The Hubei Provincial Party Committee was gloomy, and the bright sunlight shone in through the window and sprinkled on the desk where Zhou Zhengxiong, the secretary of the provincial party committee, was sitting. At this time, Zhou Zhengxiong seemed to have a thousand ideas in his mind, and it seemed to be empty and empty, just like the current situation on the books in Hubei Province.

The secretary gently pushed open the door of the house, put a telegram on Zhou Zhengxiong's desktop, and then said, "Secretary Zhou, a telegram for you." ”

"Oh......" Zhou Zhengxiong replied, he didn't want to read the telegram now, and he didn't even want to receive any new news. All the bad news is so bad, such as the continuous record low tax revenues, the closure of businesses in the market, the accumulation of unsellable goods in a large number of factories, the large number of workers choosing to leave Hubei and start a new life of their own in faraway North America......

But Zhou Zhengxiong finally picked up the telegram, and his years of military career made Zhou Zhengxiong understand that it was a blessing or a curse, and that it was a truth that could not be avoided. Just browsing listlessly for a moment, Zhou Zhengxiong's gaze immediately sharpened. I read the telegram several times. Zhou Zhengxiong stood up and strode out of the door with a telegram.

Looking at Zhou Zhengxiong, who walked to his desk with a neat pace and put a telegram on his desk, Governor Liu Sixian did not look at the telegram, but looked at Zhou Zhengxiong, who had not been so energetic for a long time. What happened to make Zhou Zhengxiong suddenly rejuvenate? It wasn't until Zhou Zhengxiong urged him that Liu Sixian picked up the telegram.

The telegram did not contain much content, but simply introduced the news that the central government was planning to hire 200,000 Japanese to build infrastructure in North America, and attached an approximate amount of expenses that the central government was prepared to pay. As soon as he saw the quota of 2 billion yuan, Liu Sixian's eyes widened, he raised his head in astonishment and looked at Zhou Zhengxiong, and heard Zhou Zhengxiong say: "Do you think we can send so many people in Hubei?" ”

It is best to let Hubei send someone to make this money, Liu Sixian naturally gave birth to such an opinion. But Liu Sixian remembered in a blink of an eye that it was the central government that decided this matter, and Hubei Province was very close to the central government. However, it does not mean that Hubei Province can command the central government.

"Lao Zhou, if you go to Nanjing, we might as well bow our heads to the governor and ask the governor to pull a hand." Liu Sixian said.

"I'll do my best to get it." Zhou Zhengxiong also seems to have made up his mind.

Liu Sixian hurriedly added: "Old Zhou, if this matter fails, we will also go to the governor to ask for it." Otherwise, I will go to Nanjing with you. ”

When Zhou Zhengxiong heard this, he knew that Liu Sixian had misunderstood what he meant, so he smiled bitterly, "When it comes to such a time, no one can help us except the governor." Don't worry, I'm not going to hang myself from a tree. But let me go first. ”

There are many means of transportation from Wuhan to Nanjing, and Zhou Zhengxiong chose the train. With a word from the secretary of the provincial party committee, a soft sleeper was vacant. Sitting on the bunk, Zhou Zhengxiong was in a complicated mood. For Zhou Zhengxiong, the 2 billion is like a drowning man grasping a life-saving straw. This money can indeed solve Hubei's big problems, and Zhou Zhengxiong naturally has expectations and hopes in his heart. Can you really get the money? Zhou Zhengxiong was very nervous. Since the accident in Hubei, every time he wants to see Governor Wei Ze, Zhou Zhengxiong always feels very empty.

And I may not be able to get all 2 billion, after the initial excitement has passed, Zhou Zhengxiong can consider this matter with a relatively calm attitude. This money naturally includes money for workers, according to the current wage level in Hubei. A worker probably earns less than 10,000 yuan a year, and the normal salary of 2 billion yuan is just the salary of 200,000 workers for a year and a few months. Hubei Province can get two or three hundred million of them at most. The things that can be done by these two or three hundred million are far less than two billion.

Seeing this clearly, Zhou Zhengxiong felt a little like Meng Lang. Wiping his forehead, the feeling of uneasiness began to awaken in Zhou Zhengxiong's heart. But as a soldier, traveling through countless battlefields of blood and fire, Zhou Zhengxiong also knows the truth that there is no turning back when he opens a bow. Since he decided to come to Governor Wei Zedu, he simply lowered his head to the end.

With such uneasiness, Zhou Zhengxiong did not follow his original idea to see Wei Ze recklessly. When he arrived in Nanjing, he first went to meet Ruan Xihao. If this news is not accurate enough, Zhou Zhengxiong is afraid that there will be no good results when he goes to see Wei Ze.

"That's true." Nguyen Hee Ho answered Zhou Zhengxiong's question. It was Ruan Xihao who personally ordered the telegram to be sent to Zhou Zhengxiong, and he was naturally very concerned about this matter. Seeing that his old subordinates did not live up to their hearts and came to Nanjing so quickly, Ruan Xihao said with a calm face: "You must ask the governor well this time, don't be a good man like before!" ”

Hearing this, Zhou Zhengxiong couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Commander Ruan, am I still worthy of being a good man at this time?" ”

"You've never been one to give in, I know that. I'm just afraid that you will be reprimanded by the governor, and I pretend that you can solve the problem. There was a faint exhortation in Ruan Xihao's words.

