Chapter 2502
After seeing Gu Kai off, Tao Donglai returned to his desk and opened another report on the capital relocation plan. To him, the actual value of this report far exceeded the anonymous reporting letter received from Gu Kai.
This report was submitted by the Ministry of Construction, and the content is the current implementation progress of various major projects that need to be completed in the first phase of the capital relocation plan.
Liu Shanxia, Minister of the Ministry of Construction, went to Hangzhou last year and personally supervised the work there. Also going with him were almost half of the technical force of the Ministry of Construction, including more than 20 senior engineering personnel with national first-class architect titles.
In addition, several large construction companies under the Ministry of Construction have also mobilized elites from various places and sent them to Hangzhou to be responsible for the organization and implementation of various projects.
As for the actual progress of relevant projects, Liu Shanxia, who is based in the local area, regularly submits reports to the executive committee, including many specific and detailed data. The content of reports written by professionals is obviously much more credible than those that are based on rumors.
Due to the special nature of the capital relocation project, the relevant projects will not be directly handed over to private individuals for construction. Instead, the Ministry of Construction will designate and assign special personnel to take charge, and then organize construction forces locally.
For example, a local organization called "He's Civil Engineering" is responsible for the expansion project of Hangzhou's Jiang'an Wharf. Liu Shanxia clearly pointed out in the report that the boss behind this organization engaged in the construction industry is actually Qu Yutong, the former prefect of Ningbo Prefecture, and Shi Diwen should also have a certain share in it.
Situations like this are relatively common in the process of moving the capital. The vast majority of projects are subcontracted to local organizations with reputations and backgrounds. These local organizations then recruit construction manpower, organize various building materials, and coordinate and handle various civil affairs locally.
Although Liu Shanxia was not mentioned in the report, he must have made such an arrangement after receiving benefits from all aspects after arriving in Zhejiang.
But of course this kind of thing cannot be banned. For such a big project as relocating the capital, people who want to take part in it will probably have to line up from Hangzhou to Zhoushan. All Shi Diwen and Liu Shanxia can do is to select some more reliable ones. People are responsible for specific projects. And in this process, there will definitely be shady gray areas.
Tao Donglai was running a real estate company before traveling through time. He was naturally aware of all the tricks in the development process of large-scale real estate projects. Even though he saw these actions from the report of the Ministry of Construction, he had no intention of interfering with Zhejiang. practices. He also understands the principle that if the water is clear, there will be no fish.
However, after reading the report, Tao Donglai still had no idea how many people wanted to participate in the cake-sharing activity, but he was certain that there were far more people eyeing the capital relocation plan than those mentioned in the report. In addition to various engineering projects, there must be many people trying to make profits from other fields.
Even Tao Donglai himself can hardly guarantee that he will have no selfish thoughts about this. Compared with others, the difference is nothing more than good looks.
Tao Donglai raised his hand and looked at the time. It was almost time to get off work. He called his secretary in and asked him to prepare a special car to go home.
A special area was set aside outside Fort Victory, and a parking lot for senior officials was built. The cars parked here were all cars that had not yet begun to become popular. Moreover, the current production capacity of this new type of transportation is extremely low, and it cannot be enjoyed by those with special status. Only the twenty or so people at the top of the power pyramid are eligible to be assigned special vehicles. For this purpose, a telephone line was specially connected from Fort Victory to the parking lot to facilitate immediate arrangements for cars for senior officials to travel. When Tao Donglai walked out of Fort Victory, his car and personal guards were already in place outside the gate. This type of special car was designed with the safety of high-ranking officials in mind, so the carriage space is designed with three rows of seats, which can carry a total of seven people. In addition to the driver and four escorts, you can also bring a secretary when you go out to work. .
When pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages on the road saw this iron-clad car traveling, they all knew that the passengers in the car were important people, so they took the initiative to step aside to avoid it.
Tao Donglai's home is not far from Victory Fort. It is located on the foothills to the north of Victory Fort. It only takes about ten minutes to get there by car. However, this section of the road winds along the mountain, which would not be so convenient if traveling by horse-drawn carriage.
He is not the only one who has settled down in this foothills. There are at least a dozen households in the neighborhood, and the heads of households are all high-ranking state officials who are still in office. The area within a dozen miles at the foot of the mountain has long been designated as a restricted area, and ordinary people cannot enter or exit at will.
Tao Donglai's manor covers an area of about ten acres. Such a large piece of land was created in the mountains, and it did take some work to build it. However, compared to the practice of feudal dynasty rulers who frequently built palaces, Tao Donglai's manor could be considered extremely simple.
Tao Donglai was alone when he traveled through time. After settling down here, he married several women and had several children. His family life was relatively complete.
After dinner, Tao Donglai put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth with a napkin, and said, "Hongfang, come to the study later."
Tao Hongfang was Tao Donglai's eldest son. He was born in 1631 and was not yet twenty-four years old. This age is not very old among the second generation time travellers, and those who moved quickly had a child in the second year after time travel. Tao Donglai only married the daughter of a squire, Tao Hongfang's biological mother, after Haihan captured Qiongbei and occupied the entire Hainan Island in 1630.
As Tao Donglai's son, the educational resources that Tao Hongfang has enjoyed since he was a child are of course very superior. In addition, Tao Donglai consciously instilled some ideas about governance in him. Tao Hongfang has already made it clear that he will enter the official career very early. life plan.
After Tao Hongfang turned eighteen, Tao Donglai arranged for him to work under Schneider and learn various knowledge about business and finance.
Tao Donglai does not intend for Tao Hongfang to go into business in the future, but he believes that if he wants to hold a state governance position in the future, he must have a deep enough understanding of this field to be able to plan the major policies for national development. Schneider is an expert in this field. Tao Hongfang will naturally benefit a lot from learning from him.
Now that Tao Hongfang has been working in the Ministry of Commerce for five years, he is considered to have certain qualifications, but his shortcomings are still very obvious, that is, he has been staying in Hainan Island, and his vision and experience will inevitably be limited. Tao Donglai has always wanted to find a suitable opportunity for him to go to the outside world and experience it, and now seems to be the time.
(End of chapter)