One day, two days less. Time is fair to everyone, whether it is a powerful person or an ordinary person, the passage of time will not be rapid because of personal emotions, nor will it stop because of human desires. In the ticking clock, Zhou Zhengxiong lay on the bed tossing and turning and couldn't sleep at night.

According to Ruan Xihao's suggestion, it is best for Zhou Zhengxiong to return to Wuhan immediately, and not to provoke the governor to be angry for the time being. Zhou Zhengxiong wanted to accept this suggestion, but he couldn't make such a decision in his heart. I am famous and have done so many great things, do you want to make a mistake before retirement? As soon as Zhou Zhengxiong thought of this, he felt a burst of pain in his heart.

Looking at the watch, it was almost ten o'clock at this time. He has been suffering from insomnia for more than a year, which he has never experienced before. No matter how the body tries to pull Zhou Zhengxiong into a state of sleep, but the brain just refuses to rest. Thousands of things rolled in his mind, and all kinds of expectations and disappointments were mixed together, making Zhou Zhengxiong miserable.

In the midst of such pain and the sense of despair brought by the pain, Zhou Zhengxiong turned over and sat up and put on his clothes. The secretary in the next room was asleep and was awakened by a knock on the door. Rubbing his eyes and opening the door, he heard Zhou Zhengxiong with a cold face: "Prepare the car, let's go out." ”

"Secretary Zhou, it's late." The secretary didn't know what Zhou Zhengxiong was making trouble about.

"Have the driver prepare the car." Zhou Zhengxiong said.

"We came by train, and now there is no car." The secretary, who had a little brightening up his brain, hurriedly reminded his boss.

"Ah......" Zhou Zhengxiong also understood after hearing this, this is Nanjing, not Wuhan. In Wuhan, Zhou Zhengxiong can call a car at any time, but there are no such conditions in Nanjing.

"Then ......, call the General Office of the Central Committee, I want to see the governor. Let them arrange it. Zhou Zhengxiong said.

After listening to the order, the secretary hurriedly went to work, they lived in the hotel directly under the central government, where the conditions could not be regarded as the top, but in terms of communication, there was an incomparable advantage outside. If it is an outside hotel, if you want to call the General Office of the Central Committee, you will face a lot of scrutiny. There are not many numbers that can be dialed on ordinary lines.

No matter how busy the secretary was, Zhou Zhengxiong didn't take off his clothes after returning to the house, and just lay on the bed and stared at the ceiling. At this time, there was an indescribable impulse in his chest, like the grief and indignation of fighting against the water, and like the relief before he was ready to die. Zhou Zhengxiong no longer wants to go back to Wuhan, which has changed too much in the past year or so. Not in a good direction, but in a bad direction.

As the most direct "fine" in the means of financing, the first three months seem to have a good effect, and at least 300,000 yuan can be fined every day. Especially for motor vehicle fines, fines can easily be dozens, and more can be fines of hundreds. Those who can afford to buy a motor vehicle are naturally either rich or expensive, and they can afford to pay after being fined. In one week, the province's fines exceeded one million per day. Then the streets of Wuhan and the whole of Hubei Province suddenly became quiet, and the number of motor vehicles became very small. There are really policies and countermeasures, since motor vehicles may be fined on the street, and people who drive will naturally stop driving in order to avoid the limelight.

Motor vehicles can not be used on the streets, and shops must be opened. The three towns of Wuhan have always been a place where businessmen gathered, even after the war, their vitality was greatly damaged. However, after the establishment of the Republic of China, the economic development and activity far exceeded that of the previous generations, and the merchants quickly accumulated a huge amount of capital. These people have a façade and goods. Zhou Zhengxiong felt that since these people were developed by virtue of the virtue and politics of the Republic of China and the prosperity of Hubei, why should they not make some contributions to the construction of Hubei?

Reality proved that businessmen are always a group of people who do not have moral conduct, and after being fined, small businessmen began to close their doors. The provincial party committee ordered merchants to sell only Hubei goods, and began to seize those products from other provinces. In addition to closing the door, the big businessmen even smuggled away the goods from other provinces in the warehouse by their own connections. When the industry and commerce entered the local warehouse in Wuhan to seal the goods, they saw empty warehouses.

Unlucky, of course, are medium-sized businessmen who have a certain amount of inventory and have little to do with the government. The provincial goods stored by these people were sealed. The Hubei provincial government is the government after all, and Zhou Zhengxiong is not going to openly rob the merchants' goods. The proposal made by the director of the industrial and commercial bureau is only temporarily sealed.

Such a vigorous and resolute policy did have an effect, temporarily curbing goods from other provinces, and the people of Hubei had to buy products from this province. Civilian goods manufacturers that have resumed production, as well as civilian goods manufacturers who have been struggling to survive, have once again sold their products. After absorbing the lessons of the last time, Zhou Zhengxiong did not dare to fish for industrial enterprises. From the equipment, from the technology, from the production process, the enterprises that resumed production have also begun to carry out a comprehensive transformation.

At a time when Zhou Zhengxiong himself was preparing to withstand such pressure and forcibly restore Hubei's industry, a large number of young workers went to North America to seek new employment opportunities, and in just one year, Hubei lost more than 300,000 young people at an alarming rate, and with the addition of people who went to other provinces, the total population loss of Hubei exceeded 500,000.

