Early the next morning, Chen Bin went straight to the County Committee and County Governnt.
He first brought up the idea of finding jobs for the villagers, which pleased Xue Baoguang greatly.
Then he asked, "Secretary Xue, I heard the county is planning to build a food factory?"
At this mont, Xue Baoguang understood Chen Bin’s purpose for this visit.
He laughed and replied, "Why, are you here to hold accountable?"
"Secretary Xue, you exaggerate. The county building a food factory is a good thing. I just wanted to confirm whether it’s true or not."
Despite his deep dissatisfaction, Chen Bin dared not show it in front of Xue Baoguang.
After all, he was his superior, and offending him might make future endeavors very difficult.
"Yes, the county does plan to build a food factory, and the site has already been chosen."
Nodding, Chen Bin remained silent.
Xue Baoguang continued, "The initiative to build the food factory was promoted by County Magistrate Ye, and he personally resolved the funding issues. We’re all contributing to Dragon Mountain County, so it doesn’t matter who builds the factory, right?"
Since things had been laid out this way, Chen Bin had no room to argue.
All he could do was continue with so polite remarks.
"Of course, I will ensure to perform my duties in future work and hope for Secretary Xue’s continued support."
"Rest assured, as long as it’s within the county’s capabilities, we’ll strive to support any needs of Qinghe Town."
As Chen Bin left the office building, he was unaware that Ye Hong and his secretary were watching him quietly.
Taking a deep breath, Ye Hong spoke first.
"Chen Bin really isn’t bad; Lu Huisheng can’t compare to him at all."
"I’ve heard he’s now on equal footing with Lu Huisheng. At this rate, it won’t be long before he completely takes over Qinghe Town."
"When that ti cos, I’ll abandon Lu Huisheng and support Chen Bin instead."
The secretary, however, expressed so concern over Ye Hong’s words.
"But every ti Chen Bin cos to the county, he seeks out Secretary Xue. Can he really be swayed by you?"
Ye Hong smirked with confidence.
"Xue Baoguang will retire in two or three more years. When I’m the successor, do you think Chen Bin won’t align with , the top leader?"
The secretary realized he had misspoken and quickly nodded.
"You’re right, County Magistrate, my considerations were inadequate."
Returning to the town governnt, Chen Bin imdiately called Jia Fugui to his office.
"How much land did they use for this bullfrog farming thing?"
"All the big and small plots add up to about 5,000 acres."
"5,000 acres?!"
Chen Bin was utterly shocked by Lu Huisheng’s audacity.
Knowing that Qinghe Town had just over 50,000 acres of arable land.
Using almost a tenth of it for bullfrog farming was risky.
If it succeeds, that’s fine, but if it fails, it would be a major embarrassnt!
"How did they negotiate this with the villagers?"
"If successful, all the inco goes to the villagers; if it fails, the town governnt covers the loss."
Bam!
Chen Bin slamd his hand on the table in anger.
"Governnt backup? Do we have that much money? This is outrageous!"
"What can we do? It’s a project supported by County Magistrate Ye, which gives Lu Huisheng a lot of confidence."
Hearing Ye Hong’s na, Chen Bin refrained from saying more.
He then instructed Jia Fugui to notify Ding Zi to join him in investigating how many people were willing to work outside the town.
He also emphasized that while conducting the survey, they should highlight the benefits of working outside to avoid villagers feeling resistant.
About a week later, the results showed that roughly 50,000 people in the town expressed a desire to work elsewhere.
Chen Bin was clearly very pleased with this result.
If so many people were willing to leave Qinghe Town, it would reduce a lot of pressure on the governnt.
About a week before New Year’s Day, six or seven recruitnt companies called Chen Bin.
They were all introduced by Pan Hao and were willing to hire so adults under 45.
Chen Bin quickly expressed that they could co to Qinghe Town to select candidates if convenient.
All the recruitnt companies agreed.
After hanging up, Chen Bin hurriedly sent Jia Fugui to contact each village.
He instructed that everyone interested in working outside should co to the town governnt in two days.
As the recruitnt day arrived, the town governnt filled with over ten thousand people, creating an impressive scene.
With the organizers’ directions, everyone started queuing in an orderly manner.
Seeing this scene, even those led by Lu Huisheng couldn’t help but express their admiration.
"I have to say, Chen Bin’s really got a good head on his shoulders, even thinking of arranging for these people to work outside."
"He’s a talented graduate from Tianhai University, with experience as a secretary to the County Committee secretary. He has both education and insight. The city didn’t send him just for so gilded training."
"I’ve sent people to inquire in Qingshi County, and Chen Bin has a great reputation in the officialdom there. They say without him, Bailing Wine wouldn’t exist today."
Listening to his trusted aides shower Chen Bin with praise, Lu Huisheng instantly felt a surge of anger.
Unable to hold back, he scolded, "What do you an by this? Praising Chen Bin in front of , are you planning to defect?"
Du Minli laughed and replied, "We’re just chatting casually, why so serious?"
With a cold snort, Lu Huisheng still looked displeased.
"What’s so great about Chen Bin? He just arranged for a few recruitnt companies. Our Qinghe Town will still be poor after these people leave. It’s just a little trick, how can you take it seriously?"
Frowning slightly, Du Minli was a bit dissatisfied with these words.
She chose to side with Lu Huisheng because he had the support of the County Magistrate.
Otherwise, this foolish guy wouldn’t be worth any effort!
After the recruitnt event ended, it was already evening.
Nearly a thousand people were recruited this ti.
The selected villagers were very happy, as it ant earning good money outside.
As for those who weren’t chosen, they hung their heads in disappointnt and seed a bit discontent.
In response, Chen Bin imdiately stepped in to reassure them.
He promised that there would be more recruitnt events like today’s, but they would have to wait for the town governnt to find new recruitnt companies to notify everyone.
Most people were fairly satisfied with this outco.
The next morning, Chen Bin was having breakfast with He Beibei and Cheng Zhuang.
Cai Lixia and Jia Fugui sat on the other side.
Throughout the al, Cai Lixia kept sneaking glances at He Beibei.
Seeing this, Chen Bin couldn’t help but curl his lips into a smile.
After breakfast, Cheng Zhuang imdiately took He Beibei to school.
On the way to the town governnt, Chen Bin signaled to Cai Lixia.
She quickly jogged over, "What’s wrong?"
Chen Bin asked softly, "What were you looking at during breakfast?"
"I wasn’t looking at anything," Cai Lixia feigned innocence.
"It’s just the two of us, no need to pretend. You were clearly staring at that little girl."
"I don’t even know her, why would I look at her?"
Seeing Cai Lixia still unwilling to admit, Chen Bin decided to tease her.
So he smiled and asked, "Guess what my relationship with her is?"
"How would I know?"
Though Cai Lixia’s tone was casual, her expression seed tense.
Chen Bin leaned in and whispered in her ear, "She’s my girlfriend..."
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