In name only: I will break the chess game in Handong

Chapter 124 Three Principles for the Development of Luzhou

Although he felt very aggrieved, Yi Xuexi held back, knowing he was in the wrong and couldn't bring himself to be assertive.

Unlike the uproar in Jingzhou, Luzhou City also held a municipal party committee meeting on a Monday, but the discussion was not about these troublesome matters, but about the selection of the site for the industrial park!

Countless people are watching the selection of the industrial park's location. All Chen Luo needs to do is draw a circle on the map, and the surrounding housing and land prices will instantly skyrocket. However, Chen Luo has been studying the Luzhou city planning map these days but has not revealed any information to anyone.

"Comrades, construction of Yuehu University is about to begin, and it will take about eight months. It is January now, and the school will start enrolling students in September. Dongsheng has sufficient funds, and building a university in eight months is a very heavy task!"

The unit supervising the construction must be extremely cautious and responsible. The materials used must be strictly controlled. Education is the foundation of a nation's long-term development. Although Yuehu University is currently a private university, it will undoubtedly become a calling card for Lüzhou in the future.

Everyone listened attentively. This wasn't just empty talk; even a fool could build Yuehu University into a first-class institution with an annual investment of 10 billion! Besides, everyone knew about the relationship between Dongsheng Investment and their own Party Secretary. With their Party Secretary's powerful connections, the principal they invited to take the helm couldn't be just anyone.

After reminding Chen Luo about the university that was配套 with the industrial park, he stood up slowly.

He casually pulled a paintbrush from his pocket and then unfolded the Luzhou development plan map hanging on the wall of the conference room.

Thump thump, the hearts of the cadres below gradually quickened; the most important decision was about to be made!

Chen Luo smiled and looked at everyone, not in a hurry.

"Ladies and gentlemen, before announcing the location of the industrial park, I have a few requests. Secretary-General, please take note!"

Everyone focused intently, and the Secretary-General of the Municipal Party Committee was especially attentive, not daring to relax for a moment.

"First! After the industrial park is designated, satellite technology will be used to take photos of the designated area as evidence after the meeting. If there is a need for demolition later, the demolished houses, etc. will be based on the satellite images taken now!"

I don't want the industrial park to be designated one day, and then the local residents immediately start building additional houses. Greed knows no bounds; it's necessary to avoid disputes with the local people.

The secretary-general scribbled down notes, and the others did just as much, with Sun Liancheng not missing a single word.

"Secondly! Once the site is selected, the surrounding land will definitely be targeted by real estate developers. Our Luzhou Municipal Party Committee and Government cannot refuse real estate investment. However, I have already given instructions on the bidding process once, and now I will clarify a few points!"

The entire bidding process must be conducted in silence, and developers must not be allowed to communicate. Price is the key factor in the bidding process, and there is no upper limit to the land price. After the bidding process is completed, the contract must include a clause that the land must be completed and delivered within three years. Land hoarding is strictly prohibited!

Furthermore, all contact between bidding staff and real estate developers is strictly prohibited; anyone found doing so will be dealt with accordingly! The list of those who have passed the bidding qualification review will be announced one day before the bidding begins; releasing any information in advance in any form is strictly prohibited!

Details determine success or failure. Chen Luo knew all too well the cunning of businessmen. Once the list of approved real estate developers was leaked in advance, the big fish would eat the small fish, and the land would be locked up at a low price by others before the bidding even started. This was not what Chen Luo wanted to see.

"Third! A large amount of capital will be flowing into Luzhou in the future, and all industries will usher in great development. At the same time, our business environment must keep up. The specific regulations and guidelines are still being formulated, but let me remind you first: any behavior of extortion or bribery must be restrained!"

Chen Luo only mentioned these three points first. After everyone stopped writing, Chen Luo then drew a circle on the map about 10 kilometers away from Yuehu University and about 20 kilometers away from Luzhou City. The area covered was about 30 square kilometers. This was the preliminary industrial park planning area that Chen Luo had drawn out.

It may expand further in the future, but it's sufficient for now.

With the location of the industrial park finalized, the next steps for the Luzhou Municipal Party Committee, the Municipal Government, and other relevant departments became clearer.

The first is to tender for the construction of industrial parks and land development projects, and the second is to improve infrastructure.

The railway, highways, and even the subway connecting the university to the industrial park will all be completed within the next two to three years.

