Rebirth of the Rising Sun

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Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival. I would like to wish you all a happy family, harmony, reunion, and all your wishes come true.

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Feng Sizhe understood this principle very well. He saw that the show was well done, so he cooperated with the secretary and the county magistrate and said, "Yes, Mr. Bai, there are still many good officials like Secretary Sun and County Magistrate Fang in Dahu County. We can't generalize. I think Mr. Bai should calm down. I will call Mr. Duan separately about what happened today and explain it to him. At the same time, I will host a banquet for Mr. Bai tomorrow at noon. You can watch it."

This was something that had been discussed in advance. When Bai Caixia heard Feng Sizhe say this, she knew what to say next. "Well, the attitudes of Secretary Sun, County Magistrate Fang, and County Magistrate Feng still made me feel sincere. But as a businessman, I pay more attention to the benefits that can be obtained after investing money. If a huge investment does not make any money, or even may cause personal injury, then I think no businessman will do this. So..."

After saying so, Bai Caixia paused for a moment, then reached into her bag and took out a bank check and handed it over. After handing over the passbook, she continued, "So I must first fully understand the political climate of Dahu County and make sure that you are the ones who have the final say here and can really protect my investment. Only then will I invest the money you see in your hands here. I think this small request will not embarrass you, right?"

Looking at the 2 million check handed over by Bai Caixia, Secretary Sun and County Magistrate Fang nodded almost at the same time, "Well, no problem, no problem. As long as President Bai is willing to invest in Dahu County, we will cooperate with whatever you say."

The secretary and the county magistrate were completely shocked by Bai Caixia's move, especially when they saw so many zeros at the end of the check, they felt like they were being electrocuted.

Dahu County was really poor. If it were in the future, in an economically developed area, the secretary of a county party committee would not be so excited even if he saw a check for 20 million, let alone a check for 20 million. Some department-level officials in the future could even embezzle hundreds of millions of dollars. It is obvious that the world is going downhill.

In comparison, the officials at this moment are much purer and have smaller appetites, especially Dahu County, which is one of the top 100 poorest counties in the country and a place that is always filtered in the eyes of businessmen. Suddenly, an investor came and offered 2 million in support. Just based on this point, he will truly be the first VIP guest in Dahu County.

The secretary and the county magistrate were shocked, or perhaps they were too excited for a moment and spoke incoherently, but Feng Sizhe was not. Having seen too much wealth, he didn't have much concept of money either in his past life or this life. It was just a mere two million, which certainly wouldn't move him. The most important thing was that Bai Caixia's every move was planned by herself. How could a person be excited because he fell into his own scheme?

"Haha, Mr. Bai, you're joking. In Dahu County, of course, Secretary Sun and County Magistrate Fang have the final say. They are the legitimate top leaders. This is recognized by the higher-level government and is also a common practice in the officialdom. Whatever Dahu wants to do, as long as they agree, things will go smoothly. I think Mr. Bai's worries are a bit unnecessary."

As soon as Feng Sizhe said this, Sun Shicun and Fang Xianzhi also came to their senses. "Yes, yes, County Magistrate Feng is right. In Dahu County, our words still count."

"Oh? Really?" Bai Caixia looked disapproving. "What County Magistrate Feng just said about official conventions, I also met many officials of all kinds when I was in Kyoto. Basically, the higher the official, the more effective it should be. But in my opinion, it is not necessarily the case in Dahu, because just now, in that restaurant, I saw that Deputy County Magistrate Qi, who is a member of the Standing Committee, was disrespectful to Executive Deputy County Magistrate Feng Sizhe. I think if we follow the official conventions you mentioned, then the Executive Deputy County Magistrate should be higher than the Deputy County Magistrate of the Standing Committee? But why don't I feel it? If someone in the future ignores the special cases in the officialdom and bullies the powerful, or even deliberately makes things difficult, then can the business I invested in pay off? Will it pay off? Thinking about it, Dahu is really an alternative. I will definitely not be able to do it without a detailed investigation."

Through Feng Sizhe's words, Bai Caixia made clear what she really wanted to say. In fact, this was what County Magistrate Xiao Feng meant, which was to put Qi Hengsan in front of Secretary Sun and County Magistrate Fang, and give them a difficult problem to see what they would do.

