My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 560 A horse's mouth sticks out of the cattle pen
Sure enough, the yacht arrived in Shangzhou in the evening.

They drove directly to the small dock owned by Shangzhou Machinery Factory on the other side of the river and moored there.

To be honest, Wei Dong hadn't realized the Yangtze River's importance for the previous sixty years.

It is especially convenient in this era without highways or high-speed rail.

The old leader personally led Wei Dong to announce the appointment to the factory leaders, which was met with a series of laughs and applause.

Everyone knows that Wei Dong wasn't there to fight for power and profit, but rather to act as a top salesman and bring in business.

Even the factory director, whose status was on par with that of a prefecture-level city leader when the factory was directly managed by the province, was warmly welcomed to join our big family.

Wei Dong was instructed to first select two chief engineers to accompany him back to Jiangzhou to thoroughly study the engineering documents, which filled almost a van.

With the assistance of biotechnology-related majors at Jiangzhou University, an engineering sequence was established.

Jiangnan University has increased its enrollment by twenty students in related majors this year.

Then the old leader was satisfied and crossed the river back to the city, and had Wei Dong call Ding Haifeng to drive to the dock to pick him up.

Li Erfeng also disembarked and went back. She was already very proud of the attitude of the county magistrates of Kuizhou towards Rang Weidong last time. This time, she was even more surprised to see that the old leader treated Rang Weidong like his own son and sometimes even helped carry the child. She secretly took many photos to take back to show the old Rang couple.

After a simple dinner at the riverside dock, everyone returned to Jiangzhou.

As the yacht sailed away from the inconspicuous corner dock, I watched the figure waving goodbye on the riverbank.

Qin Yuye added sarcastically, "Your childhood sweetheart is probably going to be dividing up the family fortune."

Wei Dong didn't care at all: "Give it to her, I don't mind giving her all the factories in Jiangzhou."

The Hong Kong girl was immediately intimidated by his domineering aura and her delicate body trembled: "Are you going to give me all these factories too?"

Wei Dong remained nonchalant: "If you want to go it alone, I'll give you everything. Or, as long as you help me secure funding for this phase so I can get the corn bioengineering up and running, the future colorful denim, clothing brand, and cosmetics company will all be yours. I won't take a single penny. We can sign the agreement now."

Qin Yuye quickly pursed his lips: "I know you're testing me, but I won't fall for it. This is something you did with me, so how can we be separated?"

Wei Dong was completely unmoved by the allure of the beauties in the night: "I like this about myself the most. I am ruthless after I have done everything I can. I don't owe anyone anything. There is no such thing as being heartless or not. If you have no strength, no one will even look at you if you kneel on the ground."

After saying that, he climbed into the cabin and discussed with Lao Geng the possibility of having his wife take charge of the specific affairs of the tourism company, so that she wouldn't have to travel to Jiangzhou.

I often see her in the camp; she's a rather feisty and energetic auntie who can manage one or two thousand family members perfectly.

She is indeed an incredibly capable and virtuous wife, making Wei Dong feel that it's a waste to only manage a camp area: "You can draw some more people from the team and search all over the counties and towns in the Shangzhou area to find similar old houses with antique charm. They don't need to be so exquisite, just intact. We'll demolish them and rebuild them into new houses, or exchange them for houses in Shangzhou and take the demolished ones to Kuizhou to rebuild them. Auntie just needs to manage and direct the manpower. Some family members can also be recruited to work."

Old Geng paused for several seconds before chuckling and saying okay.

He's in his early forties, his children are all grown up, and his wife is indeed full of energy, leading her women's army all day long. She'd be happy to find him something to do, and it would also help find jobs for many of his family members, which would help him maintain morale.

Let Wei Dong also convey the core message: "It will definitely take several years for corn bioengineering to get corn planting in the whole region on track. This is also a process of investigating the farming situation in various places and how to purchase corn. We will definitely need to send people to set up a purchasing company. I know that if we don't do this work ourselves, the farmers will try all sorts of tricks. But even so, we still need to promote the work-for-relief model, teach them how to demolish houses, teach them how to build houses. Maybe in the future, your team will recruit new soldiers from there."

Old Geng took a deep breath and nodded: "Good! You always have a longer-term and more comprehensive view. I'll just focus on doing a good job in construction. This team will definitely make a name for itself in battles across the country!"

If Wei Dong were to chuckle, you probably have no idea how hot the real estate market would get in the next twenty or thirty years.

While others are reborn and think about hoarding houses in Shanghai and Beijing, I'm building houses in Shanghai and Beijing.

Therefore, the Beijiaochang New City under the Third Battalion Commander's command had to continuously recruit migrant workers from the Shangzhou area to become construction workers, and then continuously send them to other regions.

Wei Dong instructed Lao Geng to speed up the process, as three to five thousand people were not enough to meet the demand for migrant workers from Shangzhou.

Of course, this was also in preparation for the large-scale migration of immigrants, which goes without saying.

I brought several engineers from the elevator factory with me when I went there, but they came back as part of the corn bioengineering team.

After nightfall, Qin Yuye took the sleeping baby and Ram to the cabin to sleep.

Let Wei Dong and the others continue playing cards.

But at this moment, Dawa, who had been watching from the sidelines the whole time, suddenly took the opportunity to speak to Rang Weidong: "I want to do this tourism business."

