1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2282
Zhang Jinbao is no stranger to Zhang Xin, the mayor of Danzhou City, and he usually has a lot of dealings with him. However, he has never enjoyed the same treatment at such a private banquet initiated by Zhang Xin. Light.Zhang Jinbao knew how much he weighed, so naturally he didn't dare to compete with his parents and officials for the qualification to be a hostess, but it seemed that the matter of showing the friendship of the landlord had to be postponed for a while.

At Zhang Xin's mansion that night, Li Nai and Zhang Jinbao were there together.Zhang Xin didn't invite other people, and he didn't even arrange to accompany guests, which can be regarded as a genuine private banquet.

The reason why Li Nai was able to receive such high treatment in Danzhou, besides his personal relationship with Haihan's senior management, is that there is another reason that cannot be ignored is that Fu Ruifeng has many business projects in Haihan, and As the most important economic center in Qiongbei area, Danzhou naturally cannot do without the industry of Furuifeng.

In recent years, Furuifeng has directly operated in Danzhou, and the projects invested and participated in by commercial institutions such as Qiong Lianfa have already exceeded double digits. The jobs and industrial development prospects brought to Danzhou have reached levels that cannot be ignored by the government. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the big benefactor of Danzhou.

One of Li Nai's main responsibilities in Furuifeng is to deal with the senior management of Haihan and be responsible for the management of various industries in Haihan.In the past, Li Nai and Zhang Xin contacted Fu Ruifeng's business in Danzhou, so the two could be regarded as acquainted with each other. In addition, there are many vital interests involved in this cooperative relationship, so naturally there is Private contacts.

"I heard that the third young master visited Qiongxi Academy when he arrived in Danzhou today? You won't tell me that you suddenly want to go to Dean Zhang's place for further study?" After the three of them sat down at the ceremony, Zhang Xin jokingly asked Li Nai's schedule for today.

Li Nai responded with a smile: "I'd be happy to go to a good place like Jonesy Academy for further studies, but I'm so busy with mundane affairs, I'm afraid I don't have enough time to realize this wish."

Zhang News asked: "It sounds like the third young master has a good impression of Jonesy Academy! Are you planning to help Dean Zhang expand the scale of the school?"

Li Nai nodded and said: "To tell the truth from the mayor, I do have such a wish, but the specific cooperation details and implementation plan need to be discussed with Dean Zhang."

Hearing Li Nai's answer, Zhang Xin looked at Zhang Jinbao and said, "Dean Zhang, it seems that your trip to Sanya has been fruitful!"

Zhang Jinbao said with a smile: "That's the third young master who has a keen eye and is optimistic about the long-term prospects of investing in the education industry, so he took the time to come to Danzhou to inspect the operation of my academy."

Zhang Jinbao has reported to Zhang Xin before that he intends to find someone to cooperate to open a branch school. Of course, Zhang Xin supports this. Opening a branch to expand his influence is also an achievement for him personally.

However, when Zhang Jinbao reported the plan to him, he did not mention the specific partner.At that time, Zhang Jinbao only had the idea of ​​opening a branch, but he had not started contacting possible partners.The suggestion Zhang Xin gave him at that time was to find partners from big businessmen from other places and even foreign countries, so that Zhang Jinbao might be able to provide the resources he needed to run a school.

Although Zhang Xin agrees with Zhang Jinbao's direction of running a school, he did not expect that Zhang Jinbao's action is so strong. It didn't take long to find a partner, and he was a big businessman with outstanding strength like Li Nai.Seeing that Li Nai went to Jonesy Academy for inspection without much delay after arriving in Danzhou, Zhang Xin believed that the two companies should have a strong willingness to cooperate.

But when Zhang Jinbao talked about the location of the branch, Zhang Xin was a little surprised: "President Zhang plans to open the branch in Guangzhou? Have you ever thought about the problems that may arise during this process?"

Zhang Jinbao said: "It is because there are many problems that need to be solved, so I asked the third young master for help. After all, he is a native of Guangzhou, so he should be able to solve many problems for the academy."

Zhang Xindao: "The influence of the third young master in Guangzhou is naturally beyond doubt... But you are going to run a school in Guangzhou, have you reported this matter to the Ministry of Culture and Education, and completed all the necessary procedures?"

