Chapter 70 5. Deputies to the National People's Congress

After my father was discharged from the hospital, I devoted myself to the conception of the novel.I handed the phone to Yang Na and cut off all contact with the outside world.When I sat quietly in my study alone and meditated, I suddenly realized the social responsibility of a writer, the writer is the last conscience of the society.If Chi Xiaomu hadn't found out with his conscience, he and his six-year-old daughter would not have died in Huangquan. I'm so excited about the general structure of the story.But everything is difficult at the beginning. I have been holding back in the study for a week, but I can't think of a good beginning.I simply stopped writing, and I drove to the field. On the embankment of the Heishui River, I looked at the frozen river bed, feeling ups and downs.

I sat quietly on the levee, lighting a cigarette.The wind blows away the soot and turns the cigarette butt red.An eagle hovered in the air, as if I was its prey. Suddenly, it swooped down with a speed like an arrow leaving the string, and it plunged into the distant forest in a short while.I suddenly realized a truth, the warmest comes from the cold, only the place where you get lost is your real way out.Thinking of this, I was a little excited, I took out the lighter and lit the dry river grass on the embankment.Pieces of river grass burned all of a sudden, and the flames spread rapidly to the distance.That scene was like my excited mood.I watched the distant flames, heard the crisp crackling of dry grass, and a bold beginning was formed...

During the "Two Sessions", Xue Yuanqing accepted an exclusive interview with a reporter from Dongzhou TV Station, talking about the yesterday, today and tomorrow of the "Silver Street Project".He said, "The reason why the Silver Street project was launched is not only a strategic need, but also completely feasible after multi-party demonstrations. The layout of the original project on Zhongshan Street conforms to the conditions of the Silver Street. More importantly, many developers are optimistic about it. For some plots along Silver Street, if the timing is not ripe, the government will not start the Silver Street project. To open up and develop Dongzhou, there must be business opportunities, and launching the Silver Street project is an excellent investment concept.” The main work of the Silver Street project in the next step, he said: "It is imperative to start construction on the plots that have been demolished as soon as possible. For the development of Silver Street next spring, one block will be mature, one block will be operated, and steady progress is the main principle." Xue Yuanqing At the same time, it is predicted that according to the progress of the existing 28 projects, Silver Street in Dongzhou will become the number one commercial street in the country in two or three years.

On the second day after Xue Yuanqing accepted Dongzhou TV's exclusive interview, two speeding cars collided in the aviation city section of Zhongshan Street, knocking down two female middle school students who were crossing the road, and died on the spot. The six people in the two cars also died. Injured to varying degrees.The lives of two young girls are so fleeting, it is really heartbreaking!This incident became the trigger for the deputies to the National People's Congress to launch an attack on Xue Yuanqing. In the morning, Xue Yuanqing came to the third meeting room of Dongzhou Hotel to participate in the discussion of the representatives of the People's Congress of Zhongshan District.As soon as Mayor Xue entered the meeting room, some deputies of the National People's Congress looked very serious. As soon as the welcome applause fell, Zhao Yan, a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress and a researcher at the Municipal Computer Research Institute, who had a reputation for uprightness, asked straight to the point: "Mayor Xue Long, yesterday's car accident shows that Zhongshan Street, as the backbone of urban traffic in Dongzhou, has serious deficiencies and loopholes in planning, design, construction and management, and there is no people-oriented concept at all. As far as I know, Zhongshan Street happens every year There were as many as four or five car accidents in China, but this year there were nearly ten. These car accidents that should not have occurred have not attracted the attention of the relevant departments and the city government. The blood of the children cannot be shed in vain. The city government must give the representatives an explanation .”

Xue Yuanqing has been in a good mood for the past few days, and his "Government Work Report" has won unanimous praise from the representatives of the two sessions. After the "Li Zhang case", some people estimated that it would take three to five years for Dongzhou's economy to recover.At that time, the United States publicly listed Dongzhou as a high-risk investment zone, and the situation forced Xue Yuanqing to fight with his back.Now it seems that I have won, and my finances have increased by 30% for three consecutive years. This alone is enough for me to be proud of.There will be people's congress representatives pointing at their noses to ask for an explanation.

