Chapter 221

After Liu Guannan took office as Deputy County Head, he actively investigated industrial enterprises in the county and really wanted to achieve something, because the purpose of paying is to get a return. In order to sit on the throne of Deputy County Head, he had emptied his pockets and even owed debts, so he had to "rely on the mountain to eat from the mountain, and rely on the water to eat from the water."

After becoming familiar with the industrial situation of the whole county, at the government executive meeting, Liu Guannan boldly proposed the concept of creating a Ningyang County Chemical Industrial Park and elaborated on the many benefits of a chemical industrial park. The most important point was that it could attract investment for chemical enterprises, because national policy explicitly stipulates that chemical enterprises must enter a park.

Regarding this, County Head Bian Jide was somewhat hesitant, because Liu Guannan proposed that the chemical industrial park needed a planned area of 14 square kilometers and 20 million in special fund support.

Industrial land in the county was stretched thin, and squeezing out 14 square kilometers was not an easy task; everyone knew that industrial land was a "hot commodity." The county's finances were also stretched thin, and 20 million was truly a lion's opening of the mouth.

But the benefits of a chemical industrial park were also real; it was conducive to investment promotion work, especially for attracting chemical enterprises, which was a prerequisite.

Seeing Bian Jide's dilemma, Lu Fan spoke up, "County Head Liu, I am not trying to deny the creation of a chemical industrial park, but I am just discussing the matter as it stands. Judging from the current situation, is it really necessary to start this project? It cannot be denied that if we establish a chemical industrial park, we can indeed take the initiative to attract chemical enterprises to invest. But the problem is, do we already have a clear target for investment promotion?"

Facing Lu Fan's questioning, Liu Guannan did not show weakness and immediately retorted, "Plant the phoenix tree, and the phoenix will come! If we don't even have a chemical industrial park, then on what basis can we connect with external chemical enterprises? You must know that a perfect chemical industrial park undoubtedly has great attraction for chemical enterprises! Only by building the infrastructure well can we let them see our sincerity and strength!"

Lu Fan continued, "One must consider the cost of doing anything. We are using the strength of the whole county to build a chemical industrial park. According to your concept, the investment will surely exceed 100 million, right? Then exactly how many chemical enterprises need to be attracted to settle in to recover the cost?"

Furthermore, chemical enterprises are generally high-pollution enterprises. In order to protect Ningyang's green hills and clear waters, we must maintain a cautious attitude toward their settlement.

As far as I know, even without a chemical industrial park, it does not affect our ability to attract chemical enterprises. We only need to open a new section in the industrial park that meets the sewage discharge and other requirements of chemical enterprises! I remember when Secretary Hong Tao was in charge of the industrial park, he built the Second Sewage Treatment Plant, which was built entirely according to the standards of chemical enterprises. It was absolutely visionary!

Also, so many counties and districts do not have chemical industrial parks, yet chemical enterprises still settle in, don't they? We cannot easily invest hundreds of millions of funds to take risks for those ethereal investment promotion projects, lest we end up with nothing and waste precious fiscal funds in vain!"

Mi Xuwen shook his head and said, "I don't think it is very mature to launch a chemical industrial park now. If there is indeed a large project with the intention of landing in Ningyang, it won't be too late for us to start creating a chemical industrial park then!"

"The 'cake' is only this big; if you take it all, what are we supposed to play with?" Guo Tongyu echoed, "I think County Head Lu's words have some truth. Launching a chemical industrial park is not that urgent!"

Bian Jide nodded slightly and said, "Hmm, what everyone said has some truth. The timing for launching a chemical industrial park is indeed not the best right now. Let's wait and see! However, Guannan's ability to take the initiative to plan and work ahead is a spirit worth affirming!"

The matter of the chemical industrial park was left unsettled. Liu Guannan did not change his expression, nodded thoughtfully, and didn't know what he was recording with the pen in his hand.

After the meeting, Liu Guannan deliberately walked out of the conference room side-by-side with Lu Fan and followed Lu Fan into his office.

Upon entering, he said, "County Head Lu, I hope we don't mix personal emotions into our work!"

Lu Fan showed a blank look and said, "County Head Liu, I don't quite understand what you mean. Regarding the idea of the chemical industrial park, I am considering it entirely from the perspective of work and the overall situation of the county. Besides, we don't have any personal grievances, do we? You are joking!"

Liu Guannan really wanted to make things clear, but felt it would be suspicious of a confession, so he could only say, "It's all for work; who could have selfish motives? Alright, you're busy!"

Having planned this for so long, Liu Guannan was not reconciled to it "miscarrying" just like that. After thinking it over, he decided to go to the County Party Committee to report to Secretary Hu and fabricated that he had already connected with some chemical enterprises to settle in and that they had the intention to invest and start businesses in Ningyang.

On Sunday, in Jingcheng, Wang Yujia was preparing to go to Chang'an for work when she was stopped by her grandfather.

Liu Guoqiang asked his granddaughter solemnly, "Yujia, do you know Lu Fan?"

Wang Yujia looked confused and asked, "Grandfather, why should I know him?"

"Yujia, you are someone I watched grow up. Since you were little, I have loved you the most and understood you the best. Don't look at how carefree you are; from childhood to now, no boy has ever caught your eye. I feel you are different toward Lu Fan, so I want you to know more about him so you can make your own judgment!"

