Chapter 1040 - Being An Official Is Not The Only Way To Serve The People

What Fang Qiu saw wasn’t the beautiful scenery that people in the big cities yearned for, but the actual scene of villagers raising crops and sweating in the farmland.

While traveling in the nearby villages, Fang Qiu had done some farm work without using any internal Qi. He had almost experienced all the farm work that the villagers here needed to do.

After that, the only thing Fang Qiu could feel was tiredness!

Although he was stronger than most people, he still felt very tired.

It could be imagined how hard these villagers worked!

In addition to this experience, he had been formulating and improving plans in his mind during his trip in different villages over the past few days.

“Beep…”

On the fifth day when Fang Qiu was helping a young man plow the field, the phone in his trouser pocket suddenly rang.

It was from He Xue.

“Hello?” Fang Qiu answered the phone.

“The expedition team sent by me has handed in the information they collected in the investigation. People who are in charge of this project will arrive soon. They are new recruits, and the guy who leads this team is the son of a government official. He is quite ambitious and has a strong business ability. He often works with government officials. After finishing what you’re doing, you’d better go and meet him and cooperate with him,” He Xue said.

“Okay, I’ll wait for them at the village entrance,” Fang Qiu answered and then hung up.

Coming back to Leprosy Village, Fang Qiu sat down in front of the locust tree at the village entrance.

Usually, Old Yang would sit here, but because he had begun to teach children in the village about medical skills, he rarely stayed here now and spent most of his time teaching children in his own room. He had turned the room into the first classroom in Leprosy Village.

Sitting under the locust tree, Fang Qiu could clearly see through the open window that Old Yang was teaching the children how to identify herbs in his room.

After all, these children were still young. It was too early for them to learn the Four Methods to Diagnose a Disease. They should spend a few years recognizing all herbs first and laying a solid foundation before they learned other knowledge.

Fang Qiu waited for half an hour before he heard the roar of engine.

Not only Fang Qiu but also the children who were studying in the room and the adults in the village were attracted by the engine sound. They poked their heads out of their windows.

Fang Qiu walked to the center of the road, raised his hand and motioned for the car to stop.

“You are the team sent by the Renyi Group to build the cultivation base, aren’t you?” Fang Qiu asked.

“Yes.”

The driver nodded.

The people sitting in the passenger seat and back seat had already opened the door and got out.

“Fang Qiu?”

A young man in casual clothes stared at Fang Qiu in surprise as soon as he got out of the car from the back seat. Then he hurried forward to hold Fang Qiu’s hand.

“Yes, I’m Fang Qiu.” Fang Qiu nodded.

“Hello, my name is Wang Yichen. I am in charge of our construction project this time.” Wang Yichen introduced himself to Fang Qiu happily.

Hearing that, Fang Qiu carefully looked at the young man. He immediately realized that Wang Yichen was that son of the government official He Xue had mentioned, judging by the attitudes of the people that came with Wang Yichen towards him.

“Nice to meet you.” Fang Qiu nodded with a smile and asked, “Have you received the information sent by the expedition team?”

“Don’t worry, we got it,” Wang Yichen nodded and said. “We’ve come up with a specific plan. I’m here to discuss with you the construction of this area. After all, the Renyi Group needs to build a cultivation base here. The location of this place is a little special, and the nearby roads are not easy to walk on. So if we follow our plan, it may take a longer time.”

“Okay.” Fang Qiu nodded and appreciated Wang Yichen in his heart.

He could feel that Wang Yichen was excited to meet him, like a fan meeting his idol. But when they started talking about work, Wang Yichen immediately calmed down and focused all his attention on their business. He was quite professional.

“I heard that you often deal with people in official circles?” Fang Qiu asked suddenly.

“Well…” Wang Yichen smiled and said, “You know, when we do business, it’s necessary to meet with those officials.”

“Don’t get me wrong,” Fang Qiu said with a smile. “I just thought that the construction of this area may require us to contact the officials, so I asked this question.”

“It’s OK. As long as you tell me your idea, I will definitely be able to find a solution,” Wang Yichen said with confidence.

“I’m more and more curious about you. You’re quite outstanding with good resources, so why don’t you become an official?” Fang Qiu asked.

“Being an official is not the only way to serve the people,” Wang Yichen shook his head and said with a smile.

“That’s right,” Fang Qiu nodded with a smile and said. “Let’s go, I’ll show you around. You can also take a look at the surrounding environment.”

“Okay.” Wang Yichen nodded, took out a laptop from the car, opened it, and followed Fang Qiu into the village.

After walking around the village, Wang Yichen looked shocked.

His father was a government official and he himself had graduated from a top university. In the first 30 years of his life, he lived in the city and had never gone to the countryside, let alone such a remote poor mountainous area.

