Chapter 896 - 896: Relationships Are the Least Valuable
"County Magistrate Lin, you're amazing! You've almost worn me out!"
Liu Tingting looked at the slowly softening big guy with lingering fear.
"I feel like I can go one more round," Lin Hao said with a devilish smile.
"No way! Let's accompany you next time, okay?" Liu Tingting said softly.
Luo Menghan quickly chimed in, "Yeah, we really can't anymore! Next time."
"We're all sweaty, how about we take a shower together?" Lin Hao suggested.
"Sure, I'm all sweaty too." The two girls agreed.
With that, the three of them entered the bathroom, and the sound of running water soon followed.
However, the good times didn't last long, and soon the cries of the two beauties echoed once more.
In the bathroom, Lin Hao finished another round with the two, and then left satisfied.
...
The morning sunlight shone into Wucheng County Government.
Lin Hao sat in his office, already starting his work for the day.
The new industrial park proposed yesterday was still just a proposal, so a complete plan was needed.
As for the funding for the electric vehicle project, he planned to visit the province next week to check it out.
"County Magistrate Lin, Secretary Zhang from Fuhua Town and Mayor Wu are here."
Lu Xiaodan informed Lin Hao through the internal phone.
"You can bring them in."
Lin Hao knew that the land expropriation in Zhenjiang Village was in its final stages, and they were likely here to report progress.
In a moment, the two leaders walked into the office, led by the secretary, carrying briefcases.
"County Magistrate Lin, we didn't make an appointment; we won't be disturbing you, will we?" Secretary Zhang spoke up.
"No, please sit."
Lin Hao glanced at his watch and said, "I'll give you half an hour because I have another meeting soon."
"That's enough time, we're just reporting on the progress." Secretary Zhang took out the report materials.
Just as Lin Hao thought, after he helped resolve those troublesome households, the land compensation for Zhenjiang Village went smoothly.
Of course, after adjusting the compensation plan, many people received more compensation, which was also a factor.
Actually, they were mainly here to push for the county to pay the first installment so that further work could proceed smoothly.
After all, although everyone signed, they still needed to move, and find new places to live.
If there's no money, those people wouldn't be able to move.
If they don't move, how would the land be auctioned?
"Don't worry about the money; I'll bring it up during the committee meeting later and get it transferred quickly."
Lin Hao gave his assurance.
"Then we won't disturb you any longer, County Magistrate Lin." The two took the opportunity to get up and say goodbye.
"Alright, I won't see you out then." Lin Hao indicated they could leave.
After they left, he took his briefcase and went to the County Secretary's office.
"Secretary Li, today Secretary Zhang from Fuhua Town came to ask about the payment; when will our government transfer the first installment?"
Li Jingyi felt a headache as soon as someone asked for money.
"How about within seven days? How does that sound?"
Lin Hao shook his head, "Seven days is too long; it will affect the next land auction phase."
"To be honest, our finances are indeed very tight," Li Jingyi said with a bitter face.
"Really? The land sale money is gone so quickly?" Lin Hao found it hard to believe.
Honestly, if he didn't know Li Jingyi was relatively honest, he would have thought this secretary pocketed it.
"You don't manage a household, so you don't know the cost of living. This county is huge, money is needed everywhere, I only have expenditures and no income. Besides, the first compensation is 30 million; where can we get the money from?" Li Jingyi began to vent.
Lin Hao couldn't do much, his eyes shifted, and he said, "How about this, if the finances really aren't enough, I'll see if I can arrange something with the bank, and after selling the land, we'll pay them back."
"Hmm, that sounds good!" Li Jingyi beamed with joy.
"Secretary Li, don't get too happy too soon; this is just my hopeful thinking. We don't even know if the bank is willing yet."
Lin Hao poured cold water over her enthusiasm, leaving the beautiful secretary thoroughly drenched.
It seemed like borrowing money from the bank was a good idea, but was it really that easy to borrow?
Furthermore, even if the bank agreed, what about the interest? That's no small amount either.
"Aren't you on good terms with several bank heads? They should give you some face!" Li Jingyi said with a smile.
"You're thinking too much; relationships are worthless now. They want interest profit," Lin Hao sneered.
"No worries, just ask them first, see how much the interest is, and whether we can handle it?"
"Okay, I'll make some initial contacts, but borrowing such a large sum will be difficult. Definitely can't be done in a week."
"Come on, think of something. You're the county magistrate, and I'm the county secretary. We have to support this mantle together."
"I think you're just finding it easy under the shade of a big tree. Every time it's me who has to think of a way. How about this, give me a baseline, how much can the county finance allocate?"
"How about you secure 15 million from the bank, that should suffice."
"Alright, I'll find a way."
As Li Jingyi said, the entire Wucheng County relies on both of them, and others are unreliable.
They discussed some details, then went together to the meeting room.
Today's committee meeting only involved a few key figures from the county, including the recently appointed Executive Vice County Magistrate He Ligang.
However, this Vice County Magistrate He, marginalized by Lin Hao, was not in a good mood.
In his view, as Executive Vice County Magistrate, he should oversee major economic and tax affairs.
Unexpectedly, Lin Hao had no intention of handing over power, assigning him to handle natural and geological disaster prevention.
The most infuriating part was that Lin Hao didn't even take him on the recent business inspection trip to Aiyadi Group, which made him extremely upset.
After everyone sat down, Li Jingyi, as the secretary, was the first to speak.
"Comrades, our new district construction project is progressing rapidly. The issue with those difficult households in Zhenjiang Village has been completely resolved, and the land expropriation is following its normal process..."
Just as Li Jingyi gave her opening remarks, He Ligang couldn't wait to stand up.
After all, with the difficult households in the early stages of the new district construction project resolved, there was essentially no more challenge in the new district project.
If he could take over the new district construction project now, it would be his achievement.
"Secretary Li, as the Executive Vice County Magistrate, I should logically be in charge of economic construction. Now that the county's economy is rapidly developing and the new district construction project is on track, I believe I'm fully capable of sharing some of Magistrate Lin's workload if he's busy."
He Ligang eagerly volunteered, trying to snatch the new district project.
