Zhou Changquan sat on the single sofa and said, "Zhang Zhennong, this is a famous entrepreneur in the province, a very simple person."

Hou Weidong sat on the double sofa, took the teacup handed over by Chu Xiuhong, and said, "I am going to go to Longtang County, Tiezhou to do an undercover investigation to find out the specific situation."

Zhou Changquan smoked slowly and leaned on the sofa leisurely. In the smoke, he seemed to be thinking, and also seemed to be enjoying the pleasure brought by the smoke.

"Wei Dong, you are poisoning me. Only you dare to hand me cigarettes with great fanfare."

Hou Weidong chuckled and said, "Smoking appropriately is good for your health. For example, the chief designer is to keep smoking, but they live to the age of 90. During the * period, people who smoke generally do not get infected."

Zhou Changquan also laughed, "This is a good reason. If the lungs become bacon, it will naturally not be sensation."

The two of them joked easily for a few words, and then Zhou Changquan said: "Zhang Zhennong, I have contacted this person. He is an idealist and worthy of inspection. You are the director of the Financial Office. The province will listen to your opinions at that time. Go."

After leaving Zhou Changquan's office, Hou Weidong said goodbye and went to Tiezhou. Accompanying him were Yan Daoli of the Comprehensive Office, Wu Bo, executive deputy director of the Provincial Financial Office.

After Wu Bo received the notice, he was quite excited. Not only did he collect Zhang Zhennong's information, but he also brought a lot of relevant information about the Financial Office. He wanted to take advantage of this trip to instill his many years of ideas into Hou Weidong's mind.

Two small cars drove out of Lingxicheng. When they passed by the southern suburbs, the butt of a leading car flashed its lights and then stopped by the roadside.

Wu Bo followed Hou Weidong. Walking on the path, he looked at his uneasy back and whispered to Yan Chunping: "Where is this going?"

Yan Chunping approached Wu Bo's ear, "The father of Zhu Yan, the Secretary of the Maoyun Municipal Party Committee, lives here, and the Secretary-General has served as secretary for Secretary Zhu Yan."

Wu Bo followed Hou Weidong and was thinking about something in his mind. The deputy secretary-general of the provincial government was still essentially a secretary. He was just a secretary with more power. In this way, Hou Weidong had served as secretary at the county, city and provincial levels one after another. This was a miracle, an anomaly, and a freak.

Hou Weidong walked in the bleak fields and did not speak to his two subordinates. His eyes passed over the lonely eucalyptus standing on the ridge of the field, over the yellow tree with huge crowns, over the land with only dead grass, and finally stayed on a slow river.

The warm sun shines on the river in winter, and it feels warm.

After walking along the river for a short distance, a native dog rushed out of the riverside path, ran to Hou Weidong's feet, and stopped in confusion. He turned around his legs for a few times, sniffed again, hummed and ran away.

After walking through a clump of deep grass, I met the expected old man. A few years have passed, and the years have left deeper wrinkles on the old man's forehead. However, the old man who has been active in the mountains and rivers for many years is still very healthy. When I met the person, I said, "No wonder my dark yellow jumps and jumps, it turns out to be a little marquis."

Not far from the old man, sitting a young woman. The woman used an eraser to tie a ponytail, and there was a drawing board in front of her. When she saw someone coming, she stopped her pen and turned her head slightly so that she could hear it more clearly.

"Xiao Hou, how did you find this? Is there anything wrong?"

When Hou Weidong got off the bus, he took a bottle of tiger bone wine from Lingxi Zoo in the back of the car. It is said that it was soaked with real tiger bones. The zoo specially sent twenty bottles to the leaders of the provincial government.

"I passed by here and saw the sun shining brightly. I guessed that the old man was mostly fishing, but it was there." Hou Weidong greeted the girl with a ponytail and said, "Zhu Mei, are you sketching?"

Zhu Mei smiled slightly and said, "I'm just drawing and playing." She said, and she was not idle at writing. Soon a strong figure was added in front of her grandfather.

"Old man, this is tiger bone wine, authentic tiger bones. Drink a small cup of it a day to relieve blood circulation."

Mr. Zhu readily took the tiger bone wine and said, "I have to accept the gift from Xiaohou. The tiger bone wine is a good thing, and only the current leaders of your provincial government can do it." He gave a thumbs up and said, "Little Marquis is not bad. I still remember the first time I came to my house. I just became the secretary for Zhu Yan. In the blink of an eye, the old man was not old, so you should be the secretary-general."

"The first time I came to my house, I was 33 now, and it's been ten years."

Mr. Zhu asked: "Are you passing by here, where are you going?"

Hou Weidong intended to talk to Mr. Zhu, saying, "I am going to Longtang County, Tiezhou to inspect Zhennong Group."

Mr. Zhu has served as the director of the Provincial Planning Commission, and his son is the secretary of the Maoyun Municipal Party Committee. Jiqing Shanshui did not forget his instinct. When he heard about Zhennong Group, he said keenly: "You are the deputy secretary-general of the provincial government. I heard that you are also the director of the Provincial Financial Office. This trip to Tiezhou should be for Zhennong Group to raise funds, right?"

Hou Weidong also gave a thumbs up and said, "The old man has a unique vision and hits the point. I want to hear the old man's opinions."

Mr. Zhu mentioned the fish basket and said, "I have gained something today. I'll have lunch before leaving."

Yan Chunping stepped forward and said, "Old man, I will help you carry the fish basket. I will leave the task of fish cutting to me today. Of course, I will cut it. How can a farmer's children not cut it?" He followed Hou Weidong to the Zhu family and became familiar with Mr. Zhu.

