Rebirth of the Rising Sun

Chang Ning's words are interesting. What does he mean by "no objection"? That means he is still somewhat reluctant, but due to the other party's relationship and background, there are some things he can't say. After all, it is an unwise choice for him to directly offend a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee.

"I understand. Thank you, Mayor. I have something else to do, so I'll hang up now." After Feng Sizhe found out the inside story of the matter, it was easy for him to make a decision. Knowing that Yu Qiang was involved, he had to think more about it. Although Feng Sizhe was not afraid of him at all in terms of background, the county magistrate was not as good as the current manager. His father was a member of the Standing Committee of the Zhongzhou Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Propaganda Minister. If he didn't handle it well, he could make things difficult for him at any time. So he must take a long-term view on this matter. Of course, he still had to deal with these petitioning workers first. Let's listen to what they say first.

Not long after Feng Sizhe hung up the phone, the petitioners arrived in front of the Dahu County Party Committee Building, where more than a hundred people surrounded the entrance of the compound.

The police also arrived at the first time. The director of the county public security bureau, Luo Jinlong, personally led a team of about 60 police officers to the scene and quickly started working to maintain public order.

There were crowds of people outside the county party committee building. Under such circumstances, Feng Sizhe brought He Wenbao, Wang Ruihua and Zhou Xingxing to the entrance of the county party committee building and stood opposite the petitioning workers.

"Look, that's County Magistrate Feng. He's the one we're looking for. Only he can make the decision for us."

"Yes, let's all come together and ask County Magistrate Feng to give us justice."

Someone in the crowd recognized Feng Sizhe. As they shouted, the crowd began to stir, and more people began to squeeze towards Feng Sizhe step by step.

Luo Jinlong, who was standing in front of Feng Sizhe, saw that the workers were a little agitated, so he quickly took the lead and stood in front of Feng Sizhe. As long as he was there, he would never let anyone hurt his leader.

"Director Luo, please move aside and let me talk to my fellow workers." Feng Sizhe did not appreciate Luo Jinlong's kindness. Instead, he took a few big steps forward, walked to the front of the crowd, and pushed Luo Jinlong away with his hand.

"Leader, please go into the house quickly. These workers are very emotional. Something might happen soon. You'd better hide first." Luo Jinlong did not expect Feng Sizhe to advance instead of retreating. He was a little panicked for a moment. His body, which had just been pushed away, immediately came back and stood between Feng Sizhe and the workers.

"Okay, Director Luo, I told you to please move aside. These are all workers. They only come here to report the situation. They are not our enemies. What are you afraid of?" Feng Sizhe frowned and started to teach Luo Jinlong a lesson.

Seeing that Feng Sizhe's eyes were not right, Luo Jinlong stepped aside. He did not dare to show his temper in front of the young County Magistrate Feng. He knew very well that if it were not for the young man in front of him to protect him, he would have been arrested countless times.

Luo Jinlong stepped aside, and the workers who came to petition were able to come to Feng Sizhe smoothly. Then he waved his hand and said loudly: "Hello, fellow workers. I am Feng Sizhe, the deputy county magistrate of Dahu County. If you have any situation or questions, please tell me, but I would like to ask everyone to talk about order and talk slowly, okay?"

After Feng Sizhe shouted like this, the chaotic crowd became much quieter. Then a middle-aged man in his forties squeezed to the opposite side of Feng Sizhe and said, "Hello, County Magistrate Feng, I am Jiang Rong, the factory director of Yongsheng Casting Factory. Today we come to you to report the situation and also to ask you to seek justice for us." After saying this, Jiang Rong's knees softened and he was about to kneel down to Feng Sizhe.

Fortunately, Feng Sizhe reacted quickly and reached out to grab Jiang Rong's arms. "Director Jiang, we are a republic, a country of the people, and a country led by the Party. We don't use this kind of thing. Just tell me what you have to say. I will do my best to do it. How about this? It's not a good look for so many people to gather in the county party committee building. Why don't you let everyone go inside to rest for a while, and then you can call a few representatives so we can have a good talk?"

"Well, I'll listen to County Magistrate Feng." Jiang Rong, whose hands were grabbed, nodded vigorously, then turned around and pointed at a few people, and then said to the workers, "Everyone go into the building to rest for a while, and then the people I just named come with me to have a good talk with County Magistrate Feng. Don't worry, County Magistrate Feng is a good leader, and as long as the matter is brought to him, it will be resolved."

Under the leadership and command of Jiang Rong, the petitioning workers entered the county party committee building in an orderly manner. He Wenbao and Wang Ruihua quickly opened the large conference room to arrange for these people to go in and rest. After that, Jiang Rong and a few people followed Feng Sizhe to his office on the second floor, while Luo Jinlong and the police stayed on standby.

