Ants exploded, I opened a power plant to supply power to the world

Chapter 96 It’s a rare feast, the locals are grateful from the bottom of their hearts
I have to admit that shoveling soil with a shovel is really tiring.

In addition, Lin Zhe didn't exercise much, so he felt a little tired after half an hour. This made Lin Zhe think about going to the gym to exercise in the future.

Not long after, Zhang Chen came back.

Everyone put down the work at hand, and then directed the excavator and the third shift's vehicle to the front where they could pass each other to let him pass.

In the warehouse of the Second Factory, there is basically everything. The cargo box at the back of the truck is filled with beer, drinks and food pulled out from the warehouse of the Second Factory.

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That afternoon, Lin Zhe stayed in Songjiakan Village.

The whole village is working today, and there is a rare banquet in the village in the afternoon. There is a table in the east and a few stools in the west.

While the men were busy on the road, the women were doing logistics in the village, picking vegetables, chopping meat, and making fire to cook.

The diesel generator in the activity room also started to work, and this time Song Laoyun did not save any money.

I have to say, it was quite a feeling to sit with the villagers, drink and listen to them chatting about their daily lives.

With the help of so many people, the road widening work is already halfway done, and it will probably be done with another effort tomorrow.

Sitting at the table with the village chief, villagers kept coming over to toast him. Lin Zhe accepted all the toasts and drank the beer glass in one gulp with a smile.

It depends on yourself when it comes to drinking. If you are in a good mood and your alcohol tolerance is up, it may be a bit exaggerated to say that you can drink a thousand cups of beer without getting drunk, but Lin Zhe can really drink a hundred cups without getting drunk.

The prerequisite is that you have to use a super small beer glass like today, and fill it with about 30 to 40 milliliters.

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After drinking for a while, one of the girls who had hitchhiked with me during the day brought me some snacks.

The atmosphere around was good and Lin Zhe was happy to stay longer.

"Uncle Song, you villagers are so cohesive. With just one shout, people from all over the village will come back to help."

Upon hearing this, Song Laoyun's face lit up as he responded.

Their village has long been populated by outsiders who came from the northwest, so they are particularly united.

He is also particularly concerned about major events in the village. Even though the village is gradually declining, the cohesion is still there and all we need to do is to notify everyone.

After hearing this, Lin Zhe also gave a thumbs up.

As he spoke, Song Laoyun also became serious.

"Boss Lin, your Zhetong Electric Power is really benefiting the villagers of Songjiakan. If you don't provide electricity, to put it bluntly, when we old men are gone, this village will be gone."

When he said this, the other older people at the table had the same expression as him.

"That's right. With us, these children have to come back for the New Year. If we were gone, no one would recognize their graves in a few years."

Compared with other locals, they are "outsiders".

A sense of identity is extremely important to them, and it is precisely because the village still exists that it has such appeal today.

But if the village is gone, the next generation will undoubtedly be scattered around the surrounding areas and become residents of other villages and towns. Songjiakan will then be just a village.

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But now it’s different. Now that electricity is available, at least people can stay in the village.

Moreover, electricity can also bring development. There must be good things in such a big mountain. Maybe they can make use of it.

In short, the importance of electricity in Songjiakan was so great that the whole village decided to pay for the construction of a monument.

To this, Lin Zhe nodded seriously.

In my opinion, this is indeed the case. How to decide is up to the locals. "Boss Lin, let me toast you."

"I'm coming too!"

"Everyone, come together, let us, the villagers of Songjiakan, toast to General Manager Lin and Zhetong Electric Power!"

As they spoke, everyone raised their glasses and stood up to look at Lin Zhe.

This scene also made Lin Zhe feel inexplicably touched. Putting down the wine glass and picking up the beer bottle with one-third left, Lin Zhe spoke.

"Please don't do this, or I will be embarrassed to collect your electricity bills later. I still have to collect it."

Hearing this, everyone in the crowd laughed.

"I always pay my electricity bill on the last day of the overdue fines, but from now on I will deposit the electricity bill of Zhetong Electric Power in advance every month!"

"Me too! When the electricity is connected, I will use Zhetong's electricity at home in the county. Support General Lin! Support Zhetong Electric Power!"

After smiling and nodding, Lin Zhe and everyone else drank the wine together.

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Two days later, the road had been widened to the point where large trucks could enter.

Then other teams from Zhetong Electric Power Group also officially joined, and local people continued to help.

Everyone worked together to clear a path in the mountains and transported the steel frames for assembling the electric towers to the designated location on the mountain using a combination of manual labor and portable cranes.

The assembly work doesn't take long. Currently, Yang Guangrong and his team have already started installing meter boxes and pulling electrical wires in every household.

Lin Zhe arrived at Fengxiang County, where Qin Chengping was already waiting.

Today they will meet with several bosses from the south.

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Originally, Lin Zhe didn't need to show up for this matter, but in order to reassure the first batch of bosses who were interested in building factories here, he also came to the scene.

After meeting and greeting each other one by one, the bosses tried their best to communicate in standard Mandarin.

They had planned to build a factory in Quanhe before, so they have been investigating the area recently, and even went to the High-tech Zone before coming here.

What attracted them this time was the land and tax concessions offered by Qin Chengping, plus the most important low-cost electricity in the development zone.

Their factories consume a lot of electricity, and the electricity bill at normal prices starts at tens of millions a year.

If the price can be reduced by a few million, it means their profit will increase by several million, so they are very concerned about this matter.

"Hello, Lin Zhonglei. I am a loyal member of Xigan Data Processing. Our industry is very hot."

"Sorry, my Mandarin is not very good."

Lin Zhe smiled when he heard this, but he also understood the meaning.

To be honest, I really like Cantonese and think it is quite stylish, but the serious inability to distinguish between front and back nasal sounds makes it very difficult for people, especially the elderly, to speak Mandarin.

Working in a data processing center is indeed very energy-intensive. With so many computer rooms running calculations together, the air-conditioning costs alone are a considerable sum.

It is quite good to cooperate with them. At least Zhetong Electric Power can have one more customer who can provide it with tens of millions of electricity bills stably every year.

"Hello Hello……"

Everyone sat together, Qin Chengping as the official representative, Lin Zhe as the power supplier, and they had a good chat with these bosses from the south.

Lin Zhe was even happier when he learned that these bosses originally wanted to settle in the High-tech Zone, but were now attracted to the Fengxiang Development Zone.

(End of this chapter)