Chapter 123: Are You Going to Lift the Table? (xiii)
Director Li Hongzhang's sales pitch was not successful, except for the poor place of Xinyang, Henan Province, which had a little interest in it, and other people's views on "futures" were ...... How old are you?
When the level of the domestic financial industry is extremely low, Director Li Hongzhang patted his chest and said, "We have credit in the futures market." The other party said, "Who is your superior department?" So Director Li replied: "We are a department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and we do not have a special direct superior. If Director Li really thinks that such answers can be exchanged for real trust, it can only be said that he is too sweet.
Of course, with Li Hongzhang's cleverness, it is impossible not to understand this. When he was in Goryeo, Director Li was able to call the wind and rain, and that was only in the poor place of Goryeo. When he was in China, he was just a car director, so Director Li also accepted the reality and was ready to wait until the end of the three sessions to return to Goryeo to show his strength. When the ministry held a meeting of cadres at and above the bureau level, Director Li also went to the meeting with the attitude of participating.
As a department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Director Li Hongzhang feels that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has a small number of people. Other ministries and commissions all occupy a large area, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is so big and there are three or two kittens. Without waiting for any pleasantries, the meeting began. Prime Minister Levi got straight to the point: "Ministries must obey the leadership of the State Council and abide by rules and regulations when cooperating with provinces. It is not possible to carry out any private action without the permission of the ministry documents......"
To fight a war, we must first unite our hearts, and those old heroes in the local area have begun to effectively connect together, and their pace has become more and more consistent in the meetings of the past few days. After more than 20 years of budgeting, the party's budget has finally become a recognized core of operations. The salaries of a large number of government workers, and the local state-led education, medical care, postal services, etc., are all funded by the state. This is already a large amount of money expenditure, which is enough to make the central government feel difficult. Levi's made it clear that all local applications for the central government to invest in local industries will be pressed down first. "If the local government can't complete the central arrangement, these applications will continue to be pressed. It is not said that the localities do not complete their work, and they do not work after eating the financial allocation of the central government, but they insist on asking the central government for benefits! ”
Li Hongzhang felt a little emotion in his heart, when he was still working in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, he was a local force. At that time, the central government also had many orders, but if they could not be implemented, they could not be implemented, and Li Hongzhang naturally had policies and countermeasures. Unexpectedly, decades later, Li Hongzhang saw that the internal affairs of the Republic of China could not avoid such fierce conflicts. Of course, Li Hongzhang himself knows very well that the conflict between the two is not the same thing at all. Li Hongzhang's father was a Jinshi in the peaceful years and had been an official of the Sixth Ministry for a long time. Because of some impressions, Li Hongzhang went to check a large number of data and documents that were being sorted out in the National Library, and the expenditure of the central government of the Republic of China was dozens of times that of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. If Li Hongzhang could have such support when he was a warlord in the Manchu Dynasty, Li Hongzhang was confident that he would definitely be able to fight better.
I was thinking about it, but I heard Levi's voice say sternly: "Recently, our ministry must maintain order. However, some comrades did not have organizational discipline and got too close to their local comrades. There is also such a director, who jumps up and down and does business with the provinces. When can't you do a business if you want to? Do you have to do it now? ”
Li Hongzhang felt empty in his heart for a while, since Levi directly pointed out the word director, I think it has nothing to do with him. Fortunately, Levi only clicked on it, and didn't criticize people now. Li Hongzhang was frightened, but he was not really affected.
Almost at the same time that Levi's asked the ministries to be united, the provincial cadres were also holding a meeting, "This budget will start tomorrow, and this time we must let the ministries and commissions support local enterprises." If they don't agree, our provinces will be in such financial difficulties that the taxes paid will not be paid on time. When the problem of our province is solved, these taxes can be paid. ”
Someone was indignant, "Yes! That's how it should be. If the central government doesn't care whether we live or die, we will have to find a way to solve it ourselves! ”
Someone put it succinctly, "That's right! ”
The provincial meetings themselves are much looser because they are of the same position. Quite a few provincial leaders did not attend, which was very different from the situation in which all the ministries and commissions were assembled at the first order. And unlike Levi's, where no one dared to refute the order, some provincial leaders asked worriedly: "If the governor comes out to be accountable, then how should we deal with it?" ”
Regarding this timid view, Liu Bufan, secretary of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee, one of the leaders of the meeting, analyzed: "Now we are not afraid of the governor, but now we are afraid that the governor will not be able to come out, and let Levi mess around there!" If the governor comes out, what is the face of Levi's? The face is gone, where does he still have the face to continue to work. As long as Shen Xin can become the prime minister, with his experience in the army, how can we still be speechless in the central government in our province?! ”
"But if the governor wants to send people to ......," some provincial-level cadres are very worried about this. overthrew Levi, but his official position was also affected, and everyone was very concerned about this.
