Rebirth of the Rising Sun

The reason why Feng Sizhe did not become the county party secretary but stayed in Kyoto to work in the state department was nothing more than to keep a low profile and to gain experience. He had already realized that the reason why he became the target of many people was nothing more than because of his age. He was too young. Sometimes youth is a treasure, but sometimes it is inevitable that you will become the target that others will take a fancy to and attack. So in order to achieve the goal of keeping a low profile, mixing age and experience, he gritted his teeth and did not express his own opinions on many things, but just followed the crowd and lived his life.

But then again, some people can muddle through life because their abilities are limited. But some people cannot muddle through life because they are destined to have new ideas and thinking beyond others. Such people are also destined to have an extraordinary life. Undoubtedly, Feng Sizhe belongs to the latter.

Feng Sizhe, who was sitting in the office waiting to go home after get off work, suddenly received a call from Ding Deren, Deputy Secretary-General of the General Office of the State Council and First Secretary of Vice Premier Bao Jingguo. "Comrade Feng Sizhe? Get ready. Premier Bao wants to see you in ten minutes."

"Okay, Secretary Ding, I'll be there right away." Upon hearing that Bao Jingguo wanted to see him, Feng Sizhe did not dare to neglect it. He stood up and straightened his clothes. After seeing that everything was suitable, he strode towards the small building where the Prime Minister's office was located.

Bao Jingguo was in charge of the national economy, so his office was very close to the Planning Commission and even closer to the Financial Development Bureau. It took Feng Sizhe less than ten minutes to get to the Prime Minister's office. Ding Deren had already been waiting here.

"Haha, Comrade Feng Sizhe is here. Please wait a moment. The leader is answering a phone call." Ding Deren said to Feng Sizhe with a smile, which could be regarded as a reception for him.

"Okay." Feng Sizhe nodded respectfully, and then stood there in a very standard posture. Compared to Ding Deren, who was many levels higher than him, he did not dare to show any disrespect.

Ding Deren looked at Feng Sizhe with admiration. This young man was amazing. He could become the youngest county party secretary in the country at such a young age. Even Comrade Lian De'en wrote a letter to congratulate him on his engagement. This must be something no one else could compare to. The most important thing was that his leader also valued this young man very much. He could be said to be loved by everyone. He was really lucky.

"Haha, how is it? Are you adapting to the working environment and conditions?" The two men stood outside the Prime Minister's office, chatting casually.

"Thank you for your concern, Secretary-General. Everything is fine." Feng Sizhe answered the question raised by Ding Deren with a smile.

“Well, young people should learn to get used to all kinds of environments. Of course, if there is anything you are not used to, you can always raise it. Work is important, but physical and mental health are equally important. If we live in an environment we don’t like, it is conceivable that our work enthusiasm will be hindered, don’t you think?” Ding Deren is worthy of being the leader’s secretary. He really knows a lot about serving people and making people happy.

Of course, only leaders like Bao Jingguo could be served by Ding Deren, and Feng Sizhe did not dare to hope for that. "Yes, the Secretary General is right. Only a good working environment can make people happy and inspire people to achieve better results."

"What? Do you have any inspiration? Then come and report to me quickly." Just as Feng Sizhe said this, the door of the Prime Minister's office suddenly opened. Bao Jingguo stood there and said this to Feng Sizhe. Then he waved his hand and turned and went into the room.

"Hurry, the boss wants you to come in." While Feng Sizhe was still in a daze, Ding Deren reminded him softly, so Feng Sizhe quickly stepped forward and followed Bao Jingguo into the office.

Bao Jingguo's office is quite large. A set of sandalwood sofas is placed opposite his desk, and there is an oversized bookcase on one side of the wall. It is filled with books on economics from all over the world. The texts of various countries stand there like soldiers queuing up for inspection by a general, making people feel dazzled at first glance.

"Okay, stop looking around and sit down and tell me what your inspiration is." Bao Jingguo was sitting at his desk, waving his arms and writing something while calling Feng Sizhe over.

"Ah? Inspiration? What inspiration?" Feng Sizhe was stunned. He did mention inspiration just now, but that was just saying that if the working environment is good, inspiration might come. He didn't say that he already had any inspiration.

