Xia Lanshan said nothing, surprised by Hu Gang's unexpected move. He glanced at Zhao Ling and said, "Mayor Zhao, the city's finances are under your management. What do you think?"
Zhao Ling snorted coldly and said, "Secretary Xia, I am highly skeptical of the data and examples in the materials. I often go to the grassroots level, and the finances at all levels have always followed the rules and maintained high efficiency under the unified arrangement of the city. I suspect that these accusations are malicious slander and rumors. Mayor Hu, I think you should have confidence in financial work and must not be confused by these rumors."
Zhao Liang's words were sharp and smart. He directly rejected the data and examples, pointing out that everything was groundless.
Hu Gang sighed and said, "Mayor Zhao, I have always admired your work ability, but these data are not fictitious, and the source is also a formal channel. Comrade Cheng Hao, who is in charge of Xiaguang's financial affairs, analyzed and came to the conclusion."
Hu Gang's words undoubtedly stopped Zhao Liang from saying anything else.
Zhao Ling immediately understood everything. Hu Gang came here with a purpose today. As for Cheng Hao, he was Fang Zhicheng's right-hand man, so Fang Zhicheng must have asked Hu Gang to deal with him.
Zhao Ling realized that Hu Gang was well prepared, so he changed his strategy and said, "Secretary Lanshan, there will be oversights in any work, but I think there is no need to exaggerate the severity of the problem. Later, I will conduct a major exercise on Xiaguang's financial work and strive to eliminate the previous troubles."
Hu Gang shook his head and sighed, "Comrade Zhao Ling, you don't realize the seriousness of the problem. In fact, the problem in Xiaguang District is just a representative one. I think the entire city's financial system needs to be changed. Otherwise, if the situation continues like this, it is very likely to cause the entire system to be paralyzed, which will not be worth the loss."
Seeing Hu Gang pressing forward step by step, Zhao Liang's face turned red.
Xia Lanshan was very surprised that Hu Gang had changed his previous sickly appearance in the Standing Committee, but Zhao Liang had indeed been a little too aggressive in recent times. He originally thought that the incident at the Royal Palace Bar would make him change, but he didn't expect that Zhao Liang not only did not restrain himself, but also showed signs of getting worse.
Xia Lanshan glanced at Hu Gang and said, "Look at the matter from two sides. The materials are still very real, and the problems are very prominent and serious. Therefore, Comrade Zhao Ling, who is in charge of financial affairs, has an unshirkable responsibility. The Municipal Party Committee Inspection Office will set up a special team to assist you in completing the training of the financial system. The training targets are not only Xiaguang, but the entire city. As for Comrade Hu Gang, you see the problem, but you also think too much about it. Everything should be discussed carefully. There is no need to think so intensely."
Xia Lanshan chose to resolve the dispute at the Standing Committee by hitting both sides. Although the handling method was ultimately in favor of Hu Gang, Hu Gang knew that Xia Lanshan had no idea that he would make things difficult for him, and he immediately realized that Fang Zhicheng had revealed a false message when he met with him before.
Thinking about it carefully, perhaps I misunderstood Fang Zhicheng's meaning. At this point, the sword has been unsheathed, Hu Gang knows that it is useless to think too much, and can only bite the bullet and go on.
After the meeting, Zhao Ling approached Xia Lanshan, ready to talk to him and explain the financial issues, but Xia Lanshan ignored him and walked forward quickly. Zhao Ling was frustrated and filled with anger, but he had no place to vent.
Hu Gang sneered in his heart when he saw this situation. Although he was used by Fang Zhicheng, it was worth it when he saw Xia Lanshan's attitude towards Zhao Liang.
When Hu Gang first worked with Fang Zhicheng, he realized that he could not regard him as an ordinary young man. If it was someone else, Hu Gang would never be so careless. He was not sure what Xia Lanshan was thinking, so he took the initiative to attack Zhao Liang at the Standing Committee meeting. The main reason was that Hu Gang thought Fang Zhicheng was a young man and thought he didn't have so many tricks in his mind. He didn't expect that Fang Zhicheng's acting skills were really at the peak, and it was indistinguishable from the real thing.
The city's financial system needs to be rectified. Once the news of this matter is released, it will inevitably cause a huge uproar in the entire financial system. Zhao Liang is also in an embarrassing situation because of his previous poor management.
There is another key point. The so-called rectification is to rectify first and then rectify. The team led by the Municipal Party Committee Supervision Office must conduct a thorough investigation of the municipal financial system. In this way, if there are any irregularities in the financial system, they must be exposed. If they follow the clues and find out that Zhao Liang did something wrong during his time in charge of finance, it would be interesting.
Now Zhao Liang is probably like an ant on hot pot.
After Zhao Ling returned to the office, he called Feng Yuanzheng first. Feng Yuanzheng smiled bitterly and said, "Old Zhao, if you have anything to say, just talk to me in person during the meeting. Why are you calling me?"
Zhao Ling whispered, "Some things are naturally not suitable to be told to you at the meeting."
Feng Yuanzheng knew what Zhao Ling was referring to, and lowered his voice and said, "It's a tacit understanding that the Commission for Discipline Inspection still has great trust in the finance department, and I believe there won't be any problems."