Xue Yuanqing calmed down his mentality, "I understand what Mr. Zhao means," he said calmly, "Urban construction should reflect humanistic care, and the government will definitely wake up from these bloody lessons and come up with effective road safety measures as soon as possible. Remedial measures." "Mayor Xue, as a public product, whether it is to build landscape roads or third- and fourth-class roads, it must meet the needs of different groups of people," Zhao Yan continued to elaborate on his point of view, "It must meet the requirements of convenience and speed. , but also to meet the requirements of safety and comfort, and many streets in Dongzhou are far from reaching it. Under such circumstances, the city government only relies on its own will to build the first commercial street in the country on the expressway of the city's central axis , to build a shopping plaza, five-star hotel, or even a seven-star hotel, causing complaints from relocated residents. Mayor Xue, please talk about this Silver Street project, in addition to relying on land sales to obtain a large amount of land income as a "secondary finance" , what's the point?"

Hearing Zhao Yan's words, Xue Yuanqing felt as if he had been slapped in the face, "Silver Street Project, as Dongzhou's century-old project, has great practical significance for improving the image of Dongzhou city and stimulating Dongzhou's economic development!" Xue Yuanqing said with a dark face, " At present, there are 30 projects that are about to start or have already started, and there is an endless stream of domestic and foreign investors who come to Dongzhou to negotiate. Now, the demolition of Silver Street has reached two high points. One is the compensation for the relocated households on Zhongshan Street. Including incentives, it reaches 3,200 yuan per square meter, and the small apartment size of less than 50 square meters reaches about 4,100 yuan, which is the highest in the Dongzhou regional demolition; on the other hand, the land transfer price It also hit a new high, and the land transfer prices of the three plots were all around 7,000 yuan per square meter, which was unexpected at the beginning.”

A representative of the National People's Congress wearing glasses is the director of the Department of Architecture and Planning of Dongzhou University. "Zhongshan Street is the traffic backbone of Dongzhou City, which is equivalent to Chang'an Street in Dongzhou City." He took off his glasses and said sharply, "In such a city Building a commercial plaza, a five-star hotel, and turning it into a commercial street on the main traffic line violates the laws of urban planning. Think about it, can Chang'an Avenue be built into a commercial street in Beijing? If the government thinks that big projects can Revitalizing the old industrial base can solve the food problem of millions of laid-off workers in Dongzhou. I think it is a waste of effort. Did the government engage in few large projects in the past? How many of them were successful. If you do not follow the laws of the market, you will be punished sooner or later. Punishment!"

Xue Yuanqing was a little excited when he heard these words. He said: "I don't agree with your point of view. In my opinion, the Silver Street Project is the prelude to the revitalization of the old industrial base, and the relocation of immigrants is the prelude to the Silver Street Project. I admit that at the beginning of the resettlement However, the government discovered the problem in time and resolved the difficulty of relocation through humane work. It should be said that the relocation of Silver Street has achieved a win-win situation for relocated residents, developers, and the government.”

"Mayor Xue, Zhongshan District is the core area of ​​Dongzhou City. There is no house here that is less than 4,000 yuan per square meter. In winter, ordinary people can't find houses for a while, so they can only rely on relatives and friends. Even if they find houses You can only buy a house in the suburbs. The children of these residents used to go to the best schools. Many soft things cannot be compensated. The relocated residents have made huge sacrifices for the Silver Street project, and there is no question of winning. Xue Mayor, there is only one winner, and that is the developer and builder of Binhai." Zhao Yan spoke forcefully.

Xue Yuanqing was angered by Lao Zhao's words! "Zhao Yan, what do you mean?" Xue Yuanqing asked. "You understand what it means. During the era of 'Li Zhang', Dongzhou also had large-scale construction projects, but we never saw the word 'Binhai'. Why have the construction companies in Dongzhou failed to grab the contractors in Binhai in the past two years?" Zhao Yan Say it bluntly. Xue Yuanqing was completely angry, because he had been the deputy mayor of Binhai City and was from Binhai. "Zhao Yan, what kind of National People's Congress representative are you? How did someone like you become a National People's Congress representative?" Xue Yuanqing asked, pointing at Zhao Yan's nose.