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“Secretary, to be honest, when I came back from the National Defense University, Lao Fang told me that when I returned to Handong, he hoped I could help you. I told him then that he didn’t need to mention it, it was a certainty.”
Secretary Gong smiled.
"You've been a great help to me this time! If it weren't for you, Wen Qihang probably wouldn't have stood up."
"However, Secretary Gong, I'm afraid I won't be able to stay in the Handong Provincial Military Region for much longer."
Secretary Gong understood Song Hongzhong's words very well.
Even having the opportunity to become a corps commander in the military is better than being a provincial military district commander.
For a provincial military district commander who wants to be promoted to deputy military district level, there are only three options: the Plateau Province, the Western Region Province, and the National Defense Mobilization Department.
However, if one is a corps commander, the deputy commanders and chiefs of staff of the military region, as well as some positions in the headquarters, are all at the deputy military region level. Their chances of being promoted to lieutenant general are much greater than those of provincial military region commanders.
Therefore, from Song Hongzhong's perspective, he naturally wanted to return to the military.
The fact that Song Hongzhong is saying this now indicates that Lao Fang is working on things for him.
Secretary Gong breathed a sigh of relief and asked.
"Approximately how long will it take?"
"About a year!"
"I understand."
About a year is enough time for Secretary Gong to open up a new chapter in Handong.
The future holds countless possibilities, and it's too early to say too much now.
"Comrade Hongzhong, no matter what, I have to thank you this time."
"Secretary Gong, you're too kind."
As Song Hongzhong was leaving the secretary's office, Qi Tongwei came out to see him off. Song Hongzhong looked Qi Tongwei up and down and praised him with a smile.
"As expected of Old Fang's nephew, you are indeed a man of great bearing. Tongwei, keep up the good work, your future is limitless!"
Song Hongzhong's words left Qi Tongwei somewhat bewildered!
Is it related to my uncle?
Holy crap~ Does my uncle have such amazing connections?
When Qi Tongwei returned to the secretary's office, he was standing at the door and heard the secretary seemingly on a phone call. The person on the other end of the line was his uncle.
My uncle is awesome.
Chapter 171 The Birth of Old A
"Old Fang, you've given me an unexpected surprise this time!"
Fang Zhenhua was somewhat bewildered after hearing Secretary Gong's words on the other end of the phone.
It's not that he couldn't think of Song Hongzhong's matter; it's just that he, as the army commander, was too busy all day long.
Moreover, he couldn't possibly keep track of what was happening in Handong in real time.
So, on the phone, Lao Fang couldn't help but ask.
"Secretary Gong, did I give you a surprise? What surprise? I didn't know that."
"Song Hongzhong".
"Oh~" Upon hearing Song Hongzhong's name, Fang Zhenhua understood completely and asked with a smile on the phone.
"So, did Lao Song help you this time?"
"He helped a lot. If it weren't for him, I might not have won against those people at the Standing Committee meeting this time!"
"How to say?"
Secretary Gong recounted the events of the Standing Committee meeting. When Fang Zhenhua heard Zhao Lichun's name, it immediately caught his attention.
This future secretary of the Handong Provincial Party Committee unexpectedly found himself playing the role of Li Dakang.
"When I was at the National Defense University, I knew that Lao Song was from your Handong, and I had some thoughts about it. As for why Lao Song came to the National Defense University, I know very well!"
"It was originally an unintentional act, but I didn't expect it to help you so much by chance. So, does that mean we can also bring Ning Yuanming over?"
Secretary Gong nodded and spoke truthfully over the phone.
“Ning Yuanming is not very experienced. Among the entire provincial party committee standing committee, he has no choice but to align himself with me. Especially now that I have agreed to Wang Yang’s appointment as secretary of the Lincheng Municipal Party Committee, he has already been marked by me in the eyes of outsiders.”
"According to you, Ning Yuanming is a very capable person?"
“He is very strong, especially in economic development. There is probably no one among us who is better than him.”
Gong Kaichen, Zheng Bingyi, and Pei Yihong are all capable of being secretaries; they are absolutely experts in managing Yin and Yang.
However, when it comes to economic development, this may not be their greatest strength.
In other words, Ning Yuanming is somewhat similar to Zhao Anbang.
They were all experts in economics and were key figures in reform.
“Since Ning Yuanming is so good at economics, I think we should bring him in. We are lacking such a person, and this would fill a gap in our capabilities.”
"That's what I think too, but let's wait and see how Ning Yuanming performs later."
"Hmm! I think that's a good idea."
Fang Zhenhua agreed with Gong Kaichen's opinion on the other end of the phone, but immediately added after speaking.
"Alright, I won't chat with you any longer. I have a lot of things to do! Let's go to Old Tan's house and talk slowly when we get back to Beijing at the end of the year."
"By the way, did Tongwei cause you any trouble?"
"How could I possibly cause trouble? Your nephew has a bright future ahead of him!"
"Haha, then we'll have to rely on Secretary Gong's guidance!"
"Alright, enough nonsense, I'm hanging up."
Long Live Army Headquarters.
After hanging up the phone, Fang Zhenhua, dressed in a general's uniform, became somewhat serious.
Now that he's at this stage, things are completely different from before; there are many things to consider.
He wasn't joking; he really is busy!
After hanging up the phone, Lei Keming came over.
The special operations battalion of the original DA Division underwent some changes after becoming a directly subordinate special operations battalion of the A Group Army.
Gao Dazhuang, Ma Da, and the others returned to the Wolf Fang Special Forces Brigade, while Lei Keming stayed behind.
