When Wei Xiangxiu rang the doorbell, Lu Zheng was looking through today's People's Daily. There was an interview with Huo Qinqun, the current secretary of the Wushan Municipal Party Committee of Hebei Province, mainly about the HLC company fraud case that just won the case in the United States, its reference significance for Chinese companies, etc.

When Lu Zheng put down the newspaper, Wei Xiangxiu glanced at it. Obviously, she had read today's newspaper and said, "It's just a magpie nest. I think this Huo Qinqun is so fond of others. Sooner or later, it will collapse."

Lu Zheng smiled without saying a word, Huo Qinqun, but Yang Chaoyang's father's capable beloved general. At the peak of Yang's father's political career, the name Huo Qinqun was once famous in China. This person was like his name and had a high reputation among the local people.

This year, he should be thirty-three or four years old, which is when his career begins to get on track.

Lu Zheng thought about these things, smiled and said, "I won't talk about these."

Du Xiaohu poured Wei Xiangxiu a cup of tea, but Wei Xiangxiu stared at her for a few times, and said with a smile: "Huzi, she has grown taller."

Du Xiaohu's face turned slightly red and she cried: "Sister-in-law."

Wei Xiangxiu couldn't help but laughed in a slight way.

Lu Zheng had no choice but to glar at Wei Xiangxiu.

Lu Zheng was about to speak when the phone rang. Lu Zheng answered the phone. In the microphone, there was a vaguely familiar male voice: "Is Lu Zheng living in this room?"

Lu Zheng was stunned for a moment and asked, "Secretary Duan?" Hearing the voice, it seemed like Duan Zhongyuan.

"Haha, Lu Zheng, yes, it's me, Duan Zhongyuan." The man smiled happily.

"How is it? How are you doing recently?" Duan Zhongyuan was as strong as before, and he spoke with a strong spirit when he spoke.

Wei Xiangxiu made a gesture to Lu Zheng and left the room with Hu Zi.

"It's okay, it's not good, it's not bad." Lu Zheng smiled.

Duan Zhongyuan said: "I heard that you are in the Beidou Star Group now?"

Lu Zheng nodded and asked, "What about you, old leader? How are you doing recently?" At the end of last year, Zhongyuan was transferred from the Provincial Civil Affairs Department to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. I heard that it was very appreciated by Minister Qiu of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

In the microphone, Duan Zhongyuan smiled and said, "It's okay. I'm now in the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economics and Assistant Minister, I'm running errands all day long."

Lu Zheng said, "Congratulations to the old leader." Minister Qiu, isn't he transferred to the position of Minister of Foreign Economic and Trade? It seems that Secretary Duan is really valued by Minister Qiu, and it is a problem to be brought over.

Duan Zhongyuan smiled and said, "If you have time, you must sit with you, but for this phone call today, I mainly want to talk to you about the money for the Beidou Star Group."

Lu Zheng was stunned for a moment and said, "Do you know this too?"

Duan Zhongyuan said: "Now there is no one around you?"

Lu Zheng nodded.

Duan Zhongyuan sighed, "It's hard to describe it. I guess Minister Qiu will definitely be in a big way when he knows it. This matter is really messy."

"That's right. Your money has been temporarily misappropriated. But don't worry, I will deal with it as soon as possible. Will you be able to do it before the end of this month?"

Lu Zheng was confused and said, "I have no problem with capital turnover here, but I am confused. Why did I still alarm you? How could it have something to do with foreign aid?"

Duan Zhongyuan seemed a little embarrassed and said, "I have to sort out my mind and turn around and tell you?"

Lu Zheng said yes.

When Duan Zhongyuan wanted to hang up the phone, he suddenly asked again: "Are you doing business in southern Yunnan now? Are you familiar with the situation in Myanmar?"

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "It's okay. There is a trading company under our group. It originally set up a branch in Lanjiang to do border trade, but this is not the case of the civil war in Myanmar to fight the harmony, but it was later withdrawn. Now, the autonomous army and the government army have just reached a peace agreement. Our trading company may come back. Let's see, the Myanmar jade business is not easy to do now."

Duan Zhongyuan nodded and muttered softly: "There is a company..." and then smiled and said, "Okay, that's what you want, wait for me to believe."

Lu Zheng hung up the phone and thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't figure it out.

The next morning, Lu Zheng had just washed up when he heard the doorbell ringing outside.

After Duan Zhongyuan called last night, Lu Zheng felt that Zhang Baicheng would not harass her anymore, so he asked Wei Xiangxiu to go back. There were so many problems with this matter, and he had to think about it himself.

Wei Xiangxiu originally wanted to go to drink coffee with her, but when she heard that she had something to do in the evening, she went home. Now, she is really obedient to herself and will come and leave as soon as she summoned her.

