Chapter 168
It is said that there are many unruly people in poor and mountainous areas. This is absolutely true. Because of the poverty, even the smallest officials dare to exploit the people.
If they are locals, it's okay, as they are basically all relatives here. But if outsiders come to set up factories here and the leaders are greedy, then it's all over. They will be exploited layer by layer, endlessly. They originally came here because the land is cheap and the policies are good. They wanted to make money and boost the local economy. But in the end, the government brought in one factory after another, and finally they all left because they couldn't stand the local exploitation.
This is also the reason why the neighboring Shijian Township has not been able to develop. Its economic situation is far worse than that of Shuibu Town where Jiangjia Village is located.
But if it was Jiang Guotai, a local, who came here to open a factory, the situation would be very different. First of all, Jiangjia Village is really big, with clan members living together, and they are numerous, powerful and united.
Jiang Guotai was able to walk from the countryside to the town, from the town to the city, and then to the richest man in the neighboring city ten years later. How could he not have means? In this chaotic era, many people's first pot of gold was fought for or robbed, just like Jiang Song when he was in Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
Of course, being able to take it down, snatch it, and stabilize the situation so that it is not snatched away by more powerful forces all depends on this person's subsequent means and abilities. Obviously, Jiang Guotai has both the skill and the ruthlessness, as well as the ability.
Not to mention, he was able to snatch the project of building a highway in the neighboring city and bite off this piece of fat meat. How could there be no people or power behind him?
And at the local level, there is Mayor Jiang supporting us from behind.
Mayor Jiang was not parachuted into the most prosperous town in Wucheng to be the mayor. He really worked his way up from the bottom as a small cadre. Although for many people, the position of mayor is too low, for Mayor Jiang, who has only a high school education, no other background and real power, he is already a very important figure in the local area. The strong network of contacts he has built over the years is enough to protect Jiang Guotai from setting up a factory locally.
Not to mention, Secretary Song is behind this.
It's not that they will be able to get close to Secretary Song because of Song Peifeng, but for someone like Secretary Song who was parachuted in from above, if the local economy improves and the county's tax revenue increases, it will be Secretary Song's political achievement. As long as there are results, the probability of Secretary Song's promotion will be greater.
No matter where he is promoted, as long as it's within their province, Wu Cheng, Mayor Jiang, Jiang Guotai and others will always have a relationship with Secretary Song.
As for the equipment for opening a factory, you can also plant tea first, then promote it, build your reputation, get orders, and then use the orders to go to the bank to get a loan and purchase equipment.
As for where to buy the equipment, she might be able to ask Wang Yong and his uncle in Guangzhou, as well as Director Li and Qin Shumin of Z Province TV Station.
After starring in the second and third parts of "Justice Bao", Qin Shumin has become a well-known host and actress. Now she is no longer a brick in the TV station, a handyman who is moved wherever she is needed. After becoming famous, she is a well-known actress and popular host of her own variety show. She is the mainstay of the Z Province TV station. Although equipment and other things have nothing to do with her, she has come into contact with a wide range of people and may have connections in this area.
If the cultivation of tea and wolfberry on the tea mountain only involves one village and a production brigade, then the tea-related beverage factory involves the economy of a township and a town.
Mayor Jiang saw her suddenly stop here and asked quickly: "Then how should the economy of Wucheng County be developed?"
Jiang Ning smiled and continued, "I said before that we are guarding a treasure mountain without knowing it. This is not only about our brigade, but also our county and even our city."
She looked at Jiang Guotai, "Uncle, you have taken over a highway project in the neighboring city. You should know that cities are developing rapidly now, and construction is going on everywhere. The most indispensable item is river sand."
Her gaze seemed to penetrate the dark winter night sky and fall on the endless river beach of Shahe River. As far as the eye could see, the river beach was covered with fine river sand.
When the locals want to build houses and collect sand, they will go to the river bank. It is free for every household and has been doing so for generations. In addition, there is a big river blocking the way, so people on the other side of the river have no idea that there is such a long sand beach on this side of the river. Even if the people who contracted the river sand know that there is sand here, people's stereotyped thinking limits some people's thinking and ideas. All their energy is focused on using the river sand to raise fish and shrimps, and they have never thought about what kind of treasure these river sands are.
