Chapter 62: Congressional Questioning
Angelina stayed in Pingchuan for three days and then returned to Europe, although it is said that Europe is not a good time for business expansion, but the company that can be favored by the Welf family and Fang Mingyuan will not be an ordinary enterprise, if you want to get it smoothly, there is a lot of preliminary work that you have to do quickly. ○ Tomato --'.x-f'q'x-s'-.-com
Moreover, it is impossible for Fang Mingyuan to stay in Europe for a long time in the short term, in order to ensure that his interests are not harmed in the process of the reorganization of the Welf family, Angelina, as his representative, also needs to keep an eye on it. Although it is impossible for Philip and the others to play any tricks on this kind of thing, but there are many members of the Welf family, and there are policies and countermeasures, which is not unique to Huaxia, Angelina also has to keep an eye on this matter, and she is the channel of contact between the Welf family and Fang Mingyuan.
Fang Mingyuan, who returned to Fengyuan, was also entangled in many affairs, just accompanying his wife who rushed back from all directions was enough for him to work for a long time, in order to do a full set of plays, during his time in Japan, he did not let the daughters go to Japan except for two trips to South Korea to meet his daughter-in-law.
"Uncle Su, why are you here in person?" Fang Mingyuan welcomed Su Aijun into his study and asked with a smile.
"I went to Tongyi to inspect the work, passing by Pingchuan." Su Aijun sat down and said, "Just come over to see you, by the way, there are some things I want to ask you." ”
"You're not coming to see me, the point is the incident, right?" Fang Mingyuan squeezed his eyes narrowly and said, Su Aijun is so busy now that he can't wait for forty-eight hours a day, there is nothing important, so he will not go to Pingchuan specifically, even if it is a stopper.
Su Aijun scolded with a smile: "Why don't you welcome me here?" You kid have so many questions! ”
The two chatted for a few words, and then turned back to the topic, Su Aijun said: "This time, I want to ask you about the house price." Although Huaxia has also been affected by the economic crisis, although it is said that under the small wings of Fang Mingyuan's butterfly, the four trillion yuan has not been launched, but has been changed to a substantial tax reduction and fee reduction. In the past two years, including the central government, they have been tightening their belts, and investment in education, medical care, pension, national defense, and many other fields has increased instead of decreasing at Su Huandong's request, and it is already an extravagant hope that the overall tax revenue can remain unchanged. The slump in many state-owned enterprises has forced the government to invest money to save it.
In order to stabilize economic growth and raise funds, the development of the real estate industry has naturally received the attention of local governments. As the province with the best economic development in the central and western regions, Qinxi Province's real estate industry is also booming. Although both Su Aijun and Fang Mingyuan intend to suppress the rapid growth of housing prices, housing prices in major cities in Qinxi Province are still rising, especially in Fengyuan and Tongyi, which have risen by nearly 4 percent and 3 percent in less than a quarter since 2011.
The two have long reached a consensus on the negative impact of the rapid rise in housing prices, so they have been consciously suppressing the rise in housing prices, but the rapid growth of Qinxi Province's economic status in the country, as well as the rapid growth of the population, Tongyi and Fengyuan have attracted foreign population, not only other cities in Qinxi Province, but also young people from many other provinces.
"Uncle Su, compared with other provinces, the housing prices in Qinxi Province have grown slowly enough." Fang Mingyuan smiled bitterly, "And unless we introduce a purchase restriction policy, otherwise, it will only be useless in the end." "Although housing prices are now greatly affected by local governments, as one of the top ten provinces, Qinxi Province's housing price growth is definitely the first from the bottom. Under the premise that the overall economic environment in China has not changed, blindly suppressing housing prices is not the right way. Capital is like flowing water, it will rush to the value depression by itself, and Qinxi Province, as the leader of the economy in the central and western regions, investors are not fools. However, the purchase restriction policy to restrict investment buyers, so as to forcibly lower housing prices, although effective, but it is against the market, there will be a lot of sequelae, which Fang Mingyuan does not take.