In 1889, Hubei's population loss was even faster, and from January 1 to March, 100,000 Hubei people had chosen to go to North America. These three months include the Chinese New Year, and at this rate, the number of people lost in 1889 would have been at least 400,000. The Civil Affairs Bureau was so pessimistic that they came up with a terrible figure that the capital of Hubei Province would lose one million people in 1889. Zhou Zhengxiong doesn't need to look at this data to know the seriousness of the problem, because many factories can't even recruit young people.

Although the market is not particularly depressed, the amount of business tax has been reduced on a large scale. The overall financial situation has not only not improved after a large number of factories began to reopen, but even continued to deteriorate at an accelerated rate. If this situation continues, Hubei will have no choice but to default on the fiscal revenue that should be handed over to the central government. More importantly, even if not a penny is handed over to the central government, and without foreign assistance, Hubei's finances will not be able to make ends meet......

There was a knock at the door, and Zhou Zhengxiong shouted weakly: "Come in!" ”

In came the energetic secretary, his eyes sparkling behind the lenses. He walked to Zhou Zhengxiong's side in a few steps and said loudly: "Secretary, the governor asked you to see him." ”

"What?" Zhou Zhengxiong sat up from the bed as soon as he turned over, he stared at the secretary and said, "When?" ”

"Go now! The Governor has sent a car to pick you up. The secretary was also extremely excited, he really didn't expect to get such a reply after calling the General Office of the Central Committee.

Zhou Zhengxiong glared at his secretary with incredible eyes, and this news was completely beyond Zhou Zhengxiong's expectations. With the busyness of Governor Wei Zedu, he would meet the secretary of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee in the middle of the night.

"Are you going to the governor's house? Is it the right middle of the night? Zhou Zheng's ambition was a little nervous.

The secretary looked at Zhou Zhengxiong's knife face that had lost a lot of weight over the past year, and felt that Zhou Zhengxiong was a little dizzy with excitement. Not to mention that Zhou Zhengxiong took the initiative to contact Governor Wei Ze, even if Governor Wei Ze ordered Zhou Zhengxiong to go to Nanjing immediately from Beijing in the middle of the night, would Zhou Zhengxiong dare to continue to sleep, and he couldn't leave after waking up?

But the secretary naturally wouldn't say this, and he persuaded: "Why don't we prepare the documents before the car comes?" ”

This reminder is not bad, Zhou Zhengxiong hurriedly asked the secretary to prepare the documents. I also brought some documents with me when I came here, all of which were documents about grievances and a good description of the future. After thinking about it, Zhou Zhengxiong asked him to bring all of this. Since he is here to ask for money, he naturally has to complain, and he must let the party who gives the money see a better future.

As soon as he put the documents in the briefcase, the hotel staff came to inform Zhou Zhengxiong that the car had arrived. At half past ten in the evening, Zhou Zhengxiong and others arrived at the central office building.

"It turns out that the governor is still in office." The secretary couldn't help but sigh. He thought that Wei Ze had probably gone to bed at this time, or at least was about to go to bed. Unexpectedly, at least two floors of the office building were brightly lit, and there were dense rows of vehicles at the entrance. It seems that the work of the central government is even more intense than that of the local governments.

There were already people waiting in the parking lot in the General Office of the Central Committee, and Zhou Zhengxiong and the others were led straight to the heavily guarded office building after getting out of the car. As soon as I entered the building, I saw a group of officials walking down the stairs. The first one turned out to be Prime Minister Wang Haiyang.

Zhou Zhengxiong and Wang Haiyang naturally don't deal with each other, but they can't pretend not to see when they meet at this time. Wang Haiyang showed a surprised expression on his face, but he didn't talk nonsense, just said, "Old Zhou, you're here!" ”

"You go get busy first, I still have something to do!" Zhou Zhengxiong returned frankly. Although his status is not as good as Wang Haiyang, he has no intention of bowing to Wang Haiyang. is not only because of the qualifications of both parties, but also because Wang Haiyang is ten years younger than Zhou Zhengxiong, so there is naturally no reason to bow his head in front of a young man.

After the big cadres left the office building, Zhou Zhengxiong was taken to Wei Ze's office. The secretary was worried in his heart, and he didn't know whether he should follow Zhou Zhengxiong to see Wei Ze. It is naturally best to be able to see Wei Ze, to be able to see Wei Ze up close, and even have the opportunity to shake hands with Wei Ze. This kind of treatment can be boasted about for a long time just by going back. But after all, it is a top person like Governor Wei Zedu, and whether he can enter the door of Governor Wei Ze is a big deal.

The secretary didn't expect that the meeting was not in the office, so Zhou Zhengxiong stopped, and then instinctively shouted: "Governor! I'm coming. The secretary noticed a middle-aged man standing in the corridor, holding a cigarette in his left hand, standing at the end of the corridor and smoking slowly.

I have seen Wei Ze many times in photos, and I have also seen Wei Ze from afar at the three meetings. It was the first time he had seen Wei Ze so closely. Wei Ze wore a general's uniform without a class badge, and after hearing Zhou Zhengxiong's shout, he walked over briskly.

Judging from the gray hair, it can be judged that Wei Ze has entered the old realm. But there was no slack of skin and muscles on the angular face, and the brisk pace showed a strength that was different from that of the old man. As Wei Ze approached, the secretary only felt a slight numbness on his body as if he had been electrocuted. With those bright eyes, a face that seems to be expressionless but without any deliberateness, this man who stands at the highest point of power in the Republic of China seems to exude infinite energy.