The two men were chatting when there was a knock on the door. Lin Zhenhua walked over and opened the door to take a look, only to see several people standing outside the door, these people are familiar faces, including Zhou Daming, deputy mayor of Hunbei City, Xu Suming, director of the Hunbei City Planning Commission, as well as Yu Hanqiao, Yuan Yunmei, etc.

Seeing that it was Lin Zhenhua who opened the door, Zhou Daming said with a faint smile on his face: "Oh, it's Chairman Lin, are you reporting to Director He?" ”。

"It's not a debriefing, it's just a chat." Lin Zhenhua said. [.]

"Oh, if only I didn't delay your work." Zhou Daming said, "I'm here to invite Director He and Chairman Lin downstairs to eat. ”

When saying these words, Zhou Daming's attitude was very peaceful, neither particularly rusty, nor did he see any respect. In his mind, Lin Zhenhua is just a business leader, not worthy of flattery from him, the deputy mayor.

It has been several days since He Haifeng, Lin Zhenhua and their entourage arrived in Hunbei, and these days, officials in Hunbei have been observing the composition of the inspection team and the relationship between them. For Lin Zhenhua, everyone was very ignorant at the beginning, after all, he was only the chairman of a joint-stock enterprise in Jiangnan Province. There are many large enterprises like Hanhua Heavy Industry in Hunbei, who will pay special attention to the person in charge of an enterprise?

But after observing for a few days, everyone found that the relationship between Lin Zhenhua and He Haifeng was unusually close, and many times, everyone heard Lin Zhenhua casually call He Haifeng "Old He". In the entire Hunbei City, only the secretary of the municipal party committee and the mayor at the same level as He Haifeng dared to call him like this, and the rest of the officials did not respectfully call him Director He? This young man was able to call He Haifeng like this, and He Haifeng seemed to accept this title quite a bit, which made the officials in Hunbei feel inexplicably surprised.

Since they feel abnormal, it is natural that someone will go to the relationship for an in-depth understanding. After some investigation, everyone confirmed that Lin Zhenhua was not a red second generation. Nor is it the widow of a Hong Kong businessman on the mainland. He is so familiar with He Haifeng only because He Haifeng used to work in Xiangping Province, which is adjacent to Jiangnan Province. The two had a working relationship. In addition, everyone also learned that Lin Zhenhua is a somewhat legendary reformer who has been personally praised by the central leadership, which can be regarded as the brightest halo on Lin Zhenhua.

For such an aura, the officials in Hunbei did not buy it very much. In China, there are many people who have been praised by the central leaders, just Hunbei. There are dozens of model workers who have been personally received by Premier Zhou, and aren't these people all staying in the factory now?

In view of this, everyone didn't particularly take Lin Zhenhua to heart, and was a little polite to him, just because it was for He Haifeng's sake.

"Mayor Zhou is here, please come in." He Haifeng heard the conversation at the door in the house and already knew who the person who was coming. He walked over slowly. Greeted Zhou Daming.

Lin Zhenhua opened his body sideways, so that He Haifeng and Zhou Daming could face each other directly. Zhou Daming said: "Director He, I won't go in and sit, I'm here to invite you down to eat." By the way, Chairman Lin will also go along. ”

"You're so polite." He Haifeng nodded and said, "Okay, please wait a moment, I'll put on my coat and go down with you." ”

The group of people surrounded He Haifeng like the moon and walked towards the restaurant downstairs, and Lin Zhenhua could only follow behind. There was only one chattering Yuan Yunmei by her side.

If there is a central leader to dine, the restaurant will naturally not receive other diners. When everyone walked into the restaurant, they saw that a huge round table in the center was already full of all kinds of dishes, flying in the sky, running on the ground, and swimming in the sea. Lin Zhenhua counted roughly and found that there were more than 30 plates.

"Director He. Please take a seat. Zhou Daming pointed to the main seat and said to He Haifeng.

"Let's sit down." He Haifeng unceremoniously walked to the main seat and sat down, and at the same time waved his hand, signaling everyone to sit down together.

The seats of the officials in Hunbei City are very well arranged, as long as they are arranged according to the size of the official positions. The only alternative is Lin Zhenhua, although everyone thinks that his identity is only worthy of sitting at the bottom. But in front of He Haifeng, he couldn't snub Lin Zhenhua too much. At last. He was arranged to sit next to Yu Hanqiao, supposedly to facilitate them to drink together. ..., wine is a confidant, it tastes good when you drink it, me and Yu Hanqiao, which confidant are we? Lin Zhenhua smiled and accepted the seat assigned to him, while thinking viciously in his heart.

