Now he is already a Viscount, which is much more impressive than many others. Zhan Lingfeng doesn't care about what situations he might encounter; for him, the most important thing now is to develop quickly.
Dachang County is a very small county, even smaller than the one he originally came from.
Zhan Lingfeng arrived here accompanied by a leader from the Royal Society.
As soon as he arrived, Zhan Lingfeng saw several people coming forward to greet him. One of them was an old man who looked to be over a hundred years old, but his spirit was quite good.
"Welcome Minister Zhou to work in our county."
As he approached, the old man tightly shook hands with the leader accompanying Zhan Lingfeng, who was named Zhou Zhicai and is the Organization Minister.
"Old He, you look well! By the way, where is Vice Secretary Wei?"
At this moment, Zhan Lingfeng realized that the old man who had come to greet him was not the person in charge, Wei Zhongmin, and his expression changed slightly.
Logically, the person in charge should have sent someone to welcome him, but unexpectedly, that person didn't come at all.
Zhou Zhicai's expression also changed slightly as he said in a deep voice, "What’s going on?"
"Well, Secretary Wei has gone to the Provincial Capital for some matters."
Zhou Zhicai forced a smile and said, "Alright, you preside over the meeting then. This is our new Secretary, Comrade Zhan Lingfeng."
"Welcome Secretary Zhan."
The old man smiled and shook hands with Zhan Lingfeng.
Zhan Lingfeng looked at the old man and smiled, saying, "I still need everyone's support to work."
After finishing the conversation, everyone entered the conference room.
Once inside, Zhan Lingfeng noticed that there were indeed not many people sitting here; only three leaders remained, while the others had already been taken away.
It seems that both the Immortal Realm and the Mortal Realm are quite similar, with such matters existing in both!
Zhan Lingfeng secretly shook his head.
The entire appointment process was nothing special. After the announcement, everyone expressed their stance, and then it was Zhan Lingfeng's turn to speak.
"Alright, Secretary Zhan, from now on this county is in your hands. I hope you can do a good job."
"Please rest assured, I will."
After sending off Zhou Zhicai, Zhan Lingfeng addressed everyone: "Let's hold a meeting."
He Yongbo forced a smile and said, "Should we wait for Secretary Wei to return before holding the meeting?"
"No need!"
Zhan Lingfeng waved his hand.
After everyone sat down in the conference room, Zhan Lingfeng glanced at a few people. Besides He Yongbo, who was the president of the Royal Society, the other two were Charlie Hong, the Deputy County Head, and Hong Jinchong, the Minister of Propaganda.
Without waiting for them to speak, Zhan Lingfeng directly stated, "According to the rules of the Imperial Court, those with titles have decision-making and veto power. I am now a Viscount; there shouldn't be such a title here in this county, right?"
The three of them smiled wryly; indeed, there was no such title.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Zhan Lingfeng said, "Well, now that the members of the Inside the County team are not in place, we cannot let the work wait. I think we can adopt a contracting development approach, allowing individuals to take on the entire county and use their substantial funds for development. This way, the whole county can develop."
"This matter..."
When He Yongbo wanted to speak, Zhan Lingfeng interrupted, "It's settled then. I am the Secretary and have decision-making authority. Since there is no corresponding team in Inside the County, I will act unilaterally. If anything goes wrong, I will take responsibility."
At this point, he looked at the three of them and said, "You all know about my previous situation, right? Indeed, I managed to alleviate poverty in a village, and as a result, I became a Baron. Then I alleviated poverty in another township and became a Viscount. If you are interested, you can voluntarily contract a village. I believe that once the village develops, you will also experience growth."
"Leader, Heavenly Tribulation is truly formidable; how many can survive it?" Everyone chuckled bitterly. Who wouldn't want to elevate their title? Unfortunately, they lacked the confidence to survive Heavenly Tribulation.
"Voluntary participation is key. You can spread this news; I believe many people around your age will be interested."
Zhan Lingfeng was genuinely unconcerned about this matter. What he needed to do now was to implement this plan while other places had yet to start developing. As long as he pushed it forward here, many would come.
The three exchanged glances, knowing that with their strength, they could not oppose him. Moreover, Zhan Lingfeng had demonstrated through his own examples that he could indeed achieve this.
Watching everyone leave, Zhan Lingfeng fell into contemplation. He believed that simply managing a few villages would not yield rewards; there must be some standard involved—he just didn't know what that standard was.
Based on Zhan Lingfeng's speculation, the first time involved one village, the second time involved Thirty-Six Villages; therefore, for the third time, it would likely involve seventy-two villages. As long as he achieved poverty alleviation in seventy-two villages, he estimated he could be promoted again.
Of course, this was merely Zhan Lingfeng's guess; he wasn't sure if it was true. If it were indeed the case, he would have a qualitative standard for his development efforts.
While he was pondering in his office, there was a knock on the door.
When Zhan Lingfeng allowed someone to enter, his eyes lit up as a very beautiful woman walked in.
Now Zhan Lingfeng could recognize reincarnated or newly born immortals at a glance; upon seeing her, he realized she was very pure—clearly one of the new offspring of immortals—and she looked to be only in her twenties.
"Leader, I am Cai Xiangzhi from the office. I wonder if this office arrangement meets your expectations."
The voice was quite pleasant.
Zhan Lingfeng then realized that the office had been arranged by her. Thinking about how the previous office director had already been arrested, Zhan Lingfeng speculated that this woman might have some connections.
"Thank you, I am very satisfied. Could you tell me about the matters in the office?"
Her eyes lit up, and the woman quickly replied, "Whatever you wish to know, Leader, I am well aware of the situation here."
Zhan Lingfeng glanced at her, wondering if she was someone assigned by another.
While others might have difficulty with this matter, Zhan Lingfeng had no such issues. His Cultivation Method included the ability to discern, and after a while, Zhan Lingfeng understood that although this woman had her own ideas, she was not loyal to anyone in particular. Naturally, Zhan Lingfeng wanted to make use of someone like her.
"Bring me the Material regarding the situation of all the villages in Inside the County. I need it."
Zhan Lingfeng issued the command.
Soon, information about the conditions of all the villages in the county was laid out before Zhan Lingfeng.
"Xiao Cai, as long as you work diligently, I believe the organization will take notice," Zhan Lingfeng said something that put Cai Xiangzhi in a good mood.
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