In name only: I will break the chess game in Handong

"Okay! Thank you, senior!"

"Hahaha, you're not calling me Xu Zhiwu anymore?"

"Xu Zhiwu!"

"Hey, you're asking for it!"

After having lunch with Director Xu at the National Development and Reform Commission, Chen Luo went to the Political and Legal Affairs Commission to catch up with his old leader. As expected, Chen Luo was invited to stay overnight.

The next morning, the reply came down: Chen Luo's donation decision had been approved.

However, other compensations were also provided above.

Yuehu University was approved as the only university in China authorized to conduct full-scale pilot reforms, and the Ministry of Education provided it with 50 billion yuan in educational support funds.

In addition to some, Luzhou City was also designated as a reform demonstration zone, which means that Secretary Chen Luo will be able to carry out reforms and economic development in a bold and decisive manner. This is an unexpected bonus for Chen Luo.

Chen Luo returned to Handong on Tuesday afternoon.

Now, it's time to implement the Luzhou Ten-Year Plan!

The so-called ten-year plan is Chen Luo's development plan for Lüzhou, aiming to build it into a first-class high-tech industrial city in China and even the world within ten years.

The first step is to connect with the National Development and Reform Commission to bring industries into the park and establish companies according to industry classification.

Chapter 235 Industrial Settlement, Confronting Zhou Jianjun

Most of the Standing Committee members in Handong were already used to Chen Luo's trip to Beijing.

However, some people were unhappy.

In the governor's office, Zhou Jianjun frowned, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

"What is Chen Luo up to? He went to the higher-ups without even informing our provincial party committee, bypassing the provincial party committee to connect with the higher-ups on his own. It's utterly disorganized and undisciplined!"

Zhou Jianjun felt that Chen Luo shouldn't have acted this way. To put it bluntly, wasn't this a blatant disregard for the Provincial Party Committee?

That alone wouldn't be enough to stimulate his nerves.

More importantly, starting yesterday, Wednesday, a steady stream of military trucks have been traveling from the coast into Luzhou.

Upon entering the Luzhou Industrial Park, it turned out that this provincial governor had absolutely no idea about the situation there.

How can this be allowed?

On Friday, the provincial party committee held a meeting. The theme of the meeting was the upcoming opening of the Luzhou Industrial Park. However, the transportation infrastructure of the Luzhou Highway is still very weak. Chen Luo wanted to propose to the provincial party committee to add two more highways.

Of course, other departments also have their own proposals.

The meeting was convened soon afterward.

Chen Luo had just sat down when Tian Guofu leaned closer and whispered, "Secretary Chen, I heard that Governor Zhou isn't too happy about the situation in Luzhou. Later..."

What does "not very happy" mean?

Chen Luo frowned.

“Alas, Luzhou was originally one of the twin cities of Handong, and it used to pay taxes to the provincial government every year.”

As a result, after you arrived, the provincial government changed its fiscal structure to a secondary level, which directly cut off the provincial government's source of revenue.

With various military vehicles arriving in Luzhou these past few days, Governor Zhou felt he was being provoked…

Tian Guofu had gone to great lengths to obtain this information, and he knew it would be useful to Chen Luo. Didn't he see that Chen Luo was already frowning and not saying a word?

Soon, Governor Zhou Jianjun and Party Secretary Sha Ruijin arrived.

"Comrades, the first item on the agenda is for Comrade Chen Luo to speak on the highway construction proposal submitted by Lüzhou."

Upon hearing this, Chen Luo adjusted his posture.

"Secretary Sha, Governor Zhou, Secretary Yu Liang, comrades, the industrial park in Luzhou has been completed and industries are gradually moving in. Production has not yet started, but transportation will become a major problem when production begins."

If these two expressways can connect with the major expressways passing through Handong, allowing Luzhou's industrial products to be delivered to the rest of the country more quickly, Luzhou needs policy support from the provincial party committee.

