At three or four o'clock in the afternoon, the scorching sun was still burning the earth. Liu Yong, Ma Qingyuan and his party rushed to the provincial capital in the rolling heat wave.
As per convention, Yu Xiubao, Director of Investment Promotion, had already booked a room at a hotel near the provincial government where county leaders often stayed.
This hotel is considered an old hotel in the provincial capital. Just from its exterior and slightly old-fashioned yet solemn decoration, it is not difficult to imagine how high-end and grand it was more than a decade ago.
There are large conference halls and small reception rooms upstairs. Provincial agencies often book this place to hold provincial work system meetings. County leaders and comrades from county agencies have almost always held meetings here. So every time Liu Yong and his team come to the provincial capital, they choose to stay in this hotel without hesitation.
All the appliances in the room appear to be quite standard, with black leather sofas and solid wood desks and chairs, which are practical but not fancy, and reflect a sense of heaviness and heritage everywhere.
Liu Yong led everyone into a small reception room that could accommodate 20 to 30 people. He sat down in the main seat, and Ma Qingyuan and others followed him. Yu Xiubo respectfully handed Liu Yong the information he had sorted out about Long Jian and the contract terms that had been drafted in advance.
Liu Yong picked it up and looked at it carefully, his expression focused and serious, and from time to time he drew lines and marked some places. No one in the room spoke, and the air seemed to freeze. Everyone looked at Liu Yong quietly, waiting for his instructions.
After more than ten minutes, Liu Yong put down the documents in his hand, looked up and scanned the crowd, and finally fixed his eyes on Jiang Weihua and Yu Xiubo. With a puzzled look in his eyes, he asked, "Weihua, I saw in the cooperation terms you drafted that the location of Longjian's factory was changed to Kaoshan Town?"
Everyone looked at Jiang Weihua. They all knew that the project of Longjian Group was negotiated by Li Lin, and it was reasonable that the project should be located in Weishui Township.
How come when it was time to sign the agreement, it was suddenly changed to Kaoshan Town? Everyone was full of surprise, and they were all secretly guessing what Jiang Weihua was up to.
Ma Qingyuan was even more surprised, because he knew Li Lin's temper very well. Li Lin was a person who dared to confront even the Organization Minister Shen Zhifei. Jiang Weihua stole Li Lin's investment promotion results so blatantly, could he let him?
Jiang Weihua looked calm, but his heart was full of ups and downs. Thinking back to how much effort he had put in to get the Longjian project, and how many connections he had used, but in the end Li Lin overtook him, he was filled with regret and resentment.
He tried hard to suppress his inner emotions and said loudly, "Secretary, I was the one who followed Longjian's project from the beginning. The initial plan was to build this project in Kaoshan Town. Kaoshan Town is close to Pingyang City and has convenient transportation. There are several places within two kilometers of the highway intersection that are very suitable for building a factory."
Jiang Weihua paused, his eyes firm, and continued, "On the other hand, Weishui Township is located in a remote area with backward transportation. It is more than ten kilometers from Weishui Township to the highway intersection, which makes it extremely inconvenient to transport goods in and out.
I roughly estimated that if Longjian's project is to be located in Weishui Township, the county will have to invest at least hundreds of millions of yuan in infrastructure! I also changed the project site to Kaoshan Town for the overall development of Shannan County."
After saying that, Jiang Weihua clenched his hands into fists unconsciously. He thought to himself, Li Lin, Li Lin, you are just lucky. This project should have been mine, and the credit should have been mine. I don't know how much effort I put into this matter. You want to sit back and reap the fruits of your labor? That's wishful thinking!
Liu Yong was silent for a moment after hearing this. He was very conflicted. Regardless of whether Jiang Weihua had any selfish motives, in terms of infrastructure, Weishui Township was indeed far behind Kaoshan Town.
Before the project even started, the county had to build roads, dig wells, and lay cables in Weishui Township, which was indeed a considerable expense.
But this is Li Lin's project! How would he feel if the project implementation location was changed without consulting him? Would he be emotionless?
Liu Yong frowned and fell into deep thought. He knew that Li Lin now had the support of the mayor Qian and his sister Li Lan, the head of the provincial organization department, so he could not offend them easily.
Jiang Weihua saw Liu Yong's worry, so he said again, "Secretary, I know you have concerns, worried that the county's actions will dampen the enthusiasm of cadres to attract investment.
But have you ever considered that no matter who brings the project, it is our Shannan County's project and it will contribute to the hundreds of thousands of people in our Shannan County.
We must consider the issue from the perspective of the entire county. We cannot let the person who introduced the project have the final say! Otherwise, why do we set up a development zone in the county? Wouldn’t the overall layout be messed up! "
Jiang Weihua's words seemed reasonable, but they were actually full of selfish motives. He wanted to take this opportunity to suppress Li Lin and let him know that his authority as the deputy county magistrate could not be challenged.
As long as the project can be moved to Kaoshan Town, he can not only restore the face he lost before, but also make Li Lin lose face in front of everyone.
Liu Yong nodded slowly, looked at Ma Qingyuan, and said, "Ma, County Magistrate, what do you think of Weihua's proposal?"
Hearing Liu Yong's words, Ma Qingyuan's head buzzed. He knew clearly that Liu Yong didn't want to take the lead in expressing his views, simply because he didn't want to offend Li Lin. After all, Li Lin now had a strong background and was backed by the rich mayor and Minister Li Lan. There was no benefit in offending him.
Ma Qingyuan rolled his eyes, turned his head, and threw this hot potato to Jiang Weihua again, saying, "Weihua, I think this is the way to go. Li Lin will be here soon. You two should communicate with each other first. After you reach a consensus, we can hold a meeting to make a decision."
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