153: The Development History of Heping Town

On the way to Heping Town, many people were discussing their visit to Miaoshan Town the previous afternoon.

Lin Zifeng sat in his assigned car, while Wang Chusheng sat with Zhang Zimo. Zhu Yiming, Li Liang, and Li Yuhang sat near them, also talking in low voices.

"Brothers, Lin Zifeng really struck gold. Yesterday evening, Secretary Chen spoke very highly of him!"

"He has completely entered Secretary Chen's sights, and that was with the Secretary and Mayor of Chunhua City present. In this inspection tour, Lin Zifeng has emerged as the biggest winner."

Li Liang said with a face full of envy and jealousy.

"Brother Li, I don't agree with you. What do you mean Lin Zifeng struck gold?"

"If he didn't have solid political achievements and the practical work he's done for the common people wasn't right before our eyes, could he have turned a disaster into a blessing and achieved such a reversal?"

"To be honest, Lin Zifeng and I are only a year apart. I used to be a bit unconvinced by him and had a mindset of competing with him."

"When I learned Lin Zifeng was already a County Magistrate at the Division-Head Level, I was even more dissatisfied."

"But yesterday afternoon, in the vegetable trading market, I saw the farmers happily selling their produce, with genuine, joyful smiles when they collected their money."

"And the farmers working hard in the greenhouses, with cheerful laughter ringing out from time to time."

"Knowing that these projects were all promoted and presided over by Lin Zifeng, I am now convinced."

"Isn't the highest achievement of an official's tenure to create benefits and a better life for the local people?"

"Lin Zifeng did it. He is a County Magistrate in more than just name. I am not as good as him; I will reflect on myself and work hard to catch up to him in the future."

Li Yuhang said with emotion, appearing to have matured a lot all at once.

Seeing Li Yuhang, who had always been somewhat antagonistic toward Lin Zifeng, actually say such things, the others felt quite surprised.

Zhang Zimo thought to himself that it seemed Lin Zifeng had used facts to win over the arrogant Li Yuhang.

It seemed Lin Zifeng was right; although this Li Yuhang was a bit high-profile, his nature wasn't bad. Being able to realize these truths so quickly, he could also achieve great things in the future!

Thinking of this, Zhang Zimo said with a smile, "Yuhang, I didn't expect you to have such high perception to see through to the essence of things so quickly. This inspection trip to Yushu County has definitely not been in vain for you!"

"Zimo is right. Yuhao seems to have matured a lot suddenly. I believe you can also become an outstanding Cadre like Zifeng in the future."

Wang Chusheng said appreciatively.

"Brothers, I didn't mean anything else. It's just that we're close, so I speak more casually."

"Even if Zifeng were here and I said that, he wouldn't be angry with me."

Li Liang said with a laugh. The others nodded with smiles and didn't speak.

Seeing that his comments had caused a bit of a lull in the conversation, Li Liang spoke up again: "Everyone, yesterday's Miaoshan Town was a major highlight. I feel that Heping Town, where we're headed now, definitely won't surpass Miaoshan Town."

"That's not necessarily true! Zifeng once served as Town Magistrate and Secretary in Heping Town. With Zifeng's ability, I believe this Heping Town will have even more highlights."

Zhang Zimo said with a smile.

Li Liang was about to retort, but Zhu Yiming beat him to it: "Brother Zhang guessed right. Although I've never been to Heping Town and don't know its other conditions..."

"...I do know that Heping Town's Yingjianzui Scenic Area is very famous. It's even been featured in news reports on provincial and municipal TV stations!"

"I've heard that tourists from other provinces come to visit Yingjianzui Scenic Area. I've wanted to come for a visit for a long time, but I've never been able to make it due to my busy work."

"It's fine now. Our inspection tour will definitely go to Yingjianzui Scenic Area, so I'll finally get my wish."

Hearing what Zhu Yiming said, Li Liang swallowed the retort he was about to make.

Just then, Wang Chusheng said with some surprise, "Everyone, look outside! Is this the location of the Heping Town Government? This layout and the wide, clean streets are no worse than an average county seat."

Hearing Wang Chusheng's words, everyone looked out the car windows one after another, discussing the development of Heping Town.

The motorcade did not stop at the Heping Town Government; it only slowed down. Once the car carrying the Heping Town Cadres caught up, they passed through the streets and headed toward several factories.

When they set out from the County Party Committee Guesthouse, for the sake of work communication, Chen Yuanhua had specifically asked Cao Mingxiu and Jiang Shiyu to sit in the same car as him.

He sent his Secretary, Zhao Yulin, to the car behind.

Jiang Shiyu sat in the front passenger seat, while Cao Mingxiu and Chen Yuanhua sat together in the back.

As they passed through the streets of Heping Town and the motorcade slowed down, Chen Yuanhua watched everything passing by the window and couldn't help but say, "It truly lives up to being one of the top ten towns in the province!"

"If someone didn't know better, they would think this wasn't a town, but the seat of a county!"

"Secretary Chen, you might not be aware, but from what I've learned, Heping Town was still a poverty-stricken town a few years ago. In all the various tasks of Yushu County, its ranking was at the very bottom."

"Its comprehensive data was consistently in the last place in Yushu County for a long time."

Jiang Shiyu said, turning his head slightly.

"Oh? I didn't expect Mayor Shiyu to be so well-informed about Heping Town's situation, having paid attention to it years ago."

"Then you must be very familiar with the development process of Heping Town? Why don't you tell me about it?"

Chen Yuanhua said with great interest.

"To be honest with both Secretaries, I do indeed understand the development process of Heping Town very well, but it's not because I did my homework in advance!"

"It's because my daughter works in Heping Town, and she's been here for over two years now."

"She was transferred to Heping Town at the same time as County Magistrate Zifeng. At that time, my daughter served as the Propaganda Committee Member of Heping Town, while County Magistrate Zifeng held the position of Town Magistrate."

"Due to an unexpected incident, the then-County Party Secretary of Yushu County fell from power due to corruption and bribery, which implicated many low-quality Cadres."

"Later, County Magistrate Zifeng became the Secretary of Heping Town and led people to try every possible means to attract investment."

"When many people were pessimistic, he led a team to participate in a Trade-Fair Venue organized by the Provincial Development and Reform Commission."

"At the Trade-Fair Venue, they didn't even have a booth for promotional investment."

"I heard from my daughter that they were handing out brochures together when hotel security caught them and questioned them for over an hour before letting them go, mistaking them for people handing out small advertisements."

"Later, through their efforts, they brought in over a hundred million in investment funds, which led to the Yingjianzui Scenic Area and several factories."

"Your daughter's investment was negotiated by them at that time."

"From then on, Heping Town took flight. Not only did it quickly shed its label of poverty, but it also became the engine of economic development for Yushu County, driving the economy of the entire county."

"Only then did Heping Town undergo the massive changes we see today."

"Now, my daughter is the Town Magistrate of Heping Town."

Jiang Shiyu gave a brief and concise account of the general development process of Heping Town.