Thinking about it, it doesn’t make me feel funny. Now, have I used the sad card to cure her?

Someone came early in the morning. Could it be Wei Xiangxiu who brought breakfast to him?

Lu Zheng muttered in his heart and went to open the door, but was stunned. Outside the door, there was a middle-aged Yu Bu with a smile on his face.

Old acquaintance, Zhang Rongyuan.

When he was just transferred to the position of vice chairman of the Wushan CPPCC and director of the Finance Bureau, Zhang Rongyuan was the director of the Special Commissioner Office of the State Economic and Trade Commission (National Economic Commission) in Wushan.

When his father was the deputy mayor of Jingcheng, Zhang Rongyuan was the director of the Second Secretary-General of the Beijing Municipal Committee. Like Zhou Tao, he was Yubu promoted by his father.

"Zhengzi, it's been a long time since we met." Zhang Rongyuan sighed as he said, "I really didn't expect that I would see you again in Nanzhou."

Zhang Rongyuan was in a heavy mood. After entering the room, he wanted to speak but stopped several times.

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, my dad is fine. He is leisurely now. I think it's pretty good. Yu Qian, I think I can do business with me."

Zhang Rongyuan forced a smile and said, "Zhengzi, I'm sorry to Secretary Lu, the ministry meeting, I said a lot of things against my will."

Lu Zheng stared at Zhang Rongyuan deeply. Sometimes, true love is really revealed in times of adversity, and Zhang Rongyuan doesn't have to tell him this at all.

Although my father stepped down, he arranged a free position after all, which belongs to the group of people who treat diseases and save lives. The document was not issued to the extent of criticism of the whole party. The so-called "defying words" that Zhang Rongyuan said was, it was said that when the ministry held relevant meetings, his position in his speech was not consistent with his father.

It is natural for human nature to seek good fortune and avoid bad luck, but Zhang Rongyuan looks very guilty.

Lu Zheng poured a glass of water for Zhang Rongyuan, smiled and said, "Brother Zhang, you can't change anything. At most, be a victim. If Secretary Lu's old friends are sacrificed this time, it will be useless, but there are some people." When Lu Zheng said this, there was an indescribable meaning in his eyes, and then he was calm, and Zhang Rongyuan did not notice it.

"Brother Zhang, why are you in southern Yunnan?" Lu Zheng asked curiously.

Zhang Rongyuan smiled bitterly and said, "I am now a special commissioner of the Special Commission Office of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Affairs in Nanzhou."

Lu Zheng suddenly realized.

Last year, the National Economic Commission was abolished and some functional institutions were incorporated into the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Affairs. It seems that Zhang Rongyuan entered the foreign trade system in this way.

The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Affairs dispatches special commission offices in some domestic provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government and important ports. They are directly led by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Affairs and are department-level units and implement the special commission responsibility system.

The main responsibilities of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Affairs’ special office in various places are to understand the implementation of national economic and trade regulations, principles and policies of the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in accordance with the authorization of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Affairs, enterprises, other organizations and individuals in their provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities; track the implementation of various business policies and measures in the local area after the introduction or adjustment; participate in macro-policy guidance for local foreign trade and domestic trade industries; supervise and inspect the management and use of various central trade promotion special funds, etc.

In addition, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Affairs stationed in various places is specially commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Affairs, and also accepts and issues some import and export licenses, automatic import and export licenses or other import and export licenses.

In fact, the most important task of specializing in the issuance of import and export licenses, research and supervision of local trade and foreign trade activities, etc. Although it has this function, its role is limited.

A few years later, Zhang Rongyuan met with him as a department-level special commissioner, which made Lu Zheng feel deeply moved, as if he had just been transferred to Wushan Finance Director.

The difference is that Zhou Tao was not present during this meeting.

"Zhengzi, you pack up and go to Beijing with me. Minister Qiu wants to see you." Zhang Rongyuan came out of the God of God and remembered his purpose.

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "Is it related to foreign aid? It has to do with my money?"

Zhang Rongyuan nodded and said, "Actually, do you know that our Nanzhou Special Office has a task entrusted by the Ministry? We will provide support to Guobang, including many secret support that will not be disclosed to the public."

Lu Zheng nodded slightly. The Ministry of Foreign Economic and Trade was merged seven years ago by the Ministry of Foreign Trade, the Ministry of Foreign Economic Liaison, the National Import and Export Management Committee, and the State Foreign Investment Management Committee.

Among them, the Ministry of Foreign Economic Liaison before the merger was mainly responsible for the economic assistance and economic and technological cooperation between the Republic and Asia, Africa and Latin America.

