Fang Zhicheng sat down, and Secretary Zhai brought in a cup of tea. After the secretary left, Fang Zhicheng said sincerely, "Mayor Hu, I apologize for my rashness in coming here this time."
Hu Gang smiled faintly and said, "I just attended an industrial development seminar in the city. If you had made an appointment earlier, I would have canceled the meeting."
Hu Gang is just as Xu Ming said, his tone is very easy-going. People say that Mayor Hu has no temper, otherwise how could he let Xia Lanshan, the municipal party committee secretary, bully him at will without any complaints
But Fang Zhicheng knew that Hu Gang was an unusually cunning person. During the previous Xiaguang District key project research meeting, Hu Gang secretly made efforts to sow discord between him and Zhao Liang.
Those who are tolerant can achieve great things, and Hu Gang is that kind of person. When dealing with people like him, you need to be careful and cautious because you don’t know where his bottom line is.
Fang Zhicheng smiled and said, "Mayor Hu, I came to see you today mainly to discuss the situation of the Xiaguang District financial system with you."
Hu Gang frowned and shook his head, saying, "Secretary Fang, your behavior violates the process. If there is any situation in the district's financial system, you should first communicate with Mayor Zhao, who is in charge of this area. If he thinks the situation deserves careful treatment, then he should bring it up for collective discussion at the mayor's meeting."
As soon as he mentioned the word "finance", Hu Gang instinctively pushed it to Zhao Liang. This seemed to be respect for Zhao Liang's work, but in fact it contained a hint of dissatisfaction.
Fang Zhicheng smiled faintly and said, "If Mayor Zhao is willing to solve the problem, I won't have to bother Mayor Hu."
Hu Gang frowned, then continued to laugh and said, "Mayor Zhao has always been very capable. If he can't solve the problem, I think it will be difficult for me to solve it either. How about this? Why don't you go and ask Secretary Lanshan to try?"
Fang Zhicheng saw that Hu Gang was still beating around the bush. If he continued to beat around the bush, he would end up beating around the bush. So he simply provoked him and said, "Mayor Hu, the rural cultural square project is being promoted in several cities across the province, but there has been no news from Hanzhou. It is said that the finance department has stopped it. I wonder if it is true or not?"
When Hu Gang saw Fang Zhicheng bring up this matter, he knew that he was deliberately provoking him, but he still felt a little angry and resentful. He had learned about this matter. Originally, Xia Lanshan agreed to it, but Zhao Liang and Feng Yuanzheng suddenly showed up and believed that the rural cultural square project had hidden dangers and would become a breeding ground for corruption. So Xia Lanshan sought stability and delayed the project progress.
The Provincial Department of Culture has a certain limit on the funding for this project. If the application is not successful this time, it means that we can only apply again when the next round of financial resources are in place. Hu Gang originally regarded the rural cultural project as one of the key achievements during his term, but Zhao Ling blocked it once, which undoubtedly made him lose an important opportunity.
Hu Gang's face turned gloomy, he coughed, and said slowly: "The rural cultural square project will eventually be launched, but it is not well prepared for the time being."
Fang Zhicheng knew that he had successfully provoked Hu Gang's anger, so he fanned the flames and said, "I'm afraid it will be difficult. The Commission for Discipline Inspection has recently carried out a large-scale rectification of rural corruption, which is expected to continue until next year. In this way, the project will be delayed for at least a year. A year is not long, but it is enough to produce a lot of changes. It is doubtful whether the Provincial Department of Culture will continue to release special funds tomorrow."
"The Discipline Inspection Commission and the Finance Department intervened, resulting in the failure of the Rural Cultural Plaza project to be successfully applied for. Some people only know how to intrigue and have no overall view. The lack of the Cultural Plaza project is not conducive to the promotion of new rural construction, and will lag behind other sister cities in the implementation of national policies..."
Hu Gang let out a long sigh. He could see that Fang Zhicheng was trying to provoke him. He said with a smile, "Xiao Fang, you came to visit me today just to piss me off, right?"
Fang Zhicheng smiled and said, "Mayor Hu, I came here this time specifically to ask for your help. The financial system in Xiaguang District is very bad now, but the district finances have always been directly managed by the municipal finance department, so the district committee cannot make direct adjustments to the district finance bureau. I have some documents here, and I hope you can help me."
Hu Gang took the materials. As Fang Zhicheng expected, the content of this document was still very destructive. Hu Gang's eyes flashed with a hint of joy. After a long time, he sighed and said, "I didn't expect that the Xiaguang District's financial system would be so unbearable..."
Fang Zhicheng said in a steady tone: "Mayor Hu, in fact, it is not just Xiaguang District that is in this situation. The situation of the entire city's financial system is so bad, so the city's finances must undergo a large-scale rectification."
Hu Gang did not say much. He knew why Fang Zhicheng said that. He hoped that he would make things difficult for Zhao Liang at the Standing Committee meeting. The depth of the materials was sufficient, but Hu Gang did not have the confidence of winning. After all, Zhao Liang had a lot of say in the Standing Committee and was highly regarded by Xia Lanshan.
Hu Gang and Zhao Ling, the two top leaders of the government, have worked together for two or three years. Although there are often some minor conflicts, they have never fought face to face. If they directly bring up materials on the status of the financial system of Xiaguang District at the Standing Committee meeting, it means that the game has shifted from the dark to the light.
Fang Zhicheng continued, "Mayor Hu, you are hesitating because you don't know Secretary Lanshan's attitude, right?"