"Okay, stop giving me that crap. Tell me what you think of the country's current economic development." Seeing Feng Sizhe pretending not to understand, Bao Jingguo frowned. Of course, this frown was deliberately for Feng Sizhe to see, the goal was to scare him and get something out of him.

"This..." Feng Sizhe has quite a few suggestions for the country's current economic development. They are called suggestions, but they are just what he learned from later generations. He just doesn't know which one is better to propose now.

"What's this? I know you, kid. You're so cunning. What's the matter? After getting married, you want to live a comfortable life and don't want to work hard anymore? Let me tell you, I know your work in the Financial Bureau very well. Others may want to get by without much effort, but you can forget about it." Seeing that Feng Sizhe was still trying to play dumb, Bao Jingguo told him something.

"Haha, no, no, I am very dedicated. I never come in late or leave early." After hearing these words, Feng Sizhe knew that his every move really did not escape the leader's eyes, so he laughed and thought about continuing to play it dumb and get through it first before talking about it.

"Okay, stop beating around the bush with me. I think you read economics books in the office every day, so you must have some insights. Now tell me your ideas. No matter they are mature or immature, just share them and we can study them together." Seeing that Feng Sizhe was not fooled, Bao Jingguo had to change his method and use deception.

The Vice Premier of the country, a vice-state-level figure, has said so much. If Feng Sizhe pretends to know nothing and says nothing, it will be really bad. Thinking that he should say something, otherwise he would be wasting his time in the Financial Bureau, he nodded and said, "Okay, since the chief insists that I speak, then I will talk about my immature opinions. But I have to say it first. I can talk about these things, but I can't do them."

Feng Sizhe was not trying to negotiate any conditions with Bao Jingguo. He really didn't want to do some specific work right now. The personnel relations in the central government were really complicated. If you want to get things done, you have to hire people. Once it involves hiring people, it will involve many aspects of things. Under his current conditions, it would be fine if he was instructed by others, but if he had to order others, he really didn't know what to do. After all, he was only a director-level official. In this environment where a stone falling from the sky could knock out two director-level cadres, his level could really be ignored.

"Oh, you haven't said anything yet, and you're already talking about conditions with me?" Obviously, he was a little unhappy about Feng Sizhe's statement that he wanted to make conditions, but after thinking about it carefully, considering the other person's situation, Bao Jingguo actually nodded, "Okay, as long as your ideas satisfy me, you can continue to be a monk and live your life in obscurity."

"Hehe, the leader's words are trustworthy. In that case, I'll say it." Seeing that Bao Jingguo really agreed to his conditions, Feng Sizhe couldn't help but get a little excited, and then he expressed the idea that had been in his mind for a long time.

"Commander, I personally think that there are differences in the transition from planned economy to market economy, and their main differences are: First, the economic operation mechanism is different. The planned economy is an all-encompassing national plan, and the market economy is a market mechanism, that is, price supply and demand competition interest rate, etc. Second, the means of regulating the economy are different. The former is mainly administrative means, and the latter is mainly economic and legal means. Third, the way of regulating the economy is different. The former is that the state directly regulates enterprises, and the latter is that the state regulates the market and the market guides enterprises. Fourth, the ownership structure is different. The former has a single ownership structure, and the latter has a pluralistic ownership structure. Fifth, the distribution of benefits is different. The former is serious about egalitarianism, and the latter focuses on efficiency..."

"Chief, I think what our government needs to do now is to change our previous concepts. For example, in terms of economy, we provide services instead of managing and guiding everything as before. The real market serves people and society, and social needs are also divided into time periods, which cannot be prepaid in advance. So I think we must first change the government's service function. For example, if we compare the market to a child, then what we need to do is to let go and let the market run on its own. We can just play the role of supervision and service, instead of holding the child's hand tightly, always afraid of bumps and bumps, otherwise the child will never grow up and mature."

"Well, that's right." Feng Sizhe had just said this when Bao Jingguo stood up and said, "Well said, you hit the nail on the head. Many government workers nowadays just can't see this point. They always handle big and small matters as before, not knowing that everyone's vision and thinking are limited. If everything is attributed to local leaders, the development of things will only be limited, hehe." Bao Jingguo obviously agreed with Feng Sizhe's proposal. In fact, this was the question he had been thinking about, but he couldn't find a more appropriate language to express it for a while, and now it was said by Feng Sizhe.