Chapter 2749
The scale of infrastructure required to be completed for the hydropower station and industrial base located in Jiande County is very large. It is an unprecedented large-scale project in the local area. However, if viewed within the scope of the entire Donghai Region, it is only part of the capital relocation plan. One of many projects.
According to official statistics, more than 20 projects in the entire capital relocation plan have entered the construction stage, and a total of more than 20,000 civilians and craftsmen have been recruited. As various projects are gradually carried out, this number may exceed 100,000 within the year and will continue to increase in the next few years.
It is foreseeable that in the next few years, a large number of professional civilian workers who participate in various project constructions all year round will appear in the Donghai Region. Since they have an income higher than that of ordinary farmers, they no longer rely on farming for a living, but will develop towards building craftsmen. The rapid development of this industry will also attract capital to enter, and these civilian husbands will be organized into professional construction teams to take over the work. In fact, there are currently private construction institutions with stronger professionalism and organizational capabilities, which have appeared in various large-scale projects in the Donghai Region.
The rulers of the empire have a very clear understanding and rich practical experience of how to use infrastructure to stimulate social production and economic growth. The development results of Hainan Island in the past two decades have proven the feasibility of this route. .
Therefore, even though the Donghai Region has to bear extremely heavy financial pressure for this, Shi Diwen has always insisted on promoting the implementation of the capital relocation plan. He is convinced that these infrastructure projects will bring real development opportunities to this area and will be used for a long time in the future. will maintain a very high development speed for a period of time.
Even for some of the infrastructure projects, the Donghai Region has already started construction before receiving approval from the Executive Committee. For example, the new urban area that is rising between the Qiantang River and the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, and the renovation and expansion of the official roads connecting various state capitals have all started before the executive committee officially approved the capital relocation plan.
Of course, if we only rely on the Donghai Region's own fiscal revenue during this process, we may run out of financial reserves in less than half a year due to too many projects being started. Therefore, Shi Diwen also learned from some practices of Hainan Island during its development period. , such as applying for special loans from Haihan Bank, introducing private funds, etc.
Now, it is necessary for the executive committee to confirm the construction status of these projects and spend real money to support the subsequent implementation process.
One of the purposes of Baikes coming to the Donghai Region is to represent the Executive Committee to inspect the implementation progress of the capital relocation plan, decide on the amount and time of allocating funds, and whether to send more professionals to the Donghai Region to assist various projects. implementation.
Shi Diwen's report meeting was undoubtedly quite well prepared. It not only contained detailed data, but also notified the competent officials from various places to be present, so that if Bai Kesi had any questions, he could communicate with the project leader on the spot.
Except for the progress of some projects lagging behind the schedule, Bai Kesi could hardly find any major faults. In particular, the preparations for the relocation of the industrial projects he was most concerned about were undoubtedly listed as priority projects by Shi Diwen. There were dedicated personnel in charge from land acquisition to the start of construction, and the operational efficiency far exceeded his expectations.
Taking advantage of the noon recess, Bai Kesi specifically asked Shi Diwen to report the amount of funds currently needed to be allocated by the Executive Committee. It is not appropriate to discuss this kind of matter in detail in front of subordinates, so they can only communicate alone.
Shi Diwen stretched out a hand and shook it: "At least five million yuan will be invested this year."
Bai Kesi said: "Then the executive committee is required to allocate half, 2.5 million?" Shi Diwen shook his head and said: "Five million is already half the amount. The other five million is the responsibility of the Donghai Region to raise, I'm still piecing together things here and there. You'd better get the executive committee to sign the appropriation as soon as possible, otherwise some projects may not have the funds to continue in March. This is just the current budget, maybe in the second half of the year. The situation needs to be added.”
Bai Kesi pondered: "With such a large number, reporting it will probably cause another controversy."
Shi Diwen said: "Old Bai, you should bring Schneider over with you. The budget has been reported to the executive committee a long time ago. My account books and project cost sheets are all here. He can come over and review the accounts in person. See if there is anything wrong with it.”
Bai Kesi said: "That's not what I meant... Mainly because the capital relocation plan involves too many projects. Which one is more important, which one comes first, and who comes first. There will definitely be disputes about the use of funds."
Shi Diwen's face brightened slightly: "People must have selfish thoughts, and you and I are no exception. But I still say the same thing, whoever has an idea can come over and supervise the work. Don't engage in solitary chanting, which will delay the business. ! ”
Last year, Shi Diwen suggested that the Executive Committee first move various competent departments to Hangzhou, which would make it easier to coordinate various arrangements during the capital relocation process, but the Executive Committee did not respond positively to this. Shi Diwen can also think of the general reason. After all, the officials in these departments have been staying in the south for more than 20 years. They have long been accustomed to the environment there and have all kinds of connections there. There are not many Individuals will be willing to take the initiative to relocate to a strange place thousands of miles away.
Even though these senior officials on the executive committee agree with the move of the capital, they may not be able to deal with their various industries in the south in a while. It is not that they can move immediately.
Shi Diwen didn't mind the executive committee or other competent authorities making certain special requests for the capital relocation plan, but he didn't want the other party to make these decisions while sitting in an office thousands of miles away without even coming to the site for an on-site inspection.
Moreover, if certain projects are suspended due to insufficient follow-up funds, this will not only affect implementation efficiency, but also cause great economic losses. The related procurement, transportation and personnel deployment of raw materials will have to be stopped and waited, and the daily expenses will be a huge amount.
Baikes said: "Let's implement the established plan first. I will also try my best to persuade the Executive Committee to approve the funding application as soon as possible. Since the Donghai Region has already started moving, we cannot stop halfway!"
Shi Diwen said: "In short, I will try my best to take care of your Ministry of Industry projects, you can rest assured about this."
Bai Kesi understood, nodded and said: "Before I set off from Sanya, I had arranged for a group of technical personnel. They will go north after the New Year and be responsible for the implementation of related projects. There are several production units responsible for the final assembly process. It will be relocated this year. Some of the arms and equipment sold to North Korea and Japan can be produced locally in the Tokai Region.”
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