Returning wealthy individuals develop their hometowns and become rich in the 1980s

"Establish your own security department within Guangdong Company!"

"I see," Lin Deying said with a smile. "Comrade Zai Dong, you shouldn't ask Comrade Wang Yan. You should go to the Veterans Affairs Office of the Civil Affairs Bureau in the county. They have all the information there. All the veterans who have returned to the county must report there."

"Comrade Zai Dong, if you really intend to set up a security department for your company, go to the Civil Affairs Bureau tomorrow, and I will talk to them and help you select a group."

Chen Dong smiled and thanked him, "Oh, thank you so much, Secretary Lin. I was really worried about not finding a suitable one. With the help of the Civil Affairs Bureau, I don't have to ask around aimlessly anymore."

"I'm the one who should be saying thank you," Lin Deying said with a smile.

"What makes you say that?"

Lin Deying patted Chen Dong's arm. "Comrade Zai Dong, by setting up your own company's security department, you've helped the county with the resettlement of some veterans. You've greatly reduced the workload of our county government. Shouldn't I thank you? Hahaha!"

"If that's the case, then I'll have to prepare a few more slots," Chen Dong said with a hearty laugh. "Secretary Lin, our Guangdong Company strongly supports the work of the Nanshan County government!"

While chatting and laughing, Chen Dong suddenly asked Lin Deying in a low voice, "Secretary Lin, the security situation in our Nanshan County is indeed a bit bad. People dare to rob people on the way. As you know, I have some money, and my family came with me."

"I'm busy with the construction of the factory in Lianzhai, so I inevitably have moments of neglect. I'm thinking of finding a few veterans to protect my family around the clock, preferably female soldiers with good fighting skills. I don't know if this is allowed by policy?"

Lin Deying squinted, not directly answering Chen Dong's question, but instead looking at Director Wang Yan, who was listening nearby. Wang Yan said, "Comrade Chen, our country does not allow the profession of privately hired bodyguards!"

"However, considering the special circumstances of Comrade Chen and your wife, Ms. Zhang Yi, I can offer you a suggestion," Wang Yan said, glancing at Lin Deying. Seeing Lin Deying nod, he continued, "You can normally seek out the female veteran you require, but her position cannot be publicly revealed as a bodyguard!"

"It could be a regular clerical position at Guangdong Company, providing protection while traveling. You understand what I mean?"

"clear!"

Chen Dong understood what Wang Yan meant. He couldn't tell outsiders that this was a bodyguard he had hired; he had to call him a clerk. Even though this clerk could throw you away with one hand, who said that a clerk couldn't know martial arts?

After resolving the issue of hiring bodyguards, Chen Dong chatted with Lin Deying, Wang Yan, and others at the village entrance for a while longer, and even took Lin Deying to take a look at the wasteland at the west end of Lianzhai Village.

After inspecting the vehicle, Lin Deying, satisfied, boarded Shanghai-plated car 760 and left Lianzhai. As soon as he got in, Lin Deying said to the driver, Xiao Jiang, "Xiao Jiang, go to the municipal party committee compound!"

"Yes, Secretary!"

During his visit to Lianzhai, Lin Deying had a detailed conversation with Chen Dong. Chen Dong also told Lin Deying that he would bring more companies to Lianzhai in the future. If the conditions in Lianzhai were not suitable, he could also invest in and build factories around the county seat of Nanshan County.

Lin Deying believed Chen Dong's words without a doubt. His only thought now was to hurry to the municipal party committee compound and report to Zhou Haimin, the municipal party secretary, on the recent work of Nanshan County.

At the same time, the city party committee was informed of Chen Dong's planned investment in Lianzhai Village, Jiping Commune, Nanshan County. After all, Chen Dong was going to build a highway leading to Tuogang in the city, and the road would not be easy to build without the city party committee's agreement to coordinate.

The land acquisition alone could cause a long wrangling between the Nanshan County Party Committee and Zhaoyang County. Especially after learning that Chen Dong had invested 100 million US dollars, he believed that Zhaoyang County would definitely have ulterior motives.

If Lin Deying wants to preserve the fruits of victory for Nanshan County, he must first win over the municipal party committee and government. The first priority is to make it clear that Jiping Commune, especially Lianzhai, cannot be suddenly assigned to Zhaoyang County.

The car, with license plate number 760, first returned to Nanshan County. After Lin Deying went to his office to get his briefcase, he continued driving along the national highway towards the city.

When Lin Deying arrived at the municipal party committee compound, it was already past 1 p.m. Lin Deying sat outside Secretary Zhou Haimin's office for about 20 minutes before being called into the office.

Zhou Haimin, the municipal party secretary, was not tall and was thin, but he had a very imposing presence. When he saw Lin Deying, the county party secretary of Nanshan County, enter, he asked without a smile, "Comrade Deying, is there anything I can help you with?"

"Secretary Zhou, I'm here to report to you on some recent work in Nanshan County," Lin Deying said, sitting down on the sofa and putting his briefcase down at his feet.

"Oh," Zhou Haimin asked Lin Deying, "What's been going on in your Nanshan County lately that I don't know about? Tell me about it."

"Secretary Zhou, are you aware that the Tuogang transport team delivered goods in twenty-five truckloads to our Nanshan County today?"

"You mean those construction vehicles? Xiao Yang did mention them to me. Comrade Deying, tell me the details," Zhou Haimin said, taking out a cigarette and tossing one to Lin Deying.

"Yes, Secretary, it's like this. In Lianzhai Village, Jiping Commune, Nanshan County, we plan to carry out land acquisition and planning soon. After the land is cleared, we will build factories and other supporting facilities!"

Zhou Haimin, listening to Lin Deying's truncated account, laughed for once, pointing at Lin Deying and saying, "Comrade Deying, even at a time like this, you still won't tell the truth!"

"Is it Comrade Chen Dong, the overseas Chinese who returned to China, who plans to invest in and set up a factory in Jiping, Nanshan County?" Zhou Haimin directly exposed Lin Deying's little scheme.

"Uh... Secretary, you already know, haha," Lin Deying quickly covered up his embarrassment with a smile, thinking that Zhou Haimin was unaware.

"You can't hide this from me," Zhou Haimin said, tapping his cigarette ash. "Before you came, Comrade Hong Quan came to see me a couple of days ago."

Lin Deying was immediately jolted awake. Hong Quan, the county party secretary of Zhaoyang County, had actually come to see Secretary Zhou Haimin before him. Lin Deying couldn't sit still any longer.

"Don't you want to know why Comrade Hong Quan came to see me?" Zhou Haimin asked jokingly.

Lin Deying asked impatiently, "Secretary Zhou, why did Comrade Hong Quan come to see you?"

"He came to me with the same plan as you, but I rejected his proposal. Currently, there are no plans to adjust the county-level commune planning for our Tuocheng!"

Lin Deying was delighted. Zhou Haimin's words reassured Lin Deying, the county party secretary of Nanshan County.

"Thank you, Secretary, for your support of Nanshan County's work!"

Zhou Haimin reached out to stop Lin Deying from expressing his gratitude, "Don't rush to say those things, Comrade Deying!"