Chapter 38: PedanticAfter listening to Guo Yang's request, the leaders of Jinta County and Jiuquan City looked at each other in bewilderment. The representative from Jinta County is named Deng Cheng, one of the county’s main leadership team members and also in charge of agriculture. Deng Cheng is very familiar with the distribution of water resources and geographical conditions in Jinta County. On the way here, he also focused on understanding the situation of the saline-alkali beach near Shuangqiao and Yuanba villages. I knew that it was a heavily saline-alkali land where plants could hardly survive and there was almost no irrigation system except for a few ancient ditches. The nearest water source is the Beida River, which is dozens of kilometers away. If we only talk about the 70 or 80 kilometers of brick-concrete ditches, the funds required are not small, but the funds provided by the provincial and national finances can fully cover it. However, this is a systematic project that affects the entire body. In addition to the main water diversion canal and branch canals, it also involves various buildings and equipment such as pumping stations. Besides, you can't just leave so many poor towns along the way watching helplessly. If that were the case, there would be an uproar in towns and villages at all levels. Those people would really dare to slam the table in front of the leaders! But Deng Cheng was also clear about the county's finances, and they were completely dependent on financial grants from higher authorities and funds from various projects to survive. Therefore, Deng Cheng could only bite the bullet and said, "Mr. Guo, our Jinta County will definitely welcome your company and will actively cooperate with you in applying for various project policies."
"But you must also know that the national financial support focuses on afforestation, desertification prevention and wetland protection, etc. Our county's finances really don't have the spare capacity to support canal construction." Guo Yang did not comment. He did not have high expectations for Jinta County. His target is the finances of Jiuquan City. As the cradle of modern aerospace and the birthplace of China's petroleum and nuclear industries, its financial strength has always ranked among the top in Long Province. The most crucial thing is that as the most important commercial grain base in the Northwest region and an important seed production base in the country, it has unique advantages in striving for agricultural policies. If we are determined, there will definitely be no problem in replenishing the difference in funds for the irrigation canal system, or at least we can find a compromise solution! Compared with the weakness of Jinta County, I have no confidence to speak. Jiuquan City had the advantage in terms of numbers. The leader of its Water Affairs Bureau was a middle-aged man with a dark face, surnamed Liu. He was burly and started shouting loudly at the meeting. "The government has already paid for it, so why do we need companies to invest? We can just do it ourselves." Guo Yang smiled and did not argue with Director Liu. He was just a farmer in his previous life, and his eloquence was far inferior to those who had been in officialdom for a long time, let alone those who were good at bullying. These people are willing to sit here and talk to him because of the 20-acre saline-alkali land improvement project, because of the money and future political achievements. Figured this out. Guo Yang sat on the Diaoyutai and said calmly: "Irrigation canals and roads are hard conditions. If they can't be solved, I will prepare to move to another place." "We also welcome Muhe to change the project location in the city. The soil and water conditions in Shuangqiao and Yuanba are really too poor." Jiuquan's city leader followed up. Hearing this, Deng Cheng suddenly became a little anxious. If this project that is about to be implemented really slips away, how will he report back? I kept roaring in my heart, but I had to agree to it first. Even if it meant fooling around, I had to keep Muhe first! But Guo Yang continued, "If you want to change, it will probably not be in Long Province. The policy support in Xinjiang Province may be stronger." "But what if you, Muhe, withdraw your investment and leave after our channel system starts construction? Unless your funds can be put into a special supervision account." The city leader paused, thought for a while, and added: "At least half of the funds must be in the supervision account and can only be used for this project and cannot be used for other purposes."
After thinking for a moment, Guo Yang agreed. The 5 million yuan for the saline-alkali land improvement project had been planned long ago. Guo Yang had no intention of misappropriating the money. He only had an investment company in Beijing, and after injecting more than million yuan in the World Cup quarterfinals betting bonus, it was completely enough for investment. On top of that, he doesn’t even have a finance team. But the government’s concerns are not without reason. Who knows whether he will use the 5 million yuan to deceive people all over the country? While being deceived for a long time, many local leaders are also constantly learning and improving. After the discussion on the construction of the irrigation canal system, a dispute arose between the two sides over the construction of the road. Deng Cheng from Jinta County was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. According to the road length and standards roughly planned by Alfalfa Company, the city's finances will inevitably bleed heavily, and it may even affect the road planning and construction in the next one or two years. Jiuquan City refused to give in this time and insisted on providing supporting funds as stated in the initial draft of the investment agreement. Guo Yang didn't want to show his weakness in such a situation to avoid being bullied in the future. The two sides are deadlocked. Finally, under Xiang Tianshan's suggestion, Jiuquan City agreed to Muhe Company's "build first and then subsidize" plan. The supporting municipal roads will still be built by the government in sections over the next three years with funds from the central, provincial and municipal finances. The production roads in the park will be built by Muhe Company first, and the municipal government will issue subsidies in proportion after the construction is completed. In fact, this was Guo Yang's compromise in disguise, because he found that this time it might really touch the bottom line of the municipal government. The city government can't make any more concessions! However, he really did not want to give up the 20 mu of saline-alkali beach between Shuangqiao Village and Yuanba Village, so he agreed to the "build first and then supplement" plan proposed to Tianshan. This old man is really perceptive. When the negotiations between the two sides were about to break down, he provided a solution that both sides could afford. The policy of building first and subsidizing later solves the current problems for the municipal government and retains projects and enterprises. As for the subsidy? Future generations will have their own wisdom. For Guo Yang, he also gained the leading position in the enterprise in this project investment, which satisfied his vanity a little. As for road construction? The Northwest region is dry and has little rain, so the construction unit only needs to level the soil and roll it down a bit when preparing the soil. It doesn't matter if the dust is a little bigger, as long as it can be used. If we really want to build cement roads throughout the park, we have to wait until the park's forage sales revenue gets on track. After the work matters were discussed, the municipal government arranged for everyone to hold a dinner in the best private room in Jiuquan City. Because of the large number of people, the dinner guests need to be divided into two private rooms. Guo Yang originally wanted Xiang Tianshan to join him. This old man had worked in the system before and had a lot of insights into projects and agriculture. "I don't drink." Xiang Tianshan said without looking away.
Guo Yang looked up to the sky and sighed. You are so pedantic, Lao Xiang! (End of this chapter)