? Xiao Biyu's expression changed several times when he saw the director politely send Wei Changshou out of the office.
When Xiao Biyu saw the director politely send Wei Changshou out of the office, her expression changed several times.
Xiao Biyu didn't believe what Wei Changshou said at first. Now he saw the nephew of the Military Governor Vaize swagger to visit the director of the customs. Xiao Biyu couldn't help but believe it.
However, smuggling was a serious matter. Xiao Biyu mustered up the courage to talk to the director about work. After talking about work, Xiao Biyu asked, "Director, is that the person just now the nephew of the Military Governor?"
"You've seen him?" The director asked in surprise.
"I heard about it," Xiao Biyu replied. "What is he doing here?"
"It's about the liberation shoes," the director replied.
Xiao Biyu was shocked when he heard this. He quickly asked, "Oh? Director, did you agree to his request? "
The director replied, "What do you mean by agreeing to it? It's just processing the goods. It's fine if it passes. We shouldn't provoke this person. "
In fact, Wei Changshou's reason for visiting was to say that the processed goods could be sold to the customs at a lower price. However, the customs was an administrative department. They didn't need processed goods. Also, the customs wouldn't think of buying processed goods when buying shoes for their relatives. Therefore, the director didn't want to talk about such a boring question.
However, to Xiao Biyu, it meant something completely different. He didn't dare to say anything else and quickly left the conference room.
That night, Hu Zhengyang brought a paper bag over. Xiao Biyu couldn't help but gasp when he opened it. There were a few thick stacks of money in the paper bag. There were about two to three thousand yuan. Hu Zhengyang looked nervous and said in a low voice, "Director Xiao, Wei Changshou asked me to give this to you. Do you want to accept it? "
Xiao Biyu's attention was completely attracted by the thick stack of money. The salary of the customs wasn't low. After a recent raise, he could get about four hundred yuan a month. The stack of money in front of him was almost half a year's salary. Although he knew that he would be boarding Wei Changshou's pirate ship if he took the money, Xiao Biyu held the money tightly and refused to let go.
In theory, Xiao Biyu had a pension of two hundred thousand yuan. Many a time he had imagined how thick the pension would be when stacked up. But that was something that would happen decades later, and Xiao Biyu could only think about it. Xiao Biyu had to give money to his parents every month. Coupled with his habit of eating and drinking, he didn't have the opportunity to save up so much money.
In the beginning, Xiao Biyu was still worried about the risks of smuggling, but now, she was completely attracted by the profits of smuggling. No wonder Military Governor Wei would let his nephew do this kind of business, Xiao Biyu thought.
Seeing that Xiao Biyu was also staring at the stacks of money, Hu Zhengyang raised his voice and said, "Chief Xiao, do you want to accept it?"
Xiao Biyu finally heard Hu Zhengyang's words. He looked at Hu Zhengyang with a vigilant and repulsive gaze. Hu Zhengyang was startled by the ferocious gaze. He took a few steps back with an embarrassed look on his face.
Seeing Hu Zhengyang step back, Xiao Biyu felt a lot better. Xiao Biyu felt that her money was in great danger when someone was within a certain distance from her, where she could get her hands on the stacks of money at any time. When the sense of danger faded, Xiao Biyu's rationality reminded him that he shouldn't take the money.
Xiao Biyu opened his mouth. He really wanted to say, "Return this money to Wei Changshou." But after opening and closing his mouth more than ten times, he couldn't make a sound.
Hu Zhengyang waited for a while, but Xiao Biyu didn't say anything. He said, "Then I'll go to Wei Changshou and tell him that you accept the money!"
Seeing Hu Zhengyang turn around and leave, Xiao Biyu felt as if all the strength in his body had been sucked out. But there seemed to be something stuck in his chest, making it uncomfortable. It wasn't until the old wound on his right chest sent out waves of pain that Xiao Biyu realized that he was too emotional. His gaze returned to the stacks of money again. The stacks of money seemed to have some kind of indescribable magic that made Xiao Biyu not even feel the pain from his old wound. He touched the money with his trembling hand and stared at it.
There was demand, and there was supply. The rubber shoes sold very quickly. The first few times, Xiao Biyu felt scared. After a few times, he slowly got used to the process. And Hu Zhengyang's words made Xiao Biyu deeply agree. Xiao Biyu risked his life to help the Military Governor Of Vaize conquer the country. What he sold was not stolen. The new government earned all the money it should have earned. What was wrong with that? Besides, the Military Governor Of Wei indulged his nephew. There was no reason for him to mistreat Xiao Biyu, the hero of the revolution.
Soon, it was October. As the temperature began to drop, and the harvest season was over, the number of workers on the construction site became more and more. A large number of houses were gradually built. The work related to the purchase of houses was also scheduled. The whole of Guangzhou, and even the whole of Guangdong, began to be lively about the purchase of houses in the city.
Wang Mingshan of the Budget Committee was listening to the introduction of the construction of the new Guangzhou city. China had a long history of urban construction. The construction of functional cities was not new. As early as the Tang Dynasty, the capital of Chang 'an had a very rigorous design.
