The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 816 Confession
Beijing, Siheyuan.

Before leaving the capital, Liu Tao met Lin Zhenye.

"Director!" Lin Zhenye shouted as he entered the bird watching house and saw Liu Tao making tea.

As people who lived in the Panshan Machinery Factory at that time, we were used to calling Liu Tao "factory director"!
Lin Zhenye knew that his current status was inseparable from Liu Tao’s cultivation.

After receiving Liu Tao's call, Lin Zhenye reported to his leader and rushed to Beijing as soon as possible.

As for the transfer procedures, they will be handled later.

"Zhenye, come, sit down and have a drink first!" Liu Tao said with a smile.

Then, fill a teacup with tea.

Liu Tao asked about Lin Zhenye's situation.

Ever since Lin Zhenye went to work in another company, the two of them might not see each other for a year, and Liu Tao would only occasionally ask about Lin Zhenye with people around him.

When setting up the 'Beijing Siheyuan Development Company', Liu Tao thought about it in his mind and remembered that Lin Zhenye was currently suitable to be the general manager of the 'Beijing Siheyuan Development Company'.

For the 'Beijing Siheyuan Development Company', Panshan Group must be the main body, with Beijing City as the auxiliary, because the 'Beijing Siheyuan Development Company' wants to use market-oriented methods to protect and develop Siheyuan, which is not what Beijing City is good at.

Lin Zhenye hurriedly talked about what had happened over the years.

In the past eleven years, Lin Zhenye's development has been smooth. Now, at the age of only forty, he has been able to join the ranks of senior cadres.

"The purpose of the Beijing Siheyuan Development Company is to protect and develop the Beijing Siheyuan. Protection and development are two different things that need to be done. For Siheyuans with high cultural value, protection is the main focus, development is secondary. They will be developed into memorial halls and celebrity halls, and appropriate renovations and repairs will be carried out," Liu Tao said. "For Siheyuans with no cultural value, protection is secondary, development is the main focus."

Liu Tao talked about his thoughts and ideas.

Lin Zhenye took a pen and kept taking notes in his notebook. Taking notes was a habit he developed when he worked as a secretary.

Liu Tao transferred him to be the general manager of the Beijing Siheyuan Development Company, so he needed to implement Liu Tao's ideas and thoughts and get things done.

This is the most basic requirement.

"Director, if we develop and build an ancient street in an area where courtyard houses are concentrated, wouldn't the investment be too huge?" Lin Zhenye smacked his lips in amazement.

This was a truly big deal, much bigger than he had imagined.

"The investment is definitely large, but don't worry, the headquarters will provide you with great support, and there is no upper limit on the investment." Liu Tao said: "The headquarters will transfer a group of people to Beijing to work in the 'Beijing Siheyuan Development Company'."

"Your most urgent task is to count all the courtyard houses and slums. Don't be afraid of spending money. As long as you can get things done, this is a golden chicken that lays golden eggs. Why would you worry about not having money in the future?" Liu Tao said.

Liu Tao was very clear about the value of the siheyuan. At that time, a siheyuan was not very big, but it could often be sold for hundreds of millions.

Hong Kong businessmen like to build commercial housing and villas, but Liu Tao believes that developing courtyard houses in Beijing has more prospects.

Moreover, in the urban area, it is obvious that the Siheyuan is more suitable for the capital.

As for commercial housing, buildings, etc., they can be built outside the Third Ring Road or even the Fourth Ring Road.

The courtyard house just happens to be helpful in relieving the increasingly tense traffic pressure in the capital.

Lin Zhenye was secretly shocked. There was no upper limit for this investment. It was conceivable how determined Liu Tao was.

The cost of redeeming courtyard houses and shanty towns is probably tens of billions of RMB, or even hundreds of billions of RMB. The cost of repairing, renovating, and building courtyard houses is probably also over tens of billions of RMB.

In other words, the total investment in this area will probably exceed 20 billion yuan, or even reach 30 billion yuan.

"At the same time, there is another thing you have to do, which is to carry out the planning and design properly. In principle, you should build a courtyard house that meets the contemporary functional and regulatory requirements in accordance with the layout and model of the traditional courtyard house. When the planning and design review comes, I will personally participate." Liu Tao said: "In terms of protection and development, you should invite more university professors and experts from the Ancient Architecture Institute of the Beijing Cultural Bureau."

"Fire protection, water diversion, drainage, sewage disposal, electricity and network usage, etc., all need to be taken into consideration." Liu Tao said: "In principle, ancient streets are closed to vehicles and only allow pedestrians to walk. At most, there will be some trams and bicycles. For living, the hutongs are the main areas, and each courtyard should have at least one parking space."

Liu Tao had to explain more.

The siheyuan is very exquisite. The architectural specifications, brick carvings and gates of some courtyards are shocking.

The traditional courtyard houses in Beijing are very particular, from what kind of tiles to use on the roof, how many nails to put on the door, to the content of the carvings, every detail is very particular.

Even though it has fallen into an overcrowded slum, one can still get a glimpse of its former appearance from the carvings. Many brick carvings, stone carvings and wood carvings are exquisitely crafted, with patterns of flowers, plants, birds and animals, fortune, longevity, happiness, and the three friends of winter, etc., reflecting the taste and pursuit of the courtyard's owner.

He really didn't want these courtyard houses to be reduced to ashes.

"By the way, we should also work on the courtyard houses in the suburbs at the same time!" Liu Tao instructed.

In the Qing Dynasty, after the reigns of Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong, the emperors often spent their summers in the "Three Mountains and Five Gardens" in the northwest of the capital to govern the country. Princes and powerful officials also built gardens and mansions in Haidian. There are also some courtyard houses built by celebrities, which can be said to be very valuable.

If we want to protect, the efforts should be great and the scope should be wide.

Of course, after the development, those who can afford to live in the courtyard houses will not be ordinary people.

Because ordinary people can never afford it!

And Beijing, as the capital, actually has no shortage of wealthy people.

Liu Tao actually knew that this was a huge project, and the entire project would drive the development of the entire ancient building. For example, carpentry, painting, bricklaying, etc. would all usher in a huge wave of development.

As for the research on ancient courtyard buildings, it will also usher in a huge wave of development and produce countless research results.

Liu Tao gave Lin Zhenye fifteen years, with each phase of the project lasting five years, for a total of three phases.

Liu Tao will also arrange for Lin Zhenye's family to move to Beijing.

"Director, please rest assured, I will do it well!" said Lin Zhenye.

After looking at the sky, Liu Tao invited Lin Zhenye to have a simple meal in the courtyard.

After dinner, he asked the driver to take Lin Zhenye home.

Liu Tao did not stay in the capital overnight, but left the capital on a special plane that night.

He had a lot of things to do, and the matter of the courtyard was a spur-of-the-moment decision, so it was delayed for several days.

Liu Tao's mother also left with him, but she was going to live in Kunming City for a while. She hadn't seen her grandchildren for a long time and missed them.

Now that Chen Fang has retired, she has plenty of time. This time when she goes to Kunming, she can also take a good look at Kunming City, which is now very famous throughout the country.

As one of the best developed cities in the country, Queensland is also very famous throughout the country.

(End of this chapter)