latelenovela Chapter 535: Stopped Again
Chapter 535: Stopped Again
At ten o'clock in the morning, Sha Ruijin suddenly woke up from a hangover. When he looked out the window, the sun was already high in the sky.
"It's broken!" Sha Ruijin looked at the time.
Today is the day he takes office. I'm afraid the leaders of the Organization Department are already waiting for him to do this.
While I was washing up, there was a knock on the door.
Sha Ruijin opened the door with a toothbrush in his mouth, and He Anxia stood outside the door in high spirits.
"Rui Jin, just got up?" He Anxia raised his eyebrows.
Sha Ruijin pointed inside his mouth and went back into the bathroom.
He Anxia followed him into the room and said, "Comrade Ruijin, your fighting ability is not good enough. You've already fallen asleep. As the saying goes, a cadre who has not been tested by alcohol is not a good cadre. You need to practice more in the future. With your fighting ability, I'm afraid you can only rinse Tongwei's mouth."
Sha Ruijin rushed out of the bathroom, packing his clothes while replying, "Anxia, I don't have time to talk about this right now. I'm afraid the Organization Department leaders are already waiting for me."
He Anxia shrugged and stepped forward to hold his hand.
As soon as the two walked out of the guesthouse, a middle-aged man came to greet them. The man was the director of the Tianzhou Municipal Government Office, named Hong An.
This time, Hong An was arranged by the Tianzhou Municipal Party Committee to drive here to pick up Sha Ruijin and Ji Jianming.
At the same time, Hong An reported to Sha Ruijin that Wang Rucheng, deputy director of the Organization Department, had already set off.
"Hey, Anxia, now you're in trouble. You've offended Minister Wang before you even take office." Sha Ruijin blamed himself for drinking and making mistakes. Minister Wang must be angry.
It is not a good start to offend the leader of the Organization Department on the first day of taking office. Although the other party is at the same level as oneself, the other party has direct access to the top. What will the provincial party committee leaders think when you report it to the higher-ups?
He Anxia told Sha Ruijin not to take it too seriously, saying that Minister Wang just didn't want to see him.
Sha Ruijin asked curiously, and He Anxia told him how they had framed Minister Wang two days ago.
Sha Ruijin was amused, "You two really are not the type to suffer any loss."
"He brought this upon himself." He Anxia said as he walked to the Audi and kept looking at it.
After finishing the work, I looked at my old Santana behind me and compared it with Tianzhou’s Audi. The difference was really huge.
Although both are impoverished cities, they are also divided into different levels.
Others are poor, and I am extremely poor.
No, there are two brand new Coasters in Beishan City, so they are about the same in terms of quality.
Sha Ruijin invited He Anxia to ride in his car for a while. He Anxia did not refuse and happily sat in the back seat.
The Audi's seat is definitely more comfortable than the stiff Santana's.
In the car, He Anxia put his arm around Sha Ruijin's shoulders and said, "Ruijin, how about I discuss something with you?"
"What's the matter? Tell me."
"Promise me first."
Sha Ruijin joked: "If you don't tell me, how can I promise you? What if you want my wife? I can't give her to you."
"I definitely can't have your wife."
"Then just tell me, if it's not difficult, I agree."
"It's a deal." He Anxia finally stated his purpose: "We in Beishan City still owe you Tianzhou coal money. It's not much, just several million tons. See if you can waive it."
Sha Ruijin was stunned and said with a wry smile, "Anxia, you really think too highly of me. Millions of tons? How can a mayor like me have such a huge capacity? A few hundred tons is about right."
"Hundreds of tons!? That would be a waste of that good bottle of wine I drank yesterday." He Anxia blurted out.
"…" Sha Ruijin was a little amused and confused, "Anxia, after all this time, you're actually planning this. I thought we were real friends, but I didn't expect you to have hidden agendas. This is a bit disrespectful of you."
He Anxia refused to admit it and hugged Sha Ruijin and said, "My comrade Ruijin, my feelings for you are genuine and I have no hidden agenda. You have misunderstood me.
Besides, I'm doing this for the good of your little brother. Since you said so, fine, I won't ask, and let your little brother ask. He is the mayor now and he is in charge of the purse. In the future, if you need money, go to him.
I thought I was meeting an old friend in a foreign land, but I didn't expect to meet a creditor. How strange."
"From a personal perspective, I really want to waive it, but this is the company's money. I can't use it for personal gain. Even if Tongwei comes to me, I still have to pay him."
