After being reprimanded by Lu Yiwei, Li Haidong no longer dared to speak. He held his breath and listened to Lu Yiwei.
Lu Yiwei continued, "Secondly, you need me to investigate the canned food factory in Nanyang County as soon as possible!"
Li Haidong was a little confused, but he bit the bullet and asked, "What do you need?"
"I want everything, especially the financial transactions of this factory, the fixed and liquid asset valuation reports." Lu Yiwei said, "I plan to buy this factory at all costs!"
Lu Yiwei's bloodshot eyes made Li Haidong tremble. He immediately averted his eyes and replied, "Alright, I'll get it done immediately."
After Li Haidong left, Lu Yiwei gave a call to Niu Fuyong. "Fuyong, how much money do you have?"
Niu Fuyong was baffled by Lu Yiwei's question, so he replied, "I still have a few hundred thousand in the bank."
Lu Yiwei said, "Alright, for the first time ever, I'm going to ask you. I want to borrow money."
Hearing that Lu Yiwei wanted to borrow money, Niu Fuyong replied without any pretense, "How much?"
"A million. But I have to make it clear that I won't be able to return the money in a short period. "Lu Yiwei spoke the ugly words first.
Niu Fuyong casually replied, "What are you talking about? Take the money and use it. Furthermore, how long do you need it?"
Lu Yiwei replied, "I will definitely return the money to you. I need it soon."
"Alright, no problem. I'll send it over tomorrow." Niu Fuyong casually said. After hanging up the phone, Niu Fuyong felt extremely comfortable. He owed Lu Yiwei too much over the years, but Lu Yiwei had never asked him for anything. Now that Lu Yiwei wanted to borrow money, it was a good chance for him to return the favor.
Inspired by Cao Xiaolei, Lu Yiwei decided to do it himself. However, he had a different idea from Cao Xiaolei. He did not buy the cannery for further processing, but for the land where the cannery was located.
The cannery was located in the center of the county, covering an area of at least 100 acres. With the rapid development of the county, this piece of land would soon be in high demand. Lu Yiwei planned to buy it and store it first. When the price was right, he would sell it or develop it himself.
Borrowing one million from Niu Fuyong would not be enough to buy this factory. At most, it would be enough to buy a few dilapidated factories. He planned to use this money for public relations. As for the money to buy the land, that would depend on how far he went.
Why didn't Lu Yiwei adopt Cao Xiaolei's suggestion to further processing the fruit products? Cao Xiaolei's idea was not bad, but he had overlooked a few key factors. The natural conditions of Nanyang County determined the development of the fruit industry. It was destined to be small scale and would not be able to make it big. In addition, whether the other fruit industries could take root in Nanyang was another matter. Therefore, the raw materials could not be satisfied.
As for production, there were already a few large-scale cannery factories in Eastern State. Compared to them, Nanyang County was simply incomparable. If the technical aspects could not be overcome, then there was no need to talk about talent.
The most critical factor was the transportation cost. Nanyang County still had no highways or railways. There was only one provincial highway, and it was still dilapidated. Even if the production could increase, the transportation cost would take up a large portion, and the profit margin would be squeezed to the limit.
After careful consideration, Lu Yiwei gave up on this project and set his sights on another level, which was to hoard land for real estate development.
Nanyang County was surrounded by mountains. A river ran through the city, and the city was built along the river. The development of the city was a symbol of the overall strength of the county, but for Nanyang County, whose annual revenue had just exceeded the food and clothing line, the city's construction could only be described as "dilapidated." The entire county only had one asphalt main road, and the fragmented secondary roads were still dirt roads, making the entire county look dirty and messy. The majority of the county's buildings were one-story civil structures from the 70s and 80s, with scattered two-story brick and concrete structures built in recent years. The best building was the highest point in the county — Nanyang Hotel. The hotel was close to the County party committee building and was built in 1978. After the County party committee secretary Liu Kecheng took office, the first thing he did was to renovate the hotel, from the original three floors to four. The interior was redecorated, and the exterior was repainted. In Liu Kecheng's words, the hotel was the "facade" of the county. If the "facade" could not be done, how could other work be done? No matter how tight the financial situation was, the "facade" had to be maintained. Although the "facade" had been maintained, it had attracted a lot of criticism. Especially after the completion of the new finance department building, there was even more abuse.
The whole country was speeding up the urbanization, but Nanyang County was the only one that did not move forward. It seemed to be an outsider, living leisurely in its own "independent kingdom" world. When Chu Yunchi was the county head, he had at least pulled a real estate company over and demarcated a piece of land in the west of the city to develop commercial housing. Unexpectedly, Liu Kecheng stood up and interfered. Chu Yunchi fell from power, and the boss of the real estate company also took the money and ran away, leaving a lot of unfinished buildings.
Nanyang City was Liu Kecheng's city. If the County party committee secretary was not interested in urban construction, it would be impossible for his successor to develop the city. It could be seen that the vision of a leader played a decisive role in the development of the local economy. If there was an open-minded leader with a broad vision, Nanyang County would have long gotten rid of the poverty hat and become one of the top cities in the city with its rich mineral resources. However, Nanyang County just had to encounter such a conservative and stubborn leader like Liu Kecheng. It could be said that they had eight lifetimes of bad luck. Because of him, Nanyang County was stagnant, unable to be effectively developed, and was left behind by other counties and cities. Because of him, Nanyang County was not in a good mood. The leaders did not think about making progress and were always thinking about how to rise to the top. They turned a deaf ear to economic development. Because of him, the county still retained the simple style of the 1970s and 1980s of the last century. The people complained, but could not find a channel to appeal.
Liu Kecheng was a sinner of Nanyang. He had let down this hot land and the 300,000 people in the county. Years later, whenever the people mentioned this person, they would gnash their teeth in hatred.
Although Lu Yiwei was marginalized by politics, he did not stop studying. He read the "News Broadcast" and "People's Daily" every day to understand the major strategic decisions and guidelines of the country. With the proposal of the "Western Development" strategy, Lu Yiwei keenly felt that spring was coming in Nanyang County. In the near future, the county would become a huge construction site to promote the pace of urbanization. But the time was not ripe yet. Nanyang County was waiting for someone, someone to replace Liu Kecheng.
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