Chapter 77: Undercurrents beneath the Emerald Waves

  A sharp screeching sound of "zhēng" echoed, and an old Jeep suddenly stopped in front of the gate of the autonomous prefecture in the central part of Qiong Island.

  The car door had just opened when Liang Sanping almost fell out. Good grief! This Zhao driver was driving as if his life didn't matter, and this island is so mountainous, especially the Qiongzhong section of road.

  On the left is a cliff, on the right is a precipice. Wherever people go, it's dizzying to look at, let alone drive. As a result, this driver Zhao is good, without considering anything, he directly floored the accelerator.

  This jeep, which didn't know what era it was from, was like a penguin that had gone mad, creaking and groaning as it bounced up the mountain. Several times, Liang Sanping thought he would meet his maker in the car.

  He still managed to walk over, and now Liang Sanping felt a bit nauseous after getting off the car. This was even more thrilling than the roller coasters of later generations...

  "Haha... Little Liang, you've worked hard! Don't blame Old Zhao for driving fast, I was in a hurry to find you... " Seeing Liang Sanping's face not looking right, Ge Tai smiled and welcomed him.

  "Can't we trouble Zhao the driver next time? We're in a hurry, this isn't a matter of life and death..." Liang Sanping smiled wryly: "I know you're anxious, but being anxious to the point of wanting to rush to one's death is not good either..."

  When Liang Sanping heard this, Zhao driver smiled somewhat embarrassedly. He was indeed in a hurry, the leader said to hurry up as soon as possible. Of course, he had to drive as fast as possible.

  This was not intentional on his part either, he also wanted to hurry up and send Liang Sanping to the capital.

  Last night, Ge Tai immediately contacted the Imperial Capital after receiving news from Liang Sanping. Afterwards, Liang Sanping's words were confirmed, although official documents had not been issued yet.

  But Wan Hong Corporation has already won the bid, it's a done deal. And tomorrow is the signing of the contract. At the time of signing, there will be an official document issued.

  As for the cooperative aspect, Nelson Company will sign an agreement with a new company. After serious discussions, the South China Two Institutes, Qiong Island Autonomous State Government and Jianghai Farm will jointly sign the agreement.

  The three parties jointly established a foreign trade company specializing in agricultural products trade. The person in charge of the two hospitals is Xia Zhendong, while Jianghai Farm is Liang Sanping.

  As for the autonomous prefecture, there was no direct appointment from above. Instead, Ge Tai was left to decide for himself. After thinking about it for half a day, Ge Tai had Shu Heng brought back from northern Guangdong, specifically in charge of this matter.

  The autonomous prefecture party committee held an overnight meeting, and Ge Tai easily confirmed that his former secretary had become the representative of the autonomous prefecture for this project.

  "...the situation is roughly like this, and the company will be established soon. We plan to negotiate with Jianghai Farm, with the local government and the farm each contributing 150 mu of land for a share, while the two institutes in South China will have a share through technology."

  Ge Tai now looks radiant, smiling at Liang Sanping: "I didn't expect it! Things are done so quickly, and as it turns out, you little Liang have not disappointed my trust in you!"

  "Serving the leader, subordinates sacrifice their lives!" Liang Sanping said with a mischievous grin, winking and making eyes at Ge Tai, who was so angry that he wanted to beat him up.

  The two of them laughed and chatted for a while before Ge Tai turned to Liang Sanping and said, "I asked you to come here just to brief you on the situation. I believe the farm and the two courtyards have already received their notifications. The higher-ups made it clear that this is a political task and there can't be any mistakes."

  "I believe they will measure up, but you'd better be careful too. This matter is a big deal, and you're the new person in your farm, not an old worker's son. Suddenly coming up like this, it's possible that someone won't take kindly to it..."

  Liang Sanping smiled, and those who were not convinced increased. He had never worried about this issue himself. Are the Vietnamese devils arrogant or not?! They even said they wanted to fight their way to the capital of Guangxi Province for New Year's, shouldn't it be me, old Liang, who should clean them up?!

  With a sudden burst, he directly turned the tables. Liang Sanping was not afraid of being at odds with himself, and with this kind of momentum, he could take him down. Having established his authority outside, it's likely that there are still many people on Jianghai Farm who don't submit to him.

  No big deal, just take it easy. Liang Sanping smiled and said to Ge Tai, "You don't have to worry about this, I'm afraid no one will come to cause trouble for me to clean up!"

  "Fortunately, I arrived just in time. As a young person, I'm afraid my prestige isn't enough. Someone came up to me and told me to take charge, so the workers below would know that this leader of theirs isn't just for show."

  "As long as you're mentally prepared, our local system is different from your agricultural reclamation one. Many departments are not subordinate to each other, so the support I can give you is also limited..."

  Liang Sanping nodded, indicating understanding. Indeed, in Ge Tai's position, he couldn't point fingers at Jianghai Farm. Jianghai Farm was directly under the jurisdiction of the Guangdong North Reclamation Bureau.

