Great Doctor Without Borders

Chapter 1245 Concern

Seeing Wang Jianming remained silent, Zhai Pingqing sighed and said, "Secretary Wang, I know you are very busy at work, and I didn't want to cause you any trouble. However, Kangjian has invested so much in Dongzhou, and we have made certain contributions to Dongzhou. The new hospital is a joint project between us and the Infectious Disease Hospital, and after it is completed, it will serve the people of Dongzhou. I think it is irresponsible to stop construction because of a Han tomb that has been proven to be worthless. It is also a short-sighted act that ignores the interests of Dongzhou."

Wang Jianming said: "Don't worry, I need to understand the specific situation of this matter. Don't worry, our policies are always stable. We will definitely protect your investment and provide you with the most comprehensive protection."

Zhai Pingqing said: "I believe Secretary Wang, but the project cannot wait. If we stop work for one day, we will lose a lot of money. I hope the relevant departments can give a clear explanation. Even if they want us to stop work, they need a sufficient reason."

Zhai Pingqing chatted for a while before leaving.

After he left, Wang Jianming called Qin Zhengyang over. He did not think it was a big deal. When a Han tomb was discovered, it was the responsibility of the cultural relics protection unit to immediately protect it and issue a stop-work notice. If they did nothing, wouldn't it be redundant? If the cultural relics were damaged, who would bear the responsibility?

Wang Jianming thought that there might be a problem of making a mountain out of a molehill, so he asked Qin Zhengyang to go to the Cultural and Tourism Bureau to find out the specific situation first. If valuable cultural relics were really discovered, they should try to speed up the investigation process so as not to affect other people's project progress.

Qin Zhengyang originally thought it was just a trivial matter, but when he asked Lu Ming, he realized that Xu Chunliang was behind this matter.

Lu Ming is now proceeding step by step according to the relevant regulations. He also has a headache, knowing that this matter will alarm Secretary Wang sooner or later. Once Secretary Wang holds him accountable, he will be in trouble. But because of the storm stirred up by Xu Chunliang, he has to bite the bullet and hold on. The longer he holds on, the greater the impact will be. But the truth will come out one day, and the true value of the Han tomb will be known to people sooner or later. Lu Ming dare not think about how things will develop next.

After closing the door of the director's office, Qin Zhengyang asked, "Is this Han tomb really a national treasure as people say?"

Lu Ming didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He said, "I'm not a professional in this field, so I asked domestic experts to come and identify it. We will hold a seminar on this Han tomb the day after tomorrow."

Qin Zhengyang said: "I heard that the Han tomb has existed for many years. It is not the tomb of any king, prince or general, and it has been robbed long ago."

Lu Ming said: "I don't have time either. There are still a few Han Dynasty paintings left." Anyway, he himself did not believe that this Han Dynasty tomb was a national treasure.

Qin Zhengyang asked, "Did you drive all the cultural relics foundation piles into the construction site of the new infectious disease hospital?"

Lu Mingdao: "It's temporary. We have to do this according to the regulations. If this Han tomb is identified as a national cultural relic, the management department will be held responsible if they do nothing."

Qin Zhengyang smiled but said nothing. He knew that the reason why Lu Ming did this was definitely because Xu Chunliang was pushing him behind the scenes. People who were familiar with the Yangshan Cemetery incident knew that Xu Chunliang once used the ancient tombs in the Yangshan Cemetery to create a disturbance. Looking back at that incident now, it seemed like a sting operation. This time, the Qingshan Town Han Tomb gave people a familiar feeling, but this time the information seemed to be more sufficient and the impact was greater.

Lu Ming took out a box of cigarettes, but Qin Zhengyang waved his hand to indicate that he didn't want any. From Lu Ming's expression, it could be seen that he was feeling a little conflicted at the moment.

Lu Ming put the cigarette back and whispered, "Has Secretary Wang paid attention to this matter?" In fact, he didn't even ask. Qin Zhengyang came here in person, so it must be Secretary Wang's instruction.

Qin Zhengyang said, "Think about it. The construction of the new hospital is in full swing, but you just issued a stop-work notice and asked them to stop all the construction. Stopping construction will also incur costs, and the investors are unwilling to lose money. Zhai Pingqing went to see Secretary Jiang specifically for this matter."

"What does Secretary Jiang mean?"

Qin Zhengyang said: "Let me come over to understand the situation. The key issue now is what level of cultural relics the Han tomb contains. If it is not valuable, we should let them resume construction as soon as possible. After all, it is a project with an investment of 5 billion. The longer it is delayed, the greater the loss will be."

Lu Ming said: "We will have to wait until the seminar to find out. Mr. Huang Wanglin has invited well-known domestic experts to come. I believe there will be a conclusion the day after tomorrow."

Qin Zhengyang thought about it and decided that the day after tomorrow would be the day after tomorrow. Finally, there was a clear date and he could explain to Secretary Wang.

Although Qin Zhengyang knew that Xu Chunliang was the instigator behind this incident, he still did not contact him after considering it. He knew Xu Chunliang well. Once Xu Chunliang decided to do something, no one could stop him. Xu Chunliang was a bit rash this time. He wanted to stop the construction of the new hospital just because of a worthless Han tomb? The city would not support him to do so.

