95: Chapter 95 Who's in favor, who's opposed?

Dahe Township.

Qin Chuan was on the phone with a vice president of Shenlong Energy Group.

The major points had basically been settled over the phone, and both sides agreed to discuss the details after meeting in person.

"Vice President Yu, it's settled then. When are you coming? I can go to the provincial capital to pick you up."

The headquarters of Shenlong Energy Group was in Beijing. If they came, they would likely fly to the Handong Province Provincial Capital Airport first, and then take a car to Dahe Township.

As such a large group company, they had a branch office in the provincial capital with staff and vehicles, so there was absolutely no need for Qin Chuan to go there to greet them.

Vice President Yu Zhen replied, "Secretary Qin Chuan, there is no need to be so polite. We will arrive in Handong Province tomorrow afternoon, stay in Dongzhou City for the night, and should be able to reach Dahe Township the morning after next. We can chat about everything when we meet."

Vice President Yu Zhen coming in person was, of course, out of respect for the Qin Family.

With the third generation of the Qin Family in Dahe Township, Vice President Yu Zhen attached great importance to it; he wouldn't dare put on any airs, only wanting to use this opportunity to build a closer relationship with the Qin Family.

He would never dare to let Qin Chuan come to the provincial capital to greet him, even though Vice President Yu Zhen was a vice-ministerial level official.

Compared to the behemoth that was the Qin Family, the vice-ministerial level was nothing.

Everything was settled, just waiting for them to arrive.

This would be an investment of at least the ten-billion-yuan level.

The specific investment amount would need to be determined after Vice President Yu Zhen and his team conducted an on-site inspection, such as the location of the Thermal Power Plant, the installed capacity, the land area, and so on.

The next day, Secretary Zhao Shaojun presided over a meeting of the County Party Standing Committee.

There was only one main agenda item: to discuss whether or not to bring the Jiucailing Coal Mine under state ownership.

The agenda item was first proposed by Executive Vice County Magistrate Yu Kenan. He spoke at length for at least ten or twenty minutes, the content of which was nothing more than the necessity of taking over the coal mine, and he listed various reasons.

After this topic was raised, the eyes of many Standing Committee members lit up slightly.

The Jiucailing Coal Mine was a golden goose!

Someone had proposed this topic before, but it was immediately rejected by County Party Secretary Cao Zhengwang, who had said very seriously that as long as he was in the position of County Party Secretary, no one was to bring up such a matter.

This was interesting.

County Party Secretary Cao Zhengwang had been transferred to work in the provincial capital, and the moment Secretary Zhao Shaojun took office, someone immediately proposed this topic, and the person who proposed it was Executive Vice County Magistrate Yu Kenan.

What was even more interesting was that Secretary Zhao Shaojun did not reject it, but instead stated with a clear attitude, "I think Executive Vice County Magistrate Yu Kenan's proposal is excellent. Everyone, please speak your minds. What are your opinions? Who approves, and who opposes?"

To be able to reach the position of a Standing Committee member of the County Party Committee, no one was stupid.

Everyone was very smart and immediately understood that bringing the Jiucailing Coal Mine under county ownership was definitely Secretary Zhao Shaojun's intention, just proposed through the mouth of Executive Vice County Magistrate Yu Kenan.

Since they understood it was Secretary Zhao Shaojun's intention, the Standing Committee members who were already tempted spoke up one by one to approve taking over the coal mine.

There were 11 Standing Committee members in total, and 7 had already expressed their approval, including those who were neutral. Only the faction of County Magistrate Zhang Yuansong had not spoken yet.

Because County Magistrate Zhang Yuansong hadn't spoken yet, they were certainly following his lead.

However, the number of those who approved had already exceeded half, so the matter was essentially decided.

Secretary Zhao Shaojun clearly wanted to do this more thoroughly and didn't want to leave any face for Qin Chuan.

"County Magistrate Zhang, what is your opinion?"

County Magistrate Zhang Yuansong knew what he should do. Offending Qin Chuan was something for Secretary Zhao Shaojun to do; he would not do such a stupid thing.

"Secretary Zhao, I believe that bringing the coal mine under county ownership for the county to operate and manage is inappropriate, but since 7 Standing Committee members already support doing so, I will say no more."

Seeing that County Magistrate Zhang Yuansong did not argue his case, Secretary Zhao Shaojun felt relieved.

The final result was 7 votes in favor and 4 votes against, passing Executive Vice County Magistrate Yu Kenan's proposal. The Jiucailing Coal Mine was to be taken over and operated and managed by the county.

At this time, Qin Chuan was also organizing a meeting in Dahe Township and did not know that the county had held a Standing Committee meeting, let alone that such a resolution had been passed.

Before holding the meeting, Qin Chuan had spoken with Vice President Yu Zhen again and knew that the other party was ready to board the plane, would arrive at the Handong Province Provincial Capital Airport after 4:00 PM, and would stay at a star-rated hotel in Dongzhou City for the night.

Vice President Yu Zhen did not hide why he was staying in Dongzhou City for the night instead of staying in the provincial capital.

On one hand, it was very convenient; he could set off for Dahe Township tomorrow morning and arrive in just over an hour.

On the other hand, Vice President Yu Zhen had a university classmate in Dongzhou City. The two had not seen each other for a while, and he wanted to have a meal and a few drinks with his old classmate.

Vice President Yu Zhen and his team were coming tomorrow morning, and this could potentially be an investment of over ten billion yuan. Qin Chuan was slightly excited.

"Comrades, I have specifically called everyone to a meeting this time because I have a huge piece of good news to announce!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was invigorated!

Perhaps feeling the joy in Qin Chuan's heart, Ma Zhengnan smiled and said, "Secretary, what is it? Tell us quickly."

Qin Chuan nodded, without playing coy, and said loudly, "Vice President Yu Zhen of Shenlong Energy Group and his team will arrive in our Dahe Township tomorrow morning to conduct an inspection. They are planning to invest over ten billion yuan to build a large-scale Thermal Power Plant!"

Good heavens!

Shenlong Energy Group was a behemoth, an entity with a market value exceeding one trillion yuan.

Everyone was collectively shocked!

The impact of this news was simply too great!!!

Stunned for a full two or three seconds, Ma Zhengnan was the first to react and said with great excitement, "Secretary, this is truly a huge piece of good news!"

"Yes, for our Dahe Township, there is no greater happy event than this!"

"Why do I feel like I'm dreaming? What is the concept of a ten-billion-yuan investment!"

"This is the trillion-yuan-level Shenlong Energy Group; Secretary Qin Chuan is amazing!"

"With their Vice President personally leading the team here, this matter is basically a sure thing!"

The conference room became completely lively.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Qin Chuan smiled slightly. It was within his expectations; after all, the impact of this news was too great, and no one could remain calm.

Next, Qin Chuan made arrangements for some work.

The meeting lasted for about an hour. After the meeting adjourned, Qin Chuan checked the time. It was past four in the afternoon, not too late, so he decided to go to the county to report to the county leaders in person.

After all, it was a ten-billion-yuan investment; such a big matter could not go unreported.

Why hadn't he revealed this matter before, or reported it to the county leaders? It was because the matter had not been settled yet, and there were many variables.

If he had reported it and then some changes occurred, what would he do?

In less than half an hour, Qin Chuan arrived at the county and first went to County Magistrate Zhang Yuansong's office.