Chapter 371

To tell the truth, the Yongfeng Beverage Factory wasn't unable to afford it, but if they gave it to Hu Chengxi, wouldn't the compensation standards for others have to rise as well?

Human greed is bottomless. Once this precedent is set, the trouble in the future would be endless. Therefore, this precedent absolutely could not be set. Thus, the matter reached a stalemate.

The people sent by the Yongfeng Beverage Factory to Meng Hu Ling Township to preside over the land requisition and factory construction were Mai Yonglun's younger brother, Mai Yongyuan, and Min Zhiqiang's son, Min Tong. After the matter reached a stalemate, they came to find Su Xinghui together. Their intention was to have Su Xinghui use the power of the government to make Hu Chengxi yield.

However, Su Xinghui certainly could not do such a thing. Wouldn't doing so make him the same kind of person as those officials who forcibly requisitioned land and forcibly demolished houses later on?

He thought for a moment and said to Mai Yongyuan and Min Tong, "How about this, Boss Mai, Min Tong, you immediately spread the word that you are preparing to choose another piece of land to build the factory."

Mai Yongyuan was a bit anxious and said, "Township Head Su, that won't work! In Hu Jia Ao, there is no other land more suitable than that piece. Moreover, we have already done a lot of preliminary work for this piece of land. If we change locations, all our work will have been in vain, and our plan to build the factory will be delayed, which will cause us great losses."

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "Boss Hu, don't worry. What I said was just to spread the word about changing locations; it's not really letting you change locations, and you won't change locations either."

Min Tong asked, "Do you mean 'to catch, one must first let go'?"

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "Yes, I think that in less than three days, the people of Hu Jia Ao will take the initiative to come to us."

Mai Yongyuan was a bit confused; he didn't understand how spreading such a rumor would make the people of Hu Jia Ao come to them on their own.

Su Xinghui knew that Mai Yongyuan was anxious and thus confused. After all, the Mai family was investing several million here; it was normal for him not to understand.

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "Is Hu Chengxi the only one in Hu Jia Ao who disagrees with the conditions you proposed, while everyone else agrees?"

Mai Yongyuan nodded and said, "Yes, they all agreed."

Su Xinghui said, "That's right. This shows that the conditions you proposed are very fair, and the common people of Hu Jia Ao also really need you to set up a factory there and really need this land requisition compensation. This can change their lives. And if others know that because of Hu Chengxi's greed, they will lose this opportunity, what will they do?"

Mai Yongyuan said, "You mean others will force Hu Chengxi to yield?"

Su Xinghui said, "This will definitely happen. Hu Jia Ao is a small village with only a thousand or so people, more than half of whom have the surname Hu. More than half of the owners of the land you want to requisition have the surname Hu. Some are Hu Chengxi's uncles, some are his elders, and some are his cousins. They will spontaneously go to persuade him."

Mai Yongyuan nodded and said, "I think I understand what you mean. Our village there also has such family relationships. How about this, I will make the rumor I spread even more thorough, saying that the location of our factory might be set in another village. Anyway, some other villages also have springs."

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "That would be best."