Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

"What? There's a problem!"

Michelle looked at Le Xiao who looked embarrassed in front of her. Le Xiao was very unhappy at this time.

"Why do you ask me to come and talk to them? I can't do it. Secretary-General, this, that."

Michelle just looked at Le Xiao and was not born. Le Xiao frowned. It seemed that she couldn't digest what she had just told her for a while, because it involved many things in agriculture. Michelle had already told her clearly. Everything about Lexiao.

Le Xiao naturally knew what the family's planting land meant. She had often heard people talk about it since she was a child. Every family in the city had their own planting land. At that time, Le Xiao's idea was very simple. She really envied the family very much. Because people can grow their own things, they will never die of hunger. What a good thing.

As she grew older, Le Xiao gradually understood some things. The planting land was the private property of the family. This time, even Le Xiao was a little afraid, because it was private property. If the other party was not willing, she could no way.

It is true that if the family's planting land is rented to grow vegetables, it can provide a lot of food for the current city, but it is impossible to get the family to hand over the land willingly.

"Is there any strategy for this?"

Le Xiao looked at Michelle with a smile. Michelle nodded and brought up a light and shadow screen, opened a document, and Le Xiao leaned over.

"If they are willing to rent out the land, they will pay a monthly price of 50 per square meter based on the actual planting area."

Le Xiao nodded. The price is indeed quite high. Many families own hundreds of square meters, and their income is tens of thousands a month, and hundreds of thousands a year. And if there is more land, it will There are tens of millions every year.

"Wouldn't it be possible to lie down and eat, drink and have fun? As long as the land is rented out, you don't have to take care of it yourself."

Michelle frowned slightly. What Le Xiao said was true. No matter how small the decline of a small family, the area of ​​planting land was at least a few hundred square meters. However, such a small amount of money was a drop in the bucket for the people of these families.

The Chloe family is currently the smallest among the entire family. There are only 8 people in the entire family. They have about 380 square meters of planting land and can earn 17,500 yuan a month, which is enough for their daily expenses.

When Le Xiao mentioned this, Michelle felt that many people from small families might agree tonight. After all, the properties owned by those small families may not be as profitable as the rental of planting land, and most of them are half-dead. With the help of some big families, he followed these big families to pick up leftovers.

There are probably hundreds of small families like this. It is good for them to have a large amount of extra income. However, medium-sized and large families may not care about such small profits. They take care of and maintain the species themselves. The commercial value of the crops produced is higher, so there is no need to rent planting land at all.

The voice of the entire family is in the hands of these upper-class families. If these upper-class families do not agree, it is impossible for these small families to agree. After all, their future lives are tied at the feet of others.

"There is also a filing plan that you can put forward if they cannot accept this condition."

Le Xiao nodded, took a look and swallowed. It turned out that after the agricultural base in the barrier area was built, part of the land in the agricultural base in the barrier area would be allocated to the families.

"That's great."

Le Xiao looked at it with envy, Michelle reminded him.

"Aren't you the patriarch of the Su family now?"

Le Xiao groaned, and then she remembered that she was now the patriarch of the Su family, so she would definitely be able to allocate some land in the future. Based on this calculation, she would allocate a few hundred square meters of land and retire when she is ready. Then you can eat, drink, have fun and enjoy life every day.

"If you want to retire, you have to work for at least another hundred years or so."

Le Xiao swallowed, hurriedly put away her envious look, and smiled awkwardly.

"Do you have any more questions? If there are no questions, go prepare for the afternoon meeting."

Le Xiao hummed, and Wu Lei on the side followed him out.

"100 years!"

Le Xiao asked suspiciously.

"Why, have you been doing this for decades?"

Wu Lei nodded.

"I've been doing this for at least ten years. Don't forget that I'm almost 20 years older than you."

"Right."

Le Xiao was a little strange, because Wu Lei always looked lonely from time to time, and he seemed to want to leave. Le Xiao thought for a while and asked.

"You can't do it anymore?"

Wu Lei was a little surprised.

"how do you know."

