the average yield per mu!

In addition, the 1200-acre large-scale breeding base planned by Liansheng Group involves not only paddy fields but also unused tidal flats, so Qiao Mingbai's algorithm is really ridiculous!
Third, before Liansheng Group reached an agreement with the district, Qiao Mingbai arranged for people to spread the word that farmers in Qiaojia Village should not plant rice seedlings, which led to this situation. So he was responsible for this, but now he does not mention it at all, and Liansheng Group will bear all the compensation liability.

Thinking of this, Li Jilin couldn't hold back any longer, but when he was about to speak, Zhang Yunqi interrupted him with a wave of his hand.

Zhang Yunqi nodded and said directly: "In this way, we will compensate the farmers in full according to Secretary Qiao's compensation plan. Director Zhou, Mayor Liao, I have something else to do, so let's end the meeting here. Liansheng Group has clearly withdrawn its investment! Not just in Qiaojia Village, but also in Qiaokou Town. The 5,000-acre base will be completely withdrawn. As for the little money that was thrown away, it's been thrown away."

Zhang Yunqi said nothing more and got up and left.

Qiao Mingbai was stunned.

His old face immediately fell, and then he quickly stood up and chased after him, shouting, "Zhang, Chairman Zhang, wait a moment, we can discuss this further."

Zhang Yunqi has already got into the car.

Li Jilin rushed out and sat on it with Yang Jin.

Zhou Chunhua and Liao Jian didn't expect that this young boss who had been very kind all the way would either not speak or be so tough when speaking! They also walked out quickly with dark faces, and saw Qiao Mingbai still knocking on the car window to keep him!

Zhang Yunqi and others didn't even look at it.

Xiao Wu stepped on the accelerator and the Mercedes-Benz sped away.

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