Rebirth of the Rising Sun

If you follow such a person, especially if this person has a background, ability, and more importantly, is young, and if you do not maintain and make friends with such a leader, you will regret it for the rest of your life.

Feng Sizhe didn't know that Mr. Fang gave him such a high evaluation. After watching Xie Kaiquan enter the Fang family yard, he said to the driver Li Shuang, "Let's go to Zu's house."

Going to Zu's house was a necessary part of Feng Sizhe's trip to Kyoto. This was also a special request from Minister Zu Youjing.

This time, Zu Jie, as the mayor of Xichuan, made great contributions in the Xichuan earthquake. Naturally, this will be of great benefit to his future development. Zu Youjing will not forget that it was Feng Sizhe who brought this honor to his son. For this reason, he called Feng Sizhe very early and told him that if Feng Sizhe wanted to come to Kyoto, he must come to see him.

Feng Sizhe of course accepted the olive branch extended by Zu Lai with both hands. In fact, he also had some things to discuss with Zu Youjing.

At Zu's house, Feng Sizhe received a warm reception. Zu Youjing and his lover had been waiting at home very early. The fact that they were able to wait for a governor with their status was enough to show their importance.

Feng Sizhe had lunch at Zu's house, and after lunch, he followed Minister Zu to the study.

"Haha, you don't mind me calling you Xiaozhe, right? Come, take a seat wherever you want. I have the final say in my little study, even if you can smoke." Zu Youjing smiled and invited Feng Sizhe into his study. He then took out a box of red pandas from the drawer, and while smoking one himself, he also threw one to Feng Sizhe.

Feng Sizhe chuckled. He could see that Madam Zu's control was quite strict. At least smoking was strictly prohibited in the living room at home. If Minister Zu wanted to smoke, he could only go into his study and puff out smoke in this small space.

The two of them lit up their cigarettes respectively, and immediately the room was filled with smoke, and a solemn atmosphere was created in the room.

Feng Sizhe didn't like this feeling very much. He didn't like this feeling of being oppressed, so he changed the subject and brought up that the top leaders of Ducheng Province were planning to streamline administration, and the positions of some city leaders would also have to change. Since Zu Jie had made great contributions in the Xichuan earthquake, his opinion was that He Wenbao, the former secretary of the Xichuan Municipal Party Committee, should take over as the mayor of Sichuan City. As the mayor of Xichuan, Zu Jie would naturally go a step further and become the secretary of the Xichuan Municipal Party Committee.

Feng Sizhe was trying to show goodwill to Zu Youjing, how could he not sense that? "Zu Jie is still young, is he qualified for the position of secretary?"

Zu Youjing did not agree immediately, but asked a question.

Feng Sizhe smiled slightly. He knew what the other person meant, so he immediately replied, "Commander, Comrade Zu Jie is qualified for this position, and our provincial government will fully support him. I believe there will be no problem."

Feng Sizhe couldn't see that Zu Youjing had some doubts because he was worried about his son's personal ability. Now he said that he would fully support Zu Jie, which was to tell the Zu family that as long as I, Feng Sizhe, was in the capital province, Zu Jie's position would be very stable.

This is actually a disguised exchange. Feng Sizhe promoted Zu Jie in exchange for the Zu family's favor and support for him, because only when Feng Sizhe's position in the capital province is more stable, Zu Jie's position will also be more stable.

Listening to Feng Sizhe's answer, Zu Youjing smiled a little more, "Haha, after all, this is your Ducheng Province's business. As the governor of Ducheng Province, you should handle these matters. Oh, by the way, I heard that your Ducheng Province was found to have a lot of problems this time, and three provincial standing committee members were taken away. Is that true?"

The first half of Zu Youjing's words showed an attitude, that is, he recognized the fact that his son was promoted, which was equivalent to accepting Feng Sizhe's kindness. Then the second half of the sentence began to repay Feng Sizhe. For example, three provincial standing committee members of Ducheng Province were taken away at the same time. As a member of the Political Bureau and Minister of Publicity, how could Zu Youjing not know about such a big thing?

To put it bluntly, Zu Youjing's question was just to give Feng Sizhe a chance. He just wanted to hear what Feng Sizhe's attitude was towards this matter, so that he would know what he should do next and cooperate with others to repay the favor of promoting his son.

Since Zu Youjing had made his words so clear, how could Feng Sizhe miss such an opportunity? He immediately stated what he meant.

