Rebirth of the Rising Sun

As soon as Yu Fan saw Feng Sizhe, he became more respectful. After calling "Mayor Feng", he stood there.

"Comrade Yu Fan is here, please take a seat." Pointing to the sofa beside him, Feng Sizhe asked Yu Fan to sit down.

Comrade Yu Fan took his seat as instructed, but he only sat halfway down to show his respect, and also to be able to stand up at any time to answer Feng Sizhe's questions.

"Comrade Yu Fan, do you have anything to report?" Seeing Yu Fan's respect, Feng Sizhe was satisfied. This is how it is in the officialdom. Subordinates must give their superiors the respect they deserve. Even if you are arrogant and think you are capable, the rules cannot be changed.

"Yes, I have something to report to Mayor Feng. The situation is this: just this morning, Minister Sun from the Municipal Organization Department suddenly came to the Finance Bureau and transferred 10 million yuan of funds, saying that he wanted to build employee dormitories for the Organization Department. Director Wang allocated the full amount of the money, and the funds used were special funds for the city's urban construction regulations." Yu Fan spoke clearly and reported the main problems right away.

Hearing that the funds were special funds, Feng Sizhe couldn't help but frown. There is a lot of money in the account of the Municipal Finance Bureau now. The funds used for urban construction alone have reached more than 3 billion. It can be said that the finances of Zhuangcheng City have never been so rich. But regarding these funds, Feng Sizhe has repeatedly instructed Wang Lin, the director of the Finance Bureau, to tell him that these funds must be used for special purposes, and that they cannot be used even if things are urgent. Of course, if there are any urgent matters, they can report to him first before making a decision, but it is obvious that Wang Lin did not report this matter to him, and thus embezzled 10 million yuan. Although this amount of money is not a lot, if this loophole is opened, and every unit does the same in the future, 3 billion will disappear in an instant.

How could Feng Sizhe not be angry when he thought that Wang Lin was actually pretending to obey his words but actually disobeying them? However, in front of Yu Fan, he had to cover it up a little. "Well, Comrade Yu Fan, go on."

Yu Fan had also been observing Feng Sizhe. Seeing the young mayor frown, his eyebrows quickly lowered. He couldn't help but admire Feng Sizhe's courage and determination. He was only in his thirties, but he was so calm in the face of difficulties. I wonder how he trained himself.

"Okay, Mayor Feng. As far as I know, the Municipal Finance Bureau had already promised the Municipal Organization Department that it would allocate 10 million yuan to them for the construction of the staff building. However, because the Municipal Finance Bureau has always had insufficient funds, the matter has been put on hold. But now, the Finance Bureau suddenly has more than 3 billion in revenue, so naturally more people are eyeing it. As far as I know, Secretary Wang called in person today, and Director Wang couldn't stand the pressure and allocated the money. As far as I know, Director Wang also called you, but the call didn't go through."

As soon as Yu Fan said this, Liu Fei seemed to remember something and said, "Boss, this is indeed the case. It was around ten o'clock in the morning when Director Wang called me and said he wanted to report to you. But you were on the plane at the time and your phone was turned off, so he told him to report to you after I contacted you, and then he hung up the phone."

Actually, it's not Liu Fei's fault. There are too many people who called him these two days, most of whom asked to report to Mayor Feng. Obviously, some people didn't really want to report, but just wanted to take advantage of the holiday to visit the leader. Although Liu Fei didn't follow Feng Sizhe for a long time, he had a preliminary understanding that Mayor Feng didn't like to accept gifts. Sometimes, if he couldn't accept them, he would return the gifts immediately. So in a sense, Mayor Feng was still a very honest official. Of course, this had something to do with his family background. With a mother who was ranked as a wealthy person in the world, Feng Sizhe would never be short of money.

"Yeah." Feng Sizhe just nodded. He would not think too much about Liu Fei's mistake. After all, it was a holiday. There were so many people who came to him in the name of reporting work that it was impossible to count them. It was normal for a secretary to defend the leader. Besides, Wang Lin was not on the phone, so if there was something important, it was no wonder that Liu Fei did not care.

Hearing Yu Fan say that Wang Lin had actually called him, Feng Sizhe felt better. At least some people didn't intentionally hide it from him. This attitude made him less annoying. "Oh, Comrade Yu Fan, you mean that the city had already promised the Organization Department the money, right?"

