It was past seven o'clock when Zhao Anbang returned from the construction site in the new district, and Fang Zhenggang was honestly waiting in the guest house. Seeing that he and Vice Governor Wang and his entourage had arrived, they immediately greeted him and shook hands, "Governor Zhao, we didn't get you this time, right?" ”

Zhao Anbang pointed at Vice Governor Wang, "Vice Governor Wang is here with the sword of Shang Fang, forgive me and don't dare!" ”

Fang Zhenggang shook hands with Vice Governor Wang again, "Governor Wang, Governor Zhao has a treat tonight, aren't you afraid that our Comrade Wenshan will corrupt you?" He complained to him again, "Governor Zhao, you don't know how honest Governor Wang and the comrades of the joint investigation team are, they don't eat Wenshan's food, don't drink Wenshan's wine, and don't even use Wenshan's car!" ”

Zhao Anbang laughed and quipped, "That's right, how can a cat come to catch mice and fight with rats!" ”

Fang Zhenggang shouted, "Governor Zhao, what you said is wrong, treat our Comrade Wenshan as a mouse?" ”

Vice Governor Wang said: "On the issue of violations, you are rats and I am cats!" He also said, "Mayor Fang, I still don't have a chance to be corrupt today, Governor Zhao values you, only invite you alone, and don't let us accompany you!" ”

Fang Zhenggang was stunned for a moment, and said half-truthfully: "I understand, Governor Zhao is going to invite me to eat a severed head meal!" ”

Zhao Anbang thought to himself, it must be Shi Yanan who gave Fang Zhenggang some kind of wind, but his face was very serious, "Mayor Zhenggang, give me some attention!" What is a decapitated meal? It's my old friend who talks to you! ”

The place of invitation was at the guest house, Zhao Anbang went back to the room and washed his face, and he didn't even bring the secretary, and made up his mind to have a good relationship with Fang Zheng. So many years have passed, the times are constantly changing, and Fang Zhenggang is also constantly changing, and Fang Kesi, who opened his mouth and closed his mouth "Cantolovic", has completely changed as a person. The change may have happened a long time ago, but he didn't notice it. All kinds of indications prove that he may have made a mistake in Jinchuan seven years ago, and an instruction knocked out the nascent spirit of this young cadre. What made him even more uneasy was that Fang Zhenggang really had to be taken down this time. In front of Shi Yanan, he couldn't say: Why didn't he want to keep this young and promising mayor? But Pei Yihong and Yu North China are difficult to pass! Sacrificing individual cadres to protect the project is a reason that can be said publicly, and some other things are not easy to say and cannot be said, so you can only let Shi Yanan figure it out and know it! After completing the handling of the violating cadres, Lao Pei will be transferred to Beijing, which is basically a foregone conclusion. It's not easy to survive to this day, and at such an old age, you have to go to the next level. At this time, who of the two brothers would like to cause new trouble for a Fang Zhenggang? In addition, the responsible comrades of the relevant ministries and commissions of the CPC Central Committee have repeatedly demanded that cadres who violate the rules be severely dealt with.

Fang Zhenggang looked very happy, and as soon as he sat down, he said: "Governor Zhao, the steel aircraft carrier envisioned by you and the province is about to be launched, and we will strictly follow the procedures and report to the relevant state departments for approval before implementation!" ”

Zhao Anbang said: "This means that your restructuring positioning has delineated Chen Mingli's Weiye International Group?" ”

Fang Zhenggang said: "Yes, Weiye International is not one of those capital players, and Chen Mingli is not Bai Yuanwei!" ”

Zhao Anbang remembered the equity coup or equity revolution that happened a week ago, "Zhenggang, Chen Mingli seems to be really powerful, how come I heard that even a director didn't let Bai Yuanwei be a director?" Be careful, too! ”

Fang Zhenggang said: "Let's be careful, we have accompanied Chen Mingli and her party to inspect in the past two days, and the two sides are fighting!" ”

Zhao Anbang didn't say anything about it, greeted Fang Zhenggang while eating and drinking, and changed the topic, "Zhenggang, what happened when you and Zhang Guichun set up a team in Jinchuan County in 1997?" It's a mess! ”

Fang Zhenggang laughed at himself and said: "What are you talking about seven years ago?" Your chief approved it very well, 'What is an empty talker, just look at Fang Zhenggang, I think it is difficult for me to change this comrade, I suggest that he be removed from his post and arranged another job!' ’”