This treasure was taken by Jiang Guotai a few years later. However, the government had already realized the value of river sand at that time. The price he paid to set up a sand factory by acquiring several sand beaches in Shahe was not low.
Nowadays, there is an extreme shortage of sand in Shenzhen and Guangzhou. A large amount of river sand is transported from the inland areas to these rapidly developing coastal cities at extremely high prices.
Not to mention that coastal cities need river sand, now that every part of the country is developing and constructing rapidly, where doesn’t need river sand? The river sand here is completely natural, has no value, and has no owner.
When Jiang Ning said this, the other people around were still confused, but Jiang Guotai, who had already undertaken the construction of the expressway, had a flash of lightning in his mind when she mentioned the word "river sand" and he reacted immediately.
He was very quick in thinking. He stood up immediately and said, "Fourth brother, we have come to Guoping's house today. Should we also go to the brigade secretary's house?"
When others thought about the fact that they had not been to the brigade secretary's home this year, and although the brigade secretary would be re-elected this year, the possibility of the brigade secretary continuing to be re-elected was very high. Even if he was no longer the brigade secretary here, he might be transferred to the township or town, and they would have to deal with him then. Of course, they did not want to offend him.
So they all stood up and said, "Yes, yes, we haven't been to the brigade secretary's house yet. There will be free movies at the cinema tonight, and Ningning and Baizi want to go to the cinema. We won't disturb you young people from going to the cinema. We will treat the big guy to a drink after the second day of the Chinese New Year."
Mayor Jiang also understood why Jiang Guotai wanted to end their conversation with Jiang Ning at this time. He stood up and smiled kindly at Jiang Ning and said, "Okay, then your uncle and I will leave first. Let's go to Fourth Uncle's house after the New Year. You and Yanyan were born on the same day and month. She is a few hours older than you. She is still your sister. You two sisters can go shopping, watch a movie, and teach Yanyan by the way. She will take the college entrance examination in two years. With you as a role model, she may also be able to enter a university. Fourth Uncle will give you a big red envelope then."
Then he stuffed a red paper bag into Jiang Ning's pocket and said, "Your admission to Beijing University is such a big deal, and your uncle didn't come back before. This is your New Year's money, don't think it's too little."
Jiang Ning said she didn't want anything and was about to refuse when Jiang Guotai stuffed an even thicker red envelope into her hand.
Jiang's father also said: "They are all close uncles and aunts, just keep them~"
Jiang Ning then thanked Mayor Jiang and Jiang Guotai.
The other people who were watching had already given red envelopes on the day when Jiang Ning was admitted to Peking University and the principal of No. 1 Middle School came with reporters to interview and award scholarships. There was no need to give red envelopes again at this time, but they all walked out first to avoid embarrassment. Soon, only Mayor Jiang and Jiang Guotai were left in the Jiang family's living room.
Jiang Guotai also said to Jiang Ning: "Uncle will invite you to dinner at home tomorrow, you can talk to uncle about it then."
He reached out and patted Jiang's father's arm, his tone full of envy: "Guoping, your daughter is incredible."
Mayor Jiang and Jiang Guotai and the others left, and the noisy atmosphere in the house returned to calm again. However, Jiang Guoping could not calm down for a long time.
When Jiang Guoping was young, he, together with Mayor Jiang and others, was considered one of the smartest, most ambitious, idealistic and proactive people in Jiangjia Village.
Jiang Guotai is only one year younger than him, and the two of them grew up together. Mayor Jiang is two or three years older than them. The three of them live next to each other, and they can be said to have grown up together. If Mayor Jiang can understand it, how could Jiang Guoping not understand it?
As soon as Jiang Ning opened his mouth, all he talked about were feasible plans to lead the people in his hometown to become rich. Jiang Guoping suddenly remembered what Jiang Ning had told him about raising crayfish two years ago.
There are swamps everywhere here. The area below the hydropower station is divided into two parts by a high river bank, with Shahe on the left and a large river embankment on the side. In the river embankment, in addition to the endless lotus flowers on the river beach, there are also many shallows with lush aquatic plants, which are very suitable for breeding crayfish.
What Jiang Ning didn't mention before is that the economic development of a county or a city includes aquaculture related to their local landforms and waters.