Wang Yujia's cheeks turned crimson, and she said coquettishly, "Grandfather, you really misunderstood! I have only met him five times, and we haven't even spoken many words. You are purely letting your imagination run wild!" As she spoke, she lowered her head, her fingers gently fiddling with the corner of her clothes. Her rare shy appearance was like a flower bud waiting to bloom.

Liu Guoqiang handed a stack of materials to his granddaughter and said with a serious face, "These are some materials about Lu Fan. Take a look first!"

Wang Yujia curiously took the materials and flipped through them page by page, watching intently.

However, as she watched, Wang Yujia's brows furrowed tightly, and the more she read, the angrier she became. "They harmed his parents, and now they want to harm Lu Fan? This Le family is too inhumane, right?"

Liu Guoqiang said calmly, "As far as I know, Le Xueren is striving for the position of Vice Provincial Governor of Qinchuan Province, and the possibility is extremely high. In this Jingcheng, there are already people speaking for him! Your parents' opinion is that Lu Fan has flaws and has strong enemies that cannot be untied or bypassed, so he is destined not to go far. They do not agree with you associating with Lu Fan!"

"Grandfather, Lu Fan is so pitiful!"

"Yujia, what I want to say is, make your own decisions about your own affairs. Be with whoever you like; there is no need to consider other things too much, including your parents. I don't believe they dare not listen to me!" When he spoke, Liu Guoqiang's eyes were full of doting.

"Thank you, Grandfather! Fate... who can say it clearly? In any case, I don't dislike him now; I sympathize with him a bit and feel he is very strong. I treat him as a friend. Grandfather, if the Le family deals with Lu Fan, can you help him?"

Liu Guoqiang refused directly, "No! I don't interfere in Qinchuan Province's affairs!"

"Alright, Grandfather, I understand!"

After his granddaughter left, Liu Guoqiang picked up the materials and started reading them again. There were many thought-provoking places in them that ordinary people could not understand, such as Li Mingzhou and Wang Hongtao!

Especially this Wang Hongtao, who had already entered the eyes of the top leadership. If he could achieve some results in Yinzhou, his future would be absolutely limitless! At the appropriate time, find an opportunity; it is time to have some contact with this young man!

In late May, Ningyang County convened a County Party Committee Standing Committee meeting.

After receiving the agenda, County Head Bian Jide looked displeased because Deputy County Head Liu Guannan had submitted the chemical industrial park topic to the Standing Committee through the industrial park channel.

To put it nicely, this is called perseverance; to put it bluntly, this damn thing is called acting on one's own, without organization or discipline!

Bian Jide called Liu Guannan directly to his office and questioned him why he bypassed the County Government to submit the topic to the Standing Committee!

Liu Guannan showed a difficult look and said with a grievance, "County Head, regarding the chemical industrial park, I reported it to the Secretary when I had this idea. Secretary Hu is very interested in this. He even specifically asked about this matter two days ago. This time, the creation of the chemical industrial park being on the Standing Committee agenda was specifically instructed by the Secretary to be submitted by the industrial park. I only found out about it these past two days too."

Is this fooling a three-year-old child? Bian Jide suppressed the anger in his heart and reprimanded him severely, "I hope you can remember one point: you are a member of the County Government leadership team. No matter when or where, no matter what you do, you need to have a sense of the overall situation and must obey the unified decisions, arrangements, and deployments of the County Government!"

Liu Guannan nodded repeatedly, his attitude extremely sincere. But everyone understood what was going on in his heart! The County Government was a solid block, which was something County Party Committee Secretary Hu Chengwei did not want to see.

At three in the afternoon, the Standing Committee meeting was held, and the chemical industrial park was the last topic.

After the industrial park finished reporting, Hu Chengwei opened the conversation and said first, "We in Ningyang are vigorously implementing the 'New Industrial County' strategy, clarifying the understanding of 'Ningyang Revitalization, Park Rise,' which requires constantly accelerating industrial transformation and upgrading.

Plant the phoenix tree, and the phoenix will come! This idea of a chemical industrial park is very good. We must use the strength of the whole county to promote the construction of the chemical industrial park. This move will effectively promote the landing and construction of a number of high-end chemical projects and has great significance for promoting the high-quality development of Ningyang's industrial economy!"

As soon as the voice fell, Propaganda Department Head Yue Aoxue, Discipline Inspection Committee Secretary Luo Linghai, Organization Department Head Jiang Guanyu, and Political and Legal Committee Secretary Liu Fangzhe all expressed their support for Ningyang launching the chemical industrial park.

County Party Committee Deputy Secretary Yang Chuanbei looked at the situation and did not want to offend the top leader on this matter, so he expressed that the chemical industrial park was worth a try.

The Armed Forces Department Head generally does not interfere in the specific affairs of the county and expressed support for the unified deployment of the County Party Committee.

Bian Jide looked at Hao Qiang and Mi Xuwen, knowing that the arm could not twist the thigh, and helplessly expressed his agreement.

Finally, Hu Chengwei stated that it is necessary to effectively improve the standing, further strengthen organizational leadership, deeply understand the importance of the chemical industrial park, and go all out to promote this work. The County Government must provide full guarantees in terms of land, funds, and policies!

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