"Yes, this was decided by the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee last year. Secretary Wang made the decision at that time, and other leaders had no objection. In fact, the staff building of the Organization Department should be built. Many comrades in the Organization Department still live in houses built in the 1970s. Although safety is guaranteed, they are out of touch with some modern office locations. The light is also dim, and sometimes there will be water seepage when it rains heavily." Yu Fan was aware of the related work. Perhaps he also saw that Feng Sizhe would ask him some questions, so he made some preparations.

"So that's how it is." Feng Sizhe nodded. He still approved of Yu Fan's performance. First of all, Yu Fan dared to report such an important matter to him. This was not just a simple respect for him, but also a recognition of his ability, believing that he could handle such a matter. From his courage to speak out about the problems of Sun Meiqing and Wang Lin, it also proved that this person was somewhat courageous. Otherwise, if it were an ordinary timid cadre, he would not dare to speak out about such a problem. In addition, from his report, Yu Fan did not exaggerate anything. On the contrary, he was very optimistic about the course of events. This showed that this person was still pursuing a pragmatic style of work. This was very good. Such cadres were reliable to use. On the contrary, those who exaggerated their words should be guarded against.

"Yes, this is the basic situation." Yu Fan replied.

"Haha, come on, Comrade Yu Fan, this is my home, you don't have to be so serious, just be casual." Feng Sizhe felt more and more comfortable with Yu Fan, and naturally omitted the word "comrade" in his words. At this time, Liu Fei just happened to bring a cup of tea to Yu Fan.

"Thank you, Mayor, and thank you, Director Liu." Yu Fan quickly stood up and expressed his gratitude to Feng Sizhe and Liu Fei.

Feng Sizhe's smile got bigger. He could hear the difference, that is, Yu Fan called him mayor instead of Mayor Feng, which was enough to show his willingness to join him. But since he wanted to join him, Feng Sizhe couldn't accept him right away. He wanted to see what Yu Fan's personal ability was.

"Yu Fan, things in your Finance Bureau are indeed a bit messy, especially Comrade Wang Lin who does things without principles and often cannot withstand pressure. This is not acceptable. The Finance Bureau must manage the purse strings and stick to principles. If you try to be a good person everywhere, how can you continue to do this job?" Feng Sizhe was using the Finance Bureau as an excuse to tell Yu Fan that if you become the director, you must not do things like Wang Lin did.

Hearing the implication of Feng Sizhe's words, Yu Fan felt happy in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. On the contrary, he said calmly, "Yes, Director Wang is not very good at sticking to principles, but he has his own difficulties. No one supports his work, so he can't be tough even if he wants to. Besides, Director Wang is a good person. At least he doesn't take advantage of his job to embezzle and accept bribes, which is not easy. I have been to Director Wang's home. Speaking of which, as a deputy department cadre, I am afraid it seems a bit shabby."

When Yu Fan said this, on the surface he was praising Wang Lin and complaining for him, but in fact he was pointing out the main point, which was that Wang Lin had no one to protect him, so it was normal that he had a hard time doing his job.

"Oh, what you said is true. Then if I ask you, if you were the director, how would you carry out your work?" Looking at Yu Fan, Feng Sizhe deliberately tested his ability.

When Feng Sizhe said this, Yu Fan's face immediately flushed. Under normal circumstances, leaders would not talk to their subordinates like this. The so-called "if" was actually a test. Yu Fan knew that what he said next might very well determine his future.

Yu Fan, who was very proud since childhood, had very good grades since childhood. In the end, he obtained a doctorate degree with his real ability, became a glorious and enviable national civil servant, and worked in the envied Central Ministry of Finance. It was because of his pride that he did not take others seriously. Self-satisfaction is the basic characteristic of such people. But after he really arrived at the Central Ministry of Finance, Yu Fan realized that the so-called talent is just a part of the officialdom. In the officialdom, not only do you have to have a good academic degree, but you also need a strong background and superb means and skills. But relatively speaking, apart from academic qualifications, he seems to have nothing to be proud of. Seeing many people who were not as good as him in learning, relying on flattery and various means to make money, he was a little anxious, but some things are innate and cannot be learned, just like the skill of flattery. It seems simple, just say good words, but in fact, there are many things in it, such as when you should say what kind of words, when to do what kind of things, these are far from being understood by Yu Fan, who is studying hard, in a short time.

He was in a daze like this. He was already in his thirties, almost forty. Finally one day he woke up. Of course, he didn't wake up to the flattery skills, nor did he know how to please the leaders. Instead, he suddenly thought that he should go to the local level to work. Maybe his personality is suitable for doing some real practical work. So he reported to his superiors and expressed his willingness to work at the grassroots level to enrich the local financial strength.

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