Chapter 263: Making a feint to the east and attacking in the west, killing two birds with one stone, the villagers beat up Er Mengzi

Following the plan I'd discussed with him that evening, Mr. Chen instructed the PR department to invite some experts to Sunrise for a discussion. On August 10th, a high-profile expert symposium on "Sunrise Group's Development Direction for the Next Ten Years" was held.

I specially invited Shu Xiaoting to report on the event. She has now been transferred to the Shangzhou News Bureau. Also present were the Shangzhou Evening News, Shangzhou.com, and other provincial and municipal media outlets.

Following Mr. Chen's wishes, the Public Relations Department invited Mr. He, the Chief Planner of the Shangzhou Planning Bureau, as the guest of honor for the expert panel. Mr. He is a veteran expert who has been actively promoting the southward development of Shangzhou.

He spoke passionately during his speech on the theme of the work, saying that as a powerful enterprise in Shangzhou, Xuri must participate in the strategy of developing southward in Shangzhou, which is a support for the overall urban planning of Shangzhou and also the development direction of Shangzhou in the next ten years.

Now, the Shangzhou High-Speed ​​Railway Station is being rebuilt and moved to Nanli Town, and the Shangzhou Airport is also being relocated south to Nanli Town. Your continued eastward expansion is a mistake.

We didn't instruct Mr. He to say this. It's just that Mr. He is a die-hard "Southern" planner who has clashed with several bureau chiefs and even the district and city leaders in charge. Only after the new city leaders arrived did they realize that Mr. He was truly an insightful planner.

Thanks to the leadership's support, He Gongcai has become a hot commodity, with organizations everywhere inviting him to give lectures and serve as a guest speaker. He truly possesses real talent and knowledge, and he discusses everything from industrial integration to the status of a transportation hub, from the Eighth to the Ninth Period, with one sentence: "The way forward is to go south to Shangzhou."

Mr. Chen also expressed his firm support for the city's urban planning guidelines at the meeting, stating that Rising Sun will comprehensively plan all aspects of its efforts to expand southward and shrink eastward. He also stated that certain projects will be reduced or withdrawn if possible.

This made Mr. Cao, the tourism manager, look pale. After all, this matter hadn't been researched. He was unaware of the situation, so he quietly asked me if I knew about it beforehand.

I just smiled.

He said with a worried look on his face, "Wasn't all the previous work in vain?"

"By keeping up with the city's development strategy, the gains will be much greater than the small amount of money lost."

Mr. Cao whispered, "Tourism is different from urban planning. It's about being a little further away from the city center. It's not real estate."

I nodded and whispered, "You can give him some suggestions after the meeting. He didn't specifically say that the Bainiao Lake project must be canceled."

The meeting lasted a day, and the next day, news coverage was overwhelming and intensive. Only Mr. He's part about the "Eighth and Ninth Campaigns," which didn't conform to dialectical materialism, was removed. His main points were basically broadcast or published.

Mr. Cao, unsure of what was going on, went to see Mr. Chen after the meeting. Mr. Chen said, "I don't have a specific project in mind. It depends on the attitude of the local village or town. If they support it, we'll continue. If they don't, we'll have to reluctantly give it up." I, Chen Yousheng, have always believed that I'd rather die standing than live on my knees.

The next day, Mr. Cao came to see me again.

I then said, "Boss Cao, this idea was mine."

"Why are you ruining my business? You're in charge of culture, and I'm in charge of tourism. You've wasted two years of my hard work."

I didn't explain, just to irritate him, so I said, "I'm just a person who gives advice. Whether it's adopted or not is up to Mr. Chen."

Readers may ask - can't you just point out that this is a scheme?

What I want to say is: there's a saying that goes, "Plans should not be shared with many people." This means that plans should not be shared with too many people. In this case, only Mr. Chen, Mayor Tian, ​​and I knew the inside story.

For example, when Cao Cao ran out of food, he still distributed orders to advance, which was actually to stabilize the morale of the army.

Yang Xiu saw through Cao Cao's trick and secretly spread the word that he would withdraw his troops. Cao Cao then killed Yang Xiu, a talented scholar, with a single blow.

It's the same principle. During his two years of work, General Cao has become familiar with the local government and the village. He will definitely inform Secretary Wei and others of the situation and ask them to come to Xuri to cause trouble.

If he knew this was a ploy, his attitude wouldn't be so intense. I even suspect he would have submitted his resignation to Mr. Chen.

Because this is tantamount to denying his work achievements and work ideas. He is a scholar and intellectual who still has some backbone.

He even thought that I, Wan Shanhong, was here to seize his power, and that I, Wan Shanhong, was arrogant because of my favor and wanted to drive him away.

As expected, when he saw that I didn't explain, he said angrily, "Boss Wan, you can drive me away, but you are too insidious. I have always respected you, but you are a mean person."