Zhou Xingxing opened the door of the leader's office first, and then Feng Sizhe led Jiang Rong and others into the office. After everyone was seated, he laughed, "Director Jiang, what did you mean just now? What do you mean by finding me and the problem will be solved? You have to explain it to me clearly. And tell me the truth, was it you who organized today's incident? Mubai wants to ask me for an explanation?"

Jiang Rong scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly, "County Magistrate Feng is really observant. Yes, I organized today's event. I first found out that you were on duty today, and then I organized everyone to come. But I really don't have any other intentions. It's just because the county party committee and county government are really unfair to our Yongsheng Casting Factory. I have no choice but to find you. I have learned that you are a leader who dares to think and act and is full of justice. If you don't care about this matter, then we really don't know who to look for."

"Come on, Director Jiang, you don't have to flatter me. You are a leader after all. If I'm not wrong, you are also a party member and a section-level cadre. You should also know the rules here. Secretary He has always been in charge of the Yongsheng Casting Factory. What's the point of you looking for me? As a deputy county magistrate, I have no right to interfere in this matter." Feng Sizhe liked Jiang Rong a little bit because he thought he was honest. However, he still had to make some things clear first. His purpose was to tell Jiang Rong that your doing this would make him very embarrassed, so you should not hold out too much hope.

Jiang Rong was also a section-level cadre in Dahu County. He naturally knew about the affairs of the officialdom. Now that Feng Sizhe had pointed it out, he also laughed bitterly, "Of course I know what County Magistrate Feng said, but there is really nothing we can do. The conditions that Deputy Secretary He gave us at Yongsheng Casting Factory are too harsh. This is not for the benefit of the factory, it is really a marketing behavior."

"Oh, what's the situation? Tell me." Listening to Jiang Rong describing the situation in such a painful way, Feng Sizhe nodded and asked him to continue.

"The situation is this..." Seeing that Feng Sizhe was listening attentively, Jiang Rong no longer concealed anything and told him everything that He Zhuhua had done to Yongsheng Casting Factory.

Listening to what Jiang Rong said, Feng Sizhe's brows became more and more furrowed. Indeed, if things were really as he said, then Secretary He was not trying to save the factory but to sell it. In other words, he was trying to curry favor with certain people and using public interests as a favor.

Jiang Rong said that He Zhuhua had asked some people to come to Yongsheng Foundry to check out the situation, but all the people who were asked left in the end. They did not agree to help the foundry because Dahu County was too poor and the equipment in the factory was too backward. It would take too much money to revive the factory, and investing so much money in a factory that might not necessarily have a future, obviously these people thought that the deal was not suitable and did not want to take the risk. It was not until Jin Hai, the president of Yuqiang Group, appeared that Yongsheng Foundry seemed to see hope.

After a period of investigation, Jinhai agreed to inject capital into Yongsheng Casting Factory. Jiang Rong was very excited when he heard the news. He seemed to have seen new hope. But when the other party put forward the conditions, it was like a basin of cold water poured directly into his neck, making him not know what to do for a while. This is because the conditions put forward by Yuqiang Group are too harsh.

One is the five-year tax exemption policy, which is related to the county’s fiscal revenue and has little to do with Jiang Rong, so he can ignore it.

Second, the Yongsheng Casting Factory was renamed the Yuqiang Group Casting Factory. It was just a change of name. As long as the factory could really be revived, Jiang Rong could also make concessions.

Third, dismiss some workers, because in Jin Hai's opinion, there are too many idle people in Yongsheng Casting Factory, and more money is needed to pay wages, which is also a measure to save expenses. Jiang Rong was a little helpless about this, because he didn't know who to dismiss.

But if these three points are acceptable, the most difficult to accept is the fourth point, which is that Yuqiang Group requires Yongsheng Casting Factory to be mortgaged to the city bank, and then the funds are used to replace the foundry equipment. Jiang Rong cannot understand this point no matter what.

This is equivalent to mortgaging the Yongsheng Foundry. If the foundry can eventually come back to life, it is possible to pay back the money, and the factory may still exist. Of course, this must be done in advance to ensure that the money earned by the factory is not taken away by the Yuqiang Group. Otherwise, even if the factory makes money, the money is not kept in the factory. When the time comes, the factory and equipment will still be taken away by the bank. On the other hand, if the factory fails to make money in the end, then the Yongsheng Foundry will really no longer exist. On the contrary, the Yuqiang Group will not suffer any losses, because they did not invest any money. The money was all borrowed from the bank. When they could not pay it back, they just mortgaged the factory. It can be said that this is a good way to kill two birds with one stone. The Yuqiang Group can take over the Yongsheng Foundry without spending a penny and become the manager here. Once the operation is not good in the end, they can just pat their butts and leave. What can others do to them? What can they do to them?