"It's really that busy?" When Sha Zhengyang arrived at Fenghe in Qulang, it was already past seven o'clock. Zhu Fenghou and a group of people came out in person, holding Sha Zhengyang's hand.

Sha Zhengyang was a little flattered. Zhu Fenghou was not still a member of the Standing Committee of the Han Municipal Committee and the Secretary-General of the Municipal Committee. He is now the Secretary and Mayor of the Qin Municipal Committee. He is shoulder to shoulder. Although this can only be a very short period of time, it is enough to show his status in the minds of the provincial party committee.

In fact, when he became Mayor Qin, everyone knew that his becoming mayor was just a transition, but no one expected that he would take over as Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee so quickly, and he would take over as Secretary in less than a year. This is still surprising.

"Can I still lie in front of you? Besides, your information is so well-informed, can I hide it from you? What's the point of hiding it?" Sha Zhengyang quickly glanced at the group of people following Zhu Fenghou, all of whom were leading cadres in Qindu. In just a few months, Zhu Fenghou had already gained a foothold in Qindu, and he could control the situation easily and accurately see this look.

"That's not necessarily true, Director Sha and Secretary Zhu said that your focus should be on assisting our Qindu Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government to complete the industrial transformation tasks assigned to us by the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government. But now we have combined the industrial cultivation of Wuling and Puchi areas with poverty alleviation and prosperity, and put you in the burden of a Duyi Expressway project. This will be distracted a few times. You may not be able to come here in Qindu?"

The one who followed the conversation was Cao Zhongcheng, deputy secretary of the Qin Metropolitan Party Committee. This was a typical man in the northwest. He was no smaller than Sha Zhengyang. His accent was obviously the accent from the northwest Gansu and Shaanxi. His face was red and black, but he was very imposing in an iron gray suit.

When Sha Zhengyang went to Qindu for investigation last time, Cao Zhongcheng did not show up much. He was the deputy secretary in charge of party and mass work. He was investigated by himself, so he naturally had no contact. However, he still came to participate in the last farewell party.

"Secretary Cao, this earth is the same as everyone else. The development of Qin City is still in you. I am a small soldier from the Planning Commission. I can do my own part to the development of Qin City. It is a blessing in my life. Don't praise me too much, so I can't get up after falling." Sha Zhengyang also laughed loudly and shook hands with Cao Zhongcheng.

"Hehe, Director Sha, I am a soldier and speak straightforwardly. Qindu has been reforming and opening up for 20 years. It has indeed developed very quickly, but there are more problems, especially the single industrial structure. It is basically a one-man show of coal and oil. We cannot rely on the oil industry, and they are all central, but it is not a good thing for the coal industry to dominate the coal industry. Secretary Zhu has already identified this problem to the cadres of the city when he came to Qindu, so that everyone realizes the development crisis of our Qindu. In the words of Secretary Zhu, we need to be prepared for danger in times of peace, otherwise what should we do once the coal resources are dug up? What should our descendants do?"

Cao Zhongcheng's words immediately made Sha Zhengyang understand that this guy was probably trying to win the position of mayor after Zhu Fenghou took over as Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee.

These words were said passionately and also represented Zhu Fenghou's point of view.

As far as Sha Zhengyang knows, when Zhu Fenghou first made this point after he arrived in Qindu, many cadres in Qindu were not interested in it, or some people also admitted that there were indeed hidden worries in this regard, but it was far from being so urgent. They believed that Qindu didn’t need to consider such distant things now, and some even suggested that Zhu Fenghou, you will leave after a term of secretary and mayor, which is all the matters of the teams in the next few years.

However, the sharp drop in coal prices this year immediately made the entire Qin City feel a chill. The GDP growth rate of Qin City quickly fell to the last place in the province, and its fiscal revenue also dropped sharply. What's more important is that from the overall economic situation in the country, this round of coal price decline may not be over in one or two years, and may even continue until after 2000. This has also caused a great shock among cadres at all levels in Qin City.

The rise in coal prices that have lasted for many years has brought great confidence to the cadres and masses of Qin City. Although the ranking of Qin City is in the middle in terms of total GDP, Qin City is ranked among the top in the province in terms of fiscal revenue status and per capita GDP. Qin City is second only to Handu, Fugang, Zhaoyang, per capita fiscal revenue is second only to Handu and Zhaoyang, and the total fiscal revenue is second only to Handu, Fugang, Zhaoyang, Wanzhou and Wuyang.

The growth rate of GDP and the decline in fiscal revenue have a great impact on Qindu, which also shows the distortion and serious imbalance of Qindu's economic structure. It is precisely because of this that Zhu Fenghou's speeches at the city-wide cadre meetings and the tone of the city's economic development have gradually been recognized.

