Chapter 208: Who Should the Opportunity Be Given To?

The Coaster slowly drove into a factory named Jinrui Power within the Industrial Park.

County Party Secretary Wang Xingjian had chased after them for dozens of kilometers.

He was feeling bitter and miserable inside!

The person in charge had long been waiting at the entrance, craning his neck in anticipation.

Jiang Jing got out of the car.

Wang Xingjian hurried forward and took the initiative to introduce to Jiang Jing:

"This is our well-known entrepreneur from Suiyuan County, Mr. He Jun. The factory is mainly engaged in the production of automotive parts; most of the products are for export, and we have established cooperative relationships with many well-known international car brands."

Jiang Jing nodded slightly to acknowledge this and followed He Jun to tour around the factory.

Along the way, He Jun introduced the various conditions of the factory to Jiang Jing in detail, from the production process to the equipment and craftsmanship, and then to future plans, covering every aspect.

Jiang Jing listened attentively; although he was not very proficient in this industry, he started from the macro perspective of the Government and occasionally offered some quite constructive suggestions to He Jun.

After finishing the tour of Jinrui, seeing that it was still early, Jiang Jing decided to head to Tianling County to continue the research itinerary.

Tianling County did not hold a grand welcoming ceremony.

Du Chengfeng did not even bring a Secretary and had been waiting at the highway exit early on.

After Jiang Jing got out of the car, he shook hands with Du Chengfeng and then got into Du Chengfeng's car.

The Coaster followed behind, driving together toward the Economic Development Zone of Tianling County.

Tang Ye secretly thought that providing the information to Du Chengfeng in a timely manner seemed to have achieved good results.

Jiang Jing was alone with Du Chengfeng; although he did not know what they were talking about, it was clearly a very good opportunity for Du Chengfeng.

During this trip, the time spent in Tianling County was significantly longer than in Suiyuan County.

After finishing the research in Tianling County, they even had a simple meal in the Government canteen.

Du Chengfeng still did not make any special arrangements, and everyone knew that Du Chengfeng was deliberately catering to Jiang Jing.

Lin Ru watched as Tang Ye, Du Chengfeng, and Jiang Jing ate and chatted happily together.

She secretly thought that Tang Ye must have secretly sent a message to Du Chengfeng.

Although she knew it clearly, she was helpless about it.

After the meal, Jiang Jing did not rest and rushed to Chongjiang County to continue the research.

In 2006, all parts of the country were in full swing grasping economic construction, and governments at all levels successively made many deployments.

Industrial Parks, Industrial Parks, High-tech Parks, and Economic Development Zones were blossoming everywhere.

Through a series of efforts, they indeed achieved many significant results and promoted the rapid development of the local economy.

However, behind this prosperity, many hidden dangers were also quietly buried.

Although Jiang Jing could not see all the real situations due to various factors, he still keenly sensed many problems.

In the three counties visited, whether it was an Industrial Park or a Development Zone, signs of "zombie zones" had faintly appeared.

In many places, factory buildings had been built, but the supporting factories were slow to land and start production;

Even if some factories were built, they faced the dilemma of a shortage of employees, and the production lines had not been increased accordingly, presenting an uncoordinated situation of a "small horse pulling a big cart."

As for the workers on the assembly lines, at least half were "temporary actors" brought in from schools.

After the research ended, they returned to the Municipal Government.

Tang Ye accompanied Jiang Jing in the official car to go home.

During the journey, Jiang Jing suddenly asked: "Little Tang, regarding this research, what are your thoughts?"

Hearing this, Tang Ye was slightly startled, but soon regained his composure and answered generously: "I understand that your research this time is intended to select a suitable landing site for the Provincial Agricultural Reclamation Group project."

"You are quite clever. However, the people below probably guessed it too." Jiang Jing looked out the window and said thoughtfully, "Although the province decides who will ultimately get the project, the city's suggestions are also very important.

However, this has also created a difficult problem; there is only one project, but there are many places eagerly hoping for it.