Zhao Anbang smiled, "Fang Kesi, do you remember this instruction word for word, so don't you take the opportunity to complain and avenge your grievances?" ”

Fang Zheng just put the chopsticks on the table, "Governor Zhao, then I will give you a late report?" ”

Zhao Anbang said: "Say it, speak freely, and spit it out!" Come, come, have a glass of wine to lift your spirits! ”

Fang Zheng just drank a glass of wine in front of him quite impulsively, and immediately scolded and said, "Zhang Guichun is really a conspirator, and he doesn't welcome me to Jinchuan as a county magistrate at all!" The candidate he highly recommended for county magistrate at that time was a close confidant of his own, and the Yinshan Municipal Party Committee was ready to submit it for approval, but you and the Provincial Party Committee suddenly sent me down from the provincial organs. So from the first day I arrived, Zhang Guichun squeezed me. Governor Zhao, you must remember that I went down after the Spring Festival in 1997. At that time, Jinchuan County *** was opened, and Zhang Guichun asked my generation of county magistrates to continue to act on my behalf until they were squeezed out ten months and three days later, and the pronouns on my head were not removed! ”

Zhao Anbang joked: "It's really miserable, so you Fang Kesi hates people calling you 'Fang Laodai' the most!" ”

Fang Zhenggang said: "That's it, I told Gu Gensheng about them, whoever calls our boss and me is in a hurry!" ”

Zhao Anbang said: "Now it seems that Zhang Guichun, a comrade, has a lot of problems, and you suddenly went down and made Zhang Guichun fail to do so, it is possible that he wants to squeeze out you." But then again, what's the matter with you? It is said that he has not entered the compound of the county party committee much since he took office, and has been working as a short-headed revolutionary below? Make so many cadres and masses oppose you! At that time, it was not only Zhang Guichun and the comrades in the team who jointly sued you, but also a group of township cadres! ”

Fang Zhenggang snorted, "Governor Zhao, what's so strange about this?" It's normal. Because I have violated their interests, including those township cadres. At that time, Jinchuan County's economy and fiscal revenue were mainly supported by small coal mines. There are small coal mines in every township, and two people die in three days, and safety accidents continue. On my third day in office, there was an accident: five people drowned in an individual mine in Tangquan Township. When I returned from the scene of the rescue, I reported to Zhang Guichun that I was going to go down to have a good inspection, carry out necessary rectification, shut down a number of small mines with big potential safety hazards, and be responsible for the lives of the common people. Zhang Guichun became angry when he heard this, and said: What is the death of a few people? It's also a mouthful of a common people's! What are the common people? Aren't they just numbers? Where does the GDP come from when the small coal mines are closed? Where does the revenue come from? The township mayors are also opposed, and even the common people who go to the mines to beg for a living are also opposed, so I have no way at all! ”

Zhao Anbang was very surprised, "Oh, he, the secretary of the county party committee, doesn't take the lives of the people seriously?" Ordinary people are just numbers? That's a huge number, and if you turn into a ballot, you can get out of office! ”

Fang Zhenggang nodded with a wry smile, "Yes, the problem is that he, the secretary of the county party committee, was not elected by the people, and the people don't have votes yet!" He continued, "Governor Zhao, tell me about it, Zhang Guichun doesn't care about it and turns a blind eye to the dead man's affairs, in this case, do I dare to stay in the office?" There was really a major accident, how can I, the acting county magistrate, explain? I've been running around the small coal mines in the towns and villages below, focusing on safe production, and I've become the chief mine manager of the fucking small coal mine in Jinchuan County. Zhang Guichun, this guy will play tricks, and he attacked me for not going to the meeting. The reality is that some will deliberately not notify me, and some will deliberately notify me late. Thankfully, during the 10 months I was acting county magistrate, there were zero fatalities in the country's small coal mines. And the year before I went to Jinchuan, the death toll was thirty-eight, and the year after I left, the death toll rose to forty-five! A gas explosion in the small mine of Chen Village killed 16 people! If you don't believe it, you can check it out in person to see if I Fang Zhenggang said a lie! ”

Zhao Anbang was furious, and the wine glass slammed down on the table, "It's a bastard!" Is there still the life or death of the common people in his eyes Zhang Guichun? ! Then he asked, "Hey, Zhenggang, why didn't you tell me about this situation earlier?" ”

Fang Zhenggang sneered: "I want to say, do you want me to say it?" A directive sent me into the cold! ”

