Chapter Thirty-Six: Being Recruited

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  Zhang Yun smiled and explained: "County Magistrate Xiao, Little Yang was promoted because he is a talent personally brought in by the Secretary from the city. Little Yang graduated from the Economics and Management Department of Yanjing University and is a top-notch student. If it weren't for the Secretary going to the city himself to ask for him, I'm afraid the city wouldn't have been willing to send Little Yang down to Ronghe River."

  The county party committee office, based on the instructions conveyed by the municipal party committee and government, regarding our city's introduction of high-level talents from universities, breaking through the ranks to reuse highly educated talents, and strengthening the training of young cadres, appointed Xiao Yang as the director of the Foreign Affairs Office, responsible for the county's foreign affairs work, which is also in line with the instructions of the municipal party committee and government.

  Xiao Tengsong listened to Zhang Yun's words and pointed at Zhang Yun with a smile. Zhang Yun's answer was watertight, using the spirit of the municipal party committee and government's instructions to explain that Yang Jie's reappointment was not entirely due to his achievements in attracting investment, thus leaving no room for criticism, showing Zhang Yun's cautiousness.

  "Old Zhang, I didn't mean to criticize the appointment of cadres in Huohe County! You misunderstood, overthought it!" Xiao Chaoyang explained with a smile that he didn't have any other meaning, then turned to Yang Jie and said: "Little Yang, this time we came to Huohe County is to learn from experience, you can't hide your skills! Must teach us well, help our poor county of Luosang!"

  "Please rest assured, County Mayor Xiao, Yang Jie will definitely do his best!" Yang Jie smiled slightly and replied calmly.

  Ma Liangyu saw that everyone had arrived, and smiled at Yang Jie, saying: "Little Yang, go to the table with Guo Kezhang and accompany Director Wang of the Rosan County Commerce Bureau! Director Zhang, Director Zhou, just wait for you, since everyone has arrived, let's take our seats and start the banquet!"

  The system has always adhered to the principle of equal treatment, because Luosang County is economically backward and has no status in the city. Therefore, only a few directors from the county party committee and government office were arranged to represent Xunhe County for reception, without arranging a deputy county head.

  Yang Jie was just a section-level cadre and couldn't sit at the same table as Xiao Yaosong. Zhang Yun and Zhou Dequan didn't object to Ma Liangyu's arrangement, indicating that Yang Jie should go to Gu Zhongyi's table, after which the two of them sat down beside Xiao Yaosong.

  After everyone arrived, the reception banquet officially began. Before the dishes were served, the wine was already placed on the table, with four bottles of Yanghe grain liquor on each table, and all three tables were no exception.

  In the private room, everyone stood up under Xiao Chong's lead and raised their glasses for a big reunion toast. Only then did the people at the table take turns toasting the leaders with their cups. After one round of toasts, they returned to their seats and started drinking with the others at their table.

  Luosang County is poor, but the cadres who come out to communicate are all good drinkers. Yang Jie looked at the majestic Luosang County cadres and felt a sense of emotion. It's really true that the more economically underdeveloped an area is, the more prosperous the drinking culture of its cadres is. The six Luosang County cadres were all masters of wine.

  Tang Zhongyi and three comrades from the Comprehensive Department, before the wine had gone through three rounds and the dishes had not yet reached five flavors, were already flushed with red faces and ears, and their speech was somewhat stuttering.

  "Yang, my younger brother, next time you have the chance to come to Luosang County, I'll treat you to authentic mountain delicacies. Come on, let's have a drink!" Wang Guilon, Director of the Commerce Bureau of Luosang County, was in high spirits after drinking, and knowing that Yang Jie was not an ordinary clerk but a section-level cadre from the county party committee office, and also one of the new favorites of the county party committee office, he showed great hospitality towards Yang Jie.

  "Director Wang, welcome to our county of Huahe for an exchange of experiences! If there's a chance, I'll definitely visit Rosang County to pay my respects. I respect you!" Yang Jie had a bit of wine to bolster his courage and was completely unrestrained, having a drink with each of the several officials from Rosang County who were present, finally facing off against Wang Guilon.

  Watching Yang Jie finish two liang of white wine in one gulp, Wang Guilon exclaimed loudly, "Good capacity! Brother Yang is really refreshing! I'll borrow the wine to offer a toast, wishing you a bright future and steady progress!" As soon as Wang Guilon finished speaking, he tilted his head back and drank all the white wine in his cup. He even raised his cup to gesture that he had also finished it in one gulp.

  "Good! Director Wang really has a good capacity for liquor!" Several cadres from Luosan County cheered loudly at the scene.

  "Yang, let's have another one, deep feelings, a mouthful of wine, but don't be stingy!" Wang Guilian was in high spirits, got up and picked up the wine bottle, personally helped Yang Jie refill his cup, then filled his own cup to the brim. With a cheerful raise of his glass, he clinked it against Yang's and they both downed their drinks in one gulp.

  "It's been a long time since I've had such a pleasant drink, Yang brother, I didn't expect your drinking capacity to be so good." Wang Guilon is a true master of the wine country, having drunk nearly two catties of white wine, his face still doesn't turn red, his words are clear, and there's not a hint of drunkenness.

  "Brother Wang, your capacity for liquor is really impressive! I admire you!" Yang Jie smiled slightly and said sincerely to Wang Guilon.

  Anyone who can drink well will not take the flattering words of those who cannot drink to heart, but Yang Jie's capacity for liquor is unfathomable, and after drinking so much, he looks even more sober than Wang Guilian, so when Wang Guilian heard this, he was overjoyed.

