It was already half past eleven o'clock, and when it was time for lunch, Wang Qihua wanted to drag Geng Wenyang to invite him to a big meal.

Seeing that he was so enthusiastic, Geng Wenyang had to politely decline, "Mayor Wang, I'm here to find my girlfriend. You also know that Dr. Gan doesn't like lively occasions, and she will definitely not follow us to dinner. So just eat, you can just say anything, don't be so polite."

"Well...... Wang Qihua had the heart to speak, but he couldn't open his mouth.

Geng Wenyang smiled, "My girlfriend is your subordinate. What's so embarrassing about you in her hands? Actually, I should have invited you to dinner, or what would I do if you put little shoes on her?"

Wang Qihua understood that Geng Wenyang was joking, and said with a smile: "Mr. Geng, then I'll say it."

He paused and said, "A while ago, the county made a decision to merge our town with Yaochi Township on the mountain, and after the merger, our town will still be the main town. The main purpose of the merger is to help the people in the mountains get rid of poverty and become rich as soon as possible."

"So......" he looked at Geng Wenyang and said, "Can Geng always come to our town to invest in some money to build a business or something?" Help us get rich sooner?"

Geng Wenyang thought for a while and said, "Mayor Wang, do you have any specialties and resources here? In addition, what are the preferential conditions for foreign companies?"

Wang Qihua saw Geng Wenyang asking about specific matters, and said excitedly: "We mainly have mountains and trees here. In the past few years, we encouraged people to grow cash crops, and now there are many apples, pears, peaches and apricots on the mountain, and the annual output is also considerable."

"What about the traffic?" Geng Wenyang said with concern: "I know that there was no way to go to Yaochi Township before."

"Now there is!" Wang Qihua vowed to say: "It was just opened to traffic a few days ago, and I can walk on the main road of cars."

Gan Ruolan said, "Now the cement road from the town to the forest farm has been changed, and a new cement road has been built from the forest farm to the former Yaochi Township. From here, you can drive directly to Yaochi Township."

For the people in the mountainous areas, solving the traffic problem is the biggest problem. Geng Wenyang pondered and said, "Mayor Wang, this way, I understand what you mean. But I'll have to think about it, and try to find a way to build a business in our town, do you think it's okay?"

Wang Qihua got the answer he wanted, and said happily, "Thank you! Thank you, Mr. Geng! On behalf of the townspeople, thank you!"

"Don't be in a hurry to thank you." Geng Wenyang smiled, "You haven't said that there are any preferential policies."

Wang Qihua patted his head and said, "Look at my brain! I'm glad I forgot everything!"

He calmed down and said, "We are still very preferential for companies that come to invest in the construction of factories. The first is that the land is free to use, the second is that the tax is greatly discounted, and the third is that the town helps to solve the problem of formalities."

Geng Wenyang smiled: "What kind of free use method is the free use of land?"

"You don't have to pay for it, and you can use it directly for free."

"What about the nature of the land?" Geng Wenyang asked, "Is it owned by the company, or is it still state-owned land?"

Wang Qihua didn't expect Geng Wenyang to see through the problem at a glance, and hesitated, "Is this...... Businesses only have the right to use, not ownership."

"That's not going to work." Geng Wenyang shook his head and said, "If the company is built and can't be moved, if you want to take back the land, it will be difficult for us to do it."

"And ...... you mean?"

Geng Wenyang made it clear: "I would rather spend money on land acquisition and land than the so-called free use. What is the price of our land acquisition here?"

Wang Qihua said with relief: "Land acquisition is also easy to do, our land here is very cheap, and it is not much different from free use."

"Then the problem of land acquisition is solved." Geng Wenyang then asked, "What is the specific preferential tax law?"

Wang Qihua said: "Local taxes will be exempted in the first two years, and the levy will be reduced by half in the next three years."

"That's fine." Geng Wenyang pondered: "Then please ask Mayor Wang to help inquire about the price of land acquisition in our town first, and I also happen to consider what project to invest in."

Wang Qihua is happy

After leaving, Gan Ruolan asked anxiously, "Wen Yang, do you really want to build a factory here?"

Geng Wenyang smiled and said, "As long as there is a suitable project, it is not impossible."

"Actually......" Gan Ruolan hesitated, "I have an idea you can consider."

"Oh?" Geng Wenyang was very interested and said, "What do you think, you say come and hear it."

Gan Ruolan said, "That's what I think......

Haixi mountainous area is high in the mountains, dense forests, and has a pleasant climate, in addition to being rich in melons, fruits, pears and peaches, there are also high-quality wild Chinese herbal medicines. If you can guide the local people to plant high-efficiency Chinese herbal medicines on a large scale, and then build a processing plant at the foot of the mountain, you should be able to make a lot of money and patronize the local people. It's a win-win situation.

"That's a good idea." Geng Wenyang pondered: "But we don't have people who understand the cultivation of Chinese herbal medicines, and we don't have people and technologies who understand the processing and production of Chinese herbal medicines, so this project is risky."

"Yes! Why not?" Gan Ruolan smiled: "For technical guidance on the cultivation of Chinese herbal medicines, you can find my grandfather's friend Cai Zhongbo, who is a professor at the University of Chinese Medicine, specializing in the cultivation of Chinese herbal medicines."

"As for the processing and production of Chinese herbal medicines, it is even simpler." Gan Ruolan smiled: "My second aunt's family runs a Chinese herbal medicine processing factory, can't you just cooperate with their family?"

"Oh?" Geng Wenyang suddenly had an idea and said, "Lan Lan, did you have this idea for a long time, but you just gave up because you didn't have money."

Gan Ruolan saw that her boyfriend had seen through her careful thoughts, and smiled slightly, "Yes! In fact, some villages in the mountains have already started to grow Chinese herbs at the suggestion of my grandfather. However, due to the lack of transportation, every year when the harvest season comes, they have to carry them down the mountain to sell them."

Geng Wenyang laughed and said, "You must have contacted your second aunt to collect it, right?"

Gan Ruolan smiled and said, "I can't hide anything from you! I begged my second aunt to collect it, because the people here are so poor, you don't know how poor they are."

"It's 1992 now, how poor can you be?" Geng Wenyang said in disbelief: "Can't the poor even wear clothes?"

"Really." Gan Ruolan sighed and said, "I didn't believe it at first, but after following my grandfather up the mountain, I saw with my own eyes that teenage girls had no clothes to wear, so I believed it."

"Teenage girls don't have clothes to wear?" Geng Wenyang said in disbelief: "Impossible, right? How much does it cost to wear a dress?"

Gan Ruolan said quietly, "I know you won't believe it. I'll take you around a few villages on the top of the hill in the afternoon, and you'll know if what I'm saying is true."

Geng Wenyang saw that his girlfriend's expression was serious and didn't look like he was lying, so he thought to himself: "If there is such a poor village in the mountains as Lan Lan said, then I really have to do something to help them change their current poverty and let them live a dignified life."