"Chief, this is what I think. Although the capital province is the most populous province in the country, its economy is not that developed. The main reason is the leadership. Because most of the cadres here are older and born in the capital province, their vision is limited, which makes some of their practices somewhat conservative. And this time, three provincial standing committee members were found to have major problems, which shows how serious the leadership problem of the capital province is. I personally firmly support the decision of the central government, but in order to better change the capital province, I do have some ideas of my own on the three vacant provincial standing committee positions."

Feng Sizhe took the opportunity to put forward his own ideas, which was also within Zu Youjing's expectations. "Tell me what you think."

"Chief, this is what I think. If the capital province wants to change and make a difference in the national economic reform wave, so that it can become not only a province with a strong population, but also a province with a strong economy, then the first thing to do is to change the thinking, and the first thing to do is to change the mentality of the provincial leaders. The old routines of sticking to the rules must be thrown away, so that the pioneering, enterprising, courageous and daring thinking can occupy the main leadership position. If you want to do this, the current provincial party committee team is not suitable. Therefore, this time is an opportunity to add fresh blood to the three vacant provincial standing committee positions..."

Feng Sizhe wanted to continue speaking, but Zu Youjing interrupted him at this time, "Xiaozhe, do you mean to replace this new Standing Committee member with your people?"

Seeing that Zu Youjing had directly pointed out the topic, Feng Sizhe nodded, "Commander, that's what I mean."

After hearing Feng Sizhe confirm his intention, Zu Youjing shook his head and said, "Xiaozhe, if this is what you really mean, then I can only give you one answer, which is no."

"No?" Feng Sizhe was stunned when he heard Zu Youjing's affirmative answer.

Zu Youjing seemed to have expected Feng Sizhe to have such a reaction. He continued, "Xiaozhe, I believe you also know that the reason why the economy of Ducheng Province is the worst in the country is because the local consciousness here was too strong in the past, and even many things were decided by one person, which made it impossible for many good policies of the central government to be truly implemented there. And this time some stones were moved away with great difficulty. Do you think that the top leaders will allow another force to become strong here? If a one-man show is formed again, wouldn't it be like driving away wolves and attracting tigers? If so, why drive away the wolves?"

Zu Youjing's words immediately woke Feng Sizhe up and made him understand instantly that the higher-ups had finally transferred Ji Quanyong from the capital province, and with this precedent, they would never allow a new force to emerge and dominate here.

Thinking that his goal was just to strengthen the economy of the Capital Province, and that he had no intention of using it as a backyard, Feng Sizhe explained, "Chief, you know that's not what I meant. I won't monopolize the Capital Province like some factions do."

"Yes, everyone will say that, but no one knows what the final result will be. If the result is unknown, who would bet on it? So Xiaozhe, you should understand what I mean." Zu Youjing seemed to disagree with Feng Sizhe's explanation, so he shook his head and said this. Then he said, "Xiaozhe, you should understand that you are only the governor, not the secretary, so your power in personnel matters should not be too great, otherwise other comrades will have opinions."

Zu Youjing stopped talking at this point, but even so, Feng Sizhe understood. He knew that some leaders did not want to see him become stronger, so they set up defenses for themselves in advance by taking the discipline department as an example.

Zu Youjing was temporarily tied to Feng Sizhe's chariot because of his son Zu Jie. At least for now, they have common interests. The more power Feng Sizhe has in the capital province, the better Zu Jie's future will be. But under such circumstances, he still said these words, which is a strong reminder.

Feng Sizhe had come with great hopes. He hoped to use Zu Jie's relationship to persuade the Zu family to help him. In this way, he would have greater confidence to take all three provincial standing committee positions. If he could do this, he believed that his voice in the capital province would become more and more important. But the current result really made him feel like he was hit hard.

Seeing Feng Sizhe seemed to be distracted or disappointed, Zu Youjing thought for a while and said, "Xiaozhe, this time there are three vacancies in your capital province, which is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Based on your performance in the Xichuan earthquake, I think the upper echelons will definitely give you a standing committee position, so what you need to do now is to seize this position well. That's all I have to say. I'm sorry that I can't help you this time. If you need your uncle's help in other matters in the future, I will definitely not back down if I can lend a hand."

Zuyou Kyoto had said so much, what else could Feng Sizhe say? Apart from expressing his gratitude, there was really nothing else he could do.