Chapter 2688
"Master Zhu, we've arrived."
When Zhu Zian heard the coachman's voice, he raised his hands and rubbed his face, then braced himself and opened the car curtain. He doesn't want to show any fatigue in front of outsiders, because he knows very well that his words and deeds may be fed back to his boss and affect his future development.
Zhu Zian is now arranged by Shi Chengwu to participate in the boundary demarcation work of Haihan Zone in Busan Port. This is not like helping to tally the case files sent by the local government a few days ago. He can just sit in the room and complete it. Shi Chengwu mentioned it during the negotiation. Just put your hand on the map and it's done, but to implement it, someone needs to go to the field to complete the survey and demarcation work.
Accompanying Zhu Zian on this task on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce was President Zhang Fengchu. He had long heard that Mr. Zhu in the mission was a descendant of the Zhu family of the Ming Dynasty. He was a real royal family who was expected to inherit the title of vassal king. He gave up his aristocratic status and went to Hangzhou to participate in the imperial examination organized by Haihan. After high school, he was recruited by Shi Diwen. He personally appointed generals to serve in this mission, and his experience is legendary.
In the past ten years, Zhang Fengchu and the Yangzhou Salt Merchant Group behind him have relied on Haihan for development, so they no longer have much respect for the declining Ming Dynasty royal family. However, he was indeed a little curious about why this descendant of the Zhu family chose to join Haihan and how he completed his work in the mission.
After Zhu Zian got off the car, he looked around the surroundings and saw that this was a crossroads, so he said to Zhang Fengchu: "Thank you, Boss Zhang!"
Zhang Fengchu said a few polite words and began to introduce the situation of this place to him.
According to the preliminary plan, this intersection is the northwest corner of the future zone. Two roads running north-south and east-west intersect here, forming a natural dividing line.
At the southeast corner of the intersection is a commercial store facing the street. From the outside, it looks like it occupies a large area. The main building has three floors and stretches out on two adjacent streets, about 20 feet in length. The intersection is where the gate is located. It can be seen that even five-foot-wide freight carriages can walk side by side. I guess this design is also to facilitate the entry and exit of vehicles loading and unloading bulk goods.
The street corners in the other three directions separated by roads are all low-rise private houses. Just one street apart are two completely different worlds.
Starting from this street-facing store, a large area of land heading southeast to the coastline has now been acquired by Haihan merchants. Although there are some industries belonging to Haihan outside, they are all scattered, so this place is the most suitable place to use as the demarcation point of the exclusive zone.
When Zhu Zian saw a big word "Zhang" hanging outside the door of the store, he asked Zhang Fengchu: "Is this store also the property of Boss Zhang?"
Zhang Fengchu smiled and said: "That's right."
Zhu Zian nodded silently, already understanding Zhang Fengchu's plan.
If the place where Haihan's commercial institutions gather and settle down can be regarded as a prosperous urban area, then the location of Zhang Fengchu's business store can only be regarded as the urban-rural fringe, and its commercial value is definitely not as good as those places closer to the port. But once a special area is defined and this becomes the boundary of the special area, Zhang Fengchu's store will become the face of the special area, and the commercial value will naturally increase accordingly.
Of course, how much selfishness Zhang Fengchu had in handling this matter is not an issue that Zhu Zian needs to care about. His task is to confirm whether the demarcation points proposed by the local chamber of commerce are reasonable, and then draw the demarcation line. There will be no hidden danger of disputes and it will be ensured that this matter can be implemented locally as soon as possible.
Zhang Fengchu continued to introduce: "After the government approves it, I will order people to erect boundary markers and lay boundary bricks at this intersection to inform the public." Zhu Zian raised his finger and pointed to the low-rise houses across the street and said: "Boss Zhang, didn't you Are you planning to buy all the properties in the neighboring streets before announcing the news? ”
Zhang Fengchu said: "To be honest with Mr. Zhu, I have already started working on this matter, but I am not sure yet how it will be accomplished."
Zhu Zian said: "Don't we just buy these places as long as we can afford the price?"
Zhang Fengchu said: "That's the truth, but now it's not just the next person who knows the news. I dare say that there are not a hundred but eighty people in Busan who have the same idea at the moment. Some competitors are not just rich. It can be won.”
Zhu Zian said: "Boss Zhang means...people from the government will also intervene?"
Zhang Fengchu nodded slightly and said: "Besides us, of course, only the relevant officials in the government know the inside story about delimiting special zones. After the special zones are demarcated, their income will be greatly affected, so they must seize this opportunity. Make a fortune. Whether it is demarcation or related real estate transactions, there is a lot of room for maneuver. If we want to promote this matter, we must give them a lot of benefits.”
Zhu Zian couldn't help but feel silent. It seemed that the situation in Busan was actually more complicated than expected, and the implementation process of the Haihan Zone would not be as smooth as the negotiations.
Seeing that Zhu Zian was silent, Zhang Fengchu thought he was dissatisfied with this, so he explained: "Master Zhu, even if the mission makes the local government bow its head this time and set aside a special area in Busan for us to be autonomous, in the future we will If you want to make a living in the local area, you still have to deal with the government. If the relationship is too tense, there will be a lot of trouble in getting along. It may be the most ideal situation for both parties to take a step back and get what they need.”
For Zhang Fengchu, as long as this matter can be implemented as soon as possible, it is acceptable to give up some benefits to the local government. Since we have obtained the right to tax, the cost of importing and exporting goods through the special zone will be greatly reduced in the future, and we will soon be able to make up for our previous losses.
Zhu Zian surveyed along the street and found no major problems, so he asked his entourage to take out the map, find the street he was on, and then marked it with a pen to indicate that the on-site confirmation had been completed.
Zhang Fengchu waited patiently for Zhu Zian to complete the procedures without speaking to urge him. He knew that the completion of Zhu Zian's move was equivalent to the mission's approval. He only needed to report the result to the local government before the demarcation could begin. However, it is estimated that the follow-up steps of this matter will take at least one or two months to be completed, so there is no need to rush it.
According to the demarcation plan, the east side of the entire zone is adjacent to the sea, just on the west channel entering the Busan Port Bay, with a coast length of about five miles. The land demarcation in the north, west, and south directions is based on the current distribution of Haihan's industries, supplemented by natural reference objects such as roads, streams, and buildings.
The entire land border is more than ten miles long, and there are more than thirty key dividing points like the intersection here, and they must be confirmed one by one.
(End of chapter)