After the press team finished the interview, Zhang Hao summoned Chen Yiting, He Yong, Huicheng Mayor Cao Fumin, Xiangshan Mayor Lai Jun and others, and held a small meeting together while riding in the car.
Otherwise, the three-hour drive would be too much of a waste.
There is only one theme of the meeting, which is how to accelerate the integration process of the greater capital region. This is one of the ten policy goals left to him by Yeji Zhangqiu.
"Old Chen, when will the other cross-city subway lines be opened to traffic?" Zhang Hao asked.
Chen Yiting immediately reported: "Zhuhui Metro Line 2 is nearing completion and will be open to traffic before the end of the year at the latest; the subway from Zhucheng to Shencheng will be officially opened to traffic in August next year as planned;
The subway line from Zhucheng to Xiangcheng is expected to be built in two years. In addition, the subway line from Zhucheng to Jiangxi and the subway line from Zhucheng to Guancheng have both broken ground. If all goes well, the subway line will be built by 104 years ago.
, it should be put into use.”
"With so many large projects, construction safety must be ensured." Zhang Hao emphasized immediately.
"Don't worry, we will definitely strengthen management."
Chen Yiting quickly promised.
Zhang Hao smiled and nodded: "Once these lines are opened to traffic, the entire Zhuwan District will become a 24-hour living circle, which will not only accommodate more people, but also significantly improve economic vitality."
In fact, in addition to Huicheng, major local cities are also frantically building subways. On the one hand, they are increasing infrastructure construction, stimulating the economy, and alleviating employment problems;
On the other hand, it is also to prepare for a rainy day in order to deal with the imminent crisis.
It goes without saying that if the average temperature of Blue Star continues to drop, coupled with the increasingly severe sandstorm weather, humans may really have to move underground.
He Yong immediately echoed: "Yes, the immigration pressure has been increasing in recent years. Everyone is running towards us, which is really a headache."
"Immigration... is indeed a big issue that cannot be ignored, but fortunately, a good foundation has been laid in the past ten years. We only need to follow the route set by the disciplinary governor and take one step at a time. I believe that this problem will eventually be solved.
"
Zhang Hao took the opportunity to express his attitude.
He believed that the content of the meeting just now would be delivered to Ji Zhangqiu tonight.
"Yes, there are always more solutions than difficulties."
"We are not like some Westerners who only shrink back when encountering difficulties. They never want to solve difficulties, but only want to solve the people who create difficulties."
What this person said was obviously connoting the misdeeds of the Europeans on the African continent.
Zhang Hao waved his hand: "As long as everyone has confidence!"
After talking about the subway, Xiangshan Mayor Lai Jun immediately raised a difficult question: "Consul, I have a rare opportunity this year, and I would like to share a problem with you."
"What's the problem?" Zhang Hao asked casually.
"Relying on its status as the capital, Zhucheng directly transferred a large piece of land at the Pearl River estuary to itself, causing us to lose the estuary. This approach is too much and cannot be tolerated.
Tolerate."
Lai Jun was angry and unfair.
In the past ten years, due to the continuous expansion of the polar ice caps, sea levels have dropped by about thirty meters, so that a large area of land has been exposed at the Pearl River Estuary.
The total area is 1,200 square kilometers.
In the Pearl River Delta, where every inch of land is precious, this is simply a staggering amount of wealth that is readily available.
As soon as Lai Jun finished speaking, others immediately followed suit and expressed their indignation, especially Cao Fumin, the mayor of Huicheng City, who also lost their outlet to the sea.
Who would have thought that the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road, a local business center, would actually turn into an inland city. How can this be justified?
Chen Yiting quickly retorted: "You are just looking for trouble. You are just running a small circle. You have already said that you will promote the integrated construction of the greater capital area. Whether it is ports or transportation lines, no one will stop you from using them."
"Old Chen, you are making excuses."
Cao Fumin slapped his thigh hard.
Not having your own port means you have to be controlled by others everywhere. Is this the same thing?
Lai Jun stared at Chen Yiting and said loudly: "Old Chen, you have to be conscientious. Our requirements are not high, just a port."
"Ahem, everyone, please don't get excited and speak slowly if you have anything to say."
Zhang Hao quickly advised him.
Chen Yiting spread his hands and said helplessly: "Old Zhang, it's not me who is messing around. They didn't object when the boundary was demarcated the year before last. Now that it's been two years, it's still unreasonable to use this as an argument, isn't it?"
"Haha, let me tell you, Lao Chen, everyone knows what happened in the past two years. Don't pretend to be confused because you understand." Cao Fumin said meaningfully.