Su Aijun sighed helplessly, he understood what Fang Mingyuan meant, but housing prices continued to rise like this, and in the long run, it would be detrimental to the economic development of Qinxi Province. Residents' savings and income for many years to come are tied up in their houses, so it is natural to cut spending in other areas, and in the long run, how can the level of domestic consumption rise?
"Uncle Su, we have done our best in this matter." Fang Mingyuan patted Su Aijun on the shoulder and said, what he said was a clear conscience, don't talk about Qinxi Province now, just look at the whole country, there is still a big gap between the housing price level and the previous life. When it comes to the construction of public rental housing, low-rent housing, and affordable housing, if all provinces and cities report real data, Qinxi Province will definitely be in the top three.
"Alas......" Su Aijun sighed, he also understood that the domestic environment is like this, Qinxi Province is booming economically, and the rise in housing prices cannot be forcibly suppressed.
"Continue to increase the construction of public rental housing, low-rent housing and affordable housing, it seems that this is the most feasible way at present." Su Aijun said helplessly. Although the land finance is not good, if you want to develop the city, it is far from enough to rely on local taxes, unless the capital changes the current tax system and can leave more tax revenue for the local government.
Compared with other cities in Qinxi Province, Tongyi is much freer in this area, except for a part of the tax revenue will be handed over to the provincial treasury every year, how to distribute the rest of the tax revenue is a problem between the Fang family and the Tongyi municipal government. So far, Fang Mingyuan has not drawn much money from Tongyi's finances, and it is more like a gesture to the above, which also makes the Tongyi municipal government have enough financial funds to support the construction and operation of the city.
After the new airport was put into use, the development speed of the surrounding areas increased further, and Tongyi's financial revenue can be said to have stepped onto a new level.
"By the way, I heard that you're going to set up a think tank company?" Su Aijun asked with a smile.
"Well, it's just a matter of breaking up and concentrating the personnel of this department that were originally scattered in various enterprises." Fang Mingyuan nodded and said, his own family knows his own affairs, and with the passage of time, as well as the butterfly effect, the role of memory in his previous life has become smaller and smaller. He has been studying diligently all these years, and in the future, he will need more and more brains to assist him.
"Your kid's investment projects are getting bigger and bigger, and they often cost billions or even tens of billions of yuan, and they really need more people to help you." Su Aijun nodded and said that the same think tank exists in government decision-making, but compared with enterprises, think tanks will need to consider more factors and be more affected by all aspects.
"There's no movement in Japan yet?" Su Aijun pointed to the east and asked.
Fang Mingyuan shook his head and said, "Not yet, but this is not a good thing, the longer it drags on, the harder the spring is pressed, and the more terrible it will be to erupt." ”
Su Aijun bowed slightly, he was very confident in Fang Mingyuan's "prediction" ability. If it weren't for the fact that there are some "rumors" on the Japanese side that seem to be expanding, he wouldn't have asked more about them. However, since Fang Mingyuan said this, it means that the matter is still under control, and he can't help but secretly mourn for the Japanese in his heart!
The weather in Tokyo on April 1 was cloudy and rainy, just like Yukio Hatoyama's mood at this time. Today, he will be questioned by Congress to explain why he insists on not lifting the ban on six nuclear power plants by three power companies.
In the past few days, there have been more and more rumors on the Internet about the resumption of power supply from the six nuclear power plants of the three power companies, and the cabinet headed by Yukio Hatoyama has never approved it.
Although Yukio Hatoyama or his spokesman have refuted these remarks, how can the shareholders behind the three power companies endure their own cash cows being shut down without being able to tell the truth. Moreover, the opposition parties have seized the opportunity to launch attacks on the ruling party and have vigorously attacked it. This incident, along with various emergency disaster relief drills recently, has become a hot topic in Japanese society recently, and Yukio Hatoyama's approval rating has been declining.
