"Old Shang, do we need a tractor manufacturing plant?"

"Yes, definitely!"

Upon hearing the voice he had been longing for day and night, Director Shang turned around abruptly, disregarding the possibility of straining his old waist. He greeted the handsome young man standing next to the 44444 Tiger Head without hesitation.

Excitedly, he grabbed the young man's tender hand and clapped his palm against the back of it, speaking with great sincerity, "Xu, my old friend, I've finally been waiting for you!"

With the new year approaching, every township is either lacking one investment indicator or two. It may not seem like much, but when you add up all the townships, the number becomes unbearable.

Especially yesterday, when I went to the city with the county leaders for a meeting, the person on the podium criticized Gucheng County without naming it.

"Ah, some counties, just because they are poor, think they have the right to be poor. They take poverty subsidies while sitting in their offices, either drinking tea or reading newspapers. They are simply parasites. They might as well leave early to save the face of the people of Swamp City!"

As God is my witness, Old Shang and the county leaders have all been working tirelessly day and night for investment. They haven't had a break in the past six months. Now, they are being criticized just before the end of the year. How unfair is that?

But now, a big project has come.

Once it's done, it will bring honor to the people of Gucheng.

As Director Shang spoke, he pulled Xu Fei into the investment office. "These past few days, I went to Nanxiang for some work and passed by our tin toy factory twice. I saw that you were busy, so I didn't bother you."

"We're such good brothers, you're being too polite. Going to Nanxiang takes up half a day, and most of the time is wasted on the road. Next time, instead of going there, let's have a cup of tea at the toy factory and stay in the dormitory. Those foreign traders who come to place orders are living quite comfortably."

"Is it 80 yuan for one day of accommodation and 20 yuan for one meal?"

"Tsk, you're the leader. Visiting the toy factory is considered an inspection visit. How can we charge you?"

The two of them joked as they entered the meeting room.

Director Shang gestured to the staff, who brought several maps of Gucheng, including topography, planning, and resources, as well as a compass and ruler.

"Xu, my old friend, can you give me an idea of how big this project is?"

"I'm not exactly sure how big the project is, but there will be two production workshops and one maintenance workshop in the initial stage."

"Just that?"

Director Shang thought about the promised 3,000 mu of land and felt that it was not enough.

He was about to persuade Xu Fei to increase the investment when he heard Xu Fei sigh.

"There's no other way. The land area is too large, and it's too much to handle."

"How big is it?"

"For example, the production workshop is about 1,000 meters long and 100 meters wide."

"Gasp..."

"What's wrong, leader?"

"It's nothing. I might have strained my waist outside just now."

Director Shang took a deep breath and sat down, supporting himself with the chair.

With a length of 1,000 meters and a width of 100 meters, the indoor area is about 150 mu. What the hell is this?

And with such a large span, can it really be constructed with current construction technology?

Even if it can be done, how many years will it take to complete?

Ten years?

Twenty years?

While he was pondering, Xu Fei spoke again, "I've already contacted the construction team. There are over 100 engineers who can gather within a week. Once the land location is confirmed and the relevant procedures are completed, we can hire more workers and lease some lifting equipment. We should be able to finish the main structure before the Spring Festival. The remaining exterior and decoration can be done later."

Director Shang didn't understand, and he didn't want to understand because it was too frightening.

Is this TEP a foreign company or an alien company?

If it's the latter, then it would explain why there is no organizational code.

"Old Shang, I've arranged everything almost. I just heard that we need qualifications for construction?"

"Yes, according to the specifications you mentioned for the factory building, we need a first-grade general contracting qualification for construction."

"That's troublesome."

"It's not troublesome. You gather your team, and I'll contact the Third Construction Company in the city. We can affiliate with their company for reporting, approval, drawing review, and supervision. The county will help you with all that."

"In that case, this project is basically confirmed."

Director Shang took a deep breath, thought carefully, and felt that although it was outrageous, overall it was not bad and there were no major omissions.

As for whether it can be done...

They are willing to spend money on us, and we should be happy about it. Why would we refuse?

He immediately spread out the planning map of Gucheng County. "Have you thought about the location?"

"Large Swamps. It's close to the toy factory, and it will be easier to manage in the future." Xu Fei picked up a pencil and, based on his memory, drew a circle in the eastern area of Large Swamps. "Right here!"

"No!"

"Why?"

"This is the entrance and exit of the highway."

"Where is the highway? It's clearly a desolate salt-alkali land."

"The route has already been determined, and it will be completed in three to five years. Choose another location."

"Oh, alright then. We can't take advantage of public funds." Xu Fei drew another circle. "Here!"

Director Shang was a bit confused. "Xu, my old friend, we have a lottery ticket seller in our county. Should we go and buy a few tickets?"

"Leader, I don't understand what you mean."

"This is the roundabout of the highway. It goes south to Jiangbei, west to Nanhe, and north to Dongshan Prefecture."

"Is it just a coincidence?"

"Did the township secretary tell you in advance?"

"I swear on the reputation of the Xu family that the township secretary didn't mention it." Xu Fei raised his right hand.

"Stop joking around. You should be serious. It's a pity that it's half a year too late. Otherwise, if you choose such a large area and the highway doesn't change its route, the compensation alone would be enough for you to become rich."

