At 10:30 am.

Fengbei, the administrative building of the district, and the 6th floor conference room, the chairman of the district, Yan Botao, the president of the district council, Zhang Zhenxun, the secretary-general of the district, Liu Zhengtian, and other a series of bigwigs who hold the core power of the party and government were all present.

Let me briefly introduce the level of the president of the region. It is equivalent to the second-in-command of the party and government, and its political status is even higher than that of the secretary of state of the US brother before the first year. For example, the orders issued by Lao Xiang in some regional affairs must be signed by the president to be valid. Therefore, Yan Botao is the absolute second-in-command figure in the party and government faction.

The Speaker of the Regional Council is second only to the Chief Executive and the Chairman of the General Secretary in terms of rank, ranking third. To put it simply, this position is equivalent to the Speaker of the American House of Representatives, mainly responsible for legislation, proposals of government orders, impeachment of officials, voting to veto the Executive Orders of the Regional Order, etc., with great power, and each Chief Executive has had a history of serving as vice president in the Regional Council.

To put it bluntly, if the Chief Executive loses control over the parliament, it will basically be in a state of disgrace. Because if the parliament votes to reject it, then it’s a joke.

So, from this point of view, Zhang Zhenxun, the Speaker of the Regional Council, must be Lao Xiang’s person.

As for the regional secretary general, this position is not ranked in the top ranking, but no one dares to underestimate him because he is the real person around Lao Xiang and the secretary who holds real power.

Yan Botao, Zhang Zhenxun, and Liu Zhengtian, the three of them were able to attend the meeting together today, which is enough to show what situation Xiang Zehao is facing today.

...

After the meeting begins.

Zhang Zhenxun took the lead in speaking and directly attacked Xiang Zehao and asked: "Captain Xiang, will the Self-Defense Army recruit the Wu mercenary group in Beifengkou?"

In the room, Xiang Zehao was wearing casual clothes and thought for a while and replied: "Yes, I have finished talking with the Wu mercenary group. I will give military expenses, and they will be included in the 50,000 members."

"Captain Xiang, isn't this matter a little bit hasty?" Zhang Zhenxun's deputy fired directly: "You should be clear about the relationship between the Wu mercenary group in Beifengkou and the warlords of the Sichuan Prefecture. They are the Iron Alliance. Our Ninth District is currently in a cold war with the Sichuan Prefecture, and even has carried out economic blockades and military sanctions on each other. In this case, did you take the position into consideration when you recruit Wu Tianyin's troops?"

Xiang Zehao stepped in and frowned and replied, "I think these are two different things. The Wu mercenary group was incorporated to strengthen the military strength of our party and government. Wu Tianyin also agreed that his troops would completely change their flags and flags, and agreed that we would take over their core powers, and that the intention of catering to the inclusion was obvious... From this point of view, I personally think there is no problem."

"Haha, Xiao Xiang." Yan Botao smiled and said in a tactful manner: "The recruitment of troops and political positions are two different things. We are currently working very happily with the military and political affairs. Then, if you bring the Qin Yu brothers' troops over, can the military and political affairs be satisfied? Can you rest assured?"

Xiang Zehao looked up at Yan Botao and replied in a polite manner: "Chairman Yan, our party, government and military and government are cooperation, not vassal relationships. We don't need to recruit an army, we have to look at his face, right?"

"Haha." Yan Botao said and said, "What is the political stance? To put it simply, it means to advance and retreat together, and to be honored and disgraced together. This is not a question of who is vassal, but a question of whether the pace is consistent."

Xiang Zehao was silent.

"Yes, whether the pace is consistent depends on whether the internal stability of the Ninth District. Xiaoxiang, you are still young, you should think more about things and don't rush to achieve success." Zhang Zhentao said lightly: "To recruit troops, there is no need to stare at the Wu mercenary group! This way, if you want to expand, we will study it back. It really doesn't work. Let the Ministry of Finance allocate one billion to you first and do it slowly."

Xiang Zehao knew the style of these people, and he would draw cakes and shirk his responsibilities. In the eyes of the other party, his "disobedience" was not a day or two, so the promise of one billion was probably limited to verbal ones.

"The Ministry of the Self-Defense Army has signed an agreement with the Wu mercenary group. There is no way to regret this matter, and I don't want to regret it." Xiang Zehao was too lazy to explain and just intervened and said: "The inclusion must be incorporated. If there is anything dissatisfied with the General Political Department of the Military Department, I can explain to Commander Chen personally."

At this point, the atmosphere in the conference room was completely deadlocked. Xiang Zehao refused to give in, and the big guys could no longer linger. Although the others were filled with strong dissatisfaction with Xiang Zehao, they did not interrupt and fight with him. People from the Party and government departments were more restrained in their work, better at fighting under the table, dissatisfied, and settled accounts secretly, and were not as direct as the internal struggles in the General Political Department of the Military Department.

After a long silence, Liu Zhengtian opened his mouth and said, "I'll say a few words. After all, the Self-Defense Army is a military armed force within our party and government. Since Commander Xiang has different views on this matter, we will solve the problem by voting."

"Send it." Zhang Zhenxun frowned.

Xiang Zehao thought with his heels and could figure out what the voting result would be, so after hearing Liu Zhengtian's words, he stood up and replied: "Forget voting, the Ministry of Finance has passed the inclusion of this matter. And when the Self-Defense Army was established, there were also clear regulations that the military behavior of the Self-Defense Army does not need to pass the regional council, and the troops themselves are not led by any administrative organization. So, if everyone does not agree to the incorporation of the Wu mercenary group, then their annual military budget will be approved by the Ministry of Finance. I will find a way to solve it myself."

When everyone heard this, their faces looked at Xiang Zehao very ugly.

"As for whether the General Political Department of the Military Affairs Department is misunderstood, I will find an opportunity to explain to Commander Chen." Xiang Zehao added again.

The words have come to this point, and it will be a situation of breaking apart. Because Xiang Zehao was short of saying it clearly, the Self-Defense Forces listen to me, it is not easy for you to speak.

The meeting ended.

Zhang Zhenxun and Yan Botao sat in the same room and called Lao Xiang.

"Oh, Lord, no one can make sense of your son." Zhang Zhenxun sighed and said, "We have no choice but to do anything to him..."

...

In Fengbei City, there is a private club.

Yan Botao's eldest son sat with Chen Yin and was talking softly.

"I heard that your party and government are going to hold a conference today?" Chen Yin asked with a smile.
Chapter completed!