Rebirth of the Rising Sun

Feng Sizhe breathed a sigh of relief after leaving the provincial government. He knew that his mother-in-law's arrival would allow him to live a peaceful life, and no one would want to provoke him at this time. He didn't want to be in peace at this time. He knew that in the Sanjin Province, which was dominated by Gan people, the best way for him to get peace was to knock down the Gan faction. Now was undoubtedly the best time. With his mother-in-law in the province, he was going to take all actions to strike at the Gan faction. If he wanted to succeed this time, he had to do things according to the plan with one heart, without any hesitation or wandering, otherwise once his mother-in-law left Sanjin Province, his work would naturally fall into a passive position.

The news that Feng Sizhe had returned to Tongda City spread quickly, which made Mou Guoyang and others very curious. The news they received yesterday was that Feng Sizhe would be severely reprimanded by some provincial leaders after arriving in the province, and would at least stay in the province for two days, but why did he return to Tongda City without any incident?

Before Mou Guoyang could figure out what was going on, Feng Sizhe called him. "Comrade Guoyang, I'm going to convene a meeting of the Municipal Party Committee and I need to talk to you about some things."

"Secretary Feng, please speak." Mou Guoyang was talking on the phone with Feng Sizhe in a very serious manner.

"It's like this. We will hold a meeting later to study the issue of coal mining licenses in Tongda City. You should be mentally prepared." Feng Sizhe said to Mou Guoyang on the phone.

"Okay, okay." Mou Guoyang hung up Feng Sizhe's phone and immediately found Gan Hao's number and called him. "Mr. Gan, our Tongda Municipal Party Committee is about to hold a Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee meeting. It is said that the issue of coal mining licenses will be discussed. Do you have any instructions?"

At this time, Gan Hao was contacting people everywhere in Kyoto, hoping to sell several coal mining licenses at a high price.

At first, he thought this was an opportunity, so he spent all his money, even borrowed some money, to buy 18 coal mining licenses issued by the country that were allowed to be used in Tongda City. At that time, he also wanted to prove his strength and prove that his Gan family was still the boss in the coal industry. But when he happily accepted all the mining licenses, he found that he no longer had extra funds and could no longer open a coal mining company according to the current requirements of Tongda City. As the end of the year was approaching, some creditors began to call for money. Under such pressure, he thought about selling a few of the 18 mining licenses in his hand to solve the urgent problem.

But the more anxious you are, the more difficult it is to accomplish some things. For example, now he has been back in Kyoto for a while and has contacted quite a few wealthy people, but he has not sold a single mining license. Either the price offered by the other party is too low, or the other party is simply not interested in this thing. This has always troubled Gan Hao.

Now listening to Mou Guoyang saying that Feng Sizhe would make some moves, he couldn't help but say worriedly, "Secretary Mou, my father has handed Tongda City over to you, you must take good care of it. You must have a backbone for today's meeting. If Feng Sizhe wants to implement any wrong policies, you must resolutely resist. Don't worry, my father will stand behind you and back you up if anything happens."

"Yes, Mr. Gan, don't worry. I know what to do. I'll give you a call and tell you. I will insist on speaking on the Gan family's side. Please rest assured." Mou Guoyang expressed his loyalty in a timely manner.

"Okay, Secretary Mou, my father was right about you. Just do things boldly. The Gan family will support you." In order to fight for his own interests, Gan Hao kept making promises to Mou Guoyang.

Mou Guoyang hung up the phone with a very satisfied look. He made this call just to seek Gan Hao's support. Feng Sizhe has been in Tongda City for more than half a year. Although he has always been at odds with him, they have not yet had an open break. Feng Sizhe seemed to think that he was weak, and was always implementing reforms in Tongda City. He used his authority as the secretary of the municipal party committee to cause considerable trouble to the Gan faction. Now that he has the full support of the Gan family, he can have a big fight with Feng Sizhe. He wants to let everyone know that the Gan faction still has the final say in Tongda City. Even though he is not the secretary of the municipal party committee, his words must be more effective than those of the municipal party committee secretary. He wants to take this opportunity to stabilize the hearts of the people in the Gan faction, and in fighting with Feng Sizhe, in addition to the support of the Gan family which gave him a backbone, there is another move that he is sure of, and that is the surrender of Mayor Ru Honghai.

During the time when Feng Sizhe was not in Tongda City, Mou Guoyang tried his best to build a relationship with Ru Honghai. Now the emotional foundation between the two sides is already good. In order to win over Ru Honghai, Mou Guoyang even made a promise that as long as Feng Sizhe could be suppressed, the Gan people would be willing to take Ru Honghai as the leader.