Since he can't be persuaded, he might as well pretend that he is not aware of this matter. Qin Zhengyang thinks it is not wise for Xu Chunliang to make use of this matter. Although the Han tomb has been hyped up recently, its archaeological value is not hyped up. Experts will arrive the day after tomorrow, and after the seminar, everyone will know that this Han tomb has no value at all.

Cultural relics without value are naturally not worthy of such grand protection, but Xu Chunliang still could not stop the construction of the new hospital.

After Qin Zhengyang reported what he had learned to Wang Jianming, Wang Jianming did not make much comment. When it comes to the protection of cultural relics, it is never a bad thing to be cautious. Take a piece of construction land in the downtown business district as an example. Last year, an underground ancient city site was discovered. Until now, the archaeological work has not been completed, and the developer can only postpone the start date again and again.

However, in the past two years, more and more sites have been discovered during construction projects. This is related to the increased awareness of cultural relics protection and the large number of underground ruins in Dongzhou. Of course, the main reason is that the real estate industry has become increasingly sluggish in the past two years, and stopping construction due to archaeology is the most plausible reason.

The value of the Han tomb itself did not affect the spread of the news on the Internet. What Lu Ming did not expect was that the Nanjiang Museum took the initiative to request to participate in this seminar. The expert team they sent would arrive in Dongzhou before the seminar to inspect the Han tomb first. Lu Ming thought that the Nanjiang Museum was suspected of riding on the popularity of the topic. Anyway, as long as there are any archaeological discoveries in the local area, they usually come as soon as possible. The local cultural relics protection units also have complaints about them. Many national treasures have been requisitioned by them. In the past, it was because the conditions of local museums were not good, which was excusable, but now the conditions of local museums are not worse than theirs, but they still do this, which makes him feel a little unhappy.

There is a popular idea in the archaeological community now to excavate and protect the original site, which is a specific protest by local governments against higher authorities. However, this protest has also played a certain role. With the emergence of many archaeological projects, many national museums have sprung up at the municipal level, and the provincial museums' practice of direct requisition has also been restrained a lot.

The Nanjiang Museum sent a team of experts this time. This team of experts is at the forefront of domestic scientific research on Han tombs. They had presided over the excavation of many Han tombs in Dongzhou and took away the national treasures unearthed. The Jade Burial Suit was collected by them in the Nanjiang Museum on the grounds of protecting it for scientific research and it became their treasure.

Lu Ming felt strange. He clearly didn't send them an invitation, so why did they come here on their own? Were they thinking about him again?

Not only the expert group from Nanjiang Museum, but also Xing Wenhu, the head of Pinghai Culture and Tourism, came this time.

When Lu Ming heard that Xing Wenhu was also coming to inspect, he immediately understood. It was impossible that Xing Wenhu came at this critical moment instead of earlier or later. He said that he had no purpose at all.

Lu Ming knew that Xing Wenhu and Xu Chunliang were close friends regardless of age difference, and he most likely came here to help.

Lu Ming did not dare to delay and quickly reported to Wang Jianming that Xing Wenhu was coming to Dongzhou.

Wang Jianming was obviously a little careless about this matter. He thought that Xing Wenhu's arrival was to inspect Dongzhou's cultural tourism, so he asked Lu Ming to plan Xing Wenhu's specific itinerary. When Xing Wenhu came to Dongzhou, he would definitely come forward to receive him.

Dongzhou’s cultural and tourism development has not been going well recently and it really needs help and support from the province.

Xu Chunliang has been staying at home these days. His aunt finally hired a lawyer to sue him for inheritance. Xu Chunliang handed the case over to Chen Yuan from Qingyuan Law Firm. He didn't need to get involved in such boring matters.

After understanding the situation, Chen Yuan told him that he was sure to win the lawsuit.

Not long after Chen Yuan left Xu's house, Hua Zhuyue came over. She had been in Weishan Island for the past few days, and the renovation project of the film and television base there had officially started. In fact, she wanted to come over every day, but considering that Xu Chunliang needed some quiet time recently, she suppressed her longing for him.

When she saw Xu Chunliang, Hua Zhuyue rarely took the initiative to rush over and hugged him tightly.

Her pretty face pressed against his bearded face, causing a slight sting.

Xu Chunliang said: "I'm fine, don't worry about me."

Hua Zhuyue said: "I don't want to worry, but I can't let it go."

Holding Xu Chunliang's hand, she sat down on the sofa, looked at Xu Chunliang's face, and said softly, "You've lost weight."

Xu Chunliang said: "It's five pounds lighter."

Hua Zhuyue touched his face with some distress: "What do you want to eat? I'll go to the market and buy some for you later."

Xu Chunliang said, "We have everything at home. Uncle Gao sent over a lot of food this morning."

Hua Zhuyue said: "I'll go take a look."

Xu Chunliang put his arm around her shoulders and said, "No hurry."

Hua Zhuyue snuggled in his arms and listened quietly to Xu Chunliang's strong heartbeat. She already knew Xu Chunliang's past. Xu Changshan was undoubtedly the closest person to him in the world. The blow to him from the old man's departure could be imagined.

(End of this chapter)