Traveling through the Great Northern Wilderness and marrying the most beautiful educated youth.

In those days, paper mills were highly technologically advanced.

In the entire Heilongjiang Province, there is only one paper mill in the provincial capital, but the quality of the paper produced is questionable.

Materials like letter paper and kraft paper needed to be transferred from other places.

"Qingyun, isn't this... taking a bit too big a step?"

Dong Guangping had been full of ambition and in a great hurry, but when Su Qingyun proposed building a paper mill, he became uneasy.

He never imagined that Su Qingyun would dare to build such a significant factory.

"Secretary Dong, didn't you just say that time waits for no one?" Su Qingyun's lips curled up slightly.

Dong Guangping paused, then smiled wryly and said, "The development of the prefectural committee does indeed need to be accelerated."

"But building a paper mill is too difficult."

"Other local committees in Heilongjiang Province have also tried this, and without exception, all of them failed," Dong Guangping sighed.

The paper mill requires technology and a lot of capital, which the local party committee's existing resources simply cannot handle.

"Secretary Dong, since I brought this up, it means I'm fairly certain of success."

Su Qingyun's voice was steady, revealing deep confidence.

"Oh?" Dong Guangping's spirits lifted.

Yeah, since they said so, how could they not be sure?

"Qingyun, I am ashamed."

"How could I, a dignified Party Secretary of the prefecture, have lost even the confidence to get things done!"

Dong Guangping offered a self-criticism and quickly adjusted his mindset.

"All units, please raise any questions you may have immediately."

He regained his dignified demeanor and addressed his subordinates.

Li Huaimin, who was closest, was a tech-savvy straight man who didn't care about seniority and spoke first:

"Qingyun, where are you going to get the paper mill equipment?"

He was the deputy director of the Industry Bureau, in charge of the entire prefectural committee's industry, and also had some knowledge of paper mills.

The current situation in China is that the country is extremely poor and still under a planned economy.

Without the approval of the central government, it would be harder than climbing to heaven for a small prefectural committee to obtain paper mill equipment.

But who among you has the ability to go straight to the heavens and get the equipment from the state?

Anyway, Li Huaimin knew that the Industrial Bureau didn't have that ability.

The other leaders looked at each other, realizing they certainly didn't have that ability either.

All eyes turned to Su Qingyun.

This matter still depends on you.

Su Qingyun did not refuse: "I'll take care of the equipment problem."

"I have a partnership with Xiong Guo Anda Industrial Group, and I can purchase production lines from them," Su Qingyun said in a deep voice.

The reason I agreed to cooperate with Damian was to establish this connection.

Although the complete set of equipment can be purchased directly from the system's online store, a reasonable explanation is needed for the outside world.

Anda Industrial Group is the perfect shield.

"A complete set of equipment from the Bear Kingdom?!"

Upon hearing this, Li Huaimin's eyes lit up, and he was so excited he almost stood up.

The United States is a behemoth, the only country in the world that can rival the United States.

Its industrial level is far ahead of the rest of China.

If we could get our hands on the Xiongshi equipment, we could surpass the provincial paper mill, and even rank among the top in the national paper industry!

Dong Guangping's eyes showed satisfaction.

This meal today was definitely worth it; it's all thanks to the sorghum liquor!

He happily poured Lan Li another glass and gave her a wink.

Lan Li actually doesn't know anything about paper mills or industry.

But seeing how excited the top leaders were, I knew that this matter was very important to the prefectural committee.

For the sake of the bigger picture, she was willing to cooperate.

So she picked up the wine cup.

"Qingyun, let me toast you again."

"I hope you can successfully purchase the equipment from Anda Group."

When the beautiful woman offered him a toast, Su Qingyun politely declined and drank it down.

Next, the finance bureau chief's eyes flickered, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Speak quickly if you have something to say!" Dong Guangping noticed him and snorted coldly.

"This..." Director Liao of the Finance Bureau looked somewhat embarrassed.

"Comrade Qingyun, I'd like to ask, how much does it cost to import equipment for a paper mill?"

While others were simply happy, Director Liao was inwardly bitter.

With a wave of his hand, Secretary Dong called for a vigorous and rapid start to the campaign.

The question is, where is the money?

No one knows better than me how poor the prefectural committee is!

Director Liao's lips curled into a bitter smile. Everyone said that the director of the finance bureau was the god of wealth for the entire prefectural committee, but he, the god of wealth, was so poor that he could hardly make ends meet.

Several large state-owned enterprises directly under the prefectural committees are either losing money or barely surviving; none of them are profitable.

The products produced have no competitiveness whatsoever and can only be consumed locally.

How much purchasing power can a traditional agricultural area have?

"Price..." Su Qingyun did a quick mental calculation.

"It will probably cost around 300,000."

This was a friendly price I was able to get, based on my long-term cooperation and close relationship with Damian.

"hiss……"

A collective gasp filled the air.

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, and even the most confident Dong Guangping fell silent.

What do you want me to say?

Director Liao of the Finance Bureau stared blankly at Secretary Dong.

That means even if you sold me, I wouldn't have 300,000...

Dong Guangping's lips curled into a bitter smile. "I, the dignified Party Secretary of the Prefectural Committee, earn less than three hundred yuan a month. It would take me a thousand years to earn enough to build a paper mill..."

"Ahem," others may complain about difficulties, but Dong Guangping cannot.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Qingyun, the situation at the prefectural committee is very difficult."

"I know you mean well, and the paper mill is a good project."

"But I really can't come up with 300,000."

"Could we switch to a project with a smaller investment?"

Dong Guangping had never been so embarrassed; his face turned red.

Su Qingyun asked with some curiosity, "How much can you afford?"

"I..." Dong Guangping was about to extend his hand to slap him when he saw Director Liao of the Finance Bureau shaking his head desperately.

Helpless, I had no choice but to retract two fingers.

Thirty thousand.

Dong Guangping gritted his teeth.

All civil servants' bonuses will be suspended and their salaries will be halved; that should be enough to cover that amount.

The finance bureau chief's face turned pale, but he also breathed a sigh of relief.

Thankfully, Secretary Dong's impulsiveness was stopped. If he had really taken out 50,000 yuan, we wouldn't be able to make a living anymore, and everyone would be starving.

"Cough cough cough..." Su Qingyun almost choked.

A large prefectural committee could only come up with 30,000 yuan?

Seeing his expression, all the leaders present blushed.

We are really poor.

Otherwise, why would they be so eager to beg Su Qingyun to invest?

"Thirty thousand yuan, forget it..." Su Qingyun shook her head.

I wouldn't go so far as to build a small farm in the prefectural committee, would I?