In name only: The land of Handong, I shall rule its fate.

"oops!"

"Executive Director Lin, you've finally arrived."

At the entrance of the municipal party committee compound, Yang Wanli excitedly grasped Lin Zhiyuan's hands and shook them vigorously.

"Secretary Wanli, I've long admired Luzhou too!"

Lin Zhiyuan also held the other person's hand tightly.

"Come here, Executive Director Lin."

"Let me introduce you to the leadership team of our Lüzhou Municipal Government. This is Comrade Yuan Liang, the Executive Vice Mayor of the Municipal Government, and the full-time Deputy Secretary..."

But Lin Zhiyuan frowned and asked softly, "Is there still no candidate for mayor of Luzhou?"

This was a rhetorical question, but it was also a reminder to Yang Wanli that the positions of the second-in-command of the municipal party committee and the first-in-command of the municipal government must be firmly held by his own people.

Otherwise, once airdropped...

The later-stage project planning in Luzhou will be difficult to advance, especially now during the transition between the old and new administrations. It would be troublesome if the new provincial party secretary wanted to place his own people in the position.

"Why!"

"Director Lin, you may not be aware of this since you've just arrived in Handong. When the former municipal party secretary Liu Kaihe was investigated, the former mayor Geng Shimao was transferred to the provincial water resources department, and he was also investigated shortly afterward."

"I had no clue how to proceed with the work in Lüzhou, so I just kept putting it off."

Yang Wanli spoke of his difficulties.

Luzhou was where the Zhao family and Gao Yuliang made their fortunes. Who knew how many people there were from the old faction? He dared not mention it at all. If he were investigated as soon as he brought it up, his already limited prestige would be ruined.

"Secretary Wanli, the more special the times, the more we must trust the comrades in the organization. You are not fighting alone."

Lin Zhiyuan advised, "If you are not at ease, you can first choose a reliable comrade to serve as acting mayor. Judge people by their achievements. The municipal party committee and the municipal government are in the same compound. You should learn from the experience of the local veteran comrades and also pass on your own excellent qualities to other comrades."

"Okay, I understand."

"Thank you for your guidance, Executive Director Lin."

A look of understanding flashed across Yang Wanli's eyes. This was teaching him to delegate authority appropriately, win over local officials, and thus divide the internal factions.

More importantly, it breaks his current state of confusion and fear.

Luzhou is only a prefecture-level city. The municipal party secretary is a high-ranking official, but the mayor is only a department-level cadre, which means that the former occupies an absolute dominant position.

The scene of Li Dakang dominating Gao Yuliang back then is now history and will never happen again.

wrong!

The top leader is always the top leader.

Li Dakang's power was due to Zhao Lichun's support back then. Once he lost his backer, even if Li Dakang were brought back, he would not be able to fight against Gao Yuliang.

Those rebellious sons below dare to go against the municipal party secretary because they are guarding their own little plot of land and have no shortage of political achievements. At most, they will wait until they have enough seniority and achievements, then leave Luzhou and be transferred to other places.

But the municipal government can't.

Right next to the municipal party committee secretary and the municipal party secretary, the municipal government can hear a pin drop.

Yang Wanli's eyes gleamed, and a wicked smile suddenly appeared on his lips; he had an idea.

"Executive Director Lin, it's noon now."

"Shall we have lunch and rest at the municipal government canteen first, and then go check out the industrial park this afternoon?"

Yang Wanli's brows relaxed, and he offered his suggestion with a pleasant expression.

"Can."

Lin Zhiyuan nodded, looked at the other members of the Luzhou Municipal Party Committee, and said loudly, "Taking this opportunity, Secretary Wanli and I will talk to you about the future planning and construction direction of Luzhou."

"Xiao Gao, please ask the comrades from the Luzhou Municipal Party Committee to make copies of the documents I brought and give them to the Standing Committee members."

Upon hearing this, Yang Wanli immediately turned to his secretary and instructed, "Xiao Zhang, take Director Gao to my office."

"Also, bring the data on Luzhou that you've compiled over the past two days for Executive Director Lin to review."

A development plan for a city cannot be printed by just any printer; it must be at a very high level of confidentiality.

Gao Sheng and Secretary Zhang acted quickly.

The dishes have just been served.

The two had already returned to the small private room.

Because all eleven members of the Luzhou Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee were present, the reception was slightly over the standard, consisting of twelve dishes and two soups, but it was still a standard meal for the government canteen.

I ate until I was about 70-80% full.

Lin Zhiyuan began to look through the data table of Luzhou. As soon as he stopped eating, everyone else stopped too.

"Secretary Wanli, members of the Standing Committee, I have roughly reviewed the data. The GDP of Lüzhou City has been rising continuously, and the growth rate has remained at 8% to 10% for many years. The decline is moderate and the growth rate is slowing down. Compared with the overall development curve of Handong, it is relatively healthy."

Lin Zhiyuan spoke up affirmatively.

Faint smiles appeared on everyone's faces. They were all old foxes, and naturally knew that a momentary certainty was not a certainty; the key was the "but" that followed.

Sure enough, it came.

"However, it is not difficult to see the problem: the industrial structure of Luzhou manufacturing is still in a predicament of high density and backward technology."

"Currently, the entire country and even the developing world with a foundation are in a stage of rapid development. If we cannot make breakthroughs in time, we will inevitably face a series of problems in the next 5-10 years, such as the decline of foreign trade export dividends, the depletion of industrial land, and overcapacity in traditional manufacturing."

"While the overall economy continues to move forward, two problems have arisen: a sharp rise in labor costs and a shortage of skilled workers."

"But Handong is not an inland province."

"Handong must be at the forefront of the nation's industrial upgrading and transformation, and Luzhou must be at the forefront of Handong."

"Comrades!"

"It's easy and comfortable to stick to the foundation we have now, but let's not forget the special historical mission entrusted to us by the organization and the people of the whole country."

"The three northeastern provinces are the eldest sons of the nation, accompanying the country through the most difficult period of development."

"We, the eastern coastal provinces, are like the second son, and we must find our historical place in this new era."

Lin Zhiyuan's voice wasn't loud, but every word he uttered clearly reached everyone's ears:

"I hope you will study this plan carefully while adhering to confidentiality regulations. If you don't understand something, you can ask Secretary Wanli or call my office directly."

"Everyone should do their job well in their respective fields and cooperate effectively with the work of other comrades."

"I hope that one day when people across the country mention Luzhou, their first thought will no longer be 'the backyard of Shanghai,' but rather 'to overthrow Shanghai and become the cradle of emerging industries and high-end precision manufacturing in the country.'"

"Are kings and nobles born with a special destiny?"

Whether others are flammable or not is unknown, but Yang Wanli is definitely flammable. "Hahaha, what Executive Director Lin said is exactly what I want to do."

"Taking down Shanghai might be too far-fetched."

"But we can take care of that son of a bitch in Jingzhou first. What kind of bastard is he? He's just a piece of trash that was sold off in the land sale. Why are we inferior to him?"

"Take down Jingzhou!"

"Let's take back our position as the top GDP province in Handong."

Mentioning Shanghai might not be a good idea.

But when Jingzhou was mentioned, the eyes of the Luzhou Standing Committee members gleamed with bloodlust.

In the battle for the title of the eldest brother of Handong, my Luzhou sword is also sharp!