This matter is very simple to say. They had raised objections in the past two years, but under the strong suppression of Archon Ji, they could only passively accept it.
Now that the consul has been replaced, no matter whether it is effective or not, let's throw the dispute out first. They say that children who cry will be fed by milk, and there may be unexpected gains.
At least there is nothing to lose.
Chen Yiting shrugged: "This matter is already an established fact. It's too late to say anything now. Moreover, we have already made a comprehensive plan for Lingding New District. We cannot give up in vain just because of your few complaints."
Lingding New District is the land at the mouth of the Pearl River.
Cao Fumin also knew that it was useless to argue with the other party, so he put his hope in Zhang Hao:
"Consul, you must make the decision for us on this matter. No matter what, the 23 million people in Huicheng cannot lose their access to the sea."
After all, the new consul is also from Huicheng.
Zhang Hao smiled and quickly comforted him: "Don't worry, Old Cao, I'm on your side in this matter. Huicheng really needs an outlet to the sea."
"Consul, and our Xiangshan."
When Lai Jun saw something was going on, he quickly reminded him.
When Chen Yiting saw this, he immediately became anxious: "Consul, Lingding New District was established under the leadership of Consul Ji, and even the name was chosen by him personally..."
Zhang Hao waved his hand and interrupted:
"Old Chen, please listen to me. Since Lingding New District has been established, there is no need to split it up. What I mean is that Lingding New District should be upgraded to a federal-level new district under the jurisdiction of your Zhucheng City.
The new district enjoys equal development rights.”
In fact, this is a kind of test for Ji Zhangqiu. Even if the test fails, he can still gain the favor of many surrounding cities.
In a word: benefit without any expense.
Hearing this, Chen Yiting immediately said to himself: "Awesome!"
There are three major benefits to doing this:
First, the development zone of Lingding New District was transferred from the local government to the central government, thus consolidating the centralization of power;
The second is to win over several surrounding cities, especially Huicheng, Shencheng and Xiangcheng, all of which are powerful megacities with far-reaching influence;
Finally, there is little resistance to this matter. Without the support of the governor, no matter how strong they are in Zhucheng, they cannot withstand the attacks from surrounding cities.
On the contrary, Cao Fumin and others were overjoyed. Although they did not get access to the sea, they at least took off the tight hoops on their heads.
You no longer have to worry about being controlled by others.
"Consul, this is a good idea, and we strongly support it." Cao Fumin wanted to call several brother cities on the spot, and everyone would work together to promote this policy.
"Great, this is fair."
Lai Jun glanced at Chen Yiting.
Zhang Hao smiled, then looked at Chen Yiting: "Old Chen, what do you think of this proposal?"
"This... there are a lot of implications here. I can't answer it for now. I need to go back to a meeting to discuss it."
Chen Yiting adopted the dragging technique.
"Okay, this matter is not urgent, we will talk about it later."
Zhang Hao waved his hand.
He doesn't need to take action in this matter. I believe Cao Fumin and others are more anxious than him. The key lies in Ji Zhangqiu's attitude. As long as the other party doesn't object, it will be a hundred percent possible.
Next, everyone talked about the development of energy in the Middle East. Although Ji Zhangqiu took back the oil and gas fields, he had not had time to share the cake.
All parties have long been sharpening their knives.
Zhang Hao is not a novice, and the entanglements of interests here are very complicated. He cannot intervene rashly. It is better to leave it to Executive President Fan Zhenxiang to deal with it!
"Everyone, there are only so many oil fields in the Middle East, and the competition must be extremely fierce. I suggest that you have multiple choices and don't just focus on the Middle East."
"Oh? Consul, what are you talking about?"
Zhang Hao did not give in and said straightforwardly: "Now is a good time to develop the other side. You might as well change your thinking and choose an easier target."
Different from the dream, in the real world, due to the economic crisis in the past few years, the progress of development on the other side has been greatly set back, and it has not recovered yet.
"The other side?"
Everyone couldn't help but look hesitant.
Compared with oil and gas fields in the Middle East, investing in the other side not only requires rebuilding infrastructure, but also makes extraction more difficult, so it is definitely not the first choice.
He Yong suddenly smiled: "Listen to me, everyone, as early as ten years ago, His Excellency the Governor proposed investing in offshore oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico. Looking back now, the state has gained a lot."
Naturally, other people also knew about this, but they didn't expect that the initiator was actually the consul.
Zhang Hao waved his hand and said modestly: "I just said casually at the time. Thanks to the support of the then Governor Li, who is now the Minister of Transportation, a series of subsequent achievements were achieved."
