C182 Water as wealth

Jingyu County is located in the southeast of Jilin Province, the western foothills of Changbai Mountain, the upper reaches of Songhua River.

The mountains and rivers in the country were verdant and verdant, with rich natural resources. The forest cover rate was over 80%, and the natural forms were preserved very well.

The original name of Jingyu County was Mengjiang County. It was changed to Jingyu County in memory of General Yang Jingyu, the commander of the alliance army of the Northeast, which was part of Baishan City.

One of the important projects in Zhou Hao's "Milky Way" beverage company was the development of mineral water.

The most famous mineral water resource in the country was none other than Jingyu County, which was to be called "Mineral Water City" in the future.

In Zhou Hao's previous life, Jingyu County's mineral water resources had to be developed from 1998 onwards.

Including "Nong Fu Shan Quan" and "Wahaha" and other famous mineral water brand enterprises in Jingyu County.

Until before Zhou Hao had been reborn, the number of high quality mineral water found in Jingyu County had reached forty-seven places, and the daily volume had reached more than one hundred and fifty thousand tons.

Today, the true development value of Jingyu County is unknown.

Zhou Hao was also about to take advantage of his advantage and try his best to get the mineral water resources of Jingyu County for himself. He wanted to reserve a sufficient amount of the mineral water resources for his "Tianhe" Drink Company.

Zhou Hao and Zhao Yuqin rode a train to Jilin Province. As the temperature here was relatively low, even the air was chilly.

However, the environment here was much fresher than in the capital, which made Zhou Hao and Zhao Yuqin feel relaxed and happy.

It had to be said that the natural environment of Jingyu County was very good. Although it had yet to be developed, the beautiful scenery here was no worse than any other place in the country.

This time, Zhao Yuqin did not bring any guards with him to Jing Yu County.

Because with Zhou Hao by her side, she would be absolutely safe. If even Zhou Hao could not guarantee her safety, then even if there were guards around, it would be useless.

On the other hand, although the main purpose of this trip to Jingyu County was to purchase the exploitation rights of its mineral water resources.

But Zhao Yuqin also treated this trip as a sightseeing trip with Zhou Hao, how could she allow others to disturb him? This was also the reason why she chose to travel by train and not by plane.

So that he could spend more time with Zhou Hao.

On the train, the intimate two made the other passengers think that they were a newlyweds, making Zhao Yuqin even more happy.

However, their sweet journey to Jingyu County was over.

In order to easily obtain the rights to development in Jingyu County, Zhao Yuqin informed the mayor of White Mountain City before coming here.

Prior to this, the mayor of White Mountain City, Ou Wanji, had always thought that Jingyu County was a remote place. Besides Yang Jingyu's resounding reputation, Jingyu County was simply a small village hidden in the mountains.

When he had received someone to invest in Jingyu County, he had thought to himself that it would be better to just put the money into the city for something more promising than to leave the money in that small village.

However, when he found out that Zhao Yuqin was coming, he immediately rushed over from White Mountain City.

He knew the weight of Zhao Family, so he decided to fulfill Zhao Yuqin's request no matter what.

Not to mention investing in Jingyu County, even if they threw their money into the Yalu River, Ou Wanqun would still applaud.

Along with him was the County Lord Zhang Guiqing from Jingyu County, as well as various other officials from different places.

Zhou Hao and Yue Yang who rode to Jingyu County also jumped up in shock when they saw the welcoming party led by Ou Wanqian.

The officials even raised their banners, and on the banners, "Welcome to Jingyu County, Mr. and Miss Zhao Yuqin's investment" were written in yellow and red.

"Elder sister, your name is really famous. I think we can take over the entire Jingyu County." Zhou Hao smiled at Zhao Yuqin.

Zhao Yuqin said in both anger and amusement, "Really, who do these people think we are?"

When they saw the two of them, Ou Wanqian and Zhang Guiqing welcomed them with a smile, enthusiastically shaking Zhou Hao's hands.

"Welcome, welcome. It is our honour to be able to invest in Jingyu County and promote our economic development."

Ever since his rebirth, Zhou Hao had interacted a lot with these government officials, and now that he had interacted with Ou Wanqian and the others, it could be said that he was extremely familiar with them.

As for Zhao Yuqin, who was at the side, she spoke very little and completely gave the initiative to Zhou Hao.

Ou Wanqun, who had spent all his time trying to please her, was extremely depressed. Many good words he had prepared for a long time were now useless.

After that, Zhang Guiqing brought Zhou Hao and Yue Yang to Jing Yu to take a look.

The memories of his previous life were the same. Other than the large production base that had yet to appear, the scenery of Jingyu County was really beautiful.

Jingyu County's natural mineral water reserves are very rich, steady flow, and mineral water distribution is more concentrated, providing convenient conditions for large-scale development.

