My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 203: Begging with a Golden Bowl

Rang Weidong just said it casually, don't be fooled by the Taiwanese bastards, all the benefits will be taken away by those guys.

But he feels that the scenes that we have become accustomed to thirty or forty years later are actually the optimal solutions after decades of reform and opening up.

At this moment, all the Hong Kong and Taiwan merchants wearing Western clothes were very arrogant.

Even his casual remarks are very beneficial.

This is the earliest economic development zone in the country, and it can be said that no one has any experience with it.

Not to mention the local officials who were criticized, it is no exaggeration to say that they are walking on thin ice.

Because all parties told them to go it alone!

You have to explore everything.

It's rare to hear something useful, so I naturally treasure it.

Rang Weidong said frankly, "If you have time, come visit Shangzhou. We're developing the Beijiaochang Industrial Park. There's commercial space, industrial space, and residential space... We haven't done it yet. First, it would be best if we had a management committee. With so many things to explore, no one person can make the final decision. I sincerely warn you: capitalist investors are great at testing cadres with money. Don't fall for that trick."

No matter whether the other party had been tested before, he rushed over to express his attitude that he would never test anyone.

In fact, Shangzhou only has him as an investor and no foreign investors at all, so there is no need to worry too much about this issue.

"Secondly, the brightest stars on this street... the most successful businesses, from the architecture to the scale, must be beautiful, making it convenient for leaders and relevant departments to visit. We have a dedicated reception staff. We have seven of them..."

The other party quickly insisted: "That's you!"

This made Weidong happy: "I have to run around outside. Business is done outside. I don't like to show up in public."

In fact, everyone else was listening with their ears perked up.

It’s like this in China. You might be at the police station today and leading a development zone tomorrow.

They all thought that Weidong had honed his experience in Shangzhou, and they wanted to write it down in a notebook.

At least this was something they had never heard of before: "Finally, pay attention to the distinction between Hong Kong and Taiwanese businessmen. I even said that foreign businessmen might be more reliable at this stage. There are many scammers in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Anyway, we adhere to one thing: you come to invest, make money, drive the economy, develop technology, and create jobs. You must leave something for us. Don't just cheat on loans or other things and leave a mess behind, and then the development zone will be blamed."

It's very strange. Weidong is obviously an investor, but he is also the leader of the industrial zone in the neighboring city. So he speaks in a tone that says we are a group of people. Don't be fooled by the investors who are pretending to be real.

Very pertinent and relatable.

The police officer couldn't help but speak up, "Old Tang, Weidong has repeatedly mentioned the need to be vigilant against the malpractices of Hong Kong, Taiwan, and foreign businesses. The city has also repeatedly emphasized that everyone in the development zone must not break the law. This year, our bureau has added an economics section, and they've caught several typical cases... Weidong, take a look at how this police center is running."

He turned his head and whispered jokingly: "I think it would be better for you to take the helm of this development zone. At least you won't have any financial problems."

Can this be just a joke?

Let Weidong know the seriousness of the matter: "You can't say that. If I come, then whatever I do may be abuse of power for personal gain. I also have a business here, so how can I do it? It's okay to help with ideas and reminders. The police center is simple. The security room at the entrance can be enlarged and equipped with one or two cars. It will be more convenient for patrolling, police dispatch, and office work. Our factory must also have a cafeteria, and leave a dormitory for shift rest. The safety of this area will be guaranteed. If we recruit some factory security guards to assist, the work will not be so tiring."

The old security guard said this is his real job.

The other party nodded repeatedly after hearing this.

So at this scale, it is extremely easy to make some money for personal gain without violating any regulations.

Wei Dong, in order to cover up his own eloquence, casually mentioned, "We have a few people in the Shangzhou Industrial Park. The city has assigned a police officer who likes to think about these things."

The other person immediately remembered: "Why don't we transfer him to our city bureau?"

Wei Dong was so frightened that he quickly helped Ding Haifeng hold him down: "You can't snatch people away like this, I don't have many helpers over there, let's wait and see until we make some progress."

He was really a little scared.

Damn, is my words so effective now?

If he had been in Xishan Factory before, he could have enjoyed some privileges as the deputy director.

Now... as an investor who is treated as a guest of honor in Jiangzhou City, he can have whatever he wants.

If it were a young person in his twenties, he would definitely have forgotten himself.

What Weidong thought was, this is nothing.

I only have a few dollars.

To put it bluntly, he has now occupied the blank market with two products: cameras and sanitary napkins.

It seems that sanitary napkins provide tens of thousands of gross profits every day, but they are all rolled into a huge sales system. If he only made such products, he might have easily collapsed in the trouble of collecting payments.

Thanks to the camera, the payment is fairly neat and timely.

As for the tape recorder and food factories, they are just a drop in the bucket now.

Anyway, Jiangzhou City's attitude made Wei Dong suddenly shocked, because he knew that as long as he suffered losses or took a wrong step, everyone would blame him.

This was the most common scenario in the following decades.

Aren’t they Qiao Feng in the North and Murong in the South?

So they didn't even have lunch. They simply signed an investment agreement with the development zone and confirmed the approximate location of the land. Weidong had no idea who to find to survey the land.

In fact, he really wanted to take over an existing idle factory building and start production. But a factory that could accommodate 10,000 people was not a small factory. It had only been a few years since the reform and opening up, so a large factory of this level would not be struggling so quickly.