This aquaculture includes not only fish and river shrimps, but also pearls, crabs, crayfish, and a series of other city-wide economic construction and planning that integrates sightseeing, breeding, fishing, leisure, and tourism.
Take Yaoba Town, where Mayor Jiang is currently located, as an example. The reason why Yaoba is called Yaoba is that according to legend, Yao Chong, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, once governed here for a period of time. Later, this place was called Yaozhen and has been passed down to this day. Twenty or thirty years ago, in order to prevent floods, river embankments and dams were built everywhere, and Yaozhen was renamed Yaoba Town.
Wucheng is an ancient city with a long history. The history of Yaoba Town is naturally very old, dating back to the Tang Dynasty. The town is not only full of ancient charm, but also has an ancient ferry crossing from ancient times to the present day. It has convenient transportation and beautiful scenery. It was even known as the "Ten Sections of Scenery" in ancient times. The key is that it is very close to Wucheng.
This can be done together with Wucheng, where, while breeding crabs, lobsters and pearls, it can be developed into a tourist town integrating sightseeing, travel and leisure.
This is just one example. If Jiang Ning were to govern Wucheng and the towns under its jurisdiction, countless plans to rapidly develop the local economy would instantly emerge in her mind.
From a county to a city.
Shahe River is very large. In fact, it is not just the section they are in. It extends all the way to the neighboring city and connects with the Yangtze River.
Two years ago, Jiang Ning suggested to Jiang's father that he should start raising crayfish. It wasn't just a casual remark. It was just that she had only just made the initial suggestion when Jiang's mother chased her for several miles with a broom in her hand. She didn't dare go home for several days and had been living in Jiang's grandfather's forest ranger hut in the mountains.
However, Jiang's father had already been deeply impressed by Jiang Ning, and he had even thought about growing wolfberries on a large scale, or contracting a mountain to grow tea.
Jiang's father has the same shortcoming as Jiang Song, which is that no matter what happens, he only thinks about the good and not the bad. This kind of thinking makes them very proactive. They do things as soon as they think of them without any worries. However, because they have no plan and just act blindly out of enthusiasm, it is easy for them to get hurt and suffer a great blow soon, and then they will be unable to recover.
For example, what happened to Jiang’s father after his chicken farm went bankrupt.
After listening to Jiang Ning's plan for growing wolfberries, he was now thinking about contracting a mountain, growing tea and wolfberries, and he asked Jiang Ning about these things in detail.
After everyone left, Jiang's mother came out of the room. Seeing that Jiang's father had started to inquire about things like raising crayfish, contracting a hilltop, and growing wolfberries, her face immediately turned dark and she said in a harsh tone, "What's the point of thinking about these things? Selling box lunches is doing well, making nearly 100,000 yuan a year. Why don't you go and earn the ready-made money instead of thinking about unnecessary things?" As she spoke, she glared at Jiang Ning, probably thinking that she was instigating Jiang's father to do this again.
Jiang's mother is very satisfied with her current life and doesn't want to live in fear of uncertainty in the future. She likes the hard-earned money she earns with her own hands, penny by penny, and feels that this kind of money is earned with peace of mind.
Jiang Ning's talk of tea mountains, beverage factories, and wolfberry planting all sounded like fairy tales to her, like floating castles in the air, and were all just bragging.
Jiang Ning just smiled and said nothing. .
In her previous life, after she had gained enough influence, Jiang's father finally became the secretary of the Linhe Brigade with the support of her and Jiang Guotai. Jiang's father's strong ability to act without asking about the results or reasons showed a huge advantage. Jiang Ning implemented the plans and plans for his hometown very quickly.
If Jiang's father was just a subordinate who followed orders and did things, Jiang Ning would prefer such a subordinate who was proactive, but Jiang's father was not like that.
She ignored the quarrel between Jiang's father and mother and asked Jiang Bai, "Second brother, I'm going to the movies, are you coming?"
When everyone was listening to Jiang Ning talking, Jiang Bai was in the kitchen cleaning up with Jiang Ma. After cleaning up, he stood on the edge of the crowd and activated his invisibility spell. He stood outside the crowd for a long time, but no one noticed him. At this moment, everyone in the living room had left, and Jiang Ning called him.
