Chapter 38 Pedantry
After listening to Guo Yang’s request, the leaders and representatives of Jinta County and Jiuquan City looked at each other.
The representative from Jinta County is named Deng Cheng. He is one of the main leadership team members in the county and is also in charge of agriculture.
Deng Cheng is very aware of the water resources distribution and geographical conditions in Jinta County. On the way there, he focused on learning about the conditions of the salt-alkali flats near Shuangqiao and Yuanba Village.
I knew that it was a severely saline-alkali land where plants could hardly survive. There were almost no irrigation canals except for a few long-standing soil ditches.
The nearest water source is the Beida River, which is dozens of kilometers away.
If we look at the 70 to 80 kilometers of brick-concrete ditches alone, although a lot of funds are needed, the matching funds from the provincial and national finances can fully cover it.
However, this is a systematic project that affects the whole body. In addition to the main diversion canal and branch canals, it also involves various buildings and equipment such as pumping stations.
Besides, you can’t let so many impoverished towns and villages along the way look on helplessly.
If that were the case, there would be an uproar in towns and villages at all levels. Those people really dared to slap the table in front of the leaders at this time!
But Deng Cheng, the county finance official, also knew that he was completely relying on higher-level financial allocations and various project funds to survive.
Therefore, Deng Cheng could only bite the bullet and said: "Mr. Guo, our Jinta County will definitely welcome your company's arrival, and will actively cooperate with you to apply for various project policies."
“But you must also know that the key support directions of the national finance are afforestation, desertification prevention and wetland protection, etc. Our county’s finances really have no spare capacity to support the construction of canal systems.”
< br>Guo Yang was noncommittal. He had no high expectations for Jinta County.
His target is the finance of Jiuquan City. As the cradle of modern aerospace and the birthplace of China's petroleum industry and nuclear industry, its financial strength ranks among the top in Long Province all year round.
The most important thing is that as the most important commercial grain base in the northwest region and an important seed production base in the country, it has unique advantages in fighting for agricultural policies.
If you are willing to make up your mind, it will definitely be no problem to replenish the funds for the irrigation canal system, or at least you can find a compromise solution!
Compared with the disadvantages of Jinta County, I don’t have the confidence to speak.
Jiuquan City has an advantage in terms of numbers. The leader of its Water Affairs Bureau is a dark-faced middle-aged man named Liu.
“The government has provided the money, so why do we need companies to invest? We might as well do it ourselves.”
Guo Yang smiled and did not argue with Director Liu.
He was just a farmer in his previous life, and his eloquence was far inferior to those who had been in officialdom for a long time, let alone someone who was good at playing tricks.
The reason these people are willing to sit here and talk to him is because of the 200,000 acres of saline-alkali land improvement project, money and future political achievements.
I figured this out.
Guo Yang sat firmly on the Diaoyutai and said calmly: "Irrigation canals and roads are hard conditions. If they can't be solved, I'm going to change places."
"We also welcome Alfalfa to change its project address in the city. The soil and water source conditions in Shuangqiao and Yuanba are really poor." Jiuquan's city leader continued.
Hearing this, Deng Cheng suddenly became a little anxious.
If this project that is about to be implemented really slips away, how will he deliver the work when he returns?
I kept yelling in my heart, agree first, even if I fool you, I must keep the alfalfa first!
But I heard Guo Yang continue to say: "If we want to change, it will probably not be in Long Province, and the policy support of Xinjiang Province may be greater."
"But what if after our canal system starts construction, you, Alfalfa, withdraw your capital and leave? Unless your funds can be included in the special supervision account."
The city leader paused, thought for a while, and added : "At least half of the funds must be in the supervision account, which can only be used for this project and cannot be used for other purposes."
After thinking for a moment, Guo Yang agreed.
This 500 million saline-alkali land improvement project has been planned for a long time. Guo Yang has no intention of embezzling it. He only has an investment company in the capital now. After injecting more than 60 million in prize money from the World Cup quarter-finals betting, it is completely enough for investment.
Beyond that, he doesn’t even have a finance team yet.
But the government’s concerns are not unreasonable. Who knows whether he will use the 500 million funds to defraud all over the country?
After being deceived for a long time, many local leaders are also constantly learning and making progress.
After the discussion on the construction of the irrigation canal system ended, the two sides also had a dispute over the construction of the road.
Deng Cheng from Jinta County was sweating profusely.
According to the road length and standards roughly planned by the Alfalfa Company, the municipal finance is bound to suffer a heavy loss, which will even affect the road planning and construction in the next one or two years.
Jiuquan City is determined not to give in this time and insists on providing matching funds in accordance with the preliminary draft of the investment agreement.
Guo Yang didn't want to show his timidity easily in this situation to avoid being slaughtered in the future.
The two sides are in a stalemate.
Finally, at Xiang Tianshan’s suggestion, Jiuquan City agreed to the Alfalfa Company’s plan of ‘build first and make up later’.
Specifically, the supporting municipal roads will still be built in sections by the government, combined with funds from the central finance, provincial finance, and municipal finance, within the next three years. The production roads in the park will be funded and constructed by Alfalfa Company first. After the construction is completed, the municipal government will issue subsidy funds in proportion.
In fact, this was a disguised compromise by Guo Yang, because he found that this time it might really touch the bottom line of the municipal government.
The city government can no longer give in!
And he really didn’t want to give up the 200,000 acres of salt-alkali flats in Shuangqiao Village and Yuanba Village, so he agreed to the ‘build first and make up later’ plan proposed to Tianshan.
This old man is really discerning. When the two parties were about to collapse, he came up with a plan that both parties could afford.
Building first and making up later solves the current problems for the city government and retains projects and enterprises.
As for subsidy funds? Future generations will naturally have the wisdom of future generations.
For Guo Yang, he also achieved a leading position in the company in this project investment, which satisfied his vanity in a small way.
As for road construction?
The northwest region is already dry and rainless, so the soil only needs to be leveled and compacted by the construction unit, and it will be done.
As long as the dust is big, it can be used.
If you really want to realize cement roads throughout the park, you have to at least wait until the park’s pasture sales revenue is on track.
After the work matters were settled, the city government arranged for everyone to hold a dinner in the best private room in Jiuquan City.
Due to the large number of people, the dinner guests need to be divided into two private rooms.
Guo Yang originally wanted Xiang Tianshan to be with him. This old man had been in the system before and had considerable insights into projects and agriculture.
"I don't drink." Xiang Tianshan said without squinting.
Guo Yang looked up to the sky and sighed.
Pedantic, Lao Xiang!
(End of this chapter)