thefictionvixens Chapter 75 The Turning Point of the Food Court
Chapter 75 The Turning Point of the Food Court
While all parties are planning their next steps.
The environmental inspection team led by Yi Xuexi.
The demolition of the food court has still not been effectively advanced.
The merchants were unwilling to move out, and Zhao Ruilong did not step in to mediate.
Yi Xuexi knew perfectly well that Zhao Ruilong was trying to disgust people.
However, there is no way to address this for the time being.
Despite all the environmental inspections going on, not a single problem with Gao Yuliang has been uncovered.
The approval process for the food court back then involved collective decision-making at every step, with detailed records and clear ledgers.
If we insist on finding fault with Gao Yuliang, it's tantamount to including the entire Standing Committee of Luzhou City back then.
This is obviously impossible.
EasyLearning has also made attempts.
He personally went inside the food court to meet with the merchants.
Explain with reason and appeal to emotions.
The policy has been discussed to the point where it can't be discussed any more.
The merchants remained unmoved.
It's very simple. When the merchants move out, in addition to refunding the rent that hasn't expired yet, they should take with them any hidden costs such as renovations, materials, and equipment that they can't take with them. They'll just have to give up on the rest.
This is a huge loss.
Meanwhile, Yi Xuexi was only leading an environmental inspection team. The merchants asked him to arrange for other business districts to be used for opening stores, but he couldn't make the decision.
As a result, the merchants' cooperation with the demolition work means that all losses and the subsequent opening of new stores cannot be guaranteed.
Zhao Ruilong, however, offered each household 100,000 yuan to delay their move.
In comparison, naturally none of them wanted to leave.
The job is easy to learn, but I just can't do it!
He couldn't help but begin to doubt himself, wondering why his long-held belief in persuading others with reason and charging forward blindly was no longer working.
Could it be that I'm just a greenhorn in front of Zhao Ruilong?
Easy to learn and doesn't believe in evil.
He refused to believe that he could only do planning work and couldn't do grassroots work!
at the same time.
Zhao Ruilong received a phone call from Beijing.
It was my older sister, Zhao Xiaohui, calling.
"Sis? What? You've already prepared a plan? The food court can be demolished?"
Zhao Ruilong was not happy to hear this either, and said:
"Sister, are you really going to let them demolish it? This is a business worth hundreds of millions a year, making money at a rate like printing money! If it's demolished, our Zhao family's income will..."
"Ruilong, the food court must be demolished; that's the general direction now! Our Zhao family isn't afraid of anyone like Sha Ruijin, but we can't stubbornly go against the major policies, otherwise we'll be the ones who suffer," Zhao Xiaohui said calmly, then changed the subject:
"Don't worry, everything else has been arranged. Just wait and see what happens."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Ruilong gritted his teeth and said:
"Okay, I'll let the merchants leave."
Under Zhao Ruilong's arrangement, the merchants who had initially refused to cooperate changed their attitude overnight and suddenly became firmly in support of the demolition work.
This completely baffled Yi Xuexi. He thought there was a trap in the food court and didn't even dare to go in.
Only after seeing the merchants emerging from the food court in twos and threes did he reluctantly lead his team inside.
Until I saw that the entire food court was completely empty.
Yi Xuexi looked up at the sky and sighed, saying:
"It seems everyone is very supportive of the work! It's all thanks to my efforts in communication and coordination these past few days!"
The demolition of the food court has finally begun.
Even so, it would take at least three months to completely demolish such a large food court.
But Yi Xuexi believes that everything is difficult at the beginning.
If the first step is successful, victory is just around the corner.
The current situation in Handong appears calm on the surface, but in reality, it is turbulent.
Xia Qing's investigation of the three officials, Gao Yuliang's political and legal stability maintenance, and Li Dakang's Bright Peak.
Tian Guofu's investigation into the Zhao family and Yi Xuexi's demolition of the food court.
Hou Liangping, who had just finished training at the Provincial Party School and was almost despondent, returned to the Anti-Corruption Bureau to continue investigating the Shanshui Group and the Oil and Gas Group.
Everyone has important matters to attend to, and these matters intertwine to create a temporary balance in Handong.
Everything depends on who makes progress first.
Whoever will be the first to break this delicate balance!
But in reality, these are only for the big shots standing at the top of Handong, a power struggle among the higher-ups.
Only they knew that every day that Handong lived peacefully was the calm before the storm.
For their subordinates, the middle and lower-level cadres who work nine-to-five jobs...
Every day, it's just the usual commute, doing chores, and making a living.
No one noticed anything amiss, nor could they access any core secrets.
It's nothing more than hearsay, becoming fodder for casual conversation.
The days passed slowly like this.
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Sha Ruijin received a phone call.
He answered the phone without hesitation, adopting the airs of a provincial party secretary, and said:
"Feed?"
"Old Sha, how are you doing in Handong?"
A familiar female voice came from the other end of the phone. Sha Ruijin was stunned for a few seconds before realizing that the person calling was his wife, Ni Hua!
The apple of the eye of the Ni family in Beijing.
Having not spoken for a long time, Sha Ruijin was momentarily at a loss and stammered in response.
Ni Hua asked about Sha Ruijin's situation after taking office in Handong, and then they talked about the food court that was being demolished.
Given Ni Hua's extensive information network in Beijing, she knew without Sha Ruijin's prompting that this was a property owned by the Zhao family.
Meanwhile, the demolition of the food court was also an offensive launched by Sha Ruijin against Zhao Lichun at the request of Grandpa Ni.
After chatting for a while, Ni Hua suddenly asked:
"Hey, Lao Sha, I have a great idea. Since you said Zhao Lichun is willing to fund an environmental protection fund, then after the food court is demolished, the environment of Crescent Lake will be restored, right?"
Sha Ruijin said:
"Perhaps."
"That makes things much easier. Crescent Lake is a famous lake; there will be plenty of tourists. If you demolish the food court, Luzhou's tax revenue will definitely decrease significantly. Or, you can demolish the food court anyway, but leave the foundation intact and renovate it into a lakeside resort hotel!" Ni Hua became more and more excited as he spoke:
"Let's build some supporting facilities for tourism and vacation along the shore, and create a Crescent Lake Eco-Tourism Resort! Once it's built, we can attract businesses to move in. The money we earn and the taxes we pay will be no less than those from a food court, and it'll be much more environmentally friendly!"
When Sha Ruijin heard Ni Hua's words, he wanted to refute them, but after thinking about it, he felt that there was some merit to them.
He has always been perceived as someone who only knows how to scheme and fight for power, but not how to focus on economic development.
Having been in Handong for so long, I haven't achieved a single outstanding result.
If we could take advantage of the opportunity to demolish the food court, we could build a resort.
When the economy develops, the cultural and tourism industry in Handong will also be boosted, and it may even create a nationally renowned tourism and resort brand.
All these achievements in economic development will be attributed to him, the provincial party secretary.
The image of someone who doesn't understand economic development will be completely destroyed.
Everyone knows that as the provincial party secretary, he is not only good at catching corruption, but also at stimulating the economy!
That's definitely a brilliant idea that kills two birds with one stone!
Thinking of this, Sha Ruijin asked with some interest:
"This is a viable option. However, we just got rid of Zhao Ruilong; who will build the resort now?"
Ni Hua smiled and said:
"That's not difficult. I have a close friend whose husband is a big developer in Beijing. Just let him handle it!"