Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The election in March of 2027 was carried out in a very low-key manner, so low-key that it made people feel strange. The position of General Secretary was no longer a popular position, but a hot potato. Several members of the Standing Committee were a bit polite to each other.
Before the election was settled, a serious problem appeared in Mo Nan. Due to the large amount of raw ore that could not be refined, and the quality of the smelted materials was low. Compared to the high strength steel of New Tang's San Jiang Province, the difference was like heaven and earth. With the relocation of the high strength steel factory, all the mining and smelting companies had to stop before New Year's Day.
After the New Year, the workers who had not received their wages before New Year's Day finally could not bear it anymore. They went to the streets and used the last bit of money they had to buy some white cloth. They used red ink to write a few words. The words were like blood: "We want to work, we want to live, we want to eat, we want to live."
The Northern Military Region received a notice to maintain stability and came to Mo Nan armed with guns. In front of the military and police, the working class showed their glorious image of the proletariat's vanguard and their generous determination to laugh at death. They said to the black muzzle: "Shoot, kill me and I won't starve again!"
The people were not afraid of death, so why use death to scare them?
Chen Weizheng informed Xiao Yu and Zheng Jian 'er to pay attention to the border security and be careful of the starving people rushing to the border and affecting the people's normal lives. As for the domestic situation, the four prime ministers held a network meeting overnight and decided on the following six measures: Do not care, do not pay attention, do not help, do not promote, do not support, and do not accept the six measures.
The new government did not have any contact with the four new countries in the past, and they did not have any contact now. Whether or not there will be in the future, we will talk about it later.
In the Red River Province, as Zhao Changfu predicted, Ou Jie became the Party Secretary, and Chen Weigang became the Provincial Governor. As the economic link between China and Shin Myung Province, the Dajiang Group exchanged products between the Red River and Shin Myung Province. While seeking their own benefits, it also allowed the enterprises of both sides to generate greater benefits. Ou Jie used his personal connections to introduce high strength aluminum alloy technology in Western Aluminum City. The sales of the products could not meet the demand, and the profits generated were a great supplement to the Red River Province's Economy, allowing the people of the Red River Province to live in comfort. Compared to the chaos in the north, this was already a paradise.
Now that Chen Huanan was the mayor of Qingshui City, this door couldn't be closed. Once it was closed, it would be extremely difficult to open it again. The central government was well aware of this principle, so they turned a blind eye to the Red River, not daring to cause any more trouble. The entire Qingshui City had become a trade buffer between the Shin Myung Province and China. It had become a large free zone. Here, smuggling was open, but the crackdown on products not from China and Shin Myung Province was very strict. If a third country's products were found, the operator would be kicked out of Qingshui City and become a person on the blacklist of the region.
Chen Huanan was well aware of this, so he carried out Chen Weikai's previous plan without a single mistake. In some aspects, he was even more rigorous than Chen Weikai. Seeing his eldest nephew's style, Chen Weikai, the mayor of Ningzhou, told Chen Weizhong, who was far away in Shinhan, that there were indeed talented people in every generation. Huanan's ability was enough to be the Prime Minister in a peaceful era.
Ou Jie's appointment was reluctantly approved by the central government after the central government agreed to a large number of unequal terms. The central government knew that with the departure of Liu Dehou and a bunch of old people, other than Chen Weigang's family members, Ou Jie had the best relationship with Chen Weizheng. If they wanted to maintain their current relationship with the Shin Myung Province, they could only hold on tightly to Ou Jie and Chen Weigang.
At the beginning of his appointment, Ou Jie told Chen Weigang that the two of them should stay at the highest position because soon, the Red River would become the wealthiest region in the Republic of China. Aluminum City's products had already formed a joint venture with the manufacturing industry in Luzon Province of the Republic of China. Their products were all exported at extremely high prices. Just based on this, their income would be enough for the people of the Red River to live a basic life. If the central government did not allow this to happen, the two of them only had one path, and that was to leave.
The Red River that became rich overnight had become a hot spot for China's people to rush to. The Red River had a population of 60 million, but the number of foreigners was as high as 30 million. With the appearance of these migrants, the social security and quality of life in the Red River plummeted.
Ou Jie instructed the Red River Military Region and the Southern Military Region's stationed troops in the Red River, as well as the Red River Armed Police Force and the Public Security Department to clear out foreigners who did not have a household registration in the Red River. Those who did not leave were directly sent to Mo Bei. For foreigners who came to the Red River, they had to apply for a travel permit or a temporary permit if they stayed for more than three days. The fee for the temporary permit was 10,000 RMB per month. For a while, public opinion was in an uproar. In order to retaliate against the Red River, other provinces also began to ban the Red River people from entering. The Red River people laughed and said, "I really won't go." At the border between the Red River and other provinces, there was a domestic trade port. Foreigners came to the port to buy products produced by Shin Myung Province and the Red River. What they sent were cheap agricultural products. Ou Jie's purpose was to prevent foreigners from entering the Red River. There was no reason for the Red River people to work so hard, and you foreigners came to spread the communist wind.
In the end, the Red River was not our territory. Was it an independent kingdom or a special region? Some of the foreigners who were chased out of the Red River began to express their views on public opinion. Their words were sharp, and their tone was unreasonable. It was as if if the Red River people did not let them in to share the fruits of their labor, they would destroy the Red River Province from the soul.
