Chapter 325
The next morning, Qiu Qing sent off-road jeep to pick up Gu Ao and Xiao Sui, as well as Gu Min, who returned to his hometown nostalgia, and went to Xiaoxian and Kuaiji for on-site inspection.
Also accompanying him was Section Chief Xu who came to coordinate with the provincial tourism department, and even Deputy President Hu, a Qiantang Branch of the China Construction Bank, who was responsible for financing.
Because Gu Ao's approval for taking the upper level route has arrived, the foreign-funded project company has also invested, and has actually invested 10 million US dollars, which has been tested. Although this 10 million US dollars does not mean that it must be spent locally and in this project, it depends on how the local cooperation and the investment environment is.
That's why the local area is so active.
President Hu of the China Construction Bank branch had already been angry with his leaders before coming to this trip: if he could keep all the foreign capital of 10 million US dollars, even if he approved a low-interest loan of 200 million yuan for the project, it would be fine.
Because the road conditions in the countryside were not good, the jeep could not even drive a speed of 40 kilometers per hour. It took two hours to drive from Qiantang City before reaching the county boundary between Xiaoxian and Linshi.
Along the way, there were continuous farmland and the reclamation sandbanks when they first crossed the river. Until the hills gradually undulate and the mountains gradually rise. From a distance, it was estimated that it was always two or three hundred meters high.
"Gu Sheng, Kuaiji Mountain is ahead. There is no winding mountain road, and it is really impossible to drive up. There is only dirt road that people step on. Otherwise, stop here and take a walk? Foreign-funded film companies want to imitate the Old Summer Palace, so they can't build it into the mountains, right? Or here it is."
The comrade who opened the road rewarded this way, Gu Ao nodded, and the convoy stopped to rest in the last town in front of the mountain.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I entered the town, I was intercepted by the people who were greeting. The county magistrate actually got the news in advance and came here to welcome the inspection team in person.
"Gu Sheng, this is the County Mayor Song of Xiao County." Qiu Qing was familiar with him and immediately introduced him to Gu Ao.
"Thank you for your hard work in County Magistrate Song." Gu Ao said politely.
"Where are, we all know Gu Sheng's origin. My brother is so pleased that he will not be as vain as Gu Sheng. I also know that before you leave your salary, your level is no longer below me and Qiu." County Magistrate Song's hands were rough. He seemed to be from a poor family and did not know much about politeness in the officialdom. He spoke very straightforwardly, and he kept holding Gu Ao's hand and shaking it hard.
In the early 1980s, there were still many such local county officials, and they were gradually caught up with the local grassroots of the township. China has a long history of land and the unwritten regulations on the appointment of chief officials above the city and above, but when they reach the county level, they don’t care about these.
So after some county officials are in office, they are not young anymore, so they don’t want to take another step. They just hope to retire in their hometown, and their power is mixed. If they really get promoted, they will go to a foreign land thousands of miles away, but they are not happy.
However, Gu Ao is happy to deal with such people.
"I heard that County Mayor Song is also a local? I am also from Qiantang, so I will take care of you in the future." Gu Ao praised his face and stopped him. As for other town mayors, he was too lazy to call him one by one, just nodding every time.
County Magistrate Song originally wanted to stay with people from the city and province for dinner first, and take a break at noon before inspecting, but Gu Ao refused:
"It's too hot, so I'll go up and take a look while the morning is pretty cool. Can County Magistrate Song introduce the nearby scenic spots and geographical locations? Our film company's investment and shooting base still depends on the surrounding natural tourism resources potential."
It is late August and the weather is still very hot. The jeep does not have air conditioning, and it depends entirely on the windows. The wind cools down when driving.
County Magistrate Song was very kind. He took Gu Ao and others to climb the mountain, and also invited a few mountaineers who were familiar with the road to serve as guides.
Although County Magistrate Song is 50 years old, climbing mountain is no slower than a 20-year-old young man like Gu Ao. While climbing to the top of the mountain, he also pointed and pointed at the introduction:
"We are already the southeasternest of Xiaoxian County. Now, climb this ridge, the east side of Shandong is Shanyin in Kuaiji, and the south side of the mountain is the counties.
There are really no scenic spots that are too close. Wang Xizhi's Lanting has to go east from here to Shanyin. However, the mountain road is difficult to walk. It is better to walk from the valley of Ruoye River in the town just now, first to Diankou Town in Zhuxian, and then go east along the stream, so it is easier to walk."
Gu Ao followed County Mayor Song's guidance and watched with a high view. It was a little far away from ten miles, but he could see clearly at a glance when he was standing tall on the mountain.
He was thinking, and his sister Gu Min, who followed him to the nostalgia, interrupted: "County Magistrate Song, as far as I know, are there any ruins of the King of Yue and Song Liuling near Lanting? There are many famous places there, why don't you introduce them?"
When County Mayor Song heard Qiu Qing's introduction just now, he did not fully understand Gu Min's identity. He thought she was a section chief of the Provincial Planning Commission to accompany the inspection.
After all, the Planning Commission is equivalent to the later Development and Reform Commission, and it is also responsible for economic planning and can plan local industrial development layout. Therefore, even if Gu Min comes for the purpose of official status, it definitely makes sense.
At this moment, seeing Gu Min questioning, Qiu Qing pulled County Mayor Song and explained softly: "Secretary Gu is not just for work, she is Gu Sheng's sister."
County Magistrate Song suddenly realized and thought that the Gu family's local power was really complicated.
