Director Li Hongzhang's sales pitch was not successful. Other than Xinyang, a poor place in Henan, who was a little interested, other people's view of "futures" was … Who do you think you are?
This was something that could not be helped. When the domestic financial industry was extremely low, Director Li Hongzhang patted his chest and said, "Our futures market is trustworthy." The other party asked, "Who is your superior department?" So Director Li replied, "We are a department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We do not have a special direct superior." If Director Li really thought that such an answer could be exchanged for real trust, then he could only be said to be too sweet.
Of course, with Li Hongzhang's intelligence, it was impossible for him not to understand this. When Director Li was in Korea, he could summon the wind and summon the rain, but that was only limited to that poor place. In China, he was just a director, so Director Li also accepted the reality and was ready to wait until the end of the three meetings to return to Korea to show off his abilities. When the ministry held a meeting of the bureau level and above, Director Li also attended the meeting with the attitude of participating.
As a department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Director Li Hongzhang felt that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had too few people. Other ministries took up a lot of space, but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs only had two or three kittens. Without waiting for any greetings, the meeting began. Premier Levis went straight to the point. "The ministry must obey the leadership of the State Council and abide by the rules and regulations when cooperating with the provinces. No private actions without the permission of the ministry documents … "
The first thing to fight a war was internal unity. The old heroes in the local areas had already begun to effectively link up. In these few days of meetings, their pace was becoming more and more consistent. The Restoration Party's financial budget had been in place for more than 20 years, and now it was finally recognized as the core of operations. The salaries of a large number of government workers, and the local state-led education, health care, postal services, etc. were all funded by the state. This was already a large amount of money, enough to make the central government feel strained. Levis made it clear that all applications for the central government to invest in local industries should be suppressed first. "If the local areas can't complete the central government's arrangements, these applications will continue to be suppressed. There is no reason that the local areas can't complete the work. After eating the central government's financial allocation, they don't work, and instead keep asking the central government for benefits! "
Li Hongzhang felt a little emotional. When he was still working in Manchu Qing, he was already a local force. At that time, there were many orders from the central government, but they could not be carried out. Li Hongzhang naturally had policies and countermeasures. Who would have thought that decades later, Li Hongzhang would see that the civil government would also be unable to avoid such intense conflicts. Of course, Li Hongzhang knew very well that the conflict between the two was completely different. Li Hongzhang's father was a Jinshi in the Year of Peace and had been an official of the Six Ministries for a long time. Because Li Hongzhang had some impression of it, he went to check a large number of data and documents in the National Library. The expenditure of the central government of the Min dynasty was more than ten times that of the Manchu Qing. If Li Hongzhang had such support when he was a warlord in Manchu Qing, Li Hongzhang was confident that he could have fought better.
While he was thinking, he heard Levis's stern voice saying, "Recently, our ministry must maintain order. But some comrades are not organized and disciplined, and are too close to the local comrades. There is also a director, who jumps up and down to do business with the provinces. If you want to do business, you can do it at any time. Do you have to do it now? "
Li Hongzhang felt guilty in his heart. Since Levis directly mentioned the word "director", it must have something to do with him. Fortunately, Levis just mentioned it, and did not pull him up to criticize him. Li Hongzhang was frightened, but he wasn't really affected by it.
Almost at the same time when Levis asked the ministries to unite, the cadres in the province also held a meeting. "The budget this time will start tomorrow. This time, we must let the ministry support the local enterprises. If they don't agree, our provinces are in such a difficult financial situation, and the taxes can't be paid on time. When the problem of our province is solved, the taxes can be paid. "
Some people were indignant. "Yes! It should be so. If the central government doesn't care about our lives, we can only find a way to solve it ourselves! "
Someone said concisely, "That's right!"
Because everyone had the same status in the provincial meeting, it was a lot more relaxed. Many provincial leaders did not attend, and it was very different from the situation where all the ministries and commissions gathered at one command. Moreover, it was different from the situation where no one dared to refute Levis's orders. There were also provincial leaders who asked worriedly, "If the governor comes out to hold us accountable, how should we deal with it?"
Faced with this timid view, one of the leaders of the meeting, Hunan Provincial Party Committee Secretary Liu Bufan, analyzed, "We are not afraid of the governor coming out. Now, we are afraid that the governor will not come out, and Levis will be able to do whatever he wants! If the governor comes out, where will Levis's face be? If he loses face, how can he continue to do it? As long as Shen Xin can become the premier, with his experience in the army, how can our province not have a say in the central government?! "
"But if the governor wants to punish people …" Some provincial cadres were very worried. If they overthrew Levis, their positions would also be affected. Everyone was very concerned about this.
