Section 84: Prospect for Development

When Zhao Guodong arrived in Beijing, Wei Wenming and Ye Qingchuan were already waiting at the airport.

The two of them arrived in Beijing a few days before Zhao Guodong, mainly fighting for the Qianzhan Station. The operation of the Kunwen Expressway has already been on track. Ye Qingchuan still has some tricks in Beijing. The Ministry of Commerce has more or less contact with the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Transport. Even if Ye Qingchuan is not in a good position, he can still ask one or two great masters from his department to help communicate. This is much better than those local cadres who dare to come to Beijing with a slight disdain.

Beijing officials are arrogant. Generally, when the directors of the province arrive here, they basically only have to queue up to make bridges. Even if they are the deputy governors, it depends on whether they usually walk with the ministry. Otherwise, it may be normal to leave you next to the side and cool for a few days.

The conditions for the Beijing Office in Wencheng area are not good. The Beijing Office in Beijing in these old, young, poor and poor areas can only be said to be a matchmaker and helping buy air tickets to provide catering and accommodation in Beijing. That's all. It is obviously unrealistic to really expect these Beijing Offices to have close relationships with various ministries and commissions.

Zhao Guodong didn't mind these things. He was more familiar with Beijing than ordinary people. After all, he had been here for half a year. As for the Ministry of Transport and the National Development and Reform Commission, he had some relationship. However, Kunwen Expressway is not a small project, and the investment amount is quite considerable. Even the National Development and Reform Commission has to follow such a complex and cumbersome procedures. Every link has to be reached. Often, a project program like this can be completed without a year or two, especially the preliminary assessment is a time-consuming and laborious task, and it is essential.

"How is the situation?" Zhao Guodong asked the two of them to get on the Buick business car from the Yunnan-South Yunnan Office, and asked casually.

"There are joys and sorrows. The happy thing is that the Ministry of Transport is quite supportive of Kunwen Expressway. It is said that Minister Youci sent someone to implement this work after returning to Beijing. Now some preliminary opinions from the Ministry of Transport have been reported to the National Development and Reform Commission. Sadly, all provinces are now chasing infrastructure projects. I don't know which year and month it will be our turn to rank projects like this. The prospects are bleak." Wei Wenming shook his head and said a little depressed.

"Everyone is not stupid. Last year, the central government regulated policies and compressed investments between infrastructure. This year, the policy pockets were relaxed. Everyone wanted to take back what they lost last year, so naturally they all rushed up, and the Eight Immortals showed their magical powers across the sea."

Zhao Guodong had long anticipated this situation. After a short regulation, it would definitely usher in a climax. This is not scientific, but some things do not only consider problems from an economic perspective, but also have to look at the problem from a high level. In the situation last year, the public responded strongly. Now all provinces have a strong desire to use investment to drive economic development, and the investment is also very strong. The central government also has different voices on this issue, so it is reflected in the fact that the policies are a bit messy, so the Eight Immortals show their magical powers across the sea.

"But Minister Zhao, the situation in southern Yunnan is different. This time the Prime Minister came to our southern Yunnan for inspection and his attitude was quite clear. Southern Yunnan is a bridgehead to ASEAN and South Asia. The backward infrastructure seriously restricts my country's economic and trade exchanges with ASEAN and South Asia, and it is easy to form a collapse effect. He specifically instructed all central ministries and commissions to give priority to the infrastructure construction in southern Yunnan."

Ye Qingchuan was also a little unwilling to accept it. He originally thought that the Prime Minister had sent a speech when he came to southern Yunnan for inspection. With this sword in Shangfang, it should be said that everything would go wrong. However, he did not expect that when he arrived in Beijing, he realized the seriousness of the situation. There are a lot of such projects in the Development and Reform Commission, waiting to pass, and basically every project has more or less a message or instructions from a leader. Even so, the National Development and Reform Commission will put your projects aside and come one by one, and will not give priority to it just because you think the project is too urgent and important.

Of course, if your project is really important and the Prime Minister personally approved it to complete it within a time limit, that is another matter. For example, projects such as the Yunnan-Burma Expressway and the Yunnan-Burma Railway are approved by the State Council Executive Meeting and do not need anyone to say hello or you urge it. It is also a decisive and will definitely take it down with high efficiency you can't imagine.

"Qingchuan, you are also from the central ministries and commissions. You don't know what you know about the threshold here? The department directors in the ministries and commissions are more skilled than monkeys. What should you do immediately? What can be put on? What can be handled as appropriate? What can be cut into the cold palace. If you report it, he can sniff it and you can figure out what you want. I guess you are afraid that you will do a lot in the Ministry of Commerce, right?" Zhao Guodong glanced at Ye Qingchuan and said with a smile: "Now you have experienced the difficulties of doing things below? If you have the opportunity to return to these ministries in the future, don't be difficult for us who are running errands."

