449: Highlights everywhere

The night passed without incident. The next morning, before six o'clock, Lin Zifeng got up, put on a tracksuit and a pair of sneakers, and walked out the door.

Once downstairs, he jogged toward the park.

After performing a set of Eight Extremities Fist in the park, working up a light sweat, he turned and ran back toward home.

Lin Zifeng had never slackened in his physical training.

Returning home, Lin Zifeng took a shower, changed his clothes, and went to the kitchen to make breakfast.

Since he was alone at home, his breakfast was simple: a bowl of egg noodles.

Half an hour later, after finishing breakfast and tidying up, Lin Zifeng left his home again.

When he arrived downstairs again, Li Qiang was already waiting in the car, and Wang Zhongyu was standing by the car waiting for him.

Seeing Lin Zifeng emerge, Wang Zhongyu quickly opened the rear car door, rushed over to him, and said, “Good morning, Secretary!” while reaching out to take the briefcase from his hand.

Lin Zifeng smiled and nodded, then got directly into the car. Wang Zhongyu quickly closed the door and took the front passenger seat.

Li Qiang started the vehicle and drove out of the residential area.

Li Qiang quickly drove the car into the courtyard of the Municipal Party Committee Guesthouse. After Lin Zifeng got out, he headed toward the guesthouse lobby.

Seeing Lin Zifeng enter the lobby, Xu Minghao, who had arrived earlier, stood up and said, “Good morning, Secretary.”

“Good morning, Mayor. Have the leaders woken up yet?”

Lin Zifeng said this as he walked over to Xu Minghao, motioned for him to sit down, and then sat down himself.

Xu Minghao sat down and replied, “I just asked the guesthouse attendant. The leaders have just woken up and are currently washing up!

It shouldn't be long before they come downstairs. The guesthouse has prepared a hearty breakfast and is waiting for the leaders and us to dine.”

Just as Xu Minghao finished speaking, Vice Governor Zheng's Secretary came down from upstairs. Lin Zifeng and Xu Minghao stood up simultaneously.

After the three exchanged greetings, Secretary Zhou spoke up: “Secretary Lin, Mayor Xu, Vice Governor Zheng and Director Zhang will be down shortly. Is breakfast ready?”

“Everything is ready, Division Chief Zhou,” Xu Minghao quickly replied.

Secretary Zhou nodded and turned to walk back upstairs.

Lin Zifeng and Xu Minghao waited a few more minutes, and then Zheng Jiadong and Zhang Jiaming emerged from the elevator, accompanied by their entourage.

Lin Zifeng and Xu Minghao quickly went forward, shook hands with Zheng Jiadong and Zhang Jiaming respectively, greeted them, and then accompanied the group toward the dining hall.

The group arrived at the dining hall, took their seats, and began eating breakfast.

After finishing breakfast together, the group left the guesthouse without delay, preparing to take the cars for an inspection tour of Heping Town.

Zheng Jiadong waved to Lin Zifeng, signaling him to ride the coaster with them. Lin Zifeng certainly wouldn't refuse; he gave Wang Zhongyu a look and quickly walked over.

Police cars cleared the way in front, and the six vehicles formed a motorcade that drove out of the guesthouse courtyard and headed toward Heping Town.

When the motorcade drove onto the Fast Road, everyone looked at the wide, flat Fast Road and the beautiful green belts on both sides, a hint of surprise in their eyes.

They had not expected such a small county-level city to have such excellent Fast Roads and landscaping, because they knew that constructing such roads required massive amounts of capital, which was usually beyond the capacity of ordinary districts and counties.

Zhang Jiaming was the first to speak: “Secretary Lin, this Fast Road is even better than an Expressway, and it's sixteen lanes bidirectional. Building this must have been quite costly, right? Riding in a car on a road like this, you don't even feel the fatigue of travel.”

Lin Zifeng nodded and said, “That is correct, Director Zhang. When we first built the Fast Roads, the capital investment per kilometer was sixty million.

We have a total of five such Fast Roads within Yushu City, connecting the entire transportation hub of Yushu City and forming its main transportation arteries.

The total mileage of the five Fast Roads exceeds 180 kilometers, with a total investment exceeding eleven billion yuan.

About ten percent of this funding came from support from higher authorities, and Yushu City's treasury bore the rest of the funds.

At the time, we emptied all our reserves, and still had a funding gap of over two billion yuan.

Later, when we developed the Cheng Dong New City, we acquired some land funds through land transfers, which allowed us to fill this financial gap.

The Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government tightened their belts and lived frugally for nearly a year for the sake of these five Fast Road projects.”

Hearing Lin Zifeng's report, Zhang Jiaming exclaimed, “Oh, I didn't expect there to be five such Fast Roads, covering over 180 kilometers.

For a county-level government to invest over ten billion yuan in infrastructure construction all at once, that is truly a grand gesture!

It also shows me the unity and drive of the Yushu City leadership team. To facilitate such a massive project, besides coordinating the funds, you must also unify the will of all members of the leadership team.

Vice Governor Zheng, the Secretary Lin before us, being able to govern an area at such a young age, relies entirely on his foresight and ability to control the overall situation!”

This was Zheng Jiadong's first visit to Yushu City. He had heard that Yushu City was developing well, but he hadn't expected it to be even better than anticipated—it was full of highlights everywhere.

Therefore, hearing Zhang Jiaming's words, Zheng Jiadong smiled, nodded, and said, “Yushu City's current development is obvious for all to see.

This is the result of the unified leadership team of Yushu City leading the Cadres and masses of Yushu City to work tirelessly.

Of course, as the leader of Yushu City, Comrade Lin Zifeng certainly deserves the credit.”

Hearing their conversation, Lin Zifeng quickly responded, “Thank you, two leaders, for your affirmation and praise of our work in Yushu City. We will use the high expectations you have placed upon us to continue working tirelessly and create an even brighter future for Yushu City.”

Satisfied with Lin Zifeng's words, the two men smiled and nodded.

While the group was talking, the motorcade drove into the territory of Heping Town.

Lin Zifeng then began introducing the recent development situation of Heping Town to everyone in the vehicle.

He was extremely familiar with Heping Town's situation, so his introduction was clear, concise, and accurate.

Soon, the motorcade drove into the location of the Heping Town Government. The experienced driver slowed down the speed, attracting the attention of many passersby.

The people of Heping Town were already accustomed to this scene, as inspection tours of this scale occurred several times a year over the past few years.

Therefore, they cast their gaze upon the motorcade, but their faces showed no curiosity.

The motorcade did not drive straight through the streets directly to the Yingjianzui Scenic Area; instead, it circled every street in Heping Town.

This was also something Lin Zifeng had instructed the staff to have the leading police car do deliberately.

His goal was to let leaders from the Railway System, like Zhang Jiaming, understand the true development status and economic capacity of Heping Town.

This was all groundwork for establishing a second High-Speed Rail Station in Heping Town in the future.