Chapter 2601
However, what kind of benefits Dai Shao can get from it is not the focus of Tao Hongfang. He is more concerned about the conditions under which these special people who can get the land near the train station in exchange for the Donghai area. support.
But this is obviously beyond the scope of Dai Shao's knowledge. After all, he is just a technocrat, and his authority and resources are almost limited to the construction site. He has little influence on the outside world, and naturally has little chance to get in touch with the real inside story. .
Tao Hongfang asked a few more questions and saw that Dai Shao's answer didn't seem to be fake. He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed at the moment. Could it be that Xu Wenlin had to be used to investigate secretly?
In the earlier investigation of the rural examination fraud case, Xu Wenlin's performance was very good. He found out the situation of the relevant people in just a few days, and the detailed level of information provided far exceeded Tao Hongfang's expectations. It was precisely by relying on the clues found by Xu Wenlin that Bai Letong was able to confirm that there was something fishy in the rural examination. Although he was unable to change the status quo, at least he finally learned the truth about the arrangement of the rural examination from Shi Diwen.
There is no doubt about Xu Wenlin's professional ability, but this is a hidden chess piece after all. If it is used too many times, it is likely to turn from dark to bright and lose its greatest advantage. Moreover, Xu Wenlin's allegiance was to Tao Donglai who was far away in Sanya, not to the officials of the Donghai Region. Tao Hongfang was also worried that if Shi Diwen noticed Xu Wenlin's existence, Xu Wenlin's life in Hangzhou would be difficult in the future. .
Tao Hongfang hesitated for a while and decided not to use Xu Wenlin for the time being. After the events of the past few days, he also realized that the situation in the Donghai Region was far more complicated than he expected, especially the intricate relationship between the government and private capital, which made many things full of interest transactions, which were inevitable when dealing with them. There will be many constraints.
However, although Dai Shao could not provide Tao Hongfang with any more information, he then pointed out a clear path to Tao Hongfang: "If you want to know the details of the land transaction, you can go to the department under the regional management committee. Ask at the Land and Resources Department, you might get something.”
Tao Hongfang asked casually: "Who is in charge of this country?"
"It's Director Shi Chengxin." Dai Shao paused and then added: "He is Lord Shi Diwen's second son."
Tao Hongfang raised his eyebrows slightly, thinking that Shi Diwen did not shy away from assigning such an important position to his own son.
Although the Land and Resources Department is only a government office under the Donghai Region, its authority is indeed quite large. According to Haihan's government structure, each overseas region has established a land and resources department, which is responsible for land planning, ownership management, mineral development and other matters within the region. After Haihan took over the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, all land transactions within the Donghai Region also needed to be registered in this yamen before they could take effect.
Precisely because it has such a special function, the influence of this yamen is naturally quite large. However, Tao Hongfang only wanted to dig out the truth directly from the source. For a while, he did not expect to start collecting information from this necessary step in the process. .
But the chief official of the Homeland Department is Shi Diwen's biological son. Will he reveal these inside information to himself without reservation? Tao Hongfang is not optimistic about this. After all, these transactions are likely to involve the vital interests of many people, and most of them are in a gray area that will not be disclosed to the outside world. The other party has no reason to inform him of the inside story.
Tao Hongfang remembered that when he visited Shi Diwen's mansion earlier, he had never seen the second son of the Shi family, and Shi Diwen seemed to have never talked about this person's condition. Tao Hongfang acted cautiously and did not want to visit the other party unprepared. It seemed that he had to find a place to inquire about this person first.
After digging out the information on Dai Shao, Tao Hong was no longer interested in staying here any longer, and immediately led his entourage back to the north bank of the Qiantang River. Fortunately, the Shi family father and son are both well-known figures in the Donghai area, so it is not difficult to get some relevant information. Tao Hongfang only spent half a day doing homework and already had a preliminary understanding of the second young master of the Shi family. understanding.
Shi Chengxin was not born to Shi Diwen's eldest wife, but he was actually born less than two months later than the eldest son Shi Chengwu. Although he was born as a concubine, it is said that Shi Chengxin was smart since he was a child and was deeply loved by Shi Diwen, but he never treated him badly.
After Shi Chengxin became an adult, he learned various government affairs from Shi Diwen. Regardless of his ability, after so many years, his work experience must be good. Shi Diwen entrusted him with the management of the Territory Department, which shows that he has great trust in him. According to what Dai Shao revealed, even if the land transaction related to the Hangzhou-Nanjing Railway was not entirely decided by Shi Chengxin, at least he was an insider with the inside story.
Although it was expected that it would be difficult to obtain the required information from Shi Chengxin, Tao Hongfang was still not sure about giving up this channel, so the day after attending the groundbreaking ceremony, he went to visit Shi Chengxin's Yamen.
Although the Land and Resources Department has considerable powers, the Yamen is extremely inconspicuous. If Tao Hongfang had not inquired about the location in advance, Tao Hongfang might not have been able to find his destination in a short time. The yamen here is said to have inherited a warehouse next to the Hangzhou government office used to store various official documents during the reign of the former Ming Dynasty. Therefore, it does not have an eye-catching facade like other yamen. There is only a plaque hanging next to the door. The signboard of "Tonghai Region Land and Resources Department". If you are passing by the gate in a sedan, you will probably not notice that this is also the location of a government office.
When Tao Hongfang came here, he actually had a good impression. This place was obviously a well-off government office, but the office location was so low-key and simple, which showed that the chief officer should be a stable person.
Seeing that Tao Hongfang was a stranger but with an entourage, the concierge thought that he should be a gentry who was here to handle the land purchase and sale procedures. He immediately gave instructions: "To go through the land purchase and sale procedures, first go to the side and get a number. Go to the corridor and wait in line. When called, Enter your number again.”
Tao Hongfang said: "I'm here to see Director Shi, please let me know."
Next to him, Tao Apeng took two steps forward and thrust a piece of banknote into the concierge's hand. The concierge was very happy. He immediately changed his face, asked Tao Hongfang's name and the purpose of his visit, and quickly went in to report the news.
Tao Hongfang knew that even if Shi Chengxin had never met him, his name would still be familiar to him, so he had no intention of concealing his identity when he came.
After waiting for a short time, the concierge came back, and his attitude was even more respectful: "Director Shi has invited me. Please come with me."
(End of chapter)