Ye Qingchuan was a little hot when Zhao Guodong said this. Minister Zhao was too smart. He had also worked in the Ministry of Energy and was not unfamiliar with these tricks. He felt that he was excited to do things with such leaders, but he had to be very energetic. If he wanted to fool him, he would be humiliating himself.

"We have fought for this Kunwen Expressway by ourselves. The Prime Minister heard my brief report at that time and did not make any statement. In other words, this is a project that can be upgraded or down. If it is well operated, it can be pushed up. If it is not well grasped, it is possible to put it for three to five years. To put it bluntly, it depends on our planning and operation. How can the statement of going to the headquarters to Beijing become the focus of everyone's attention?"

"Then Minister Zhao, what should we do now?" Wei Wenming was most worried. As soon as the Kunwen Expressway project was released, it caused a great response in the entire Wencheng City. As soon as the news spread, it could be said that it touched the hearts of millions of people in Wencheng. Now the Wencheng Prefectural Committee Administrative Office is also a bit difficult to get out of the situation. If this project is really ruined, it will be difficult for the Wencheng Prefectural Committee Administrative Office to explain to millions of people in Wencheng City.

"Qingchuan, you should be familiar with this process, tell me your plan." Zhao Guodong also felt that this matter was quite tricky. Ye Qingchuan should have some tricks. Moreover, the new commissioner must have wanted to do something practical for Wencheng to prove his ability, and he should spare no effort in this matter.

"Minister Zhao, I'm going to tell you, before you came, Wei *** and I also went to the Ministry of Transport and the National Development and Reform Commission several times. There was no problem with the Ministry of Transport and cooperated with them with all our strength. However, the threshold for the National Development and Reform Commission is not easy to get. I also asked some leaders to help coordinate and communicate, but it was quite difficult. There are too many projects like Kunwen Expressway, and I hope the central government will pay for money. This is the biggest problem. If you say that provincial finance or other channels raise funds, it will be much easier." Ye Qingchuan did not hide it, "The key is this."

"Well, I see you still have some hidden words. Let's say, what are your thoughts?" Zhao Guodong felt that Ye Qingchuan probably had some side ideas.

"Hehe, Minister Zhao, I'm still learning from you. If you want to pass the Kunwen Expressway quickly, you still have to solve the problem of who will pay for it. The central government's annual bread for infrastructure investment is so big. It's not that the Development and Reform Commission is stuck like a calf protector. But if we can change the source of investment and solve this problem, the Development and Reform Commission will not have a big problem." Ye Qingchuan explained.

"The provincial finance is also very difficult, and it is unlikely to spend money on the Kunwen Expressway. The focus of infrastructure investment in the province this year to next year is still on western Yunnan and northwest Yunnan." Zhao Guodong shook his head.

"I also know this. My idea is to use the bot or boot method to operate." Ye Qingchuan stared at Zhao Guodong and said.

"There is no policy for the bot method, but the total economic output in Wencheng area is too small. Kunwen Expressway is very important for Wencheng's development. However, for investors, they have to consider recycling costs and profits. I estimate that it will be less difficult to find a suitable investor than to pass the NDRC." ​​Zhao Guodong seemed to have expected Ye Qingchuan to say this a long time ago, and analyzed it calmly.

"As for the boot method, although it is just a flexible form of the bot method, it is more sensitive at the policy level. In fact, this is the issue of a country's tolerance for the degree of privatization of public infrastructure. From my personal point of view, like the Kunwen Expressway is not a national trunk line, and it is not impossible to adopt the boot method. Even the state or local governments can take the shareholding of project companies to reduce this concern. However, from the national level, there is no precedent in the history of highway construction in my country. It seems that there are also ***subjects in policy. I cannot assert whether it can break the barrier."

Zhao Guodong's very precise and sophisticated analysis made Ye Qingchuan very convinced. He actually felt that Zhao Guodong's bots in building highways when he was in Ningling were just giving Buddhas. He did not expect that he had such a thorough and profound understanding of the policies in this regard. The problems he pointed out were policy barriers that were insurmountable at this stage, which was also what he was most worried about.

Kunwen Expressway is crucial to the development of Wencheng area, but due to the lagging economic development in Wencheng area and the complex geological conditions of limestone caves and large investment amounts, it is also a difficult question to predict when the investment cost can be recovered. In other words, investors are very risky and may not be able to find suitable investors.
Chapter completed!