119: Chapter 119 Joint Study Tour

Gao Feng's sigh was not purely for the sake of the Government Service Hall.

It was more likely for his own situation.

Before, he was just an Executive Vice Mayor who had never had to deal with messy, trivial matters; he just had to keep his head down and do his work.

Now it was different; he was in charge of all government affairs for the entire city, so the pressure was naturally self-evident.

Likewise, there would certainly be no lack of resistance.

Sun Ning didn't know if his consolation could make Gao Feng feel any better.

On the surface, he smiled and said, "Yes, as long as things are developing in a positive direction, everyone will support it."

In fact, Gao Feng's work was going quite smoothly.

However, his success stemmed from not interfering with personnel matters and always reporting major events to Zheng Zhanzhong.

He did not show even the slightest hint of assertiveness.

After taking office, he fully implemented the "play the fool" strategy he had decided on with Sun Ning.

But, as a mayor and one of the ceilings for bureau-level cadres, would he be content?

He was not content.

Yet the person who should have been his colleague was instead his superior—the one who could decide his position.

Perhaps this was the tragedy of being a mayor in a provincial capital.

Sun Ning didn't want to say much more to Gao Feng on this issue.

After all, Sun Ning was just a small section-level cadre, and his help to Gao Feng was too limited.

Furthermore, this was Gao Feng's own path to walk.

Besides, considering how young Gao Feng was, he had already reached the ceiling for bureau-level cadres within the province; what was a little hardship for him?

Shouldn't Deputy Secretary Zhao Weicai be the one crying the most?

The mayor position he had within his grasp disappeared just because you time-traveled.

Where could he go to cry?

So Sun Ning quickly changed the subject: "Senior Brother, Deputy Chief Wei Minhang called me and said that you transferred him to the Municipal Public Security Bureau?"

"It's easier to achieve results at the Municipal Public Security Bureau."

Sun Ning was silent; it was more like it was easier to get promoted at the Municipal Public Security Bureau.

A while ago, Deputy Chief Wei Minhang had excitedly called him to say he had been transferred to the Police Affairs Support Detachment of the Municipal Public Security Bureau as a Deputy Detachment Chief.

This was a solid deputy section-level position, and it even managed logistics.

Sun Ning urged Deputy Chief Wei Minhang to study hard and use his position to build good relationships with his colleagues.

Sun Ning also told him to stay in the Police Affairs Support Detachment for a year or so, and then enter the Criminal Investigation Detachment to learn.

After all, if you want to work in a powerful organization, you must have a certain level of working ability.

The Police Station deals with public security frequently, so there was no need to mention that aspect.

He needed to understand the remaining Economic Crime Investigation, Criminal Investigation, and Anti-Narcotics detachments.

That was why Sun Ning made such a request of Deputy Chief Wei Minhang.

The reason he didn't let Deputy Chief Wei Minhang enter the Criminal Investigation Detachment in one step was mainly because he was too young.

It was true that he had reached the administrative rank, but did he think he could be a Criminal Investigation Detachment Chief without any seniority?

"He said he wanted to thank you properly, Senior Brother, but he didn't dare to disturb you rashly, so he asked me to convey his thanks!"

"Hey, Deputy Chief Wei Minhang is being too polite. Tell him he can come to me directly if he has anything."

This was the sentence that Sun Ning—or rather, Deputy Chief Wei Minhang—had been waiting for.

Deputy Chief Wei Minhang did not have a direct relationship with Gao Feng, so he could not visit him directly.

It was fine before when he was at Linzhai Police Station, as it was in the jurisdiction of Gao Feng's home.

Now that he had left Linzhai Police Station and, under Gao Feng's promotion, had gone all the way from Deputy Station Chief to Station Chief and then to Deputy Detachment Chief.

Gao Feng had already rewarded him with everything he should have, and he had gone to the Municipal Public Security Bureau; disturbing Gao Feng again would seem ignorant.

You might say it was to thank the leader.

But as a deputy section-level official, how could you thank the leader?

To put it bluntly, these were unwritten rules that couldn't be brought out into the open.

Now that he had those words from Gao Feng, it was different; he could call Gao Feng to send his regards during festivals.

