The Beautiful County Magistrate
Chapter 312: The Arrival of a Powerful Enemy!

Chapter 312: Chapter 312: The Arrival of a Powerful Enemy!

The real estate market in Qingshan Town had immense potential that few had noticed, and Xu Qianli believed that now was undoubtedly the best time to get started.

No matter what, he had to push this matter forward.

Seeing Xu Qianli’s persistence, and considering that even if this venture failed, there really wouldn’t be any tangible loss—except perhaps Xu Qianli losing some face—Fan Wenbin and others couldn’t say much against it and agreed to proceed.

Quite a few people were already mumbling to themselves, waiting to see Xu Qianli become a laughing stock in the future.

Developing real estate in Qingshan Town—only he could come up with such an idea. This guy must have become dizzy with victory after the previous success in tourism investment attraction that his brain has fogged up, thinking up such a plan.

It seemed that soon, this guy was certainly going to take a major tumble in real estate development and end up with a face full of dust.

Once the decision was made, it was time to take action.

The Land and Resources Department, as the functional department, took on this task.

Xu Qianli allocated the tasks to them, to come up with 20,000 mu of land for real estate construction and development within three days.

Xu Qianli demanded that they not occupy the villagers’ fertile lands or villages, and to select as much wasteland and forestland as possible.

When talking about land, although Qingshan Town was a bit poor, there was plenty of it, especially wasteland, so picking 20,000 mu of land wasn’t a difficult task.

It was only the third day after Xu Qianli’s meeting when the Land and Resources Department presented over a dozen alternative plots, totaling 50,000 mu, exceeding the task Xu Qianli had assigned them.

Xu Qianli held another meeting and, along with a group of officials, selected a few plots totaling 30,000 mu as the reserve land for the first phase of Qingshan Town’s real estate investment attraction plan.

With the land for real estate construction secured, Xu Qianli immediately gathered a team and established a special group for real estate investment attraction.

This team was responsible for planning and promoting the land parcels, pushing forward the advantages of real estate development in Qingshan Town to many property companies within the province and nationwide, while also preparing for an investment conference. The specific date had already been set, just seven days away.

The news of Qingshan Town’s intent to embark on a real estate investment attraction plan spread rapidly, and leaders at the provincial, city, and county levels were all informed.

Most held a pessimistic view of the matter, believing that with the current situation in Qingshan Town, it didn’t seem to have the potential for large-scale real estate development, and Xu Qianli was acting too hastily.

If they really wanted to pursue real estate development, they should at least wait until one year later, after the first phase of thirty tourism development projects in Qingshan Town were completed and put into operation, and the economy had picked up.

Now... it was too early.

Even Ge Changhong contacted Xu Qianli, telling him he was being too impulsive.

With the current circumstances in Qingshan Town, the situation was greatly improved, financial funds were abundant, and there was no need for any real estate investment attraction plan.

If they really went ahead with it and it failed, unable to sell even a single plot, it would become a huge joke, and the prestige he had worked so hard to build would be seriously undermined.

Xu Qianli politely refused Ge Changhong’s well-meaning advice, insisting that now was an excellent time for real estate investment attraction, and he would not back down.

Ge Changhong’s persuasion having no effect, could only let it be and allow events to unfold.

Under Xu Qianli’s forceful promotion, the seven days quickly passed, and Qingshan Town’s real estate development investment conference officially commenced, with Jiang City Hotel as the venue.

All eyes were on Jiang City Hotel, waiting to have a laugh at Xu Qianli’s expense.

At the County Government, Zeng Changyun scurried over to Lan Qianrong’s office.

"Leader, I’ve just received confirmed news that the real estate development investment conference for Qingshan Town has already begun."

"Do you think Xu Qianli has lost his mind? Even with the potential for tourism projects, that backwater place has no value for real estate development."

"Who in their right mind would pour money into real estate development in Qingshan Town and then sell the houses? Surely not to those dirt-poor peasants, right?"

"I bet this real estate investment conference in Qingshan Town is going to be a huge joke. Xu Qianli is definitely going to lose face!"

Zeng Changyun was taking pleasure in others’ misfortune.

He had lost face at the previous tourism investment conference in Qingshan Town and had since harbored a grudge. Now, he couldn’t miss the opportunity to laugh at Xu Qianli.

Lan Qianrong’s expression was as still as water as she coldly said, "You’re perhaps celebrating too early! Do you really think Xu Qianli would fight a battle he wasn’t sure he could win?"

Zeng Changyun replied, "Are you suggesting that Xu Qianli has already arranged something with some investors? Is that possible? That poor place—Qingshan Town—actually attracting investment for real estate development? That’s like throwing money into the water."

Just then, Zeng Changyun’s phone rang. He looked at it and saw a message from the informant he had stationed at the Jiang City Hotel.

The several parcels of land that Qingshan Town had put on the market, totaling thirty thousand acres, had all been sold!

There were six real estate developers in total, with the largest one snatching up a whopping twenty thousand acres!

The remaining five real estate companies shared the last ten thousand acres, among which was Golden Dragon Real Estate, one of the top three real estate companies in the country!

The presence of Golden Dragon Real Estate spoke for itself, and it was after they made their move that the remaining four real estate firms joined in, driving the price of the last two land parcels from one hundred thousand per acre to one hundred and fifty thousand per acre.

Just from this release of land, Qingshan Town had made over three and a half billion in land transfer fees!

Such an achievement would be nothing in a big city, but for Jiang City County, it was an enormous feat, let alone for a remote place like Qingshan Town!

Zeng Changyun almost lost his mind—how was this possible? How did Xu Qianli manage it?

Lan Qianrong also received the news and spoke in a grave tone, "Well, what do you have to say now?"

Zeng Changyun smacked his lips, unsure what to say.

Finally regaining his senses, Zeng Changyun said, "That guy Xu Qianli, could he be a monster? It’s over. With a monster like him, we won’t be able to hold him down. He’s probably going to be promoted to the county soon."

Having revitalized both the tourism and real estate industries of Qingshan Town and secured substantial funds in a short time, Zeng Changyun was well aware that Xu Qianli had achieved remarkable political performance.

Climbing to the county level on such performance was as easy as pie. Maybe very soon, Xu Qianli would receive an exceptional promotion and become his equal!

Zeng Changyun felt a chill at the thought. With Xu Qianli’s tactics, when he was weaker than Zeng Changyun, he had already made him eat humble pie. If Xu Qianli became his equal, would Zeng Changyun still have a foothold in the County Government?

Upon hearing this, Lan Qianrong suddenly let out a cold laugh.

"Who says we can’t hold him down?"

"Not only will I suppress Xu Qianli, but I will also crush him thoroughly!"

"So what if he has achieved something in Qingshan Town recently? Everything he has done will end up benefiting someone else."

"My person has already arrived and will take office in Qingshan Town tomorrow. Just you wait and see how Xu Qianli will be plunged into the abyss!"