Rebirth of the Rising Sun

Speaking of Chen Buyun, he was currently in the office of Governor Feng Sizhe, being interviewed about his new position.

Chen Buyun, male, from Tongda City, Shanxi Province, serves as member of the Tongda Municipal Party Committee, member of the Standing Committee, and executive vice mayor.

This time, with the resolution of the Standing Committee of Ducheng Province, he was transferred to Ducheng Province to serve as the Director of the Provincial Finance Department, with the rank of a full director.

Chen Buyun received a call from Feng Sizhe three days ago. He then spent a day dealing with his official business and another day taking care of his family affairs. On the third day, he arrived in Ducheng Province. However, it was already evening, and it happened to be the time for the provincial standing committee meeting. So he took a good rest under Zhang Yang's arrangement.

On the fourth day, which was today, he came to Feng Sizhe early and waited until noon before he was able to meet Governor Feng.

"Haha, Buyun, welcome." As soon as he saw Chen Buyun following Yin Fenglei, Feng Sizhe stood up with a smile and extended his hands enthusiastically.

"Hello, Governor." Chen Buyun was also flattered and quickly extended his hand to greet Feng Sizhe.

Until now, Chen Buyun still feels like he is surrounded by clouds and fog. Back then, he was just a deputy director of the Tongda Municipal Statistics Bureau, and his rank could barely be considered as deputy director level. But since he started following Feng Sizhe in 2001, his life has changed dramatically.

In 2002, he completed the transition from deputy director to director, becoming the director of the Statistics Bureau. Then, in the following year, he became deputy mayor. Although his ranking was lower, he was a deputy department-level cadre. In 2006, he jumped from ordinary deputy mayor to executive deputy mayor. I don't know how many people envied him for his leap.

Of course, Chen Buyun has always been very clear that the reason why his life has changed so much is entirely because he met a noble man, Feng Sizhe. In fact, every step he takes has the shadow of Young Master Feng.

"Haha, we are old acquaintances. There is no need to be so restrained. Feng Lei will make some of my best Dahongpao for Comrade Buyun to drink." When Feng Sizhe saw Chen Buyun, the scenes when he was working in Tongda City came to his mind. He felt excited and his mood became very good.

After a while, a cup of steaming, fragrant new tea was placed in front of Chen Buyun.

Chen Buyun tasted it without hesitation and said it was good tea. This was not a compliment from him, but the Da Hong Pao tea served inside was the best of all teas, and anyone who knew tea could taste its difference.

Feng Sizhe chuckled and didn't say much about the tea. He just smiled and said, "Bu Yun, do you have any ideas or requests for transferring you to the capital province this time?"

"No." Chen Buyun answered quickly. What a joke, from being the deputy mayor of a city to suddenly becoming the director of the Finance Department of a province, becoming the financial master of a province, this kind of transformation, I don't know how many people would beg for it, and he was hit by a pie in the sky, what else could he ask for.

"Yeah." Feng Sizhe was quite satisfied with Chen Buyun's answer. A person must know his own limitations. It is a skill to be ungrateful after getting an advantage, but he doesn't like such people. On the contrary, he likes honest people like Chen Buyun.

"This time, I transferred you to the Capital Province after careful consideration. I understand your working methods. You are cautious, serious, and principled. These are your working characteristics and what I admire most about you. This time, you have become the Minister of Finance of a province. You are the so-called God of Wealth in everyone's eyes. There must be many people who are jealous of you, and even many people who have other thoughts. But don't worry, as long as you do your work steadily, I can assure you that no one can touch you. Do you understand?"

When Feng Sizhe said this, Chen Buyun couldn't help but show a hint of gratitude in his eyes. How could he not know how powerful a position like the provincial finance director is? And generally, such a position is usually held by people who are good at dealing with people, or at least have a deep background in the local area. Otherwise, if they just work hard, there are many such cadres, so how could he get his turn?

It can be said that before Chen Buyun came to Ducheng Province, he had thought that this trip to Ducheng was both an opportunity and a challenge, and it might even be his failure. Because in terms of the way he does things, he is too principled and sometimes very unpopular. In terms of his understanding of Ducheng Province, he just came and was a complete outsider, so the only person he could rely on was the governor Feng Sizhe.

But how much can Feng Sizhe help him? He didn't dare to think too much about this question, let alone ask it. He was a subordinate, and there was no reason for him to ask his superiors for more.

