Chapter 306 Du Lingling's Promotion [Request for Full Order]

Among the cadres in Zhao County who were relatively familiar with Lu Yang, the only one who used the word "she" in her address was a woman named Du Lingling.

As an affiliated cadre.

In recent years, he has made considerable contributions to the economic development of Zhao County.

The great success of the Small Commodity Wholesale Market is a typical example. Although it has only been open for less than two years, it has already made a big name in the surrounding areas of the three southwestern provinces. The name of Zhaoyang Industrial Products Market is known not only to many businessmen, but also to many ordinary people. In this small county town in southwestern Hunan, there is a large wholesale market with a huge daily flow of people, cheap prices, and trendy goods.

In order to cope with the increasing flow of people and ease traffic pressure, the county has not only launched the second phase of the industrial products market, which is larger than the first phase, with better configuration and more scientific traffic diversion, but is also actively applying to the higher authorities to prepare for the construction of a new national and county-level 3A long-distance bus station.

Du Lingling also deserves credit for this, as she played an active role in gaining support from the bigwigs during the application process.

Finally, there is the Chashan Coal Mine. The preparatory work has been completed and the excavation work is progressing well. The annual dividend is expected to be at least in the millions. In a few years, it is likely to exceed 10 million. This will greatly alleviate the pressure that the county’s finances have faced in supporting public infrastructure in recent years, as well as the pressure it will face in the future.

With several great achievements, even an ordinary person with no background should be promoted, let alone Du Lingling?

In fact, this is indeed the case.

In order to retain talent, the county leaders made the vacant deputy county magistrate position almost a foregone conclusion in the last case of Deputy County Magistrate Xiao's fall. With positive comments from both the city and county-level leaders, Du Lingling easily crossed the political chasm from section chief to deputy director.

I originally thought that after this step, she would need to calm down for a few years.

But in fact, there is no so-called sedimentation at all. Although the position of deputy county magistrate is good, Zhao County is a small place after all, and there is not much room for development. In addition, the current industrial products market has also become regular, and the next step is just a matter of following the rules.

It takes time to hone it.

Du Lingling certainly didn't have the patience. Her purpose of coming down and hanging up had been achieved anyway. The change in status from a section chief to a deputy director was what she really wanted.

The next step was transfer, which became a matter of course.

However, Lu Yang did not expect that this "big sister" was not transferred back to the provincial capital, back to where she came from, and back to her comfort zone, but was only transferred to the city to take up the position of director of the Economic Development Zone, which had been prepared for less than a year.

This is another new position and a very challenging one. It will be more difficult than being the director of the county investment promotion office in Zhao County.

"Sister Du, are you so sure?"

Lu Yang has also been to the Economic Development Zone that the city is currently developing. To be honest, he didn't feel it was that good. The geographical location was okay and it was not far from the city, but the transportation needed to be greatly improved.

It's not enough to just build a road to get in. For example, there should be supporting bus stops for convenient transportation, and large shopping malls for shopping to solve the problem of daily necessities. As the number of factories increases and the number of workers increases, the problem of workers' children's schooling should also be solved, right?

These are huge problems, and they will cost a lot of money.

But Lu Yang hasn't seen any preparation in this regard.

Probably due to lack of experience.

In addition, the most basic issues like land leveling, three connections, water supply, electricity supply and road access were done in a perfunctory manner and no flaws were found.

But Lu Yang still lacks confidence in it.

After all, Baoqing is just an inland city, and it has a hilly terrain. There is also a huge Xuefeng Mountain next to it, which cuts off its connection with the southwest region.

To be honest, it is quite difficult to develop, especially in attracting investment, as we have no advantages at all.

Businessmen from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan are generally not willing to come here. They are attracted by coastal port cities with convenient transportation and exports.

No matter how unhurried you are, you have to go somewhere close to the cities, like around Pengcheng, Yangcheng, and Shanghai. The land in these cities is currently cheap, and the efforts to attract investment are also very strong. They are also close to these big cities. Aren't they better than Baoqing?
Not to mention the businessmen from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, even the local businessmen, when their businesses have grown to a certain scale, are trying to find ways to actively move closer to the big cities along the coast.

