Donglai is absolutely right. As a major agricultural province, Zhongzhou Province has no shortage of pragmatic officials in various places.

County magistrates like Wu Kang and Li Chengxuan, who had no background to begin with, basically started as village chiefs and gradually climbed to the position of county magistrate.

Whether it's going up mountains or down to the fields, there's basically nothing these people can't do; they truly got there step by step by walking.

To be honest, young people like Xu Qingyi aren't as skilled at farm work and running around villages as Wu Kang and Li Chengxuan.

"By the way, Brother Feng."

"The land deal is basically settled."

"I reckon it's pretty much done, and we'll get it sorted out soon."

Xu Qingyi sat up from the sofa and began to report earnestly to Lin Yifeng.

The conditions that Lee Seung-hyun and Oh Kang used to persuade the villagers were very simple.

That means providing one position within Lin Yifeng's factory, two positions for those with more land, and in the future, they will also be provided with apartments in the county.

This guarantee has attracted many people.

But in just a few short months, from the Japanese investment to the change of ownership to Wang Hongcheng, many villagers' trust in the two had been completely eroded.

Lee Seung-hyun and Oh Kang also had a good solution to this problem.

That means we should explain directly to them that once the factory is established, they will be given certain social security benefits.

In this day and age, this is a major weapon.

If you want that kind of stable wage and security, you need a secure job, something that farmers like them can't afford.

Many families hope that their children will excel in their studies, get into a vocational school as soon as possible, and be guaranteed a job with a stable income.

When they heard that the factory could offer them a secure job, almost no villager would disagree.

This is a killer move.

Almost half of the villagers agreed, while the remaining half whose land was occupied were still considering it. Wu Kang and Li Chengxuan would need to make a few more trips.

Lin Yifeng nodded in satisfaction upon hearing Xu Qingyi's explanation.

"It seems these two really went all out."

"Life in Gongcheng is going to be tough in the next few years."

Donglai shrugged helplessly.

Generally, the government provides certain subsidies for land acquisition, mostly in cash. Only a very small number of real estate developers exchange land for housing plus a small amount of cash.

The conditions offered by Wu Kang and Li Chengxuan were simply too outrageous.

Building a house was not part of Lin Yifeng's considerations; he preferred that Wu Kang and Li Chengxuan resolve the issue with money.

The promises the two made to the villagers were essentially an advance on Gongcheng's budget for the next few years, used to entice Lin Yifeng to build a factory in Gongcheng.

A stable job, plus social security, and a government-provided apartment.

Who wouldn't agree to this condition?