"But Mayor Luo, this isn't something I can decide on my own. How about 4,500 per mu? As for the shares, I agree with 30%." Luo Xu bargained: "4,000 yuan, this is the highest price."

Xie Hua frowned and thought for a moment. "Okay then. I'll go back tonight and call a party member meeting. I'll have the party members go down and persuade the villagers. I'll give you a reply tomorrow. Is that okay?"

Tang Xiaobao kept smiling, as if this matter had nothing to do with him at all.

But he sneered in his heart.

Xie Hua and Luo Xu are acting, thinking of themselves as fools. They are acting in unison and are really deceiving people.

Luo Xu turned around and said to Tang Xiaobao, "Boss Tang, do you think this will work?"

"Director Xie, okay, since the negotiations are so difficult, you should stop doing any ideological work with the villagers below. Let me think about it again, okay?" Tang Xiaobao did not answer Luo Xu's words, but spoke directly to Xie Hua.

Xie Hua was stunned, but in his heart he was delighted. He thought Tang Xiaobao really didn't care about the money and was about to agree, so he nodded immediately: "Okay, I'll wait for Mr. Tang's good news."

Tang Xiaobao nodded.

No one spoke at once.

Zhang Jian remained silent, observing Tang Xiaobao's attitude from the side. He was a little surprised at this moment and frowned slightly. He always felt that things were not that simple.

Seeing that no one was talking, Xie Hua didn't want to stay any longer, so he said goodbye and left. Before leaving, he and Luo Xu looked at each other, as if they were making eye contact.

Tang Xiaobao didn't point it out either.

After Xie Hua left, Tang Xiaobao suddenly said, "Mayor Zhang, what you just said is very true."

Mayor Zhang smiled and waited for further instructions.

"Why did I put Shenlong Pharmaceutical in Bazhong? Actually, it doesn't do much good for the future development of our company. If I had built the company in a big city like Yanjing or Tianhai, the government support I would have enjoyed would definitely be greater, but I don't want people to say I'm ungrateful. I'm from Bazhong, Tongjiang, and Yong'an, so I set up the company in Bazhong and the base in our Yong'an Town. To be honest, if I had set up a raw material planting base in Bazhong, the shipping cost would have been lower and it would have been more convenient, but I didn't do that. I said I'm from Yong'an, and I want the people of my hometown to benefit first."

Zhang Jian's expression changed slightly.

Luo Xu also felt a little uncomfortable.

Tang Xiaobao continued, "Even now, I'm not ready to make any changes. I've chosen Yong'an as my second base, but it seems there's some resistance. Yes, Luoping Village is one of the poorest villages in our town, and I should support it. But now, I suddenly don't want to set up my base in Luoping Village anymore. Yong'an has other villages, such as Xianba Village, Zhengjiaying Village, and Shaping Village. I have many options. If there's still resistance in these places, I can set up my base in other towns, or even in Bazhong. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Mr. Tang, don't be angry. It's my fault that I didn't handle this matter well. I know you are a conscientious entrepreneur. You are successful now, but you haven't forgotten the folks in your hometown. I respect you from the bottom of my heart, and our government is also very grateful to you. So, you can leave this matter to me, and I will handle it myself. If I don't handle this matter well within three days, I will go to your hometown to apologize. In short, our government will definitely strongly support you, and I believe the people will be grateful." As Zhang Jian spoke, he glared at Luo Xu fiercely.

He assigned this matter to Luo Xu, but after so many days, there was still no result. From his point of view, the conditions proposed by Xie Hua were too outrageous.

He has received great benefits and support from others, but he still wants to take the opportunity to blackmail them. Isn't that stupid?

Do you really think that other people's money was picked up?

Are there any fools among the rich these days?

Luo Xu's face also changed drastically. He swallowed his saliva and said quickly: "Zhang Town Mayor, Mr. Tang, I didn't handle this matter well. So, I will go to Xie Hua now and communicate with him immediately to try to lower the conditions a little bit -"

"No need."

Tang Xiaobao interrupted Luo Xu.

Luo Xu's face turned red.

Tang Xiaobao ignored him and said to Zhang Jian, "Mayor Zhang, I'm curious about one thing. I'm from Dehancheng Village, and our village was one of the first to develop a medicinal herb planting base. I believe you should all be clear about the final cooperation agreement. The subsidy is 3,000 yuan per mu, and the villagers' shares account for 10% of the profit shares. Even so, I still have to say that the subsidy of 3,000 yuan is very high. Part of it is a favor. After all, we are from the same village, so I just want a little more subsidy. But why would the villagers of Luoping Village make such a high request? 4,000 yuan per mu per year? How did they come up with that? And 50% of the shares, don't you think this is abnormal? Even if they wanted to rip me off, they wouldn't be so outrageous. You should know better than me what this means."

Zhang Jian frowned, looked at Luo Xu, and said coldly: "Deputy Mayor Luo, you did a good thing!"

After he finished speaking, he turned around and said to Tang Xiaobao, "Mr. Tang, I was just thinking about this issue. I will definitely investigate it clearly. Now I just want to ask you, Mr. Tang, what do you think now? Can you tell me your plan? Don't worry, I will definitely do this for you beautifully. However, on behalf of the government, I ask you to think about it more and don't put the base in other towns. You know, we have been building the Red Army City for the past six months, and we are also planning to build Yong'an Town into a medicinal herb planting base and develop a group of large medicinal herb growers. We have already discussed this matter with Ms. Shen, and she also expressed her support. In a word, our government will definitely give the green light all the way. We will definitely contribute to wherever we are needed, and the government will naturally not be short of preferential policies. Our Yong'an Town has always been ranked among the top five in the county. We still have many places that really need development, such as Luoping Village."

Seeing that Zhang Jian spoke sincerely, Tang Xiaobao was somewhat moved.

Luo Xu's expression became even uglier.

Tang Xiaobao glanced at Luo Xu, then at Zhang Jian, and stopped talking.

"Mayor Luo, please go out first."

Zhang Jian already understood something in his mind.

Luo Xu's face turned slightly red. He said hello to Tang Xiaobao and Zhang Jian and went out first.

After a while, Zhang Jian saw that Tang Xiaobao still didn't say anything, so he took the initiative to speak: "Boss Tang, this matter is indeed my fault. Luo Xu and Xie Hua have always had a good relationship. I have heard some rumors before. At that time, Boss Shen believed in our government and asked us to find a base. I also explained it very clearly to Luo Xu to find the poorest villages in the town. He was right to choose Luoping Village, and I have nothing to say. But this matter is obviously fishy. I will investigate and handle it. If my suspicion is confirmed, I will definitely deal with it seriously."