Unqualified civil servants, Feng Yiping believes, can be broadly divided into three types.
One type is lazy, which is the most common.
When ordinary people come to the office to do things, he generally ignores them. He generally ignores the work that needs to be done in his department, and he can delay the work that is specifically assigned to him. At the end of the year, he can write a flowery summary of his work, but in reality, he hasn't done much.
The other type is stupid and has limited abilities.
Especially now, the proportion of civil servants entering the system through the national examination is very low. Even those who later became civil servants by passing the national examination are not without high expectations and low skills.
The last type is a major category that everyone hates. It can take many forms, but it can all be summed up in one word: 'corruption'.
However, under the personal emphasis and several inquiries of the competent County Magistrate Zhao, the entire China Merchants Group, including those connections that were inserted, are all very qualified civil servants these days, and they are all attentively following the news about Jiasheng.
They know that Jiasheng has reaped rewards at the Canton Fair, that high-ranking official Guo made a special trip to inspect Jiasheng's Shenzhen furniture factory, and that even Mayor Fang's daughter went to help out at the Jiasheng booth.
The more detailed the information they found out, the more respectful and polite they became towards this God of Wealth that County Chief Zhao valued so highly. Although they heard that the owner of this group was a family from the village below, just look at the connections they are now cultivating, they are all masters that even the county chief has to look up to.
Therefore, after learning that Feng Yiping and Jin Ling had left the Canton Fair and returned to the capital, Cao Yunpeng, the director of the county investment promotion bureau, immediately reported to County Chief Zhao.
'Any news about these investments in the past two days?' County Chief Zhao asked.
'According to what we know, for the silk base project, they have contacted all the counties in the city, and even several other traditional silk producing areas in the country.
For the infant product base, apart from the industrial park in the province, they also prefer places with better supporting facilities and a large pool of skilled workers, such as some coastal cities.
And there is the hotel project, we heard that they have already made a list of cities in the province suitable for building hotels, but our county, it seems, is not on that list.'
Hearing Cao Yunpeng's words, Zhao's face turned a little dark. Judging from Jiasheng's current attitude, it seemed that they were not really prepared to invest in the county again.
What made him even more annoyed was that not long ago, Mayor Fang had specifically called to ask about the situation of Jiasheng's several factories in the county. Although he didn't say much, all Zhao needed to know was that Mayor Fang attached great importance to Jiasheng.
In that case, what would Mayor Fang think if all of Jiasheng's investments went elsewhere?
'Let's not talk about the others. Regarding this silk base and the silk quilt factory, according to their plan, the combined investment is at least tens of millions of yuan, right? Does the county have high hopes?' asked County Magistrate Zhao.
'This is some of the information we have compiled. It is all about the promises made to them by the other counties in the city,' Cao Yunpeng handed County Magistrate Zhao a folder.
County Magistrate Zhao flipped through it a few times, his face looking increasingly bad. It seems that those fellow units have all done a solid job, with better conditions than one another. Not to mention the various concessions in terms of land and taxation, several counties have also offered matching funds.
He sighed, 'Our county should have the best foundation for cooperation with Jiasheng, so why has this situation arisen today? I think the investment promotion department has an unshirkable responsibility. Before that, have you taken the initiative to maintain a good relationship with Jiasheng? I don't think they even bothered to care about who their boss and CEO were. Have you ever dealt with Feng Zhenchang? You probably didn't even know where he was from before.'
I don't know if he was genuinely scared or just pretending to be worried. Anyway, Cao Yunpeng's forehead was sweating. This handyman was even more impressive than those actors who could shed tears like rain within a minute. 'You're right, County Magistrate. Our work has been very inadequate. I apologise to you. Don't worry, we will definitely maintain a good relationship with Jiasheng, no, maintain a good relationship with all investors, and ensure that this situation will not recur.'
'Well, it's always easier to deal with an investor you've worked with before than one you haven't, and it's also easier to get results. Just remember that,' interrupted County Magistrate Zhao, who considered himself to be a trusted confidant.
'You should also start drafting a proposal in the next few days. I'm going to the provincial capital next week, and then the capital. Before that, come up with a plan that you think has an advantage.'
