Chapter 3200: Consider you a good friend

As Baozhou City's economic development got better and better, its economic influence gradually radiated to the surrounding neighboring cities, appearing to be the sub-center city of southwestern Yabei Province. And the province also had such a mention, calling Baozhou City the sub-center city of Yabei Province.

The concept of a sub-center city was only proposed not long ago. The main meaning was that in a province, besides the provincial capital city, cities that were more than 150 kilometers away from the provincial capital city and whose economic development significantly exceeded that of surrounding cities could be called sub-center cities.

Sub-center cities could radiate to surrounding neighboring cities in the economy, shoulder part of the responsibilities of the provincial capital city, and drive neighboring cities to develop together.

If it became a sub-center city, the benefits would not just be a name. The province would give policies to support development. And generally speaking, the Municipal Party Committee Secretary of a sub-center city would be a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee. Only with the title of a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee could they have a greater say in the city cluster where they were located and better shoulder the heavy responsibility of a sub-center city.

Therefore, during this period, Zhao Yichen had been operating this matter, hoping that the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government could formally recognize Baozhou City as the sub-center city of Yabei Province, so that his serving as a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee would be a matter of course.

Although Baozhou City had not yet become a sub-center city for the time being, the surrounding cities had spontaneously moved closer to Baozhou. For example, the livestock of the surrounding cities had been sent to the slaughter base in Yinshan County, and some enterprises in the surrounding cities had come to Baozhou, wanting to sign agreements with Baozhou's big enterprises to supply them for a long time, which was equivalent to becoming their supporting enterprises.

Various raw materials and resources of those cities were also continuously sent to Baozhou. There were many enterprises investing in Baozhou, which was like a huge magnet, and raw materials and so on of course had to be sent here.

Such economic exchanges were becoming more and more close, and the relevant leaders of those cities came to Baozhou one after another, wanting to rebuild the roads between their cities and Baozhou.

Yabei Province's road traffic situation was not good in the country, and it could even be said to be a bit terrible. The roads between cities were still provincial roads built a long time ago. At that time, the provincial roads were not very wide, and plus the time was too long, the road conditions were not very good now, and they could no longer adapt to the needs of current economic development at all.

When the leaders of those cities came to Baozhou and saw it, they knew how well Baozhou had developed. Not to mention anything else, just the highways within Baozhou, although they were only municipal highways, had long since far exceeded those provincial roads, and even national roads, which made them very jealous, and they couldn't wait to build such roads in their own cities immediately.

However, they knew that it was impossible for them to build such roads by themselves. Now their purpose of coming to Baozhou was just to rebuild the roads between the two cities, so as to better adapt to the increasingly frequent material exchanges between the two cities.

As such things became more and more frequent, Su Xinghui simply organized a "Nanchang River Basin City Economic Cooperation Forum" and invited the relevant leaders of those cities to Baozhou City to discuss development plans together.

The Nanchang River was a river in southwestern Yabei Province, flowing through several cities such as Xihe and Baozhou, which happened to be the few cities adjacent to or not far from Baozhou City. These cities all took Baozhou as the center, and now they were also the few cities with the closest economic exchanges with Baozhou, so it was very necessary for them to sit together and hold such an economic cooperation forum.

On the afternoon of the day before the economic cooperation forum was held, Chi Yongjun came to Baozhou City. He was also the first one to arrive among the relevant leaders of those cities.

Since it was an economic cooperation forum, the vice mayor in charge of the economy must be there. As for whether the mayor would come, it depended on themselves. Some mayors were arrogant and unwilling to come, which was also the case. For example, the mayor of Xihe City didn't come.

Su Xinghui knew that this was because Chi Yongjun showed his edge as soon as he arrived in Xihe, and the mayor felt his threat and was very incompatible with him, so he naturally wouldn't come to Baozhou to support Chi Yongjun.

As soon as he saw Chi Yongjun, Su Xinghui smiled and said, "Thank you, Brother Chi, for your support. You are the first one to arrive."

Chi Yongjun said, "The economic cooperation forum you organized must have benefits, so I must come early. If I come late and your benefits are not given to me, what should I do?"

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "There are plenty of benefits. Even if I don't give them to anyone, I can't not give them to Brother Chi."

The two looked at each other and laughed out loud together. After laughing, Chi Yongjun said solemnly, "Xinghui, you must tell me in advance how this economic cooperation forum should be held, and what benefits it has?"

Su Xinghui said, "Economic cooperation forum, as the name suggests, is for us to strengthen economic exchanges and conduct close economic cooperation between these cities, so as to achieve the purpose of common development and common prosperity. Since it is a forum, it is of course for everyone to speak their minds. How can it work if I just listen to myself?"

Chi Yongjun sneered: "Forget it. What 'speak their minds'? Isn't it just a few cities fighting for interests? Can they come up with any good plans? In the end, it still has to be you, the organizer, to make the final decision. Tell me quickly, how should it be held? If you play tricks on me, I won't spare you."

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "Brother Chi, then tell me first, how will you not spare me?"

Chi Yongjun thought for a long time, but really couldn't think of how he could not spare Su Xinghui. He said angrily, "Then I will stay at your house every day, eating and drinking yours."

Su Xinghui laughed out loud. The two joked for a while, and Su Xinghui stopped joking. He said, "Brother Chi, this time Baozhou City is applying to be the sub-center city of Yabei Province. If this sub-center city matter succeeds, the province will give policies to Baozhou to drive the development of the surrounding cities. These surrounding cities of course include Xihe."

Chi Yongjun's eyes lit up. He came down from the Provincial Party Committee and of course knew the power of policies. He had also heard of the mention of a sub-center city. If this matter really succeeded, what the Provincial Party Committee would give would not be the usual small troubles, but big policies that fully supported it.

Since Baozhou was to be a sub-center city and drive the development of surrounding cities, the benefits Xihe would get would certainly not be small. Although Chi Yongjun only got this news a day in advance, it was enough for him to make psychological preparations.

Chi Yongjun nodded and said, "Then this is a good thing."

Su Xinghui said, "Of course it is a good thing. Everyone knows the power of policies."

Many economically developed regions now started by taking advantage of the east wind of policies. For example, the special zone Pengcheng, if there were no such policies, how could it be so proud now? It is estimated that it is still a small fishing village.

It can be said that sometimes a good policy is completely worth the ten years of hard work of local leaders.

Chi Yongjun said, "Xinghui, no matter what, no matter what policies there are, you must tilt more towards our Xihe at that time."

Chi Yongjun saw it very clearly. Since Baozhou was to be a sub-center city, the main body of this policy was Baozhou City. Baozhou City certainly had a great say in how the policy should be formulated. Therefore, he greeted Su Xinghui in advance, which was definitely right. He was very proud now. He arrived in Baozhou so early, and it was indeed beneficial.

Su Xinghui said, "That is of course. Brother Chi, have I given you few benefits?"