Zhang Wen's name

Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Kyoto.

"Comrade Yuliang, Comrade Dakang, please have a seat."

"Yes, Minister Li."

"Comrade Yuliang, Comrade Dakang, how much do you know about Province X?"

Gao Yuliang said, "I'm sorry, Minister Li, I'm a native of Handong. I've never been to X province, so I don't know much about it."

Li Dakang said, "Me too."

Minister Li was very satisfied with their sincere words.

"You two comrades are very honest."

Gao Yuliang said, "Minister Li, as the great man said, 'No one has the right to speak without investigation.' As Party cadres, we must be realistic and pragmatic."

Li Dakang said, "Me too."

Minister Li's face darkened upon hearing Li Dakang's reply.

"Comrade Li Dakang, whatever you want, can't you just share your own opinion?"

"Yes, Minister Li, I completely agree with Comrade Yuliang's point of view. As a state cadre, I am truly incompetent for not being familiar with the beautiful landscapes of our motherland."

"Comrade Dakang, it's not that bad, it's not that bad. It's normal that you don't understand. As state cadres, we have limited energy after all."

Gao Yuliang said, "Minister Li, your words are profound."

Li Dakang immediately chimed in, "Minister Li, you're absolutely right."

"Alright, let's get down to business. According to the decision of the Kyoto Leaders' Meeting, Comrade Gao Yuliang is appointed as the Secretary of the X Province Party Committee, and Comrade Li Dakang is appointed as the Governor of X Province. I hope you will work together to strive for X Province's economy to reach new heights."

"Thank you for the organization's recognition. I guarantee I will complete the task."

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Inside the Kyoto Party School.

"Hey Yuliang, what's with all this boredom? Studying X province's data again. I think as long as we attract enough investment and build enough factories, even the worst province won't be that bad."

"Comrade Dakang, you mentioned working hours are for plants."

"Okay, tall plant, don't you also call me Comrade Dakang?"

"Comrade Dakang, it seems you still don't fully understand your situation. I'm your direct superior now, so isn't it only right that I call you Comrade Dakang?"

"Secretary Gao, you have quite the airs of an official! We're just colleagues."

"Comrade Dakang, I think you don't understand your situation. You were just dismissed from your post not long ago. What would you do if word got out that you, Li Dakang, disrespected your superiors?"

Li Dakang immediately cowered upon hearing this.

"Secretary Gao, whatever makes you happy, just don't call me Little Li."

Seeing that he had given in, Gao Yuliang stopped pressuring him. Gao Yuliang hadn't wanted to, but he had no choice. Back when they were working together in Luzhou, Li Dakang had been too domineering.

"Comrade Dakang, from now on you will be in charge of the provincial government, and I will oversee the overall situation. We must work together to develop the economy. The pressure from above is immense. I've looked at X Province's economic situation, and it's relatively underdeveloped, with the province's annual fiscal revenue only exceeding 1800 billion yuan."

"Secretary Gao, do you think there's any way to get some investment from Comrade Zhang Wen? Last year, Handong's economy exceeded 7000 billion yuan in revenue."

"Comrade Dakang, I think it's a good idea. Let's see if there are any projects in X province that we can cooperate with Handong on."

"Yes, Secretary Yuliang."

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Office of the Governor of Handong Province.

"Hello, Governor Zhang? This is Dakang."

"Oh, it's Governor Li. Congratulations on your promotion."

"What's so exciting? I saw X Province's fiscal revenue report last year a few days ago, guess how much money it was?"

"It should be around 3000 billion. I looked at a map of X province last time. I found that the area is quite large."

"What a load of 3000 billion! It's only 1800 billion, and that bastard Wang Guangming embezzled 10 billion of it. During my time at the Party School, I heard some really bad things. My predecessor in this position, and Secretary Yuliang's predecessor, were also arrested, and I heard they embezzled several hundred million as well."

"Your X province is truly a blessed land, isn't it? The economy is bad, but you've embezzled a lot of money."

"Now, both Secretary Gao and I have turned quite a bit gray. We were already poor, and then a bunch of cadres were arrested. We don't know how to turn things around."

"Governor Li, did you call me today just to complain?"