Chapter 185 Public Opinion War
Congratulations were heard around Jiang Qizhu.
"Mr. Jiang made a big move, buying a piece of land for 5.05 million yuan, what a bold move!"
"The Shenzhen real estate company has acquired this piece of land. All the good locations around the Cuihu Reservoir are in your hands. Large-scale development brings economies of scale."
"Congratulations! I was really worried about you guys. Fortunately, No. 13 gave up later."
Jiang Qizhu stretched out his hand to Liu Yuanyu and smiled happily: "Thank you, Mr. Liu, for showing mercy."
Liu Yuanyu's gaze was like a poisonous snake, passing across the faces of everyone in Jiang Qizhuo's team: "Let's wait and see!" He ignored the hand that Jiang Qizhuo extended and walked away.
Several real estate company bosses nearby laughed and said, "Boss Liu is from Kyoto after all, he can't stand the slightest grievance. Boss Jiang is magnanimous, there's no need to bother with him."
Jiang Qizhu has now successfully obtained the land, which is only 50,000 higher than the ideal price. He is very proud of himself and does not care about Liu Yuanyu's attitude. He smiled and said, "Don't care, don't care. It's understandable that he is a little angry because he didn't get the land."
Tao Nanfeng held Xiangbei's hand and leaned his head on his shoulder. Looking at Jiang Qizhu surrounded by a group of colleagues, he smiled and said, "We finally got the land. Jiang Qizhu's wish came true. I can start designing now."
Xiangbei's eyes sank slightly and he nodded.
Nanbei Commercial Operation Company and Nanfeng Design and Engineering Consulting Company are very closely tied to Shenzhen real estate companies. Xiangbei and Tao Nanfeng have had a very good relationship with Jiang Qizhuo in the past two years. It is certainly worth being happy that Jiang Qizhu was able to obtain the land this time, but the first bird to stick its head out gets shot, so he still needs to make the necessary preparations.
As soon as Xiangbei returned home, he called someone.
"Qiao Yadong, how are you doing in your postgraduate studies at Magic City University? I need your help with something."
"North? You say!"
The next day, the front-page editorial of Yangcheng Evening News caused an uproar.
[Does the bidding for the first piece of land in Shenzhen Stock Exchange touch the legal red line? 】
The land bidding in Shenzhen was originally an internal affair. It was a small auction held by Shenzhen leaders in order to familiarize themselves with the bidding process. Reporters were not allowed to enter, let alone take photos.
But I don't know who leaked the news, but someone secretly took a photo at the scene. In the photo, Li Xihu is holding up the No. 11 number plate, with Jiang Qizhuo standing behind him with a smile on his face, and Tao Nanfeng and Xiang Bei standing side by side.
This photo was prominently displayed in the center of a tabloid, and the headline of the report had ulterior motives.
[Open land transactions are treason!] The second quartet appeared in Shenzhen Stock Exchange? 】
This title scared everyone and made them change their expression.
The movement had just ended and a certain gang had just been defeated, but now suddenly someone was openly shouting and cursing in the newspaper, accusing the four people in the photo of selling out the land and betraying the country, and everyone shut up.
Liu Yuanyu, the instigator, was sitting in the company and making a phone call: "Very good, well done! Start another fire and force Xiangbei and the others back to Jiangcheng!"
After hanging up the phone, Liu Yuanyu spat on the ground and said, "Who among you is better than me in political struggle? I want to see if you can build a house peacefully after getting the land."
With the label of "traitor" put on them, even the Shenzhen Stock Exchange leaders felt a little embarrassed. The city was divided into two factions and a heated debate began. One group says that the pace of land lease rights auctions is moving too fast and needs to be slowed down; the other group says that we must rise to the challenge, expand and strengthen our business through this wave of land bidding in the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, and force land reform.
A week passed and there was still no conclusion.
Jiang Qizhu hurried to Tao Nanfeng and Xiangbei's villa and placed a certificate in front of them: "The city leaders just talked to me. Now someone is deliberately making trouble. The pressure of public opinion is too great. Let our team take a break first."