"Director He, did you work hard to go out to investigate today? Quite a few words, let's eat some food first, and then drink. Our economic situation in Hunbei has not been very good in recent years, and the standard for entertaining the central leaders can only be like this. Zhou Daming sat beside He Haifeng, pointed to a table of delicacies from the mountains and seas, and said politely.

This table of dishes, not counting the drinks, will cost at least more than 1,000 yuan. According to the standard of laid-off allowance in loss-making enterprises in Hunbei City, it is equivalent to the monthly income of more than 10 workers. He Haifeng frowned slightly, and said: "Mayor Zhou, I have said many times, we are here to conduct research this time, and in terms of reception, everything should be simple." It's been the fourth day in a row, and it's not appropriate to put on a show like this every day. ”

"What kind of pomp is this?" Xu Suming, who was sitting on the other side of He Haifeng, took over and said, "Director He braved the cold to come to Hunbei to investigate and personally go deep into the workers' homes. ”

"The life of the workers is still very difficult, we eat and drink like this, if the workers see it, I am afraid they will have some ideas. Mayor Zhou, Director Xu, I think, in the next few days, let's not arrange it like this, how about it? He Haifeng said euphemistically.

Director He was right in his criticism. In fact, it is very simple for us to receive guests. It's just that Director He came here on behalf of the Central Committee, and we are also expressing the hearts of the people of Hunbei to the central leadership. "Zhou Daming very easily represented the millions of people in Hunbei City.

He Haifeng knew that everything he said was in vain, and when it came to the next meal, the other party would still arrange it like this. In some near-legendary stories, incorruptible leaders would walk away on such occasions, or order the accompanying officials to pay for the banquet out of their own pockets. But this is just a legend, people are putting on a show to flatter you. If you don't accept this kindness, you will also slap the other person in the face. That's too bad at being a human being. You know, no matter how big an official is, he has to rely on the support of the people below, can you not give face to these magistrates? In fact, on the other hand, magistrates also have the difficulties of magistrates. When the central officials come down, almost everyone will say something like not to put on a show, but if the local officials really don't put on a show, the central officials will feel that they have been given a cold shoulder. It is inevitable that there will be a little unhappiness in my heart. For local officials, it's hard to tell who is rejecting pomp and who is genuinely incorruptible. The best way is to kill by mistake and not let it go, preferring to have a higher standard of reception and let the other party criticize. We must not fool the leaders with porridge and side dishes.

"Come, come, come. Let's get started. Zhou Daming raised his chopsticks and said to everyone, after speaking, he turned the turntable on the table, turned a plate of vegetarian fat sausage in front of He Haifeng, and introduced him: "Director He, you try this, this is our famous dish in Hunbei, called vegetarian fat sausage."

About this dish. There is also a legend, which says that Zhang Zuolin and Zhang Dashuai's third aunt made a vow to become a nun. This third aunt is very fond of eating fat sausages, but monks can't eat meat, what should I do? Zhang Dashuai asked his cook to make this vegetarian fat sausage with gluten. The taste is exactly the same as the real fat sausage. Taste it, isn't it? ”

"Hehe, there are stories like this." He Haifeng smiled slightly, stretched out his chopsticks and took a piece, put it in his mouth and chewed it. Then he nodded and said, "Well, it's really a bit of a fat intestine." Come on. Let's come along. ”

The leader took the first bite, and this was the signal for the banquet to open. Lin Zhenhua has always been a greedy person, and after going out for a day, his stomach is indeed hungry. Looking at the table full of good dishes, he didn't care about anything Sven or reserved, and directly waved his chopsticks and went straight to his favorite plate. The others made a little concession to each other, and they all began to feast.

After eating for a while, everyone had something in their stomachs, and Zhou Daming began to raise his wine glass to toast He Haifeng, followed by Xu Suming, Yu Hanqiao, etc., one after another, as if paying homage. The momentum of Northeast people drinking is very majestic, everyone holds a large cup of more than one or two, containing more than 50 degrees of liquor, and drinks it all. He Haifeng's alcohol consumption is not good, every time he picks up the glass, he just tastes it, but even so, no one dares to pick his courtesy, this is the benefit of being a leader. ..., After saluting He Haifeng, everyone saluted Lin Zhenhua politely, this round of wine, everyone said "casual and casual", and a little drink is counted. Although Lin Zhenhua drank a little, he didn't dare to fight with a group of Northeast people on this occasion, so he was happy to eat food.

