Rebirth of the Rising Sun

The reason why Xiang Kang agreed to this arrangement was to give Feng Sizhe more time to prepare.

The reason why Liu Wenhua agreed to such an arrangement was that Haibei City's agricultural work was pretty good. At least unlike other sister cities and counties, it did not need to spend money to buy food. At least Haibei City could be self-sufficient in food. This would allow the leaders to see the good side of Haibei City first, and it could be regarded as a good start. It would also be an encouragement and affirmation for Song Dexiang's work.

So, on the second day, Du Shengzheng and Hua Lao and his party visited the agricultural development of Haibei City accompanied by Liu Wenhua and Song Dexiang. After seeing this, Hua Lao was obviously satisfied, but Du Shengzheng had some other opinions. For example, when he talked with Song Dexiang, he said that Haibei City has flat land due to its geographical location. In addition, the population of Haibei City is not large. In comparison, Haibei City's agricultural self-sufficiency is no longer a problem. Now Haibei City should not be satisfied with self-sufficiency in agriculture, but should think about how to produce more food to contribute to the agricultural work of the whole province.

This actually points to the shortcomings of Haibei's agricultural problems, which even Song Dexiang, who is always quick-witted, has noticed. However, he does not think this is a big deal. After all, there are still many provinces with large grain production in the country. Since so many provinces have worked hard on agricultural issues, Haibei should not compare with others in this regard. Instead, it should think about how to develop well along the coast.

Song Dexiang didn't pay much attention to Du Shengzheng's speech, and he still did his own thing. This directly shows that people like him will never go far in the officialdom. He can't even do the most basic things like observing the words and expressions and guessing the thoughts of his superiors. How can such a person be successful in the officialdom? This is also the case in Haibei City. With Liu Wenhua, the two cobblers have come together.

After the first day of agricultural inspection, Mr. Hua was in a good mood. All this was because Haibei City's current achievements in agriculture were the result of his hard work when he was mayor. Now that his efforts many years ago were still paying off, how could he not be happy?

Liu Wenhua and Song Dexiang also went home happily after accompanying their leader for a day. They were all waiting to see how Mr. Hua would embarrass Feng Sizhe after he took over the Haitian Development Zone the next day. When Mr. Hua asked for the land, they would see what Feng Sizhe would say. Wasn't he arrogant and domineering? This time he would know what it meant to suffer in silence.

Early the next morning, Feng Sizhe and a group of members of the Haitian Economic Development Zone Management Committee lined up in two rows at the gate of the development zone, warmly welcoming Du Shengzheng, Hua Lao and others to inspect the work.

The motorcade arrived as scheduled, with Executive Vice Mayor Song Dexiang's car leading the way. A row of black cars slowly stopped at the gate of the development zone. Then Du Shengzheng and Mr. Hua got out of the car and shook hands with the cadres and masses of the development zone standing there to express their condolences and greetings.

The employees of Haitian Economic Development Zone had already received a notice that provincial party committee leaders would come to inspect the development zone today. In order to gain the province's recognition of the development zone, these employees stood by the gate in high spirits, showing their youthful spirit with bright hopes for tomorrow.

Seeing that the employees here, whether leaders or workers, were in good spirits, even Mr. Hua couldn't help but say, "Well, not bad, not bad, the comrades in the development zone are in good spirits, haha, at least I can feel a surge of enthusiasm."

"Yes, the comrades here are in a very good mental state, which is indeed worth learning from." Du Shengzheng also said with emotion.

"Okay, leaders, I think we should go into the Management Committee building to listen to the work report. If we block here, it will affect the daily work of the development zone." Liu Wenhua walked to Du Shengzheng and Hua Lao with a smile. He didn't want the development zone to be good from the bottom of his heart. In the final analysis, there was one reason, that is, all this was Feng Sizhe's achievement. He thought that he couldn't make the development zone bigger and better with the authority of the mayor of a city, but Feng Sizhe had achieved such results in less than two months. How could he not be jealous, or even hate him?

"Well, let's go in." Fearing that standing here would affect the work of the development zone, Du Shengzheng nodded happily, and then walked towards the management committee building standing in the development zone with Hua Lao and others.

Along the way, the employees of the development zone stood on the side of the road and clapped their hands desperately, because with Feng Sizhe's arrival, their wages that had been in arrears for half a year were paid in full, which improved their lives and made them full of hope for the future. At this time, they were very grateful for the party's policies in their hearts. For this reason, when they saw the provincial party committee leaders coming to the development zone for inspection, they clapped their hands desperately. This was also a kind of joy from the heart, because if the development zone can get the recognition of the provincial party committee leaders, then its future will only become more ambitious and beautiful.

