44: Chapter 44: Convene the County Government Executive Meeting!

44: Chapter 44: Convene the County Government Executive Meeting!

“This…”

He Jindong sucked in a breath of cold air.

If he really followed what Xu Qianli had suggested, not only would he not make a profit, but not ending up with a disastrous loss would already be fortunate.

“No, that won’t do, Director Xu.

There are over a thousand people, big and small, in Xu Family Village.

If I really were to book a hotel for them to stay, plus the cost of food and all their other needs, it would amount to a huge sum every month.”

“I’d have to buy materials for the new houses and hire construction teams now, and even then, it would take at least seven to eight months to complete.”

“If I were to support them for seven to eight months, it could bankrupt me.”

“No can do, this just won’t work, absolutely not!”

He Jindong flat-out refused.

To provide for over a thousand people in a hotel and also give each person a living allowance of a thousand per month for at least seven to eight months—his business, no matter how large, simply couldn’t withstand that.

“How about it, you’re not willing?

If you’re not willing, then let’s pretend I never said anything.

Wu Kai, let’s go, and we’ll come back tomorrow to handle the affairs of Wang Family Village.”

Xu Qianli was about to leave, which made He Jindong panic.

He hurriedly said, “Don’t go, Director Xu, please don’t leave.

If you just walk away like this, those people will tear me to shreds!

Alright, let’s do this, take me back to the county to discuss it, and I’ll definitely come up with a solution that satisfies you, alright?”

He Jindong looked at Xu Qianli with desperation.

At this crucial juncture, if Xu Qianli left, no one would be able to hold back the villagers from Wang Family Village, their eyes red with the intent to kill.

He would surely be beaten to death.

But to spend money to support the entire population of Wang Family Village, as well as to provide them with living expenses, he was not willing to do so.

All he could do was hint at Xu Qianli that as long as you take me to the county, I’ll give you a lot of benefits and definitely satisfy you.

He refused to believe that there was a problem money couldn’t solve.

If it came down to it, he would throw a few million at Xu Qianli; surely then he couldn’t refuse to side with him.

Xu Qianli naturally understood the implications in He Jindong’s words and said with a sneer, “Either, you accept the conditions I just set forth, or I’m leaving right now!”

“Director Xu, there’s room to talk here, truly, plenty of room for negotiation.

If you help me out, I’ll never let you down.”

He Jindong was close to outright saying, you help me solve this, and I’ll give you benefits.

“Go to hell!”

Xu Qianli lashed out with a kick, sending He Jindong tumbling with a strong blow.

That kick not being enough, he grabbed a spade from a villager nearby and, swinging it furiously, began to beat He Jindong.

“You damn bastard, you’ve truly become heartless!”

“The relocation and resettlement of Wang Family Village received ten million in special funds from the city, five million taken by the county, and over fifty million raised by the over three hundred households of the village themselves, amounting roughly to seventy million in total.”

“Such a large project handed to you, and you, if you’d only done the work properly, could have made at least ten million.”

“But look at you, so bold and impudent, not starting the construction of the new village and instead prematurely demolishing the old houses of Wang Family Village a year early, leaving so many villagers homeless and trying to smear me, wanting to see me dead.”

“You’ve committed such an atrocity, and I haven’t held you accountable.

I only asked you to ensure the villagers’ livelihood and to hurry up the construction of the new houses for them to move into.”

“But you, damn it, would rather hint at offering me benefits instead of progressing with the project, with no intention of building the new village, completely disregarding the lives and deaths of over a thousand villagers of Wang Family Village.

You damn bastard, truly heartless, you deserve to be beaten to death!”

Xu Qianli shouted as he beat him, the spade repeatedly striking He Jindong’s body, lashing him a good seven or eight times, almost beating He Jindong to death.

The villagers of Wang Family Village watched with great satisfaction, silently thinking Xu Qianli was a good person.

They regretted having been misled by others before and wrongly blaming Xu Qianli.

Finally, after a pitiful howl, He Jindong was knocked out by Xu Qianli.

Wang Dazhu said, “Director Xu, what do we do now?

What will become of the more than a thousand of us?”

Xu Qianli replied, “It’s manageable.

To resolve the current issue is actually simple, revoke the construction qualification of Hehua Real Estate held by He Jindong, retrieve the funds, and re-bid the construction.

As for the villagers’ livelihood, allocate part of the seized Hehua Real Estate funds for their security.”

Wang Dazhu was astounded.

Is this even possible?

“Director Xu,” he said, “what you’re proposing isn’t trivial.

Even when the old County Magistrate was alive, he couldn’t have made such a decision easily.”

“No disrespect, but with your current status and position, do you really have the authority to decide this?”

Although Wang Dazhu was just a village chief and a tiny figure in the official circles, he was quite knowledgeable about such affairs.

For a major project like the demolition of Wang Family Village, if you wanted to cancel the construction qualification of Hehua Real Estate and re-bid the project, such a decision was definitely beyond the power of a County Government Office Director.

Moreover, he was talking about imposing a seal on Hehua Real Estate.

Xu Qianli’s solution was good, but he was just a County Government Office Director; he didn’t have the authority to finalize such decisions.

“You’re right, Village Chief Wang,” he conceded.

“I don’t have the power to decide, but I have the right to submit it for review at the County Government executive meeting.

At that time, I will find a way to get the resolution passed.”

“Village Chief Wang, you stay here and organize the villagers to search the village for living supplies and valuables to minimize the losses.”

“As for me, I’m heading back to the county right now.

If I can’t handle this matter, I won’t have the face to see you all again.

If that happens, I’ll just jump off the top floor of the County Government building as an apology to you all!”

With that, Xu Qianli left and headed straight for Jiang City in his car.

Watching Xu Qianli depart, Wang Dazhu slapped himself in the face.

“I’m such a worthless guy.

Director Xu’s such a good person, and I, of all things, brought people to trouble him early in the morning, even wanted to beat him to death.

I really shouldn’t have.”

“I’ll apologize to Director Xu by kowtowing when I get the chance!”

On Xu Qianli’s end, he made several calls on the road back, ordering several Deputy County Magistrates and the heads of the County Bureaus to an immediate meeting at the County Government.

Xu Qianli’s wording was extremely forceful, those who dared not show up would face severe consequences!

The only person he did not contact was Zhang Kuisan; Xu Qianli couldn’t be bothered, and it was Zhang’s choice to attend or not.

The news of Xu Qianli convening an executive meeting of Jiang City County Government spread like wildfire through the official channels of Jiang City.

For a County Government Office Director to initiate an executive meeting was entirely out of order; by all accounts, it should be the County Magistrate who called for it.

Xu Qianli simply didn’t have the qualification.

But considering the significance of the events that had taken place that day in the county, it was reasonable to convene a business meeting to urgently discuss countermeasures.

Given Xu Qianli’s incredibly forceful and domineering tone, many were so unsettled that, after considering the situation, the majority still chose to attend.

By the time Xu Qianli arrived at the County Government, Deputy County Magistrates Sun Yan, Zeng Changyun, and Ding Biao were already there.

Among the leadership of the County Bureaus, heads like the Public Security Bureau Chief Li Weiguo, the Finance Bureau’s Zhang Huguo, and others had almost all arrived.

As for the acting County Magistrate Zhang Kuisan, there was no sign of him.

Xu Qianli entered the conference room, glanced around, and to everyone’s shock, took his seat confidently in the County Magistrate’s throne.