Xiangbei picked up the certificate and glanced at it: "What does it mean?"
Jiang Qizhu explained: "I simply wrote a certificate to prove that you were just friends following the entire land bidding process and did not participate in it. You see, I specially stamped the company's official seal and my signature, Jiang Qizhu."
Xiangbei looked at the certificate and felt a little sad for some reason. He picked up the certificate, folded it carefully, and put it solemnly in his pocket: "Okay, thank you."
Tao Nanfeng had seen the future of real estate development in his dreams. In the world of that book, real estate development was bustling all over the country, and the real estate industry had created countless tens of millions and hundreds of millions of millionaires. In the 1990s, Feng You and Qiao Yadong opened a husband-and-wife shop, building ordinary residences, high-end villas, office buildings, shops... all kinds of buildings, and became a nationally famous star enterprise.
It’s 1984, and real estate’s golden age is still a decade away.
Tao Nanfeng is confident that the future will be bright, but all things are difficult at the beginning. From the beginning to the prosperity, it is the efforts of countless people.
"It's okay, don't worry. Real estate development is a major trend, and the Shenzhen municipal leaders have carefully considered it before conducting the pilot. Now people don't understand, and the media is deliberately misleading. These are just temporary difficulties, and they will be resolved soon."
Hearing Tao Nanfeng's words, Jiang Qizhuo forced a smile and said, "I'm not worried, I'm just a little depressed now. I didn't expect that this vicious dog Liu Yuanyu would be so ruthless. He actually used the power of the media to create momentum, forcing the Shenzhen city leaders to suspend the land system reform under pressure."
Xiangbei said, "Since the project is on hold, the tasks of Nanfeng Design Company must also be suspended. Nanfeng and I will go back to Jiangcheng first to avoid the limelight. Old Jiang, you should also be careful about your words and actions, and be careful not to be chased by reporters."
Jiang Qizhu shook his head helplessly. "No way, no way. I don't know why these reporters are just like the paparazzi in Hong Kong City's newspapers. They follow you around every day and ask: Mr. Jiang, do you dare to sell the land because you have someone behind you? It's so annoying."
The three of them looked at each other. Although there were smiles on their faces, the smiles did not reach their eyes.
Tao Nanfeng and Xiangbei returned to Jiangcheng.
I thought that returning to Jiangcheng would allow me to relax my body and mind. Unexpectedly, as soon as I got off the train, uniformed public security officers came up to me and blocked my way north: "Are you the legal representative of Nanfeng Design and Engineering Consulting Company? Someone reported that your company was involved in illegal land transactions. Come with us."
Tao Nanfeng's face suddenly turned pale.
People were coming and going at the exit of the train station, speaking the familiar Jiangcheng accent. My hometown, which was originally bustling and warm, now felt chilly.
Fighting power was of no use at this time. No matter how strong Tao Nanfeng was, he dared not resist in public. He could only stare at Xiang Bei blankly.
Xiangbei calmly handed the luggage bag to Tao Nanfeng, opened his arms to hug her, gently touched her head, and said softly: "Don't worry, I will be fine. Don't tell my parents when you go home. Call Qiao Yadong first, I will make arrangements."
Tao Nanfeng didn't care about the looks from others, he stretched out his hand and hugged Xiangbei's waist tightly, he had a thousand words in his heart that he wanted to say, but at this moment he couldn't say a word, finally he just said: "Okay!"
After finally calming down, Tao Nanfeng stepped into his home in Yuanhou Village with a smile on his face.
A sharp cry rang out, as if lightning splitting the dreary night sky, causing Tao Nanfeng's heart to suddenly tighten. She walked quickly, pushed open the iron gate of the yard and rushed in.
There were a lot of people crowded in the main room.
