1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2601
However, what kind of benefits Dai Shao can get from it is not the focus of Tao Hongfang's attention. He is more concerned about these special people who can get the land near the train station in advance. support.

But this is obviously beyond the scope of Dai Shao's knowledge. After all, he is just a technocrat, and his authority and resources are almost limited to the construction site. .

Tao Hongfang asked a few more questions, seeing that Dai Shao's answer did not seem to be a fake, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed at the moment, wondering if he had to use Xu Wenlin to investigate secretly again?

In the process of investigating the fraud case in the rural examination earlier, Xu Wenlin performed very well. In just a few days, he found out the situation of the relevant people and the details of the information provided far exceeded Tao Hongfang's expectations.It was also relying on the clues found by Xu Wenlin that Bai Letong was able to confirm the tricks in the rural examination. Although he was unable to change the status quo, at least they finally learned the truth about the rural examination arrangement from Shi Diwen.

There is no doubt about Xu Wenlin's professional ability, but this is a dark game after all. If it is used too many times, it is likely to turn from dark to bright and lose its greatest advantage.Moreover, Xu Wenlin's allegiance is to Tao Donglai who is far away in Sanya, not the official of the East China Sea Region. Tao Hongfang is also a little worried that if Shi Diwen notices the existence of Xu Wenlin, it may make Xu Wenlin's life in Hangzhou difficult in the future. .

Tao Hongfang hesitated for a while, but decided not to use Xu Wenlin for the time being.After the events of the past few days, he also realized that the situation in the East China Sea region is far more complicated than he expected, especially the intricate relationship between the government and private capital, which makes many things full of interest transactions, and it is inevitable to deal with them. There will be a lot of constraints.

However, although Dai Shao could not provide Tao Hongfang with more information, he then pointed out a clear way to Tao Hongfang: "If you want to know more about the land transaction, you can go to the Go to the Land Department and ask, maybe you will gain something.”

Tao Hongfang asked casually: "Which adult is in charge of this land department?"

"It's Director Shi Chengxin Shi." Dai Shao paused and then added: "He is Lord Shi Diwen's second son."

Tao Hongfang frowned slightly, but Shi Diwen did not avoid suspicion, and assigned such an important position to his own son.

Although the Department of Land and Resources is only a yamen under the East China Sea Region, its authority is not small.According to the government structure of Haihan, each overseas region has set up a land department, which is responsible for land planning, ownership management, mineral development and other affairs in the region.After Haihan took over the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, all land transactions within the East China Sea region also need to be registered in this yamen before they can take effect.

Precisely because of its special functions, the influence of this yamen is naturally quite large. However, before Tao Hongfang only wanted to dig out the truth directly from the source, he did not expect to start collecting information from this necessary link in the process. .

But the chief officer of the land department is Shi Diwen's own son, will he disclose these inside information to himself without reservation?Tao Hongfang is not optimistic about this. After all, these transactions are very likely to involve the vital interests of many people, and most of them are in a gray area that will not be disclosed to the public. The other party has no reason to tell him the inside story.

Tao Hongfang remembered that when he visited Shi Diwen's mansion earlier, he had never seen the second son of the Shi family, and Shi Diwen didn't seem to have talked about this person's situation.Tao Hongfang acted cautiously and didn't want to visit the other party unprepared. It seemed that he had to find a place to inquire about this person first.

After exhausting the information on Dai Shao, Tao Hong conveniently had no interest in staying here any longer, and immediately returned to the north bank of the Qiantang River with his entourage.

Fortunately, the father and son of the Shi family are well-known figures in the East China Sea region, so it is not difficult to inquire about some relevant news. Tao Hongfang only spent half a day doing his homework, and he already had a preliminary understanding of the second young master of the Shi family. understanding.

Shi Chengxin was not born to Shi Diwen's eldest wife, and his birth time was actually only less than two months later than the elder Shi Chengwu.Although he was a concubine, it is said that Shi Chengxin was smart since he was a child, and he was deeply loved by Shi Diwen, and he never treated him badly.

After Shi Chengxin became an adult, he studied various government affairs by Shi Diwen's side. Regardless of his ability, after all these years, he must have good work experience.Shi Diwen handed over the land department to him to manage, which shows that he trusts him very much.According to what Dai Shao revealed, even if the land transaction related to the Hangzhou-Nanjing Railway was not completely decided by Shi Chengxin, at least he was an insider with insider knowledge.

Although it was expected that it would be difficult to get the required information from Shi Chengxin, Tao Hongfang was still not sure to give up this channel, so he went to visit Shi Chengxin's yamen the day after he attended the foundation laying ceremony.

Although the National Land Department has a lot of power, the yamen is extremely inconspicuous. If Tao Hongfang hadn't inquired about the location in advance, Tao Hongfang might not be able to find the destination in a short time.It is said that the yamen of the land department used a warehouse next to the Hangzhou government office during the Ming Dynasty to store various official documents, so it does not have an eye-catching facade like other yamen, only a piece of The signboard of "Donghai Region Land and Resources Office".If you pass by the gate in a sedan chair, you probably won't notice that this is also where a yamen is located.

When Tao Hongfang came here, he actually had a good impression of him. This land office is obviously a well-oiled yamen, but the office is so low-key and simple, which shows that the chief officer should be a prudent person.

The concierge saw that Tao Hongfang was a stranger but he had followers, so he thought he should be a gentry who had come to handle the land transaction procedures, so he immediately pointed out: "To do the land procedures, go to the side to get the number, and wait in line under the corridor. Go in with your number."

Tao Hongfang said: "I'm here to see Director Shi, please pass it on."

Tao Apeng next to him took two steps forward and stuffed a banknote into the porter's hand.The concierge was also straightforward, and immediately changed his face, asked Ming Tao Hongfang's name and purpose, and hurried in to report the news.

Tao Hongfang knew that even if Shi Chengxin had never met him, his name should not be unfamiliar to him, so he didn't intend to conceal his identity when he came.

After waiting for a short time, the concierge came back with an even more respectful attitude: "Director Shi is here to invite you, distinguished guests, please come with the villain."

(End of this chapter)