"This is how you feel to me. Although you are still serious about your work, I always feel that you are absent-minded."

Wu Lei shook his head. The two came to the rest area, and Le Xiao made a cup of strong coffee.

"I'm telling you, it's almost okay. You'll get a stomachache if you drink it so strong."

Seeing that Le Xiao was still filling the coffee, until the whole cup of coffee was sticky, she stirred it with a spoon, and it looked like a paste. Wu Lei and many other directors and staff members were a little shocked.

"Do you really want to eat it?"

"What if I don't eat? It will be a joke if I fall asleep later."

Wu Lei laughed loudly, and the people around him also smiled. They watched Le Xiao really swallow the strong coffee with a spoonful, and her cheeks were grim for a while before she finished.

"With this cup of coffee, I can wake up until 0 o'clock today."

Near dusk

"Really."

Wu Lei looked at Le Xiao, who was lying on the chair and sleeping soundly. She was indeed very energetic all day today, but after eating so much coffee, she would be even more tired when the effect was over.

Seeing Le Xiao sleeping soundly, Wu Lei didn't intend to wake her up. There was still time. People from Section 12 had already gone to Ai Bolun's house first. The banquet would not start until 8 o'clock. Le Xiao only needed to arrive at the banquet later. Just explain it on site.

Wu Lei is a little worried. After all, the city has touched capital again and again, and if it attacks the huge capital of the family again, it may evolve into other situations.

Today's banquet in Le Xiao's name has attracted the attention of the whole city. Everyone is guessing what Le Xiao wants to do. A large number of reporters are already waiting on First Avenue.

Wu Lei turned on the light and shadow screen and looked at some data that needed to be prepared tonight. These things had to be confirmed again.

After all, the situation tonight is very serious. In fact, there are third-hand preparations. Now we can only make concessions to the family. If we start trade with Tianji Space Country, we can give priority to the family members to obtain foreign trade rights.

Now some systems are being drafted, and the foreign trade law has also begun to be put on the agenda. The final confirmation will be made at the city meeting in January next year at the latest, and it will end in a few days this year.

Time passed by, and at 7:20, Le Xiao suddenly woke up. Wu Lei frowned slightly and heard the gurgling sound of her stomach.

"what time is it."

Wu Lei smiled helplessly.

"It's too late to eat now, so grab some snacks to eat. We have to get there."

Le Xiao looked at the bread that had been prepared on the table, grabbed it and ate it three times, then stood up and rubbed it on his uniform. Wu Lei laughed.

"Why didn't you wake me up?"

The two were walking on the First Avenue, with some directors and members of the General Affairs Section following them. People from Section 5 had already begun to be cautious on the road leading to the First Avenue.

The reporters were blocked by the human wall of Section 5. They all wanted to know the latest situation. Le Xiao did not intend to be interviewed. When they came to First Avenue, the Ai Bolun house on the left was already brightly lit and looked very... lively.

Le Xiao ran over quickly, and Charles was already waiting at the door.

"Welcome, Secretary Le Xiao."

"Thank you for your hospitality Mr. Charles."

As soon as Le Xiao entered, a large number of reporters gathered around. These reporters were all 15 people selected by King Xue. They did not ask questions, but were conducting on-site interviews and reports in various aspects.

Wu Lei glanced at Zhao Siya. She looked very tired. He took the opportunity to walk over and asked.

"What's wrong?"

"I've been assigned a lot of things, so what else can I do?"

There was a sea of ​​people on the lawn. Charles said and took Le Xiao to the stage that had been prepared. The family members watched Le Xiao stand up and leaned over. Larry and Ye Chunwang were both beside the stage.

"Lao Ye, do you really want me to speak?"

Ye Chunwang smiled knowingly.

"Girl, it's more appropriate for you to do it."

"Do you want to say anything else?"

Ye Chunwang smiled and shook his head.

"You can say whatever you want."

Le Xiao groaned, completely confused.

"No manuscript?"

"No."