And in Zhou Hao's eyes, this clear water was just a pile of money.

Zhao Yuqin whispered into Zhou Hao's ear: "Xiao Hao, based on the surveys and estimates of the people we sent before, there are over forty mineral springs that can be developed in Jingyu County.

If he wanted to buy all their rights to development, it would probably cost around 400 million yuan.

"If I were to discuss it with Ou Wanqian, the price would be 30% to 40% lower."

"Big sister, we bid 500 million." Zhou Hao said: "However, my request is that all mineral water in Jingyu County belongs to us, the time limit is fifty years."

"500 million, isn't that a bit too much?" Zhao Yuqin was already saving money for Zhou Hao.

Zhou Hao shook his head, "No, it's not expensive at all. Elder sister, I believe that in a few years, the money we invest here will be earned back tenfold or even a hundredfold.

In comparison, five hundred million was not expensive at all. Furthermore, we need to build a production base here and develop Jingyu County into a real 'Mineral Water City'. "

Since Zhou Hao had said it like that, Zhao Yuqin nodded and told Ou Wanji and Zhang Guiqing about Zhou Hao's opinion.

When they heard that they were going to invest 500 million in Jingyu County and build a production base here, both Ou Wanji and Zhang Guiqing were shocked.

Initially, Ou Wanqun thought that Zhou Hao was only investing in Jingyu County's tourism resources, but putting ten or twenty million was more than enough to make the finances of Jingyu County and White Mountain City much easier.

And now, these people had invested 500 million in one go. With this political record, he was afraid that he would be able to leave White Mountain City and get a job in the province.

"However …" Ou WanQun spoke to Zhou Hao and Zhao Yuqin with some hesitation, "Fifty years, isn't that a little too long?"

Zhou Hao smiled and said to Ou Wanqun: "Mayor Ou, I can give you a promise.

We are building a production base here, so we can hire local people here. I believe we can provide you with more than 10,000 jobs.

Furthermore, from now on, Jingyu County and your White Mountain City can develop at a rapid pace. Mayor Ou, I'm even thinking if fifty years is too short. "

Hearing that Zhou Hao could provide them with more than ten thousand jobs, Ou Wanqun's eyes lit up.

Because many state-owned enterprises were not doing well, many workers were laid off. The unemployment rate in White Mountain City was getting bigger and bigger. It had already become a headache for the municipal government.

After weighing the pros and cons again and again, Ou Wanqun clenched his teeth and nodded, "Alright, I'll agree to all of your terms." But, Mr Zhou, can you guarantee that your funds will be made available as soon as possible? "

"Naturally." Zhou Hao laughed and happily shook hands with Ou Wanqun and Zhang Guiqing.

Turning around to look at the jade-green water, Zhou Hao was extremely excited in his heart.

The concept of "water is money" existed widely in the people, but Zhou Hao had transformed this concept into reality. The water in Jingyu County was real wealth.

Zhao Yuqin said to Zhou Hao: "Xiao Hao, the money is not a problem. I have already discussed it with the bank and they have agreed to provide us with this loan."

Actually, Zhou Hao had wanted to cash out all the money in the international futures market, but Zhao Yuqin had said that she couldn't do anything about it.

One must know that Zhou Hao's money in the Hong Kong stock market and the international futures market was increasing every day, just like a snowball that was constantly increasing.

If he cashed out the money, its growth would be affected greatly, which also meant that Zhou Hao's losses would be huge. Rather than that, it would be better to borrow money from the bank.

As compared to the multiplier growth in the futures market, the interest rate of 1/20 per cent for banks is clearly much more worthwhile.

"Thank you, sister." Zhou Hao said gratefully.

He knew that the reason the bank was willing to lend him money was because of Zhao Yuqin.

However, Zhou Hao repaid these loans according to normal interest rates, unlike the other officials colluding with others to turn the loans into bad debts, causing the country to suffer losses.

This way, Zhou Hao would not let his Zhao Family be covered in dust.

After discussing the investment details, Ou Wanqun invited Zhou Hao and Zhao Yuqin to the hotel in White Mountain City to rest. However, they were rejected by Zhou Hao.

Compared to those hotels, Zhou Hao and Zhao Yuqin liked the natural scenery of Jingyu County more. They planned to stay the night.

As the county magistrate of Jingyu County, Zhang Guiqing naturally arranged everything very well for the two of them.

He guessed that the two of them were probably tired of the luxurious life, so he let them stay in a fruit farmer's house in Jingyu County. Zhou Hao and Zhao Yuqin who were tired of the city's noise were very satisfied.

There were many members in this family, a total of twenty or thirty of them. They had all become members of a small clan, and their families had a harmonious relationship with each other. It was both lively and warm.

They thought Zhou Hao and Zhao Yuqin were husband and wife, and even passionately cleaned up a spacious room for them.