The Ambitions to Conquer the Official Career
Chapter 114 Gui Ping Also Visits

Chapter 114: Chapter 114 Gui Ping Also Visits

Gui Ping felt increasingly that Ji Yang’s power had become very strong, with the mysterious support of Secretary Chu behind him, and now with several supporting forces around him—at least those few people had formed an alliance. So, Ji Yang must have become quite powerful in the township.

Looking at He Chengjun and Yan Xingshun, Gui Ping shook his head secretly. Yan Xingshun was lucky, having just become a leader by chance, but from what he had shown in terms of abilities, he was no match for those people and would inevitably fall sooner or later. Relying on him was definitely not an option.

As for He Chengjun, he indeed had the support of a city leader, but Chu Shuyuan also had support and might even be stronger than He Chengjun’s.

It seemed Ji Yang was about to rise.

He had to take the opportunity to get close to Ji Yang now.

As for the conflicts with Ji Yang, Gui Ping knew that there were no major issues between them. If anything, it was just that he had made use of Chen Yongwei’s matter.

After observing for a while, although Chen Yongwei did have some abilities, he had no significant background. Aligning with him was just to look for opportunities, and there was no need for Gui Ping to lose the potential stock that was Ji Yang for Chen Yongwei.

Having understood this, Gui Ping also made his choices. If it really came to it, he could just abandon Chen Yongwei.

He hurried to the market and found a stall selling braised dishes. After buying some braised meat, Gui Ping carried it quickly to Ji Yang’s doorstep and rang the doorbell.

Inside, Ji Yang and others were chatting and laughing. Hearing the doorbell ring at Ji’s Door, Ji Yang was slightly surprised—what was happening today, with so many people coming over?

Upon opening the door, he was somewhat taken aback.

Gui Ping said with a smile, "Chief Ji, I bought some braised meat and was looking to have a few drinks with you. Am I not welcome?"

Ji Yang instantly laughed, "We couldn’t even invite you if we tried, welcome, welcome! Please come in and have a seat."

"Everyone’s here!" Gui Ping said as he walked in and saw several people sitting there, adding with a smile.

Everybody was similarly surprised, not expecting Gui Ping to come.

Huang Yu laughed, "Chief Gui is here too? We’ve all come to Ji Yang’s place for a meal, please have a seat."

After everyone made room and invited Gui Ping to sit down, he looked at the table and said, "Great minds think alike, I also picked up some braised meat," as he opened up what he had brought.

Ji Yang smiled, "It looks like my stock of liquor won’t be enough for all of you now."

Huang Yu laughed, "I’ve known for a while now that Wushu Village’s rice wine sells for big money."

Lin Qianyong asked, "What do you mean by big money?"

Huang Yu explained, "As everyone knows, the county has earmarked one million in funds specifically for the construction of the new village in Wushu Village. However, after Mr. Ji Yang arrived in Wushu Village, he discussed with the villagers and invested the money into rice wine production. Then, he sought Secretary Chu’s help to sell the wine, resulting in the acquisition of several million in funds for construction, solving the funding issue."

Quite a few people were unaware of this matter and looked towards Ji Yang.

Ji Yang laughed, "We didn’t expect the rice wine to be so popular. After Secretary Chu said it was analyzed, the constituents of the rice wine were found to be tremendously beneficial to health. First off, it clears up facial spots and acne—after drinking the rice wine, these disappear. Another discovery is that it aids weight loss, some people have slimmed down after drinking it. In short, it has many benefits and is in great demand now. A pound of rice wine sells for two to three thousand yuan. Unfortunately, this type of rice wine from Wushu Village requires a specific kind of rice and medicinal herbs that are almost used up. Through the sale of rice wine, we managed to secure the funds for the new village’s construction."

The atmosphere in the room quieted down after Ji Yang’s explanation.

"You’re saying a pound of this rice wine sells for two to three thousand yuan?" Qian Wan was hearing about this for the first time and was astonished.

Lin Qianyong was also shocked, "Doesn’t that mean we’ve just consumed tens of thousands worth of wine!"

Looking at the small jar, everyone was a bit dazed.

Ji Yang smiled, "It’s been hyped up by those with money, but actually, it’s not worth that much. Feel free to drink as much as you like from what I have here."

"I’ll have to drink more," Huang Yu said, his eyes shining as he looked at the rice wine, now aware of its many benefits.

Gui Ping exclaimed, "I knew rice wine made money, but I didn’t expect it to make so much. If it gets developed, that would be incredible."

Ji Yang informed, "Since discovering the qualities of the rice wine, a provincial company has sent people to Wushu Village and bought the manufacturing process. They plan to set up a pharmaceutical factory to specialize in developing related products, intending to invest ten billion yuan for development. This matter is not completely finalized yet, so I haven’t said anything, but I reckon there shouldn’t be any major issues."

"What?" Everyone was once again shocked.

Ten billion!

That number staggered everyone.

Ji Yang continued, "This investment was brought in by Secretary Chu. It’s enough that you know. Besides that, the provincial tourism company also plans to integrate our local tourism resources, combine all the tourism resources in the township, and develop them as one, with several billion also set to be invested."

Gui Ping remarked, "These are good initiatives, but there might be a difficult aspect, which is the transportation issue."

Ji Yang added, "Another matter, Secretary Chu is making moves. The provincial government is planning to build a highway, and it’s likely that a high-grade road will pass through our township, leading to Wushu Village, and then tunnel directly to the neighboring province. This policy might be released soon."

The hearts of Gui Ping and Lin Qianyong were deeply shaken, not having anticipated that Ji Yang and his group had held back such information. If this were the case, the entire situation in the township would undergo a dramatic change.