As the protagonist, Feng Sizhe was pushed aside by the mayor Liu Wenhua and the deputy mayor Song Dexiang at this moment. He seemed to have become an outsider, but he was not in a hurry at all, because he knew that he was the protagonist today, which was an unchangeable fact. It could be said that in Haibei City, no cadre knew the current situation and future trends of the development zone better than himself, and this credit could not be taken away by others.

Surrounded by Liu Wenhua, Song Dexiang and the middle-level cadres of the development zone, Hua Lao and Du Shengzheng walked into the auditorium of the Management Committee building. There was nothing above the podium here except a chair and a microphone. When Liu Wenhua and others who were unaware of the situation saw this, they were stunned. Even Du Shengzheng and Hua Lao didn't know what it meant.

"Oh, the situation is like this. When our Mayor Feng just came to the development zone and held the first meeting, he said that when the development zone turned losses into profits, tables and chairs would be set up on the podium. Before that, leaders would stand and speak during the meetings, and only employees could sit and listen." Jiang Chengsheng, deputy director of business of the Management Committee, saw that the leaders in front of him did not leave, so he knew what they were for, so he took a few quick steps to the front and explained the rules of the development zone.

"There is such a thing?" Du Shengzheng was stunned after hearing this. He really couldn't imagine such a strange thing. In general, only leaders sit at meetings. How can leaders stand at meetings while other comrades sit and listen? Although this matter is strange, it is in line with the current situation of the development zone. At the same time, it is also a kind of motivation that can make the leaders of the development zone feel the heavy burden. At least every time they hold a meeting, they can experience this feeling in person, which can motivate them to work harder.

"What's the matter with that chair?" When Old Hua heard what Jiang Chengsheng said, he was also very curious. He was just curious about the only chair on the rostrum. Could it be that it was for Comrade Feng Sizhe? If so, wouldn't that mean that Feng Sizhe had become a local tyrant in the development zone?

"The situation is like this. Our Mayor Feng took into consideration Mr. Hua's old age and specially prepared this chair for you. When the meeting is held later, other leaders must stand, but Mr. Hua can sit." Fei Cai, executive deputy director of the development zone, hurriedly came forward and said this in a flattering tone.

Fei Cai said this to please others, because Jiang Chengsheng had just interrupted him. But he didn't know that his words really angered Mr. Hua. Think about it, no matter how old a person is, who is willing to really accept old age? Especially since Mr. Hua is still the deputy director of the Provincial People's Congress and still has an official position. He didn't retire unscathed. Under such circumstances, he didn't want others to say that he was old. So when he heard Mr. Fei say that he was old and that this was specially prepared for him, he was afraid that he couldn't hold on. His face turned blue with anger and he said, "I'm not so old that I can't even stand steadily. Take that chair away from me."

Fei Cai was smiling like a flower, waiting for Master Hua to praise him, but when he heard him say that, he was confused and asked, "What? Withdraw?"

"Yes, let's retreat quickly." Hua Lao's voice sounded again, and this time it was obviously several times louder than before.

Du Shengzheng knew that this was the good intention of the comrades in the development zone. He thought that Mr. Hua was indeed old. If it was just a meeting, Mr. Hua might be able to hold on, but if the meeting lasted too long, would Mr. Hua be able to handle it? Out of concern for Mr. Hua's health, he also whispered to him, "Old leader, you see, this is also the good intention of the comrades in the development zone. I think you should sit up there and take a rest."

"No, Xiao Du, don't you see? All the leaders on the rostrum are standing, and I'm the only one standing like this. Don't you think this will have a good impact? I think we should withdraw. If I can't hold on any longer, I'll go down first." Old Hua didn't want to get angry with Du Shengzheng, so he had to speak to him in a serious tone.

Since Elder Hua had said this, Du Shengzheng didn't know what to say. "Okay, let's leave. Come on, two comrades, move the chair down."

Feng Sizhe was standing behind the crowd not far away and watching all this. It was Fei Cai and the others' idea to prepare a chair for Mr. Hua. He didn't say anything when someone proposed it during the meeting, thinking that respecting the old and loving the young was one of the fine traditions of the Republic. He just prepared one if he wanted. But he didn't expect that Mr. Hua was so stubborn and didn't accept such good intentions and refused to admit his old age. Well, it was good this way, at least the rules he set didn't change because of any special circumstances.