And the plan that Vézé proposed was different from the past. Vézé considered the water, electricity, and gas pipelines that had not yet appeared. He also included the overall planning of the residential areas, public transportation, and urban green space. The so-called "ten-lane two-way main roads" were an absolute luxury from the perspective of urban design.
Vézé claimed that the construction of the city was a century-long plan. Therefore, it must be designed from the perspective of a century-long unit. Therefore, the main roads had ten lanes, and the ordinary streets had six to eight lanes. Even the less important roads had to have four lanes. Of course, there had to be bicycle lanes and green belts on both sides of these lanes.
No one argued with Vézé because no one knew what Vézé meant by "century-long design." The only thing they understood was that the wider the roads, the better. Moreover, Military Governor Vaize used his supreme legislative power to request the Political and Legal Committee to formulate a draft of "Infrastructure Land Use Law" and "Road Law." The draft stipulated that all government and private individuals were not allowed to encroach on the land for any reason. If someone encroached on the land, in addition to the demolition of the illegal buildings, they would also be subject to administrative penalties such as fines.
These contents were the Military Governor Vaize's attempt to build the new China in his mind. Before the new city was built, everyone could only follow the Military Governor Vaize's lead. And Wang Mingshan's task was to lead the comrades of the Budget Department to make a budget for the construction of the city. It was not only a matter of money. The new units that had never been built before had to be taken into account in the budget.
For example, the greening of the city required a large number of trees, and these trees had to be planted. Therefore, the city garden management office, as well as nursery and cultivation bases, had to be built.
Wang Mingshan was very impressed by Vézé's propriety. The military school had an agricultural department long ago. At this time, the Ministry of Agriculture happened to build an agricultural school. At first, the agricultural school mainly focused on the cultivation of mulberry trees. It only needed to expand the staff and allocate some funds. Of course, the entire liberated area was also looking for tree planting experts, inviting them to give lectures in the agricultural school, and leading the students to practice.
And what made Wang Mingshan even happier was that although the work tortured him to death, as Shen Xin had said before, the Ministry of Finance was indeed a very promising department. The comrades of the Personnel Department had already talked to Wang Mingshan and asked Wang Mingshan to be prepared. He was going to the School of Politics and Law to be a researcher for advanced studies, which meant that he would be giving lectures and attending classes at the same time. After the advanced studies, Wang Mingshan could go to a district to be the chief administrative officer. Of course, he would first start as the mayor.
As a good friend of Wang Mingshan, Shen Xin emphasized that he must lay a solid foundation when Wang Mingshan came to visit. Although the mayor didn't look high, the Liberation Army had learned from the mistakes of the past. The current group of senior generals of the Liberation Army, without exception, started from the grassroots work. The only one who lacked grassroots experience was Zhang Yingchen, who was currently in the Taiping Rebellion. Only with rich grassroots experience could he have a large number of contacts. Things like contacts meant a lot of decisive factors.
But these were all things in the future. Just the current construction budget alone was enough to make people dizzy. Wang Mingshan had a general understanding of things that he didn't have a concept of, and then he was ready to go to the site to investigate. Those residential areas were indeed fascinating to look at. There were kindergartens and green spaces in each residential area. Just by looking at it, it was astonishing. Could it really fit millions of people in Guangzhou? This number was already frightening enough to scare people to death.
At the door, Wang Mingshan saw the current Party Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Wu Qilu, hurrying over. After seeing Wang Mingshan, he said, "Mingshan, there was a problem with the implementation of your previous budget. I want to see your information."
It was very normal for the budget to have problems. In fact, there was never a time when the budget did not have problems. The budget was either too big or too small, so the work of the budget committee twice a year was extremely hard. This was also the reason why the personnel of the Ministry of Finance could work everywhere. They understood the central government's plan, but they didn't know the problem of actual implementation. Only after doing it themselves could they integrate theory with practice.
"Which department has a problem?" Wang Mingshan asked casually. If it was in the past, Wang Mingshan would think that this was a big deal, but after a lot of big things happened, it became not a big deal.
However, Wu Qilu, who had been an editor of the party newspaper, was not so calm. He looked around and pulled Wang Mingshan into the office. After closing the door, Wu Qilu said, "Mingshan, in the new report, the profits of several units are much lower than the budget!"
"Is it much lower, or much higher?" Wang Mingshan tried to confirm this matter. In recent years, the profits of the industrial department had been very high, so he had only seen the profits of the industrial department go through the roof. Wang Mingshan felt that Wu Qilu, who had been here for less than two years, might have been scared by the gap between the budget and the actual income.
"Not much, but a lot lower!" Wu Qilu gave a clear answer.
This time, Wang Mingshan was stunned. A lot lower was not normal. Vézé had talked about the economic cycle. Even if he did not use such high-end terms, everyone could understand. For example, a needle could be used for many years. Before the old needle was used up, no one would buy a new one. However, the steel factory could not produce steel needles for the time being, but it could also produce steel rails. There was no need to worry about this kind of product. The railway from Guangzhou to Wuchang required an astonishing amount of steel and various steel parts. How could it cause a lot of trouble?
Without caring about anything else, Wang Mingshan immediately followed Wu Qilu to the information room to retrieve the information for comparison.
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