The remaining personnel gradually entered other military regions. As members of the DA Division, they were highly sought after throughout the entire army.
"Commander, as per your instructions, our army's directly subordinate special operations brigade is codenamed A Brigade. Currently, the entire A Brigade lacks enough elite soldiers, and we need to select outstanding talents from the entire military region."
"Damn it, they all came for my men, and they took them all. What am I supposed to do? Luckily, your team stayed and didn't wipe me out, otherwise I would have really lost it."
Upon hearing Fang Zhenhua's words, Lei Keming couldn't help but twitch his lips.
Commander! How can you be so hypocritical?
Back when you were poaching people from other military units, you practically emptied them out of resources.
Even now, Deputy Commander Gao still has grievances against you, believing that if you hadn't poached his tank regiment, he wouldn't have suffered such a crushing defeat in the subsequent exercises.
Why are you unhappy now that someone else is trying to poach you?
However, Lei Keming dared not say this to Fang Zhenhua. As a trainee of the second phase of the Wolf Fang Special Forces, he knew all too well the significance of the name "King of Hell."
Fang Zhenhua finished reading the report submitted by Lei Keming and then spoke.
"My only requirement for Team A is that they must follow the Wolf Fang selection criteria. In fact, we should strive for excellence and find a way to raise the standards even higher than those of Wolf Fang."
"I want Team A to surpass Wolf Fang, to surpass this first special forces unit in the entire army."
"Even higher than the selection criteria for Wolf Fang?" Lei Keming couldn't help but frown.
"Commander, if we do it this way, the success rate will probably not be very high."
"Team A is a special forces unit, so we don't need such a high pass rate. I'm handing Team A over to you, not so you can be a nice guy. I'm Fang Yanwang, and you have to be Lei Yanwang. Do you understand?"
"Yes, Commander."
Why was Fang Zhenhua so concerned about Team A? The reason was related to the instructions given to him by his superiors.
The DA Division swept through the entire army, and the leaders above were naturally delighted.
Therefore, after the DA Division was disbanded, at the beginning of this year, the headquarters and the military region issued an instruction to Fang Zhenhua, requiring him to take the DA Division as a model and build the Long Live Army into the first informationized integrated force in the entire army.
The first branch mentioned here is different from the DA Master.
The DA Division was an experimental unit, but now it's a real, live unit.
The real goal of reforming the Long Live Army is to put them on the battlefield and fight against other enemies in the future.
Fang Zhenhua was under immense pressure, no less than he had been under as a DA master.
If becoming a general is a threshold, then starting from the rank of major general, every step is a threshold.
Unless Fang Zhenhua lacks ambition, if he does have sufficient ambition, then every step from now on will be a huge challenge.
One step at a time, and above him are four more steps: deputy military region commander, full military region commander, JW member, and J deputy.
If you take one wrong step on these four steps, all hope is lost.
Chapter 172 Governor Jin is Back
Handong Province, Jingzhou Airport.
The delegation from Handong, led by Jin Zhicheng, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, and Governor of Handong Province, concluded its visit to Europe and returned to Jingzhou City.
In addition to Jin Zhicheng, the group included three vice governors and dozens of leaders from provincial departments.
Jin Zhicheng's trip to Europe was not only to investigate the actual development situation in Europe, but also to attract foreign investment to Handong.
In terms of ability, Jin Zhicheng is a very capable person.
During this trip to Europe, he signed thirteen foreign investment agreements in four countries: the UK, France, Germany, and Italy, bringing in thirteen foreign-invested enterprises covering multiple industries such as electronics, chemicals, and machinery manufacturing.
Even Secretary Gong dared not overlook such a great contributor to Handong Province.
Regardless of whether Jin Zhicheng will stand on the same side as him, the current Governor Jin has made tremendous contributions to Handong Province.
Therefore, Secretary Gong showed full respect and led all the Standing Committee members who stayed at home to Jingzhou Airport to welcome the Handong delegation to Europe.
After the delegation arrived in Europe, Governor Jin and his entourage were greeted by Secretary Gong.
Governor Jin, accompanied by members of the delegation, walked all the way to Secretary Gong.
Secretary Gong extended his right hand, smiled, and said loudly.
"Comrade Zhicheng, welcome back! This time you were in Europe and made a great contribution to the economic development of the entire province. On behalf of the 70 million people of Handong Province and the Handong Provincial Party Committee and Government, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks and sincere greetings to you."
Given Secretary Gong's attitude, Governor Jin naturally smiled and said...
“Secretary Kai Chen, you’re exaggerating. I’m the governor elected by the people of Handong, and naturally I have to be responsible for the 7000 million people of Handong. The visit to Europe was already decided long ago. I just made a small, insignificant effort!”
The provincial party secretary and the governor are the two most powerful figures in Handong Province today.
However, Governor Jin's words just now made the leaders present seem thoughtful.
This statement, though seemingly humble, actually contains a hidden meaning.
To put it bluntly, Governor Jin's words contained some implied meaning.
What do you mean by saying that the visit to Europe was already arranged long ago?
When was this matter decided? Wasn't it decided before you, Secretary Gong, came to Handong?
The greatest contributor to this matter is none other than Jin Zhicheng.
Secretary Gong, you have not made any contribution in this regard!
Secretary Gong naturally understood; he grasped the underlying meaning.
However, Secretary Gong possessed the demeanor of a prime minister, so he naturally wouldn't argue with Jin Zhicheng too much at this time.