The Beautiful County Magistrate
Chapter 311: Overcoming Objections, Advancing the Qingshan Town Real Estate Development Plan!

Chapter 311: Chapter 311: Overcoming Objections, Advancing the Qingshan Town Real Estate Development Plan!

Ji Qingyun soon asked Xu Qianli if he was satisfied with this solution.

Xu Qianli expressed that he was more than satisfied, extremely so.

Just like that, the conflict that had occurred yesterday was thus resolved.

Ji Qingyun promptly warned Xu Qianli that although yesterday’s issue had been resolved, in the future, he should not be too reckless when encountering similar situations and should be even more cautious of Meng Tianran’s retaliation.

Though his father, Meng Donghua, had promised to restrain Meng Tianran, who knew if the young man would harbor a grudge and resort to underhanded tactics behind the scenes.

After the phone call ended, Xu Qianli couldn’t help but feel somewhat emotional.

The reason he came out on top against the Governor’s Son, Meng Tianran, yesterday was, frankly speaking, due to the influence of the Zi Family, the Ye Family, and the Provincial Party Secretary, Ji Qingyun.

Otherwise, with the backing and energy that Meng Tianran possessed, dealing with him would have been simple.

In plain terms, without sufficient strength, one had no way to contend with a spoiled second-generation heir like Meng Tianran, let alone handle him.

After this incident, Xu Qianli became even clearer on the importance of power and connections.

In the future, he would secure strong enough influence at all costs, making people like Meng Tianran too scared to lay a finger on him.

As for whether Meng Tianran would use underhanded tactics in the future, Xu Qianli was not concerned at all, as he feared no conspiracies or tricks.

The former County Magistrate had once said to be upright and just with a strong sense of integrity, and with that, he need not fear any amount of treachery or intrigue.

The former County Magistrate was his mentor and the person he regarded as his benefactor; he had always remembered his words.

Just as the former County Magistrate had said, when the old magistrate passed away unexpectedly, Zhang Kuisan tried every means to suppress him, yet could only remove all his positions but not kick him out of the County Government.

Why? Because he was transparent and fair, hadn’t done anything wrong, and didn’t give Zhang Kuisan any leverage to use against him.

The Xu Qianli of today was no longer the same Xu Qianli from before, but apart from aspects of his private life, he believed he was still fair and just in his dealings, not corrupt or abusing his power, nor had he done anything against his conscience.

In short, Meng Tianran was welcome to shoot his furtive arrows from the shadows—Xu Qianli was not afraid!

His business in the provincial capital now concluded, Xu Qianli headed back to Qingshan Town, to spend a passionate night with the charming Ding Meixin.

The next morning, Xu Qianli convened a meeting with all the cadres of Qingshan Town.

During the meeting, Xu Qianli not only seriously discussed the progress of thirty tourism development projects in Qingshan Town but also urged the construction of supporting municipal facilities such as roads, parking lots, parks, communication networks, and energy infrastructure.

Then, Xu Qianli put forward the real estate development plan for Qingshan Town and shared his views.

Upon learning about Xu Qianli’s idea to develop real estate in Qingshan Town, the cadre’s jaws dropped in amazement.

Fan Wenbin spoke out in haste.

"You’re not joking, right, Junior Brother? With our Qingshan Town being such a poor and remote area, in the depths of the mountains and valleys, can we really develop real estate here?"

"Not to mention others, when Li Zhu was in charge of Qingshan Town, he was so envious of the money held by real estate developers that he would have done anything to get his hands on it, even going so far as to launch a grand Qingshan Town real estate development plan, bundling it with the concept of wellness to try and sell two plots of land."

"And the result? All thunder and no rain, a lot of advertising money spent with nothing to show for it, not to mention selling any land; no real estate developers even showed up for the auction. That was quite an embarrassing failure."

"Those two plots of land are still listed online, with the total price dropping again and again. A combined six thousand mu of property for construction is valued at only 1.2 billion yuan, at 21,000 yuan per mu, definitely a bargain price. It’s a pity that absolutely no one wants them."

"It’s a lesson from the past. Junior brother, you want to push real estate development now to increase the fiscal revenue of Qingshan Town, but I don’t think the timing is right."

"Moreover, with the development of tourism projects, we’ve already obtained more than a hundred billion in fiscal funds. We have plenty of money in hand, so why bother with this thankless task?"

"If you ask me, what’s most crucial for us right now is to do a good job with the tourism development plan. That’s the real deal."

Fan Wenbin had been in Qingshan Town for half a year and believed his understanding of the town far surpassed Xu Qianli’s.

To him, pushing for real estate development at this juncture was utterly unsuitable, total folly.

Not just Fan Wenbin, but most of the other officials thought the same way, feeling that Xu Qianli’s concept wasn’t realistic and didn’t fit the specific circumstances of Qingshan Town at present.

After a crowd of officials had expressed their opinions, Xu Qianli knocked on the table to attract everyone’s attention.

"What you’ve said may have some truth, but it doesn’t hinder the real estate development of Qingshan Town. As long as we find a few suitable plots of land, we just set a price and roll them out. It won’t take up much manpower or resources."

"Let’s do this. Assign a few people from the housing department to research and bring about 20,000 mu of land to the market for many real estate companies to bid on."

"As for the starting price, let’s set it at five times the current price of those two plots of land."

When Xu Qianli spoke out, the officials present were stunned.

What the heck, introducing 20,000 mu of construction land for real estate to the market for price competition and auction?

And the price is set at five times the current value of the two plots of land, which means one hundred thousand!

Many thought Xu Qianli must be out of his mind.

To think, the two plots totaling 6,000 mu of construction land that Li Zhu had launched, priced at 21,000 yuan per mu, had attracted no buyers.

Xu Qianli, on the other hand, insisted on launching a real estate investment plan, planning to introduce 20,000 mu all at once, at a price over five times the current value, selling at the high price of one hundred thousand yuan.

Such a price tag, for wealthier towns, wouldn’t be a problem, might even be super low.

But the key point was that Qingshan Town was just a poor town, the poorest in Zhongzhou City, so poor that it rang with poverty; there weren’t many people with the capacity to buy a home, who would spend that much money on land?

Crazy, this guy must be crazy about money.

Clucking his tongue, Fan Wenbin said, "Junior brother, by doing this, the pricing might be too high, why don’t we lower the reserve price?"

Fan Wenbin wanted to say Xu Qianli was crazy, but couldn’t bring himself to say it. He simply suggested lowering the land price, perhaps taking advantage of the current boom in tourism infrastructure in Qingshan Town, it might be possible to sell a plot or two, preventing Xu Qianli from losing face too badly.

Xu Qianli waved his hand.

"I understand the worries you and the others have, senior brother. You think that with the current situation of Qingshan Town, pushing real estate development is not suitable, the land simply won’t sell."

"But in my view, the situation of Qingshan Town has completely changed from when Li Zhu was in charge."

"The value of land in Qingshan Town has risen significantly. When I say five times, it’s actually low. In reality, bringing it to market might even fetch higher value."

"Even if we do this and it doesn’t work out, there won’t be any losses. Just go ahead and do it," Xu Qianli insisted.

Xu Qianli was determined to push this initiative through, no matter what, to start the real estate construction in Qingshan Town.