Rebirth of Minister Qi

Chapter 454: Feasibility of Deepwater Port 2

A group of private experts invited by Qi Tongwei and a second group of experts sent by the Ministry of Water Resources all said that this was an excellent site for building a deep-water port. So when Qi Tongwei designated this area as the high-tech zone, he immediately sent people to expropriate the land.

Thousands of acres of land under our feet have been stored in the district’s land and resources bureau’s reserve warehouse.

"Secretary, please come this way and be careful where you step."

When we reached a small mound, the view suddenly opened up and the sea in the distance and the beach below came into view.

"Oh my goodness! If the enemy attacks us, we won't be able to see them if we hide here and land."

After hearing this, Qi Tongwei almost fell down. This leader with a Yongzheng face was really a steely straight man, and his mind was full of war.

Wu Jian, who was following nearby and was in charge of security, also observed and said.

“Old Chief, sometimes smuggling ships come here because it is relatively hidden and easy to land.

However, without the road, most smuggling boats will still use the Dongjiang River.”

Qi Tongwei was so anxious that he almost wanted to hit someone. He is a leader, not a comrade from your army who came to play with you. These things will damage the local image. How can he say such things?

"Secretary, we have vigorously cracked down on smuggling, and it is basically gone now."

The leader with Yongzheng's face smiled at this time.

"Xiao Wu, look at yourself, you said the wrong thing, and your leader is getting anxious.

I know better than you whether there is smuggling here or not. I can see the reports from the border police station.

In the past, goods coming ashore here were mostly from Southeast Asia, but now they are not selling well, and since there is no road here, only a small number of ships will dock.

Most cargo ships smuggling sugar, diesel, etc. prefer to hide here, and after investigating the situation in your Dongjiang River, they will sneak into the river.

Then find a point along your long riverside. The entire riverside line has been opened up by roads. You only need to find three oil tankers, and they can pump out a boatload of oil in a few hours. This is how the red oil from the Hong Kong River is brought ashore.

Sugar from Southeast Asia needs to be loaded and unloaded in a relatively large place.”

Qi Tongwei was a little surprised that this Yongzheng-faced leader had already done such detailed homework.

"There's no need to be so surprised or to make excuses. You are the local government and you have your own difficulties. It's impossible to control everything along the dozens of kilometers of the river.

The profits from smuggling are so high that many people on the cargo ships are desperate criminals, and they all have guns hidden on board.

The border guards will handle these problems. These are all things they are investigating, and it has basically come to an end. They may have caught all the people.

But that's not the point. Do you have the confidence to make this port lively?"

This sentence is the real question.

"I am confident that what Dongou City lacks is transportation roads. Although many highways have been built, it is surrounded by mountains.

The real transportation capacity still has to rely on sea transportation. I plan to build a bonded area here and a deep-water port over there. All import and export goods can directly enter circulation after paying taxes in the bonded area.

The future economy will definitely be mainly export-oriented, and during this period the domestic people will gradually become richer, with more money in their pockets, and our domestic consumption demand will also increase greatly.

It may even become the world's largest consumer market. Dongou City needs shipping and this large port."

At this time, Yongzheng found a stone and sat down.

"Many provincial leaders said that Mingzhou City is already planning a large port, and Jiangzhou City to the north also has the country's largest port. These two ports are only a few hundred kilometers away from your Dongou City.

There is complete functional overlap, plus your Dongou City already has a small port road.

Whether it is necessary to approve it is still under discussion. It will be a difficult road to convince so many skeptics. Do you have confidence? "

As soon as these words were uttered, Qi Tongwei had enough confidence, because the biggest opposition was this leader with a Yongzheng face. After listening to the words of the leader with a Yongzheng face, Qi Tongwei knew that he had been persuaded, otherwise he would not have come here on his own initiative, because in his narration, it was other leaders of the provincial party committee who disagreed, not him, who had the toughest attitude.

I don’t know what happened behind the scenes that caused such a drastic change in him, but Qi Tongwei did not want to miss this opportunity to convince him.

Moreover, before coming here, Yongzheng had already understood the situation in the vicinity and even the situation of the smuggling ships. He must have had some plan in mind.

"Secretary Zhao, Dong'ou City was originally one of the first port cities to be opened up to the outside world, and is now one step ahead of other cities in terms of industrial development.

Like I said before, all the money we earn in the next few years will definitely come from foreign trade.

Although the traditional industries in Dong'ou City do not have much advantages compared with some cities, it was the first to develop and will also be the first to transform into advantageous industries.

As for the technology-intensive industries that we are now vigorously promoting, as long as we take the lead and communicate more with the outside world, the speed of development will surely be very fast.

Our Dongou City does not have the same excellent transportation conditions as the two sub-provincial cities, nor does it have such a good geographical location, and it is not so far away from the Magic City Jiangzhou.

We are surrounded by mountains and really need this port.”

Wu Jian was also moved by Qi Tongwei's sincere feelings. As a local, he felt it even more deeply.

"Old Chief, please help me."

Wu Jian was a rough man who didn't know how to talk about big principles, nor could he analyze the situation as clearly as Qi Tongwei. He could only plead with Yongzheng.

"Okay, this is a matter of family and country, it can't be influenced by personal relationships.

Even if I don't object, you will have great difficulty in accomplishing this."

What he didn't say was that he really admired Qi Tongwei for being so attentive from the perspective of the region he was in charge of.

He has seen too many corrupt officials who just eat and drink for free when they arrive at a place and do nothing for several years. Even if they come up with some policies, they are just to make money for themselves.

As for making money, Yongzheng actually sent out several undercover teams early on. He himself deliberately spread the word that he would come in person, and even so many strange actions, such as dragging Qi Tongwei to watch things irrelevant to the inspection team, were all to paralyze local cadres and attract their attention, so as to facilitate the work of his undercover teams.

The feedback from the undercover investigation team was very clear. Jin Qi and the other person did not accept any benefits while working in Jiangbei New District. Of course, they accepted two packs of cigarettes and a bottle of wine from their subordinates during the New Year and other festivals. If they took more, they distributed it to the cadres of the district government. It is certain that they had no selfish motives.

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