Chen Luo's meaning was simple: Luzhou wanted to build two expressways, and the provincial party committee didn't need to pay for them; they just needed some policy support to help Luzhou build them as quickly as possible.

Others had no objections, of course, but Zhou Jianjun just couldn't stand Chen Luo's nonchalant attitude.

"Comrade Chen Luo, I would like to ask, what are the military vehicles that have been frequently entering and leaving the Luzhou Industrial Park carrying recently? Is this also being kept secret from our Provincial Party Committee?"

And a few days ago, you went directly to report your work to the higher authorities without the approval of the provincial party committee. Isn't that unreasonable?

As for highways, road construction is a good thing in itself, but Luzhou has recently been undertaking large-scale infrastructure projects and industrial parks. Can the financial pressure handle it?

"Don't let the provincial government have to support you again later. If something really goes wrong, the provincial government won't clean up the mess for Luzhou!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Luo realized that this was a deliberate attempt to cause trouble.

"Governor Jianjun, thank you for your concern. Let me first address your first question. The items that military trucks are currently delivering to the Luzhou Industrial Park are classified. Even someone of Governor Zhou's rank is not qualified to inquire about them at this time!"

Secondly, the reason I went to the higher-ups to coordinate this work was for this confidential work. Secretary Sha should be aware that we didn't report to the Provincial Party Committee. It also falls under the category of confidentiality. Governor Jianjun felt that I also had to report these confidential contents to the Provincial Party Committee.

Or do you mean I need to report to Governor Zhou in person? That would be a bit difficult for me. I've always emphasized following the rules and regulations. I'm a law-abiding person and really don't want to violate this principle.

As for the expressway, the provincial government doesn't need to worry about it. Just two months ago, the central government allocated 200 billion yuan in special development funds for Luzhou, so Luzhou's finances are quite sufficient!

"puff!"

Tian Guofu, who was standing to the side, almost burst out laughing. Chen Luo kept keeping it a secret, and if Zhou Jianjun continued to press on the topic, he would be suspected of being a spy. But if he didn't ask, wouldn't he be left speechless?

There are also 200 billion yuan in special development funds. Just hearing this number made Zhou Jianjun insanely jealous.

The other standing committee members understood perfectly. They knew that behind the Luzhou project was at least a second-ranking official. Trying to profit from the chaos would only backfire, so they all adopted a wait-and-see attitude.

The most expressive characters were Zhao Dagong and Qi Quansheng, as they were experiencing the grandeur of Lüzhou for the first time.

“Comrade Jianjun, the project in Luzhou Industrial Park is indeed still a classified project. Even I, as the secretary, don’t know the types of companies that have been introduced. It’s normal that you don’t know either.”

Sarrijin is good at finishing off enemies.

However, while Zhou Jianjun may not excel in other areas, his patience is absolutely top-notch.

"Oh? Is that so? It seems I misunderstood Comrade Chen Luo. Oh well, it's not my fault."

Since I just arrived in Handong and wanted to ask everyone about the situation there, I realized that everyone was too busy with work to ask.

Some people even hang up immediately without answering the phone; it's perfectly normal not to know the situation.

Everyone was speechless. How could they be so shameless?

However, Zhou Jianjun's primary concern was not Sha Ruijin, but Zhao Dagong. When Zhao Dagong noticed Zhou Jianjun's shameless nature, his desire to become the provincial governor intensified.

Of course, we still need to lie low and wait for the right opportunity.

After the meeting, when it was other people's turn to speak, Chen Luo went straight home without lingering for a second after the meeting ended.

He is very busy with work. All kinds of work in Luzhou will be running like a machine. He will try to spend as much time as possible with his family.

As for Zhou Jianjun's targeting, to be honest, Chen Luo didn't take it seriously at all.

Intrigue and trickery will not accomplish anything great.

However, Chen Luo ignoring Zhou Jianjun doesn't mean that others have the same confidence to say no.

