Chapter 1779

The baby's first kick in Lu Xiaoya's belly made Su Xinghui and his wife happy for the entire day. As long as it concerned the child, even the smallest detail could make them feel happy.

Lu Xiaoya even wrote about today's events in the journal she kept for the baby, recording that on the Lantern Festival, the baby had kicked her belly for the first time.

After the Lantern Festival, all work in Changshan County began to get back on track. The three highways from Changshan to Dashan, Muyang, and Shiyang began construction almost simultaneously, and it was expected that these three roads would be completed and opened to traffic between the end of this year and the beginning of next year.

The second phase of the slaughterhouse base was also nearly halfway finished. It was expected that by the middle of this year, the second phase would be completed, at which point the production capacity of the slaughterhouse would be greatly increased, coinciding with the time when livestock output in the surrounding counties would also significantly rise.

After the Lantern Festival, Shao Dejin also made a trip to Changshan County to check on the progress of the second phase. Naturally, Su Xinghui hosted a banquet for him, which Ling Anguo, Shi Ronghuai, and others also attended.

After the meal, Su Xinghui arranged for Shao Dejin to stay in a suite at the County Committee guesthouse and chatted with him for a while. Su Xinghui happened to have something to discuss with him during this visit.

Shao Dejin smiled and said, "County Magistrate Su, the development momentum of the livestock industry in your county and the surrounding counties is truly impressive. Congratulations!"

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "This is a mutually beneficial matter for both of us. Congratulations to you as well."

Shao Dejin couldn't help but laugh heartily. Indeed, this was beneficial for both sides. Since Shao Dejin had taken the helm of Jiangcheng Meat Processing, he had made almost no wrong decisions in the group's management strategy, which allowed Jiangcheng Meat Processing to grow continuously and become a behemoth.

This time, Shao Dejin had made another correct investment. It was easy to imagine that the Changshan slaughterhouse base would become a new direction for Jiangcheng Meat Processing Group's expansion and would become an important part of the company.

According to the current development momentum, it would no longer be a strange thing for Changshan County and the surrounding counties to reach an annual output of one million head of cattle, sheep, and pigs within two or three years. This would be an important step for Jiangcheng Meat Processing Group to become the largest meat processing enterprise in Asia.

By then, Shao Dejin would become the most successful helmsman in the history of Jiangcheng Meat Processing. His sense of achievement could be imagined, and perhaps he could even advance further in his official career.

Therefore, seeing the good momentum of the livestock industry in Changshan County and the surrounding counties, Shao Dejin was pleased.

Shao Dejin said, "County Magistrate Su, your vision is truly excellent. To be able to foresee today's situation a year ago, and even see the prospects several years from now—I admire you."

Su Xinghui said, "Chairman Shao, you flatter me. By the way, Chairman Shao, the cash flow of your Jiangcheng Meat Processing should be quite considerable, right?"

Shao Dejin nodded and said, "It's not bad. Jiangcheng Meat Processing now has annual sales revenue of several billion, and the vast majority is in cash."

Speaking of this, Shao Dejin was very proud. In the current environment where state-owned enterprises were generally not doing well, it was quite remarkable that he could manage Jiangcheng Meat Processing to this point.

However, this was related to the industry Jiangcheng Meat Processing Group was in. In China today, materials were not yet extremely abundant, especially the per capita consumption of meat products, which was not yet high. But with people's incomes growing rapidly, the public's demand for meat products was also increasing, so the market for this industry was growing larger and larger.

Of course, while the market was growing, Shao Dejin's management level was still quite high for him to have led Jiangcheng Meat Processing Group to this point.

Su Xinghui said, "This is all due to Chairman Shao's excellent management!"

Shao Dejin smiled and said, "County Magistrate Su, you flatter me."

Although Shao Dejin spoke modestly, judging by his expression, he was quite self-satisfied.

Su Xinghui said, "Chairman Shao, I have something I would like to ask for your help with. Of course, this matter is also beneficial to you and Jiangcheng Meat Processing Group."

Shao Dejin put away his smile and said, "Oh, what do you need my help with, County Magistrate Su? Please, go ahead."

Su Xinghui nodded and explained his plan to build an expressway from Changshan to Yuedong to Shao Dejin, detailing his entire concept.

After listening, Shao Dejin asked, "County Magistrate Su, do you mean you want to seek financing from our Jiangcheng Meat Processing Group?"

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "Yes."

Shao Dejin said, "You say this project needs two or three hundred million in financing for the Hudong section, right? I can try my best to convince the board of directors. I won't promise too much, but half of that is definitely doable."

Su Xinghui shook his head and said, "We don't actually need financing from you for the Hudong section; it's mainly the Jiangyou section that needs financing."

"The Jiangyou section?" Shao Dejin asked. "What does that have to do with us?"

Su Xinghui said, "How can you say it has nothing to do with you? If this expressway is built, will it benefit Jiangcheng Meat Processing Group?"

Shao Dejin nodded and said, "Of course it will. Meat products from the Changshan slaughterhouse base can be transported directly to Jiangyou Province and Yuedong Province via this expressway. Those are two major markets."

Su Xinghui said, "Since it's beneficial, Chairman Shao should know that if the Jiangyou section isn't built well, the entire expressway won't be connected. Therefore, if you can provide financing for the Jiangyou section of this project, it will be very beneficial to Jiangcheng Meat Processing Group in the long run."

Shao Dejin pondered for a moment and said, "But the Jiangyou section should require the most capital, right?"

Su Xinghui said, "That is indeed the case. Excluding the World Bank loan, the Jiangyou section needs at least eight hundred million to one billion in funds. However, we ran around in Jingcheng a while ago and should be able to help them secure two or three hundred million in appropriations. The remaining six or seven hundred million will need to be financed."

"Six to seven hundred million?" Shao Dejin pondered again.

Su Xinghui added, "This six to seven hundred million doesn't all need to be financed by your group; we can bring in other financing channels as well."

Shao Dejin nodded at this. In that case, it was close to his initial psychological expectation and not too hard to accept. After thinking for a while, he asked, "Then we would probably need to put up one or two hundred million in funds. That's not a small amount. How can our capital safety be guaranteed?"