Who should the opportunity be given to?"

Tang Ye knew in his heart that Jiang Jing was testing him.

In his heart, he actually leaned more toward Tianling County; after all, he had a special relationship with Du Chengfeng, and Jiang Jing was aware of this.

"Mayor Jiang, this question is truly difficult for me to answer. But I firmly believe that you must already have a judgment in your heart.

If it were me, I would focus on the key factor of execution."

"Execution?" Jiang Jing looked at Tang Ye with a smile that was not quite a smile.

Tang Ye further explained:

"The scale of the Provincial Agricultural Reclamation Group project is huge, and it requires efficient and powerful execution to support it during the promotion process.

You inspected the industrial parks and economic development zones of the three counties this time, and the focus was on the implementation of the project.

On the surface, the data of Suiyuan County is the most eye-catching, with the most enterprises settled in the Industrial Park;

The Industrial Park in Chongjiang County has large enterprises as leaders;

But analyzing from the perspective of government planning and execution, Tianling County has done the most solid work in planning and execution."

Jiang Jing nodded slightly and acknowledged: "Your analysis makes some sense. However, Tianling County still has certain problems at present; do you know what they are?"

Tang Ye thought for a moment and said cautiously: "What you are worried about should be the stability of Tianling County!"

Jiang Jing expressed agreement, "That's right, Du Chengfeng has been the County Party Secretary for less than a year, the County Magistrate is under investigation for disciplinary violations, and the land and resources system has also exploded one after another."

Tang Ye said softly: "Have you ever thought that the so-called stability in other places is just an illusion? And the reason why Tianling County seems chaotic is precisely because of the great efforts in rectifying the cadre team and the thorough investigation, which caused the illusion of instability."

Jiang Jing looked at Tang Ye with a complex gaze and asked: "So, you lean more toward Tianling County?"

Tang Ye responded with a smile: "I once worked in Tianling County for a period of time and am relatively familiar with the situation there, so naturally I have a bias. So Mayor, you actually asked the wrong person!"

Jiang Jing was stunned for a moment and smiled faintly: "You are indeed unable to be completely neutral and objective."

Jiang Jing closed his eyes.

Tang Ye was very young, but he was impeccable in his actions and words.

It seemed like self-deprecation with a personal preference, yet it also naturally and reasonably made his own stance clear.

A provincial-level major project would inevitably lead several counties to compete in secret and struggle openly.

When it came to his inner inclination, Tang Ye naturally favored Du Chengfeng.

It was just that such matters could not be rushed; one had to wait for the appropriate moment to bring it up tactfully and drop hints from the sidelines.

After all, if he were to provoke resentment from Mayor Jiang, the loss would outweigh the gain.

However, having said that, given Jiang Jing's experience and status as the head of the family who controlled the overall situation, she would certainly consider multiple angles and weigh the pros and cons regarding such major matters.

Just as he was pondering this, his cell phone rang abruptly, and Tang Ye hurriedly answered it.

"Hello, I am Jiang Rou's Class Teacher. May I ask if you are Jiang Rou's father?" a voice asked from the other end of the line.

"I am Jiang Rou's... guardian... may I ask, what happened?" Tang Ye was slightly stunned and asked back subconsciously.

"Please come to the school," the Class Teacher said in a calm tone that nevertheless carried a hint of refusal to be denied.

Tang Ye hung up the phone and hurriedly asked Jiang Jing for permission: "Xiao Rou seems to have encountered some trouble at school; I need to go over and handle it."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Jing was immediately incensed and couldn't help but complain: "This child hasn't been in school for long, so how is she already getting into conflicts with others? She really is a source of worry!"

Tang Ye hurriedly comforted her in a soft voice: "Please don't get anxious or angry yet. In my opinion, the problem might not lie with Xiao Rou."

Jiang Jing gave a light snort, her expression full of helplessness and disappointment, "Stop always making excuses for her. This child is really making me more and more disappointed."