"Wulin Village is a suburban village of Mingshan Town. Although it is relatively developed, it still needs development. Of course, if you don't want Mingshan Town's fiscal revenue to take a big leap, Wulin Village can maintain the status quo and not develop too much," Chen Feng replied calmly.
"That's interesting. A small Wulin Village can bring a leap in Mingshan Town's finances? Chen Feng, do you take me for a fool? Everyone in Mingshan Town knows that 70% of Mingshan Town's finances come from the industrial zone. How can the economic development of a village shake the town's finances?" Deputy Town Chief Liao said dismissively.
"Under normal circumstances, it's impossible. However, there are always exceptions. Think about it, isn't Huaxi Village an exception?" Chen Feng said calmly.
"Are you saying you want to develop Wulin Village into Huaxi Village?" Deputy Town Chief Liao said with a mocking smile. Chen Feng, the village chief, was indeed audacious. Huaxi Village was formidable, with a village comparable to a county's economy. But how many Huaxi Villages were there in all of China?
"Wulin Village cannot compare with Huaxi Village in terms of geographical location, so it's impossible for Wulin Village to become the second Huaxi Village. However, we can follow the development direction of Huaxi Village. Once Wulin Village develops, the total economic output of Mingshan Town will have a qualitative leap, and it can be directly upgraded from a town to a district," Chen Feng explained word by word.
"Chen Feng, don't you think this is a bit wishful thinking? Mingshan Town's industrial zone is flourishing and developing rapidly. Why should we put in extra effort to develop Wulin Village, which offers no reward? As you said, Wulin Village's geographical location is inferior to Huaxi Village's," Deputy Town Chief Liao retorted.
Chen Feng no longer explained. Deputy Town Chief Liao looked down on Wulin Village from his heart, and any further explanation would be futile. Only facts would speak.
In the next second, Chen Feng walked directly to the map of Mingshan Town. Without a word, Chen Feng drew a circle on the map with a pencil.
"What do you mean?" Deputy Town Chief Liao was completely bewildered by Chen Feng's sudden action.
"Deputy Town Chief Liao, please take a close look. Is there anything special about the circle I drew on the map?" Chen Feng asked tentatively.
"I can't tell," Deputy Town Chief Liao frowned. His work focus was entirely on Mingshan Town's industrial zone, and he paid little attention to other areas of Mingshan Town.
"Deputy Town Chief Liao, it's normal that you haven't paid attention to this area due to your busy schedule. Let me explain it to you now. Wulin Village is located right in the middle of Mingshan Town's industrial zone and Jiangcheng Industrial Zone. If this area develops, the three industrial zones can merge into one industrial zone, and it can be applied for as a municipal industrial zone," Chen Feng explained unhurriedly.
"That's interesting. Continue," Deputy Town Chief Liao said, looking at the map with interest. Indeed, Wulin Village was located in the middle of Mingshan Town's industrial zone and Jiangcheng Industrial Zone. Of course, there were a few other villages besides Wulin Village.
"This is what I'm thinking: we can use the Huaxi Village model to develop Wulin Village, and then Wulin Village can merge with the surrounding villages. Once the scale expands, we can establish an industrial zone. Once the Wulin Village Industrial Zone is established, it can merge with Mingshan Town's industrial zone and Jiangcheng Industrial Zone to become a national-level industrial zone. By then, your position as deputy district chief will be solidified," Chen Feng elaborated.
At this moment, Deputy Town Chief Liao's expression did a 180-degree turn. His eyebrows showed intense interest. It had to be said that Chen Feng had a rather unique vision.
"Chen Feng, your vision is quite good. However, there are many difficulties in putting it into practice. For one thing, the issue of funding is a major problem. Whether it's Mingshan Town or Jiangcheng, the priority is to develop Mingshan Town's industrial zone. I'd love to allocate a huge sum of money to a village, but I can't," Deputy Town Chief Liao replied seriously.
"Mingshan Town doesn't need to allocate special funds; it only needs to provide a policy," Chen Feng explained calmly.
"What policy?" Deputy Town Chief Liao asked curiously.
"Allow Wulin Village's collective land to be mortgaged for loans."
"You mean you want to use Wulin Village's collective land for mortgage loans to develop Wulin Village? That's a good idea, but have you considered one problem? Wulin Village's land is not valuable. Even if you're allowed to mortgage it for loans, you won't get much, which is far from enough to develop Wulin Village's economy," Deputy Town Chief Liao asked with a look of confusion.
"I know all of this. Wulin Village hasn't been fully developed yet, so its land isn't worth much. However, it's okay. I don't intend to borrow a large sum of money," Chen Feng explained word by word. Originally, there was no need to tell Deputy Town Chief Liao the details of Wulin Village's development. However, for the mortgage of Wulin Village's collective land, the deputy town chief in charge of the economy had to agree, otherwise, not a penny could be raised. The most important thing in economic development is capital. Without capital, development can only be a castle in the air.
"I estimate that Wulin Village's collective land can only be mortgaged for five million yuan. Five million yuan is a large sum for an individual, but it's like a drop in the bucket for developing a village's economy," Deputy Town Chief Liao said frankly.
"Deputy Town Chief Liao, you truly are in charge of the economy; you've grasped the key point immediately. Five million yuan is indeed not enough. However, the problem isn't too big. With big money comes big development; with small money comes small development. Five million yuan is more than enough to establish a rural cooperative," Chen Feng explained calmly.
"Cooperative? Chen Feng, don't tell me you're planning to engage in agriculture in Wulin Village?" Deputy Town Chief Liao asked with a look of confusion. At the same time, his approval of Chen Feng dropped several notches. Anyone with a brain knew that to make money, one could only develop industry; agriculture didn't earn much money and could even result in crop failure in case of natural disasters.
"Yes, I am planning to develop agriculture in Wulin Village," Chen Feng nodded slightly.
"Alright, the conversation ends here. You can go back. I thought you had some unique way to develop Wulin Village's economy, but after all this, you want to farm. Farming has been done for thousands of years; do you still need to develop it? Listening to you talk so much is simply a waste of time!" Deputy Town Chief Liao said impatiently.
"Deputy Town Chief Liao, you've misunderstood me. I'm not developing ordinary agriculture. Ordinary agriculture doesn't make money now; it only earns some government subsidies. To make money, you must develop high-tech agriculture," Chen Feng explained immediately.
"High-tech agriculture? That's interesting. Tell me about it."
"Deputy Town Chief Liao, this is my idea: spend five million yuan to build a立体式 ecological breeding park. This ecological breeding park is three-dimensional, not wasting an inch from the sky to the ground. It mainly focuses on breeding crayfish, supplemented by aquatic plants..." Chen Feng explained enthusiastically.
"Stop, talking about so many fancy terms, isn't it just raising crayfish? This is not a high-tech project! To be honest, several villages under Mingshan Town have crayfish farming projects, but they all lost money. Mingshan Town area... no, it should be said that our province is not suitable for raising crayfish!" Deputy Town Chief Liao said seriously, pouring a basin of cold water on Chen Feng.