Fan Yajun, Ye Chu, Fan Zhicheng, Chen Zhilu, Xiao Aiyun, Ye Qin...all those people who rarely get together gathered at Tao Nanfeng's house, with anxious looks on their faces. Seeing Tao Nanfeng coming back, everyone stood up and rushed to her: "What's going on? Where's Xiangbei?"
Tao Nanfeng looked over the heads of the crowd, searching for the shrill cry.
Liang Yinzhen's face was full of tears. She stumbled over and grabbed Tao Nanfeng's hand. She spoke in a hoarse voice with great fear: "Where is Xiangbei? Has Xiangbei been arrested? Why did you arrest him? Why!"
Tao Nanfeng's heart sank. Oh no, her mother-in-law knew about this!
She knew exactly why Liang Yinzhen was so frightened. Liang Yinzhen has experienced too much loss in her life. She is not afraid of hardship or fatigue, but she is afraid of losing her family and being lonely.
Tao Nanfeng hugged Liang Yinzhen and patted her back gently, trying to convey his warmth to her, and said softly: "Mom, don't be afraid, I'm here."
Xiang Yongfu squatted in the corner of the eaves, smoking a pipe, with smoke all over the air and a worried look on his face.
Employees of Nanfeng Company, educated youth friends from the farm, and Xiangbei's friends who cared about him the most were all here. How did they all know that something had happened to Xiangbei?
As soon as she and Xiangbei got off the train, the police came to arrest them. Xiangbei wanted to hide the news from his family, so how did it get out so quickly?
Meeting Tao Nanfeng's gaze, Fan Zhicheng quickly explained, "The police came to the company this morning and said they wanted to take the person in charge away. After looking at the qualification certificate and seeing that the legal representative was Xiang Bei, they said they wanted to take Xiang Bei away. The commotion was too loud and everyone knew about it."
Liang Yinzhen was hugged by Tao Nanfeng, her whole body was shaking. At this moment, she was completely terrified that Xiangbei would be arrested and imprisoned, and might even be sentenced and beheaded. She suddenly remembered something and came to her senses. She hurriedly let go of Tao Nanfeng's hand and ran into the house, shouting as she ran: "Our Xiangbei is the child of a martyr. The government can't kill him. They can't kill him. I have proof!"
Everyone was confused.
Isn’t Xiangbei Liang Yinzhen’s child? How did you become the descendant of a martyr?
Liang Yinzhen ran out, trembling as she held up a yellowed piece of paper with a big red seal on it: "This, this is proof that Xiangbei is the child of a martyr, and the government cannot kill him!"
Tao Nanfeng looked up at Liang Yinzhen.
Her gray hair was tied into a small bun, and a clump of hair was loose because of running, messy in the wind. Her face was full of wrinkles, tear marks and red eyes. She was frightened by the war and the movement. When she heard that the police were arresting people, she was on the verge of collapse and stared at her wife blankly.
"Xiangbei was a soldier, he was a combat hero, and we still have his medals at home. He is the descendant of a martyr. His father and mother were underground workers who were captured by the enemy and... shot. My family member Xiangdong was also a martyr. Our family, our family lost three lives for the revolution. Xiangbei cannot die, he cannot die."
Later, Liang Yinzhen's voice became hoarse as she begged Tao Nanfeng: "Nanfeng, please help Xiangbei. Show all this to the government and ask them to show mercy. No matter what Xiangbei did, as long as he is spared, I will agree to pay him money or anything else. How about using my life to pay for his?"
The main room, which was noisy just now, suddenly became quiet.
Although Liang Yinzhen spoke incoherently, Tao Nanfeng understood her. The words "Our family lost three lives for the revolution" made her feel extremely heavy. She took the certificate that she had treasured for decades from Liang Yinzhen's hand and looked at it carefully with her head down.
This is an old document with the official seal of the Soviet government. It contains a simple certificate proving that Liang Yinzhu and Zhong Muyang were underground workers who died heroically for the revolution.
Tao Nanfeng could no longer hold back the tears in her eyes and looked up at Liang Yinzhen: "Mom, Xiangbei's parents are martyrs. Did they die?"
