Chapter 1956: Useless Efforts

Zhao Qiuming said seriously: "This is just a small matter. The other thing I want to tell Secretary Liu is a big deal."

Liu Fusheng asked in confusion: "Oh? What's the big deal?"

Zhao Qiuming smiled and said, "It's about road construction. Secretary Liu should be very anxious, right?"

After saying this, he looked at Liu Fusheng with some complacency, waiting for him to nod and complain.

Unexpectedly, Liu Fusheng actually laughed and said, "Where did Brigade Commander Zhao get this news? I'm not in a hurry at all."

"The province will soon hold a special meeting, and I will also attend. The content of the meeting is to state the necessity of building roads in Chaojiang area and answer various doubts of provincial leaders. I think as long as the doubts of provincial leaders are answered, the highway and railway construction projects can be started immediately."

Zhao Qiuming laughed loudly: "Secretary Liu, you are too naive, or you don't regard me as your own?"

Liu Fusheng said: "How could I be so naive?"

Zhao Qiuming said: "The provincial government has already made a decision on the road construction. At least this year, the provincial leaders will not approve the project. The reason is very simple. At present, the funds in East Guangdong Province are not sufficient. There are too many projects in various places that require money. The projects that started construction this year were all applied for last year. Every penny of the provincial government has a hole to fill."

Liu Fusheng pretended to be stunned: "Is that so? I don't even know about this situation. Where did Brigade Commander Zhao hear this news from?"

Zhao Qiuming said proudly: "I also have some friends in the province. In view of this, I came to see Secretary Liu, because I think you are a person of great importance, and your policies are all for the benefit of the people of Chaojiang Three Cities, so I want to do you a favor and let my troops build roads and railways."

Liu Fusheng smiled slightly, then asked: "Your troops are in combat order, how can you help us with municipal and civil engineering?"

Zhao Qiuming frowned and said, "Secretary Liu, are you playing dumb with me? Many years ago, our team participated in the country's infrastructure construction and carried out many disaster relief activities. Road repair is nothing. As long as you need my help, I will definitely help."

Liu Fusheng smiled and said, "Okay, how do you want to help me, Brigade Commander Zhao? Since you came here in person, I guess there must be conditions for your help, right? Don't be polite, let's just talk it out."

Zhao Qiuming nodded and said, "For the first question, my soldiers can fight on the battlefield and build after leaving the battlefield. They are hardworking and responsible. Road construction does not require much technical skills. As long as I let the engineers solve the twists and turns and the problem of manpower, I can handle it."

"More importantly, my troops build roads to train themselves, not to make money, so Secretary Liu can save a lot of money. This kind of thing is hard to find even with a lantern."

Liu Fusheng nodded repeatedly: "It's a good idea for the troops to participate in the construction. You have strict discipline, a tough style, and are down-to-earth and hardworking. You are much better than those businessmen who like to cut corners."

Zhao Qiuming said with satisfaction: "That's right. Since Secretary Liu knows the benefits of building roads for the army, I won't beat around the bush. For the second question, I just need Secretary Liu to accompany me to Dongrihe to participate in the military exercise and help me with advice."

Zhao Qiu Ming was quite confident about this request.

He felt that if he offered to build the road in exchange for Liu Fusheng's services, Liu Fusheng would definitely be happy to do so. In this way, Zhao Qiu Ming would also be able to complete the task with dignity without having to beg others for favors. It was simply perfect.

Unfortunately, he overlooked one thing, which is human nature.

The premise of his dignity is that Liu Fusheng loses his dignity.

It is very taboo to ask a municipal party secretary to give up his job in exchange for being a military exercise staff officer.

Tang Shaoying took this into consideration very carefully, which is why he asked Zhao Qiu Ming to come directly to Liu Fusheng.

Liu Fusheng knew that Zhao Qiu Ming’s visit was most likely what Qian Xilin wanted to prepare for yesterday.

In other words, this was Tang Shaoying's plan.

Qian Xilin brought the work plan reported by Chaojiang District, as well as other good news that the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee wanted to re-examine, in order to ignite Liu Fusheng's expectations, interfere with his judgment, and make him feel that there would be no obstacles to road construction.

At the same time, Qian Xilin also reminded Liu Fusheng not to act rashly or hastily, meaning that before the project was implemented, he should not create unnecessary trouble or do anything irrelevant. This naturally included asking the military for help in building roads.

If Liu Fusheng believed it to be true, he would feel more confident.

Today, Zhao Qiu Ming deliberately talked to Liu Fusheng about the exchange conditions in a high-handed manner. Liu Fusheng was disgusted and would definitely not tolerate him. There was a high probability that he would refuse on the spot, or a low probability that he would politely decline Zhao Qiu Ming's "good intentions" in order to save the face of the municipal party secretary.

Zhao Qiu Ming is a rash person. After being rejected, he will most likely say something extreme, making the conflict between the two people bigger and bigger.

Tang Shaoying wanted to use this plan to cut off Liu Fusheng's last hope, and his method was very cunning.

Thinking of this, Liu Fusheng couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

In fact, he could go with the flow and agree to Zhao Qiu Ming's exchange conditions, because he also needed to go to Dongrihe and build a road at the same time. If he could accomplish these two things, he could kill two birds with one stone.

Looking through the phenomenon to the essence, the face of the municipal party secretary is not that important.

But after thinking for a few seconds, Liu Fusheng shook his head and said softly: "Commander Zhao, I'm really sorry, I still need to think about the matter of going to Dong Rihe."

"What?"

Zhao Qiuming was stunned. "What's the point of considering this? Even if you are not interested in military exercises, if you go to Dongrihe with me, we can build roads and railways in Chaojiang and the three cities. Isn't it worth your trip? Or do you think that the Provincial Standing Committee will approve your application this year?"

Liu Fusheng said: "I think it is better to coordinate and solve the road construction issue through the government. In a few days, the special meeting of the provincial standing committee will be held. I will also attend the meeting to explain the situation and answer the questions of the standing committee members. At that time, things may turn around."

"If I ask Brigade Commander Zhao's troops for help now, it would be a bit unreasonable. After all, Brigade Commander Zhao is not the garrison commander of the Chaojiang area, so he will inevitably be criticized by some people."

Zhao Qiuming's face darkened: "Secretary Liu, I really want to help you!"

Liu Fusheng smiled and said, "I know, but I still hope to get the approval of the provincial government. How about this? After the special meeting of the Standing Committee is over, I will discuss the road construction with Brigade Commander Zhao. How about that?"

Zhao Qiuming snorted coldly: "I think you are doing nothing."

Liu Fusheng said: "Whether it is useless or not, you will know it after you have done it. Brigade Commander Zhao, I appreciate your kindness, but local management should be decided by the local government."

"You think I want to make trouble?"

Zhao Qiuming stood up and said, "Secretary Liu, I came to your house in person to give you advice. If I fail, I will definitely become a laughing stock, so I can only offend you!"