After three rounds of drinking, it's time to talk and chat. Zhou Daming provoked the conversation and asked: "Director He, when you came to the Northeast this time, the first stop was our Hunbei City, and here we attach great importance to Hunbei City." You have been researching in Hunbei for several days, and you have found that there are still some shortcomings in our work in Hunbei, and you are invited to make serious criticisms. ”

He Haifeng said: "Don't dare to criticize, I mainly have to learn from everyone." During my past few days of inspection in Hunbei, I have come to realize that the situation in Hunbei is much more complicated than what we had considered in Beijing at the beginning. As local cadres in Hunbei, you have also been under great pressure, and here, on behalf of the State Development Planning Commission and the premier, I would like to express my heartfelt respect to you. ”

Yes, drinking like this every day, can there be no less pressure? Lin Zhenhua sneered. However, in this case, he can only mutter in his heart, everyone in the officialdom talks like this, and Lin Zhenhua has adapted to it.

"Director He's words are a full affirmation of the hundreds of thousands of government workers in Hunbei City, and after we go back, we will definitely convey Director He's instructions to the cadres and the masses." Zhou Daming pretended to be moved and said. In fact, he also knew that He Haifeng's words were just words on the scene, and after this foreshadowing, the latter words were the most critical.

Sure enough, after He Haifeng finished saying the positive affirmation, he changed his words and began to put forward his own opinions: "As for some negligence in everyone's work, I have also seen some of them these days. I would like to take this opportunity to share it for your reference. ”

"It should be, it should be. We hope that Director He can point out the shortcomings in our work and help us correct our mistakes and make progress. Xu Suming responded.

"First of all, at present, the loss of enterprises in Hunbei City is as high as more than 80%. But why these enterprises are losing money and how to reduce their losses. Even turning losses into profits, our departments at all levels in Hunbei City lack deep understanding and targeted measures. These days, the sentence I hear the most in Hunbei is that the state has invested too little, and it seems that all the cadres in Hunbei City believe that funds are the only difficulties faced by Hunbei City, and the only way to solve them. He Haifeng said with a serious expression.

"It is also true that we are short of funds in Hunbei City." Zhou Daming whispered.

"The state has not neglected its investment in Hunbei City in the past two years. Last year and the year before last, the state invested 2 billion yuan in Hunbei City to reduce losses and extricate itself from difficulties. According to the results of our research in Hun Forging today, this money is enough for 100 Hun Forging Presses to complete the necessary equipment transformation and restore competitiveness. But where does the money go? ”

"We've also invested money in Hunforging, and we've invested millions of dollars, right? A lot of words," Xu Suming said. "I don't remember the exact number. You can see this when you go back and look it up. ”

"What are the benefits of the investment?" He Haifeng asked.

Xu Suming shook his head and said: "Alas, this is really hard to say, the loss of forging pressure is also difficult to return." We also had several meetings with their factory director, named Guo Guibao, and gave them a lot of ideas. However, the situation in the factory is too complicated, in addition to the backward equipment, there are also backward products. Furthermore. The motivation of some workers is also very problematic, and it is difficult to improve labor productivity. Therefore, after the capital is invested, the benefit is very small. ”

"What is the root cause of the little benefit, have you seriously analyzed it?". He Haifeng asked.

Xu Suming said: "We ignored this problem. Isn't it now mentioning the expansion of corporate autonomy, but we are also considering that the government should not interfere too much in the affairs of enterprises. Therefore, there is no in-depth tracking of the use of funds. ”

He Haifeng said: "While you are talking about the shortage of funds, you are also indifferent to the investment of millions of funds to reduce losses and get out of difficulties, and you are not distressed. Millions of dollars, even if it doesn't form a benefit. At the very least, there should be some lessons learned, right? At the very least, you can take inspiration from this failed case and adjust the way you invest your money. However. I haven't seen any of Hunbei City's initiatives in this regard these days. With this method and attitude of managing funds, how dare the state continue to invest in Hunbei City? If you can't change your attitude towards managing funds, then the state will not dare to continue to invest, and if you want to ask the State Planning Commission for money in the future, I am afraid it will be very difficult.

He Haifeng's threat is the most effective for Zhou Daming and Xu Suming. Just as He Haifeng said before, the reason why the officials of Hunbei City flattered him like this was because they knew that he came with a full 10 billion yuan of funds to reduce losses and get out of trouble. This is the largest support in the history of the central government, and Hunbei City certainly does not want to miss such an opportunity. However, the money is in He Haifeng's hands, and if he feels that he shouldn't invest it, then Hunbei City will be in trouble.

Of course, from the perspective of balance, it is impossible for He Haifeng not to leave a penny to Hunbei City. All he can decide is the difference between giving more and giving less. What Zhou Daming and Xu Suming want to fight for is the extra part.