Liang Yinzhen just wanted to rescue Xiangbei from prison as soon as possible, so she didn't dare to hide anything: "Liang Yinzhu is my sister. She and Zhong Muyang have been doing underground work in the Magic City. My son Xiangdong was only sixteen years old. He followed Yinzhu at the age of sixteen. In less than a year... he lost his life. Soon after, Yinzhu and Zhong Muyang were captured by the enemy and imprisoned in the Langya Prison. When they were about to be liberated, the enemy massacred Yinzhu and others. Before she died, she went through untold hardships to send Xiangbei, who was only six months old, out. This is her suicide note."
Liang Yinzhen took out the blood letter and handed it to Tao Nanfeng.
When Tao Nanfeng saw the suicide note, which was stained with blood and revealed its cruelty and sadness, tears started to fall down his face.
——Sister, Xiangdong is dead, and I will give you a child. Now the situation has changed, I have been imprisoned, in the jaws of death, my life or death is uncertain... If unfortunately, please stay away from this chaos, and do not mention Mu Yang and I again. Children should not be spoiled; simple clothes and plain food are enough.
Liang Yinzhen is a kind mother who regards her children as precious as her own eyes. But the world was difficult. Xiangnan died at the age of six and Xiangqian died at the age of three. Only one child, Xiangdong, survived among the three. The only Xiangdong was sent to his aunt, but unexpectedly he died in less than a year. The son who is now with Liang Yinzhen, Xiangbei, is her nephew. Xiangbei's parents were underground workers who died heroically for the revolution.
After listening to Liang Yinzhen's story, Xiang Yongfu stood up and knocked his pipe against the brick pillar. He had always had no sense of existence, but now he was unusually calm: "Xiangbei is right. This is a new society. The government will not be unreasonable. Yinzhen, don't panic. Let Nanfeng and everyone else work together to find a solution."
As they were talking, a voice came from outside the courtyard door: "Tao Nanfeng——"
Xiao Aiyun was the first to jump up: "Qiao Yadong!"
Qiao Yadong, who was studying for a master's degree in Shanghai, was carrying a schoolbag and looked exhausted. When he saw Tao Nanfeng, he said anxiously, "Don't worry, Nanfeng. Xiangbei already had a premonition about this matter and has a plan."
Contingency plan?
Upon hearing this, everyone became excited: Does Xiangbei have any contingency plans? If this is the case, does it mean that Xiangbei will be fine?
When Liang Yinzhen saw so many people coming to help Xiangbei, she couldn't stop crying and kept saying, "Thank you, thank you!"
Xiang Yongfu said to Liang Yinzhen, "Hurry up and boil some water and pour some tea. There are so many guests."
Just now Liang Yinzhen felt like the sky was about to fall, but when Tao Nanfeng came back, she seemed to have support, and after hearing Xiang Yongfu's instructions, she immediately found something to do: "Okay, okay, I'll go make some tea."
There were not so many chairs in the main room. Some people were sitting, some were standing, and they all surrounded Qiao Yadong and Tao Nanfeng.
After listening to Tao Shouxin's teachings, Qiao Yadong studied hard. After graduating from university, he was admitted to Shanghai University as a graduate student in economics under Professor Kong Huaqing. After devoting himself to academic research for so many years, he is no longer an ordinary young scholar in Xiufengshan Farm, but a young scholar with his own unique thoughts and insights on China's economic development.
After graduating from university, Xiao Aiyun was assigned to Jiangbei No. 4 Middle School as a Chinese teacher. She was already married. She asked Qiao Yadong anxiously: "Qiao squad leader, can you tell us what the emergency plan is for Xiangbei and what we need to do?"
Qiao Yadong thanked Liang Yinzhen for the hot tea, took a deep breath, took out a few pages of paper from his bag, and handed them to Tao Nanfeng: "Xiangbei asked me to write an article about the value of land, and I have finished it. Xiangbei asked me to find reporter Lu Xue from Jiangcheng Daily to send out this article."
