Levis summarized last year's work. The overall economic data was good, but the Premier seriously raised the issue of abolishing the agricultural tax. "Based on the investigation, some provinces have a negative attitude towards abolishing the agricultural tax, and the implementation of the compulsory education is terrible. The central government's decision cannot be disregarded. This is discipline and order. If the local government can't implement the central government's decision, it will be a dereliction of duty … "
"Then why does the central government not care about the local government?" A shout came from the middle left. Everyone turned their heads and saw that it was the governor of Jiangxi Province, Lv Dingchun. Sparse applause and cheers came from some seats. Although there were not many people, it expressed part of the meaning.
Lv Dingchun didn't hide anything. He stood up and shouted at Levis, "The central government is only in charge of the ministries and the state-owned enterprises. The local enterprises can't get support at all. Why hasn't the central government said anything? Instead, they are talking about the local work. This is unfair. "
Levis knew that something was going to happen at this meeting, but he didn't expect it to happen so soon. He was prepared beforehand. In response to Lv Dingchun's question, Levis said, "The central government has allocated the funds for compulsory education. According to the central government's investigation, a lot of the funds have been intercepted. Jiangxi Province has intercepted at least 30% of the funds. Governor Lv, if you didn't say anything, I would have to talk to you about this issue. Now that you have spoken, I will invite you to sit down first. After the government report, we can talk about this issue. "
This was also one of Levis's killer moves. Arbitrary fees were a problem in every province. It would be too big of a blow if he brought it up. However, the issue of compulsory education funding was a big deal. Intercepting the compulsory education funding was a big deal. After a thorough investigation, it would be enough to remove Lv Dingchun's official hat. Looking down at Lv Dingchun, Levis waved his hand. "Now sit down. We must talk about the issues related to Jiangxi. When the time comes, you can't avoid it even if you want to. "
Lv Dingchun was willing to go all out to be the first to stand out. How could he back down now? Not only did he not sit down, but he also shouted in an even louder voice, "The central government doesn't care about the lives and deaths of the local areas. It doesn't care about the development of the local areas. It only cares about the state-owned enterprises. The so-called gradual withdrawal was just throwing those industries that couldn't make money to the local governments. I did hold back some funds, but these funds were used to save the enterprises in the province. There were so many things to do in the province, and it was impossible to get money. Could it be that only the ministries and commissions are the sons of the country, while the enterprises in our province are the stepmothers? Brothers, it doesn't matter if you dismiss me, Lv Dingsheng, but after you dismiss me, who else will you dismiss next? Jiangxi Province has been cleaned up. Who will be the next one to be cleaned up? Don't you think about it? "
There were many things that one didn't want to say, but they didn't dare to say. Lv Dingchun was clearly throwing caution to the wind and pointing out the biggest problems the provinces were facing. The allocation from the central government was in place, and the purpose and plan were reasonable. But in the past decade, as the state-owned enterprises withdrew from many industries, the provinces used to fight for these industries with great enthusiasm. In recent years, many industries had faced great competition with each other. Just as Lv Dingchun had said, the state-owned enterprises that had been stripped were those with low technology content, low profits, or the overall profit scale. The provinces had swarmed into these industries, and as long as there was the slightest mismanagement, there would be problems immediately. Many of the intercepted funds from the provinces had been used to save the enterprises directly under their provinces.
Lv Dingchun had made it clear, and the provincial leaders also knew that if Levis was allowed to easily get rid of Lv Dingchun, the others would never have the chance to solve these problems in the future. Hunan Provincial Party Secretary Liu Bufan also stood up. "I think what Governor Lv said makes sense. It's not a problem of the country allocating funds now, but too many provincial enterprises are not doing well. The central government doesn't care about the lives of our provincial enterprises. Other than criticizing us, the central government has not come up with any practical solutions. These provincial enterprises were invested with so much money by the provinces. We can't let this money go to waste. "
The leaders of the two provinces had stood up, but Levis did not feel any special pressure. Now that the Min dynasty had 50 provinces, only 1/25 of them stood up, 4%. Levis continued. "According to the plan, the economic issues will be discussed later. You are jumping up and saying this now, are you going to discuss this issue in advance? "
"We are going to discuss this issue in advance!" Lv Dingchun shouted.