This oath made Ru Honghai feel a little proud. He also knew that once Feng Sizhe gained a foothold in Tongda City and established his authority, his influence as the mayor would be overshadowed, and not many people would listen to him at that time. In comparison, Feng Sizhe's blade seemed to be even more powerful than the Gan faction, so the most important thing he should do was to defeat Feng Sizhe first. It was because Ru Honghai and Mou Guoyang were afraid that Feng Sizhe's authority would suppress themselves, so the two of them temporarily united, thinking of oppressing Feng Sizhe first.

The Standing Committee of the Tongda Municipal Party Committee was held on time at 4:00 p.m. that day, four hours after Feng Sizhe returned to Tongda City.

The thirteen members of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee entered the meeting room one after another, and then Feng Sizhe, who sat at the chief seat, presided over the meeting and the meeting began.

"Comrades, this time I went to Kyoto and to the State Council. Not only was I received by Comrade Bao Jingguo, but I also met with Director Gu Xueshan of the National Energy Administration. He gave the latest instructions on the chaotic situation in the coal mining industry in Tongda City. After applying to the Prime Minister, I received the following instructions. Now I will read out the results." Looking at everyone, Feng Sizhe picked up a document from the table and began to read it.

"In view of the actual situation in Tongda City, the State Council has limited one month to allow businesses that have obtained coal mining licenses but have not yet invested to build factories. After one month, if the business does not have sufficient funds and the factory building has not been located, it will be considered invalid. At that time, Tongda City will maintain the number of existing coal mining companies, and other mining licenses that have not been put into use will also be uniformly invalidated by the State Council. This notice is sent to the General Office of the State Council, dated January 2002."

Feng Sizhe read out the document issued by the State Council in a not very loud voice. Don't underestimate these words. They are the result of Feng Sizhe's countless efforts. First, he struggled to get 23 coal mining licenses for Tongda City, then asked Gan Hao to use a large amount of cash to collect 18 certificates, and then he persuaded many people to issue this document. It can be said that the process was cumbersome and not a single step could be missed. Now, after hard work, it is finally time to close the net.

Hearing this document notification, Mou Guoyang was stunned for a moment. He knew the significance of this document too well. It could be said that if this document was really implemented, Gan Hao would suffer heavy losses. One month later, the 18 certificates in Gan Hao's hand would be like waste paper. The most important thing was that with the entry of five coal mining branches such as Pengfei Company, the Gan faction would no longer be the only dominant force in the market. It could be said that the Gan faction had failed both in terms of interests and political influence.

No, this document cannot be notified to the Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee. Mou Guoyang immediately objected loudly, "Secretary Feng, I personally do not agree with what is said in this document. Tongda City has its own actual situation. The problem now is that Tongda City has discovered many coal-rich areas. It can be said that starting from those places, a lot of high-quality coal will be mined. In the face of such good conditions, why does our Municipal Party Committee want to curb its development? Isn't it too irresponsible to waste those 18 mining quotas in vain? We can completely build 18 coal mining companies according to the current good situation of the country's economic development and use our own conditions to greatly increase the total economic volume of our Tongda City."

As if he was afraid that his words would not count, after saying this, Mou Guoyang deliberately looked at Mayor Ru Honghai who was sitting opposite him.

After listening to Feng Sizhe's speech just now, Ru Honghai was also very surprised. He was very clear about the significance of this document. Things were indeed as Mou Guoyang said. Tongda City now has a strong coal mine base. Under the situation of national economic development, these resources should be effectively utilized for vigorous development. Feng Sizhe did say that if the 18 mining licenses were not utilized within a month and there was no strong financial foundation, they would be abolished. This would be tantamount to curbing the economic development of Tongda City. This would undoubtedly have the greatest impact on the head of a city in charge of the economy.

Ru Honghai was still thinking about making use of the existing resources of Tongda City to build this place well and develop his own political achievements. But now after what Feng Sizhe said, everything is hopeless. How can he be happy and support it? Now looking at the look in Mou Guoyang's eyes, he knows that he should stand up and speak.

"Secretary Feng, I agree with Secretary Mou's opinion. Our city of Tongda relies on the coal industry as the city's economic foundation. Now that we have the support of the central government, which has given us so many usable mining licenses, why don't we make good use of them? People say that if you live by the mountain, you can eat the mountain; if you live by the water, you can eat the water. We can't just leave the existing resources unused. This is irresponsible to the city's GDP."

Ru Honghai and Mou Guoyang had the same opinion, which surprised many members of the Standing Committee present.