"This little girl, really thinks Secretary Shen's transfer to the countryside is because he offended someone." Seeing Yang Lili didn't even bother with them anymore, Yuan Hongjun couldn't help but want to stand up for Shen Hua.

  Shen Hua smiled slightly, even if he was marginalized by Tan Qiping, he was still a person in the municipal party committee circle. If it were the previous Shen Hua, it would not be possible for him to take this affront.

  However, Shen Hua knew that the guy before was quite annoying and hateful, so when Yang Lili spoke sarcastically to him, he didn't have a strong feeling; also, he didn't need to let Yuan Hongjun, who had just sat down for dinner for the first time, stand up for him.

  Shen Hua smiled and said to Yuan Hongjun, "Others are also working hard to make a living, putting on a smiling face to deal with customers, just hoping to get more commission from private rooms. But we only want the minimum consumption, she can't get much commission, so naturally she's lazy to deal with us. If it weren't for Secretary Yuan bringing me here, I wouldn't have come in half a year, there's nothing to be angry about." He spoke calmly and chatted with Yuan Hongjun and others, waiting for the wine and dishes to arrive.

  Yuan Hongjun still felt a bit uneasy in his heart, saying: "That's because Secretary Shen is magnanimous and doesn't bother to calculate with her. If this little bitch dares to treat others like that..." But thinking that even at Ying Huang International, there was no place for him, a rural cadre, to show off his power, he didn't say anything harsh.

  Shen Hua didn't want to drag on this topic and changed the subject with Yuan Hongjun, discussing the development of Mei Xi and He Tang.

  Yuan Hongjun also anticipated that after Meixi and Hetang towns were merged into Tangzha District, there would be a fairly long transition period. During this transition period, the two towns would be treated as stepchildren and would face discrimination in terms of finance.

  He approached Shen Huai to pull the relationship, one is that the situation of the two towns is consistent, and also adjacent, needs a unified voice, standing on the same position, as much as possible to strive for financial support from the district; one is knowing that Shen Huai has connections in the city, hoping that Meixi Town can bring Hetang Town along when directly asking the city for development resources.

  There is also personal consideration.

  Yuan Hongjun was less than 40 years old and had some upper-level connections before taking office in Hetao. However, after Xiapu County was merged into Tangzhai District, Yuan's upper-level connections were gone, and he needed to rebuild his relationships in order to secure his position as the Party Secretary of the town and not be squeezed out by others.

  Upper-level relationships are not so easy to operate, it's said that officials sell their positions, but the position of Party Secretary of He Tang Town is only one, and there are many people willing to spend 100,000 or 200,000 yuan to sit in this position, but not everyone's money can be sent up.

  It is said that Shen Hua is a man of Secretary Tan Qiping, but seeing Shen Hua in Meixi Town, stepping on Du Jian like a dog, even if the rumor has some untrue places, Yuan Hongjun also believes that Shen Hua's background is much deeper than an ordinary township secretary.

  In Yuan Hongjun's view, as long as he can get close to Shen Hua and establish a connection with the leaders of the city and district through Shen Hua, he may be able to secure his position as Party Secretary of Hehutang Town and seek further development.

  Of course, some things don't need to be said too clearly, and we still need to discuss the development and economy of the two towns at the dinner table.

  "Now that the three-year transition period has been set, if the district really doesn't give us any subsidies, Mei Creek Town has a steel factory to rely on, so their days will be better. But for our He Tang Town, the next three years will be tough..."

  Yuan Hongjun dragged his private boss into Yingwang International to show off, and the embarrassment of Hetang Town had little to do with him personally. However, after the merger of Hetang Town, during the three-year transition period when finances were self-collected and self-paid, it would indeed be very difficult.

  Mei Creek Town developed again after stagnation, after all, it is also the central town of Xiapu County's southwest region.

  After this allocation, even if the economy remains at its original scale and does not move forward, as long as the value-added tax that was previously withheld for the county is returned to the base, Meixi Town will have more than 80 million yuan available for distribution each year.