Zhao Anbang patted his head, "I forgot about this!" Zhenggang, I want to apologize to you! It seems that I made a preconceived mistake and had a preconceived notion against you, and I blame you! Come, I'll make amends for you! ”

Fang Zhenggang held his wine glass and didn't let him pour wine, "Don't, don't, don't, I'll come by myself, Governor Zhao!" ”

Zhao Anbang broke Fang Zhenggang's hand and poured the wine hard, "What Governor Zhao, just call me Lao Zhao!" ”

Fang Zhenggang was a little embarrassed, "Governor Zhao, I'm ...... I was also emotional just now, and I made a slip of the tongue! ”

Zhao Anbang smiled: "What kind of slip of the tongue? Don't think I don't know, you keep calling me Lao Zhao behind your back! ”

Fang Zhenggang didn't deny it, "Governor Zhao, there are really a lot of people who pat your ass!" He drank the wine in the cup, and said, "Governor Zhao, I also want to apologize to you, come, I will pour you a glass of honor!" ”

Zhao Anbang immediately clicked, "Look, look, your sycophant is also photographed, and you still talk about others!" ”

Fang Zhenggang was very serious and didn't mean to joke, "Governor Zhao, I'm not a sycophant, I'm sincerely apologizing to your old leader!" I have also misunderstood you over the years, and I always think that because I participated in the rectification of Ningchuan, you have been taking revenge on me. Now that I think about it, I understand that you asked me to serve as deputy county magistrate and deputy secretary in Ningchuan in order to train and train me! This incident of 7 million tons of steel made me see it even more clearly: you were the first to find the problem and alert us, and if we had paid attention to it at that time, the problem would not have been so serious! Investigating and dealing with the storm, not only did you not avoid us, but took the opportunity to take revenge on me, the unlucky one, on the contrary, you did all the work you could, tried not to increase the pressure on us, and helped us carry a lot of things. Comrade Yanan and I also have the Wenshan team, and I am full of respect for you! ”

Zhao Anbang smiled, "Fang Kesi, are you real or fake?" Don't fool me again, I'm afraid of you now! ”

Fang Zhenggang's eyes were filled with tears, "Governor Zhao, you have invited me to eat a severed head meal today, is it necessary for me to be blinded by you?" I'm telling the truth! It is precisely because I investigated and dealt with Ning Chuan with Lao Yu back then, and watched you and Ning Chuan's comrades go up and down a few times, that I understand a truth: you can't be afraid of making mistakes when you do work. Who doesn't make mistakes? How many times have you, Governor Zhao, been investigated and punished by the Provincial Party Committee and Huan Lao in Gulong as a pilot land, went to Baishanzi to build a private industrial park, and carried out large-scale development in Ningchuan at his own expense? God will forgive us for making mistakes for reform! ”

The smile on Zhao Anbang's face retracted, and he said emotionally: "Zhenggang, God can forgive reformers for making mistakes, but he will not forgive for repeating the same kind of mistakes!" Who is our God? It's the common people! The common people pay taxes to feed us, and if we make mistakes, the common people will suffer! For example, in the steel storm in Wenshan, even if the molten iron project can be saved, the loss is still not small. The coking plant and cold rolling were dead, nearly 2,000 acres of fertile land could not be reclaimed, and Wu Yaya also jumped off the tower crane. I am heartbroken when I think of this entrepreneur in the prime of life! Wu Yaya is not Bai Yuanwei, he is an outstanding entrepreneur who has grown up with the reform and opening up, and his capital accumulation has no original sin. I personally talked to Wu Yaya and mobilized him to Wenshan, but he died in your Wenshan! ”

Tears fell from Fang Zhenggang's eyes, "Governor Zhao, Shi Yanan and I are also heartbroken!" So I, the mayor, should take the blame and resign! You don't have to do my job anymore, I can figure it out, really! Over the years, I have secretly regarded you as a role model, and when I encounter problems, I often think: If it was Lao Zhao, what would he do? ”

Zhao Anbang's heart was shocked, "Zhenggang, if what you say is the truth, my old Zhao's responsibility will be even greater!" Last year, I talked to Comrade Yanan: It seems that there is a problem of original sin between us reformers and this reform that crosses the river by feeling the stones, as long as the result does not matter the process, it has become a habit to operate in violation of the rules from top to bottom! Of course, this is also a paradox, if everyone is a peace officer and follows the rules and does not cross the thunder pool by half a step, there will be no such good reform situation! ”

