Chapter 2602
Tao Hongfang followed the concierge through the two small courtyards and saw many people queuing up to go through the formalities. The order was quite orderly.
The place where Shi Chengxin works is also very simple. It can even be said to be one of the best among the yamen that Tao Hongfang has ever visited. In addition to simple office furniture, there are only a few pots of green plants used to decorate the room.
Tao Hongfang looked at the man sitting behind the desk. Sure enough, his features were vaguely similar to those of Shi Diwen and Shi Chengwu, but his complexion was much fairer than that of his father and brother. Presumably it was because he had been working at a desk for a long time and was not outside like his father and brother. Most of the time.
Shi Chengxin took the initiative to stand up and greet him: "Originally, I should have taken the initiative to visit Brother Tao, but due to official duties, I have been traveling abroad recently. I hope Brother Tao will forgive me!"
Seeing that the other party spoke politely, Tao Hongfang immediately responded: "I see, no wonder I didn't see Brother Shi last time when I was a guest at Shi Mansion!"
Shi Chengxin signaled Tao Hongfang to take a seat, and called his secretary to serve Tao Hongfang tea, and then explained: "Not long after the Donghai Region took over Jiangsu and Zhejiang, there were a lot of handover matters related to land ownership. I haven't been in Hangzhou much recently. Last night I just came back from out of town, so many things in the yamen are temporarily handed over to the people below. The backlog of various documents is two feet thick, and it will take at least several days to deal with it. ”
Tao Hongfang nodded thoughtfully and said: "If Brother Shi had come back a day earlier, maybe we could have met at the opening ceremony of the Hangzhou-Ningbo Railway yesterday."
Shi Chengxin's tone was very sincere, but Tao Hongfang sensitively felt that there seemed to be something in the other person's words - he said that he was not in Hangzhou recently and everything was handled by his subordinates. Wouldn't that be a hint about his relationship with the area around the train station? The land transaction has nothing to do with it?
Shi Chengxin said: "I wonder if Brother Tao is here today. Is there anything you need my help with?"
Tao Hongfang said: "To be honest, Brother Shi, I came to visit you today because I really have something to ask."
Shi Chengxin said: "Brother Tao, it's okay to say it. I will tell you everything I know."
Tao Hongfang said: "I went to the Hangzhou Railway Station construction site yesterday to watch the ceremony. Seeing that the area around the railway station seemed to be undeveloped, I wanted to know the situation in the surrounding area. I thought this matter should be in charge of the Land and Resources Department, so I took the liberty to come over today. Ask Brother Shi for details.”
Tao Hongfang pretended to be completely ignorant of the situation around the train station and did not mention that he had learned some information from Dai Shao yesterday, so as not to let Shi Chengxin guess the source of his information and blame it on Dai Shao. . In addition, Tao Hongfang also wanted to take this opportunity to see how Shi Chengxin would respond if he pretended to be unaware.
Shi Chengxin smiled and said: "Brother Tao has found the right place. According to the land management regulations formulated by the Donghai Region, all land transactions now need to be registered with the Land and Resources Department before they can take effect. And special areas like those around the train station , you need to apply to the Land and Resources Department first, and then you can proceed with the transaction after being approved.”
Tao Hongfang heard that what he said was basically consistent with Dai Shao's introduction yesterday, and he nodded to express his understanding. Then Shi Chengxin continued to say: "However, the planning time for the Hangzhou-Ningbo Railway has been long, so the existence of this project has not been a secret for a long time. To be honest, Brother Tao, many people are interested in the land around Hangzhou Railway Station. People who are interested and willing to spend a lot of money have already lined up. Around the Qingming Festival this year, the Land and Resources Department has already selected several buyers and allocated dozens of plots of land around the train station according to the level of investment. ”
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Tao Hongfang pretended to be disappointed and said: "I came a little late... I wonder who are the people who bought the land nearby? If the Land and Resources Department can organize the distribution, they must not be ordinary people, right?"
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Shi Chengxin did not directly respond to Tao Hongfang's question, but joked: "If Brother Tao is interested in the surrounding land, I can think of a way to contact a few buyers to see if a piece of land can be allocated from it. . If the land area required by Brother Tao is not particularly large, I believe there won’t be much of a problem.”
Tao Hongfang understood Shi Chengxin's intention as soon as he heard it. He avoided answering his questions, probably because there were some secrets in them that were not suitable for outsiders, and he wanted to use this method to silence himself. As the saying goes, a person who eats a person's mouth is a soft-spoken person, but his hands are short-handed. If he also took the land from his hand, he would naturally have no position to pursue the truth of other land transactions.
Shi Chengxin took almost no time to think when he answered, which also made Tao Hongfang think more highly of him. The other party was obviously not the kind of idiot official who had nothing to do but had a clear mind and was familiar with the affairs at hand. He could immediately give an answer without thinking. solution. At this moment, Tao Hongfang even doubted whether Shi Chengxin knew his intention in advance and reacted so quickly after being prepared.
But if it was Dai Shao who tipped off Shi Chengxin, then Shi Chengxin should know very well that Tao Hongfang's purpose in investigating this matter was not to occupy a few pieces of land next to the train station, but to find out which special people passed through illegal The land was purchased through open channels.
In Tao Hongfang's view, the solution proposed by Shi Chengxin is more like testing his own position. If he agrees, then the situation will be good for everyone, and those who get the benefits will naturally not I will dig into the truth again. But of course he would not give up so easily. He shook his head with a smile and said, "Brother Shi misunderstood. I am not interested in the land around the train station. What I am interested in is who is the owner of these lands and how did they obtain them?" ”
Shi Chengxin remained silent and looked at Tao Hongfang carefully, as if he wanted to tell whether his words were true or false from the expression on his face. Tao Hongfang didn't rush to urge him, so he sat quietly and looked at him, waiting for his response.
After a short silence, Shi Chengxin smiled and said: "It seems that Brother Tao heard some news from somewhere, so he came here to investigate."
Tao Hongfang immediately shook his head in denial and said: "No, no, no, I'm not asking for a crime, I just want to understand the truth."
Tao Hongfang did not deny that he had received some information from elsewhere, but he specifically emphasized the word "truth" to remind the other party not to use unnecessary means to cover up the truth. He believed that Yi Shi Chengxin was so smart that he would not be unable to understand what he meant.
Shi Chengxin said seriously: "Perhaps Brother Tao thought there was some improper deal in this, but it's not as bad as you think. To promote the implementation of such a large project as the Hangzhou-Nanjing Railway, just relying on a decree is far from enough. We We need help from all aspects to overcome various difficulties in the implementation of the project, but these help do not come unconditionally, and we must also come up with some exchange conditions.”
(End of chapter)