Chapter 211 - 211 211 Too Poor to Repair the Bridge

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211: Chapter 211 Too Poor to Repair the Bridge 211: Chapter 211 Too Poor to Repair the Bridge “There’s another matter I think we should discuss,” said Liu Jiayin with some hesitation. Zhao Guang was somewhat surprised, having thought their conversation was at an end. “What else is there?” Liu Jiayin organized his thoughts before speaking, “Here’s the thing, we need to connect the mountainous areas within your province, so we need to build roads and bridges, right?” Zhao Guang answered as if it were a matter of course, “Of course, how can we develop without solving the transportation issue. Although I’m losing money now, I certainly don’t hope to keep losing money in the future.” Zhao Guang just wanted to create his Golden Body; he didn’t want to be a big spender to no avail. Even with agriculture, where the investment is large, the output is small, and the production cycle is incredibly long, there would eventually be some output. If there’s never any output, and something goes wrong with me one day, then the trouble would really be huge. It’s not like the state’s gold reserves will become too abundant and they’ll just stop needing it, causing my side to collapse directly. So, even if raising pigs isn’t for making money, in the end, it still needs to turn a small profit. “That’s the issue, the quote we got for constructing a bridge that is twenty meters long was five million.” “What? Are you sure? It’s not like they’re building a bridge in the middle of a mountain stream, is it?” Zhao Guang asked in disbelief. “No, it’s just a small gully. We’ve done the calculations, and even using the best materials, the bridge should cost at most three hundred thousand, nowhere near their quote.” “Then why don’t we just hire someone else to do it? It’s not like we can’t find a construction team with money.” Liu Jiayin looked helpless, “That won’t work, since the local resistance is too great. They refuse to let outsiders come in and work on these projects. They insist that we must use their construction team, claiming that outsiders don’t have the proper qualifications.” Lacking qualifications? There must be a lot going on behind the scenes. “What if we just agree straight up?” Zhao Guang asked tentatively. After all, the money itself wasn’t much, but there were some issues that still needed consideration. Liu Jiayin was adamant in his objection, “That’s impossible, we definitely cannot agree. If we step back even an inch, they will take a mile. They won’t care about our capacity to bear the cost and will be insatiably greedy.” “In our development strategy for the entire province, the bridges that we need to build are certainly not just one or two. Even if we can’t build large bridges, we still need to handle the small ones ourselves. If we followed their requirements, we’d be ruined.” Forget about being ruined, by then, I’m afraid that even multiplying the numbers on the balance sheet by several dozen or hundreds of times would still not fill the hole. Zhao Guang understood all too well that some people are indeed very greedy and completely lack a sense of the bigger picture. Zhao Guang didn’t want to be taken advantage of, much less have his project unable to proceed due to such subjective reasons. In that case, he would have to ignore these issues for the time being. “Just keep stalling them for now. I’ll get someone higher up to give us a resolution,” Zhao Guang decided. It’s unbelievable that even when you try to do good in these times, you can’t, and you even get bullied. Does that make any sense? Zhao Guang felt a surge of anger. “Right, not everyone wants to do these sorts of things, right?” “Of course not, most people here still hope to see their hometown get better. But those who have managed to climb up the ladder, well, you know what they’re like.” Know what they are like? How could Zhao Guang not know? The whole country knows. “Do this, secretly ally with those who want to get things done and gather evidence for me.” “You’re not thinking of exposing it, are you? That would have a huge impact,” Liu Jiayin said, somewhat worried. Zhao Guang rolled his eyes, “Do I look like an idiot? Do I have the guts to do that?” Not now, that is. It doesn’t mean he wouldn’t in the future, but at the moment Zhao Guang truly didn’t dare. He had to consider the bigger picture; if he were to disrupt it, he definitely couldn’t withstand the fallout. “We’ll just submit it directly when the time comes. The higher-ups will handle it. Just record it for now and be careful not to let anyone find out.” “Don’t worry, evidence is all over the place; it just doesn’t reach the top. I can easily gather a lot of it. When the time comes to submit it, I won’t even need to show up; plenty of others will do it.” “That’s great then, I’m counting on you.” Zhao Guang was amused; his brother was by no means a naively honest person and knew how to protect himself. With this kind of mentality, Zhao Guang felt much more at ease dealing with local affairs. After confirming there were no other issues, Zhao Guang hung up the phone. In the following time, Zhao Guang carried on as before, practicing every day to improve. He would occasionally pop over to appease Xi Fei, the little Enchantress next door, leading a life that was fulfilling yet exhausting. However, one day, while Zhao Guang was out shopping, he suddenly heard people around him talking excitedly. “Have you heard? The University City is going to be built right here.” “What, University City? You’re joking, right? There’s been no announcement. Besides, why would we build a University City here? It makes no sense.” “It’s insider news; it hasn’t come out yet, but I’ve heard it’s decided.” Another person nearby chimed in, “I think I’ve heard about it too. It’s because of some issue with the province’s key projects that the authorities are planning to split it into two separate universities. We’ll soon have a key university here too.” “My goodness, a key university, that’s a big deal. Where exactly will it be?” “Around this area, I guess. I heard it might be over there, and even if it’s not, it should be close by. Think about it, the University City has to be huge; it won’t work if the place is too small.” Instantly, the surrounding people burst into a plethora of discussions. Hearing these talks, Zhao Guang frowned. “Strange, where are these people getting their info from, and how has it spread so quickly?” But Zhao Guang wasn’t surprised; it was likely the higher-ups purposefully leaked the information ahead of time. This kind of thing is quite normal; releasing news in the form of rumors beforehand and then gauging the public’s reaction. If there was any negative response, they’d address it in advance. Since it’s all unofficial, there typically wouldn’t be any issues. Only this time, Zhao Guang was very clear that the decision had already been made. It was just uncertain what the issue with the provincial key projects was that led to their splitting. Did the university not have any objections? Forget it, what does it matter to me what happens above? It’s just adding trouble for oneself. He should focus on completing the Faith Extraction Technique as quickly as possible. Only then could he be sure how to approach the next thing. It seemed his living space would have to be remodeled. But whether it should be turned into a warehouse or rental housing, that would depend on his own development and whether he could move the Space Gate.

Chapter 211 - 211 211 Too Poor to Repair the Bridge

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