Jiang's mother didn't notice Jiang Bai was right next to her. She was startled and said unhappily, "Why are you always so quiet? Don't you make a sound when you walk?"
Jiang Bai: ...
He made a cough-like sound from his throat.
Jiang's mother was so angry that she couldn't help rolling her eyes. She glared at Jiang's father and said, "We've only had two years of good life, don't let me think about flying again!"
Mr. Jiang was suppressed by Mrs. Jiang, and for a moment he gave up all kinds of thoughts.
Rather than saying that he was being pressured by Jiang Ma, in fact, he was also unsure whether he could succeed. On the one hand, he really couldn't let go of the net profit of nearly 100,000 yuan a year in the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. On the other hand, he thought that after contracting the mountain, as long as the tea leaves were planted and allowed to grow, it would be a very profitable business.
Jiang Ning just smiled at Jiang Bai, then pulled Jiang Bai's sleeve, holding a flashlight, and walked towards the cinema.
The cinema is located between Dafang and Erfang. The huge area in front of the cinema and the ancestral hall seems to divide the Jiang family's fourth room into four parts with a partition in the middle.
Because it was sunny these few days and there was no rain, there was thick snow on the road, and the path was trampled by people. As long as you were careful not to slip, the road was still easy to walk on.
Many people, from Xujia Village, Shijia Village, and even the village in the neighboring Shijian Township near Jiangjia Village, came with flashlights and rushed to Jiangjia Village after eating the New Year’s Eve dinner.
The free movie showings on New Year's Eve in Jiangjia Village have been going on for not just one or two years, but more than ten years. However, before that, they were all shown outdoors, hung on a wall of a neighboring house. Everyone watched open-air movies, while the cinema showed the latest movies separately, for which tickets were required.
But this time, I was watching a free movie in the cinema, which was much warmer than outside.
Many people from other villages came to Jiangjia Village and were very happy when they heard the news because they could watch a free movie.
A lot of people have gathered on the large open space outside the cinema, some from this village and some from nearby villages, most of them young people who are following fashion. Outside the cinema, there are bags of salty roasted melon seeds wrapped in newspapers, one cent a bag, and spiced broad beans and spiced peanuts, three cents a bag.
The old man selling things is the father of the man who owns the cinema. His business is very good and there is a constant stream of people buying things.
Because there are free open-air movies every year, no one wants to compete with the old man for this business. The only thing he is afraid of is that his son will be angry and stop showing open-air movies.
When Jiang Ning and Jiang Bai arrived, the movie was about to start. The cinema was already full of people, and even the aisles on both sides and the large open space at the back were filled with people.
The man who opened the cinema is in his early thirties. Compared with many of his peers in the village who have been working in the fields all year round, he looks very young and is much more energetic.
He and Jiang's father are of the same generation, but he doesn't look much older than Jiang Ning and the others. Jiang Ning and Jiang Bai both call him "little uncle".
Because of his cinema, my uncle is very popular in the village and is considered a wealthy man in the village besides Jiang Guotai. After all, in the surrounding area, apart from the cinema in Shuibu Town, Jiangjia Village is the only one with a cinema.
When he saw Jiang Ning and Jiang Bai, he immediately came up to them with a smile, and said in a slightly reserved manner: "Ning Ning, Bai Zi are here? It's cold at night, right? Come in quickly, I'm waiting for you two, I've reserved a seat for you in the middle." He then looked behind them, "Isn't your eldest brother here?"
Jiang Song is popular in the village and is well-connected, mainly among his peers. However, he is of a different generation and family from this young uncle, so he is not very familiar with him. Therefore, he did not know that Jiang Song did not come back again this year.
But he didn't care whether Jiang Song was there or not, or whether he came or not. Anyway, his target was not Jiang Song.
Jiang Song is not a college student, so there is no need for him to stand at the entrance of the cinema to greet him personally.
Jiang Bai was always a quiet person, so Jiang Ning smiled and greeted his uncle: "Happy New Year, uncle. May you have good luck and fortune in the new year!"
This is the blessing that the people in the village love to hear the most. Compared with all kinds of obscure and pedantic blessings, a sentence like "Congratulations on making a fortune" makes them feel more comfortable and happy than any other blessing.
Jiang Bai also smiled and nodded: "Happy New Year, little uncle, and may you make fortune."