Jingzhou.

Guangming District Committee and Government.

Chen Hai was furious as he looked at the indifferent Zheng Xipo in front of him.

“I’ll say it again, Zheng Xipo, your unbridled boasting has now aroused the dissatisfaction of other enterprises and companies in Guangming District, who are demanding that our district committee and government provide them with the same interest-free loans. Your Dafeng Factory bears the main responsibility for this!”

Faced with Chen Hai's righteous words, Zheng Xipo squinted his eyes and smiled, saying, "District Chief Chen, how can you blame me? When others ask me about the outcome of the dispute between Dafeng Factory and Shanshui Group, I certainly can't lie, can I? I've been praising the District Committee and District Government as if they were upright and just officials."

"It's just providing some interest-free loans, District Chief Chen, your government isn't short of money, is it really that big of a deal?"

Chen Hai gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.

"Zheng Xipo, what you're saying is useless!"

"Let me tell you, these entrepreneurs are already making a scene. If your Dafeng factory doesn't cooperate, our government will immediately take back the interest-free loans we previously provided! Even the land approval process isn't finished yet."

Zheng Xipo's expression changed instantly.

"Chen Hai, what do you mean! Is your government trying to go back on its word? Trying to back out?"

"Zheng Xipo, you started this trouble first!"

Chen Hai and Zheng Xipo stared at each other until Zheng Xipo let out a disdainful chuckle.

“District Chief Chen, I’m not afraid to tell you, the interest-free loans from the government have already been distributed to the workers, including the resettlement expenses advanced by the government. If you’re so capable, go door-to-door and take it out of the people’s pockets. If you’re not, then stick to the original agreement!”

"you!"

Chen Hai was furious. He didn't care about the resettlement fee, but the interest-free loans that helped build Dafeng Factory had already been issued, so how could he come up with the money?

Once it's in the people's pockets, try to get it out? They'll fight tooth and nail!

"Very well, Zheng Xipo, you're quite capable!"

Chen Hai was truly at his wit's end with Zheng Xipo, this stubborn bastard, and he had to report the situation to Yi Xuexi immediately.

In the secretary's office, Yi Xuexi frowned deeply after listening to Chen Hai's account. The money was definitely not going to be recovered. The key issue was that Zheng Xipo had gone too far. The government couldn't force the people to pay up, could it?

The key point is that this money is a loan. An interest-free loan can be said to support workers in rebuilding the factory, but once the money is distributed, its nature completely changes!

Chapter 125 Lü Liang's Accountability, Hou Liangping's Investigation

"District Chief Chen, we have limited time. Secretary Dakang has only given us three days to resolve this issue. If we fail to do so, the city will take over and hold us accountable, and then..."

"We'll all get punished then!"

Chen Hai, pale-faced, took over the conversation.

For a moment, both of them fell silent.

At 2 p.m., Zheng Xipo left the Guangming District Committee and District Government as if nothing had happened.

He even kept showing off his crazy tricks within the industry, and when those businessmen learned about this, they couldn't sit still.

Jingzhou Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Anonymous letters kept coming in, reporting the wrongdoing.

Lü Liang carefully read through the reports, especially one that mentioned that Chen Hai, the district head of Guangming District, and Zheng Xipo of Dafeng Factory had a close relationship. Zheng Xipo also had a deep friendship with Chen Hai's father, Chen Yanshi. The report suspected that it was this relationship that led Chen Hai to approve land and provide interest-free loans to Dafeng Factory, and even to fail to supervise the use of the loans, resulting in the loans being distributed to workers and ordinary people by Dafeng Factory.

This suspicion is reasonable.

The Jingzhou Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection was not the only one to receive reports; the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Handong Provincial Procuratorate also received them.

When Hou Liangping opened the letter of complaint and read its contents, his eyes lit up instantly!

He knew that Chen Hai was unlikely to embezzle or accept bribes, after all, he had Chen Hai's personality firmly under his control. But that didn't mean others wouldn't. Hou Liangping remembered that when he came to Handong a few months ago, he heard Chen Hai say that some cadres in Handong had given his father, Chen Yanshi, flowers and birds.

If Chen Yanshi asked Chen Hai for help behind the scenes, then that makes sense!

"Good for you, Chen Hai! Even if we can't drag you into this, your father, that old bastard, won't get away with it!"