Or, if he heard some news at the Municipal Public Security Bureau, he could report it to Gao Feng.

This was the treatment of being one of his own.

A simple bowl of noodles was a favorite for every person in eastern Heyang.

If you didn't slurp a few times, you couldn't taste the essence of the noodles.

This meal was the simplest one Sun Ning had ever eaten at Gao Feng's home.

While eating, Sun Ning called General Manager Li Tao of Deep Blue and asked him to arrange a driver to take him back.

Usually, Sun Ning was very clear about boundaries.

But today the situation was special, so Sun Ning could only bend the rules a little.

It was still that Land Rover; it had been bought for nearly a year, and the mileage hadn't even broken five thousand.

It was just that the people qualified to use it didn't drive it much.

In the afternoon, Secretary Xue Hongtao presided over a meeting, with Zhu Zihao, Chief of the Mishui Township Police Station, in attendance.

The content of the meeting was to prepare for the arrival of the provincial study and inspection team.

Before this, the city had also sent relevant personnel to inspect and study.

To put it bluntly, Zheng Zhanzhong was worried that the reception capacity of Mishui Township and even Gongfan County was insufficient.

According to the provincial arrangements, the scale and level of this study and inspection team were not low.

Five days later, a motorcade stopped in front of the Mishui Township Government.

Watching the inspection team struggle to park, Sun Ning had a different thought in his mind.

It was time to launch the new district project in Mishui Township.

But this was not the time to think about such things.

Why? Because the scale of this study and inspection was unprecedented.

The Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government had dispatched a Vice Governor to lead the team.

The accompanying personnel included the Executive Deputy Minister of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, the Deputy Minister of the Propaganda Department of the Provincial Party Committee, the Deputy Director of the Provincial TV Station, the Director of the Department of Culture and Tourism, and the Director of the Inspection Office of the Provincial Government.

As for the TV Station's cameras and interview vehicles, there was no need to mention them.

Zhongzhou City also provided equivalent reception, with Mayor Gao Feng leading the team, accompanied by Deputy Secretary Zhao Weicai and other leaders.

As for a Vice Governor coming from the province, Gao Feng's reception was not quite the right match.

Zheng Zhanzhong stood to the side, his bright sign seemingly telling him that he was the concurrent Secretary of the Zhongzhou Municipal Committee.

Furthermore, the Party Secretary of a key city did not have lower status than a Vice Governor.

It just depended on how one interpreted it.

But Gongfan County was different; the Party Secretary and County Head had come to Mishui Township a day early.

The next day, Secretary Wang Shengli led the team members and the two main leaders of Mishui Township to stand at the border of Gongfan County to welcome them.

Once the leaders had arrived, the natural first step was to hold a meeting.

The meeting was presided over by County Party Committee Secretary Wang Shengli.

County Head Feng Yubin, Secretary Xue Hongtao, and Sun Ning didn't even manage to get on the podium.

After a series of conventional welcome speeches, the meeting officially began.

And Sun Ning, as a matter of course, became the speaker for this meeting.

The truth was that so many people had come today just to listen to his lecture.

The study and inspection team's itinerary in Mishui Township was two days.

After the meeting, the group first went to the small industrial park in Mishui Township.

Because the Deep Blue Feed Factory and Shenlan Food had gradually made a name for themselves.

Some companies from the county and even the city seemed to have smelled the opportunity and come over.

Of course, these factories were very small in scale.

Often, one factory area consisted of just one production workshop and a small factory building that combined an office area with a dormitory area.

But Sun Ning welcomed all these factories.

His requirements were very simple: first, environmental protection, and second, legal and compliant operation.

As for the rest, it didn't matter!

Sun Ning understood the principle that what is not prohibited by law is permitted.

What Sun Ning wanted was also very simple: first, employment; second, tax revenue.

As for the peanuts from selling land, he didn't care much about that.

What troubled these companies was that the wage level in Mishui Township was too high.

Their labor costs were significantly higher compared to places of the same level.

However, they discovered that the public relations expenses in their factories had decreased significantly.

This was also something they were happy to see happen.