Marry a female star at a bargain price

Chapter 53 53. The beginning of hell
"What does a bad debt mean?" Lin Xiao asked hurriedly.

Jia Kai counted on his fingers and said, "The economy is not good, the agriculture is not good, the transportation is not good... Among the 14 towns in Anyang County, Chaobai Town's location and conditions are definitely not bad, but its economic data is almost at the bottom, and it will be reported as soon as there is an inspection. Is this considered a bad debt?"

Lin Xiao frowned when he heard this.

Jia Kai sighed and said, "You are unlucky. How come you were assigned to Chaobai Town? Sigh!"

Lin Xiao was very confused: "That's not right! Chaobai Town is next to the provincial capital Ninghai, and the geographical location is not bad. How can it not develop?"

Jia Kai smiled: "It's next to Ninghai, so does that mean it's under Ninghai's jurisdiction?"

Lin Xiao was stunned: "Uh..."

"Not coming back, right!"

Jia Kai said seriously, "Not only does it not benefit from Ninghai, but also because it is far away from the county, it cannot get any policies or resources, so it naturally lags behind in development. It's like our Anyang County, which is at the very edge of Yizhou City. To put it nicely, it's because the emperor is far away, but to put it bluntly, it's because the father doesn't love the mother, so the economic data lags behind all the districts and counties in the city... This is a truth!"

Lin Xiao suddenly understood and nodded.

I used to think that my father-in-law arranged me here out of pure care.

Now it seems that, although taking care of someone is caring for them, it is also somewhat of a test - after all, flying with the wind is not considered an ability, but flying against the wind is a skill!
"I understand that the economy is bad, but why do you say the transportation is also bad? Chaobai Town is, after all, a fortress connecting Ninghai and Anyang County. Its geographical location is supposed to be very good!" Lin Xiao asked again.

Jia Kai rolled his eyes. "It's in the middle, but how do you connect them? The two cities are connected by high-speed rail and expressway, but there is no high-speed rail station in Chaobai Town, nor is there an expressway entrance or exit! If you want to take the expressway from Chaobai Town to Ninghai, you have to drive west to Anyang County first, get on the expressway and then drive east to Ninghai. It's a big detour!"

"Then why not take the national highway?"

"Of course I can!"

Jia Kai said seriously, "But ceramics, the pillar industry of Anyang County, all the clay transport trucks coming in and out are crowded on that two-way two-lane national highway.

"That broken road is repaired every two years, and within half a year it is completely damaged. There are many large vehicles and accidents. In addition, the terrain is not good, with uphill, downhill and curves. There are several traffic fatalities almost every year!
"This stretch of road has long been notorious. Private cars will not use it unless they have no other choice!"

After listening to this introduction, Lin Xiao realized that this was the reason why Chaobai Town’s economy could not develop.

To get rich, build roads first.

If the transportation is not good, the local resources will not be able to develop even if they are good. This is inevitable.

No wonder the mayor Qin Zhenggang is so worried.

"The infrastructure in Chaobai Town is so poor, doesn't the county care?" Lin Xiao was curious.

"Why don't you care?"

Jia Kai sighed, "But the county itself is also in trouble. Among the nine counties and county-level cities in Yizhou, our Anyang's economic level is now steadily in the bottom three. The county's financial funds are tight, and key industries are not supported. Environmental protection is inspected every year, and factories are closed one by one. How can they take care of your Chaobai Town?"

Lin Xiao nodded.

I have heard about these situations more or less when I went home over the years.

Let’s not talk about anything else. Just a few years ago, most of my relatives could find a job in the nearby factories to support their families.

But in recent years, due to the closure of factories, many relatives have returned home to farm.

Jia Kai shook his head and said, "In theory, Chaobai Town's geographical location and industrial resources are really good, and it has mountains and water. I heard there are also hot springs... It's a pity that it hasn't been developed!"

Lin Xiao nodded, trying hard to digest this information.

"Also, your Chaobai Town has been in big trouble recently..."

Jia Kai wanted to continue.

At this time, a colleague came over and he quickly stopped talking and introduced Lin Xiao, and the topic was changed.

After lunch.

Qin Zhenggang also came out of the county magistrate's office. The sad expression on his face did not ease at all, but became more serious and depressed.

Lin Xiao followed him into the compound and found his car. Lin Xiao was dumbfounded.

If you say it's a car, it may be a bit of a stretch. It would be more appropriate to say it's a pile of scrap metal.

Lin Xiao sat on it tremblingly and found that the passenger seat belt had no buckle and was fixed there with a hook.

"Can this thing... guarantee safety?" He was very skeptical, but he didn't know how to say it out loud.

The scrap metal truck puffed onto the road.

Along the way, Qin Zhenggang asked Zhang Deqing all the questions again, but it was obvious that he didn't care about the answers. He just felt that this process was necessary.

Only when he heard that Lin Xiao was married did he look at him with a little surprise, and then didn't say much.

Thirty minutes later, the snail car entered the territory of Chaobai Town.

Lin Xiao found that there were many farmers selling chestnuts at stalls on both sides of the road. They were shivering in the cold November wind, and few people stopped in front of the baskets of chestnuts.

"Are there any chestnuts left in this month?" he wondered.

"Have!"

Qin Zhenggang looked ahead and said casually, "Chaobai Town has the largest chestnut base in the province, and the private hills of each village are basically covered with chestnut trees. The chestnut market has been poor in the past two years, and farmers have no one to buy their chestnuts, so they can only sell them themselves... This stuff is stored for a long time. It should be picked in September, but now it can still preserve 70% to 80% of its quality!"

Qin Zhenggang said this and sighed softly.

Lin Xiao nodded.

Of course he knew about the chestnuts in Chaobai Town. As far as he could remember, every autumn, the county town was full of chestnuts.

It’s just that this thing is difficult to peel and it’s choking when eating, so he doesn’t like it, and he hasn’t met many people who like to eat it!
It’s normal that sales are not good!

The two didn't say much along the way, and soon the car arrived at the Chaobai Town market.

What I saw was a completely desolate and dilapidated scene.

The road is broken, the street lights are broken, and the billboards on the exterior walls of businesses along the street are also broken.

The road was so dusty and sandy that it was hard to believe this was in the Jiangnan region. I thought it was some windy and dry area!
Lin Xiao frowned.

He had been to Chaobai Town when he was a child, but the scene was not like this in his memory. How come it has regressed as it has developed?

He was puzzled, and his doubts would only be revealed later.

The car soon arrived at the town government, which was also a dilapidated and old courtyard.

Before the car got closer, Lin Xiao saw more than a dozen people gathered at the door, holding white banners and pushing and shoving the doorman, causing a lot of noise.

When Qin Zhenggang saw this scene, the "chuan" character on his forehead wrinkled even more tightly.

Pull the car to the side of the road.

"Xiao Lin, you go in first, I'll take care of something!"

Then, without waiting for Lin Xiao's reply, he got out of the car very quickly, crossed the gray green belt and rushed up.

"Second uncle, third uncle, why are you here again..."

The crowd quickly surrounded him, and the mood became increasingly heated.

Lin Xiao watched this scene in the car, and his heart sank.

"What kind of hell is this..."

(End of this chapter)