As for Guobang, it is a ethnic group near the Lanjiang region in southern Yunnan. In fact, it is a descendant of the Han people. The Guobang region was once a territory of China. In the late Qing Dynasty, the Guobang region became part of Myanmar under the precepts of the British Empire. However, in fact, it was always autonomous by the Han people. Later, the Myanmar government ruled Guobang. The Guobang Autonomous Army, which confronted the government, retreated into southern Yunnan and received protection from the Republic. The Chinese in the Guobang area were forced to rename the Guobang tribe, and the Chinese language was renamed Guobang.

Decades ago, the Communist Party of Myanmar entered the Guobang area, and the Guobang Autonomous Forces retreated to southern Yunnan returned to Guobang. In recent years, there have been constant wars in the Guobang area.

In the first half of this year, the leaders of the Guobang Autonomous Force reached peace talks with the Myanmar government. Guobang became an autonomous special zone and retained the army. The Myanmar government dispatched a small number of civil servants to the Guobang. The Guobang peace talks triggered the negotiation process between other nations demanding autonomous regions and the government. At this point, the war in Myanmar gradually stopped.

The Republic has been providing assistance to Guobang. In fact, Guobang is almost the same as mainland China. Even if you speak Chinese and write Chinese characters, the area codes of the Lanjiang area are all areas codes, and there is no risk of international long distances when dialing.

Now that Guobang has entered a critical period of peace construction, the Republic’s support for it is crucial.

This task seems to be mainly handled by the Office of the Special Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Affairs in Nanzhou.

There is nothing to keep in secret in support of Guobang, but Zhang Rongyuan bluntly said that some secret support was specially handled by them, which made Lu Zheng stunned.

Zhang Rongyuan said again: "Now the international sanctions are imposed on us, and funds are tight in all aspects. The latest materials and funds to support Guobang. Originally, the central government hoped that the southern Yunnan finance could pay a part of it, but there was a problem with the funds. I didn't know much about the matter inside. In the end, I moved your project funds for emergency response. As for Zhang Baicheng, he should not be clear about it. However, he is the person in charge of foreign economic and trade in the border region. He often comes to deal with Guobang, so he has a lot of contact with me. Last night, he suddenly came to report to me and mentioned you, saying that it was your general manager of Beidouxing Group that destroyed the foreign aid work, which made me confused. Later, after confirming that it was Zhengzi, I called Duan Zhongyuan."

When Lu Zheng heard this, he understood why Duan Zhongyuan called himself so quickly.

As for foreign aid funds and the misappropriation of their own funds, this is not something that Vice Mayor Kong or Zhang Baicheng can afford. At least, it also involves provincial leaders in southern Yunnan Province.

It seems that the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Affairs is not ready to continue to investigate. In this troublesome situation, the central government is seeking unity and stability.

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "Only our private enterprises are soft persimmons, easy to pinch."

Zhang Rongyuan also laughed and said, "But now, it may turn into good things. According to what Minister Qiu said on the phone, Duan Zhongyuan should recommend you to Minister Qiu. You also know that Minister Qiu is considered an old man's subordinate, and he always has a passion for incense. Duan Zhongyuan's recommendation is very strong. I listened to Minister Qiu's intention, and I was going to ask you to join the special office and be responsible for the assistance of fruits. The specific situation is that you will talk to Minister Qiu when you return to Beijing. You, the famous God of Wealth, can make money everywhere, understand business operations, and are used to dealing with foreigners. I think it's hard for Minister Qiu to not need you."

Lu Zheng smiled bitterly, but because of what happened in the past six months, the relationship between the Republic and the United States was broken and jointly sanctioned by Western countries. Foreign trade was dry up. Financially, the NTD was in trouble. All walks of life were affected, and all kinds of funds were also very tight.

Zhang Rongyuan said mysteriously again: "And Minister Qiu keeps asking about your relationship with Beidouxing Group and Beidouxing's Lanjiang Trading Branch. I wonder if Minister Qiu wants to put some difficult accounts in the name of your trading company when aiding fruits? Avoid some people in the international community shouting, after all, you are private enterprises and will not be too eye-catching."

Lu Zheng scratched his head even more when he heard this. It would be OK in the short term. In the long term, there would be no airtight wall. Especially if it is helpful to carry out arms trade, the Beidou Star Group will inevitably be on the US surveillance list.

However, aiding Guobang is not a big deal for the Western world, and it is essentially different from aiding the so-called evil regime. Moreover, the positioning of Beidouxing is a business group led by real estate developed in China, and the possibility of being subject to trade sanctions by Western countries is very small.

Moreover, these are all conjectures now, and everything will be concluded after going to Beijing.
Chapter completed!