Liu Bufan said passionately, "As long as Levis steps down, we have nothing to be afraid of. Commander Ruan will definitely come out to help us. At most, he will rest for a few years. He can still come out and continue to work. What is there to be afraid of? Besides, the governor can at most punish one or two people. When the time comes, let the governor come out to deal with me. I'm not afraid! "
At the mention of Ruan Xihao, Commander Ruan, and Liu Bufan's straightforward attitude, the provincial meeting became much more unified. After all, the benefits of overthrowing the guy represented by Levis were too great. Compared with such benefits, the risks were much smaller. Moreover, the law did not punish the masses. Everyone was now united because they believed that Vézé would not do anything to the provincial cadres on a large scale. If more than a dozen provincial cadres were fired in one go, the political turmoil would cause everyone to feel insecure. This was something that Vézé could not bear. With this kind of life-and-death struggle attitude, the provincial leaders also made their own preparations.
However, these people had underestimated Vézé. Whether it was the situation in the province or the meetings of the central ministries, someone quickly handed over the information. After looking through it, Vézé said to Lin Asheng, "Old Lin, did anyone come to talk to you?"
Lin Asheng was a little surprised to see that Vézé was not angry at all. "Commander-in-chief, you know that I don't deal with these bastards. No one in our judicial department likes them. But Commander-in-chief, aren't you going to come out and deal with them? "
"Deal with who? The guys in the province or the ministry? "Vézé asked Lin Asheng.
Lin Asheng did not say anything for the time being. As the head of the Political and Legal Committee, he was in charge of the public security, procuratorial and judicial departments. In addition, he had a "special unit to eliminate counter-revolutionaries". At this time, if Lin Asheng dared to publicly express his position, he would be courting death. In other words, it was because of Lin Asheng's neutrality and loyalty to Vézé that he was able to stay in this position until now. However, in addition to this special identity, Lin Asheng was also a revolutionary leader. After a moment of silence, he finally said, "Commander-in-chief, I have a feeling that it's not a good thing to let them cause trouble now."
Vézé shook his head. "In this matter, the comrades in the province did a terrible job, but I think the ministry can't be absolved of the blame. In terms of position, there is no difference between the two. The Ministry of Railways and other departments can't do anything about it. These industries themselves are very special. But in the end, other industries are also disconnected from the local government. Is this the right choice? "
Lin Asheng's heart trembled. He could not hold it in, nor did he want to. He asked, "Commander-in-chief, are you not satisfied with Levis's work?"
"As the premier, he has so many means at his disposal. In the end, he ended up in a stalemate with the local government. How can I be satisfied at this time? "Vézé could find someone to speak his mind, so it was inevitable that his tone was a little agitated. "Moreover, I think Levis wants to suppress the provinces. Old Lin, do you think this attitude is reasonable? He is a dignified premier. How can he become the spokesperson of the ministry's interests? Even if he wants to openly side with the ministry, he can't use such means! "
These words sounded intense, but in the eyes of Lin Asheng, who had been handling cases for a long time, there was a different meaning. After thinking for a moment, Lin Asheng asked, "Commander-in-chief, you don't want to punish each of them 50 times, do you?"
"If they could solve the problem 50 times, I would have done it a long time ago. If they can't find out that this approach is not constructive, it's useless for me to say anything. Letting them solve the problem for us is just to let these people prepare for the next round of life-and-death battles. If the problem needs to be solved, the pus has to come out, and not be stifled. In this situation, they have to fight among themselves first. However, I will not allow people to flip the table. No matter what they think, I think that fighting is normal. What is not normal is thinking that fighting can disappear forever through a certain division of loot. I will not agree with the division of loot, and I will not agree with the theory that fighting will disappear. "Vézé told Lin Asheng his thoughts.
Lin Asheng could not help but nod. He also felt that this group of people had gone too far. However, since Vézé was still clear-headed and did not think that there was a permanent solution, Lin Asheng also agreed. At the same time, he could not help but feel a little sympathy for Vézé. What Vézé wanted to do was probably similar to kneading a steamed bun in a pot of boiling porridge. This was a job that required a lot of ability and patience. At least, Lin Asheng admitted that he could not do it.
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