'Yes, I'll get right on it,'
Huang Chengzhong, who has worked for almost twenty years, finally has his own independent office. These days, after dark, he finally has people coming to the door to give gifts. The fastest of these is the town's former richest man, Lao Fang, who sells iron sand. He used to have only Wang Ganqing in his eyes.
Although no matter who came to the door, he politely rejected the gifts, it really felt good.
Of course, he didn't just enjoy it. Although Feng Zhenchang and Feng Yiping had given him the lowdown, he still wanted to attract more investment. After all, he was an official, and he had to do something, didn't he?
He divided his work into two directions. One was to encourage the town's residents to set up businesses. However, it was not easy to make a big difference in this area. This was equivalent to expanding domestic demand, but if residents' incomes did not rise, how could you expand?
The key task is, of course, attracting investment from abroad, but there are really no advantages in this area. However, under the influence of the Feng family, he has also figured out a direction.
He finally focused on the education system. Over the years, the town has trained some talents, but the few college students generally can't be counted on. Most of them have also joined the civil service system and can't help.
But who knows that among those high school and technical secondary school graduates who are struggling outside, there are not a few who have also made achievements outside?
So he personally visited the principals of the two middle schools, hoping that they could provide some useful information.
Huang Chengzhong believed that with the example of Feng Zhenchang and the others, it would be possible to find a way to get these people to consider investing in their hometown. To this end, he was listing some of the town's advantageous resources and projects, and roughly calculating the investment and return rates to provide some direction for investors.
When he received the call from County Magistrate Zhao, he was at the Land Management Office, learning about the situation of the town's quarries.
'Hello, County Magistrate,'
'Hello, Lao Huang, we've made a decision. We'll be going to the capital next week. I hope to talk to Mr Jin of Jiasheng. Is there anything your daughter needs to bring?' Before that, he had already called Feng Zhenchang and said more or less the same thing.
'Thank you, County Magistrate, but there's really nothing to trouble you about. I'll call my daughter right away. By the way, do I need to go this time?' Huang Chengzhong naturally understood the meaning of County Magistrate Zhao's phone call.
'I just called Feng too. This time, you just stay at home. I've heard about your initiatives, they're all quite good, so do a good job,'
Wang Ganqing was the last to know about this matter. County Chief Zhao actually gave him a lecture when he called him last. 'We have such a good foundation with Jiasheng, so why has the situation come to this? Have you reflected on this? The Feng and Mei families are both under your jurisdiction. If you have a good personal relationship, would you be as passive as you are now?
How are your relations with the factory managers of the Jia Sheng factories? How are your relations with Feng Zhenchang? I'm afraid they're not as good as mine! I've invited him to dinner several times, but what about you? You're so close, but how many times have you visited his home? Have you visited him during the Spring Festival every year? Did you congratulate Feng Zhenchang's father-in-law when he celebrated his birthday?
You had such an advantage, but you didn't know how to make the most of it. Were you just not thinking about it, or were you just not interested?
'Old leader, isn't this kind of work all handed over to Huang Chengzhong now?' he said, trying to make a point.
Asking him to take the initiative to wait by Feng Zhenchang's house, to invite Feng Zhenchang to dinner, and to wish Mei Jianzhong a happy birthday. What's wrong with these things? Feng Zhenchang hasn't even done a good job for me.
'When did Huang Chengzhong take office?' County Magistrate Zhao asked him. 'This is your job, don't always need someone to remind you what to do.'
After a lecture, Wang Ganqing put his feet up on the desk, smoked a Chinese cigarette with a puff, and then picked up the phone and dialed, 'Lao Huang, come to see me right away,'
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Feng Yiping then received a call from Jin Ling. The county investment promotion officer was in contact with Gao Zhiyi. County Chief Zhao was going to the provincial capital the following Monday and hoped to meet with Mei Yiliang. He would be in the capital the following Wednesday and hoped to meet with them.
'Just come, it's not unexpected,' Feng Yiping said.
He was quite busy at the moment and had forgotten about "My Sassy Girl". He felt it was a loss, so in the past two days he had been catching up on the synopsis he had written before and added some supplements.
Fortunately, after reading it, he went through the previous records that only he could understand and found that he should immediately register a few trademarks and domain names.