Tao Nanfeng took the pages of paper and looked at the title "My Opinion on the Value of Land", feeling that it was of great weight.
Qiao Yadong's eyes were as bright as stars: "Xiang Bei and I talked on the phone for a long time. Although the land belongs to the state or collective ownership, and the state or individuals are not allowed to buy and sell it, I don't think it is impossible to make changes! I read Das Kapital, and even the great man said that land rent is a unique economic manifestation of land ownership, which means that the value of land can be realized and mined.
Our country's laws clearly stipulate that land belongs to the state or collective and cannot be bought and sold. This is correct. But I have discussed for a long time with professors and fellow students, and we can divide the land rights into two parts, ownership and use rights! ”
Separation of ownership and usage rights? This statement is absolutely innovative.
If these two types of ownership are separated, the land can be bought and sold!
Tao Nanfeng became lively when he heard this: "The right to use belongs to the state or collective. Can the right to use be bought and sold?"
Qiao Yadong nodded heavily: "Xiangbei said that the land you participated in the bidding for was a 40-year lease. Isn't this a transaction of use rights? The ownership still belongs to the country, so it is not considered selling out the country."
Liang Yinzhen defended her son with a trembling voice: "Xiangbei would not sell out his country. He is the descendant of a martyr. His parents died for the revolution. He fought on the front line to serve his country. He would never do such a thing."
Qiao Yadong was stunned for a moment.
Tao Nanfeng put his arm around Liang Yinzhen's shoulders and comforted her softly, "Mom, don't be afraid. We are all trying to find a solution."
Qiao Yadong came to his senses and stopped worrying about Xiangbei's life experience. He looked at Tao Nanfeng and said, "After the land ownership relationship is straightened out, local governments can sell land use rights for thirty, forty, or fifty years... As long as land use rights can be bought and sold, the government can obtain a large amount of construction funds. Urban construction will surely change with each passing day. Building roads, parks, hospitals, and schools will improve the living environment in an all-round way, and the people will be able to live a good life."
When Tao Nanfeng heard this, he suddenly felt courageous: "Since Liu Yuanyu is using public opinion warfare, then we will fight back!"
"Okay, let's accept the challenge!" Everyone present responded in unison.
Lu Xue is now a well-known reporter for Jiangcheng Daily. After receiving Tao Nanfeng's call, she rushed over immediately, learned the whole story, and read Qiao Yadong's article. She slammed the table and said, "I will arrange for it to be published immediately. We can't let the pioneers of reform suffer such humiliation!"
One stone can cause a thousand ripples.
The article "My Views on Land Value" caused a great earthquake in the economics community, and many professors, including Qiao Yadong's mentor Kong Huaqing, supported Qiao Yadong.
[Land ownership is divided into two parts, the ownership belongs to the state or collective, and the right of use can be traded freely - the value of the land is finally reflected. 】
[Young economics scholar Qiao Yadong quoted classics and made an in-depth analysis of land value. Land system reform is imperative! 】
[The first land sale case in Shenzhen Stock Exchange triggered a heated discussion on economics, with scholars calling for clarification of land property rights. 】
The previously one-sided voices cursing Xiang Bei and others for treason were becoming increasingly smaller.
Xiang Bei, who was temporarily detained at the Jiangcheng Public Security Bureau, read the news in newspapers from various places, and a gleam of determination flashed in his eyes.
All reforms involve risks, and he is willing to take all the risks!
Xiangbei did not suffer any punishment. When Tao Nanfeng and Liang Yinzhen came to the Public Security Bureau with the combat hero medals, martyr certificates and martyr's suicide notes, everyone in the bureau stood in awe. If there were no martyrs like Liang Yinzhu and Zhong Muyang who sacrificed their lives and shed their blood, how could we have the stable life we have today?
A few days later, Tao Nanfeng received a call from Miao Jing: "Tao Nanfeng, Minister Zhong wants to see you, please come to Kyoto."
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