Chapter 1903 Feeling Chilled

Yang Qinghe smiled slightly: "Secretary Liu, please rest assured. I am really happy for you and Chaojiang City. Similarly, our Pengcheng has also made some achievements recently and has more advantages than Chaojiang. Well, I am confident that I will not be surpassed by you."

Liu Fusheng said: "Is Mayor Yang so confident? Then let's wait and see! As a friend, I will make an exception and tell Mayor Yang that the investment letter of intent I have signed now is fundamentally different from those signed in Pengcheng."

"Oh?" Yang Qinghe was a little curious.

Liu Fusheng did not expand on this topic. No matter how many times Yang Qinghe tried to test him, he just evaded the question.

After hanging up the phone, Yang Qinghe became even more confused. From what Liu Fusheng said, he seemed not only full of confidence, but even a little complacent.

What is the difference between the letter of intent he signed and the one signed by Pengcheng?

Yang Qinghe immediately sent someone out to inquire about the relevant information.

This is true for Pengcheng, Zhucheng and other cities in eastern Guangdong.

Because Liu Fusheng and Gu Hongcheng intentionally or unintentionally spread a lot of relevant information, the relevant leaders of Pengcheng and Zhucheng quickly grasped the "truth" of Chaojiang.

The Chaojiang investment promotion plan was personally drawn up for Liu Fusheng by Tang Shaoying, the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee. Deputy Secretary Tang's goal was to vigorously support the economic development of the three cities in Chaojiang.

This news made many cities very dissatisfied. They tried their best to attract high-quality enterprises, but they were not able to do so. The provincial government directly gave them to Chaojiang. Why?

Before a provincial work conference in eastern Guangdong began.

The deputy mayor of Zhucheng in charge of economy found Yang Qinghe who was also attending the meeting and said, "Mayor Yang, I finally understand. Deputy Secretary Tang and Liu Fusheng are playing a double act for us to see! The two of them had already secretly made a plan. Secretary Tang forced Liu Fusheng to sign a military order just to make it easier for him to support him!"

This deputy mayor was of a relatively low rank and had no idea about the fierce competition going on in Yanjing.

Yang Qinghe smiled and said, "No way? I think Deputy Secretary Tang and Liu Fusheng really annoy each other."

The leader of Zhucheng snorted coldly: "Old Yang, you are too honest. I personally received the heads of the two companies that signed investment intentions with Chaojiang. I even offered them better entry conditions than Chaojiang, provided various benefits and preferential policies, and did not have strict requirements for the employment population. In the end, guess what? They all played Tai Chi and finally rejected me, the deputy mayor!"

"Think about it, if there was no secret instruction from a senior leader, would they have done this? I guess at the last economic meeting, Secretary Tang specifically copied Chaojiang City's investment promotion plan and showed us the list, just to warn us not to mess with these companies!"

They chatted without avoiding others. When the leader of another city heard what they said, he nodded and said, "That makes sense. There must be something wrong when things are abnormal. I said, how dare Secretary Liu of Chaojiang issue such a military order and say that he wants to surpass Pengcheng and Zhucheng... Now I know that someone in the province doesn't want Pengcheng and Zhucheng to become bigger, so they support Chaojiang to be the leader."

Yang Qinghe knew some of the inside story. Although Liu Fusheng did not say anything on his own initiative, he was definitely able to clearly distinguish the general camps and factions.

There are already signs of a conflict between the Bai family and the Tang family in Yanjing. How could Tang Shaoying go to so much trouble to support the son-in-law of the Bai family in eastern Guangdong?

If you think about it, you will know that this kind of thing should be Liu Fusheng's plan.

Liu Fusheng was not afraid that Yang Qinghe would see through this. He and Yang Qinghe were in the same camp. He believed that as long as Yang Qinghe was smart enough, he would go with the flow and help him muddy the waters. This did not violate Yang Qinghe's principle of developing the economy.

Yang Qinghe pretended to think, then sighed and said, "This situation is really unfair to us. We have spent so much effort, begging for money everywhere to build the project, but it's still not as good as others' upper lip touching the lower lip!"

"We must report this matter to the provincial government. If Chaojiang is allowed to do whatever it wants, how will the economies of other cities recover? The whole country is advocating the principles of fairness, openness, and justice, but we are playing with relationships, inside information, and factions here. It is really disheartening. This is simply a step backwards in history!"

The other leaders all nodded when they heard this: "Yes, Mayor Yang is right. This kind of unhealthy trend must be curbed. Our East Guangdong Province is the vanguard of reform. We cannot allow this kind of social situation to continue!"

Once everyone reaches a consensus, they will naturally start to take action.

This is not to say that the leaders are reckless and do things without thinking, but this situation does involve their personal interests.

If Liu Fusheng's political achievements improve, theirs will not.

As more and more people try to gain connections, there will be fewer and fewer people doing practical work. How can we live then?

Many leaders began to show off their talents and contact provincial-level cadres with whom they were familiar.

Yang Qinghe watched coldly from the side, occasionally fanning the flames and giving bad advice.

Before the provincial work conference was held, many leaders of the provincial party committee and government, and even members of the provincial party committee standing committee, had already received news of the event.

During the briefing session before the meeting, a provincial party committee leader directly raised the question, saying, "Deputy Secretary Tang, many local leaders are complaining about your bias in favor of the Chaojiang region in developing its economy."

"If it's fair competition, they definitely have no objection, but Deputy Secretary Tang asked Chaojiang to offer more favorable policies to attract companies that they begged for, which makes them feel unfair and even disheartened."

Tang Shaoying was slightly stunned: "What? Where did you get this from?"

Another leader of the provincial party committee said, "Secretary Tang, we are holding a small meeting now, and the requirement is to unify thoughts and steps. I think there is no need for you to hide some things. You use your connections to help the development of Chaojiang District, which is understandable. However, in your position, you must do things in a way that wins the support of the people. Otherwise, it will severely dampen the work enthusiasm of other city leaders."

Everyone talked at once, and after a while, Tang Shaoying finally understood what was going on.

His face turned completely dark.

I didn't expect that there is such a way to interpret things? Who is spreading lies?

Who the hell is Liu Fusheng? Why would I help him?

Tang Shaoying knew all these things, but he couldn't say them out loud.

Due to time constraints and pressure from other provincial party committee leaders, Tang Shaoying could only nod and reach a consensus with them.

Immediately afterwards, at the provincial government work conference, some people indeed raised questions, hoping that provincial leaders would be open and transparent in their work and put everything on the table. Only in this way can East Guangdong Province develop better and better.