Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 422 Land Ownership

Director Gao said, "There are hotels, guesthouses, restaurants, food factories, clothing factories, housing management offices, processing plants, and many others, big and small."

Zhang Jun pushed open the door and walked in, handing the several contracts he was carrying to Director Gao, saying, "I've brought the contracts. Director Gao, please take another look."

Director Gao took the contract, flipped through it, and said, "The director transferred you again? You guys really have some influence." He put down the contract and said with a smile, "Then you really have to treat Wang Gang and Li Weibing to a meal. If it weren't for their meddling, you would have had to spend tens of thousands more. Haha, it's a good thing."

Xiao Wei took the contract and looked at it. Each building had a 20,000 yuan discount, and the military would cover the taxes and deed fees instead of their responsibility. That made sense; they'd saved almost 100,000 yuan. Whether the military would pay the taxes or the local government would collect them was another matter. In any case, without this clause, Xiao Wei and his friends definitely wouldn't have saved any money.

Zhang Jun said to Chen Hui, "Our director just put in a good word for me. Tonight, I'll arrange for you and Wang Gang and Li Weibing to have dinner at a restaurant, and that'll be the end of it, okay?"

Chen Hui said, "Okay, brother, you can arrange it. I'll listen to you."

Xiao Wei said, "Let's find a nice place. I'll pay for the meal."

Zhang Jun agreed, and Director Gao gave Xiao Wei a deep look.

The contract was ready, and Xiaowei, Chen Hui, and Xia Maosheng signed it. Zhang Jun then stamped it, and the buildings were officially considered the private property of the three men. Chen Hui took out the million-dollar check and handed it to Zhang Jun.

The house price was reduced by 60,000, the high one became 430,000 and the low one became 230,000, totaling 890,000. The taxes no longer need to be handled by three people, so it's a saving.

After the contract was signed and the check was handed to the finance department, Zhang Jun took out the blueprints and property certificate to show the three people. The two shorter buildings each occupied more than 870 square meters per floor, while Xiaowei's taller building occupied more than 1,300 square meters. No wonder the price was much higher.

Moreover, this courtyard is also registered under the name of this tall building. The reason for this is that the two shorter buildings were built almost two years later than the taller one.

In 91, there was no land bureau, and houses did not have land certificates. The ownership of private houses was still permanent.

Zhang Jun said, "These are the details for these houses. Just take a look. I'll get someone to handle the paperwork and then give you the certificates. You won't need these."

Xiao Wei said, "Can we apply for a rebuild directly? We plan to demolish the entire plot and rebuild it in several steps. It's not very usable as it is now; the yard is a waste. Also, are there any time restrictions on the rebuilding permit? We might have to proceed step by step."

Zhang Jun said, "You guys are really bold and daring. Fine, I'll handle the transfer for you and then apply for the permit directly. Director Gao, how many years does it take to get approval for new construction on an old building?"

After thinking for a moment, Gao said, "We'll provide the necessary paperwork, and you can take it to the station to file it. Why should we worry about so many things on our territory? We can build whenever we want. By the way, come on, let's go see the station chief. This needs his approval and stamp."

After telling Xiaowei and the others to sit down, Director Gao and Zhang Jun left the room and walked to the corner of the corridor outside. Director Gao said in a low voice, "You need to go to the land bureau again for this land and have the director issue some paperwork to register there and change the land use."

Zhang Jun looked at Director Gao with confusion and asked, "What kind of procedures does the Land Bureau handle? Can they manage this area? We've never done this before."

Director Gao said, "He can't interfere in this area, but your Xiaowei and his family bought it, so just handle the paperwork for this land. You don't need to worry about anything else. The ownership of these plots belongs to our military, including the ones sold in the last two years. Even if they use the houses, the land still belongs to us, understand? This matter will be a long story later."

"Go change the nature of your brother's land, change the ownership to your brother's, quietly. Consider it an apology from your older brother for what happened today, understand?" Zhang Jun nodded.

Before 2000, there was no mandatory land use certificate for urban residential properties. At that time, private home purchases only involved a property ownership certificate, and ordinary people were generally unaware of the existence of land ownership. However, in reality, all urban land parcels had ownership records. Those without clear records were transferred to the state after 98 and became part of the land bureau. This aspect caused considerable headaches after 2000.

The two then went to the director's office.

Gao knocked on the door, then pushed it open and went inside. Director Wang was sitting behind an old-fashioned desk, talking to Wang Gang and Li Weibing, who were sitting on the sofa. The office wasn't big, not even as big as Gao's.

Director Wang looked over, and Director Gao said, "The contract is signed, and Dajun and the others have paid the money—a million-yuan check from the Northeast Electric Power Bureau. Now, quickly have Dajun handle the formalities. They want to rebuild, and you'll need to help with the land and approval procedures, Director." He glanced at Wang Gang and Li Weibing sitting to the side.

Director Wang thought for a moment, then slowly nodded. He stood up, turned around, and took two file bags from the old-fashioned wooden filing cabinet at the back. He put them on the table, thought for a moment longer, and then made up his mind. He quickly took out two official letters, filled them out, signed them, stamped them with the official seal, and handed them to Zhang Jun.

Zhang Jun took the official letter and said to Wang Gang and Li Weibing, "Let's have dinner together tonight. My brother and his brother are young and a little clashing, so please don't take it to heart. We're all in the same system, so this is a case of 'no fight, no friendship.' If you get to know each other, we can become friends, and if you ever need anything in Fengtian, we can help each other out."

Wang Gang and Li Weibing remained silent, feeling a bit embarrassed by the humiliation they had suffered. Director Wang said, "Go ahead, get to know them. They're both capable people; it's better to treat them well than to mess around like this."

Wang Gang said, "Isn't it all because of his father? I'll accept it. Forget about the meal, I don't need a meal."

Director Wang said, "You don't rely on your father? So what if others rely on their fathers? Even the leaders of the military region treat their fathers with great respect. What are you yelling about? It's because the military is here, otherwise you would have been skinned alive this time. They don't mind your fuss, so why are you acting so arrogantly? Having more friends means having more options. They can do whatever they want in the entire Northeast. What are you without this little corner of the earth? You don't know what's good for you."

Li Weibing said to Wang Gang, "Go ahead, at least you'll get to know each other now. Uncle Wang is right."

Director Wang said, "From now on, listen to the guards' opinions more often. What's in your brain besides muscles? You're a complete idiot. Dajun isn't an outsider, and I'm not afraid to say these things to his face. What do you have? They have stronger connections and more money than you. They're willing to deal with you, and you still act all high and mighty? You dare to take your father's company's million-dollar check for personal business. Do you understand what that means?"

Wang Gang glanced at Zhang Jun and asked, "What does that mean?"

(End of this chapter)