Chapter 2369 City No. 1 Middle School Relocation

"Yes, there is nothing to discuss about this matter itself. When the development strategy of Nanshan New District was formulated, there was a plan for supporting education. Relocating Shazhou No. 1 Middle School to Nanshan New District was part of this grand strategy, but it was not explicitly mentioned in the development program."

"Moving the No. 1 Middle School to Nanshan New District can guide the population flow to Nanshan New District to the greatest extent and promote the development speed of Nanshan New District. This is a major strategy that is beneficial to the development of the entire Shazhou." Chen Guohua explained.

"It seems that there is no objection to this matter itself. It is an established plan in the development blueprint. But why does Shao Hongli want to locate the new campus of Xinyi Middle School in Xinyang City? For this purpose, he even overturned all the previous research, demonstration and planning." Qin Feng was a little puzzled.

"Mayor, this matter didn't just come up today. As early as two years ago, when we were discussing whether to relocate No. 1 Middle School to a new location, there was a fierce conflict over whether to move to Nanshan New District or to the land near Xinyang City."

"Mayor Yaqiu firmly insisted on choosing Nanshan New District, which is the most beneficial choice for the development of the entire Shazhou. However, Shao Hongli insisted on moving to the vicinity of Xinyang City and did a lot of work for this. At the same time, there is also a large force pushing for the relocation of the No. 1 Middle School in the city to Xinyang City." Chen Guohua stood up and handed Qin Feng a cigarette with both hands, and helped Qin Feng light the cigarette.

"Is this matter related to the Lixin Group?" Qin Feng asked. Since Chen Guohua said that there was a large force behind it, this matter must be related to the Lixin Group.

"The mayor has a keen eye. Indeed, it was the idea of ​​the Lixin Group to move the No. 1 Middle School to Xinyang City. Why is that place called Xinyang City? It is because many years ago, the Lixin Group bought a large piece of land in the western suburbs of the city at a very low price and built a large real estate project, which was named Xinyang City."

"At that time, the Lixin Group was certain that Shazhou would develop westward, so it bought several plots of land there at extremely low prices in advance, and Xinyang City was one of them."

"After hoarding the land, Lixin Group began to use its power and connections in the municipal party committee and government to modify the urban planning of Shazhou. A large number of public facilities were built to the west, thus guiding the entire city to develop westward."

"But things went against our wishes. Due to the obstruction of Mayor Yaqiu, the plan of Lixin Group did not succeed. And his Xinyangcheng real estate project had already been developed, which resulted in the entire Xinyangcheng real estate project being unsold. Lixin Group's investment in the west of the city suffered huge losses. This is the first time in the entire investment history of Lixin Real Estate." Chen Guohua continued to introduce.

"The relocation of Xinyi High School has given Lixin Group hope to revitalize the entire west city investment. Xinyi High School is our key high school in Shazhou, and it is also the trump card in the education sector. And it is not only the trump card of our Shazhou, but also the best high school in the five or six nearby cities. In the entire Ganliang Province, except for Xidu No. 2 High School, the best high school is our Shazhou No. 1 High School."

"If such high-quality educational resources were placed in the west of the city, that is, near Xinyang City, the entire Xinyang City real estate complex would be revitalized immediately, and housing prices would rise accordingly. In addition, Lixin Group still has several pieces of land acquired at low prices, so Lixin Group can make at least tens of billions..." Chen Guohua told Qin Feng the whole story.

Qin Feng nodded, finally figuring out what was going on.

"That means the original plan of Lixin Group was blocked by Comrade Qi Yaqiu, right?"

"I guess so. Mayor Yaqiu was strongly opposed to it at the beginning." Chen Guohua nodded.

"Given the power of the Lixin Group, it seems that it would be impossible to stop it with the power of Mayor Yaqiu alone? What was the attitude of the Municipal Party Committee at the time?" Qin Feng asked.

Chen Guohua admired Qin Feng a little. Although Qin Feng had just arrived at Shazhou, he could see the key points at a glance.

"Nothing can be hidden from the mayor. If the Municipal Party Committee also stands on the side of Lixin Group, Mayor Yaqiu will be powerless to stop it. But the problem lies here. When discussing this matter, the Municipal Party Committee only mentioned the project of building a new site for the No. 1 Middle School in a different location. As for where to move it, the Municipal Party Committee did not discuss it. Instead, it threw the matter to the Municipal Government and did not ask any more questions. This is also the reason why Shao Hongli dared to openly change the site selection today." Chen Guohua explained again.

"You mean the Municipal Party Committee is deliberately avoiding this matter?" Qin Feng asked.

Chen Guohua smiled and nodded.

Qin Feng tapped his hands on the table. This matter was worth pondering.

"The fact that Jiang Longjun did not stand on the side of Lixin Group means he is actually supporting Comrade Qi Yaqiu." Qin Feng said slowly.

"That's true. As long as the municipal party committee doesn't help, the municipal government won't approve this matter. Even if Shao Hongli is a great man, the mayor's signature is needed for this matter. This is why this matter has been shelved and cannot be pushed forward."

"But Jiang Longjun was not supporting Mayor Yaqiu. He was actually supporting himself. Mayor, you don't know that Nanshan New District is a strategy promoted by Jiang Longjun alone. It is also the biggest political capital that Jiang Longjun is proud of. Whether he can smoothly leave Shazhou and be promoted to the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee depends on the development of Nanshan New District."

"The relocation of the No. 1 Middle School to Nanshan New District will have a huge impact on the development of the entire Nanshan New District. So from Jiang Longjun's perspective, he dreams of moving the No. 1 Middle School to Nanshan New District as soon as possible, so as to boost the development of Nanshan New District as soon as possible."

"But he is... too shrewd and too calculating. He doesn't want to and dare not be an enemy of the Lixin Group. He is afraid of falling into political danger, so he chose to throw the matter to the municipal government to decide and let Mayor Yaqiu help him take the blame and act as cannon fodder. He hides behind and doesn't offend anyone." Chen Guohua sneered. It can be seen that he is very dissatisfied with Jiang Longjun.

Qin Feng took big puffs of his cigarette and nodded. Now he understood the whole thing clearly.

"Jiang Longjun..." Qin Feng muttered, then smiled and stopped talking. He pointed to another document and said, "What's going on with this city lighting beautification project? Shao Hongli forced me to sign it, and he was in a hurry."

"I don't know the specific details of this matter, but I guess this kind of lighting beautification project generally has a lot of tricks. Because it is an atypical project, there is a lot of room for operation and the profit is also high." Chen Guohua said with a smile.

Qin Feng understood what Chen Guohua meant and asked, "Is this project related to Lixin Group?"

"I'm not sure about this, but I guess not. This should be Shao Hongli's own idea. Lixin Group would not be very interested in such a project worth tens of millions." Chen Guohua shook his head.