On Saturday, Zhou Jianjun went directly to the Public Security Bureau of Handong Province. His arrival made Yun Haifeng, the director of the bureau, feel uneasy. In theory, the Provincial Public Security Bureau is under the dual management of the Provincial Government and the Ministry of Public Security. Now that the governor has come, Yun Haifeng can't avoid him and can only bite the bullet to welcome him.

"Governor Zhou, welcome to the Provincial Department for your inspection!"

Standing at the main gate, Yun Haifeng first stood at attention and saluted Governor Zhou as he walked in, then stretched out his hands and jogged forward to shake hands.

Zhou Jianjun responded with his usual fake smile.

"Comrade Haifeng, has the Provincial Public Security Department been very busy lately? I've been in Handong for almost a month now, and I haven't seen Comrade Haifeng come to the Provincial Government to report on his work. That's why I took some time to come and see what's going on."

These words silenced Yun Haifeng.

Chapter 236 Unprecedented Popularity of Moon Lake University

Yun Haifeng's purpose in coming to Handong was to make the Zhong family and the Zhao family fight to the death. This mission has now been successfully completed, and the reward given to him by his superiors will be paid out in a year or two. However, the biggest obstacle to his promotion to vice governor is Governor Zhou, who is right in front of him.

But Yun Haifeng knew very well that Governor Zhou and the bigwigs behind him not only had no connection, but also belonged to different factions.

Therefore, when he went to the provincial government to report on his work, he would go to see Vice Governor Ma, who was in charge of public security throughout the province. He did not want to get involved with Zhou Jianjun, but the other party seemed unwilling to let him go.

Taking a deep breath, Yun Haifeng forced a knowing smile and slapped his forehead, saying, "Governor Zhou, since you just came to Handong to take charge of the government's work, I knew you must be very busy, so I didn't dare to bother you and reported directly to Vice Governor Ma."

Zhou Jianjun continued to force a smile.

"It's alright. It's good that Comrade Haifeng understands how difficult my work is. I'm very pleased. However, Comrade Haifeng, the security work of the whole province is your responsibility. I'm not very busy at the moment. In a few days, you should come to the provincial government in person to report to me. What do you think?"

Yun Haifeng's smile gradually turned awkward; this guy was really going to press the issue!

"Which one..."

Just as Yun Haifeng was about to speak, his phone rang. At that moment, Yun Haifeng almost knelt down to thank the person who called.

"Governor Zhou, please allow me to take this call first. This is a work phone; I don't usually receive calls for work-related matters."

The reason was somewhat far-fetched, but Zhou Jianjun had no choice but to agree, otherwise his reputation would be ruined if word got out.

Yun Haifeng quickly pulled out his phone and saw the caller ID showed the name "Secretary Chen." His eyes lit up instantly!

He even turned on speakerphone as soon as the call connected.

"Hello, Secretary Chen!"

"Comrade Haifeng, I'm calling you now because there's something your provincial department needs to take seriously."

"Secretary Chen, please speak!"

"Yes, Comrade Lu Yike from the Supervision Office just called me and said that the situation during his recent grassroots investigations is not good!"

In just a few months, some of the comrades below have returned to their previous work attitude.

They ignore the demands of the people, but they do everything themselves for their own relatives and friends.

Comrade Haifeng, let me remind you that we, the people's police, are not bureaucrats who ride roughshod over the people.

Remember this: the people's police serve the people. If the police work with humility and patience, the people's status will be elevated!

Your provincial department must take this matter seriously and make it a regular practice to address the attitudes of these grassroots staff!

Chen Luo's words were serious, and Yun Haifeng immediately stood at attention, his leather shoes clattering as he assured him, "Please rest assured, Secretary Chen, our provincial department will definitely take these issues seriously! We will resolutely crack down on and rectify these malpractices, and resolutely safeguard the rule of law in Handong!"