Wang Yuexi was taken aback again. The project's budget was very low, and it was not profitable.
Wang Fugui's attitude was very clear. He was only helping Ren Xiaosu solve his urgent problem. Only by helping Young Marshal's friend could they continue to work together in the future.
The renovation of Stronghold 144 was progressing faster than expected. Although the irrigation works and reclamation of wastelands could not alleviate the food shortage within this year, everyone knew this would benefit them for centuries to come.
With that, everyone extinguished any thoughts of exploiting loopholes.
In the future, when the Northwest was under Ren Xiaosu's control, what would the Northwest Chamber of Commerce amount to? Wang Fugui had already calculated all of this in his mind.
Over at Fortress 178, Wang Fengyuan walked to Zhang Jinglin's office with a smile on his face while holding a thick stack of documents in his hand.
The businessmen thought, "It's fine, we can wait. We still have professional construction engineers here, and a few of them are experts in large-scale projects. Feel free to use them."
One by one, the big bosses of the Northwest signed their letters of intent on the spot. Next to them, Wang Fugui's assistant even brought along a red pad for everyone to put their fingerprints on.
Wang Fugui smiled and did not say anything else. He did not answer the question. Instead, he raised his glass and said, "To the Young Marshal, to the Northwest!"
Wang Fugui tucked his hands into his sleeves and said with a smile, "Boss Li, you're being too polite. Young Marshal, the Northwest can't prosper with just me around. But with everyone's help, things will be different."
Everyone had mixed feelings when they heard that. They knew Wang Fugui was determined to tie everyone present to the Young Marshal's war chariot.
That night, the banquet ended, and everyone left in satisfaction. Nothing unpleasant happened. It was as though the signing of letters of intent had never happened.
"Then let's check it out." Zhang Jinglin said with a smile, "Feng Yuan, after you're done, announce it to everyone. If there's any problem, investigate it strictly."
After everyone had signed the letter of intent, Wang Fugui asked the waiters in the restaurant to remove the scattered cold dishes on the table and replace them with exquisite ingredients.
Wang Fengyuan said with a smile, "The progress is faster than expected. The work at Stronghold 144 has also been done more solidly. With the multi-pronged approach, it looks like things are booming. Especially the water conservancy project. Old Qi had a headache and didn't know how to do it before, but now it's not a problem in the hands of the Young Marshal. Yun Su has solved everything. "
The high-ranking general said softly, "But as far as I know, this Yun Su is the Young Marshal's private property, right? He's participating in such a large construction project, so there shouldn't be any problems in the middle of the process. Many people have died because of this project."
A younger businessman beamed with joy. "President Wang, why didn't you tell us about such a good thing earlier!"
He was different from the other businessmen. Wang Fugui valued Ren Xiaosu's future more than his own. He placed Ren Xiaosu first in everything he did.
As a result, a wily old fox immediately realized something. Commander Zhang had probably heard some people discussing the water conservancy project in private, so he decided to get Yu Chuyao to put the matter on the table and clarify it for everyone. It could also be considered as him publicly clearing Ren Xiaosu's name so that everyone would not have to worry that Ren Xiaosu would try to profit from it.
Wang Fugui chuckled and said, "It's my duty to share the Young Marshal's worries."
Some people lamented that Commander Zhang was still in his prime. The current Young Marshal might not necessarily be the same Young Marshal in the future. There were still many variables that could change in the next few decades.
After everyone left, a lot of people started paying attention to this matter. Everyone wanted to see if the Young Marshal of the Northwest would make any mistakes when it came to money.
But after Wang Fugui distributed the lamb chops to everyone's plates, he changed the topic. "But what Stronghold 144 can't afford to give to everyone, I, Yun Su, can. From now on, I, Yun Su, will sell the goods I bring from the Kyung Clan at a 10% lower price than before. This is to repay everyone for their warm help."
In this world, not only things related to money could be considered business!
Therefore, Yun Su was really reducing his own profits to help the Young Marshal prosper in the Northwest!
Wang Yuexi was a little dumbfounded as he stood in the administrative center. 'I haven't even finished the water conservancy design blueprint yet, so why are you all here already?'
As he wished, the Northwest Chamber of Commerce was already working together, and no one had the courage to get off the ship alone.
Could there be a change in the situation?
With that one sentence from Wang Fugui, he had already given up a huge profit. Based on this, if the project did not lose money, it would be equivalent to everyone making a profit instead.
Overnight, all the construction projects in Stronghold 144 came to a halt. There was only one project left in this huge territory: the water conservancy project.
When Wang Fugui ran over to Ren Xiaosu's courtyard, Ren Xiaosu asked with a smile, "I heard you held a meeting for the Northwest Chamber of Commerce? Uncle Fugui is ahead of me again. "
Someone who was holding a report said with a smile, "The Young Marshal is truly selfless. That's admirable. This Wang Fugui is also a talent. Integrating the Northwest Chamber of Commerce and contributing to the Northwest can be considered a great achievement."
