Nominal: Energy sector enters Handong, breaking the deadlock

Li Dakang had barely sat down when he immediately stood up again, and his habitual rhetoric flowed out: "Governor Song, on behalf of the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee and the millions of people in the city, I warmly welcome you to Jingzhou for your inspection."

"Please specify which companies you wish to visit in advance, and I will immediately arrange for them to connect with you beforehand to avoid any unpleasant situations."

Having governed Jingzhou for many years, he never fought an unprepared battle, fearing that Song Yunhui would discover problems with businesses near Guangming Lake.

Wouldn't I get criticized for that?

Song Yunhui frowned slightly and said, not too harshly, "Comrade Dakang, I must criticize you a couple of times."

With advance notice, companies immediately prepared their display boards, suspended operations for rehearsals, and screened interviewees.

When I arrived at the scene, all I saw were pre-arranged model operas.

In that case, would I still be able to get the real picture and understand the true situation at the grassroots level?

Li Dakang's head stiffened, his smile vanished, and he bent down to admit his mistake, "Governor Song's criticism was insightful; it was my thinking that slipped."

They were all fooled by that old idiot Tian Guofu.

I admit my mistake.

Unexpectedly, the old tricks didn't work at all with Song Yunhui.

Running into the line of fire is just asking for trouble.

In the past, when Governor Liu and Zhao Lichun went to inspect enterprises and institutions in Jingzhou, Li Dakang would always get specific information in advance and have Secretary Jin notify them beforehand.

A few minutes later.

Vice Governors Zhao Qilun, Sun Liancheng, and Cheng Du entered the office in turn.

All four changed into the casual clothes prepared by Zhou Haoyang, without any of the pomp and circumstance of officials.

Once everyone is present, we will depart immediately.

They traveled in two civilian vehicles, neither of which had provincial party committee license plates.

Song Yunhui and Li Dakang rode in the same car.

Zhou Haoyang sat in the passenger seat.

The driver was naturally Song Yunhui's personal driver, Kong Erhu.

With the car window half-lowered, the street scenes of Jingzhou flashed by.

Song Yunhui and Li Dakang started talking, from the development of one city to the transformation of the entire province of Handong.

Li Dakang gripped the roof railing with one hand and said, "Governor Song, I can clearly feel that the economic growth rate of Handong is showing signs of slowing down."

As the top official in Jingzhou City, I'm really worried!

How to boost the economy and drive GDP is Li Dakang's biggest concern.

Song Yunhui was parachuted in from the energy department, so it's perfectly reasonable for him to plead poverty and ask for projects.

A crying child has milk.

Song Yunhui nodded. "Comrade Dakang, the neighboring provinces are all tackling the tough challenge of industrial transformation, but our Handong is overly reliant on land development."

Clinging to the old path of real estate development without making adjustments has not yet had a significant impact.

"I'm afraid that within the next two or three years, economic growth, job creation, and fiscal revenue and expenditure will decline, and it will be twice as difficult to catch up then."

Song Yunhui turned his head to look at Li Dakang and cut straight to the heart of the matter, pointing out the current problem in Handong.

Li Dakang confidently stated, "Governor Song, however, our Jingzhou is in a better position. Our municipal party committee and government have always emphasized comprehensive development and people's livelihood."

In particular, the Guangming Peak project is already underway.

I have great confidence in the development of Jingzhou.

It would be even better if the province could provide some policy support.

Even Li Dakang himself didn't believe that.

Song Yunhui gently tapped the knee. "Dakang, putting aside the eye-catching figures in the promotional materials, to be objective, the Guangming Peak Comprehensive Development Project, with its scale of 28 billion, is definitely inflated and a bit bloated."

Zhou Haoyang listened without saying a word; a secretary should act like a secretary.

Listen less and speak less.

The driver, Kong Erhu, was a former soldier, so he basically let things go in one ear and out the other.

Li Dakang immediately defended himself, saying, "Governor Song, most of the companies that signed the agreement to move in are leading private enterprises from both inside and outside the province. The contracts are in black and white, and all the proof of funds has been submitted to the housing and construction and finance departments. The developers have promised to invest all of their own funds, so there is no empty shell gimmick."

Li Dakang didn't actually know the specifics of the Guangming Peak project.

Previously, it was always entrusted to Ding Yizhen.

After Ding Yizhen's incident, Sun Liancheng replaced Ding Yizhen as the chief commander of the Guangming Peak project.

Starting today, Ren Zhimin has once again become the commander-in-chief.

I really didn't have time to manage it before.

Now that we want to manage it, we've become someone else's prey.

Song Yunhui shook his head slightly and asked a question that hit the nail on the head: "Comrade Dakang, 70% of the land in the entire project is planned for residential housing, while commercial facilities and physical industries account for a very small proportion."

Ask yourself honestly, is Jingzhou really lacking in housing for first-time homebuyers right now?

Get straight to the point and get to the heart of the matter.

When Song Yunhui first arrived in Handong, he needed people who could get things done.

Li Dakang's tendency to shirk responsibility and take the blame are his flaws.

That can also be considered an advantage.

Li Dakang once proposed that anything not prohibited by law is permissible, and that the economic transition period needs people with the reformist courage of Li Dakang.

As long as you guide it properly, you can make the donkey pull the millstone.

Li Dakang's mind was solely focused on the revenue from land transfer fees.

"Governor Song, as soon as the residential land breaks ground, the available units will sell out quickly. The market demand for housing is obvious, and there is absolutely no worry about sales."

It turns out that all of this was done by Deputy Mayor Ding Yizhen, and the number of acres of land transferred in Jingzhou reached the highest level in nearly ten years.

Song Yunhui reached into his briefcase, took out the previous year's work report from the Housing and Construction Department of Handong Province, flipped to the statistics page, and pointed at the numbers with his fingertips. "Dakang, people must be pragmatic."

If you look closely at this statistical report, you'll see that in the previous year, the homeownership rate among urban residents in Jingzhou City reached a high of 89.8%.

Li Dakang glanced down at a line of numbers, paused briefly, and quickly found an excuse to refute, "Governor Song, this is just the city's average. The remaining 10.2% of households do not own their own homes, so there is ample demand and there is no risk of oversupply in housing development."

Since housing was commercialized, there has been no shortage of houses to sell over the years.

Some developers' properties sold out immediately upon opening.

Song Yunhui pointed to the statistics on residents owning multiple properties, "Dakang, urban households in Jingzhou City that own two or more commercial housing units account for 20.99% of the total number of households."

Some families live in low-rent housing provided by governments at various levels.

Some families have no plans to buy a house in the near future.

Numbers are cold and impersonal; upon closer examination, certain problems can be found.

Thinking about it this way offers a different perspective.

Li Dakang felt that Song Yunhui was a truly pragmatic person, different from his old leader Zhao Lichun, and also different from Liu Changsheng.

Staring at the glaring numbers on the paper, his lips moved repeatedly.

a long time.

He let out a long sigh, his expression full of realization, "Governor Song, your analysis is very insightful. In the past, I only focused on land transfer fees and never considered the overall situation from the perspective of existing residential housing stock and the balance of market supply and demand."

A single conversation with you is worth more than ten years of study.

I have mixed feelings in my heart.

Why are others provincial governors or ministers?

I was only a deputy minister at the time, but now I finally understand.

Indeed, a deputy minister and a minister are very different.

I used to believe in Tian Guofu's proposed pairing of Sha and Li, but now I don't even believe the punctuation in Tian Guofu's words.

What a load of bullshit!

Song Yunhui is younger than me, so don't even think about it for the next five years.