Seeing that none of those villagers had furniture, TV, or even a dining table, he was shocked.

He was even dumbfounded when he saw that villagers here boiled the water by making a fire. It was like seeing ancient people drilling wood to make a fire.

After using the laptop to record all the required data, Wang Yichen asked in surprise, “So this is what a poor mountainous area looks like?”

“There are tens of thousands of poor villages like this in Huaxia,” Fang Qiu said.

“Hiss…”

Wang Yichen took a deep breath and said, “I admire you for setting up a factory here.”

Fang Qiu smiled and did not answer.

“Do you have any idea?” Wang Yichen asked. “Do you want to follow our plan, or…?”

“What did the Renyi Company say when they contacted you?” Fang Qiu asked.

“Nothing. When Manager He came to us, she just said that everything here is up to you. You can represent the Renyi Company, and any decision you make could be seen as the decision made by the Renyi Company,” Wang Yichen said.

“Okay,” Fang Qiu nodded at once and said. “Then, let’s do it according to my plan.”

“Go ahead.” Wang Yichen immediately opened the laptop, ready to record what Fang Qiu said.

“First, spend money paving the road.”

Fang Qiu said directly, “Second, contact with the local government to attract investments.

“Third, pour money in. All the workers have to be villagers living around, thus giving them a chance to make money.”

When Wang Yichen heard that, his eyes lit up. He nodded at once and said, “No problem.”

“By the way,” Fang Qiu suddenly thought of something and said, “there is a certificate in the village, saying that all the areas within five kilometers around are under the direct jurisdiction of Leprosy Village. That is to say, the governments at the county level, municipal level, and provincial level can’t intervene in the management of this land. Therefore, the only aim to contact the government is to attract investment. We have already solved the problem of land usage and the like.”

“That’s great,” Wang Yichen smiled and said. “The purpose of the government to attract investment is to develop a certain area. In the case of development, the government also needs to invest in a large amount of manpower and material resources. Although they can earn some money from the land to cover that cost, the subsequent construction will also be very troublesome. According to what you said, if the government is only responsible for attracting investments, and there is no need for them to worry about the construction of the land and other problems, this would be a good thing for them. Even if there is a problem with the land usage, the government can use the land beyond five kilometers to attract investment.”

“Then I’ll have to leave this matter to you,” Fang Qiu said with a smile.

“No problem,” Wang Yichen didn’t stand on ceremony and said confidently. “All the necessary equipment, transportation teams, and construction teams are on the way. They will arrive tomorrow morning. The matter of attracting investments can be settled today.”

“Okay.” Fang Qiu nodded with satisfaction.

“By the way,” Wang Yichen asked again, “since you want to attract investments, you need to have enough money to attract businessmen. I wonder how much the Renyi Group is going to invest in this project?”

“Two billion!” Fang Qiu said.

“Two billion?” Wang Yichen was shocked.

“Yes, this is the result of my discussion with the Renyi Group, and it’s not exactly two billion, but at least two billion!” Fang Qiu said.

“Okay,” Wang Yichen nodded in surprise and said. “In that case, I think the negotiation with the government this time can be smoother.”

After their discussion, Wang Yichen directly returned to the county and contacted the local government.

When the local government heard that the Renyi Group intended to develop medicinal materials here and would invest at least two billion yuan, they immediately signed the contract without hesitation.

As for the officials of the local county government, they were even more excited. They immediately applied for money to pave the road and said that if the upper government refused the proposal, they would go to the city to ask for money every day!

Moreover, the local government immediately released the news that the Renyi Group was going to invest in their county. To expand the development of the region, it began to attract investment nationwide.

After all, just the Renyi Group was not enough. What Fang Qiu meant was to take advantage of this construction project and try his best to develop this area. As long as this place could successfully attract investments, more and more people would come to this place and this place would develop better and better. Only in this way could everything really get on the right track!

At the same time, the Renyi Group transferred one billion yuan for the early-phase construction.

The next day, after various mechanical teams and the chief construction team arrived, the construction team immediately began to pave the roads around the villages and propagated it according to Fang Qiu’s requirements. Except for a construction team dispatched by the chief construction team, all other workers would be recruited from the surrounding villages.

Every worker would be paid 100 yuan and provided with three free meals a day!

As soon as this recruitment notice was released, the villagers around were extremely excited.

They all knew that they were poor!

They certainly wanted to be rich.

They knew that if they wanted to be rich, they had to pave the roads first, but they didn’t have enough money.

This time, upon hearing that the roads in the villages were going to be paved, almost all villagers around signed up for it, even including women and children.

The recruiters had a tough time. They had to refuse these unqualified applicants all day long.

However, the local villagers were simple and kind. Although they had been refused by the recruiters, they still insisted on contributing to the construction project even for free. They only wanted to pave the roads as soon as possible.