From the actions of the Red River Province, the central government saw another reason. Why was the Red River able to explode like a blowout in a very short period of time, even though they were both on the path of socialism with China's characteristics? Other places were still in the exploration stage, and they were still constantly opening up and reforming, searching for exploration. The Red River was close to Shin Myung Province, and this was its advantage. But why was it that Nanliu Province, which was also close to Shin Myung Province, did not become rich overnight? On the contrary, the civilians of Nanliu Province used their most precious collections to exchange for the most common industrial products with Shin Myung Province every day at the border. Their days were getting worse and worse. The relationship between the main leaders of the Red River and the leaders of Shin Myung Province was not ordinary, but they did not find that the leaders of Shin Myung Province had any special care for the Red River. While they were puzzled, the new General Secretary asked Liu Dehou for advice. Liu Dehou told them that Ou Jie and Chen Weigang were the leaders of the 30 provinces and cities in the country who were the least afraid of being fired by the central government. They had already put themselves in a position to leave at any time and were mentally prepared. It was precisely because they did not take the dismissal of their positions very seriously that they began to develop unscrupulously. No matter what happened to them in the future, for as long as they were in power, they would let the people have a good time. When they were dismissed, they would also have an explanation to the people.
Why did they have to be dismissed?
Because they did not maintain the same alignment with the central government. The civil servants there only had the obligation to serve and did not have the right to order people around. Because the floating population was expelled, the people left behind were all Red River people. Nearly five million people were sent to the new Song State to engage in infrastructure construction and earn labor fees overseas. A large number of people were also gathered to engage in border trade, helping the people of Shin Myung Province earn the hard-earned money of the people of China. In addition, some of the industries in Gu Yi City and Tan City were restored, and a large number of people were settled there. The special agriculture industry also stabilized the rural people in the villages. Ou Jie and Wei Gang were not people who played with empty words.
Why were they not willing to share their experience or take on a higher position?
It was because experience was no longer experience. Taking on a higher position would mean greater responsibility. They knew their limits.
The leaders of the central government were speechless.
It was important for people to know their limits. No wonder Liu Dehou and the other leaders were willing to retreat. They had jumped to become the leader of the largest country in the world, China. Whether they could lead China to become the leader of the world, they were not confident.
After ending the conversation with Liu Dehou, the leaders went into deep thought. Because of Liu Dehou's resignation, everyone began to re-evaluate the position of the General Secretary and Chairman. This position, which seemed to be supreme in China, was actually the most difficult position. It was also an extremely awkward position. The General Secretary was not the same as the King. The King had supreme authority and ownership of the country. He could manage and rule according to the King's authority. The General Secretary was only a member of a management group. If this management group was compared to a company, it would be a group of professional managers. The General Secretary was the convener and the conclusion of this group of professional managers. If a company did not have a boss or a chairman, and only had a group of professional managers, not only would the company not have any development, but it would also not have a direction to develop.
The Red River was more like an independent kingdom. Ou Jie was the leader of this kingdom. When he made a decision, he did not need the Provincial Party Committee to vote. His job was to discuss with everyone. After the discussion, he would make the decision. After the decision was made, they would split up to carry it out. Those who did not carry out the decision would directly be replaced. As the Provincial Governor, Chen Weigang was more like a Prime Minister in charge of specific matters. Every day, he would be on the frontlines, supervising and inspecting the implementation.
Without absolute power, there would not be enough pressure. Without enough pressure, there would not be a strong motivation. Without a strong motivation, there would not be rapid development. In the past, there were provincial leaders like Ou Jie in China. However, none of them had a good ending. They were either arrested for sex or politics. Therefore, Ou Jie told Chen Weigang to be mentally prepared. This kind of official that was beneficial to the people's livelihood would not last long.
When Chen Weizheng called Ou Jie, he also mentioned this problem. Chen Weizheng said that he saw Ou Jie's talent in management from the development of the Red River. Therefore, he prepared a position for Ou Jie, which was the Prime Minister of the New Tang Country. Prime Minister Li Qing was almost 60 years old. His health was not very good. He even had asthma in the north. If Ou Jie had enough of playing in the Red River, he could go to the New Tang Country.
Ou Jie asked Chen Weizheng why he had this idea. Chen Weizheng told Ou Jie that his actions in the Red River and unilateral economic development violated the taboo of domestic management. China's government would not allow Ou Jie to have any achievements. Why did every economic development official in China have such a bad ending? This question required Comrade Ou Jie to consider. After serious consideration, he should be able to find the answer.
Ou Jie thought for a long time and listed a lot of phenomena that Chen Weizheng said. However, he could not find the reason. He could only humbly ask Chen Weizheng for advice.
Chen Weizheng told Ou Jie that Ren Guoan had once told them a story. He had been a guard in Shangtian County for a few days. In the prison, he found that the prisoners did not have a lot of food. They barely did not starve. He felt that it was not humane enough. He asked the old leader of Shangtian County Prison for advice. The old leader told him that the prisoners could not eat too much. Half-full prisoners were especially easy to manage. If they were full, they would cause trouble. When he returned to the staff cafeteria after work, he found that the staff's food was quite good. The old leader told him that the staff had to eat well. Not only did it have to be nutritious, but it also had to be scientifically balanced. Ren Guoan asked why. The old leader said that if the prisoners did not eat well, they would not have strong trachea.
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