Chapter 338 Relocation of Cultural Relics to the South
Chapter 338 Cultural relics moved south
Author: The turtle-eating cat
Chapter 338 Cultural relics moved south
After checking into the guest house, Zhang Hao immediately called Chief of Staff Xia Congwen.
"Consul, have you arrived in Yanjing?"
"I just arrived not long ago." Zhang Hao paused and said straight to the point: "Lao Xia, it's as you expected. Just now Gu Zhang came to me and told me about their integrated development plan around the Bohai Sea. I will follow your instructions and let them
Don’t be greedy and complete the integration of Yan, Tianjin and Hebei first.”
"Has Mayor Gu agreed?"
Xia Congwen took advantage of the situation and asked.
"Haha, they seem to have no other choice but to agree." Zhang Hao was in a good mood.
Xia Congwen quickly echoed: "Their plan is simply too whimsical. Fan Zhenxiang and Mr. Ji are both the same type of people. They are firm supporters of centralization and will not allow local governments to grow bigger."
"Can the 'Yanjin-Hebei integration' work? Will there be any obstruction from the Executive Yuan?"
"Consul, please rest assured that the integration of Yan, Tianjin and Hebei is the general trend. Right now, the entire northern economy is on the verge of collapse. If the Executive Yuan does not want to take over hundreds of millions of refugees, it cannot ignore them."
Xia Congwen explained in detail.
"As long as there are tens of millions of refugees, not to mention hundreds of millions, all the achievements made by the Zhuwan District over the years will be in vain, and it will even cause a more serious chain reaction."
Zhang Hao couldn't help but sigh.
Xia Congwen took the opportunity to remind: "Of course, you must pay attention to the method when rescuing. You must not leave any hidden dangers, and try to avoid losing the tail as much as possible.
In fact, to tell you the truth, this Yan-Tianjin-Hebei integration strategy was originally the response measure Fan Zhenxiang planned to take, and this time the goals of the government and the government are the same."
"Oh? Then does this count as cutting off the Hu?"
Zhang Hao immediately hesitated.
He doesn't want to have a head-on conflict with the other party yet.
"No, Yandu has always been a big trouble. Fan Zhenxiang must have had a big headache for a long time. I wish our consul's mansion could take over!"
Xia Congwen comforted him.
Zhang Hao was thoughtful, then changed the topic and said without hesitation: "By the way, Gu Zhang said he wanted to join me, do you think it is possible?"
"The Consul, Mayor Gu and the others are not political novices. They will not choose to take sides based on just a verbal promise. This is unrealistic." Xia Congwen advised tactfully.
"That's it, I understand."
Zhang Hao didn't have high expectations at first.
Although he has no political experience, he has watched some political movies and TV dramas and knows that reality is not fiction. He does not have that domineering air about him.
Next, the two of them discussed the development path of the entire north. Zhang Hao combined some memories from the dream and came up with a good solution.
Xia Congwen nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "Consul, developing Southeast Asia is indeed a good idea, but it is a pity for those coal mines in the north."
"You have to give up and gain something. The north is really too cold and is no longer suitable for human survival. In comparison, Southeast Asia is much warmer. As for the energy issue, as long as we increase our efforts to develop the other side, I believe all this will not matter.
Question." Zhang Hao said confidently.
"Consul, I'm afraid it's not that easy. Developing Southeast Asia requires a huge amount of funds, and the federation's finances have become more and more difficult every year in recent years..."
"Private companies can be allowed to develop there first, and after a certain foundation is established there, the federal government will follow up."
Zhang Hao took the opportunity to express his thoughts.
This can be considered a conspiracy.
He wants to re-build a group of backbones of industry and commerce through comprehensive development of Southeast Asia. He cannot allow the officials to be too unscrupulous. Balance is the way to go.
Xia Congwen didn't know whether he was deliberately pretending to be confused or he didn't expect this, but he praised:
"What a good idea, especially the people in Europa. Now they only have money in their hands."
"It's not urgent. We'll talk about it in two years."
Zhang Hao reminded.
"Such a big plan is not that simple. We can arrange for people to collect relevant information first and make preparations in advance."
"Well, then I'll do as you say!"
…
Early the next morning, Zhang Hao followed Gu Zhang and others and first came to the Summer Palace, where the Summer Palace Museum is located, to inspect the progress of the relocation of cultural relics.
Three years ago, in order to protect the safety of cultural relics, the federal government urgently passed a cultural relics protection bill, which was intended to transfer all key cultural relics in all regions to the capital, Zhucheng, for centralized protection.