Zhang Jinbao said: "Lord Mayor, don't worry, Lord Ning of the executive committee has already known about this matter, and he has not objected to the idea below, but only told some problems that need to be avoided."

Only then did Zhang Xin turn pale, nodded and said, "It's good to report it, otherwise I'll ask Ning Qi later, I'm afraid you won't be able to explain it."

For Haihan at this stage, the supply and demand of educational resources is definitely not balanced, and it is still far from the universal education that the executive committee wants to promote.Under such circumstances, Jonesy Academy thought that if Daming opened a branch, there would be a suspicion of resource outflow, and the executive committee would not agree to such a plan.

But Zhang Jinbao definitely didn't dare to fabricate Ning Qi's statement, so his school running plan should have been approved by the executive committee.For a moment, Zhang Xin didn't understand why Ning Qi would agree with Zhang Jinbao's idea.

In fact, after Zhang Jinbao's idea was reported, the executive committee also had two completely different views on it.One of them naturally thinks that this will cause the country's insufficient educational resources to flow out, weakening itself and at the same time benefiting Daming in vain; another view is that it can use the name of running a school to further strengthen Haihan's cultural export capabilities, In addition, more ideological propaganda is added to the teaching, so that the students of Ming Dynasty yearn for Haihan, and encourage these people to go to Haihan for further study or employment, which can also play a role in promoting high-quality talents to immigrate to Haihan.

Later, the second view prevailed, and the Executive Committee believed that even if the practice of Jonesy College proved to be ineffective in the future, it was at least a useful exploration.What's more, Jonesey Academy is a private academy, and the government does not need to invest funds in this process, as long as it fulfills the responsibility of supervision and guidance.

If the follow-up direction of running the school might harm Haihan's interests, he can also suspend Jonesy Academy's actions through administrative means at any time.

Of course, Ning Qi didn't tell Zhang Jinbao all the considerations in the process, but just told him that he could handle this matter, but he needed to follow the confidentiality system to ensure that those sensitive technical contents would not flow into Daming through the academy's teaching measures.In addition, the teaching content and student management system must also be adjusted in accordance with the government's guidance.

Ning Qi's request was not a problem at all in Zhang Jinbao's view, and he didn't really realize the hidden risks contained in the government's supervision power. He just thought that this project had been approved by the government, so the next operation should not be done again. There has been resistance from the authorities.

And Zhang Jinbao also needs a successful example to prove that his concept of chain schools is feasible. If the branch in Guangzhou can be successfully opened, then he can try to open branches in more places in the future.As soon as the official let go, he decided to try to implement this idea.

And as long as it doesn't affect the local cultural and educational environment in Danzhou, Zhang Xin doesn't mind Zhang Jinbao's troubles outside.Besides, the partner Zhang Jinbao found is also extremely reliable. Even if Zhang Xin doesn't trust others, he will never doubt Li Nai's vision and talent in business. Since Li Nai is also optimistic about this project, it means that there is indeed a relatively large feasibility sex.

Regarding the joint school running between Jonesy Academy and Furuifeng, after Zhang Xin asked a little bit, he didn't discuss it in depth.Since the executive committee has already nodded in approval, of course he will not have any objections.

The main issue that Zhang Xin wanted to discuss at Li Nai's banquet today has nothing to do with Jonesy College.

"How did the third young master think about the project we discussed last time?" After talking about Jonesy Academy, Zhang Xin took the initiative to change the topic.

Li Nai replied: "The infrastructure projects mentioned by the mayor are good things for the people of Danzhou. Of course, Fu Ruifeng is also willing to participate. It's just that these projects require a lot of investment, and I'm afraid there will be some problems in allocating funds. In addition, such a large How to effectively supervise infrastructure projects is also a problem.”

Zhang Xindao: "That's okay, this kind of costly infrastructure project was not intended to be undertaken only by your Fu Ruifeng family. At that time, a project council led by the Danzhou Management Committee will be established to determine the proportion of each project according to the proportion of investment. The company’s shares, and supervise the implementation of the project. If you have any specific requirements, the third young master can ask me for further discussion.”

Zhang Jinbao listened ignorantly from the side, but he could roughly guess that what the two of them were talking about should be related to the local infrastructure renovation.

