Chapter 384
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"You are going to the City Government again today?" Li Na pouted. She was unhappy.
Feng Yu had asked her to come over, but Feng Yu had been leaving early and returning late these few days. He had no time to accompany Li Na. The only thing that made Li Na happy was that Wen Dongjun was staying at the hotel and did not disturb them.
Feng Yu gave Li Na a hug: "Why don't you come with me? I should be able to finish my work within 2 days. "
"No, I don't know what I can do at the City Government. Come back early. I will prepare dinner for you. "Li Na was like a wife and helped Feng Yu tidy up his clothes. Feng Yu kissed Li Na on her forehead and patted her butt. He then left with a smirk.
Things were going according to his plan. Ivanov had fallen into Feng Yu's trap. Feng Yu's understanding of Russia was much better than Ivanov's understanding of Hua Xia.
Even the Mayor and Deputy Mayor were cooperating with Feng Yu. It was hard for Ivanov not to fall into his trap.
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"Australia's lease term is 7 years? They can provide more than 50,000 hectares of farmland. The exact amount will be set according to Bing City's requirements? They are also giving low-interest loans? They are also allowed to open up wastelands? No one cares? The rent there is half of the rent? Half at the end of the year? "Ivanov frowned when he heard Translator Xue talking about Australia's conditions.
Australia's conditions were too good. If he was in Bing City, he would also choose Australia. But Ivanov could agree to most of the conditions. However, in terms of rent, he absolutely could not give in.
They needed the rent to improve the government's financial situation. If it was only half of the rent, how could it be enough?
Ivanov called his two deputies to discuss and decided to lower the conditions to get Bing City to agree. With the same conditions, Bing City would surely choose Russia, which was closer to them. After all, because of last year's Olympic bid, many people from Hua Xia started to hate Australia.
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"Mr. Mayor, we have communicated with the government and felt that the lease period can be relaxed. How about seven years? This is the longest we can fight for. "
The mayor lowered his head and saw Feng Yu gesturing an eight with his hand. He understood immediately.
"Eight years. If it were eight years, I think we would be happier."
Ivanov looked at Interpreter Xue. Interpreter Xue moved his teacup slightly to the left. Ivanov looked at his 2 deputies and nodded: "Fine. We can agree to this condition. But if we agree to this condition, shouldn't Bing City also make some concessions?"
The mayor reached out his hand and gestured for him to speak.
"You have to pay one year's rent first. Then, at the end of each year, you can use your produce to offset the rent for the second year. Our rent will be calculated according to the highest amount for the past three years. The rent for the land should also be increased by 10% every year. "
The mayor frowned. "10% a year is definitely not enough. We can accept an increase of 3% on the basis of the first year's rent. Can I pay the rent for half a year in advance? The rest would be paid after the autumn harvest. Our farmers will also be under pressure if we have to fork out so much money at once. If the farmers really have so much money, then why do they still need to go overseas to farm? "
"We agree to increase the rent by 3%. But the rent must be paid for one year in advance. If the farmers do not have money, the City can pay for them first. You all must also agree to this condition. If not, there is no need for us to negotiate anymore. "
Ivanov looked at Interpreter Xue. Interpreter Xue was drinking his tea. Ivanov was calmer. This means that Bing City can give in to this condition.
"We do not have that much money."
"That is your problem. You want to use the land without paying? Unless you all are willing to increase the rent by 30%!"
The Mayor looked at Feng Yu. Seems like he can only follow Feng Yu's suggestion.
"Then let's change our thinking. We will register an agriculture company and use this company's name to contract the land. After that, we will subcontract the land to the farmers. This way, we will be able to solve our financial problems. "
"This is fine. But this agriculture company cannot be a private company."
"Of course, we do not have enough funds. That's why we will use other sources of funds. But this company will surely be owned by the City."
"If this is the case, then there is no problem." Ivanov was very excited. If this was the case, then the first payment of the rent could be received at the same time. The farmers do not need to pay the rent separately. This was even better.
"We had already given in to you all. Then I hope that you all can give in to us on the land reclamation. In Hua Xia, the uncultivated land is not considered as a registered farmland. That's why we do not need to pay taxes. I believe that Russia is the same. The production of the uncultivated land will be lower due to the presence of weeds. If we still need to pay taxes, then we will be incurring losses! "
"No, no, no. Mr. Mayor, the uncultivated land is also Russia's land. Why should we not pay taxes on our land? Of course, we will also give in to you all. The tax will be half of the normal land tax. How about that? "
"The first year will be tax-free. The second year, we will have to pay 1/4 of the normal land rent. After that, we will have to pay 1/2 of the normal land rent every year. The uncultivated land will not produce any crops in the first year. We will not even be able to recoup the cost of reclaiming the land. "
Ivanov exchanged glances with his 2 deputies. They did not have any objections. At the same time, they noticed Translator Xue's teacup moved slightly to the right.
"Fine. We will also agree to this condition. Then the last condition. You all must contract for at least 100,000 hectares of farmland. "
"50,000 hectares. If we have the capabilities, we will try our best to contract more. A farmer can only farm 100 hectares of land. If it is too much, then we will be too busy. It would not be easy to transfer five hundred farmers out of the city. Of course, if the farmers from other cities around Bing City also apply, then we will try our best to contract more. Maybe 100,000 hectares will not be enough. "
They felt that what the Mayor said made sense. Then it's settled. Hurry up and sign the contract. We don't want Australia to sign the contract first.
But at this time, the Mayor suggested another condition: "Loans. I hope that our farmers can get interest-free loans from Russia. It is too difficult to get a farmer to contract 50 hectares or even 100 hectares of land. Even if our government can pay for some of the loans, we should not be paying for the rest of the loans. They still need to buy farming equipment, seeds, pesticides, fertilizers, etc., and they still need money for their livelihood. "
"It is impossible for us to get interest-free loans. We can help you all get low interest loans. The interest will be the same as our Russian farmers."
"The interest will be the same after the government subsidies." The Mayor emphasized.
"This is not a problem. Then our negotiations will be considered a success? "
"Basically, it is a success. We will discuss the details in the afternoon, and then we can sign the contract. I wish us a happy cooperation!" The Mayor smiled and stretched out his hand.
"Happy cooperation!" Ivanov shook the Mayor's hand.
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