"Very good!" With the microphone, Levis's voice was several times louder than Lv Dingchun's. "Now let's vote to decide whether this meeting should proceed according to the original plan or to discuss the provincial economic issues first. Get ready to vote! "
The voting results surprised Lv Dingchun. The 50 provinces in the government meeting each sent 5 representatives, and the central government sent 50 representatives. 300 people voted by secret ballot, 3 invalid votes. 194 people agreed to continue the meeting according to the original process, and 97 people agreed to discuss the provincial economic issues first. 6 abstained. Among the simple majority voting, nearly two-thirds of the people who agreed to follow the old process. Less than one-third supported Lv Dingchun and Liu Bufan.
Lv Dingchun and Liu Bufan also knew that although there were some supporters at this time, these supporters did not have the upper hand. Among the two-thirds votes in favor of Levis, about 150 people, excluding the central government's 50 votes, reached half of the provincial officials in the meeting to support Levis. There was a big disparity in the strength. They could only continue to listen for the time being.
The news spread quickly. More than an hour later, the news reached Vézé. Vézé could not help but sigh slightly. Although the intensity of the struggle was lower than he had expected, the struggle had already reached this point. This time, it would not end well.
As expected, after the government meeting, many people immediately came to see Vézé. Vézé did not hesitate to refuse these people's requests to see him. If the provincial affairs were reported to Vézé first, Levis would not be able to do it. Even if Vézé's attitude was the same as Levis's, there would be no difference.
Ruan Xihao came to see Vézé, and Vézé met him. Ruan Xihao said excitedly, "Commander-in-chief, now that things have become so big, you have to say something."
Even though Vézé knew that Ruan Xihao played a big role in this, he had to pretend that he did not know. He said frankly, "According to the old system, I don't care about the disputes between the provinces and the State Council. Once I take action, then Levis will not be able to do it. What else can he do? The decision is no longer in his hands. "
Ruan Xihao knew that Vézé was a sensible person, but he did not expect Vézé to support Levis so strongly in this matter. Indeed, if Vézé came forward to mediate the conflict between Levis and the provinces, it meant that Levis would have to step down soon no matter what. However, if Vézé did not come forward to mediate, according to the system, Levis would be the superior of the provinces, and he could use a strong hand to suppress the local affairs. For example, he could remove many governors and propose to remove the secretary of the provincial party committee. At that time, Vézé, who was in charge of the party affairs, could express his consent or disapproval. It was no longer important whether Vézé agreed or not. As long as Vézé supported the current relationship between the government and the subordinates, Levis would be invincible. Being accused by thousands of people would die without a cause. This was a saying, but it had to be pointed at Levis. It was impossible for Levis to be re-elected as the Prime Minister, so he had nothing to be afraid of in his last term.
At this time, Ruan Xihao could only continue to work. He said, "Commander in Chief, at this time, you have to come out and say something!"
Vézé nodded. "Xi Hao, you have been with me since the first time I came to Wuzhou, when I was in Wujia Town. It has been more than 30 years now. We have fought and worked together, and you have seen a lot of my work. It should be said that you have a certain understanding of me. "
Hearing Vézé mention the past, Ruan Xihao was both at ease and anxious. Indeed, he had a deeper understanding of Vézé, so he was well aware of Vézé's power and ability. Disregarding everything else, Vézé was not someone who was easily deceived. Furthermore, Ruan Xihao had to admit that even though Vézé seemed to take a detour at certain times, in the end, it always proved that Vézé had taken the most direct choice at the time to solve the problem. Thus, Ruan Xihao had never been able to deceive Vézé's confidence.
Vézé continued, "Since we brothers have become brothers and comrades, then we will be brothers and comrades for the rest of our lives. There are bound to be conflicts when we get along, and there are bound to be many times when we look down on each other and even feel that the other has let us down. At this time, the table will be flipped and we will no longer be brothers. This means that the cause of these conflicts is because some problems have arisen, and we have to sit down and solve them. I have been like this for decades. I do not advocate flipping the table and not being brothers and comrades. I have always advocated solving problems. Thus, at this time, I cannot come out. If I come out, it means that the table has to be redone. What do you think? "
Hearing Vézé's words, Ruan Xihao suddenly remembered a saying. He could not remember who said that, but the gist of it was that it was a quote from the Journey to the West. When Second Senior Brother encountered difficulties and everyone was arguing endlessly, he would say, "Let's split up. Eldest Senior Brother will return to Mount Huaguo and become king. Junior Brother Sha will return to Quicksand River to eat people. I will return to Gaolao Village to look after my family. I will sell the white horse and buy a coffin to bury my master. " However, Military Governor Vaize had never done this in his life.
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