Danzhou is currently one of the major cities under the rule of Haihan, and it is developing at a high speed in all aspects. However, most of Danzhou still uses the infrastructure facilities of the Ming Dynasty, and some of them can no longer meet the actual situation of Danzhou. demanded.Especially the roads, bridges, docks, etc. related to transportation have become increasingly unable to carry the growing cargo throughput of Danzhou.

Zhang Xin has been a magistrate in Danzhou for several years, and it seems that the executive committee has no plans to change people, so Zhang Xin has already made plans to sit in Danzhou for a long time, and has formulated a series of plans for Danzhou. Long-term development planning.

Most of Danzhou's local areas are coastal plains, which are very suitable for large-scale agricultural development.In addition, relying on the natural harbor of Danzhou Bay, the shipping industry and the business resources brought about by it are also Danzhou's strengths.Coupled with the cultural and educational atmosphere of Danzhou that has been passed down for hundreds of years, there are countless literati visitors who come and go to Danzhou every year.

Based on these unique advantages, Zhang Xin's development plan for Danzhou focuses on culture, education, commerce, shipping and agricultural development, and will become a regional economic and trade center in the Beibu Gulf region in the future.

But to achieve such a goal, first of all, the infrastructure including land and sea transportation must reach a corresponding level of construction, and the infrastructure construction achievements during the Ming Dynasty are obviously far from enough.

Zhang Xin needs to build official roads with a certain carrying capacity between the counties of Danzhou, renovate and expand the roads leading to Haikou, Changhua, Qiongzhong and other places, and build a commercial port and various supporting facilities in Danzhou Bay. It is difficult to meet the funds needed for infrastructure projects only by Danzhou's own financial revenue, and it is necessary to find other ways to raise funds.

National treasury transfers and bank loans are one of the solutions to this problem, but the amount of funds that the former can obtain is extremely limited, because the Executive Committee has invested almost all of Danzhou's transportation construction budget on the road between Danzhou and Changhua Port. The estimated construction period of this railway line is several years, which means that during this period, it is difficult for Danzhou to obtain funding from the treasury for other transportation construction projects.

Of course, bank loans can also solve the shortage of construction funds in Danzhou, but the bank's money is not a national appropriation that does not need to be repaid. At that time, Danzhou will have to dig out a piece of fiscal revenue all year round to make up for the hole in loan repayment. , which is bound to greatly affect the development process of Danzhou.

Zhang Xin believes that there is a better way to solve the shortage of construction funds encountered in Danzhou, which is to introduce social funds to implement Danzhou's infrastructure projects.If a big business like Furuifeng is willing to pay to help Danzhou officials solve these problems, they can get various rewards from the officials, such as tax relief, franchising, property rights for infrastructure facilities, and so on.

These conditions must be attractive to businesses with long-term business projects in Danzhou. Zhang Xin had already exchanged opinions on this when he met Li Nai before.Although the specific details of the cooperation had not been finalized at that time, Li Nai had already shown great interest in it.

For this kind of large-scale cooperation project, Fu Ruifeng's management in Danzhou has no authority to make their own decisions, and Li Nai is a busy person, and he came to Danzhou again after a long time. Zhang Xin can only wait until this kind of cooperation with Li Nai Only by meeting with each other can the follow-up negotiations be carried on.So after receiving the news that Li Nai was coming to Danzhou, he took the initiative to invite Li Nai to a banquet.

Li Nai said: "If it is possible, I would like to know more about the planned infrastructure projects in Danzhou and how much money they need. Let me calculate carefully and see if I have the ability to undertake it."

Zhang Xindao: "This request is very reasonable. The third young master will stay in Danzhou for two more days this time. Let me take you around to inspect the implementation sites of these projects. You can judge the construction plan we have given. Is it reasonable?"

"The mayor is so magnanimous, it seems that every aspect has been carefully planned." Li Nai said with a smile: "How do you feel that you will come to Sanya on this next trip, and you have not even seen Qian Ying, and you are about to bleed one after another!"

Zhang Xin said sternly: "If you lose all your money, it's called bleeding. Infrastructure projects and running schools are long-term investments, and you will definitely receive excellent returns in the future. The third young master doesn't have to have too many doubts about this."

(End of this chapter)