In order to cooperate with this plan, Zhucheng spent tens of billions to build a brand new Federal Museum and a huge underground storage in the city center.
Yandu, as a thousand-year-old ancient capital and the local administrative center, has countless cultural relic resources of all kinds and is a key city for the relocation of cultural relics.
"Consul, let me introduce to you, this is Yang Shicai, the director of our Summer Palace Museum."
Gu Zhang introduced it emphatically.
Zhang Hao reached out and shook hands with the other party: "Hello, Dean Yang! I'm not here for a visit this time, but to help you solve your problems. No matter what requests you have, you're welcome. You can ask me."
"Consul, is this true?"
Yang Shicai's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Of course." Zhang Hao nodded with a smile, "But let me make it clear first that the migration of cultural relics to the south is a general trend and a popular destination. Please forgive me for not being able to change it."
In fact, he did this mainly to please the intellectuals and dilute his image as a businessman by protecting cultural relics and works of art.
This will go a long way toward re-election.
"Consul, don't worry, I am also one of the initiators of the relocation of cultural relics, and of course I will not object."
Yang Shicai quickly defended.
"What do you mean?" Zhang Hao asked curiously.
Yang Shicai pointed at the Summer Palace in front of everyone, his eyes full of infinite expectations: "Consul, the extreme weather in recent years has caused great damage to the Summer Palace. We want to put a layer of protection on the Summer Palace."
"Protective cover? What do you mean?"
Zhang Hao was a little confused.
"It is to put a steel structure skin on the outside of the summer palace to wrap the entire summer palace to prevent wind and ice and reduce damage."
Yang Shicai quickly explained.
Zhang Hao couldn't help being stunned, and subconsciously asked: "How big is the Summer Palace?"
"It covers an area of 720,000 square meters, just over a thousand acres." An accompanying person rushed to answer.
"Such a large single building is almost three times the size of Fengchao..." Zhang Hao hesitated for a moment.
"Archon, there is no technical difficulty at all. It can be built with only 50 billion."
Yang Shicai said without any shame.
"Fifty billion?" Zhang Hao smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Dean Yang, I may have to break my promise. There is a shortage of money everywhere right now. It may not be easy to pass such a large financial expenditure."
"Consul, we Yan are willing to pay a third of it, and we ask you to help us find a way for the rest." Gu Zhang quickly interjected.
These more than 10 billion are not in vain. Once such a large project is launched, it will at least solve the employment problem of tens of thousands of people, and the benefits will definitely outweigh the costs.
Moreover, the summer palace equipped with a protective shell is a ready-made emergency shelter that can be used at any time, so it is not useless.
Zhang Hao secretly calculated that two-thirds of 50 billion is 33 billion. If you scrape together this amount of money, you should be able to get it together.
Even if Fan Zhenxiang has nothing to lose, he can still mobilize the business community to make donations. Based on his face, it is too much to say that 30 billion should not be a big problem.
If the remaining amount is less than 5 billion, he will probably pay for it out of his own pocket. Anyway, several of his companies have fixed public welfare expenditures every year.
After all, he only needs to pay more than 20 billion at most. Compared with the huge reputation brought by this matter, this transaction is not a loss.
Thinking of this, he made a decision immediately:
"Okay, let me figure out a way for these more than 30 billion. If the money is gone, you can make more money. If the summer palace is gone, it will be a loss for all of us."
"Pa bang bang..."
There was warm applause.
Yang Shicai was filled with tears and grabbed Zhang Hao's right hand: "Consul, on behalf of our 20,000 colleagues in the Summer Palace Museum, I would like to express my gratitude to you."
"I am a consul, this is what I should do."
Zhang Hao said modestly.
Next, everyone visited the cultural relics waiting to be transferred with great interest. The treasures inside were almost piled up, which was dizzying.
"Consul, this room contains the treasures of our hospital." Yang Shicai introduced.
Zhang Hao saw the big cauldron in the middle of the room at a glance and couldn't help but walk over:
"Dean Yang, if I'm not mistaken, this is the famous Stepmother Wu Ding in history textbooks, right? It is also the largest bronze ware unearthed in the Federation so far."
"You read that right, it's this treasure."
Yang Shicai smiled and nodded.
"I remember stepmother Wu Ding was not in the Oriental Museum? Why..."
Zhang Hao said doubtfully.
Xu Guoli, the former director of the Oriental Museum and current deputy director of the Summer Palace Museum, immediately explained:
"Consul, in order to save expenses and help the victims, several museums here in Yandu, including our Oriental Museum, have long been merged."
Gu Zhang then explained: "The city's financial difficulties, coupled with the harsh conditions for cultural relics protection, can only achieve better protection through centralized and unified management."
