Chapter 398

Because the Deputy Secretary had not yet arrived, the three-person group meeting consisted of Sha Rui, Zhao Xingbang, and Huang Dacheng.

Provincial Party Secretary Comrade Sha Rui looked very displeased. Without any pleasantries, he said directly,

"I invited you two here today mainly to talk about the matter currently being discussed online."

"Before discussing this, let me first tell you two about the outstanding contributions Comrade Weiguo has made in our Ganzhou Province over the past two years. Since he came to our Ganzhou Province, our Ganzhou's GDP growth rate has ranked in the top five in the country for two consecutive years."

"Our provincial GDP has risen five places from the bottom of the national rankings."

"It sounds like it's still in a backward state, but it has truly achieved a qualitative leap. He himself has also put forward many constructive opinions on economic work, and the results are exceptionally brilliant."

"This time, the organization has already tapped him to go to Jiangnan Province to preside over economic work. This is the organization's recognition of him and also the high regard of the top leadership."

"If I remember correctly, he will be one of the youngest governors in the country, and he is also presiding over a major province that ranks second in the country's economy. What does this indicate? I think you two have an idea in your hearts."

"However, at this critical moment, online public opinion has emerged to wantonly smear Comrade Zhou Weiguo. If this matter continues to ferment, if the impact of this matter expands further, if this matter is spread to Jingcheng, I ask you two, how do you think the leaders above will view us?"

"Moreover, regarding this matter, Comrade Runan also called me specifically."

"Let's put Comrade Zhou Weiguo aside for a moment; just speaking of Comrade Runan's concern for this matter, we have to give a satisfactory answer and explanation."

"I believe you both know now that Comrade Runan is about to take office as Deputy Minister of the Organization Department. By then, he will be a superior leader. If this matter makes him dissatisfied, it will be a big minus for our future work."

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Now let's talk about how to handle this matter. Comrade Anbang, you speak first."

Zhao Anbang was shocked. Of course, he also knew that Zhou Weiguo was about to take office as Governor of Jiangnan Province.

Officials who are about to step into higher and more important positions will inevitably receive support and even respect from leaders at all levels within the province.

Normally, before leaving, one might even be given some authority over personnel adjustments; this is standard operation. But what he never expected was that Sha Rui would give Zhou Weiguo such high praise.

He naturally understood the implications, and this matter involved two senior cadres who had come out of Ganzhou Province.

Zhou Weiguo going to preside over a major economic province has obvious significance.

But at the same time, Fang Runan entering Jingcheng to serve as Deputy Minister of the Organization Department is also a huge honor for the local cadres of Ganzhou Province.

In their eyes, Fang Runan's promotion this time is even more important than Zhou Weiguo's.

Although Zhou Weiguo has truly taken a step forward, that is only of relatively great significance to him personally.

But as the Governor of Jiangnan Province, no matter what, he cannot manage the affairs of Ganzhou Province in the future, but Fang Runan is different.

As a Deputy Minister of the Organization Department, he is a real leader and has absolute say in the appointment of deputy provincial-level cadres at all levels. Just for this point, they must handle this matter very cautiously.

Since he was asked to speak, he had to follow Secretary Sha's meaning and continue, "Secretary Sha, Comrade Dacheng, I think this matter is someone deliberately smearing us, wanting to embarrass our entire Ganzhou Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government."

"This kind of behavior is intolerable. No matter who is making trouble behind the scenes, we will use thunderous means to stop them."

"We must let them know that wanting to smear the cadres of our Ganzhou Province will come at a great price. I even want to take the lead in establishing an investigation team to investigate this matter, and we will definitely give Comrade Zhou Weiguo a satisfactory explanation."

"And give Comrade Fang Runan a satisfactory answer."

"This matter involves the cadres of Huatian Town, Jincheng County, and those who should be dealt with must be dealt with seriously."

Huang Dacheng had long been furious about this matter. Even if Secretary Sha Rui hadn't convened this meeting, he would have reported it to Secretary Sha.

At this time, he said, "The two leaders are right. I think it brooks no delay; we should act immediately."

"On one hand, start from the Public Security Department that led the team to investigate why this happened and who instructed them to do so."

"Secondly, follow the thread of the internet to immediately ferret out the person behind the scenes. No matter who it involves or who it touches, we will show no mercy and must investigate and punish them strictly."

"In addition, I would like to express my own views on the matter itself. Although I am new here and don't understand many situations, I have verified this matter through other channels."

"The cause of this matter is that Comrade Su Yang, as a township cadre, wanted to develop Huatian Town, so he pushed for the construction of the town's village specialty economy, which is to seek development using local resources."

"That's why he overcame all difficulties, tried every possible way to run around, and ran relationships to start these enterprises, and even built roads for the town."

"But what was the result? Before his village-run enterprises could even land and start formal production, units like Industry and Commerce, Taxation, and Fire Protection swarmed in, demanding shares and trying to interfere in operations, using every possible means."

"Of course, Comrade Su Yang also has a very strong personality. He actually firmly rejected this group of people, thereby completely offending them. This indirectly led to the Fire Department and the Industry, Commerce, and Taxation departments jointly going down to investigate problems and find trouble, thereby sealing the apple processing plant that had just landed."

"Comrade Su Yang was also anxious about the village's development, which is why he tore off the seal in a moment of impulse. Of course, you say, is there a problem here? Certainly, there is."

"But compared to Su Yang's problem, in my view, shouldn't we pay more attention to our current business environment?"

"Why is our economic development, despite Comrade Zhou Weiguo's all-out efforts and under Secretary Sha's leadership, still at the bottom?"

"Fundamentally, this is because the general environment has problems. So we must clear up this unhealthy trend and create a good business environment. Only when we clean our own house will guests be willing to come."

"Of course, I have just arrived and my research on various aspects of the province is not very detailed. If there is anything incorrect, I ask Secretary Sha and Governor Anbang to criticize me."

Zhao Anbang looked at Huang Dacheng with deep meaning, thinking to himself, is this what you call insufficient research? Is this what you call not understanding the situation in the province? You understand this much more thoroughly than I do.

Moreover, he could hear the protection of Su Yang in Huang Dacheng's words, which made him re-examine the network of connections of this little town mayor, Su Yang.

He followed the conversation and said, "I think Comrade Dacheng is right. Regarding our province's business environment, it really should be cleaned up."

"This kind of behavior of deliberately smearing our province's investment environment must be severely cracked down upon, but the behavior of grassroots cadres must also be given certain punishment."

"So I think let's do this: I will take the lead in establishing an investigation team, with Comrade Dacheng serving as deputy leader, and draw members from the Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission and other departments to immediately launch a comprehensive investigation. Secretary Sha, what do you think?"