Me! A high-ranking official!

During his more than half a month in the village, he had already thoroughly understood the various forces at play. Many of the land plots to the west were being cultivated by relatives and family members of the village secretary, Luo Shuishan. He knew these people's thoughts all too well. Once he knew that the company absolutely needed their land, Luo Shuishan would most likely secretly gather people to either inflate the land price or refuse to lease it, in order to control him, the village secretary, and even profit from it.

He's leaving one alive now to wage a psychological war.

This is tantamount to clearly telling those who are prepared to join Luo Shuishan in causing trouble: Want to raise the price? Want to manipulate things? Sorry, this land is not indispensable to you! Once you go too far, the company will turn around and rent land to the east. At that time, the rent you receive every year will be wasted. Let's see if you can afford that loss! As long as they have this concern in mind, it will not be so easy for Luo Shuishan to incite them to obstruct the land acquisition.

Soon, someone in the live chat asked the most crucial question: "Secretary, how much is the rent per acre? How is it calculated?"

Zhao Jianguo snapped out of his thoughts and patiently explained, "The rental price is finalized with the company at 550 yuan per mu per year! The payment method is to pay the rent first and then start farming. In December of each year, the company will transfer the rent for the entire following year to everyone's account. However, in order to ensure the long-term operation of the base, the agreement must be a ten-year long-term transfer contract signed at once."

At 550 yuan per mu, compared to the villagers who work themselves to the bone all year round growing corn and wheat and barely make ends meet, this is definitely a fair price, especially since the money is paid in advance!

The live chat was immediately filled with cheers, followed by a series of questions about the details of land transfer. He provided detailed answers to each question, referring to the policies and draft contracts.

As the questions about land transfer gradually subsided and the pace of the live stream slowed down, he smiled and said, "Alright, I've basically explained the land transfer issue to everyone. Now, you can talk about the next steps in our village's development, or if anyone has any difficulties that the village committee needs to help them."

He waited quietly for about half a minute. Although the screen was still displaying messages about the secretary's hard work, no one raised any new substantive questions.

He nodded and laughed heartily, "Alright, then let's end our public consultation session here for now. Although no one has offered any new suggestions, in order not to delay the progress, I'd like to make three plans for our village's work over the next week."

Zhao Jianguo raised three fingers, his expression turning serious.

"The first thing is that the land transfer work has officially started! In the coming week, I will be working with company representatives and village committee members to conduct land acquisition registration work from house to house. Please consider this carefully if you are involved."

"The second thing is to seek funding for road construction! I will strive to make up for the funding gap within this week, and I will not let the funding problem hold up the project."

"The third thing is to recruit workers! After the base is built, we will need a group of long-term workers. The requirements are: under 60 years old, in good health, with some planting experience, at least junior high school education, obedient to management, and strong comprehension ability, because the company will provide technical training for these long-term workers in the future. There are no gender restrictions; anyone who meets the requirements can apply!"

Seeing the regretful expressions on the screen from some older villagers, he quickly added, "Other villagers who are interested in working but don't quite meet the requirements shouldn't worry. Every year during the harvest and planting seasons, we need a lot of temporary workers. I've already discussed it with the company, and all temporary jobs will be filled with villagers from our village! The village committee will post recruitment notices on the bulletin board from time to time, so please keep an eye out!"

After saying these three points, he glanced at the number of viewers in the upper left corner of the screen: 421!

The permanent population of Luojia Village is just over 700, which means that more than half of the village's able-bodied people who can use smartphones are all watching his live stream.

A surge of indescribable sense of accomplishment welled up inside him. He smiled and said, "Alright, that concludes today's live stream. Thank you for your support, folks. See you next week!"

When I clicked the end-of-live-stream button, the screen went black instantly.

He let out a long sigh of relief and leaned back in his chair. He had been in Luojia Village for almost a month, and only at this moment did he feel that he had truly integrated into the village collective and become the helmsman who could guide the direction of Luojia Village. More importantly, so many county leaders had watched the live broadcast online today, which was equivalent to him giving the entire county party committee and county government a vivid, intuitive, and down-to-earth work report. This effect was definitely better than writing ten reports!

Just as I was feeling secretly pleased, my phone, which was on the table, suddenly vibrated.

He picked it up and his eyes widened in shock. The caller ID showed Guo Huaixing, the director of the county government office!

This was his former boss, the real head steward of the county government!

He didn't dare to delay and quickly answered the phone: "Director Guo? What brings you to call me?"

Guo Huaixing's hearty laughter immediately came from the other end of the phone: "Jianguo, I watched the whole live broadcast! Not only did I watch it, but Deputy County Head Lian Wei was right next to me and watched it with me!"

He was shocked. Good heavens, even the deputy county head was watching his live broadcast right next to Director Guo.

Guo Huaixing paused, then his tone became more formal: "The leader just left, but before he left, he specifically instructed me to convey his instructions to you."

His expression turned serious, and he hurriedly said, "Thank you so much, Director Guo, for remembering an old soldier like me and always putting me in this position! Please give your instructions, I am all ears!"

Hearing Zhao Jianguo take credit for his work, Guo Huaixing was clearly pleased, and his laughter grew even louder: "Even the deputy county head expressed great interest in your work during your time in the countryside! The leader said exactly this: Comrade Zhao Jianguo is young, thoughtful, enterprising, and, most importantly, capable! In such a short time, he was able to build an environmental protection bank and a lighting project from scratch at the grassroots level, and even attract five million yuan in investment – ​​these are all truly solid achievements!"

Guo Huaixing took a deep breath, his voice tinged with excitement: "Even Deputy County Head Lian said that you are an outstanding cadre sent down by the county. For a promising talent like you who is truly committed to getting things done, the county will not only provide moral support but also genuinely help you solve practical difficulties! Just now during the live broadcast, didn't you mention wanting to address the funding gap for road construction? I took the opportunity to report to Deputy County Head Lian about the 500,000 yuan in special funds that had been misappropriated. Deputy County Head Lian immediately approved the transfer of those 500,000 yuan to Luojia Village to help you attract investment and talent!"

Buzz...!

Zhao Jianguo felt a surge of wild joy in his mind!