Rebirth of the Rising Sun

As a result, the Provincial Finance Department, which is in charge of the province's economic power, naturally bore the brunt and became the primary target of investigation.

Having served as the deputy director of the Finance Department for several years and then as the director of the Finance Department for several more years, Fang Lingguang knew that he had a dirty hand. If there was no investigation, it would be fine and everyone would be happy. But if a thorough investigation was conducted, there would be no doubt that there was a problem.

Fang Lingguang also felt that this time Feng Sizhe and Miao Zihan seemed to be teaming up to deal with him, but although he was anxious, he really had no better way, because his former backer was Ji Quanyong, and apart from Secretary Ji, he rarely took others seriously. Even when Xu Chaoqi was the governor at the time, he often turned a deaf ear to this person's words.

But now, Ji Quanyong has gone to Kyoto because he made a wrong decision about the affairs of Xichuan. Now he has become a duckweed in the water, with no one to rely on.

In the officialdom, if no one protects you, it can be said that your work will be difficult to achieve. This is the situation of Fang Lingguang now.

Fang Lingguang also knew that Feng Sizhe, as the provincial governor, would never allow the financial power to fall into the hands of others, so he knew very well that he had only two choices. One was to obey Governor Feng's orders completely and become this man's spokesperson in the Finance Department. The advantage of that was that he could keep his current position, but the result would be that his power would be greatly reduced. From then on, he could only obey Feng Sizhe's orders. If that were the case, he would be an extremely incompetent director.

Of course, there is a second way, which is to choose to join someone who is more powerful than Feng Sizhe. At least this person can compete with Governor Feng on some issues. In this way, he can stand between the two and obtain the benefits that he may get.

After thinking for a long time, Fang Lingguang finally decided to choose the second path. He didn't want to be another person's puppet, he wanted to have autonomy, so he could only choose the second path. For this reason, after careful consideration, he set his sights on Deputy Secretary Yu Chunhao.

The reason why Fang Lingguang chose Yu Chunhao was the result of long-term thinking.

He believed that Yu Chunhao, as an airborne soldier in Kyoto, had been able to survive in the capital province for many years, which was a skill in itself. It should be understood that when Ji Quanyong was still in charge of the capital province, it would be difficult for others to survive in this system except for the Ji faction. However, as an airborne cadre, Yu Chunhao had been able to stay out of trouble until now, so how could he have done that without any skills?

Of course, the most important point that made Fang Lingguang make this choice was that he could feel that there was a conflict between Yu Chunhao and Feng Sizhe, and this conflict was even irreconcilable. This was the most important thing. As long as these two people could not form an alliance, he would have the possibility to fight for his own interests.

For this reason, after making this decision, Fang Lingguang went to visit Yu Chunhao in person. He understood that at this time he had to bow his head and must get the full support of the Yu family.

Yu Chunhao did not expect Fang Lingguang to come to report to him. Although he was also a leader of the provincial party committee, and even ranked third, he actually had very little work contact with the Finance Department.

After the secretary informed him, Yu Chunhao agreed to meet Fang Lingguang without much hesitation. After all, the position of Finance Director of a province was extremely powerful. Even though he was the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, he wanted to make friends with such a person. Even if possible, to recruit this person under his command would be of great benefit to the Yu clique.

"Hello, Secretary Yu." As soon as he entered the door, Fang Lingguang said very respectfully, and even deliberately removed the word "deputy" to show his sincerity.

"Director Fang, please take a seat." Although Yu Chunhao was filled with joy, he still maintained his proper reserve until he understood the other party's true intention.

"Thank you, Secretary Yu." Fang Lingguang sat down on the chair opposite Yu Chunhao's desk with an attitude of great respect for his leader, then put his hands under his legs, behaving completely like a subordinate.

Fang Lingguang's performance was very telling, and it made Yu Chunhao very happy. Of course, the more this happened, the more he understood that Fang Lingguang might have encountered a huge problem this time, otherwise he would not have adopted such a respectful attitude towards him.

"Director Fang, is there anything I can do for you?" Yu Chunhao had a smile on his face. He was waiting for Fang Lingguang to speak. This was also the time to demonstrate his status as a provincial deputy secretary. If he took the initiative to help without waiting for the other party to ask for help, many of his goals might not be achieved.

