Rebirth of the Rising Sun

As soon as Feng Sizhe entered the office, Ru Honghai followed him in. "Secretary Feng, this is incredible. Wang Haijian stopped without any notice, which made my work very passive."

Wang Haijian, mentioned by Ru Honghai, is the general manager of the Tongda State-owned Coal Mine. He is also a staunch figure of the Gansu faction. Since Feng Sizhe took office, he has only met him twice at meetings, and he has never taken the initiative to report on his work. It can be seen that he does not take Feng Sizhe, the municipal party secretary, seriously at all.

"Don't worry, Mayor Ru, just tell me the situation in detail." Feng Sizhe comforted Ru Honghai while pouring him a cup of tea.

Ru Honghai respectfully took the tea handed over by Feng Sizhe, but did not drink it. Instead, he said, "The situation is like this. Didn't the municipal party committee and government jointly issue a document? Tongda City Coal Mine Company was also included as one of the units that disclosed financial information? As soon as this notice was sent out, it was strongly opposed by Wang Haijian. However, in order to complete this task, I still resolutely fought with him. I talked to him several times and told him the significance of this matter. The other party also went from disagreeing at the beginning to not talking now. I thought that this was the work that had been done, but who would have thought that they would play this trick, saying that many machines used in production had not been overhauled, and now they should be carefully checked, otherwise who would be responsible if there was a problem? So they stopped production. Secretary Feng, you also know that if this unit stops production, it will be a big blow to the work of the municipal government. I really don't know how to explain it to the province at that time."

Ru Honghai was really anxious. This was related to his official position. Anyone would probably be anxious if this happened to them.

"So that's how it is. Mayor Ru, don't worry. I think this matter is not difficult to resolve." Feng Sizhe had guessed the other party's intention. To put it bluntly, this was just their lack of support for the financial disclosure system, not directed at Ru Honghai. As long as the Tongda City Coal Mine Company was removed from the list of financial disclosures, the other party would continue to work. Think about it, the suspension of state-owned coal mines would have an impact on the economic income of Tongda City, and would even directly affect Ru Honghai's career, and would indirectly have an adverse impact on Feng Sizhe. But in the final analysis, the Gansu people were also greatly affected. If they didn't start work, they wouldn't get any benefits, which was something they were unwilling to do.

Therefore, Feng Sizhe said that this matter is easy to solve, that is to remove the coal mining company from the list, which will solve all the problems.

"Mayor Ru, since this is the case, we can just withdraw the coal mining company from the pilot units for financial disclosure. That's what they want, so we just need to agree." Feng Sizhe thought about it and came up with a solution to the problem.

"Ah? Withdraw? Then we won't do it anymore?" Hearing Feng Sizhe say this, Ru Honghai asked in confusion.

"We still have to do it, but we have to change some units. I think we should put the Civil Affairs Bureau, Transportation Bureau and other units into the pilot list, and remove the Land and Resources Bureau, Municipal Finance Bureau and coal mining company from the list." Feng Sizhe thought about it and decided that this was the only way to solve the current problem.

"What? What's the point of doing this?" What Ru Honghai actually wanted to say was that even if units like the Civil Affairs Bureau and the Transportation Bureau were reformed, the impact would not be too great. Why do this?

"Hey, Mayor Ru, think about it. We were a little too idealistic when doing this reform work. Reality is still reality, and we have to respect it. Do you understand?" Feng Sizhe said, pointing at Ru Honghai.

Ru Honghai was also a smart man. When he heard Feng Sizhe say this, he understood that Feng Sizhe must have been under a lot of pressure during his trip to Kyoto, which was why he made such a decision. Come to think of it, he reported the financial reform to the Qin Department, but they had not given him a prepared reply. He thought that they did not take this matter seriously. Now it seems that they did not know what to do and did not know how to say that they did not support this attitude.

"Well, okay, I support Secretary Feng's decision." Ru Honghai thought, even Feng Sizhe couldn't settle this matter and couldn't withstand the pressure, so he might as well let it go. Anyway, he had always been skeptical about whether this matter could be persisted. Now, it's good, finally a decision has been made.

So, Feng Sizhe and Ru Honghai jointly re-issued an announcement from the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, which replaced a group of units that were originally used as pilot units for financial disclosure, from very important ones such as the Land and Resources Bureau, the Municipal Finance Bureau and the Tongda Coal Mine Company to less profitable units such as the Civil Affairs Bureau, the Highway Bureau and the Education Bureau.