Liu Bufan said impassionedly: "As long as Levi is allowed to step down, everyone has nothing to fear." Commander Ruan will definitely come out to help everyone, at most for a few years, or can he come out and continue to work, what is there to be afraid of? Besides, at most, the governor will send one or two, and then let the governor rush at me. I'm not afraid! ”
When it comes to Commander Ruan Xihao Ruan, and with Liu Bufan's attitude as a single, the meetings in the province are quite unified. After all, the interests of overthrowing the guy represented by Levi are too great, and compared with such interests, the risk is much smaller. What's more, the law does not blame the public, and everyone is now together because they believe that it is impossible for Wei Ze to take action against provincial cadres on a large scale. If the cadres of more than a dozen provinces are wiped out in one go, the situation of self-endangerment caused by political turmoil is something that Wei Ze cannot bear. With this attitude of breaking the net, the leaders of the provinces are also ready for themselves.
However, these people all underestimated Wei Ze a little, whether it was the situation in the province or the meeting of the central ministries and commissions, someone soon handed over the information. Wei Ze looked at it for a while, and then said to Lin Asheng: "Old Lin, is anyone looking for you to talk about Xiang?" ”
Lin Asheng saw that Wei Ze didn't mean to be angry at all, and he was a little surprised, "Dudu, you also know that I don't deal with these bastard boys. No one likes us in the judiciary. But don't you come forward to clean up? ”
"Who's going to clean up? Is it a guy in the province, or a guy in the ministry? Wei Ze asked Lin Asheng rhetorically.
Lin Asheng is silent for the time being, as the head of the political and legal committee, he is in charge of the public procuratorate and law, and there is also a "special unit for the elimination of counter-revolutionaries". In other words, it is because of Lin Asheng's neutrality and only loyalty to Wei Ze's position that he has been able to do this position until now. But in addition to this special identity, Lin Asheng was also a revolutionary father, and he was silent for a moment before finally speaking, "Dudu, I always feel that it is not a good thing to let them make trouble now. ”
Wei Ze shook his head, "In this incident, the comrades in the province did a terrible job, but I think the ministry is also to blame." In terms of position, there is no difference between the two companies. The Ministry of Railways and other departments have no choice, and these industries themselves have great particularities. But other industries eventually became out of touch with the local area, is it the right choice? ”
Lin Asheng was shocked in his heart, he didn't hold back, and he didn't want to hold back, he asked: "Is the governor dissatisfied with Levi's work?" ”
"As the prime minister, he has so many means at his disposal, and in the end he has reached such a stalemate with the local government. How can I be satisfied? "Wei Ze can also find someone to talk to, so his tone is inevitably excited." And I think Levi means to force the provinces down, Lao Lin, do you think this attitude is reasonable? He is a prime minister, how can he become a spokesman for the interests of ministries and commissions. Even if he wants to be clearly biased towards the ministry, can't he use this method! ”
This kind of words sound fierce, but in the eyes of Lin Asheng, who has been handling the case for a long time, it has another meaning. After thinking for a moment, Lin Asheng asked, "Dudu, you don't want to play fifty boards each, do you?" ”
"The big fifty boards can solve the problem, and I have already played it. If they themselves don't find this unconstructive, I'm useless. Let us solve the problem, just let these people make a new round of preparations for the next deathmatch. The problem needs to be solved, and the pus can come out, not holding the raw maggots. In such a situation, they have to fight first. But I'm not going to allow the people who flip the table to come out, no matter what they think, I think the struggle is normal. It is not normal to think that the struggle can be lost forever through some kind of spoils. I will not agree with the Spoils Society, and I will not agree with the theory of extinguishing the struggle. Wei Ze told Lin Asheng what he thought.
Lin Asheng couldn't help but nod his head again and again, he also felt that these guys were making too much trouble. However, since Wei Ze is still sober-minded and does not think that there is a solution once and for all, Lin Asheng also agrees, and at the same time can't help but feel some sympathy for Wei Ze. What Wei Ze wanted to do was probably similar to making a steamed bun out of a pot of boiling gruel, which required a great deal of skill and patience. At least Lin Asheng thinks he can't do it.
"Dudu, I always support you." Lin Asheng gave a firm statement of spiritual support.