As Director Shang spoke, he picked up another pencil and drew an irregular rectangle on the planning map. "Here, it's close to the entrance and exit of the highway and also next to the provincial road.

When building the factory, it should face north and south, with the main entrance in the middle. Along the roadside, we can also have a row of shops. After all, we are a tractor manufacturing plant, and it won't be difficult to have a repair shop as well.

The cars traveling on the highway will bring in money for accommodation, meals, and refueling. Hotels, restaurants, and shops can be arranged on both sides. We can collect rent in the future."

"That makes sense." Xu Fei nodded and circled the opposite side of the road. "Let's allocate this area to me."

"That can be done, but we need to discuss how to acquire the land."

Large Swamps are all wasteland and won't sell for much.

Even if we give it all to the manufacturing plant, no one will say anything.

The problem is...Director Shang used a ruler to divide the two plots of land into twelve sections, "To be honest, the maximum authority at the county level can only approve five hundred acres for you. If you want more, you have to go to the city. If it exceeds one thousand and fifty acres, you have to go to Capital City.

As the saying goes, it's better to deal with the current officials than the higher ones. Our county's approval, surveying, and inspection process will take about a week. The city's approval process may take about a month, and Capital City's approval process may take a year and a half.

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However, we have countermeasures. For the first batch of three thousand acres, I will help you apply six times. Once you get the first five hundred acres, hurry up and start construction. Then, I will help you apply for the second plot... As long as we get the county leaders and the Land Bureau on board, there should be no problems.

For the second batch of three thousand acres, we will wait a year and then deliver it in six installments. By then, you can do whatever you want, and we will have something to show for it."

"Deal!" Xu Fei nodded, taking out the application materials for the factory from his briefcase, "Would you like to review these first?"

With the major project about to land, Director Shang didn't dare to be careless. He picked up the papers and looked through them, "Yellow Mud Hillock Tractor Manufacturing Factory?"

"Is there a problem?"

"Yes, we can't have such a rustic name. It needs to sound powerful and intimidating. Since your company is not short of money, why not increase the registered capital to one hundred million and use a company name without a regional designation, like Iron Power!"

"..."

Xu Fei's face darkened. Are you obsessed with attracting investment?

Where am I supposed to get that much money?

Moreover, our goal is to establish a domestic enterprise.

When we grow bigger and stronger, we can use the name Tractor Manufacturing Factory, openly 'manufacturing basic production lines', instead of covering it up with 'imports'.

So, the Tractor Manufacturing Factory must be distinguished from TEP and get rid of the foreign enterprise investment.

As for how to explain the source of the initial equipment?

Factory Director Little Xu scrimped and saved, spent all his savings, and used his TEP employee status to buy TEP's obsolete equipment at a low price to establish the Tractor Manufacturing Factory, study mechanical equipment, and promote domestic technological development.

Xu Fei pondered, his finger pressing on the map, "Since the factory is located in Large Swamps, why not call it Gu City County Large Swamps Machinery Manufacturing Limited Liability Company? When we scale up in the future, we can change it to Large Swamps Power!"

"Large Swamps Power!" Director Shang muttered, slapping his thigh, "Hey, Xu is indeed cultured. Large Swamps used to be one of the ancient nine swamps, and there are still many muddy pits now. We manufacture tractors, running across Large Swamps, the power is definitely full!"

Xu Fei was slightly taken aback, deciding to buy a lottery ticket.

If a casually mentioned name can have such profound meaning, wouldn't I win millions if I randomly bought a number?

Wait, we sell tracks, why do we need to include the word 'power'?

Oh, I forgot, aren't tracks designed to travel on complex terrains?

Moreover, if the tracks and chassis are all dismantled, what's the point of keeping the engine?

After confirming the name, Director Shang checked again, then frowned.

The company is not a wholly foreign-owned enterprise, nor a Sino-foreign joint venture, nor a limited liability company. It is a limited liability company.

There are only two shareholders.

Xu Fei invested 400,000.

Da Ma invested 100,000.

The investment entity of the Iron Toy Factory does not have an organization code, and the county has also investigated the toy factory.

Da Ma appeared very suddenly, but according to the information registered by the Yellow Mud Hillock police station, he is a veteran with an ID card and a registered residence.

He serves as the finance officer in the toy factory, and the county suspects that he is a senior executive sent by TEP to supervise Xu Fei.

After all, the factory director has too much power. If there is no check and balance, this kid might give himself a million-dollar monthly salary.

Thinking of this, Director Shang had a thought.

When the Iron Toy Factory was first registered, the investment was pitifully small. Later, when they expanded and increased capital, they got tens of millions in a week. This tractor manufacturing factory will probably be the same once the production workshop is built and the equipment is in place.

Looking through the other materials, there were no problems.

Director Shang found a file bag, put the papers and plans in it, "Brother Xu, we are all on the same side. Let's not celebrate yet. I'll go to the county compound first, then to the Land Bureau. Once the project lands, we can have a big celebration."

"No problem!"

Xu Fei also had a lot of things to do.

Like getting passports and visas for the two engineers.

Like handing over the track parameters to Old Xu.

"By the way, when is the opening ceremony?"

"Coincidentally, it's tomorrow."