  This is also the most direct benefit after Meixi Town was assigned to Tangzha District.

  Before the 1990s, when adjusting urban areas, only Meixi Town was considered to be merged into Tangzha District, and Hetang Town was not taken into account. Therefore, the county has always been inclined to invest funds in Meixi Town, while financially leaning towards Hetang Town.

  During the three-year transition period, Xiapu County cannot provide financial support to Hetang Town again. If it is cut off at once, Hetang Town will not be able to get financial support from Tangzhai District either. It may only have 40-50 million yuan per year and will be in a very difficult situation.

  The population of Hetang Town is only slightly less than Meixi, and the financial support is almost the same. Suddenly tightening so much is just like the predicament that Meixi Town encountered three or four years ago.

  Even if Yuan Hongjun personally has a way to make money, the party members and cadres under him are living a hard life, and as the town party committee secretary, his life will not be easy either.

  Secondly, local investment in education, water conservancy, transportation, urban construction, public security and civil administration is seriously insufficient, which may lead to big problems.

  Heting Town suffered heavy casualties in the snow disaster, which was ultimately due to the local houses being old and dilapidated, with a loose structure, and the local government's insufficient investment in rural dangerous and old house transformation.

  Snow disaster, Meixi Town collapsed more than 100 houses, the relief funds allocated by the city and county governments were less than 1,000 yuan per collapsed house, which is far from enough for the affected households to rebuild their homes. If the town and village cannot provide additional subsidies, some affected families will become extremely poor...

  Shen Huai thought that after Kou Xiang recovered from her injuries, the reason she became a "princess" at Ying Huang International might have something to do with her family's house collapsing and having no money to rebuild it. However, there was also no way for him to run to the fifth floor club and search for her in every private room.

  Of course, as for the situation in Heting Town, Shen Huai can turn a blind eye to it. After all, he cannot take care of everything under heaven. Excessive sympathy is useless.

  However, if it can be mutually beneficial and a win-win situation, Shen Hua is still willing to do so.

  In fact, Shen Hua had long since set his sights on the riverbank resources of He Tang Town. He didn't beat around the bush with Yuan Hongjun either, and said directly: "Mei Xi Steel Factory plans to take a piece of land in He Tang to build a cargo terminal, and will also build a convenient road connecting the cargo terminal on the east side of Mei Xi Steel Factory... This road will also be mainly built on your land..."

  The riverbank is a resource, but nobody wants it, and even if you put something there, you can't make any money from it.

  Shen Hua said he wanted to take land in He Tang Town to build a dock, Yuan Hongjun asked in confusion: "The raw materials and steel of Meixi Steel Plant need to be transported by river, isn't it enough to build the dock on Meixi River?"

  Mei Creek River is one of the main tributaries of the lower reaches of the Zhejiang River, especially after Mei Creek Town, the waterway is both deep and wide, and thousands of tons or even three to five thousand tons of cargo ships can enter from the river mouth without too much pressure.

  If the development goal of Meixi Steel Plant is limited to an annual output of less than one million tons, the cargo terminal should naturally be built on the east bank of Meixi River; this can also ensure that the fertile water does not flow into outsiders' fields, and the taxes generated by Meixi Steel Plant can all belong to Meixi Town as much as possible.

  However, in Shen Huai's mind, a cargo ship with a load of 3 to 5 thousand tons is far from meeting the future development needs of Meixi Steel Plant.

  Of course, Shen Hua would not tell Yuan Hongjun about his desired goal for Meixi Steel Plant. Not to mention Yuan Hongjun, even He Qing She and Chu Qiang probably couldn't imagine that he had the determination to make Meixi Steel Plant a steel giant of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of tons.