After saying that, he slammed the door and left.

That afternoon, rumors circulated within the company that Mr. Cao had indeed submitted his resignation. Mr. Chen was reportedly trying desperately to retain him. He said, "If you absolutely must leave, why not leave at the end of the year?" "Let me think about it. Maybe you're right. Let's not jump to conclusions just yet."

The news, broadcast on television and in newspapers, spread like wildfire, as Cao angrily submitted his resignation. In this information-driven world, the news reached the main parties involved—Dongli Town and the four villages around Bainiao Lake.

The result I wanted appeared. The Party secretaries of the four villages around the lake met together. The Party secretaries of Yujia, Yaojia, and Pijia villages all attacked Party Secretary Wei, saying that only Weijia Village had this and that condition, and that they were forcing villagers to go to the island to cultivate vegetable fields before anyone else had even arrived.

Bainiao Lake itself is a dead lake, and the people in the four surrounding villages are desperately poor. The development of a large enterprise like Xuri is our last chance for development. You are for your own selfish gain, forcing people to come and threaten you, making them afraid to come.

The more they spoke, the more excited they became. Some raised their fists, others wept. Secretary Wei, fearing a loss, swore to heaven that he had always supported the cause. He had even declared his support in front of Mayor Tian a few days earlier, saying if they didn't believe him, they could call now. Then hesitantly hinted that someone else was obstructing the cause.

They were all from the same village, so everyone understood what was going on. So, the three branch secretaries discussed and came to a conclusion. First, they would mobilize the villagers from the three villages to go to the island and pull up the vegetables from Weijia Village. Second, they would go to Er Mengzi's house to reason with him, and if he insisted, they would destroy his house. Third, they would all go to Xuri to cause trouble. Why did they change their minds?

They immediately took action, gathering more than 30 strong men from three villages. They first went to the island and pulled out all the vegetables, including the seedlings, from the vegetable fields. Then they marched in a mighty and furious force towards Er Mengzi's house.

In order to give Er Mengzi a warning, several people who had a grudge against him, relying on their numbers, took up hoes and smashed the iron cage, killing the Tibetan mastiff. Then they surrounded his house and shouted at Er Mengzi to come out and answer.

Er Mengzi was sleeping when he heard his father panicking and stammering, "Oh no, oh no!" He started out looking arrogant and went downstairs in his pajamas. He saw more than 30 people standing at the door, some of them holding hoes. He wanted to yell at them, but couldn't. Then he saw the blood all over the ground and the Tibetan mastiff turned into a meat paste. He realized that he had angered everyone.

This man quickly changed his expression, forcing a smile and feigning composure, calling out to this uncle and that uncle, saying they could discuss anything. He simply didn't know where he had offended them. "If you want to fight or kill me, kill me, Fatty Wei. Just don't hurt my family."

A young man who had a grudge against him stood up and cursed, "You bastard, you killed my father with a plum blossom palm two years ago." Then he rushed forward and punched Wei Sanqiu, causing him to stagger and bleed on his face.

Wei Sanqiu didn't dare fight back, staring at those dozens of angry eyes. He knew if he dared to offend them, he would be reduced to a pulp. Wei Sanqiu's father kept bowing and kowtowed, and many onlookers gathered. He said to them, "Fellow villagers, since we share the same surname, please give them some advice."

The Weis didn't dare to help, not to mention that some of them hated Wei Sanqiu. One of them, probably having a serious grudge against his family, stood up and said, "If he really was surnamed Wei, you guys would help him. But he's a bastard, you've spoiled him since he was a kid, and he's used to being a tyrant. Everyone, come and beat this bastard up."

Someone instigated them, their anger ignited, and they started fighting with their fists, beating up Wei Sanqiu. Then they decided to go to the Rising Sun Hall and cause trouble.

When the four village secretaries gathered, Xiao Wu got the news from his father and immediately reported it to the town, who sent Mayor Tian to stop the riot.

Mayor Tian brought Xiao Wu and several other local officials to mediate. Since Mayor Tian and I had discussed the situation that day and shared my plan, he wasn't in a rush and went to the countryside slowly.

When they got there, they had just finished beating up Wei Sanpang before he stopped them. He only said one sentence: "I'll let the leaders of the Rising Sun come. If they are willing to come, we won't go. If they are unwilling to come, I will go with you."

Everyone thought it was right. It would be in their best interest to surround the village.

So, we all retreated to Secretary Wei's home, waiting for Mayor Tian to negotiate with Xu Ri. I answered Mayor Tian's call and listened to his brief account.

I guess he was standing in the corner outside and only hit after understanding the situation. The description is very vivid and exciting.

After listening to this, I said, "Boss Chen, Boss Cao and I will come to Weijia Village right away."