Chapter 3204: Boldly Delegating Power

Three days later, the first Nanchang River Basin City Economic Cooperation Forum concluded successfully. This forum was quite successful; Baozhou City signed a series of cooperation agreements with several neighboring cities, and these agreements covered multiple industries.

In addition to these cooperation agreements, many investors also signed investment intention agreements with these cities, planning to invest there.

Of course, the results of this cooperation forum went far beyond this; the most important thing was helping these cities clarify their development ideas.

Each city had its own different characteristics and advantages. To develop rapidly, they had to find the development path that best suited their own city. Previously, these cities hadn't been able to find suitable development paths, so everything they did was twice the effort for half the result.

This economic cooperation forum invited local leaders, experts, scholars, and entrepreneurs. They sat together and spoke freely, sparking many ideas and also diagnosing these cities, finding paths suitable for their development.

And their development wasn't isolated; rather, these cities had complementary industries, developing together and achieving common prosperity. It was believed that in the near future, they would be able to form a relatively close economic union, and by that time, they would be able to support half the sky of the entire Yanbei Province.

After these cooperation agreements were signed, Baozhou City would provide great help to the neighboring cities, such as in road construction and investment in some supporting enterprises, which would accelerate the development speed of these cities. However, these cooperation agreements were not without benefits for Baozhou City.

These neighboring cities would provide stable channels for raw materials, resources, and some supporting parts for Baozhou City, which was very good news for several of Baozhou's pillar industries.

And the success of this economic cooperation forum was also of strategic significance for Baozhou City to become a sub-center city of Yanbei Province. The success of the economic cooperation forum meant that Baozhou City had effectively become the economic center of southwestern Yanbei Province, possessing strong centripetal force.

And in the media interviews with the city leaders who attended this economic cooperation forum, these city leaders also expressed their wish for Baozhou City to become a sub-center city, which could be considered building momentum for Baozhou.

This made Zhao Yichen very happy. If Baozhou City could really become a sub-center city of Yanbei Province, then his becoming a member of the Standing Committee of the Yanbei Provincial Party Committee would only be a matter of time.

Before Zhao Yichen became a member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Xing Guodong had already become a member of the Baozhou Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee. In August, he was appointed by the Yanbei Provincial Party Committee as a member of the Baozhou Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee, concurrently serving as the Secretary of the Yinshan County Party Committee. He officially became a deputy-department-level cadre. This was a goal he had struggled for for many years while working at the Planning Commission, but now, after coming to Yinshan County for two years, he had achieved it.

This left Xing Guodong with mixed feelings.

Xing Guodong's promotion had been rumored for a long time, but it only happened today, which could be considered a natural result, because Yinshan County was now the county with the best economic development in Baozhou City.

Xing Guodong's gratitude to Su Xinghui had gone deep into his marrow. He made up his mind that he must follow Su Xinghui's footsteps in the future.

Besides Xing Guodong, the administrative levels of Che Hongwei and Chen Zengxiang, the directors of the management committees of Baozhou's two industrial parks—the Angao Industrial Park and the Mapu Automobile Industrial Park—were also raised to the deputy-department level. However, they did not enter the Standing Committee but were appointed as assistants to the mayor. Moreover, the matter of upgrading the administrative status of these two industrial parks had already been put on the agenda and reported to the Provincial Government.

The scale of the Angao Industrial Park and the Mapu Automobile Industrial Park was now very huge; a full-department level was no longer enough to reflect their status, so upgrading was imperative. Before the upgrade, the administrative levels of Che Hongwei and Chen Zengxiang were also raised to the deputy-department level in advance.

Although Su Xinghui still concurrently held the position of Secretary of the Working Committee for these two industrial parks, he rarely asked about the specific affairs of these two industrial parks now, but had handed these affairs over to Che Hongwei and Chen Zengxiang.

This was also the trust he had developed in the two men's abilities and character after a period of observation. He had always adhered to the philosophy of "don't use people you doubt, don't doubt people you use." Since he trusted these two people, he had to boldly hand over the power to them and not ask about everything. Che Hongwei and Chen Zengxiang had also done these things quite well, without any mistakes.

If he, like some leaders, kept all the power in his own hands, even if his energy was vigorous and his ability was strong, he couldn't finish so many things even if he didn't sleep twenty-four hours a day.

Su Xinghui often read history, and what he liked to read most was the history of the Three Kingdoms period. His favorite character was Zhuge Liang.

Although Zhuge Wuhou was great and, in Su Xinghui's view, the embodiment of wisdom in Chinese history and one of the greatest prime ministers, he also had a shortcoming, which was in the aspect of employing people.

Perhaps Zhuge Liang's own ability was too strong, so he often looked down on others doing things. He did everything himself, regardless of whether it was big or small, and always had to personally ask about it before he felt at ease.

Over time, his subordinates' abilities were not cultivated, while he himself was exhausted and vomited blood until he died. This was a very good lesson. After Zhuge Liang passed away, the talents of the Shu Kingdom withered, and it could no longer support itself, eventually being destroyed by the Wei Kingdom.

Even with Zhuge Liang's strong ability, it was impossible to finish everything. Su Xinghui asked himself that he was still far behind Zhuge Liang, so he should hand over the power in his hands to his subordinates even more. This way, his subordinates' abilities would be exercised, he would have more and more helpers, and he wouldn't be so tired.

Su Xinghui hoped to cultivate more helpers, which would also give him time to enjoy life.

Lu Xiaoya still often drove to Baozhou on weekends with her parents-in-law and son to reunite with Su Xinghui. Although Su Xinghui was very busy, he could always spare half a day or a day every week to accompany his family to play around. And at night, Lu Xiaoya would always use all her skills to "drain" Su Xinghui.

The couple now lived in two different places and could only meet three or four times a month, but it was precisely this small separation that allowed the couple to maintain the passion and freshness of their early marriage and successfully pass the seven-year itch.

Every weekend, Su Xinghui would call Lu Xiaoya to ask if she would come to Baozhou this week. When making the call, he always had a feeling of heartbeat like when he was just in love, and had a kind of expectation for Lu Xiaoya's arrival. This feeling was something that many couples who had been married for six or seven years could no longer find.

And the reunion of his family and son with Su Xinghui also allowed Su Xinghui to eliminate a lot of fatigue and even negative emotions brought about by work. This was like charging, allowing him to always be spirited, radiant, and energetic when he returned to work on Monday, throwing himself into the tense and busy work.

Summer slowly passed, and autumn arrived quietly. This autumn, good news finally came from the Mapu Automobile Industrial Park: the engine branch factory and the gearbox branch factory of Ernest Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd. were built one after another, and they produced automobile engines and gearboxes that were tested and completely qualified.