  It can be said that there is no connection with the autonomous prefecture. Even the land of the farm was developed from the original forest by the old veterans who had been cutting and building stones for generations.

  At the same time that Liang Sanping and Ge Tai were discussing, a huge wave was also triggered in Jianghai Farm. Everyone knew that Liang Sanping's project this time had made money.

  Those who used to mock Liang Sanping, a rural child, were all shocked. Many people slapped themselves in the face, regretting why they didn't have such insight?!

  Some people are thinking that they still have a lot of self-cultivated land, this is the welfare of the farm, if their own self-cultivated land is opened up, can't they also grow vegetables and sell them for money?

  "Sell your fart! The Japanese only accept the vegetables grown by Liang Sanping and his kind, our family's aren't accepted! You know that?!" Some people who knew the "market conditions" cursed with a smile.

  But what's even more is that in my heart I'm cursing Liang Sanping, how come you, a rural migrant worker who isn't even a big shot, can sell vegetables to Japan and make a fortune, while we're stuck here struggling to make ends meet?!

  Many people are discontented and many people are unwilling to accept the situation. Especially some children of old workers, most of them are now waiting for a quota from their family to replace their parents as rubber workers.

  As a result, these nine-to-five outsiders suddenly rose to the rank of section chief, not to mention earning a large sum of money. These people not only didn't feel proud, but instead thought that Liang Sanping was too arrogant.

  Even several young workers were discussing in private whether to take this kid in. Tell this kid that this is Jianghai Farm, not his rural area in Guangxi Province.

  "Director! I'm not saying anything, but if this matter isn't handled properly... the workers will get emotional..."

  In the Jianghai Farm, in the conference room of the farm department, a section chief smiled and said to Xing Cheng'an: "This is a project that our farm has come up with, we should at least arrange for some of our farm's children to be settled, shouldn't we?!"

  "Besides, they still need to take 150 acres of our farmland for this project! Are we just going to give them this land for free?! That's definitely not acceptable!"

  "Yes! Yes! Director, the old workers below are making a big fuss about this matter. If we don't give them an explanation, it won't be right!"

  A group of department heads and deputy directors began to persuade Xing Cheng'an, while the latter remained as calm as a Buddha, his face expressionless, with only a slight bow of his head.

  In fact, Xing Cheng'an had already cursed in his heart! What are the workers' demands?! Is it that you want to put your own children inside?!

  Some people initially sneered at this matter and didn't take it seriously. Now that they see others succeeding, they want to get a share of the profit, huh?

  And these people's children, many of them have no virtues or good deeds, but they are experts in eating, drinking and having fun.

  Let them go and be rubber workers, they still won't. They must arrange some easy jobs. What supply and marketing association, what technical staff, what instructor.

  Although most of them are still doing something, there is a part that is late to work. They have nothing to do and play cards everywhere. They don't dare to gamble, but drinking and being arrogant is not uncommon.

  Xing Cheng'an himself had dealt with many similar things, so he was very clear about the moral character of these people.

  And can these farmhands really listen to Liang Sanping's orders? If things get out of hand, won't I, Xing Cheng'an, be the one to take the blame?!

  "This matter, let's discuss it again......" A group of people were saying, Xing Cheng'an coughed and said: "After all, Comrade Liang Sanping is the person in charge of this matter! We are to listen to his opinion..."

  Xing Cheng'an said that, and immediately someone chimed in: "Hey! What opinion could he possibly have?! Even if he went to the Imperial Capital, isn't he still one of us from Jianghai Farm?!"

  "Right! His brother, his sister-in-law and even his colleagues are all at our Jianghai Farm! Can't we take charge of this matter?!"

  Xing Cheng'an almost jumped up and scolded the section chief upon hearing this. Do you think Liang Sanping is still a person who has come to rely on relatives, with nowhere else to go except for Jianghai Farm?!

  Others don't say, the two hospitals in South China and the autonomous state government are absolutely willing to accept him in the past. If you threaten others with this, they will scatter with a flick of their lips and a pat.

  Who can I cry to now?! It's so easy for you to make a political achievement from our Jianghai Farm, can't you just not mess this up?!

  "It can't be said like that, the General Bureau's opinion is that Comrade Liang Sanping will take charge of our agricultural reclamation aspect for this project. The General Bureau's opinion, we still have to respect..."

  "And this project was agreed upon by the department and the Japanese. The order has already been given, it's a political task! You all can't take it lightly! Do you understand?!"

  As soon as Xing Cheng'an said this, everyone's teeth ached. It seems that we can't easily intervene in this matter after all...

  Some people are secretly scolding Xing Cheng'an as an old fox, and with just one sentence, the ball was kicked to Liang Sanping. Dealing with this young man, you still have to ask for his help. Is this not having a share...