When his plan failed, He Anxia resorted to his old tricks and started singing about poverty. "Honestly, Ruijin, it's not that we don't want to pay back the money. You've seen the situation today. Beishan City's situation is worse than you and I expected. I'm afraid the debt will have to be borne by those companies under our control for many years." He patted the car again and said, "Look, you, the mayor of Tianzhou, are driving an Audi, while I, the secretary of the Beishan Municipal Party Committee, am driving a Santana from more than ten years ago. This is enough to give you a glimpse of the whole situation."
Sha Ruijin was speechless. After a moment's silence, he thought of a compromise. "I will do my best to get a reduction for you, but I also need to consider the actual situation. It's best not to get too high hopes."
As he was speaking, the car suddenly stopped.
Hong Wen turned from the passenger seat and said, "Mayor Sha, Mayor Tian of Wenshan City is waving up ahead. Would you like to meet him?"
"Tian Fengyi?" He Anxia asked in surprise, "Director Hong, how come Tianzhou also owes money to Wenshan?"
Hong An thought for a moment and said, "I don't think so. Tianzhou and Wenshan are similar, both are major coal mining cities. We basically have everything they have. It's unlikely that we owe money, but there is competition."
Sha Ruijin said, "Then let's meet." and prepared to get off the car.
He Anxia had a feeling that something was amiss and pulled Sha Ruijin to his side. "Ruijin, just meet up. I won't be going, and don't tell him I'm there."
Unexpectedly, before He Anxia could finish his words, Tian Fengyi had already walked over, knocked on the car window with a licking face, and recognized He Anxia, "Secretary He, hello."
Well, it turns out he was coming for me. How did this old guy know me?
He Anxia straightened his body and said, "Oh, it's Comrade Feng Yi. How come your Wenshan City Mayor's Office is on this national highway?"
Tian Fengyi smiled and said, "It's not that my office is on this national highway, but my job is on this national highway. I heard..., you took a lot of money from the province yesterday?
As you know, the businesses under our Wenshan City are struggling under the weight of millions in unpaid coal mine debts. I heard this news and had no choice but to come and stop you again."
He Anxia said, "Comrade Feng Yi, you're well-informed. What's the matter? Are you worried that we might default on you?"
Tian Fengyi said, "That's hard to say. To be honest, every time the previous Beishan city leaders met me, they said they would pay it back, and they also said they would pay it back in installments. But they kept putting it off. When they were really pushed, they only paid back a few small amounts. Otherwise, the money wouldn't have been owed for so many years."
He Anxia was furious and waved his hands, "Alright, alright, let's do this. When the funds arrive, I'll have the city finance department pay you back..."
He Anxia stretched out a finger.
Tian Fengyi hurriedly confirmed, "One hundred million?"
He Anxia rolled his eyes at Tian Fengyi and said, "Dream on with your dreams! Ten million!"
"Secretary He, this... this is too little. I heard you took 1 billion yuan from the Provincial Party Committee. In fact, Beishan City owes us 700 million or 800 million yuan. I'm not saying you'll pay it all back, but at least half."
He Anxia didn't waste any words, "Do you want it? If you don't want it, go find Comrade Tong Wei. He's in charge of the purse strings. You two mayors can discuss it."
When Tian Fengyi thought of that young and majestic face, he felt a little scared for some reason.
If he dared to go, he would not do the trick of stopping cars on the road again. He just wanted to try to find a loophole through him, the secretary of the Beishan Municipal Party Committee.
"Okay, ten million is ten million, Secretary He. As for the remaining money... Mayor Qi said last time that he wouldn't default on the debt, but we haven't set a date. How do you think we should settle it later?"
He Anxia pondered for a moment and said, "How about this, our cadres' general term of office is five years, so we will pay you back in five years. For the first four years, we will give you 100 million yuan each year, and then pay you back in one lump sum in the fifth year."
"Then it's a deal." Tian Fengyi's face was wrinkled with smile. Being able to settle such an external debt would be a real boost to his reputation and achievement.
After getting to know Sha Ruijin again, we exchanged a few polite words and the Audi continued to drive.
After the car drove away, Tian Fengyi instructed his secretary, "Once the 10 million yuan arrives in Beishan City, have the city newspaper publish an article about it, so that the people of our city can be happy."
The secretary understood: "Mayor, you have been humbly blocking the road for five years, and finally lived up to everyone's expectations. You have recovered the debt owed to the workers in Wenshan City. You have truly benefited the people."
Tian Fengyi's smile widened. "Well, this is what we should do. If an official doesn't serve the people, then he shouldn't be an official. After all, personal honor and disgrace are nothing. The most important thing is to ensure that the people receive tangible benefits."
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