"I understand, no wonder you initiated that bill in the first place." Zhang Hao suddenly realized.
"These are summaries of experience."
Gu Zhang's words are sincere and sincere.
Zhang Hao admired the more than twenty treasures of the museum one by one, and then asked casually: "What do you mean by these national treasures starting to move?"
"This batch of cultural relics is a top priority and there can be no mistakes. The departure time will probably wait until July or August. The temperature is too low now and problems are easy to occur on the road." Yang Shicai replied.
Xu Guoli then added: "All cultural relics will first be transported to Lianyun Port by train, then boarded from Lianyun Port, and finally transported to Zhucheng."
"Why bother?"
Zhang Hao couldn't help but wonder.
"The main reason is to ensure safety. First of all, the probability of train accidents is relatively high, and it is relatively safer to take a boat. Secondly, the public security has been relatively poor in recent years, and this is also to prevent people from thinking wrongly.
Finally, the transportation volume of ships is much larger than that of trains, and they are more stable, which can save a lot of trouble."
Xu Guoli explained truthfully.
Zhang Hao frowned when he heard this: "But what if the transport ship sank midway, wouldn't it be worse?"
"No, the transport ships transporting cultural relics have been modified in advance. Even if they hit an iceberg, they will not sink immediately and there will be sufficient rescue time.
What's more, during the transportation process, there is a full escort by the navy, so the probability of danger is very low, which is at least safer than train transportation."
Yang Shicai patiently explained.
Zhang Hao finally showed a smile and casually ordered: "Prepare as many insurances as possible, these cultural relics are our treasures, no matter how careful you are, you can't be too careful.
If something happens to the cultural relics in our hands, you and I will become the sinners of history. I hope everyone will not take chances and be fully prepared."
"Consul, what you said is so good, we must keep it in mind." Yang Shicai expressed his position on behalf of everyone.
…
After the visit, Zhang Hao had a simple lunch in the canteen of the Summer Palace Museum.
The three dishes and one soup were slightly meaty. It can only be said that the food standard was in line with the times. It neither exceeded the standard nor was it deliberately staged to make it difficult to eat.
After lunch, Zhang Hao took advantage of his break to call the chief of staff again.
The matter of fundraising was officially handed over to the other party.
"Lao Xia, you can go find Deputy Consul Paul and talk to him in advance to see what the attitude of the Europeans is."
Before hanging up, Zhang Hao suddenly reminded.
Xia Congwen carefully probed: "Consul, do you mean that the Europeans are also willing to pay?"
In any case, the Summer Palace has nothing to do with the Europeans. According to common sense, they will not pay. Even if they do pay, it is symbolic.
"Well, aren't we going to develop Southeast Asia in two years? Let them submit a certificate of nomination first, otherwise they won't be able to participate in the project by then."
Zhang Hao made up an excuse casually.
In fact, this is also a test. He wants to see if the Europeans really support him.
"I see……"
"That's right." Zhang Hao interrupted again, "Try to make the event as large as possible, just to protect cultural relics, and don't limit it to the Summer Palace. If you have extra funds, you can choose a few more ancient buildings to protect."
"Congratulations, Archon!"
Xia Congwen flattered him a little.
Zhang Hao smiled: "It's no coincidence that everything has been squeezed together. Please work hard during this period. When the Dragon Boat Festival comes, I have prepared some small gifts here, which I guarantee to satisfy you."
"Consul, on behalf of all my colleagues, I would like to say thank you." Xia Congwen said happily.
As we all know, the consul is also a very successful businessman. The small gift the other party mentioned is definitely not simple. It is most likely related to food.
This is also the most urgent need for everyone and is a rigid need.
To be honest, although they work in the governor's mansion, their daily welfare is not as good as that of some enterprises and institutions.
The reason is simple. As a symbol of the federation, the Consul's Palace must take the lead at all times.
Moreover, it is impossible for Ji Zhangqiu to do anything illegal just to satisfy the appetites of his subordinates.
All these worries are not a problem for Zhang Hao. He spends his own money to express condolences to his subordinates, which is completely legal and legal, and no one can find fault.
Of course, the premise is that the small gifts should not be too excessive and should be on the same level as other units.
"You're welcome. You also know that I don't need these things here." Zhang Hao said politely.
In the afternoon, the inspection work continued.
Under the leadership of Gu Zhang, Zhang Hao visited the power plants, plant factories and desalination plants in the eastern suburbs one after another, basically just taking a quick look at them.
It wasn't until after ten o'clock in the evening that he returned to the guest house again.