Secretary Sun had of course heard Feng Sizhe's report on Qi Hengsan and even Yang Chao's performance in Fengwei Center. Now that he heard Bai Caixia bring it up, he felt his face turn red. He knew that if he didn't say anything about this matter at this moment, he might really give someone a handle, not only would he be dissatisfied with President Bai, but he might even make him leave Dahu County because of it.

"Well, as for this matter, I have also heard the report from County Magistrate Feng. To be honest, what Deputy County Magistrate Qi did was indeed excessive. Don't worry, I will criticize him severely. I also promise you that similar incidents like today will never happen again in the future." Sun Shicun scratched his head and winked at Fang Xianzhi while speaking. Obviously, he didn't know how to answer this question. After all, it was impossible to really take down Qi Hengsan because of such a small matter.

I'm afraid Sun Shicun himself knew that his promise was not counted, because if Qi Hengsan got ruthless, he wouldn't be able to do whatever he said. That's why he looked at Fang Xianzhi, hoping that his deputy could help him out.

Fang Xianzhi looked at Secretary Sun asking him for help, and after only a moment's thought, he smiled and said, "Haha, I think Mr. Bai is overthinking. You come to our Dahu County to invest and build a factory, so you are our guest. How could we make things difficult for you? Right? As the saying goes, only when you make money can you generate tax revenue for Dahu County, and only in this way can the county truly benefit. So in a way, we should be a family. How could this family do something that would harm the interests of the family?"

Fang Xianzhi's words were also based on general principles and were relatively broad. In fact, he still did not give a positive answer to the questions raised by Bai Caixia.

Of course, it wasn't that he didn't want to reply, he just didn't know how to reply. As a county magistrate, his power was much smaller than Sun Shicun's. Even the secretary didn't dare to promise anything at once, let alone himself.

Obviously, the answers of the secretary and the county magistrate could not satisfy Bai Caixia. At this moment, she frowned, and she was even more impressed by the cleverness of Brother Sizhe, because he had already figured out the attitudes of these people and had given them countermeasures. Now she only needed to say what Feng Sizhe wanted. Moreover, she was also convinced that her opinions would definitely be accepted by Sun Shicun and Fang Xianzhi, because she had a huge sum of 2 million in her hands.

"Well, Secretary Sun and County Magistrate Fang are good officials who are dedicated to serving the people. I can feel this from your conversation just now. But doing business can't be careless at all. It's all about dealing with money so you have to be extremely cautious. In view of the current situation in Dahu County, I have some immature opinions. I wonder if the secretary and the county magistrate can agree to them?" Bai Caixia looked at Sun Shicun and Fang Xianzhi with a pair of bright big eyes flashing.

The secretary and the county chief would do anything to keep the two million in Dahu County. They knew that their promises sounded sincere, but in fact they said nothing. Now that Bai Caixia had proposed a solution, they were all ears. Regardless of whether they agreed or not, it would not hurt to listen.

"Well, Mr. Bai, if you have any good suggestions, please feel free to speak up. We can discuss everything together." Sun Shicun, on behalf of Fang Xianzhi, made an expression as if he was listening to what the king said.

"Okay, since Secretary Sun and County Magistrate Fang have no objections, then I'll say this. I'll say this first. I'm actually doing this to buy peace of mind. Well, this is what I think. My two million is approved by the company and signed by General Manager Duan. As an executor, I also have the obligation and responsibility to ensure that the project under my jurisdiction will be rewarded. So this is what I think. Since the money was directly raised by County Magistrate Feng and General Manager Duan, can County Magistrate Feng also be fully responsible for handling the money on behalf of Dahu County? It's best for others not to interfere, except for the secretary and the county magistrate of course. I mean that apart from the two of you, only County Magistrate Feng can directly use the two million funds to do things. In this way, if there is really any unknown accident, then I have explained to the higher-ups, at least General Manager Duan will directly discuss with County Magistrate Feng, and I will have no responsibility. Do you think it's a good idea?"

Bai Caixia finally told Feng Sizhe everything he had told her. In fact, she had only one purpose, which was that the two million would be entirely at Feng Sizhe's disposal, and people like Qi Hengsan were not allowed to interfere. Only in this way could Feng Sizhe use this limited fund to do the biggest and most things.

It can be said that Bai Caixia's words are reasonable in some ways. As a businessman of Pengfei Company, she also has her own considerations and concerns. Now the money is invested here, but Feng Sizhe is responsible for the specific implementation. This is normal because Feng Sizhe is in charge of agricultural reform.

But from another perspective, this statement is not reasonable, let alone rational.