Jiangnan Company took 60% of the shares of Chongming Development Company, and the remaining 40% was left to be discussed between the county and the Shachuan Gang.
But in fact, there is nothing to discuss, just two plus one plus five. Otherwise, no one will submit to the other.
After all, a county magistrate who doesn't even have a county government office has nowhere to turn to forcibly seek power.
As for Chen Huaixiu, what is there to be dissatisfied about for a gang to be on par with the county? It would be too embarrassing to want to surpass the county.
The Chongkai Division was not working in vain, as the county would lease the land outside the first seawall to them for 199 years, 99 of which would be tax-free… Both the lease period and the tax-free period were much longer than those in Kunshan County.
This is also easy to understand. After all, the dike built by Kunkaisi in Kunshan was a one-time project. However, the dike built by Chongkaisi in Chongming required continuous investment of manpower and material resources. In the foreseeable future, there would be no day for completion.
So naturally they need more than Kunshan, otherwise the Jiangnan Company might as well change its name to Jiangnan Charity Federation.
Of course, no one expected at this moment that it would only take Chongkaisi ten years to reclaim more than one million acres of fertile land outside the first seawall.
Fortunately, the county owned 20% of Chongkaisi's shares, and the dividends alone allowed the successor magistrate to have no worries about food and clothing and become rich. That's why no one poked Jin Xuezeng in the back and scolded him.
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After discussing the most difficult issues of shares and compensation, the rest is much easier.
Zhao Hao told the two that next month he would invite Pan Jixun and Pan Zhongcheng to conduct an on-site survey and provide design drawings, and then they could officially start construction.
Before that, Chongming County and the Shachuan Gang still have a lot to do.
First of all, they must do a good job of mobilization before starting construction, ensuring that the entire county has a unified understanding and understands the policies, so that everyone from top to bottom has the same desire and works together.
At the same time, they must do their best to recruit the fleeing people to return home... Although recruiting workers can solve the labor problem, it can never replace the sense of responsibility and ownership of the local people.
And this is the spiritual core of the Kunshan miracle.
Completing such a people's livelihood project with the concerted efforts of all levels of the county is a huge boost to the cohesion and sense of honor of the entire county. Zhao Hao told Jin Xuezeng that he must treat it as a top priority.
To this end, he suggested that Yu Shensi be appointed as the chairman of Chongkai Company to fully cooperate with the county's refugee recall work.
Jin Xuezeng was very smart, so how could he not know what his master meant? He sighed and said:
"Master is absolutely right, but right now there is not even a county town. I am afraid that no matter how hard we try, not many people will come back."
"If there is no county town, why not build one?" Zhao Hao said with a smile, "How difficult is that? Once you have chosen a place, I will give you one."
"Wow..." Jin Xueceng was dumbfounded.
Chen Huaixiu was also stunned. It was the first time she heard of sending someone to the county town.
Even if you just want to build an earthen city, it will cost at least 70,000 or 80,000 taels of silver, right?
But considering Mr. Zhao's status, can Tucheng be used as a gift? It's a loss of face.
But if you use bricks to build a city, it will be even more expensive...
Master Zhao, without even blinking an eye, just gave away a city as a reward. Could it be that he is the reincarnation of the boy Shancai?
Chen Huaixiu thought to himself, no wonder Magistrate Jin is so obedient to this young master.
"Master really loves his disciple so much." Jin Xueceng naturally flattered him, poured tea for Zhao Hao, and massaged his legs, acting like Lao Lai entertaining his parents.
"Then I, the disciple, would like to thank Master on behalf of the people of the entire county."
As a representative of the people of Chongming, Chen Huaixiu naturally had to follow suit to express his gratitude.
Then Magistrate Jin said with a worried look on his face: "But Xisha is a remote place, only the size of a palm, it is not suitable to build a county town."
"It's indeed inappropriate." Zhao Hao nodded.
As they spoke, both of them looked at Boss Chen.
Chen Huaixiu gently lifted Rudai's black hair and thought to himself, so she is waiting for me here.
She stopped beating around the bush and whispered softly, "If my parents don't mind Sansha being barren, they can build the county town in Shadong, and the Shachuan Gang can give up a piece of land."
"No problem, no problem, Sansha is the best place!" Jin Xuezeng's dream was to move the county government office to Sansha. Seeing Chen Huaixiu's initiative, he was so happy.
"However, we can't just give this land to the county for free." Chen Huai glanced at Zhao Hao and saw that he didn't look unhappy. Then he changed the subject to Jin Xuezeng and said, "Otherwise, how can I, the new gang leader, convince the people?"
"Of course." Jin Xuezeng nodded and gave a plan that he had thought of long ago: "When the county town is built, half of the land will belong to your gang. Your gang can build houses and real estate on their own. What do you think of this, Gang Leader Chen?"
Anyway, the land belonged to the Shachuan Gang and the city wall was given by the master, so the county didn't pay a penny. Jin Xuezeng gave up half of the land in the county without any regret.
For Chen Huaixiu, the conditions offered by the county were generous enough. Although it was true that the land in Sansha belonged to the Shachuan Gang, the saline-alkali land in the east of Shadong that had been soaked by salt tides was worthless.
After the county town was built, the saline-alkali land, which was worthless, immediately became worth a hundred times more. The gang made a lot of money, which was enough to convince the gang members to accept the relocation of the county government to Sansha.
Chen Huaixiu did not bargain, but smiled faintly and said, "Deal."
"Haha, that's refreshing." While Jin Xueceng was happy, he naturally could not forget his mentor.
"Master, how about I give you the other half of the land? I will be satisfied as long as I have a county government office."
"Look at what you have accomplished." Zhao Hao laughed and scolded, "I don't live here, what do I need your land for? Keep it for the county to use slowly, otherwise the next county magistrate will scold you to death."
Mr. Zhao doesn't want half of the county, he wants the whole Chongming.
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After we finished talking about the details of the migration of Kunkaisi and the county, it was already the second half of the night.
In fact, Zhao Hao had two more agendas. One was to finalize the establishment of a joint venture shipping company with the Shachuan Gang. The other was to talk to Chen Huaixiu about buying the shipyard of the Shachuan Gang. With this team as the base, he would open the Jiangnan Shipyard in Sansha.
But firstly, there are too many things to discuss this time, and adding more may be too much. Secondly, we still need to strengthen mutual trust. Now that we are on the same boat, why worry about not having the opportunity to talk in depth in the future?
He temporarily suppressed the thought, returned to the guest room to rest, and prepared to attend the Chongkaisi founding ceremony the next day.
But the next morning, Master Zhao was still dreaming about getting married when he was woken up by Ma Yinglong.
"Young Master, wake up quickly! Something bad has happened!" Ma Yinglong called out a few times, but seeing that he couldn't wake him up, he had to push Zhao Hao.
"What's the matter?" Young Master Zhao opened his eyes sleepily and said unhappily, "If it's not big enough, you can wait to pour the night fragrance."
"Uh..." Ma Yinglong wiped his sweat and said with some pressure: "There is urgent news from Xishan. There was a civil uprising in Suzhou the day before yesterday. Prefect Cai, the eunuch who made textiles, the grain supervisor, and the county magistrates of Wu County and Changzhou all fled to our Xishan Island for refuge!"
"What?" Zhao Hao's pupils shrank and he was no longer sleepy!
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