Wu Lei ran over quickly. Larry had already turned on the light and shadow screen and began to explain some agricultural data to Le Xiao. Le Xiao nodded from time to time. More and more people came around, and the reporters were ready to report on the spot.

Le Xiao felt unsure. After a short period of more than ten minutes, Charles handed over the microphone, and Le Xiao could only stand in front of the stage.

"Thank you all for being able to attend this gathering today. I am honored to invite every family member present. Thank you!"

Le Xiao bowed, and applause began to ring out. Many people in the family looked puzzled. After all, no one knew what kind of medicine Le Xiao was selling in this gourd.

"Actually, I called everyone here today because I want to talk to you about cooperation."

As soon as Le Xiao opened her mouth, Honghong in the audience became suspicious. She had actually guessed some clues early on, and others seemed to have guessed it too, because the section chief and secretary of Section 12 were all there.

"That's right. Our business department hopes to temporarily rent your family's planting land to alleviate the current problem of insufficient crop output in the city."

The scene was completely silent after Le Xiao's words, and many members of the family immediately sneered. Le Xiao saw all this, and her heart was beating violently. She also knew that it would not be so easy to ask the family to hand over the planting land. .

Wu Lei immediately went to the side and opened a light and shadow screen, and talked to many family members about some of the family's planting lands that were now abandoned, as well as the crop yield efficiency if 12 Sections were allowed to take care of it.

Le Xiao glanced at the dissatisfied faces. Of course she knew that others would not be happy to say this kind of thing. She discussed it with Wu Lei from the beginning. Wu Lei suggested that Le Xiao should not tell the conditions first, but first explain the planting site. After these people think about the various benefits, they will announce the cooperation plan.

The scene was very quiet. Everyone was listening to Wu Lei's words, but many family members had already shown their anger, because over the years, the family's privileges have been taken away one by one. A family without privileges, It quickly declined. Except for the current eight major families and some medium-sized families that can gain a foothold, many small families that grew up relying on privileges have almost disappeared.

The planting land is the last bit of the family's privilege. If this is handed over, the family will exist in name only.

Wu Lei said immediately after finishing speaking.

"Next, please think about it and discuss it for a while, and then you can share your opinions."

The scene became chaotic, and people from many families gathered together, basically with the eight major families as the center. Le Xiao roughly knew from their words that it was impossible for them to hand over the planting land.

After a short discussion, Wu Lei asked some family members to speak. After some representatives spoke, they basically all disagreed with cooperation. Some family patriarchs even said that they would rather abandon the planting land than cooperate. That is Their private property is the foundation for the establishment of Brilliant City.

Le Xiao didn't know how to respond to these speeches. Wu Lei listened to the speeches of family representatives one by one. At 8:30, everyone basically finished speaking.

"I know you have a lot of dissatisfaction, but you can listen to the cooperation plan we have proposed."

Le Xiao took a sip of water and began to read the information and talk. When he heard that the rent for one square meter was 50 yuan a month, Le Xiao noticed that many people in the small family were moved, but it was obvious that they could not agree. , if they agree, their business will probably wither immediately.

Le Xiao was talking about various benefits, hoping that everyone would agree, but the atmosphere at the scene was very tense.

"By the way, everyone, if you can cooperate, we can give you priority in foreign trade business when we officially start business with Asgard."

Many people from big families in the field know very well that there is no need for this kind of privilege at all, because the products produced by trade must be of the highest quality, and the highest quality can only be achieved by big families and big businessmen, even if they are given to They have no rights, and they cannot make profits from it. At best, they can be resellers, but this kind of thing is difficult to be allowed in the city.

"Let me say something, Your Excellency Le Xiao."

At this time Honghong stood up.

"Our entire family does not agree to lease the planting land to your business department. I think this topic can be stopped."

Le Xiao smiled awkwardly, but still said.

"Everyone, let's eat first and we can talk slowly."

Seeing that the atmosphere was awkward, Charles also began to liven up the atmosphere as the host, letting everyone disperse on their own, and quickly started the banquet.

Le Xiao finally breathed a sigh of relief, but it was obviously a failure. They would not agree to rent the planting land.