Even if my younger brother quit in the diplomatic department and stayed at work off salary, he still had an older sister in the provincial economic planning department.
People compare to people and die.
However, he still showed a few shameful expressions about Gu Min's problem: "Secretary Gu doesn't know anything. The older generation knows the attractions of the King of Yue and the Liuling of Song, but now they are gone, they have been gone for more than ten years. Now it is the Red Star Tea Farm...
This matter is also a cause and effect. I know that there was a neighboring county named Wang Pingshan. It was nothing. It was born in poverty and was just a local village party secretary. But in those ten years, it was also a lard that was so heartbroken that he wanted to do big things and make a fortune and make contributions. He led people to kill those places first and then report to "eliminate the old and welcome the new."
At that time, the situation was chaotic, and some people appreciated him. He also said that he had lost his old age and reclaimed the land, climbed from the village party secretary to the director of the state-owned tea farm, which was equivalent to the commune cardinal level. At the most glorious time, his subordinates were in charge of educated youth from the countryside in nearly 1,000 cities around No. 1,000.
Later I heard that he colluded with Japan, sold antiquities, and played with power tricks, using the indicators in his hands to fill his personal pockets... In the end, the retribution came. Five years ago, several cases were reported, and the father and son were shot to death, which was considered a family of extinction. At that time, I was only at the deputy county level and had just arrived from the commune, so I had an impression."
County Magistrate Song was still showing off his experiences, but Gu Ao and Gu Min couldn't help but feel funny when they heard this.
"No need to introduce it so much. Actually, I know it too, because I was the educated youth who went to the countryside seven years ago." Gu Min interrupted with a sigh.
"Wang Pingshan's case of selling cultural relics was the cover I lifted, and his family could be considered dead at my hands." Gu Ao also claimed it without permission.
However, he only mentioned selling cultural relics, but did not mention what Wang Feng wanted to do to female educated youth.
However, when County Magistrate Song heard this, he immediately connected it: Wang Pingshan's son was said to have kicked the iron plate in the end, trying to rudely attempt to a female educated youth with a background, angering the province, and then it was completely exposed.
It seems that the inviolable female educated youth is Section Chief Gu...
They have a lot of dollars in one hand and hold a submachine gun in the other.
It only took a few years to change the cannon.
Gu Ao did not wait for County Magistrate Song to sigh and asked Qiu Qing: "Brother Qiu, if we want to take the opportunity to contract a few pieces of land in Shanyin this time, it is not a cinema project for the time being, but it is just a public welfare museum or something. Will the place there be a place to approve it?
You also know that the most needed thing to do the tourism and cultural industry is supporting facilities. With better facilities and more resources worth seeing, the industrial park itself can be built. Otherwise, the pulling effect alone is not enough."
Qiu Qing immediately understood: "Do you want to shovel the Red Star Tea Farm again and restore it to an antique building in Song Liuling? Then pay for a money to build a museum? That's fine, but the cultural relics have been scattered for more than ten years, so I'm afraid I can't find much. Moreover, the museum can't make money. It would be great if the little income from the ticket can be repaid."
"It's not just to make money, but more importantly, the cultural heritage and drainage of the industrial park. In addition, it's also considered to be a safe place. After all, the Old Summer Palace was built by the northern ethnic group. Now it's a favor to the relevant cultural departments. There's no way to shoot "The Last Emperor" in the early stage. But we Han people want to restorate Song Liuling and restore Song Liuling, which is to accumulate virtue and buy peace of mind."
Gu Ao didn't want to be scolded by the emperors and men in later generations as Man Yi. In fact, Man Yi and him didn't care about him at all. It was just that the background of the times was like this, so if he wanted to succeed, he had to take advantage of the situation.
Moreover, rich people can also do charity. If they really want to build a museum, the museum can be for private and public welfare purposes, but after the Song Liuling is repaired, it will definitely be a national protection unit. This kind of charity has not been done in history.
There is also some advantage in doing so, that is, it can find a better explanation for his behavior of going into business. He became a wealthy businessman because he likes to collect and protect history. There are examples of him becoming a wealthy businessman in the history of openness.
For example, when Gu Ao later watched the talk show "Xiaoshu" by a short and nervous man, he interviewed a private business owner. He was in a prefecture-level city in Shu Province in the 1990s. Wuliangye City became an executive deputy and was about to be promoted to the mayor, and he retired bravely.
At that time, he became the executive deputy city and was only in his 30s. His career prospects were not much different than Gu Ao today. But just a while before he was promoted to mayor, a friend kindly reminded the person:
You have to be the top leader, and when you are the executive vice president, you are just in the process of renovating old cities, holding the power to approve land in the city. But your interests are well-known, and you are 'like collecting'. The mayor likes to collect and let real estate developers know about it. This is not a good thing.
The man repented and immediately stopped doing it. He went into business and opened a real estate development company himself, then focused on collecting modern historical relics, and later donated dozens of modern history museums.
Gu Ao drew on this unsuccessful example and obviously discovered the benefits: if he plays himself well and loves to protect ancient culture, then his long-term social reputation will be much better when he resigns from office in the future.
At least those who attack him "who are purely because he is greedy for money and does not want to contribute to the country, so he will not do anything to an official position" will be slapped in the face and shut up because of this.
Spend some money and manage your reputation well, why not do it?
Qiu Qing could roughly understand Gu Ao's plan: "Okay, Kuaiji, I'll tell you, you should follow County Mayor Song to inspect the site of the park in the county. Let's settle here first to give people around you a chance to be jealous and easily convince."
"Then please."
Chapter completed!