Hu Gang was slightly startled, thinking that Fang Zhicheng had a strong ability to guess people's thoughts, and said, "Since you mentioned Secretary Lanshan's attitude, how do you think he will deal with this matter?"
Fang Zhicheng raised his lips and said, "The financial system has been suffering from problems for a long time, and Secretary Lanshan just hasn't found an opportunity to make trouble."
A gleam of light flashed in Hu Gang's eyes at this time. When Fang Zhicheng said this, he felt as if he had received an order from Xia Lanshan, asking him to restrain Zhao Liang. If this was true, he could give Zhao Liang a head-on blow at the Standing Committee meeting.
Fang Zhicheng met Hu Gang's gaze at this moment, his eyes confident and clear.
He was deliberately misleading Hu Gang into believing that he was here on Xia Lanshan's orders. There were some risks involved. If Hu Gang went to discuss this with Xia Lanshan privately, he would probably know that he was cheating. But Fang Zhicheng knew that Hu Gang would not ask Xia Lanshan. After all, the relationship between Hu Gang and Xia Lanshan was like this, and it was not yet time for them to speak their minds.
Fang Zhicheng took advantage of Hu Gang. He had always had a close relationship with Xia Lanshan. In the eyes of everyone, everyone thought that he was Xia Lanshan's most valued cadre, so some of his words represented Xia Lanshan's will.
Fang Zhicheng's plan is to take advantage of the situation, with some false and some true tricks. Can Hu Gang take the bait
Chapter 0628: Stirring up the Municipal Party Committee
After Fang Zhicheng left, Hu Gang picked up the document and read it carefully. He was a meticulous person. If he really wanted to attack Zhao Liang at the Standing Committee, he would have to read the document thoroughly. In Hu Gang's opinion, Fang Zhicheng confronted Zhao Liang as he expected. As for Xia Lanshan, it was very likely that he would support Fang Zhicheng, because in the past few years, Zhao Liang's behavior was sometimes too arrogant, which was beyond Xia Lanshan's tolerance.
Hu Gang is the person closest to Xia Lanshan. He knows that the municipal party secretary is unfathomable and no one can guess what his real intentions are. As for Zhao Ling, he will eventually be criticized by Xia Lanshan for his unique ability to run around and make money.
Of course, Xia Lanshan would not attack directly. He had many available chess pieces in his hands. Fang Zhicheng and himself could both become weapons to deal with Zhao Liang.
In Hu Gang's opinion, Fang Zhicheng must have said something in front of Xia Lanshan that made Xia Lanshan waver, so it is very likely that Fang Zhicheng was ordered by Xia Lanshan to ask him to deal with Zhao Liang.
Hu Gang shook the information in his hand and sighed. Fang Zhicheng had indeed become his murderous knife. The information was very detailed and contained a lot of facts proving that the financial system of Xiaguang District was full of loopholes and needed to be adjusted urgently. If Hu Gang used this to target Zhao Ling, it would be enough to give Zhao Ling a headache.
Hu Gang provoked Fang Zhicheng that day in order to create hostility between Fang Zhicheng and Zhao Liang, so it was expected that Fang Zhicheng would come to him for help today.
Hu Gang is now filled with excitement and complacency. In his opinion, Fang Zhicheng is ultimately just his murderous knife.
Although Fang Zhicheng had good abilities, he was young and hot-headed. When he met the powerful Zhao Liang, he thought of taking revenge on him as soon as things went wrong. He did not understand the principle that it is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge.
As for Fang Zhicheng, he still felt a little guilty sitting in the car, because he could tell from Hu Gang's reactions that he might have mistakenly thought that Xia Lanshan would help him suppress Zhao Liang at the Standing Committee meeting. At the same time, he became more and more impressed with his own acting skills.
Life depends entirely on acting. If I didn't act mysterious and make Hu Gang's cleverness backfire, how could Hu Gang be willing to question Zhao Liang at the Standing Committee meeting
As for the consequences of the Standing Committee, Fang Zhicheng didn't think much about it. There are only two possibilities: First, Hu Gang's bombardment of the Xiaguang District's financial system offended Xia Lanshan, who helped Zhao Ling suppress Hu Gang, but Hu Gang's punch hit the cotton and was useless. At the same time, he was full of hatred for himself because he had tricked him. Fang Zhicheng didn't have much contact with Hu Gang, and he didn't need Hu Gang's care in the future, so it wasn't a big deal to make Hu Gang hate him. After all, there are many people in this world who like him, and there are also many who hate him. It doesn't matter if there is one more person who hates him. The main reason is that Hu Gang is a shadow mayor. As long as Xia Lanshan is in Hanzhou, he has no say.
Second, Hu Gang's suggestion was supported by Xia Lanshan. Xia Lanshan took this opportunity to crack down on Zhao Liang and adjust the district's financial system and even the city's financial system. In this way, Zhao Liang's control over the city's financial system will be much weaker than before. The second possibility is undoubtedly the best result, and it is also the purpose of Fang Zhicheng's plan for Hu Gang.
At the standing committee meeting on Friday, Hu Gang suddenly stood up and asked Secretary Zhai to distribute the information to everyone when the meeting was about to end. Xia Lanshan was quite surprised because Hu Gang had always been a very low-key person. Why did he behave so abnormally today? After getting the information, Xia Lanshan's face became gloomy.
Hu Gang said in a deep voice: "Secretary Lanshan, this document in my hand was recently given to me by a comrade from Xiaguang District. It lists some of the current problems with the district's finances. I think this is common to the entire city, so I suggest discussing it at the meeting."