After all, the economic downturn and sharp financial decline are realistic, and fixed asset investment is also closely following the decline. Especially in infrastructure construction, Qindu City originally intended to cooperate with Provincial Expressway Co., Ltd. to build the Han-Qin Expressway, but now this project can only be suspended. Of course, this has something to do with the current good road conditions connecting Qindu and Handu.

The sharp decline in fiscal revenue has also affected the bonuses of cadres and staff, which is why cadres and staff in the city truly feel the huge impact of the single industrial economy.

Zhu Fenghou went to Qindu to work after the New Year. At that time, Qindu had not yet felt the impact of the decline in coal prices. However, as the decline in coal prices became stronger in the second and third quarters, Zhu Fenghou's original unrecognized and popular view first gained the recognition of the Qin Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government team. Then the entire Qin City began to face up to the huge impact that this trend might bring. It can be said that the decline in coal prices was actually a disguised promotion that Zhu Fenghou quickly established his prestige and core position in the Qin Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government.

"Secretary Cao's opinion may not necessarily represent all Qindu people, right?" Sha Zhengyang replied with a smile, "The situation may not be as bad as you said. The current decline in coal prices may indeed have some impact on Qindu City, but I don't think this is completely a bad thing. At least this will make everyone understand that if a region places its overall economy on a certain industry, it is dangerous for a region to have such a big impact. Then what if it is dug up in the future?"

"The fluctuations in coal prices are just normal. They have risen in the past few years and have begun to decline this year. They are all normal adjustment momentum with the development of the economy. Perhaps coal prices will continue to rise in two or three years. However, I have always insisted that a local economy cannot be related to an industry. Moreover, the conditions in Qindu are not bad now. Unlike Wuling and Puchi, they do not have the conditions to quickly achieve self-development and accumulation. They need to rely on the country and province, and rely on vigorous investment promotion. Qindu itself has the conditions for self-breakthrough and development." Zhu Fenghou waved to everyone and walked side by side with Sha Zhengyang.

While talking, Sha Zhengyang shook hands and greeted several other leaders of Qin City.

In addition to Cao Zhongcheng, he had less contact, and others, such as Lu Haodong, deputy secretary in charge of economic work, Mei Junming, executive vice mayor, Zhang Kexia, director of the organization, Ji Weiming, secretary-general of the municipal party committee, and Tong Yunbo, etc., he had many conversations during the days of the Qindu city investigation. During that investigation, Zhu Fenghou took this group of people to accompany him to the county for investigation, and also participated in several seminars with these people.

"It seems that your Qindu Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government are confident, this is a good thing." Sha Zhengyang continued while thinking: "Qindu's financial situation is good, which is the best condition. Puchi and Wuling are far from each other. Even if there are transfer payments from the central and provincial governments and some other support, in general, they are always subject to restrictions, so many aspects of development are considered to be ruthless. I went there a few times and they all felt that it was quite difficult."

"That's why the province has to spend time on the Maduyi Expressway project?" The person who answered was Lu Haodong, another deputy secretary of the municipal party committee. He was a cadre sent by the province. He used to work in the Provincial Department of Transportation and the Han-Qin Expressway was also promoted by him, but he encountered this time that was not very pleasant.

"Secretary Lu, don't be tempted by your resentment. In fact, I personally support the Han-Qin Expressway, but..." Sha Zhengyang was actually making a big idea, but the plate was too big. Even if he had the memory of rebirth, he felt that such a plan seemed a bit scary, but he couldn't bear to have such an opportunity.

"Director Sha, aren't you fooling us?" Lu Haodong's eyes were flowing, and he couldn't help but pause. The Han-Qin Expressway is of course of great significance to Qindu, but in terms of economic weight, Qin is not as good as Wuyang, so the Han-Qin Expressway must be placed behind the Han-Wu Expressway. In terms of political significance, the Han-Qin Expressway cannot be compared with the Duyi Expressway, so no matter how you look at it, the Han-Qin Expressway can only be placed behind. No matter how strong Qindu City wants, it is difficult for this project to obtain support from the provincial government now.

Sha Zhengyang's words did make all the Qin capital cadres, including Zhu Fenghou, look at him. Sha Zhengyang has never been aimless. Although this statement left a hole, it shows that the other party had considered it. However, for the reason the other party considered the Han-Qin Expressway, it made the group of people unable to understand.

"Zhengyang, it's okay if you don't say this, but now you've said half of it. If you don't follow this topic later, you'll be sure to let everyone know it. I'm afraid you don't think about it if you want to get off the table easily today." Zhu Fenghou also laughed, "Do you think so? Even you have been aroused by you. Do you think you can let you pass the test?"

Sha Zhengyang quickly bowed and begged for mercy: "Secretary Zhu, I'm talking too much, can I do it?"
Chapter completed!