  Facing Yuan Hongjun's question, Shen Huai just smiled and said: "Building a cargo terminal on the east bank of Meixi River and connecting it with the steel plant will limit the development of Meixi Town to the south, which is conflicting in planning. Moreover, Meixi Steel Plant still has some funds, now taking them out to build a terminal directly on the north bank of Xunjiang River, repairing a road to connect with Xiamei Highway, and then widening Xiamei Highway, the terminal will be an important hub connecting Donghua City with the southern bank of Xunjiang River... there are many benefits in this..."

  Yuan Hongjun nodded, Mei Xi Town and He Tang Town developed slowly, it's because they are located in a remote corner, so they can't enjoy any benefits. If we really build a dock and a ferry, Mei Xi Town and He Tang Town may become the transportation hub connecting the eastern part of Donghua City with the southern bank of Zhejiang Province, and industry and commerce will naturally flourish.

  "This is a good thing, we will not only welcome but also strongly support," said Yuan Hongjun. "From Meixi Steel Plant directly south to the riverbank, if the route is to be the shortest, shouldn't the dock be built in Lishacun?" Yuan Hongjun looked uncertainly at Town Mayor Li Xueqi opposite him.

  "Yes, Li She Village, Sixth Group." He Tang Town Mayor Li Xueqi was very familiar with the situation in both towns.

  "How many mu of land does Meixi Steel Factory plan to take from Hetang this time?" Yuan Hongjun asked Shen Huai.

  "Six hundred mu!" Shen Huai said.

  The approval authority for 600 mu of industrial project land is in the city, and any more than that needs to be reported to the province. Shen Hua can only hold on to this number to ask Yuan Hongjun for land.

  "This is too much!" Yuan Hongjun exclaimed, startled by the number Shen Huai reported. "Even if you were to move the entire Meixi Steel Factory here, it wouldn't use up that much land, would it?"

  The Meixi Iron and Steel Plant currently has a total area of only 600 mu, but there is still considerable room for development. Even the nearly 100 mu of land on the west side was first used to launch a collective fund housing project and build staff quarters.

  According to the conventional layout of steel enterprises, 600 mu of land can accommodate a production capacity of 500,000 to 800,000 tons of rebar; Meixi Steel Plant's designed production capacity is only 100,000 tons.

  He Qing heard that Shen Hua was going to take 600 mu from Hetang Town, and he was also startled. However, he did not interfere with the steel plant's business, so he patiently endured and didn't ask anything.

  "It's not just about building a dock and a yard," Shen Hua said. "In the future, Meixi Steel Plant will mainly develop electric furnace steel for a long time. Electric furnace steel is a big tiger that eats electricity. In the past, the county allocated 100,000 tons of power to the steel plant, but it could only meet the production demand of 80,000 tons and couldn't guarantee stable supply. The other power gaps were all filled by us buying generator sets ourselves. The power consumption in Tangzhai District is also very tight, and I estimate that they can't squeeze out much for us. At present, the cost of generator sets is too high, and Meixi Steel Plant wants to develop without relying on the county or district, it can only raise funds to build a power plant by itself; after the power plant is built, it can also meet the industrial electricity demand of surrounding areas..."

  "How big does Meixi Steel Plant want to be? Building a dock and building a power plant?" Yuan Hongjun realized at this time that Shen Hua's ambition was very large.

  "This year, Meixi Steel Plant can do around a few hundred thousand tons, but considering the long-term development goal of the steel plant, we should aim for at least one million tons... Shen Huai intentionally compressed the long-term target severely."

  "You're amazing, Mei Xi Town is worthy of you as the Party Secretary. In the future, the District Committee Secretary and Municipal Committee Secretary should also be held by you, and at that time, the entire Donghua area will be turned upside down. It's really worth letting that little bitch listen to it, see if she still looks down on people with her dog eyes?" Yuan Hongjun gave Shen Huai a thumbs up, and then said to He Qing She, "I'm saying this, Hei Zi you're not angry, are you?"

  "What am I angry about? I'd be delighted if Secretary Shen could take Meixi Town to new heights." He Qing Society smiled.