"Commander Ruan, I'm about to retire. All I want now is to leave Hubei with a mess before I retire. Before I came, I told Governor Liu that as long as the governor was willing to help, I would do whatever he asked me to do! "What Zhou Zhengxiong said was categorical.

Seeing that Zhou Zhengxiong's attitude was quite correct, Ruan Xihao thought for a moment before saying, "You wait here first." I'll go talk to the Governor. ”

When he arrived at the door of Wei Ze's office, Ruan Xihao saw Li Xin striding out of it, the two said hello slightly, and Li Xin left in a hurry. Ruan Xihao looked at Li Xin's back, and felt in his heart that he couldn't delay it any longer. If Li Xin signed an agreement with the Japanese, and even began to pay the Japanese, with Wei Ze's personality, there would be no possibility of changing the matter.

Entering Wei Ze's office, Ruan Xihao went straight in, "Governor, why do you have to find Koreans or Japanese, can't you hire people directly from our China?" ”

Wei Ze was quite surprised by this, and after thinking for a moment, he smiled and said: "We Chinese went to North America, and the army went to war. Ordinary people go to North America either to work in the workplace or to go to North America to seek better opportunities. We hired Koreans and Japanese, and as soon as we signed an agreement, as long as we didn't mean to let them die, those people died. We don't have to take any responsibility. The lives of those Koreans and Japanese can be bought with money, and the lives of our Chinese are priceless. ”

Ruan Xihao was stunned after listening to Wei Ze's words, and like Zhou Zhengxiong, Ruan Xihao also had some predictions about Wei Ze's opinion. However, he never dreamed that Wei Ze would think that the lives of Chinese were priceless, so he was unwilling to let Chinese outside the army risk their lives in the western United States.

This is really reasonable, and the truth is really true, Ruan Xihao can't find a reason to refute Wei Ze. But Ruan Xihao didn't want to support Wei Ze's point of view at all, he pulled a chair and sat down opposite Wei Ze, "Dudu, it's risky to go to North America." But going to North America is also for the future of China, and in such things, you actually have to hire some Koreans or Japanese, does this look down on us Chinese? I don't think Koreans and Japanese people can be trusted. ”

"I don't expect the Koreans to sacrifice their lives for us, but to make them laborers. As long as it is reasonably arranged, what is unreliable about this? Wei Ze does not support Nguyen's opinion.

Seeing Wei Ze's firm attitude, Ruan Xihao simply put the problem on the face of the name, "Governor." The economic situation in many of our provinces is not very good, so why not give us our own people when we have such an opportunity, but let foreigners earn this money. I can't quite take it. ”

Wei Ze frowned slightly, and he replied with some unhappiness: "We Chinese go to North America to be the masters of North America." For example, we Chinese are landowners in North America, and Koreans and Japanese go to North America to work for several years. It's not the same thing at all. As Chinese, we ourselves cannot treat us Chinese as growth workers! What's more, this money also includes the danger of life, which may kill people. ”

Wei Ze frowned, and Ruan Xihao couldn't help frowning, "Dudu, when we rebelled, when were we afraid of death." According to what you said, it is not so dangerous to engage in infrastructure construction now. In the past, we were not afraid of death, but now we are afraid of death? ”

"Huh! Back then, we weren't afraid of death, that is, if we rebelled or not, we had to die. He suffered even more before he died. Isn't it just for us to rise up and rebel so that the people of the world will not live like this in the future? Rise up and revolutionize, so many people died. After success, let the common people continue to risk the threat of death in order to live, so what are we doing with the revolution? Wei Ze's tone was very unhappy, and Ruan Xihao's words were very beyond Wei Ze's acceptance.

Ruan Xihao was counted down by Wei Ze, and he immediately understood why he couldn't accept Wei Ze's point of view before. In Weeser's view, the lives of the common people are the most important. Nguyen Hee Ho certainly does not disagree with such a view. However, at this time, Ruan Xihao wanted to solve the difficulties faced by Zhou Zhengxiong. As a soldier, Nguyen Hi Ho could not make irresponsible remarks about the non-military part of the budget. And it's useless to say it. So the views on some issues naturally conflict with Weeser.

"Don't be angry, Dudu, I didn't mean that." Ruan Xihao softened his position first, and it was very meaningless to blindly clash with Wei Ze.

Wei Ze also didn't want to directly clash with Ruan Xihao, it was very pointless to put on a big reason to suppress people. However, Ruan Xihao's words made Wei Ze hear some clues. He calmed down his emotions for a moment, and then asked, "Which provincial cadre is this who has taken a fancy to this money?" ”

Wei Ze's acumen was something that Ruan Xihao felt very difficult to deal with, and from the dispute just now, Ruan Xihao had completely determined Wei Ze's attitude. Now he couldn't say what he pleaded with Wei Ze for a while, since Wei Ze resolutely opposed the cadres treating the people as long-term workers, it became a very unwise choice for Zhou Zhengxiong to come forward at this time. This is the choice of the mold head.

"I just feel that this money is too unjust for foreigners. So I couldn't help but ask. Nguyen Hee Ho chose the least damaging reply.