However, Wang Fugui shook his head and said, "No, we can't break the rules."
According to the investigation report, not only did Ren Xiaosu's private businesses not seek profits during the renovation process of Stronghold 144, but they even gave away a lot of profits. It could be said that they were completely subsidizing Ren Xiaosu's reforms.
This report was written by Wang Fengyuan, and the contents of the investigation were very detailed, so everyone was convinced by it.
It didn't matter if they were unwilling to sign the letter of intent. The Northwest would not persecute anyone, but it would probably be impossible for them to continue making a living in the Northwest.
But from the looks of it, the Young Marshal's team, led by Wang Fugui, could be said to be full of talents. There would not be any more variables.
His boss, Ren Xiaosu, had said that Yun Su could not take the opportunity to control the economic lifeline of the Northwest in this matter. He could not control any lifeline at all.
Over the past year, Wang Fugui had worked hard to make Yun Su bigger and stronger. He had even reached the position of president of the Northwest Chamber of Commerce just so he could help Ren Xiaosu at this moment.
At this moment, everyone looked at Yu Chuyao, the general who had been looking for trouble at the beginning. However, they realized Yu Chuyao was smiling and did not say a word. He did not look like he had been slapped in the face at all.
When Zhang Jinglin saw him, he interrupted his work report for the first time and asked Wang Fengyuan, "How's it going?"
And Wang Fugui wanted to do even better. Not only was he not earning any money from the project to prosper in the Northwest, but he even had to subsidize the project to support it.
Moreover, everyone was wondering why Yu Chuyao, the general who had questioned Ren Xiaosu, would suddenly go against Commander Zhang and question Ren Xiaosu in public when he was Commander Zhang's personal aide.
All of the businessmen were overjoyed. Their businesses were spread across more than 20 strongholds in the Northwest, but Yun Su was the only one who could get their hands on the Kyung Clan's goods.
At this moment, a high-ranking general in the office wondered, "Yun Su? Isn't Yun Su from the same company? Why did Yun Su come forward to resolve this matter? "
"Alright, I understand." Wang Fengyuan nodded and said, "I'll get someone to follow up on this matter."
"Uncle Fugui, just call me Xiaosu," Ren Xiaosu corrected him.
Only the shrewd old foxes knew why Wang Fugui did not mention any compensation in advance and forced them to give in. It was obvious he wanted to establish his dominance first and wait for everyone to give in before giving in.
Those who were willing to sign the letter of intent were his friends and could stay for a meal.
At this moment, there were already several high-ranking generals reporting on their work in the office. After Wang Fengyuan entered, he sat down at the side and did not say anything.
Wang Fugui stood up and picked up a piece of lamb chop for everyone with serving chopsticks. "None of you will be able to earn any money from this project. I'll have someone here who's good at project accounting to help set the price for the Young Marshal. After all, this is money from Stronghold 144's treasury, so there can't be any mistakes. Otherwise, outsiders might think that our Young Marshal is just taking advantage of the situation and profiting from it. Wouldn't that be bad? Besides, I believe that all of you are honest people and will definitely not skimp on the work. "
Someone gave a wry smile. The commander was really putting in a lot of effort to protect this successor of his. He was even pulling Yu Chuyao along to put on a show for everyone!
But seven days later, Zhang Jinglin suddenly called all of the high-ranking generals in the Northwest for a meeting. The topic of the meeting was to publicize Wang Fengyuan's investigation report.
The businessmen thought, 'It's fine. For the sake of the prosperity of the Northwest, what's a small matter like making money? How about this? Let's transport all the construction equipment over first. When we can start work, we can immediately prosper the Northwest! '
Actually, some people had been discussing this in private since a few days ago, but no one dared to mention it to Commander Zhang. Now that someone was picking a fight with the Young Marshal, everyone could sit back and watch in peace.
Wang Fengyuan explained, "Because Yunsu's boss, Wang Fugui, is the president of the Northwest Chamber of Commerce, he's quite influential in the business world. I heard that he gathered all the businessmen and got them to participate in the construction of the Northwest. That was how they solved the problem of the lack of construction equipment."
The next day, all of the businessmen who attended the banquet went to the administrative center to report to work on the construction projects.
One of them lamented, "President Wang, Young Marshal, with your help, the Northwest will definitely prosper."
The other party wanted everyone in the Northwest Chamber of Commerce to understand that they could have chosen not to give the dates, but since they had given them to them, everyone present had to remember the benevolence and righteousness of the Young Marshal.
These words were implying that Ren Xiaosu was using the irrigation works to benefit himself. The other high-ranking generals in the office all stopped talking and looked at Zhang Jinglin.
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