"Consul, is it really profitable to invest in the other side?" Everyone looked at him sideways.
"Of course, it's definitely profitable." Zhang Hao nodded solemnly, "The other side is known as the land of heaven for a reason. If I remember correctly, its total proven reserves of mineral resources have ranked first in the federation for many years.
One, there’s a lot to be done here.”
"But volcanic ash?"
"The eruption intensity of the Yellowstone volcano has become weaker and weaker. I believe it will stop erupting in a few years. Now is the best time to get involved."
Zhang Hao is not talking nonsense.
According to the memory in the dream, the Yellowstone volcano will stop erupting in less than two years.
He Yong first expressed his position: "Consul, our Guangdong state capital is willing to be the first to eat crabs."
"You have already eaten the crab legs, and now you are going to eat the richest crab paste."
Zhang Hao joked with a smile.
"Haha, I hope so!"
He Yong smiled very happily.
His predecessor, Minister Li, was promoted to the central government because of his outstanding political performance, and he was also a key department in the Ministry of Communications. He wanted to copy the path that his predecessor had taken.
When other people saw this, they were also ready to make a move and expressed that they would consider it carefully.
Zhang Hao didn't force it, he just wanted to give everyone a good idea and gain some favorability. As for whether they can seize the opportunity, it depends on the courage of these people.
…
At lunch time, everyone had a meal on the subway.
In order not to leave any taste behind, all they ate were coarse grain breads, which were hard and dry. Yang Huaqing was a little bit uncomfortable eating them, but Zhang Hao ate them with gusto.
In the dream, he ate bread with sawdust and straw added, which was a hundred times more unpalatable than coarse grain bread. People with bad teeth usually chewed their mouths full of blood.
He still vividly remembers that feeling of pain and satisfaction, which is really addictive.
At one forty in the afternoon, the train finally arrived at the terminal.
After leaving the subway station, the group went to inspect two other subway construction sites. In order to show his closeness to the people, Zhang Hao even went down to the underground construction site.
The inspection is over and we are on our way back.
Yang Huaqing's eyes were red, and she pinched her husband's arm secretly, and couldn't help complaining: "I let you show off your strength, what if something happens to you?"
"Don't worry, there are special service personnel following us. I don't even want to take risks." Zhang Hao rubbed his arms and hurriedly reassured, "We just walked around the entrance of the cave and didn't go deep at all. What danger could there be?"
"Don't let me go next time. We are husband and wife and we should face danger together."
Yang Huaqing said seriously.
Zhang Hao smiled bitterly and nodded: "I really didn't mean to push you away. The main reason is that the air down there is not good and very dirty. I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it!"
"I'm not even afraid of my life, why should I be afraid of mere dust?"
Yang Huaqing said angrily.
"Okay, don't be angry, I promise there won't be a next time." Zhang Hao responded, patting his chest.
Yang Huaqing sighed and changed the subject: "Husband, I just went to the family area to take a look and found that the workers here are living a very hard life. It stands to reason that their work is not bad and it should be enough to support the family.
"
"Ahem, it's probably a rogue intermediary that's causing trouble."
Zhang Hao replied.
In the dream, he also suffered a lot of losses, and he knew it clearly.
Under official requirements, many companies have the task of solving employment problems and pressure to reduce production costs. Against this background, dispatch workers, or temporary workers, have developed greatly.
For this reason, black intermediaries emerge in endlessly.
Yang Huaqing suddenly frowned: "Black intermediary? Then why don't the relevant departments take care of it?"
"How can I care if I love someone else?"
Zhang Hao shook his head.
For many people, the most important thing is to have a stable job, and everything else can be compromised.
Ultimately, there are still too few job opportunities.
"Are we just going to let it go?"
Zhang Hao looked helpless: "If there is demand, there will be a market. This kind of thing cannot be managed. If we intervene forcefully, it will be the temporary workers who will suffer in the end.
Let me tell you this, these temporary workers are basically migrant workers, and only they are willing to be squeezed by black agencies. If black agencies are really banned, these job opportunities will not fall to them at all."
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Yang Huaqing said depressedly.
"Hey, wife, this is reality. The existence of many things naturally has a reason for its existence. We can't just rely on subjective assumptions and end up doing bad things with good intentions."
Zhang Hao spoke with great care and sincerity.
Yang Huaqing's face fell: "Even if you are right, the existence of black intermediaries is wrong in itself. You can't keep being wrong, right?"
"Of course, when the unemployment rate comes down, black agents will naturally disappear."
Zhang Hao said casually.
This phenomenon will not disappear for at least the next ten years.