Wei Dong was taken aback: "Tourism? I've arranged everything for... You mean you want to sell the scenery of your plateau to tourists?"

A sly glint appeared on Dawa's honest face: "I've seen it all, but it's not as beautiful as the scenery over there."

Wei Dong was speechless: "If you're talking about beauty, how many places can compare to your snowy plateau, but..."

He had originally intended to say that it would probably take many more years for tourism in your high-altitude area to become popular, but then he immediately thought of the jokes about the 318 National Highway that had been told for years. He pulled Dawa to sit on the sofa at the stern of the boat and began to discuss in detail: "What do you want to do?"

Dawa said, "I'll do whatever you want me to do."

This made Wei Dong laugh; this guy had a pig-like face but a sharp mind.

Looking back, it seems that throughout the entire process, even Lao Geng and Shi Tou went to the motorboat at the front, but Dawa often mingled with Ram, acting as a tea and water server, and then quietly sat on the steps of the cabin to listen in.

He sat and listened to almost every conversation with his former superiors and county leaders.

But thinking about it again, could someone who was originally groomed to be the head of the family by Yu Songhai's father-in-law's family really be a simpleton?

This almost subconsciously made Wei Dong's heart turn serious, but he still smiled on the outside: "What did my brother tell you?"

Dawa repeated, "My brother-in-law said I should do whatever you want me to do."

Wei Dong pressed for more details: "Is my brother still able to come back?"

Dawa shook his head, his goofy expression fading. "He can't come back. He wants to be a cadre..."

Xiangxiang admitted, "Everyone supports him, including my sister. I will be in charge of the business from now on. It was my brother-in-law who told me to learn from you. We all learned our Mandarin from him."

Wei Dong asked which four parties were involved before making a startled face: "So, what do you think of our tourism practices?"

Although he made a trip to the 318 highway, he had no idea how to do business on it.

Dawa indeed found something useful: "I think it's about building hotels. If you ask me to build houses, it's useless if I build them in the county. There are too many businesses in the provincial capital competing with us. I'll build hotels near the best scenic spots."

As Wei Dong pondered, based on his numerous experiences visiting the plateau, accommodation proved to be the biggest challenge.

At this time, there are no high-end hotels even in the provinces and cities of the mainland, let alone along the 318 highway. When you reach the provincial capitals and counties, you will find a strong ethnic atmosphere.

He could find a place to stay overnight in a guesthouse or a run-down hotel, but Qin Yuye wished he could wear an oxygen tank the whole time.

He could only offer this advice: "Currently, the tourists... hehe, those who can go now are really high-end tourists. So let's build up a high-end hotel, the really expensive kind. We'll help you find tourists from Hong Kong, Japan, and Southeast Asia. Yes, let them build up the reputation of the plateau during this period, and let the beautiful scenery spread."

Dawa, looking simple-minded again, asked, "How much will it cost? I'll ask my family to prepare."

Let Wei Dong explain to him: "It'll cost a few million. I imagine it'll be something like a guesthouse, like the courtyard you stayed in last night that's been renovated. For example, in ancient towns, we would renovate those old houses into hotels, bars, and restaurants. If you're doing something like that in Gaoyuan, it will definitely be the same."

Unexpectedly, Dawa shook his head: "They said the hotel you built in Pingjing costs 300 million, and the one in the Economic Development Zone costs 100 million. I want to build that one."

Wei Dong was so shocked he almost fell off the stern again. "Is your family that rich?" he asked. "That was built by Hong Kong businessmen. I'm just a fake shareholder who undertook the construction. Do you know what that kind of hotel is?"

What happened next was even more unexpected. Dawa nodded and said, "I know, I've seen it when I went abroad."

This made Wei Dong actually bounce on the sofa. He didn't fall off because he remembered: "Oh, your home is right over there at the border. You left from there?"

Dawa nodded: "I've traveled around a lot and stayed in big hotels like the Crown and Hyatt in big cities. I want to build hotels like that."

Wei Dong said with a self-deprecating smile, "I've hardly ever stayed there myself. Talking to me about this is like having a meeting with eunuchs. Well, my attitude is that we can build high-end hotels, but not those giant skyscrapers with dozens or hundreds of rooms. There are not only investment costs involved, but also the consideration of whether we can make a profit. There aren't many tourists yet."

Dawa, however, was very stubborn: "If we can build such a big hotel in the provincial capital, wouldn't that also help my brother-in-law build a reputation?"

Wei Dong shook his head: "Reputation isn't built through these things; it's built by steadily improving the economic conditions of more people, allowing more people to..."

He seemed a little speechless. He had been there and even talked with the doctors who had gone in to provide assistance.

The situation is complicated; it's not that simple. Just offering benefits already means that the average wage level is higher than that in mainland China.

So Wei Dong slowly leaned back on the sofa: "Let me think about what I can do."

Dawa agreed.

This reminded Wei Dong of a joke: "What, you can afford to spend two or three hundred million without any problem?"

Dawa reverted to his憨憨 (simple and honest) demeanor: "When I do business with you, I'll pay half, and you take the other half..."

Recently, Wei Dong, who was downsizing, quickly tried to cover it up: "No, no, I don't have any money right now."

Dawa surprisingly said, "I'll marry my sister to you, and that will be enough dowry."

Wei Dong immediately wanted to ask Yu Songhai, "Just how much dowry did you receive?"
(End of this chapter)