Zhao Ling said coldly: "I'm afraid you have to take care of the Xiaguang District Discipline Inspection Commission as well."
Feng Yuanzheng was slightly stunned and asked, "Do you think there will be any clues over there?"
Zhao Ling sighed and said, "It's too obvious. Today Hu Gang brought up a bunch of problems with the Xiaguang District's finances. The matter must have been caused by Xiaguang. I guess if the other party wants to make a big deal out of it, they will definitely start with the Commission for Discipline Inspection and find out the problems. According to Fang Zhicheng's usual habits, he will definitely conduct a secret investigation behind the city's back, which would be bad."
Feng Yuanzheng sighed inwardly. Zhao Ling had been in charge of finance for several years. He might have some problems with the finances. However, he did not point it out. He responded, "Don't worry. I know what's going on. I'll have someone tell the Xiaguang District Commission for Discipline Inspection and ask them not to act rashly."
After talking with Feng Yuanzheng, Zhao Ling suddenly felt his temples throbbing. He hadn't felt this way for a long time, and he had never suffered such a big loss in a Standing Committee meeting.
Zhao Ling found that he had underestimated Fang Zhicheng's power. It was too surprising that he could persuade Hu Gang to deal with him. A district party secretary who was not a member of the Standing Committee could stir up the direction of the Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee. Zhao Ling realized that he had to face him.
Chapter 0629: Using a Borrowed Knife to Kill
After returning to the office, Hu Gang called Fang Zhicheng and asked with a smile: "Xiao Fang, you used a borrowed knife to kill someone."
Under normal circumstances, Hu Gang would not take the initiative to find Fang Zhicheng to explain, but would just keep it in his heart. However, the more Hu Gang thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt, and finally he decided to speak out, at least to let Fang Zhicheng know that he was not a good-tempered person.
Fang Zhicheng pretended not to know and quickly asked, "Mayor Hu, why do you say that?"
Hu Gang asked, "Didn't you hint to me that Secretary Lanshan had read the document and acquiesced? How come Secretary Lanshan didn't know anything about it at the Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee meeting and even slammed the table and scolded me?"
Fang Zhicheng paused for a moment, and quickly realized that Hu Gang was probably deliberately deceiving him. He had taken advantage of him, and he was now putting some pressure on him in disguise.
Fang Zhicheng pretended to be surprised and said nervously, "Oh, Mayor Hu, you misunderstood. Secretary Lanshan has indeed not read the document. I was just guessing his mentality. Didn't you ask me to guess what Secretary Lanshan was thinking? I guessed it, but Secretary Lanshan has always attached great importance to financial work. If there is a problem with the finance, it must be solved. According to common sense, Secretary Lanshan will not criticize you, but will only criticize the person in charge of finance."
Although he knew that Fang Zhicheng was pretending to be nervous, Hu Gang felt much better. He was the mayor and was used as a gun by his subordinates, which made him feel uncomfortable. He pretended to scare Fang Zhicheng, and Fang Zhicheng immediately became nervous, which made him feel somewhat balanced and he had a way out.
Hu Gang paused for several seconds and said slowly: "I was just joking with you. As you and I expected, Secretary Lanshan still attaches great importance to this material. He directly gave instructions and asked the Municipal Party Committee Inspection Office to set up a team to rectify the work of the city's financial system. As for the leaders in charge, I'm afraid they are like ants on a hot pot now."
Fang Zhicheng played the role to the fullest, heaved a long sigh, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Mayor Hu. If it weren't for your hard work, it would be difficult to achieve such results."
Hu Gang waved his hand and said calmly, "This is my job. But if we want to rectify the financial work, we have only taken the first step now. If we don't find the cause and solve it in a targeted way, the problem will come back. I just hope that this rectification is not just a formality."
Fang Zhicheng knew that Hu Gang's implication was that he wanted him to cause more trouble for Zhao Ling. Zhao Ling would definitely hope that the problems of the city's financial system would not be too exposed, and would use all his connections to cover up the problems. If this was the case, the city's financial rectification would ultimately be a lot of noise but little action.
Hu Gang could tell from Xia Lanshan's attitude in the meeting today that he would not interfere too much in this matter. After all, this was a confrontation between him and Zhao Liang. Xia Lanshan would rather sit on the mountain and watch the fight between the two tigers, and when the situation deviates, he would balance it and make his power more secure.
Fang Zhicheng had expected Hu Gang's reaction. Although he had some thoughts about him, he would never tear his face off. If he couldn't bear it just because he had deceived him, then he was not suitable for being in the officialdom.
Moreover, in Fang Zhicheng's opinion, Hu Gang had even seen through his intention to kill someone with a borrowed knife, and as for believing in him, he was probably deliberately mistaking his words. There is a saying that goes "deceiving oneself and others". Only if Xia Lanshan acquiesced to everything, would he have been so decisive in attacking Zhao Liang at the Standing Committee meeting.
Of course, the result was good. Zhao Liang was successfully made to suffer a great loss, which was enough to make Hu Gang forget all the unpleasant things.
After Hu Gang hung up the phone, Fang Zhicheng called Zhang Xiaoliang to explain some things. As Hu Gang said, pointing out the problems of the financial system at the Standing Committee meeting was only the first step.