Hou Liangping gritted his teeth. During this period, he often heard people in the procuratorate system talking about him, calling him a shameless villain.

The source of this information was Chen Yanshi, an old man who had been retired for over ten years. Chen Yanshi just wanted to vent his anger for his son, thinking that he was already in his seventies or eighties and no one could do anything to him. But Hou Liangping was a very vengeful person!

The Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee held another meeting.

The reason, of course, is that Yi Xuexi and Chen Hai went too far with the Dafeng Factory matter, which had to be handed over to the municipal party committee for handling. They were bound to get a beating; the only question was how severe it would be.

"Everyone, let's discuss how to handle the Dafeng Factory matter now. How can the government get back the 30 million yuan interest-free loan?"

As for accountability, that's a matter for later.

Li Dakang had lost interest in challenging Yi Xuexi. In some ways, Yi Xuexi's arrival in Jingzhou was beneficial to Li Dakang, for example, in dealing with the Dafeng Factory issue.

If Yi Xuexi and Chen Hai hadn't taken this approach, Dafeng Factory would definitely not have accepted the demolition, and the continued resistance would have had a huge impact on the Guangmingfeng project.

Li Dakang himself could not allow the government to lose financial resources to make up for the losses of Dafeng Factory, as that would be a serious violation of discipline and regulations.

Unfortunately, Yi Xuexi and Chen Hai filled this hole and resolved the conflict between Dafeng Factory and Shanshui Group.

Although tens of millions of yuan of public funds have been lost, this was not a mistake made by Li Dakang, so he cannot be blamed.

The country's funds are not his personal funds; if there are bad debts, it will simply mean dealing with Yi Xuexi and Chen Hai.

Everyone remained silent, clearly unwilling to help Yi Xuexi and Chen Hai. Li Dakang looked around and could only helplessly say, "Alright, since no one has any ideas, let me think about this for another two days."

After Li Dakang finished speaking, Lü Liang, who was sitting below, spoke up.

"Secretary Dakang, I have a question I need to ask Comrade Yi Xuexi and Comrade Chen Hai."

Lü Liang's voice was calm, but those who knew him frowned. Lü Liang usually gave people the impression of being gentle and mild-mannered, but when it came to issues of discipline and law violations, he would not show a smile at all, just like now.

"Comrade Lüliang, go ahead and ask."

Li Dakang did not refuse; if the Discipline Inspection Commission wanted to question him, he couldn't possibly prevent them from speaking.

"Thank you, Secretary Dakang!"

After finishing speaking, Lü Liang looked at Yi Xuexi and Chen Hai.

"Comrade Yi Xuexi, Comrade Chen Hai, regarding the handling of the Dafeng Factory issue, our Discipline Inspection Commission will not interfere with your bank loan, but someone has anonymously reported that Dafeng Factory was provided with an interest-free loan."

Comrade Chen Hai, you and Zheng Xipo, the chairman of the trade union at Dafeng Factory, knew each other, didn't you? You were even quite familiar with each other!

Lü Liang's words left Chen Hai somewhat stunned.

“Secretary Lü, this Zheng Xipo used to have a good relationship with my father, so we know each other.”

To be honest, Chen Hai could already feel the impending storm.

"It's good that Comrade Chen Hai is willing to cooperate."

Our municipal discipline inspection commission received a report that claimed Comrade Chen Hai and Zheng Xipo had long been acquainted and had a close relationship.

"The granting of land and interest-free loans to Dafeng Factory was caused by your abuse of power, Comrade Chen Hai!"

"Ah?! Secretary Lü, I didn't!"

I know Zheng Xipo, but that's not the reason I'm willing to provide an interest-free loan. It's simply to get Dafeng Factory to agree to the demolition as quickly as possible.

Lu Liang shook his head calmly at this explanation.

"Comrade Chen Hai, at present, our Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection has only received a report. Whether it is true or not is not up to you. It will only be considered true after our Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection intervenes in the investigation and obtains the results."

After the meeting, we hope Comrade Chen Hai can cooperate with our Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection in conducting an investigation.

After hearing this, Li Dakang's gaze towards Chen Hai changed.

I agree!

Comrade Lü Liang, comrades, whether Comrade Chen Hai has any problems needs to be determined after the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection's investigation. Jingzhou will not tolerate any corrupt elements. Comrade Lü Liang, please investigate boldly and without fear.