What can you, Baoqing, fight for?
In the true sense, the development zone does not generate any income on its own. During the development process, land acquisition and demolition, land leveling, water supply and electricity supply all require huge amounts of money.

It is simply impossible and unrealistic for the government to pay for everything.

Then what will the development zone use to continue land acquisition and demolition, land leveling, water supply, electricity supply, and other infrastructure construction that requires huge amounts of money?
This involves the source of funds for an economic and technological development zone.

Sell ​​land.

tax.

Just these two pieces, and they are the only two pieces.

The land is easy to understand. The government first provides a sum of start-up funds to the Economic Development Zone, which then encloses an area and carries out land acquisition and demolition, and then provides water, electricity, and roads.

After completing the three-connection work, we will attract investment, build factories and sell the land.

After the funds are recovered, we will continue to expropriate land and demolish houses around this piece of land, and provide water, electricity, and roads...

Then sell the land.

This will form a virtuous circle, and when the companies that move in reach a certain scale, the tax revenue will also be considerable.

But the difficulty lies in the four words "virtuous cycle".

Lu Yang has many memories of this in later life. He has also seen many posts and short videos on this subject on the Internet. He knows that many inland cities have established such economic development zones, but most of them were not very successful, and many failed at the first step.

The government gritted its teeth and invested a large sum of money to build a development zone, which involved land acquisition and demolition, land leveling, road repairs, and water and electricity.

The result is……

The companies that moved in did not meet the standards at all, and the funds brought back were not even enough to pay the salaries of the grassroots staff.

No one knows if there is any trick involved, but in the end, most of them end up in a mess.

Du Lingling glanced at her adopted brother in a charming manner: "Brother, don't you trust my ability?"

Lu Yang just laughed foolishly.

I thought to myself: I know you have a strong background and your brother-in-law is the city’s deputy mayor in charge of economy. No one can hold you back, but can you conjure up money?

Attracting investment is not a game of house or a matter of personal relationships, but it requires being able to see tangible benefits.

Businessmen are profit-driven. No one would be foolish enough to invest money in something that has no profit.

It's not like you have too much money and you're just throwing it away. Seeing that Lu Yang didn't respond, Du Lingling glared at him again and said, "Why, are you afraid that I'll ask you to pay money and invest in me?"

She also knew that her adopted brother had property in the city.

After all, her brother-in-law is Deputy Mayor Xu Changping.

But precisely because of this, she should be more clear that this adopted brother in front of her had once rejected her brother-in-law.

They would rather spend money to accept a group of disabled people and buy a ready-made factory than move to the economic and technological development zone that is being prepared.

So in this regard, she didn't actually have much expectations. The reason why she glared at Lu Yang was just because she was used to teasing this little brother.

But Lu Yang shook his head at this time: "This is a different time. I was in a hurry to increase the output of the garment factory before, but now I don't have this pressure. If you really need it, you can call me. I dare not say much, but I can arrange to build a million-level garment or spinning factory there."

The land is discounted and tax-free for 3 to 5 years. It is a good thing that does not require you to spend too much energy on it. If funds permit, there is no reason to turn it down.

Du Lingling's eyes lit up, she grabbed Lu Yang's shoulders and asked, "Really?"

This was the best news she received at today's farewell party.

Lu Yang smiled bitterly and said, "Sister, please be careful of the impact."

They were having a private conversation now, but they were not avoiding other people, as it was in a public place, the hotel lobby.

In addition to several female cadres in the county who were on good terms with Du Lingling, those who came today included subordinate cadres from the Investment Promotion Bureau, a new secretary hired by Du Lingling after she became deputy county magistrate in the county government office, Lu Yang, his third cousin Lu Youyi, and their two brothers.

Although there are no outsiders.

But we still have to pay attention to the impact, especially since Du Lingling is about to be transferred and promoted. When she is around, several female cadres, good friends and subordinates who are not as senior as her have to rely on her and dare not provoke her or spread bad words about her.

But that may not be the case once she is transferred.

Human hearts are hard to grasp; no one can be sure that the other person is a good person or a bad person.

