Chapter 141: Not Enough Looking

The Suxi Township Land Acquisition and Relocation Working Group was officially established. Guo Wei was the leader, I was the deputy leader, and the members included People's Congress Chairman Zhu Shizhen, Township Women's Director Pu Zhizhen, Police Station Chief Hao Qiang, Vice Township Head in charge of urban and rural construction Liu Qiang, and Liu Yue Bai from the Enterprise Office.

Guo Wei drew a large circle on the map, and the calculated area was 150 mu. According to the standard of 3,000 yuan per mu for paddy fields and 1,000 yuan for mountain land, compensation would be given to the acquired villages. The land acquisition time was limited to one month. If relocation was needed, compensation would be based on the standard of 200 yuan per square meter. Relocation must be completed within two months after the end of land acquisition.

Once the task was clear, all of us felt great pressure. We knew that if the land on which farmers relied for survival was acquired at such a low price, the landless farmers might raise the banner of resistance.

Guo Wei rejected all questions with an uncompromising attitude and warned us that land acquisition is a political task!

Anything, as long as it is related to politics, becomes unclear. Politics is a big dyeing vat; white can go in and black can come out, and black can go in and white can come out. No one can say clearly what politics is, but many people understand that it is a high-voltage line; if you accidentally touch it, you might be burned so that not even your bone dregs can be found.

No one dared to oppose politics; opposing politics is opposing thinking, which is a path of no return.

Guo Wei's warning made everyone terrified, including me.

Farmers' ideological work is the easiest to do and the hardest to do. As long as farmers have a mouthful of food, they won't think about eating delicacies; as long as they have clothes to wear, they won't be extravagant enough to wear silk and satin. For thousands of years, as long as they lost their lowest survival guarantee, they would rise up. For example, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, for example, the Autumn Harvest Uprising.

After Guo Wei arranged the task, he left in a hurry, leaving the rest of us looking at each other.

I took the lead and said, "Everyone has a bottom line in their hearts, right?"

Zhu Shizhen first expressed that one month might not be enough and that more time was needed to communicate with the villagers. Next was Yue Bai, who said that when building roads before, a lot of their village's land was wasted, and they never asked for a penny, all believing that the land belonged to the country, so how could they dare to ask the country for money? Now it's different; some people in the village went out to work and came back saying that in other places, farmers sold land and got rich, sitting at home eating and drinking for a lifetime without worry. I'm afraid that now land acquisition cannot be compared with the past, and I'm afraid the villagers will refuse to sell land for this little compensation from the township government.

Yue Bai's worry was exactly my worry. Guo Wei set this price without discussing it with me beforehand. The direct consequence of his one-man show was that the group members were unwilling to work.

The Women's Director, with the appearance of an older sister, smiled and said, "Township Head Chen, you are capable, you take the lead, and we will just follow behind you."

Yue Bai agreed repeatedly. Hao Qiang patted the pistol tucked at his waist and cheered, "For those who are stubborn, arrest them first."

I stared at him and said, "Can arresting people solve the problem? It will only stimulate contradictions." Now when Hao Qiang talks to me, he has to be careful. The public security department is a dual-management unit; business is led by higher-level public security organs, and administration still has to listen to us locally. After all, they are funded by our local finance.

Hao Qiang smiled awkwardly and said, "Poor townships produce cunning people, an eternal law. To deal with cunning people, we must use tough means; are you afraid they won't submit?"

I didn't want to entangle with him too much on this issue. In dealing with such things, the police station didn't dare to act easily without the nod of the township government.

Vice Township Head Liu Qiang thought hard for a long time, then suddenly patted his head and said, "Isn't Liu Yue Bai from Laoyingzui? She comes forward, and since they are fellow villagers, it's easy to talk."

Hearing this, Yue Bai became anxious, her neck turned red, and she said, "I won't come forward. If it doesn't meet their wishes, I'm afraid I can't bear their scolding."

Liu Qiang teased, "What kind of person are you, afraid of their scolding? It's already burning incense if you don't scold them."

"Township Head Liu, are you saying I'm a shrew?" Yue Bai's eyes turned red, and she looked like she was about to cry.

Liu Qiang panicked and apologized repeatedly, saying he was quick-tongued and that Yue Bai shouldn't take it to heart.

I interrupted him and said, "Township Head Liu's starting point is good, and I think the method is also good. Comrade Yuebai, land acquisition is related to the development of the township government and is the hope of all the people in the township and even the whole province. Only by doing a good job in land acquisition can the relocation of the township government be considered a key step. My opinion is that Liu Yuebai and Director Pu Zhizhen should take the lead to find out the thoughts of the Eagle's Mouth villagers, and then we will prescribe the right medicine, and we might not be able to get it done."

I continued to arrange work: Liu Qiang was responsible for measuring and registering the land area, Chairman Zhu Shizhen was responsible for moving graves and dismantling houses, and Hao Qiang, as a tough tool, would take measures like education, admonition, and detention for villagers who deliberately sabotaged land acquisition work. With several measures taken together, even if Laoyingzui was hard, I would knock out a gap.

Several people received orders and left, leaving Yue Bai in the office.

I stood up and walked to the door, looking around. The doors of all the offices in the township government were closed, and the cadres had all gone to the countryside to urge spring plowing. I turned back, looked at Yue Bai, and said, "Do you have anything else?"

Yue Bai pursed her lips and smiled, saying, "Why did you think of transferring me back?"

I said seriously, "Transferring you back is the opinion of the Township Party Committee. Do you have any opinions?"

Seeing me speak coldly, her originally smiling face solidified, as if carved from marble, becoming much stiffer. Biting her lip, she turned to leave.

I grabbed her hand and said softly, "I called you back because you have a great use."

"What for?"

"Land acquisition by the township government this time is not your main task; your main task is to serve as the deputy factory manager of the Suxi Township joint venture factory."

"What do you mean?" Yue Bai was so shocked that her mouth grew wide.

I hugged her.

Yue Bai's face turned red, and she pursed her lips at the door, saying, "You're really bold, the door is open."

I kicked the door shut.

My office was divided into front and back rooms. In the back room, besides a filing cabinet, there was only a wooden long sofa.

I half-hugged and half-carried her into the back room and collapsed on the long sofa.

I lowered my head and held her lips.

"Feng, I'm afraid someone will come looking for you." She murmured with her eyes closed, but her hands didn't relax at all.

"Even if the Heavenly King comes, I won't open the door," I said.

Just as we were in the middle of passion, the office door was knocked. I was startled and made a gesture to be quiet. The person outside knocked for a while and muttered to himself, "The door was open just now, how did it disappear in a blink of an eye?" He turned and left while grumbling.

We looked at each other and smiled in the room. ===== CHAPTER 142 =====