"Yes, Secretary Yu, I'm here to report some problems." Fang Lingguang had a worried look on his face when he said this. "I want to ask Secretary Yu if the provincial party committee has any opinion on my work, and if it has any doubts about my ability to run the Finance Department. If so, then I'll ask the organization to directly transfer my work."

Fang Lingguang did not come up to ask for help, but to question. This way of speaking was beyond Yu Chunhao's expectation. He thought he was asking for help, but now he was questioning him. He did not understand what this meant, so he could only ask back, "Director Fang, why are you asking this?"

"Come on, I won't hide it in front of Secretary Yu. Now people from the Provincial Bureau of Statistics and the Provincial Planning Agency are checking the accounts of our Finance Department. I also heard some people say that they are actually checking Fang Lingguang's personal accounts. This behavior has made the staff of my Finance Department panic, and no one has any mood to work. And I personally am very puzzled by this kind of behavior of the organization. If I really have a problem, can't I let the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection to check me? But what's the point of letting the Statistics Bureau and the Audit Office to check the accounts? If there is any problem, just go to me, not the Finance Department. Many comrades here are still working hard for the province's economic work and silently devoting everything they have, but now these actions of the Provincial Party Committee have really made the comrades feel cold."

Fang Lingguang was so angry when he said these words that even people who didn't know the truth actually thought he was speaking up for his comrades in the entire Finance Department.

But Yu Chunhao couldn't be fooled by this, because he had also worked in the Capital Province for several years, and he knew exactly what kind of person Fang Lingguang was. But this was not the time to expose him, so he still pretended to be surprised and asked, "What? Is there such a thing? But as far as I know, the Provincial Party Committee has not made any decision to harm the comrades in the Finance Department."

"What? No?" Fang Lingguang was also surprised, and then he said thoughtfully, "It seems that this is what Governor Feng meant. Well, it's true that some of my work in the past may not have satisfied him, so he has some opinions about me. But no matter what, he has something to say to me, not to our Finance Department. Isn't this too much of a blow?"

Fang Lingguang acted very well, and he seemed to have just understood why he was in his current situation.

But in Yu Chunhao's eyes, although the acting was 80% similar, acting is just acting, it is fake after all.

Fang Lingguang didn't openly beg him, but he did express his dissatisfaction with Feng Sizhe. He didn't fully understand the situation. He thought he was awesome, but was he a piece of cake in Feng Sizhe's eyes? Humph! You know, Feng Sizhe was able to face the entire discipline department calmly, let alone Fang Lingguang now. Even if he is the supervisor of financial power, compared with the entire discipline department, what does it count for?

Seeing Fang Lingguang still trying to save his dignity and not asking for help, Yu Chunhao consoled himself and said, "Forget it. He is in charge of the finances of a province after all. It is understandable that he is a little proud. For such a position and such power, he should just bow his head."

"Well, Director Fang, I understand what you said. Don't worry, I will report it to the provincial party committee. If there are really some people who can't stand your style of doing things and want to retaliate, don't worry, as the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee, I will not sit idly by." Finally, Yu Chunhao took the initiative to offer to help.

In fact, what prompted Yu Chunhao to say these words was not Fang Lingguang himself, but the power he held.

Yu Chunhao finally decided to help him, which made Fang Lingguang breathe a sigh of relief. He did not ask directly, but used other ways to tell the story, in order to save his last face, and at the same time to seek benefits for himself.

If he asks the other person for help, he will have less initiative and fewer opportunities to make requests. But if the other person decides to help him first, he can make his request at the right time.

"Thank you, thank you Secretary Yu. Don't worry, as long as Secretary Yu helps me and the Finance Department this time, the comrades in the department will remember this. In the future, as long as Secretary Yu has any orders, the comrades and I will definitely do our best."

This was Fang Lingguang's way of expressing that he would listen to Yu Chunhao in the future. This was also his way of giving back to others who were willing to help him.

"Haha, it's only natural for comrades to help each other. Director Fang doesn't have to do this." Yu Chunhao also laughed. Although Fang Lingguang forced him to take action first, he was very satisfied with the result. It can be said that if he could take control of the Provincial Department of Finance, it would help him expand his influence in the future, and even use it to hinder Feng Sizhe's work. This was what he wanted.