Finally, they compromised. Feng Sizhe and Ru Honghai gave in. After they gave in, the Tongda City State-owned Coal Mine Company immediately announced that the machine maintenance was completed and production could resume. It seemed that everything in Tongda City had returned to normal. But in fact, everyone knew that in this first round of competition, the reformists led by Feng Sizhe did not gain much advantage.

Of course, this is the opinion of some people, but there are also some people who do see that Tongda City will change in the future, because Tongda City has already had several companies move in, and they are speeding up construction, introducing machinery and equipment, and are very busy. Just imagine, once these companies that have obtained coal mining licenses officially start production, the coal mining industry in Tongda City will no longer be monopolized by the Gan family. At that time, Feng Sizhe will not have to do too much, and the Gan family will fall into a very passive situation.

Gan Hao also had his own ideas about this matter. After using his father's pressure to force Feng Sizhe to give up the financial disclosure system, he began to think about making trouble for the coal mining companies that were about to move into Tongda City. Most of the managers of all departments related to coal mining in Tongda City were from the Gan faction. By uniting these people, those companies that wanted to make a fortune here would inevitably be under great pressure. Because Feng Sizhe required these companies to be complete in all aspects, it would require a large amount of funds, so in some ways, they would not make much money at the beginning. It was by taking advantage of this that Gan Hao began to put pressure on the coal mining companies that had obtained the licenses. At the same time, he also asked people to negotiate with these companies. That is, as long as they agreed, Gan Hao was willing to buy back these mining licenses at a high price.

The Land and Resources Bureau, Quality Supervision Bureau, Finance Bureau, Environmental Protection Bureau and other units were all very busy. After Gan Hao gave the instructions, they all went to the 23 coal mining companies that had obtained the certificates and were preparing to start production to put pressure on them (all 23 mining licenses had been issued, but Feng Sizhe had issued the certificates, but not all companies that had obtained the certificates had started production, and some of them were still raising funds).

Faced with these enterprises, people from the Gansu group in Tongda City said today that the equipment you imported did not meet the standards, and tomorrow they said that your land was in the wrong location. Later they said that you did not meet the national environmental protection standards and must make rectifications. In short, before any construction even started, countless people came to exert pressure and cause trouble.

As for these twenty-three companies, they are all run by prominent people. They all have certain power, but this power is not concentrated. Most of them have influence in Kyoto or other provinces. Even in Tongda City, their words basically have no effect. Even if your words have an effect, think about it, a small matter today, a small matter tomorrow, if you call someone to intercede every time there is a problem, it will be too troublesome. In addition, the initial investment is huge. Just purchasing the corresponding equipment requires a large sum of money. At the same time, you have to build factories and points before you can make a profit. Everything must be done according to standards. This is not something that those young men and women who like to play edge balls and walk the yellow line are used to. Most of them are used to taking shortcuts. Many of them cannot come to this kind of formal factory construction to make money, let alone do it. In addition, there is the exclusion of governments and departments at all levels in Tongda City, and the Gan family pays a high price to obtain mining licenses, so some people can't help but be tempted.

Feng Sizhe, who had been paying attention to this matter, saw the power of the Gan people this time. This spirit of unity and xenophobia was indeed very strong, and it even caused the young men and women who had always been so powerful to retreat. This showed that they still had certain skills and means.

Within a few days, Feng Sizhe received many calls. Most of them were from young men and women who had obtained mining licenses. The calls all had the same theme, which was that in view of the situation in Tongda City, they had already decided to withdraw, and they wanted to apologize to Feng Sizhe for this matter.

Feng Sizhe could not be indifferent to these people's choices like the Gansu cadres in Tongda City. Feng Sizhe's future development space was destined not to be in Tongda City. He would have a higher platform, and it was inevitable that he would encounter people from other forces on his way to development. Under such circumstances, he could not ignore those young men and women like the Gansu cadres in Tongda City, so he had to pay enough attention to these calls. So, after receiving these calls, Feng Sizhe also persuaded them kindly. For those who wanted to leave, Feng Sizhe would take the initiative to persuade them and tell them that everything would be fine as long as they persisted. For those who were determined not to tie up huge funds here, Feng Sizhe asked them to sell the mining license to the Gansu department at a high price and not to lose money.

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