  "My drinking capacity was actually trained by medicinal liquor in Luosang County. It's a well-known fact that Luosang County is poor, with 80% of its territory being mountainous and an average elevation of over 1,000 meters above sea level. The mountains are densely forested and receive ample sunlight, making it an ideal place for producing various types of medicinal herbs, which are perfect materials for brewing liquor!"

  "Afterwards, my younger brother went to Luosang County and after drinking the medicinal wine of our Luosang County, he will know that what I said is not empty words." Wang Guilian looked at the bottle of Yanhe grain liquor, feeling very emotional. Such a winery could actually attract an investment of 500 million US dollars, it's really unknown whether those foreign merchants were poisoned by alcohol or not.

  As for wine, the medicinal wine in Luosang County is famous throughout Changyang area. However, due to inconvenient transportation, there has been no foreign investment in Luosang County, and relying solely on a small amount of money from the county, it's impossible to create an enterprise like Yuhu Wine Factory. That's why Luosang County, which owns precious mountains, cannot make full use of its local unique resources, making Wang Guilon sigh with regret.

  The speaker is unintentional, the listener is intentional. Yang Jie knew that Changyang City had five counties and two districts, but except for Huanhe County and the urban area, the other four counties were only heard of by Yang Jie and had never been there, so he didn't know that Luosang County was rich in mountain medicine.

  Wuyang Wine Industry or Xingwang Pharmaceutical, the future production needs a large amount of medicinal materials. If Losan County is suitable for planting Chinese herbal medicine, it can establish a medicinal material planting base in Losan County to plant various Chinese herbal medicines needed by enterprises in the future.

  Alternatively, a purchase agreement can be signed with Luosang County, where the county organizes the masses to plant the medicinal materials needed by the enterprise, and then the county of Huaihe invests in the procurement, which can solve the problem of raw materials and also help the development of poor counties.

  Furthermore, although Luosang County and Yuhu County do not share a border, both counties are within the jurisdiction of Changyang City. Even with Yumen County in between, they are still less than 150 kilometers apart, making it much closer compared to purchasing Chinese medicine from distant places.

  "Brother Wang, are there many varieties of mountain medicine in Luosang County?" Yang Jie picked up the wine bottle and refilled Wang Guirong's cup before asking casually.

  "It's a lot! Luosan County has jurisdiction over 13 townships and 6 towns, with a total area of 2371 square kilometers, a total population of 360,000, including 73,000 ethnic minorities. Eighty percent of the region and population are located in the deep mountains, where there are more than 100 varieties of wild mountain medicine and cultivated Chinese herbal medicine."

  Selling Chinese yam is one of the main sources of income for mountain residents in Luoshan County. Each town attaches great importance to it, and using Luoshan's Chinese yam to make wine is absolutely not wrong. Luoshan's Chinese yam wine is very famous throughout Changyang area, generally it's hard to find even if you want to buy it." Wang Guirong, the director of the Commerce Bureau, spoke about the basic situation in Luoshan County as a matter of course.

  "If it weren't for the traffic constraints, Rosan County's development would be sufficient to bring in a substantial income from the sale of Chinese herbal medicines alone. Little brother asks, is there any good project to introduce to big brother?" Wang Guirong's eyes flashed with a hint of sharpness as he looked at Yang Jie sitting not far away, asking with an implied meaning.

  Yang Jie was taken aback, suddenly understanding that Wang Guirong's recommendation of Luosang County's Chinese herbal medicine was actually waiting for him here! Xiao Chao Song had just negotiated three projects in Ruzhou County and brought his team to Ruzhou County to learn about investment promotion experience, but it's likely that his purpose wasn't learning, but rather finding opportunities to pull in project investments.

  Wuyang Wine Industry and Xingwang Pharmaceutical, two projects attracted 80 million US dollars in foreign investment. The situation with Wuyang Wine Industry is not clear to the people of Luosang County, but Xingwang Pharmaceutical received an investment of 30 million US dollars, which has spread throughout Changyang region.

  In the eyes of people in Luosang County, since Xingwang is a pharmaceutical company, then Luosang County may have the opportunity to rely on its rich Chinese herbal medicine resources and drive the entire Luosang County medicinal material sales and planting industry chain through this project.

  "Old brother, this time you came to Quzhou County, I'm afraid it's just like Item Zhuang dancing with a sword, aiming at Duke Pei! Exchanging and learning is fake, coming over to find projects and attract investment is the real deal." Yang Jie played with the wine cup in his hand, smiling but not quite smiling as he looked at Wang Guirong opposite him.

  "Not bad! No lies in front of real people, County Magistrate Xiao led the team to come to Huahe County this time, mainly to see Mr. Liu Daxing, the chairman of Xingwang Pharmaceutical, and to see if Luosang County has any opportunity to cooperate with Xingwang Pharmaceutical."

  Younger brother, Losang County is so poor! The ordinary people of Losang County are suffering so much! In some remote towns in the mountains, there are still many villages that have not been electrified until now. At night, mountain villagers can only rely on kerosene lamps and candles for lighting, risking their lives to collect wild herbs in the mountains, which are then bought by pharmaceutical traders at extremely low prices. The little money they earn is not even enough to buy new clothes for their children.

  We, as cadres, see it with our own eyes and feel the pain in our hearts. However, throughout the entire Changyang region, there isn't a single pharmaceutical factory. Even though Luzhang County produces Chinese herbal medicine, they are all bought up by outside merchants at extremely low prices and sold elsewhere.

  So the construction of a pharmaceutical factory in Huohe County is a rare opportunity for Luosang County, and as long as there is a little chance, we don't want to miss it." Wang Guirong said emotionally to Yang Jie about the poverty and hardship of Luosang County. Looking at Wang Guirong in front of him, Yang Jie really had a different view of this cadre from Luosang County.