Although this parliamentary inquiry is only on a small scale and will not be open to the media, it is very important, and if Yukio Hatoyama is not able to satisfy the lawmakers in this questioning, then the follow-up pressure will be further increased.
What worries Yukio Hatoyama is that the DPJ members do not have a clear advantage in this congressional question, and because of his insistence, there are now strong voices of discontent within the DPJ, led by Yoshihiko Hada. The internal disunity made him very worried, and it would be difficult for him to pass the questioning this time.
Although he said that if he made Fang Mingyuan's "prophecy" public, it would reduce his pressure a lot, and the tragedy of the Kobe earthquake was still remembered by many people, but he knew that Fang Mingyuan didn't like them to do it. Over the years, Fang Mingyuan has only issued a high-profile "prophecy" once, and even in China, Fang Mingyuan has not made any public remarks. Although Fang Mingyuan's "prediction" seems to have failed this time, don't forget that the number of earthquakes that occur every year in the world is tens of thousands, including dozens of earthquakes above level 7.
If Fang Mingyuan is displeased, not to mention what kind of negative impact it will have on the cooperation between the two sides, Yukio Hatoyama is more worried about whether Fang Mingyuan will adopt a silent attitude towards possible natural disasters in Japan in the future. And if you say that you are open in front of you, and there is an earthquake in the back, wouldn't it be even more of a loss to your wife and soldiers! So he can only bet now, betting that this natural disaster is imminent, and all the efforts he has made will be more rewarding in the future.
There were three taps on the door, and Yukio Hatoyama, who closed his eyes and was meditating, said in a deep voice, "Come in!" ”
It was Naoki Ozawa who came in, and Yukio Hatoyama nodded and said, "Sit, what's the matter?" "Naoki Ozawa, as the de facto leader of the DPJ's affairs, is under a lot of pressure these days.
"Your Excellency, there is a great difference of opinion within the Party on Your repeated veto of the three major power companies restarting the nuclear power units. This time, I'm worried that there will be ...... congressmen," Naoki Ozawa said worriedly. Although the support of the party is extremely important in the election of members of Congress, it is fundamentally necessary for these members to be recognized by the voters of their constituency. Therefore, Japanese parliamentarians still attach great importance to the opinions of voters in their constituencies.
The closure of six nuclear power plants by the three major power companies, especially TEPCO's nuclear power plant, plays a vital role in the power supply of the Tokyo metropolitan area and its surrounding eight prefectures. Without an adequate supply of electricity, not only will the lives of the residents be affected, but more importantly, the production of many enterprises in the region will be severely affected, which in turn will affect the employment and wages of local residents. This will displease voters in these areas, as well as business owners, and coupled with the Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) briefing, many local DPJ lawmakers are under tremendous pressure.
If they insist on forcing the support of these parliamentarians, it is likely that the parliamentarians will defect to Japan, and it is not surprising that politicians change their parties as if they were changing their clothes, because these political parties often merge and split, and their names change from time to time. Therefore, the defection of parliamentarians will not have an irreversible negative impact on their political lives.
However, as far as the ruling party is concerned, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) does not have an absolute advantage in the Diet in the first place, and has no choice but to join forces with small parties to govern, and the opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is eyeing each other, and if it is not handled well, it may lead to an even more unfavorable situation for the DPJ in the Diet, and there may even be a situation in which Yukio Hatoyama is forced to step down.
"Ozawa-kun, do you think that at this time, even if I nod and agree to the three major power companies restarting the nuclear power plant, the Liberal Democratic Party and those in the party will let me go?" Yukio Hatoyama said in a deep voice, "At this time, I can only gamble!" ”
Naoki Ozawa opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say, he also understood that what Yukio Hatoyama said was true, even if Yukio Hatoyama gave in, his prestige would definitely be seriously damaged, at least the Liberal Democratic Party would never let go of this good opportunity.
"What a wonderful feeling, you say, should I hope for this natural disaster to come, or not?" Yukio Hatoyama sighed with narrowed eyes.