"Director He, we also have the difficulty of our work." Zhou Daming showed a sad look, "With so many old enterprises and 80% of the losses, we are under a lot of pressure." Lao Xu's Hunbei Planning Commission, one day is eager to be used as two days, and in this way, they can't take care of so many enterprises. Therefore, in the use of some funds, there are some unfavorable tracking situations, which Director He can understand, right? Quite a few words"

He Haifeng nodded, of course he knew how Xu Suming and his ilk were used for two days a day. In the past few days from He Haifeng to Hunbei, Xu Suming has to go to several banquets at noon and evening almost every day, and in 24 hours a day, Xu Suming's mouth will not have more than 4 hours without the smell of wine, isn't this just a day for a few days?

Naturally, there is no need to say these words, He Haifeng said: "Mayor Zhou, you misunderstood. When I said this, I didn't mean to ask the teacher for sin. I also see your hard work. What I want to say is just to suggest that Hunbei City should change its way of working, from blindly pursuing investment to focusing on the efficiency of investment. The amount of money invested by the state is also limited, and you should use these limited funds to achieve certain goals. Instead of spending money like pepper noodles, we should concentrate funds to save some enterprises and help them restore their hematopoietic function, so as to form a virtuous circle. "Director He's words are really thought-provoking." Xu Suming nodded his fat head desperately, "Our past work is indeed as Director He said, only paying attention to the input, not the efficiency of the input. In the future, we must change our thinking about our work so that the money invested by the state can be fully and rationally utilized. ”

He Haifeng is not so easy to fool, hearing Xu Suming's statement, he asked: "Director Xu can think like this, it makes me feel very gratified." I would like to ask Director Xu, do you have any specific ideas on the part of the Planning Commission on improving the efficiency of input? ”

"I have thought about it, and if I will invest money in the enterprise in the future, I will ask the leaders of the enterprise to sign a letter of responsibility with our Planning Commission, and make a military order, and if the money is not effective, it will be dealt with seriously." Xu Suming said vigorously.

"Director Xu, if there is really such a company, which has wasted millions of dollars and has not started a fight, how are you going to deal with its factory director seriously?" Lin Zhenhua asked with a smile.

"Well...... this" Xu Suming was speechless, "At least, at least ......"

He didn't say anything for at least a long time. He had to say that he would remove the factory director, but he knew he couldn't. In case the words came out and He Haifeng grabbed him, wouldn't he have pitted those factory directors? If it's a penalty such as deducting bonuses, I'm afraid I can't pass it with He Haifeng, right? Not a lot of words

"Director Xu, if the company wastes millions of funds, even if you arrest its director and shoot it, what problem can it solve? The money lost will not be returned. As the saying goes, the people are not afraid of death, so why should they be afraid of death. Director He and I have also seen the faces of some business leaders today, do you think they are afraid that you will deal with them seriously? ”。 Lin Zhenhua still said with a smile.

"That'...... In your opinion, what should you do? Xu Suming asked rhetorically. To He Haifeng, Xu Suming didn't dare to talk back, but to Lin Zhenhua, he didn't have to be so polite.

Lin Zhenhua said: "Everything must be controlled beforehand, during and after the event. The serious approach you are talking about is merely control after the fact, which is far from enough. In order to improve the efficiency of the use of funds, it is necessary to supervise from the beginning of the investment of funds, and also establish a supervision mechanism throughout the use of funds. Only in this way can we ensure that the funds will not be misused and will not become a feast for moths. ”

"Chairman Lin, you say that the leaders of our company are moths, this metaphor is not appropriate, right? A lot of words" Zhou Daming began to protest with a calm face, he couldn't let Lin Zhenhua play like this. Lin Zhenhua's previous words were not flawed, but the last sentence talked about the problem of moths, which made Zhou Daming grasp the handle.

He Haifeng followed Zhou Daming's words and said: "Xiaolin's analogy is indeed a little inappropriate. However, some enterprises in Hunbei do have some problems in the leadership team, and Mayor Zhou should also understand this situation, right? Quite a few words"

"I've heard about this, and our city government also attaches great importance to it, and is preparing to start some inspection work." Zhou Daming said stubbornly, before this, he had already heard Yu Hanqiao report on the scene that happened in the forging press, and knew that He Haifeng's words were meaningful.

He Haifeng said: "I have already told Director Yu when I was forging today. The problem of Hunbei is by no means just a problem of funding, but an interweaving of a series of problems. If we cannot solve these deep-seated problems, it is absolutely impossible to change the status quo of general losses of Hunbei enterprises by relying only on state investment. (To be continued) ......,