Hou Weidong then introduced Wu Bo and said, "This is the old man and the former director of the Provincial Planning Commission."

Wu Bo then stepped forward and said, "My younger generation, Wu Bo, deputy director of the Provincial Financial Office, when I started working, Director Zhu taught us a lesson. I still remember the lessons from more than ten years ago and have benefited a lot."

Mr. Zhu laughed and said, "Now he is just a retired old man, old and out of date."

Seeing that Zhu Mei was still sitting in front of the easel, Hou Weidong walked over and saw an old man fishing on the drawing board, while another man was standing beside him, holding a bottle of wine in his hand. The old man had a detailed brushwork, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were clearly visible, and his focused eyes were ready to lift the fishing rod at any time. They were all lifelike. The other man had only a few simple strokes and the lines were hard. If he was not carrying a bottle of wine, he would be a very tough man.

"I wish you good paintings."

"Do you know how to draw?"

"I don't know how to draw, but I can appreciate it."

“Can you appreciate it?”

Hou Weidong felt strange when he heard Zhu Mei's tone and thought to himself: "This girl is usually quite elegant. Did she take gunpowder today?"

Zhu Mei said a few words, her heart softened, and she silently packed the easel. She lowered her head and walked towards the house with her grandfather.

The little local dog is the least scheming and runs around the legs of a few people.

Hou Weidong's doubts flashed through, and he quickly threw the little girl's emotions behind him and walked side by side with Mr. Zhu.

"I still have some of my own opinions on Zhang Zhennong. If I had worked in the provincial government before, I would have thought that Zhennong Group was illegally fundraising. After retirement, I have lived in the suburbs, made friends with members, had feelings for them, and understood their ideas, and had different views on this matter."

Hou Weidong intended to listen to the opinions of all parties, deliberately stood opposite Mr. Zhu, saying: "No matter what, this behavior is illegal to absorb deposits."

Mr. Zhu kept shook his head: "Since 2000, commercial banks have retreated significantly from townships. In addition, the previous rural cooperation foundation was closed, and now the rural financial department is regarded as a burden. Although Zhennong Group is well-known in the province, it is a private enterprise. Loans are very difficult. Zhang Zhennong has a strong personality. He heard that his relationship with the financial department is very stiff. He is forced to raise funds or illegally absorb deposits. It is understandable."

Hou Weidong heard too many comments sympathizing with Zhang Zhennong. This aroused his interest. He discussed with Mr. Zhu along the way that the commercial banks had withdrawn from the townships one after another.

In the yard, I met Aunt Zhang. Compared to a few years ago, the two elders almost maintained their original appearance. They used to be old, but now they are still old people, not young, nor look older.

Hou Weidong sighed and said with emotion: "Aunt Zhang, I retired before, and I also found a way to find a house in the suburbs and enjoy the pastoral scenery. I have been busy all these years, and I have passed in the blink of an eye. Looking back, I am not only working, but also working."

Aunt Zhang smiled, "You just want to retire, but you're still thinking about retirement. It's still early. You'll only consider retirement after Zhu Yan retires ten years."

Now the position of the Organization Minister of the Lingxi Provincial Party Committee has been pending, and Zhu Yan is still a popular candidate. Hou Weidong can see this clearly. His level cannot reach such a height, so he can only see it.

Yan Chunping took the fish trout seed, carried a knife, and cut the fish outside.

It was the first time Wu Bo went to Zhu's family. He was a major and was not good at socializing, so he sat in the living room in a regular manner, listening to Mr. Zhu and Hou Weidong bragging. After listening for a while, he couldn't help but say: "I have ideas about the gradual withdrawal of commercial banks from townships. From the perspective of driving domestic demand, rural credit cooperatives, foundations and commercial banks should still be reasonably distributed. The Provincial Financial Office has been going to read the relevant reports to the provincial government, but it was just a sank to the sea and there was no response."

Hou Weidong encouraged: "You are a major in finance. Do you have any good suggestions?"

Wu Bo said: "The full name of the Provincial Financial Office is the Provincial Financial Services Office, which is affiliated with the Provincial Government Office. Such a mobile phone arrangement cannot fully play the functions of the Financial Office, resulting in the Financial Office becoming a department that writes materials to leaders, collecting some data and reporting reports. This is the main responsibility. If there is no change, the Provincial Financial Office is optional and can directly obtain data from the People's Bank of China and the Banking Regulatory Commission.

I believe that the Financial Office should be changed from the Provincial Financial Services Office to the Provincial Financial Management Office to strengthen its regulatory functions. Provincial financial state-owned assets should be managed by the Financial Office, and it can also increase the management of local microcredit, guarantee and other institutions and financial external exchange functions."

Hou Weidong is the deputy secretary-general of the provincial government and the director of the financial office. His work focus is on the position of deputy secretary-general, and the power of the financial office has been expanded, which has no decisive significance to him. Wu Bo's situation is different. He is the executive deputy director of the provincial finance office. If the financial office's rights are expanded, his weight will be greatly increased. Therefore, he is devoted to lobbying Hou Weidong.

Hou Weidong did not easily agree and said: "The Provincial Financial Office expands its power, so what does the banking regulatory department do? Is it excessive intervention in finance?"

Several people were talking about the men's topics downstairs. Zhu Mei returned to the upper floor. She sat by the window, looking at the green mountains and waters in the distance. On the small table beside her, there was a photo of her and Li Jing and the clown. The background was the White House.
Chapter completed!