Fang Zhenggang said: "Governor Zhao, isn't this also the complexity of this reform? Even if you cross the river by feeling the stones, it is inevitable that some people will not be able to touch the stones, choke on a few mouthfuls of water, or even drown. Isn't it illegal for big packages, big township enterprises, and private enterprises to bloom everywhere? Haven't you been investigated and punished again and again? In the end, it became popular all over the country! ”

Zhao Anbang said: "Yes, but the situation is different today, the laws and regulations are constantly improving, and it is not the reckless era that cannot be followed, and you Fang Kesi should not think about overturning the case!" Summarize well and remember this lesson! ”

Fang Zhenggang sighed, "I will keep this lesson firmly in mind, and strive to be a reformer without original sin in the future!" With tears in his eyes again, he picked up his wine glass and stood up, "Governor Zhao, my whole life is to live for this year, and I have waited too long for this hot year!" It was thirteen years from Ningchuan, and seven years from Jinchuan! For your tolerance and support for me for more than a year, I ...... I toast you! ”

Zhao Anbang didn't drink it at all, and pointed at Fang Zhenggang, "You sit down!" You're only 41 years old this year, and from now on, you can still work for 20 to 25 years, and you have to think about what you will do in the next 20 years! ”

Fang Zhenggang sat down, drank all the wine in the cup by himself, and his mood stabilized a little, "Governor Zhao, I won't tell you, I'm already thinking about it in the future, take this opportunity to report to you, I hope you can understand and support!" If possible, after stepping down from the mayor's seat, let me continue to stay in Wenshan to collect the stall, engage in the restructuring of the 7 million tons of steel, and at the same time deal with the aftermath of the problem, as for what level, what position I don't consider! ”

Zhao Anbang thought for a while, "What if the provincial party committee doesn't arrange it like this?" Do you have any other considerations? ”

Fang Zhenggang said: "I've also thought about it, just go back to do research!" After becoming mayor of Wenshan, Kantolovich was far away, and the concept and idea of market economy were established, but new and more complicated problems came again, which were more intensively reflected in the seven million tons of steel. When summing up the lessons, everyone said a lot, but there was one thing that was not said: This is actually an inevitable result of the extensive economic reform over the past 25 years! ”

Zhao Anbang glanced at Fang Zhenggang attentively, "Hey, there is some truth, Fang Kesi, you talk about it in detail!" ”

Fang Zhenggang continued, "We have made great achievements in reform, and the price is not small!" In addition to the problem of reform and the original sin of the reformers, there is also the problem of a serious waste of resources! The resource I am talking about here is a resource in a broad sense. The rapid economic development in exchange for the irrational use of resources seems to be too costly. This kind of incremental reform, which is formed by squandering resources, can no longer be pursued. I would like to study how we can improve the existing traditional mechanisms with guided dynamic efficiency, and use this to obtain a new scientific and sustainable growth method! ”

Zhao Anbang praised sincerely: "Zhenggang, it seems that you have not been the mayor for more than a year, this is the scientific concept of development!" After thinking about it, I finally gave the bottom, "I don't want you to step down, the steel city is approved by the provincial government, and the law is not prohibited, that is, freedom is also a special policy of the provincial party committee to Wenshan, so it is better for me and the provincial government to take more responsibilities to review it to the central government!" You can't be dismissed as a promising young mayor so easily! ”

Fang Zhenggang was a little surprised, "Governor Zhao, is it really not a political decapitation meal today?" ”

Zhao Anbang waved his hand, "I said it from the beginning, just talk about my heart!" Now that I've figured it out, you, the mayor, really can't be evacuated! If you are withdrawn, it is the provincial party committee and the country that will suffer, and we ordinary people have paid tuition for your growth, so that you have learned a lot! And he said, "Isn't Lao Yu in Gulong these two days?" I'll stop by tomorrow and let him do the work of Secretary Pei with me, and strive to have a good result! ”

Fang Zhenggang said: "Forget it, forget it, Governor Zhao!" Secretary Yu, the old leader, I know that he will not come out at such a time, he is still waiting to go to the next step! I can understand this, I really don't want to drag down the elderly! ”

Zhao Anbang thought to himself, yes, but the work that should be done still has to be done, whether there are dates or not, let's take a shot! Fang Zhenggang is Yu Huabei's old subordinate, not his old subordinate, he took the initiative to raise the problem and see what Lao Yu said!