Besides, if you take over the factory, it is impossible to give you the land.

It’s better to take such a cheap plot of land. There is no need to pay first anyway, and Jiangzhou City has no doubt about his ability to pay.

Director Tang from the development zone still signed the agreement for a planned factory area of ​​100,000 square meters, and wanted to place the factory next to the main road.

Weidong was left in a state of confusion, and stressed that he had to listen to experts when it came to opening a factory. For example, if it was inconvenient to transport goods, or if it needed to be located near a river for easier shipping, building a factory had to be scientific.

Even he, an old security guard, knows it.

Most people don’t have this awareness now.

The people from the main transportation bureau were still waiting. Their leader also drove a Volga, but he squeezed into Weidong's van with a sigh of relief, proud that this was one of the several automobile and motorcycle production lines that started simultaneously in Jiangzhou this year.

Weidong couldn't say that his car was an original four-wheel drive, and of course his behavior was even less like that of a wealthy man.

How can you get rich by just driving a small van by yourself?

The Transportation Bureau was indeed pointing to the freight route along the Yangtze River that he, Li Erfeng, and Goudan had inquired about after they rescued Shen Laosan and threw the three siblings into the hospital, following the train station to the dock.

However, compared with those large and small street freight companies, it is flexible and at least has some business differences.

The largest professional moving company under the Transportation Bureau has very little business.

The reason is of course very simple. State-owned enterprises face each other. Since this company claims to be a professional transportation company, it mainly deals with the transportation of large equipment, boiler equipment, and various coal, oil, grain, and minerals of various state-owned enterprises, especially not involving shipping.

Now that state-owned factories are facing financial difficulties one after another, it is natural that moving companies have nothing to do.

The small collective of the street office can still humble itself to take on some business, but the state-owned company, which claims to be the most powerful, will not bow down to it.

Moreover, in order to complete various difficult tasks back then, they increased the number of people at all costs, so there were many staff left over and the burden was heavy.

Even if there are more than a dozen large and small trucks, they are still idle.

But the porters have nothing to worry about, as they get paid well and spend their days fishing and playing cards, feeling very comfortable.

Now, when they see the company's luxury cars driving over, they continue to drink tea and play cards under the shade of the trees on the roadside without any hurry. It is really enviable to have such a stable job.

Weidong found it amazing that it had only been less than a year.

The situation became more obvious.

At the end of last year, he was still holding a cigarette and asking about the market at the freight store.

Now it is he who is in charge of merging and restructuring the state-owned transportation companies.

Everyone on the bus felt helpless when they saw how lazy the porters were.

The leader of the moving company actively ran down from the roadside building to greet them.

The three-story building is right next to the intersection, with access to the city bus route on the side and a large freight yard by the river in front. It is estimated that it will be flooded a lot during the flood season.

But this row of buildings should be just above the highest water level, so all the scenery left over from the Republic of China period is preserved on the buildings.

It was very similar to the concession buildings that Weidong had seen around the Swan Hotel in Yuezhou, but it was not as grand and majestic, and it stretched across the entire island in the middle of the river.

There are just a few similar foreign-style buildings clustered together. I can't tell what style they are, but they are all symmetrical, gorgeously crafted, and have the air of a wealthy family.
Even with Rang Weidong's level of appreciation, he could see that the doors, windows and pillars outside the building had exquisite reliefs, geometrically divided stone bricks, arched outlines and roof decorations, with a strong Western flavor.

However, if you look a little closer, you will find that the reliefs and decorative patterns include both traditional Chinese flowers, birds, and animals, as well as European styles. The combination of Chinese and Western styles is very impressive.

So before getting out of the car, I asked Weidong to take out an X-ray camera from the glove box and take a few pictures, including those of the vehicles in the empty cargo yard.

Only then did he walk in with the leaders of the Transportation Bureau.

It turns out that when you go through the front door of the building, there is a patio inside, a three-story building on the right, and a corner building on the left that just covers the other two sides.

It is filled with various clothes hanging out to dry.

Regardless of who they were before, the several buildings now belonged to the moving company and were obviously full of people.

Weidong is not interested in living in such an eye-catching place, but he is very interested in leaving this good place full of historical traces to future tourists.

So he exchanged some pleasantries and walked into the "office", which was the large living room of a wealthy family.

At present, the moving company has only so much assets, so it cannot be said to have any liabilities. Even if the monthly salaries of two or three hundred people are a heavy burden, they are also related financial expenditures and can be paid.

But with so many people doing nothing all day and still getting paid, the Transportation Bureau also wants to increase revenue and reduce expenditure and find a good solution.

He asked Weidong to look through the company's financial statements. This time, he took the initiative to ask for the other party's business license. "What are the specific procedures for restructuring and merger?"

The Transportation Bureau also looked bewildered. "Weidong, you're pretty good at discussing these matters within the city. We at the Transportation Bureau also need to adapt to the wave of reform. If you propose a plan and we think it's feasible, we'll definitely support it."

It feels like the spring breeze of reform is blowing everywhere, and all departments are undergoing reform. We have to sit back and do something.

In fact, Weidong couldn't keep a straight face when he looked at the business license!
Because besides a bunch of transport qualifications, it clearly says motor vehicle driver technical training and assessment...

Isn't this a driving school?

(End of this chapter)