What made Chen Buyun excited was that, when they met for the first time, Feng Sizhe directly raised the issue without waiting for him to say anything, and made a promise, saying, "You only need to do your job well, and leave all other matters to me, I will handle it."

This is a kind of complete trust, which also proves that Feng Sizhe has considered these things from his own perspective. So what else does Chen Buyun have to say? He can only do his job well and live up to Governor Feng's trust.

"Governor, don't worry, as long as I am in this position, I will ensure that I do a good job. I..." Chen Buyun made the promise excitedly.

"Okay, don't get excited, sit down, sit down." Feng Sizhe laughed and patted Chen Buyun's shoulder to let him sit down. "Buyun, although I asked you to come to Ducheng Province this time to serve as the Minister of Finance, I want to say that you are not really a god of wealth, because our Ducheng Province is very poor, even in the Finance Department, it is far less wealthy than other brother provinces, and even owes a lot of money to the central government. You should have a basic understanding of this situation. Haha, I might as well tell you straight, the position of the director is not easy to do, it definitely requires someone who knows how to live and calculate well, can you do this? Of course, if you feel too much pressure, you can also tell me, I will consider re-arranging the candidate for this position."

What Feng Sizhe said was absolutely true. He had only learned about this news not long ago. He had originally thought that the finance department of a province should have the most money, but after he sent the Statistics Bureau and the Audit Office to check the accounts, he realized that the money on the books of the finance department was really pitiful. What's worse, the central government's financial appropriation for this quarter had already been used up early. This meant that in the coming August and September, the finance department would not have any big income on the books, but would have to spend a lot of money. From this, it can be seen that the position of the finance director is not easy to do.

"And the most hateful thing is that part of the money the country allocated to Xichuan to rebuild homes was also diverted." When talking about this matter, Feng Sizhe's tone became heavy, and then he said, "Of course, this is the problem of the former director, I will deal with it seriously, but the part about you is that you took office as the previous director, you have to find a way to get this money from other places for me. In short, I can't let Xichuan's reconstruction stagnate because of money problems, do you understand?"

Chen Buyun had not expected that the finances of the Capital Province would be so troublesome. He originally thought that Feng Sizhe just wanted to find a trustworthy person to help him manage the money. But now he realized that the burden on him would be so heavy. It was not only about managing money, but also about saving money.

Of course, opportunities and challenges often coexist. Chen Buyun had made the decision to come to the capital, and he had made up his mind to make a career. Therefore, these questions could not scare him at all. After hearing these words, he stood up suddenly and said, "Please rest assured, Governor, I will definitely hold on to every penny. My working principle is to save as much as possible. In short, I will not hold you back in the future in terms of financial work."

"Okay, very good." This was exactly what Feng Sizhe wanted to hear. Now hearing Chen Buyun say it in a reassurance, he smiled with relief. It seemed that he had made the right choice for the director this time.

With the strong support of Feng Sizhe, Chen Buyun started internal reforms in the Finance Department and began to tighten the money supply. In order to make the life of the Provincial Finance Department easier, Feng Sizhe even personally talked to the managers of several large banks in the province. The governor's face had to be sold. If they wanted to do a good job in the capital province, they could not offend this local tyrant. Although the managers of these banks were appointed by the central government and had always been arrogant, they knew that Feng Sizhe's background was not something they could easily offend.

With his dual identity of power and background, Feng Sizhe finally succeeded in borrowing a huge sum of money from major banks, solving the provincial finance's worries.

In fact, not only in the Department of Finance, but also in some other departments, Feng Sizhe also tried his best to open up mountains and cut down trees for his own people, laying a good foundation for them. In short, for a time, Feng’s cadres became the new force and main force in the capital system, and the shadow of Feng’s faction could be seen in any important department.

In comparison, those who do not belong to Feng’s faction have a much harder time.

For example, Fang Lingguang, the former director of the Provincial Department of Finance, was investigated for personal financial problems. Huang Gang, the former mayor of Sichuan City, was investigated for economic problems.

Huang Gang was still dreaming before the incident. Feng Sizhe knew that his man, Qiu Yunhai, the deputy director of the Organization Department of Yuanchuan Metropolitan City, had embarrassed Liu Jun, the deputy director of the Provincial Government Office. He took advantage of this incident to try to gain connections with Feng. At that time, Governor Feng was very nice to him, which made him think that he had found a backer. Therefore, during the process of adjusting the middle and high-level personnel in the province, he did not think of more ways. But who would have thought that by the time he knew the result, it would have been a foregone conclusion.