During her tenure, Du Lingling was very nice to her subordinates, and she treated several good female county cadres with sincerity. However, people's hearts are hidden, and how could she know whether they were jealous or not, and whether they would do something after she was transferred out because of jealousy?
Even if she didn't do anything and just spread some rumors, it would be enough for her to bear.

After Lu Yang's reminder, Du Lingling's pupils shrank, and she turned around subconsciously and glared at her subordinates and several female cadres at the table.

These people nodded respectfully and immediately raised their glasses to show their appreciation.

I can't tell at all what's wrong.

But Du Lingling still listened to Lu Yang's kind reminder, distanced herself from him, and flicked the dust off her fingers: "You are just boring. My niece thinks so highly of you. Okay, go now."

After saying that, he turned around and returned to the table.

Let's not talk about business today.

Lu Yang shook his head and decided not to attend the farewell party for the cadres. He turned around and walked out of the hotel lobby.

As he walked, he thought to himself, "The niece she was talking about should be the daughter of Deputy Mayor Xu Changping, Xu Siqi, right? This girl thinks highly of me? This shouldn't be the case. Isn't she Yin Mingzhu's best friend? The two of them are as close as wearing a pair of pants. It's good enough that she doesn't secretly call me a scumbag behind my back. How can she think highly of me?"

I don't understand.

Forget it, never mind her.

Walking to the entrance of the hotel lobby, Lu Yang said to his third cousin Lu Youyi who was waiting there, "You have already met the person. I just mentioned it to her. You will replace me to take charge of the branch factory in the city. If she has any problems at that time, she can contact me directly through you. If you have any difficulties, you can also go to her."

Lu Youyi nodded: "Don't worry, Yangzi, I know what to do."

He would not interfere in his cousin's affairs. No matter what kind of relationship this Leader Du, who was about to be transferred to the city to become the director of the Economic Development Zone, had with his cousin, he just had to take care of himself and watch more and talk less.

Lu Yang nodded with satisfaction: "Not bad, Third Brother, you are becoming more and more like a factory director. I am optimistic about you."

After that, he waved his hand and turned around gracefully: "Okay, you should go see my aunt too. Your mother has been in the hospital for a week or so. If you don't go to see her, she will definitely complain again. I can drive back by myself."

Du Lingling was promoted and transferred to the city to be the director of the Economic Development Zone, and he still needs to think carefully about this matter.

Something is wrong.

Logically speaking, Mayor Xu Changping is now in charge of the city's economic work and is doing a good job. In addition, the term of office is about to change, and the old leader is about to retire. There is hope that he will take a further step forward and be promoted to the mayor of Baoqing City.

And in Lu Yang's opinion, there is still great hope. At least through their last contact, the old mayor seems to be quite supportive of Deputy Mayor Xu in his work.

But if that's the case, then there will be a big problem.

According to normal logic, how could a cautious person like Xu Changping, who was in charge of economic affairs while serving as deputy mayor and with the upcoming change of term, transfer his younger sister-in-law to an important position under him at such a critical moment? This handle would be like a sharp knife, being handed to his competitors?

This is such a stupid move.

This is logically wrong. Lu Yang absolutely does not believe that the Deputy Mayor Xu Changping he knows is such a person without any sense of struggle.

Obviously, there must be some hidden secrets that I am not aware of.

It’s just that I can’t figure it out yet.

But it doesn't matter, as long as it doesn't affect his business in the city. However, if it comes to other investments in the city, he will have to wait and see. For example, building a new factory in the Economic Development Zone. Lu Yang did verbally agree to his godsister, but when it comes to really paying the money, he still has to wait and observe before making a decision.

Sure enough, it was not beyond Lu Yang's expectations.

The unexpected incident happened after the New Year. Deputy Mayor Xu Changping was transferred away.

He was transferred to the neighboring city to serve as executive vice mayor, which was considered a half-level promotion, but he also missed the opportunity to become the mayor of Baoqing City directly when the old leader retired in the upcoming change of term.

When Lu Yang learned the unexpected news, he was having Lantern Festival dinner with his family. He was stunned for a few seconds, then burst out laughing.

There's something good to watch now.

(End of this chapter)