The young uncle said, "Okay, okay, I wish you a happy new year too, and may you make a fortune." Then he welcomed the two people in.
Because the entrance was full of people, Uncle and Jiang Bo protected Jiang Ning in the middle, raised their hands and shouted loudly: "Everyone, make way! Make way! How can the movie continue if you all crowd in here?"
Everyone knew the man who founded the Jiangjia Village Cinema and Jiang Ning and Jiang Bai, and they all made way for them.
Some young people from other villages had only heard of Jiang Ning's name but had never seen her. When they heard people in the crowd greeting Jiang Ning, they all turned their heads and looked at Jiang Ning and Jiang Bai.
After seeing Jiang Ning and Jiang Bai, everyone was stunned, as if they had seen celebrities up close.
According to the local custom, on New Year's Eve, everyone has to wash their hair and take a bath, change into new clothes and socks to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. Jiang Ning and Jiang Bai both washed their hair and took a bath today, and changed into new clothes from head to toe.
Jiang Ning is used to keeping a low profile, but Jiang Bai is used to dressing himself up as a walking clothes rack, a lively guy in the crowd. With his current height of 1.83 meters, he stands out in the crowd like a crane among chickens. When everyone looks up, they see his face.
The lights in the cinema were dim and soft. When such light shone on Jiang Bai's originally fair and tender face, it was as if a soft light filter was turned on just for him. The few light freckles on his face were too faint to be seen under such light. His skin seemed even whiter, tenderer and more delicate than that of a girl. His nose was high and delicate, his jawline was clear and tight, his red lips were moist and shiny, and his pair of indifferent puppy eyes swept across the crowd, giving him a somewhat aloof and unattainable temperament like a flower on the mountain.
All of a sudden, all the young men and women around were staring at Jiang Bai in shock. The originally noisy and lively crowd became quiet unconsciously. They all held their breath, staring blankly at Jiang Bai and Jiang Ning as they walked past them and then sat down in the best viewing seats in the entire cinema.
There were also people who didn't know Jiang Ning and Jiang Bai, so they hurriedly asked around, "Who was that just now?"
“Is that someone from your village too?”
"Fuck, he's so tall!"
Don't think that people in this place are generally tall just because the Jiang family members are all tall. In fact, it is not the case. Otherwise, Jiang's father's nickname would not be "Big Man". It is because he is the tallest in Jiangjia Village. Jiang Bai, whose height is almost catching up with Jiang's father, is naturally someone that people look up to in the crowd.
The people of Jiangjia Village who watched Jiang Ning and Jiang Bai walk over were all excited and proud and said, "Those are Jiang Ning and Jiang Bai from our village. You know Jiang Ning, right? She was admitted to Beijing University and appeared on the News Broadcast!"
Jiang Ning's name is well-known not only in Linhe Brigade and Shijian Township, but also in the entire Wujiang City. How could they not know him?
"Who is that tall boy? He's so handsome, isn't he?"
Although Jiang Bai was also admitted to university, he was far less famous than Jiang Ning, or rather, he had no fame at all.
The people in Jiangjia Village were also impressed by Jiang Bai's handsomeness, especially at such a close distance. They were more shocked than when they saw him from afar in front of the ancestral hall. Their tone was a little dazed: "That's her brother."
In the silent crowd, someone finally sighed: "Oh my goodness."
Less than three minutes after Jiang Ning and Jiang Bai sat down, all the lights in the cinema went out. The entire theater was dark except for a beam of light at the very back, which shone from afar onto the pure white screen. Amidst the clouds and mist, a woman in white was seen, with her hands facing upwards, sitting on the top of the mountains. In the mist, there seemed to be a huge white snake circling beneath her, but it was difficult to see clearly.
Then the camera quickly zoomed in and the woman whose face was blurry and unclear in the distance quickly zoomed in during the camera switch. The camera also turned to the front of the woman, and the audience saw the heroine's face directly.
She slowly opened her beautiful eyes, and a white snake tail disappeared in the clouds, appearing beside her! duang! Two huge vertical ink characters were typed: White Snake!
A little below the two big characters "White Snake", there is a row of small vertical characters: Adapted from Lemon Meng's work "The Years I Was a White Snake Cultivating Immortality".
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